مواكبprocessions خيرٍof goodness، موكبa procession إثرَموكبafter a procession
مواكب خيرٍ، موكب إثرَموكب
ومَشْرِقُand a sunrise حَقof truth لمnot يدنسْbe sullied بمغربِby sunset
ومَشْرِقُ حَق لم يدنسْ بمغربِ
Processions of goodness, one procession after another,
Caravans of goodness, a caravan in the footsteps of a caravan
And a sunrise of truth unsullied by sunset,
And the dawn of truth has not been tainted by sunset
ودوحةُand a spreading tree حبof love ظلتْshaded كلَّevery راحلٍtraveler
ودوحةُ حب ظلتْ كلَّ راحلٍ
منfrom الشمسthe sun فيin قيظscorching summer heat الأسىof sorrow المتلهبِblazing
من الشمس في قيظ الأسى المتلهبِ
And a spreading tree of love that shaded every traveler
And the oasis of love remained for every traveler
From the sun, amid sorrow's blazing summer heat.
Like the sun in the burning grief of sorrow
مواكبُprocessions، سارتْset out منfrom حراءٍHira، مجالهاtheir course
مواكبُ، سارتْ من حراءٍ، مجالها
معat البدءِthe beginning مكيٌّMeccan، وفيand at الختمthe end يثربيof Yathrib
مع البدءِ مكيٌّ، وفي الختم يثربي
Processions that set out from Hira, whose course
Caravans, they traveled from Hira', their beauty
Was in Mecca at the outset, and in Yathrib at the close.
Is Meccan at the beginning, and Medinan at the end
تألقتshone البطحاءُAl-Batha لماwhen تنسمتْbreathed in
تألقت البطحاءُ لما تنسمتْ
شذاهاtheir fragrance وألقتْand cast نظرةَthe gaze المتوثبِof one poised to leap
شذاها وألقتْ نظرةَ المتوثبِ
Al-Batha shone when it breathed in
Al-Baṭḥā’ shone when it was scented
Their fragrance, and cast the gaze of one poised to leap.
With its fragrance, and it glanced with the look of the energetic
مواكبُprocessions، آياتُverses الكتابِof the Book دليلهاtheir guide
مواكبُ، آياتُ الكتابِ دليلها
ومؤنسهاand their comforting companion فيon دربهاtheir path سنةُthe way النبيof the Prophet
ومؤنسها في دربها سنةُ النبي
Processions whose guide is the Book's verses,
Caravans, the verses of the Book are its guide
And whose comforting companion on their path is the Prophet's way.
And its companion on its path is the Sunnah of the Prophet
سرتْcoursed فيthrough عروقthe veins الكونof the universe منهاfrom them بشائرٌglad tidings
سرتْ في عروق الكون منها بشائرٌ
وهزَّتْand shook لهاfor them الآفاقُthe horizons أشرفَthe noblest منكبِshoulder
وهزَّتْ لها الآفاقُ أشرفَ منكبِ
Glad tidings from them coursed through the universe's veins,
Good tidings flowed through the veins of the universe
And the horizons shook their noblest shoulder for them.
And the horizons shook for it the most noble nod
ترقىrose بهاthrough them فيin المجدglory كلُّevery مصدقٍbeliever
ترقى بها في المجد كلُّ مصدقٍ
وخابتْand failed مساعيthe efforts كلُّof every غاوٍmisguided one مكذِّبِdenier
وخابتْ مساعي كلُّ غاوٍ مكذِّبِ
Every believer rose through them in glory,
Every truthful person ascends with it in glory
And every misguided denier's efforts failed.
And the efforts of every deviant liar are foiled
مواكبprocessions لمnot تحملْcarry سوىexcept كلevery عاقلٍperson of reason
مواكب لم تحملْ سوى كل عاقلٍ
رشيدٍsound in judgment خبيرٍknowledgeable بالأمورin affairs مجرِّبِexperienced
رشيدٍ خبيرٍ بالأمور مجرِّبِ
Processions that carried none but people of reason,
Caravans carried only every sensible,
Sound in judgment, versed in affairs, and experienced.
Righteous, expert in matters, experienced one
تخلفَlagged عنهاbehind them كلevery مستهزئٍmocker بهاof them
تخلفَ عنها كل مستهزئٍ بها
وقصَّرand fell short عنهاof them سعيthe striving كلof every مذبذبwaverer
وقصَّر عنها سعي كل مذبذب
Everyone who mocked them lagged behind,
Every mocker, doubter fell behind it
And every waverer's striving fell short of them.
