تعلّمواlearn كيفhow تبنيbuild مجدَهاtheir glory الأممُnations
تعلّموا كيف تبني مجدَها الأممُ
وكيفand how تمضِيadvance إلىtoward غاياتهاtheir goals الهِمَمُaspirations
وكيف تمضِي إلى غاياتها الهِمَمُ
Learn how nations build their glory,
Learn how nations build their glory,
and how aspirations advance toward their goals.
And how resolves march on to their goals.
تعلّمواlearn وخُذواand take الأنباءَreports صادقةًtruthful
تعلّموا وخُذوا الأنباءَ صادقةً
عنfrom كلevery ذيperson of أدبٍletters بالصدقby truthfulness يتّسمُis marked
عن كل ذي أدبٍ بالصدق يتّسمُ
Learn, and take truthful reports
Learn and accept the truthful news
from every man of letters marked by truthfulness.
From every man of letters true of tongue.
أمنis one who يقولspeaks فماand does not ينفكُّcease يكذبكمlie to you
أمن يقول فما ينفكُّ يكذبكم
كمنlike one who إذاwhen قالhe speaks لمdid not يكذبlie لهfor him قلمُa pen
كمن إذا قال لم يكذب له قلمُ
Is one who speaks and never ceases to lie to you
Who speaks, then never ceases lying to you,
like one whose pen never lies when he speaks?
Is not like one whose words, when spoken, ne'er betray his pen.
لكمfor you علىthroughout الدهرtime منّيfrom me شاعرٌa poet ثِقةٌtrustworthy
لكم على الدهر منّي شاعرٌ ثِقةٌ
تُقضَىare fulfilled الحقوقrights وترعىand are honored عندهwith him الذممُpledges
تُقضَى الحقوق وترعى عنده الذممُ
From me you have, for all time, a trustworthy poet;
For you I'm a poet to be trusted,
with him, rights are fulfilled and pledges honored.
Rights upheld and pacts observed through me.
تعلّمواlearn ياO بنيchildren of الإسلامِIslam سيرتهits history
تعلّموا يا بني الإسلامِ سيرته
وجدّدواand renew ماwhat محاerased منof رسمهاits traces القِدمُage
وجدّدوا ما محا من رسمها القِدمُ
Learn its history, O children of Islam,
Learn, O Sons of Islam, its ways,
and renew the traces of it that age has erased.
Renew what time has wiped of its old prints.
اللّهGod أكبرgreatest هلwhether هانتbecame worthless ذخائرهits treasures
اللّه أكبر هل هانت ذخائره
فماso there is no لكمfor you مُقتنىًpossession منهاfrom them ومُغتنمُand a prize
فما لكم مُقتنىً منها ومُغتنمُ
God is greatest! Have its treasures become worthless,
God is Greatest! Can His treasures fail?
so you have nothing of them to possess or gain?
How come you own so little of them that you prize?
بلrather أنتُمyou القومُthe people طاحbrought down المُرجفونrumor-mongers بهمthem
بل أنتُم القومُ طاح المُرجفون بهم
وغالهمand destroyed them منof ظنونsuspicions السوءevil ماwhat زعمواthey supposed
وغالهم من ظنون السوء ما زعموا
Rather, you are the people whom rumor-mongers brought low,
Nay, but you're the folk whom delusions wrecked,
and the evil suspicions they conceived destroyed them.
And fantasies of ill have fooled.
ماذاwhat تُريدونdo you want منfrom ذكرىremembrance of أوائلِكمyour forebears
ماذا تُريدون من ذكرى أوائلِكم
أكلُّis all ماthat which عندكمyou have أنthat تُحشدbe amassed الكَلِمُwords
أكلُّ ما عندكم أن تُحشد الكَلِمُ
What do you want from remembrance of your forebears?
What would you of your ancestors' days?
Is all you have merely words amassed?
Is all you have to muster up the word?
لسناwe are not بأبنائهمtheir sons إنif كانis ماwhat رفعواthey raised
لسنا بأبنائهم إن كان ما رفعوا
منof باذخtowering المجدglory يُمسِيends up وهوwhile it is منهدمُcollapsed
من باذخ المجد يُمسِي وهو منهدمُ
We are not their sons if what they raised
We're not their sons if what they raised
of towering glory should end in ruins.
