صاحبُthe bearer of السَّيْفَيْنِthe two swords ماذاwhat صنعاdid he do
صاحبُ السَّيْفَيْنِ ماذا صنعا
ودَّعَhe bade farewell to الصفَّيْنِthe two battle lines والدنياand the world معاtogether
ودَّعَ الصفَّيْنِ والدنيا معا
What did the bearer of the two swords do?
What has the owner of the two swords done
He bade farewell to both battle lines and the world together.
He bid the two ranks and the world farewell together
غابَhe vanished عنfrom أصحابهِhis companions ماnot علمواthey knew
غابَ عن أصحابهِ ما علموا
أيَّwhich دارٍabode حلَّhe settled in لماwhen وَدّعاhe bade farewell
أيَّ دارٍ حلَّ لما وَدّعا
He vanished from his companions; they did not know
He was absent from his companions, they did not know
In which abode he settled when he bade farewell.
Which abode did he stay when he bid them farewell
غابhe vanished عنfrom أعينهمtheir eyes فيin غَمْرَةٍan engulfing turmoil
غاب عن أعينهم في غَمْرَةٍ
سدَّbarred غُولُthe ogre of الهولِterror منهاfrom it المطلعاthe view
سدَّ غُولُ الهولِ منها المطلعا
He vanished from their sight in an engulfing turmoil,
He was absent from their eyes in deep darkness
The ogre of terror barred the view out of it.
The horror of terror blocked its emergence
طلبوهthey sought him وتَنادىand called to one another جَمعُهمtheir company
طلبوه وتَنادى جَمعُهم
نَكبةٌa disaster حلّتْbefell وخَطبٌand a calamity وقعاoccurred
نَكبةٌ حلّتْ وخَطبٌ وقعا
They sought him, and their company called out:
They sought him and his group called out
A disaster has struck, and a calamity has befallen!
A disaster occurred and events took place
ياO رسولَMessenger of اللهِGod هذاthis is حمزةٌHamza
يا رسولَ اللهِ هذا حمزةٌ
أترىdo ... see? عيناكyour two eyes منهof him المصرعاthe scene of death
أترى عيناك منه المصرعا
O Messenger of God, this is Hamza!
O Messenger of Allah, this is Hamza
Do your eyes behold the scene of his death?
Do you see that he met his death
إنّهindeed, he is عَمُّكَyour uncle إلاexcept for أُذُناًan ear
إنّه عَمُّكَ إلا أُذُناً
قُطِعَتْwas cut off منهfrom him وأنفاًand a nose جُدِعاwas severed
قُطِعَتْ منه وأنفاً جُدِعا
He is your uncle, save that an ear
He is your uncle except for nursing
Was cut from him, and a nose was severed.
His ears and nose were cut off
إنّهindeed, he is عمّكyour uncle فانظرْso look at بَطْنَهُhis belly
إنّه عمّك فانظرْ بَطْنَهُ
كيفhow شقُّوهthey slit it open وعاثواand wreaked havoc فيin المِعَىthe gut
كيف شقُّوه وعاثوا في المِعَى
He is your uncle; look at his belly,
He is your uncle so look at his belly
How they slit it open and ravaged his gut.
How they tore it open and ravaged his intestines
كبدُthe liver of الفارسِthe warrior ماذاwhat فعلتdid it do
كبدُ الفارسِ ماذا فعلت
أينwhere طاحتdid it fall منwho قضىdecreed أنthat تُنزَعاit be torn out
أين طاحت من قضى أن تُنزَعا
The warrior's liver—what became of it?
The liver of the knight, what did they do to it
Where did it fall? Who decreed that it be torn out?
Where did it fall after being ripped out
نَذرُthe vow of هندٍHind هِيَit لولاwere it not that أنهاthat she
نَذرُ هندٍ هِيَ لولا أنها
لمdid not تُسِغْهاswallow it أكلتهاshe would have eaten it أجمعاentirely
لم تُسِغْها أكلتها أجمعا
It was Hind's vow; were it not that she
It was Hind's vow, if not for
Could not swallow it, she would have eaten it whole.
Her inability to swallow, she would have eaten it whole
طفقتshe began تَمضغُto chew مِنsome of أفلاذِهاits pieces
طفقت تَمضغُ مِن أفلاذِها
عَلقماًcolocynth مُرّاًbitter وسُماًand poison مُنقَعاdeadly
عَلقماً مُرّاً وسُماً مُنقَعا
She began chewing pieces of it—
She began chewing the chunks of his liver
Bitter colocynth and deadly poison.
