بَنِيsons of جُذَيْمَةَJudhayma ماnot فيin الأمرِthe affair منany عَجَبِsurprise
بَنِي جُذَيْمَةَ ما في الأمرِ من عَجَبِ
جَرىran its course القضاءُfate علىaccording to ماwhat كانexisted منof سَبِبِa cause
جَرى القضاءُ على ما كان من سَبِبِ
Sons of Judhayma, there is nothing strange in this affair.
Fate ran its course according to the causes at work.
أظَلَّكُمْovershadowed you خالدٌKhalid لاno شيءَthing يَبعثُهimpels him
أظَلَّكُمْ خالدٌ لا شيءَ يَبعثُه
إلاexcept الجهادُstriving in God's cause يراهhe deems it أعظمَthe greatest القُرَبِacts of devotion
إلا الجهادُ يراه أعظمَ القُرَبِ
Khalid overshadowed you, impelled by nothing
but striving in God's cause, which he deemed the greatest act of devotion.
لمَّاwhen دعاكمhe called you إلىto الإسلامِIslam حينَwhen دَعاhe called
لمَّا دعاكم إلى الإسلامِ حينَ دَعا
قُلتمyou said صَبأْنَاwe have changed our faith فلمso he did not يَأثَمْsin ولمnor did he يَحُبِincur guilt
قُلتم صَبأْنَا فلم يَأثَمْ ولم يَحُبِ
When he called you to Islam, at his summons,
you said, 'We have changed our faith'; so he neither sinned nor incurred guilt.
إنif كانَthere is للمرءِfor a man منthrough أعمامِهِhis paternal uncles نَسَبٌkinship
إن كانَ للمرءِ من أعمامِهِ نَسَبٌ
فالدِّينُthen religion عِندَamong ذويهِits adherents أقربُthe closest النَّسَبِkinship
فالدِّينُ عِندَ ذويهِ أقربُ النَّسَبِ
If a man's kinship comes through his paternal uncles,
then religion, for its followers, is the closest kinship.
بَنُوsons of سُلَيمٍSulaym وإنand even if خِفْتُمyou feared فليسthen there is not بهمabout them
بَنُو سُلَيمٍ وإن خِفْتُم فليس بهم
وبابنِand about the son of عوفٍAwf سِوَىexcept الأوهامِimaginings والرِّيبِand doubts
وبابنِ عوفٍ سِوَى الأوهامِ والرِّيبِ
Banu Sulaym—though you feared them—there was nothing about them
or Ibn Awf but imaginings and doubts.
فياso, oh! لهاfor it غَمرةًan overwhelming ordeal ماnot اسودَّgrew black جانبُهاits side
فيا لها غَمرةً ما اسودَّ جانبُها
حتىuntil تَجلّتْit cleared سِراعاًswiftly عنrevealing دَمٍblood سَرِبِflowing
حتى تَجلّتْ سِراعاً عن دَمٍ سَرِبِ
What a turmoil! No sooner had its edge darkened
than it swiftly cleared to reveal flowing blood.
سِيءَwas distressed النبيُّthe Prophet بهاby it فالنفسُso the soul آسِفةٌsorrowful
سِيءَ النبيُّ بها فالنفسُ آسِفةٌ
والقلبُand the heart ممّاbecause of what أصابَbefell القومَthe people فيin تَعَبِweariness
والقلبُ ممّا أصابَ القومَ في تَعَبِ
The Prophet was distressed by it, his soul sorrowful,
and his heart wearied by what had befallen the people.
المُسلِمونَMuslims دَمٌblood للهِfor God أوor عَصَبٌsinews
المُسلِمونَ دَمٌ للهِ أو عَصَبٌ
ماnot مِثلُهits equal منany دمٍblood جارٍflowing ولاnor عَصَبِsinews
ما مِثلُه من دمٍ جارٍ ولا عَصَبِ
Muslims are blood or sinews devoted to God,
unmatched by any flowing blood or sinews.
هُمْthey فيin الحوادِثِcrises إنif قَلُّواthey were few وإنand if كَثرواthey were many
هُمْ في الحوادِثِ إن قَلُّوا وإن كَثروا
بَأسٌstrength جَميعٌunited ورأيٌand judgment غيرُnot مُنْشَعِبِdivided
بَأسٌ جَميعٌ ورأيٌ غيرُ مُنْشَعِبِ
In times of crisis, whether few or many,
they are united strength and undivided judgment.
كلٌّeach حرامٌinviolable علىto كلٍّeach other فإنْso if فِئَةٌa group
كلٌّ حرامٌ على كلٍّ فإنْ فِئَةٌ
بَغَتْtransgressed علىagainst فِئةٍa group فاللّهُthen God فيin الطَّلَبِpursuit
بَغَتْ على فِئةٍ فاللّهُ في الطَّلَبِ
Each is inviolable to every other; if one group
transgresses against another, then God is in pursuit.
