قُمrise وَدَّعِbid farewell to الأوثانَthe idols والأصناماand the graven images
قُم وَدَّعِ الأوثانَ والأصناما
أفماdo ... not, then? تَرىyou see بُرهانَthe proof of رَبِّكَyour Lord قاماhas arisen
أفما تَرى بُرهانَ رَبِّكَ قاما
Rise, and bid farewell to idols and graven images.
Arise and bid farewell to idols and statues
Do you not see that your Lord's proof has arisen?
Do you not see clear proof of your Lord established?
ياO خالدُKhalid اعمدْturn للتيto that which هيit is عِصمةٌa safeguard
يا خالدُ اعمدْ للتي هي عِصمةٌ
لِذَوِيfor those with البصائرِinsight وانبذِand cast aside الأوهاماillusions
لِذَوِي البصائرِ وانبذِ الأوهاما
O Khalid, turn to that which is a safeguard
O Khaled set forth to that which is protection
for those with insight, and cast aside illusions.
For the insightful and abandon delusions
اللَّهُGod ربُّthe Lord of العالمينَall worlds ودينُهُand His faith
اللَّهُ ربُّ العالمينَ ودينُهُ
دِينُthe faith of السّلامِpeace لمنfor whoever أرادdesires سلاماpeace
دِينُ السّلامِ لمن أراد سلاما
God is the Lord of all worlds, and His faith
God is Lord of all worlds and His religion
is the faith of peace for whoever desires peace.
Is the religion of peace for whoever wants peace
اقرأread كِتابَthe letter of أخيكَyour brother مالكyou have no مصرفٌa turning aside
اقرأ كِتابَ أخيكَ مالك مصرفٌ
عمّاfrom what يُريدُhe desires ولنand will not ترىyou see الإحجاماhesitation
عمّا يُريدُ ولن ترى الإحجاما
Read your brother's letter; you have no way to turn aside
Read the book of your brother Malik, it diverts
from what he desires, nor will you see hesitation.
From what he wants and you will not see refusal
أقْبِلْcome رَعاكَmay He guard you اللهُGod إنّكindeed you لنwill not ترىyou see
أقْبِلْ رَعاكَ اللهُ إنّك لن ترى
كسبيلِlike the path of رَبِّكَyour Lord مَطلباًa pursuit ومَراماand a goal
كسبيلِ رَبِّكَ مَطلباً ومَراما
Come—may God guard you—for you will not see
Come, may God shepherd you, you will not see
a pursuit or a goal like your Lord's path.
Like the path of your Lord any desire or goal
سَألَasked النبيُّthe Prophet بأيِّin what حالٍstate خالدٌKhalid
سَألَ النبيُّ بأيِّ حالٍ خالدٌ
أفماdoes ... not, then? يَزالُcease يُجانِبُhe keeps away from الإسلاماIslam
أفما يَزالُ يُجانِبُ الإسلاما
The Prophet asked: How fares Khalid?
The Prophet asked in what state is Khaled
Does he still keep away from Islam?
Does he still turn away from Islam?
إنّيindeed I رأيتُI have seen لخالدٍfor Khalid منfrom عقلِهِhis intellect
إنّي رأيتُ لخالدٍ من عقلِهِ
فيماin what يُمارسُhe undertakes مُرشداًa guide وإماماand a leader
فيما يُمارسُ مُرشداً وإماما
Indeed, I have seen in Khalid's intellect
I saw that Khaled had enough intellect
a guide and leader in what he undertakes.
To guide and lead as an imam
ماnot مِثلهُone like him يرتابُdoubts فيin دينِthe faith of الهُدىguidance
ما مِثلهُ يرتابُ في دينِ الهُدى
فَيرىso he sees الضّياءَthe light المستفيضَoverflowing ظلاماas darkness
فَيرى الضّياءَ المستفيضَ ظلاما
One like him does not doubt the faith of guidance,
None like him doubts the religion of guidance
and so take the overflowing light for darkness.
