مَتىwhen عَطِلَتbecame bare رُباكِyour hills مِنَof الخِيامِthe tents
مَتى عَطِلَت رُباكِ مِنَ الخِيامِ
سُقيتِmay you be watered مَعاهِداًfamiliar haunts صَوبَrainfall الغَمامِthe clouds
سُقيتِ مَعاهِداً صَوبَ الغَمامِ
When did your hills become bare of tents?
When shall my soul find rest from camps and tents
May you, familiar haunts, be watered by rain from the clouds!
While rain clouds water meadows nourished by the sky?
لَأَسرَعَhow swiftly ماexclamatory particle أَدالَتكِreversed your fortune اللَياليthe nights
لَأَسرَعَ ما أَدالَتكِ اللَيالي
وَأَخلَتand removed عَنكِfrom you عائِرَةَwandering السَوامِgrazing livestock
وَأَخلَت عَنكِ عائِرَةَ السَوامِ
How swiftly the nights have reversed your fortune,
Would that the nights might swiftly reunite us soon
and cleared away your wandering, grazing herds!
And the Pleiades desert you at nightfall.
وَقَفتُI stood بِهاthere عَلىby حِلَلٍencampments بَوالٍtimeworn
وَقَفتُ بِها عَلى حِلَلٍ بَوالٍ
تُعَفّيهاefface them السَوافيdust-bearing winds بِالقَتامِwith dust
تُعَفّيها السَوافي بِالقَتامِ
I stood there by timeworn encampments,
I stopped beside traces of camps on arid sands
which dust-bearing winds efface with dust.
Swept by the winds at evening twilight gloom,
فَقُلتُso I said لِفِتيَةٍto young men مِنfrom آلِthe house of بَدرٍBadr
فَقُلتُ لِفِتيَةٍ مِن آلِ بَدرٍ
كِرامٍnoble وَالهَوىand love داءُthe affliction of الكِرامِthe noble
كِرامٍ وَالهَوى داءُ الكِرامِ
So I said to young men of the house of Badr,
And said to some lads from the tribe of Badr -
noble men—and love is the affliction of the noble—
Noble men, though passion be the noble's bane:
قِفواstop حَيّواgreet الدِيارَthe dwellings فَإِنَّfor indeed حَقّاًa duty
قِفوا حَيّوا الدِيارَ فَإِنَّ حَقّاً
عَلَيناupon us أَنto نُحَيّيgreet بِالسَلامِwith peace
عَلَينا أَن نُحَيّي بِالسَلامِ
“Stop and greet the dwellings, for it is a duty
"Greet these abodes, for it is surely just
upon us to greet them with peace.
That we should greet them peacefully." How gross
حَرامٌforbidden أَنthat تَخَطّاهاpass beyond them المَطاياthe mounts
حَرامٌ أَن تَخَطّاها المَطايا
وَلَمand not نَذرِفwe shed مِنَof الدَمعِtears السِجامِfreely flowing
وَلَم نَذرِف مِنَ الدَمعِ السِجامِ
It is forbidden for our mounts to pass them by
That horses' hooves should violate their ground
without our shedding freely flowing tears.”
Before our flooding tears flow forth in streams!
فَأَسرَعَthen hastened كُلُّevery أَروَعَimposing nobleman مِنof قُرَيشٍQuraysh
فَأَسرَعَ كُلُّ أَروَعَ مِن قُرَيشٍ
نَماهُraised him أَبٌa father إِلىto العَلياءِglory نامِrising
نَماهُ أَبٌ إِلى العَلياءِ نامِ
Then every imposing nobleman of Quraysh hastened,
Then every shining youth of Quraysh urged
whom a father himself rising high had raised to glory.
His camel faster, by his father nourished.
فَظَلناso we spent the day نَنشُدُasking العَرصاتِthe courtyards عَهداًfor a bygone time
فَظَلنا نَنشُدُ العَرصاتِ عَهداً
تَصَرَّمَended وَالأُمورُand affairs إِلىtoward اِنصِرامِending
تَصَرَّمَ وَالأُمورُ إِلى اِنصِرامِ
We spent the day asking the courtyards for a bygone time
We lingered, chanting covenants of old,
that had ended—and all things tend toward ending—
Now frail, as all things fail and disappear.
