فُؤَادِيmy heart عَلِيلٌsick مَاnot لَهُfor it مَنْanyone who يَعُودُهُvisits it
فُؤَادِي عَلِيلٌ مَا لَهُ مَنْ يَعُودُهُ
يُعَلَّلُis soothed مِنْكُمْby you بِالَّذِيwith that which لاdoes not يُفِيدُهُbenefit it
يُعَلَّلُ مِنْكُمْ بِالَّذِي لا يُفِيدُهُ
My heart is sick, with no one to visit it.
You soothe it with what brings it no benefit.
نُفِيwas banished النَّوْمُsleep عَنْfrom عَيْنيmy eye فَعَزَّso became difficult وُجُودُهُfinding it
نُفِي النَّوْمُ عَنْ عَيْني فَعَزَّ وُجُودُهُ
فِرَاقُseparation from أَحِبَّائِيmy loved ones بَسِيطٌfar-reaching مَدِيدُهُits long span
فِرَاقُ أَحِبَّائِي بَسِيطٌ مَدِيدُهُ
Sleep has been banished from my eyes and is hard to find.
Long and wide stretches my separation from those I love.
وَإنِّيand indeed I لأَخْشَىsurely fear أنْthat يَكُونَmay be بِهِthrough it حَتْفِيmy death
وَإنِّي لأَخْشَى أنْ يَكُونَ بِهِ حَتْفِي
مَنَحْتُهُمُI granted them وديmy love فَخَانُواbut they betrayed وَلَمْand did not يَفُواkeep faith
مَنَحْتُهُمُ ودي فَخَانُوا وَلَمْ يَفُوا
And indeed I fear that it will bring about my death.
I gave them my love, but they betrayed it and did not keep faith.
وَلَمْand did not يَرْحْمُواpity ذُلِّيmy abasement وَلَمْand did not يَتعَطَّفُواshow compassion
وَلَمْ يَرْحْمُوا ذُلِّي وَلَمْ يَتعَطَّفُوا
وَحَثُّواand they urged on مَطَايَاهُمْtheir mounts وَلَمْand did not يَتَوَقَّفُواstop
وَحَثُّوا مَطَايَاهُمْ وَلَمْ يَتَوَقَّفُوا
They neither pitied my abasement nor showed compassion.
They urged on their mounts and did not stop.
فَدَيْتُI would ransom أُنَاساًpeople فَارَقُونيwho left me وَخَلَّفُواand left behind
فَدَيْتُ أُنَاساً فَارَقُوني وَخَلَّفُوا
بِقَلْبيin my heart حَرِيقاًa blaze وَالْمَدَامِعُand the tears لاَdo not تُطْفِيextinguish
بِقَلْبي حَرِيقاً وَالْمَدَامِعُ لاَ تُطْفِي
I would ransom with my life those who left me and left behind
A blaze within my heart that tears cannot quench.
وَبيand afflicting me غَادَةٌa tender maiden حَازَتْpossessed فُؤَادِيmy heart وَخَاطِرِيand my mind
وَبي غَادَةٌ حَازَتْ فُؤَادِي وَخَاطِرِي
سَبَتْنِيshe captivated me بِصُبْحِwith a dawn تَحْتَbeneath لَيْلِthe night of غَدَائِرِtresses
سَبَتْنِي بِصُبْحِ تَحْتَ لَيْلِ غَدَائِرِ
I suffer for a tender maiden who has captured my heart and mind.
She captivated me with a dawn beneath the night of her tresses.
عَلَيْهَاfor her فَنىperished صَبْرِيmy patience فَفَاضَتْso overflowed مَحَاجِرِيmy eye sockets
عَلَيْهَا فَنى صَبْرِي فَفَاضَتْ مَحَاجِرِي
فَتَاةٌa maiden بَرَاهَاfashioned her اللهُGod نُزْهَةَa delight خَاطِرِيmy mind
فَتَاةٌ بَرَاهَا اللهُ نُزْهَةَ خَاطِرِي
For her my patience perished, and my eyes overflowed.
