نَهَضَ الغُزاةُ فأين تَمْضِي العِيرُ

نَهَضَ الغُزاةُ فأين تَمْضِي العِيرُ

أعَلَى الغمامِ إلى الشآمِ تَسيرُ

أعَلَى الغمامِ إلى الشآمِ تَسيرُ

The raiders have risen; where, then, does the caravan go?

The warriors marched, where does the caravan head?

Does it travel upon the clouds to al-Sham?

Above the clouds, towards Syria it proceeds.

زَيْدُ بْنُ حارثةٍ يَطيرُ وَرَاءَها

زَيْدُ بْنُ حارثةٍ يَطيرُ وَرَاءَها

مَا ظَنَّهَا بالنَّسرِ حِينَ يَطيرُ

مَا ظَنَّهَا بالنَّسرِ حِينَ يَطيرُ

Zayd ibn Harithah flies behind it.

Zayd ibn Harithah flies after it

What does it think of the eagle when he flies?

It did not expect him to be a falcon when he flies.

مَهْلاً أبا سُفيانَ إنَّ طِلابَكُمْ

مَهْلاً أبا سُفيانَ إنَّ طِلابَكُمْ

عَسِرٌ وإنَّ مُصَابَكم لَكَبيرُ

عَسِرٌ وإنَّ مُصَابَكم لَكَبيرُ

Easy, Abu Sufyan! Your quest

Wait Abu Sufyan, your pursuits

is arduous, and your calamity is surely great.

Are difficult, and your afflictions are severe.

صَفْوَانُ يُرْعِدُ خِيفةً وحُوَيْطِبٌ

صَفْوَانُ يُرْعِدُ خِيفةً وحُوَيْطِبٌ

مِمَّا عَرَاهُ مُرَوَّعٌ مَذعُورُ

مِمَّا عَرَاهُ مُرَوَّعٌ مَذعُورُ

Safwan trembles with fear, and Huwaytib

Safwan thunders in fear, and Al-Huwaiṭib

is terrified and panic-stricken by what has befallen him.

Is terrified and panicked because of what he saw.

زُولُوا بأنفسِكم فَتِلْكَ حُتوفُها

زُولُوا بأنفسِكم فَتِلْكَ حُتوفُها

غَضْبَى إليها بالسُّيوفِ تُشِيرُ

غَضْبَى إليها بالسُّيوفِ تُشِيرُ

Flee with your lives, for those are their dooms,

Go away with yourselves, for those are their blankets

wrathful, pointing at them with swords.

Angrily at them with swords it gestures.

هِيَ غارةُ البَطَلِ المُظَفَّرِ مالكم

هِيَ غارةُ البَطَلِ المُظَفَّرِ مالكم

مِنه إذا خَاضَ الغِمَارَ مُجيرُ

مِنه إذا خَاضَ الغِمَارَ مُجيرُ

It is the raid of the victorious hero; you have no

It is the raid of the victorious hero, what do you have

protector from him when he plunges into the fray.

To protect you when he plunges into the battlefield?

ظَنُّوا الظنُّونَ بهِ فلمَّا اسْتَيْقَنُوا

ظَنُّوا الظنُّونَ بهِ فلمَّا اسْتَيْقَنُوا

زَالوا عَنِ الأموالِ وَهْيَ كَثيرُ

زَالوا عَنِ الأموالِ وَهْيَ كَثيرُ

They made conjectures about him; then, when they knew for certain,

They harbored doubts about him, but when they were certain

they left the wealth behind, abundant though it was.

They desisted from the fortunes, and those were many.

أَمْسَتْ تُساقُ إلى النبيِّ غَنيمةً

أَمْسَتْ تُساقُ إلى النبيِّ غَنيمةً

للَّهِ فيها فَضلُهُ المشكُورُ

للَّهِ فيها فَضلُهُ المشكُورُ

By evening it was being driven to the Prophet as booty;

The spoils were brought in the evening to the Prophet

in it is God's grace, for which thanks are due.

For which Allah's abundant favor is thanked.

هذا دليلُ العِيرِ غُودِرَ وَحْدَهُ

هذا دليلُ العِيرِ غُودِرَ وَحْدَهُ

خَلْفَ الأُلَى خَذلُوهُ فَهْوَ أَسِيرُ

خَلْفَ الأُلَى خَذلُوهُ فَهْوَ أَسِيرُ

This is the caravan's guide, left alone

This is evidence of the caravan's leader who was alone

behind those who forsook him; so he is a captive.

Abandoned by the tribes, so he is a captive.

اللَّهُ أطلقَهُ على يدِ مُنْقِذٍ

اللَّهُ أطلقَهُ على يدِ مُنْقِذٍ

هُوَ للأُسارَى المرهَقِينَ بَشِيرُ

هُوَ للأُسارَى المرهَقِينَ بَشِيرُ

God freed him at the hand of a deliverer,

Allah released him by the hand of a savior

who brings good tidings to the oppressed captives.

He is to the exhausted captives a bearer of good news.

عَقَدَتْ مِنَ الإسلامِ فوقَ جَبينِهِ

عَقَدَتْ مِنَ الإسلامِ فوقَ جَبينِهِ

تاجاً عليهِ من الجلالةِ نُورُ

تاجاً عليهِ من الجلالةِ نُورُ

It fashioned from Islam, above his brow,

Islam crowned above his forehead

a crown upon which shines a light of majesty.

A crown on it of majesty and light.

مَن علَّمَ القومَ العُكوفَ على الهوى

مَن علَّمَ القومَ العُكوفَ على الهوى

أنَّ الحياةَ جَهالةٌ وغُرور

أنَّ الحياةَ جَهالةٌ وغُرور

He who taught the people, devoted to desire,

Who taught people to indulge in passion

that life is ignorance and delusion.

That life is ignorance and vain?

تِلك المغانِمُ ما لها كَمُحَمَّدٍ

تِلك المغانِمُ ما لها كَمُحَمَّدٍ

في النَّاسِ من أحدٍ إليهِ تَصِيرُ

في النَّاسِ من أحدٍ إليهِ تَصِيرُ

Those spoils have no one like Muhammad

Those spoils, Muhammad has no equal among people

among mankind to whom they may pass.

To whom they would belong.

هِيَ قُوَّةٌ لِلمُسْلِمينَ وَمَظهرٌ

هِيَ قُوَّةٌ لِلمُسْلِمينَ وَمَظهرٌ

للقائِمينَ على الجهادِ خَطيرُ

للقائِمينَ على الجهادِ خَطيرُ

They are strength for the Muslims, and a display

It is strength for the Muslims and a sign

of great import for those engaged in jihad.

For those who stand firm in holy war.

بُورِكْتَ يا زَيْدُ بنُ حارثةٍ فما

بُورِكْتَ يا زَيْدُ بنُ حارثةٍ فما

لكَ في الموالِي الصَّالِحينَ نَظيرُ

لكَ في الموالِي الصَّالِحينَ نَظيرُ

Blessed are you, O Zayd ibn Harithah, for there is no

You were blessed, O Zayd ibn Harithah, for you have

equal to you among the righteous freedmen.

No peer among the righteous slaves.

إيهٍ أميرَ الجندِ ليس كمثلهِ

إيهٍ أميرَ الجندِ ليس كمثلهِ

جُندٌ ولا مِثلَ الأميرِ أميرُ

جُندٌ ولا مِثلَ الأميرِ أميرُ

Go on, commander of the army! None is like it—

O commander of the army, none can equal him,

no army, nor any commander like the commander.

An army is not like its commander, nor a commander like another.