مَنwhoever يَنَمْsleeps عنheedless of لَهْذَمٍa keen spear أوor مِخْذَمِa sharp sword
مَن يَنَمْ عن لَهْذَمٍ أو مِخْذَمِ
فَابْنُyet the son of بشرٍBishr ساهرٌwatchful لمnot يَنَمِslept
فَابْنُ بشرٍ ساهرٌ لم يَنَمِ
Whoever may sleep heedless of a keen spear or a sharp sword,
Who sleeps in weariness or slumber deep,
Ibn Bishr keeps watch; he has not slept.
While vigilant a son of man doth keep,
يَحرسُhe guards القُبّةَthe domed tent ماnot فيهاwithin it سِوَىexcept
يَحرسُ القُبّةَ ما فيها سِوَى
حارسُthe guardian of الجيشِthe army وحَاميand defender of العَلَمِthe banner
حارسُ الجيشِ وحَامي العَلَمِ
He guards the domed tent; none is within but
Guarding the dome wherein he lies asleep,
the army's guardian and defender of the banner.
The army’s guard, his country’s flag to steep
هَبَّhe sprang up يدعوcalling يَاO ابْنَson of بشرٍBishr خَلِّنِيleave me
هَبَّ يدعو يَا ابْنَ بشرٍ خَلِّنِي
إنّهاindeed it is الخيلُthe horses أراهاI see them ترتميthey hurtle forward
إنّها الخيلُ أراها ترتمي
He sprang up, calling: O Ibn Bishr, leave me!
In fame and glory that shall never sleep.
It is the horses—I see them hurtling forward.
“Ho, there!” he cries, “Up, son of man, and see
كُلُّall لحمٍflesh منof جُنوديmy soldiers ودمٍand blood
كُلُّ لحمٍ من جُنودي ودمٍ
فهوso it is لحميmy flesh ياO ابنson of بشرBishr ودميand my blood
فهو لحمي يا ابن بشر ودمي
All the flesh and blood of my soldiers
My horsemen rushing in their panoply!”
is my flesh, O Ibn Bishr, and my blood.
“Each bit of flesh, each drop of blood of mine
خَلِّنيleave me واذهَبْand go إلىto القومِthe people الأُلىwho
خَلِّني واذهَبْ إلى القومِ الأُلى
قذفوناthey hurled at us بالرّعيلِwith the cavalry troop المُقْدِمِcharging
قذفونا بالرّعيلِ المُقْدِمِ
Leave me and go to those people who
Is flesh and blood, O son of man, of thine.
hurled the charging squadron against us.
Leave me and haste amidst the lines of spears
امضِgo on فيwith صحبِكَyour companions إنّيindeed I am هاbehold هناhere
امضِ في صحبِكَ إنّي ها هنا
فيin حِمَىthe protection of اللَّهِGod الأجلِّthe Most Majestic الأعظمِthe Greatest
في حِمَى اللَّهِ الأجلِّ الأعظمِ
Go with your companions; I am here,
Hurled at our van from the advancing years.
under the protection of God, the Most Majestic, the Greatest.
Pass on amidst your comrades, for I keep
احرسواguard الخندقَthe trench وَارْمُواand shoot دُونهin its defense
احرسوا الخندقَ وَارْمُوا دُونه
لاdo not تخافواfear كلَّany غاوٍone gone astray مُجرِمِcriminal
لا تخافوا كلَّ غاوٍ مُجرِمِ
Guard the trench and shoot in its defense;
Watch o’er this dome in God’s inviolate heap.
do not fear any erring criminal.
Guard you the moat, defend with might and main,
أدرِكواjoin سعداًSa'd وكونواand be مِثلَهُlike him
أدرِكوا سعداً وكونوا مِثلَهُ
إنif رَمَىhe shoots فيin the cause of اللَّهِGod سَهماًan arrow أوor رُمِيis shot at
إن رَمَى في اللَّهِ سَهماً أو رُمِي
Join Sa'd and be like him,
For not unsmitten shall the foe remain.
whether he shoots an arrow in God's cause or is shot at.
Succor the brave Sa'd! Equal his pain!
