العِزُّhonor وَالمَجدُand glory فيin الهِندِيَّةِIndian swords القُضُبِkeen
العِزُّ وَالمَجدُ في الهِندِيَّةِ القُضُبِ
لاnot فيin الرَسائِلِletters وَالتَنميقِand embellishment لِلخُطَبِfor speeches
لا في الرَسائِلِ وَالتَنميقِ لِلخُطَبِ
Honor and glory lie in keen Indian blades,
True glory and majesty reside in Indian blades,
Not in letters or the embellishment of speeches.
Not in written missives or the adornment of speeches.
تَقضيdecree المَواضيthe keen blades فَيَمضيand so takes effect حُكمُهاtheir verdict أَمَهاًunclear; probably 'directly'
تَقضي المَواضي فَيَمضي حُكمُها أَمَهاً
إِنif خالَجَtroubles الشَكُّdoubt رَايَthe judgment of الحاذِقِthe skillful man الأَرِبِthe discerning
إِن خالَجَ الشَكُّ رَايَ الحاذِقِ الأَرِبِ
Keen blades decree, and their verdict takes effect [directly],
The sharp swords issue judgment, and their verdict strikes true,
If doubt troubles the judgment of the skillful, discerning man.
Whenever doubt clouds the vision of the cunning and wise.
وَلَيسَand not يَبنيbuilds العُلاeminence إِلّاexcept نَدىًgenerosity وَوَغىًand battle
وَلَيسَ يَبني العُلا إِلّا نَدىً وَوَغىً
هُماthe two المَعارِجُthe ladders لِلأَسنىto the loftiest مِنَof الرُتَبِranks
هُما المَعارِجُ لِلأَسنى مِنَ الرُتَبِ
And nothing builds eminence but generosity and battle;
High station is built by nothing save generosity and war;
These are the ladders to the loftiest ranks.
These two are the ladders to the most radiant of ranks.
وَمُشمَعِلٌّand a swift man أَخوpossessed of عَزمٍresolve يُشَيِّعُهُescorts him
وَمُشمَعِلٌّ أَخو عَزمٍ يُشَيِّعُهُ
قَلبٌa heart صَرومٌdecisive إِذاwhen ما(emphatic particle) هَمَّit resolves لَمnot يَهَبِfear
قَلبٌ صَرومٌ إِذا ما هَمَّ لَم يَهَبِ
And a swift man of resolve, escorted
A man of swift action, brother to resolve, guided by
By a decisive heart that fears not once it resolves.
A decisive heart that knows no fear once its course is set.
لِلَّهِfor God (admiring exclamation) طَلّابُan ardent pursuer of أَوتارٍvengeance أَعَدَّhe prepared لَهاfor it
لِلَّهِ طَلّابُ أَوتارٍ أَعَدَّ لَها
سَيراًa march حَثيثاًswift بِعَزمٍwith resolve غَيرِnot مُؤتَشِبِentangled
سَيراً حَثيثاً بِعَزمٍ غَيرِ مُؤتَشِبِ
How admirable the pursuer of vengeance, who prepared for it
By God, what a seeker of justice! He prepared for it
A swift march with unclouded resolve!
A relentless march driven by unadulterated resolve.
ذاكَthat الإِمامُimam الَّذيwho كادَتalmost عَزائِمُهُhis resolves
ذاكَ الإِمامُ الَّذي كادَت عَزائِمُهُ
تَسموrise بِهِwith him فَوقَabove هامِthe heads of النَسرِthe Eagle وَالقُطُبِand the Pole Star
تَسمو بِهِ فَوقَ هامِ النَسرِ وَالقُطُبِ
That imam whose resolves all but
That is the Imam whose soaring ambitions nearly
Bore him above the heads of the Eagle and the Pole Star:
Elevate him above the heads of the Eagle star and the Pole.
