هذاthis إمامُleader of الدينِthe faith فيamid أعلامهِits banners
هذا إمامُ الدينِ في أعلامهِ
والدّينُand the faith مُعتصِمٌtaking refuge ببأسِin the might of إمامهِits leader
والدّينُ مُعتصِمٌ ببأسِ إمامهِ
This is the leader of the faith amid its banners;
This is the Imam of religion in his signs,
the faith takes refuge in its leader's might.
And religion is protected by the might of its Imam.
يَحمِيhe protects حَقيقَتَهُits truth بِقوَّةِwith the force of بطشهِhis assault
يَحمِي حَقيقَتَهُ بِقوَّةِ بطشهِ
ويصونُand he guards بَيْضَتَهُits stronghold بحدِّwith the edge of حُسَامِهِhis sword
ويصونُ بَيْضَتَهُ بحدِّ حُسَامِهِ
He protects its truth with the force of his assault,
He protects its truth with the strength of his assault,
and guards its stronghold with his sword's edge.
And guards its sanctity with the edge of his sword.
شيخُmaster of الجهادِjihad يَودُّwishes كلُّevery مجاهدٍwarrior
شيخُ الجهادِ يَودُّ كلُّ مجاهدٍ
لوif only كانhe were يُدْعىcalled فيin الوَغَىbattle بِغُلاَمِهِas his attendant
لو كان يُدْعى في الوَغَى بِغُلاَمِهِ
Master of jihad—every warrior wishes
The Shaykh of jihad, every mujahid loves
he could be called his attendant in battle.
To be called to battle by his young man.
عاليlofty in اللّواءِthe banner يُقيمُهُhe upholds it بِحُدُودِهِthrough its prescribed limits
عالي اللّواءِ يُقيمُهُ بِحُدُودِهِ
ويُبَيِّنُand he explains المأثورَwhat is handed down منof أحكامهِits rulings
ويُبَيِّنُ المأثورَ من أحكامهِ
With banner held high, he upholds it through its ordained limits,
He holds the glorious banner high with its boundaries,
and explains what has been handed down of its rulings.
And clarifies the traditions from its rulings.
المُصلحونَthe reformers علىthroughout الزّمانِtime سُيُوفُهُhis swords
المُصلحونَ على الزّمانِ سُيُوفُهُ
وجنودُهand his soldiers فيin حربِهِhis war وسلامهِand his peace
وجنودُه في حربِهِ وسلامهِ
Reformers throughout the ages are his swords
The reformers in time are his swords,
and his soldiers in his war and peace.
And his soldiers in his war and peace.
عَرِفُواthey knew الجِهَادَjihad بهthrough him ومنهand from him تَعَلَّمُواthey learned
عَرِفُوا الجِهَادَ به ومنه تَعَلَّمُوا
ماwhat صَحَّwas sound منof دُستُورِهِits code ونظامِهِand its order
ما صَحَّ من دُستُورِهِ ونظامِهِ
They came to know jihad through him, and from him learned
They knew jihad through him and from him they learned
what was sound in its code and order.
What is sound from his constitution and system.
غَضِبَتْgrew angry قُرَيْشٌQuraysh أنthat جَفَاhe shunned أصنامَهاits idols
غَضِبَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أن جَفَا أصنامَها
ووَفَىand he remained true بعهدِto the covenant of إلههِhis God وذِمَامِهand His pledge
ووَفَى بعهدِ إلههِ وذِمَامِه
Quraysh grew angry that he shunned its idols
Quraysh were angry that he abandoned their idols,
and kept his God's covenant and pledge.
And fulfilled the covenant of his God and lead rope.
يغزوhe attacks فوارِسَهمtheir horsemen ويَقتُلُand he kills جمعَهمtheir host
يغزو فوارِسَهم ويَقتُلُ جمعَهم
حتّىuntil يَدينَsubmits مَرامُهمtheir purpose لمرامِهِto his purpose
حتّى يَدينَ مَرامُهم لمرامِهِ
He attacks their horsemen and slays their host,
He raids their horsemen and kills their group,
until their purpose bows to his purpose,
Until their affairs surrender to his affairs.
