لَعَمريby my life إِنّيindeed I يَومَthe day when أَجعَلُI make جاهِداًstriving earnestly
لَعَمري إِنّي يَومَ أَجعَلُ جاهِداً
ضِماراًDimar لِرَبِّto the Lord العالَمينَthe worlds مُشارِكاa partner
ضِماراً لِرَبِّ العالَمينَ مُشارِكا
By my life, when I earnestly set up
Dimar as a partner to the Lord of all worlds,
وَتَركيand my forsaking رَسولَthe Messenger اللَهِGod وَالأَوسُand the Aws حَولَهُaround him
وَتَركي رَسولَ اللَهِ وَالأَوسُ حَولَهُ
أُولَئِكَthose أَنصارٌhelpers لَهُfor him ماwhat! (exclamatory) أُولَئِكاthose
أُولَئِكَ أَنصارٌ لَهُ ما أُولَئِكا
and forsake God's Messenger, with the Aws around him—
those are his helpers—what helpers they are!—
كَتارِكِlike one leaving سَهلِlevel ground الأَرضِthe earth وَالحَزنَand rugged ground يَبتَغيhe seeks
كَتارِكِ سَهلِ الأَرضِ وَالحَزنَ يَبتَغي
لِيَسلُكَso he may follow فيin غَيبِthe unseen aspects الأُمورِaffairs المَسالِكاthe paths
لِيَسلُكَ في غَيبِ الأُمورِ المَسالِكا
I am like one who leaves level ground and seeks rugged terrain,
to follow paths through the unseen course of things.
فَآمَنتُso I believed بِاللَهِin God الَّذيwho أَناI عَبدُهُHis servant
فَآمَنتُ بِاللَهِ الَّذي أَنا عَبدُهُ
وَخالَفتُand I opposed مَنwhoever أَمسىcame to be يُريدُseeking المَمالِكاthe kingdoms
وَخالَفتُ مَن أَمسى يُريدُ المَمالِكا
So I believed in God, whose servant I am,
and opposed whoever had come to seek kingdoms.
وَوَجَّهتُand I turned وَجهيmy face نَحوَtoward مَكَّةَMecca قاصِداًpurposefully
وَوَجَّهتُ وَجهي نَحوَ مَكَّةَ قاصِداً
وَتابَعتُand I followed بَينَbetween الأَخشَبَينِthe two Akhshab mountains المُبارَكاthe blessed one
وَتابَعتُ بَينَ الأَخشَبَينِ المُبارَكا
And I turned my face purposefully toward Mecca,
and followed the blessed one between the two Akhshab mountains.
نَبِيٌّa prophet أَتاناcame to us بَعدَafter عيسىJesus بِناطِقٍwith a speaking revelation
نَبِيٌّ أَتانا بَعدَ عيسى بِناطِقٍ
مِنَof الحَقِّthe truth فيهِin it الفَصلُdecisive judgment مِنهُfrom Him كَذَلِكاlikewise
مِنَ الحَقِّ فيهِ الفَصلُ مِنهُ كَذَلِكا
A prophet came to us after Jesus with a speaking revelation
of truth, containing decisive judgment, likewise from Him.
أَميناًtrustworthy عَلىover الفُرقانِthe Criterion (Furqan) أَوَّلَthe first شافِعٍintercessor
أَميناً عَلى الفُرقانِ أَوَّلَ شافِعٍ
وَآخِرَand the last مَبعوثٍone sent forth يُجيبُanswers المَلائِكاthe angels
وَآخِرَ مَبعوثٍ يُجيبُ المَلائِكا
A faithful guardian of the Furqan, the first intercessor,
and the last messenger sent forth, who answers the angels.
تَلافىhe restored عُرىthe bonds الإِسلامِIslam بَعدَafter اِنفِصامِهاtheir breaking apart
تَلافى عُرى الإِسلامِ بَعدَ اِنفِصامِها
فَأَحكَمَهاso he made them firm حَتّىuntil أَقامَhe established المَناسِكاthe rites
فَأَحكَمَها حَتّى أَقامَ المَناسِكا
He restored the bonds of Islam after they had broken,
then made them firm until he established the rites.
رَأَيتُكَI saw you ياO خَيرَbest البَرِيَّةِcreation كُلِّهاall of it
رَأَيتُكَ يا خَيرَ البَرِيَّةِ كُلِّها
تَوَسَّطتَyou took the central place فيin القُربىkinship مِنَof المَجدِglory مالِكاpossessing
تَوَسَّطتَ في القُربى مِنَ المَجدِ مالِكا
I saw you, O best of all creation,
standing at the heart of kinship, possessed of glory.
سَبَقتَهُمُyou outstripped them بِالمَجدِin glory وَالجودِand generosity وَالعُلاand eminence
سَبَقتَهُمُ بِالمَجدِ وَالجودِ وَالعُلا
وَبِالغايَةِand at the goal القُصوىthe farthest تَفوتُyou outstrip السَنابِكاthe hooves
وَبِالغايَةِ القُصوى تَفوتُ السَنابِكا
You outstripped them in glory, generosity, and eminence,
and at the farthest goal you outstrip the hooves.
فَأَنتَso you المُصَفّىthe choicest مِنfrom قُرَيشٍQuraysh إِذاwhen سَمَتrose high
فَأَنتَ المُصَفّى مِن قُرَيشٍ إِذا سَمَت
غَلاصِمُهاher throats تَبغيseeking القُرومَthe mighty bull camels الفَوارِكاthe scornful ones
غَلاصِمُها تَبغي القُرومَ الفَوارِكا
So you are the choicest of Quraysh, when aloft rise
her throats, seeking the mighty, scornful bull camels.
Sol 6.1