عَبدُʿAbd (servant of) العَزيزِal-ʿAziz (the Almighty) الَّذيwho ذَلَّتwere humbled لِسَطوَتِهِbefore his might
عَبدُ العَزيزِ الَّذي ذَلَّت لِسَطوَتِهِ
شوسُhaughty الجَبابِرِtyrants مِنamong عُجمٍnon-Arabs وَمِنand among عَرَبِArabs
شوسُ الجَبابِرِ مِن عُجمٍ وَمِن عَرَبِ
ʿAbd al-ʿAziz, before whose might were humbled
Abdulaziz, before whose might have humbled themselves
The haughty tyrants, non-Arabs and Arabs alike.
The proudest of tyrants, both foreign and Arab alike.
لَيثُlion of اللُيوثِlions أَخوcompanion of الهَيجاءِbattle مِسعَرُهاits kindler
لَيثُ اللُيوثِ أَخو الهَيجاءِ مِسعَرُها
السَيِّدُthe lord المُنجِبُof noble offspring اِبنُson of السادَةِthe lords النُحُبِthe illustrious
السَيِّدُ المُنجِبُ اِبنُ السادَةِ النُحُبِ
Lion of lions, companion and kindler of battle,
The Lion of Lions, brother of battle and its stoker,
The lord of noble offspring, son of illustrious lords.
The noble sire, scion of masters who were true to their vows.
قَومٌa people هُمُthey زينَةُthe adornment of الدُنياthe world وَبَهجَتُهاand its delight
قَومٌ هُمُ زينَةُ الدُنيا وَبَهجَتُها
وَهُمand they لَهاfor it عَمَدٌpillars مَمدودَةٌoutstretched in الطُنُبِtent ropes
وَهُم لَها عَمَدٌ مَمدودَةٌ الطُنُبِ
A people who are the world's adornment and delight,
A people who are the adornment of this world and its delight,
And its pillars, their tent ropes stretched wide.
Its sustaining pillars, with tent-ropes stretched far and wide.
لكِنَّbut شَمسَthe sun of مُلوكِthe kings of الأَرضِthe earth قاطِبَةًall together
لكِنَّ شَمسَ مُلوكِ الأَرضِ قاطِبَةً
عَبدُʿAbd (servant of) العَزيزِal-ʿAziz (the Almighty) بِلاwithout مَينٍfalsehood وَلاand without كَذِبِlying
عَبدُ العَزيزِ بِلا مَينٍ وَلا كَذِبِ
Yet the sun of all the kings of earth
Yet the very sun among all the kings of the earth
Is ʿAbd al-ʿAziz, without falsehood or lies.
Is Abdulaziz, in truth and without contradiction.
قادَhe led المَقانِبَthe cavalry squadrons يَكسوclothes الجَوَّthe air عَثيرُهاtheir dust
قادَ المَقانِبَ يَكسو الجَوَّ عَثيرُها
سَماءَa canopy مُرتَكِمٍpiled up مِنof نَقعِdust مُرتَكِبِmounting
سَماءَ مُرتَكِمٍ مِن نَقعِ مُرتَكِبِ
He led the cavalry squadrons, whose dust clothed the air
He led the squadrons, their dust cloaking the very air,
In a canopy of piled-up, mounting dust.
Forming a sky of dense clouds from the stir of charging hooves.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen وَرَدَتthey reached ماءَthe waters of الصَراةِal-Ṣarāt وَقَدand already
حَتّى إِذا وَرَدَت ماءَ الصَراةِ وَقَد
صارَتthey became لَواحِقَdrawn-in at أَقرابٍthe flanks مِنَfrom الشَغَبِstrife
صارَت لَواحِقَ أَقرابٍ مِنَ الشَغَبِ
Until they reached the waters of al-Ṣarāt, having
Until, when they reached the waters of Al-Sarat,
Grown gaunt-flanked from strife,
Their flanks grown lean and gaunt from the arduous trek,
قالَhe said النِزالُclose combat لَناfor us فيin الحَربِwar شِنشِنَةٌa customary trait
قالَ النِزالُ لَنا في الحَربِ شِنشِنَةٌ
نَمشيwe advance إِلَيهاtoward it وَلَوeven if جَثيناًkneeling عَلىon الرُكَبِthe knees
نَمشي إِلَيها وَلَو جَثيناً عَلى الرُكَبِ
He said: “Close combat is our custom in war;
He declared: "Combat is our ancient nature in war,"
We advance to it, even on bended knees.”