And sees the shining light as darkness
إنّاindeed we لنَعرفُهُwe certainly know him رشيداًright-minded حازماًresolute
إنّا لنَعرفُهُ رشيداً حازماً
ونراهand we see him شَهماًnoble-hearted فيamong الرجالِmen هُماماvaliant
ونراه شَهماً في الرجالِ هُماما
We surely know him as wise and resolute,
We know him to be reasonable and decisive
and see him as noble-hearted and valiant among men.
And we see him as valiant among honorable men
لوif أنّهthat he جَعلَdirected المضرَّةharm والأذىand injury
لو أنّه جَعلَ المضرَّة والأذى
للمشرِكينَagainst the idolaters لماwould not استحقَّhe deserved مَلاماblame
للمشرِكينَ لما استحقَّ مَلاما
Had he directed harm and injury
If he made harm and injury for the polytheists
against the idolaters, he would have deserved no blame.
He would not deserve blame
ولكانand would have been عِنديَwith me ياO وليدُWalid مُقَدَّماًfavored
ولكان عِنديَ يا وليدُ مُقَدَّماً
يَلْقَىhe receives لَدَيَّwith me البرَّkindness والإكراماand honor
يَلْقَى لَدَيَّ البرَّ والإكراما
And he would have held high rank with me, O Walid,
And for me, O Waleed, he would be preferred
receiving kindness and honor at my hands.
To receive righteousness and honor from me
أقبِلْcome أخيmy brother وتَلافَand remedy أمرَكَyour affairs لاdo not تكنbe
أقبِلْ أخي وتَلافَ أمرَكَ لا تكن
مِمَّنْamong those who إذاwhen وَضَحَbecame clear السّبيلُthe path تَعامَىfeigned blindness
مِمَّنْ إذا وَضَحَ السّبيلُ تَعامَى
Come, my brother, and set your affairs right; do not be
Come brother and mend your affair, do not be
among those who feign blindness when the path is clear.
Among those who when the path is clear, are blind
كمhow many a مَوطنٍoccasion جَلَلٍmomentous لوif اَنّكthat you لمdid not تَغِبْbe absent
كم مَوطنٍ جَلَلٍ لو اَنّك لم تَغِبْ
عنهfrom it لكنتَyou would have been إذاًthen أجلَّmore exalted مَقاماin rank
عنه لكنتَ إذاً أجلَّ مَقاما
How many a momentous occasion—had you not been absent
How many sublime places, if you had not been absent
from it, you would then have stood higher in rank!
From them you would then be the most sublime station
يَكفيكَsuffices you ماwhat ضيَّعتyou wasted ليسis not بحازمٍat all prudent
يَكفيكَ ما ضيَّعت ليس بحازمٍ
منone who لاdoes not يزالُcease يُضيِّعُhe wastes الأياماthe days
من لا يزالُ يُضيِّعُ الأياما
Enough of what you have wasted; no one is prudent
It suffices you what you have wasted, not one prudent
who goes on wasting his days.
Is one who continues to waste the days
نشطstirred الهمامُthe valiant man وراحَand set out يُدرِكُrescues نفسَهhimself
نشط الهمامُ وراحَ يُدرِكُ نفسَه
يبغِيhe seeks لهاfor himself عِندَwith النبيِّthe Prophet ذِماماprotection
يبغِي لها عِندَ النبيِّ ذِماما
The valiant man stirred and set out to save himself,
The zealous one set out to regain himself
seeking for himself the Prophet's protection.
Seeking for himself protection with the Prophet
ألقَىcast down إلىinto الواديthe valley الخصيبِfertile بِرَحْلِهِwith his baggage
ألقَى إلى الوادي الخصيبِ بِرَحْلِهِ
فأصابَso he found فيهin it مَرْتعاًa pasture ومَساماand a grazing ground
فأصابَ فيه مَرْتعاً ومَساما
He set down his baggage in the fertile valley,
He pitched his tent in the fertile valley
and found there pasture and grazing ground.
