مواكبprocessions خيرٍgoodness، موكبa procession إثرَموكبafter a procession
مواكب خيرٍ، موكب إثرَموكب
ومَشْرِقُand a sunrise حَقtruth لمnot يدنسْbe sullied بمغربِby a sunset
ومَشْرِقُ حَق لم يدنسْ بمغربِ
Processions of goodness, one procession after another,
Caravans of goodness, a caravan after caravan
And a sunrise of truth unsullied by a sunset;
And the rise of truth undefiled by a setting
ودوحةُand a spreading tree حبlove ظلتْshaded كلَّevery راحلٍtraveler
ودوحةُ حب ظلتْ كلَّ راحلٍ
منfrom الشمسthe sun فيin قيظsummer heat الأسىsorrow المتلهبِblazing
من الشمس في قيظ الأسى المتلهبِ
And a spreading tree of love that shaded every traveler
An oasis of love remained for every traveller
From the sun in the summer heat of blazing sorrow.
From the sun in the blazing grief
مواكبُprocessions، سارتْset out منfrom حراءٍHira، مجالهits domain
مواكبُ، سارتْ من حراءٍ، مجاله
معat البدءِthe outset مكيٌّMeccan، وفيand at الختمthe close يثربيYathribi
مع البدءِ مكيٌّ، وفي الختم يثربي
Processions that set out from Hira; its domain
Caravans marched from Hira', its landscapes
Is Meccan at the outset, and Yathribi at the close.
Meccan at the start and Medinan at the end
تألقتshone البطحاءُAl-Batha لماwhen تنسمتْbreathed in
تألقت البطحاءُ لما تنسمتْ
شذاهاtheir fragrance وألقتْand cast نظرةَa gaze المتوثبِone poised to spring
شذاها وألقتْ نظرةَ المتوثبِ
Al-Batha shone when it breathed in
Al-Baṭḥāʾ shone when it was scented
Their fragrance and cast the gaze of one poised to spring.
And gazed with the look of one rising enthusiastically
مواكبُprocessions، آياتُverses الكتابِthe Book دليلهاtheir guide
مواكبُ، آياتُ الكتابِ دليلها
ومؤنسهاand their companion فيon دربهاtheir path سنةُthe Sunnah النبيthe Prophet
ومؤنسها في دربها سنةُ النبي
Processions—the verses of the Book are their guide,
Caravans, the verses of the Book are its guide
And the Prophet's Sunnah is their companion on their path.
And the Sunnah of the Prophet is its companion on its path
سرتْcoursed فيthrough عروقveins الكونthe 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,
In the veins of existence, good tidings emerged from it
And the horizons shook their noblest shoulder for them.
And horizons shook for it the noblest nodding
ترقىascended بهاthrough them فيin المجدglory كلُّevery مصدقٍbeliever
ترقى بها في المجد كلُّ مصدقٍ
وخابتْand failed مساعيefforts كلُّevery غاوٍerring person مكذِّبِdenier
وخابتْ مساعي كلُّ غاوٍ مكذِّبِ
Through them, every believer ascended in glory,
Every believer climbs with it the heights of glory
And the efforts of every erring denier failed.
And the efforts of every stray denier failed
مواكبprocessions لمnot تحملْcarry سوىexcept كلevery عاقلٍrational person
مواكب لم تحملْ سوى كل عاقلٍ
رشيدٍsound in judgment خبيرٍknowledgeable بالأمورin affairs مجرِّبِseasoned by experience
رشيدٍ خبيرٍ بالأمور مجرِّبِ
Processions that carried none but people of reason,
Caravans carried only every sensible,
Sound in judgment, versed in affairs, and seasoned by experience.
Wise, expert in matters, seasoned
تخلفَlagged behind عنهاbehind them كلevery مستهزئٍmocker بهاof them
تخلفَ عنها كل مستهزئٍ بها
وقصَّرand fell short عنهاof them سعيstriving كلevery مذبذبwavering person
وقصَّر عنها سعي كل مذبذب
Every mocker of them lagged behind,
Every mocker of it lagged behind
And every waverer's striving fell short of them.
