مَرحباًwelcome بالأحبَّةِto the beloved ones المُقبليناthose arriving
مَرحباً بالأحبَّةِ المُقبلينا
أطفِئُواquench شَوقَكمyour longing وقَضُّواand quell الحنيناthe yearning
أطفِئُوا شَوقَكم وقَضُّوا الحنينا
Welcome to the beloved now arriving!
Welcome beloved ones who have come
Quench your longing and put yearning to rest.
Quench your longing and fulfill your yearning
أذِنَpermitted اللَّهُGod باللقاءِfor the reunion وكانتْand there was
أذِنَ اللَّهُ باللقاءِ وكانتْ
لوعةًburning grief للفِراقِat separation دَامتْit lasted سِنيناyears
لوعةً للفِراقِ دَامتْ سِنينا
God has granted reunion; there had been
God has permitted this meeting after
a burning grief at separation that lasted years.
Sorrowful separation that lasted for years
إنّindeed هَذِيthese دِياركُمyour homes فادخلوهاso enter them
إنّ هَذِي دِياركُم فادخلوها
طَيِّباتٍpleasant لمعشرٍfor a people طيّبيناgood and pure
طَيِّباتٍ لمعشرٍ طيّبينا
These are indeed your homes, so enter them—
This is your homeland, enter it
pleasant homes for a good and pure people.
Good tidings for the righteous folk
ادخلوهاenter them بنعمةٍwith blessing وسلامٍand peace
ادخلوها بنعمةٍ وسلامٍ
وَاعْمرُوهاand populate them بأهلِكمwith your families والبنيناand sons
وَاعْمرُوها بأهلِكم والبنينا
Enter them with blessing and peace,
Enter with grace and peace
and populate them with your families and sons.
And dwell in it with family and children
أقبلواcome forward أقبلواcome forward وَحيُّواand greet رسولَthe Messenger of الGod (first fragment)
أقبلوا أقبلوا وَحيُّوا رسولَ ال
لَهِGod (final fragment) مُستبشراًrejoicing يَمدُّhe extends اليميناthe right hand
لَهِ مُستبشراً يَمدُّ اليمينا
Come forward, come forward, and greet the Messenger of
Come, come and greet the Messenger of God
God, rejoicing as he extends his right hand.
Who extends his right hand in glad tiding
صَافحوهُshake his hand مُحبَّبَendearing الوجهِin countenance سَمْحاًgracious
صَافحوهُ مُحبَّبَ الوجهِ سَمْحاً
والزموهُand hold fast to him مُباركاًblessed مَيموناauspicious
والزموهُ مُباركاً مَيمونا
Shake his hand, his face endearing, his manner gracious,
Greet his beautiful, serene face
and hold fast to him, blessed and auspicious.
And join the blessed, auspicious one
وانظرواand look حولهaround him الجنودَthe troops أُلوفاًin thousands
وانظروا حوله الجنودَ أُلوفاً
بعدafter أنthat لمnot تكنْthey were تُدانِيapproaching المئيناthe hundreds
بعد أن لم تكنْ تُدانِي المئينا
And see the troops around him, thousands strong,
Look around him, thousands of troops
when once they had not even approached the hundreds.
After there were scarcely a few tens
واذكرواand remember خطبَكمyour ordeal وكيفَand how ذَهْبتُمْyou departed
واذكروا خطبَكم وكيفَ ذَهْبتُمْ
خِيفةَfor fear of الضَّيْمِoppression فيin البلادِthe lands عِزيناin scattered bands
خِيفةَ الضَّيْمِ في البلادِ عِزينا
And remember your ordeal, and how you departed
Remember your sermons and how you went
for fear of oppression, in scattered bands across the lands.
In fear of injustice in the honored lands
تركبونَyou ride العُبابَthe surging sea يأخذُهseizes it الكِبْpride (first fragment)
تركبونَ العُبابَ يأخذُه الكِبْ
رُpride (final fragment) فيأبَىso refuses عِنَانُهits reins أنto يَليناyield
رُ فيأبَى عِنَانُه أن يَلينا
You rode the surging sea, which was seized by
You rode the ships taken by the huge
pride, its reins refusing to yield.