A maiden whom God fashioned as a delight for my mind,
عَلَىabove الْجَوْهَرِthe jewel الشَّفَّافِtranslucent كَامِلَةُperfect الْوَصْفِin quality
عَلَى الْجَوْهَرِ الشَّفَّافِ كَامِلَةُ الْوَصْفِ
غَدَوْتُI rose at dawn بِهَاbecause of her مُضْىًlanguishing (unclear form) وَرُحْتُand I reached evening مُتَيَّمَاenslaved by love
غَدَوْتُ بِهَا مُضْىً وَرُحْتُ مُتَيَّمَا
Surpassing translucent jewels, perfect in every quality.
Because of her I rise languishing and reach evening love-enslaved.
وَقَدْand indeed تَرَكَتْنيshe left me نَاحِلَemaciated الْجسْمِin body مُغْرَمَاlove-stricken
وَقَدْ تَرَكَتْني نَاحِلَ الْجسْمِ مُغْرَمَا
رَمَتْshe shot فِيinto فُؤَادِيmy heart بِالْقَطِيعَةِwith estrangement أَسْهُمَاarrows
رَمَتْ فِي فُؤَادِي بِالْقَطِيعَةِ أَسْهُمَا
She has left me thin of body, stricken with love.
She shot arrows of estrangement into my heart.
فُتُورُlanguor لِحَاظٍglances فَاتِنَاتٍbewitching كَأَنَّمَاas though
فُتُورُ لِحَاظٍ فَاتِنَاتٍ كَأَنَّمَا
إذَاwhen مَاemphasis رَنَتْshe gazes تَحْكِيresembles بِِهَاwith them أَعْيُنَthe eyes of الْخَشْفِthe fawn
إذَا مَا رَنَتْ تَحْكِي بِِهَا أَعْيُنَ الْخَشْفِ
The languor of bewitching glances, as though,
When she gazes, she mirrors with them the eyes of a fawn.
عَلِيلُone sick with هَوَاهَاlove of her لَيْسَis not يُرْجىhoped for لَهُfor him بَقَاsurvival
عَلِيلُ هَوَاهَا لَيْسَ يُرْجى لَهُ بَقَا
وَمَلْسُوعُand one stung هَجْرٍby abandonment لاَnot يُرَامُis sought لَهُfor him رُقَاhealing charms
وَمَلْسُوعُ هَجْرٍ لاَ يُرَامُ لَهُ رُقَا
One sick with love of her has no hope of survival.
And no healing charm is sought for one stung by abandonment.
لَقَدْindeed سَلَبَتْstole عَقْليmy reason سُوَيْكِنَةُthe little dweller النَّقَاthe sand dune
لَقَدْ سَلَبَتْ عَقْلي سُوَيْكِنَةُ النَّقَا
فُتِنْتُI was bewitched بِهَاby her وَجْداًin passion وَهِمْتُand I wandered distraught تَشَوُّقَاin longing
فُتِنْتُ بِهَا وَجْداً وَهِمْتُ تَشَوُّقَا
The little dweller of the sand dune has stolen my reason.
I was bewitched by her in passion and wandered distraught with longing.
وَقَدْand indeed نَطَقَتْspoke أجْفَانُthe eyelids of عَيْنيmy eye بِمَاof what أُخْفِيI conceal
وَقَدْ نَطَقَتْ أجْفَانُ عَيْني بِمَا أُخْفِي
غَدَتْwent forth غَادَةٌa tender maiden تَخْتَالُstrutting مَاemphasis بَيْنَamong سِرْبِهَاher companions
غَدَتْ غَادَةٌ تَخْتَالُ مَا بَيْنَ سِرْبِهَا
My eyelids have spoken of what I conceal.
A tender maiden went strutting among her companions.
يُرَنِّحُهَاmakes her sway فِيwithin بُرْدِهَاher mantle تِيهُpride عُجْبِهَاher self-admiration
يُرَنِّحُهَا فِي بُرْدِهَا تِيهُ عُجْبِهَا
فَلاَso do not تَعْذِلُونيreproach me قَدْindeed شُغِفْتُI am enthralled بِحُبِّهَاby love of her
فَلاَ تَعْذِلُوني قَدْ شُغِفْتُ بِحُبِّهَا
The pride of her self-admiration makes her sway within her mantle.
So do not reproach me: I am enthralled by love of her.
