ياO ربّlord كلّevery كتيبةٍbattalion شَهْباءِash-gray
يا ربّ كلّ كتيبةٍ شَهْباءِ
ومآبَand destination كلّevery قصيدَةٍode غرّاءِradiant
ومآبَ كلّ قصيدَةٍ غرّاءِ
O lord of every ash-gray battalion,
O Lord of every radiant battalion,
and destination of every radiant ode.
And refuge of every charming ode,
ياO ليْثَlion كلّevery عرِينةٍlair ياO بدرَfull moon كلevery
يا ليْثَ كلّ عرِينةٍ يا بدرَ كل
لِcompletes 'every' دُجُنّةٍdark night ياO شمسَsun كلِّevery ضَحاءforenoon
لِ دُجُنّةٍ يا شمسَ كلِّ ضَحاء
O lion of every lair, O full moon of every
O lion of every abode, O full moon of every darkness,
dark night, O sun of every forenoon.
O sun of every brilliance,
ياO تارِكَyou who leave الجبّارِthe tyrant يعْثُرُstumbles نَحرُهُhis throat
يا تارِكَ الجبّارِ يعْثُرُ نَحرُهُ
فيin قِصْدَةِa broken spear-piece اليَزَنيّةِthe Yazani spear السّمراءthe brown
في قِصْدَةِ اليَزَنيّةِ السّمراء
O you who leave the tyrant's throat stumbling
O defeater of the tyrant, whose neck stumbles,
over a broken piece of the brown Yazani spear.
Into the bow of the black doe,
ذوpossessor of الضرْبةthe blow النجلاءthe wide-gashing إثرَafter الطعنةthe thrust الthe
ذو الضرْبة النجلاء إثرَ الطعنة ال
سلْكاءِstraight through والمَخلوجةِand the oblique one الخرقاءthe rending
سلْكاءِ والمَخلوجةِ الخرقاء
Yours is the wide-gashing blow after the thrust—
With the splendid strike after the eloquent stab,
straight through—and the oblique, rending one;
And the torn ragged garment,
فالنّظرَةِthen the glance الخزْراءِthe sidelong تحتَbeneath اللامةِthe armor الthe
فالنّظرَةِ الخزْراءِ تحتَ اللامةِ ال
بَيْضاءwhite تحتَbeneath الرّايةِthe banner الحمراءthe red
بَيْضاء تحتَ الرّايةِ الحمراء
then the sidelong glance beneath the armor—
With the green glance under the white turban,
white—beneath the red banner.
Under the red flag,
أهْدِsend السلامَgreetings إلىto الكؤوسِthe cups فطالماfor often
أهْدِ السلامَ إلى الكؤوسِ فطالما
حَثّثْتَهاyou sped them صِرْفاًunmixed إلىto النُّدَماءthe drinking companions
حَثّثْتَها صِرْفاً إلى النُّدَماء
Send greetings to the cups, for often
Send peace to the cups, for long have you
you sped them, unmixed, to the drinking companions.
Urged them to the regretful drunkards,
فشرِبْتُهاso I drank them ممزوجةًmixed بصنائعٍwith favors
فشرِبْتُها ممزوجةً بصنائعٍ
وشرِبْتُهاand I drank them ممْزُوجَةًmixed بدِماءwith blood
وشرِبْتُها ممْزُوجَةً بدِماء
So I drank them mingled with favors,
I drank them mixed with feats,
and I drank them mingled with blood.
And I drank them mixed with blood,
حاشيتُI exempted قدرَكyour rank منfrom زيارةvisiting مجْلسٍa gathering
حاشيتُ قدرَك من زيارة مجْلسٍ
ولَوَand even if اَنّthat فيهِin it كواكبَstars الجَوزاءal-Jawza (Orion)
ولَوَ اَنّ فيهِ كواكبَ الجَوزاء
I held your rank above visiting a gathering,
Your destiny has protected me from visiting a gathering,
even if it held the stars of al-Jawza.
Even if it contains the stars of Al Jawzaa,
إناindeed we اجتمعناwe gathered فيin النديّthe assembly عصابةًas a band
إنا اجتمعنا في النديّ عصابةً
تثنيpraises عليكَupon you بألسنwith tongues النعماءthe blessings
تثني عليكَ بألسن النعماء
Indeed, we have gathered in the assembly as a band
We have gathered in the club an gang,
praising you with the tongues of blessings.
That praises you with eloquent tongues,
أرواحُهاtheir souls لكَyours والجسومُand the bodies وإنّماand only
أرواحُها لكَ والجسومُ وإنّما
أنفاسُهاtheir breaths منْfrom فِطنةٍdiscernment وذكاءand intelligence
أنفاسُها منْ فِطنةٍ وذكاء
Their souls are yours, and their bodies; and only
Their souls are for you, and their bodies,
from discernment and intelligence come their breaths.
And their breaths are of wisdom and intelligence,
إنّindeed الذيthe one who جمَعَgathered العلىglory لكfor you كلّهاall of it
إنّ الذي جمَعَ العلى لك كلّها
ألقىhanded over إليكَto you مقالدَthe keys الشُّعَراءthe poets
ألقى إليكَ مقالدَ الشُّعَراء
Indeed, he who gathered all glory for you
He who gathered all the heights for you,
has placed the poets' keys in your hands.
Has given you the reins of the poets.