هَذيthese الكواكِبُthe stars قابلتْكَhave greeted you سُعودُهاtheir auspicious fortunes
هَذي الكواكِبُ قابلتْكَ سُعودُها
ولدَيْكَand in your presence فيin أوْجِthe zenith of الكَمالِperfection صُعودُهاtheir ascent
ولدَيْكَ في أوْجِ الكَمالِ صُعودُها
These stars—their auspicious fortunes have greeted you,
These planets have met you, rising in glory,
and in your presence their ascent reaches perfection's zenith.
At the peak of perfection, ascending.
هذيthese المآثِرُthe glorious deeds حيثُwhere قامَstood خَطيبُهاtheir orator
هذي المآثِرُ حيثُ قامَ خَطيبُها
يرْتَدُّrecoils عنهُfrom him زيادُهاtheir Ziyad ويَزيدُهاand their Yazid
يرْتَدُّ عنهُ زيادُها ويَزيدُها
These are glorious deeds: wherever their orator stands,
These glorious feats where the orator stood,
their Ziyad and their Yazid recoil before him.
Overflowing, ever increasing.
هذيthese محامِدُكَyour praiseworthy qualities التيwhich عنْfrom مثلِهاtheir like
هذي محامِدُكَ التي عنْ مثلِها
يَثْنيturns back العِنانَthe reins أمينُهاtheir Amin ورَشيدُهاand their Rashid
يَثْني العِنانَ أمينُها ورَشيدُها
These are your praiseworthy qualities, from whose like
These your praises that make the trusted
their Amin and their Rashid draw back the reins.
And the rightly guided rein in and heed.
هذيthese المآمِلُthe hopes ماnot يَطولُgrows long نُزوحُهاtheir remoteness
هذي المآمِلُ ما يَطولُ نُزوحُها
إلاunless ويَدْنوand draws near كيفَhowever شِئتَyou wish بَعيدُهاtheir distant part
إلا ويَدْنو كيفَ شِئتَ بَعيدُها
These are hopes: their distance never grows
These hopes however long frustrated,
without their far-off ends drawing near, as you wish.
Approach if you wish from afar or near.
هذيthese المواهِبُthe gifts كلّماwhenever سُئِلَis asked for النّدىgenerosity
هذي المواهِبُ كلّما سُئِلَ النّدى
يأتيcomes بمُنهَلّwith a downpour of الغمائِمِthe clouds جودُهاtheir bounty
يأتي بمُنهَلّ الغمائِمِ جودُها
These are gifts: whenever generosity is sought,
These gifts whenever the clouds were asked for rain,
their bounty brings a downpour from the clouds.
Came with pouring clouds in munificence.
هذيthese المكارمُthe noble deeds كلّماwhenever بخِلَwithholds الحَياthe rain
هذي المكارمُ كلّما بخِلَ الحَيا
أحْياrevives الوجودَexistence لدىin the presence of عُلاكَyour loftiness وُجودُهاtheir presence
أحْيا الوجودَ لدى عُلاكَ وُجودُها
These are noble deeds: whenever rain withholds its bounty,
These noble deeds whenever life was miserly
their presence at your lofty station revives existence.
Revived existence through your being.
هذيthese الخلائِفُthe peoples يمّمَتْكَhave sought you علىdespite النّوىdistance
هذي الخلائِفُ يمّمَتْكَ على النّوى
أرْسالُهاtheir companies ورجَتْand hoped for نَداكَyour bounty وُفودُهاtheir delegations
أرْسالُها ورجَتْ نَداكَ وُفودُها
These are peoples: across the distance, toward you have turned
These successors hastened to you earnestly
their companies, and their delegations have hoped for your bounty.
Their envoys sped to you in deputations.
ماnot راعَalarmed خَطْبٌa calamity أوor تفاقمَworsened مُعْضِلٌa grave difficulty
ما راعَ خَطْبٌ أو تفاقمَ مُعْضِلٌ
إلاunless وأنتَand you are عِمادُهاtheir pillar وعَميدُهاand their chief
إلا وأنتَ عِمادُها وعَميدُها
No calamity has caused alarm, no difficulty grown grave,
No ordeal was complex, no knot was tight
without you being their pillar and their chief.
Except you were its pillar and support.
ماnot بَدّلَتْchanged كلِماتِهاtheir words إذwhen قوبِلَتْwere received
ما بَدّلَتْ كلِماتِها إذ قوبِلَتْ
بعواطِفٍwith favors منfrom وصْفِهاtheir description توْكيدُهاtheir confirmation
بعواطِفٍ من وصْفِها توْكيدُها
Their words did not change when they were received
Whenever matched their words were affirmed
with gracious favors confirming what they had described.
By sentiments describing and asserting.
ماnot أزْهَرَتْblossomed للمَكْرُماتِfor noble deeds حدائِقٌgardens
ما أزْهَرَتْ للمَكْرُماتِ حدائِقٌ
إلاunless غدَتْbegan يُمْنىthe right of يَديكَyour two hands تُرودُهاexplores them
إلا غدَتْ يُمْنى يَديكَ تُرودُها
No gardens of noble deeds have blossomed
No gardens bloomed for the noble deeds
without your right hand setting out to explore them.