ويرىand sees المحجَّةَthe clear path كلُّevery غاوٍwayward person مِنهمُamong them
ويرى المحجَّةَ كلُّ غاوٍ مِنهمُ
فَيكفَّand so desists عنfrom طُغيانِهِhis tyranny وعُرامِهِand his violent insolence
فَيكفَّ عن طُغيانِهِ وعُرامِهِ
and every wayward one among them sees the clear path,
And every misguided one among them sees the proof,
and so desists from his tyranny and violent insolence;
So he refrains from his tyranny and nakedness.
ويثوبَand returns جاهلُهُمtheir ignorant one إلىto دينِthe faith of الهُدَىguidance
ويثوبَ جاهلُهُم إلى دينِ الهُدَى
والنّورِand light منfrom دينِthe faith of العَمىblindness وظلامِهِand its darkness
والنّورِ من دينِ العَمى وظلامِهِ
and the ignorant among them return to the faith of guidance
And their ignorant one returns to the religion of guidance,
and light, leaving the faith of blindness and its darkness.
And the light from the religion of blindness and its darkness.
دلَفواthey advanced إليهtoward him وظَنَّand thought أكذبُهُمthe most deluded of them مُنىًin hopes
دلَفوا إليه وظَنَّ أكذبُهُم مُنىً
أنْthat قدalready سَقَتْهُmade him drink يداهhis two hands كأسَthe cup of حِمامِهِhis death
أنْ قد سَقَتْهُ يداه كأسَ حِمامِهِ
They advanced toward him; the vainest in hope among them thought
They came to him and the most untruthful among them wished,
his own hands had made him drink the cup of his death.
That his hands had given him the cup of his doves.
أَكذاكَis it thus? ينخدِعُis deceived الغبيُّthe fool وهكذاand thus
أَكذاكَ ينخدِعُ الغبيُّ وهكذا
يَتَخَبَّطُflounders المفتونُthe deluded man فيin أوهامِهِhis illusions
يَتَخَبَّطُ المفتونُ في أوهامِهِ
Is this how the fool is deceived, and is this how
Does the ignorant one become deceived in this way?
the deluded man flounders in his illusions?
And the deluded one flounders in his fantasies like this?
مَهْلاًhold! أبيُّUbayy لقدindeed ركبتَyou undertook عظيمةًa grave offense
مَهْلاً أبيُّ لقد ركبتَ عظيمةً
وأردتَand you targeted صرحاًan edifice لستَyou are not منamong هُدَّامِهِits destroyers
وأردتَ صرحاً لستَ من هُدَّامِهِ
Hold, Ubayy! You have committed a grave offense,
Wait, O Abu Yusr! You have embarked on something great,
and targeted an edifice you cannot tear down.
And wanted a palace that you are not one of its demolishers.
صَرْحٌan edifice بناهHe built it اللَّهُGod أوَّلَfirst ماwhat بنىHe built
صَرْحٌ بناه اللَّهُ أوَّلَ ما بنى
وأطالَand heightened منof عِرْنِينِهِits crest وَسَنامِهِand its summit
وأطالَ من عِرْنِينِهِ وَسَنامِهِ
An edifice God built first among His works,
A palace that Allah built first when He built,
and raised its crest and summit high.
And lengthened from its pillars and carvings.
لاnot يبلُغُreaches البانيthe builder ذُراهits summits ولاand not يُرىis seen
لا يبلُغُ الباني ذُراه ولا يُرى
فيamong الدّاعِمِينَthe builders of supports بِناؤُهhis structure كدِعامِهِlike its buttresses
في الدّاعِمِينَ بِناؤُه كدِعامِهِ
No builder reaches its summits, nor appears
The builder cannot reach its outskirts, nor can
among the builders of supports a work of his like its buttresses.
Its construction be seen supported by its pillars.
مَهلاًhold! أبيُّUbayy فإنfor if جَهلتَyou do not know مكانَهits stature
مَهلاً أبيُّ فإن جَهلتَ مكانَه
فانْهضْthen rise إليهagainst it إنif استطعتَyou can وَسَامِهِand rival it
فانْهضْ إليه إن استطعتَ وَسَامِهِ
Hold, Ubayy! If you do not know its stature,
Wait, O Abu Yusr! If you do not know its place,
rise against it if you can, and rival it.
