أَيَحسَبُ أَولادَ الجَهالَةِ أَنَنا

أَيَحسَبُ أَولادَ الجَهالَةِ أَنَنا

عَلى الخيلِ لَسنا مِثلَهُم في الفَوارِسِ

عَلى الخيلِ لَسنا مِثلَهُم في الفَوارِسِ

Do the sons of ignorance suppose that we

Do the ignorant youth think that we

Do the children of ignorance reckon that we,

on horseback are not their equals among the horsemen?

Are not like them when on horses mounted?

Upon our steeds, are not their match among knights?

فَسائِل بَني بَدرٍ إِذا ما لَقيتَهُم

فَسائِل بَني بَدرٍ إِذا ما لَقيتَهُم

بِقَتلي ذَوي الأَقرانِ يَومِ التَمارُسِ

بِقَتلي ذَوي الأَقرانِ يَومِ التَمارُسِ

So ask the sons of Badr, when you meet them,

Ask the sons of Badr when you meet them

So ask the clan of Badr, whenever you meet them,

about my slaying rival champions on the day of close combat.

About my killing of equal warriors on the day of skirmishing

Of my slaying the champions on the day of fierce struggle,

وَهَذا رَسولُ اللَهِ كَالبَدرِ بَينَنا

وَهَذا رَسولُ اللَهِ كَالبَدرِ بَينَنا

بِهِ كَشَفَ اللَهُ العِدى بِالتَناكُسِ

بِهِ كَشَفَ اللَهُ العِدى بِالتَناكُسِ

And this is God's Messenger, like the full moon among us;

And this is Allah's Messenger among us

And this is the Messenger of Allah, like the full moon among us,

through him God drove off the foes in headlong retreat.

Like the full moon, by whom Allah defeated the enemies in retreat

Through whom Allah swept away the enemies in headlong defeat,

وَإِنّا أُناسٌ لا نَرى الحَربَ سِبَّةً

وَإِنّا أُناسٌ لا نَرى الحَربَ سِبَّةً

وَلا نَنثَني عِندَ الرِماحِ المُداعِسِ

وَلا نَنثَني عِندَ الرِماحِ المُداعِسِ

And indeed we are a people who do not regard war as a disgrace,

And we are a people who do not consider war a fault

Indeed, we are a folk who do not consider war a shame,

nor do we turn back before the thrusting spears.

Nor do we waver when gripped by piercing spears

Nor do we turn away before the thrusting of spears,

فَما قيلَ فينا بَعدَها مِن مَقالَةٍ

فَما قيلَ فينا بَعدَها مِن مَقالَةٍ

فَما غادَرَت منّا جَديداً لِلاَبَسِ

فَما غادَرَت منّا جَديداً لِلاَبَسِ

So no utterance was made about us after it;

So whatever is said about us after it

Thus no word of reproach was spoken against us in its wake,

and so it left us no new garment for a wearer.

It did not spare any of us to be armored

Nor did the battle leave a fresh garment for any to wear.