Of towering glory daily falls apart.
إنif تذكرواyou remember يومthe day of بدرٍBadr فهوthen it يذكركمremembers you
إن تذكروا يوم بدرٍ فهو يذكركم
والحزنُand sorrow أيسرthe lightest ماof what يلقاهencounters it والألمُand pain
والحزنُ أيسر ما يلقاه والألمُ
If you remember the day of Badr, it remembers you,
Think you of Badr's day, and it reminds you
and sorrow and pain are the least of what it suffers.
While grief's the least it brings, and pain.
سنّlaid down السبيلَthe path لكمfor you مجداًglory ومأثرةًand a noble deed
سنّ السبيلَ لكم مجداً ومأثرةً
فلاyet no يدٌhand نشطتstirred منكمof yours ولاnor قدمُfoot
فلا يدٌ نشطت منكم ولا قدمُ
It blazed your trail in glory and noble deeds,
We've paved a path for you to glory and renown
yet neither hand nor foot of yours has stirred.
Yet no hand stirs in you, no foot takes stand.
غازٍa raider يصولcharges بجندwith an army منof وَساوسهhis misgivings
غازٍ يصول بجند من وَساوسه
وقائدٌand a commander مالهhe has no سيفsword ولاnor عَلمُbanner
وقائدٌ ماله سيف ولا عَلمُ
A raider charging with an army of his misgivings,
A raider roams with troops of devilish thoughts,
and a commander with neither sword nor banner!
A leader who wields neither sword nor flag.
حيّواsalute الغُزاةَthe warriors قياماًstanding وانظرواand look تجدواyou will find
حيّوا الغُزاةَ قياماً وانظروا تجدوا
وفودَهمtheir delegations حولكمaround you ياO قومpeople تزدحمُcrowding
وفودَهم حولكم يا قوم تزدحمُ
Stand and salute the warriors; look, and you will find
Greet the warriors standing, and behold
their delegations crowding around you, O people.
Their troops massing around you, O my people.
ثمthen انظرواlook تارةَa time أخرىanother تَروْاyou will see لهباًa flame
ثم انظروا تارةَ أخرى تَروْا لهباً
فيin كلevery ناحيةٍquarter للحربof war يضطرمُblazes
في كل ناحيةٍ للحرب يضطرمُ
Then look once more: you will see a flame
Then look again another time, and see
of war blazing in every quarter.
On every side for war the flames a-dance.
حيّواsalute الملائكةَthe angels الأبرارَthe righteous يقدمُهُمleads them
حيّوا الملائكةَ الأبرارَ يقدمُهُم
جبريلُGabriel فيin غَمَراتِthe depths of الهولِterror يقتحمُplunges
جبريلُ في غَمَراتِ الهولِ يقتحمُ
Salute the righteous angels, led by
Salute the angels of goodness led
Gabriel, plunging through the depths of terror.
By Gabriel through the seas of fears that swell,
الأرضُthe earth ترجفquakes رُعباًin terror والسماءُand the sky بهاwithin it
الأرضُ ترجف رُعباً والسماءُ بها
غيظٌwrath يظلّcontinues علىagainst الكُفّارthe unbelievers يحتدمُseething
غيظٌ يظلّ على الكُفّار يحتدمُ
The earth quakes with terror, and the sky holds
The earth in awe convulses, heaven foams
wrath that keeps seething against the unbelievers.
With rage o'er unbelievers, anger-wrought.
همthey حاربواfought اللهَGod لاnot يَخشَوْنَfear نَقمتَهHis vengeance
هم حاربوا اللهَ لا يَخشَوْنَ نَقمتَه
فيin موطنٍa place تتلاقَىconverge عندهat it النقمُretributions
في موطنٍ تتلاقَى عنده النقمُ
They fought God, unafraid of His vengeance,
They fought God―fear they not His vengeance?
in a place where retributions converge.
Where angers meet, in the place He swore.
