غَضِبَ الحُماةُ لدين أَحمدَ غَضبَةً

غَضِبَ الحُماةُ لدين أَحمدَ غَضبَةً

نُصر الإِلهُ بِها وَعزَّ المُصحَفُ

نُصر الإِلهُ بِها وَعزَّ المُصحَفُ

The defenders raged for Ahmad's religion with a mighty rage,

The defenders were enraged for Ahmad's religion

Through which God was championed and the Qur'an exalted.

God granted victory through it, and the Mus'haf was honored

قَذَفَت بِهانوتو فَطاحَ بَهبوَةٍ

قَذَفَت بِهانوتو فَطاحَ بَهبوَةٍ

تَرمِي بِأَبطالِ الرِجالِ وَتقذفُ

تَرمِي بِأَبطالِ الرِجالِ وَتقذفُ

It hurled Hanotaux away, and he fell in a dust cloud

It cast down Hanutu, so it fell in turmoil

That flings and hurls the champions of men.

It throws the brave men and casts them

ما انقضَّ يَرمي المُسلِمِينَ بِعَسفِهِ

ما انقضَّ يَرمي المُسلِمِينَ بِعَسفِهِ

حَتّى اِنبَرى القَدرُ الَّذي لا يَعسِفُ

حَتّى اِنبَرى القَدرُ الَّذي لا يَعسِفُ

No sooner had he swooped down, assailing the Muslims with his tyranny,

Before it demolishes, it throws the Muslims with its severity

Than fate, which never wrongs, rose to confront him.

Until the destined arose, that is not severe

هاج الحُماةَ فَهاجَ كُلَّ مُشيَّعٍ

هاج الحُماةَ فَهاجَ كُلَّ مُشيَّعٍ

عَجِلِ الوَقائع بِالفَوارس يَعصفُ

عَجِلِ الوَقائع بِالفَوارس يَعصفُ

He roused the defenders, and so roused every fearless warrior,

The defenders were provoked, so every supporter was provoked

Swift in battle, sweeping horsemen away.

O events, hasten the horsemen, blowing fiercely

جبريلُ يَدلِفُ بِاللواءِ وَأَحمدٌ

جبريلُ يَدلِفُ بِاللواءِ وَأَحمدٌ

بَينَ الوَصيِّ وَبَينَ حَمزَةَ يَزحَفُ

بَينَ الوَصيِّ وَبَينَ حَمزَةَ يَزحَفُ

Gabriel advances with the banner, and Ahmad

Gabriel turns up with the banner, and Ahmad

Marches between the appointed successor and Hamza.

Between the successor and Hamza, marches

أَو كلّما هاجَ التعصُّبَ أَهلُهُ

أَو كلّما هاجَ التعصُّبَ أَهلُهُ

صاح الغَوِيُّ بِنا وضجَّ المُرجِفُ

صاح الغَوِيُّ بِنا وضجَّ المُرجِفُ

And is it that whenever its adherents stir up fanaticism,

Or whenever prejudice provoked its people

The misguided man shouts at us and the alarmist clamors?

The heretic cried to us, and the troublemaker clamored

في كُلِّ يَومٍ لِلتَعَصُّبِ غارَةٌ

في كُلِّ يَومٍ لِلتَعَصُّبِ غارَةٌ

يَدعو بِها داعِي الصَليبِ وَيَهتِفُ

يَدعو بِها داعِي الصَليبِ وَيَهتِفُ

Every day fanaticism mounts a raid;

Every day, for prejudice, there is a raid

The herald of the Cross calls for it and cries aloud.

Called for by the crusader's preacher, and he screams

ضَجَّت شُعوبُ المُسلمين وَراعهم

ضَجَّت شُعوبُ المُسلمين وَراعهم

ظُلمُ الأُلى لَولا السياسَةُ أَنصفوا

ظُلمُ الأُلى لَولا السياسَةُ أَنصفوا

The Muslim peoples cried out, and were appalled

The Muslim nations were startled and terrified by

By the injustice of those who, but for politics, would have been fair.

The oppression of the tyrants - if not for politics they would have been fair

جَعلوا الصَليبَ سِلاحَها وَتدَّفعت

جَعلوا الصَليبَ سِلاحَها وَتدَّفعت

عَن جانِبَيهِ دَماً فَلَم يَستنكفوا

عَن جانِبَيهِ دَماً فَلَم يَستنكفوا

They made the Cross her weapon, and she poured forth

They made the cross its weapon, and it warded off

As blood from its two sides; yet they did not recoil.

