هنيئاًglad tidings لوَفْدِto the delegation of الغَرْبِthe West منfrom صفوةthe choicest of العُرْبthe Arabs
هنيئاً لوَفْدِ الغَرْبِ من صفوة العُرْب
قُدومٌan arrival علىin الرُّغبِeager hope المُجيرِgranting refuge منfrom الرُّعبِterror
قُدومٌ على الرُّغبِ المُجيرِ من الرُّعبِ
Glad tidings to the western delegation, the choicest of Arabs:
Welcome to the delegation from the West, the elite of the Arabs
an arrival in eager hope, bringing refuge from terror.
An arrival dispelling fright and providing safe haven
وهَصْرٌand bending down لأفنانِof the boughs of الأمانيhopes أفادَهُمbrought them
وهَصْرٌ لأفنانِ الأماني أفادَهُم
أفانينَvaried forms of حصْبِshowers of الجُودِgenerosity بالرَّفْهِwith ease والخِصْبِand abundance
أفانينَ حصْبِ الجُودِ بالرَّفْهِ والخِصْبِ
And bending down the boughs of their hopes brought them
Quenching the thirst of yearning souls with generosity and bounty
varied showers of generosity, with ease and abundance.
Did you not see them overflowing with fresh bounty
ألمdid ... not? تَرهُمyou see them أفضواmake their way إلىto فائضthe overflowing giver of النّدىbounty
ألم تَرهُم أفضوا إلى فائض النّدى
فلقّاهُمُso he greeted them بالنائِلwith gifts الرّحبample والرّحْبِand welcome
فلقّاهُمُ بالنائِل الرّحب والرّحْبِ
Did you not see them reach the giver of overflowing bounty,
And welcoming them with spacious and ample gifts
who greeted them with ample gifts and welcome?
You see nothing but youthful vigor adorning their vigor
وَقَلّدهمand girded them لَمّاwhen كَساهُمhe clothed them فَلاso not تَرىyou see
وَقَلّدهم لَمّا كَساهُم فَلا تَرى
سوىexcept العضْبِthe keen sword حَلاهُadorned it النُّضارُgold عَلىover العَصْبِthe patterned cloth
سوى العضْبِ حَلاهُ النُّضارُ عَلى العَصْبِ
And when he clothed them, he girded them with swords; you see
The minds of rationalists wander lost in fascination
only keen blades adorned with gold over patterned robes.
It is enough that the clouds pour down ample rain
تَحارُare bewildered عُقُولُthe minds of المعْقِلِيّينَthe Ma‘qilians فيat لُهىًgifts
تَحارُ عُقُولُ المعْقِلِيّينَ في لُهىً
كَفىspared السّحْبdrawing منfrom فَضْفاضِهاtheir ample bounty نُجْعةseeking pasture السحبِthe rain clouds
كَفى السّحْب من فَضْفاضِها نُجْعة السحبِ
The minds of the Ma‘qilians are bewildered at gifts,
By their life, did they gain the like of this before
drawing from whose ample bounty spared them roaming after rain clouds.
When life was found between hardship and want
بِعَيْشِهِمُby their lives هلhad ...? أحْرَزواthey gained قَبْلbefore مِثْلَهاits like
بِعَيْشِهِمُ هل أحْرَزوا قَبْل مِثْلَها
إذِwhen العَيْشُlivelihood بينَbetween القَسْبِdry dates يَرْتادُroams for provisions والسَّقَبِand the camel calf
إذِ العَيْشُ بينَ القَسْبِ يَرْتادُ والسَّقَبِ
By their lives, had they ever won the like of these before,
The greatest benefit being guidance towards guidance
when livelihood roamed between dry dates and camel calves?