Except thy right hand made them flourish.
ماnever أخْلَفَfailed الأرضَthe earth الغَمامُthe clouds وأمْحَلَتْand it grew barren
ما أخْلَفَ الأرضَ الغَمامُ وأمْحَلَتْ
إلاunless وجَدْوىand the bounty of راحتَيْكَyour two palms تَجودُهاshowers it
إلا وجَدْوى راحتَيْكَ تَجودُها
Never have clouds failed the earth and left it barren
The rain clouds disappointed not the land
without the bounty of your palms raining upon it.
Except thy rest brought about fertility.
قُصِرتْwere confined عليْكَto you المَكْرُماتُthe noble deeds ومنْكَand from you قدindeed
قُصِرتْ عليْكَ المَكْرُماتُ ومنْكَ قد
راقَdelighted الخلائِفَthe peoples فوقَهاabove them مَمْدودُهاtheir outspread reach
راقَ الخلائِفَ فوقَها مَمْدودُها
Noble deeds are reserved for you, and from you
Honors were limited to you and only
their reach, spread above all peoples, has delighted them.
Through you licence was given past them.
تبْغيseek الأعاديthe enemies فيin جَنابِكَyour domain مَوْرِداًa watering place
تبْغي الأعادي في جَنابِكَ مَوْرِداً
فتكُفُّهاso you restrain them عنfrom ورْدِهاtheir watering وتَذودُهاand repel them
فتكُفُّها عن ورْدِها وتَذودُها
Your enemies seek a watering place within your domain,
The enemies seek in your presence resource
but you bar them from drinking there and drive them away.
So you block them from attaining their wants.
كمْhow many أخفَقَتْfailed مَسْعىthe endeavor of عِداكَyour enemies خوافِقٌfluttering banners
كمْ أخفَقَتْ مَسْعى عِداكَ خوافِقٌ
فيin الحربِwar قدalready نُشِرَتْwere unfurled عليْكَagainst you بُنودُهاtheir standards
في الحربِ قد نُشِرَتْ عليْكَ بُنودُها
How many fluttering banners have failed in your foes' quest,
How often did your enemies fail, their luck run out
their standards unfurled against you in war!
In war, their plots against you come to naught.
للهِto God; wondrous دوْلتُكَyour reign التيwhich لجَلالِهاbefore its majesty
للهِ دوْلتُكَ التي لجَلالِها
خضَعَتْbowed صناديدُthe champions of المُلوكِthe kings وصيدُهاand their proud ones
خضَعَتْ صناديدُ المُلوكِ وصيدُها
How wondrous your reign, before whose majesty
By God, your state before which the great ones
the champions of kings and their proud ones have bowed.
Of kings were humble and became subdued.
فيin حرْبِهاits war ماضٍkeen لديْكَwith you حُسامُهاits sword
في حرْبِها ماضٍ لديْكَ حُسامُها
فيin سَلْمِهاits peace مُستَقْبَلٌforthcoming تأييدُهاits strengthening
في سَلْمِها مُستَقْبَلٌ تأييدُها
In its war, its sword is keen in your hand;
In its wars, the swords made great havoc
in its peace, its strengthening is forthcoming.
In its peace, the future bodes its support.
هَذيthis خِلافةُthe caliphate of ناصرِNasir (defender of) الدّينal-Din (the faith) الذيwho
هَذي خِلافةُ ناصرِ الدّين الذي
يغْزوgoes to war وأمْلاكُand the angels of السّماءِheaven جُنودُهاits troops
يغْزو وأمْلاكُ السّماءِ جُنودُها
This is the caliphate of Nasir al-Din, who
This is the caliphate of the aider of the faith
goes to war with heaven's angels as its troops.
With the hosts of heavens as its soldiers.
ولسَوْفَand surely soon يُبْذَلُwill be expended فيin جِهادِfighting عُداتِهاits enemies
ولسَوْفَ يُبْذَلُ في جِهادِ عُداتِها
طوْعَin willing service to المكارِمِnoble deeds والعُلىand loftiness مجْهودُهاits utmost effort
طوْعَ المكارِمِ والعُلى مجْهودُها
And in fighting its enemies there shall be expended,
And the utmost of virtues and high magnanimity
in willing service to noble deeds and loftiness, its utmost effort.
Shall be spent in fighting its enemies.
ولسوفَand surely soon يُلْفىwill be found كُلُّevery باغٍrebel مُسرِفٍtransgressing
ولسوفَ يُلْفى كُلُّ باغٍ مُسرِفٍ
يَصْلىburns بنارِin the fire of الحربِwar وهْوand he is وَقودُهاits fuel
يَصْلى بنارِ الحربِ وهْو وَقودُها
And every transgressing rebel shall be found
And every transgressor tyrant shall be burnt
burning in war's fire, himself its fuel.
By the fires of war, himself the fuel.
