طُفْwalk about بالمصارعِamong the places of death وَاسْتَمِعْand listen to نَجواهاtheir whispers
طُفْ بالمصارعِ وَاسْتَمِعْ نَجواها
وَالْثِمْand kiss بأفياءِin the shades of الجِنانِParadise's gardens ثَراهاtheir soil
وَالْثِمْ بأفياءِ الجِنانِ ثَراها
Go round the places where they fell and hear their whispers;
and kiss their earth in the shade of Paradise's gardens.
ضَاعَwafted الشَّذَىthe fragrance القُدسِيُّsacred فيthrough جَنَباتهاtheir precincts
ضَاعَ الشَّذَى القُدسِيُّ في جَنَباتها
فَانْشَقْso breathe in وَصِفْand describe لِلمُؤمنينto the believers شذاهاtheir fragrance
فَانْشَقْ وَصِفْ لِلمُؤمنين شذاها
The sacred fragrance has spread through their precincts;
so breathe it in, and describe their fragrance to the faithful.
حِلَلٌabodes يَروعُawes جَلالُهاtheir majesty ومنازلٌand dwellings
حِلَلٌ يَروعُ جَلالُها ومنازلٌ
مِنfrom نُورِthe light of ربِّthe Lord of العالَمِينَall worlds سَناهاtheir radiance
مِن نُورِ ربِّ العالَمِينَ سَناها
Abodes whose majesty inspires awe, and dwellings
whose radiance comes from the light of the Lord of all worlds.
ضَمّتْthey embraced حُماةَthe defenders of الحقِّtruth ماnot عَرَفknew امْرُؤٌany man
ضَمّتْ حُماةَ الحقِّ ما عَرَف امْرُؤٌ
عِزّاًhonor لهمfor them منfrom دُونِهِanything besides it أوor جاهاprestige
عِزّاً لهم من دُونِهِ أو جاها
They embraced the defenders of truth; no man has known
honor or standing for them apart from it.
الطّالِعينَthose rising بهِwith it علىagainst أعدائهِits enemies
الطّالِعينَ بهِ على أعدائهِ
مَوْتاًas death إذاwhen نشرواthey deployed الجُنودَthe troops طَواهاit folded them away
مَوْتاً إذا نشروا الجُنودَ طَواها
Those who rose with it against its enemies,
as death that folded their troops away whenever they deployed them;
الخائِضينَthose plunging منof الخُطوبِcalamities غِمَارهاtheir depths
الخائِضينَ من الخُطوبِ غِمَارها
المُصْطَلِينَthose braving the flames مِنَof الحُروبِwars لَظاهاtheir blaze
المُصْطَلِينَ مِنَ الحُروبِ لَظاها
who plunged into the depths of calamities,
and braved the blazing fires of war;
الباذِلَينthose giving freely لَدَىat الفِدَاءِsacrifice نُفوسَهُمْtheir souls
الباذِلَين لَدَى الفِدَاءِ نُفوسَهُمْ
يَبغونَthey seek عِندwith إلهِهمْtheir God مَحياهاtheir life
يَبغونَ عِند إلهِهمْ مَحياها
who offered up their souls in sacrifice,
seeking life for them with their God.
ماnot آثرواthey preferred فيon الأرضِthe earth إلاexcept دِينَهُHis religion
ما آثروا في الأرضِ إلا دِينَهُ
دِيناًas a religion ولاnor عَبدواthey worshipped سِواهُother than Him إلهاas a god
دِيناً ولا عَبدوا سِواهُ إلها
On earth they chose none but His religion
as their faith, and worshipped no god but Him.
سَلكواthey trod السَّبيلَthe path مُسدَّدينrightly guided تُضيئهُilluminate it
سَلكوا السَّبيلَ مُسدَّدين تُضيئهُ
آيُthe verses of المُفصَّلal-Mufassal (Qur'anic section) يَتبعونَthey follow هُداهاtheir guidance
آيُ المُفصَّل يَتبعونَ هُداها
They trod the path, rightly guided, illuminated
by the verses of al-Mufassal, whose guidance they followed.