Though it nurtures according to the number of motes of dust
وأنْفَسُand more precious مِنهاthan them ماwhat أُفيدَwas received منof الهُدىguidance
وأنْفَسُ مِنها ما أُفيدَ من الهُدى
وإنand even though جَعَلَتْthey began تُربيto increase عَلَىbeyond عَددِthe number of التُّرْبِdust grains
وإن جَعَلَتْ تُربي عَلَى عَددِ التُّرْبِ
And more precious than these is the guidance they received,
Whether the new moons have appeared or the old disappeared
though the gifts grew to outnumber grains of dust.
For God is a people who accepted the rift with amiability
أَماhas not? انْجَلَتِcleared الجُلّىthe great calamity أماhas not? التَأمhealed الثأىthe rupture
أَما انْجَلَتِ الجُلّى أما التَأم الثأى
فلِلّهso, praise God for شَعْبٌa people قابلواthey met الصّدْعthe rift بالشّعبِwith mending
فلِلّه شَعْبٌ قابلوا الصّدْع بالشّعبِ
Has not the great calamity cleared? Has not the rupture healed?
Sincerity drew near to them while the abode was strange
Praise God for a people who met a rift with mending!
So their esteem rose above the heads of the esteemed
دَناdrew near بِهمwith them الإخْلاصُsincerity والدارand the dwelling غُرْبَةٌexile
دَنا بِهم الإخْلاصُ والدار غُرْبَةٌ
فكعْبُهمso their heel يَعلوrises above رُؤوسَthe heads of بنيthe sons of كَعْبِKa‘b
فكعْبُهم يَعلو رُؤوسَ بني كَعْبِ
Sincerity brought them near, though their dwelling was far away;
They are a caravan whom hardship avoided guiding them
so their heel rises above the heads of the sons of Ka‘b.
From pursuing harm and walking into pits
هُمُthey الرّكْبُthe caravan حادturned aside الكْربdistress عَنهمfrom them محيدَهمas they turned aside
هُمُ الرّكْبُ حاد الكْرب عَنهم محيدَهم
عَنfrom الجَرْيِracing فيin الإيضاعِhasty riding والخَبّand trotting فيin الخبِّguile
عَن الجَرْيِ في الإيضاعِ والخَبّ في الخبِّ
They are the caravan: distress turned aside from them as they turned aside
Cyclical, when the atmosphere was somber they shone
from racing in haste and trotting in guile.
Their comfort revolves from crescent to celestial pole
بُدوراًas full moons إِذاwhen ماever قطّبfrowned الجَوُّthe sky أشرَقواthey shone
بُدوراً إِذا ما قطّب الجَوُّ أشرَقوا
تَدورturns رحاهُمtheir mill مِنfrom هِلالٍHilal (crescent) علىupon قُطْبِa pivot
تَدور رحاهُم مِن هِلالٍ على قُطْبِ
Full moons—whenever the sky frowns, they shine;
Their inclination proves the truth of their aspirations
their mill turns upon a pivot from Hilal.
And their determination foretells the gazelles will return
إنابَتُهُمtheir devoted return تَقضيattests بِصِدْقِto the sincerity of منابهمtheir turning back
إنابَتُهُم تَقضي بِصِدْقِ منابهم
وعَزْمَتُهُمand their resolve تُنْبيannounces بِأنّthat الظّبىthe sword-edges تُنْبيrepel
وعَزْمَتُهُم تُنْبي بِأنّ الظّبى تُنْبي
Their devoted return attests the sincerity of their turning back,
Guidance led them to the guiding Imam, fortunate
and their resolve proclaims that sword-edges will drive back the foe.
Shepherding them to bestowal and herd
هَدَتْهُمled them إِلىto الهادِيthe guiding الإمامimam سعادَةٌgood fortune
هَدَتْهُم إِلى الهادِي الإمام سعادَةٌ
تؤُمُهمleads them بالسّرْبِto the herds يوهِبhe bestows والسّرْبِand flocks
تؤُمُهم بالسّرْبِ يوهِب والسّرْبِ
Good fortune led them to the guiding imam,
Teaching them that dawn's radiance is not like the deceptive mirage
leading them to the herds and flocks he bestows.
