أَمَاwill you not تَدَعُabandon العَمَايَةَblind error ياO ابنَson of حصنٍHisn
أَمَا تَدَعُ العَمَايَةَ يا ابنَ حصنٍ
وَتَسلُكُهَاand follow it مُعَبَّدَةًwell-paved سَوِيَّهْlevel
وَتَسلُكُهَا مُعَبَّدَةً سَوِيَّهْ
Will you not abandon blind error, son of Hisn,
And follow the path, well-paved and level?
أَضَلَّتكَled you astray اليهودُthe Jews فَرُحْتَso you went off تَبْغِيseeking
أَضَلَّتكَ اليهودُ فَرُحْتَ تَبْغِي
ثَمارَthe fruit النّخلِof the palms ياO لَكَfor you منof بَلِيَّهْa calamity
ثَمارَ النّخلِ يا لَكَ من بَلِيَّهْ
The Jews led you astray, and you went off seeking
The fruit of the palms—what a calamity you are!
لَبِئْسَwretched indeed is الأجرُthe wage أجرُكَyour wage مِنfrom أُناسٍpeople
لَبِئْسَ الأجرُ أجرُكَ مِن أُناسٍ
يَرَوْنَthey regard الحقَّthe truth مَنزلَةًa station دَنِيَّهْlowly
يَرَوْنَ الحقَّ مَنزلَةً دَنِيَّهْ
Wretched indeed is the wage you earn from people
Who regard truth as a lowly station.
أتَرضَىwould you consent أنto تكونَbe لهمto them حَليفاًan ally
أتَرضَى أن تكونَ لهم حَليفاً
لَعَمْرُكَby your life إنّهمindeed they شَرُّthe worst البَرِيَّهْof creation
لَعَمْرُكَ إنّهم شَرُّ البَرِيَّهْ
Would you consent to be their ally?
By your life, they are the worst of creation!
رَمَوْكَthey assailed you بِرُسْلِهِمwith their envoys يَرجونَhoping for نصراًvictory
رَمَوْكَ بِرُسْلِهِم يَرجونَ نصراً
فَمَاbut not وَجَدوكَthey found you منamong أهلِpeople of الرَّوِيَّهْdeliberation
فَمَا وَجَدوكَ من أهلِ الرَّوِيَّهْ
They assailed you with their envoys, hoping for victory,
But did not find you among men of sound judgment.
أَهَبْتَyou called out بِقَوْمِكَto your people انطَلِقُواset forth وَرَائِيbehind me
أَهَبْتَ بِقَوْمِكَ انطَلِقُوا وَرَائِي
فَتِلْكَthen that سَرِيَّةٌa troop تتلوfollows سَرِيَّهْa troop
فَتِلْكَ سَرِيَّةٌ تتلو سَرِيَّهْ
You called to your people, "Set out behind me!"
Then one troop followed another.
تُريدُyou seek مُحَمّداًMuhammad وَبَنِيand the sons of أبيهِhis father
تُريدُ مُحَمّداً وَبَنِي أبيهِ
أُولِيpossessors of النَّجَدَاتِvaliant deeds والهِمَمِand aspirations العَلِيَّهْlofty
أُولِي النَّجَدَاتِ والهِمَمِ العَلِيَّهْ
You seek Muhammad and his paternal kin,
Men of valiant deeds and lofty aspirations,
حُماةُdefenders of الحقِّthe truth ليسthere is not لهfor it سِواهمanyone besides them
حُماةُ الحقِّ ليس له سِواهم
إذاwhen غَلَتِboils over الحفيظَةُprotective wrath والحَمِيَّهْand zeal
إذا غَلَتِ الحفيظَةُ والحَمِيَّهْ
Truth's defenders—it has none besides them—
When protective wrath and zeal boil over.
