وَلَقَدand indeed عَجِبتُI marveled لِأَهلِat the people of هذاthis الطائِفِTaif
وَلَقَد عَجِبتُ لِأَهلِ هذا الطائِفِ
وَصُدودِهِمand their turning away عَنfrom ذاthis النَبِيِّthe Prophet الواصِفِthe expounder
وَصُدودِهِم عَن ذا النَبِيِّ الواصِفِ
And indeed I have marveled at the people of this Taif,
I am amazed by the people of this valley,
And their turning away from this Prophet, the expounder,
And their turning away from the Prophet of clear descriptions.
وَمِنand from الإِلهِGod فَلاso not يُرىis seen فيin قَولِهِhis speech
وَمِن الإِلهِ فَلا يُرى في قَولِهِ
خُلفٌbreach of promise وَيَنطِقُand he speaks بِالكَلامِwith speech العارِفِknowing
خُلفٌ وَيَنطِقُ بِالكَلامِ العارِفِ
And from God—in his speech there is no
There is no discrepancy in what he says from God,
Breach of promise; he speaks words of understanding.
He speaks with the speech of the Knower.
فَلَئِنso if indeed ثَقيفٌThaqif لَمdo not تُعَجِّلhasten تَوبَةًrepentance
فَلَئِن ثَقيفٌ لَم تُعَجِّل تَوبَةً
وَتَصُدُّand turn away عَنfrom سَنَنِthe course of الطَريقِthe road الجانِفِcrooked
وَتَصُدُّ عَن سَنَنِ الطَريقِ الجانِفِ
So if Thaqif do not hasten to repent
If Thaqif does not hasten repentance,
And turn away from the course of the crooked road,
And turns away from the ways of the upright path,
لَتُصَبَّحَنَّwill surely be assailed at dawn غُواتُهُمtheir misguided men فيin دارِهِمtheir home
لَتُصَبَّحَنَّ غُواتُهُم في دارِهِم
مِنّاfrom us بِأَرعَنَwith a mighty host ذيpossessing زُهاءٍgreat numbers زاحِفِadvancing
مِنّا بِأَرعَنَ ذي زُهاءٍ زاحِفِ
Their misguided men will surely be assailed at dawn in their own home
Their homes will wake in the morning
By a mighty host of ours, vast in number, advancing.
To the neighing of mounted warriors in armor.
فيهِin it الكُماةُarmored warriors عَلىon الجِيادِfine steeds كَأَنَّهُمas though they were
فيهِ الكُماةُ عَلى الجِيادِ كَأَنَّهُم
أُسدٌlions غَدَونَwent forth at dawn غَداةَa morning of دَجنٍovercast weather واكِفِpouring rain
أُسدٌ غَدَونَ غَداةَ دَجنٍ واكِفِ
In it are armored warriors on steeds, as though they were
The warriors on steeds are like lions
Lions that went forth on an overcast morning of pouring rain,
That prowled in the morning of a gloomy day,
حَتّىuntil تُدَوِّخَsubdue كُلَّevery أَبلَجَfair-browed man مِنهُمُamong them
حَتّى تُدَوِّخَ كُلَّ أَبلَجَ مِنهُمُ
مُتَجَنِّبٍshunning سُبُلَthe paths of الهُدىguidance مُتَجانِفِturning aside
مُتَجَنِّبٍ سُبُلَ الهُدى مُتَجانِفِ
Until they subdue every fair-browed man among them,
Until every infidel among them is routed,
Who shuns the paths of guidance and turns aside,
Avoiding the paths of guidance, stubbornly deviant.
يَدعوhe calls إِلىto سُبُلِthe paths of الضَلالِerror مُخالِفٍopposing
يَدعو إِلى سُبُلِ الضَلالِ مُخالِفٍ
سُبُلَthe paths of الهُدىguidance لِلحَقِّtoward the truth غَيرِnot مُصارِفِturning toward
سُبُلَ الهُدى لِلحَقِّ غَيرِ مُصارِفِ
Who calls to the paths of error, opposing
Calling to the paths of misguidance, defying
The paths of guidance, never turning toward the truth,
The paths of guidance and truth without changing course,
أَوor يَهلَكواthey perish كَهَلاكِlike the destruction of عادٍʿAd قَبلَهُمbefore them
أَو يَهلَكوا كَهَلاكِ عادٍ قَبلَهُم
بِهُبوبِby the blowing of ريحٍa wind ذاتِbearing سافٍwindblown dust عاصِفِraging
بِهُبوبِ ريحٍ ذاتِ سافٍ عاصِفِ
Or they perish as ʿAd perished before them,
Or they will perish like the perishing of Aad before them
By the blowing of a wind bearing storm-driven dust,
By a roaring wind, raging and storming.
أَوor يُؤمِنواthey believe بِمُحَمَّدٍin Muhammad وَيُكَبِّرواand proclaim the greatness of
أَو يُؤمِنوا بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَيُكَبِّروا
ذاthe possessor of العَرشِthe Throne ماnot إِنindeed مُؤمِنٌa believer كَمُخالِفِlike an opponent
ذا العَرشِ ما إِن مُؤمِنٌ كَمُخالِفِ
Or believe in Muhammad and proclaim the greatness of
Or they will believe in Muhammad and exalt
The Lord of the Throne; a believer is not like an opponent,
The Owner of the Throne - no believer opposes Him.
عانيcaptive الفُؤادِthe heart يَرىhe sees الضَلالَةَerror مَغنَماًgain
عاني الفُؤادِ يَرى الضَلالَةَ مَغنَماً
وَيَرىand he sees الهُدىguidance كَمَذوفِlike a mixture of سُمٍّpoison جائِفِfetid
وَيَرى الهُدى كَمَذوفِ سُمٍّ جائِفِ
Captive at heart, who sees error as gain,
The heart suffers to see misguidance as gain
And sees guidance as a mixture of fetid poison.
And guidance like a piercing poisoned arrow.
وَاللَهُand God يَنصُرُناgrants us victory وَأَحمَدُand Ahmad وَسطَناin our midst
وَاللَهُ يَنصُرُنا وَأَحمَدُ وَسطَنا
كَالبَدرِlike the full moon أَنصَفَreached mid-month وَهوَand it لَيسَis not بِكاسِفِeclipsed
كَالبَدرِ أَنصَفَ وَهوَ لَيسَ بِكاسِفِ
And God grants us victory, and Ahmad is in our midst,
But God grants us victory and Ahmad is among us
Like the full moon at mid-month, not eclipsed.
Like the full moon, flawless and not waning.
نَمضيwe march لِأَمرِat the command of نَبِيِّناour Prophet وَيُعِزُّناand makes us mighty
نَمضي لِأَمرِ نَبِيِّنا وَيُعِزُّنا
وَحيُthe revelation of الكِتابِthe Book مِنَfrom الخَبيرِthe All-Aware اللاطِفِthe Gracious
وَحيُ الكِتابِ مِنَ الخَبيرِ اللاطِفِ
We march at our Prophet’s command, and we are made mighty by
We will go forth for the command of our Prophet, and He will give us honor,
The revelation of the Book, from the All-Aware, the Gracious.
The Living Book, from the Subtle, Gentle One.
Sol 6.1