هُمامٌa valiant man إِمامٌa leader لَهُhe has قُدرَةٌpower
هُمامٌ إِمامٌ لَهُ قُدرَةٌ
تَذِلُّbow in submission الرِقابُthe necks لآياتِهاbefore its manifestations
تَذِلُّ الرِقابُ لآياتِها
A valiant leader, endowed with power,
A leader of great virtue
Necks bow before its manifestations.
Whose miracles humble all necks
فَلاso no مَجدglory فيon الأَرضthe earth لَمhas not يَبنِهِbuilt it
فَلا مَجد في الأَرض لَم يَبنِهِ
وَلاand no غايَةًa pinnacle فيهِin it لَمhas not يَأتِهاreached it
وَلا غايَةً فيهِ لَم يَأتِها
So there is no glory on earth he has not built,
No glory on earth he did not build
Nor any pinnacle of it he has not reached.
No feat he did not achieve
لَهُhe has إِنif رَأَىhe sees سائِلاًa beggar يَجتَديهِasks him for alms
لَهُ إِن رَأَى سائِلاً يَجتَديهِ
نَفسٌa soul تَجودُgives generously بِأَقواتِهاwith its sustenance
نَفسٌ تَجودُ بِأَقواتِها
If he sees a beggar asking him for alms, he has
To a beggar his soul gives freely
A soul that gives freely of its own sustenance.
Sharing its abundance
وَيَكسِرُand he breaks فيin الحَربِthe war أَسيافَهُhis swords
وَيَكسِرُ في الحَربِ أَسيافَهُ
لِيَكفِيَto ward off مُعظَمَmost of آفاتِهاits calamities
لِيَكفِيَ مُعظَمَ آفاتِها
And in war he breaks his swords,
In war he shatters swords
To ward off most of its calamities.
To spare the people their harm
وَيَنحَرُand he slaughters فيduring المَحلِthe drought لِلطّارِقينَfor night visitors
وَيَنحَرُ في المَحلِ لِلطّارِقينَ
كومَhigh-humped ones المَطاياthe riding camels بِفَضلاتِهاalong with the rest of them
كومَ المَطايا بِفَضلاتِها
And in drought he slaughters for those who come by night
In home he slaughters for raiders
High-humped riding camels, along with the rest of them.
Mounds of steeds with his surplus