إلى اللَّهِ فارْغَبْ يا عَديَّ بن حاتمِ

إلى اللَّهِ فارْغَبْ يا عَديَّ بن حاتمِ

وَدَعْ دِينَ مَن يبغِي العَمى غيرَ نَادِمِ

وَدَعْ دِينَ مَن يبغِي العَمى غيرَ نَادِمِ

Turn in longing to God, O Adi ibn Hatim,

Turn to Allah, O Adi ibn Hatim,

and leave, without regret, the faith of one who seeks blindness.

And abandon the religion of the blind who will regret.

إلى اللهِ فارغب وَاتَّبِعْ دِينَهُ الذي

إلى اللهِ فارغب وَاتَّبِعْ دِينَهُ الذي

يدينُ به المبعوثُ من آلِ هاشِمِ

يدينُ به المبعوثُ من آلِ هاشِمِ

Turn in longing to God, and follow His religion, which

Turn to Allah and follow His religion,

the one sent from the house of Hashim professes.

With which the Prophet from Hashim's family preaches.

خرجتَ حَذَارَ القتلِ من آل طيّئٍ

خرجتَ حَذَارَ القتلِ من آل طيّئٍ

وما أنتَ من بَلوى القَتيلِ بسالمِ

وما أنتَ من بَلوى القَتيلِ بسالمِ

You left the people of Tayy for fear of being killed,

You went out to avoid being killed by Tayy's family,

yet you are not safe from the affliction of the slain.

Yet you cannot avoid the afflictions of the slain safely.

كفَى النَّفسَ قَتلاً أن تَضِلَّ حَياتُها

كفَى النَّفسَ قَتلاً أن تَضِلَّ حَياتُها

وتذهبُ حَيْرَى في مَدَبِّ الأراقِم

وتذهبُ حَيْرَى في مَدَبِّ الأراقِم

For a soul, it is death enough that its life go astray

It is enough killing for the soul that its life goes astray,

and wander bewildered where speckled serpents crawl.

Wandering confusedly in the wilderness of schemes.

أما ضِقْتَ ذَرعاً إذ علمتَ من العمى

أما ضِقْتَ ذَرعاً إذ علمتَ من العمى

مكانَك أم أنت امرؤٌ غيرُ عالم

مكانَك أم أنت امرؤٌ غيرُ عالم

Were you not distressed when you learned, amid blindness,

Are you not weary when you know the blindness of your place,

your place—or are you a man unaware?

Or are you a man unaware?

عَدِيُّ اسْتَمِعْ أنباءَ أُختِكَ واسْتَعِنْ

عَدِيُّ اسْتَمِعْ أنباءَ أُختِكَ واسْتَعِنْ

برأيٍ يُجَلِّي ظُلمَةَ الشَّكِّ حَازِمِ

برأيٍ يُجَلِّي ظُلمَةَ الشَّكِّ حَازِمِ

Adi, hear your sister's tidings, and seek help

O Adi, listen to your sister's news,

through resolute counsel that dispels the darkness of doubt.

And take advice that dispels the darkness of doubt with wisdom.

صَغَا قلبُه فاختارها خُطّةً هُدىً

صَغَا قلبُه فاختارها خُطّةً هُدىً

تُجنِّبُ مَن يَختارُها كُلَّ لائِمِ

تُجنِّبُ مَن يَختارُها كُلَّ لائِمِ

His heart inclined, and he chose it as a course of guidance,

His heart listened and chose it as a wise course,

which shields whoever chooses it from every reproacher.

That spares those who choose it any blame.

وسارت مَطاياهُ تَؤُمُّ مُحمّداً

وسارت مَطاياهُ تَؤُمُّ مُحمّداً

وِضَاءَ الحوايا والخُطَى والمناسِمِ

وِضَاءَ الحوايا والخُطَى والمناسِمِ

And his mounts journeyed toward Muhammad,

And his mounts walked lighting the way for Muhammad,

radiant in their saddles, strides, and hoof-pads.

The radiance of tracks, paths and milestones.

فَأنزلَهُ في دارِهِ وأحلَّهُ

فَأنزلَهُ في دارِهِ وأحلَّهُ

مَحلاً تَمنَّى مِثلَهُ كلُّ قادمِ

مَحلاً تَمنَّى مِثلَهُ كلُّ قادمِ

Then he lodged him in his house and accorded him

So he lodged him in his house and gave him,

a place whose like every visitor wished for.

A place every newcomer wishes for.

وقال له إنّي لأعلمُ بالذي

وقال له إنّي لأعلمُ بالذي

تَدِينُ بهِ فَاشْهَدْ تَكُنْ غيرَ آثِمِ

تَدِينُ بهِ فَاشْهَدْ تَكُنْ غيرَ آثِمِ

And he said to him: I know full well what

And he said: I know what you believe,

you profess; bear witness, and you will be free of sin.

So bear witness and be no sinner.

