يَاO ابنَson of عَوْفٍAwf سِرْmarch حثيثاًswiftly باللِّواءْwith the banner
يَا ابنَ عَوْفٍ سِرْ حثيثاً باللِّواءْ
وَاقْدِمِand lead forward الجيشَthe army بعزْمٍwith resolve وَمَضاءْand vigor
وَاقْدِمِ الجيشَ بعزْمٍ وَمَضاءْ
March swiftly, O Ibn Awf, with the banner,
O son of 'Awf, march swiftly with the banner,
And lead the army with resolve and vigor.
And advance the army with resolve and purpose.
سِرْmarch حثيثاًswiftly ياO ابنَson of عوفٍAwf إنّهاindeed, it is
سِرْ حثيثاً يا ابنَ عوفٍ إنّها
دُومَةُDumat الجندلِal-Jandal والقومُand the people البِطاءْthe laggards
دُومَةُ الجندلِ والقومُ البِطاءْ
March swiftly, O Ibn Awf; indeed, it is
March swiftly, O son of 'Awf, for it is
Dumat al-Jandal, and its people are laggards.
The hill of Jandal, and the people there are slow.
سُبقواthey were outstripped للحقِّto the truth ماnot يأخذُهُمcaptivates them
سُبقوا للحقِّ ما يأخذُهُم
ذلكthat النّورُthe light ولاnor هذاthis الرُّواءْthe splendor
ذلك النّورُ ولا هذا الرُّواءْ
They were outstripped in reaching the truth; they are not captivated
They preceded to the truth, which encompasses them,
By that light, nor by this splendor.
Neither that light, nor this vastness.
وَيحَهمُalas for them ماذاwhat عليهمupon them لوif رَضُوْاthey accepted
وَيحَهمُ ماذا عليهم لو رَضُوْا
شِرْعَةَthe law of اللهِGod ودينَand the faith of الحُنَفَاءْthe upright monotheists
شِرْعَةَ اللهِ ودينَ الحُنَفَاءْ
Alas for them! What would they lose if they accepted
And woe to them, what would befall them, if they were content
God's law and the faith of the upright monotheists?
With the law of God, and the religion of the Hanifs.
اتَّقِfear اللّهَGod ولاand do not تَبْغِseek الأَذَىharm
اتَّقِ اللّهَ ولا تَبْغِ الأَذَى
وَاتَّبِعْand follow ماwhat قالsaid خيرُthe best of الرُّحَمَاءْthe merciful
وَاتَّبِعْ ما قال خيرُ الرُّحَمَاءْ
Fear God, and do not seek to inflict harm,
Fear God, and do not seek to cause harm,
And follow what the best of the merciful said.
And follow what the best of the merciful has said.
إنّindeed للحربِfor warfare لديهwith him أدباًa code of conduct
إنّ للحربِ لديه أدباً
يَزَعُrestrains السَّيْفَthe sword ويَحميand protects الضُّعَفَاءْthe weak
يَزَعُ السَّيْفَ ويَحمي الضُّعَفَاءْ
Indeed, he has a code of conduct for warfare
Indeed, war itself has a code of conduct,
That restrains the sword and protects the weak.
That restrains the sword, and protects the weak.
مَنْwhoever يَدَعْهُabandons it لاnot يَنَلْattains مَجداًglory وإنand even if
مَنْ يَدَعْهُ لا يَنَلْ مَجداً وإن
فَتَحَconquers الأرضَthe earth وأقطَارَand the regions of السَّماءْheaven
فَتَحَ الأرضَ وأقطَارَ السَّماءْ
Whoever abandons it will gain no glory, even if he
He who ignores it will not attain glory, even if
Conquers the earth and the regions of heaven.
He conquered the land, and the corners of the sky.
أَعرضَturned away القومُthe people وقالواand they said دِينُناour religion
أَعرضَ القومُ وقالوا دِينُنا
ياO ابنَson of عوفٍAwf دِينُناour religion لاnot ماwhat تَشاءْyou wish
يا ابنَ عوفٍ دِينُنا لا ما تَشاءْ
The people turned away and said, 'Our religion,
The people turned away and said: Our religion,
O Ibn Awf, is our religion—not what you wish.
O son of 'Awf, is our religion, not what you desire.
