إلىto اللّهGod أشكوI complain وهوand He منتقمan avenger يداًa hand
إلى اللّه أشكو وهو منتقم يداً
عتتit grew insolent وبغتand it transgressed واستعبدتand it enslaved خيرthe best أمةcommunity
عتت وبغت واستعبدت خير أمة
To God I complain of a hand—while He is the Avenger—
To God I complain—He is the Avenger—of a hand
that rebelled, transgressed, and enslaved the best of nations;
that grew insolent, transgressed, and enslaved the best of communities.
يداًa hand أسفتit angered ذاthe possessor of الانتقامvengeance ونازعتand it contested
يداً أسفت ذا الانتقام ونازعت
لهاto it الويلwoe حقthe right to الكبرياءmajesty فشلتso may it be paralyzed
لها الويل حق الكبرياء فشلت
a hand that provoked the Lord of vengeance and challenged
A hand that angered the Lord of vengeance and contested
His rightful majesty—woe to it!—and so it failed.
—woe to it!—His right to majesty; may it be paralyzed!
إلىto اللّهGod أشكوI complain فعلهاits action فيtoward عيالهHis dependents
إلى اللّه أشكو فعلها في عياله
وغيرتهand His zeal للحقfor justice أعظمthe greatest غيرةzeal
وغيرته للحق أعظم غيرة
To God I complain of what it has done to His people,
To God I complain of what it has done to His dependents,
for His zeal for truth is the greatest zeal.
and His zeal for justice is the greatest zeal.
الهيmy God جهدutmost effort العبدthe servant أنto يرفعraise الدعاthe supplication
الهي جهد العبد أن يرفع الدعا
بتوفيقكthrough Your enabling grace اللهمO God عندat the time of البليةaffliction
بتوفيقك اللهم عند البلية
My God, the utmost a servant can do is raise his prayer,
My God, the servant's utmost effort is to raise his prayer,
by Your enabling, O God, in the hour of affliction.
through Your enabling grace, O God, in time of affliction.
وقدand indeed حلhas befallen بالاسلامupon Islam ماwhat لستYou are not راضياًpleased
وقد حل بالاسلام ما لست راضياً
منfrom الفئةthe faction الباغينthe transgressors فوقupon البسيطةthe earth
من الفئة الباغين فوق البسيطة
What You do not approve has befallen Islam
And there has befallen Islam what displeases You,
at the hands of a band of aggressors upon the face of the earth.
from the band of transgressors upon the earth.
وكلمتكand Your word العلياsupreme وأنتand You بأخذهمin seizing them
وكلمتك العليا وأنت بأخذهم
قديرall-powerful وفيand in الاملاءgranting respite أعظمthe greatest أخذةpunitive seizure
قدير وفي الاملاء أعظم أخذة
Yet Your word is supreme, and You are fully able to seize them;
And Your word is supreme, and You, in seizing them,
and in granting respite lies the most terrible seizure.
are all-powerful; and in granting respite lies the greatest punishment.
فعاجلهمso act swiftly against them بالأخذwith punishment واقصمand shatter ظهورهمtheir backs
فعاجلهم بالأخذ واقصم ظهورهم
فقدfor indeed أصبحhas become الاسلامIslam منهمbecause of them بذلةin humiliation
فقد أصبح الاسلام منهم بذلة
So hasten to seize them, and break their backs;
So swiftly seize them, and shatter their backs,
for through them Islam has been brought low.
for Islam has been brought low by them,
كماjust as أمعنواthey went to extremes فيin الظلمoppression واستلأمواand they donned armor لهfor it
كما أمعنوا في الظلم واستلأموا له
ولمand did not يرقبواthey respect فيtoward مؤمنa believer حقthe right of ذمةa covenant
ولم يرقبوا في مؤمن حق ذمة
They have plunged deep into oppression and armed themselves for it,
just as they plunged deep into oppression and donned armor for it,
and have honored no believer’s inviolable covenant.
and respected no covenantal right of any believer.
فعينكfor Your eye بالمرصادlying in wait واللّهand God غالبprevailing
فعينك بالمرصاد واللّه غالب
وحزبكand Your party منصورgranted victory وحربكand Your war نجدتيmy rescue
وحزبك منصور وحربك نجدتي
Yet Your eye lies in wait, and God is ever triumphant;
For Your eye lies in wait, and God prevails,
Your host shall prevail, and Your war is my succor.
and Your party is granted victory, and Your war is my rescue.
تجلmanifest Yourself عليهمto them باسمunder the name of منتقمAvenger وخذand seize
تجل عليهم باسم منتقم وخذ
قواهمtheir powers بوهنwith weakness وابتدرهمand swiftly assail them بسطوةwith might
قواهم بوهن وابتدرهم بسطوة
Manifest Yourself against them by the name Avenger, and smite
Manifest Yourself to them under the name of Avenger, and afflict
their strength with weakness; overtake them with overwhelming might.
their strength with weakness, and swiftly assail them with might.
أبدهمannihilate them شديدstern الانتقامvengeance وردهمand drive them back
أبدهم شديد الانتقام وردهم
مرداًa return وبيلاًruinous بينbetween خزيdisgrace ولعنةand a curse
مرداً وبيلاً بين خزي ولعنة
Annihilate them, O Terrible in vengeance, and send them back
Annihilate them, O stern in vengeance, and drive them back
to a disastrous end, amid disgrace and curse.
in a ruinous return, between disgrace and a curse.
Sol 6.1