لِيَهنmay it gladden بَنِيthe sons of الإِسلامِIslam فَجرٌa dawn مِنَof الهُدىguidance
لِيَهن بَنِي الإِسلامِ فَجرٌ مِنَ الهُدى
مَحاerased نُورُهُits light لَيلَthe night of المَكارِهِhardships مُذsince بَداit appeared
مَحا نُورُهُ لَيلَ المَكارِهِ مُذ بَدا
May a dawn of guidance gladden the sons of Islam,
its light has erased the night of hardships since it appeared.
وَيَهنِيهُمُand may it gladden them حِفظُsafeguarding الثُغورِthe frontiers وَطيبَةٍand Taybah
وَيَهنِيهُمُ حِفظُ الثُغورِ وَطيبَةٍ
وَأُمِّand the Mother of القُرىTowns لاmay not عانَقَتهاembrace her يَدُthe hand of الرَّدىdeath
وَأُمِّ القُرى لا عانَقَتها يَدُ الرَّدى
And may safeguarding the frontiers and Taybah gladden them,
and Umm al-Qura—may the hand of death never embrace her.
بعَزمِthrough the resolve of إِمامٍan imam ثَبَّتَmade firm اللَّهGod أمرَهُhis authority
بعَزمِ إِمامٍ ثَبَّتَ اللَّه أمرَهُ
وَأَورَثَهُand He endowed him with حِلماًforbearance وَرَأياًand judgment مُسَدَّداrightly guided
وَأَورَثَهُ حِلماً وَرَأياً مُسَدَّدا
Through the resolve of an imam whose authority God made firm,
and whom He endowed with forbearance and sound judgment.
وَقَلَّدَهُand entrusted him with المَولىthe Lord رِعايَةَthe care of خَلقِهِHis creatures
وَقَلَّدَهُ المَولى رِعايَةَ خَلقِهِ
فَأَعطاهُso He gave him عِلماًknowledge كافِياًsufficient for ماwhat تَقَلَّداhe undertook
فَأَعطاهُ عِلماً كافِياً ما تَقَلَّدا
The Lord entrusted him with caring for His creatures,
and gave him knowledge sufficient for what he undertook.
فَكانَتso were مُلُوكُthe kings of الأَرضِthe earth شاهِدَةًwitnesses لهُfor him
فَكانَت مُلُوكُ الأَرضِ شاهِدَةً لهُ
بأَنto the fact that كانَhe was فيin فَنِّthe art of السِّياسَةِgovernance أَوحَداunequaled
بأَن كانَ في فَنِّ السِّياسَةِ أَوحَدا
So the kings of the earth bore witness for him
that he was unequaled in the art of governance.
إِذاwhen رَاعَتِterrified الأَعداءَthe enemies هَيبَةُthe awe of جُندِهِhis army
إِذا رَاعَتِ الأَعداءَ هَيبَةُ جُندِهِ
عَلاهُمhe overcame them بِرَأيٍwith judgment كانَthat was أَمضَىmore incisive وَأَجوَداand finer
عَلاهُم بِرَأيٍ كانَ أَمضَى وَأَجوَدا
When the awe of his army terrified his enemies,
he overcame them with judgment sharper and finer still.
يكادُhe almost لِحُسنِthrough the soundness of الرَّأيِjudgment يُدرِكُperceives يَومَهُin his present day
يكادُ لِحُسنِ الرَّأيِ يُدرِكُ يَومَهُ
بِظَنٍّwith a surmise صدُوقٍunerring مُنتَهىthe outcome of أَمرِهِhis affairs غَداtomorrow
بِظَنٍّ صدُوقٍ مُنتَهى أَمرِهِ غَدا
So sound is his judgment that he can almost discern today,
with unerring foresight, the outcome of his affairs tomorrow.