لكأنْit is almost as though بهِwith him والحرْبُand war توقِدُkindles للعِدىfor the foes
لكأنْ بهِ والحرْبُ توقِدُ للعِدى
ناراًa fire بمُنْهَلِّwith torrents of النّجيعِgore خمودُهاits quenching
ناراً بمُنْهَلِّ النّجيعِ خمودُها
I can almost see him, as war kindles for the foe
As if the war kindled by him for the foes
a fire whose quenching comes from torrents of gore.
Were a fire quenched at the valley of An‘am.
لكأنْit is almost as though بهِwith him يغْزوhe attacks كتائِبَهُمْtheir battalions وقدْand already
لكأنْ بهِ يغْزو كتائِبَهُمْ وقدْ
جالَتْwheeled جِيادُthe steeds of النّصرِvictory كيفَhowever يُريدُهاhe wishes them
جالَتْ جِيادُ النّصرِ كيفَ يُريدُها
I can almost see him attacking their battalions, while
As if he invades their bands and the steeds of victory
the steeds of victory wheel as he wishes.
Pace as he wishes fast or slow.
لكَأنْit is almost as though بهِwith him والرّومُand the Rum عندَat لِقائِهِmeeting him
لكَأنْ بهِ والرّومُ عندَ لِقائِهِ
لمْnot يُغْنِavailed عنْهاfor them عدُّهاtheir count وعَديدُهاand their multitude
لمْ يُغْنِ عنْها عدُّها وعَديدُها
I can almost see him: when the Rum meet him,
As if when the Byzantines meet him,
their count and multitude avail them nothing.
Their number and preparation avail them not.
يرْتاعُis terrified خيفَةَfor fear of بأسِهِhis might مُرْتاحُهاtheir carefree ones
يرْتاعُ خيفَةَ بأسِهِ مُرْتاحُها
ويخِفُّand hastens فيin طَلبِseeking النّجاةِdeliverance وئيدُهاtheir slow-moving ones
ويخِفُّ في طَلبِ النّجاةِ وئيدُها
Their carefree men tremble for fear of his might,
Terrified by the awfulness of his might
and their slow ones hasten in search of escape.
The secure of them seeks safety in escape.
وكَتائِبُand the battalions of الإسْلامِIslam فيat أعْقابِهمْtheir heels
وكَتائِبُ الإسْلامِ في أعْقابِهمْ
يَمْحوerases مَعالِمَthe traces of شرْكِهِمْtheir polytheism توْحيدُهاtheir monotheism
يَمْحو مَعالِمَ شرْكِهِمْ توْحيدُها
And Islam's battalions follow on their heels;
While the Muslim battalions in their trails
their monotheism effaces the marks of the foes' polytheism.
Obliterate all traces of their polytheism by the unity of God.
واليوسُفيُّand the Yusufian المُلْكsovereignty لوْلاwere it not for أمْنُهُits security
واليوسُفيُّ المُلْك لوْلا أمْنُهُ
فيin الأرضِthe earth ماnot ألفَknew الجُفونَthe eyelids هُجودُهاtheir sleep
في الأرضِ ما ألفَ الجُفونَ هُجودُها
And Yusufian rule—were it not for its security
And the Ottoman state―were it not for its protection
on earth, eyelids would never have known sleep.
Eyes would find no rest in sleep.
ملِكٌa king تَرىyou see الأمْلاكَthe kings وهْوwhile he يَطولُهاsurpasses them
ملِكٌ تَرى الأمْلاكَ وهْو يَطولُها
سَبْقاًin racing ahead لغاياتِtoward the goals of العُلىloftiness ويسودُهاand rules over them
سَبْقاً لغاياتِ العُلى ويسودُها
A king—you see how he surpasses other kings,
A dominion whose authority makes the dominions
outracing them to glory's goals and reigning over them.
Appear short and deficient.
ماnever شامَunsheathed فيin الأقطارِthe lands قائِمَthe hilt of سيْفِهhis sword
ما شامَ في الأقطارِ قائِمَ سيْفِه
إلاunless وقامَand arose بعَدْلِهِthrough his justice تَمْهيدُهاtheir pacification
إلا وقامَ بعَدْلِهِ تَمْهيدُها
Never did he draw his sword by the hilt in the lands
Wherever his sword reached in the regions
without their pacification arising through his justice.
Justice was established after chaos.
فارتدّso retreated باغيهاtheir rebel وذُلِّلَand was subdued خطْبُهاtheir calamity
فارتدّ باغيها وذُلِّلَ خطْبُها
وانْقادَand yielded منfrom بعْدِafter الإباءِrefusal شَرودُهاtheir unruly ones
وانْقادَ من بعْدِ الإباءِ شَرودُها
Their rebel retreated, their crisis was subdued,
So those who rebel against it are halted
and their unruly ones yielded after refusal,
And those after refusal are subdued.
بمكارِمٍwith noble deeds للمَعْلُواتِfor lofty honors يُنيلُهاhe bestows them
بمكارِمٍ للمَعْلُواتِ يُنيلُها
ومَعالِمٍand monuments للمَكْرُماتِto noble deeds يُشيدُهاhe erects them
ومَعالِمٍ للمَكْرُماتِ يُشيدُها
through noble deeds he bestows for lofty honors,
With noble deeds reaching the heights
and monuments he raises to noble deeds,
And pillars for the glorious acts erecting.