فُؤَادِيmy heart تَمَنىlonged أنْto يَفُوزَwin بِقُرْبِهَاnearness to her
فُؤَادِي تَمَنى أنْ يَفُوزَ بِقُرْبِهَا
وَيَحْظىand obtain بِوَصْلٍunion وَاتِّفَاقٍand concord بِلاَwithout خُلْفِbreach of promise
وَيَحْظى بِوَصْلٍ وَاتِّفَاقٍ بِلاَ خُلْفِ
My heart longed to win nearness to her,
And obtain union and concord, without a broken promise.
مُحِبٌa lover رَمَاهُstruck him بالصُّدُودِwith rejection حَبِيبُهُhis beloved
مُحِبٌ رَمَاهُ بالصُّدُودِ حَبِيبُهُ
إِلاَّonly when ذُكِرَis mentioned الْوَادِيthe valley يَزِيدُincreases نَحِيبُهُhis sobbing
إِلاَّ ذُكِرَ الْوَادِي يَزِيدُ نَحِيبُهُ
A lover whose beloved has struck him with rejection—
Let the valley but be mentioned, and his sobbing grows louder.
حَزِينٌgrieving يُنَادِيكُمْhe calls you فَهَلْso is there مَنْanyone who يُجِيبُهُanswers him
حَزِينٌ يُنَادِيكُمْ فَهَلْ مَنْ يُجِيبُهُ
فَقَدْتُI lost زَمَاناًa time أَبْعَدَتْنيdrove me far away خُطُوبُهُits calamities
فَقَدْتُ زَمَاناً أَبْعَدَتْني خُطُوبُهُ
Grieving, he calls to you: is there anyone to answer him?
I have lost a time whose calamities drove me far away.
وَمَاand has not زَالَceased بالتَّفْريقِthrough separation يَقْوىgrowing stronger عَلَىagainst ضَعْفِيmy weakness
وَمَا زَالَ بالتَّفْريقِ يَقْوى عَلَى ضَعْفِي
مَدَىthroughout اللَّيْلِthe night طَرْفيmy eye لاَdoes not يَزَالُcease مُسَهَّداsleepless
مَدَى اللَّيْلِ طَرْفي لاَ يَزَالُ مُسَهَّدا
Through separation it keeps gaining strength against my weakness.
Throughout the night my eyes remain sleepless,
يُرَاقِبُit watches for طَيْفاًa phantom مِنْfrom نَجِِيلٍNajil (uncertain name) وَمَوْعِدَاand a tryst
يُرَاقِبُ طَيْفاً مِنْ نَجِِيلٍ وَمَوْعِدَا
عَلَىdespite طُولِthe length of حُزْنيmy sorrow لَمْdid not أَجِدْI find لِيَfor me مُسْعِدَاa comforter
عَلَى طُولِ حُزْني لَمْ أَجِدْ لِيَ مُسْعِدَا
Watching for a phantom from Najil and a promised meeting.
Through all my long sorrow I have found no one to comfort me.
فَنىperished زَمَنِيmy time وَالْعُمْرُand life وَلىdeparted وَقَدْand indeed بَدَاappeared
فَنى زَمَنِي وَالْعُمْرُ وَلى وَقَدْ بَدَا
نَذِيرُthe herald of مَشِيبيmy graying وَهْوَand it يُؤْذِنُannounces بِالصَّرْفِdeparture
نَذِيرُ مَشِيبي وَهْوَ يُؤْذِنُ بِالصَّرْفِ
My time has perished, life has passed, and there has appeared
The herald of my graying, announcing departure.
شَكَوْتُI complained of لَهَاto her حَاليmy condition وَفَرْطَand the excess of تَوَجُّعِيmy anguish
شَكَوْتُ لَهَا حَالي وَفَرْطَ تَوَجُّعِي
وَنَارَand the fire of جَوًىburning passion قَدْindeed أُضْرِمَتْwas kindled بَيْنَbetween أضْلُعِيmy ribs
وَنَارَ جَوًى قَدْ أُضْرِمَتْ بَيْنَ أضْلُعِي
I complained to her of my condition and my extreme anguish,
And of a fire of passion kindled between my ribs.