ألم تأخذ المرباعَ وَهْوَ مُحرَّمٌ

ألم تأخذ المرباعَ وَهْوَ مُحرَّمٌ

كدأبِ الأُلى سَنُّوه من كلِّ ظالم

كدأبِ الأُلى سَنُّوه من كلِّ ظالم

Did you not take the chief's quarter-share of spoils, though it is forbidden,

Did you not take interest though it was forbidden,

following the practice of those who instituted it—wrongdoers all?

Like the ways of the misguided, they made it lawful?

فقال بَلَى إنّي إلى اللَّهِ تائبٌ

فقال بَلَى إنّي إلى اللَّهِ تائبٌ

وإنّي رأيتُ الحقَّ ضربةَ لازِم

وإنّي رأيتُ الحقَّ ضربةَ لازِم

He replied: Yes; indeed, I repent to God,

He replied: Yes, I turn to Allah repenting,

and I have recognized the truth as a binding necessity.

And I saw the truth as a binding blow.

لأنتَ رسولُ اللَّهِ ما فيك مِرْيةٌ

لأنتَ رسولُ اللَّهِ ما فيك مِرْيةٌ

لِمن يَمترِي والحقُّ بادِي المعالِمِ

لِمن يَمترِي والحقُّ بادِي المعالِمِ

You are indeed God's Messenger; there is no doubt about you

You are Allah's Messenger, there is no doubt in you,

for anyone who doubts, while truth's signs are plain.

For those who doubt, and the truth is clear.

تداركتُ بالإسلامِ نَفْسِي فأصبحَتْ

تداركتُ بالإسلامِ نَفْسِي فأصبحَتْ

بعافيةٍ من دَائِها المُتفاقِمِ

بعافيةٍ من دَائِها المُتفاقِمِ

Through Islam I rescued my soul, and it became

I saved myself by Islam, so my soul became,

healthy, free of its worsening disease.

In good health from its growing illness.

هُو العِصمةُ الكبرى إذا لم تَفُزْ بها

هُو العِصمةُ الكبرى إذا لم تَفُزْ بها

نُفوسُ البرايا خَانَها كلُّ عاصِمِ

نُفوسُ البرايا خَانَها كلُّ عاصِمِ

It is the supreme safeguard; if it is not attained by

It is the great protection, if souls do not win it,

the souls of created beings, every protector fails them.

They are failed by every protector.

تأمَّلْ عَديٌّ ما يَقولُ محمدٌ

تأمَّلْ عَديٌّ ما يَقولُ محمدٌ

وَنَبِّهْ مِنَ القومِ العِدَى كلَّ نائمِ

وَنَبِّهْ مِنَ القومِ العِدَى كلَّ نائمِ

Consider, Adi, what Muhammad says,

Consider, O Adi, what Muhammad says,

and rouse every sleeper among the hostile people.

And alert the hostile tribe, every sleeper.

سَيبسطُ دِينُ اللهِ في الأرضِ ظِلَّهُ

سَيبسطُ دِينُ اللهِ في الأرضِ ظِلَّهُ

ويحكمُ من ساداتِها كُلَّ حاكم

ويحكمُ من ساداتِها كُلَّ حاكم

God's religion will spread its shade across the earth,

Allah's religion will spread its shade on earth,

and hold sway over every ruler among its lords.

And govern its nobles, every ruler.

وسوف يَفيضُ المالُ في كلِّ موطنٍ

وسوف يَفيضُ المالُ في كلِّ موطنٍ

وأرضٍ فما من آخذٍ أو مُزاحمِ

وأرضٍ فما من آخذٍ أو مُزاحمِ

And wealth will overflow in every dwelling-place

And wealth will abound in every abode,

and land, with no one to take it or compete for it.

With no taker or coveter.

وتخرجُ ذاتُ الخِدْرِ ما إن تَروعُها

وتخرجُ ذاتُ الخِدْرِ ما إن تَروعُها

إساءةُ جانٍ أو مَضرّةُ جَارِمِ

إساءةُ جانٍ أو مَضرّةُ جَارِمِ

And the woman of the curtained chamber will go out, unafraid of

The pregnant camels will come out, unafraid

an offender's ill-treatment or a criminal's harm.

Of any demon's or sinner's harm.

فتُقبِلُ من بَصرى إلى البيتِ مالها

فتُقبِلُ من بَصرى إلى البيتِ مالها

على الضَّعفِ والٍ من حُماةِ المَحارِمِ

على الضَّعفِ والٍ من حُماةِ المَحارِمِ

So she will come from Busra to the House, with no

Bearing their wealth from Basra to the Sacred House,

guardian, despite her weakness, from among the defenders of honor.

Under the protection of the defenders of sanctities.

هو اللَّهُ فاعْرِفْ يا عديُّ سَبيلَهُ

هو اللَّهُ فاعْرِفْ يا عديُّ سَبيلَهُ

وَدَعْ خطراتِ الوهمِ من كلِّ واهمِ

وَدَعْ خطراتِ الوهمِ من كلِّ واهمِ

He is God; so know His path, O Adi,

He is Allah! So recognize, O Adi, His path,

and abandon the passing fancies of delusion from every deluded person.

And leave the delusions of every deluded imaginer.