تُجيْبُTujib بعثتِsent الوفدَthe delegation أمّاas for سبيلُهits path
تُجيْبُ بعثتِ الوفدَ أمّا سبيلُه
فَسمحٌso it is easy وأمّاand as for مُنتواهُits intended goal فَصالحُso it is righteous
فَسمحٌ وأمّا مُنتواهُ فَصالحُ
Tujib sent the delegation; as for its path,
it was easy, and as for its purpose, it was righteous.
أتىit came فيunder ذمامِthe protection of اللهِGod يُؤتيهِgiving Him حَقَّهُHis due
أتى في ذمامِ اللهِ يُؤتيهِ حَقَّهُ
منfrom المالِwealth يَهديهِguides it سَناًradiance منهfrom Him وَاضِحُclear
من المالِ يَهديهِ سَناً منه وَاضِحُ
It came under God's protection, rendering Him His due
from wealth, guided by a clear radiance from Him.
فأكرمَso he honored مثواهمtheir lodging وأعلىand raised مكانَهمtheir standing
فأكرمَ مثواهم وأعلى مكانَهم
رَسولٌa Messenger لِمَنْfor whoever يَبغِيseeks المحجَّةَthe clear path ناصِحُa counselor
رَسولٌ لِمَنْ يَبغِي المحجَّةَ ناصِحُ
He honored their lodging and raised their standing—
a Messenger who counsels whoever seeks the clear path.
وقالand he said لهمto them ماnot بِيin me إلىfor المالِwealth حاجةٌa need
وقال لهم ما بِي إلى المالِ حاجةٌ
وَحَسْبِيand enough for me منof الخيراتِgood things ماwhat اللَّهُGod مانحُgrants
وَحَسْبِي من الخيراتِ ما اللَّهُ مانحُ
And he said to them, “I have no need of wealth;
and what God grants of good things is enough for me.
خذوهtake it فردُّوهُthen return it علىto فُقرائِكمyour poor
خذوه فردُّوهُ على فُقرائِكم
فَينعمُso he finds ease مكروبٌone in distress ويَنهضُand rises رازِحُone weighed down
فَينعمُ مكروبٌ ويَنهضُ رازِحُ
Take it, then return it to your poor,
so the distressed may find ease and the burdened may rise.”
فقالواso they said كفيناهمwe provided for them فماso no منهمُamong them امرؤٌa person
فقالوا كفيناهم فما منهمُ امرؤٌ
لهhe has حاجةٌa need تُطوىare folded عليهاaround it الجوانِحُthe ribs
له حاجةٌ تُطوى عليها الجوانِحُ
They said, “We have provided for them; not one among them
has a need concealed within his ribs.”
وقالand said أبوAbu (father of) بكرٍBakr هُمُthey are القومُthe men ماnot رأتsaw
وقال أبو بكرٍ هُمُ القومُ ما رأت
كمقدِمِهمlike their arrival منّاof ours العيونُthe eyes اللّوامِحُthe watchful
كمقدِمِهم منّا العيونُ اللّوامِحُ
And Abu Bakr said, “These are men indeed! Never have
our watchful eyes seen an arrival like theirs.”
وسَرَّand delighted رَسولَthe Messenger اللهِGod حسنُthe excellence صَنيعِهمtheir conduct
وسَرَّ رَسولَ اللهِ حسنُ صَنيعِهم
فماso no مِثلُهlike him إذwhen يمدحhe praises القومَthe people مادحُa praiser
فما مِثلُه إذ يمدح القومَ مادحُ
Their fine conduct delighted God's Messenger,
so no one can equal him when he praises a people.
فلمّاso when استزادُوهthey asked him for more منof الحقِّthe truth زادهمhe gave them more
فلمّا استزادُوه من الحقِّ زادهم
ولَنْand will not تسأمَtire of الحقَّthe truth العقولُminds الرواجحُthe sound
ولَنْ تسأمَ الحقَّ العقولُ الرواجحُ
When they asked him for more of the truth, he gave them more;
and sound minds will never tire of the truth.