"We advance towards it, even if crawling upon our knees."
فَسارَso he marched مِنfrom نَفسِهِhimself فيin جَحفَلٍa mighty host حَرِدٍwrathful
فَسارَ مِن نَفسِهِ في جَحفَلٍ حَرِدٍ
وَسارَand he marched مِنfrom جَيشِهِhis army فيin عَسكَرٍan army لَجِبِclamorous
وَسارَ مِن جَيشِهِ في عَسكَرٍ لَجِبِ
So he marched, himself a wrathful host,
So he marched, a force unto himself within a furious legion,
And marched with his troops in a clamorous army,
Moving with his army amidst a clamorous host.
حَتّىuntil تَسَوَّرَhe scaled حيطاناًwalls وَأَبنِيَةًand buildings
حَتّى تَسَوَّرَ حيطاناً وَأَبنِيَةً
لَولاbut for القَضاءُdestiny لَماthey would not أُدرِكنَhave been reached بِالسَبَبِby a rope
لَولا القَضاءُ لَما أُدرِكنَ بِالسَبَبِ
Until he scaled walls and buildings
Until he scaled the high walls and the battlements—
Which, but for destiny, no rope could have reached.
Fortresses that no mere strategy could reach without Fate's decree.
لكِنَّهاbut it was عَزمَةٌa resolute deed مِنfrom فاتِكٍa daring man بَطَلٍa hero
لكِنَّها عَزمَةٌ مِن فاتِكٍ بَطَلٍ
حَمىhe guarded بِهاthrough it حَوزَةَthe domain of الإِسلامِIslam وَالحَسَبِand ancestral honor
حَمى بِها حَوزَةَ الإِسلامِ وَالحَسَبِ
But this was the resolve of a daring hero,
Yet it was the resolve of a fearless, heroic warrior,
By which he guarded Islam's domain and ancestral honor.
With which he defended the realm of Islam and ancestral honor.
فَبَيَّتَso he attacked by night القَومَthe people صَرعىfelled by خَمرِthe wine of نَومِهِمُtheir sleep
فَبَيَّتَ القَومَ صَرعى خَمرِ نَومِهِمُ
وَآخَرينَand others سُكارىdrunk بِاِبنَةِon the daughter of العِنَبِthe grape
وَآخَرينَ سُكارى بِاِبنَةِ العِنَبِ
He raided them by night, some felled by the wine of sleep,
He surprised the foe by night, laid low by the wine of sleep,
And others drunk on the daughter of the grape,
While others lay senseless, drunk on the daughter of the grape.
فيin لَيلَةٍa night شابَgrew gray قَبلَbefore الصُبحِdawn مَفرِقُهاits hair-parting
في لَيلَةٍ شابَ قَبلَ الصُبحِ مَفرِقُها
لَوif كانَit were تَعقِلُable to reason لَمnot تُملَكcould it be restrained مِنfrom الرُعُبِterror
لَو كانَ تَعقِلُ لَم تُملَك مِن الرُعُبِ
On a night whose crown grew gray before dawn;
In a night so terrifying, its hair turned gray before the dawn;
Had it understood, terror would have made it uncontrollable.
Had the night a mind, it would have lost all control from sheer terror.
أَلقَحتَهاyou impregnated it فيin هَزيعِa watch of اللَيلِthe night فَاِمتَخَضَتthen it went into labor
أَلقَحتَها في هَزيعِ اللَيلِ فَاِمتَخَضَت
قَبلَbefore الصَباحِmorning فَأَلقَتthen it brought forth بَيضَةَthe egg of الحُقُبِthe ages
قَبلَ الصَباحِ فَأَلقَت بَيضَةَ الحُقُبِ
You impregnated it in a watch of night; it went into labor
You impregnated the night in its darkest watch, and it labored
Before morning, and brought forth the egg of the ages.
