جزىmay reward اللَهGod خيراًwith good عنon behalf of بلالٍBilal وصحبهِand his companions
جزى اللَه خيراً عن بلالٍ وصحبهِ
عتيقاًAtiq وأخزىand may disgrace فاكِهاًFakih وأباجَهلِand Abu Jahl
عتيقاً وأخزى فاكِهاً وأباجَهلِ
May God, on behalf of Bilal and his companions, grant a good reward
May Allah reward Bilal and his companions,
To Atiq, and disgrace Fakih and Abu Jahl,
The free man and the slave enjoying fruits and dates,
عشيةَon the evening همّاthe two plotted فيagainst بلالٍBilal بسوءَةٍwith a shameful deed
عشيةَ همّا في بلالٍ بسوءَةٍ
ولمand did not يحذرواfear ماwhat يحذرُfears المرءُthe man ذُوpossessing العقلِreason
ولم يحذروا ما يحذرُ المرءُ ذُو العقلِ
On the evening when the two plotted a shameful deed against Bilal,
In the evening they worried about Bilal with evil intentions,
And did not fear what a man of reason fears,
And they did not fear what a reasonable man should fear,
بتوحيدهfor his affirming the oneness of ربَّthe Lord of الأنامِall creation وقولهand his saying
بتوحيده ربَّ الأنامِ وقوله
شهدتُI have borne witness بأنthat اللَهGod ربيmy Lord علىwith مَهلِunhurriedness
شهدتُ بأن اللَه ربي على مَهلِ
For his affirming the oneness of the Lord of all creation and saying:
With his devotion to the Lord of creation and his words:
“I have borne witness that God is my Lord, without haste.
"I bear witness that Allah is my Lord" at leisure,
فإنso if تقتلونيyou kill me تقتلونيyou kill me ولمand not أكنI was
فإن تقتلوني تقتلوني ولم أكن
لأشركfor me to associate partners بالرحمنِwith the Most Merciful منout of خيفَةِfear of القتلِbeing killed
لأشرك بالرحمنِ من خيفَةِ القتلِ
So if you kill me, you kill me; I would never
If you kill me, you kill me, while I have never
Associate partners with the Most Merciful for fear of being killed.
Associated anyone with the Merciful out of fear of death,
فياso, O ربَّLord of إبراهيمAbraham والعبدand the servant يُونُسٍJonah
فيا ربَّ إبراهيم والعبد يُونُسٍ
ومُوسىand Moses وعيسىand Jesus نجنيsave me ثمthen لاdo not تُمليgrant respite
ومُوسى وعيسى نجني ثم لا تُملي
So, O Lord of Abraham and the servant Jonah,
O Lord of Abraham, Jonah the servant
And Moses and Jesus, save me; then grant no respite
And Moses and Jesus, deliver me but do not make me despair
لمنto whoever ظلpersisted يهوىloves الغيَّerror منamong آلthe clan of غالبٍGhalib
لمن ظل يهوى الغيَّ من آل غالبٍ
علىwith غيرِno برٍّrighteousness كانَwas منهُfrom him ولاnor عَدلjustice
على غيرِ برٍّ كانَ منهُ ولا عَدل
To whoever among Ghalib's clan persists in loving error,
Of those who wrongfully loved the misguided people of Ghalib
With no righteousness or justice shown by him.”
With neither kindness nor justice from them
Sol 6.1