غَزْوٌa campaign علىupon النّصرvictory والتمكينand dominion منْشؤُهits inception
غَزْوٌ على النّصر والتمكين منْشؤُه
الفَتْحُconquest غَايَتُهits goal والنُّجْحand success مَبْدَؤُهُits beginning
الفَتْحُ غَايَتُه والنُّجْح مَبْدَؤُهُ
A campaign whose inception rests upon victory and dominion;
conquest is its goal, and success its beginning.
لاno رَيْبَdoubt فيماin what تجلّىbecame manifest مِنْof دَلائِلهِits signs
لا رَيْبَ فيما تجلّى مِنْ دَلائِلهِ
إنّindeed السَّعادَةَgood fortune لِلْحُسْنىfor the finest outcome تُهيِّئهُprepares it
إنّ السَّعادَةَ لِلْحُسْنى تُهيِّئهُ
There is no doubt in what its signs reveal:
good fortune prepares it for the finest outcome.
والفجرand the dawn إذwhen يَصْدُقis true to الأبصارَthe eyes مطْلِعُهits rising
والفجر إذ يَصْدُق الأبصارَ مطْلِعُه
لاnot يستطيعُcan جَناحُthe wing الجُنْحِof nightfall يُخفِئُهُconceal it
لا يستطيعُ جَناحُ الجُنْحِ يُخفِئُهُ
And when dawn's rising proves true to the eyes,
the wing of night cannot conceal it.
يُعْطِيكَgives you أوَّلُهits beginning مَضْمونَthe assurance of آخِرهits end
يُعْطِيكَ أوَّلُه مَضْمونَ آخِره
فإِنfor indeed واصفَهits describer صدْقَاًtruthfully يُنَبَّؤُهُis informed of it
فإِن واصفَه صدْقَاً يُنَبَّؤُهُ
Its beginning gives you assurance of its end,
for its describer is truthfully informed of it.
خَطّتْinscribed بِهِwith it اليَدُthe hand منهُfrom it مُهْرَقاًa parchment فبَداand there appeared
خَطّتْ بِهِ اليَدُ منهُ مُهْرَقاً فبَدا
عنْوَانُهits heading لِعُيونِfor the eyes of الناسِpeople تَقْرَؤُهُto read it
عنْوَانُه لِعُيونِ الناسِ تَقْرَؤُهُ
The hand wrote its account upon a parchment, and there appeared
its heading, for people's eyes to read.
الأمْرُthe command أمْرُكyour command تُعْطيهyou grant it وتَمْنَعُهand withhold it
الأمْرُ أمْرُك تُعْطيه وتَمْنَعُه
والحُكمand the judgment حُكمكyour judgment تُمضيهِyou execute it وتُرْجِئهُand defer it
والحُكم حُكمك تُمضيهِ وتُرْجِئهُ
Command is yours: you grant it and withhold it;
judgment is yours: you execute it and defer it.
غَضبتyou grew angry للهfor God's sake تَسْتَرْعيseeking observance of فرائِضَهُHis prescribed duties
غَضبت لله تَسْتَرْعي فرائِضَهُ
فَجِئتَso you came تَرْميshooting بِسهمwith an arrow لَيسَnot يخطِئهُmisses it
فَجِئتَ تَرْمي بِسهم لَيسَ يخطِئهُ
You grew angry for God's sake, seeking observance of His obligations,
and came shooting an arrow that does not miss its mark.
وقُمْتُand I rose للدّينfor the faith إفْصاحاًopenly declaring بنصْرَتِهin support of it
وقُمْتُ للدّين إفْصاحاً بنصْرَتِه
فاسحنْفَرتْthen rushed forth عندهاat that الدُّنياthe world تُهنّئُهُcongratulating it
فاسحنْفَرتْ عندها الدُّنيا تُهنّئُهُ
And I rose for the faith, openly proclaiming support for it;
then the world rushed forth to congratulate it.
قدalready كانَhad been مُنتهكاًravaged جسْمُthe body الهُدىof guidance مَرَضاًby illness
قد كانَ مُنتهكاً جسْمُ الهُدى مَرَضاً
وأَنتand you رُوحٌa spirit لَهُfor it مازِلتhave never ceased تُبْرئُهُhealing it
وأَنت رُوحٌ لَهُ مازِلت تُبْرئُهُ
The body of guidance had been ravaged by sickness,
and you, its spirit, have never ceased to heal it.