Nor fleeting fair ones like the winged steadfastness
وتُعلمُهمand teaches them أنthat ليسis not كَالْغَيْهَبlike pitch darkness الضُّحىdaylight
وتُعلمُهم أن ليس كَالْغَيْهَب الضُّحى
ولاand not السّابِقاتُthe racing steeds الجُرْدsleek كالرُّزحlike the exhausted beasts الجُرْبِmangy
ولا السّابِقاتُ الجُرْد كالرُّزح الجُرْبِ
And it teaches them that daylight is not like pitch darkness,
Whoever intends to vitalize a shrine for his circumambulation
nor sleek coursers like exhausted, mangy beasts.
Tomorrow will not fear oppression at the peak of oppression
ومَنْand whoever رامَseeks يحيىYahya كَعْبَةًas a Kaaba لِطَوافِهfor his circling
ومَنْ رامَ يحيى كَعْبَةً لِطَوافِه
غداbecomes لاnot يُهابُis feared الهَضْمoppression فيon ذَرْوَةthe summit of الهَضْبِthe hills
غدا لا يُهابُ الهَضْم في ذَرْوَة الهَضْبِ
And whoever seeks Yahya as a Kaaba for his circling
The Imam of guidance destroyed misguidance, empowered
comes to fear no oppression, upon the summit of the hills.
Against it with inspiration's staff, determined in resolve
إمامُan imam of هُدىguidance أفنىdestroyed الضّلالmisguidance مُسلّطاًunleashing
إمامُ هُدى أفنى الضّلال مُسلّطاً
عليهِagainst it بِأوْحىwith the swiftest القَضْبِcutting ماضيةkeen-edged القُضْبِswords
عليهِ بِأوْحى القَضْبِ ماضية القُضْبِ
An imam of guidance, he destroyed misguidance, unleashing
An ocean of freshness, whoever draws from its overflowing
keen swords against it with the swiftest cutting strokes.
Attains eased plight and leafy fortune
وبَحْرand a sea of ندىًbounty منْwhoever يَرْجُhopes for فيضthe flood of عُبابهits surging waters
وبَحْر ندىً منْ يَرْجُ فيض عُبابه
يَفُزْshall win بالنُّضارpure gold السبكcast والوَرِقand silver السَّكْبِpoured
يَفُزْ بالنُّضار السبك والوَرِق السَّكْبِ
And a sea of bounty—whoever hopes for its surging flood
He showed righteousness to the angels, righteous
shall win cast pure gold and poured silver.
His making, though bodies, to the Lord
أبَرّexcelled علىover الأملاكthe kings بِراًin beneficence مباركاًblessed
أبَرّ على الأملاك بِراً مباركاً
صَنائعُهhis benefactions وهيand they are الجسامُimmense إلىto ربِّthe Lord
صَنائعُه وهي الجسامُ إلى ربِّ
He surpassed kings in blessed beneficence;
He dispatched the foe of steeds in pursuit of hostility
his favors, immense as they are, are directed to the Lord.
While the band of guidance from him to the deputized king
وأنْفَذَand sent forth عدْوَthe racing of الخَيْلِhorses فيin طلبِpursuit of العِدىfoes
وأنْفَذَ عدْوَ الخَيْلِ في طلبِ العِدى
وَبنْدُand the banner of الهُدىguidance منهُfrom him إلىto ملكٍa king نَدْبِvaliant
وَبنْدُ الهُدى منهُ إلى ملكٍ نَدْبِ
And he sent horses racing in pursuit of foes,
Drafting books or maneuvering regiments
his banner of guidance passing from him to a valiant king,
And the risky ink of war is sufficient
يُحبّرelegantly composes كُتْباًbooks أوor يَجُرُّleads كتائِباbattalions
يُحبّر كُتْباً أو يَجُرُّ كتائِبا
وحَسبُكand enough for you بالحِبْرthe scholar المغامرwho ventures فيinto الحَرْبِwar
وحَسبُك بالحِبْر المغامر في الحَرْبِ
who composes polished books or leads battalions.
