جِبريلُGabriel هَلِّلproclaim God's oneness فيin السَماءِheaven وَكَبِّرِand proclaim His greatness
جِبريلُ هَلِّل في السَماءِ وَكَبِّرِ
وَاِكتُبand write ثَوابَthe reward of المُحسِنينَthe charitable وَسَطِّرِand inscribe
وَاِكتُب ثَوابَ المُحسِنينَ وَسَطِّرِ
Gabriel, proclaim God's oneness in heaven, and magnify Him;
and write down the reward of the charitable; inscribe it.
سَلask لِلفَقيرِfor the poor man عَلىin return for تَكَرُّمِهِhis generosity الغِنىwealth
سَل لِلفَقيرِ عَلى تَكَرُّمِهِ الغِنى
وَاِطلُبand seek مَزيداًan increase فيin الرَخاءِprosperity لِموسِرِfor a wealthy man
وَاِطلُب مَزيداً في الرَخاءِ لِموسِرِ
Ask wealth for the poor man in return for his generosity,
and seek greater prosperity for the man of means.
وَاِدعُand invoke الَّذيHim who جَعَلَmade الهِلالَthe crescent شِعارَهُHis emblem
وَاِدعُ الَّذي جَعَلَ الهِلالَ شِعارَهُ
يَفتَحgrant victory عَلىto أُمَمِthe nations of الهِلالِthe crescent وَيَنصُرِand give aid
يَفتَح عَلى أُمَمِ الهِلالِ وَيَنصُرِ
And invoke Him who made the crescent His emblem,
to grant the nations of the crescent victory and aid.
وَتَوَلَّand take into your care فيin الهَيجاءِbattle جُندَthe soldiers of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
وَتَوَلَّ في الهَيجاءِ جُندَ مُحَمَّدٍ
وَاِقعُدand stay بِهِمwith them فيin ذَلِكَthat المُستَمطَرِrain-swept place
وَاِقعُد بِهِم في ذَلِكَ المُستَمطَرِ
And take Muhammad's soldiers into your care in battle,
and stay with them in that rain-swept place.
ياO مِهرَجانَfestival of البَرِّcharity أَنتَyou تَحِيَّةٌa salutation
يا مِهرَجانَ البَرِّ أَنتَ تَحِيَّةٌ
لِلَّهِto God مِنfrom مَلَإٍa gathering كَريمٍnoble خَيِّرِbenevolent
لِلَّهِ مِن مَلَإٍ كَريمٍ خَيِّرِ
O festival of charity, you are a salutation
to God from a noble, benevolent gathering.
هُمthey زَيَّنوكَadorned you بِكُلِّwith every أَزهَرِshining light فيin الدُجىthe darkness
هُم زَيَّنوكَ بِكُلِّ أَزهَرِ في الدُجى
وَاللَهُand God زانَكَadorned you بِالقَبولِwith acceptance الأَنوَرِmore radiant
وَاللَهُ زانَكَ بِالقَبولِ الأَنوَرِ
They adorned you with every shining light in darkness,
and God adorned you with acceptance more radiant still.
حَسُنَتgrew beautiful وُجوهُكَyour faces فيin العُيونِthe eyes وَأَشرَقَتand shone
حَسُنَت وُجوهُكَ في العُيونِ وَأَشرَقَت
مِنfrom كُلِّevery أَبلَجَbright-faced man فيamong الأَكارِمِthe noble أَزهَرِradiant
مِن كُلِّ أَبلَجَ في الأَكارِمِ أَزهَرِ
Your faces grew fair to the eye and shone
with every bright-faced, radiant man among the noble.
كَثُرَتwere numerous عَلَيكَover you أَكُفُّهُمtheir palms فيin صَوبِهاtheir downpour
كَثُرَت عَلَيكَ أَكُفُّهُم في صَوبِها
فَكَأَنَّهاso they seemed like قِطَعُpatches of الغَمامِcloud المُمطِرِrain-bearing
فَكَأَنَّها قِطَعُ الغَمامِ المُمطِرِ
Their hands poured down upon you in abundance,
as though they were patches of rain-bearing cloud.
لَوif يَعلَمونَthey knew السوقَthe market ماwhat حَسَناتُهاits good deeds
لَو يَعلَمونَ السوقَ ما حَسَناتُها
بيعَwould be sold الحَصىpebbles فيin السوقِthe market بَيعَthe sale of الجَوهَرِjewels
بيعَ الحَصى في السوقِ بَيعَ الجَوهَرِ
If they knew what good deeds this market holds,
pebbles would be sold in the market like jewels.
جِبريلُGabriel يَعرُضُdisplays وَالمَلائِكُand the angels باعَةٌsellers
جِبريلُ يَعرُضُ وَالمَلائِكُ باعَةٌ
أَينَwhere المُساوِمُthe bargainer فيfor الثَوابِreward المُشتَريthe buyer
أَينَ المُساوِمُ في الثَوابِ المُشتَري
Gabriel displays the wares, and the angels are sellers;
where is the bargainer, the purchaser of reward?
