سَرِيَّةٌa military detachment أنتَyou وَحْدَكْyou alone
سَرِيَّةٌ أنتَ وَحْدَكْ
فَاجْعَلْso make سَجَاياكَyour virtues جُنْدَكْyour troops
فَاجْعَلْ سَجَاياكَ جُنْدَكْ
You alone are a whole detachment;
so make your virtues your troops.
لاdo not تَخْشَfear ياO ابنَson of أَنيسٍAnis
لا تَخْشَ يا ابنَ أَنيسٍ
فليسfor ... is not سُفيانُSufyan نِدَّكْyour equal
فليس سُفيانُ نِدَّكْ
Fear not, O Ibn Anis;
for Sufyan is not your equal.
احْشُدْmuster قُواكَyour strength وَخُذْهُand seize him
احْشُدْ قُواكَ وَخُذْهُ
فليسfor he is not يَسْطِيعُable to withstand حَشدَكْyour mustered forces
فليس يَسْطِيعُ حَشدَكْ
Muster your strength and seize him;
for he cannot withstand your mustered forces.
إنif غَرَّهُhas deceived him حَدُّthe edge of عزمٍresolve
إن غَرَّهُ حَدُّ عزمٍ
فَسَوفَthen will يَعرِفُhe knows حَدَّكْyour edge
فَسَوفَ يَعرِفُ حَدَّكْ
If the edge of resolve has deceived him,
then he will come to know your edge.
يَهولُhe is fearsome فيin الوصفِdescription جِدّاًvery much
يَهولُ في الوصفِ جِدّاً
حَتَّىuntil لَيَعْظُمُhe indeed looms large عِنْدَكْin your eyes
حَتَّى لَيَعْظُمُ عِنْدَكْ
He is fearsome indeed in the telling,
until he looms large in your eyes;
لَكِنَّهُbut as for him اللهُGod أعلىhas raised
لَكِنَّهُ اللهُ أعلى
عليهِabove him فيin البأسِbattle جَدَّكْyour fortune
عليهِ في البأسِ جَدَّكْ
yet God has raised
your fortune above his in battle.
أَقْبِلْcome forward فتىyouth of البأسِvalor أَقْبِلْcome forward
أَقْبِلْ فتى البأسِ أَقْبِلْ
وَاعْمَلْand strive لربِّكَfor your Lord جُهْدَكْwith all your strength
وَاعْمَلْ لربِّكَ جُهْدَكْ
Come forward, youth of valor, come forward;
and strive for your Lord with all your strength.
أَخَذْتَهُyou caught him بِخِلابٍwith guile
أَخَذْتَهُ بِخِلابٍ
كَذَبْتَهُyou lied to him فيهin it وُدَّكْyour friendship
كَذَبْتَهُ فيه وُدَّكْ
You caught him with guile;
through it, you lied to him about your friendship.
أَوردتَهُyou gave him to drink القَولَspeech حُلواًsweet
أَوردتَهُ القَولَ حُلواً
ولوand if دَرَىhe knew عَافَhe would spurn وِرْدَكْyour draught
ولو دَرَى عَافَ وِرْدَكْ
You gave him sweet words to drink;
and had he known, he would have spurned your draught.
وَيْلُمِّهِwoe to his mother منwhat a غَبيٍّfool
وَيْلُمِّهِ من غَبيٍّ
لوif only كانhe was يعرفhe knows قصدَكْyour purpose
لو كان يعرف قصدَكْ
Woe to his mother—what a fool!
If only he had known your purpose!
أحْبِبْhow beloved بِهِhe is منas a رسولٍMessenger
أحْبِبْ بِهِ من رسولٍ
لِقَتْلِهِto kill him قدindeed أعدَّكْhe readied you
لِقَتْلِهِ قد أعدَّكْ
How beloved a Messenger he is,
who readied you to kill him!
يَظنُّhe thinks أنّكthat you are ضِدٌّa foe
يَظنُّ أنّك ضِدٌّ
لهto him فَدُونَكَso take for yourself ضِدَّكْyour foe
له فَدُونَكَ ضِدَّكْ
He thinks you are a foe
of the Messenger—so seize your own foe!
بُورِكْتَblessed are you ياO ابنَson of أنيسٍAnis
بُورِكْتَ يا ابنَ أنيسٍ
منas a فارسٍhorseman ماhow أشدَّكْmighty you are
من فارسٍ ما أشدَّكْ
Blessed are you, O Ibn Anis;
what a horseman—how mighty you are!
ضَرَبتَهُyou struck him فَتَرَدَّىand he fell
ضَرَبتَهُ فَتَرَدَّى
وكانand it was ذلكthat وَكْدَكْyour aim
وكان ذلك وَكْدَكْ
You struck him, and he fell;
and that was your aim.
وَعُدْتَand you returned لاno مَجْدَglory إلاexcept
وَعُدْتَ لا مَجْدَ إلا
أراهُI see it يَحْسُدُenvying مَجْدَكْyour glory
أراهُ يَحْسُدُ مَجْدَكْ
And you returned—there is no glory
that I do not see envying your glory.
سُفيانُSufyan هلwhether كنتَyou were طَودَاًa mountain
سُفيانُ هل كنتَ طَودَاً
فمنthen who رَماكَstruck you فَهَدَّكْand shattered you
فمن رَماكَ فَهَدَّكْ
Sufyan, were you a mountain?
Then who struck you and shattered you?
أمor كَنْتَyou were للشرِّfor evil ذُخراًa reserve
أم كَنْتَ للشرِّ ذُخراً
تَخشىfear الطّواغيتُthe tyrants فَقْدَكْlosing you
تَخشى الطّواغيتُ فَقْدَكْ
Or were you evil's reserve,
whose loss the tyrants fear?
