هِيَthey are الأواصرُthe bonds أدناهاthe least of them الدَّمُthe blood الجاريflowing
هِيَ الأواصرُ أدناها الدَّمُ الجاري
فلاso no محالةَescape منfrom حُبٍّlove وإيثارِand selflessness
فلا محالةَ من حُبٍّ وإيثارِ
These are bonds, the least of them the coursing blood;
The bonds of kinship - the closest is blood flowing
so love and selfless giving are inevitable.
Love and sacrifice are inevitable
الأسرةُthe family اجتمعتْgathered فيin الدّارِthe house واحدةًas one
الأسرةُ اجتمعتْ في الدّارِ واحدةً
حُيّيتِgreetings to you منas أسرةٍa family بُوركتِblessings on you منas دَارِa home
حُيّيتِ من أسرةٍ بُوركتِ من دَارِ
The family gathered in the house as one.
The family gathered in one home
Hail to you as a family; blessed are you as a home!
Blessed from a family, graced from a home
مَشَىwalked بهاthrough it منin the person of رسولthe Messenger اللّهGod خيرُthe best أبٍfather
مَشَى بها من رسول اللّه خيرُ أبٍ
يَدعوcalling البنينَthe sons فلبَّواso they answered غيرَnot أغمارِinexperienced men
يَدعو البنينَ فلبَّوا غيرَ أغمارِ
Through it walked God's Messenger, the best of fathers,
Led by the Messenger of Allah, the best of fathers
calling the sons, who answered—not inexperienced men.
Calling his sons who readily responded
تَأكّدَwas strengthened العهدُthe covenant مماby what ضَمَّbound أُلفتَهمtheir fellowship
تَأكّدَ العهدُ مما ضَمَّ أُلفتَهم
وَاسْتَحصدَand grew firm الحبلُthe cord منthrough شَدٍّtightening وإمرارِand twisting
وَاسْتَحصدَ الحبلُ من شَدٍّ وإمرارِ
The covenant was strengthened by what bound their fellowship,
The covenant was strengthened by their unity
and the cord grew firm through tightening and twisting.
And the rope was twisted by pulling and threading
كُلٌّeach لهfor him منamong سَراةِthe foremost المسلمينَthe Muslims أخٌa brother
كُلٌّ له من سَراةِ المسلمينَ أخٌ
يَحميhe protects الذِّمارَhonor and dependents ويرعىand respects حُرمَةَthe sanctity الجارِof the neighbor
يَحمي الذِّمارَ ويرعى حُرمَةَ الجارِ
Each has a brother among the foremost Muslims,
Each has a brother among the nobles of Islam
who protects honor and respects the neighbor's sanctity.
Who protects the weak and respects the neighbor
يَطوفُhe goes about منهfrom him بحقٍّwith a due ليسnot يَمنعُهhe withholds it
يَطوفُ منه بحقٍّ ليس يَمنعُه
وليسand not يُعطيهhe gives it إنif أعطىhe gives بمقدارِin measured amounts
وليس يُعطيه إن أعطى بمقدارِ
He attends him with his due, never withholding it,
Justly circling without preventing or giving
nor, when he gives it, does he give by measure.
Except what is due, not more nor any less
يَجودُhe gives generously بالدمِwith blood والآجالُwhile death's appointed times ذاهلةٌare dazed
يَجودُ بالدمِ والآجالُ ذاهلةٌ
ويبذلُand gives freely المالَwealth فيin يُسرٍprosperity وإعسارِand poverty
ويبذلُ المالَ في يُسرٍ وإعسارِ
He gives his blood freely, while death's appointed times are dazed,
Giving blood freely while lives are oblivious
and gives his wealth in prosperity and poverty.
Spending wealth in ease and in distress
همُthey الجماعةُthe community إلاexcept أنّهمthat they بَرزواappeared
همُ الجماعةُ إلا أنّهم بَرزوا
فيin صُورةِthe form الفردِof one individual فانظرso behold قُدرةَthe power الباريof the Creator
في صُورةِ الفردِ فانظر قُدرةَ الباري
They are the community, yet they have appeared
The group though appearing as individuals
in the form of one individual—behold the Creator's power!
See the power of the Creator who made all equal
صَاحَcalled out النبيُّthe Prophet بهمto them كونواbe سَواسِيَةًequal
صَاحَ النبيُّ بهم كونوا سَواسِيَةً
ياO عُصبةَband اللّهِof God منof صَحبٍcompanions وأنصارand Helpers
يا عُصبةَ اللّهِ من صَحبٍ وأنصار
The Prophet called to them: “Be equal,
The Prophet called "Be like peers!"