Waves, its reins refusing to bend
يَضربُstrikes الموجُthe wave فيin جوانبِهِits sides الموthe wave (first fragment)
يَضربُ الموجُ في جوانبِهِ المو
جَwave (final fragment) وتُزجِيand propel السَّفينُthe ships فيهthrough it السَّفيناthe ships
جَ وتُزجِي السَّفينُ فيه السَّفينا
Along its flanks, wave struck against
The waves batter its sides
wave, and ships drove ships onward through it.
And ships collide into one another
اتَّخذتمyou took أرضَthe land of النجاشيِّal-Najashi داراًas a home
اتَّخذتم أرضَ النجاشيِّ داراً
وتَركتُمْand you left دِيارَكمyour homes والقَطيناand the resident folk
وتَركتُمْ دِيارَكم والقَطينا
You made the land of al-Najashi your home,
You took the land of Negus as home
and left your dwellings and their people behind.
And left your lands and kith and kin
مَلِكٌa king عادلٌjust أقامَbuilt عليكمaround you
مَلِكٌ عادلٌ أقامَ عليكم
منfrom كريمِgenerous الجوارِneighborly protection حِصْناًa fortress حَصيناwell-fortified
من كريمِ الجوارِ حِصْناً حَصينا
A just king built around you
A just king gave you refuge
a strong fortress of generous protection.
Like an impenetrable, lofty fortress
وَرَعاكمand he cared for you رَعْيَthe care of الحفيِّthe solicitous one يُؤّديfulfills
وَرَعاكم رَعْيَ الحفيِّ يُؤّدي
حقَّthe due of أضيافهِhis guests وَفِيّاًloyal أميناtrustworthy
حقَّ أضيافهِ وَفِيّاً أمينا
And he tended you with devoted care, fulfilling
He tended you with care, fulfilling
his guests' due, faithful and trustworthy.
His duty to guests, honest and loyal
وَجَدَhe found العارَdisgrace فيin هَدِيَّةِthe gift of عمروٍAmr
وَجَدَ العارَ في هَدِيَّةِ عمروٍ
فأباهاso he refused it وَردَّand sent back عَمْراًAmr حزيناsorrowful
فأباها وَردَّ عَمْراً حزينا
He saw disgrace in Amr's gift,
He found shame in Amr's gift
so he refused it and sent Amr away sorrowful.
And sent Amr back, sad and dejected
قالhe said ياO ويلتاalas for me أأهدمُshall I destroy? مَجدِيmy glory
قال يا ويلتا أأهدمُ مَجدِي
وأُعادِيand oppose أبُوَّتيmy forefathers الأَوَّليناof old
وأُعادِي أبُوَّتي الأَوَّلينا
He said: Alas! Shall I destroy my glory
Saying: Woe to me! Should I forfeit my glory
and turn against my forefathers of old?
And oppose my ancestral noble ways?
أأبيعُshall I sell? الضُّيوفَthe guests ياO عمروُAmr دَعْهاabandon it
أأبيعُ الضُّيوفَ يا عمروُ دَعْها
خُطّةًa scheme تجعلُmakes العزيزَthe honored one مَهِيناabased
خُطّةً تجعلُ العزيزَ مَهِينا
Shall I sell the guests? Amr, abandon it—
Should I, O Amr, sell the guests? Let it be!
a scheme that makes the honored man abject.
A disgrace that makes the honored disgraced
إنهاit is indeed سُبَّةٌa disgrace علىthroughout الدهرِall time يَأبَىrefuses
إنها سُبَّةٌ على الدهرِ يَأبَى
كلُّevery حُرٍّfree man مُهذَّبٍwell-bred أنthat تكوناit should occur
كلُّ حُرٍّ مُهذَّبٍ أن تكونا
It is an everlasting disgrace, one that
It is an outrage on time, every free
every free, well-bred man refuses to allow.