للهِto God جيْشُكyour army والأسْطولand the fleet قدindeed ضَمِناboth have guaranteed
للهِ جيْشُك والأسْطول قد ضَمِنا
لِلْمُقْتديfor the follower بالهُدىof guidance سيْراًa journey يُهدّئُهُthat reassures him
لِلْمُقْتدي بالهُدى سيْراً يُهدّئُهُ
To God belong your army and fleet; together they have assured
the follower of guidance a journey that brings him peace.
تَساوقاboth advanced together فيin سبيلthe path of اللهGod واسْتَبَقاand raced one another
تَساوقا في سبيل الله واسْتَبَقا
فَاستَوْسَقَso became fully secured النّصرvictory أوفَاهits fullest measure وأبْطؤُهُand its slowest coming
فَاستَوْسَقَ النّصر أوفَاه وأبْطؤُهُ
They advanced together along God's path and raced one another,
and victory was secured in its fullest measure, however slowly won.
هذاthis one علىupon أَغْبَرِdust-gray البَيْداءthe wilderness يسْجرُهsets it aflame
هذا على أَغْبَرِ البَيْداء يسْجرُه
وَذاكand that one فيin أخضَرgreen الدّأماءthe sea يملؤُهُfills it
وَذاك في أخضَر الدّأماء يملؤُهُ
This one sets the dust-gray wilderness aflame,
and that one fills the green expanse of the sea.
كُلُّeach عَلَيْهِover it بِماin what جَشَّمْتَهُyou burdened it with أبْداًalways
كُلُّ عَلَيْهِ بِما جَشَّمْتَهُ أبْداً
كِلاءةُthe protection of الدينreligion واليُمنُand good fortune يُكلِّئُهُguards it
كِلاءةُ الدين واليُمنُ يُكلِّئُهُ
Each, in the burdens you impose upon it, always enjoys
religion's protection, with good fortune keeping it safe.
ياO حبَّذاhow splendid منamong بَناتthe daughters of الماءwater سَابِحَةٌa swimmer
يا حبَّذا من بَنات الماء سَابِحَةٌ
تطفوfloats لِماfor what شبّkindled أهلthe people of النارfire تطفئُهُto extinguish it
تطفو لِما شبّ أهل النار تطفئُهُ
How splendid a swimmer among the daughters of water,
afloat to quench what the people of fire have kindled!
تُطيرُهاsends them flying الرّيحthe wind غرْباناًas ravens بأجنِحةwith wings of الthe
تُطيرُها الرّيح غرْباناً بأجنِحة ال
حمائمِdoves البِيضwhite للإشْراكِagainst polytheism تَرْزَؤُهُbringing it loss
حمائمِ البِيض للإشْراكِ تَرْزَؤُهُ
The wind sends them flying, ravens with wings of the
white doves, bringing loss upon polytheism.
مِنamong كلّevery أدْهمَblack steed لاnot يُلفىis found بهon it جرَبٌmange
مِن كلّ أدْهمَ لا يُلفى به جرَبٌ
فَماso no need لراكِبهfor its rider بالقارِwith tar يهنئُهُto smear it
فَما لراكِبه بالقارِ يهنئُهُ
Each is a black steed on which no mange is found,
so its rider need not smear it with tar.
يُدْعَىis called غُراباًa raven ولِلْفتخاءand an eagle's سرْعتُهis its speed
يُدْعَى غُراباً ولِلْفتخاء سرْعتُه
وهوَand it is ابْنa child of ماءwater وللشاهِينand a peregrine's جُؤْجُؤُهُis its breast
وهوَ ابْن ماء وللشاهِين جُؤْجُؤُهُ
It is called a raven, yet has the speed of an eagle;
and it is a child of water, with the breast of a peregrine.