مَنwhoever جانبَshunned الحقَّthe truth أردتهdestroyed him عَمايتُهhis blindness
مَن جانبَ الحقَّ أردته عَمايتُه
وأحزمُand the most prudent الناسpeople منwhoever بالحقto the truth يعتصمُholds fast
وأحزمُ الناس من بالحق يعتصمُ
Whoever shuns the truth is destroyed by his blindness;
Whom truth forsakes is sightless in his blindness,
the most prudent of people is he who holds fast to truth.
And firmest of men is he who by truth stands fast.
الدّينُthe faith دينُthe faith of الهدىguidance تبدوappear شرائعُهُits laws
الدّينُ دينُ الهدى تبدو شرائعُهُ
بِيضاًwhite تَكشَّفُparts عنfrom أنوارهاtheir lights الظلمُdarkness
بِيضاً تَكشَّفُ عن أنوارها الظلمُ
The faith is the faith of guidance; its laws appear
Religion's the faith of guidance; its laws
white, as darkness parts to reveal their light.
Gleam white, their brilliant lights emerge from gloom.
ماnot فيهin it عندin the eyes of ذويpeople of الألبابِunderstanding منقصةٌa flaw
ما فيه عند ذوي الألبابِ منقصةٌ
ولاnor بهin it منof سجاياtraits السوءevil ماanything that يصمُdisgraces
ولا به من سجايا السوء ما يصمُ
To people of understanding, it has no flaw,
No flaw wise men detect, nor trait of ill
nor any evil trait that stains it.
Clings to it that would raise a doubt or blame.
يحييrevives النفوسَsouls إذاwhen ماتتthey die ويرفعهاand raises them
يحيي النفوسَ إذا ماتت ويرفعها
إذاwhen تردّتhave fallen بهاwith them الأخلاقُmorals والشِيَمُand dispositions
إذا تردّت بها الأخلاقُ والشِيَمُ
It revives souls when they die and raises them
It gives life to souls once they die, uplifts them
when morals and dispositions have brought them low.
When morals fall, and repute goes dark.
لاno شيءَthing أعظمgreater خزياًin disgrace أوor أشدّmore severe أذىin harm
لا شيءَ أعظم خزياً أو أشدّ أذى
منthan أنthat يُطاعَbe obeyed الهوىdesire أوor يُعبدَbe worshipped الصنمُthe idol
من أن يُطاعَ الهوى أو يُعبدَ الصنمُ
Nothing brings greater disgrace or harsher harm
Nothing's more shaming, harmful than to obey
than obeying desire or worshipping an idol.
Caprice, or worship idols made by hands.
دينٌa faith تُصانُare protected حقوقُthe rights of العالمينall peoples بهthrough it
دينٌ تُصانُ حقوقُ العالمين به
ويستويand are equal عندهbefore it الساداتُmasters والخدمُand servants
ويستوي عنده الساداتُ والخدمُ
A faith through which the rights of all peoples are protected,
A faith where both worlds' rights are guarded,
and before which masters and servants stand equal.
And slave and master in God's eyes are one.
ضلّwent astray الألىthose who تركواabandoned دُستورَهُits constitution سفهاًfoolishly
ضلّ الألى تركوا دُستورَهُ سفهاً
فلاso neither الدساتيرُconstitutions أغنتهمavailed them ولاnor النُّظمُsystems
فلا الدساتيرُ أغنتهم ولا النُّظمُ
Those who foolishly abandoned its constitution went astray;
Those wretches left its path in reckless error,
neither constitutions nor systems availed them.
And neither creeds nor laws did them avail.
دعاcalled النبيُّthe Prophet فلبَّىand answered منamong قواضبِهhis cleaving swords
دعا النبيُّ فلبَّى من قواضبِه
بيضٌbright blades مطاعمهاtheir feeding المأثورةُrenowned الخُذُمُkeen-edged
بيضٌ مطاعمها المأثورةُ الخُذُمُ
The Prophet called, and among his cleaving swords there answered
The Prophet called and pure hearts answered,
bright, keen blades, famed for their feeding.
Their glory writ, their fame forever told.