Bitter, poisoned morsels
كلّماwhenever هَمَّتْshe attempted بهاwith it تَدفعُهاto push it down
كلّما هَمَّتْ بها تَدفعُها
مِلءَfilling شِدْقَيْهاher two cheeks أبتْit refused أنto تُدفعاbe pushed down
مِلءَ شِدْقَيْها أبتْ أن تُدفعا
Whenever she tried to force it down,
Whenever she wanted to swallow them
Filling her cheeks, it refused to be forced down.
With a mouth full she refused to swallow
نَذرتْshe vowed يومَon the day of أبيهاher father نذْرهاher vow
نَذرتْ يومَ أبيها نذْرها
عَلّهاperhaps she would تشفِيheal الفُؤادَthe heart المُوجَعاaching
عَلّها تشفِي الفُؤادَ المُوجَعا
She made her vow on her father's day,
She had made a vow the day of his father
Hoping to heal her aching heart.
Hoping it would soothe her anguished heart
جَاءَcame وَحْشِيٌّWahshi فضجَّتْso she cried out فَرحاًwith joy
جَاءَ وَحْشِيٌّ فضجَّتْ فَرحاً
وَيْكِwoe to you إنّindeed الأرضَthe earth ضَجَّتْcried out فَزَعاin terror
وَيْكِ إنّ الأرضَ ضَجَّتْ فَزَعا
Wahshi came, and she cried out with joy.
Al-Wahshi came and she shrieked with joy
Woe to you! The earth cried out in terror.
The earth trembled with horror
تَبذلينَyou lavish الحَلْيjewelry والمالَand wealth علىin return for
تَبذلينَ الحَلْي والمالَ على
أنthat جناهhe perpetrated it جاهلياًpagan مُفظعاappalling
أن جناه جاهلياً مُفظعا
You lavish jewelry and wealth in return for
You offer your jewelry and wealth
His committing that appalling, pagan deed.
For he who ignorantly brought terror
ياoh لهfor it ياO هندُHind جُرحاًa wound دامياًbleeding
يا له يا هندُ جُرحاً دامياً
ضاقَproved too narrow عنهfor it الصّبرُpatience مماdespite how much اتّسعاit had widened
ضاقَ عنه الصّبرُ مما اتّسعا
What a bleeding wound, O Hind!
Oh Hind, what a bloody wound
Patience, for all its breadth, could not contain it.
Patience falls short of what it could bear
أفماthen did ... not? أبصرتِyou see رُكنَيْthe two flanks of أُحُدٍUhud
أفما أبصرتِ رُكنَيْ أُحُدٍ
حِينَwhen سالَbled الجرحُthe wound كيفhow انصدعاthey split apart
حِينَ سالَ الجرحُ كيف انصدعا
Did you not see the two flanks of Uhud,
Did you not see the Pillars of Uhud
How they split apart when the wound bled?
When the wounds poured forth ruptured
وأبوand Abu سُفيانَSufyan ماذاwhat هاجهstirred him
وأبو سُفيانَ ماذا هاجه
أفماthen does ... not? يُزمِعُhe resolve أنto يَرتدعاdesist
أفما يُزمِعُ أن يَرتدعا
And Abu Sufyan—what stirred him?
And Abu Sufyan, why did he become enraged
Does he not resolve to desist?
Does he not intend to be deterred
غَرَّهُbeguiled him فيon يومِهhis day ماwhat غرّهbeguiled him
غَرَّهُ في يومِه ما غرّه
إنّindeed عندwith الغدِtomorrow سِرّاًa secret مُودَعاlaid away
إنّ عند الغدِ سِرّاً مُودَعا
He was beguiled that day by what beguiled him;
He was fooled that day by his foolishness
Indeed, tomorrow holds a secret laid away.
Surely there is a secret for tomorrow
يَطعنُhe stabs اللّيثَthe lion ويَفرِيand slashes شِدْقَهُthe corner of his mouth
يَطعنُ اللّيثَ ويَفرِي شِدْقَهُ
حِينَwhen ألقَىhe laid down جَنْبَهُhis side فاضطجعاand so he lay down
حِينَ ألقَى جَنْبَهُ فاضطجعا
He stabs the lion and slashes the corner of his mouth,
He strikes the lion and splits its cheek
When he had laid his side down and stretched out.
When it lays its side down to rest
لوif رآهhe saw him يتحدَّىchallenging نفسَهُhis own self
لو رآه يتحدَّى نفسَهُ
لرآهاhe would have seen it كيفhow تَهوِيit falls قِطعَاin pieces
لرآها كيف تَهوِي قِطعَا
Had he seen him challenging his very self,
If it saw him challenging himself
He would have seen that self fall in pieces.
