ياO كعبةKaaba العلمlearning فيin الإسلامIslam منsince قدمantiquity
يا كعبة العلم في الإسلام من قدم
لاnot يزعجنّكdisturb you إعصارa whirlwind الأباطيلfalsehoods
لا يزعجنّك إعصار الأباطيل
O Kaaba of learning in Islam since ancient times,
O Kaaba of knowledge in Islam since the beginning
let no whirlwind of falsehoods disturb you.
Do not be disturbed by the storms of falsehoods
إنif كانwas قومكyour people قدalready جارواthey acted unjustly عليكagainst you وقدand already
إن كان قومك قد جاروا عليك وقد
جاءواthey came لهدمكto demolish you فيin جيشan army الزغاليلthe young pigeons
جاءوا لهدمك في جيش الزغاليل
If your people have wronged you, and have
If your people have wronged you and came
come to demolish you in an army of young pigeons,
To demolish you in an army of evildoers
فقدfor already مضتhas taken its course سننةprecedent العادينthe aggressors إذاwhen حصرواthey besieged الthe
فقد مضت سننة العادين إذا حصروا ال
بيتHouse الحرامthe Sacred فردّواand they were repulsed كالهماليلlike tattered rags
بيت الحرام فردّوا كالهماليل
for the precedent of aggressors was already set when they besieged the
The ways of the customary people have passed, when they besieged
Sacred House and were repulsed like tattered rags.
The Sacred House, so they were repelled like ostriches
اللهGod أرسلsent طيراًbirds بينbetween أرجلهاtheir feet
الله أرسل طيراً بين أرجلها
قنابلbombs الصخرof rock ترمىare hurled at صاحبthe master الفيلof the elephant
قنابل الصخر ترمى صاحب الفيل
God sent birds, between whose feet were
God sent birds with bombs between their legs
stone bombs hurled at the master of the elephant.
Throwing rocks at the companion of the elephant
للدّينfor religion والبيتand the House ربa Lord لاnot يقاومهwithstand Him
للدّين والبيت رب لا يقاومه
حمرred الثيابthe garments ولاnor سودblack الأساطيلthe fleets
حمر الثياب ولا سود الأساطيل
Religion and the House have a Lord who cannot be withstood
For religion and the house, there is a Lord who cannot be resisted
by the red-clad, nor by the black fleets.
By the red clothes or the black fleets
Sol 6.1