رأَوْاthey saw مَورداًa watering place عذباًsweet فألقواso they cast بأنفسٍwith souls
رأَوْا مَورداً عذباً فألقوا بأنفسٍ
ظِماءٍthirsty بهاin them منfrom وَقدَةِthe burning heat اللُّوحِthirst لافحُa scorching blast
ظِماءٍ بها من وَقدَةِ اللُّوحِ لافحُ
They saw a sweet watering place and cast themselves in,
thirsty, scorched by a blast of thirst's burning heat.
فماso no مثلهمlike them فيمنamong those whom هَدَىguided اللَّهُGod وارِدٌone coming to water
فما مثلهم فيمن هَدَى اللَّهُ وارِدٌ
ولاand no مثلهlike him فيمنamong those who شَفىcured الدّاءَthe illness نَاصِحُa counselor
ولا مثله فيمن شَفى الدّاءَ نَاصِحُ
No seeker of water among those God has guided is like them,
nor is any counselor who has cured illness like him.
هُمthey اسْتأذنُوهasked his leave فيfor الإيابِreturning وودَّعواand bade farewell
هُم اسْتأذنُوه في الإيابِ وودَّعوا
تُشيِّعُهمescort them منهfrom him العَطاياthe gifts الدَوالِحُthe heavily laden
تُشيِّعُهم منه العَطايا الدَوالِحُ
They asked his leave to return and bade farewell,
his heavy-laden gifts escorting them.
بلالُBilal انْطَلِقْgo forth خَلفَbehind الرجالِthe men فأعطهمthen give them
بلالُ انْطَلِقْ خَلفَ الرجالِ فأعطهم
جَوائِزَهمtheir gifts إنّindeed التقيَّthe godfearing man لرابحُsurely profits
جَوائِزَهم إنّ التقيَّ لرابحُ
“Bilal, follow the men and give them
their gifts; the godfearing man surely profits.
وَسَلْهُمand ask them أفيهمis there among them? منanyone who تَأخَّرَwas delayed رِفدُهhis gift
وَسَلْهُم أفيهم من تَأخَّرَ رِفدُه
فَيُعْطَىso he may be given it ويَلْقَىand meets قَوْمَهُhis people وَهْوَwhile he is فارحُrejoicing
فَيُعْطَى ويَلْقَى قَوْمَهُ وَهْوَ فارحُ
And ask them whether anyone among them has had his gift delayed,
so he may receive it and meet his people rejoicing.”
فقالواso they said غُلامٌa boy فيamong الرحالِthe baggage مُخلَّفٌleft behind
فقالوا غُلامٌ في الرحالِ مُخلَّفٌ
علىon وجهِهِhis face وَسمٌa mark منof الخيرِgoodness لائحُshining
على وجهِهِ وَسمٌ من الخيرِ لائحُ
They said, “A boy is left behind among the baggage,
with a shining mark of goodness on his face.”
وجاءand he came يقولُsaying القولَwords بِرّاًpiety وحِكْمةًand wisdom
وجاء يقولُ القولَ بِرّاً وحِكْمةً
فواso oh! عَجَبيmy wonder أينwhere النُّهىreason والقرائحُand native talent
فوا عَجَبي أين النُّهى والقرائحُ
He came, speaking words of piety and wisdom;
oh, how I marvel! Where are reason and native talent?
قَضيتَyou fulfilled رسولَMessenger اللهِGod حاجةَthe need قَومِناour people
قَضيتَ رسولَ اللهِ حاجةَ قَومِنا
وليand I have حاجةٌa need بالبابِat the door واللَّهُand God فاتحُopens
ولي حاجةٌ بالبابِ واللَّهُ فاتحُ
“You have met our people's need, Messenger of God,
and I have a need at the door, and God opens it.
سَلِask اللَّهَGod أنto يَرْضَىbe pleased فيغفرَand so forgive حَوْبَتِيmy sin
سَلِ اللَّهَ أن يَرْضَى فيغفرَ حَوْبَتِي
ويرحمنيand have mercy on me إنّيindeed I إلىtoward ذاكَthat طامحُaspiring
ويرحمني إنّي إلى ذاكَ طامحُ
Ask God to be pleased with me and so forgive my sin,
and have mercy on me; this is what I aspire to.
