صونواguard الذِّمامَthe pledges فإنfor indeed الحُرَّthe noble person منis one who صاناhas kept faith
صونوا الذِّمامَ فإن الحُرَّ من صانا
وجدِّدواand renew منof قديمِthe ancient العهدِcovenant ماwhat كاناonce was
وجدِّدوا من قديمِ العهدِ ما كانا
Safeguard solemn covenants, for the noble man is he who safeguards them.
Guard your pledges, for noble is he who guards them,
Renew whatever once endured of the ancient covenant.
And renew what once was of the ancient covenant.
إنّindeed الأُلىthose who بايعواpledged allegiance to المُختارَthe Chosen One أوفدَهمhe sent them as envoys
إنّ الأُلى بايعوا المُختارَ أوفدَهم
فَبَايُعوهمso pledge allegiance to them وزِيدواand increase النَّاسthe people إيماناin faith
فَبَايُعوهم وزِيدوا النَّاس إيمانا
Those who pledged allegiance to the Chosen One were indeed the most faithful;
Indeed, those who pledged allegiance to the Chosen One—he has sent them as envoys;
so pledge allegiance to them, and deepen the people’s faith.
So pledge allegiance to them, and increase the people's faith.
خذواtake الكتابَthe Book منfrom الصِّدِّيقal-Siddiq, the Truthful والتمسواand seek
خذوا الكتابَ من الصِّدِّيق والتمسوا
بينamong الصُّفوفِthe ranks أباAbu حفصٍHafs وعُثماناand Uthman
بين الصُّفوفِ أبا حفصٍ وعُثمانا
Take the Book from al-Siddiq, and seek
Take the Book from al-Siddiq, and seek
among its pages Abu Hafs and Uthman.
Among the ranks Abu Hafs and Uthman.
خيرُthe best النبيّينَof prophets يُصفيكمbestows sincerely on you مودَّتَهُhis affection
خيرُ النبيّينَ يُصفيكم مودَّتَهُ
واللهُand God يشكركمrewards you فضلاًfor generosity وإحساناand kindness
واللهُ يشكركم فضلاً وإحسانا
The best of prophets—his love purifies you,
The best of prophets bestows his pure affection on you,
and God rewards you out of grace and beneficence.
And God rewards you for your generosity and kindness.
أتِلْكَis that للنشءِfor the young دارٌa home نحنwe نشهدهاbehold it
أتِلْكَ للنشءِ دارٌ نحن نشهدها
أمor نحنwe نشهدُbehold للإِسلامfor Islam إيواناa vaulted hall
أم نحن نشهدُ للإِسلام إيوانا
Is that a home for the rising generation which we behold,
Is that a home for the young that we behold,
or do we behold a haven for Islam?
Or do we behold a vaulted hall for Islam?
طافَpassed الأمينُthe Trustworthy One علىupon رِيحthe breeze الجنانِof Paradise بهاthrough it
طافَ الأمينُ على رِيح الجنانِ بها
فزادهاso he added to it منfrom جلالِthe majesty الحقِّof the Truth أركاناpillars
فزادها من جلالِ الحقِّ أركانا
The Trusty One passed through it, borne on a breeze from Paradise,
The Trustworthy One passed through it on the breeze of Paradise,
and added to it pillars drawn from the majesty of Truth.
And added pillars to it from the majesty of the Truth.
لمّاwhen عطفتمyou turned علىto القُرآنِthe Quran منout of نُسُكٍdevotion
لمّا عطفتم على القُرآنِ من نُسُكٍ
تدفَّقتْoverflowed جَنَباتُthe banks النِّيلof the Nile قُرآناwith the Quran
تدفَّقتْ جَنَباتُ النِّيل قُرآنا
When you turned toward the Qur’an in devotion,
When you turned to the Quran in devotion,
the banks of the Nile streamed forth Qur’an.
The banks of the Nile overflowed with the Quran.
تلكthose الجماعاتُgroups هَبّتْrose منfrom مَجاثِمهاtheir roosts
تلك الجماعاتُ هَبّتْ من مَجاثِمها
تدعوcalling إلىto اللهGod شعباًa people باتَhad grown وسناناdrowsy
تدعو إلى الله شعباً باتَ وسنانا
Those congregations rose from their resting places,
Those groups rose from their roosts,
summoning to God a people who had passed the night half-asleep,
Calling to God a people that had grown drowsy.
يشكوit complains of العَمىblindness وكتابُwhile the Book اللهِof God فيis in يدهits hand
يشكو العَمى وكتابُ اللهِ في يده
يكادit almost يُنكرهdenies it جهلاًthrough ignorance ونِسياناand forgetfulness
يكاد يُنكره جهلاً ونِسيانا
complaining of blindness though God’s Book was in their hand,
It complains of blindness, though God's Book is in its hand,
almost denying it through ignorance and forgetfulness.
Almost denying it through ignorance and forgetfulness.
نورٌa light تدفّقَpoured forth لولاwere it not for اللهGod مُرسلُهits sender
نورٌ تدفّقَ لولا الله مُرسلُه
إذنْthen لجاشتْwould surely have surged شُعوبُthe peoples الأرضof the earth عُمياناblind
إذنْ لجاشتْ شُعوبُ الأرض عُميانا
A light streamed forth—had God not been its sender,
A light poured forth—were it not for God, its sender,
the peoples of the earth would then have surged forth blind.
Then the peoples of the earth would have surged in blindness.