And found in it pasture and water springs
أيُقيمُwould he stay? بالواديin the valley الجديبِbarren فلاand so not يرىhe sees
أيُقيمُ بالوادي الجديبِ فلا يرى
إلاexcept سَراباًa mirage كاذباًfalse وجَهاماand rainless clouds
إلا سَراباً كاذباً وجَهاما
Would he stay in the barren valley, seeing
Does he stay in the barren valley and see
nothing but a false mirage and rainless clouds?
Only a mirage that lies and confounds?
لاقىhe encountered بعكرمةٍin Ikrimah وبابنِand in the son of أُميَّةٍUmayyah
لاقى بعكرمةٍ وبابنِ أُميَّةٍ
شَرّاًevil يَعُبُّsurges عُبَابَهُits flood وعُراماand fierceness
شَرّاً يَعُبُّ عُبَابَهُ وعُراما
In Ikrimah and Ibn Umayyah he encountered
He met with Ikrimah and the son of Umayya
evil swelling in full flood, and raging fury.
Evil that muddies its running waters
قالَhe said ائْتِيَاcome, both of you نَبغِيlet us seek النجاةَsalvation فأعرضاbut both turned away
قالَ ائْتِيَا نَبغِي النجاةَ فأعرضا
وتَنازعاand the two disputed قولاًwords يشبُّkindles ضِراماa blaze
وتَنازعا قولاً يشبُّ ضِراما
He said: Come, both of you; let us seek salvation. But they turned away,
He said come, we want salvation but they refused
and disputed in words that kindled a blaze.
And disputed with harsh hurtful words
وأجابهاand answered it عثمانُUthman دعوةَthe call of ناصحٍa sincere counselor
وأجابها عثمانُ دعوةَ ناصحٍ
يأبىrejects الهوىdesire ويُجانِبُand avoids الآثاماsins
يأبى الهوى ويُجانِبُ الآثاما
And Uthman answered the call of a sincere counselor,
And Uthman responded to the call of an advisor
who spurned desire and kept clear of sins.
Who refuses desire and avoids sins
مَضَياthe two went علىalong سَنَنِthe course of الطريقِthe road فصادفاthen both met
مَضَيا على سَنَنِ الطريقِ فصادفا
عَمْراًAmr فقالاthen the two said ماwhat لناfor us وإلىand toward ماwhat
عَمْراً فقالا ما لنا وإلى ما
The two went along the course of the road and met
They went forth on the path so they met
Amr, and said: What have we, and where are we bound?
Amr and said what business do we have and to where
ياO عَمْروAmr دِينَthe faith of اللَّهِGod لسناwe are not كالأُلَىlike those who
يا عَمْرو دِينَ اللَّهِ لسنا كالأُلَى
جعلواthey made الحلالَwhat is lawful منamong الأمورِthings حَراماforbidden
جعلوا الحلالَ من الأمورِ حَراما
O Amr, hold to God's faith! We are not like those
O Amr the religion of God is not like fancies
who made lawful things forbidden.
That made the lawful from matters forbidden
قالhe said اهتديتُI have found guidance ولنand will not أكونَI be كمنlike one who يُرىis seen
قال اهتديتُ ولن أكونَ كمن يُرى
طُولَthroughout الحياةِlife لنفسهِto himself ظَلّاماa habitual wrongdoer
طُولَ الحياةِ لنفسهِ ظَلّاما
He said: I have found guidance, and I will not be like one
He said I am guided and will not be like one seen
seen wronging himself throughout his life.
To spend his lifetime in darkness for himself
وَمَشَوْاand they walked فماand no sooner بَلَغَreached الرسولَthe Messenger حَدِيثُهُمnews of them
وَمَشَوْا فما بَلَغَ الرسولَ حَدِيثُهُم
حتّىthan بداhe appeared متهلّلاًradiant بَسّاماsmiling
حتّى بدا متهلّلاً بَسّاما
They walked on; no sooner had news of them reached the Messenger
And they walked on until the news reached the Messenger
than he appeared radiant and smiling.