وسوابِقٍand swift steeds يحْلُلْنَsettle مُشْتَجرَthe tangled thicket of القَناspears
وسوابِقٍ يحْلُلْنَ مُشْتَجرَ القَنا
غِيلاًas a thicket فتزْأرُand then roar بالكُماةِat armored champions أُسودُهاits lions
غِيلاً فتزْأرُ بالكُماةِ أُسودُها
and swift steeds that settle amid tangled spears
And preeminences through which the writhing serpent
as in a thicket, its lions roaring at armored champions,
Is rendered lifeless, its knights extinguished.
وصَوارِمٍand keen swords ماnot جُرِّدَتْwere unsheathed فيin المُلْتَقىthe encounter
وصَوارِمٍ ما جُرِّدَتْ في المُلْتَقى
إلاunless وهامُand the heads of الدّارِعينَarmored warriors غُمودُهاtheir sheaths
إلا وهامُ الدّارِعينَ غُمودُها
and keen swords never drawn in an encounter
And sharp swords that when unsheathed in the battlefield
without armored warriors' heads becoming their sheaths.
Make the armor of the warriors melt away.
عَجباًhow wondrous لهاthey are بيضاًwhite وماand not إنindeed راعَهاalarmed them
عَجباً لها بيضاً وما إن راعَها
خجلٌshame ويبْدوyet appears فيin الوَغىbattle توْريدُهاtheir rosy coloring
خجلٌ ويبْدو في الوَغى توْريدُها
How wondrous: white blades, though never troubled
How wondrously white yet when perceiving
by shame, display a rosy blush in battle.
Withdrawal shows in the fray ashamed.
وذوابِلٍand slender spears خفَّتmoved swiftly كأسْرابِlike flocks of القَطاsandgrouse
وذوابِلٍ خفَّت كأسْرابِ القَطا
هِيماًthirsty تحومُcircle وفيand in النّجيعِgore وُرودُهاtheir drinking
هِيماً تحومُ وفي النّجيعِ وُرودُها
And slender spears, swift as flocks of sandgrouse,
With troops lighter than flocks of wild cows
circling thirstily, drinking deep from gore.
Roaming in the preserves where the wild cows graze.
لوْلاwere it not for اشتِغالُthe occupation of سِنانِهاtheir spearheads حيثُwhere النّدىbounty
لوْلا اشتِغالُ سِنانِها حيثُ النّدى
منfrom كفِّهhis palm يَهْميpours لأوْرَقَwould surely leaf عودُهاtheir shaft
من كفِّه يَهْمي لأوْرَقَ عودُها
Were their spearheads not kept busy where bounty
Were it not for their preoccupation with spears
pours from his hand, their shafts would put forth leaves.
Before which the most leafy of branches bow.
تُرْوىare recounted المَعاليglories عنْof عَواليهِhis lofty spears التيwhich
تُرْوى المَعالي عنْ عَواليهِ التي
ماnot راعَalarmed زُرْقَthe blue of عُيونِهاtheir eyes تَسْهيدُهاtheir sleeplessness
ما راعَ زُرْقَ عُيونِها تَسْهيدُها
Glories are recounted of his lofty spears, whose
The heights are watered from his summits which
blue eyes are never troubled by sleeplessness.
Did not embarrass the gazes with settling gently.
فتقودُso lead حَتْفَthe death of المعْتَديthe aggressor لحَظاتُهاtheir glances
فتقودُ حَتْفَ المعْتَدي لحَظاتُها
وتُقَدُّand are cut فيamid حلَقِthe rings of الدّروعِarmor قُدودُهاtheir slender bodies
وتُقَدُّ في حلَقِ الدّروعِ قُدودُها
Their glances lead the aggressor to his death,
So their moments lead the transgressors to doom
and their shafts are cut amid armor's rings.
And their poles thrust into the armor.
عجَباًhow wondrous لهاthey are طوْعَobedient to العزائِمِfirm resolves شُرَّعاًleveled
عجَباً لها طوْعَ العزائِمِ شُرَّعاً
لمْnot يَثْنِهاturned them عنfrom قصدِهاtheir aim تَقْصيدُهاtheir splintering
لمْ يَثْنِها عن قصدِها تَقْصيدُها
How wondrous, leveled in obedience to firm resolve:
How wondrously compliant to the resolves
even their splintering does not turn them from their aim.
That no composition makes them turn away.
شيَمٌvirtues لأنصارِto the helpers of الرّسالةِthe Message تَنْتَميbelong
شيَمٌ لأنصارِ الرّسالةِ تَنْتَمي
إنْif عُدّدتْare counted لاnot ينقَضيends تَعْديدُهاtheir enumeration
إنْ عُدّدتْ لا ينقَضي تَعْديدُها
Virtues belonging to the helpers of the Message,
An attribute of the supporters of the Message that
whose counting never ends if they are counted.
Is numberless though enumerated.