إذاwhen الممالكkingdoms مالتstray عنfrom مَناهجِهِits paths
إذا الممالك مالت عن مَناهجِهِ
كانتbecomes حضارتُهاtheir civilization زُوراًa sham وبُهتاناand a falsehood
كانت حضارتُها زُوراً وبُهتانا
When kingdoms stray from its paths,
When kingdoms stray from its paths,
their civilization becomes falsehood and calumny.
Their civilization becomes a sham and a falsehood.
مَنwhoever راحَsets out منfrom among قومِناour people يُحييrevives مَراشدهits paths of guidance
مَن راحَ من قومِنا يُحيي مَراشده
أحياrevives بهاthrough them أمماًnations شتَّىdiverse وأوطاناand homelands
أحيا بها أمماً شتَّى وأوطانا
Whoever among our people goes forth to revive its paths of guidance
Whoever among our people sets out to revive its paths of guidance
thereby revives many nations and homelands.
Revives through them diverse nations and homelands.
إنif أنتَyou أطلقتunleash فيacross الآفاقِthe horizons حكمتهits wisdom
إن أنتَ أطلقت في الآفاقِ حكمته
أطلقتَyou unleash للعلمِfor knowledge والعرفانِand understanding طُوفاناa deluge
أطلقتَ للعلمِ والعرفانِ طُوفانا
If you spread its wisdom throughout the horizons,
If you unleash its wisdom across the horizons,
you unleash a deluge of learning and understanding.
You unleash a deluge of knowledge and understanding.
وإنand if رميتَyou assail بَنِيthe children of الدنياthe world بقُوَّتهِwith its might
وإن رميتَ بَنِي الدنيا بقُوَّتهِ
ردَّit turns العُبابَthe surging sea دماًto blood والأرضَand the earth بُركاناinto a volcano
ردَّ العُبابَ دماً والأرضَ بُركانا
And if you strike the sons of this world with its power,
And if you assail the children of this world with its might,
it turns the surging sea to blood and the earth to a volcano.
It turns the surging sea to blood and the earth into a volcano.
يُزجيit drives onward الأساطيلَthe fleets فيin الآياتِthe verses ظافرةًtriumphant
يُزجي الأساطيلَ في الآياتِ ظافرةً
ويغمرُand it floods الحربَthe battle أبطالاًwith heroes وفرساناand horsemen
ويغمرُ الحربَ أبطالاً وفرسانا
It sends fleets victoriously through the verses
It sends fleets forth, triumphant, in its verses,
and floods the battlefield with heroes and horsemen.
And floods the battle with heroes and horsemen.
بَنَىbuilt الرسولُthe Messenger عليهupon it أمّةًa nation هدمتْtoppled
بَنَى الرسولُ عليه أمّةً هدمتْ
أقوىthe strongest الشُّعوبِpeoples بهthrough it عزّاًin might وسلطاناand dominion
أقوى الشُّعوبِ به عزّاً وسلطانا
Upon it the Messenger built a nation that overthrew
Upon it the Messenger built a nation that toppled,
the mightiest peoples through it in glory and dominion.
Through it, the peoples strongest in might and dominion.
إنّindeed الذيHe who نَزّلَsent down الذكرَthe Reminder الحكيمthe wise علىto
إنّ الذي نَزّلَ الذكرَ الحكيم على
رسولِهHis Messenger زادهincreased it حِفظاًin preservation وتِبياناand clarity
رسولِه زاده حِفظاً وتِبيانا
Indeed, He who sent down the Wise Reminder upon
Indeed, He who sent down the wise Reminder to
His Messenger endowed it further with preservation and clear exposition.
His Messenger has increased its preservation and clarity.
باقٍenduring علىthrough الدَّهرِtime لاnot يخشَىit fears غَوائلَهُits calamities
باقٍ على الدَّهرِ لا يخشَى غَوائلَهُ
ولاnor يخافُdoes it fear منfrom البَّاغينthe transgressors عُدواناaggression
ولا يخافُ من البَّاغين عُدوانا
It abides through all time, fearing none of its calamities,
It endures through time, fearing none of its calamities,
nor fearing aggression from the aggressors.
Nor does it fear aggression from transgressors.
ألاَwill not تقومُarise بدارin the seat of المُلكِrule جمهرةٌan assembly
ألاَ تقومُ بدار المُلكِ جمهرةٌ
تحميprotects البناءَthe edifice وترعىand tends to الأمرَthe affair والشَّاناand the concern
تحمي البناءَ وترعى الأمرَ والشَّانا
Will no great host arise in the royal capital
Will not an assembly arise in the capital,
to guard the edifice and tend the cause and its affairs?
To protect the edifice and tend to its affairs and concerns?
هنالكthere المرجعُthe authority الأعلىhighest يكونwill be لناfor us
هنالك المرجعُ الأعلى يكون لنا
إذاwhen التمسناwe seek علىin الخيراتِgood works مِعواناa helper
إذا التمسنا على الخيراتِ مِعوانا
There the highest authority shall be ours
There we shall have our highest authority,
whenever we seek a helper in good works.
When we seek a helper in good works.
لابدُّthere must be للأمرfor the undertaking منof مَسْعىًan effort يُحقّقهُthat accomplishes it
لابدُّ للأمر من مَسْعىً يُحقّقهُ
واللهُand God أكرمُthe most generous مَنof those who يُرجىare looked to with hope لمسعاناfor our endeavor
واللهُ أكرمُ مَن يُرجى لمسعانا
Every cause must have an endeavor that brings it to fulfillment,
The undertaking requires effort that will bring it to fruition,
and God is the most generous One from whom success for our endeavor may be hoped.
And God is the most generous of those we look to for our endeavor.
Sol 6.1