Before morning broke, birthing an epoch-making event.
كانواthey were يَعُدّونَهاreckoning it نَحساًill-omened مُذَمَّمَةًblameworthy
كانوا يَعُدّونَها نَحساً مُذَمَّمَةً
وَاللَهُand God قَدَّرَهاordained it فَرّاجَةَa dispeller of الكُرَبِanguish
وَاللَهُ قَدَّرَها فَرّاجَةَ الكُرَبِ
They had deemed it ill-omened and blameworthy,
They had deemed such a night an omen of cursed ill-fortune,
But God ordained it to dispel anguish.
But God ordained it as the dispeller of all distress.
صَبَّpoured down الإِلهُGod عَلَيهِمupon them سَوطَthe scourge of مُنتَقِمٍan avenger
صَبَّ الإِلهُ عَلَيهِم سَوطَ مُنتَقِمٍ
مِنfrom كَفِّthe hand of مُحتَسِبٍone seeking divine reward لِلَّهِfor God مُرتَقِبِkeeping watch
مِن كَفِّ مُحتَسِبٍ لِلَّهِ مُرتَقِبِ
God poured down upon them an avenger's scourge,
The Almighty poured upon them the scourge of an avenger,
From the hand of one seeking God's reward, keeping watch.
Struck by the hand of a vigilant seeker of God's reward.
فيin أَوَّلِthe beginning of اللَيلِthe night فيin لَهوٍdiversion وَفيand in لَعِبٍplay
في أَوَّلِ اللَيلِ في لَهوٍ وَفي لَعِبٍ
وَآخِرِand at the end of اللَيلِthe night فيin وَيلٍwoe وَفيand in حَرَبِdespoilment
وَآخِرِ اللَيلِ في وَيلٍ وَفي حَرَبِ
At night's beginning, amid diversion and play;
At nightfall, they were immersed in amusement and play;
At night's end, amid woe and despoilment.
By night's end, they were engulfed in woe and ruin.
اللَهُGod أَكبَرُis greatest هذاthis الفَتحُconquest قَدindeed فُتِحَتhave been opened
اللَهُ أَكبَرُ هذا الفَتحُ قَد فُتِحَت
بِهِthrough it مِنَfrom اللَهِGod أَبوابٌdoors بِلاwithout حُجُبِveils
بِهِ مِنَ اللَهِ أَبوابٌ بِلا حُجُبِ
God is greatest! This conquest—there have been opened
Allahu Akbar! This is the victory by which have been flung open
Through it doors from God, without veils.
Divine gates from God, free of any veil or bar.
فَتحٌa conquest تُؤَرِّجُperfumes هذاthis الكَونَuniverse نَفتَحُهُwe open it (probably 'its fragrance')
فَتحٌ تُؤَرِّجُ هذا الكَونَ نَفتَحُهُ
وَيُلبِسُand clothes الأَرضَthe earth زِيَّthe garb of المارِحِthe reveler الطَرِبِthe joyful
وَيُلبِسُ الأَرضَ زِيَّ المارِحِ الطَرِبِ
A conquest whose [fragrance] perfumes this universe,
A victory whose fragrance perfumes the entire universe,
And clothes the earth in a joyful reveler's garb.
Clothing the earth in the raiment of jubilant joy.
فَتحٌa conquest بِهِthrough it أَضحَتِbecame الأَحساءُal-Ahsa طاهِرَةًpure
فَتحٌ بِهِ أَضحَتِ الأَحساءُ طاهِرَةً
مِنfrom رِجسِهاits defilement وَهيَwhile it was فيماin what مَرَّhad passed كَالجُنُبِlike one in major ritual impurity
مِن رِجسِها وَهيَ فيما مَرَّ كَالجُنُبِ
A conquest by which al-Ahsa became cleansed
A victory by which Al-Ahsa has been purified
Of its defilement, though before it was as one in major ritual impurity.
