بُعِثَwas sent النبيُّthe Prophet فماso did not تلبَّثَdelay بعدَهafter him
بُعِثَ النبيُّ فما تلبَّثَ بعدَه
حتىuntil تحنَّفَembraced the upright faith غيرَother than يومٍa day واحدِone
حتى تحنَّفَ غيرَ يومٍ واحدِ
The Prophet was sent, and thereafter he did not delay
The Prophet was sent, and after him
More than a single day before embracing the upright faith.
Scarcely a single day had passed
صلَّىhe prayed وزكىand gave alms واستَسرّand was secretive بدينهِabout his faith
صلَّى وزكى واستَسرّ بدينهِ
منfrom كلِّevery عَمٍّuncle مُشفِقٍcaring أوor والدِfather
من كلِّ عَمٍّ مُشفِقٍ أو والدِ
He prayed, gave alms, and kept his faith secret
When he prayed, gave alms, and secretly practiced his faith
From every caring uncle or father.
From every anxious or loving father
حِججاًfor years يكاتِمُhe concealed دينَهhis faith فإذاthen whenever خلاhe was alone
حِججاً يكاتِمُ دينَه فإذا خلا
صلَّىhe prayed ومجَّدand glorified ربّهhis Lord بمحامدِwith praises
صلَّى ومجَّد ربّه بمحامدِ
For years he concealed his faith; whenever he was alone,
On pilgrimage, hiding his religion, then when alone
He prayed and glorified his Lord with praises.
He prayed and praised his Lord with hymns of praise
صلّىhe prayed ابنَaged تسعٍnine وارتدىand robed himself فيin بُرْجُدٍa striped cloak
صلّى ابنَ تسعٍ وارتدى في بُرْجُدٍ
ولداتهand his age-mates يَسعونrun about بينamong براجِدِstriped cloaks
ولداته يَسعون بين براجِدِ
He prayed at nine years old and donned a striped cloak,
The nine year old prayed wearing a brocaded gown
While his age-mates ran about among striped cloaks.
While his playmates frolicked between carpets
وسَرىand traveled by night النبيّthe Prophet وخافَand feared أنْthat يُسْطىan assault would be made بهagainst him
وسَرى النبيّ وخافَ أنْ يُسْطى به
عندَat انقطاعthe breaking مواثقٍof covenants ومعاهدand pacts
عندَ انقطاع مواثقٍ ومعاهد
And the Prophet traveled by night, fearing he would be attacked
And the Prophet traveled, fearing he would be stripped
When covenants and pacts were broken.
When covenants and pacts were severed
وأتىand came النبيُّthe Prophet فباتthen spent the night فوقَupon فراشِهِhis bed
وأتى النبيُّ فبات فوقَ فراشِهِ
متدثِّراًwrapped up بدثارِهin his covering كالراقدِlike one asleep
متدثِّراً بدثارِه كالراقدِ
And the Prophet came; he spent the night upon his bed,
So the Prophet came and slept atop his bed
Wrapped in his covering, like one asleep.
Wrapped in his cloak like one asleep
وذكتand grew keen عيونُthe eyes المشركينof the idolaters ونطَّقواand encircled
وذكت عيونُ المشركين ونطَّقوا
أبياتَthe houses آلِthe family of محمدٍMuhammad بمراصدِwith watchposts
أبياتَ آلِ محمدٍ بمراصدِ
And the idolaters' eyes grew keen, and they encircled
The eyes of the pagans were wakeful and they spoke
The houses of Muhammad's family with watchposts.
Verses of Muhammad's family with hidden observers
حتىuntil إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الصبحُthe dawn لاحappeared كأَنّهas though it were
حتى إذا ما الصبحُ لاح كأَنّه
سيفٌa sword تخرَّقَhad split apart عنهaway from it غمدُthe scabbard الغامِدِof the one who sheathed it
سيفٌ تخرَّقَ عنه غمدُ الغامِدِ
Until, when dawn shone as though it were
Until dawn broke through like a sword
A sword whose sheather's scabbard had split apart,
Unsheathed from its scabbard
ثارواthey sprang up وظنّواand thought أنّهمthat they ظَفِرواhad prevailed بهِover him
ثاروا وظنّوا أنّهم ظَفِروا بهِ
فتعاوَروهُso they assailed him in turn وخابَand failed كيدُthe plot الكائِدِof the plotter
فتعاوَروهُ وخابَ كيدُ الكائِدِ
They sprang up, thinking they had captured him.
They rose up, thinking they had triumphed over him
So they assailed him in turn, and the plotter's scheme failed.
And encircled him, but the plotter's scheme failed
فوقَاهُso he shielded him بادرةَthe sudden onslaught الحُتوفِof deaths بنفسِهِwith his own life
فوقَاهُ بادرةَ الحُتوفِ بنفسِهِ
ولقدand indeed تنوَّلَwas struck رأسُهhis head بجلامِدِwith heavy stones
ولقد تنوَّلَ رأسُه بجلامِدِ
Thus he shielded him from death's sudden assault with his own life,
He protected himself from the blows with his own life
And indeed his head was pelted with heavy stones.
And his head was surely garlanded in bands
Sol 6.1