1. مَضى العامُ وَانْبَعَثَ المُنتظَرْ

    وَخُلِّيَتِ السُّبْلُ لِلْمُعْتَمِرْ

    The year has passed, and the long-awaited has arrived;

    And the roads have been cleared for the ʿumrah pilgrim.

  2. لقد يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ تِلكَ الصعابَ

    فما من عَصِيٍّ ولا مِن عَسِرْ

    God has indeed made those hardships easy,

    So nothing is intractable, nothing hard.

  3. بَدارِ بَدارِ جُنودَ النَّبيِّ

    فإنّ الغنيمةَ للمُبْتَدِرْ

    Hasten, hasten, soldiers of the Prophet!

    For the spoils go to the first to act.

  4. إلى البيتِ سِيرُوا سِرَاعَ الخُطَى

    فما ثَمَّ من خِيفَةٍ أو حَذَرْ

    Proceed to the House with swift steps,

    For there is no fear there, nor need for caution.

  5. وَسُوقُوا الهدايا إلى ربِّكم

    فما خَابَ مَن ساقَها أو نَحَرْ

    And drive the sacrificial animals to your Lord,

    For none who drove or slaughtered them was disappointed.

  6. دَعُوها لِناجِيَةٍ إنّه

    لَنِعْمَ الفتى إن تَمَطَّى السَّفَرْ

    Leave them to Najiyah, for he

    Is indeed a fine young man when the journey stretches long.

  7. دَليلكم الصّدقُ فيما مَضَى

    يَشُقُّ الصّعابَ ويَهدِي الزُّمَرْ

    Your guide, trustworthy in days gone by,

    Cuts through hardships and guides the companies.

  8. ولِلخَيْلِ قائدُها المُجتَبَى

    وفَارسُها الشّمّريُّ الأغرّ

    And the cavalry has its chosen commander,

    And its resolute, radiant horseman.

  9. رأوْها مُطَهَّمَةً في السّلاح

    فطاروا يقولونَ أمرٌ قُدِرْ

    They saw them, well-proportioned and arrayed in arms,

    So they flew off, saying, “Something has been planned!

  10. أيا قَومَنا إنّهم أقبَلوا

    على الجُرْدِ في المُرْهَفَاتِ البُتُرْ

    O our people, they have come

    On sleek steeds, amid keen, cleaving blades.

  11. خُذُوا حِذْرَكم وَاجمَعُوا أمركم

    ألا إنّنا لا نَرى غيرَ شَرّ

    Take your precautions and unite in purpose;

    Take heed: we see nothing but evil.”

  12. وجاء ابنُ حصنٍ رسولاً يقول

    مُحمدُ ما شأنكُم ما الخَبَرْ

    And Ibn Hisn came as an envoy, saying,

    “Muhammad, what is your purpose? What is the news?

  13. أَتنقضُ عهدَكَ تبغِي القتالَ

    وما كنتَ ممّن بَغَى أو غَدَرْ

    Do you break your pledge, seeking battle,

    Though you were never one to wrong or betray?

  14. قُريشٌ على العهدِ ما بَدَّلوا

    ولا كان منهم أذىً أو ضَرَرْ

    Quraysh stand by the covenant; they have not altered it,

    Nor has hurt or harm come from them.

  15. عَلامَ السّلاح وماذا تريدُ

    أتأبى لأنْفُسِنَا أن تَقرّ

    Why these weapons, and what do you want?

    Would you deny our souls their peace?”

  16. فقال النبيُّ اهْدَأُوا إنّني

    لأَوْلَى الوَرَى بوفاءٍ وبِرّ

    The Prophet said, “Be calm, for I

    Am foremost among mankind in faithfulness and goodness.

  17. سيبقَى السّلاحُ بعيدَ المكانِ

    لِيأمنَ مِن قومِنا مَن ذُعِرْ

    The weapons shall remain far away,

    So the frightened among our people may feel safe.

  18. لِمَكَّةَ حُرمتُها والذمام

    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.”

  19. وأقبلَ في صحبِهِ الأكرمين

    يَؤُمُّ البَنِيَّةَ ذاتِ السُّتُرْ

    And he advanced among his noble companions,

    Making for the House, draped in veils.

  20. فيا ابنَ رُواحَةَ خُذْ بالزِمام

    وقل في النبيِّ وفي مَن كَفَرْ

    So, Ibn Rawahah, take hold of the rein,

    And speak of the Prophet and of those who disbelieved.

  21. جَلا القومُ يأبونَ لُقْيَا النبي

    وأصحابِهِ الطاهرينَ الغُرَر

    The people withdrew, refusing to meet the Prophet

    And his pure, radiant companions.

  22. فطافوا وَصَلُّوا وخَفُّوا معاً

    إلى الركنِ يَغشَونَهُ والحَجَرْ

    They circled the House and prayed, and hastened together

    To the Corner, crowding about it and the Stone.

  23. وَقَضُّوا المناسِكَ مُسْتَبْشرينَ

    فلم يبقَ من مأرِبٍ أو وَطَرْ

    And they completed the rites, rejoicing,

    So no aim or desire remained unfulfilled.

  24. وجاء حُوَيطبُ يَلْقَى النَّبيَّ

    وصاحِبُهُ المرتجَى للغِيَرْ

    And Huwaytib came to meet the Prophet

    With his companion, relied upon in adversity.

  25. يقولان إنّا على مَوعدٍ

    فما لكَ عن أرضِنا لم تَسِرْ

    The two said, “We have an appointed term;

    Why, then, have you not left our land?

  26. قَضيْتَ الثلاثَةَ فاذْهَبْ إلى

    مَنازِلِ يَثْرِبَ ما من مَفَرّْ

    You have spent the three days; so go to

    The dwellings of Yathrib—there is no escape.”

  27. فأرعدَ سعدٌ وجاشتْ به

    حَمِيَّةُ مُسْتَوفِزٍ كالنَّمِرْ

    Then Sa'd thundered, and within him surged

    The ardor of one poised to spring like a leopard.

  28. وألقَى بصاعقةٍ تستطير

    على جَانِبَيْها بُروقُ الشَّرَرْ

    And he hurled a thunderbolt; there flew

    Along its two sides the lightning-flashes of sparks.

  29. فقال النبيُّ رُويداً رُويداً

    وأطفأ من غَيْظِهِ المسْتَعِرْ

    The Prophet said, “Gently, gently,”

    And damped down his blazing wrath.

  30. وحُمَّ الرحيلُ فنعمَ السّبيل

    سبيلُ القبيلِ الجليلِ الخَطَرْ

    And departure was decreed—how fine the road,

    The road of that band of exalted rank!

  31. هُمُ صَبَرُوا فانثنوا ظافرين

    وما الصّبرُ إلا بَشِيرُ الظَّفَرْ

    They endured patiently, and so returned victorious;

    And patience is nothing but the herald of victory.

  32. فَشُكْراً لربٍّ يُحِبُّ التَّقِيَّ

    وَيُضفِي العَطَاءَ على مَن شَكَرْ

    So thanks to a Lord who loves the God-fearing,

    And lavishes bounty upon whoever gives thanks.