صَلاحَSalah (righteousness) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) ياO خَيرَbest of البَراياall created beings
صَلاحَ الدينِ يا خَيرَ البَرايا
وَمَنand you who قَدindeed عَمَّencompassed بِالفَضلِwith bounty الرَعاياthe subjects
وَمَن قَد عَمَّ بِالفَضلِ الرَعايا
Salah al-Din, O best of all creation,
Saladin, O best of mankind
and you who have embraced your subjects with bounty,
And the one whose kindness has encompassed the people
سَمِعتُI heard بِأَنَّthat مُحييMuhyi (reviver) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) يَغشىenters الـthe (continued next line)
سَمِعتُ بِأَنَّ مُحيي الدينِ يَغشى الـ
ـوَغىfray (completing the preceding word) وَالحَربُwhile war ضارِيَةُferocious in المَناياdeaths
ـوَغى وَالحَربُ ضارِيَةُ المَنايا
I heard that Muhyi al-Din enters the
I heard that Saladin is being overwhelmed by
fray, while war is savage in the deaths it deals.
War and deadly battle
فَلاso do not تَشهَدattend بِصَفعانٍwith a slap-taking fellow قِتالاًa battle
فَلا تَشهَد بِصَفعانٍ قِتالاً
فَقَوسُfor the bow الندفِof cotton-carding لاdoes not تُصميkill outright الرَماياthe targets
فَقَوسُ الندفِ لا تُصمي الرَمايا
So do not go into battle with a slap-taking fellow,
So do not witness fighting in Safwan
for a cotton-carding bow cannot kill its targets.
For the bow of Nadaf cannot make the archers deaf