إِننيindeed I بالنبيِّin the Prophet مُوقنةٌcertain نَفsoul (first part of 'my soul')
إِنني بالنبيِّ مُوقنةٌ نَف
سيmy soul (completion) وغِنand though (apparently وإن) لمdid not أَرَI see النبيَّthe Prophet عِياناwith my own eyes
سي وغِن لم أَرَ النبيَّ عِيانا
Indeed, my soul is certain of the Prophet,
though I have not seen the Prophet with my own eyes.
سَيِّدُmaster العالمينَthe worlds طُرّاًall وأَدناand nearest (first part of 'nearest of them')
سَيِّدُ العالمينَ طُرّاً وأَدنا
همof them (completion) إِلىto اللَهGod حينَwhen بانَbecame manifest مكاناin rank
هم إِلى اللَه حينَ بانَ مكانا
Master of all the worlds, and nearest of them
to God, when his rank became manifest.
جاءناhe came to us بالناموسِwith the divine law منfrom لَدُنِthe presence of اللَGod (first part)
جاءنا بالناموسِ من لَدُنِ اللَ
هِGod (completion) وكانَand he was الأَمينَthe trustworthy one فيهin it المُعاناthe aided one
هِ وكانَ الأَمينَ فيه المُعانا
He came to us with the divine law from God,
and in it he was trustworthy and aided.
حِكمةًwisdom بعدَafter حِكمةٍwisdom وَضياءًand radiance
حِكمةً بعدَ حِكمةٍ وَضياءً
فاهتديناso we were guided بنُورهاby its light منfrom عَمَاناour blindness
فاهتدينا بنُورها من عَمَانا
Wisdom after wisdom, and radiance—
so by its light we were guided out of our blindness.
وَرَأَيناand we saw السبيلَthe path حينَwhen رأَيناwe saw
وَرَأَينا السبيلَ حينَ رأَينا
هُit (completing 'we saw it') جَديداًnew بكُرهِناwith our reluctance وَرِضاناand our willingness
هُ جَديداً بكُرهِنا وَرِضانا
And we saw the path when we saw
it afresh, in our reluctance and our willingness.
وَعَبَدناand we worshipped الإِلهَGod حقاًtruly وكنَّاand we had been
وَعَبَدنا الإِلهَ حقاً وكنَّا
للجهالاتِout of ignorance نَعبُدُwe worshipped الأَوثاناthe idols
للجهالاتِ نَعبُدُ الأَوثانا
And we worshipped God in truth, though we had been
worshipping idols out of ignorance.
وائتلفناand we became united بهthrough him وكنّاand we had been عدوّاًenemies
وائتلفنا به وكنّا عدوّاً
وَرَجَعناand we returned بهthrough him معاًtogether إِخواناbrothers
وَرَجَعنا به معاً إِخوانا
And through him we united, though we had been enemies,
and through him we returned together as brothers.
فعليهِso upon him السَّلامُgreetings of peace والسِّلمُand peace منّاfrom us
فعليهِ السَّلامُ والسِّلمُ منّا
حيثwherever كنّاwe may be منin البلادthe lands وكاناand he may be
حيث كنّا من البلاد وكانا
So upon him be greetings and peace from us,
wherever we may be in the lands, and wherever he may be.
إِنif نكنwe be لمhave not نَرَwe see النبيَّthe Prophet فإِنَّاthen indeed we
إِن نكن لم نَرَ النبيَّ فإِنَّا
قدindeed تَبِعناwe followed سبيلَهُhis path إِيماناin faith
قد تَبِعنا سبيلَهُ إِيمانا
Though we have not seen the Prophet, we
have indeed followed his path in faith.
وَأَسِيناand we grieved أَنthat لاnot نكونَwe be رَأَيناwe saw
وَأَسِينا أَن لا نكونَ رَأَينا
هُhim (completing 'we saw him') فَقدfor indeed أَقرَحَhas made sore الصُدورَthe breasts أَساناour grief
هُ فَقد أَقرَحَ الصُدورَ أَسانا
And we grieved that we had not seen
him—for our grief has made our breasts sore.
لوif رَأَيتُI had seen النبيَّthe Prophet ماnot لُمتُI would have reproached نَفسيmyself
لو رَأَيتُ النبيَّ ما لُمتُ نَفسي
فيهregarding him بالعَونwith aid حينَwhen كانَhe had استَعَاناsought help
فيه بالعَون حينَ كانَ استَعَانا
Had I seen the Prophet, I would have spared myself reproach
by aiding him when he sought help,
يومَon the day of أُحدٍUhud ولاnor غَدَاةَthe morning of حُنَينٍHunayn
يومَ أُحدٍ ولا غَدَاةَ حُنَينٍ
يومَthe day when ساقتdrove هَوَازِنٌHawazin غَطَفاناGhatafan
يومَ ساقت هَوَازِنٌ غَطَفانا
on the day of Uhud or the morning of Hunayn,
the day Hawazin drove Ghatafan forward.
ويرىand he would see أَنَّthat فيin زُبَيدٍZubayd صلاحاًgoodness
ويرى أَنَّ في زُبَيدٍ صلاحاً
وَضِراباًand sword-blows منfrom دونهbefore him, shielding him وَطِعاناand spear-thrusts
وَضِراباً من دونه وَطِعانا
And he would see goodness in Zubayd,
and sword-blows and spear-thrusts in his defense.
وترانيand you would see me منfrom دونهbefore him, shielding him لاnot أُباليI care
وتراني من دونه لا أُبالي
فيهِfor his sake وَقعَthe impact of السيوفِthe swords والمُرَّاناand ash-wood spears
فيهِ وَقعَ السيوفِ والمُرَّانا
And you would see me shielding him, untroubled
by blows of swords and ash-wood spears in his cause.
لَوَقَيتُI would surely have shielded النبيَّthe Prophet بالنفسِwith life منّيof my own
لَوَقَيتُ النبيَّ بالنفسِ منّي
ولَعانقتُand I would surely have grappled with دونَهin his defense الأَقراناmatched opponents
ولَعانقتُ دونَه الأَقرانا
I would surely have shielded the Prophet with my own life,
and would have grappled with opponents in his defense.
ويُصلِّيand he would pray عَلَيَّover me حَيّاًalive شَهيداًa martyr
ويُصلِّي عَلَيَّ حَيّاً شَهيداً
وأُرَوّيand I would drench منwith النَجيعِfresh blood السِّناناthe spearhead
وأُرَوّي من النَجيعِ السِّنانا
And he would pray over me, a living martyr,
and I would drench the spearhead in gore.
Sol 6.1