للهِwondrous آثارٌvestiges لهُمْof theirs ومآثرٌand glorious deeds
للهِ آثارٌ لهُمْ ومآثرٌ
يَبْلىwears away الزمانُtime ولاand not يَزولُdisappears جَديدُهاtheir freshness
يَبْلى الزمانُ ولا يَزولُ جَديدُها
Wondrous are their vestiges and glorious deeds:
By God, they have traces and glorious feats
time wears away, but their freshness never fades.
Time decays but their freshness renews.
فيهِمْthrough them أُبيدَتْwas annihilated فيin اليَمامةِal-Yamama أمّةٌa people
فيهِمْ أُبيدَتْ في اليَمامةِ أمّةٌ
غصّتْteemed بهِمْwith them طوْعَobedient to الضّلالةِerror بيدُهاits deserts
غصّتْ بهِمْ طوْعَ الضّلالةِ بيدُها
Through them a people was destroyed in al-Yamama;
Among them a nation at Yamamah was destroyed
its deserts, obedient to error, had teemed with them.
By whom misguidance was confined at its hands.
ولَيوْمِand to the day of بَدْرٍBadr بادَرواthey hastened فاسْتأصلواand uprooted
ولَيوْمِ بَدْرٍ بادَروا فاسْتأصلوا
فِئَةًa faction تَمادىpersisted كُفْرُهاits unbelief وجُحودُهاand its denial
فِئَةً تَمادى كُفْرُها وجُحودُها
And they hastened to the day of Badr, uprooting
On the day of Badr they took the initiative and uprooted
a faction whose unbelief and denial had persisted.
A group whose disbelief and denial had spread.
لجِدالِهاfor disputing with it حُجَجٌarguments تُثيرُarouse جِلادَهاcombat with it
لجِدالِها حُجَجٌ تُثيرُ جِلادَها
حيثُwhere الحُسامُthe sword مُبينُهاits expositor ومُبيدُهاand its destroyer
حيثُ الحُسامُ مُبينُها ومُبيدُها
Arguments against its disputation provoke combat with it,
For its disputation they had conclusive arguments
where the sword is its expositor and its destroyer.
Where the sword definitively arbitrates.
حتّىuntil قضَوْاthey died طوْعَin willing service to الجِهادِjihad وخلّفواand left behind
حتّى قضَوْا طوْعَ الجِهادِ وخلّفوا
خُلَفاءَsuccessors أُنْجِزَwas fulfilled بالعُلىthrough glory مَوْعودُهاtheir promised destiny
خُلَفاءَ أُنْجِزَ بالعُلى مَوْعودُها
Until they died in willing service to jihad, leaving
Until they passed away striving and left
successors whose promised destiny was fulfilled through glory.
Successors fulfilling the high promises.
كانواthey were ظِلالاًshades والهواجِرُwhile midday heats تلْتَظيblaze
كانوا ظِلالاً والهواجِرُ تلْتَظي
قدindeed فاءَspread فوقَover العالَمينَall worlds مَديدُهاtheir far-reaching shade
قد فاءَ فوقَ العالَمينَ مَديدُها
They were shades while the noonday heat blazed,
They were shadows the Emigrants gathered under
their far-reaching shade extending over all worlds.
Whose glory shone above both worlds.
بهِمُthrough them الخِلافةُthe caliphate نُظّمَتْwere strung أسْلاكُهاits threads
بهِمُ الخِلافةُ نُظّمَتْ أسْلاكُها
لمّاwhen وهَىloosened بيَدِin the hand of الضّلالِerror فَريدُهاits peerless pearl
لمّا وهَى بيَدِ الضّلالِ فَريدُها
Through them the caliphate's threads were strung anew
Through them the Caliphate was organized
when its peerless pearl had loosened in error's hand.
When it was solely with misguidance.
وأتىand came عدُوُّthe enemy of الدّينthe faith يرْجوhoping أنto يُرىbe seen
وأتى عدُوُّ الدّين يرْجو أن يُرى
عنfrom حَمْلِbearing ماwhat قدْalready قُلّدَتْهُit was entrusted with يَؤودُهاhe burdens it
عن حَمْلِ ما قدْ قُلّدَتْهُ يَؤودُها
The enemy of the faith came, hoping to be seen
And the enemy of the religion came wishing to see
hindering it from bearing the charge entrusted to it.
It collapse under the burden with which it was entrusted.
أعْلَوْاthey raised مظاهِرَthe supports of قُبّةِthe pavilion of الإسْلامِIslam إذْwhen
أعْلَوْا مظاهِرَ قُبّةِ الإسْلامِ إذْ
قامَتْstood بهِمْthrough them أطْنابُهاits tent-ropes وعَمودُهاand its pole
قامَتْ بهِمْ أطْنابُها وعَمودُها
They raised the supports of Islam's pavilion, as
They raised the edifices of the dome of Islam when
its ropes and pole stood firm through them.
Its pillars and columns were erected through them.
