هدأbecame quiet المخيَّمُthe camp واطمأنَّand grew still المضجعُthe bed
هدأ المخيَّمُ واطمأنَّ المضجعُ
وأبىand refused الهدوءَquiet الصَّارِخُthe crying man المتوجِّعُthe pain-stricken one
وأبى الهدوءَ الصَّارِخُ المتوجِّعُ
The camp fell quiet, and the bed lay still;
The camp grew still and the resting place calmed,
But the crying sufferer refused to be still.
Yet the pained, crying out, refused tranquility.
الحقُّtruth جَنْبٌa flank بالجراحةِby injury مُثْخَنٌgravely wounded
الحقُّ جَنْبٌ بالجراحةِ مُثْخَنٌ
وَحُشَاشَةٌand a remnant of life تهفوflutters وقلبٌand a heart يَفزَعُtakes fright
وَحُشَاشَةٌ تهفو وقلبٌ يَفزَعُ
Truth is a flank, grievously wounded,
Truth has a wounded side, pierced with sorrows,
And a fluttering remnant of life, and a heart taking fright.
While injustice clamors and the heart trembles in fear.
ياO سعدُSa'd خطبُكَyour affliction عندto كلِّevery مُوَحِّدٍmonotheist
يا سعدُ خطبُكَ عند كلِّ مُوَحِّدٍ
خَطبٌa calamity يجيءُcomes بهِwith it الزَّمانُtime ويرجِعُand returns
خَطبٌ يجيءُ بهِ الزَّمانُ ويرجِعُ
O Sa'd, your affliction, to every believer in the One,
O Sa'd, your sermon to every monotheist
Is a calamity that time brings, then brings again.
Is a sermon time brings and then takes away.
السَّهمُthe arrow حيثُwhere تَراهُyou see it لاneither آلامُهُits pains
السَّهمُ حيثُ تَراهُ لا آلامُهُ
تُرجَىare hoped for عَوَاقِبُهاtheir outcomes ولاnor هُوit يُنزَعُis drawn out
تُرجَى عَوَاقِبُها ولا هُو يُنزَعُ
The arrow lies where you see it; neither are its pains
The arrow, wherever you see it, has no regrets over its pains,
Expected to end well, nor is it drawn out.
Nor can it be removed once shot.
ماnot أنتَyou حَيْثُwhere يكونُwould be سَيِّدُthe chief قومِهِof his people
ما أنتَ حَيْثُ يكونُ سَيِّدُ قومِهِ
أينwhere الولائدُthe maidservants والفِناءُand the courtyard الأوسعُthe most spacious
أين الولائدُ والفِناءُ الأوسعُ
You are not where the chief of his people would be;
You are not where the master of his people would be,
Where are the maidservants and the spacious courtyard?
Where are the newborns and the vast expanse?
لكَfor you منfrom رُفَيْدَةَRufayda خَيْمَةٌa tent فيin مَسْجِدٍa mosque
لكَ من رُفَيْدَةَ خَيْمَةٌ في مَسْجِدٍ
للمعشرِfor the company الجَفَلَىall together تُقَامُis set up وترفَعُand raised
للمعشرِ الجَفَلَى تُقَامُ وترفَعُ
Yours, from Rufayda, is a tent within a mosque,
For you, a tent in a mosque was made
Set up and raised for the company at large.
For the coarse crowds, erected and raised.
بلrather تلكthat منزلةُthe station الصَّفِيِّof the favored one بَلَغتَهاyou have reached it
بل تلك منزلةُ الصَّفِيِّ بَلَغتَها
فَوَفَىso was fulfilled الرجاءُhope وصَحَّand proved true مِنكَfrom you المَطمعُthe expectation
فَوَفَى الرجاءُ وصَحَّ مِنكَ المَطمعُ
Rather, that is the favored one's station, which you have reached;
Rather, the position of the chosen you reached
So hope was fulfilled, and expectations of you proved true.
So hopes were fulfilled and desires from you made correct.
