أبا ذرٍّ رَحلتَ على بعيرٍ

أبا ذرٍّ رَحلتَ على بعيرٍ

لو اَنَّ الذَّرَّ يَلْمَسُهُ لَهدَّهْ

لو اَنَّ الذَّرَّ يَلْمَسُهُ لَهدَّهْ

O Abu Dharr, you set out upon a camel;

Abu Dharr, you journeyed on a camel

Had tiny ants touched it, they would have felled it.

If a speck of dust touched it, it would collapse

بَراهُ السَّيرُ حالاً بعد حالٍ

بَراهُ السَّيرُ حالاً بعد حالٍ

فأوْهَنَ عَظْمَهُ وأذابَ جِلْدَهْ

فأوْهَنَ عَظْمَهُ وأذابَ جِلْدَهْ

Travel wore it down, stage after stage,

The travel showed him one state after another

Thus weakening its bones and melting its skin.

So it weakened his bones and melted his skin

عَمدتَ إلى متاعِكَ لم تَدَعْهُ

عَمدتَ إلى متاعِكَ لم تَدَعْهُ

عليهِ ولم يَدَعْكَ الضّعفُ عِنْدَهْ

عليهِ ولم يَدَعْكَ الضّعفُ عِنْدَهْ

You turned to your baggage, not leaving it

You went for your belongings, not leaving them behind

On the camel; nor did weakness keep you beside it.

Despite his weakness, he did not leave you behind

شددتَ قُواكَ إذ وَهَنتْ قُواهُ

شددتَ قُواكَ إذ وَهَنتْ قُواهُ

وَرُضْتَ الأمرَ إذ أبصرتَ جِدَّهْ

وَرُضْتَ الأمرَ إذ أبصرتَ جِدَّهْ

You mustered your strength when its strength failed,

You strengthened your power when his power weakened

And mastered the matter when you saw its gravity.

And you accepted the matter when you saw its seriousness

وسِرْتَ فكنتَ أصلبَ منه عَزماً

وسِرْتَ فكنتَ أصلبَ منه عَزماً

وأصدقَ هِمّةٌ وأشَدَّ نَجْدَهْ

وأصدقَ هِمّةٌ وأشَدَّ نَجْدَهْ

And you went on, firmer than it in resolve,

And you walked on, becoming firmer in resolve than him

And truer in purpose, and greater in courage.

With the most truthful determination and the most intense diligence

مَشَيْتَ تُريدُ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ حتّى

مَشَيْتَ تُريدُ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ حتّى

بلغتَ رَسولَهُ ولَقيتَ جُنْدَهْ

بلغتَ رَسولَهُ ولَقيتَ جُنْدَهْ

You walked, seeking the face of God, until

You walked wanting the face of God until

You reached His Messenger and met His troops.

You reached His Messenger and met His troops

رأوكَ تَؤُمُّهُمْ فرداً فقالوا

رأوكَ تَؤُمُّهُمْ فرداً فقالوا

أخٌ في اللَّهِ يخشى اللَّهَ جُهْدَهْ

أخٌ في اللَّهِ يخشى اللَّهَ جُهْدَهْ

They saw you approaching them alone, and said:

They saw you leading them alone, so they said

A brother in God, who fears God with all his might.

A brother in God, who fears God with all his effort

وقال أتى أبو ذَرٍّ فأهلاً

وقال أتى أبو ذَرٍّ فأهلاً

بِصاحبنا الذي ما خان عَهْدَهْ

بِصاحبنا الذي ما خان عَهْدَهْ

And he said: Abu Dharr has come—welcome

And it was said, Abu Dharr has come, so welcome

To our companion, who never betrayed his pledge.

Our companion who did not betray his covenant

ألا إنّ الذي يَسْعَى إلينا

ألا إنّ الذي يَسْعَى إلينا

ليمشي وَحْدَهُ ويَموتُ وَحْدَهْ

ليمشي وَحْدَهُ ويَموتُ وَحْدَهْ

Behold, the one who hastens toward us

Lo, the one who strives towards us

Surely walks alone, and will die alone,

Walks alone, dies alone, and is resurrected alone after this

وَيُبْعَثُ وَحْدَهُ مِن بعدِ هذا

وَيُبْعَثُ وَحْدَهُ مِن بعدِ هذا

وَسُبحانَ الذي يَختارُ عَبْدَهْ

وَسُبحانَ الذي يَختارُ عَبْدَهْ

And will be raised alone after this.

Glory to Him who chooses His servant

And glory be to Him who chooses His servant!