وَنَستافُand we sniff الثَرىmoist earth مِنَfrom بَطنِthe valley bed of فَلجٍFalj
وَنَستافُ الثَرى مِنَ بَطنِ فَلجٍ
وَنَستَلِمُand we touch reverently الحِمىthe protected grounds أَيَّutmost اِستِلامِreverent touching
وَنَستَلِمُ الحِمى أَيَّ اِستِلامِ
and sniffing the moist earth in the valley bed of Falj,
We rode the valley's floor and drove the guard,
and touching the protected grounds with utmost devotion,
Receiving charge of them so gallantly,
إِلىuntil أَنthat غاضَتِsubsided العَبَراتُthe tears إِلّاexcept
إِلى أَن غاضَتِ العَبَراتُ إِلّا
بَقاياremnants بَينَbetween أَجفانٍeyelids دَوامِbloodied
بَقايا بَينَ أَجفانٍ دَوامِ
until the tears subsided, save
Until all tears were checked save some few drops
a few remnants between bloodied eyelids.
Remaining between steadfast lids. At last,
وَرُحناand we departed تَلزَمُclasp الأَيديthe hands قُلوباًhearts
وَرُحنا تَلزَمُ الأَيدي قُلوباً
دَوينَsick مِنَfrom الصَبابَةِyearning وَالغَرامِand passionate love
دَوينَ مِنَ الصَبابَةِ وَالغَرامِ
We departed, our hands clasping hearts
Hands clasping hearts still quivering with desire
sick with yearning and passionate love.
And ardour youthful and impetuous,
هِيَsuch are الأَيّامُthe days تَجمَعُreunite بَعدَafter بُعدٍseparation
هِيَ الأَيّامُ تَجمَعُ بَعدَ بُعدٍ
وَتَفجَعُand bereave بَعدَafter قُربٍcloseness وَالتِئامِand union
وَتَفجَعُ بَعدَ قُربٍ وَالتِئامِ
Such is time: it reunites after separation,
We left. Time gathers those now parted far
and bereaves after closeness and union.
And reconciles those joined in amity.
خَليلَيَّmy two friends الهَوىlove خُلُقٌa disposition كَريمٌnoble
خَليلَيَّ الهَوى خُلُقٌ كَريمٌ
تُقَصِّرُfall short عَنهُof it أَخلاقُthe characters of اللِئامِthe base
تُقَصِّرُ عَنهُ أَخلاقُ اللِئامِ
My two friends, love is a noble disposition
My friend, your nature is a noble one
of which the characters of the base fall short:
Which vileness in its basest forms cannot attain.
وَفاءًloyalty إِنif نَأَتgoes far away بِالجارِwith the neighbor دارٌa home
وَفاءً إِن نَأَت بِالجارِ دارٌ
وَرَعياًand care لِلمَوَدَّةِfor affection وَالذِمامِand bonds of honor
وَرَعياً لِلمَوَدَّةِ وَالذِمامِ
loyalty when a home carries a neighbor far away,
Your faithfulness, should a neighbour settle by,
and care for affection and bonds of honor.
Safeguards the pledge of love and obligation.
أَلاlo طَرَقَتvisited by night تَلومُكَreproaching you أُمُّUmm عَمرٍوAmr
أَلا طَرَقَت تَلومُكَ أُمُّ عَمرٍو
وَماand what لِلغانِياتِfor beautiful women وَلِلمَلامِand for reproach
وَما لِلغانِياتِ وَلِلمَلامِ
Lo, Umm Amr came by night to reproach you!
Does she who blames you (3) not approach by night
What have beautiful women to do with reproach?
To chide you, though the singers blame you not?