Blood from its sides, yet they did not refrain

إِنّ الصَليبَ عَلى جَهالةِ أَهلِهِ

إِنّ الصَليبَ عَلى جَهالةِ أَهلِهِ

ليرى سَبيلَ المُصلِحينَ وَيَعرِفُ

ليرى سَبيلَ المُصلِحينَ وَيَعرِفُ

Indeed, the Cross, despite its followers' ignorance,

Indeed the cross, in its people's ignorance

Surely sees and recognizes the path of the reformers.

Will see the path of the reformers, and know

أَيَهِمُّ هانوتو بِقَبرِ مُحمَّدٍ

أَيَهِمُّ هانوتو بِقَبرِ مُحمَّدٍ

وَيَسوعُ حَولَيهِ يَطوف وَيَعكِفُ

وَيَسوعُ حَولَيهِ يَطوف وَيَعكِفُ

Does Hanotaux set his sights on Muhammad's grave,

Which of Hanutu is at Muhammad's grave

While Jesus circles it and keeps vigil?

And Jesus circling and praying around it

أَيقولُ تِلكَ فَلا تَميدُ بِأَهلِها

أَيقولُ تِلكَ فَلا تَميدُ بِأَهلِها

باريسُ مِن فَزَعٍ وَيَهوي المُتحَفُ

باريسُ مِن فَزَعٍ وَيَهوي المُتحَفُ

Can he say that without it reeling with its people—

Will it say this is unacceptable for its people

Paris, in terror—and the museum crashing down?

Paris does not sway in fear, and the museum collapses

فَلَسَوفَ يَنظرُ أَيّ مُلكٍ يَنطَوي

فَلَسَوفَ يَنظرُ أَيّ مُلكٍ يَنطَوي

وَلَسَوفَ يَعلم أَيّ عَرشٍ يُنسَفُ

وَلَسَوفَ يَعلم أَيّ عَرشٍ يُنسَفُ

Then he shall see which kingdom is folded away,

So it will see which kingdom folds

And he shall know which throne is blown apart.

And it will know which throne gets demolished

وَيحي عَلى الإِسلامِ هان وَزَلزَلَت

وَيحي عَلى الإِسلامِ هان وَزَلزَلَت

أَيدي الخُطوبِ شُعوبَه فَاستُضعِفوا

أَيدي الخُطوبِ شُعوبَه فَاستُضعِفوا

Alas for Islam! It has been abased, and shaken were

And it will live for Islam, while Han wavered

Its peoples by calamity's hands, so they were deemed weak.

And the hands of calamities shook its people, so they were weakened

لَولا التَعصُّبُ لَم تُرَع في ظِلِّهِ

لَولا التَعصُّبُ لَم تُرَع في ظِلِّهِ

أُمَمٌ تَميدُ ولا ممالكُ تَرجُفُ

أُمَمٌ تَميدُ ولا ممالكُ تَرجُفُ

Were it not for fanaticism, no terror beneath its shade

If not for prejudice, nations would not be startled under its shadow

Would make nations reel or kingdoms tremble.

Nor kingdoms quake

وَأَرى الَّذين تَفرَّقَت أَهواؤُهم

وَأَرى الَّذين تَفرَّقَت أَهواؤُهم

لَو أَنَّهُم غَضِبوا لَهُ لتأَلّفوا

لَو أَنَّهُم غَضِبوا لَهُ لتأَلّفوا

And I see that those whose inclinations have diverged,

And I see those whose desires differed

Had they raged for it, would have united.

If they were angry at it, they would unite

مَهلاً دُعاةَ الشَرِّ إِنّ وَراءَكُم

مَهلاً دُعاةَ الشَرِّ إِنّ وَراءَكُم

يَوماً تَظلُّ بِهِ الشُعوبُ تَخطَّفُ

يَوماً تَظلُّ بِهِ الشُعوبُ تَخطَّفُ

Hold back, heralds of evil! Awaiting you is

Wait, you evil callers, for behind you

A day when peoples will keep being snatched away.

Is a day when the nations will remain snatched

تَتَخبّط الأَحداث في غَمراتِهِ

تَتَخبّط الأَحداث في غَمراتِهِ

وَتظلُّ عَن أَهوالِهِ تَتَكشَّفُ

وَتظلُّ عَن أَهوالِهِ تَتَكشَّفُ

Events flounder in its engulfing depths,

Events will flounder in its depths

And continue unfolding to reveal its terrors.

And remain unveiling its horrors

لِلّهِ فيما تَفعلون بِدينهِ

لِلّهِ فيما تَفعلون بِدينهِ

عَهدٌ أَبرُّ وَمَوعدٌ ما يُخلَفُ

عَهدٌ أَبرُّ وَمَوعدٌ ما يُخلَفُ

God has, concerning what you do to His religion,

To God, in what you do to His religion

A most faithful covenant and a promise never broken.

