مَضىhas passed العامُthe year وَانْبَعَثَand has arisen المُنتظَرْthe long-awaited
مَضى العامُ وَانْبَعَثَ المُنتظَرْ
وَخُلِّيَتِand were cleared السُّبْلُthe roads لِلْمُعْتَمِرْfor the ʿumrah pilgrim
وَخُلِّيَتِ السُّبْلُ لِلْمُعْتَمِرْ
The year has passed, and the long-awaited has arrived;
And the roads have been cleared for the ʿumrah pilgrim.
لقدindeed يَسَّرَmade easy اللَّهُGod تِلكَthose الصعابَhardships
لقد يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ تِلكَ الصعابَ
فماso not منany عَصِيٍّintractable thing ولاnor مِنany عَسِرْdifficult thing
فما من عَصِيٍّ ولا مِن عَسِرْ
God has indeed made those hardships easy,
So nothing is intractable, nothing hard.
بَدارِhasten بَدارِhasten جُنودَsoldiers of النَّبيِّthe Prophet
بَدارِ بَدارِ جُنودَ النَّبيِّ
فإنّfor indeed الغنيمةَthe spoils للمُبْتَدِرْfor the first to act
فإنّ الغنيمةَ للمُبْتَدِرْ
Hasten, hasten, soldiers of the Prophet!
For the spoils go to the first to act.
إلىto البيتِthe House سِيرُواproceed سِرَاعَswift الخُطَىsteps
إلى البيتِ سِيرُوا سِرَاعَ الخُطَى
فماfor there is not ثَمَّthere منany خِيفَةٍfear أوor حَذَرْcaution
فما ثَمَّ من خِيفَةٍ أو حَذَرْ
Proceed to the House with swift steps,
For there is no fear there, nor need for caution.
وَسُوقُواand drive الهداياthe sacrificial offerings إلىto ربِّكمyour Lord
وَسُوقُوا الهدايا إلى ربِّكم
فماfor not خَابَwas disappointed مَنwhoever ساقَهاdrove them أوor نَحَرْslaughtered
فما خَابَ مَن ساقَها أو نَحَرْ
And drive the sacrificial animals to your Lord,
For none who drove or slaughtered them was disappointed.
دَعُوهاleave them لِناجِيَةٍto Najiyah إنّهindeed he
دَعُوها لِناجِيَةٍ إنّه
لَنِعْمَsurely excellent is الفتىthe young man إنwhen تَمَطَّىstretches out السَّفَرْthe journey
لَنِعْمَ الفتى إن تَمَطَّى السَّفَرْ
Leave them to Najiyah, for he
Is indeed a fine young man when the journey stretches long.
دَليلكمyour guide الصّدقُthe trustworthy one فيماin what مَضَىhas passed
دَليلكم الصّدقُ فيما مَضَى
يَشُقُّcuts through الصّعابَhardships ويَهدِيand guides الزُّمَرْthe companies
يَشُقُّ الصّعابَ ويَهدِي الزُّمَرْ
Your guide, trustworthy in days gone by,
Cuts through hardships and guides the companies.
ولِلخَيْلِand for the cavalry قائدُهاits commander المُجتَبَىthe chosen one
ولِلخَيْلِ قائدُها المُجتَبَى
وفَارسُهاand its horseman الشّمّريُّthe resolute one الأغرّthe radiant one
وفَارسُها الشّمّريُّ الأغرّ
And the cavalry has its chosen commander,
And its resolute, radiant horseman.
رأوْهاthey saw them مُطَهَّمَةًwell-proportioned فيin السّلاحarms
رأوْها مُطَهَّمَةً في السّلاح
فطارواso they flew off يقولونَsaying أمرٌa matter قُدِرْhas been determined
فطاروا يقولونَ أمرٌ قُدِرْ
They saw them, well-proportioned and arrayed in arms,
So they flew off, saying, “Something has been planned!
أياO قَومَناour people إنّهمindeed they أقبَلواhave come
أيا قَومَنا إنّهم أقبَلوا
علىon الجُرْدِthe short-coated steeds فيamid المُرْهَفَاتِthe keen blades البُتُرْthe cleaving ones
على الجُرْدِ في المُرْهَفَاتِ البُتُرْ
O our people, they have come
On sleek steeds, amid keen, cleaving blades.