حَدِبَcared tenderly الرسولُthe Messenger عليكَfor you يَكرهُdislikes أنto يَرىsee
حَدِبَ الرسولُ عليكَ يَكرهُ أن يَرى
مَثواكَyour resting place مطَّرَحَcast far away الجِوارِthe neighborhood ويَجزعُand is distressed
مَثواكَ مطَّرَحَ الجِوارِ ويَجزعُ
The Messenger cared tenderly for you, loath to see
The Messenger inclined to you, hating to see
Your resting place far from his neighborhood, and he grieved.
Your resting place tossed aside, causing sadness.
جارَneighbor of الرسولِthe Messenger وماand not بُليتَyou were afflicted بحاسدٍby an envier
جارَ الرسولِ وما بُليتَ بحاسدٍ
الخيرُgoodness والرضوانُand divine favor عِندَكَwith you أجمعُall together
الخيرُ والرضوانُ عِندَكَ أجمعُ
O neighbor of the Messenger, afflicted by no envier,
The neighbor of the Messenger, and you were not afflicted by any envier,
All goodness and divine favor are yours.
For bounty and contentment in you fully rest.
قالhe said اجعلواplace البطلَthe hero المنوَّهَthe celebrated one باسمِهِby his name
قال اجعلوا البطلَ المنوَّهَ باسمِهِ
منِّيfrom me علىat كَثَبٍclose range أراهُI see him وأسمعُand hear
منِّي على كَثَبٍ أراهُ وأسمعُ
He said, 'Place the hero whose name is celebrated
"Make the praised hero known by his name to be from me
Close beside me, where I can see and hear him;
At a ridge I see him and hear him," he said.
وَأَعُودُهُand visit him ماwhenever شئتُI wish أَقضِيI fulfill حَقَّهُhis due
وَأَعُودُهُ ما شئتُ أَقضِي حَقَّهُ
وأرىand I see قَضَاءَthe decree اللَّهِof God ماذاwhat يَصنعُit does
وأرى قَضَاءَ اللَّهِ ماذا يَصنعُ
And visit him whenever I wish, fulfilling what I owe him,
"I will give him what I wish, fulfill his right,
And see what God's decree will do.
And see what God has decreed—what will it accomplish?"
حَسْبُenough for المجاهدِthe fighter أنto يكونَbe بمسجديin my mosque
حَسْبُ المجاهدِ أن يكونَ بمسجدي
فَلَذَلكَfor that indeed الحَرَمُthe sanctuary الأعزُّthe most honored الأمنعُthe most inviolable
فَلَذَلكَ الحَرَمُ الأعزُّ الأمنعُ
It is enough for the fighter to be in my mosque,
It suffices the warrior to be in my mosque,
For that is the most honored, most inviolable sanctuary.'
For that reason the inviolable sacred became a refuge.
اللَّهُGod خَصْمُكَyour adversary ياO ابنson of قيسٍQays إنّهindeed it is
اللَّهُ خَصْمُكَ يا ابن قيسٍ إنّه
سَهْمٌan arrow أُصيبَwas struck بهwith it التَقِّيُّthe pious one الأروَعُthe noble one
سَهْمٌ أُصيبَ به التَقِّيُّ الأروَعُ
God is your adversary, O son of Qays; it is
O Son of Qais, God is your adversary,
An arrow with which the pious, noble man was struck.
He is an arrow that hit the most devout.
لاmay not أخطأتكَmiss you منfrom الجحيمِHell وَحرِّهاand its heat
لا أخطأتكَ من الجحيمِ وَحرِّها
مشبوبةٌa blazing fire فيهاin it تُدَعُّyou are shoved وتُدفَعُand driven
مشبوبةٌ فيها تُدَعُّ وتُدفَعُ
May you never escape Hell and its heat—
I did not miss you from the heat of Hell and its burning,
A blazing fire in which you are shoved and driven.
In it, kindled and cast aside, you are called.
لِمَنِwhose is الدمُthe blood الجاريflowing يَظَلُّcontinues هَدِيرُهُits roar
لِمَنِ الدمُ الجاري يَظَلُّ هَدِيرُهُ
مِلءَfilling المسامعِthe ears دائباًunceasingly ماnot يُقلِعُceases
مِلءَ المسامعِ دائباً ما يُقلِعُ
Whose is this flowing blood, whose roar remains
For whom is this pouring blood whose raging remains
Incessantly filling the ears, never ceasing?