Is a promise more binding, and an appointment not to be missed

مَهلاً فيومئذٍ يُحَمُّ قَضاؤُهُ

مَهلاً فيومئذٍ يُحَمُّ قَضاؤُهُ

إِنّ القَضاءَ إِذا جَرى لا يُصرَفُ

إِنّ القَضاءَ إِذا جَرى لا يُصرَفُ

Hold back, for on that day His judgment is ordained.

Wait, for on that day, His decree will protect

Indeed, once the decree takes effect, it cannot be averted.

Indeed, when the decree comes to pass, it will not be diverted

كشف الكِتابُ عَن المَحجَّةِ فَانظُروا

كشف الكِتابُ عَن المَحجَّةِ فَانظُروا

وَأَرى المحجّة عِندَكُم أَن تَصدِفوا

وَأَرى المحجّة عِندَكُم أَن تَصدِفوا

The Book unveiled the clear path, so look;

The Book has uncovered the proof, so look

Yet I see that, in your view, the clear path is to turn away.

And I see the proof with you is to collide

لُوذوا بِأروَعَ ما تَخافُ نُفوسُكُم

لُوذوا بِأروَعَ ما تَخافُ نُفوسُكُم

إِنّ الكِتابَ عَلى النُفوسِ لَأَخوَفُ

إِنّ الكِتابَ عَلى النُفوسِ لَأَخوَفُ

Seek refuge in the most dreadful thing your souls fear;

Take refuge in the most frightening thing your souls fear

Indeed, the Book is more fearsome to souls.

Indeed the Book, over souls, is most frightening

إِن الَّذي قَهرَ الجَبابر ما لَهُ

إِن الَّذي قَهرَ الجَبابر ما لَهُ

مَثَلٌ يُعَدُّ وَلا شَبيهٌ يُوصَفُ

مَثَلٌ يُعَدُّ وَلا شَبيهٌ يُوصَفُ

Indeed, that which subdued the tyrants has no

Indeed, He who subdued the tyrants, nothing

Equal to be reckoned, nor likeness to be described.

Can equal Him, nor can He be described

يُزجِي أَساطيلَ القَضاءِ سُطورهُ

يُزجِي أَساطيلَ القَضاءِ سُطورهُ

وَتَقود خَيلَ اللَهِ مِنهُ الأَحرُفُ

وَتَقود خَيلَ اللَهِ مِنهُ الأَحرُفُ

Its lines drive forth the fleets of fate,

Its lines maneuver the fleets of destiny

And its letters lead the cavalry of God.

And from it, the letters lead the horses of God

وَلربّما ركب المجرَّةَ فَاعتَلى

وَلربّما ركب المجرَّةَ فَاعتَلى

وَهَوى المُنيفُ عَلى العُبابِ المُشرِفُ

وَهَوى المُنيفُ عَلى العُبابِ المُشرِفُ

And often it rode the Milky Way and rose aloft,

And it may have ridden the galaxy, rising high

And down fell the lofty one that overlooked the billows.

While the star swooped down on the soaring clouds

حِصنٌ يلوذُ الدينُ مِنهُ بِجانبٍ

حِصنٌ يلوذُ الدينُ مِنهُ بِجانبٍ

عَزريلُ مُرتَقِبٌ عَلَيهِ يُرَفرفُ

عَزريلُ مُرتَقِبٌ عَلَيهِ يُرَفرفُ

A fortress at whose side religion takes refuge,

A fortress which religion takes refuge in its side

Azrael keeps watch, hovering above it.

Azrael lurks over it, fluttering

تَشقى الجِواءُ بِما يُذِيبُ مِن القُوى

تَشقى الجِواءُ بِما يُذِيبُ مِن القُوى

وَتَضيقُ بِالمُهجِ الَّتي يَتَلقَّفُ

وَتَضيقُ بِالمُهجِ الَّتي يَتَلقَّفُ

The expanses suffer from the strength he melts away,

The atmosphere is miserable with what melts of powers

And grow cramped with the souls he snatches up.

And is narrow with the passions it receives

ما بَينَ وَثبَةِ ثائِرٍ وَنُكوصِهِ

ما بَينَ وَثبَةِ ثائِرٍ وَنُكوصِهِ

إِلّا مجالٌ للحُماةِ وَمَوقفُ

إِلّا مجالٌ للحُماةِ وَمَوقفُ

Nothing lies between a rebel's leap and his retreat

Nothing between the leap of a rebel and his recoil

But an arena for the defenders and a place to stand.

Except a space for the defenders, and a stance