O God's band of companions and Helpers!
O party of Allah, the Companions and Helpers!
هذاthis هوis الدّينُthe faith لاnot ماwhat هاجَerupted منof فِتنٍstrife
هذا هو الدّينُ لا ما هاجَ من فِتنٍ
بينamong القبائلِthe tribes دينُthe creed الجهلِof ignorance والعارِand disgrace
بين القبائلِ دينُ الجهلِ والعارِ
This is the faith, not the strife that erupted
This is the religion - not the discord sown
among the tribes—the creed of ignorance and disgrace.
Among tribes - the faith of ignorance and shame
رِدُواcome to الحياةَlife فماso how أشهىdelightful مَواردَهاits watering places
رِدُوا الحياةَ فما أشهى مَواردَها
دُنياa world صَفَتْgrew clear بعدafter أقذاءٍmotes وأكدارِand murk
دُنيا صَفَتْ بعد أقذاءٍ وأكدارِ
Come to life—how sweet its watering places!
Restore life, its springs are most sublime
A world grown clear after motes and murk.
After much bitterness and sorrow.
الجاهليَّةُpre-Islamic ignorance سُمٌّpoison ناقعٌdeadly وأذىًand harm
الجاهليَّةُ سُمٌّ ناقعٌ وأذىً
تَشقَىsuffer النّفوسُsouls بداءٍfrom a disease منهfrom it ضَرّارِdevastating
تَشقَى النّفوسُ بداءٍ منه ضَرّارِ
The age of ignorance is deadly poison and harm;
Ignorance is a harmful, festering poison
souls suffer from a devastating sickness born of it.
Souls suffer its malicious, harmful contagion
تأهّبواprepare yourselves إِنَّindeed ديناًa faith قامhas risen قائمُهits upholder
تأهّبوا إِنَّ ديناً قام قائمُه
يُومِيbeckons إليكمto you بآمالٍwith hopes وأوطارِand desires
يُومِي إليكم بآمالٍ وأوطارِ
Prepare yourselves: a faith has taken its stand,
Prepare - a religion arises steadfast
beckoning to you with hopes and desires.
Bringing hopes and goals to you
أماdo you not تَروْنَsee رِياحَthe winds الشِّركِof polytheism عاصفةًraging
أما تَروْنَ رِياحَ الشِّركِ عاصفةً
تَطغَىoverrun علىover أُممٍnations شَتَّىdiverse وأقطارِand lands
تَطغَى على أُممٍ شَتَّى وأقطارِ
Do you not see the winds of polytheism raging,
Do you not see winds of polytheism raging
overrunning diverse nations and lands?
Rampant among nations diverse and far
لنwill not أتركَI leave الناسَpeople فوضىin chaos فيin عقائدهمtheir beliefs
لن أتركَ الناسَ فوضى في عقائدهم
ولنand will not أسالمَI make peace منهمamong them كلَّevery جبَّارِtyrant
ولن أسالمَ منهم كلَّ جبَّارِ
I shall not leave people with their beliefs in chaos,
I will not leave people confused in their beliefs
nor shall I make peace with any tyrant among them.
Nor will I make peace with each tyrant
أكلّماmust, whenever مَلَكَruled الأقوامَthe peoples مالكُهمtheir ruler
أكلّما مَلَكَ الأقوامَ مالكُهم
رَمىhe assailed الضّعافَthe weak بأنيابٍwith fangs وأظفارِand claws
رَمى الضّعافَ بأنيابٍ وأظفارِ
Must their ruler, whenever he rules the peoples,
Whenever a people's master seizes power
assail the weak with fangs and claws?
He casts the weak to his fangs and claws
الشرُّevil غطَّىcovered أديمَthe skin الأرضِof the earth فارتكستْand plunged headlong
الشرُّ غطَّى أديمَ الأرضِ فارتكستْ
أقطارُهاher regions بينamid آثامٍsins وأوزارِand burdens
أقطارُها بين آثامٍ وأوزارِ
Evil covered the earth's skin, and down plunged
Evil has covered the earth's surface and so
her regions amid sins and burdens.
Its regions sank in sins and burdens galore
أخفىhid محاسنَهاher beauties الكبرىgreatest فكيفso how بكمwith you
أخفى محاسنَها الكبرى فكيف بكم
إذاwhen تَكَشَّفُshe unveils عنfrom وجهٍa face لهاof hers عارِbare
إذا تَكَشَّفُ عن وجهٍ لها عارِ
It hid her greatest beauties—what then will become of you
It hid its great beauties, so what of you
when she unveils a naked face?
