مَن مُبلِغُ الأَقوامَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً

مَن مُبلِغُ الأَقوامَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً

رَسولَ الإِلَهِ راشِدٌ حَيثُ يَمَّما

رَسولَ الإِلَهِ راشِدٌ حَيثُ يَمَّما

Who will tell the peoples that Muhammad,

Who will inform the people that Muhammad

the Messenger of God, is rightly guided wherever he turns?

Is the Messenger of God, rightly guided wherever he turns?

دَعا رَبَّهُ وَاِستَنصَر اللَهَ وَحدَهُ

دَعا رَبَّهُ وَاِستَنصَر اللَهَ وَحدَهُ

فَأَصبَحَ قَد وَفىّ إِلَيهِ وَأَنعَما

فَأَصبَحَ قَد وَفىّ إِلَيهِ وَأَنعَما

He called upon his Lord and sought help from God alone,

He called upon his Lord and sought help from Allah alone,

so by morning He had kept faith with him and bestowed His favor.

So by morning he had fulfilled his wish and was blessed.

سَرَينا وَواعَدنا قُدَيداً مُحَمَّداً

سَرَينا وَواعَدنا قُدَيداً مُحَمَّداً

يَؤُمُّ بِنا أَمراً مِنَ اللَهِ مُحكَما

يَؤُمُّ بِنا أَمراً مِنَ اللَهِ مُحكَما

We traveled by night and arranged to meet Muhammad at Qudayd,

We agreed and promised Muhammad,

as he led us toward a purpose firmly ordained by God.

That he would lead us in a matter decreed by Allah.

تَمارَوا بِنا في الفَجرِ حَتّى تَبَيَّنوا

تَمارَوا بِنا في الفَجرِ حَتّى تَبَيَّنوا

مَعَ الفَجرِ فِتياناً وَغاباً مُقَوَّما

مَعَ الفَجرِ فِتياناً وَغاباً مُقَوَّما

They doubted us at dawn, until they discerned

They contended with us at dawn until it was clear

young men in the dawn, and a forest of upright spears.

That with the dawn there were young men and elders, resolute.

عَلى الخَيلِ مَشدُوداً عَلَينا دُروعُنا

عَلى الخَيلِ مَشدُوداً عَلَينا دُروعُنا

وَرَجلاً كَدُفّاعِ الأَتِيِّ عَرَمرَما

وَرَجلاً كَدُفّاعِ الأَتِيِّ عَرَمرَما

On horseback, our coats of mail strapped upon us,

On horses with coats of mail drawn tight upon us,

and foot soldiers, a vast host like a torrent's surge.

And legs like the constant striking of fire stones.

فَإِنَّ سَراةَ الحَيِّ إِن كُنتَ سائِلاً

فَإِنَّ سَراةَ الحَيِّ إِن كُنتَ سائِلاً

سُلَيمٌ وَفيهِم مِنهُم مَن تَسَلَّما

سُلَيمٌ وَفيهِم مِنهُم مَن تَسَلَّما

For the chieftains of the tribe, if you ask,

For the horsemen of the living, if you are asking,

are Sulaym, and among them are some of their own who embraced Islam.

Are the Sulaym and among them are those who have submitted.

وَجُندٌ مِنَ الأَنصارِ لا يَخذُلونَهُ

وَجُندٌ مِنَ الأَنصارِ لا يَخذُلونَهُ

أَطاعوا فَما يَعصونَهُ ما تَكَلَّما

أَطاعوا فَما يَعصونَهُ ما تَكَلَّما

And a force of the Ansar who do not forsake him;

And an army of the Helpers who will not fail him,

they obeyed and never defied him whenever he spoke.

They obeyed and never disobeyed him while he spoke.

فَإِن تَكُ قَد أَمَّرتَ في القَومِ خالِداً

فَإِن تَكُ قَد أَمَّرتَ في القَومِ خالِداً

وَقَدَّمتَهُ فَإِنَّهُ قَد تَقَدَّما

وَقَدَّمتَهُ فَإِنَّهُ قَد تَقَدَّما

So if you have appointed Khalid commander among the people,

So if you have indeed established Khalid

and put him in the lead, then he has indeed advanced,

And put him forward, he has indeed stepped forward

بِجُندٍ هَداهُ اللَهُ أَنتَ أَميرُهُ

بِجُندٍ هَداهُ اللَهُ أَنتَ أَميرُهُ

تُصيبُ بِهِ في الحَقِّ مَن كانَ أَظلَما

تُصيبُ بِهِ في الحَقِّ مَن كانَ أَظلَما

with a force God has guided, whose commander you are,

With an army Allah has guided. You are its commander,

you strike with it, in the cause of right, whoever has been most unjust.

Achieving with it truth against whoever was more unjust.

حَلَفتُ يَميناً بَرَّةً لِمُحَمَّدٍ

حَلَفتُ يَميناً بَرَّةً لِمُحَمَّدٍ

فَأَكمَلتُها أَلفاً مِنَ الخَيلِ مُلجَما

فَأَكمَلتُها أَلفاً مِنَ الخَيلِ مُلجَما

I swore a sincere oath to Muhammad,

I swore a solemn oath by Muhammad

so I fulfilled it with a thousand bridled horses.

That I would complete it with a thousand bridled horses.

وَقالَ نَبِيُّ المُؤمِنينَ تَقَدَّموا

وَقالَ نَبِيُّ المُؤمِنينَ تَقَدَّموا

وَحُبَّ إِلَينا أَن نَكونَ المُقَدَّما

وَحُبَّ إِلَينا أَن نَكونَ المُقَدَّما

And the Prophet of the believers said, “Advance!”

The Prophet of the Believers said "Step forward!"

And it was dear to us to be foremost.