It would see it plummet severed
يذكرُhe invokes العُزَّىal-Uzza ويدعوand calls upon هُبلاًHubal
يذكرُ العُزَّى ويدعو هُبلاً
وَيْحَهُwoe to him منas ذاكرٍan invoker ماذاwhat دعاdid he invoke
وَيْحَهُ من ذاكرٍ ماذا دعا
He invokes al-Uzza and calls upon Hubal;
He mentions al-Uzza and calls upon Hubal
Woe to him as an invoker—what did he invoke?
Woe to him from a rememberer, what has he called
أَسدُthe lion of اللّهِGod رماهُstruck him ثَعلبٌa fox
أَسدُ اللّهِ رماهُ ثَعلبٌ
ياoh لهfor it منof حادثٍan event ماhow أبدعاextraordinary
يا له من حادثٍ ما أبدعا
The lion of God was struck by a fox;
The lion of Allah was struck by a fox
What an event—how extraordinary!
What a remarkable event he brought about
أخَذْتهُovertook him عثرةٌa stumble مَزؤودَةٌdreadful
أخَذْتهُ عثرةٌ مَزؤودَةٌ
ضَجَّتِcried out الدنياthe world لهاat it تدعوcalling لعاmay you recover
ضَجَّتِ الدنيا لها تدعو لعا
A dreadful stumble overtook him;
A stumbling stone seized him suddenly
The world cried out at it, calling, 'May you recover!'
The world called out to it imploring harm
زالتِslipped away الدِّرعُthe armor فغشَّىand covered بطنَهُhis belly
زالتِ الدِّرعُ فغشَّى بطنَهُ
دافقٌa torrent منof دمهِhis blood فادّرعاso he armored himself
دافقٌ من دمهِ فادّرعا
His armor slipped away; his belly was covered
The coat of mail slipped exposing his belly
By a torrent of his blood, which he wore as armor.
A stream of his blood so dress it
حَرْبَةٌa spear ظَمأىthirsty أصابتstruck مَشرعاًa watering place
حَرْبَةٌ ظَمأى أصابت مَشرعاً
كانwas منwith خيرٍgoodness وبرٍّand virtue مُترَعاbrimming
كان من خيرٍ وبرٍّ مُترَعا
A thirsty spear struck a watering place
A thirsty lance found an exposed target
That brimmed with goodness and virtue.
Who was of goodness and righteousness grazed
جَزَعgrieved الهاديthe Guide لهاover it نازلةًa calamity
جَزَع الهادي لها نازلةً
جلّلتْshrouded عُلياthe noblest of قريشٍQuraysh جَزَعاin anguish
جلّلتْ عُليا قريشٍ جَزَعا
The Guide grieved over it, a calamity
Al-Hadi mourned it as an affliction
That shrouded Quraysh's noblest in anguish.
That brought great mourning to Quraysh
تلكthat is رُؤياهُhis vision وهذاand this is سيفُهُhis sword
تلك رُؤياهُ وهذا سيفُهُ
لاmay ... not رعَىcare for الرحمنُthe Merciful إلاexcept مَنwhoever رعىshowed care
لا رعَى الرحمنُ إلا مَن رعى
That was his vision, and this his sword.
That was his dream and this is his sword
May the Merciful care for none but those who cared.
None are grazed by the Merciful but those who graze
ثَلمةٌa notch هدَّتdemolished منof الكفرِunbelief حِمىًa stronghold
ثَلمةٌ هدَّت من الكفرِ حِمىً
زعمclaimed الكفّارُthe unbelievers أنthat لنwould not يُفْرَعاbe stormed
زعم الكفّارُ أن لن يُفْرَعا
A notch that shattered a stronghold of unbelief,
A piercing that protected Islam's sanctuary
Which the unbelievers claimed would never be stormed.
From the disbelief that they claimed would not be ruptured
بُورِكَblessed be المضجعُthe resting place والقومُand the people الألىwho
بُورِكَ المضجعُ والقومُ الألى
وسَّدواlaid to rest فيهin it الشهيدَthe martyr الأروعاmagnificent
وسَّدوا فيه الشهيدَ الأروعا
Blessed be the resting place and the people
Blessed is the resting place and the sublime people
Who laid the magnificent martyr there.
In it they buried the most splendid martyr
مثَلَmutilated القومُthe people بهhim منout of بغيهِمtheir malice
مثَلَ القومُ به من بغيهِم
ماnot نهاهمforbade them دِينُهمtheir religion أوor منَعاrestrained them
ما نهاهم دِينُهم أو منَعا
The people mutilated him out of their malice;
The people's example of his tyranny against them
Their religion neither forbade nor restrained them.
Is what their religion did not forbid or prevent
ليسthere is not للأخلاقِfor morals إلاexcept دينُهاtheir faith
ليس للأخلاقِ إلا دينُها
يُؤثرit favors المثلىthe ideal ويهدِيand guides مَنwhoever وعىunderstands
يُؤثر المثلى ويهدِي مَن وعى
Morals have only their faith,
Morality has no law but its religion
Which favors the ideal and guides whoever understands.