نهاكwarned you مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad فأَبيتَbut you rejected رُشْداًright guidance
نهاك مُحَمَّدٌ فأَبيتَ رُشْداً
لِنَفْسِكَfor yourself إنّهاindeed it is نَفْسٌa soul غَوِيَّهْwayward
لِنَفْسِكَ إنّها نَفْسٌ غَوِيَّهْ
Muhammad warned you, but you refused right guidance
For yourself—indeed, yours is a wayward soul.
وقلتَand you said أنتركُshall we abandon الحلفاءَthe allies نَهْباًas prey
وقلتَ أنتركُ الحلفاءَ نَهْباً
ونحنwhile we أُولُوpossessors of السُّيُوفِthe swords المَشْرَفِيَّهْMashrafi
ونحن أُولُو السُّيُوفِ المَشْرَفِيَّهْ
And you said, "Shall we leave our allies as prey,
While we are wielders of Mashrafi swords?"
رُوَيْدَكَtake it slowly ياO عُيَيْنَةُUyaynah أيُّwhat خطبٍcalamity
رُوَيْدَكَ يا عُيَيْنَةُ أيُّ خطبٍ
أصابَكَhas befallen you ماwhat is الحديثُthe news وماand what is القَضِيَّهْthe matter
أصابَكَ ما الحديثُ وما القَضِيَّهْ
Steady, Uyaynah! What calamity
Has befallen you? What is the news, what is the matter?
وماand what is الصَّوتُthe cry المردَّدُechoing ياO ابنَson of حِصنٍHisn
وما الصَّوتُ المردَّدُ يا ابنَ حِصنٍ
وَرَاءَكَbehind you فيin منازِلِكَyour dwellings القَصِيَّهْfar-off
وَرَاءَكَ في منازِلِكَ القَصِيَّهْ
And what is the echoing cry, son of Hisn,
Behind you in your far-off dwellings?
وَرَاءَكَback with you ياO عُيَيْنَةُUyaynah لاdo not تَدَعْهاabandon them
وَرَاءَكَ يا عُيَيْنَةُ لا تَدَعْها
فماfor not هِيَthey عنwithout دِفَاعِكَyour defense بالغَنِيَّهْable to manage
فما هِيَ عن دِفَاعِكَ بالغَنِيَّهْ
Back, Uyaynah! Do not abandon them,
For they cannot do without your defense.
رَجعتَyou returned بِجُنْدِكَwith your army المهزومِrouted رُعْباًfrom terror
رَجعتَ بِجُنْدِكَ المهزومِ رُعْباً
فَمَرْحَىso bravo ماnot الهزيمةُdefeat كالمَنِيَّهْlike death
فَمَرْحَى ما الهزيمةُ كالمَنِيَّهْ
You returned with your army, routed by terror;
So bravo! Defeat is not like death.
لَوَif انّكَthat you جِئْتَhad come خَيْبَرَKhaybar وَهْيَwhile she was ظَمْأَىthirsty
لَوَ انّكَ جِئْتَ خَيْبَرَ وَهْيَ ظَمْأَى
سَقَتْكَshe would have given you to drink منof الرَّدَىdeath كأساًa cup رَوِيَّهْthirst-quenching
سَقَتْكَ من الرَّدَى كأساً رَوِيَّهْ
Had you come to Khaybar while she thirsted,
She would have served you a thirst-quenching cup of death.
نَوَيْتَyou intended غِيَاثَهاher rescue فَشُغِلْتَbut you were diverted عنهاfrom her
نَوَيْتَ غِيَاثَها فَشُغِلْتَ عنها
وأمرُand the decree of اللهGod يَغلبُoverrules كلَّevery نِيَّهْintention
وأمرُ الله يَغلبُ كلَّ نِيَّهْ
You meant to rescue her, but were diverted from her;
And God's decree overrules every intention.
بِرَبِّكَin your Lord ياO فتىyoung man of غَطفَانَGhatafan آمِنْbelieve
بِرَبِّكَ يا فتى غَطفَانَ آمِنْ
فإنّfor indeed لهُHe has لآياتٍsurely signs جَلِيَّهْclear
فإنّ لهُ لآياتٍ جَلِيَّهْ
Believe in your Lord, young man of Ghatafan,
For He surely has clear signs.
