إلىto طَيِّئٍTayy ياO ابنَson of عمِّthe paternal uncle of النبيِّthe Prophet
إلى طَيِّئٍ يا ابنَ عمِّ النبيِّ
إلىto معشرٍa people يعبدونthey worship الصَّنَمْthe idol
إلى معشرٍ يعبدون الصَّنَمْ
To Tayy, O cousin of the Prophet,
to a people who worship the idol,
إلىto الفلسِal-Fals فيamid جُندِكَyour troops الغالبينthe victorious
إلى الفلسِ في جُندِكَ الغالبين
فلنfor ... will not يَلبثَbe long الشِّركُidolatry أنto يُصطلَمْbe utterly destroyed
فلن يَلبثَ الشِّركُ أن يُصطلَمْ
to al-Fals, amid your victorious troops;
for idolatry will soon be utterly destroyed.
أضلّled astray العُقولَminds وأعْمَىand blinded القلوبhearts
أضلّ العُقولَ وأعْمَى القلوب
وأشقىand made wretched النُّفوسَsouls وهدَّand shattered الهِمَمْaspirations
وأشقى النُّفوسَ وهدَّ الهِمَمْ
It led minds astray and blinded hearts,
and made souls wretched and crushed resolve.
أرىI see طَيِّئاًTayy خَذلتْhas forsaken ربَّهاits god
أرى طَيِّئاً خَذلتْ ربَّها
فماso there is no منany مَلاذٍrefuge ولاnor مُعتصَمْshelter
فما من مَلاذٍ ولا مُعتصَمْ
I see that Tayy has forsaken its god,
so there is no refuge and no shelter.
فياso, O لكَfor you ربّاًa god يذوقُtastes الهوانhumiliation
فيا لكَ ربّاً يذوقُ الهوان
فَيُغضِيthen shuts his eyes عليهto it ولاand does not يَنْتَقِمْtake revenge
فَيُغضِي عليه ولا يَنْتَقِمْ
What a god—he tastes humiliation,
then shuts his eyes to it and takes no revenge!
مضىhas passed عزُّهhis might وانْطَوىand has folded away مجدُهhis glory
مضى عزُّه وانْطَوى مجدُه
فَزالَso vanished الجَلالُmajesty وبَادَand perished العِظَمْgreatness
فَزالَ الجَلالُ وبَادَ العِظَمْ
His might has passed, his glory folded away;
majesty has vanished and greatness perished.
وأصبحand he became تَذْرُوهscatter him هُوجُraging الرياحِthe winds
وأصبح تَذْرُوه هُوجُ الرياحِ
فَتلكَso those are تَفارِيقُهhis scattered fragments ماnot تُلَمّare gathered together
فَتلكَ تَفارِيقُه ما تُلَمّ
And now raging winds scatter him;
there lie his scattered fragments, ungathered.
وهاتيكand those are أسلابُهhis spoils أُطلِقَتْhave been released
وهاتيك أسلابُه أُطلِقَتْ
وكانتand they had been حبائسَcaptives منذُsince القِدَمْantiquity
وكانت حبائسَ منذُ القِدَمْ
And there are his spoils, released,
which had been held captive since ancient times:
سُيوفٌswords بَقينَthey remained طِوالَthroughout العُصورِthe ages
سُيوفٌ بَقينَ طِوالَ العُصورِ
ودائعَdeposits in trust للوارثينَfor the inheritors of الأُمَمْnations
ودائعَ للوارثينَ الأُمَمْ
swords that remained throughout the ages,
held in trust for the inheritors of nations.
مَلَلْنَthey wearied of لدىbeside الفلسِal-Fals عهدَthe age of الظّلامِdarkness
مَلَلْنَ لدى الفلسِ عهدَ الظّلامِ
فأصبحنso they became مِيراثَthe inheritance of ماحِيthe effacer of الظُّلَمْdarkness
فأصبحن مِيراثَ ماحِي الظُّلَمْ
They wearied, beside al-Fals, of the age of darkness,
then became the inheritance of the one who dispels darkness.
أضاءَshone الرَّسُوبُal-Rasub بهthrough him واليمانيand al-Yamani (the Yemeni blade)
أضاءَ الرَّسُوبُ به واليماني
وأشرقَand gleamed فيin راحَتَيْهِhis two palms الخَذمْthe keen blade
وأشرقَ في راحَتَيْهِ الخَذمْ
Al-Rasub and al-Yamani shone through him,
and the keen blade gleamed in his two palms.