خُذُواtake حِذْرَكمyour precautions وَاجمَعُواand unite أمركمyour purpose
خُذُوا حِذْرَكم وَاجمَعُوا أمركم
ألاtake heed إنّناindeed we لاdo not نَرىsee غيرَother than شَرّevil
ألا إنّنا لا نَرى غيرَ شَرّ
Take your precautions and unite in purpose;
Take heed: we see nothing but evil.”
وجاءand came ابنُson of حصنٍHisn رسولاًas an envoy يقولsaying
وجاء ابنُ حصنٍ رسولاً يقول
مُحمدُMuhammad ماwhat شأنكُمyour purpose ماwhat الخَبَرْthe news
مُحمدُ ما شأنكُم ما الخَبَرْ
And Ibn Hisn came as an envoy, saying,
“Muhammad, what is your purpose? What is the news?
أَتنقضُdo you break عهدَكَyour pledge تبغِيseeking القتالَbattle
أَتنقضُ عهدَكَ تبغِي القتالَ
وماand not كنتَyou were ممّنamong those who بَغَىacted unjustly أوor غَدَرْbetrayed
وما كنتَ ممّن بَغَى أو غَدَرْ
Do you break your pledge, seeking battle,
Though you were never one to wrong or betray?
قُريشٌQuraysh علىupon العهدِthe covenant ماnot بَدَّلواthey altered
قُريشٌ على العهدِ ما بَدَّلوا
ولاnor كانwas there منهمfrom them أذىًhurt أوor ضَرَرْharm
ولا كان منهم أذىً أو ضَرَرْ
Quraysh stand by the covenant; they have not altered it,
Nor has hurt or harm come from them.
عَلامَwhy السّلاحthe weapons وماذاand what تريدُdo you want
عَلامَ السّلاح وماذا تريدُ
أتأبىdo you refuse لأنْفُسِنَاfor our souls أنto تَقرّbe at ease
أتأبى لأنْفُسِنَا أن تَقرّ
Why these weapons, and what do you want?
Would you deny our souls their peace?”
فقالthen said النبيُّthe Prophet اهْدَأُواbe calm إنّنيindeed I
فقال النبيُّ اهْدَأُوا إنّني
لأَوْلَىsurely foremost الوَرَىhumankind بوفاءٍin faithfulness وبِرّand goodness
لأَوْلَى الوَرَى بوفاءٍ وبِرّ
The Prophet said, “Be calm, for I
Am foremost among mankind in faithfulness and goodness.
سيبقَىwill remain السّلاحُthe weapons بعيدَfar المكانِthe location
سيبقَى السّلاحُ بعيدَ المكانِ
لِيأمنَso he may feel safe مِنamong قومِناour people مَنwhoever ذُعِرْwas frightened
لِيأمنَ مِن قومِنا مَن ذُعِرْ
The weapons shall remain far away,
So the frightened among our people may feel safe.
لِمَكَّةَMecca has حُرمتُهاits sanctity والذمامand the pledge of protection
لِمَكَّةَ حُرمتُها والذمام
وللَّهِand to God سُبحانَهُglory be to Him ماwhat أَمَرْHe commanded
وللَّهِ سُبحانَهُ ما أَمَرْ
Mecca has its sanctity and its pledge of protection,
And to God—glory be to Him—is due what He commands.”
وأقبلَand he advanced فيamong صحبِهِhis companions الأكرمينthe most noble
وأقبلَ في صحبِهِ الأكرمين
يَؤُمُّheading toward البَنِيَّةَthe sacred House ذاتِpossessing السُّتُرْthe veils
يَؤُمُّ البَنِيَّةَ ذاتِ السُّتُرْ
And he advanced among his noble companions,
Making for the House, draped in veils.
فياso O ابنَson of رُواحَةَRawahah خُذْtake hold بالزِمامof the rein
فيا ابنَ رُواحَةَ خُذْ بالزِمام
وقلand speak فيof النبيِّthe Prophet وفيand of مَنwhoever كَفَرْdisbelieved
وقل في النبيِّ وفي مَن كَفَرْ
So, Ibn Rawahah, take hold of the rein,
And speak of the Prophet and of those who disbelieved.
جَلاwithdrew القومُthe people يأبونَrefusing لُقْيَاto meet النبيthe Prophet
جَلا القومُ يأبونَ لُقْيَا النبي
وأصحابِهِand his companions الطاهرينَthe pure الغُرَرthe radiant
وأصحابِهِ الطاهرينَ الغُرَر
The people withdrew, refusing to meet the Prophet
And his pure, radiant companions.