Until he appeared happy and smiling
سرَّتهgladdened him مَكَّةُMecca إذwhen رَمَتْshe cast forth أفلاذَهاher dearest pieces
سرَّته مَكَّةُ إذ رَمَتْ أفلاذَها
كَبِداًa liver تُكِنُّharbors الحُبَّlove والإعظاماand reverence
كَبِداً تُكِنُّ الحُبَّ والإعظاما
Mecca gladdened him when she cast forth her dearest pieces,
Mecca rejoiced when it threw its brave ones
from a liver that sheltered love and reverence.
Like arrows that harbor love and reverence
بعثَتْshe sent إليهِto him منfrom among الجبالِthe mountains ثلاثةًthree
بعثَتْ إليهِ من الجبالِ ثلاثةً
رَضوَىRadwa يُصاحِبُaccompanies يَذْبُلاًYadhbul وشِماماand Shimam
رَضوَى يُصاحِبُ يَذْبُلاً وشِماما
She sent him three from among the mountains:
It sent to him from the mountains three
Radwa accompanying Yadhbul and Shimam.
Who accompanied the withering and piercing
خَفَّhurried الوليدُal-Walid يقولُhe says لاdo not تتمهّلواyou all linger
خَفَّ الوليدُ يقولُ لا تتمهّلوا
إنّindeed الحديثَthe news إلىto النبيِّthe Prophet تَرامىhas reached
إنّ الحديثَ إلى النبيِّ تَرامى
Al-Walid hurried, saying: Do not linger,
Al-Waleed worried saying do not tarry
for news has reached the Prophet.
The news has certainly reached the Prophet
حُثُّواurge onward المَطِيَّthe mounts فإنّهfor he مُتَرقِّبٌwaiting
حُثُّوا المَطِيَّ فإنّه مُتَرقِّبٌ
وأرىand I see جوانحكمyour ribs تَرِفُّflutter أُواماwith burning thirst
وأرى جوانحكم تَرِفُّ أُواما
Urge the mounts onward, for he is waiting,
Hasten the riding animal for he awaits
and I see your ribs fluttering with burning thirst.
And I see your wings fluttering eagerly
وَفَدواthey came as guests كِراماًnoble يؤمنونthey believe بربّهمin their Lord
وَفَدوا كِراماً يؤمنون بربّهم
ورسولِهِand His Messenger بيضَwhite الوجوهِfaces وِساماhandsome
ورسولِهِ بيضَ الوجوهِ وِساما
They came as honored guests, believing in their Lord
They came honorable, believing in their Lord
and His Messenger, bright-faced and handsome.
And His Messenger, bright of face and marked
نَفَضُواthey shook off الهوانَhumiliation عنfrom الجباهِbrows فأصبحواand thus became
نَفَضُوا الهوانَ عن الجباهِ فأصبحوا
شُمَّhigh المعاطسِnoses يرفعونَthey raise الهاماheads
شُمَّ المعاطسِ يرفعونَ الهاما
They shook humiliation from their brows, and became
They shook off disgrace from their brows so they woke
high of nose, holding their heads aloft.
Priding themselves, raising their resolve
أفيعبدونَdo they then worship? معwith الغُواةِthe misguided حِجارةًstones
أفيعبدونَ مع الغُواةِ حِجارةً
أمor يَعبدونَthey worship الواحدَthe One العلاَّماthe All-Knowing
أم يَعبدونَ الواحدَ العلاَّما
Would they worship stones with the misguided,
Do they worship with the deviants, rocks?
or worship the One, the All-Knowing?
Or do they worship the One Knowing, Exalted?