Filling the hearing, steadily streaming, not ceasing?
أفماso do you not تَرَوْنَsee بَنيsons of غِفَارٍGhifar أنَّهthat it
أفما تَرَوْنَ بَني غِفَارٍ أنَّه
منfrom عندِbeside خيمتكمyour tent يفيضُpours ويَنْبُعُand wells up
من عندِ خيمتكم يفيضُ ويَنْبُعُ
Do you not see, Banu Ghifar, that it
Do you not see, O Bani Ghifar, that it
Pours and wells up beside your tent?
Flows and springs forth from your encampment?
ماذاwhat بِسَعْدٍwith Sa'd ياO رُفَيْدَةُRufayda خَبِّريtell
ماذا بِسَعْدٍ يا رُفَيْدَةُ خَبِّري
إنّindeed القلوبَthe hearts منfrom الجنُوبِthe flanks تَطَلَّعُpeer out
إنّ القلوبَ من الجنُوبِ تَطَلَّعُ
What ails Sa'd, O Rufayda? Tell us;
What of Sa'd, O Rufaydah, tell me,
For hearts are peering out from their sides.
For hearts seek news from the south.
ياO حَسْرَتَاmy sorrow هوhe جُرْحُهhis wound يجرِيflows دَماًblood
يا حَسْرَتَا هو جُرْحُه يجرِي دَماً
بعدafter الشِّفَاءِhealing ونَفسُهُand his soul تَتَمزَّعُis torn apart
بعد الشِّفَاءِ ونَفسُهُ تَتَمزَّعُ
Alas! His wound is streaming blood
Oh what loss! His wound still bleeds blood
After healing, and his soul is torn apart.
After healing, and his soul is torn apart.
حَضرتْarrived منيّتُهُhis appointed death وحُمَّand was decreed قَضَاؤُهhis fate
حَضرتْ منيّتُهُ وحُمَّ قَضَاؤُه
ولكلِّand for every نَفسٍsoul يَومُهاits day والمصرعُand the place of death
ولكلِّ نَفسٍ يَومُها والمصرعُ
His appointed death has arrived, and his fate is sealed;
His time of death came and the decree was carried out,
And every soul has its day and its place of death.
For every soul has its day and its ruin.
ضَجَّcried aloud النُّعاةُthe death-announcers فهزَّso shook يثربَYathrib وَجدُهاits grief
ضَجَّ النُّعاةُ فهزَّ يثربَ وَجدُها
وهفاand fluttered بِمَكَّةَin Mecca شَجُوهاits sorrow المتنوِّعُmanifold
وهفا بِمَكَّةَ شَجُوها المتنوِّعُ
The death-announcers cried aloud, so grief shook Yathrib;
The mourners clamored, shaking Yathrib and its family,
And Mecca's manifold sorrow fluttered.
And passions in Mecca were stirred by their grieving.
رُكنٌa pillar منof الإسلامِIslam زَالَfell وماand not انتهىfinished
رُكنٌ من الإسلامِ زَالَ وما انتهى
بانيهِits builder ذَلكمُthat (to you all) المُهمُّthe grievous matter المُفظِعُthe appalling one
بانيهِ ذَلكمُ المُهمُّ المُفظِعُ
A pillar of Islam has fallen before the work was finished
A pillar of Islam fell; its builder did not remain.
By its builder—such is the grievous, appalling calamity.
That important, revered one did perish.
خَطبٌa calamity أصابَstruck المسلمينَthe Muslims فذاهلٌso one is stunned
خَطبٌ أصابَ المسلمينَ فذاهلٌ
ماnot يَستفيقُregains awareness وجازعٌand one is distraught يَتَفَجَّعُlaments bitterly
ما يَستفيقُ وجازعٌ يَتَفَجَّعُ
A calamity has struck the Muslims: one is stunned,
An affliction struck the Muslims, so they are shocked
Unable to recover, another anguished and lamenting.
Unable to awaken, sorrowing and crying.