حرَّىthirsting for الوقائعbattles غَرْثَىhungry لاno كِفاءَequal لهاto them
حرَّى الوقائع غَرْثَى لا كِفاءَ لها
إنif جدّstrives مُلتهِبٌa blazing one أوor شدّcharges ملتهمُa devouring one
إن جدّ مُلتهِبٌ أو شدّ ملتهمُ
Thirsting for battle, hungry, with none to match them,
Events rushed on no match could challenge,
if a blazing fighter presses on or a devourer charges.
When resolute, or fiercely pressing through.
تَجرِيflow المناياdeaths دِراكاًin succession فيin مسايلهاtheir channels
تَجرِي المنايا دِراكاً في مسايلها
كماas جرىflowed السَّيلُthe flood فيin تيّارهits current العَرِمُraging
كما جرى السَّيلُ في تيّاره العَرِمُ
Deaths flow in swift succession through their channels,
Death swept them, charging ahead through its channels,
as a raging flood flows in its current.
As rushes the torrent, sweeping in its course.
قواضبُthe cleaving swords of اللهGod ماnot نامتslept مَضاربُهاtheir striking edges
قواضبُ الله ما نامت مَضاربُها
عنfrom الجهادِthe struggle ولاnor أزرىdemeaned بهاthem سأمُweariness
عن الجهادِ ولا أزرى بها سأمُ
God's cleaving blades—their striking edges never slept
God's stalwarts never slumbered, nor their swords
through the struggle, nor has weariness demeaned them.
From struggle wearied, nor their toil did tire.
يَرْمِيHe strikes بهاwith them كلَّevery جبارٍtyrant ويقصمهand shatters him
يَرْمِي بها كلَّ جبارٍ ويقصمه
إنif ظنَّhe thinks منout of سفهٍfolly أنthat ليسdoes not ينقصمُbe shattered
إن ظنَّ من سفهٍ أن ليس ينقصمُ
He strikes every tyrant with them and shatters him,
Each tyrant it strikes down and breaks in twain
if he foolishly thinks he cannot be broken.
If he in folly thought himself unbreakable.
الجيشthe army مُنطلِقsetting forth in الغاراتِraids مُستبقٌracing ahead
الجيش مُنطلِق الغاراتِ مُستبقٌ
والبأسُand battle محتدِمٌraging والأمرand the outcome مكتتمُconcealed
والبأسُ محتدِمٌ والأمر مكتتمُ
The army sweeps forth in raids, racing ahead,
The army storms, the raids rush on,
while battle rages and the outcome remains concealed.
And struggle flames, though orders are concealed.
اللهGod ألّفَunited بينamong المؤمنينthe believers فهمso they
الله ألّفَ بين المؤمنين فهم
فيin الحربwar والسلمand peace صفٌّa rank ليسis not ينقسمُdivided
في الحرب والسلم صفٌّ ليس ينقسمُ
God has united the believers, so they are
God made believers one; in war and peace
one undivided rank in war and peace.
A rank that nothing shatters or divides.
كَرّواthey charged سِراعاًswiftly فللأعمارِso for lives مُصطَرعٌa wrestling ground
كَرّوا سِراعاً فللأعمارِ مُصطَرعٌ
تحتbeneath العجاجِthe battle-dust وللأقدارِand for destinies مُصطَدمُa collision ground
تحت العجاجِ وللأقدارِ مُصطَدمُ
They charged swiftly: there is a wrestling ground for lives
They fell to fate; for ages wrestle-holds,
beneath the battle-dust, and a place where destinies collide.
Where brave stars clash, and destinies collide.
مِنfrom كلّevery أغلبَmighty warrior يمضيadvances الحتفdeath معتزِماًresolutely
مِن كلّ أغلبَ يمضي الحتف معتزِماً
إذاwhen مضىhe advances فيin سبيلthe path of اللهGod يعتزمُresolves
إذا مضى في سبيل الله يعتزمُ
From each mighty warrior, death strides forth with resolve,
To death each victor goes, resolved,
whenever he advances, resolved, in God's path.
If for God's cause, though death be glorified.