أَثارهاhe stirred it up خالِدٌKhalid شَعْواءَfierce and indiscriminate عاصِفَةًtempestuous
أَثارها خالِدٌ شَعْواءَ عاصِفَةً
ماnot كانwas فيهاin it لدينِfor the religion of اللَّهِGod منany أَرَبِpurpose
ما كان فيها لدينِ اللَّهِ من أَرَبِ
Khalid stirred it up, wild and tempestuous;
it served no purpose for God's religion.
رَمَىhe hurled بهاwith it وغَواشِيand veils of الظنِّsuspicion تأخذُهseize him
رَمَى بها وغَواشِي الظنِّ تأخذُه
منfrom كلِّevery صَوْبٍdirection فلمso he did not يَرْشُدْfind guidance ولمnor did he يُصِبِhit the mark
من كلِّ صَوْبٍ فلم يَرْشُدْ ولم يُصِبِ
He hurled it forth, while veils of suspicion gripped him
from every side; he neither found guidance nor hit the mark.
إليكَto You أبراُI declare myself free ربِّيmy Lord منof جنايتِهِhis crime
إليكَ أبراُ ربِّي من جنايتِهِ
وأنتَand You فيماregarding what عنانيtroubled me منهfrom him أعلمُmost knowledgeable بيabout me
وأنتَ فيما عناني منه أعلمُ بي
To You, my Lord, I declare myself free of his crime,
and You know me best concerning the distress he caused me.
قُمْrise ياO عليُّAli فوافِthen go to القومَthe people مُعتذراًapologizing
قُمْ يا عليُّ فوافِ القومَ مُعتذراً
وَانْشُرْand spread عليهمover them جناحَthe wing of العاطِفِthe compassionate one الحَدِبِthe caring one
وَانْشُرْ عليهم جناحَ العاطِفِ الحَدِبِ
Rise, Ali, and go to the people, apologizing.
Spread over them the wing of one compassionate and caring.
وَخُذْand take منfrom المالِthe money ماwhat يَقْضِيpays الدِّياتِblood-money payments وماand what
وَخُذْ من المالِ ما يَقْضِي الدِّياتِ وما
يُرضِيsatisfies النُّفوسَthe souls ويشفيهاand heals them منof الغَضَبِanger
يُرضِي النُّفوسَ ويشفيها من الغَضَبِ
And take from the money what will pay the blood-money, and what
will satisfy their souls and heal them of anger.
حَقٌّa duty عليناupon us دَمُthe blood of القتلىthe slain ونحنand we علىunder
حَقٌّ علينا دَمُ القتلى ونحن على
عَهْدٍa covenant وثيقٍfirm وحَبْلٍand a cord غيرnot مُنْقَضِبِsevered
عَهْدٍ وثيقٍ وحَبْلٍ غير مُنْقَضِبِ
The blood of the slain is a debt upon us, and we are bound by
a firm covenant and an unbroken cord.
القومُthe people أُخوتُناour brothers فيin اللهِGod يَجمعُناunites us
القومُ أُخوتُنا في اللهِ يَجمعُنا
دِينُthe religion of الإخاءِbrotherhood علىthroughout الأيامِthe days والحقَبِand the ages
دِينُ الإخاءِ على الأيامِ والحقَبِ
The people are our brothers in God; what unites us
is the faith of brotherhood, through days and ages.
رَدَّrestored الإمامُthe imam نُفوسَthe souls of القومِthe people فَائْتَلَفتْso they were reconciled
رَدَّ الإمامُ نُفوسَ القومِ فَائْتَلَفتْ
وَاسْتَحْكَمَand grew firm الوُدُّaffection وَانْحلَّتand came undone عُرَىthe bonds of الشَّغَبِdiscord
وَاسْتَحْكَمَ الوُدُّ وَانْحلَّت عُرَى الشَّغَبِ
The imam restored the people's spirits, and they were reconciled;
affection grew firm, and the bonds of discord came undone.
بالجاهليةِupon pagan ignorance ممّاfrom what هِيضَwas shattered جانبُهاher flank
بالجاهليةِ ممّا هِيضَ جانبُها
ماthat which ليسdoes not يَنفذُfind release منof همٍّsorrow ومنand of وَصَبِpain
ما ليس يَنفذُ من همٍّ ومن وَصَبِ
Upon pagan ignorance, from the shattering of her flank,
lies sorrow and pain that find no release.
سَلْهاask her وقدand already رجعتْshe returned حَسْرَىexhausted مُذمَّمةًcondemned
سَلْها وقد رجعتْ حَسْرَى مُذمَّمةً
هلquestion marker زادهاadded to her lot اللَّهُGod إلاexcept سُوءَan evil مُنْقَلَبِreturn
هل زادها اللَّهُ إلا سُوءَ مُنْقَلَبِ
Ask her, now that she has returned exhausted and condemned:
Has God added to her lot anything but a wretched return?
Sol 6.1