Of its defilement, having long lain in a state of impurity.
شُكراًgive thanks بَنيsons of هَجَرٍHajar لِلمُقرِنِيِّto al-Muqrini فَقَدfor indeed
شُكراً بَني هَجَرٍ لِلمُقرِنِيِّ فَقَد
مِنfrom قَبلِهِbefore him كُنتُمُyou were فيin هُوَّةِthe abyss of العَطَبِruin
مِن قَبلِهِ كُنتُمُ في هُوَّةِ العَطَبِ
Give thanks, sons of Hajar, to al-Muqrini, for
Give thanks, O sons of Hajar, to the descendant of Muqrin,
Before him you were in the abyss of ruin.
For before him, you were cast in the abyss of doom.
قَدindeed كُنتُمُyou were قَبلَهُbefore him نَهباًplunder بِمَضيَعَةٍin a forsaken place
قَد كُنتُمُ قَبلَهُ نَهباً بِمَضيَعَةٍ
ما(distributive particle) بَينَbetween مُفتَرَسٍone preyed upon مِنكُمamong you وَمُستَلَبِand one despoiled
ما بَينَ مُفتَرَسٍ مِنكُم وَمُستَلَبِ
Before him you had been plunder in a forsaken land,
Before his coming, you were plunder in a wasteland,
Some among you preyed upon, others despoiled.
Caught between the devoured and the dispossessed.
رومٌRūm تُحَكِّمُmake rule فيكُمover you رَايَthe judgment of ذيone possessing سَفَهٍfolly
رومٌ تُحَكِّمُ فيكُم رَايَ ذي سَفَهٍ
أَحكامَthe rulings of مُعتَقِدِa believer in التَثليثِthe Trinity وَالصُلُبِand crosses
أَحكامَ مُعتَقِدِ التَثليثِ وَالصُلُبِ
The Rūm made a fool's judgment rule over you:
Foreigners ruled you with the whims of fools,
The rulings of a believer in the Trinity and crosses.
Imposing laws like those who revere the Trinity and the Cross.
وَلِلأَعاريبِand for the Bedouins فيin أَموالِكُمyour wealth عَبَثٌwanton meddling
وَلِلأَعاريبِ في أَموالِكُم عَبَثٌ
يَمرونَكُمthey milk you مَريَthe milking of ذاتِa she-camel with الصِنورِthe restraining clamp فيduring الحَلَبِmilking
يَمرونَكُم مَريَ ذاتِ الصِنورِ في الحَلَبِ
And the Bedouins played havoc with your wealth,
While the wild Bedouins trifled with your wealth,
Milking you like a she-camel restrained with a clamp.
Milking you dry as one milks a beast with an iron claw.
وَقَبلَكُمand before you جُنَّwent mad نَجدٌNajd وَاِستُطيرَand panic swept بِهِthrough it
وَقَبلَكُم جُنَّ نَجدٌ وَاِستُطيرَ بِهِ
فَماذَهُso he treated it بِشِفارِwith the edges of البيضِbright swords وَاليَلَبِand armor
فَماذَهُ بِشِفارِ البيضِ وَاليَلَبِ
Before you, Najd went mad and was swept with panic;
Before your rescue, Najd too had gone mad with chaos,
He treated it with the edges of bright swords and armor.
Until he tamed it with the edges of white blades and steel.
شَوارِدٌwild strays قَيَّدَهاtethered them صِدقُthe steadfastness of عَزمِتهِhis resolve
شَوارِدٌ قَيَّدَها صِدقُ عَزمِتهِ
فَظَلنَso they remained يَرفُسنَkicking بَعدَafter الوَخدِswift striding وَالخَبَبِand trotting
فَظَلنَ يَرفُسنَ بَعدَ الوَخدِ وَالخَبَبِ
Wild strays his steadfast resolve had tethered,
Unruly strays, shackled by the truth of his resolve,
They kept kicking after their striding and trotting.