كُشِفَwas lifted اللِثامُthe veil عنfrom اليقينِcertainty ولنand will not تَرىyou see
كُشِفَ اللِثامُ عن اليقينِ ولن تَرى
كالجهلِlike ignorance سِتراًa covering والغرورِand delusion لِثاماa veil
كالجهلِ سِتراً والغرورِ لِثاما
The veil was lifted from certainty, and you will not see
The mask was removed from certainty, you will not see
a covering like ignorance, nor a veil like delusion.
Like ignorance, a covering, or delusion, a mask
لوif طَاوعَobeyed النَّاسُpeople الطبيبَthe physician لماwould not اشتكىcomplain
لو طَاوعَ النَّاسُ الطبيبَ لما اشتكى
مَنone who يَحملُbears الأدواءَdiseases والآلاماand pains
مَن يَحملُ الأدواءَ والآلاما
If people obeyed the physician, no one would complain
If people complied with the doctor, none would complain
who bears diseases and pains.
Who carries diseases and pains
اعرفْacknowledge لربّكَfor your Lord حقَّهُHis due فَلِحكمةٍfor a wise purpose
اعرفْ لربّكَ حقَّهُ فَلِحكمةٍ
خَلَقَHe created العُقولَminds وأنشأَand brought into being الأحلاماdiscernment
خَلَقَ العُقولَ وأنشأَ الأحلاما
Acknowledge your Lord's due, for it was for a wise purpose
Know the right of your Lord, for with wisdom
that He created minds and brought discernment into being.
He created minds and originated dreams
أرأيتَhave you seen? كالإسلامِlike Islam دِيناًa faith قَيّماًupright
أرأيتَ كالإسلامِ دِيناً قَيّماً
سَاسَgoverned الأُمورَaffairs ودبَّرَand ordered الأحكاماlaws
سَاسَ الأُمورَ ودبَّرَ الأحكاما
Have you seen a faith as upright as Islam,
Have you seen a religion as just as Islam?
governing affairs and ordering laws?
It governed affairs and organized laws
اللهُGod أحكمَperfected أمرَهُits order وأقامَهُand established it
اللهُ أحكمَ أمرَهُ وأقامَهُ
للعالمينَfor all worlds شريعةًa sacred law ونِظاماand a system
للعالمينَ شريعةً ونِظاما
God perfected its order and established it
God made His affair wise and established it
as a sacred law and a system for all the worlds.
For the worlds as a way and system
نادَىproclaimed النبيُّthe Prophet بهwith it فأفزعَso startled صوتُهhis voice
نادَى النبيُّ به فأفزعَ صوتُه
أُمماًnations بآفاقِat the horizons of البلادِthe lands نِياماasleep
أُمماً بآفاقِ البلادِ نِياما
The Prophet proclaimed it, and his voice startled
The Prophet called to it so his voice terrified
nations asleep at the far horizons of the lands.
Nations throughout the horizons of countries asleep
ودَعَاand called إليهto it وسَيْفُهand his sword بِيَمينِهِin his right hand
ودَعَا إليه وسَيْفُه بِيَمينِهِ
يمضِيdeals out حياةًa life مَرَّةًbitter وحِماماand death
يمضِي حياةً مَرَّةً وحِماما
He called to it, his sword in his right hand,
And he called to it while his sword was in his right hand
dealing out a bitter life and death.
To live a bitter and intense life
تَمضِيpass away أباطيلُthe falsehoods of الحياةِlife ولنand will not ترىyou see
تَمضِي أباطيلُ الحياةِ ولن ترى
لِسوَىfor anything but الحقائقِtruths فيin الزّمانِtime دَواماendurance
لِسوَى الحقائقِ في الزّمانِ دَواما
Life's falsehoods pass away, and you will not see
The vanities of life pass and you will not see
anything but truths enduring through time.
