هُوَit is النَّصْرُvictory ياO تَيْمَاءُTayma يَتبعُهُfollows it النَّصْرُvictory
هُوَ النَّصْرُ يا تَيْمَاءُ يَتبعُهُ النَّصْرُ
فإنso if كُنتِyou are فيin رَيْبٍdoubt فقدthen indeed وَضَحَhas become clear الأمرُthe matter
فإن كُنتِ في رَيْبٍ فقد وَضَحَ الأمرُ
It is victory, O Tayma, followed by victory.
Victory, O Taima, victory follows
So if you are in doubt, the matter has become clear.
If you have doubt, the matter is clear
دَعِيlet الرُّسْلَthe messengers تَمضيproceed ماno عليكِupon you مَلامَةٌblame
دَعِي الرُّسْلَ تَمضي ما عليكِ مَلامَةٌ
وكيفand how يَعافُspurns الأمنَsafety منone whom غَالهoverwhelmed him الذُّعْرُterror
وكيف يَعافُ الأمنَ من غَاله الذُّعْرُ
Let the messengers proceed; no blame rests on you.
Leave the messengers to go on, no blame on you
And how can one overwhelmed by terror spurn safety?
How can security disregard the panic of horror?
فإنso if تَخفضيyou lower منكِfrom you الجَناحَthe wing لِتَنْعَمِيso you may enjoy
فإن تَخفضي منكِ الجَناحَ لِتَنْعَمِي
بأفياءِin the shades of عيشٍa life ساكنٍtranquil فَلَكِthen for you العُذْرُthe excuse
بأفياءِ عيشٍ ساكنٍ فَلَكِ العُذْرُ
So if you lower your wing to enjoy
If you lower your wing to enjoy
The shade of a tranquil life, you have your excuse.
A settled, serene living, you are excused
وهلand does يَرفعُraise العصفورُthe sparrow يوماًever جَنَاحَهُits wing
وهل يَرفعُ العصفورُ يوماً جَنَاحَهُ
إذاwhen حَلَّقَsoars البازِيthe hawk أوor انطَلَقَtakes flight النَّسْرُthe eagle
إذا حَلَّقَ البازِي أو انطَلَقَ النَّسْرُ
And does the sparrow ever raise its wing
Does a bird ever raise its wing
When the hawk soars or the eagle takes flight?
When the falcon swoops or the eagle takes off?
إذاif أمسكَholds fast الصَّبرُpatience البلادَthe land وأَهْلَهاand its people
إذا أمسكَ الصَّبرُ البلادَ وأَهْلَها
فليسthen there is no علىin هذاthis قَرارٌrepose ولاand no صَبْرُendurance
فليس على هذا قَرارٌ ولا صَبْرُ
If patience holds the land and its people fast,
When patience seizes the country and its people
There is no repose in this, nor endurance.
There is then no settlement or patience
ألمdid ... not? يكُbe أهلُthe people of الأرضِthe earth مَوْتَىdead فجاءهمthen came to them
ألم يكُ أهلُ الأرضِ مَوْتَى فجاءهم
رَسُولُa messenger of حياةٍlife دِينُهُhis faith البَعْثُresurrection والنَّشْرُand revival
رَسُولُ حياةٍ دِينُهُ البَعْثُ والنَّشْرُ
Were the people of the earth not dead? Then there came to them
Were not the people of the earth dead then came
A messenger of life, whose faith is resurrection and revival.
A messenger of life whose creed is resurrection and dispersal?
أبىhe refused أنthat يَظَلُّواthey remain آخِرَuntil the end of الدَّهرِtime فوقهاupon it
أبى أن يَظَلُّوا آخِرَ الدَّهرِ فوقها
يَسيرونَthey walk فيin الأكفانِshrouds وَهْيَwhile it is لهمfor them قَبْرُa grave
يَسيرونَ في الأكفانِ وَهْيَ لهم قَبْرُ
He refused to let them remain upon it until time's end,
They refused to remain on it to the end of time
Walking in shrouds, with it as their grave.
Walking in shrouds which are to them a grave
حَياةُthe life of الدُّنىthe worlds فيin سَيْفِهِhis sword وكِتَابِهِand his book
حَياةُ الدُّنى في سَيْفِهِ وكِتَابِهِ
وماand neither منهماof the two إلاexcept لهاfor it عندهwith him سِرُّa secret
وما منهما إلا لها عنده سِرُّ
The life of the worlds lies in his sword and his book,
The life of this world is in his sword and book
And in each of the two he holds a secret for that life.
Both have for it in his view a secret
لَكِfor you الأمنُsafety ياO تَيْماءُTayma لاnot الدَّمُthe blood دَافِقٌgushing
لَكِ الأمنُ يا تَيْماءُ لا الدَّمُ دَافِقٌ
ولاand not النَّفْعُbenefit مُسْوَدٌّblackened ولاand not الجَوُّthe air مُغْبَرُّdust-laden
ولا النَّفْعُ مُسْوَدٌّ ولا الجَوُّ مُغْبَرُّ
Safety is yours, O Tayma: no blood gushes forth,
You have security, O Taima, no oozing blood
Nor is benefit blackened, nor the air dust-laden.