When its shameful face is laid bare?
لأُنزِلنَّI shall surely bring down ذويthose with الطُّغيانِtyranny مَنزلةًa station
لأُنزِلنَّ ذوي الطُّغيانِ مَنزلةً
تستفرغُthat drains الكبرَpride منfrom هامٍheads وأبصارِand eyes
تستفرغُ الكبرَ من هامٍ وأبصارِ
I shall surely bring the tyrants to a state
I will bring the arrogant down to their level
that drains pride from heads and eyes.
Draining pride from their zeal and vision
ظنُّواthey deemed الضّعافَthe weak عبيداًslaves بئسwretched is ماwhat زعمواthey claimed
ظنُّوا الضّعافَ عبيداً بئس ما زعموا
هلdoes يَخلقُcreate اللّهُGod قوماًa people غيرَother than أحرارِfree people
هل يَخلقُ اللّهُ قوماً غيرَ أحرارِ
They deemed the weak slaves—wretched was their claim!
They thought the weak were slaves - how wrong their claim!
Does God create people who are not free?
Does Allah create a people who are not free?
ماwhat غرَّهمdeluded them إذwhen أطاعواthey obeyed أمرَthe command جاهِلهمof their ignorant leader
ما غرَّهم إذ أطاعوا أمرَ جاهِلهم
بواحدٍconcerning the One غالبِprevailing in السُّلطانِsovereignty قهَّارِall-subduing
بواحدٍ غالبِ السُّلطانِ قهَّارِ
What deluded them, when they obeyed their ignorant leader's command,
What deceived them to obey their ignorant master,
concerning the One, invincible in sovereignty, the All-Subduer?
One dominant, compelling, vanquishing ruler?
يَرميHe casts down العروشthe thrones إذاwhen استعصتْthey resist ويبعثُهاand sends them
يَرمي العروش إذا استعصتْ ويبعثُها
مَبثوثةًscattered فيon جَناحَيْthe two wings عاصفٍof a gale ذارِscattering
مَبثوثةً في جَناحَيْ عاصفٍ ذارِ
He casts down thrones when they resist and sends them
He hurls thrones when they rebel, destroying them,
scattered on the two wings of a scattering gale.
Scattered in the wings of a raging wind
بُعِثْتُI was sent بالحقِّwith truth يهدِيit guides الجامحينthe unruly كماjust as
بُعِثْتُ بالحقِّ يهدِي الجامحين كما
يَهدِيguides الحيارىthe bewildered شُعاعُthe ray الكوكبof the star السّاريtraveling by night
يَهدِي الحيارى شُعاعُ الكوكب السّاري
I was sent with truth that guides the unruly, as
I am sent with the truth to guide those astray
the ray of the night-traveling star guides the bewildered.
As the shining star guides the lost wanderer
أدعوI call إلىto اللّهِGod بالآياتِwith the signs واضحةًclear
أدعو إلى اللّهِ بالآياتِ واضحةً
تَهدِيthey guide الغَويَّthe wayward وتنهَىand admonish كلَّevery كَفَّارِhardened unbeliever
تَهدِي الغَويَّ وتنهَى كلَّ كَفَّارِ
I call to God with signs made plain,
I call to Allah through clear signs
which guide the wayward and admonish every hardened unbeliever.
Guiding the heedless and stopping each unbeliever
فمنso whoever أبىrefuses فَدُعائيthen my summons كَلُّevery (apparently intended) ذيpossessing شُطَبٍgrooves
فمن أبى فَدُعائي كَلُّ ذي شُطَبٍ
ماضيpiercing الرسالةِthe message فيinto الهاماتِheads بَتّارِkeenly severing
ماضي الرسالةِ في الهاماتِ بَتّارِ
For whoever refuses, my summons is every grooved sword,
Whoever refuses, my call to him is erased
its message piercing heads, keenly severing.
Advancing my message fiercely like a pen
اللّهGod أكبرُis greatest هلis there فيin الحقِّtruth مَعتبةٌcause for reproach
اللّه أكبرُ هل في الحقِّ مَعتبةٌ
لِمُستخِفٍّfor a scorner بعهدِof the covenant of اللهِGod غَدّارِtreacherous
لِمُستخِفٍّ بعهدِ اللهِ غَدّارِ
God is greatest! Is there any cause to reproach the truth
Allah is the Greatest - can the truth be blamed
for a treacherous man who scorns God's covenant?
