كَذَبَت أُرُبّا حِينَ أَنكَرَتِ السَّما

كَذَبَت أُرُبّا حِينَ أَنكَرَتِ السَّما

كشَّافُها لِقُلُوبِها ذاتِ العَمى

كشَّافُها لِقُلُوبِها ذاتِ العَمى

Europe lied when the sky was denied

The Arabs have lied in denying the sky

by its explorers to its blind hearts.

Their revealer to their blind hearts

إِنَّ السَّماءَ لِلُطفِها كَزُجاجَةٍ

إِنَّ السَّماءَ لِلُطفِها كَزُجاجَةٍ

تَخفَى لَدَى الجارِي فَجرِّب تَعلَما

تَخفَى لَدَى الجارِي فَجرِّب تَعلَما

Indeed, the sky, in its fineness, is like a piece of glass

Indeed the sky in its subtlety is like a bottle

that disappears in flowing water; try it, and you will know.

Hidden to the servant, so try and you will know

واقرَأ لِتُهدى آيَةَ الصَّرحِ الَّذي

واقرَأ لِتُهدى آيَةَ الصَّرحِ الَّذي

سَوَّى سُلَيمانٌ عَلى حُوتٍ وَما

سَوَّى سُلَيمانٌ عَلى حُوتٍ وَما

And read, to be guided, the verse about the palace that

And read to be guided the verse of the palace which

Solomon built over fish and water.

Solomon built upon a whale and what

وَانظُر إِلى الصَّرحِ اختَفَى مَعَ قُربِهِ

وَانظُر إِلى الصَّرحِ اختَفَى مَعَ قُربِهِ

فكَيفَ لا تَخفَى عَلى بُعدٍ سَما

فكَيفَ لا تَخفَى عَلى بُعدٍ سَما

And look at the palace: it vanished despite its nearness;

And look to the palace, it disappeared despite its nearness

how, then, should the sky not be hidden at a distance?

So how can it not be hidden from a distance, O sky

لَكِن غُبارُ الجَوِّ يُخفِي لُطفَها

لَكِن غُبارُ الجَوِّ يُخفِي لُطفَها

فَلِذا أُرِيناها إِراءً مُحكَما

فَلِذا أُرِيناها إِراءً مُحكَما

But the dust of the air conceals its fineness,

But the dust of the air hides its subtlety

so we have been shown it with assured clarity.

Thus we see it firmly established

وَاعلَم إِذا قَد سُلِّمَت هَذِي لَهُم

وَاعلَم إِذا قَد سُلِّمَت هَذِي لَهُم

فالدِّينُ قَد جَثُّوهُ جَثّاً مُعظَما

فالدِّينُ قَد جَثُّوهُ جَثّاً مُعظَما

And know: if this is indeed conceded to them,

And know when this is surrendered to them

then they have uprooted religion with a mighty uprooting.

They have undermined religion, how greatly

وَانظُر وَراجِع بَعدَما قَد حَرَّفُوا

وَانظُر وَراجِع بَعدَما قَد حَرَّفُوا

آيَ الكِتابِ تَعَنُّتاً وَتَعَظُّما

آيَ الكِتابِ تَعَنُّتاً وَتَعَظُّما

And look and reconsider, after they have distorted

And look and examine after they have distorted

the verses of the Book out of obstinacy and arrogance.

The verses of the Book obstinately and arrogantly

بَل كَذَّبُوا الرُّسلَ الكِرامَ وَجَهَّلُوا

بَل كَذَّبُوا الرُّسلَ الكِرامَ وَجَهَّلُوا

خَيرَ الأَنامِ مُحَمَّداً ما أَعظَما

خَيرَ الأَنامِ مُحَمَّداً ما أَعظَما

Rather, they called the noble messengers liars and deemed ignorant

Rather, they denied the noble messengers and insulted

the best of humankind, Muhammad—how great!

The best of creations, Muhammad—how tremendous

هَل كانَ يُدعى واحِدٌ مِنهُم عَلَى

هَل كانَ يُدعى واحِدٌ مِنهُم عَلَى

هَذِي الجَرائِمِ في الشَّريعَةِ مُسلِما

هَذِي الجَرائِمِ في الشَّريعَةِ مُسلِما

Could any one of them be called, with

Would any one of them be called upon these crimes

these crimes, a Muslim under the sacred law?

In Islamic law a Muslim?

سُحقاً لَها مِن فِرقَة خَدَّاعَةٍ

سُحقاً لَها مِن فِرقَة خَدَّاعَةٍ

سَحَرُوا غَبِيّاً مُؤمِناً مُستَسلِما

سَحَرُوا غَبِيّاً مُؤمِناً مُستَسلِما

Perdition to it—what a deceitful faction!

Damned is this deceitful sect

They bewitched a foolish, submissive believer.

Who have bewitched a foolish, believing Muslim

مَه لا تُعَظِّم زُخرُفاً خَدَعُوا بِهِ

مَه لا تُعَظِّم زُخرُفاً خَدَعُوا بِهِ

قَد كانَ نَقضُهُمُ الشَّريعَةَ أَعظَما

قَد كانَ نَقضُهُمُ الشَّريعَةَ أَعظَما

Stop! Do not exalt the glitter they used to deceive.

Don't respect the trappings they have deceived with

Indeed, their violation of the sacred law was greater.

Their violation of Islamic law was even greater

باعُوا الشَّريعَةَ لِلأَعادِي بِالدُّنا

باعُوا الشَّريعَةَ لِلأَعادِي بِالدُّنا

وَاستَبدَلُوا عاراً بِها والمَأثَمَا

وَاستَبدَلُوا عاراً بِها والمَأثَمَا

They sold the sacred law to the enemies for worldly gain,

They sold the Shariah to the enemies for worldly gain

and took disgrace and sin in exchange for it.

And replaced it with shame and sin

جاهِدهُمُ إِن كُنتَ عَبداً مُؤمِناً

جاهِدهُمُ إِن كُنتَ عَبداً مُؤمِناً

إِنَّ الدِّفاعَ عَنِ الشَّريعَةِ حُتِّما

إِنَّ الدِّفاعَ عَنِ الشَّريعَةِ حُتِّما

Strive against them if you are a believing servant.

Struggle against them if you are a believing servant

Indeed, defending the sacred law has been made obligatory.

Defending the Shariah is obligatory