أَعاذِلَO reproacher لَوif أَضافَكِbrought you as a guest جُنحُthe wing of لَيلٍnight
أَعاذِلَ لَو أَضافَكِ جُنحُ لَيلٍ
إِلَيَّto me وَأَنتِwhile you واضِعَةُlaying aside اللِثامِthe face veil
إِلَيَّ وَأَنتِ واضِعَةُ اللِثامِ
O reproacher, if the wing of night brought you as a guest
Reproach me, if the wings of night should cast
to me, with your face veil laid aside,
A shadow over me, my mantle lowered!
لَسَرَّكِwould surely please you أَنthat يَكونَbe اللَيلُthe night شَهراًa month
لَسَرَّكِ أَن يَكونَ اللَيلُ شَهراً
وَأَلهاكِand distract you السُهادُsleeplessness عَنِfrom المَنامِsleep
وَأَلهاكِ السُهادُ عَنِ المَنامِ
you would gladly have the night last a month,
You would rejoice were night to last a month,
and sleeplessness would distract you from sleep.
The Pleiades distract you from all sleep.
أَعاذِلَO reproacher ماhow أَعَزَّكِyou gain honor بيthrough me إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
أَعاذِلَ ما أَعَزَّكِ بي إِذا ما
أَتاحَoffered اللَيلُthe night وَحشِيَّthe untamed part of الكَلامِspeech
أَتاحَ اللَيلُ وَحشِيَّ الكَلامِ
O reproacher, how proud you would be of me when
Reproach me! How you have disgraced me when
the night offered up untamed words,
The night affords me intimacies hushed and still!
وَعَنَّتand appeared كُلُّevery قافِيَةٍrhyme شَرودٍelusive
وَعَنَّت كُلُّ قافِيَةٍ شَرودٍ
كَلَمحِlike a flash of البَرقِlightning أَوor لَهَبِthe blaze of الضِرامِfire
كَلَمحِ البَرقِ أَو لَهَبِ الضِرامِ
and every elusive rhyme appeared,
Each verse whose floating measure starts to stray
like a flash of lightning or the blaze of fire!
Turns back, as lightning flashes or flames leap quick.
عَلىover أَعجازِهاtheir endings قَرمٌa master إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
عَلى أَعجازِها قَرمٌ إِذا ما
عَناهُengaged him القَولُverse أَوجَزَhe was concise فيin تَمامِcompleteness
عَناهُ القَولُ أَوجَزَ في تَمامِ
A master presides over their endings; whenever
When discourse strains their strength, still they prevail,
verse engages him, he is concise yet complete.
And halt, although the words drive on to goals.
شَوارِدُelusive verses إِنif لَقيتَyou met بِهِنَّwith them جَيشاًan army
شَوارِدُ إِن لَقيتَ بِهِنَّ جَيشاً
صَرَفنَthey repelled مَعَرَّةَthe harm of الجَيشِthe army اللُهامِthe mighty
صَرَفنَ مَعَرَّةَ الجَيشِ اللُهامِ
Elusive verses: if you met an army with them,
They sway the will of him whom passion left
they would ward off the harm of that mighty host.
In tatters and no man can take my place;
وَإِنand if نازَعتَهُنَّyou shared with them الشَربَdrinking كانَتthey would be
وَإِن نازَعتَهُنَّ الشَربَ كانَت
مُداماًwine أَوor أَلَذَّsweeter مِنَthan المُدامِwine
مُداماً أَو أَلَذَّ مِنَ المُدامِ
And if you shared drinking with them, they would be
Not one of all the diverse ranks and tribes
wine, or sweeter than wine.
Can ever grave his marks upon their hearts.
يَثُرنَthey rebel عَلىagainst اِمرِىءِImru’ القَيسِal-Qays بنِson of حُجرٍHujr
يَثُرنَ عَلى اِمرِىءِ القَيسِ بنِ حُجرٍ
فَماso no أَحَدٌanyone يَقومُtakes بِهاwith them مَقاميmy place
فَما أَحَدٌ يَقومُ بِها مَقامي
They rebel against Imru’ al-Qays son of Hujr;
O Caliph, steward of God's authority .
no one can take my place with them.
Exalted over predecessors rightfully!