No darkened prosperity, no dusty atmosphere
ولاand not أنتِyou ثَكْلَىbereaved ماnot تُغِبُّكِrevisits you at intervals لوعةٌanguish
ولا أنتِ ثَكْلَى ما تُغِبُّكِ لوعةٌ
مُؤجَّجةٌblazing كالجمرِlike embers أوor دونهاless fierce than it الجمرُthe embers
مُؤجَّجةٌ كالجمرِ أو دونها الجمرُ
Nor are you bereaved; no anguish revisits you,
Nor are you bereaved however much anguish that grieves you
Blazing like embers—or fiercer than the embers.
Blazing or less than blazing embers
أعانَكِaided you رأيٌa judgment أبصَرَdiscerned القصدَthe right course فانْتحَىand so steered
أعانَكِ رأيٌ أبصَرَ القصدَ فانْتحَى
بأهلِكِwith your people ماwhere لاnot يَنْتَحِيtakes a course الجاهلُthe ignorant man الغِرُّthe naive one
بأهلِكِ ما لا يَنْتَحِي الجاهلُ الغِرُّ
A judgment aided you: it saw the right course and steered
A purposeful opinion has helped you
Your people where the ignorant fool would not steer.
To move your family from what an ignorant fool endures
ولوand had آثرواthey preferred الإسلامَIslam دِيناًas a religion لأفلحواthen they would have prospered
ولو آثروا الإسلامَ دِيناً لأفلحوا
ولكنّهbut it is الشِّركُpolytheism المُذَمَّمُcondemned والكُفْرُand unbelief
ولكنّه الشِّركُ المُذَمَّمُ والكُفْرُ
And had they chosen Islam as their religion, they would have prospered,
Had they chosen Islam as religion they would have prospered
But it is condemned polytheism and unbelief.
But polytheism it is, blemished and blasphemy
أَبَوْاthey refused وَتَولَّواand turned away يَشترُونَbuying نُفُوسَهمtheir lives
أَبَوْا وَتَولَّوا يَشترُونَ نُفُوسَهم
بأموالِهِمwith their wealth هذاthis هوis الغَبْنُa bad bargain والخُسْرُand loss
بأموالِهِم هذا هو الغَبْنُ والخُسْرُ
They refused and turned away, buying their lives
They refused and turned away buying their souls
With their wealth—this is a bad bargain and loss.
With their money - this is the loss and waste
يُؤدُّونَهاthey pay it منfrom خِيفَةِfear of القتلِbeing killed جِزْيَةًas tribute (jizya)
يُؤدُّونَها من خِيفَةِ القتلِ جِزْيَةً
علىin الهُونِhumiliation ممّاfrom what يرزقُprovides as sustenance الحَبُّgrain والتَّمْرُand dates
على الهُونِ ممّا يرزقُ الحَبُّ والتَّمْرُ
They pay it as tribute, for fear of being killed,
Paying it out of fear of being killed as a poll tax
In humiliation, from what grain and dates provide.
In humiliation from what provides dates and dried dates
أقامواthey remained يُريدونَthey seek الحياةَlife بأرضهِمِin their land
أقاموا يُريدونَ الحياةَ بأرضهِمِ
وكيفَand how حياةُthe life of القومِthe people إنif فَسَدَis corrupted الأَمْرُthe state of affairs
وكيفَ حياةُ القومِ إن فَسَدَ الأَمْرُ
They remained, seeking life in their land,
They stay wanting life in their land
And what life can the people have if affairs are corrupt?
Yet how can the life of people be when matters go wrong?
رُوَيْدَgive time to الأُلَىthose who اختارواchose الضلالةَerror خُطَّةًas a course
رُوَيْدَ الأُلَى اختاروا الضلالةَ خُطَّةً
فَتِلكِfor that (addressing you) وإنeven though لمnot يعلمواthey know خُطَّةٌa course نُكْرُabhorrent
فَتِلكِ وإن لم يعلموا خُطَّةٌ نُكْرُ
Give those who chose error as their course a little time;
Take it easy, champions, they have chosen error deliberately
For that, though they do not know it, is an abhorrent course.
That, though they know it not, is an odious track
يَضِلُّونَthey go astray والفَجرُwhile the dawn المنوِّرُradiant طَالِعٌrising
يَضِلُّونَ والفَجرُ المنوِّرُ طَالِعٌ
ولاand no عُذْرَexcuse للضُّلّالِfor those astray إنif طَلَعَhas risen الفَجْرُthe dawn
ولا عُذْرَ للضُّلّالِ إن طَلَعَ الفَجْرُ
They go astray while the radiant dawn is rising,
They go astray though the illuminated dawn has risen
And there is no excuse for those astray if dawn has risen.
No excuse for the strayers when dawn has broken
لِكُلِّfor every أُناسٍpeople مُدَّةٌa span of time ثُمّthen تَنجلِيclears away
لِكُلِّ أُناسٍ مُدَّةٌ ثُمّ تَنجلِي
عَمَايَتَهُمْtheir blindness فَلْيَصْبرُواso let them be patient إنّهindeed, it is الدَّهْرُTime
عَمَايَتَهُمْ فَلْيَصْبرُوا إنّه الدَّهْرُ
Every people has its span; then clears
For all peoples there is a term, then their
Their blindness—so let them be patient: it is Time.
Darkness is lifted, so let them be patient, for such is fate
Sol 6.1