إنif كانَis مِنfrom نحوthe direction of بَحرthe sea of الشرقthe east مسبَحهits swimming-course
إن كانَ مِن نحو بَحر الشرق مسبَحه
فإنّthen indeed سَاحِلَthe shore of بَحْرthe sea of الغَرْبِthe west مَرْفَؤُهُis its haven
فإنّ سَاحِلَ بَحْر الغَرْبِ مَرْفَؤُهُ
If its swimming-course begins toward the eastern sea,
the western sea's shore is its haven.
حَنَّyearned الإمَامُthe imam إلىtoward أوْطانِهhis homelands كَرَماًnobly
حَنَّ الإمَامُ إلى أوْطانِه كَرَماً
آثارهُhis deeds خيمُهُhis innate nature الأرضَىmost pleasing وضِئْضِئُهُand his lineage
آثارهُ خيمُهُ الأرضَى وضِئْضِئُهُ
The imam nobly yearned for his homelands,
his deeds reflecting his most gracious nature and his lineage.
فيمّمso he made for المَغْربَthe Maghrib الأَقصىthe farthest يُمَلّكهgranting him rule
فيمّم المَغْربَ الأَقصى يُمَلّكه
واسْتَقبَلَand faced المَنْزلthe abode الأَعلىthe loftiest يبَوّؤُهُsettling him there
واسْتَقبَلَ المَنْزل الأَعلى يبَوّؤُهُ
So he turned toward the Far Maghrib, to grant him rule there,
and faced the loftiest abode, to settle him there.
سَماrose إلىtoward مَطلعthe dawning-place of المهديّthe Mahdi يصْدعُcleaving ماwhat
سَما إلى مَطلع المهديّ يصْدعُ ما
غَشّاهُhad shrouded it ظُلْمَاًin oppression وَإظْلامَاًand darkness تلأْلُؤُهُhis radiance
غَشّاهُ ظُلْمَاً وَإظْلامَاً تلأْلُؤُهُ
He rose toward the Mahdi's dawning-place, to dispel whatever
had veiled it in oppression and darkness, through his radiance.
نَادىcalled بِيحيىupon Yahya بنson of عَبدAbd (servant of) الواحدِal-Wahid (the One) بنِson of أبيAbi (father of)
نَادى بِيحيى بن عَبد الواحدِ بنِ أبي
حَفْصٍHafs فَلَبَّاهُand he answered him يَجْزيهِrewarding him ويُجْزِئُهُand meeting his needs
حَفْصٍ فَلَبَّاهُ يَجْزيهِ ويُجْزِئُهُ
He called upon Yahya ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi
Hafs, who answered him, rewarding him and meeting his needs.
لمَّاwhen رَأىhe saw إخوَةthe brethren of التثليثthe Trinity تَمْحَقُهeffacing it
لمَّا رَأى إخوَة التثليث تَمْحَقُه
أجَابَهhe answered him بِبَنيwith the sons of التّوحيدِdivine unity يُنْشِئُهُraising it anew
أجَابَه بِبَني التّوحيدِ يُنْشِئُهُ
When he saw the brethren of the Trinity effacing it,
he answered him with the sons of divine unity, raising it anew,
مِنْfrom جحْفلٍa mighty host يَحملcarries الإسعَادُgood fortune رَايتهُits banner
مِنْ جحْفلٍ يَحمل الإسعَادُ رَايتهُ
لاnot يَرْبأexalts itself بالعَالَمُby the world العَلْويُّthe heavenly يُرْبِئُهُexalts it
لا يَرْبأ بالعَالَمُ العَلْويُّ يُرْبِئُهُ
from a mighty host whose banner good fortune carries.
It does not exalt itself; the heavenly world exalts it.
تُنْمىgrows نِكايَتُهُits inflicted harm فيamong الرُّومthe Rum إذْas جعلتit began
تُنْمى نِكايَتُهُ في الرُّوم إذْ جعلت
بالقَرْحِwith sores توجعهhurts him والجرْحand the wound تنكؤُهُreopens it
بالقَرْحِ توجعه والجرْح تنكؤُهُ
Its havoc among the Rum grows, as it has begun
to hurt them with sores and reopen their wounds.