فَلَمْbut did not تَرَsee عَدْليmy fairness فِيin الْمَقَالِthe speech وَلَمْand did not تَعِunderstand
فَلَمْ تَرَ عَدْلي فِي الْمَقَالِ وَلَمْ تَعِ
فَرَرْتُI fled بِنَفْسِيwith my soul ثُمَّthen قُلْتُI said لَهَاto it ارْجِعِيreturn
فَرَرْتُ بِنَفْسِي ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهَا ارْجِعِي
But she saw no justice in my words, nor did she understand.
I fled with my soul, then said to it: 'Return
إلَىto طَاعَةِobedience to الْمَوْلَىthe Lord فَطَاعَتُهُfor obedience to Him تَكْفِيsuffices
إلَى طَاعَةِ الْمَوْلَى فَطَاعَتُهُ تَكْفِي
دَعِيleave عَنْكِaside from you ذِكْرَmention of الْغَانِيَاتِbeautiful women لِتُحْمَدِيso you may be praised
دَعِي عَنْكِ ذِكْرَ الْغَانِيَاتِ لِتُحْمَدِي
To obedience to the Lord, for obedience to Him suffices.
Leave off speaking of beautiful women, so that you may earn praise.
عَسَاكِperhaps you may بِأَنْby تَحْظِيgain favor بِذَاكَthrough that وَتَسْعَدِيand be happy
عَسَاكِ بِأَنْ تَحْظِي بِذَاكَ وَتَسْعَدِي
وَإنْand if شِئْتِyou wish بَعْدَafter الْغَيِّerror يَاO نَفْسُsoul تُرْشَدِيbe guided
وَإنْ شِئْتِ بَعْدَ الْغَيِّ يَا نَفْسُ تُرْشَدِي
Perhaps through that you may find favor and happiness.
And if, my soul, after straying you wish to be guided,
فَقُومِيthen rise بِعَزْمٍwith resolve فِيin مَدِيحِpraise of مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
فَقُومِي بِعَزْمٍ فِي مَدِيحِ مُحَمَّدِ
لِتَحْظِيso you may obtain مِنَfrom الرَّحْمنِthe All-Merciful بِالْخُودِa tender maiden وَاللُّطْفِand kindness
لِتَحْظِي مِنَ الرَّحْمنِ بِالْخُودِ وَاللُّطْفِ
Then rise resolutely to praise Muhammad,
So that from the All-Merciful you may win a fair maiden and kindness.'
هَنِيئاًbliss لِمَنْto whoever وَافَىreached حِمَاهُhis sanctuary وَزَارَهُand visited him
هَنِيئاً لِمَنْ وَافَى حِمَاهُ وَزَارَهُ
وَحَلَّand lodged بِنَادِيهِin his assembly وَعَايَنَand beheld دَارَهُhis dwelling
وَحَلَّ بِنَادِيهِ وَعَايَنَ دَارَهُ
Bliss to whoever reaches his sanctuary and visits him,
And lodges in his assembly and beholds his dwelling,
وَقَدْand indeed أَخَذَtook الذِّكْرَremembrance الَجَمِيلَbeautiful شِعَارَهُhis watchword
وَقَدْ أَخَذَ الذِّكْرَ الَجَمِيلَ شِعَارَهُ
فَضِيلَتُهُhis distinction أنَّthat الإْلهَGod اسْتَزَارَهُinvited him to visit
فَضِيلَتُهُ أنَّ الإْلهَ اسْتَزَارَهُ
Having made beautiful remembrance his watchword.
His distinction is that God invited him to visit,
وَأَسْمَعَُand caused to hear مِنْfrom غَيْرِother than صَوْتٍsound وَلاَnor حَرْفِletter
وَأَسْمَعَُ مِنْ غَيْرِ صَوْتٍ وَلاَ حَرْفِ
صِغَارُsmall pieces الْحَصىthe pebbles فِيin رَاحَتَيْهِhis two palms بِلاَwithout مراdoubt
صِغَارُ الْحَصى فِي رَاحَتَيْهِ بِلاَ مرا
And made him hear without sound or letter.