And the efforts of every waverer fell short
لهاfor them فيin رحابthe precincts البيتِthe House دعوةُa supplication ساجدٍone prostrating
لها في رحاب البيتِ دعوةُ ساجدٍ
ودمعةُand a tear مشتاقٍone who yearns، وصوتُand a voice مرحبِone who welcomes
ودمعةُ مشتاقٍ، وصوتُ مرحبِ
For them, in the House's precincts, a prostrating worshipper's prayer,
In the courtyards of the House it has the supplication of one bowing
And a yearning soul's tear, and a voice of welcome.
And the tear of a yearner, and the voice of a welcomer
وفيand in طيبةِTaybah الهاديthe Guide البشيرthe Bringer of Glad Tidings لهاfor them يدٌa hand
وفي طيبةِ الهادي البشير لها يدٌ
تمدُّreaches out بريحانٍwith sweet basil إلىto المتطيِّبِone perfuming himself
تمدُّ بريحانٍ إلى المتطيِّبِ
And in Taybah of the Guide, the Bringer of Glad Tidings, they have a hand
And in the fragrance of the guiding bearer of good news it has a hand
That reaches out with sweet basil to one perfuming himself.
That offers basil to those purifying themselves
وتنبتُand grow فيin نجدٍNajd بواسقُtowering نخلهاtheir palms
وتنبتُ في نجدٍ بواسقُ نخلها
ويخصبُand becomes fertile فيin صحرائهاtheir desert كلُّevery مجدبِbarren place
ويخصبُ في صحرائها كلُّ مجدبِ
And their towering palms grow in Najd,
And it raises towering date palms in Najd
And all that is barren in their desert grows fertile.
And every barren land flourishes in its deserts
وتسريand waft إلىtoward الآفاقِthe horizons منهاfrom them نسائمٌbreezes
وتسري إلى الآفاقِ منها نسائمٌ
تقربbring close أربابَpeople of الصلاحِrighteousness وتجتبيand select
تقرب أربابَ الصلاحِ وتجتبي
And breezes from them waft toward the horizons,
And gentle breezes blow from it to horizons
Bringing the righteous close and selecting them.
Drawing nearer the people of righteousness and choosing them
علىon الأمرenjoining بالمعروفِof what is right شادتْbuilt حصونهاtheir fortresses
على الأمر بالمعروفِ شادتْ حصونها
حصوناًfortresses علىon أسوارهاtheir walls الغيمُthe clouds يحتبيsit with knees drawn up
حصوناً على أسوارها الغيمُ يحتبي
They built their fortresses on enjoining what is right,
It erected on the command of good and prohibition of evil fortresses
Fortresses on whose walls the clouds sit with knees drawn up.
Fortresses on whose walls 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 معجبِan admirer
ويلقي إليها البدرُ نظرةَ معجبِ
And their summits meet the bright stars in the darkness,
And its seeds the stars in the darkness greet
And the full moon casts an admiring glance toward them.
And the moon gazes admiringly at it
وترسمُand traces عينُthe eye الشمسِthe sun منهاfrom them شعاعهاits ray
وترسمُ عينُ الشمسِ منها شعاعها
فيهربُso flees منfrom أضوائهاtheir lights كلُّevery غيهبِdeep darkness
فيهربُ من أضوائها كلُّ غيهبِ
And the sun's eye traces its ray from them,
And the eye of the sun sketches its rays from it
So all deep darkness flees their light.
So every darkness flees from its lights
كأنيas though I أرىsee الأمجادَglories منfrom شرفاتهاtheir balconies
كأني أرى الأمجادَ من شرفاتها
تطلُّpeering out، تناديناcalling us نداءَa call تحببِaffection:
تطلُّ، تنادينا نداءَ تحببِ:
It is as though I see glories from their balconies
It is as if I see glories from its balconies
Peering out, calling us with a call of affection:
Calling out, appealing to us affectionately:
خذواtake, all of you منfrom لسانيmy tongue اليومَtoday حكمةَwisdom ناصحٍa sincere adviser
خذوا من لساني اليومَ حكمةَ ناصحٍ
بغيرwith anything other than معانيmeanings الحقِّtruth لمnot يتشربِbecome imbued
بغير معاني الحقِّ لم يتشربِ
Take from my tongue today the wisdom of a sincere adviser
Take wisdom today from the tongue of one advising
Who has been imbued with nothing but the meanings of truth.
