للدينِfor the faith فيin العَلياءِthe heights أَنتَyou حُسامُa sharp sword يَعتَزُّtakes pride
للدينِ في العَلياءِ أَنتَ حُسامُ يَعتَزُّ
فيin تَجريدِهِits unsheathing الإِسلامُIslam
في تَجريدِهِ الإِسلامُ
For faith on high, you are a sword; pride is taken
For religion, in the highest places, you are the shining sword of Islam
by Islam in its unsheathing.
In its essence, your brilliant rays shone in the assembly
لَمَعَتshone أَشعَّتُكَyour rays البَديعةُwondrous فيamong المَلاthe throng
لَمَعَت أَشعَّتُكَ البَديعةُ في المَلا
تَجلوreveals الهِدايَةguidance حَيثُwhere زالَvanished ظَلامُdarkness
تَجلو الهِدايَة حَيثُ زالَ ظَلامُ
Your wondrous rays shone among the throng,
Illuminating guidance where darkness had fallen
revealing guidance where darkness had vanished.
Your eyes kept vigil when you waged holy war
سَهَرَتstayed awake عيونُكَyour eyes إِذwhen غَدَرَتَyou betrayed (as written) مُجاهِداًstriving
سَهَرَت عيونُكَ إِذ غَدَرَتَ مُجاهِداً
تَحييyou revive الفَضائلَthe virtues وَالعُيونُwhile the eyes نِيامُasleep
تَحيي الفَضائلَ وَالعُيونُ نِيامُ
Your eyes kept vigil when you betrayed [as written], striving,
Reviving virtues while eyes slumbered
reviving virtues while eyes lay asleep.
With you the radiant era boasts
فَغَداso became بِكَthrough you العَصرُthe age البَهيجjoyous يُفاخرvies in glory
فَغَدا بِكَ العَصرُ البَهيج يُفاخر
الأَعصارَthe ages وَاِبتَسَمَتand smiled بِكَthrough you الأَيامthe days
الأَعصارَ وَاِبتَسَمَت بِكَ الأَيام
So through you the joyous age came to boast
to the ages, and days smile through you
over other ages, and through you the days smiled.
Indeed, knowledge adorned you, O Lord of minds, with knowledge
وَلَقَدand indeed جَلاكَmade you shine العلمُlearning ياO رَبَّmaster of الذَكاintelligence عَلَماًa standard
وَلَقَد جَلاكَ العلمُ يا رَبَّ الذَكا عَلَماً
لَهُfor it فيin المَجدِglory عِزَّhonor مَقامُa station
لَهُ في المَجدِ عِزَّ مَقامُ
And learning has indeed made you shine, O master of wit, as a standard
That has honored glory in its station
whose station in glory is exalted.
For Islamic law, you are the sword of truth, shining
لِلشَرعfor sacred law أَنتَyou حُسامُa sharp sword حَقٍّof truth لامِعٌgleaming
لِلشَرع أَنتَ حُسامُ حَقٍّ لامِعٌ
عَضبٌkeen-edged بِهِin it تَتَفاخَرُtake mutual pride الأَقلامُthe pens
عَضبٌ بِهِ تَتَفاخَرُ الأَقلامُ
For sacred law, you are a gleaming sword of truth,
With you pens take pride
keen-edged, in which the pens take pride.
Who but the spirit-soul has a share of your sword's essence?
مِنwho لِلحُسامِfor the sword بِحُسنِwith the beauty of جَوهَرِكَyour essence الَّذيwhich
مِن لِلحُسامِ بِحُسنِ جَوهَرِكَ الَّذي
نَفسُthe soul of النُفوسِsouls نَصيبُهُits portion لاnot الهامُheads
نَفسُ النُفوسِ نَصيبُهُ لا الهامُ
Who could give a sword the beauty of your essence, whose
Not random fancy, which comes and goes
portion is the soul of souls, not heads?
That death suspended by its scabbard
ذاكَthat المَماتُdeath معلَّقٌsuspended بِفرنَدِهِupon its blade's pattern
ذاكَ المَماتُ معلَّقٌ بِفرنَدِهِ
يَسطوstrikes fiercely وَأَنتَwhile you إِلىtoward الحَبوةِbounty (possibly 'life' intended) قِوامُa mainstay
يَسطو وَأَنتَ إِلى الحَبوةِ قِوامُ
Death hangs upon that sword's patterned blade;
Assails, while you stand steadfast at the battle
it strikes, while you are a mainstay of bounty [perhaps 'life'].