حكيمٌwise بِأطرافِin the aspects of الأمورِaffairs إِذاwhen التَوَتthey become tangled
حكيمٌ بِأطرافِ الأمورِ إِذا التَوَت
يَفُكُّhe unravels بِحلمٍwith forbearance ماwhat التَوَىhas twisted وَتَعَقَّداand become knotted
يَفُكُّ بِحلمٍ ما التَوَى وَتَعَقَّدا
Wise in the intricacies of affairs, when they grow tangled,
he unravels with forbearance whatever twists and knots.
فأَعداهُمُso their enemies طاشَتreeled وَحارَتand were bewildered عُقُولُهُمtheir minds
فأَعداهُمُ طاشَت وَحارَت عُقُولُهُم
فكُلُّfor every جِهاتٍquarter مِنهُfrom him تُهدِيbrings لَهاto them الرَّدىdeath
فكُلُّ جِهاتٍ مِنهُ تُهدِي لَها الرَّدى
So their enemies' minds reeled and grew bewildered,
for every quarter from him brings them death.
عَلَىdespite أَنَّهُhis being أَحلَىthe sweetest of المُلُوكِkings لَطافَةًin gentleness
عَلَى أَنَّهُ أَحلَى المُلُوكِ لَطافَةً
وَأَحسَنُهُمand the finest of them بِشراًin cheerfulness وَأَجزَلُهُمand the most lavish of them نَدىin generosity
وَأَحسَنُهُم بِشراً وَأَجزَلُهُم نَدى
Yet he is the sweetest of kings in gentleness,
the most cheerful and most lavish in generosity,
وَأَوصَلُهُمand the most faithful of them رَحماًto kinship وَأَشرَفُهُمand the noblest of them سَناًin splendor
وَأَوصَلُهُم رَحماً وَأَشرَفُهُم سَناً
وَأَوسَعُهُمand the broadest of them عَفواًin pardon وَأَقدَرُهُمand the most powerful of them يَداof hand
وَأَوسَعُهُم عَفواً وَأَقدَرُهُم يَدا
the most faithful to kinship, the noblest in splendor,
the most abundant in pardon and most powerful of hand,
وَأَعظَمُهُمand the greatest of them عِندَwhen الحِفاظِdefending honor حَفِيظَةًin protective zeal
وَأَعظَمُهُم عِندَ الحِفاظِ حَفِيظَةً
وَأَكثَرُهُمand the most devoted of them عِندَbefore الإِلهِGod تَعَبُّداin worship
وَأَكثَرُهُم عِندَ الإِلهِ تَعَبُّدا
the greatest in protective zeal when honor is at stake,
and the most devoted in worship before God,
وَأَنصَرُهُمand their foremost champion لِلشَّرعِof sacred law مِنwith غَيرِno مِريَةٍdoubt
وَأَنصَرُهُم لِلشَّرعِ مِن غَيرِ مِريَةٍ
وَأَقوَمُهُمand the steadiest of them سَيراًin conduct عَلَىalong سُنَنِthe paths of الهُدىguidance
وَأَقوَمُهُم سَيراً عَلَى سُنَنِ الهُدى
the foremost champion of sacred law, without doubt,
and the steadiest in following the paths of guidance,
وَأَعلاهُمُand the highest of them هَمّاًin aspiration وَقَدراًand in rank وَهَيبةًand in awe
وَأَعلاهُمُ هَمّاً وَقَدراً وَهَيبةً
وَأَقوَاهُمُand the strongest of them دَفعاًin repelling لِقارِعَةِthe onslaught of العِداthe enemy
وَأَقوَاهُمُ دَفعاً لِقارِعَةِ العِدا
the highest in aspiration, rank, and awe,
and the strongest in repelling the enemy's onslaught.
مآثِرُglories عنfrom آبائِهِhis forefathers الصيِّدِthe noble نالَهاhe attained them
مآثِرُ عن آبائِهِ الصيِّدِ نالَها
وقَدand indeed زادَهُincreased him in الرَّحمنُthe All-Merciful فَضلاًexcellence وَسُؤدَداand eminence
وقَد زادَهُ الرَّحمنُ فَضلاً وَسُؤدَدا
These are glories he inherited from his noble forefathers,
and the All-Merciful has increased his excellence and eminence.