Then set out to it, if you can withstand its sublimity.
أقدِمْadvance! فخذهاand take it ياO أبيُّUbayy سُقِيتَهاyou were made to drink it
أقدِمْ فخذها يا أبيُّ سُقِيتَها
فانظرْthen look إلىat السّاقِيthe cupbearer ورَوعةِand the dread of جامِهِhis goblet
فانظرْ إلى السّاقِي ورَوعةِ جامِهِ
Advance and take it, Ubayy—you have been made to drink it!
Go ahead, take it O Abu Yusr, you have been given it,
Then look at the cupbearer and the dread of his goblet.
So look at the giver and the awe of his cup.
خَدشٌa scratch كوقعِlike the stroke of الظُّفْرِa fingernail أوor هُوَit is دونهless than it
خَدشٌ كوقعِ الظُّفْرِ أو هُوَ دونه
لِمَwhy تشتكِيyou complain وتَضِجُّand cry out منfrom آلامِهِits pains
لِمَ تشتكِي وتَضِجُّ من آلامِهِ
A scratch like a fingernail's stroke, or even less—
A scratch like the blow of fingernails, or less than it,
why do you complain and cry out at its pain?
Why do you complain and cry out from its pain?
أأُبيُّO Ubayy أينwhere العودُal-‘Awd (the steed) والعَلَفُand the fodder الذيthat
أأُبيُّ أين العودُ والعَلَفُ الذي
أعددتَهُyou prepared it وجعلتهand made it لطعامِهِfor his food
أعددتَهُ وجعلته لطعامِهِ
Ubayy, where is al-‘Awd and the fodder that
O Abu Yusr! Where is the rod and fodder,
you prepared and set aside as his food?
That you prepared and made his food?
إذهبْgo! لكَupon you الويلاتُwoes منwhat a مُتَمَرِّدٍrebel
إذهبْ لكَ الويلاتُ من مُتَمَرِّدٍ
عادَىopposed الإِلهَGod ولجَّand persisted فيin آثامهhis sins
عادَى الإِلهَ ولجَّ في آثامه
Go! Woes upon you, rebel that you are,
For you are the woes, O rebel,
who opposed God and persisted in his sins.
Who opposed Allah and plunged into sins.
لكَyou have منin قتيلِthe man slain by الكبشِthe ram أشأمُmost ill-omened صاحبٍcompanion
لكَ من قتيلِ الكبشِ أشأمُ صاحبٍ
يُلْقِيcasts إلىto غُولِthe ghoul of الرَّدىdeath بزمامِهِwith his reins
يُلْقِي إلى غُولِ الرَّدى بزمامِهِ
In the man slain by the ram you have a most ill-starred companion,
For you is the stench of the slain ram's owner,
who surrenders his reins to the ghoul of death.
Who casts his reigns to the ghoul of destruction.
أخذstruck النبيَّthe Prophet بضربةٍwith a blow كانتbecame لهfor him
أخذ النبيَّ بضربةٍ كانت له
حَتْفَاًa doom يُمَزِّقُtearing لحمَهُhis flesh بعظامِهِtogether with his bones
حَتْفَاً يُمَزِّقُ لحمَهُ بعظامِهِ
He struck the Prophet with a blow that became for him
The Prophet took him with a blow that tore his flesh
a doom tearing his flesh along with his bones.
With its bones into pieces.
ولمَنand indeed whoever تقدَّمَadvanced فوقَupon صهوةِthe back of عاثرٍa stumbling steed
ولمَن تقدَّمَ فوقَ صهوةِ عاثرٍ
أشقَىmost wretched وأخيبُand most thwarted آخدone holding بلجامهِby its bridle
أشقَى وأخيبُ آخد بلجامهِ
And indeed, he who advanced on a stumbling steed's back
And for whoever advanced over the stumbling horse,
is the most wretched, most thwarted holder of its bridle.
Most wretched and disappointed, holding its reins.