وَمُجاهِدينَand warriors هُناكَthere عِندَat مُعَسكَرٍa camp
وَمُجاهِدينَ هُناكَ عِندَ مُعَسكَرٍ
وَمِنَand through المَهابَةِawe-inspiring majesty بَينَamid أَلفِa thousand مُعَسكَرِcamps
وَمِنَ المَهابَةِ بَينَ أَلفِ مُعَسكَرِ
And warriors there, at a single camp,
yet in their majesty, amid a thousand camps;
موفينَfaithful لِلأَوطانِto the homelands بَينَbetween حِياضِهاtheir pools
موفينَ لِلأَوطانِ بَينَ حِياضِها
لاnot يَسمَحونَthey part بِهاwith them وَبَينَand between الكَوثَرِal-Kawthar
لا يَسمَحونَ بِها وَبَينَ الكَوثَرِ
loyal to their homelands, between their pools
and al-Kawthar, never parting with them.
عَرَبٌArabs عَلىadhering to دينِthe code of الأُبُوَّةِancestry فيin الوَغىbattle
عَرَبٌ عَلى دينِ الأُبُوَّةِ في الوَغى
لاnot يَطعَنونَthey spear القِرنَthe adversary ماas long as لَمnot يُنذَرِhe is warned
لا يَطعَنونَ القِرنَ ما لَم يُنذَرِ
Arabs, true in battle to their forefathers' code:
they do not spear an adversary before he has been warned.
أَلِفواgrew accustomed to مُصاحَبَةَthe company of السُيوفِswords وَعُوِّدواand were trained
أَلِفوا مُصاحَبَةَ السُيوفِ وَعُوِّدوا
أَخذَtaking المَعاقِلِstrongholds بِالقَناwith spears المُتَشَجِّرِinterlaced like branches
أَخذَ المَعاقِلِ بِالقَنا المُتَشَجِّرِ
They grew used to the company of swords, and were trained
to capture strongholds with a thicket of spears.
يَمشونَthey walk مِنfrom تَحتِbeneath القَذائِفِthe shells نَحوَهاtoward them
يَمشونَ مِن تَحتِ القَذائِفِ نَحوَها
لاnot يَسأَلونَthey ask عَنِabout السَعيرِthe blazing fire المُمطِرِraining down
لا يَسأَلونَ عَنِ السَعيرِ المُمطِرِ
They advance beneath the shells toward them,
heedless of the blazing fire raining down.
فيin أَعيُنِthe eyes of الباريthe Creator وَفَوقَand upon يَمينِهِHis right hand
في أَعيُنِ الباري وَفَوقَ يَمينِهِ
جَرحىwounded men نُجِلُّهُمُwe revere them كَجَرحىlike the wounded of خَيبَرِKhaybar
جَرحى نُجِلُّهُمُ كَجَرحى خَيبَرِ
In the Creator's sight and upon His right hand
are wounded men we revere like the wounded of Khaybar,
مِنof كُلِّevery مَيمونِblessed الضِمادِbandage كَأَنَّماas though
مِن كُلِّ مَيمونِ الضِمادِ كَأَنَّما
دَمُthe blood of أَهلِthe men of بَدرٍBadr فيهِin him أَوor دَمُthe blood of حَيدَرِHaydar
دَمُ أَهلِ بَدرٍ فيهِ أَو دَمُ حَيدَرِ
each with a blessed bandage, as though
the blood of Badr's men, or Haydar's blood, flowed in him.
جَذلانُjoyful هَيِّنَةٌlight عَلَيهِupon him جِراحُهُhis wounds
جَذلانُ هَيِّنَةٌ عَلَيهِ جِراحُهُ
وَجِراحُهُand his wounds فيin قَلبِthe heart of كُلِّevery غَضَنفَرِlion
وَجِراحُهُ في قَلبِ كُلِّ غَضَنفَرِ
He is joyful; his wounds weigh lightly upon him,
yet his wounds are in the heart of every lion.
ضُمِدَتthey were bandaged بِأَهدابِwith the lashes of الجُفونِthe eyelids وَطالَماand how often
ضُمِدَت بِأَهدابِ الجُفونِ وَطالَما
ضُمِدَتthey were bandaged بِأَعرافِwith the manes of الجِيادِthe steeds الضُمَّرِlean
ضُمِدَت بِأَعرافِ الجِيادِ الضُمَّرِ
They were bandaged with eyelashes; and how often
they were bandaged with the manes of lean steeds!
عُوّادُهُhis sickbed visitors يَتَمَسَّحونَseek blessing by rubbing بِرُدنِهِagainst his sleeve
عُوّادُهُ يَتَمَسَّحونَ بِرُدنِهِ
كَالوَفدِlike a pilgrim band مَسَّحَrubbed reverently بِالحَطيمِagainst the Hatim الأَطهَرِmost pure
كَالوَفدِ مَسَّحَ بِالحَطيمِ الأَطهَرِ
His visitors seek blessing by touching his sleeve,
like pilgrims touching the most holy Hatim.
وَتَكادُand almost مِنfrom نورِthe light of الإِلَهِGod حِيالَهُbefore him
وَتَكادُ مِن نورِ الإِلَهِ حِيالَهُ
تَبيَضُّturn white أَثناءُthe folds of الهِلالِthe Crescent الأَحمَرِred
تَبيَضُّ أَثناءُ الهِلالِ الأَحمَرِ
And God's light before him all but makes
the folds of the Red Crescent turn white.
Sol 6.1