You judged the horizons with your fatwas, flowing
حُكِّمتَyou were made arbiter بِالآفاقِacross the lands بِالفَتوىthrough the fatwa الَّتيwhich
حُكِّمتَ بِالآفاقِ بِالفَتوى الَّتي
تَجريproceeds بِماin accordance with what يَقضيdecrees بِهِby it الإِلهامُinspiration
تَجري بِما يَقضي بِهِ الإِلهامُ
You were made arbiter across the lands through the fatwa that
With what inspiration ordains
proceeds in accordance with what inspiration decrees.
So protect the domain of manifest justice, informing
فَإِحميso protect حِماthe precinct of العَدلِjustice المُبينmanifest مخبّراًreporting
فَإِحمي حِما العَدلِ المُبين مخبّراً
فيin الكَونthe world عَنabout عمرٍUmar وَأَنتَwhile you هَمامُvaliant
في الكَون عَن عمرٍ وَأَنتَ هَمامُ
So guard the precinct of manifest justice, speaking
The cosmos, while you are its zealous defender
of Umar throughout the world, for you are valiant.
Raise the standard of truth in this world
وَاِرفَعand raise مَنارَthe beacon of الحَقِّtruth فيin الدُنياthe world الَّتيwhich
وَاِرفَع مَنارَ الحَقِّ في الدُنيا الَّتي
رُفِعَتwere raised بِهاin it لِلعومِكَunclear; perhaps 'for your learning' الأَعلامُthe banners
رُفِعَت بِها لِلعومِكَ الأَعلامُ
And raise the beacon of truth in the world where
Borne aloft by your supreme banners
banners have been raised for your learning [uncertain reading].
Revive knowledge in the land, be its pillar
وَأَحييand revive المَعارفbranches of knowledge فيin البِلادthe lands وَكُنand be لَهاfor them
وَأَحيي المَعارف في البِلاد وَكُن لَها
سَنَداًa support فَللإِفضالِfor in beneficence أَنتَyou إِمامُa leader
سَنَداً فَللإِفضالِ أَنتَ إِمامُ
And revive learning in the lands, and be its
For benevolence, you are the imam
support, for you are a leader in beneficence.
In you is hope, from you guidance, through you faith
فيكَin you الرَجاhope مِنكَfrom you الرَشادُright judgment بِكَthrough you الهُدىguidance
فيكَ الرَجا مِنكَ الرَشادُ بِكَ الهُدى
وَلَكَand yours is الثَناpraise تَشدوsings بِهِof it الأَنامُhumankind
وَلَكَ الثَنا تَشدو بِهِ الأَنامُ
In you is hope, from you right judgment, through you guidance;
For you is praise sung by all people
and yours is the praise that humankind sings.
Our King has ennobled his servants through you
إِولىbestowed العِبادَthe people مَليكَناour sovereign بِكَthrough you منَّةًa favor
إِولى العِبادَ مَليكَنا بِكَ منَّةً
فَسَمَتso rose high مَسَرَّتهمtheir joy وَتَمَّand was fulfilled مَرامُthe aim
فَسَمَت مَسَرَّتهم وَتَمَّ مَرامُ
Our sovereign bestowed a favor upon the people through you,
Fulfilling their joy and purpose
so their joy soared, and the aim was fulfilled.
He said: "Give tidings of victory!" For now appears
قالَhe said أَبشِرواrejoice بِالنَصرِin victory فَوراًat once إِذwhen بَداhe appeared
قالَ أَبشِروا بِالنَصرِ فَوراً إِذ بَدا
أَرَّختُI recorded the date شَيخَsheikh of المُسلِمينَthe Muslims حُسامُHusam
أَرَّختُ شَيخَ المُسلِمينَ حُسامُ
He said, 'Rejoice in victory at once!' when he appeared;
The elder of Muslims, the shining sword
I recorded the date: 'Husam, sheikh of the Muslims.'
Partial English translation: 29 of 30 Arabic lines translated.