هوhe فيin الحفيرةِthe pit دُونَbefore حِصنِthe stronghold of مُحمدٍMuhammad
هو في الحفيرةِ دُونَ حِصنِ مُحمدٍ
جَثَمَcrouched الحِمامُdeath عليهupon him قبلbefore قيامهِhis rising
جَثَمَ الحِمامُ عليه قبل قيامهِ
He is in the pit before Muhammad's stronghold;
He is in the pit, beneath the fortress of Muhammad,
Death crouched upon him before he could rise.
The doves have alighted on him before his rising.
ألقىcast القضاءُdestiny عليهupon him منsome of أَثقالهits burdens
ألقى القضاءُ عليه من أَثقاله
مترامياًhurtling down ينصبُّpouring down فيinto أجرامِهِhis limbs
مترامياً ينصبُّ في أجرامِهِ
Destiny cast some of its burdens upon him,
Destiny has cast upon him its heaviest,
hurtling down and pouring into his limbs.
As he pours into his sins in succession.
أرداهit felled him بابنِthrough Ibn (son of) الصِّمَّةِal-Simmah البطلِthe hero الذيwho
أرداه بابنِ الصِّمَّةِ البطلِ الذي
أعياbaffled الرَّدىdeath المحتالَscheming فضُّbreaking صِمامِهِhis seal
أعيا الرَّدى المحتالَ فضُّ صِمامِهِ
It felled him through Ibn al-Simmah, the hero whose
Ibn Al-Summah's hero drove him back,
seal scheming Death was powerless to break.
Frustrating the cunning when his resolve disintegrated.
يغشاهُassails him سيفُthe sword of العامريِّal-‘Amiri فينثنيthen recoils
يغشاهُ سيفُ العامريِّ فينثني
ودَمُand the blood of الجريحِthe wounded man يَبُلُّslakes حرَّthe heat of أُوامِهِits thirst
ودَمُ الجريحِ يَبُلُّ حرَّ أُوامِهِ
Al-‘Amiri's sword assails him, then recoils,
Al-Aamiri's sword overwhelms him so he writhes,
and the wounded man's blood slakes its burning thirst.
And the wounded one's blood soaks the heat of his tendons.
سَلمتْmay they be safe يداكyour two hands أباAbu (father of) دُجانةَDujanah منwhat a فتىًyoung hero
سَلمتْ يداك أبا دُجانةَ من فتىً
وَسْمُthe mark of المنيَّةِdeath منamong حِلَىthe ornaments of صَمْصَامِهِhis sharp sword
وَسْمُ المنيَّةِ من حِلَى صَمْصَامِهِ
May your hands be safe, Abu Dujanah—what a young hero!
Your hands are safe Abu Dujanah, from a young man
Death's mark is among his sharp sword's ornaments.
Whose sting of death is the sweetest of poison.
أحسنتَyou excelled at ذبحَslaughtering المشركينَthe idolaters فأشبهواso they resembled
أحسنتَ ذبحَ المشركينَ فأشبهوا
ماwhat يذبحُslaughters الجزَّارُthe butcher منof أنعامهِhis livestock
ما يذبحُ الجزَّارُ من أنعامهِ
Well did you slaughter the idolaters, so they resembled
You have done well in slaughtering the polytheists, so they resembled
the livestock the butcher slaughters.
What the butcher slaughters of cattle.
ياO ويلهمwoe to them إذas يقذفونthey pelt نبيَّهمtheir Prophet
يا ويلهم إذ يقذفون نبيَّهم
بحجارةٍwith stones تهوِيhurtling هُوِيَّthe hurtling of سهامِهِhis arrows
بحجارةٍ تهوِي هُوِيَّ سهامِهِ
Woe to them, as they pelt their Prophet
Woe to them when they pelt their Prophet,
with stones hurtling like his arrows!
With stones that plunge like plunging arrows.
كسرواthey broke عَوَارضَهُhis side teeth وشجُّواand gashed وجهَهُhis face
كسروا عَوَارضَهُ وشجُّوا وجهَهُ
منfrom كلِّevery غاوٍwayward man جَدَّwas intent فيon إجرامِهِhis crimes
من كلِّ غاوٍ جَدَّ في إجرامِهِ
They broke his teeth and gashed his face,
They broke his noble face and wounded his face,
at the hands of every wayward man intent on his crimes.
Each misguided one was extreme in his crime.