كَمhow many ظامئٍa thirsty one للظُّباof the sword-edges فِيهمamong them تضَلُّعُهits drinking its fill
كَم ظامئٍ للظُّبا فِيهم تضَلُّعُه
وساغِبٍand a hungry one للْقَنَاof the spears مِنْهمfrom them تَمَلُّؤُهُits filling itself
وساغِبٍ للْقَنَا مِنْهم تَمَلُّؤُهُ
How many a thirsty sword-edge drinks its fill among them,
and how many a hungry spear fills itself with them!
إمَامan imam عَدْلٍof justice بِنُورby the light of اللَهِGod يَنْظُرdiscerns مَاwhat
إمَام عَدْلٍ بِنُور اللَهِ يَنْظُر مَا
غَداhe proceeds يُعَجّلهto hasten it أوor مَاwhat يُرَوِّئُهُhe deliberates over
غَدا يُعَجّله أو مَا يُرَوِّئُهُ
A just imam, by God's light discerning what
he proceeds to hasten, or takes time to consider.
علىupon الكواكِبthe stars مضْروبٌis pitched سُرادِقهhis pavilion
على الكواكِب مضْروبٌ سُرادِقه
بِحَيْثُwhere يَبْلغreaches أوْجthe zenith of الشمسِthe sun مَوْطِئُهُhis foothold
بِحَيْثُ يَبْلغ أوْج الشمسِ مَوْطِئُهُ
His pavilion is pitched upon the stars,
where his foothold reaches the sun's zenith.
لاno طيبَperfume حينَwhen يُعبيhe marshals عَسكراًan army لِوَغىًfor battle
لا طيبَ حينَ يُعبي عَسكراً لِوَغىً
ماas long as لمnot يكنit is منfrom دَمthe blood of الكُفارِthe unbelievers يَعبَؤُهُhe blends it
ما لم يكن من دَم الكُفارِ يَعبَؤُهُ
When he marshals an army for battle, no perfume
will do unless he blends it from the unbelievers' blood.
وزارand visited كلَّevery وَريدٍjugular vein حدُّthe edge of صارِمهhis keen sword
وزار كلَّ وَريدٍ حدُّ صارِمه
وَليْسand there is no منfrom دونِهbefore it رِدْءٌprotector يُحلِّئُهُto fend it off
وَليْس من دونِه رِدْءٌ يُحلِّئُهُ
The edge of his keen sword has visited every jugular,
with no protector before it to fend it off.
ينْسَىis forgotten بإقْدامِهthrough his courage عَمْروٌAmr ومذحجُهand his Madhhij
ينْسَى بإقْدامِه عَمْروٌ ومذحجُه
وحَاتِمٌand Hatim بِأياديهِthrough his benefactions وطيِّئُهُand his Tayy
وحَاتِمٌ بِأياديهِ وطيِّئُهُ
His courage makes Amr and his Madhhij forgotten,
and his benefactions make Hatim and his Tayy forgotten.
منwhoever خافfears حيفاًinjustice منfrom الأيّامthe days أوor عنتاhardship
من خاف حيفاً من الأيّام أو عنتا
وأمّهand seeks him فَهْوthen he is مَنْجاهُhis deliverance ومَلْجَؤُهُand his refuge
وأمّه فَهْو مَنْجاهُ ومَلْجَؤُهُ
Whoever fears injustice from the days, or hardship,
and seeks him finds in him deliverance and refuge.
ياO بَحْرَsea of عِلْمknowledge وجُودٍand generosity لاno كِفاءَequal لهto it
يا بَحْرَ عِلْم وجُودٍ لا كِفاءَ له
مَرْجَانُهُits coral مِلْءُfills أيْديناour hands ولُؤْلُؤُهُand its pearls
مَرْجَانُهُ مِلْءُ أيْدينا ولُؤْلُؤُهُ
O sea of knowledge and generosity, without an equal,
whose coral and pearls fill our hands!
يَفديكmay he ransom you فيin سبْيكyour taking captive الأشْبالَthe lion-cubs ضاريةًferocious
يَفديك في سبْيك الأشْبالَ ضاريةً
منْamong أُسْدِهاtheir lions كلِفٌone enamored بالزِّقِّof the wineskin يسْبؤُهُhe drains it
منْ أُسْدِها كلِفٌ بالزِّقِّ يسْبؤُهُ
May he be your ransom as you capture fierce lion-cubs—
a lion of theirs, enamored of the wineskin he drains.