حَارِسُthe guardian of الثّلمةِthe breach يُلقِيcasts حَولَهاaround it
حَارِسُ الثّلمةِ يُلقِي حَولَها
صخرةًa rock منof عَزمِهِhis resolve لمnot تُثلَمِwas chipped
صخرةً من عَزمِهِ لم تُثلَمِ
The guardian of the breach casts around it
If he hath cast a dart, or dart sustain.
a rock of his resolve that has never been chipped.
The valiant youths round this rent barricade
أدركوهjoin him واهزموهاand rout it قُوَّةًa force
أدركوه واهزموها قُوَّةً
لنwill not تنالواyou attain النّصرَvictory ماas long as لمnot تُهزَمِit is routed
لن تنالوا النّصرَ ما لم تُهزَمِ
Join him and rout that force;
Build with their might a rampart not afraid.
you will not gain victory unless it is routed.
Smite and pursue the insolent invader!
انصرواsupport اللَّهَGod وصُونُواand safeguard دِينَهُHis religion
انصروا اللَّهَ وصُونُوا دِينَهُ
إنّindeed خيرَthe best of الدّينِreligion دِينُthe religion of المسلمِthe Muslim
إنّ خيرَ الدّينِ دِينُ المسلمِ
Support God and safeguard His religion;
Only when beaten can he leave your border.
truly, the best religion is the Muslim's religion.
Help God, His faith maintain, for His the best
هوit إنif طَمَّoverwhelms علىover الأرضِthe earth الأذىharm
هو إن طَمَّ على الأرضِ الأذى
رحمةُmercy to الأرضِthe earth ومَحيَاand life to الأُمَمِthe nations
رحمةُ الأرضِ ومَحيَا الأُمَمِ
It, when harm engulfs the earth,
Of faiths, our Islam, refuge of th' opprest.
is mercy to the earth and life to the nations.
If o’er the globe it suffers harm or blight,
وإذاand when ماever (emphatic) أظلمتْgrow dark أرجاؤُهاits regions
وإذا ما أظلمتْ أرجاؤُها
فهوthen it is نورُthe light of اللَّهِGod ماحِيdispelling الظُّلَمِdarkness
فهو نورُ اللَّهِ ماحِي الظُّلَمِ
And whenever its regions grow dark,
Mercy and hope, solace of wrong and right;
it is God's light, dispelling the darkness.
And if in gloom its splendors fade from sight,
ذَهَبَwent forth الصَّحبُthe companions كِراماًnobly وَرَمَوْاand shot
ذَهَبَ الصَّحبُ كِراماً وَرَمَوْا
بِيَدِby the hand of اللَّهِGod الأعزِّthe Mightiest الأكرمِthe Most Generous
بِيَدِ اللَّهِ الأعزِّ الأكرمِ
The companions went forth nobly and shot
Beacon of God effacing shades of night.
by the hand of God, the Mightiest, the Most Generous.
Gallant and true, my warriors dart away
يَذهَبُflies السَّهمُthe arrow سديداًstraight راشداًrightly guided
يَذهَبُ السَّهمُ سديداً راشداً
فهوso it is مِلءُfilling العينِthe eye أوor ملءُfilling الفمِthe mouth
فهو مِلءُ العينِ أو ملءُ الفمِ
The arrow flies straight, rightly guided,
To pierce the foe's advance in fierce array.
so it fills the eye or fills the mouth.
Swift flies each shaft and finds unerring way,
وهوand it is فيin النَّحرِthe throat قَضاءٌa doom آخِذٌseizing
وهو في النَّحرِ قَضاءٌ آخِذٌ
نافذٌpiercing فيthrough كلِّevery سَدٍّbarrier مُحكَمِfirmly built
نافذٌ في كلِّ سَدٍّ مُحكَمِ
And in the throat it is a doom that seizes,
Whether to fill the eye or cleave the prey.
piercing through every firmly built barrier.
Once in the throat, the willing arrow speeds
عادتِreturned الخيلُthe horses سِراعاًswiftly وبهاand in them
عادتِ الخيلُ سِراعاً وبها
مِنfrom جُنودِthe soldiers of اللَّهِGod مِثلُsomething like اللَّمَمِa touch of madness
مِن جُنودِ اللَّهِ مِثلُ اللَّمَمِ
The horses returned swiftly, afflicted
Its furious flight where life of foeman bleeds.
with something like madness from God's soldiers.
