أَرأَيْتَHave you seen صَرْحَthe edifice السِّلمِof peace كَيْفَhow يُقامُis raised
أَرأَيْتَ صَرْحَ السِّلمِ كَيْفَ يُقامُ
أَرأيتَHave you seen كيفhow تهلَّلَbeamed with joy الإسلامُIslam
أَرأيتَ كيف تهلَّلَ الإسلامُ
Have you seen how the edifice of peace is raised?
Have you seen the palace of peace being built?
Have you seen how Islam beamed with joy?
Have you seen how Islam has triumphed?
أَرأَيْتَHave you seen إذwhen نَفَرَrallied الهُداةُthe guides فأطفأواso they quenched
أَرأَيْتَ إذ نَفَرَ الهُداةُ فأطفأوا
نارَthe fire القِتالِof battle وسَارَعَand hastened الأعلامُthe leading figures
نارَ القِتالِ وسَارَعَ الأعلامُ
Have you seen, when the guides rallied, how they quenched
Have you seen when the righteous arose and extinguished
The fire of battle, and the leading figures hastened?
The fires of war, and the flags hastened?
لاَحَappeared الوَميضُthe flash ولوand if تأخَّرwas delayed سَعْيُهمtheir effort
لاَحَ الوَميضُ ولو تأخَّر سَعْيُهم
لَطَغَىwould surely have overwhelmed علىover الحَرَميْنِthe two sanctuaries منهfrom it ضَرامُa blaze
لَطَغَى على الحَرَميْنِ منه ضَرامُ
The flash appeared; had their efforts been delayed,
The flash appeared though their efforts were late,
A blaze from it would have engulfed the two sanctuaries,
Else ruin would have spread over the Two Holy Mosques.
وجرىand would have flowed بأرجاءthrough the regions of الجزيرةِthe Peninsula زاخِرٌa swelling torrent
وجرى بأرجاء الجزيرةِ زاخِرٌ
ممّاof what تَصونُpreserve وتمنعُand protect الأرحامُkinship ties
ممّا تَصونُ وتمنعُ الأرحامُ
And a swelling torrent would have coursed throughout the Peninsula,
And prosperity flowed through the Arabian peninsula,
Of what kinship ties preserve and protect.
Which kinships protect and defend.
عَزَّتْwas held precious دِماءُthe blood المُسلمينَof Muslims ولمand not تكنbe
عَزَّتْ دِماءُ المُسلمينَ ولم تكن
لِتَهُونَto be held cheap وَهْيَand it is علىto السّيوفِthe swords حَرامُforbidden
لِتَهُونَ وَهْيَ على السّيوفِ حَرامُ
The blood of Muslims was held precious, and could not be
The blood of Muslims grew dear and was not
Held cheap, for it is forbidden to swords.
To be degraded, since it is forbidden by swords.
قالsaid الحَسُودُthe envious one انبتَّhas snapped حبلُthe cord مُحمَّدٍof Muhammad
قال الحَسُودُ انبتَّ حبلُ مُحمَّدٍ
ورَمَىand attacked إماماًan imam بِالجنودِwith troops إمامُan imam
ورَمَى إماماً بِالجنودِ إمامُ
The envious one said, “Muhammad's cord has snapped,
The envious said Muhammad's rope has sprouted
And one imam has attacked another with troops;
And an imam threw armies with an imam.
وأَناخَand settled بالإِسلامِupon Islam خَطْبٌa calamity مَالَهit has no
وأَناخَ بالإِسلامِ خَطْبٌ مَالَه
منfrom بعدِهafter it فيin المشرقَيْنِthe two Easts قِيامُrising
من بعدِه في المشرقَيْنِ قِيامُ
And a calamity has settled upon Islam, which cannot
And he anchored Islam with a sermon needing no one
Rise again thereafter in the two Easts.”
In the East or West after him to stand.
ماذاwhat يقولُsay الشّامِتونthe gloaters وقدand already هَوَتْhave fallen
ماذا يقولُ الشّامِتون وقد هَوَتْ
آمالُهمtheir hopes وانهارتِand collapsed الأحلامُthe dreams
آمالُهم وانهارتِ الأحلامُ
What do the gloaters say, now, at the downfall
What can the malicious say when their hopes collapsed
Of their hopes and the collapse of their dreams?
And their dreams fell apart?
طارتflew شعاعاًin scattered fragments بعدafter ماthat نعمواthey reveled بهاin them
طارت شعاعاً بعد ما نعموا بها
حِيناًfor a time وَوَدُّواand they wished أنthat تطيرَwould fly الهامُthe heads
حِيناً وَوَدُّوا أن تطيرَ الهامُ
They flew apart after they had reveled in them
Rays flew away after they had enjoyed them briefly
For a time, and wished that heads would fly.
And wished the inspirations would fly away.
أَعَلَىis it against البقيّةِthe remnant يحقِدونthey bear resentment وهَلْand is there لهمfor them
أَعَلَى البقيّةِ يحقِدون وهَلْ لهم
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ذلكَthat مَطلبٌan aim ومَرامُand a desire
مِن بَعدِ ذلكَ مَطلبٌ ومَرامُ
Is it the remnant they resent, and have they
They resent the remainder on high. But what more
Beyond that any aim or desire?
Desire or purpose have they after that?
Sol 6.1