صَبراًpatience رسولَMessenger of اللهِGod إنif تكُthere be شِدَّةٌa hardship
صَبراً رسولَ اللهِ إن تكُ شِدَّةٌ
نَزَلَتْhas descended فإِنَّكَthen indeed you لَلأشَدُّsurely the strongest الأَضلَعُthe sturdiest
نَزَلَتْ فإِنَّكَ لَلأشَدُّ الأَضلَعُ
Patience, Messenger of God! If a hardship
Patience, O Messenger of God, if severity fell,
Has descended, you are indeed the strongest, the sturdiest.
You are the most steadfast of ribs.
أنتyou المعلِّمُthe teacher لاno شريعةَlaw للهُدىfor guidance
أنت المعلِّمُ لا شريعةَ للهُدى
إلاexcept تُسَنُّis instituted علىat يَدَيْكَyour two hands وتُشْرَعُand ordained
إلا تُسَنُّ على يَدَيْكَ وتُشْرَعُ
You are the teacher; no law for guidance
You are the teacher, no path of guidance
Is laid down and ordained except through your hands.
Except is enacted by your hands and laid down.
تَمضيyou go علىalong المُثْلَىthe best way وكلٌّand everyone يَقتَفِيfollows the footsteps
تَمضي على المُثْلَى وكلٌّ يَقتَفِي
وَتَجِيءُand you come بالفُضلَىwith what is best وكُلٌّand everyone يَتْبَعُfollows
وَتَجِيءُ بالفُضلَى وكُلٌّ يَتْبَعُ
You walk the best path, and everyone follows your footsteps;
You walk the ideal path and all follow,
And you bring what is best, and everyone follows.
You come with the excellent and all obey.
أقِمِoffer الصَّلاَةَthe prayer علىover الشَّهيدِthe martyr وسِرْand go بِهِwith him
أقِمِ الصَّلاَةَ على الشَّهيدِ وسِرْ بِهِ
فيin ظِلِّthe shade رَبِّكَof your Lord والملائكُand the angels خُشَّعُhumbly reverent
في ظِلِّ رَبِّكَ والملائكُ خُشَّعُ
Offer prayer over the martyr, and go with him
Pray over the martyr and go about him
In your Lord's shade, while the angels are humbly reverent.
In the shade of your Lord, the angels humbled.
يمشونَthey walk حولَaround سريرهhis bier عَدَدَas numerous as الحصىthe pebbles
يمشونَ حولَ سريره عَدَدَ الحصى
فالأرضُso the earth ماnot فيهاin it لِرِجلكَfor your foot مَوْضِعُa place
فالأرضُ ما فيها لِرِجلكَ مَوْضِعُ
They walk around his bier, as numerous as the pebbles;
They walk around his bier, countless as pebbles,
So there is no place on earth for your foot.
So the earth has no place for your foot.
تمشيyou walk بأطرافِon the tips الأصابِعِof the toes تَتَّقِيtaking care
تمشي بأطرافِ الأصابِعِ تَتَّقِي
ولقدand indeed تكونyou may be وماwhile not تُوقَّىis protected الإصبعُthe toe
ولقد تكون وما تُوقَّى الإصبعُ
You walk on the tips of your toes, taking care,
You walk on tiptoes, cautious,
Yet you may find that not even a toe is spared.
Though you could be thus and not hurt a toe.
العرشُthe Throne مُهتزُّtrembling الجوانبِthe sides يَحتَفِيcelebrates
العرشُ مُهتزُّ الجوانبِ يَحتَفِي
واللَّهُand God يضحِكُlaughs والسَّماءُand heaven تُرجِّعُechoes
واللَّهُ يضحِكُ والسَّماءُ تُرجِّعُ
The Throne trembles on every side in celebration;
The Throne trembles, celebrating,
And God laughs, and heaven echoes.
As God smiles and the heavens roar.