بهِthrough him حَرَسَguarded اللَّهGod الجَزِيرَةَthe Peninsula فاغتَدَتso it became
بهِ حَرَسَ اللَّه الجَزِيرَةَ فاغتَدَت
أَعَزَّharder عَلَىfor الأَعداءِthe enemies نَيلاًto reach وَأَبعداand farther away
أَعَزَّ عَلَى الأَعداءِ نَيلاً وَأَبعدا
Through him God guarded the Peninsula, and it became
harder for enemies to seize and farther beyond their reach.
وَكانَتand had يَدُthe hand of الإِفرنجِthe Franks مَدَّتstretched لأَهلِهاtoward its people
وَكانَت يَدُ الإِفرنجِ مَدَّت لأَهلِها
مِنَof البَغيِoppression كَيداًa plot يُشبِهُresembling اللَّيلَthe night أَسوَداblack
مِنَ البَغيِ كَيداً يُشبِهُ اللَّيلَ أَسوَدا
The Franks' hand had extended against her people
a plot of oppression, black as the night.
فأَشرَقَthen he shone كالبَدرِlike the full moon المُنيرِradiant بأُفقِهِon its horizon
فأَشرَقَ كالبَدرِ المُنيرِ بأُفقِهِ
فأَصبَحَso became ليلُthe night of البَغيِoppression عنهاfrom her مُشَرَّداdriven away
فأَصبَحَ ليلُ البَغيِ عنها مُشَرَّدا
Then he shone like the radiant full moon on its horizon,
and the night of oppression was driven away from her.
فقُلso say لبَنِيto the sons of الإِسلامِIslam يَهنِيكُمُmay it gladden you بِهِthrough him
فقُل لبَنِي الإِسلامِ يَهنِيكُمُ بِهِ
مَساعِيthe endeavors of إِمامٍan imam أَثبَتَتhave established فوقكُمover you يَداa hand
مَساعِي إِمامٍ أَثبَتَت فوقكُم يَدا
So tell the sons of Islam: May you rejoice, through him,
in an imam's endeavors that have set a hand over you.
فأَدُّواso render لَهُto him شُكراًthanks وَقُومُواand rise بِنَصرِهِin his support
فأَدُّوا لَهُ شُكراً وَقُومُوا بِنَصرِهِ
بكُلِّby every سَبيلٍmeans وَارتَضُوهand accept him المُقَلَّداas the entrusted ruler
بكُلِّ سَبيلٍ وَارتَضُوه المُقَلَّدا
Give him thanks, then, and rise to support him
by every means, and accept him as the one entrusted with rule.
وَقُولُواand say لَهُto him أَنتَyou are المُسَوَّدُthe acknowledged leader وَالَّذيand the one who
وَقُولُوا لَهُ أَنتَ المُسَوَّدُ وَالَّذي
يكُونُshall be لَهُfor him التَّقديمُprecedence وَصفاًas a distinction مُخَلَّداeverlasting
يكُونُ لَهُ التَّقديمُ وَصفاً مُخَلَّدا
Tell him: You are the acknowledged leader, the one
whose precedence shall be an enduring distinction.
وَقولُواand say لِعُبّادِto the worshippers of الصَّليبِthe cross تَقَهقَرُواretreat
وَقولُوا لِعُبّادِ الصَّليبِ تَقَهقَرُوا
وَكُفُّواand desist عَنِfrom الإِسلامِIslam كَفّاًdesisting مُؤَبَّداpermanently
وَكُفُّوا عَنِ الإِسلامِ كَفّاً مُؤَبَّدا
And tell the worshippers of the cross: Retreat,
and leave Islam alone forever.