It prefers what is most excellent and guides the aware
وَعَدpromised الإسلامُIslam خيراًgood مَنwhoever عفَىforgave
وَعَد الإسلامُ خيراً مَن عفَى
إنّindeed حُسنَthe beauty of العفوِpardon ممّاamong what شَرعاit ordained
إنّ حُسنَ العفوِ ممّا شَرعا
Islam promised good to whoever forgave;
Islam promised good to whoever pardons
Indeed, gracious forgiveness is among what it ordained.
Surely excellent pardon is what was legislated
سائلِask اللائيthe women who تقلَّدنَwore around their necks الحِلَىornaments
سائلِ اللائي تقلَّدنَ الحِلَى
منof جلودٍskins منwhoever رآهاsaw them خَشعاbowed in awe
من جلودٍ من رآها خَشعا
Ask the women who wore ornaments around their necks,
Ask those wearing necklaces
Made of skins—whoever saw them bowed in awe:
Of skins - whoever saw them was humbled
أهيare they? كاللؤلؤِlike pearls أمor أبهىmore splendid سناًin radiance
أهي كاللؤلؤِ أم أبهى سناً
منthan غواليهِits most precious ones وأسمىand loftier موضعاin station
من غواليهِ وأسمى موضعا
Are they like pearls, or brighter in radiance
Are they like pearls or more brilliant than teeth
Than the costliest of them, and higher in station?
From their curves and highest position
بوركَتْblessed be they إنيindeed, I أراهاI see them زُلَفاًmeans of nearness to God
بوركَتْ إني أراها زُلَفاً
رفعraised اللّهُGod بهاby them منwhomever رَفعاHe raised
رفع اللّهُ بها من رَفعا
Blessed are they; I see them as means of nearness,
Blessed - I see them brought near
By which God raised those He raised.
Allah elevated through them the elevated
لنwill not يفوتَbe lacking to الكفرَunbelief منهاamong them ذابحٌa butcher
لن يفوتَ الكفرَ منها ذابحٌ
لاnot يُباليhe cares أيَّwhich جلدٍskin مَزعاhe tore apart
لا يُبالي أيَّ جلدٍ مَزعا
Unbelief will never lack a butcher among them,
No slaughterer of disbelief will miss them
Who cares not which skin he tears apart.
Not caring which skin is ripped open
ياoh لِرَيْبِat the calamity of الدّهرِtime ماhow أفدَحَهُcrushing it is
يا لِرَيْبِ الدّهرِ ما أفدَحَهُ
حادثاًan event نُكراًdreadful ورُزءاًand a loss مُفجِعاdevastating
حادثاً نُكراً ورُزءاً مُفجِعا
Oh, time's calamity—how crushing it is,
Oh how strange are the twists of fate
A dreadful event and a devastating loss!
With an unfamiliar terrible agony
رَجَعreturned الذّكرُremembrance بهwith it مُؤتنفاًanew
رَجَع الذّكرُ به مُؤتنفاً
ولقدand indeed أشفقتُI feared أنthat لاnot يرجعاit would return
ولقد أشفقتُ أن لا يرجعا
With it, remembrance returned anew,
The mention returned to it repeatedly
And indeed I had feared it would not return.
And I worried it would not return
شُغِلَwere distracted الأهلُkinsfolk عنfrom الأهلِkinsfolk فياso, oh
شُغِلَ الأهلُ عن الأهلِ فيا
عجباًwhat a wonder للدهرat time ماذاwhat صنعاhas it done
عجباً للدهر ماذا صنعا
Kin were distracted from kin—oh,
The family was preoccupied from family, so strange
How astonishing is time—what has it done!
What has time done
أفماthen do ... not? أُبصِرُI see إلاexcept لاهياًa heedless person
أفما أُبصِرُ إلا لاهياً
أوor مُعَنّىًa tormented one بالأمانيby wishes مُولَعاinfatuated
أو مُعَنّىً بالأماني مُولَعا
Do I see none but the heedless,
Do I not see except heedless
Or one tormented by wishes and obsessed with them?
Or preoccupied with wishes immersed
اذكرواremember ياO قومُmy people منof أمجادِكمyour glories
اذكروا يا قومُ من أمجادِكم
ماwhat نَسِيْتُمyou have forgotten رُبَّmany a ذِكرٍremembrance نَفعاhas benefited
ما نَسِيْتُم رُبَّ ذِكرٍ نَفعا
Recall, my people, from your glories,
Remember O people your glories
What you have forgotten; many a remembrance has helped.
Many a neglected mention benefits
Sol 6.1