يجريflows الدَّمُthe blood المدرارprofuse منfrom مُتهلّلٍa radiant man
يجري الدَّمُ المدرار من مُتهلّلٍ
طلقِcheerful of المحيَّاcountenance فيin الوغَىbattle بَسَّامِهِits ever-smiling one
طلقِ المحيَّا في الوغَى بَسَّامِهِ
Abundant blood streams from a radiant man,
The flowing blood drips from the one wearing a turban,
cheerful of face, ever smiling amid battle.
My sword loose in battle cutting and slashing.
لاlet not يعجبِmarvel الكفارُthe unbelievers منat مَسفوحِهِits shedding
لا يعجبِ الكفارُ من مَسفوحِهِ
فلقدfor indeed جَرَىit flowed منfrom قبلُbefore فيin إلهامِهِhis inspiration
فلقد جَرَى من قبلُ في إلهامِهِ
Let the unbelievers not marvel at its shedding,
The disbelievers are not amazed at its outpouring,
for it had flowed before in his inspiration.
For it had already flowed before in his inspiration.
ماwhat ظَنُّهمtheir thought باللَّهِabout God يُؤثِرُHe favors عَبْدَهُHis servant
ما ظَنُّهم باللَّهِ يُؤثِرُ عَبْدَهُ
بالبالغِwith the utmost الموفورِabundant منof إنعامهِHis bounty
بالبالغِ الموفورِ من إنعامهِ
What do they think of God, who favors His servant
What is their assumption of Allah, that He favors His servant,
with His fullest, abundant bounty?
With abundant bestowal from His blessings?
لنwill not يستطيعِbe able سِوَىother than الضلالةِerror مذهباًa path
لن يستطيعِ سِوَى الضلالةِ مذهباً
مَنwhoever ليسis not بالمصروفِturned away عنfrom أصنامِهِhis idols
مَن ليس بالمصروفِ عن أصنامِهِ
No path other than error can be followed
No one can adopt a method besides misguidance,
by one who is not turned away from his idols.
Who is not diverted from his idols.
لمdid not يخذلُوهُthey forsake him ولمand did not تَفُتْهُelude him كرامةٌan honor
لم يخذلُوهُ ولم تَفُتْهُ كرامةٌ
همthey عندready for نُصرتِهِaiding him وفيand in إكرامِهِhonoring him
هم عند نُصرتِهِ وفي إكرامِهِ
They did not forsake him, nor did any honor escape him;
They did not abandon him, nor did any honor escape him,
they stand ready to support and honor him.
They are in supporting him and honoring him.
صَبْرُthe patience of المشمِّرِone girding himself للجهادِfor jihad علىunder الأذَىharm
صَبْرُ المشمِّرِ للجهادِ على الأذَى
خُلُقٌa virtue يتمُّis perfected المجدُglory عِندَat تمامِهِits perfection
خُلُقٌ يتمُّ المجدُ عِندَ تمامِهِ
The patience under harm of one girded for jihad
The patience of the resolved one for jihad against harm,
is a virtue: glory is complete when it is perfected.
Is a trait through which glory is completed in its perfection.
هذاthis مَقَامُthe station of محمدٍMuhammad فيamong قومِهِhis people
هذا مَقَامُ محمدٍ في قومِهِ
هلis there? لامرئٍfor any person فيin الدهرِall time مِثلُthe like of مَقامِهِhis station
هل لامرئٍ في الدهرِ مِثلُ مَقامِهِ
Such is Muhammad's standing among his people;
This is Muhammad's position among his people,
has anyone through all time held a standing like his?
Does anyone in time have a position like his position?
القادةُthe leaders الهادونَthose who guide منamong أتباعِهِhis followers
القادةُ الهادونَ من أتباعِهِ
والسّادةُand the masters البانونَthe builders منamong خُدَّامهِhis servants
والسّادةُ البانونَ من خُدَّامهِ
The leaders who guide are among his followers,
The gentle leaders from his followers,
and the noble builders are among his servants.
And the eminent chiefs from his servants.
