أَخِلتَdid you suppose عَمودَthe pillar of الدينِreligion فيin الأَرضِthe earth ثابِتاًfirm
أَخِلتَ عَمودَ الدينِ في الأَرضِ ثابِتاً
وَفيand in كُلِّevery يَومٍday يَضمَحِلُّit dwindles عَلىat مَهَلِa slow pace
وَفي كُلِّ يَومٍ يَضمَحِلُّ عَلى مَهَلِ
Did you suppose religion’s pillar stood firm upon the earth?
You have established the pillar of religion firmly in the earth
Yet every day it dwindles little by little.
And yet it diminishes slowly day after day
سُهَيلٌSuhayl وَإِنand although كانَhe is اليَمانِيَّYemeni مُنكِرٌone who condemns
سُهَيلٌ وَإِن كانَ اليَمانِيَّ مُنكِرٌ
لِأَمرٍof a deed بِضِبنِon the flank of الشامِSyria ماnot هُوَit بِالسَهلِat all easy
لِأَمرٍ بِضِبنِ الشامِ ما هُوَ بِالسَهلِ
Suhayl, though he is Yemeni, condemns
Suhayl, though the Yemeni denies it
a deed on Syria’s flank that is no trifling matter.
It is not easy to command in the Levant
بَرِئتُI dissociate myself إِلىbefore الخَلّاقِthe Creator مِنfrom أَهلِthe followers of مَذهَبٍa creed
بَرِئتُ إِلى الخَلّاقِ مِن أَهلِ مَذهَبٍ
يرَونَthey consider مِنَamong الحَقِّrightful things الإِباحَةَunrestricted access لِلأَهلِto the womenfolk
يرَونَ مِنَ الحَقِّ الإِباحَةَ لِلأَهلِ
Before the Creator, I disavow the followers of a creed
I disavow those of the sect
who deem it right to make their womenfolk freely available.
Who see permissibility of the unlawful for their own
فَهَلّاso why not خَشيبٌan unpolished sword كَيso that يُقَنَّأmay be dyed red تَحتَهُbeneath it
فَهَلّا خَشيبٌ كَي يُقَنَّأ تَحتَهُ
مَشيبٌgray hair مِنَof الشَيخِthe elder المُسِنِّaged أَوِor الكَهلِthe middle-aged man
مَشيبٌ مِنَ الشَيخِ المُسِنِّ أَوِ الكَهلِ
Why not, then, an unpolished sword, beneath which may be dyed red
So where is the brave warrior to be speared beneath it?
the gray hair of an aged elder or a middle-aged man?
An elder or aged man with grey hair
وَأَينَand where حُسامُthe keen blade of الهِندِIndia عَنكَfrom you وَجَهلُهُand its reckless fury
وَأَينَ حُسامُ الهِندِ عَنكَ وَجَهلُهُ
جِهادُكَfighting you أَولىmore fitting مِنthan جِهادِfighting أَبيAbu (father of) جَهلِJahl
جِهادُكَ أَولى مِن جِهادِ أَبي جَهلِ
And why are the Indian blade and its reckless fury far from you?
And where is the sword of India against you and its ignorance?
Fighting you is more fitting than fighting Abu Jahl.
Your jihad is better than the jihad of Abu Jahl
Sol 6.1