ليسnot غيرother than السيفِthe sword يقضيjudges بينناbetween us
ليس غير السيفِ يقضي بيننا
وَهْوَand it أَوْلَىmore entitled ياO ابنَson of عوفِAwf بالقَضَاءْto judge
وَهْوَ أَوْلَى يا ابنَ عوفِ بالقَضَاءْ
Only the sword shall judge between us,
Nothing but the sword will judge between us,
And it is more entitled, O Ibn Awf, to judge.'
And it is more worthy, O son of 'Awf, to pass judgement.
وَرَأىand saw سَيّدُهمtheir chief ماwhat هَالَهُawed him
وَرَأى سَيّدُهم ما هَالَهُ
منamong أمورٍthings لاdo not يراهاsee them الجُهَلاءْthe ignorant
من أمورٍ لا يراها الجُهَلاءْ
And their chief saw what filled him with awe,
And their leader saw what amazed him,
Among things the ignorant do not see.
Of matters not seen by the ignorant.
إنّهُindeed, he is الأصبغُal-Asbagh لاnot يَخدعُهُdeceives him
إنّهُ الأصبغُ لا يَخدعُهُ
باطلُfalsehood of الوَهْمِdelusion ومكْروهُand loathsome الهُراءْnonsense
باطلُ الوَهْمِ ومكْروهُ الهُراءْ
He is al-Asbagh; he is not deceived
Indeed, he is al-Asbagh, he cannot be deceived,
By vain delusion or loathsome nonsense.
By the vanity of assumption, and the hated confusion.
قَالَhe said أَسلمتُI embraced Islam فياso, O قومmy people اشْهَدُواbear witness
قَالَ أَسلمتُ فيا قوم اشْهَدُوا
وَاهْتدُواand be guided فاللهُfor God حَقٌّtruth لاno مَرَاءْdispute
وَاهْتدُوا فاللهُ حَقٌّ لا مَرَاءْ
He said, 'I have embraced Islam; so, O my people, bear witness,
He said: I have submitted, so O people bear witness,
And be rightly guided, for God is truth, beyond dispute.
And be guided, for God is the truth, there is no doubt.
شَرَعَHe ordained الدِّينَthe religion الذيwhich وَصَّىHe enjoined بهِwith it
شَرَعَ الدِّينَ الذي وَصَّى بهِ
عُمدَةَthe mainstay of الرُّسْلِthe messengers وشيخَand the elder of الأنبياءْthe prophets
عُمدَةَ الرُّسْلِ وشيخَ الأنبياءْ
He ordained the religion He enjoined upon
He has legislated the religion, which was entrusted
The mainstay of the messengers and the elder of the prophets.
To the best of messengers, and the elder of prophets.
هُوَit دِينُthe religion of اللهِGod حَقّاًtruly ماthere is no بِهِin it
هُوَ دِينُ اللهِ حَقّاً ما بِهِ
إنwhether رَضِينَاwe accept أوor أَبَيْنَاwe refuse منany خَفَاءْobscurity
إن رَضِينَا أو أَبَيْنَا من خَفَاءْ
It is truly God's religion; there is within it—
It is the religion of God in truth, whatever is in it,
Whether we accept or refuse—no obscurity.'
Whether we are pleased or have refused in secret.
أَسْلَمَتْembraced Islam منamong قومِهِhis people طائفةٌa group
أَسْلَمَتْ من قومِهِ طائفةٌ
وَأَبَتْand refused طائفةٌa group كُلَّall الإباءِrefusal
وَأَبَتْ طائفةٌ كُلَّ الإباءِ
A group of his people embraced Islam,
A group of his people submitted,
And another group refused utterly.
And a group utterly refused.
ماthere is no علىupon ذيone with هِمَّةٍresolve منany حَرَجٍblame
ما على ذي هِمَّةٍ من حَرَجٍ
إنif تَرَاخَىslackens الجِدُّearnest effort أوor زَاغَstrays الرّجاءْhope
إن تَرَاخَى الجِدُّ أو زَاغَ الرّجاءْ
There is no blame upon a man of resolve
No burden falls on the resolute,
If earnest effort slackens or hope goes astray.
If perseverance falters, or hope is prolonged.