فطافواso they circumambulated وَصَلُّواand prayed وخَفُّواand hastened معاًtogether
فطافوا وَصَلُّوا وخَفُّوا معاً
إلىto الركنِthe Corner يَغشَونَهُcrowding around it والحَجَرْand the Stone
إلى الركنِ يَغشَونَهُ والحَجَرْ
They circled the House and prayed, and hastened together
To the Corner, crowding about it and the Stone.
وَقَضُّواand they completed المناسِكَthe rites مُسْتَبْشرينَrejoicing
وَقَضُّوا المناسِكَ مُسْتَبْشرينَ
فلمso not يبقَremained منany مأرِبٍaim أوor وَطَرْdesire
فلم يبقَ من مأرِبٍ أو وَطَرْ
And they completed the rites, rejoicing,
So no aim or desire remained unfulfilled.
وجاءand came حُوَيطبُHuwaytib يَلْقَىto meet النَّبيَّthe Prophet
وجاء حُوَيطبُ يَلْقَى النَّبيَّ
وصاحِبُهُand his companion المرتجَىthe one relied upon للغِيَرْin adversity
وصاحِبُهُ المرتجَى للغِيَرْ
And Huwaytib came to meet the Prophet
With his companion, relied upon in adversity.
يقولانthe two say إنّاindeed we علىunder مَوعدٍan appointed term
يقولان إنّا على مَوعدٍ
فماso what لكَis with you عنfrom أرضِناour land لمnot تَسِرْyou departed
فما لكَ عن أرضِنا لم تَسِرْ
The two said, “We have an appointed term;
Why, then, have you not left our land?
قَضيْتَyou have spent الثلاثَةَthe three days فاذْهَبْso go إلىto
قَضيْتَ الثلاثَةَ فاذْهَبْ إلى
مَنازِلِthe dwellings of يَثْرِبَYathrib ماnot منany مَفَرّْescape
مَنازِلِ يَثْرِبَ ما من مَفَرّْ
You have spent the three days; so go to
The dwellings of Yathrib—there is no escape.”
فأرعدَthen thundered سعدٌSa'd وجاشتْand surged بهwithin him
فأرعدَ سعدٌ وجاشتْ به
حَمِيَّةُfierce zeal مُسْتَوفِزٍone poised to spring كالنَّمِرْlike a leopard
حَمِيَّةُ مُسْتَوفِزٍ كالنَّمِرْ
Then Sa'd thundered, and within him surged
The ardor of one poised to spring like a leopard.
وألقَىand he hurled بصاعقةٍwith a thunderbolt تستطيرfly forth
وألقَى بصاعقةٍ تستطير
علىalong جَانِبَيْهاits two sides بُروقُlightning-flashes of الشَّرَرْsparks
على جَانِبَيْها بُروقُ الشَّرَرْ
And he hurled a thunderbolt; there flew
Along its two sides the lightning-flashes of sparks.
فقالthen said النبيُّthe Prophet رُويداًgently رُويداًgently
فقال النبيُّ رُويداً رُويداً
وأطفأand quenched منsome of غَيْظِهِhis wrath المسْتَعِرْthe blazing
وأطفأ من غَيْظِهِ المسْتَعِرْ
The Prophet said, “Gently, gently,”
And damped down his blazing wrath.
وحُمَّand was decreed الرحيلُdeparture فنعمَso excellent is السّبيلthe path
وحُمَّ الرحيلُ فنعمَ السّبيل
سبيلُthe path of القبيلِthe band الجليلِexalted الخَطَرْin rank
سبيلُ القبيلِ الجليلِ الخَطَرْ
And departure was decreed—how fine the road,
The road of that band of exalted rank!
هُمُthey صَبَرُواendured patiently فانثنواso they returned ظافرينvictorious
هُمُ صَبَرُوا فانثنوا ظافرين
وماand not الصّبرُpatience إلاexcept بَشِيرُthe herald of الظَّفَرْvictory
وما الصّبرُ إلا بَشِيرُ الظَّفَرْ
They endured patiently, and so returned victorious;
And patience is nothing but the herald of victory.
فَشُكْراًso thanks لربٍّto a Lord يُحِبُّwho loves التَّقِيَّthe God-fearing
فَشُكْراً لربٍّ يُحِبُّ التَّقِيَّ
وَيُضفِيand lavishes العَطَاءَbounty علىupon مَنwhoever شَكَرْgives thanks
وَيُضفِي العَطَاءَ على مَن شَكَرْ
So thanks to a Lord who loves the God-fearing,
And lavishes bounty upon whoever gives thanks.
Sol 6.1