Well-bred soul refuses it to exist
راعهawed him جعفرٌJa'far بقولٍwith speech مُبينٍclear
راعه جعفرٌ بقولٍ مُبينٍ
فرأىso he saw الحقَّthe truth واضحاًclearly واليقيناand certainty
فرأى الحقَّ واضحاً واليقينا
Ja'far awed him with lucid speech,
Ja'far refuted him with clear words
so he saw truth and certainty clearly.
Seeing the truth and certainty plainly
وَدَرىand he knew أنَماthat indeed السُّجودُprostration لغيرِto other than الGod (first fragment)
وَدَرى أنَما السُّجودُ لغيرِ ال
لَهِGod (final fragment) إثمٌa sin يَحيقُbefalls بالسّاجديناupon those who prostrate
لَهِ إثمٌ يَحيقُ بالسّاجدينا
And he knew that prostration before any but
Realizing that bowing to other than God
God was a sin that beset those who prostrated.
Is a sin encompassing the prostrators
وَاهْتَدىand found guidance قَلبُهhis heart فآثَرَso he chose دِينَthe religion of الthe
وَاهْتَدى قَلبُه فآثَرَ دِينَ ال
حقِّtruth فيin مجمعِthe assembly of القَساوسِthe priests دِيناas a faith
حقِّ في مجمعِ القَساوسِ دِينا
His heart found guidance, and he chose the religion of
His heart found guidance, preferring the religion
truth as his faith among the assembled priests.
Of truth among the assembly of priests as faith
دَلَفَapproached slowly القومُthe people بالمصاحفِwith scripture volumes لاnot يَدْthey know (first fragment)
دَلَفَ القومُ بالمصاحفِ لا يَدْ
رُونَthey know (final fragment) ماذاwhat يُريدُhe wishes أنto يَسْتَبيناascertain
رُونَ ماذا يُريدُ أن يَسْتَبينا
The people approached with scriptures, not
The people came with scriptures, not knowing
knowing what he wished to ascertain.
What he wanted to clarify and explain
قالhe said ماwhat عندَكمin your possession أماdid not? قالsaid عِيسَىJesus
قال ما عندَكم أما قال عِيسَى
سوفَwill يأتيcome مِنfrom بعدهِafter him منone who يليناleads us
سوفَ يأتي مِن بعدهِ من يلينا
He said: What have you? Did not Jesus say
He said: Does it not say, Jesus announced
that one would come after him to lead us?
One will come after him leading us?
بَطَلَbecame void الشِّركُpolytheism وانتهىand ended الإفكُfalsehood هذاthis is
بَطَلَ الشِّركُ وانتهى الإفكُ هذا
خاتمُthe Seal of الأنبياءِthe prophets والمرسليناand the messengers
خاتمُ الأنبياءِ والمرسلينا
Polytheism is void, falsehood ended; this is
Polytheism is invalidated, falsehood is ended
the Seal of the Prophets and the Messengers.
This is the seal of prophets and messengers
كيفhow نَأبَىwe reject مُحمّداًMuhammad وَهْوَwhen he is حقٌّtrue
كيف نَأبَى مُحمّداً وَهْوَ حقٌّ
أيقولُwill they say? الهُداةُthe guides إنّاwe indeed عَمِيناhave gone blind
أيقولُ الهُداةُ إنّا عَمِينا
How can we reject Muhammad, when he is true?
How can we refuse Muhammad when he is truth?
Will the guides say that we have gone blind?
Can the guided say: We are blind?
رَبِّmy Lord إنّيI indeed آمنتُhave believed فاغفِرْso forgive ذنوبيmy sins
رَبِّ إنّي آمنتُ فاغفِرْ ذنوبي
وَاهْدِنيand guide me فيamong عبادِكَyour servants المؤمنيناthe believing
وَاهْدِني في عبادِكَ المؤمنينا
My Lord, I have believed; forgive my sins,
O Lord, I believe, forgive my sins
and guide me among your believing servants.
And guide me among Your faithful servants
هكذاthus فازwon بالكرامةِwith honor حزبُthe company of الGod (first fragment)
هكذا فاز بالكرامةِ حزبُ ال
لَهِGod (final fragment) طوبَىblessedness لِحزبهِto his company المفلحيناthe successful
لَهِ طوبَى لِحزبهِ المفلحينا
Thus honor was won by the company of
Thus the party of God attained honor
God; blessed be his triumphant company.