فَذِيfor this is أُمَّةٌa nation رَبُّthe Lord of البَرِيَّةِcreation لَمnever يَزَلhas ceased
فَذِي أُمَّةٌ رَبُّ البَرِيَّةِ لَم يَزَل
يُقيمُraises up لهاfor it مِنهاfrom it إِماماًan imam مُجَدِّداbringing renewal
يُقيمُ لها مِنها إِماماً مُجَدِّدا
For this is a nation: the Lord of creation has never ceased
raising up for it, from its own ranks, an imam who brings renewal.
وَلَيسَتand not خُرافاتُthe fables of التَّمَدُّنِcivilization بينَكُمamong you
وَلَيسَت خُرافاتُ التَّمَدُّنِ بينَكُم
خَدَعتُمyou deceived بِهَاwith them الحَمقىthe fools غَبِيّاًwitless وَأَنكَداand wretched
خَدَعتُم بِهَا الحَمقى غَبِيّاً وَأَنكَدا
These are not the fables of civilization among you,
with which you deceived the fools, witless and wretched;
وَلَكِنَّهاbut they are آياتُsigns حَقٍّof truth بِأَمرِهاat their command
وَلَكِنَّها آياتُ حَقٍّ بِأَمرِها
نُعِيدُwe renew عَلَيكُمagainst you بأسَthe fury of قَتلٍkilling مُجَدَّداanew
نُعِيدُ عَلَيكُم بأسَ قَتلٍ مُجَدَّدا
rather, they are signs of truth, at whose command
we renew against you the fury of killing.
بأَيديby the hands of كِرامٍnoble men مُخلِصينَsincerely devoted لِرَبِّهمto their Lord
بأَيدي كِرامٍ مُخلِصينَ لِرَبِّهم
يَبيعُونَthey sell دُنياهُمtheir worldly life بأَعلَىfor what is higher وَأَبعَداand farther beyond
يَبيعُونَ دُنياهُم بأَعلَى وَأَبعَدا
By the hands of noble men sincerely devoted to their Lord,
who trade their worldly life for what is higher and farther beyond.
وَأَنتُمand you عَلِمتُمknow ماnot لكُمfor you فيagainst مِثالِناthe likes of us
وَأَنتُم عَلِمتُم ما لكُم في مِثالِنا
مُصابَرَةٌsteadfast endurance إِذwhen يُجعَلُis made الشَّرعُsacred law مَقصِداthe aim
مُصابَرَةٌ إِذ يُجعَلُ الشَّرعُ مَقصِدا
And you know you cannot match the likes of us
in steadfast endurance when sacred law is made the goal.
وَأُنهِيand I convey سَلاماًa greeting of peace للأمامِto the imam مُبَتَّلاsincerely devoted
وَأُنهِي سَلاماً للأمامِ مُبَتَّلا
أَلَذَّsweeter مِنَthan الشّهدِhoney الصَّريحِpure وَأَجوَداand finer
أَلَذَّ مِنَ الشّهدِ الصَّريحِ وَأَجوَدا
And I convey to the imam a greeting of devotion,
sweeter than pure honey, and finer.
نُهَنِّيكَwe congratulate you شُكراًgratefully بَلrather نُهَنِّيwe congratulate نُفُوسَناourselves
نُهَنِّيكَ شُكراً بَل نُهَنِّي نُفُوسَنا
بِحِفظِon safeguarding بِلادِthe lands of اللَّهِGod مُستَنزِلِthe sender-down of الهُدىguidance
بِحِفظِ بِلادِ اللَّهِ مُستَنزِلِ الهُدى
We gratefully congratulate you—rather, we congratulate ourselves—
for safeguarding the lands of God, who sends down guidance.
