ماwhat للدُّموعِwith the tears علىover التَّظَنُّنِsuspicion تَذرِفُflow
ما للدُّموعِ على التَّظَنُّنِ تَذرِفُ
الجارُthe neighbor وافٍfaithful والهَوىand love متألِّفُfostering fellowship
الجارُ وافٍ والهَوى متألِّفُ
Why do tears flow over mere suspicion?
The neighbor is faithful, and love fosters fellowship.
لاdo not تُنكرواdeny حُبَّlove النبيِّthe Prophet لآلِهِfor his family
لا تُنكروا حُبَّ النبيِّ لآلِهِ
وديارِهِand his homes الأولىthe former ولاand do not تَتَأسَّفُواgrieve
وديارِهِ الأولى ولا تَتَأسَّفُوا
Do not deny the Prophet's love for his family
and his former homes, nor grieve.
أحَسِبْتُمُوهُdid you think him يُريدُhe wishes عنكمaway from you مَصرفاًa turning away
أحَسِبْتُمُوهُ يُريدُ عنكم مَصرفاً
مَهْلاًgently فليسfor there is no عنaway from الأحبَّةِloved ones مَصْرَفُturning away
مَهْلاً فليس عن الأحبَّةِ مَصْرَفُ
Did you think he wished to turn away from you?
Be patient: there is no turning away from loved ones.
لمَّاwhen فزعتمyou were alarmed قالhe said ياO قومُpeople اسْكُنُواbe calm
لمَّا فزعتم قال يا قومُ اسْكُنُوا
هِيَit is يَثرِبٌYathrib ماno دُونَهاshort of it مُتَخَلَّفُstopping place
هِيَ يَثرِبٌ ما دُونَها مُتَخَلَّفُ
When you were alarmed, he said, “O people, be calm.
Yathrib it is; there is no stopping short of it,
دارُthe abode الحياةِof life وَمنزلُand the dwelling الموتِof death الذيwhich
دارُ الحياةِ وَمنزلُ الموتِ الذي
مَالِيI have none سِوَاهُbesides it فإنْso if جَهِلْتُمْyou did not know فَاعْرفواthen know
مَالِي سِوَاهُ فإنْ جَهِلْتُمْ فَاعْرفوا
the abode of life and the resting place in death,
besides which I have none; if you did not know, then know.”
فَرِحُواthey rejoiced وأشرقَتِand shone الوجوهُthe faces فماso not تَرَىyou see
فَرِحُوا وأشرقَتِ الوجوهُ فما تَرَى
عَيناًan eye تَفيضُoverflows ولاnor فُؤاداًa heart يَرجُفُtrembles
عَيناً تَفيضُ ولا فُؤاداً يَرجُفُ
They rejoiced and faces shone, so you see neither
an eye overflowing nor a heart trembling.
صَدَقُواthey were true to نبيَّهُمُtheir Prophet الهَوَىin love فَقلوبُهمso their hearts
صَدَقُوا نبيَّهُمُ الهَوَى فَقلوبُهم
مِنfrom حولِهِaround him شَغَفاًin ardent love تَرِفُّflutter وَتَعطِفُand incline
مِن حولِهِ شَغَفاً تَرِفُّ وَتَعطِفُ
They were true in their love for their Prophet, so their hearts
flutter and bend around him in ardent love.
أنصارُهُhis supporters فيin الحادِثَاتِcalamities إذاwhen طَغَتْthey run rampant
أنصارُهُ في الحادِثَاتِ إذا طَغَتْ
وجنودُهُand his soldiers فيin الحربِwar سَاعَةَat the moment تَعصِفُit rages
وجنودُهُ في الحربِ سَاعَةَ تَعصِفُ
His supporters in calamities when they run rampant,
and his soldiers in war when it rages.
هُمْthey أنصفوهُthey treated him justly مُشرَّداًexiled يَجِدُhe suffers الأذَىharm
هُمْ أنصفوهُ مُشرَّداً يَجِدُ الأذَى
منfrom كلِّevery ذِيpossessor of جَبريَّةٍtyranny لاnot يُنْصِفُacts justly
من كلِّ ذِي جَبريَّةٍ لا يُنْصِفُ
They treated him justly, an exile suffering harm
from every tyrant who acts unjustly.
وَتَكنَّفوهُand they surrounded him يُعَظِّمُونَthey honor مَكَانَهُhis standing
وَتَكنَّفوهُ يُعَظِّمُونَ مَكَانَهُ
وَذوُوand those of قرابَتِهِhis kinship تَصُدُّturn away وَتَصدِفُand turn aside
وَذوُو قرابَتِهِ تَصُدُّ وَتَصدِفُ
And they gathered around him, honoring his standing,
while his kinsfolk turned away and shunned him.