حَرّانَaflame with thirst يُحسَبُis thought إذwhen يرميhe flings بمهجتهhis lifeblood
حَرّانَ يُحسَبُ إذ يرمي بمهجته
نشوانَdrunk يزدادُgrows سكراًin intoxication أوor بهin him لممُmadness
نشوانَ يزدادُ سكراً أو به لممُ
Aflame with thirst, as he stakes his lifeblood, he is thought
They reckon joy when their last drop is spilt,
drunk and growing drunker, or touched by madness.
As though in drunkenness―but sober souls.
لِلحقِّtruth has نَشوتُهُits intoxication فيin نفسthe soul of شاربِهits drinker
لِلحقِّ نَشوتُهُ في نفس شاربِه
وليسand not يشربهdrinks it إلاexcept امرؤٌa man فَهِمُdiscerning
وليس يشربه إلا امرؤٌ فَهِمُ
Truth has its own intoxication in the soul of its drinker,
For truth they thrilled; its taste within them burned,
and none but a discerning man drinks it.
None taste it, save the man of insight pure.
وأظلمُand the most unjust النّاسِpeople منwhoever ظنَّentertains الظنونَsuspicions بهabout him
وأظلمُ النّاسِ من ظنَّ الظنونَ به
ماnot كلُّevery ذيpossessor of نشوةٍintoxication فيamong الناسpeople مُتّهمُsuspect
ما كلُّ ذي نشوةٍ في الناس مُتّهمُ
And the most unjust of people is he who thinks ill of him;
Most wrongful are those who suspect the pure
not everyone intoxicated among people is suspect.
Of all men, if they show some joyous sign.
طالdragged on القتالُthe fighting فماso nothing للقومfor the people إذwhen دَلَفواthey advanced
طال القتالُ فما للقوم إذ دَلَفوا
إلاexcept البلاءُordeal وإلاand except الهولُterror يرتكمُpiles up
إلا البلاءُ وإلا الهولُ يرتكمُ
The fighting dragged on; as the people advanced, they faced
Long waged the war; when plunged therein
only ordeal, and terror piling up.
They met but doom, and terrors closed them in.
وقامand stood بالسيفِwith the sword دونin defense of اللّيثِthe lion صاحبهُhis companion
وقام بالسيفِ دون اللّيثِ صاحبهُ
يَذودُwards off عنهfrom him وعزّand grew mighty الليثُthe lion والأَجَمُand the thickets
يَذودُ عنه وعزّ الليثُ والأَجَمُ
His companion stood with the sword to guard the lion,
His brother shielded him with sword, the lion-heart,
defending him; the lion and the thickets stood unassailable.
His lion's might, his awe the bands amazed.
ماذاwhat يظنthinks أبوAbu بكرٍBakr بصاحبهof his companion
ماذا يظن أبو بكرٍ بصاحبه
إنّindeed الرسولِthe Messenger حِمىًa refuge للجيشfor the army أوor حرمُa sanctuary
إنّ الرسولِ حِمىً للجيش أو حرمُ
What does Abu Bakr think of his companion?
What did Abu Bakr think of his dear friend?
Indeed, the Messenger is a refuge for the army, or a sanctuary,
That he, the Prophet, was the host's defense or shrine?
أَمْنُsecurity for النفوسِsouls إذاwhen اهتاجتare stirred مخاوفُهاtheir fears
أَمْنُ النفوسِ إذا اهتاجت مخاوفُها
والمُستغاثُand the one sought for aid إذاwhen ماever اشتدّتِintensify الغُمَمُanguish
والمُستغاثُ إذا ما اشتدّتِ الغُمَمُ
the souls' security when their fears are stirred,
Who allays our fears when terrors shake our souls,
and the one called on for aid whenever anguish grows severe.
And whom we call when troubles peak and gloom?
هلwhether يَعظُمloom great الخطبُthe calamity يرميهstrikes at it امرؤٌa man دَرِبٌseasoned
هل يَعظُم الخطبُ يرميه امرؤٌ دَرِبٌ
أفضىcame الجلالُmajesty إليهto him وانتهىand culminated العِظَمُgreatness
أفضى الجلالُ إليه وانتهى العِظَمُ
Can peril loom great when a seasoned man strikes at it,
Great the event, when thrown by valor's hand
to whom majesty has come, in whom greatness culminates?