جاوزَhe passed beyond تلمسانTlemcen فتحاًin conquest لاحقاpressing onward بِسلاto Salé
جاوزَ تلمسان فتحاً لاحقا بِسلا
يكُفُّrestrains مَنْwhoever كَفَرwas ungrateful for النُّعْمىfavor ويَكْفؤُهُand overthrows him
يكُفُّ مَنْ كَفَر النُّعْمى ويَكْفؤُهُ
He passed beyond Tlemcen in conquest, pressing onward to Salé,
restraining and overthrowing whoever is ungrateful for favor.
وانْهَدْand advance لمرّاكشٍupon Marrakesh تسعدْyou will prosper بهاthrough it نفَلاًas added booty
وانْهَدْ لمرّاكشٍ تسعدْ بها نفَلاً
ماnot كانwould be مِثْلكone like you يَنساهforgetting it ويَنْسَؤُهُand deferring it
ما كان مِثْلك يَنساه ويَنْسَؤُهُ
Advance on Marrakesh and enjoy it as added booty;
one such as you would neither forget it nor postpone it.
غرَّdeluded المُناوئَthe adversary جَهْلاًfoolishly نِيّةٌan intention قُذُفٌfar-flung
غرَّ المُناوئَ جَهْلاً نِيّةٌ قُذُفٌ
فأوْجَفَتْso galloped نحوَهُtoward him الأقدارُthe fates تفْجؤُهُsurprising him
فأوْجَفَتْ نحوَهُ الأقدارُ تفْجؤُهُ
A far-flung intention foolishly deluded the adversary,
and the fates galloped toward him, taking him unawares.
بَشِّرْgive tidings to زناتةZanata بالهَيجاءof battle مُسْفِرَةlifting the veil
بَشِّرْ زناتة بالهَيجاء مُسْفِرَة
عَنfrom كُلِّevery ذيpossessor of قَدرٍstature لاَno حَوْلَpower يَدْرَؤُهُcan repel him
عَن كُلِّ ذي قَدرٍ لاَ حَوْلَ يَدْرَؤُهُ
Give Zanata tidings of battle, unveiling
every mighty man whom no strength can repel,
ماضٍpressing onward علىtoward المَوْتِdeath والأسيافُwhile the swords نابِيةglance aside
ماضٍ على المَوْتِ والأسيافُ نابِية
ماnot أنصَفَhe treated fairly العيشَlife يَهْوَاهُhe loves it ويَشنؤُهُand hates it
ما أنصَفَ العيشَ يَهْوَاهُ ويَشنؤُهُ
pressing onward toward death while swords glance aside.
He does life no justice, loving it and hating it.
إِذاwhen ازْدَهىtakes pride بِكَميٍّin an armored champion ظَلَّit keeps يَصْرَعُهfelling him
إِذا ازْدَهى بِكَميٍّ ظَلَّ يَصْرَعُه
أحْظَاهُhis greatest fortune مَاwhat فَاتَescaped للمَقْدُورto the decreed fate يُخطِئُهُmisses him
أحْظَاهُ مَا فَاتَ للمَقْدُور يُخطِئُهُ
When life prides itself on an armored champion, it keeps felling him;
his greatest fortune is to escape what is decreed when it misses him.
ياO وَيْلwoe to منwhoever غَشِيتهhas engulfed him الحرْبُwar وهْوwhile he is علىupon
يا وَيْل من غَشِيته الحرْبُ وهْو على
عَصاthe staff of مَعاصيهِhis sins لَمnot يُفْلِحْhas succeeded توكؤُهُhis leaning
عَصا مَعاصيهِ لَم يُفْلِحْ توكؤُهُ
Woe to him whom war engulfs while he leans upon
the staff of his sins: his reliance has brought no success.
ماnot يَغْمرَاسنُYaghmurasan إلاbut أكْلُfood for غَمْرَتهاits engulfing surge
ما يَغْمرَاسنُ إلا أكْلُ غَمْرَتها
وإنْeven if بداappears عنaway from تَلظِّيهاits blazing تَلَكُّؤُهُhis hesitation
وإنْ بدا عن تَلظِّيها تَلَكُّؤُهُ
Yaghmurasan is nothing but food for its engulfing surge,
even if he appears reluctant to face its blaze.