How many scholars did he empower and how many teachers
A scholar who ventures into war is enough for you!
With a kind of disgracing, like stabbing and striking
فَكَمْfor how many عَالِمٍa scholar أرْدَتْhas felled عُلاهُhis eminence وَمُعْلَمٍand a marked warrior
فَكَمْ عَالِمٍ أرْدَتْ عُلاهُ وَمُعْلَمٍ
بِضَرْبٍwith a kind منof التبكيتِsilencing rebuke كالطّعنِlike thrusting والضّربِand striking
بِضَرْبٍ من التبكيتِ كالطّعنِ والضّربِ
For how many a scholar and marked warrior has his eminence felled,
Devoted to spiritual poverty and piety on the prayer rug
with a kind of silencing rebuke like thrusts and blows!
And its sword thirsty for knowledge and worship
عَلىto النّشْجِsobbing مقصورُconfined الزّهادةِasceticism والتُّقىand piety
عَلى النّشْجِ مقصورُ الزّهادةِ والتُّقى
وصارمُهand his keen sword الظمآنthirsty فيin العَلِّdrinking again والعَبِّand gulping deeply
وصارمُه الظمآن في العَلِّ والعَبِّ
His asceticism and piety are given over to sobbing,
Did he not defend the Orient with the most wondrous support
while his thirsty sword drinks again and gulps deeply.
Spreading without the defiance of West or hostility towards the West
أماhas not? راعَawed منهُfrom him الشّرقَthe East تأييدُthe support of أرْوَعٍa formidable man
أما راعَ منهُ الشّرقَ تأييدُ أرْوَعٍ
سَطاstruck fiercely غَيْرَnot نابيblunted in الغَرْبِpoint والحَدّand edge بالغَرْبِin the West
سَطا غَيْرَ نابي الغَرْبِ والحَدّ بالغَرْبِ
Has not his support of a formidable man awed the East,
Repelling poverty and neediness with wealth
who struck in the West with point and edge unblunted?
And relieving great hardship with generosity
يُديلsupplants منfrom الإملاقِdestitution والفَقْرِand poverty بِالغِنىwith wealth
يُديل من الإملاقِ والفَقْرِ بِالغِنى
ويُفرِجُand brings relief بالكَرwith a charge العَظيمmighty منfrom الكربِdistress
ويُفرِجُ بالكَر العَظيم من الكربِ
He supplants destitution and poverty with wealth,
Securing those whose state drove them
and brings relief from distress with a mighty charge.
To fumble in the horizons, fearing grave calamities
ويُؤمِنُand grants safety مَنwhoever تَضْطَرُّهُcompels him حالُthe condition of مَحْلِهhis drought
ويُؤمِنُ مَن تَضْطَرُّهُ حالُ مَحْلِه
إلىto الخبطِwandering blindly فيthrough الآفاقِfar lands مِنfrom خيفةِfear of الخطبِcalamity
إلى الخبطِ في الآفاقِ مِن خيفةِ الخطبِ
And he grants safety to one whom his state of drought compels
The faith took refuge from his rule to a decisive
to wander blindly through far lands, from fear of calamity.
Adversary, shedding blood with slaughter
أوَىfound refuge الدّينreligion منthrough سُلطانِهhis authority لِمُناجِزٍwith one who confronts
أوَى الدّين من سُلطانِه لِمُناجِزٍ
مُناوئَهits foe بَسْلٍa fierce warrior علىat the cost of الدّمblood بالذّبِّin defense
مُناوئَه بَسْلٍ على الدّم بالذّبِّ
Religion, through his authority, found refuge with one who confronts
He established his authority the day he stood for its victory
its foe, a fierce defender even at the cost of blood.