إِلَيكَto you خَليفَةَO caliph of اللَهِGod اِستَقَلَّتset out
إِلَيكَ خَليفَةَ اللَهِ اِستَقَلَّت
قَلائِصُyoung she-camels مِثلُlike مُجفِلَةِfleeing النَعامِostriches
قَلائِصُ مِثلُ مُجفِلَةِ النَعامِ
To you, God's caliph, there set out
Would that the swords under your command desist
young she-camels like fleeing ostriches.
From vengeance, while the sharpened blades persist.
تَراهاyou see them كَالسَراةِlike noblemen مُعَمَّماتٍturbaned
تَراها كَالسَراةِ مُعَمَّماتٍ
إلىdown to اللَبّاتbreast hollows منwith جَعدِmatted اللُغامِfoam
إلى اللَبّات من جَعدِ اللُغامِ
You see them, like noblemen, turbaned
You raised the banners over level plains
down to their breast hollows with matted foam.
While at your gate the Christians rub their palms
تَهاوىthey hurtle بَينَbetween هَدّارٍa bellowing camel نَجِيٍّfleet
تَهاوى بَينَ هَدّارٍ نَجِيٍّ
وَقورِsteady under الرَحلِthe saddle طَيّاشِtossing الزِمامِthe rein
وَقورِ الرَحلِ طَيّاشِ الزِمامِ
They hurtle on, between a bellowing, fleet male,
And sights unfold in splendour, where the Faith
steady under the saddle, tossing the rein,
Still spreads its might inviolate.
وَبَينَand between شِمِلَّةٍa nimble she-camel تَطغىsurges wildly إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
وَبَينَ شِمِلَّةٍ تَطغى إِذا ما
تَهافَتَتِfalter المَطِيُّthe mounts مِنَfrom السَئامِweariness
تَهافَتَتِ المَطِيُّ مِنَ السَئامِ
and a nimble she-camel that surges wildly when
There was a folk whose hearts began to err;
the mounts falter from weariness.
You healed their hearts of sickness and despair.
جَزَعنَthey crossed قَناطِرَthe bridges of القاطولِal-Qatul لَيلاًby night
جَزَعنَ قَناطِرَ القاطولِ لَيلاً
وَأَعراضَand the outskirts of المَطيرَةِal-Matira لِلمُقامِfor a halt
وَأَعراضَ المَطيرَةِ لِلمُقامِ
They crossed the bridges of al-Qatul by night
Troops launched attacks against al-Marwarrudh
and the outskirts of al-Matira, seeking a halt.
With power, terrible revenge.
فَعُجنَso they turned aside بِهاthere وَقَدand already أَنضىhad wasted طُلاهاtheir necks
فَعُجنَ بِها وَقَد أَنضى طُلاها
قِرانُjoining اللَيلِnight بِاللَيلِto night التَمامِfull-length
قِرانُ اللَيلِ بِاللَيلِ التَمامِ
They turned aside there, their necks already wasted
Her ramparts cracked on both sides from the shock
by joining night to another full night.
And horsemen circled with their piercing shafts.
وَكُنَّand they had been نَواهِضَhigh-raising الأَعناقِnecks غُلباًthick-necked
وَكُنَّ نَواهِضَ الأَعناقِ غُلباً
فَعُدنَthen they became وَهُنَّwhile they قُضبانُstems of الثُمامِthumam grass
فَعُدنَ وَهُنَّ قُضبانُ الثُمامِ
Once they had held their thick necks high,
She saw the banners of the Caliphate
but now they had become stems of thumam grass.
Assaulting her, and fell headlong with awe.
فَشَبَّهناso we likened مَواقِعَهاtheir resting places بِعِقدٍto a necklace
فَشَبَّهنا مَواقِعَها بِعِقدٍ
تَساقَطَfallen apart مِنof فَريدٍchoice gems أَوor نِظامِstrung beads
تَساقَطَ مِن فَريدٍ أَو نِظامِ
We likened their resting places to a necklace
The wrongful schismatics when they disobeyed
fallen apart, its gems or strung beads scattered.