Left only to kick feebly after their wild, galloping flight.
مَلكٌa king يَؤودُburdens الرَواسيthe steadfast mountains حَملُthe weight of هِمَّتِهِhis ambition
مَلكٌ يَؤودُ الرَواسي حَملُ هِمَّتِهِ
لَوif كانَit were يُمكِنُpossible أَرفَتهُit would raise him (uncertain reading) إِلىto الشُهُبِthe shooting stars
لَو كانَ يُمكِنُ أَرفَتهُ إِلى الشُهُبِ
A king whose ambition's burden weighs down the steadfast mountains;
A king whose ambition weighs heavy upon the rooted mountains;
If it were possible, it would [raise him] to the shooting stars.
Were it possible, it would lift him to the very stars.
وَيَركَبُand he rides into الخَطبَperil لاnot يَدريhe knows نَواجِذَهُhis back teeth
وَيَركَبُ الخَطبَ لا يَدري نَواجِذَهُ
تَفتَرُّare bared عَنrevealing ظَفَرٍvictory فيin ذاكَthat أَوor شَجَبِdeath
تَفتَرُّ عَن ظَفَرٍ في ذاكَ أَو شَجَبِ
He rides into peril, not knowing whether his teeth
He mounts calamity, heedless of its bared fangs,
Will be bared in victory there, or in death.
Whether they grin with promise of victory or of doom.
إِذاwhen المُلكُkings اِستَلانواfind soft الفُرشَthe bedding وَاِتَّكَئواand recline
إِذا المُلكُ اِستَلانوا الفُرشَ وَاِتَّكَئوا
عَلىon الأَرائِكِcouches بَينَamid الخُرَّدِbashful maidens العُرُبِthe affectionate
عَلى الأَرائِكِ بَينَ الخُرَّدِ العُرُبِ
When kings seek soft bedding and recline
While other kings seek soft beds and recline at ease,
On couches amid bashful, affectionate maidens,
Upon couches amidst beautiful, bashful maidens,
فَفيthen in المَواضيkeen blades وَفيand in السُمرِbrown spears اللِدانِsupple وَفيand in الجُthe short-
فَفي المَواضي وَفي السُمرِ اللِدانِ وَفي الجُ
ردِ-haired الجِيادِfine steeds لَهُfor him شُغلٌoccupation عَنِaway from الطَرَبِrevelry
ردِ الجِيادِ لَهُ شُغلٌ عَنِ الطَرَبِ
In keen blades, in supple brown spears, and in short-
He finds in sharp blades, in pliable spears,
Haired, swift steeds he finds work that keeps him from revelry.
And in swift steeds, a labor that distracts him from pleasure.
ياO أَيُّهاyou المَلِكُking المَيمونُauspicious طائِرُهُhis omen-bird
يا أَيُّها المَلِكُ المَيمونُ طائِرُهُ
اِسمَعlisten هديتَmay you be guided مقالَthe words of الناصِحِthe counselor الحَدِبِthe solicitous
اِسمَع هديتَ مقالَ الناصِحِ الحَدِبِ
O king whose omen-bird is auspicious,
O King, whose omen is blessed and auspicious,
Listen—may you be guided—to a caring counselor's words.
Hear—may you be guided—the words of a compassionate advisor.
اِجعَلmake مُشيرَكَyour counselor فيin أَمرٍan undertaking تُحاوِلُهُyou attempt it
اِجعَل مُشيرَكَ في أَمرٍ تُحاوِلُهُ
مُهَذَّبَrefined in الرَأيِjudgment ذاpossessed of عِلمٍknowledge وَذاand possessed of أَدَبِgood breeding
مُهَذَّبَ الرَأيِ ذا عِلمٍ وَذا أَدَبِ
Let your counselor in an undertaking you attempt
Choose as your counselor in the affairs you pursue
Be refined in judgment, learned and well-mannered.