At the enemies' morn, among the most virtuous of companions
أقامَstraightened صَغاهits leaning يَوْمthe day قامhe rose لِنَصْرِهِto aid it
أقامَ صَغاه يَوْم قام لِنَصْرِهِ
بصبحby attacking at dawn الأعاديthe enemies الحَيْنَdeath فيamong أشرَفِthe noblest of الصَّحْبِcompanions
بصبح الأعادي الحَيْنَ في أشرَفِ الصَّحْبِ
He straightened its leaning the day he rose to its defense,
You see every snorting charger, when it rears, neighing
bringing death to enemies at dawn, amid the noblest companions.
Call out to prominent lineage, "It is sufficient for me!"
تَرىyou see كُلّevery جحجاحgreat chieftain إذاwhen اعتزّhe takes pride واعتَزَىand claims descent
تَرى كُلّ جحجاح إذا اعتزّ واعتَزَى
إلىto الحَسَبِlineage الوَضّاحِillustrious نادىcries out بهِof him حَسْبيenough for me
إلى الحَسَبِ الوَضّاحِ نادى بهِ حَسْبي
You see every great chieftain, when he boasts and traces his descent
The gazelle dyed by his verdure the thorns of hostility
to illustrious lineage, cry of him, ‘He is enough for me!’
As if it longed for greenery and dyed greenery
خَضيبstained الظُّبىin sword-edges منfrom خضْدِهhis breaking شوْكةَthe thorn of العِدىthe foes
خَضيب الظُّبى من خضْدِه شوْكةَ العِدى
كأنّas though بهin him شَوْقاًa longing إلىfor الخَضْدِbreaking والخَضْبِand staining
كأنّ به شَوْقاً إلى الخَضْدِ والخَضْبِ
His blades are stained from his breaking the enemy's thorn,
Accept the Caliph's relics, lending them
as though he longed for breaking and staining.
As divine proximity repaid with proximity
تَقَبّلaccept آثارَthe deeds of الخَليفَةthe caliph مُسلِفاoffering in advance
تَقَبّل آثارَ الخَليفَة مُسلِفا
بِهاthrough them قُرباًacts of devotion تحْظىyou may gain منfrom اللّهِGod بالقُرْبِnearness
بِها قُرباً تحْظى من اللّهِ بالقُرْبِ
Embrace the caliph's example, laying up in advance
Whoever intends to vitalize a shrine for his circumambulation
through it acts of devotion, to win nearness to God.
Tomorrow will not fear oppression at the peak of oppression
ومَنْand whoever رامَseeks يحيىYahya كَعْبَةًas a Kaaba لِطَوافِهfor his circling
ومَنْ رامَ يحيى كَعْبَةً لِطَوافِه
غداbecomes لاnot يُهابُis feared الهَضْمoppression فيon ذَرْوَةthe summit of الهَضْبِthe hills
غدا لا يُهابُ الهَضْم في ذَرْوَة الهَضْبِ
And whoever seeks Yahya as a Kaaba for his circling
The Imam of guidance destroyed misguidance, empowered
comes to fear no oppression, upon the summit of the hills.
Against it with inspiration's staff, determined in resolve
إمامُan imam of هُدىguidance أفنىdestroyed الضّلالmisguidance مُسلّطاًunleashing
إمامُ هُدى أفنى الضّلال مُسلّطاً
عليهِagainst it بِأوْحىwith the swiftest القَضْبِcutting ماضيةkeen-edged القُضْبِswords
عليهِ بِأوْحى القَضْبِ ماضية القُضْبِ
An imam of guidance, he destroyed misguidance, unleashing
An ocean of freshness, whoever draws from its overflowing
keen swords against it with the swiftest cutting strokes.
Attains eased plight and leafy fortune
وبَحْرand a sea of ندىًbounty منْwhoever يَرْجُhopes for فيضthe flood of عُبابهits surging waters
وبَحْر ندىً منْ يَرْجُ فيض عُبابه
يَفُزْshall win بالنُّضارpure gold السبكcast والوَرِقand silver السَّكْبِpoured
يَفُزْ بالنُّضار السبك والوَرِق السَّكْبِ
And a sea of bounty—whoever hopes for its surging flood
He showed righteousness to the angels, righteous
shall win cast pure gold and poured silver.