فئةٌa band تَمائِمُهاits amulets السّيوفُswords وماand not درَتْit knew
فئةٌ تَمائِمُها السّيوفُ وما درَتْ
للحَرْبِof war مَعْنىًmeaning والسّروجُand saddles مُهودُهاits cradles
للحَرْبِ مَعْنىً والسّروجُ مُهودُها
A band whose amulets were swords, even before it knew
A group whose banners are swords and who never knew
war's meaning, with saddles as its cradles.
Meaning of war while the saddlebags were loaded.
ولحَمْلِand to bear أعْباءِthe burdens of الوفاءِfidelity قدِindeed انْبَرىstepped forward
ولحَمْلِ أعْباءِ الوفاءِ قدِ انْبَرى
منfrom قَبْلِbefore أنْthat كُتِبَتْwere prescribed عليْهِupon him وليدُهاits newborn
من قَبْلِ أنْ كُتِبَتْ عليْهِ وليدُها
And to shoulder fidelity's burdens stepped forward
And they took upon themselves the burdens of loyalty
its newborn, before those burdens were laid upon him.
Before a successor to bear them was designated.
تُتْلَىare recited وتُجْلىand are revealed آيُهاits signs وإياتُهاand its radiance
تُتْلَى وتُجْلى آيُها وإياتُها
يُرْجىis hoped for ويُخْشىand is feared وعْدُهاits promise ووعيدُهاand its threat
يُرْجى ويُخْشى وعْدُها ووعيدُها
Its signs are recited and its radiance unveiled;
Its signs and verses are recited and clarified
its promise is hoped for and its threat feared.
Bringing hopes and warnings in promise and warning.
فلَهاso it has علَىunder حُكْمِthe rule of المكارِمِnoble deeds والعُلىand loftiness
فلَها علَى حُكْمِ المكارِمِ والعُلى
هِمَمٌambitions قضَتْdecreed أنّthat المُلوكَthe kings عَبيدُهاits slaves
هِمَمٌ قضَتْ أنّ المُلوكَ عَبيدُها
Under the rule of noble deeds and loftiness, it has
So by the judgment of nobility and highness
ambitions that decree kings to be its slaves.
They resolved that kings are but its servants.
فمَعالِمُso the landmarks of الإسْلامِIslam بعْدَafter عفائِهاtheir effacement
فمَعالِمُ الإسْلامِ بعْدَ عفائِها
فيin أرْضِthe land of أندَلُسٍAndalus بهِمْthrough them توْطيدُهاtheir firm establishment
في أرْضِ أندَلُسٍ بهِمْ توْطيدُها
Thus Islam's landmarks, after their effacement,
After its demise, the pillars of Islam
are firmly established through them in the land of Andalus.
In Andalusia were restored through them.
ياO ناصرَNasir (defender of) الدّينal-Din (the faith) الذيwhose أمْداحُهُhis praises
يا ناصرَ الدّين الذي أمْداحُهُ
يَهْديguides ويُهْدَىand is offered as a gift قصْدُهاtheir intent وقَصيدُهاand their verse
يَهْدي ويُهْدَى قصْدُها وقَصيدُها
O Nasir al-Din, whose praises—
O aider of the faith who praise of him
their intent guides, and their verse is offered as a gift.
Guides and is itself guided aright.
وقفَتْstood ببابِكَat your gate منfrom مَرينٍMarin أُسْرةٌa household
وقفَتْ ببابِكَ من مَرينٍ أُسْرةٌ
طوْعَin obedience to الوَفاءِfidelity فماso not تُضاعُare neglected عُهودُهاits covenants
طوْعَ الوَفاءِ فما تُضاعُ عُهودُها
A household of Marin has stood at your gate,
Before you a group of Marinids halted
willingly faithful, its covenants never neglected.
Loyally, their pact known never to fail.
وافَتْكَit came to you لاnot تَثْنيturns back أعِنّةَthe reins of سيْرِهاits journey
وافَتْكَ لا تَثْني أعِنّةَ سيْرِها
ورجاؤُهاand its hope إذْwhen يمّمَتْكَit sought you يَقودُهاleads it
ورجاؤُها إذْ يمّمَتْكَ يَقودُها
It came to you without turning its journey's reins,
They came to you unswerving intravel,
its hope leading it as it sought you.
Their hope in you driving them forth.
فأنَلْتَso you granted ماwhat شاءَتْit desired منof النّعَمِblessings التيwhich
فأنَلْتَ ما شاءَتْ من النّعَمِ التي
يُرْجَىis hoped for وإنْand even if عَظُمَتْthey are great لديْكَwith you مَزيدُهاtheir increase
يُرْجَى وإنْ عَظُمَتْ لديْكَ مَزيدُها
You granted it the blessings it desired, blessings whose
You bestowed whatever goods they sought,
increase is hoped for from you, however great they are.
Hoping abundantly, finding increase.
واهْنأْand rejoice بِعيدٍin a feast عائِدٍreturning لكَto you بالمُنىwith wishes
واهْنأْ بِعيدٍ عائِدٍ لكَ بالمُنى
ولْتَهْنَأِand may rejoice الدّنْياthe world لدَيْكَin your presence مَزيدُهاits increase
ولْتَهْنَأِ الدّنْيا لدَيْكَ مَزيدُها
Rejoice in a returning feast that brings you your wishes,
And a returning feast has come renewing
and may the world rejoice in its increase in your presence.