Small pebbles in his two palms, beyond all doubt,
تُسَبِّحُglorify God وَالْمَاءُand the water الزُّلاَلُpure and sweet بِهَاthrough them جَرىflowed
تُسَبِّحُ وَالْمَاءُ الزُّلاَلُ بِهَا جَرى
شَرِيفٌnoble عَفِيفٌchaste كَمْhow often تَعَبَّدَhe worshipped فِيin حِرَاHira
شَرِيفٌ عَفِيفٌ كَمْ تَعَبَّدَ فِي حِرَا
Glorify God, and pure water flowed through them.
Noble and chaste—how often he worshipped in Hira!
فَضِيلٌvirtuous وَلاَand no مِثْلٌequal يُضَاهِيهِrivals him فِيamong الْوَرىhumankind
فَضِيلٌ وَلاَ مِثْلٌ يُضَاهِيهِ فِي الْوَرى
يَفُوقُhe surpasses ضِيَاءَthe radiance of الْبَدْرِthe full moon فِيon لَيْلَةِthe night of النِّصْفِmidmonth
يَفُوقُ ضِيَاءَ الْبَدْرِ فِي لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ
Virtuous, with no equal among humankind to rival him.
He surpasses the full moon's radiance on the midmonth night.
قَدِindeed اسْتَمْسَكَتْhas firmly clung رُوِحيmy soul بِعُرْوَةِto the loop of حَبْلِهِhis rope
قَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَتْ رُوِحي بِعُرْوَةِ حَبْلِهِ
وَبِالسَّادَةِand to the lords الآلِthe family الْكِرَامِnoble وَصَحْبِهِand his companions
وَبِالسَّادَةِ الآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِهِ
My soul has firmly grasped the loop of his rope,
And clung to the noble lords of his family and his companions.
وَنَهْوىand we love مِنَfrom الْوَادِيthe valley نَسِيمَthe breeze of مَهَبِّهِits blowing-place
وَنَهْوى مِنَ الْوَادِي نَسِيمَ مَهَبِّهِ
فَتِيقُdiffused fragrance سَحِيقِpowdered الْمِسْكِmusk مِنْfrom عَرْفِthe scent of تُرْبِهِhis soil
فَتِيقُ سَحِيقِ الْمِسْكِ مِنْ عَرْفِ تُرْبِهِ
And we love the breeze that blows from the valley.
The wafting scent of powdered musk comes from the fragrance of his soil.
وَنَاهِيكَand enough for you مِنْof تُرْبٍsoil وَنَاهِيكَand enough for you مِنْof عَرْفِfragrance
وَنَاهِيكَ مِنْ تُرْبٍ وَنَاهِيكَ مِنْ عَرْفِ
لَقَدْindeed بَهَرَdazzled البدرُthe full moon الْمُنِيرَshining جَمَالُهُhis beauty
لَقَدْ بَهَرَ البدرُ الْمُنِيرَ جَمَالُهُ
What wondrous soil, and what a fragrance!
His beauty has dazzled the shining full moon.
وَعَطَّرَتِand perfumed الأَكْوَانَthe worlds نَشْراًwith fragrance جِلاَلهُhis majesty
وَعَطَّرَتِ الأَكْوَانَ نَشْراً جِلاَلهُ
خَصَائلُهُhis qualities مَعْلُومَةٌwell known وَفِعَالُهُand his deeds
خَصَائلُهُ مَعْلُومَةٌ وَفِعَالُهُ
And his majesty perfumed the worlds with fragrance.
His qualities and deeds are well known.
فَأَحْكَامُهُfor his judgments عَدْلٌjustice وَصِدْقٌand truth مَقَالُهُhis speech
فَأَحْكَامُهُ عَدْلٌ وَصِدْقٌ مَقَالُهُ
وَمَوْعِدُهُand his promise نَجْزٌfulfillment وَقَدْand indeed جَلَّhe is exalted عَنْbeyond وَصْفِdescription
وَمَوْعِدُهُ نَجْزٌ وَقَدْ جَلَّ عَنْ وَصْفِ
His judgments are just, and his speech is true.
His promise is fulfilled, and he is beyond description.
شَفَاعَتُهُhis intercession مَالٌwealth غُنِينَاwe were enriched بِكَنْزِهِby its treasure
شَفَاعَتُهُ مَالٌ غُنِينَا بِكَنْزِهِ
وَنَحْنُand we جَمِيعاًtogether كُلُّنَاall of us تَحْتَunder حِرْزِهِhis protection
وَنَحْنُ جَمِيعاً كُلُّنَا تَحْتَ حِرْزِهِ
His intercession is wealth whose treasure has enriched us.