His making, though bodies, to the Lord
أبَرّexcelled علىover الأملاكthe kings بِراًin beneficence مباركاًblessed
أبَرّ على الأملاك بِراً مباركاً
صَنائعُهhis benefactions وهيand they are الجسامُimmense إلىto ربِّthe Lord
صَنائعُه وهي الجسامُ إلى ربِّ
He surpassed kings in blessed beneficence;
He dispatched the foe of steeds in pursuit of hostility
his favors, immense as they are, are directed to the Lord.
While the band of guidance from him to the deputized king
وأنْفَذَand sent forth عدْوَthe racing of الخَيْلِhorses فيin طلبِpursuit of العِدىfoes
وأنْفَذَ عدْوَ الخَيْلِ في طلبِ العِدى
وَبنْدُand the banner of الهُدىguidance منهُfrom him إلىto ملكٍa king نَدْبِvaliant
وَبنْدُ الهُدى منهُ إلى ملكٍ نَدْبِ
And he sent horses racing in pursuit of foes,
Drafting books or maneuvering regiments
his banner of guidance passing from him to a valiant king,
And the risky ink of war is sufficient
يُحبّرelegantly composes كُتْباًbooks أوor يَجُرُّleads كتائِباbattalions
يُحبّر كُتْباً أو يَجُرُّ كتائِبا
وحَسبُكand enough for you بالحِبْرthe scholar المغامرwho ventures فيinto الحَرْبِwar
وحَسبُك بالحِبْر المغامر في الحَرْبِ
who composes polished books or leads battalions.
How many scholars did he empower and how many teachers
A scholar who ventures into war is enough for you!
With a kind of disgracing, like stabbing and striking
فَكَمْfor how many عَالِمٍa scholar أرْدَتْhas felled عُلاهُhis eminence وَمُعْلَمٍand a marked warrior
فَكَمْ عَالِمٍ أرْدَتْ عُلاهُ وَمُعْلَمٍ
بِضَرْبٍwith a kind منof التبكيتِsilencing rebuke كالطّعنِlike thrusting والضّربِand striking
بِضَرْبٍ من التبكيتِ كالطّعنِ والضّربِ
For how many a scholar and marked warrior has his eminence felled,
Devoted to spiritual poverty and piety on the prayer rug
with a kind of silencing rebuke like thrusts and blows!
And its sword thirsty for knowledge and worship
عَلىto النّشْجِsobbing مقصورُconfined الزّهادةِasceticism والتُّقىand piety
عَلى النّشْجِ مقصورُ الزّهادةِ والتُّقى
وصارمُهand his keen sword الظمآنthirsty فيin العَلِّdrinking again والعَبِّand gulping deeply
وصارمُه الظمآن في العَلِّ والعَبِّ
His asceticism and piety are given over to sobbing,
Did he not defend the Orient with the most wondrous support
while his thirsty sword drinks again and gulps deeply.
Spreading without the defiance of West or hostility towards the West
أماhas not? راعَawed منهُfrom him الشّرقَthe East تأييدُthe support of أرْوَعٍa formidable man
أما راعَ منهُ الشّرقَ تأييدُ أرْوَعٍ
سَطاstruck fiercely غَيْرَnot نابيblunted in الغَرْبِpoint والحَدّand edge بالغَرْبِin the West
سَطا غَيْرَ نابي الغَرْبِ والحَدّ بالغَرْبِ
Has not his support of a formidable man awed the East,
Repelling poverty and neediness with wealth
who struck in the West with point and edge unblunted?