ماnot عَزَّwas honored منزلُdwelling قادمٍof a newcomer أوor زائرٍa visitor
ما عَزَّ منزلُ قادمٍ أو زائرٍ
إلاexcept ومنزلُهُand his dwelling أعزُّmore honored وأشرَفُand nobler
إلا ومنزلُهُ أعزُّ وأشرَفُ
No newcomer's or visitor's dwelling was honored
without his dwelling being more honored and nobler.
شَدُّواthey tightened عُرَىthe bonds الإسلامِof Islam حَتّىuntil استحكمتْthey grew firm
شَدُّوا عُرَى الإسلامِ حَتّى استحكمتْ
ولَوَىand bent السَّواعِدَthe forearms حبلُهُits rope المُسْتَحْصِفُtightly twisted
ولَوَى السَّواعِدَ حبلُهُ المُسْتَحْصِفُ
They tightened Islam's bonds until they grew firm,
and its tightly twisted rope bent the forearms.
كانواthey were أَساسَthe foundation بِنائِهِof its building وعِمادَهُand its pillar
كانوا أَساسَ بِنائِهِ وعِمادَهُ
والأرضُand the earth تُخْسَفُis made to sink والشَّوامخُand the lofty peaks تُنْسَفُare blasted away
والأرضُ تُخْسَفُ والشَّوامخُ تُنْسَفُ
They were the foundation of its building and its pillar,
while the earth was made to sink and lofty peaks were blasted away.
انظرْbehold بِناءَthe edifice اللَّهِof God حَوْلَaround رَسولِهِHis Messenger
انظرْ بِناءَ اللَّهِ حَوْلَ رَسولِهِ
وَصِفِand describe الذُّرىthe summits إنif كنَّthey are مماof what يُوصَفُcan be described
وَصِفِ الذُّرى إن كنَّ مما يُوصَفُ
Behold God's edifice around His Messenger,
and describe the summits, if they can be described.
فيin كلِّeach سورٍrampart منهof it جُندٌa host يَرتَمِيlooses arrows
في كلِّ سورٍ منه جُندٌ يَرتَمِي
يغزوassails الأُلَىthose who كفرواdisbelieved وموتٌand death يَزحَفُadvances
يغزو الأُلَى كفروا وموتٌ يَزحَفُ
On each of its ramparts a host looses arrows,
assailing those who disbelieved, while death advances.
صَبُّواthey poured علىupon المستضعفينَthe oppressed نَكَالَهُمْtheir punishment
صَبُّوا على المستضعفينَ نَكَالَهُمْ
وَجَرىand took effect القَضَاءُthe decree فَهُمْso they أذلُّmore abased وأضعَفُand weaker
وَجَرى القَضَاءُ فَهُمْ أذلُّ وأضعَفُ
They had poured their punishment upon the oppressed,
and the decree took effect: they are more abased and weaker.
ياO معشرَcompany of الأنصارِthe Ansar ماnot مِنany صالحٍgood deed
يا معشرَ الأنصارِ ما مِن صالحٍ
إلاexcept لكمfor you فيهِin it يَدٌa hand أوor مَوقِفُa stand
إلا لكم فيهِ يَدٌ أو مَوقِفُ
O company of the Ansar, there is no good deed
in which you have not lent a hand or taken a stand.
لَكمُyours المواقِفُthe deeds ماnot يُذاعُis proclaimed حَدِيثُهاtheir story
لَكمُ المواقِفُ ما يُذاعُ حَدِيثُها
إلاexcept يُهِلُّcheers بهاover them الزّمانُTime ويَهتِفُand cries aloud
إلا يُهِلُّ بها الزّمانُ ويَهتِفُ
Yours are the deeds whose stories are never told
without Time acclaiming them and crying aloud.
لاnot الشِّعرُpoetry مُتَّهمٌsuspect إذاwhen بلغَreaches المَدَىthe utmost
لا الشِّعرُ مُتَّهمٌ إذا بلغَ المَدَى
يُطرِيextols مناقِبَكُمyour virtues ولاnor أناI مُسْرِفُgoing too far
يُطرِي مناقِبَكُم ولا أنا مُسْرِفُ
Poetry is not suspect when it goes to the utmost
in extolling your virtues, nor am I going too far.
أوَand (interrogative) ماnot كَفَاكُمْhas sufficed you ماwhat يَقُولُsays إلهُكُمyour God
أوَ ما كَفَاكُمْ ما يَقُولُ إلهُكُم
فيin مَدْحِكُمْpraise of you وَيَضُمُّand contains منهof it المُصْحَفُthe Qur'an
في مَدْحِكُمْ وَيَضُمُّ منه المُصْحَفُ
And is it not enough for you—what your God says
in praise of you, and what the Qur'an contains of it?
Sol 6.1