Doesmighty grace descend on it, and fame sublime.
راعawed الكتائبَthe battalions واستولتand held sway مهابتُهُhis awe-inspiring presence
راع الكتائبَ واستولت مهابتُهُ
علىover القواضبِthe cleaving swords تَلقاهmeet him فتحتشمُso grow abashed
على القواضبِ تَلقاه فتحتشمُ
He awed the battalions, and his majesty held sway
He led the bands; his grandeur won their awe
over the cleaving blades: they meet him and stand abashed.
And bowed the stalwarts when they saw his signs.
دعاprayed فماجتand surged سماءُthe heaven of اللهِGod وانطلقتand set forth
دعا فماجت سماءُ اللهِ وانطلقت
كتائبُthe battalions of النّصرِvictory مِلءَfilling الجوّthe air تنتظمُform ranks
كتائبُ النّصرِ مِلءَ الجوّ تنتظمُ
He prayed; God's heaven surged, and there set forth
He called; God's heaven roared, and victory's troops
battalions of victory, filling the air in ordered ranks.
Poured forth, the welkin filled, in order ranged.
لاO هُمَّGod غَوْثَكَYour aid إنّindeed الحقَّthe truth مطلبُناour aim
لا هُمَّ غَوْثَكَ إنّ الحقَّ مطلبُنا
وأنتand You أعلمُknow best بالقومabout the people الألَىwho ظلمواdid wrong
وأنت أعلمُ بالقوم الألَى ظلموا
O God, Your aid! Truth is our aim,
"Think not of me, for truth is our goal!
and You know best the people who did wrong.
You know better those wronged men, their tyrants."
تلكthat العصابةthe band ماللهGod has no إنif هلكتit perishes
تلك العصابة مالله إن هلكت
فيon الأرضِthe earth منany عابدٍworshipper للحقّto the truth يلتزمholds fast
في الأرضِ من عابدٍ للحقّ يلتزم
That band—if it perishes, God will have no
Were they destroyed, that wicked mob, no loss
worshipper on earth who holds fast to the truth.
For worshippers of truth, devout and just.
جاءcame الغياثُhelp فدينُso the faith of اللهGod مُنتصرٌvictorious
جاء الغياثُ فدينُ الله مُنتصرٌ
عاليhigh اللواءِthe banner ودينُand the faith of الشركِpolytheism مُنهزمُdefeated
عالي اللواءِ ودينُ الشركِ مُنهزمُ
Help has come, so God's faith is victorious,
Help came; God's faith prevails, its standard raised;
its banner high, while the faith of polytheism is defeated.
The false faith flees, defeat marks all its steps.
جَنىbrought ruin علىupon زعماءِleaders السّوءِevil ماwhat اجترحواthey committed
جَنى على زعماءِ السّوءِ ما اجترحوا
وحاقand closed in بالمعشرupon the company الباغينthe aggressors ماwhat اجترمواthey perpetrated
وحاق بالمعشر الباغين ما اجترموا
What they committed brought ruin upon the leaders of evil,
Their leaders reaped the evil that they sowed,
and their crimes closed in upon the company of aggressors.
And that band of rebels met a woeful end.
ماnot الجاهليّةُthe age of ignorance إلاexcept نكبةٌa calamity جَللٌtremendous
ما الجاهليّةُ إلا نكبةٌ جَللٌ
تُردِيdestroys النفوسsouls وخطبٌand a disaster هائلٌterrible عممُall-encompassing
تُردِي النفوس وخطبٌ هائلٌ عممُ
The age of ignorance is nothing but a grave calamity,
Ignorance is but loss and shame, O folk,
that destroys souls, and a dreadful, all-encompassing disaster.
Souls wasted, agonies encompassing all.
هذيthese مَصارِعُهاits killing grounds تجريflows الدماءُblood بهاthrough them
هذي مَصارِعُها تجري الدماءُ بها
وتشتكيand lament الهُونَhumiliation فيin أرجائهاtheir reaches الرِّممُthe mouldering remains
وتشتكي الهُونَ في أرجائها الرِّممُ
These are its killing grounds; blood flows through them,
And ruins moan in all its dwelling-places.
and in their reaches the mouldering remains lament humiliation.