And relieving great hardship with generosity
يُديلsupplants منfrom الإملاقِdestitution والفَقْرِand poverty بِالغِنىwith wealth
يُديل من الإملاقِ والفَقْرِ بِالغِنى
ويُفرِجُand brings relief بالكَرwith a charge العَظيمmighty منfrom الكربِdistress
ويُفرِجُ بالكَر العَظيم من الكربِ
He supplants destitution and poverty with wealth,
Securing those whose state drove them
and brings relief from distress with a mighty charge.
To fumble in the horizons, fearing grave calamities
ويُؤمِنُand grants safety مَنwhoever تَضْطَرُّهُcompels him حالُthe condition of مَحْلِهhis drought
ويُؤمِنُ مَن تَضْطَرُّهُ حالُ مَحْلِه
إلىto الخبطِwandering blindly فيthrough الآفاقِfar lands مِنfrom خيفةِfear of الخطبِcalamity
إلى الخبطِ في الآفاقِ مِن خيفةِ الخطبِ
And he grants safety to one whom his state of drought compels
The faith took refuge from his rule to a decisive
to wander blindly through far lands, from fear of calamity.
Adversary, shedding blood with slaughter
أوَىfound refuge الدّينreligion منthrough سُلطانِهhis authority لِمُناجِزٍwith one who confronts
أوَى الدّين من سُلطانِه لِمُناجِزٍ
مُناوئَهits foe بَسْلٍa fierce warrior علىat the cost of الدّمblood بالذّبِّin defense
مُناوئَه بَسْلٍ على الدّم بالذّبِّ
Religion, through his authority, found refuge with one who confronts
He established his authority the day he stood for its victory
its foe, a fierce defender even at the cost of blood.
At the enemies' morn, among the most virtuous of companions
أقامَstraightened صَغاهits leaning يَوْمthe day قامhe rose لِنَصْرِهِto aid it
أقامَ صَغاه يَوْم قام لِنَصْرِهِ
بصبحby attacking at dawn الأعاديthe enemies الحَيْنَdeath فيamong أشرَفِthe noblest of الصَّحْبِcompanions
بصبح الأعادي الحَيْنَ في أشرَفِ الصَّحْبِ
He straightened its leaning the day he rose to its defense,
You see every snorting charger, when it rears, neighing
bringing death to enemies at dawn, amid the noblest companions.
Call out to prominent lineage, "It is sufficient for me!"
تَرىyou see كُلّevery جحجاحgreat chieftain إذاwhen اعتزّhe takes pride واعتَزَىand claims descent
تَرى كُلّ جحجاح إذا اعتزّ واعتَزَى
إلىto الحَسَبِlineage الوَضّاحِillustrious نادىcries out بهِof him حَسْبيenough for me
إلى الحَسَبِ الوَضّاحِ نادى بهِ حَسْبي
You see every great chieftain, when he boasts and traces his descent
The gazelle dyed by his verdure the thorns of hostility
to illustrious lineage, cry of him, ‘He is enough for me!’
As if it longed for greenery and dyed greenery
خَضيبstained الظُّبىin sword-edges منfrom خضْدِهhis breaking شوْكةَthe thorn of العِدىthe foes
خَضيب الظُّبى من خضْدِه شوْكةَ العِدى
كأنّas though بهin him شَوْقاًa longing إلىfor الخَضْدِbreaking والخَضْبِand staining
كأنّ به شَوْقاً إلى الخَضْدِ والخَضْبِ
His blades are stained from his breaking the enemy's thorn,
Accept the Caliph's relics, lending them
as though he longed for breaking and staining.
As divine proximity repaid with proximity
تَقَبّلaccept آثارَthe deeds of الخَليفَةthe caliph مُسلِفاoffering in advance
تَقَبّل آثارَ الخَليفَة مُسلِفا
بِهاthrough them قُرباًacts of devotion تحْظىyou may gain منfrom اللّهِGod بالقُرْبِnearness
بِها قُرباً تحْظى من اللّهِ بالقُرْبِ
Embrace the caliph's example, laying up in advance
through it acts of devotion, to win nearness to God.
Partial English translation: 90 of 92 Arabic lines translated.