يميناً لقد نلنا بدينِ مُحمدٍ

يميناً لقد نلنا بدينِ مُحمدٍ

رَشَاداً تَحَاشَى أن يُداخِلَه نَثيُّ

رَشَاداً تَحَاشَى أن يُداخِلَه نَثيُّ

I swear, through Muhammad's religion we have attained

By the faith of Muhammad we have attained guidance,

right guidance into which no ill repute could enter.

A guidance that is wary of soiling itself with falsehood.

يجرّد في الأَعداءِ بِيضَ سُيوفِهِ

يجرّد في الأَعداءِ بِيضَ سُيوفِهِ

فحسبُ عداهُ في الوغَى القتلُ والسَّبيُ

فحسبُ عداهُ في الوغَى القتلُ والسَّبيُ

He unsheathes his gleaming swords against his enemies;

He bares his white swords against the enemies,

so death and captivity suffice for his foes in battle.

For them in battle there is only killing and captivity.

يُقرَّبَنا من خالِق الخَلقِ دينُهُ

يُقرَّبَنا من خالِق الخَلقِ دينُهُ

ويرشدُنا من قولهِ الأَمرُ والنَّهي

ويرشدُنا من قولهِ الأَمرُ والنَّهي

His religion brings us closer to the Creator of creation,

His religion brings us closer to the Creator of creation,

and the commands and prohibitions in his speech guide us.

His words guide us with commands and prohibitions.

يعمُّ الورَى بالعدلِ والأمنِ شرعَهُ

يعمُّ الورَى بالعدلِ والأمنِ شرعَهُ

فليس يخافُ الليثَ في ملكه الظَّبيُ

فليس يخافُ الليثَ في ملكه الظَّبيُ

His law embraces all mankind with justice and security,

His law spreads justice and security throughout the land,

so in his dominion the gazelle does not fear the lion.

So the lion no longer fears the gazelle in his kingdom.

يصونُ حِمَى الإسلام عن أمرِ ربِّه

يصونُ حِمَى الإسلام عن أمرِ ربِّه

بما جاءَ في القرآن إذ هَبط الوَحيُ

بما جاءَ في القرآن إذ هَبط الوَحيُ

He guards Islam's sanctuary at his Lord's command,

He protects the sanctuary of Islam by his Lord's command,

with what came in the Qur'an when revelation descended.

With what was revealed in the Quran when revelation descended.

يُرى كلُّ ذي نطق لديه مقصّرا

يُرى كلُّ ذي نطق لديه مقصّرا

ولا حصرُ يعدو عليه ولا عي

ولا حصرُ يعدو عليه ولا عي

Every speaker is seen to fall short beside him,

All who speak are seen as falling short before him,

and neither speechlessness nor inarticulacy assails him.

Beyond count or limit upon him.

ينابيعُ أسرار الفصاحةِ فُجِّرَت

ينابيعُ أسرار الفصاحةِ فُجِّرَت

بمنطقِهِ أو عَمَّ أمتَهُ السَّقي

بمنطقِهِ أو عَمَّ أمتَهُ السَّقي

The wellsprings of eloquence's secrets were made to gush forth

The wellsprings of eloquence gushed forth

through his speech—or rather, the watering reached his whole community.

From his speech, or from his community's watering.

يُميتُ ويُحيي بُعدُه ودُنُوُّهُ

يُميتُ ويُحيي بُعدُه ودُنُوُّهُ

وما يتساوى في الورى الميتُ والحيُّ

وما يتساوى في الورى الميتُ والحيُّ

His distance brings death, and his nearness brings life,

His distance and nearness cause death and life,

and among mankind the dead and the living are not equal.

For neither are the living and dead equal in the world.

يفوز بجنات القلوب محبه

يفوز بجنات القلوب محبه

وملبسه فيها حرير له وشي

وملبسه فيها حرير له وشي

The one who loves him wins the gardens of hearts,

The lover of him gains the gardens of hearts,

and there his garment is silk adorned with embroidery.

Roamed therein in silk especially for him.

يُسلّي فؤادي عن نسيبي مدحُهُ

يُسلّي فؤادي عن نسيبي مدحُهُ

فلا كان غيلان ولا ذُكِرت مَيُّ

فلا كان غيلان ولا ذُكِرت مَيُّ

Praising him diverts my heart from my love verse,

Praise of him consoles my heart from my beloved,

so let there be no Ghaylan, and let Mayy never be mentioned.

He was no intruder, nor did I mention Mayy.