When the sword was judge, opponent and decider.
هذاthis is أبوAbu الحكمِal-Hakam انجابتْlifted عَمايتُهhis blindness
هذا أبو الحكمِ انجابتْ عَمايتُه
لماwhen قَضىpassed judgment السيفُthe sword وهوwhile it is الخصمthe adversary والحكمand the judge
لما قَضى السيفُ وهو الخصم والحكم
This is Abu al-Hakam, his blindness lifted
What met you Abu Jahl, and how see you
when the sword passed judgment, both adversary and judge.
Your lord's signs 'mid the folk benighted?
ماذاwhat لَقِيتَdid you encounter أباAbu جهلٍJahl وكيفand how ترىdo you see
ماذا لَقِيتَ أبا جهلٍ وكيف ترى
آياتِthe signs of ربّكyour Lord فيamong القومِthe people الذينwho عمواwere blind
آياتِ ربّك في القومِ الذين عموا
What have you encountered, Abu Jahl, and how do you see
Blame and regret avail you naught therein.
your Lord's signs among the people who were blind?
Taste the painful doom in your death-beds!
هذاthis القليبُwell لكمfor you فيin جوفهits depths عِبرٌlessons
هذا القليبُ لكم في جوفه عِبرٌ
لاnot اللوْمُblame ينفعكمbenefits you فيهاin them ولاnor النَّدمُregret
لا اللوْمُ ينفعكم فيها ولا النَّدمُ
This well holds lessons for you within its depths;
Death-beds, when in them, are but fire and heat.
neither blame nor regret will benefit you there.
Despair not, and hear what's said to you,
ذوقواtaste العذابthe torment أليماًpainful فيin مضاجعكمyour resting places
ذوقوا العذاب أليماً في مضاجعكم
ماnot فيin المضاجعthe resting places إلاexcept النّارُfire والحُمَمُand burning coals
ما في المضاجع إلا النّارُ والحُمَمُ
Taste painful torment in your resting places;
Deaf in your tombs beneath the earth and bone.
in those resting places are only fire and burning coals.
Idolatry goes bankrupt, Islam smiles
لاdo not تجزعواbe dismayed واسمعواand listen ماذاwhat يُقالis said لكمto you
لا تجزعوا واسمعوا ماذا يُقال لكم
فماfor there is no بكمin you تحتbeneath أطباقlayers of الثَرىearth صَممُdeafness
فما بكم تحت أطباق الثَرى صَممُ
Do not be dismayed; listen to what is said to you,
Glory to God, His grace and favor ours.
for you are not deaf beneath the layers of earth.
O people, lessons fill history's pages,
الشّركُpolytheism يُعوِلُwails والإسلامُand Islam مُبتسمٌsmiling
الشّركُ يُعوِلُ والإسلامُ مُبتسمٌ
سُبحانَglory be to ربِّيmy Lord لهHis are الآلاءthe bounties والنّعمُand blessings
سُبحانَ ربِّي له الآلاء والنّعمُ
Polytheism wails, while Islam smiles.
A truthful tongue, an honest speech its gifts.
Glory to my Lord! His are the bounties and blessings.
To us, in streams of blood that flow across it,
ياO قومناour people إنّindeed فيin التاريخِhistory موعظةًa lesson
يا قومنا إنّ في التاريخِ موعظةً
وإنّهand indeed it للسانٌsurely a tongue صادقٌtruthful وفمُand a mouth
وإنّه للسانٌ صادقٌ وفمُ
O our people, history surely holds a lesson,
It speaks: a sage that life is blood.
and it is indeed a truthful tongue and mouth.
لناfor us منfrom الدمblood يجريflows فيin صحائفهits pages
لنا من الدم يجري في صحائفه
شيخٌan elder يُحدّثُناtells us أنّthat الحياةَlife دمُblood
شيخٌ يُحدّثُنا أنّ الحياةَ دمُ
We have, from the blood flowing through its pages,
an elder who tells us that life is blood.
Partial English translation: 111 of 114 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1