Felicity upon his successful party
اُدْنُdraw near ياO جعفرٌJa'far لكfor you الرتَبُthe ranks العلthe highest (first fragment)
اُدْنُ يا جعفرٌ لك الرتَبُ العل
ياhighest (final fragment) وكنتَand you were أمرأًa man بهنof them قَمِيناworthy
يا وكنتَ أمرأً بهن قَمِينا
Draw near, Ja'far; yours are the ranks
Come O Ja'far, the highest ranks are yours
most high, and you have been a man worthy of them.
You were a revered man, steadfast
وَخُذِand receive القُبلةَthe kiss التيwhich هِيَit is أَقْصَىthe utmost
وَخُذِ القُبلةَ التي هِيَ أَقْصَى
ماwhat تُرجِّيهِhope for it أنْفُسُthe souls of المتَّقيناthe God-fearing
ما تُرجِّيهِ أنْفُسُ المتَّقينا
And receive the kiss that is the utmost
Take the direction of prayer which
that the souls of the God-fearing hope for.
Is the utmost longing of the pious
اُدنُdraw near ياO أشبهَmost resembling الرجالِof men بأعلىto the highest الthe
اُدنُ يا أشبهَ الرجالِ بأعلى ال
ناسِpeople قَدْراًin rank وخيرهمand the best of them أجمعيناall
ناسِ قَدْراً وخيرهم أجمعينا
Draw near, O closest of men in likeness to the highest of
Come O most noble of men in rank
people in rank, and the best of them all.
And best of them in virtue altogether
ولكand yours is العذرُthe excuse إنif رقصتَyou danced فَهذِيfor this is
ولك العذرُ إن رقصتَ فَهذِي
نَشوةُthe rapture of الحبِّlove تأخُذُseizes المُخلِصيناthe devoted
نَشوةُ الحبِّ تأخُذُ المُخلِصينا
And you are excused if you dance, for this is
You are excused if you dance, for this
love's rapture, which seizes the devoted.
Is the ecstasy of love seizing the devoted
نادِcall out ياO شاعرَpoet of العُروبةِArabism واهتفْand proclaim
نادِ يا شاعرَ العُروبةِ واهتفْ
مرحباًwelcome بالأماجدِto the illustrious الأكرميناthe most generous
مرحباً بالأماجدِ الأكرمينا
Call out, O poet of Arabism, and proclaim:
Call out, O poet of Arabism, and chant
Welcome to the illustrious, most generous men!
Welcome to the most honored glories
هذهthis خيبرُKhaybar العصيّةُthe defiant دَانَتْyielded
هذه خيبرُ العصيّةُ دَانَتْ
لِسيوفِto the swords of البواسلِthe valiant الفاتحيناthe conquerors
لِسيوفِ البواسلِ الفاتحينا
This defiant Khaybar has yielded
This is defiant Khaybar, it has surrendered
to the swords of the valiant conquerors.
To the swords of the brave conquerors
نَصَرgave victory to اللَّهُGod جُندَهُhis army وحَباهُand bestowed upon it
نَصَر اللَّهُ جُندَهُ وحَباهُ
فيunder لواءِthe banner of النبيِّthe Prophet فَتْحاًa victory مُبيناmanifest
في لواءِ النبيِّ فَتْحاً مُبينا
God gave his army victory and bestowed upon it
God granted victory to His soldiers
a manifest victory under the Prophet's banner.
And gifted them clear conquest under the Prophet's banner
فَخُذواso take حقَّكمyour due هَنيئاًpleasantly enjoyed مَرِيئاًwholesome
فَخُذوا حقَّكم هَنيئاً مَرِيئاً
واشكرواand thank اللَّهَGod أكرمَthe most generous of المُنعِميناbenefactors
واشكروا اللَّهَ أكرمَ المُنعِمينا
So take your due, pleasant and wholesome,
So take your rightful share, pleasant and wholesome
and thank God, the most generous of benefactors.
And thank God, the Most Generous of benefactors
Sol 6.1