قَومٌa people هُمthey اتّخذواthey took الشَّهادةَmartyrdom بُغيةًas a goal
قَومٌ هُم اتّخذوا الشَّهادةَ بُغيةً
لاnot يبتغونَthey seek لَدَىin الجِهادِstruggle for the faith سِوَاهاother than it
لا يبتغونَ لَدَى الجِهادِ سِوَاها
A people who made martyrdom their goal,
seeking nothing else in struggle for the faith.
هُمْthey فيin حِمَىthe sanctuary of الإيمانِfaith أوّلُthe first صخرةٍrock
هُمْ في حِمَى الإيمانِ أوّلُ صخرةٍ
فَسَلِso ask الصخورَthe rocks أماdid ... not? عرفنthey know قُواهاits strength
فَسَلِ الصخورَ أما عرفن قُواها
Within faith's sanctuary, they are the first rock;
ask the rocks: did they not know its strength?
حَملتْit bore جِبالَthe mountains of الحقِّtruth فيin دنياthe world of الهُدَىguidance
حَملتْ جِبالَ الحقِّ في دنيا الهُدَى
بيضاًwhite شواهقَtowering ماnot تُنالُare reached ذُراهاtheir summits
بيضاً شواهقَ ما تُنالُ ذُراها
It bore the mountains of truth in the world of guidance,
white and towering, their summits beyond reach.
تُؤْتِيit gives الممالكَkingdoms والشُّعوبَand peoples حيَاتَهاtheir life
تُؤْتِي الممالكَ والشُّعوبَ حيَاتَها
وتُقيمُand builds up منfrom أمجادِهاtheir glories وعُلاهاand their eminence
وتُقيمُ من أمجادِها وعُلاها
It gives kingdoms and peoples their life,
and builds up their glories and their grandeur.
ذَهبتْit went تُرفرِفُfluttering فيthrough مَسابحِthe expanses of عزِّهاits glory
ذَهبتْ تُرفرِفُ في مَسابحِ عزِّها
ومَضَتْand it went on يَفوتُsurpasses مدَىthe range of النُّسورِeagles مَداهاits reach
ومَضَتْ يَفوتُ مدَى النُّسورِ مَداها
It went fluttering through the expanses of its glory,
and flew on, its reach surpassing the range of eagles.
تَجرِيrun الرياحُthe winds الهُوجُraging طَوْعَobedient to قَضائِهاits decree
تَجرِي الرياحُ الهُوجُ طَوْعَ قَضائِها
وتَخافُهاand they fear it فَتحيدُso they swerve عنfrom مَجراهاits course
وتَخافُها فَتحيدُ عن مَجراها
The raging winds run obedient to its decree,
and fear it, swerving from its course.
طافَcircled الغمامُthe clouds مُهلِّلاًchanting praise بظلالِهاaround its shadows
طافَ الغمامُ مُهلِّلاً بظلالِها
فَسقتْهُso it watered them مِنfrom بَركاتِهاits blessings وسقَاهاand they watered it
فَسقتْهُ مِن بَركاتِها وسقَاها
The clouds circled its shadows, chanting praise;
so it watered them from its blessings, and they watered it.
شُهداءَO martyrs of بدرٍBadr أنتمُyou المثلُthe example الذيthat
شُهداءَ بدرٍ أنتمُ المثلُ الذي
بَلغَreached المدىthe limit بعدafter المدىthe limit فتناهَىthen reached the utmost
بَلغَ المدى بعد المدى فتناهَى
Martyrs of Badr, you are the example that
reached limit after limit, then attained the utmost.
عَلَّمتُمُyou taught الناسَthe people الكفاحَstruggle فأقبلواso they came forward
عَلَّمتُمُ الناسَ الكفاحَ فأقبلوا
مِلْءَfilling الحوادثِcalamities يَدفعونَthey repel أذاهاtheir harm
مِلْءَ الحوادثِ يَدفعونَ أذاها
You taught people to struggle, and they came forth,
in the thick of calamities, warding off their harm.
أمّاas for الفِداءُsacrifice فقدthen indeed قَضيتُمْyou fulfilled حَقَّهُits due
أمّا الفِداءُ فقد قَضيتُمْ حَقَّهُ
وجَعلتموهُand you made it شَريعةًa law نَرضاهاwe accept it
وجَعلتموهُ شَريعةً نَرضاها
As for sacrifice, you have paid its due,
and made it a law we accept.
