أَفالآنَ لَمَّا بَايَعوا لِضَلالَةٍ

أَفالآنَ لَمَّا بَايَعوا لِضَلالَةٍ

دَعَوت فَهَلا قَبل إِذ لَم يُبايِعُوا

دَعَوت فَهَلا قَبل إِذ لَم يُبايِعُوا

Is it only now, when they pledged allegiance to error,

Now that they have pledged allegiance to misguidance

That you called? Why not earlier, when they had not pledged?

Why did you not accept when they had not yet pledged?

وَمِن دُون مَا حاوَلت مِن نكث عَهدهم

وَمِن دُون مَا حاوَلت مِن نكث عَهدهم

وأمكَ مَوتٌ يا ابنَ دَحمةَ ناقِعُ

وأمكَ مَوتٌ يا ابنَ دَحمةَ ناقِعُ

And in the way of your attempt to break their covenant,

And without what I attempted of their violation of the covenant

And inescapable death has come for you, O son of Dahmah.

And your death is certain, O son of Dahma the fallen

فَذُق غِبَّ مَا قَد جِئتَ أنكَ ضَلَّة

فَذُق غِبَّ مَا قَد جِئتَ أنكَ ضَلَّة

إِلَى جُرمِ مَا لاقَيتَ عَطشان جائِعُ

إِلَى جُرمِ مَا لاقَيتَ عَطشان جائِعُ

So taste the aftermath of what you have done: you are astray,

So taste the bitterness of what you have come to, for you are lost

Thirsty and hungry for the wrongdoing you have encountered.

To the crime of what you have met, thirsty and hungry

كَفَرت الذِي أَسدَوا إِلَيك وَسَدَّدُوا

كَفَرت الذِي أَسدَوا إِلَيك وَسَدَّدُوا

مِنَ الحُسنِ وَالنُعمَى فَخَدُّك ضارِعُ

مِنَ الحُسنِ وَالنُعمَى فَخَدُّك ضارِعُ

You were ungrateful for what they bestowed and directed to you—

You disbelieved the one who granted you favor and guided you

Of kindness and favor; so your cheek is humbled.

With goodness and blessing, yet your cheek fell down begging

هَل انتَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ فَإِنَّنِي

هَل انتَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ فَإِنَّنِي

بِوُدِّكَ مِن ودّ البَرِيَّةِ قانِعُ

بِوُدِّكَ مِن ودّ البَرِيَّةِ قانِعُ

Are you the Commander of the Faithful? For I

Are you the commander of the faithful? For I

Am content with your affection instead of all humankind’s.

Am content with your love over the love of mankind

مُتَممُ أَجرٍ قَد مَضَى وَصَنيعَةٍ

مُتَممُ أَجرٍ قَد مَضَى وَصَنيعَةٍ

لَكُم عِندنا إِذ لا تُعَدُّ الصنَّائِعُ

لَكُم عِندنا إِذ لا تُعَدُّ الصنَّائِعُ

Completing an earlier reward and a favor

Completing a reward already passed and a favor

You have shown us, for favors are beyond counting.

That we have with you, since favors are not counted

وَكَم مِن عَدوٍّ كاشِحٍ ذِي كَشَاحَةٍ

وَكَم مِن عَدوٍّ كاشِحٍ ذِي كَشَاحَةٍ

وَمُستَمِعٍ بِالغَيبِ مَا أَنتَ صانِعُ

وَمُستَمِعٍ بِالغَيبِ مَا أَنتَ صانِعُ

And how many a hostile enemy, full of rancor,

And how many aggressive enemies with aggression

And one who listens in secret to what you are doing.

And eavesdroppers of the unseen, what will you do?