بِهذَيْنِfor these two فادْعُthen pray to اللَّهَGod ليfor me ثمّthen بالغِنَىfor wealth
بِهذَيْنِ فادْعُ اللَّهَ لي ثمّ بالغِنَى
غِنَىwealth القلبِof the heart إنّindeed المُعْدِمَone impoverished القلبِin heart طائحُruined
غِنَى القلبِ إنّ المُعْدِمَ القلبِ طائحُ
Pray to God for these two things for me, then for wealth—
wealth of the heart, for one poor in heart is ruined.”
دعاhe prayed بالذيfor what وَدَّdesired الفَتىthe youth وأجازَهُand gave him a gift
دعا بالذي وَدَّ الفَتى وأجازَهُ
فلمso not يَبْقَremained منof حاجاتهِhis needs ماanything that يُطارحُcould be raised
فلم يَبْقَ من حاجاتهِ ما يُطارحُ
He prayed for what the youth desired and gave him a gift,
so none of his needs remained to be raised.
صفاbecame clear قلبُهhis heart منof كلِّevery شيءٍthing يَشوبُهtaints it
صفا قلبُه من كلِّ شيءٍ يَشوبُه
وطابَتْand became pure بِتقوَىthrough reverence for اللهGod منهof him الجوارحُthe limbs
وطابَتْ بِتقوَى الله منه الجوارحُ
His heart grew clear of everything that tainted it,
and his limbs grew pure through reverence for God.
وإنّand indeed لهhe has بعدafter النبيِّthe Prophet لَمشهداًsurely a stand
وإنّ له بعد النبيِّ لَمشهداً
يَهونُbecomes light بهthrough it عادٍan assailant منamong الخطبِcalamities فادحُcrushing
يَهونُ به عادٍ من الخطبِ فادحُ
And after the Prophet, he will indeed take a stand
through which a crushing, assailing calamity becomes light.
سيكفيhe will spare أباAbu (father of) بكرٍBakr تَقَلُّبَthe wavering قومهِof his people
سيكفي أبا بكرٍ تَقَلُّبَ قومهِ
إذاwhen جَهِلَacted foolishly الأقوامُthe peoples والجهلُand folly فاضحُdisgracing
إذا جَهِلَ الأقوامُ والجهلُ فاضحُ
He will spare Abu Bakr his people's wavering
when peoples act foolishly, and folly brings disgrace.
همُthey النَّفرُthe company الأخيارُthe virtuous ماnot فيin رِحالِهمtheir camp
همُ النَّفرُ الأخيارُ ما في رِحالِهم
شَقيٌِّwretched ولاand no ناءٍfar removed عنfrom الرُّشدِright guidance جامحُheadstrong
شَقيٌِّ ولا ناءٍ عن الرُّشدِ جامحُ
They are the virtuous company; no one in their camp is
wretched, or headstrong and far from right guidance.
أقامواthey stayed كِراماًas noble men ثمthen عادواthey returned أعِزَّةًhonored
أقاموا كِراماً ثم عادوا أعِزَّةً
لهمtheirs is شرفٌhonor عالٍlofty مُقيمٌabiding وبارحُand departing
لهم شرفٌ عالٍ مُقيمٌ وبارحُ
They stayed as noble men, then returned in honor;
lofty honor is theirs, whether they stay or depart.
فماso no فاتَهمescaped them خيرٌgood ولاand not نَالَattained سَعْيَهمtheir striving
فما فاتَهم خيرٌ ولا نَالَ سَعْيَهم
منamong النّاسِpeople غادٍone going forth فيthrough البلادِthe lands ورائحُand one returning
من النّاسِ غادٍ في البلادِ ورائحُ
No good escaped them, nor was their striving matched
by any traveler through the lands, going out or returning.