مَنwhoever رامَseeks تفسيرَthe explanation of الحياةِlife لقومِهِto his people
مَن رامَ تفسيرَ الحياةِ لقومِهِ
فَدمُthen the blood of الشّهيدِthe martyr يُبينُmakes clear عنabout مَعناهاits meaning
فَدمُ الشّهيدِ يُبينُ عن مَعناها
Whoever seeks to explain life to his people—
the martyr's blood makes its meaning clear.
لولاwere it not for الدِّماءُblood تُراقُbeing shed لمnot نرَwe would see أمّةًa nation
لولا الدِّماءُ تُراقُ لم نرَ أمّةً
بلغَتْit attained منof المجدِglory العَريضِvast مُناهاits wishes
بلغَتْ من المجدِ العَريضِ مُناها
Without blood being shed, we would have seen no nation
attain its hopes of vast glory.
أدنىnearest الرجالِof men منto المهالكdestruction مَنhe who إذاwhen
أدنى الرجالِ من المهالك مَن إذا
عَرضتْwere offered مناياthe deaths of الخالدينَthe immortals أباهاhe refused them
عَرضتْ منايا الخالدينَ أباها
The man nearest to destruction is he who, when
the deaths of the immortals are offered, refuses them.
وأَجْلُّand noblest منthose who رفعَraised الممالكَkingdoms مظهراًin outward stature
وأَجْلُّ من رفعَ الممالكَ مظهراً
بانٍa builder منfrom المُهَجِsouls السِّماحِgenerous بناهاhe built them
بانٍ من المُهَجِ السِّماحِ بناها
And noblest of those who raised kingdoms in outward splendor
is a builder who built them of generous souls.
كمhow many أُمّةٍa nation لمnot تُوقَwould be shielded عادِيةَthe onslaught of الرَّدىdeath
كم أُمّةٍ لم تُوقَ عادِيةَ الرَّدى
لولاbut for الذيthe one who اقْتَحَمَbraved الرَّدىdeath فوقاهاand so shielded it
لولا الذي اقْتَحَمَ الرَّدى فوقاها
How many a nation would not have been spared death's onslaught,
but for one who braved death and shielded it!
تَسموrise الشُّعوبُpeoples بكلِّthrough every حرٍّfree man ماجدٍnoble
تَسمو الشُّعوبُ بكلِّ حرٍّ ماجدٍ
وجَبتْbecame binding عليهupon him حقوقُهاtheir rights فقضاهاso he fulfilled them
وجَبتْ عليه حقوقُها فقضاها
Peoples rise through every free, noble man
bound to honor their claims, which he fulfilled.
ماhow أكرمَnoble الأبطالَthe heroes يَومَthe day تَفيَّأواthey took shelter in shade
ما أكرمَ الأبطالَ يَومَ تَفيَّأوا
ظُلَلthe canopies of المناياdeath يبتغونthey seek جَناهاits fruit
ظُلَل المنايا يبتغون جَناها
How noble the heroes, the day they took shelter
beneath the canopies of death, seeking its fruit!
راحواthey departed منof الدّمِblood فيin مَطارِفَfine mantles أشرقتْshone
راحوا من الدّمِ في مَطارِفَ أشرقتْ
حُمْرُred الجراحwounds بهاin them فكنَّso they became حِلاهاtheir ornaments
حُمْرُ الجراح بها فكنَّ حِلاها
They departed in mantles of blood, in which shone
crimson wounds that became their ornaments.
لوif أنّهمthat they نُشِرُواwere resurrected رَأيتَyou would see كُلومَهمtheir wounds
لو أنّهم نُشِرُوا رَأيتَ كُلومَهم
تَدْمَىbleeding كأنّكَas though you فيin القتالِbattle تراهاsee them
تَدْمَى كأنّكَ في القتالِ تراها
Were they resurrected, you would see their wounds
bleeding, as though you saw them in battle.
ليسواthey are not وإنeven though وَرَدُواthey came to المنيَّةَdeath لِلأُلىto those who
ليسوا وإن وَرَدُوا المنيَّةَ لِلأُلى
غَمَرengulfed البِلَىdecay وُرّادَهَمthose of them reaching death أشباهاcounterparts
غَمَر البِلَى وُرّادَهَم أشباها
Though they have entered death, they are not like those
whose dead decay has swallowed up.