One of refined judgment, possessed of knowledge and culture.
وَقَدِّمِand put first الشَرعَsacred law ثُمَّthen السَيفَthe sword إِنَّهُماindeed the two
وَقَدِّمِ الشَرعَ ثُمَّ السَيفَ إِنَّهُما
قِوامُthe mainstay of ذاthis الخَلقِcreation فيat بَدءٍa beginning وَفيand at عَقِبِan end
قِوامُ ذا الخَلقِ في بَدءٍ وَفي عَقِبِ
Put sacred law first, then the sword; these two
Prioritize the Holy Law, and only then the sword; for they are
Are the mainstay of humankind, from first to last.
The pillars of this creation, from the beginning to the end.
هُماthe two الدَواءُthe remedy لِأَقوامٍfor peoples إِذاwhen صَعَرَتturn aside in pride
هُما الدَواءُ لِأَقوامٍ إِذا صَعَرَت
خُدودُهُمtheir cheeks وَاِستَحَقّواand they deserve صَولَةَthe onslaught of الغَضَبِwrath
خُدودُهُم وَاِستَحَقّوا صَولَةَ الغَضَبِ
They are the cure for peoples when
They are the cure for people when their cheeks turn
Their cheeks turn aside in pride and they deserve wrath's onslaught.
In arrogance, and they deserve the assault of wrath.
وَاِستَعمِلِand exercise العَفوَpardon عَمَّنtoward whoever لاno نَصيرَhelper لَهُfor him
وَاِستَعمِلِ العَفوَ عَمَّن لا نَصيرَ لَهُ
إِلّاexcept الإِلهُGod فَذاكَfor that is العِزُّhonor فَاِحتَسِبِso seek God's reward
إِلّا الإِلهُ فَذاكَ العِزُّ فَاِحتَسِبِ
Grant pardon to those who have no helper
But exercise pardon toward him who has no helper
But God: that is honor, so seek His reward.
Save God alone—for that is true glory; so seek His reward.
وَاِعقِدand bind مَعَwith اللَهِGod عَزماًa firm resolve لِلجِهادِfor jihad فَقَدfor indeed
وَاِعقِد مَعَ اللَهِ عَزماً لِلجِهادِ فَقَد
أوتيتَyou have been granted نَصراًvictory عَزيزاًmighty فَاِستَقِمso remain steadfast وَثِبِand leap forward
أوتيتَ نَصراً عَزيزاً فَاِستَقِم وَثِبِ
Bind yourself to a resolve with God for jihad, for you have
Forge a covenant with God for struggle and Jihad,
Been granted mighty victory; stand steadfast and spring forward.
For you have been granted a mighty victory; so stand firm and leap forward.
وَأَكرِمِand honor العُلَماءِthe scholars العامِلينَwho act on their knowledge وَكُنand be
وَأَكرِمِ العُلَماءِ العامِلينَ وَكُن
بِهِمtoward them رَحيماًmerciful تَجِدهُyou will find it خَيْرَthe best مُنقَلَبِoutcome
بِهِم رَحيماً تَجِدهُ خَيْرَ مُنقَلَبِ
Honor scholars who act on their knowledge, and be
Honor the scholars who practice what they preach, and be
Merciful toward them; you will find it the best outcome.
Merciful to them; you shall find it the best of investments.
وَاِحذَرand beware أُناساًpeople أَصارُواwho have made العِلمَknowledge مَدرَجَةًa stairway
وَاِحذَر أُناساً أَصارُوا العِلمَ مَدرَجَةً
لِماto what يُرَجّونَthey hope for مِنof جاهٍprestige وَمِنand of نَشَبِwealth
لِما يُرَجّونَ مِن جاهٍ وَمِن نَشَبِ
Beware of people who make knowledge a stairway
But beware of those who have turned knowledge into a ladder
To the prestige and wealth they hope to gain.