For anything besides truths permanence in time
صُعقتْwere thunderstruck نُفوسُthe souls of المشركينَthe idolaters وهالهمand terrified them
صُعقتْ نُفوسُ المشركينَ وهالهم
هَمٌّa care إذاwhen انجلتِhad cleared الهمومُcares أقاماremained
هَمٌّ إذا انجلتِ الهمومُ أقاما
The idolaters' souls were thunderstruck, and they were terrified by
The souls of the polytheists were stricken and alarmed by
a care that remained when other cares had lifted.
Worry, for when worries manifest, they remain
قالواthey said فقدناهمwe have lost them ثلاثةَthree قادةٍleaders
قالوا فقدناهم ثلاثةَ قادةٍ
ماnot مِثلُهمُtheir equal بأساًin might ولاnor إقداماin daring
ما مِثلُهمُ بأساً ولا إقداما
They said: We have lost them—three leaders,
They said we have lost three leaders
with none their equal in might or daring.
None like them in might or boldness
ماhow أعظمَgreat البلوىthe ordeal وياand oh لكِyou are نَكبةًa calamity
ما أعظمَ البلوى ويا لكِ نَكبةً
ملَكتْtook control عليناover us النقضَunraveling والإبراماand binding
ملَكتْ علينا النقضَ والإبراما
How great the ordeal! Ah, what a calamity you are,
How great the afflictions and what a calamity
holding sway over our unraveling and binding!
That has conquered us, undoing and decreeing
نزلdescended البلاءُcalamity بناupon us فكانَand thus was مُضاعفاًredoubled
نزل البلاءُ بنا فكانَ مُضاعفاً
وجَرَىand flowed العذابُtorment معاًtogether فكانَand thus became غَراماan inescapable affliction
وجَرَى العذابُ معاً فكانَ غَراما
Calamity descended on us, redoubled,
The affliction came to us so it was multiplied
and torment came with it, an unrelenting affliction.
And the punishment came together so it was ruinous
إنيindeed I إخالُI imagine البَيْتَthe House يُشرقُshines جَوُّهُits atmosphere
إني إخالُ البَيْتَ يُشرقُ جَوُّهُ
وإخالُand I imagine مَكّةَMecca ترفَعُraises الأعلاماbanners
وإخالُ مَكّةَ ترفَعُ الأعلاما
Indeed, I imagine the air around the House is radiant,
I swear the house shines its atmosphere
and imagine Mecca raising her banners.
And I swear Mecca raises the flags
ياO ابنson of الوليدِal-Walid لكyours الأعِنَّةُthe reins كلّهاall of them
يا ابن الوليدِ لك الأعِنَّةُ كلّها
فَالْقَso confront المقانِبَthe cavalry squadrons وادفعِand repel الأقواماthe peoples
فَالْقَ المقانِبَ وادفعِ الأقواما
O son of al-Walid, all the reins are yours:
O son of Waleed, you have all the support
so face the cavalry squadrons and drive back the peoples.
So meet the adversaries and repel the groups
سترىyou will see المشاهِدَbattle scenes تَرجُفُtrembles الدنياthe world لهاat them
سترى المشاهِدَ تَرجُفُ الدنيا لها
وترىand you see الحصونَthe fortresses تَميدُsway والآطاماand fortified towers
وترى الحصونَ تَميدُ والآطاما
You will see battle scenes at which the world trembles,
You will see scenes that shake the world for them
and see fortresses and fortified towers sway.
And you will see fortresses lean and pillars
بَشِّرْgive glad tidings حُماةَthe defenders of الشِّركِidolatry منكfrom you بوقعةٍof a battle
بَشِّرْ حُماةَ الشِّركِ منك بوقعةٍ
تُوهِيsaps القُوَىstrength وتُزلزِلُand shakes الأقداماfeet
تُوهِي القُوَى وتُزلزِلُ الأقداما
Give the defenders of idolatry glad tidings of a battle at your hands,
Give good tidings to the protectors of polytheism through you of a battle
that saps strength and makes feet quake.
That reduces strengths and shakes firm steps
Sol 6.1