And the effort of every waverer fell short of it
لهاfor them فيwithin رحابthe precincts البيتِof the House دعوةُa prayer ساجدٍof a prostrate worshipper
لها في رحاب البيتِ دعوةُ ساجدٍ
ودمعةُand a tear مشتاقٍof one who longs، وصوتُand a voice مرحبِof one welcoming
ودمعةُ مشتاقٍ، وصوتُ مرحبِ
They have, within the House's precincts, a prostrate worshipper's prayer,
In the courtyards of the House there is for it the supplication of a prostrator
And a yearning one's tear, and a voice of welcome.
And the tear of a yearner, and the voice of a welcomer
وفيand in طيبةِTaybah الهاديof the guide البشيرthe bearer of glad tidings لهاthey have يدٌa hand
وفي طيبةِ الهادي البشير لها يدٌ
تمدُّreaches out بريحانٍwith sweet basil إلىto المتطيِّبِone who perfumes himself
تمدُّ بريحانٍ إلى المتطيِّبِ
And in Taybah of the guiding bearer of glad tidings, they have a hand
And in the fragrance of the guiding giver of good tidings there is for it a hand
That reaches out with sweet basil to one seeking fragrance.
That offers basil to the one seeking perfume
وتنبتُand grow فيin نجدٍNajd بواسقُthe lofty ones نخلهاof their palms
وتنبتُ في نجدٍ بواسقُ نخلها
ويخصبُand grows fertile فيin صحرائهاtheir desert كلُّevery مجدبِbarren place
ويخصبُ في صحرائها كلُّ مجدبِ
And their lofty palms grow in Najd,
And its towering date palms grow in Najd
And every barren place in their desert grows fertile.
And every barren land flourishes in its deserts
وتسريand drift إلىtoward الآفاقِthe horizons منهاfrom them نسائمٌbreezes
وتسري إلى الآفاقِ منها نسائمٌ
تقربbring near أربابَpeople of الصلاحِrighteousness وتجتبيand choose
تقرب أربابَ الصلاحِ وتجتبي
And breezes from them drift toward the horizons,
Breezes emanate from it to the horizons
Drawing the people of righteousness near and choosing them.
Bringing closer the people of righteousness and choosing them
علىupon الأمرenjoining بالمعروفِof what is right شادتْbuilt حصونهاtheir fortresses
على الأمر بالمعروفِ شادتْ حصونها
حصوناًfortresses علىupon أسوارهاtheir walls الغيمُthe clouds يحتبيsit with knees clasped
حصوناً على أسوارها الغيمُ يحتبي
On enjoining what is right, they built their fortresses,
It erected on the command of good virtues fortresses
Fortresses upon whose walls the clouds sit with knees clasped.
Upon whose walls the clouds take shelter
وتلقىand meet ذُراهاtheir summits الأنجمthe stars الزُّهرُbright فيin الدُّجىthe darkness
وتلقى ذُراها الأنجم الزُّهرُ في الدُّجى
ويلقيand casts إليهاtoward them البدرُthe full moon نظرةَa glance معجبِof an admirer
ويلقي إليها البدرُ نظرةَ معجبِ
And the bright stars meet their summits in the darkness,
Its seeds are met by stars in the darkness
And the full moon casts them an admiring glance.
And the full moon glance at it admiringly
وترسمُand draws عينُthe eye الشمسِof the sun منهاfrom them شعاعهاits radiance
وترسمُ عينُ الشمسِ منها شعاعها
فيهربُso flees منfrom أضوائهاtheir lights كلُّevery غيهبِdeep darkness
فيهربُ من أضوائها كلُّ غيهبِ
And the sun's eye draws its radiance from them,
The eye of the sun outlines its rays from it
So all deep darkness flees their lights.
So all darkness escapes from its lights
كأنيas though I أرىsee الأمجادَthe glories منfrom شرفاتهاtheir balconies
كأني أرى الأمجادَ من شرفاتها
تطلُّlooking out، تناديناcalling us نداءَa call تحببِof affection:
تطلُّ، تنادينا نداءَ تحببِ:
It is as though I see the glories from their balconies,
As if I see glory looking out from its balconies
Looking out, calling us with an affectionate call:
Calling us an endearing call:
خذواtake منfrom لسانيmy tongue اليومَtoday حكمةَthe wisdom ناصحٍof a sincere adviser
خذوا من لساني اليومَ حكمةَ ناصحٍ
بغيرin anything other than معانيthe meanings الحقِّof truth لمnot يتشربِbe steeped
بغير معاني الحقِّ لم يتشربِ
Take from my tongue today the wisdom of a sincere adviser,
Take from my tongue today the advice of an advisor
Who has been steeped in nothing but the meanings of truth.