أَوْدَىbrought ruin بِكَupon you ابنُthe son of أنيسٍAnis
أَوْدَى بِكَ ابنُ أنيسٍ
فَأقفَرَso became desolate الحيُّthe camp بَعْدَكْafter you
فَأقفَرَ الحيُّ بَعْدَكْ
Ibn Anis destroyed you,
so the camp lay desolate after you.
وَرَدَّand turned عِزَّكَyour honor ذلّاًinto humiliation
وَرَدَّ عِزَّكَ ذلّاً
فماso no longer تُصَعِّرُyou turn haughtily aside خَدَّكْyour cheek
فما تُصَعِّرُ خَدَّكْ
And he turned your honor to humiliation,
so no longer do you turn your cheek in pride.
مَلأتَyou filled صدركَyour breast حِقداًwith rancor
مَلأتَ صدركَ حِقداً
فهلso, has ...? شَفَىcured السَّيفُthe sword حِقْدَكْyour rancor
فهل شَفَى السَّيفُ حِقْدَكْ
You filled your breast with rancor;
has the sword, then, cured your rancor?
وَمِتَّand you died مِنfrom قَبلُbefore وَجداًof anguish
وَمِتَّ مِن قَبلُ وَجداً
فهلso, has ...? مَحاerased الموتُdeath وَجْدَكْyour anguish
فهل مَحا الموتُ وَجْدَكْ
And you had died of anguish before;
has death, then, erased your anguish?
أينwhere الجموعُthe hosts أتَدرِيdo you know
أين الجموعُ أتَدرِي
مَنwho خطَّmarked out فيin التُّربِthe dust لَحْدَكْyour grave
مَن خطَّ في التُّربِ لَحْدَكْ
Where are the hosts? Do you know
who marked out your grave in the dust?
وأينَand where رأسُكyour head هلّاwhy did you not
وأينَ رأسُك هلّا
صَدقْتَyou fulfilled نفسَكَyourself وَعْدَكْyour promise
صَدقْتَ نفسَكَ وَعْدَكْ
And where is your head? Why did you not
keep the promise you made yourself?
أَغواكled you astray جَهلُكَyour ignorance حَتَّىuntil
أَغواك جَهلُكَ حَتَّى
لَقيتَyou found فيin النَّارِthe Fire رُشْدَكْyour guidance
لَقيتَ في النَّارِ رُشْدَكْ
Your ignorance led you astray until
you found your guidance in the Fire.
أنضَجتَyou roasted نفسَكَyourself غَيظاًwith rage
أنضَجتَ نفسَكَ غَيظاً
فاليومَso today تُنضِجُit roasts جِلْدَكْyour skin
فاليومَ تُنضِجُ جِلْدَكْ
You roasted yourself with rage;
so today the Fire roasts your skin.
يَغيظُكَenrages you الدِّينُthe faith حَقّاًtruly
يَغيظُكَ الدِّينُ حَقّاً
فأنتَso you تَقدحُstrike sparks from زَنْدَكْyour fire-stick
فأنتَ تَقدحُ زَنْدَكْ
The faith truly enrages you,
so you strike sparks from your fire-stick.
هَيَّجْتَyou fanned للشرِّfor evil وَقْداًa blaze
هَيَّجْتَ للشرِّ وَقْداً
فأينَso where غادرتَyou left وَقْدَكْyour blaze
فأينَ غادرتَ وَقْدَكْ
You fanned a blaze for evil;
where, then, did you leave your blaze?
ياO صاحِبَcompanion of الغارِthe cave مَنwho ذاis it
يا صاحِبَ الغارِ مَن ذا
بِنَصرِهِwith his help قدindeed أَمَدَّكْhe supported you
بِنَصرِهِ قد أَمَدَّكْ
O companion of the cave, who is it
who sustained you with his aid?
أليسis it not ربَّكَyour Lord فَاجْعَلْthen give
أليس ربَّكَ فَاجْعَلْ
لهُto him علىthroughout الدّهرِtime حَمْدَكْyour praise
لهُ على الدّهرِ حَمْدَكْ
Is it not your Lord? Then give
him your praise for all time.
رَدّhe repelled العِدَىthe foes لمdid not يفوزواprevail
رَدّ العِدَى لم يفوزوا
وأنتَand you بالفوزِwith victory ردَّكْhe sent you back
وأنتَ بالفوزِ ردَّكْ
He repelled the foes; they did not prevail,
and you he sent back victorious.
ألْقِlay down الهديّةthe gift وَاسْحَبْand trail
ألْقِ الهديّة وَاسْحَبْ
فيin ساحَةِthe arena of الفَخرِglory بُرْدَكْyour cloak
في ساحَةِ الفَخرِ بُرْدَكْ
Lay down the gift, and trail
your cloak through the arena of glory.
دَعَاprayed الرّسولُthe Messenger وأَثْنىand praised
دَعَا الرّسولُ وأَثْنى
فَاحْمَدْso give thanks for لكَfor you الخيرُgoodness رِفْدَكْyour gift
فَاحْمَدْ لكَ الخيرُ رِفْدَكْ
The Messenger prayed and praised;
so give thanks for your gift—may good be yours!
وقلand say تباركتَblessed are you ربِّيmy Lord
وقل تباركتَ ربِّي
يَسَّرْتَyou eased the way for للخيرِto good عَبْدَكْyour servant
يَسَّرْتَ للخيرِ عَبْدَكْ
And say, 'Blessed are you, my Lord;
you have eased your servant's way to good.'
Sol 6.1