By one violating Allah's pact, ever betraying?
ألمdid He not يكنbe أخذَtake الميثاقَthe covenant منsince قِدَمٍlong ago
ألم يكن أخذَ الميثاقَ من قِدَمٍ
فماthen why المقامُremaining علىin disbelief كُفرٍand denial وإنكارِline_55
فما المقامُ على كُفرٍ وإنكارِ
Had He not taken the covenant long ago?
Was not the covenant made since ancient times?
Why then remain in disbelief and denial?
No standing upon disbelief and denial!
إنّindeed الألىthose who اتّخذواtook الأصنامَidols آلهةًas gods
إنّ الألى اتّخذوا الأصنامَ آلهةً
علىon شفَاthe brink جُرُفٍof a bank منin أمرِهمtheir affairs هارِcollapsing
على شفَا جُرُفٍ من أمرِهم هارِ
Indeed, those who took idols as gods
They took idols as gods, how steep their decline!
are, in their affairs, on the brink of a collapsing bank.
Prostrating to rocks, disgracing and vile
يَستكبرونَthey act arrogantly علىtoward مَنthe One who لاno شريكَpartner لهHe has
يَستكبرونَ على مَن لا شريكَ له
ويسجدونَand bow down علىin هُونٍabasement لأحجارِto stones
ويسجدونَ على هُونٍ لأحجارِ
They act arrogantly toward Him who has no partner,
They polished them, wrongly believing in them
and bow down in abasement to stones.
But Allah alone deserves glory and exaltation
راحواthey set about يُجلّونهاrevering them منfrom سوءِthe evil of ماwhat اعْتقدواthey believed
راحوا يُجلّونها من سوءِ ما اعْتقدوا
واللّهand God أوْلَىmore deserving بإجلالٍof reverence وإكبارِand exaltation
واللّه أوْلَى بإجلالٍ وإكبارِ
They set about revering them through the evil of what they believed,
Each people has a god in whom they believe
while God is more deserving of reverence and exaltation.
Allah wants no faith from those corrupt and depraved
لِكلِّfor every قومٍpeople إلهٌa god يُؤمنونَthey believe بهin him
لِكلِّ قومٍ إلهٌ يُؤمنونَ به
ماnot يبتغِيseeks اللَّهُGod منfrom إيمانِthe faith فُجّارِof the wicked
ما يبتغِي اللَّهُ من إيمانِ فُجّارِ
Every people has a god they believe in;
Is fire mightier in its subjects' view
God seeks nothing from the faith of the wicked.
Or the Creator of fire, glorified is He?
النارُfire أعظمُgreater سُلطاناًin dominion ومقدرةًand might
النارُ أعظمُ سُلطاناً ومقدرةً
فيin رأيthe view عُبّادهاof its worshippers أمor خالقُthe Creator النّارِof fire
في رأي عُبّادها أم خالقُ النّارِ
Is fire greater in dominion and might,
Glorified is He, a God majestic in might
in the view of its worshippers, or the Creator of fire?
Guiding souls through signs and traces
سُبحانهglory be to Him مِنas إلهٍa God شأنُهHis stature جَللٌis immense
سُبحانه مِن إلهٍ شأنُه جَللٌ
يَهديHe guides النُّفوسَsouls بآياتٍwith signs وآثارِand traces
يَهدي النُّفوسَ بآياتٍ وآثارِ
Glory be to Him, a God whose majesty is immense,
I will uncover sights when blindness prevails
who guides souls with signs and traces.
Lifting veils and screens cast by ignorance
لأَكْشِفَنَّI shall surely lift عنfrom الأبصارِthe eyes إذwhen عَميتْthey went blind
لأَكْشِفَنَّ عن الأبصارِ إذ عَميتْ
ماwhat أسْدَلَdrew down الجهلُignorance منof حُجْبٍveils وأستارِand curtains
ما أسْدَلَ الجهلُ من حُجْبٍ وأستارِ
I shall surely lift from eyes, when they have gone blind,
No escape for highway robbers when
the veils and curtains that ignorance has drawn.
The tyrants' powers strike furious and burning
ماno للسراحينfor the wolves بُدٌّescape منfrom مصارعِهاtheir deaths
ما للسراحين بُدٌّ من مصارعِها
إذاwhen انتضتْthey draw forth سطواتِthe assaults الضيغمِof the lion الضّاريferocious
إذا انتضتْ سطواتِ الضيغمِ الضّاري
The wolves have no escape from their doom
Join forces - the age of jihad is here
when they draw forth the assaults of the ferocious lion.
