سَقىmay He water اللَهُGod رَهطاًa band of men هُمُthey are بِالحُجونِat al-Hajun
سَقى اللَهُ رَهطاً هُمُ بِالحُجونِ
قِيامٌstanding وَقَدwhile already هَجَعَfell asleep النُوَّمُthe sleepers
قِيامٌ وَقَد هَجَعَ النُوَّمُ
May God water a band of men who are at al-Hajun,
standing while the sleepers lie asleep.
قَضَواthey accomplished ماwhat قَضَواthey accomplished فيin دُجىthe darkness of لَيلِهِمtheir night
قَضَوا ما قَضَوا في دُجى لَيلِهِم
وَمُستَوسِنُwhile the drowsy among الناسِthe people لاdoes not يَعلَمُknow
وَمُستَوسِنُ الناسِ لا يَعلَمُ
They did what they did in their night's darkness,
while the drowsy among the people knew nothing.
بَهاليلُnoble, generous men غُرٌّradiant لَهُمُthey have سورَةٌfierce might
بَهاليلُ غُرٌّ لَهُمُ سورَةٌ
يُداوىis cured بِهاby it الأَبلَحُthe witless man المُجرِمُthe wrongdoer
يُداوى بِها الأَبلَحُ المُجرِمُ
Noble, radiant men, possessed of fierce might,
by which the witless wrongdoer is cured.
كَشِبهِin the likeness of المُقاوِلِthe chieftains عِندَat الحُجوal-Haju- (continued)
كَشِبهِ المُقاوِلِ عِندَ الحُجو
نِ-n (completes al-Hajun) بَلrather هُمthey أَعَزُّmightier وَهُمand they أَعظَمُgreater
نِ بَل هُم أَعَزُّ وَهُم أَعظَمُ
Like the chieftains at al-Hajun—
rather, they are mightier and greater—
لَدىbeside رَجُلٍa man مُرشِدٍguiding aright أَمرُهُhis counsel
لَدى رَجُلٍ مُرشِدٍ أَمرُهُ
إِلىto الحَقِّthe truth يَدعوhe calls وَيَستَعصِمُand holds fast
إِلى الحَقِّ يَدعو وَيَستَعصِمُ
beside a man whose counsel guides aright;
he calls to truth and holds fast to it.
فَلَولاwere it not for حِذاريmy fear of نَثاthe spreading of سُبَّةٍa slur
فَلَولا حِذاري نَثا سُبَّةٍ
يَشيدُproclaims loudly بِهاit الحاسِدُthe envious man المُفعَمُbrimming with envy
يَشيدُ بِها الحاسِدُ المُفعَمُ
Were it not for my fear of a slur's spreading,
which the man brimming with envy would trumpet,
وَرَهبَةَand dread of عارٍdisgrace عَلىupon أُسرَتيmy family
وَرَهبَةَ عارٍ عَلى أُسرَتي
إِذاwhen ماindeed أَتىcomes to أَرضَناour land المَوسِمُthe pilgrimage season
إِذا ما أَتى أَرضَنا المَوسِمُ
and dread of disgrace upon my family
when the pilgrimage season comes to our land,
لَتابَعتُهُI would surely have followed him غَيرَwithout ذيhaving مِريَةٍdoubt
لَتابَعتُهُ غَيرَ ذي مِريَةٍ
وَلَوeven if سيءَwere displeased ذوthe possessor of الرَأيِsound judgment وَالمُحرمُand the consecrated pilgrim
وَلَو سيءَ ذو الرَأيِ وَالمُحرمُ
I would surely have followed him, free of doubt,
even if the man of judgment and the consecrated pilgrim were displeased.
كَقَولِas in the saying of قُصَيٍّQusayy أَلاtake heed أَقصِرواdesist
كَقَولِ قُصَيٍّ أَلا أَقصِروا
وَلاand do not تَركَبواembark on ماwhat بِهِin it المَأثَمُsin
وَلا تَركَبوا ما بِهِ المَأثَمُ
As Qusayy said: 'Take heed, desist,
and do not embark on what incurs sin.'
فَإِنّاfor we بِمَكَّةَin Mecca قِدماًfrom ancient times لَناours is
فَإِنّا بِمَكَّةَ قِدماً لَنا
بِهاthere العِزُّhonor وَالخَطَرُand rank الأَعظَمُthe greatest
بِها العِزُّ وَالخَطَرُ الأَعظَمُ
For we have long been in Mecca; ours
are honor there and the highest rank.
وَمَنand whoever يَكُmay be فيهاin it لَهُhe has عِزَّةٌhonor
وَمَن يَكُ فيها لَهُ عِزَّةٌ
حَديثاًrecently فَعِزَّتُناthen our honor الأَقدَمُis the oldest
حَديثاً فَعِزَّتُنا الأَقدَمُ
And whoever has honor there
only of late—our honor is the oldest.
وَنَحنُand we بِبَطحائِهاin its gravelly valley الراسِبوthe firmly rooted (continued)
وَنَحنُ بِبَطحائِها الراسِبو
نَcompletes the plural 'firmly rooted' وَالقائِدونَand the leaders وَمَنand those who يَحكُمُjudge
نَ وَالقائِدونَ وَمَن يَحكُمُ
And we are firmly rooted in its gravelly valley,
and are the leaders and those who judge.
نَشأناwe grew up وَكُنّاand we were قَليلاًfew بِهاthere
نَشأنا وَكُنّا قَليلاً بِها
نُجيرُwe grant refuge وَكُنّاand we used to بِهاthere نُطعِمُfeed others
نُجيرُ وَكُنّا بِها نُطعِمُ
We grew up, and though we were few there,
we gave refuge, and there we fed others,
إِذاwhen عَضَّbit أَزمُthe harshness of السنينthe lean years الأَنامَhumankind
إِذا عَضَّ أَزمُ السنين الأَنامَ
وَحبَّand loved القُتارthe smell of roasting meat بِهاthere المُعدِمُthe destitute man
وَحبَّ القُتار بِها المُعدِمُ
when the harshness of lean years bit humankind,
and the destitute there loved the smell of roasting meat.
نَمانيbegot me شَيبَةُShaybah ساقيwater-giver to الحَجيجِthe pilgrims
نَماني شَيبَةُ ساقي الحَجيجِ
وَمَجدٌand glory مُنيفُtowering الذُرىthe summits مُعلَمُrenowned
وَمَجدٌ مُنيفُ الذُرى مُعلَمُ
Shaybah, water-giver to the pilgrims, begot me,
and a renowned glory with towering summits.
Sol 6.1