And closed their ears against the invitation
وَثُرنَand they rose وَلِلصَباحِand dawn had مُعَقِّباتٌpursuing rays
وَثُرنَ وَلِلصَباحِ مُعَقِّباتٌ
تُقَلِّصُdraw back عَنهُfrom it أَعجازَthe hindmost parts of الظَلامِdarkness
تُقَلِّصُ عَنهُ أَعجازَ الظَلامِ
They rose, while dawn had pursuing rays
Unto the mosque of Peace, before their walls
drawing back from it the tails of darkness.
Appeared a day even the ringdoves flee.
فَلَمّاthen when أَنthat تَجَلّىrevealed itself قالَsaid صَحبيmy companions
فَلَمّا أَن تَجَلّى قالَ صَحبي
أَضَوءُis it the light of الصُبحِdawn أَمor وَجهُthe face of الإِمامِthe Imam
أَضَوءُ الصُبحِ أَم وَجهُ الإِمامِ
When it revealed itself, my companions said,
Would that day cause your glory to decline,
“Is that dawn's light, or the Imam's face?”
O Abu Ishaq(4), a realm more bright than all the highest glories!
فَقُلتُso I said كَأَنَّهُas though it were هُوَhe مِنfrom بِعيدٍafar
فَقُلتُ كَأَنَّهُ هُوَ مِن بِعيدٍ
وَجَلَّتand was glorious غُرَّةُthe radiant brow of المَلِكِthe king الهُمامِthe dauntless
وَجَلَّت غُرَّةُ المَلِكِ الهُمامِ
I said, “It looks like him from afar,”
By your sword the world remains intact; the thread
and glorious was the dauntless king's radiant brow.
Of Islam was made fast when torn apart.
إِلَيكَto you اِبنَO son of الخَلائِفِthe caliphs أَزعَجَتناimpelled us
إِلَيكَ اِبنَ الخَلائِفِ أَزعَجَتنا
دَواعيthe calls of الوُدِّaffection وَالهِمَمُand aspirations السَواميlofty
دَواعي الوُدِّ وَالهِمَمُ السَوامي
To you, son of caliphs, we were impelled
Help us as you helped Harun!(5) Hopefully
by the calls of affection and lofty aspirations.
You'll live a thousand years (God grant them to you!)
وَأَنتَand you خَليفَةُthe caliph of اللَهِGod المُعَلّىexalted
وَأَنتَ خَليفَةُ اللَهِ المُعَلّى
عَلىabove الخُلَفاءِthe caliphs بِالنِعَمِby blessings العِظامِmighty
عَلى الخُلَفاءِ بِالنِعَمِ العِظامِ
You are God's caliph, exalted
By God and by the inviolable land -
above the caliphs by mighty blessings.
Our oath, between Muzdalifa (6) and the Place!
وَليتَyou took power فَلَمand did not تَدَعleave لِلدّينِfor the faith ثَأراًa blood-debt
وَليتَ فَلَم تَدَع لِلدّينِ ثَأراً
سُيوفُكَyour swords وَالمُثَقَّفَةُand straightened spears الدَواميbloodied
سُيوفُكَ وَالمُثَقَّفَةُ الدَوامي
You took power; no blood-debt to the faith was left
You are most worthy, House of Abbas,(7) to inherit
by your swords and straightened, bloodied spears.
The Legacy of Prophecy from men.
نَصَبتَyou raised المازَيارَMazyar عَلىupon سَحوقٍa towering palm
نَصَبتَ المازَيارَ عَلى سَحوقٍ
وَبابَكَand Babak وَالنَصارىand the Christians فيin نِظامِa row
وَبابَكَ وَالنَصارى في نِظامِ
You raised Mazyar on a towering palm,
"Al-Anfal" is your disputant, and your witness, (8)
and Babak and the Christians in a row:
Containing arguments to still all strife.
مَناظِرُsights لاnot يَزالُceases الدينُthe faith مِنهاthrough them
مَناظِرُ لا يَزالُ الدينُ مِنها
عَزيزَmighty in النَصرِvictory مَمنوعَprotected from المَرامِassault
عَزيزَ النَصرِ مَمنوعَ المَرامِ
sights through which the faith remains
The Prophet's relics and traditions are
mighty in victory, beyond assault.