Back turn the chargers panting in their flight,
وتَوَلَّىand retreated الجندُthe troops فيamid زلزلةٍa quake
وتَوَلَّى الجندُ في زلزلةٍ
تَصدعُsplits apart الفيلقَthe host إنif لمnot تَهدِمِdestroys
تَصدعُ الفيلقَ إن لم تَهدِمِ
And the troops retreated amid a quake
While Allah's troops press onward to the fight.
that split the host apart, if it did not destroy it.
The tribes fall back, by panic terror tossed,
حارَتِwere bewildered الأحزابُthe confederates ماذاwhat تنتويthey intend
حارَتِ الأحزابُ ماذا تنتوي
وبِمَنْand in whom فيماamid what دَهاهاbefell them تَحتَمِيthey seek refuge
وبِمَنْ فيما دَهاها تَحتَمِي
The confederates were at a loss: what should they plan,
Their fortress riven and their vain idols lost;
and in whom seek refuge amid what befell them?
To what dark end venture they all their host,
خَذَلَتْهَاforsook them فيin الوغىthe fray آلهةٌgods
خَذَلَتْهَا في الوغى آلهةٌ
لوif هَوَىcollapsed الوادِيthe valley بهاwith them لمnot تَعْلَمِthey would know
لو هَوَى الوادِي بها لم تَعْلَمِ
Their gods forsook them in the fray;
And who shall now redeem what they have lost?
if the valley collapsed with them, those gods would not know.
In wild confusion gods before them fall
تَطلبُthey seek الغوثَhelp وماbut there is not منany سامعٍlistener
تَطلبُ الغوثَ وما من سامعٍ
أيُّwhat غوثٍhelp يُرْتَجىis hoped for منfrom صَنَمِan idol
أيُّ غوثٍ يُرْتَجى من صَنَمِ
They seek help, but there is none to hear.
Whose aid could naught avail should heaven appall.
What help can be hoped for from an idol?
They cry for help, but help shall nought avail,
ياO زعيمَleader of القومِthe people أيقِنْbe convinced وَاسْتَفِقْand come to your senses
يا زعيمَ القومِ أيقِنْ وَاسْتَفِقْ
إنّهindeed it is الحقُّthe truth الذيthat لمnot تَزعُمِyou supposed
إنّه الحقُّ الذي لم تَزعُمِ
O leader of the people, be convinced and come to your senses!
What arm lift up who worship gods of frail?
It is the truth you did not believe.
Chieftain, believe, awake and comprehend,
ياO زعيمَleader of القومِthe people هلis there منany نادمٍremorseful person
يا زعيمَ القومِ هل من نادمٍ
إنّماonly يَهلكُperishes مَنwhoever لمnot يندمِrepents
إنّما يَهلكُ مَن لم يندمِ
O leader of the people, is anyone remorseful?
’Tis truth you scorned, till now you condescend.
Only those who do not repent perish.
Too late for ruth, when pity you impend.
نَهَضَrose القومُthe people برأيٍwith judgment مُبصِرٍclear-sighted
نَهَضَ القومُ برأيٍ مُبصِرٍ
وَدَهَتْكمand overwhelmed you عَثرةُthe blunder of الرأيِjudgment العَميblind
وَدَهَتْكم عَثرةُ الرأيِ العَمي
The people rose with clear-sighted judgment,
Rise, chieftain, while your nobler thoughts ascend,
while the blunder of blind judgment overwhelmed you.
Lest error lead where anguish shall attend.
استفيقواcome to your senses وانبذواand cast off أربابَكمyour lords
استفيقوا وانبذوا أربابَكم
أوor فذوقواthen taste البأسَbattle's fury مُرَّbitter المطعمِtaste
أو فذوقوا البأسَ مُرَّ المطعمِ
Come to your senses and cast off your lords,
Your idols spurn, their service take in scorn,
or else taste battle's fury, bitter to the taste.
Or taste the woe of battle overborne.
إنّكمindeed you are مِمَّنfrom those whose كرهتمyou hated دِينَهمtheir religion
إنّكم مِمَّن كرهتم دِينَهم
بينbetween نابَيْthe two fangs of كلِّevery صِلٍّviper أرقمِspeckled
بين نابَيْ كلِّ صِلٍّ أرقمِ
You are, at the hands of those whose religion you hated,
You are as they who hate the cause of light,
between the two fangs of every speckled viper.
Twixt wrong and right still wandering in the night.
Sol 6.1