رَجعتَyou returned إلىto النَّبيِّthe Prophet تَقولُsaying مَاwhat لاnot
رَجعتَ إلى النَّبيِّ تَقولُ مَا لا
يَقولُwould say المرءُa man ذُوpossessing النَّفْسِa soul الحَيِيَّهْmodest
يَقولُ المرءُ ذُو النَّفْسِ الحَيِيَّهْ
You returned to the Prophet, saying what no
Man with a modest soul would say:
ألستُam I not لمنof those whom ظَفَرْتَyou prevailed بهمover them حَلِيفاًan ally
ألستُ لمن ظَفَرْتَ بهم حَلِيفاً
فَهَبْthen grant ليto me منfrom مَغَانِمِهمtheir spoils عَطِيَّهْa gift
فَهَبْ لي من مَغَانِمِهم عَطِيَّهْ
"Am I not an ally of those you defeated?
Then grant me a gift from their spoils.
وَإنّيand indeed I قدindeed أَبَيْتُI refused فلمso did not أُعِنْهُمI help them
وَإنّي قد أَبَيْتُ فلم أُعِنْهُم
عَلَيكَagainst you وماand not تَرَكْتُكَI left you alone عنout of تَقِيَّهْfear
عَلَيكَ وما تَرَكْتُكَ عن تَقِيَّهْ
And I did refuse, and did not aid them
Against you; nor did I leave you alone out of fear."
فقالthen he said كَذَبْتَyou have lied مَالَكَyou have no مِنany خَلاقٍshare of goodness
فقال كَذَبْتَ مَالَكَ مِن خَلاقٍ
وماand not تَخْفَىis hidden علىfrom اللهGod الطَّوِيَّهْsecret intent
وما تَخْفَى على الله الطَّوِيَّهْ
He said, "You lie! You have no share of goodness,
And no secret intent is hidden from God.
عَلَيكَturn بِذِيto Dhu الرُّقَيْبَةِal-Ruqaybah إنّindeed فيهtherein
عَلَيكَ بِذِي الرُّقَيْبَةِ إنّ فيه
لَمَاsurely what أحببتَyou desired منof صلةٍa gift سَنِيَّهْsplendid
لَمَا أحببتَ من صلةٍ سَنِيَّهْ
Turn to Dhu al-Ruqaybah, for there
Is surely the splendid gift you desired.
تَأَمَّلْreflect هلhave مَلَكتَyou gained control عليَّover me أمرِيmy affairs
تَأَمَّلْ هل مَلَكتَ عليَّ أمرِي
وهلand has صَدَقَتْكَproved true for you رُؤيَاكَyour dream الغَبِيَّهْfoolish
وهل صَدَقَتْكَ رُؤيَاكَ الغَبِيَّهْ
Reflect: have you gained control over my affairs?
And has your foolish dream proved true?"
لكلٍّfor each منof دُعاةِthe advocates of الشِّركِpolytheism حربٌa war
لكلٍّ من دُعاةِ الشِّركِ حربٌ
مُظَفَّرَةُvictorious الوقائِعِin its battles خَيْبَرِيَّهْKhaybar-like
مُظَفَّرَةُ الوقائِعِ خَيْبَرِيَّهْ
For every preacher of polytheism there is war—
A Khaybar-like war, triumphant in its battles.
سَجَاياthe natures المُرهفاتِof keen-edged swords البيضِthe gleaming أَوْلَىmore fitting
سَجَايا المُرهفاتِ البيضِ أَوْلَى
بمنfor those who جَعلواthey made النِّفاقَhypocrisy لهمfor themselves سَجِيَّهْa nature
بمن جَعلوا النِّفاقَ لهم سَجِيَّهْ
The ways of keen, gleaming swords are fitter
For those who have made hypocrisy their nature.
Sol 6.1