The wishes for you and the world's increase.
قدindeed سارَdeparted شهْرُthe month of الصّوْمِfasting أكْرَمَthe noblest ظاعِنٍdeparting traveler
قد سارَ شهْرُ الصّوْمِ أكْرَمَ ظاعِنٍ
يُلْقيrelates أحاديثَtales of العُلىloftiness ويُعيدُهاand repeats them
يُلْقي أحاديثَ العُلى ويُعيدُها
The fasting month has departed, the noblest traveler,
The month of fasting departed most generous
relating tales of lofty deeds and repeating them.
Relating the tales of magnanimity and repeating them.
تتناقَلpass among themselves الرُكْبانُthe riders منْهاof them كُلَّevery ماthat which
تتناقَل الرُكْبانُ منْها كُلَّ ما
قدindeed لذّdelighted فيin أسْماعِهاtheir ears تَرْديدُهاtheir repetition
قد لذّ في أسْماعِها تَرْديدُها
Riders pass among themselves all of these
The traveling groups transmit them, whatever
whose repetition has delighted their ears.
Pleased their hearing by recollection.
هَيْهاتَfar from possible يَنْسىit forgets منof حِماكَyour protected domain مَعاهِداًfamiliar haunts
هَيْهاتَ يَنْسى من حِماكَ مَعاهِداً
ولهاand they have عُهودٌcovenants ماnot يُذَمُّis reproached حَميدُهاtheir praiseworthy worth
ولها عُهودٌ ما يُذَمُّ حَميدُها
Never could it forget familiar haunts within your domain,
Alas! One whose protection includes a pact
with covenants whose goodness none can blame.
Will not forget while its beauty renews.
وأتاكَand came to you عيدُthe feast of الفِطْرِbreaking the fast أشْرَفَthe noblest قادِمٍarriving visitor
وأتاكَ عيدُ الفِطْرِ أشْرَفَ قادِمٍ
راقَdelighted المكارمَnoble deeds عندَهُwith it تجْديدُهاtheir renewal
راقَ المكارمَ عندَهُ تجْديدُها
Eid al-Fitr has come to you, the noblest visitor;
And the Feast of Breaking Fast came to you the most noble arrival
noble deeds delight in being renewed with it.
Whose center is virtues refreshed and multiplied.
قدindeed شفّهُwore it thin شوْقٌlonging لحضْرَتِكَfor your court التيwhich
قد شفّهُ شوْقٌ لحضْرَتِكَ التي
بعوائِدِwith recurring favors of الصُّنْعِbeneficence الجَميلِgracious يعودُهاit revisits it
بعوائِدِ الصُّنْعِ الجَميلِ يعودُها
Longing has worn it thin for your court,
On its account burning with passion for your presence
which it revisits with recurring gracious favors.
Where custom of fine action recurs.
فطلَعْتَso you rose فيin أفُقِthe horizon of الخِلافةِthe caliphate آيةًa sign
فطلَعْتَ في أفُقِ الخِلافةِ آيةً
راقَتْwere delighted تهائِمُهاits lowlands بهِthrough him ونُجودُهاand its highlands
راقَتْ تهائِمُها بهِ ونُجودُها
You rose as a sign on the caliphate's horizon,
So you appeared on the horizon of the Caliphate a sign
gladdening its lowlands and highlands.
At which the horizons dazzled and bowed.
ولَديْكَand with you منamong أمَراءِthe princes of مُلْكِكَyour realm أوْجُهٌfaces
ولَديْكَ من أمَراءِ مُلْكِكَ أوْجُهٌ
غُرٌّradiant تَروقُdelight النّيِّراتِthe shining stars سعودُهاtheir good fortunes
غُرٌّ تَروقُ النّيِّراتِ سعودُها
With you are faces among the princes of your realm,
And among the princes of your kingdom are faces
radiant, their good fortune delighting the shining stars.
Radiant, at which the brilliant stars set.
ومَدَدتand you extended للتّقْبيلِfor kissing كفّاًa palm لمnot تزَلْceased
ومَدَدت للتّقْبيلِ كفّاً لم تزَلْ
تنْهَلُّpour down فوقَupon الآمِلينَthe hopeful عُهودُهاits pledges
تنْهَلُّ فوقَ الآمِلينَ عُهودُها
And you extended a hand for kissing; unceasingly
And you extended a palm that never ceased
its pledges pour down upon the hopeful.
To let fall favors upon the hopeful.
أولَيْتَyou bestowed أحْرارَthe nobles of القَبائِلِthe tribes أنْعُماًfavors
أولَيْتَ أحْرارَ القَبائِلِ أنْعُماً
وبدأْتَهاand you initiated them ونَدَىand the bounty of يَديْكَyour two hands مُعيدُهاtheir renewer
وبدأْتَها ونَدَى يَديْكَ مُعيدُها
You bestowed favors on the noble men of the tribes,
You bestowed the finest gifts on the noble tribes
beginning them, while your hands' bounty renews them.
