حاشاكمfar be it from you منfrom وصمةٍa stain تُزريbrings disgrace بكمupon you
حاشاكم من وصمةٍ تُزري بكم
صِدقَsincerity الولاءof loyalty ولاand not أزالI cease أحاشيI hold you above reproach
صِدقَ الولاء ولا أزال أحاشي
Far from you be any stain that disgraces you;
You are far from any blemish that would dishonor you
In sincere loyalty, I never cease to hold you above reproach.
Loyalty is true and I will not cease to pay homage
تعلونyou surpass غيركمُothers besides you محلّاًin standing مثلماjust as
تعلون غيركمُ محلّاً مثلما
تعلوrises above الحقيقةُtruth ضدَّهاits opposite المتلاشيvanishing
تعلو الحقيقةُ ضدَّها المتلاشي
You surpass others in standing, just as
You raise others to a position like
Truth rises above its vanishing opposite.
Truth rises above that which fades
فالمجدُfor glory مجدُكمُyour glory نراهwe see it دونَكمbeneath you
فالمجدُ مجدُكمُ نراه دونَكم
وسواكمُand others besides you منfrom دونهbeneath it متغاشas if swooning
وسواكمُ من دونه متغاش
For glory is yours; we see it beneath you,
Glory is your glory we see it below you
And others beneath it seem to swoon.
And apart from you those below it have faded
حُزتمyou have attained منfrom الدينthe faith المسيحيChristian رتبةًa rank
حُزتم من الدين المسيحي رتبةً
صدرَthe head of المجالسassemblies والأنامُwhile humankind حواشيmargins
صدرَ المجالس والأنامُ حواشي
In the Christian faith, you have attained a rank
You have attained from the Christian religion a position
At the head of assemblies, while humankind is at the margins.
The foremost of assemblies and people are appendages
أخمدتمُyou extinguished الكفرَunbelief الفظيعdreadful بأرضكمin your land
أخمدتمُ الكفرَ الفظيع بأرضكم
والهرطقاتِand heresies وكنand they had been قبلpreviously نواشيspringing up
والهرطقاتِ وكن قبل نواشي
You have extinguished dreadful unbelief in your land,
You have extinguished the horrendous blasphemy in your land
And heresies, which had previously been springing up.
And the heresies while before they were raging
لاnot زالcease دينthe faith of اللَهGod يسطعshines نورهits light
لا زال دين اللَه يسطع نوره
بنفوسكمin your souls والغيرwhile others كالخُفّاشlike a bat
بنفوسكم والغير كالخُفّاش
May the light of God's faith ever shine
The religion of God continues to radiate its light
Within your souls, while others are like bats.
Through your souls and others like bats
ياخازنيO guardians of الفضلexcellence المنيعinaccessible عنto السوىothers
ياخازني الفضل المنيع عن السوى
ومحلُّكمand your station سامٍlofty علىabove الأوباشthe rabble
ومحلُّكم سامٍ على الأوباش
O guardians of excellence beyond others' reach,
O keepers of glorious virtue beyond parity
And your station is high above the rabble.
And your position is high above the churls
دمتمmay you endure لنصرto support الدينthe faith حقّاًtruly مثلماjust as
دمتم لنصر الدين حقّاً مثلما
دامendures الضياءthe light ينيرilluminates سبلَthe paths of الماشيthe walker
دام الضياء ينير سبلَ الماشي
May you truly endure in support of the faith, just as
You remain truly to help the religion as
Light endures, illuminating the walker's paths.
The light continues to illuminate the paths of the walker
وعدوُّكمand your enemy بعماركمthrough your flourishing متهدمٌcrumbling
وعدوُّكم بعماركم متهدمٌ
وحسودكمand your envier بسعودكمat your good fortune متلاشيfading away
وحسودكم بسعودكم متلاشي
And your enemy lies in ruins as you flourish,
And your enemy is demolished by your reconstruction
And your envier fades away at your good fortune.
And your envious ones fade with your good fortune
لماwhen رأتsaw أعداؤكمyour enemies أعلامكمyour banners
لما رأت أعداؤكم أعلامكم
مرفوعةًraised aloft فتهافتواso they fell headlong كالخاشيlike one afraid
مرفوعةً فتهافتوا كالخاشي
When your enemies saw your banners
When your enemies saw your banners
Raised aloft, they fell headlong like one afraid.
Raised they fell apart like old rags
تاقواthey yearned لضوءfor the gleam of سيوفكمyour swords فاستَهلكواand so they perished
تاقوا لضوء سيوفكم فاستَهلكوا
فكأنكمso, as though you were نارٌfire وهمand they كفَراشlike moths
فكأنكم نارٌ وهم كفَراش
They yearned for the gleam of your swords, and so perished,
They longed for the light of your swords so they were destroyed
So you were like fire, and they like moths.
As if you were fire and they were moths
سبحانglory be to مولىًthe Lord خصكمsingled you out بمحاسنٍwith virtues
سبحان مولىً خصكم بمحاسنٍ
مخصوصةٍunique to you واللَهُand God خيرthe best مَعاشsustenance
مخصوصةٍ واللَهُ خير مَعاش
Glory to the Lord who singled you out with virtues
Glory to the Master who privileged you with
Unique to you—and God is the best sustenance.
Special favors and Allah is the best provider