ألاbehold إنّهindeed it is الإسلامُIslam لاno مجدَglory مثلهlike it
ألا إنّه الإسلامُ لا مجدَ مثله
وإنand even if صاحَcried out بالبهتانِwith slander والإفكِand falsehood صائحُa crier
وإن صاحَ بالبهتانِ والإفكِ صائحُ
Behold, it is Islam: no glory is like its glory,
though someone cry out with slander and lies.
أُغنِّيI sing بهof it فَلْيَطْرَبِso let it rejoice الدّهرُTime وَلْتَدَعْand let them forsake
أُغنِّي به فَلْيَطْرَبِ الدّهرُ وَلْتَدَعْ
تَطارِيبَهاtheir melodies هذِيthese الطيورُthe birds الصّوادحُthe singing
تَطارِيبَها هذِي الطيورُ الصّوادحُ
I sing of it; let Time rejoice, and let
these singing birds forsake their melodies.
وإنّيand indeed I لأقضِيI surely render للعروبةِfor Arabhood حَقّهاits due
وإنّي لأقضِي للعروبةِ حَقّها
وإنand even if لجَّpersisted stubbornly مفتونٌa deluded man وأرجفَand spread alarming rumors كاشحُa spiteful foe
وإن لجَّ مفتونٌ وأرجفَ كاشحُ
And I surely render Arabhood its due,
though a deluded man persist and a spiteful foe spread rumors.
وماذاand what علىupon الأعداءِthe enemies إنif قامَrises ماجدٌa noble man
وماذا على الأعداءِ إن قامَ ماجدٌ
يُناضِلُcontends عنin defense of أحسابهاits ancestral honors ويُنافحُand defends
يُناضِلُ عن أحسابها ويُنافحُ
And what harm is done the enemies if a noble man rises
to contend for its ancestral honors and defend it?
نَصبتُI devoted لهاto it نفسيmyself فماso not لانَgrew soft جانبيmy flank
نَصبتُ لها نفسي فما لانَ جانبي
وجُلْتُand I ranged فماso not ضَاقتْgrew narrow عليَّfor me المنادحُthe wide spaces
وجُلْتُ فما ضَاقتْ عليَّ المنادحُ
I devoted myself to it, and my flank never yielded;
and I ranged, and the wide spaces never narrowed for me.
لكto You الحمدُpraise ربّيmy Lord إنّهاindeed it is لكَof Yours نعمةٌa blessing
لك الحمدُ ربّي إنّها لكَ نعمةٌ
وإنّيand indeed I لِمَاfor what يُرضيكَpleases You منّيfrom me لَكادِحُsurely toiling
وإنّي لِمَا يُرضيكَ منّي لَكادِحُ
Praise be to You, my Lord; this is indeed a blessing of Yours,
and I surely strive for what pleases You in me.
فياso O ربِّmy Lord هلwill there be? للشّعرِfor poetry بعديafter me خليفةٌa successor
فيا ربِّ هل للشّعرِ بعدي خليفةٌ
يقومtakes charge بهof it إنif غيَّبتنيhide me away الصَّفائحُthe grave-slabs
يقوم به إن غيَّبتني الصَّفائحُ
O my Lord, will poetry have a successor after me
to uphold it if the grave-slabs hide me away?
أرىI see الجدّearnestness أودىhas perished إذsince أبىrejected الجِدَّearnestness أهلُهits people
أرى الجدّ أودى إذ أبى الجِدَّ أهلُه
فلمso not يَبْقَremained إلاexcept ماwhat تَعوَّدَbecame accustomed to مازحُa jester
فلم يَبْقَ إلا ما تَعوَّدَ مازحُ
I see earnestness has perished, since its people refused to be earnest;
so nothing remains but what a jester is accustomed to.
ألحُّواthey pressed relentlessly علىupon الأخلاقِmorals فانقضَّso collapsed رُكْنُهاtheir pillar
ألحُّوا على الأخلاقِ فانقضَّ رُكْنُها
وحاقتْand closed in بأبناءِupon the sons of البلادِthe land الجوائحُcalamities
وحاقتْ بأبناءِ البلادِ الجوائحُ
They pressed relentlessly upon morals, so their pillar collapsed,
and calamities closed in upon the sons of the land.
Sol 6.1