Its end looms, its hot coal glowing
ضُمُّواcombine القوىthe forces إنّهاindeed it is دنياthe world الجهادِof jihad بدتhave appeared
ضُمُّوا القوى إنّها دنيا الجهادِ بدت
أشراطُهاits portents وتراءَىand came into view زَندُهاits firestick الواريspark-giving
أشراطُها وتراءَى زَندُها الواري
Combine your forces: this is the world of jihad; there have appeared
A brave raid for truth is inevitably near
its portents, and its spark-giving firestick has come into view.
With battalions of Allah's soldiers mowing
لاno بدَّescape منfrom غارةٍa raid للحقِّfor truth باسلةٍvaliant
لا بدَّ من غارةٍ للحقِّ باسلةٍ
وجَحفلٍand a great army منof جُنودِthe soldiers اللّهِof God جَرّارِvast
وجَحفلٍ من جُنودِ اللّهِ جَرّارِ
There must be a valiant raid for truth,
The best supplies kept for you shall not expire
and a vast host of God's soldiers.
A covenant guarded by the noble and faithful
خَيرُthe best of الذخائرِtreasures أبقاهاthe most enduring of them ولنand will not تَجِدُواyou find
خَيرُ الذخائرِ أبقاها ولن تَجِدُوا
كالعهدِlike the covenant يَرعاهُthey uphold it أخيارٌthe righteous لأخيارِfor the righteous
كالعهدِ يَرعاهُ أخيارٌ لأخيارِ
The best of treasures is the most lasting; you will find nothing
Break not the pact - Allah reveals it
like the covenant the righteous keep for the righteous.
Through a Messenger selected and loved
لاdo not تَنْقُضواyou break العهدَthe covenant إنّindeed اللّهَGod مُنزِلُهits revealer
لا تَنْقُضوا العهدَ إنّ اللّهَ مُنزِلُه
علىthrough لسانِthe tongue رَسولٍof a messenger منهfrom Him مُختارِchosen
على لسانِ رَسولٍ منه مُختارِ
Do not break the covenant: God sends it down
They said: “May Allah send blessings upon you - in us
through the tongue of a messenger chosen by Him.”
Is what Allah knows of resolve and intention”
قالواthey said عليكَupon you صلاةُthe blessing اللّهِof God إنّindeed بناwithin us
قالوا عليكَ صلاةُ اللّهِ إنّ بنا
ماwhat اللّهُGod يعلمُknows منof عَزْمٍresolve وإصرارِand determination
ما اللّهُ يعلمُ من عَزْمٍ وإصرارِ
They said: “God's blessing be upon you! Within us is
You have bonded men who are true to their word
the resolve and determination that God knows.
When all deceivers and schemers lose might
آخيتَyou joined as brothers بينamong رجالٍmen يَصدقونprove true إذاwhen
آخيتَ بين رجالٍ يَصدقون إذا
زَلَّتْfaltered قُوىthe strength كلِّof every خدّاعٍdeceiver وخَتّارِand betrayer
زَلَّتْ قُوى كلِّ خدّاعٍ وخَتّارِ
You have joined as brothers men who prove true when
Your Lord's soldiers, if you say “charge!” they charge
the strength of every deceiver and betrayer falters.
In battle, storms to oppose storms
جُنودُthe soldiers رَبِّكَof your Lord إنif قلْتَyou say اعْصِفُواstorm عَصَفواthey storm
جُنودُ رَبِّكَ إن قلْتَ اعْصِفُوا عَصَفوا
يَرمونَthey hurl فيin الحربِwar إعصاراًa whirlwind بإعصارِwith a whirlwind
يَرمونَ في الحربِ إعصاراً بإعصارِ
Your Lord's soldiers—if you say, ‘Storm!’, they storm,
Against all drunk on sin, vile and unclean
hurling whirlwind against whirlwind in war.
And violent with might, brutal and haughty
مِنof كلِّevery مُنَغَمِسٍone immersed فيin النَّقْعِdust مُرتَجِسٍthundering
مِن كلِّ مُنَغَمِسٍ في النَّقْعِ مُرتَجِسٍ
وكلّand every مُنبَجِسٍone welling up بالبأسِwith valor فَوّارِoverflowing
وكلّ مُنبَجِسٍ بالبأسِ فَوّارِ
Of every man immersed in dust, thundering,
and every man welling up with valor, overflowing.”
Partial English translation: 84 of 86 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1