Correctives for lawfulness and its reverse.
وَقَدand already كادَتnearly تَزيغُgo astray قُلوبُthe hearts of قَومٍa people
وَقَد كادَت تَزيغُ قُلوبُ قَومٍ
فَأَبرَأتَso you cured القُلوبَthe hearts مِنَof السَقامِsickness
فَأَبرَأتَ القُلوبَ مِنَ السَقامِ
The hearts of a people had nearly gone astray,
Love of you makes each sin to disappear
but you cured the hearts of sickness.
Joined to prayer and fasting day by day
وَعَمّورِيَّةَand Amorium اِبتَدَرَتrushed إِلَيهاtoward it
وَعَمّورِيَّةَ اِبتَدَرَت إِلَيها
بَوادِرُswift onslaughts مِنfrom عَزيزٍa mighty one ذيpossessing اِنتِقامِvengeance
بَوادِرُ مِن عَزيزٍ ذي اِنتِقامِ
And toward Amorium there rushed
While schismatics assert your right lies in
swift onslaughts from a mighty avenger.
A Shib Ravudha, losing every claim!
فَقَعقَعَتِso rattled السَراياthe detachments جانِبَيهاits two flanks
فَقَعقَعَتِ السَرايا جانِبَيها
وَأَلحَفَتِand pressed hard الفَوارِسُthe horsemen بِالسِهامِwith arrows
وَأَلحَفَتِ الفَوارِسُ بِالسِهامِ
The detachments made both its flanks rattle,
Imams like mine command seventy thousand
and the horsemen pressed it hard with arrows.
Turkish bowmen with their arrows drawn,
رَأَتit saw عَلَمَthe banner of الخِلافَةِthe caliphate فيon ذُراهاits heights
رَأَت عَلَمَ الخِلافَةِ في ذُراها
فَخَرَّتso it fell بَينَamid أَصداءٍlifeless remains وَهامِand skulls
فَخَرَّت بَينَ أَصداءٍ وَهامِ
It saw the caliphate's banner on its heights
Who satisfy their holy wrath against
and fell amid lifeless remains and skulls.
The blades of every Indian cumbersome in war;
وَجَمعُand the host of الزُطِّthe Zutt حينَwhen عَمواthey became blind وَصَمّواand deaf
وَجَمعُ الزُطِّ حينَ عَموا وَصَمّوا
عِنِto الداعيthe caller إِلىto دارِthe Abode of السَلامِPeace
عِنِ الداعي إِلى دارِ السَلامِ
And the host of the Zutt, when they grew blind and deaf
to the caller to the Abode of Peace—
أَطَلَّloomed عَلَيهِمُover them يَومٌa day عَبوسٌgrim
أَطَلَّ عَلَيهِمُ يَومٌ عَبوسٌ
تَعَوَّذُseek refuge مِنهُfrom it أَيامُthe days of الحِمامِdeath
تَعَوَّذُ مِنهُ أَيامُ الحِمامِ
a grim day loomed over them,
from which the very days of death seek refuge.
لِيَهنِكَmay it gladden you ياO أَباAbu إِسحقَIshaq مُلكٌa kingship
لِيَهنِكَ يا أَبا إِسحقَ مُلكٌ
يَجِلُّis exalted عَنِbeyond المُفاخِرِthe boastful rival وَالمُساميand the contender
يَجِلُّ عَنِ المُفاخِرِ وَالمُسامي
May a kingship gladden you, Abu Ishaq,
too exalted for any boastful rival or contender.
لِسَيفِكَto your sword دانَتِsubmitted الدُنياthe world وَشُدَّتand were tightened
لِسَيفِكَ دانَتِ الدُنيا وَشُدَّت
عُرىthe bonds of الإِسلامِIslam مِنfrom بَعدِafter اِنفِصامِbreaking
عُرى الإِسلامِ مِن بَعدِ اِنفِصامِ
The world submitted to your sword, and tightened were
the bonds of Islam after their breaking.