And it was more beloved to us that we would be first.

وَبِتنا بِنَهيِ المُستَديرِ وَلَم يَكُن

وَبِتنا بِنَهيِ المُستَديرِ وَلَم يَكُن

بِنا الخَوفُ إِلاّ رَغبَةً وَتَحَزُّما

بِنا الخَوفُ إِلاّ رَغبَةً وَتَحَزُّما

And we spent the night by the pool of al-Mustadir; there was

We stayed by the tent of the Prophet and there was not

no fear in us, only eagerness and firm resolve.

In us fear, only zeal and preparedness.

أَطَعناكَ حَتّى أَسلَمَ الناسُ كُلُّهُم

أَطَعناكَ حَتّى أَسلَمَ الناسُ كُلُّهُم

وَحَتّى صَبَحنا الجَمعَ أَهلَ يَلَملَما

وَحَتّى صَبَحنا الجَمعَ أَهلَ يَلَملَما

We obeyed you until all the people embraced Islam,

We obeyed you until all the people submitted

and until we raided at dawn the host, the people of Yalamlam.

And until we, in the morning, were a people covered in blood.

يَضِلُّ الحِصانُ الأَبلَقُ الوَردُ وَسطَهُ

يَضِلُّ الحِصانُ الأَبلَقُ الوَردُ وَسطَهُ

وَلا يَطمَئِنُّ الشَيخُ حَتّى يُسَوَّما

وَلا يَطمَئِنُّ الشَيخُ حَتّى يُسَوَّما

The piebald, rose-red stallion loses its way in its midst,

The dapple-gray horse wanders amidst the roses and is not soothed

and the elder does not rest easy until he is marked.

Until it is led with a halter and bridle.

سَمَونا لَهُم وِردَ القَطا زَفَّهُ ضُحىً

سَمَونا لَهُم وِردَ القَطا زَفَّهُ ضُحىً

وَكُلٌّ نَراهُ عَن أَخيهِ قَد أَحجَما

وَكُلٌّ نَراهُ عَن أَخيهِ قَد أَحجَما

We advanced upon them like sandgrouse rushing to water, driven on at midmorning,

We let them come to the meadow of battle, driving them at dawn,

and each one we saw had drawn back from his brother.

And we saw each of them turn away from his brother.

لَدُن غُدوَةً حَتّى تَرَكنا عَشِيَّةً

لَدُن غُدوَةً حَتّى تَرَكنا عَشِيَّةً

حُنَيناً وَقَد سالَت مَدامِعُهُ دَما

حُنَيناً وَقَد سالَت مَدامِعُهُ دَما

From early morning until, at evening, we left

From morn till leaving at night,

Hunayn, its tear-ducts already streaming blood.

Moaning, with tears flowing from them blood.

إِذا شِئتَ مِن كُلٍّ رَأَيتَ طِمرَّةً

إِذا شِئتَ مِن كُلٍّ رَأَيتَ طِمرَّةً

وَفارِسَها يِهوي وَرُمحاً مُحَطَّما

وَفارِسَها يِهوي وَرُمحاً مُحَطَّما

If you wished, on every side you could see a swift mare,

Whenever you wish, you see from each a piece

and her rider falling, and a shattered spear.

And its horseman swaying with a broken lance.

وَقَد أَحرَزَت مِنّا هَوازِنُ سَربَها

وَقَد أَحرَزَت مِنّا هَوازِنُ سَربَها

وَحُبَّ إِلَيها أَن نَخيبَ وَنُحرَما

وَحُبَّ إِلَيها أَن نَخيبَ وَنُحرَما

And Hawazin had secured their people against us,

The Hawazin have gained their share from us

and they were pleased that we should fail and be deprived.

And they prefer that we fail and are deprived.

أَصَبنا قُرَيشاً غَثَّها وَسَمينَها

أَصَبنا قُرَيشاً غَثَّها وَسَمينَها

وَأَنعَمَ حِفظاً بِالَهَمِ فَتَكَلَّما

وَأَنعَمَ حِفظاً بِالَهَمِ فَتَكَلَّما

We struck Quraysh, their lean and their fat,

We obtained the riffraff and fattened ones of Quraysh

and he took careful heed, with concern, then spoke.

And He blessed us with grief's preservation and silence.

فَما كانَ مِنها كانَ أَمراً شَهِدتُهُ

فَما كانَ مِنها كانَ أَمراً شَهِدتُهُ

وَساعَدتُ فيهِ بِالَّذي كانَ أَحزَما

وَساعَدتُ فيهِ بِالَّذي كانَ أَحزَما

So whatever came of it was a matter I witnessed,

What was of it was a matter I witnessed

and I helped in it by doing what was most prudent.

And aided in it with the one who was most decisive.

وَيَومٍ إِلى موسى تَلاقَت جِيادُنا

وَيَومٍ إِلى موسى تَلاقَت جِيادُنا

قَبائِلَ مِن نَصرٍ وَرَهطِ اِبنِ أَسلَما

قَبائِلَ مِن نَصرٍ وَرَهطِ اِبنِ أَسلَما

And one day, toward Musa, our steeds encountered

And a day to Moses our steeds converged

tribes of Nasr and the clan of Ibn Aslam.

Against tribes of Nasr and the clan of Ibn Aslam.

فَما أَدرَكَ الأَوتارَ إِلا سُيوفُنا

فَما أَدرَكَ الأَوتارَ إِلا سُيوفُنا

وَإِلا رِماحاً نَستَدِرُّ بِها الدِّما

وَإِلا رِماحاً نَستَدِرُّ بِها الدِّما

Nothing settled the blood-debts but our swords,

They did not attain the tent ropes but our swords did,

and spears with which we draw forth blood.

And spears with which we spill blood.