هُمْthey عِندَwith ربِّكyour Lord يُرزَقونare nourished فَحيِّهمso salute them
هُمْ عِندَ ربِّك يُرزَقون فَحيِّهم
وَصِفِand describe الحياةَlife لأنْفُسٍto souls تَهواهاthey yearn for it
وَصِفِ الحياةَ لأنْفُسٍ تَهواها
They are nourished with your Lord; salute them,
and describe life to souls that yearn for it.
اللهُGod باركَهاblessed it بِبَدْرٍat Badr وقعةًa battle
اللهُ باركَها بِبَدْرٍ وقعةً
كلُّall الفُتوحِconquests الغُرِّradiant مِنfrom جَدْواهاits bounty
كلُّ الفُتوحِ الغُرِّ مِن جَدْواها
God blessed it at Badr—a battle
from whose bounty come all radiant conquests.
مَنعتْit defended ذِمارَthe sanctity of الحقِّtruth حِينَwhen أثارَهاHe roused it
مَنعتْ ذِمارَ الحقِّ حِينَ أثارَها
وحَمتْand it guarded لِواءَthe banner of اللهِGod حينwhen دَعاهاHe summoned it
وحَمتْ لِواءَ اللهِ حين دَعاها
It defended truth's sanctity when He roused it,
and guarded God's banner when He summoned it.
بَخِلَwas miserly الزمانُtime فكنتso I became منamong شُعرائهاits poets
بَخِلَ الزمانُ فكنت من شُعرائها
لوif شاءَhad willed رَبِّيmy Lord كنتُI would have been منamong قَتلاهاits slain
لو شاءَ رَبِّي كنتُ من قَتلاها
Time was miserly, so I became one of its poets;
had my Lord willed, I would have been among its slain.
كمhow many دولةٍa realm للشّركِof polytheism زُلزِلَwas shaken عَرْشهاits throne
كم دولةٍ للشّركِ زُلزِلَ عَرْشها
بدماءِby the blood of بَدْرٍBadr واسْتُبِيحَand was overrun حماهاits sanctuary
بدماءِ بَدْرٍ واسْتُبِيحَ حماها
How many a realm of idolatry had its throne shaken
by Badr's blood, and its sanctuary overrun,
فيin دولةٍa dominion للمسلمينof the Muslims تشوقُهمstir their longing
في دولةٍ للمسلمين تشوقُهم
أيّامُهاits days وتهَزُّهمand moves them ذِكراهاits memory
أيّامُها وتهَزُّهم ذِكراها
under the Muslims' dominion—they are stirred to longing
by its days, and moved by its memory.
ياO ويحَalas لِلأممِfor the nations الضِّعافِweak اتَنْقَضِيwill it end?
يا ويحَ لِلأممِ الضِّعافِ اتَنْقَضِي
دُنياthe world of الشُّعوبِpeoples وماwhile not انْقَضتْhas ended بلواهاtheir ordeal
دُنيا الشُّعوبِ وما انْقَضتْ بلواها
Alas for the weak nations! Will it end—
the world of peoples—while their ordeal endures?
أُممٌnations هَوالِكُperishing ماnever لَمستُI touched جِراحَهاtheir wounds
أُممٌ هَوالِكُ ما لَمستُ جِراحَها
إلاexcept بكتْthey wept وبكيتُand I wept منon جَرّاهاtheir account
إلا بكتْ وبكيتُ من جَرّاها
Doomed nations—never did I touch their wounds
but they wept, and I wept on their account.
لمnot أدرِI knew إذwhen ذهبَwent away الزَّمانُtime بريحِهاwith their wind of might
لم أدرِ إذ ذهبَ الزَّمانُ بريحِها
ماذاwhat منof القَدَرِfate المُتَاحِallotted دَهاهاbefell them
ماذا من القَدَرِ المُتَاحِ دَهاها
I did not know, when time bore away their wind of might,
what allotted fate had struck them.
إنّindeed الذيthe One who خَلَقَcreated السّهامَarrows لِمثلِهاfor their like
إنّ الذي خَلَقَ السّهامَ لِمثلِها
جَمعَgathered المصائبَcalamities كُلَّهاall of them فَرماهاthen shot at them
جَمعَ المصائبَ كُلَّها فَرماها
Indeed, the One who made arrows for their like
gathered all calamities and hurled them at those nations.
Sol 6.1