Starting them while your hand???s radiance grants increase.
فأتَتْso they came إلىto تجْديدِrenewing بيْعَتِكَallegiance to you التيwhich
فأتَتْ إلى تجْديدِ بيْعَتِكَ التي
هذيthese ملائِكةُthe angels of السّماءِheaven شُهودُهاits witnesses
هذي ملائِكةُ السّماءِ شُهودُها
They came to renew their allegiance to you,
So they came renewing their oath of fealty to you
with these angels of heaven as its witnesses.
Witnessed by the angels of heaven.
جَعَلَتْthey made يَمينَكَyour right hand للمكارِمِfor noble deeds قِبْلَةًa prayer-direction
جَعَلَتْ يَمينَكَ للمكارِمِ قِبْلَةً
فلِذاكَso for that طالَgrew long رُكوعُهاtheir bowing وسُجودُهاand their prostration
فلِذاكَ طالَ رُكوعُها وسُجودُها
They made your right hand a qibla for noble deeds,
Making your hand the direction to nobleness
and so their bowing and prostration were prolonged.
So it remained humble, bowing and prostrating.
وإليْكَهاand here it is for you منfrom بحْرthe sea of فكْريَmy thought لُؤْلُؤاًpearls
وإليْكَها من بحْر فكْريَ لُؤْلُؤاً
لوْلاwere it not for خِلالُكَyour virtues لمْnot يرُقْdelights تَنْضيدُهاtheir arrangement
لوْلا خِلالُكَ لمْ يرُقْ تَنْضيدُها
Here it is for you: pearls from the sea of my thought,
And from the sea of my thoughts I retrieved for you pearls
whose arrangement would not delight without your virtues.
That would not have coalesced or formed without you.
حَسْناءُa beauty فالزُّهْرُso the bright الكَواكِبُstars تنْثَنيturn away
حَسْناءُ فالزُّهْرُ الكَواكِبُ تنْثَني
عنْهاfrom her وتَقْصُرُand fall short فيin المَقاصِرِsecluded chambers غيدُهاtheir graceful women
عنْها وتَقْصُرُ في المَقاصِرِ غيدُها
A beauty—the bright stars turn away
Beauteous she whose flowers the stars incline from
from her, and graceful women in secluded chambers fall short.
Remaining too short next to her towering height.
أوَand (questioning) ليْسَis not أفْكاريmy thoughts حَدائِقَgardens تُجْتَلىare viewed with delight
أوَ ليْسَ أفْكاري حَدائِقَ تُجْتَلى
لاnot يشْتَكيcomplains of مَحْلاًdrought لدَيْكwith you مَجودُهاtheir rain-watered expanse
لا يشْتَكي مَحْلاً لدَيْك مَجودُها
And are not my thoughts gardens displayed for admiration,
Are not my thoughts orchards to roam in
whose rain-watered expanse complains of no drought with you?
Finding no place with you barren?
لولاكَwithout you ماnot راقتْdelighted مَعانيهاtheir meanings ولاand not
لولاكَ ما راقتْ مَعانيها ولا
راقَتْdelighted علىupon جِيدِthe neck of الزّمانِtime عُقودُهاtheir necklaces
راقَتْ على جِيدِ الزّمانِ عُقودُها
Without you, their meanings would not delight, nor
Were it not for you their meaning would not have flowered
would their necklaces delight upon the neck of time.
Nor would time celebrate contracts with them.
لكَyours is دولةُthe realm of العِزّmight التيwhich قدindeed عزَّbecame honored مَنwhoever
لكَ دولةُ العِزّ التي قد عزَّ مَن
أضْحىbecame مُوالِيهَاits ally وخابَand failed حَسودُهاits envier
أضْحى مُوالِيهَا وخابَ حَسودُها
Yours is the realm of might, in which honored is he who
To you belongs the state of might that empowers
becomes its ally, while its envier is disappointed.
Those made loyal while the envious it disgraces.
يدْعوprays لهاfor it بالنّصْرِfor victory كُلّevery مُوَحِّدٍworshiper of one God
يدْعو لها بالنّصْرِ كُلّ مُوَحِّدٍ
دامَتْmay last لهاfor it الدُنْياthe world ودامَand may endure خُلودُهاits eternity
دامَتْ لها الدُنْيا ودامَ خُلودُها
Every worshiper of one God prays for its victory:
Every true monotheist supplicates for its victory
may the world remain its own, and its eternity endure.
May its dominion and perpetuity endure!
فعلىso incumbent upon الخلائِقِcreatures أنْto تُطيلَprolong دُعاءَهاtheir prayers
فعلى الخلائِقِ أنْ تُطيلَ دُعاءَها
وعلَىand incumbent upon الذيthe one whom تدْعوthey pray لهُfor him تخْليدُهاits perpetuation
وعلَى الذي تدْعو لهُ تخْليدُها
All creatures must therefore prolong their prayers,
So creation should prolong their prayers
and he for whom they pray must secure its perpetuity.
And the prayers??? object perpetuate his Caliphate.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.