Without the meanings of truth none can be quenched
منfrom الأمرenjoining بالمعروفof what is right والخيرand goodness أشرقتْrose
من الأمر بالمعروف والخير أشرقتْ
علىupon الناسthe people شمسٌa sun وجههاits face لمnot يغيَّبِbe hidden
على الناس شمسٌ وجهها لم يغيَّبِ
From enjoining what is right and goodness there rose
From enjoining right and good a sun shone
Upon the people a sun whose face was never hidden.
Whose face was never obscured from people
نعمyes ياO نداءَcall المجدglory فيin أذنِthe ear المدىthe expanse
نعم يا نداءَ المجد في أذنِ المدى
نفضتَyou shook off غبارَdust الوهمillusion عنfrom ذهنa mind متعبِweary
نفضتَ غبارَ الوهم عن ذهن متعبِ
Yes, O call of glory in the ear of the expanse,
Yes, O call of glory in the ear of the horizon!
You shook the dust of illusion from a weary mind.
You shook off the dust of fancy from a weary mind
هوit is الأمرenjoining بالمعروفof what is right يرشدُguides لاهياًa heedless person
هو الأمر بالمعروف يرشدُ لاهياً
وينقذهand rescues him منfrom طبعهِhis nature المتقلَّبِfickle
وينقذه من طبعهِ المتقلَّبِ
It is enjoining what is right that guides a heedless person,
It is enjoining right which guides one astray
And rescues him from his fickle nature.
And saves him from his fickle nature
هوit is الأمرenjoining بالمعروفof what is right يصرفwards off منكرwrongdoing
هو الأمر بالمعروف يصرف منكر
ويكشفand exposes دعوىthe claim كلevery ذئبwolf وثعلبِand fox
ويكشف دعوى كل ذئب وثعلبِ
It is enjoining what is right that wards off wrongdoing,
It is enjoining right which repels evil
And exposes the claim of every wolf and fox.
And exposes the claim of every wolf and fox
رسالةُthe message كلall الأنبياءِthe prophets، فماso what الذيthat which
رسالةُ كل الأنبياءِ، فما الذي
دهاbefell القومَthe people حتىso that أبرزواthey showed وجهَthe face مغضبِan angry person؟!
دها القومَ حتى أبرزوا وجهَ مغضبِ؟!
The message of all the prophets—so what is it that
The message of all the prophets, so what
Befell the people that they showed an angry face?!
Made people show it a scowling face?!
وماand not الأمرenjoining بالمعروفof what is right إلاexcept شعيرةٌa religious 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 nothing but a religious observance,
Enjoining right is 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 الوحيrevelation أنهاthat it
وقد سرَّنا في مهبط الوحي أنها
تميزناdistinguishes us فيin الواقعthe reality المتغربِWesternized
تميزنا في الواقع المتغربِ
And it has pleased us, in the place where revelation descended, that it
We were delighted that in the descent of revelation it
Distinguishes us amid a Westernized reality.
Distinguished us in the Westernized reality
لناfor us دولةُthe state التوحيدmonotheism عزَّis exalted مقامهits standing
لنا دولةُ التوحيد عزَّ مقامه
بمنهجهاthrough its method، لاnot بالهوىthrough caprice والتمذهبِand sectarianism
بمنهجها، لا بالهوى والتمذهبِ
Ours is the state of monotheism; its standing is exalted
We have the state of monotheism, glorified is its position
Through its method, not through caprice and sectarianism.
By its approach, not by whims and sectarianism
حماهاprotected it كتابُthe Book اللهGod منfrom سوءِevil منطقٍreasoning
حماها كتابُ الله من سوءِ منطقٍ
ومنand from فكرِthought إلحادٍatheism وسوءِand the evil تعصُّبِfanaticism
ومن فكرِ إلحادٍ وسوءِ تعصُّبِ
God's Book protected it from corrupt reasoning,
The Book of God protected it from the evil of false logic
And from atheistic thought and the evil of fanaticism.
And the thought of atheism and the evil of bigotry
Sol 6.1