All of us, together, are under his protection.
حَدِيثٌan account جَلِيٌّclear لاَno احْتِيَاجَneed لِرَمْزِهِfor alluding to it
حَدِيثٌ جَلِيٌّ لاَ احْتِيَاجَ لِرَمْزِهِ
فَظَاظَةُthe harshness of أهْلِthe people of الشِّرْكِpolytheism لاَنَتْsoftened لِعِزِّهِbefore his might
فَظَاظَةُ أهْلِ الشِّرْكِ لاَنَتْ لِعِزِّهِ
A plain account, needing no veiled allusion.
The harshness of the polytheists softened before his might.
وَحَلَّand descended بِهِمْupon them رُعْبٌterror مِنَfrom الذُّلِّhumiliation وَالزَّحْفِand the onslaught
وَحَلَّ بِهِمْ رُعْبٌ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَالزَّحْفِ
لَقَدْindeed نُكِّسَتْwere brought low تِيجَانُهُمْtheir crowns وَالْعَمَائِمُand the turbans
لَقَدْ نُكِّسَتْ تِيجَانُهُمْ وَالْعَمَائِمُ
And terror befell them through humiliation and the onslaught.
Their crowns and turbans were indeed brought low.
وَلَمْand not يَكُwas مِنْهُمْamong them مَنْanyone who غَدَاemerged وَهْوَwhile he سَالِمُunharmed
وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ غَدَا وَهْوَ سَالِمُ
وَكَمْand how many فَنَكَتْpressed on فِيهِمْamong them فَتًىa youth وَصَوَارِمُand keen swords
وَكَمْ فَنَكَتْ فِيهِمْ فَتًى وَصَوَارِمُ
Not one of them emerged unscathed.
And how many youths and keen swords pressed on among them!
فَرَضْنَاwe imposed عَلَيْهِمْupon them وَالْفُرُوضُand the decrees لَوَازِمُbinding
فَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ وَالْفُرُوضُ لَوَازِمُ
قَدُودُهُمُtheir bodies لِلْقَدِّfor cleaving بِالْبِيضِwith bright swords وَالزَّحْفِand the charge
قَدُودُهُمُ لِلْقَدِّ بِالْبِيضِ وَالزَّحْفِ
We decreed for them—and decrees are binding—
That their bodies be cleaved by bright swords and the charge.
أَقُولُI say لِمَنْto whoever قَدْhas بَانَdeparted عَنِّيfrom me وَمَنْand whoever دَنَاdrew near
أَقُولُ لِمَنْ قَدْ بَانَ عَنِّي وَمَنْ دَنَا
نَجَوْنَاwe were saved جَمِيعاًtogether بِالشَّفَاعَةِthrough intercession كُلُّنَاall of us
نَجَوْنَا جَمِيعاً بِالشَّفَاعَةِ كُلُّنَا
I say to those who have gone far from me and those who drew near:
We have all been saved, every one of us, through intercession
مِنَfrom الْمُصْطَفىthe Chosen One وَالْحَمْدُand praise لِلهِto God وَالثَّنَاand laudation
مِنَ الْمُصْطَفى وَالْحَمْدُ لِلهِ وَالثَّنَا
فَرِيقٌa company بِهِthrough him قَدْindeed أَحْرَزُواhave secured الدِّينَthe faith وَالدُّنَاand worldly life
فَرِيقٌ بِهِ قَدْ أَحْرَزُوا الدِّينَ وَالدُّنَا
From the Chosen One; praise and laudation belong to God.
Through him, a company has secured faith and worldly life.
فَلاَso no خَوْفَfear مِنْof نَارٍfire وَلاَnor رُعْبَterror مِنْof خَسْفِbeing swallowed by the earth
فَلاَ خَوْفَ مِنْ نَارٍ وَلاَ رُعْبَ مِنْ خَسْفِ
قَرِيبٌnear مِنَto الْمَوْلَىthe Lord وَلاَand no بُعْدَremoteness فِيin مَدىany span
قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الْمَوْلَى وَلاَ بُعْدَ فِي مَدى
So there is no fear of fire, nor terror of being swallowed by the earth.