وَعَالَجتَهاand you treated them عَنout of حِكمَةٍwisdom وَسِياسَةٍand statecraft
وَعَالَجتَها عَن حِكمَةٍ وَسِياسَةٍ
فَنَحَّيتَso you removed عَنَهاfrom them داءَهاtheir disease المُتَجَسِّداembodied
فَنَحَّيتَ عَنَها داءَها المُتَجَسِّدا
You treated them with wisdom and statecraft,
and removed from them their embodied disease.
فلاso may never زِلتَyou cease تُهدِيto offer كُلَّevery يَومٍday مُؤَثِّراًsomething consequential
فلا زِلتَ تُهدِي كُلَّ يَومٍ مُؤَثِّراً
وَدَولَتُكَand your state العُظمىmighty تَزِيدُgrows عَلَىover المَدىthe course of time
وَدَولَتُكَ العُظمى تَزِيدُ عَلَى المَدى
May you ever offer something of consequence each day,
while your mighty realm grows with time.
فيَاso O أَيُّهاyou الشَّهمُthe gallant الكَريمُthe generous تَعَطُّفاًshow compassion
فيَا أَيُّها الشَّهمُ الكَريمُ تَعَطُّفاً
عَلَىto أَهلِthe people of بَيتِthe House of اللَّهِGod شُكراًin gratitude لِمَنto Him who هَدىguided
عَلَى أَهلِ بَيتِ اللَّهِ شُكراً لِمَن هَدى
O gallant, generous man, show compassion
to the people of God's House, in gratitude to Him who guided.
كَذَلِكَlikewise سُكَّانُthe inhabitants of المَدِينَةِMedina إِنَّهُمfor they
كَذَلِكَ سُكَّانُ المَدِينَةِ إِنَّهُم
لَهُمthey have حَرَمٌa sanctuary يَرعَاهُprotects it كلُّeveryone مَنwho اهتَدىis rightly guided
لَهُم حَرَمٌ يَرعَاهُ كلُّ مَن اهتَدى
Likewise to the inhabitants of Medina, for they
have a sanctuary protected by all who are rightly guided.
تَعَهَّدcare for بإِحسانٍwith kindness فَقِيراًa poor man وَعالِماًand a scholar
تَعَهَّد بإِحسانٍ فَقِيراً وَعالِماً
فأَكرَمُfor the noblest جَذبِwinning of الناسِpeople ماthat which كانَis عَنthrough نَدىgenerosity
فأَكرَمُ جَذبِ الناسِ ما كانَ عَن نَدى
Care kindly for the poor man and the scholar,
for the noblest way to win people is through generosity.
وَإِنَّاand we indeed لَكُمfor you دَاعُونَare praying بالغَيبِin your absence خِفيَةًsecretly
وَإِنَّا لَكُم دَاعُونَ بالغَيبِ خِفيَةً
مَحَبَّةَout of love for دِينٍthe faith لاnot لِنَحظَىso we gain favor وَنُحسَداand we be envied
مَحَبَّةَ دِينٍ لا لِنَحظَى وَنُحسَدا
We pray for you, in your absence and in secret,
out of love for the faith, not to gain favor and be envied.
وَنَهوىand we desire بأَنَّthat الأَرضَthe earth تُعطِيكَgive you حُكمَهاits rule
وَنَهوى بأَنَّ الأَرضَ تُعطِيكَ حُكمَها
وَيُجمَعُand be gathered شَملُthe ranks of المُسلِمينthe Muslims كَماas بَداit first appeared
وَيُجمَعُ شَملُ المُسلِمين كَما بَدا
We long for the earth to yield you its rule,
and for the Muslims to be gathered together as at first.
وَإِنَّكَand indeed you ذُوpossess عَطفٍkindness عَلَيهِمtoward them وَرَأفَةٍand compassion
وَإِنَّكَ ذُو عَطفٍ عَلَيهِم وَرَأفَةٍ
تُرَبِّيهِمُyou nurture them بالبَأسِwith sternness وَالعَطفِand kindness والنَّدىand generosity
تُرَبِّيهِمُ بالبَأسِ وَالعَطفِ والنَّدى
You have kindness and compassion for them,
nurturing them with sternness, kindness, and generosity.