To reach the status and worldly wealth they crave.
هذاthis وَفيand within عِلمِكَyour knowledge المَكنونِhidden جَوهَرُهُits gem
هذا وَفي عِلمِكَ المَكنونِ جَوهَرُهُ
ماthat which كانَwould يُغنيكَspare you عَنfrom تَذكيرa reminder by مُحتَسِبِone seeking God's reward
ما كانَ يُغنيكَ عَن تَذكير مُحتَسِبِ
This said, within your knowledge, whose gem lies hidden,
This I say, though in your wisdom—its essence deeply hidden—
Is what would spare you a reminder from one seeking God's reward.
Lies enough to dispense with the reminders of a well-wisher.
وَخُذand take شَوارِدَfar-ranging pieces of أَبياتٍverses مُثَقَّفَةٍfinely honed
وَخُذ شَوارِدَ أَبياتٍ مُثَقَّفَةٍ
كَأَنَّهاas though they دُرَرٌare pearls فُصِّلنَset off بِالذَهَبِwith gold
كَأَنَّها دُرَرٌ فُصِّلنَ بِالذَهَبِ
And take these far-ranging verses, finely honed,
Accept these roaming verses, polished and refined,
As though they were pearls set off with gold.
As if they were pearls set in intervals of gold.
زَهَتthey shone بِمَدحِكَwith praise of you حَتّىuntil قالَsaid سامِعُهاtheir hearer
زَهَت بِمَدحِكَ حَتّى قالَ سامِعُها
اللَهُGod أَكبَرُis greatest كُلُّall الحُسنِbeauty فيamong العَرَبِthe Arabs
اللَهُ أَكبَرُ كُلُّ الحُسنِ في العَرَبِ
They shone with your praise, until their hearer said:
They glow with pride in your praise, until the listener cries:
“God is greatest! All beauty is among the Arabs.”
"Allahu Akbar! All beauty resides within the Arabs."
ثُمَّthen الصَلاةُblessing وَتَسليمُand salutation of الإِلهِGod عَلىupon
ثُمَّ الصَلاةُ وَتَسليمُ الإِلهِ عَلى
مَنthe one whom خَصَّهُfavored him اللَهُGod بِالأَسنىwith the loftiest مِنَof الكُتُبِbooks
مَن خَصَّهُ اللَهُ بِالأَسنى مِنَ الكُتُبِ
Then God's blessings and peace be upon
Then, may the prayers and peace of God be upon
The one God favored with the loftiest of books,
The one God distinguished with the most radiant of Books;
المُصطَفىthe chosen one مِنfrom أَرومٍa lineage طابَwas pure عُنصُرُهاits stock
المُصطَفى مِن أَرومٍ طابَ عُنصُرُها
مُحَمَّدِMuhammad الطاهِرِthe pure بنِson of الطاهِرِone pure in النَسَبِlineage
مُحَمَّدِ الطاهِرِ بنِ الطاهِرِ النَسَبِ
The chosen one, from a lineage whose stock is pure,
The Chosen One, from a lineage whose root is pure,
Muhammad the pure, son of one of pure descent,
Muhammad the Pure, of immaculate descent.
وَالآلِand the family وَالصَحبِand the companions ماas long as ناحَتmourns مُطَوَّقَةٌa ring-dove
وَالآلِ وَالصَحبِ ما ناحَت مُطَوَّقَةٌ
وَماand as long as حَدَchants to urge onward الرَعدُthunder بِالهاميto the rain-pouring ones مِنَof السُحُبِthe clouds
وَما حَدَ الرَعدُ بِالهامي مِنَ السُحُبِ
And his family and companions, as long as a ring-dove mourns,
And upon his Family and Companions, so long as the ring-dove coos,
And as long as thunder chants to the rain-pouring clouds.
And thunder drives the pouring rain from the clouds.
Gemini 3.5 Flash is a user-supplied attribution. The original record does not identify its model.