وماand never نَظرتْhad seen أعينُthe eyes of الدَّارعينmail-clad warriors
وما نَظرتْ أعينُ الدَّارعين
كأدراعهِlike his coats of mail الغالياتِhigh القِيَمْin value
كأدراعهِ الغالياتِ القِيَمْ
Nor had the eyes of mail-clad warriors seen
anything like his coats of mail, so precious.
رَجعْتَyou returned بهاwith them ياO ابنَson of عمِّthe paternal uncle of النبيِّthe Prophet
رَجعْتَ بها يا ابنَ عمِّ النبيِّ
وبالشاءِand with the sheep مجلوبةًbrought back والنَّعَمْand the livestock
وبالشاءِ مجلوبةً والنَّعَمْ
You returned with them, O cousin of the Prophet,
and with sheep driven back, and livestock,
وبالسَّبْيِand with the captives مُغتنَماًtaken as spoils ماnot رأىsaw
وبالسَّبْيِ مُغتنَماً ما رأى
حُماةَdefenders of المحارمِinviolable honor إذwhen يُغْتَنَمْbeing taken as spoils
حُماةَ المحارمِ إذ يُغْتَنَمْ
and with captives taken as spoils, who saw no
defenders of their honor as they were seized.
ومَرَّand passed النبيُّthe Prophet بِسُفَّانَةٍby Suffana
ومَرَّ النبيُّ بِسُفَّانَةٍ
فقامَتْso she rose إليهtoward him تَبُثُّpouring out الأَلَمْpain
فقامَتْ إليه تَبُثُّ الأَلَمْ
The Prophet passed by Suffana,
and she rose toward him, pouring out her pain.
وقالتand she said نَشدتكI implore you فامْنُنْso show mercy عليّto me
وقالت نَشدتك فامْنُنْ عليّ
فماfor it is not حقُّthe due of مِثليَone like me أنto يُهْتَضَمْbe wronged
فما حقُّ مِثليَ أن يُهْتَضَمْ
She said: I implore you—show me mercy;
for it is not fitting that one like me be wronged.
أناI am ابنةُthe daughter of مَنone who كانَwas فيamong قومِهِhis people
أنا ابنةُ مَن كانَ في قومِهِ
عَقيدَa sworn companion of السَّخاءِopenhandedness حَليفَan ally of الكَرَمْgenerosity
عَقيدَ السَّخاءِ حَليفَ الكَرَمْ
I am the daughter of one who, among his people,
was the sworn companion of openhandedness, the ally of generosity.
وماand there is no بِكَin you فيabout حاتمٍHatim رِيبةٌdoubt
وما بِكَ في حاتمٍ رِيبةٌ
بلىindeed إنّهhe indeed للجوادُtruly the generous one العَلَمْthe renowned exemplar
بلى إنّه للجوادُ العَلَمْ
And you have no doubt about Hatim;
indeed, he is the famed exemplar of generosity:
يَفُكُّhe frees العُناةَcaptives ويُعطِيand gives to العُفاةَsuppliants
يَفُكُّ العُناةَ ويُعطِي العُفاةَ
ويكسوand clothes العُراةَthe naked ويَحمِيand protects الحُرَمْthose under protection
ويكسو العُراةَ ويَحمِي الحُرَمْ
he frees captives and gives to suppliants,
clothes the naked and shields those in his care,
ويُفْشِيand spreads السَّلامَgreetings of peace ويرعىand honors الذِّمامَpledges of protection
ويُفْشِي السَّلامَ ويرعى الذِّمامَ
ويَقْرِيand feeds الضُّيوفَguests وَيَشْفِيand relieves القَرَمْcraving for meat
ويَقْرِي الضُّيوفَ وَيَشْفِي القَرَمْ
spreads greetings of peace and honors pledges of protection,
feeds guests and satisfies the craving for meat.
فقالthen he said لهاto her صِفةُthe character of المؤمنينbelievers
فقال لها صِفةُ المؤمنين
فلوfor if أنّهthat he كانhad been فيهمamong them رُحِمْwould have been shown mercy
فلو أنّه كان فيهم رُحِمْ
He said to her: Such is the character of believers;
had he been among them, he would have been shown mercy.
كريمnoble يُحبُّloves حِسانَbeautiful الخِلالcharacter traits
كريم يُحبُّ حِسانَ الخِلال
ويَكرهُand hates مِنout of حُبّهاlove for them أنto يُذَمّbe reproached
ويَكرهُ مِن حُبّها أن يُذَمّ
Noble, he loves fine virtues,
and, for love of them, hates to be reproached.