غَداhe has come to وَأصْلتَand attacked with a blade وهوَthough he is العبْدُthe slave سيّدَهُhis master
غَدا وَأصْلتَ وهوَ العبْدُ سيّدَهُ
فسوْفَso soon يَغدوwill proceed الحُسامُthe keen sword الصّلتunsheathed يهرَؤُهُcutting him to pieces
فسوْفَ يَغدو الحُسامُ الصّلت يهرَؤُهُ
He has taken up arms against his master, though he is a slave;
soon the keen, unsheathed sword will cut him to pieces.
سُؤْرthe remnant of الغِوايَةerror نادىcalled upon السُّؤرَthe remnant يُسمعُهmaking him hear
سُؤْر الغِوايَة نادى السُّؤرَ يُسمعُه
بِرأسِهwith his head فَهْوَso he منout of ذُلّhumiliation يُطَأطِئُهُbows it
بِرأسِه فَهْوَ من ذُلّ يُطَأطِئُهُ
The dregs of error called to the dregs, signaling to him
with his head, which he lowers in humiliation.
أوَىsought shelter إلىin أضْعَفthe weakest الأركانsupports مُستنداًleaning for support
أوَى إلى أضْعَف الأركان مُستنداً
وأينand where is منbeside كاسراتِthe predatory ones among الطيرbirds يُؤْيُؤُهُhis merlin
وأين من كاسراتِ الطير يُؤْيُؤُهُ
He sought shelter in the weakest supports, leaning upon them;
how can his merlin stand beside the birds of prey?
كَمنْlike one who يَبيتُspends the night عَلىin أزْلٍhardship وَمَسْغَبَةand hunger
كَمنْ يَبيتُ عَلى أزْلٍ وَمَسْغَبَة
وليسَand not يَنفكُّceases to be مكروباًdistressed تجشُّؤُهُhis belching
وليسَ يَنفكُّ مكروباً تجشُّؤُهُ
Like one who spends the night in hardship and hunger,
whose belching never ceases to be distressful.
فإنand if يَطُلْlasts long بسَنَايَاهُat his splendors (uncertain reading) تَبرُّمُهُhis vexation
فإن يَطُلْ بسَنَايَاهُ تَبرُّمُهُ
فقَدthen already أنَّىhas come due منfrom أمانيهِhis hopes تَبرُّؤُهُhis renunciation
فقَد أنَّى من أمانيهِ تَبرُّؤُهُ
If his vexation at his splendors persists,
the time has come for him to renounce his hopes.
أُولُوthose possessing السَعادةgood fortune لمnot يضْرِمhave kindled هِياجَهُمtheir agitation
أُولُو السَعادة لم يضْرِم هِياجَهُم
أولُوthose possessing الشَقاوةwretchedness إلاexcept وهيَwhile it تَفْثَؤُهُquells it
أولُو الشَقاوة إلا وهيَ تَفْثَؤُهُ
The fortunate never have their agitation kindled
by the wretched without good fortune quelling it.
بُشْراكَglad tidings to you بالفتْحof conquest قدalready حيّاكَhas greeted you منfrom كثبٍnear at hand
بُشْراكَ بالفتْح قد حيّاكَ من كثبٍ
والفتحand conquest أهنَؤُهُits most delightful الأوْحَىthe swiftest وأمْرَؤُهُand its most wholesome
والفتح أهنَؤُهُ الأوْحَى وأمْرَؤُهُ
Rejoice in conquest: it has greeted you from near at hand;
the swiftest conquest is the most delightful and most wholesome.
فَاءَتْreturned بدولَتكَunder your rule الدُّنياthe world لِزِينَتِهاto its finery
فَاءَتْ بدولَتكَ الدُّنيا لِزِينَتِها
فدامَso may endure ظِلُّكyour shade مأموناًsafe تَفَيُّؤُهُsheltering in it
فدامَ ظِلُّك مأموناً تَفَيُّؤُهُ
Under your rule, the world has returned to its finery;
may your shade endure, safe for those who shelter in it.
Translation model: Sol 6.1