He is near to the Lord, with no remoteness at all.
وَمَاand not كَانَwas تَقْرِيبُthe bringing near by الإْلهِGod لَهُfor him سُدىin vain
وَمَا كَانَ تَقْرِيبُ الإْلهِ لَهُ سُدى
لَهُhe has عُصْبَةٌa band تحميthat protects حِمَاهُhis sanctuary مِنَfrom الرَّدىdestruction
لَهُ عُصْبَةٌ تحمي حِمَاهُ مِنَ الرَّدى
God's bringing him near was not in vain.
He has a band that guards his sanctuary from destruction.
فَوَارِسُهُمْtheir horsemen كَالأُسْدِlike lions تَسْطُوassail عَلىَupon الْعِدَاthe enemies
فَوَارِسُهُمْ كَالأُسْدِ تَسْطُو عَلىَ الْعِدَا
إذَاwhen مَاemphasis الْتَقَىmeet الْجَمْعَانِthe two hosts فِيat مَوْقِفِthe field of الزَّحْفِbattle
إذَا مَا الْتَقَى الْجَمْعَانِ فِي مَوْقِفِ الزَّحْفِ
Their horsemen are like lions, pouncing upon their enemies,
When the two hosts meet on the field of battle.
عَسَاكِرُهُhis armies أَفْنَتْannihilated عِدَاهُhis enemies وَمَاand did not اعْتَدَتْtransgress
عَسَاكِرُهُ أَفْنَتْ عِدَاهُ وَمَا اعْتَدَتْ
وَبِالْعَادِيَاتِand on charging steeds الأَعْوَجِيَّةِA'waji-bred قَدْindeed غَدَتْwent forth
وَبِالْعَادِيَاتِ الأَعْوَجِيَّةِ قَدْ غَدَتْ
His armies annihilated his enemies without transgressing,
And went forth on charging A'waji steeds.
وَكَمْand how many أسْرَةٍa family مِنْfrom أسْرِهِhis captivity قَطever مَاnot افْتَدَتْransomed itself
وَكَمْ أسْرَةٍ مِنْ أسْرِهِ قَط مَا افْتَدَتْ
فَمَنْso who مِثْلُهُis like him فِيamong الأَنْبِيَاءِthe prophets وَقَدْwhen indeed غَدَتْhave come to be
فَمَنْ مِثْلُهُ فِي الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَقَدْ غَدَتْ
And many a family never ransomed itself from his captivity.
Who among the prophets is like him, now that
فَضَائِلُهُhis virtues تتلىrecited عَلىto النَّاسِthe people فِيin الصُّحْفِthe scriptures
فَضَائِلُهُ تتلى عَلى النَّاسِ فِي الصُّحْفِ
تَرَانَاyou see us وُقُوفاًstanding كُلُّنَاall of us بِفِنَائِهِin his courtyard
تَرَانَا وُقُوفاً كُلُّنَا بِفِنَائِهِ
His virtues are recited to the people in the scriptures?
You see us standing, all of us, in his courtyard,
عَلىَin ثقةconfidence مِنَّاon our part بِصِدْقِin the sincerity of وَلائِهِhis friendship
عَلىَ ثقة مِنَّا بِصِدْقِ وَلائِهِ
فَجَادَso he bestowed generously عَلَيْنَاupon us مِنْfrom جَزِيلِthe abundance of عَطَائِهِhis bounty
فَجَادَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ جَزِيلِ عَطَائِهِ
Trusting in the sincerity of his friendship.
So he bestowed on us from his abundant bounty.
فَنَحْنُso we وَكُلُّand all الْخَلْقِcreation تَحْتَbeneath لِوَائِهِhis banner
فَنَحْنُ وَكُلُّ الْخَلْقِ تَحْتَ لِوَائِهِ
لَهُto him تِبَعٌfollowers وَهْوَwhile he الْمُقَدَّمُthe foremost فِيin الصَّفِّthe rank
لَهُ تِبَعٌ وَهْوَ الْمُقَدَّمُ فِي الصَّفِّ
We and all creation are beneath his banner,
His followers, while he stands foremost in the rank.
Sol 6.1