اللَّهُGod أرسلهHe sent him طبيباًas a physician شافياًa healer
اللَّهُ أرسله طبيباً شافياً
للعالَمِfor the world الوَحشيِّsavage منof أسقامِهِits ailments
للعالَمِ الوَحشيِّ من أسقامِهِ
God sent him as a healing physician
Allah sent him as a healing physician,
to cure the savage world of its ailments.
For the savage world from its illnesses.
الأمرُthe matter بانَbecame clear فأينso where يلتمسُseeks الهدىguidance
الأمرُ بانَ فأين يلتمسُ الهدى
مَنwhoever ضلَّstrayed بينَbetween حَلالِهِwhat He permits وحرامِهِand what He forbids
مَن ضلَّ بينَ حَلالِهِ وحرامِهِ
The matter is clear; where, then, can guidance be sought
The matter has become clear, so where can guidance be sought,
by one lost between what He permits and what He forbids?
By one who strayed between its lawful and prohibited?
ركبُthe mounted company of النبيِّthe Prophet إلىto المدينةِMedina عائدٌreturning
ركبُ النبيِّ إلى المدينةِ عائدٌ
يَمشِيwalks بهwith it جبريلُGabriel فيamid أعلامهِits banners
يَمشِي به جبريلُ في أعلامهِ
The Prophet's mounted company is returning to Medina;
The Prophet rode to Medina returning,
Gabriel walks with it amid its banners.
Gabriel walking with him in his signs.
يتوسّطُhe stands among الجرحَىthe wounded تَسيلُflows دماؤُهمtheir blood
يتوسّطُ الجرحَى تَسيلُ دماؤُهم
فوقَover الحصَىthe pebbles منfrom خَلفِهِbehind him وأمامِهِand before him
فوقَ الحصَى من خَلفِهِ وأمامِهِ
He is among the wounded; their blood flows
The wounded are in the middle, their blood dripping
over the pebbles behind him and before him.
Over the pebbles behind him and in front of him.
ويَمُدُّand he spreads فوقover المؤمناتِthe believing women جَناحَهُhis wing
ويَمُدُّ فوق المؤمناتِ جَناحَهُ
يقضِيgrants لهنَّto them الحقَّtheir due منof إعظامِهِhis esteem
يقضِي لهنَّ الحقَّ من إعظامِهِ
And he spreads his wing over the believing women,
And he extends his wing over the believing women
granting them their rightful share of his esteem.
To establish their right from his reverence.
أَدَّيْنَthey performed مَسنونَthe ordained practice of الجهادِjihad وذُقْنَand tasted فيin
أَدَّيْنَ مَسنونَ الجهادِ وذُقْنَ في
وَهَجِthe blaze of الجِلادِcombat الحقِّtrue حَرَّthe heat of ضرامهِits flames
وَهَجِ الجِلادِ الحقِّ حَرَّ ضرامهِ
They followed jihad's ordained practice and tasted, in
Those who performed jihad have tasted in the blazing heat of scourging,
the blaze of true combat, the heat of its flames.
The truth's burning thirst in its tendons.
شَمتَgloated اليهودُthe Jews وأرجفَand spread alarming rumors النفَرُthe men الأُلَىwho
شَمتَ اليهودُ وأرجفَ النفَرُ الأُلَى
طَبعَstamped النِّفاقُhypocrisy قلوبَهمtheir hearts بختامهِwith its seal
طَبعَ النِّفاقُ قلوبَهم بختامهِ
The Jews gloated, and those men spread alarming rumors—
The Jews gloated and the wretched gang,
those whose hearts hypocrisy had stamped with its seal.
Hypocrisy sealed their hearts with its stamp.
قالواthey said أُصيبَwas stricken مُحمدٌMuhammad فيin نفسِهِhimself
قالوا أُصيبَ مُحمدٌ في نفسِهِ
ورجالِهِand his men وأُصيبَand was stricken فيin أحلامِهِhis dreams
ورجالِهِ وأُصيبَ في أحلامِهِ
They said, "Muhammad has suffered in himself
They said Muhammad has been wounded in himself,
and in his men, and has suffered in his dreams.
His men and his dreams have been wounded.