ياO ناهضاًone rising بالدينِfor the faith يَحملُhe bears عِبْأَهُits burden
يا ناهضاً بالدينِ يَحملُ عِبْأَهُ
والبأسُand martial might يعثرُstumbles والسَّوابِقُand the fleet steeds تَظْلَعُlimp
والبأسُ يعثرُ والسَّوابِقُ تَظْلَعُ
O champion of the faith, who bears its burden,
O you who rose up with the faith, bearing its load,
While valor stumbles and the swift steeds limp,
While malice stumbles and the foremost trip.
اهنأrejoice بهاin them حُلَلاًas robes حملتyou have worn حِسانَهاtheir finest
اهنأ بها حُلَلاً حملت حِسانَها
نُوراًlight علىupon نُورٍlight يُضيءُglows وَيَسْطَعُand shines
نُوراً على نُورٍ يُضيءُ وَيَسْطَعُ
Rejoice in those robes, whose finest you have worn,
Congratulations on robes that carry their beauty,
Light upon light, glowing and shining.
Light upon light, illuminating and radiating.
هذاthis مكانُكَyour place لاnot العطاءُthe bounty مُقَتَّرٌstinted
هذا مكانُكَ لا العطاءُ مُقَتَّرٌ
عِندَwith الإلهِGod ولاnor الجزاءُthe recompense مُضَيَّعُwasted
عِندَ الإلهِ ولا الجزاءُ مُضَيَّعُ
This is your place: the bounty is not stinted
This is your station—no gifts are diminished
With God, nor is recompense wasted.
From God, and no rewards are lost.
لكfor you يومَon the day of بدرٍBadr عندbefore ربّكَyour Lord مَشهدٌa stand
لك يومَ بدرٍ عند ربّكَ مَشهدٌ
هُوَit للهُدَىfor guidance والحقِّand truth عُرسٌa wedding مُمتِعُdelightful
هُوَ للهُدَى والحقِّ عُرسٌ مُمتِعُ
Your stand on the day of Badr, in your Lord's sight,
For you is a day at Badr before your Lord, a scene
Is a delightful wedding for guidance and truth.
It is for guidance and truth, a joyous celebration.
نُصِرَwas granted victory النبيُّthe Prophet بهthrough it علىover أعدائِهِhis enemies
نُصِرَ النبيُّ به على أعدائِهِ
والجوُّand the air يُظْلِمُgrows dark والمناياand deaths تَلمعُflash
والجوُّ يُظْلِمُ والمنايا تَلمعُ
Through it the Prophet was given victory over his enemies,
The Prophet was victorious over his enemies through it
While the air darkens and deaths flash.
While the atmosphere darkened and death gleamed.
كانتit was مقالةَa declaration مُؤمنٍof a believer صَدَعَتْshattered قُوَىًforces
كانت مقالةَ مُؤمنٍ صَدَعَتْ قُوَىً
زعمتْclaimed قُريشٌQuraysh أنّهاthat they لاnot تُصدَعُare shattered
زعمتْ قُريشٌ أنّها لا تُصدَعُ
It was a believer's declaration that shattered forces
The words of a believer split the forces
Which Quraysh claimed could never be shattered.
That Quraish claimed could not be split.
بعثَتْroused منfrom الأنصارِthe Ansar كلَّevery مُدرَّبٍseasoned fighter
بعثَتْ من الأنصارِ كلَّ مُدرَّبٍ
يَقِظَwakeful in المضارِبِthe striking edges والقواضِبُand the keen swords هُجَّعُasleep
يَقِظَ المضارِبِ والقواضِبُ هُجَّعُ
It roused every seasoned fighter among the Ansar,
It roused every trained Ansari
With wakeful sword-edges, while the keen blades slept.
To wake the fighters while the archers slept.
ياO سعدُSa'd ماnot نَسِيَforgot العريشَthe shelter مُقيمُهits builder
يا سعدُ ما نَسِيَ العريشَ مُقيمُه
يحميhe guards غِياثَthe succor العالمينof the worlds ويمنعُand defends
يحمي غِياثَ العالمين ويمنعُ
O Sa'd, the shelter's builder has not forgotten it,
O Sa'd, the one who dwells in the canopy did not forget
Guarding and shielding the succor of the worlds.
To protect the savior of mankind and forbid.