مَننتُI have shown favor عليكto you فإنso if تفرحيyou rejoice
مَننتُ عليك فإن تفرحي
فَغَيرُكَthen someone other than you أولىis more entitled بِحُزْنٍto sorrow وَهَمّand worry
فَغَيرُكَ أولى بِحُزْنٍ وَهَمّ
I have shown you mercy; if you rejoice,
then another has more cause for sorrow and care.
فقالتthen she said شَهِدتُI bear witness معwith الشّاهدينthose who bear witness
فقالت شَهِدتُ مع الشّاهدين
فذلِكfor that is دينُthe religion of الهُدىguidance لاno جَرَمْdoubt (in this idiom)
فذلِك دينُ الهُدى لا جَرَمْ
She said: I bear witness with those who bear witness;
for that is surely the religion of guidance.
رأيتُI saw السّبيلَthe path فآثرتُهso I chose it
رأيتُ السّبيلَ فآثرتُه
وفارقتُand I left دِينَthe religion of العَمَىblindness والصَّمَمْand deafness
وفارقتُ دِينَ العَمَى والصَّمَمْ
I saw the path and chose it,
and left the religion of blindness and deafness.
كَساهاhe clothed her وأركَبهاand gave her a mount واستهلّand poured forth
كَساها وأركَبها واستهلّ
عليهاupon her بغَمرٍwith a flood منof المالِwealth جَمّabundant
عليها بغَمرٍ من المالِ جَمّ
He clothed her, gave her a mount, and poured
upon her an abundant flood of wealth.
فراحتso she departed بخيرٍwith blessings وراحand went forth الثناءُpraise
فراحت بخيرٍ وراح الثناءُ
يَجوبُroams across السُّهولَthe plains ويَطوِيand traverses الأكمthe hills
يَجوبُ السُّهولَ ويَطوِي الأكم
She departed with blessings, and praise went forth,
roaming the plains and sweeping over the hills.
وجاءتand she came to أخاهاher brother فقالتand said عديُّAdi
وجاءت أخاها فقالت عديُّ
أرىI deem الحقَّthe truth أخلقَmost fitting أنto يُلتزَمْbe followed
أرى الحقَّ أخلقَ أن يُلتزَمْ
She came to her brother and said: Adi,
I deem the truth most worthy of being followed.
وإنّيand I indeed استقمتُhave kept straight علىon واضحٍa clear course
وإنّي استقمتُ على واضحٍ
منin الأمرِthe matter ياO ابنَson of أبيmy father فَاسْتَقِمْso follow the straight way
من الأمرِ يا ابنَ أبي فَاسْتَقِمْ
And I have held firmly to a clear course
in this matter; O son of my father, take the straight path.
دَعِabandon الشِّركَidolatry واذهبْand go إلىto يثربٍYathrib
دَعِ الشِّركَ واذهبْ إلى يثربٍ
فثَمَّfor there هُدَىthe guidance of اللهِGod باريthe Creator of النَّسَمْliving souls
فثَمَّ هُدَى اللهِ باري النَّسَمْ
Abandon idolatry and go to Yathrib;
for there is the guidance of God, Creator of living souls.
هُناكthere هُناكَthere جَلاءُthe lifting of العَمَىblindness
هُناك هُناكَ جَلاءُ العَمَى
ورِيُّand the quenching of الصَّدَىthirst وشِفاءُand the healing of السَّقَمْsickness
ورِيُّ الصَّدَى وشِفاءُ السَّقَمْ
There, there is the lifting of blindness,
and the quenching of thirst, and the healing of sickness.
هُناكَthere النبيُّthe Prophet العظيمُgreat in الجلالmajesty
هُناكَ النبيُّ العظيمُ الجلال
هناكthere الرّسولُthe Messenger الكريمُnoble in الشِّيَمْcharacter
هناك الرّسولُ الكريمُ الشِّيَمْ
There is the Prophet, great in majesty;
there is the Messenger, noble in character.
هُناكthere النجاةُsalvation لِهَلْكَىfor the perishing among النُّفوسsouls
هُناك النجاةُ لِهَلْكَى النُّفوس
فَطُوبىso blessedness لمنfor whoever رَامهاseeks it فَاعْتَزَمْthen firmly resolves
فَطُوبى لمن رَامها فَاعْتَزَمْ
There is salvation for perishing souls;
so blessed is whoever seeks it and firmly resolves.
Sol 6.1