ماnot تلكthat مَنزلةُthe station of النبيِّa prophet فإنماfor only
ما تلك مَنزلةُ النبيِّ فإنما
يُؤتَىis given النبيُّa prophet النَّصرَvictory عِندَat صِدَامِهِhis clash
يُؤتَى النبيُّ النَّصرَ عِندَ صِدَامِهِ
That is not a prophet's station, for nothing but
That is not the position of the Prophet, for the Prophet
victory is granted a prophet when he clashes.
Is given victory when he confronts.
جَلّتْgrew great مَطالبهُhis ambitions فراحَso he set out يُريدُهُseeking it
جَلّتْ مَطالبهُ فراحَ يُريدُهُ
مُلكاًas a kingdom يَدومُendures جَلالُهُhis glory بدوامهِwith its continuance
مُلكاً يَدومُ جَلالُهُ بدوامهِ
His ambitions grew grand, so he sought it
His demands have become great, so he wants,
as a kingdom, his glory enduring as long as it endured.
A kingdom whose majesty lasts forever.
لوif أنّthat قتلىthose slain in الحربِwar كانواthey had been عندناwith us
لو أنّ قتلى الحربِ كانوا عندنا
ماwould not هدَّhave devastated هالكُهُمtheir fallen man ذَوِيthose sharing أرحامِهِhis blood ties
ما هدَّ هالكُهُم ذَوِي أرحامِهِ
Had those slain in war been with us,
If only the war dead were with us,
no fallen man of theirs would have broken his kinsmen."
Their loss would not have saddened their loved ones.
هاجواthey stirred مِنin الفاروقِal-Faruq غَضْبةَthe wrath of واثِقٍone trusting
هاجوا مِن الفاروقِ غَضْبةَ واثِقٍ
باللَّهِin God لاnot يُصغِيhe listens إلىto لُوَّامهِhis reproachers
باللَّهِ لا يُصغِي إلى لُوَّامهِ
They stirred in al-Faruq the wrath of one trusting
They provoked the rage of the certain Farooq,
in God, heedless of those who reproach him.
Trusting in Allah, not listening to blamers.
فدعاso he cried أَيُتْرَكُshall it be spared? رأسُthe head of كلِّevery مُنافقٍhypocrite
فدعا أَيُتْرَكُ رأسُ كلِّ مُنافقٍ
فيamong القومِthe people يُؤذيناharming us بسوءِwith the foulness of كلامِهِhis words
في القومِ يُؤذينا بسوءِ كلامِهِ
So he cried, "Shall every hypocrite's head be spared
So he called, "Should the head of every hypocrite
among the people, to harm us with his foul words?"
In the people who harms us with his evil talk remain?"
قالsaid النَّبيُّthe Prophet وكيفand how تَقتلُcan you kill مُسْلِماًa Muslim
قال النَّبيُّ وكيف تَقتلُ مُسْلِماً
أفماthen do you not? تخافُfear اللَّهَGod فيregarding إسلامِهِhis Islam
أفما تخافُ اللَّهَ في إسلامِهِ
The Prophet said, "How can you kill a Muslim?
The Prophet said, "And how can you kill a Muslim?
Do you not fear God where his Islam is concerned?"
Do you not fear Allah in his Islam?"
صلَّىmay He bless عليكَupon you اللَّهُGod منwhat a مُتحرِّجٍman wary of sin
صلَّى عليكَ اللَّهُ من مُتحرِّجٍ
جَمِّabundant in الأناةِforbearance يعفُّhe refrains عنfrom ظَلَّامِهِhis oppressors
جَمِّ الأناةِ يعفُّ عن ظَلَّامِهِ
May God bless you—a man wary of sin,
May Allah send prayers upon you, O embarrassed one,
abundant in forbearance, who spares his oppressors,
Who restrains his self and pardons his wrongdoers.
سمحِgentle in الشَّريعةِreligious law والخلالِand character مُسَدَّدٍrightly guided
سمحِ الشَّريعةِ والخلالِ مُسَدَّدٍ
فيin نَقضِهِhis annulling للأمرِof the matter أوor إبرامِهِhis ratifying
في نَقضِهِ للأمرِ أو إبرامِهِ
gentle in law and character, rightly guided
Facilitating in law and reform, guided
in annulling a matter or confirming it.
In his annulment of the matter or its fulfillment.
Sol 6.1