هنيئاًCongratulations أباO father of سُفيانَSufyan لاnot الذخرُthe stored treasure هَيِّنٌpaltry
هنيئاً أبا سُفيانَ لا الذخرُ هَيِّنٌ
ولاnor الأجرُthe reward مَمنونٌcut short ولاnor أنتyou مَغبونُcheated
ولا الأجرُ مَمنونٌ ولا أنت مَغبونُ
Congratulations, Abu Sufyan: the stored treasure is no small thing,
Congratulations, O Abu Sufyan, neither wealth slighted,
nor is the reward cut short, nor are you cheated.
Nor reward denied, nor you left wanting.
هوit الغنمُthe gain لمnot يُقْدَرْbe ordained لغيرfor anyone other than مُوفَّقٍone granted success
هو الغنمُ لم يُقْدَرْ لغير مُوفَّقٍ
لهhe has مشهدٌa presence فيin حَوْمَةِthe thick of الحربِbattle ميمونُblessed
له مشهدٌ في حَوْمَةِ الحربِ ميمونُ
It is the gain ordained for none but one favored with success,
It is the profit, unfailing to the fortunate one,
who has a blessed presence in the thick of battle.
For him a vision in the heat of war made certain.
حملتَyou carried أباO father of سُفيانَSufyan عَينكَyour eye فيin يدٍa hand
حملتَ أبا سُفيانَ عَينكَ في يدٍ
بهاwith it الخيرُgoodness فيin كلِّevery المواطنِthe places مَقرونُjoined
بها الخيرُ في كلِّ المواطنِ مَقرونُ
You carried your eye, Abu Sufyan, in a hand
You carried Abu Sufyan in your eye willingly,
to which goodness is joined in every place,
With it, goodness in all places paired.
وجِئتَand you came رسولَthe Messenger of اللهِGod لاnot الوجهُthe face شاحبٌpale
وجِئتَ رسولَ اللهِ لا الوجهُ شاحبٌ
ولاnor العِطفُthe shoulder مُزْوَرٌّturned aside ولاnor القلبُthe heart مَحزونُsorrowful
ولا العِطفُ مُزْوَرٌّ ولا القلبُ مَحزونُ
and came to God's Messenger, your face not pale,
And you came to Allah's Messenger, face not wan,
nor your shoulder turned aside, nor your heart sorrowful.
Nor sympathy feigned, nor heart downcast.
تقولyou say لهto him عَينيmy eye التيwhich أنتَyou ناظرٌlooking
تقول له عَيني التي أنتَ ناظرٌ
مَضَتْwas lost فيin سبيلِthe cause of اللهِGod والحافزُand the spur الدِّينُthe faith
مَضَتْ في سبيلِ اللهِ والحافزُ الدِّينُ
You say to him, 'My eye, which you behold,
You say to him, “My eye which you see
was lost in God's cause, and faith was the spur.'
Has gone in God's path, and faith the motive.”
فقالthen he said إذاif أحببتَyou wish فالردُّthen restoration مُمكِنٌpossible
فقال إذا أحببتَ فالردُّ مُمكِنٌ
بِقُدرةِby the power of ربِّa Lord أمرُهHis command الكافُthe letter kāf والنُّونُand the letter nūn
بِقُدرةِ ربِّ أمرُه الكافُ والنُّونُ
Then he said, 'If you wish, it can be restored
So he said, “If you wish, restoration possible
by the power of a Lord whose command is kāf and nūn;
By power of the Lord, His command complete and blessed.”
وإلاand if not فأُخرَىthen another eye عندهwith Him إنif لَقِيتَهُyou meet Him
وإلا فأُخرَى عنده إن لَقِيتَهُ
وذلكand that وَعْدٌa promise عِندَwith ربِّكَyour Lord مَضمونُguaranteed
وذلك وَعْدٌ عِندَ ربِّكَ مَضمونُ
and if not, another eye awaits you with Him, if you meet Him,
“Or else another with Him if you meet Him,
and that is a promise guaranteed with your Lord.'
And that's a promise with your Lord made sure.”
فآثرتَso you preferred هَذِيthis one ثمَّthen ألقيتَyou cast away بالتيwith the one that
فآثرتَ هَذِي ثمَّ ألقيتَ بالتي
حَمَلْتَyou carried وماand not فيin الحقِّwhat is right أنthat يُؤثَرَbe preferred الدُّونُthe lesser
حَمَلْتَ وما في الحقِّ أن يُؤثَرَ الدُّونُ
So you preferred this one, then cast away the one
So you chose this, then discarded the one
you had carried; nor is it right to prefer the lesser.
You carried, and in truth, the lesser not preferred.
سَتَتْبَعُهاwill follow it فيin وَقعةِthe battle of الرُّومِthe Romans أخْتُهاits sister
سَتَتْبَعُها في وَقعةِ الرُّومِ أخْتُها
إذاwhen حانَcomes due منهاfrom it بعدafter ذلكمُthat (addressing you) الحِينُthe time
إذا حانَ منها بعد ذلكمُ الحِينُ
Its sister will follow it in the battle with the Romans,
It will follow it in the battle of Rome, its sister,
when its time comes after that.
When the time for it after that arrives.
فخيرٌso good علىupon خيرٍgood ونُعمَىand a blessing تزيدهاincreases it
فخيرٌ على خيرٍ ونُعمَى تزيدها
منfrom اللهِGod نُعمىa blessing سِرُّهاits secret عنكfrom you مَكنونُhidden
من اللهِ نُعمى سِرُّها عنك مَكنونُ
So good upon good, and a blessing increased
Better upon better, and blessing He increases
by a blessing from God, its secret hidden from you.
From God - its secret from you concealed.
هنيئاًCongratulations أباO father of سُفيانَSufyan لاnot الرُّمحُthe spear آسفٌgrieving
هنيئاً أبا سُفيانَ لا الرُّمحُ آسفٌ
ولاnor السَّيفُthe sword مكروبٌdistressed ولاnor العزمُresolve موْهونُweakened
ولا السَّيفُ مكروبٌ ولا العزمُ موْهونُ
Congratulations, Abu Sufyan: the spear is not grieving,
Congratulations, O Abu Sufyan, neither spear sorrowing,
nor the sword distressed, nor resolve weakened.
Nor sword depressed, nor resolve subdued.
عَطاؤُكَyour gift فيin الهيجاءِbattle لمnot يُعْطَbe granted مِثلَهُits like
عَطاؤُكَ في الهيجاءِ لم يُعْطَ مِثلَهُ
منamong النّاسِpeople إلاexcept صادقُtrue البأسِvalor مأمونُtrustworthy
من النّاسِ إلا صادقُ البأسِ مأمونُ
Your gift in battle—its like has not been granted
Your giving in distress - none given its like
to any man but one true in valor and trustworthy.
But the stalwart in might, faithful and secure.
Sol 6.1