أَمِن تَذَكُّرِ دَهرٍ غَير مَأمونُ

أَمِن تَذَكُّرِ دَهرٍ غَير مَأمونُ

أَصبَحتَ مُكتَئِباً تَبكي كَمَحزونِ

أَصبَحتَ مُكتَئِباً تَبكي كَمَحزونِ

Is it from recalling an untrustworthy age

With remembrance of an uncertain past, you've grown sad and weep in sorrow

Is it from remembering an age fraught with peril,

that you have become dejected, weeping like one grief-stricken?

Or is it from recalling foolish people

That you have become despondent, weeping like the sorrowful?

أَمِّن تَذَكُّرِ أَقوامٍ ذَوي سَفَهٍ

أَمِّن تَذَكُّرِ أَقوامٍ ذَوي سَفَهٍ

يَغشَونَ بِالظُلمِ مَن يَدعو إِلى الدينِ

يَغشَونَ بِالظُلمِ مَن يَدعو إِلى الدينِ

Or from recalling people possessed of folly,

Who with injustice oppress those calling to the faith

Or from remembering a people of foolish nature,

who unjustly assail whoever calls to the faith?

Never ceasing lewdness if left unharmed

Who cover with oppression those who call to the Faith?

لا يَنتَهونَ عَن الفَحشاءِ ما سَلِموا

لا يَنتَهونَ عَن الفَحشاءِ ما سَلِموا

وَالغَدرُ فيهُم سَبيلٌ غَيرُ مَأمونِ

وَالغَدرُ فيهُم سَبيلٌ غَيرُ مَأمونِ

They do not desist from shameful deeds as long as they remain unharmed,

And treachery being their uncontrolled path

They do not cease from indecency so long as they remain safe,

and treachery among them is an unsafe path.

Do you not see God has diminished your best

And treachery among them is a path offering no security.

أَلا تَرَونَ أَقَلَّ اللَهُ خَيرَكُمُ

أَلا تَرَونَ أَقَلَّ اللَهُ خَيرَكُمُ

أَنَّا غَضِبنا لِعُثمانَ بنَ مَظعونِ

أَنَّا غَضِبنا لِعُثمانَ بنَ مَظعونِ

Do you not see—may God diminish your blessings—

For we grew angry at Uthman ibn Maz'oon

Do you not see—may God diminish your fortunes—

that we grew angry on behalf of Uthman ibn Maz'un,

When they insult without fear of consequence

That we have risen in anger for the sake of Uthman ibn Maz'un?

إِذا يَلطُمونَ وَلا يَخشَونَ مُقلَتَهُ

إِذا يَلطُمونَ وَلا يَخشَونَ مُقلَتَهُ

طَعناً دراكاً وَضَرباً غَيرَ مَأفونِ

طَعناً دراكاً وَضَرباً غَيرَ مَأفونِ

when they slap him and show no concern for his eye,

Stabbing, hitting, striking without remorse

When they strike his face, having no dread for his eye,

with thrusts in swift succession and blows that are not feeble?

So He will repay them, if not killed first

With successive thrusts and blows that do not falter,

فَسَوفَ يَجزيهُمُ إِن لَم يَمُت عَجَلاً

فَسَوفَ يَجزيهُمُ إِن لَم يَمُت عَجَلاً

كَيلاً بِكَيلٍ جَزاءً غَيرَ مَغبونِ

كَيلاً بِكَيلٍ جَزاءً غَيرَ مَغبونِ

So he will repay them, if he does not die soon,

Measure for measure an uncheated recompense

For he shall repay them, if he does not die in haste,

measure for measure, a recompense without shortfall.

Measure for measure, a retribution undiminished.