كلُّevery أمرٍmatter فَلَهُso it has مِيقاتُهits appointed time
كلُّ أمرٍ فَلَهُ مِيقاتُه
طابتِare content الأنفسُthe souls أمor طالَlasts long العَناءْsuffering
طابتِ الأنفسُ أم طالَ العَناءْ
Every matter has its appointed time,
Every matter has its appointed time,
Whether souls are content or suffering lasts long.
Whether selves are content, or distress is prolonged.
ياO ابنةَdaughter of الأصبغِal-Asbagh هذاthis ماwhat قَضَىdecreed
يا ابنةَ الأصبغِ هذا ما قَضَى
ربُّكِyour Lord الأعلىthe Most High فَفُوزِيso attain بالرَّفَاءْmarital harmony
ربُّكِ الأعلى فَفُوزِي بالرَّفَاءْ
O daughter of al-Asbagh, this is what was decreed
O daughter of al-Asbagh, this is what
By your Lord Most High; so enjoy marital harmony.
Your Exalted Lord has decreed, so rejoice in comfort.
مِلَّةٌa faith فُضْلَىmost excellent وبَعلٌand a husband صالحٌrighteous
مِلَّةٌ فُضْلَى وبَعلٌ صالحٌ
حَبَّذَاhow excellent القَسمُthe allotted portion وماand how أسنَىsplendid العَطَاءْthe gift
حَبَّذَا القَسمُ وما أسنَى العَطَاءْ
A most excellent faith and a righteous husband!
A meritorious creed and a righteous husband,
How fine the allotted portion, and how splendid the gift!
The decree has approved, and the gift was benevolent.
إنّهindeed, it is أمرُthe command of النبيِّthe Prophet المُجتَبَىthe chosen
إنّه أمرُ النبيِّ المُجتَبَى
معدنِthe source of التّقوىpiety وَمَوْلَىand patron of الأتقياءْthe pious
معدنِ التّقوى وَمَوْلَى الأتقياءْ
It is the command of the chosen Prophet,
Indeed, it is the order of the Chosen Prophet,
The source of piety and patron of the pious.
The essence of piety, and master of the righteous.
ياO ابنَson of عوفٍAwf لوif رأىsaw الغيبَthe unseen امرؤٌa man
يا ابنَ عوفٍ لو رأى الغيبَ امرؤٌ
لَرَأتْwould surely see عيناكَyour two eyes ماwhat تَحتَbeneath الغِطَاءْthe covering
لَرَأتْ عيناكَ ما تَحتَ الغِطَاءْ
O Ibn Awf, if a man could see the unseen,
O son of 'Awf, if a man could see the unseen,
Your eyes would surely see what lies beneath the veil.
Your eyes would see what is beneath the cover.
لَكَfor you منfrom زَوْجِكَyour wife كَنزٌa treasure جَلَلٌmighty
لَكَ من زَوْجِكَ كَنزٌ جَلَلٌ
مِنamong كُنوزِthe treasures of اللَّهِGod أغنىrichest of الأغنياءْthe rich
مِن كُنوزِ اللَّهِ أغنى الأغنياءْ
From your wife you have a mighty treasure,
You have been given, in your wife, a precious treasure,
One of God's treasures, the richest of the rich.
Among God's treasures, most enriching of the wealthy.
يُستمَدُّis drawn العِلمُknowledge مِنهُfrom it والهُدَىand guidance
يُستمَدُّ العِلمُ مِنهُ والهُدَى
ويُقامُand is upheld الدِّينُthe faith قُدْسِيَّsacred البِناءْthe edifice
ويُقامُ الدِّينُ قُدْسِيَّ البِناءْ
From it are drawn knowledge and guidance,
Knowledge and guidance are derived from her,
And the faith is upheld, its edifice sacred.
And religion is established, most sacredly constructed.
نعمةٌa blessing للَّهِof God ماhow أعظَمَهاgreat it is
نعمةٌ للَّهِ ما أعظَمَها
فلهso to Him الحمدُpraise جَميعاًall والثَّناءْand acclaim
فله الحمدُ جَميعاً والثَّناءْ
A blessing from God—how great it is!
A blessing from God—how great it is!
So to Him belong all praise and acclaim.
So to Him belongs all praise and gratitude.
Sol 6.1