فَأَيِّدناso strengthen us بِهارونٍwith Harun وَإِنّاand we indeed
فَأَيِّدنا بِهارونٍ وَإِنّا
لَنَرجوindeed we hope أَنthat تُعَمَّرَyou live long أَلفَa thousand عامِyears
لَنَرجو أَن تُعَمَّرَ أَلفَ عامِ
So strengthen us with Harun, and we
indeed hope that you will live a thousand years.
أَماlo وَمُحَرِّمِand by Him who sanctified البَلَدِthe city الحَرامِthe sacred
أَما وَمُحَرِّمِ البَلَدِ الحَرامِ
يَميناًan oath بَينَbetween زَمزَمَZamzam وَالمَقامِand the Station
يَميناً بَينَ زَمزَمَ وَالمَقامِ
Lo, by Him who made the Sacred City inviolable,
an oath between Zamzam and the Station:
لَأَنتُمyou indeed ياO بَنيsons of العَباسِal-Abbas أَولىmore entitled
لَأَنتُم يا بَني العَباسِ أَولى
بِميراثِto the inheritance of النَبِيِّthe Prophet مِنَthan الأَنامِmankind
بِميراثِ النَبِيِّ مِنَ الأَنامِ
you, sons of al-Abbas, are indeed more entitled
to the Prophet's inheritance than all mankind.
تُجادِلُargues سورَةُthe surah of الأَنفالِal-Anfal عَنكُمon your behalf
تُجادِلُ سورَةُ الأَنفالِ عَنكُم
وَفيهاand in it مَقنَعٌsufficient proof لِذَويfor those of الخِصامِdisputation
وَفيها مَقنَعٌ لِذَوي الخِصامِ
The surah al-Anfal argues on your behalf,
and in it is proof enough for those who dispute,
وَآثارُand traditions of النَبِيِّthe Prophet وَمُسنَداتٌand chain-transmitted reports
وَآثارُ النَبِيِّ وَمُسنَداتٌ
صَوادِعُproclaiming openly بِالحَلالِwhat is lawful وَبِالحَرامِand what is forbidden
صَوادِعُ بِالحَلالِ وَبِالحَرامِ
as do the Prophet's traditions and reports with chains of transmission,
plainly proclaiming what is lawful and what is forbidden.
مَوَدَّتُكُمlove for you تُمَحِّصُpurges كُلَّevery ذَنبٍsin
مَوَدَّتُكُم تُمَحِّصُ كُلَّ ذَنبٍ
وَتُقرَنُand is coupled بِالصَلاةِwith prayer وَبِالصِيامِand with fasting
وَتُقرَنُ بِالصَلاةِ وَبِالصِيامِ
Love for you purges every sin
and is coupled with prayer and fasting.
وَرافِضَةٍand Rafidites تَقولُsay بِشِعبِin the ravine of رَضوىRadwa
وَرافِضَةٍ تَقولُ بِشِعبِ رَضوى
إِمامٌan imam خابَfailed ذلِكَthat one مِنas إِمامِan imam
إِمامٌ خابَ ذلِكَ مِن إِمامِ
And Rafidites say, “In Radwa's ravine
is an imam”—a failure of an imam!
إِماميmy imam مَنone who لَهُhe has سَبعونَseventy أَلفاًthousand
إِمامي مَن لَهُ سَبعونَ أَلفاً
مِنَof الأَتراكِthe Turks مُشرَعَةَleveled السِهامِarrows
مِنَ الأَتراكِ مُشرَعَةَ السِهامِ
My imam is one who has seventy thousand
Turks with arrows leveled,
إِذاwhen غَضِبواthey grow angry لِدينِfor the faith of اللَهِGod أَرضَواthey appease
إِذا غَضِبوا لِدينِ اللَهِ أَرضَوا
مَضارِبَthe cutting edges of كُلِّevery هِندِيٍّIndian sword حُسامِkeen-edged
مَضارِبَ كُلِّ هِندِيٍّ حُسامِ
who, when angered for God's faith, appease
the cutting edges of every keen Indian sword.
Partial English translation: 86 of 112 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1