لمّاwhen تَوالَىfollowed in succession الزَّحفُthe assault جِئتَyou came تَحُوطُهُyou guard him
لمّا تَوالَى الزَّحفُ جِئتَ تَحُوطُهُ
وتَرُدُّand you repel عنهfrom him المشركِينَthe polytheists وتَردعُand deter
وتَرُدُّ عنه المشركِينَ وتَردعُ
When the advance pressed on, you came to guard him,
When the troops advanced, you came to encircle him
Repelling the polytheists from him and holding them back.
And repel the polytheists from him, deterring them.
فيin عُصبةٍa band ممّنof those who يَليكَare close to you دَعَوْتَهَاyou summoned it
في عُصبةٍ ممّن يَليكَ دَعَوْتَهَا
فالبأسُso martial might يَدلفُadvances slowly والحميَّةُand zeal تُسرِعُhastens
فالبأسُ يَدلفُ والحميَّةُ تُسرِعُ
With a band of those around you, whom you had summoned;
Among a group of those near to you, you called them
So martial might advances slowly, and zeal hastens.
So valor flowed and zeal raced.
قمتمyou all stood صفوفاًin ranks كالهضابِlike hills يشدُّهاbinds them together
قمتم صفوفاً كالهضابِ يشدُّها
راسٍone firmly rooted علىamid الأهوالِthe terrors ماnot يتزعزعُwavers
راسٍ على الأهوالِ ما يتزعزعُ
You stood in ranks like hills, bound together
You stood in rows like the mountains, bound
By one rooted firm amid terrors, who never wavers.
By a leader against terrors, unshaken.
ولقدand indeed رَميتَyou hurled بنيthe sons of قريظةَQurayza بالتيwith that which
ولقد رَميتَ بني قريظةَ بالتي
سَمِعَheard المجيبُthe Answerer فهالكٌso one perished ومُروَّعُand one was terrified
سَمِعَ المجيبُ فهالكٌ ومُروَّعُ
And you hurled at Banu Qurayza the prayer
And you pelted Bani Quraidhah with arrows
That the Answerer heard: one perished, another was terrified.
That the respondent heard, terrified and trembling.
أحببْhow dear بهاit is منas دعوةٍa prayer لكof yours لمnot تَمُتْyou died
أحببْ بها من دعوةٍ لك لم تَمُتْ
حتىuntil أصابكreached you خَيَرُهاits blessing المتوقَّعُawaited
حتى أصابك خَيَرُها المتوقَّعُ
How dear that prayer of yours! You did not die
Love through it the call to you that did not end
Until its awaited blessing reached you.
Until its hoped-for good reached you.
نقعَquenched الإلهُGod غَليلَthe burning thirst صَدرِكof your breast إنّهindeed He
نقعَ الإلهُ غَليلَ صَدرِك إنّه
يَشفِيheals صدورthe breasts المؤمنينof the believers وينقعُand quenches
يَشفِي صدور المؤمنين وينقعُ
God quenched the burning thirst of your breast; indeed, He
God eased your chest’s anguish, He indeed
Heals believers' breasts and slakes their thirst.
Relieves the chests of believers and eases them.
إنif شيعوكthey escorted you to burial فلمthen did not تجدنيyou find me بينهمamong them
إن شيعوك فلم تجدني بينهم
فالخطبُthen the calamity خطبيmy calamity والبيانُand eloquence مُشيِّعُa funeral escort
فالخطبُ خطبي والبيانُ مُشيِّعُ
If they escorted you to burial and you did not find me among them,
If they walk with you in procession, do not find me among them,
For the calamity is mine, and eloquence is your funeral escort.
For the matter is my matter and the statement their own.
الدهرُtime معمورٌinhabited بذكرِكَwith remembrance of you آهلٌpopulated
الدهرُ معمورٌ بذكرِكَ آهلٌ
ماnot فيwithin جوانبِهِits reaches مكانٌa place بلقعُdesolate
ما في جوانبِهِ مكانٌ بلقعُ
Time is peopled with your memory, filled with life;
Eternity is populated with your memory, bewildered,
Within its reaches there is no barren place.
In its expanse there is no neglected place.
Sol 6.1