وَتَهجُرُand you forgo غَمضَthe closing of eyes in النَّومِsleep والناسُwhile the people نُوَّمٌare sleeping
وَتَهجُرُ غَمضَ النَّومِ والناسُ نُوَّمٌ
لِتَدفَعَso you may repel عَنهُمfrom them وارِدَthe approach of الخَوفِfear وَالرَّدىand death
لِتَدفَعَ عَنهُم وارِدَ الخَوفِ وَالرَّدى
You forgo closing your eyes in sleep while people slumber,
to ward off from them approaching fear and death.
وَتَأبىand you refuse لَذيذاًwhat is delicious مِنof طَعامٍfood وَمَشرَبٍand drink
وَتَأبى لَذيذاً مِن طَعامٍ وَمَشرَبٍ
لِتَضرِبَso you may strike بالغاراتِwith raids فيin أَوجُهِthe faces of العِداthe enemy
لِتَضرِبَ بالغاراتِ في أَوجُهِ العِدا
You refuse delicious food and drink,
to launch raids in the faces of the enemy.
حَبيبيَmy beloved هَلhave ...? أَبقَيتَyou left لِلنَّاسِfor people مَشغَلاًan occupation
حَبيبيَ هَل أَبقَيتَ لِلنَّاسِ مَشغَلاً
سِوىother than دَعَواتٍsupplications قائِمينَstanding وَسُجَّداand prostrate
سِوى دَعَواتٍ قائِمينَ وَسُجَّدا
My beloved, have you left people any occupation
other than supplications, standing and prostrate?
وَإِنَّكَand indeed you قَدindeed وُلِّيتَhave been appointed فِيناover us مُوَفَّقاًgranted success
وَإِنَّكَ قَد وُلِّيتَ فِينا مُوَفَّقاً
مُهاباًheld in awe جَليلاًexalted ذاpossessing وَقارٍdignity مُسَدَّداrightly guided
مُهاباً جَليلاً ذا وَقارٍ مُسَدَّدا
You have indeed been appointed over us, granted success,
held in awe, exalted, dignified, and rightly guided.
فتىًa young man عَمَّembraced كلَّall النَّاسِpeople إِنصافُهُhis fairness بِهِمtoward them
فتىً عَمَّ كلَّ النَّاسِ إِنصافُهُ بِهِم
فَماso no أَحَدٌone إِلاbut عَنِfrom البَغيِoppression أَخلَداhas turned away
فَما أَحَدٌ إِلا عَنِ البَغيِ أَخلَدا
A young man whose just treatment has embraced all people,
so none has failed to turn away from oppression.
فَأَدناهُمُso the lowliest of them أَعلاهُمُis the highest of them عِندَregarding حَقِّهِhis right
فَأَدناهُمُ أَعلاهُمُ عِندَ حَقِّهِ
وَأَعلاهُمُand the highest of them أَدناهُمُis the lowliest of them إِنif تَمَرَّدَاhe rebels
وَأَعلاهُمُ أَدناهُمُ إِن تَمَرَّدَا
The lowliest among them is highest when his right is at stake,
and the highest among them is lowest if he rebels.
جَرىproceeded جَريُكَyour course العَالِيlofty بوافِيwith consummate سِياسَةٍstatecraft
جَرى جَريُكَ العَالِي بوافِي سِياسَةٍ
وَحِكمَةِand the wisdom of ذِيone possessing عِلمٍknowledge وَهَيبَةِand the awe of أَمجَداone most noble
وَحِكمَةِ ذِي عِلمٍ وَهَيبَةِ أَمجَدا
Your lofty course has proceeded with consummate statecraft,
and a scholar's wisdom and the awe of one most noble.