Without the meanings of truth it has not been quenched
منfrom الأمرenjoining بالمعروفof what is right والخيرand goodness أشرقتْshone
من الأمر بالمعروف والخير أشرقتْ
علىupon الناسthe people شمسٌa sun وجههاits face لمnot يغيَّبِbe obscured
على الناس شمسٌ وجهها لم يغيَّبِ
From enjoining what is right and good, there shone
The command of good emanated upon people from it
Upon the people a sun whose face was never obscured.
A sun whose face has not been absent
نعمyes ياO نداءَcall المجدof glory فيin أذنِthe ear المدىof the vast expanse
نعم يا نداءَ المجد في أذنِ المدى
نفضتَyou shook off غبارَthe dust الوهمof illusion عنfrom ذهنa mind متعبِweary
نفضتَ غبارَ الوهم عن ذهن متعبِ
Yes, O call of glory in the ear of the vast expanse,
Yes, O call of glory in the ear of eternity
You shook the dust of illusion from a weary mind.
You have shaken off the dust of illusion from a weary mind
هوit is الأمرenjoining بالمعروفof what is right يرشدُguides لاهياًa heedless one
هو الأمر بالمعروف يرشدُ لاهياً
وينقذهand rescues him منfrom طبعهِhis nature المتقلَّبِfickle
وينقذه من طبعهِ المتقلَّبِ
It is enjoining what is right that guides the heedless one,
It is the command of good that guides the confused one
And rescues him from his fickle nature.
And saves him from his fickle nature
هوit is الأمرenjoining بالمعروفof what is right يصرفaverts منكراًa wrong
هو الأمر بالمعروف يصرف منكراً
ويكشفand exposes دعوىthe claim كلof every ذئبwolf وثعلبِand fox
ويكشف دعوى كل ذئب وثعلبِ
It is enjoining what is right that wards off wrongdoing,
It is the command of good that diverts the forbidden
And exposes the claim of every wolf and fox.
And exposes the claim of every wolf and fox
رسالةُthe message كلof all الأنبياءِthe prophets، فماso what الذيthat which
رسالةُ كل الأنبياءِ، فما الذي
دهاbefell القومَthe people حتىso that أبرزواthey displayed وجهَthe face مغضبِof an angry person؟!
دها القومَ حتى أبرزوا وجهَ مغضبِ؟!
The message of all the prophets—so what was it
The message of all the prophets, so what
That befell the people, making them show an angry face?!
Made people resent it until they showed an angry face?!
وماand not الأمرenjoining بالمعروفof what is right إلاexcept شعيرةٌa sacred observance
وما الأمر بالمعروف إلا شعيرةٌ
لهاit has مطلبٌan aim يسموrises علىabove كلِّevery مطلبِaim
لها مطلبٌ يسمو على كلِّ مطلبِ
And enjoining what is right is but a sacred observance,
The command of good is nothing but a symbol
Whose aim rises above every other aim.
With a demand that rises above all demands
وقدand indeed سرَّناpleased us فيin مهبطthe place of descent الوحيof revelation أنهاthat it
وقد سرَّنا في مهبط الوحي أنها
تميزناsets us apart فيin الواقعthe reality المتغربِWesternized
تميزنا في الواقع المتغربِ
And it has pleased us, in the place where revelation descended, that it
And we were delighted in the place of revelation that it
Sets us apart amid a Westernized reality.
Distinguished us in the Westernized reality
لناours is دولةُthe state التوحيدof monotheism عزَّbecame exalted مقامهاits standing
لنا دولةُ التوحيد عزَّ مقامها
بمنهجهاthrough its approach، لاnot بالهوىthrough whim والتمذهبِand sectarian adherence
بمنهجها، لا بالهوى والتمذهبِ
Ours is the state of monotheism, exalted in standing
We have the state of monotheism, its position is honored
By its approach, not by whim or sectarian adherence.
By its approach, not by whims and sectarianism
حماهاprotected it كتابُthe Book اللهof God منfrom سوءِunsoundness of منطقٍreasoning
حماها كتابُ الله من سوءِ منطقٍ
ومنand from فكرِthought of إلحادٍatheism وسوءِand the evil of تعصُّبِfanaticism
ومن فكرِ إلحادٍ وسوءِ تعصُّبِ
God's Book protected it from unsound reasoning,
The Book of God protected it from the evil of illogic
And from atheistic thought and the evil of fanaticism.
And from the thinking of atheism and the evil of bigotry
Sol 6.1