وَلَمand not نَكُwe were نَدرِيaware قبلَهُbefore him أَنَّthat وَقتَناour age
وَلَم نَكُ نَدرِي قبلَهُ أَنَّ وَقتَنا
حَوَىcontained مِثلَthe like of هَذاthis السَّيدِlord الشَّهمِgallant سَيِّداa lord
حَوَى مِثلَ هَذا السَّيدِ الشَّهمِ سَيِّدا
Before him, we did not know that our age
held a lord to match this gallant lord.
وَثَمَّand there لَناwe have شَكوىa complaint مِنَagainst الوَقتِthe times فارعَهَاso attend to it
وَثَمَّ لَنا شَكوى مِنَ الوَقتِ فارعَهَا
تكُنyou will be بِدُعاءِby the prayers of المُسلمينَthe Muslims مُؤَيَّداsupported
تكُن بِدُعاءِ المُسلمينَ مُؤَيَّدا
We have a grievance against the times; attend to it,
and you will be supported by the Muslims' prayers.
خَدائِعُdeceptions أَعداءٍof enemies تُسَمّىare called تَمَدُّناcivilization
خَدائِعُ أَعداءٍ تُسَمّى تَمَدُّنا
تَبُثُّspreading عَلَىagainst الإِسلامِIslam شَرّاًevil مُفَنَّداdiscredited
تَبُثُّ عَلَى الإِسلامِ شَرّاً مُفَنَّدا
Enemies' deceptions are called civilization,
spreading a discredited evil against Islam.
مَدارِسُschools قامَتarose فِتنَةًas a temptation وَخَديعَةًand a deception
مَدارِسُ قامَت فِتنَةً وَخَديعَةً
فَتَعلِيمُهاfor their teaching زُورٌis falsehood وَتَهذيبُهاand their refinement رَدىis ruin
فَتَعلِيمُها زُورٌ وَتَهذيبُها رَدى
Schools have arisen as a temptation and a deception;
their teaching is falsehood, and their refinement is ruin.
فَغَرُّواso they deceived بهاwith them الحَمقَىthe fools إِلىuntil أَنthat تَجاذَبَتthey vied with one another
فَغَرُّوا بها الحَمقَى إِلى أَن تَجاذَبَت
وَعَمَّتand they spread عُمُوماًuniversally لاnot يُقاسُcan be measured لَهُfor it مَدىan extent
وَعَمَّت عُمُوماً لا يُقاسُ لَهُ مَدى
They duped the fools with them, until they vied with one another,
and spread so widely that their reach cannot be measured.
فَنأملُso we hope for بَسطَthe wielding of السَّيفِthe sword حَتّىuntil تُزِيلَهاyou remove them
فَنأملُ بَسطَ السَّيفِ حَتّى تُزِيلَها
وَتَقطَعَand cut away مِنهاfrom them أَصلَهاtheir root المُتمَدِّداspreading
وَتَقطَعَ مِنها أَصلَها المُتمَدِّدا
So we hope you will wield the sword until you remove them,
and sever their spreading root,
وَتَحرقَand burn تَأليفاتهاtheir writings فَهيَfor they قَدhave already سَرَتcirculated
وَتَحرقَ تَأليفاتها فَهيَ قَد سَرَت
وَتَزجُرَand deter عَنfrom تَقويمِهاupholding them وَتُهَدِّداand threaten
وَتَزجُرَ عَن تَقويمِها وَتُهَدِّدا
and burn their writings, for they have already circulated,
and deter people from upholding them, and issue threats.
أَنالَكُمُmay grant you النَّصرَvictory المُبينَmanifest إِلهُكُمyour God
أَنالَكُمُ النَّصرَ المُبينَ إِلهُكُم
وَأَلزَمَكُمand bind you to ماas long as دُمتُمُyou live سُبُلَthe paths of الهُدىguidance
وَأَلزَمَكُم ما دُمتُمُ سُبُلَ الهُدى
May your God grant you manifest victory,
and bind you, as long as you live, to the paths of guidance.
Sol 6.1