وصدَّقand affirm قبلbeforehand قولهمtheir words
وصدَّق قبل قولهم
وزكَّand commend بعدafterward فعلهمtheir deeds
وزكَّ بعد فعلهم
And affirm their words beforehand,
and commend their deeds afterward.
ألمdid ... not? ترyou see كيفhow بوأهمHe lodged them
ألم تر كيف بوأهم
ذراهHis shelter كرامةًas an honor لهمfor them
ذراه كرامةً لهم
Have you not seen how He lodged them
in His shelter, as an honor to them,
وأبركand made kneel فيلthe elephant of إبرهةAbraha
وأبرك فيل إبرهة
غداةthe morning أرادhe intended فلهمtheir rout
غداة أراد فلهم
and made Abraha's elephant kneel
the morning he sought to rout them?
هداكmay He guide you اللهGod تنصرهyou champion Him
هداك الله تنصره
علىagainst منthose whom قدindeed أضلهمHe led them astray
على من قد أضلهم
May God guide you to champion Him
against those whom He has led astray.
وأطلعand raise شمسthe sun of عزمكyour resolve كيso that
وأطلع شمس عزمك كي
تقلصyou shorten بعدafterward ظلهمtheir shadow
تقلص بعد ظلهم
And raise the sun of your resolve, so that
you may then shorten their shadow,
وتفتحand open بابthe gate of صدهمِtheir obstruction
وتفتح باب صدهمِ
وتكسرand break عنهoff it قفلهمtheir lock
وتكسر عنه قفلهم
and open the gate they have barred,
and break their lock off it,
وتتْبعَand cause to follow بعضَهُمsome of them بعضاًothers
وتتْبعَ بعضَهُم بعضاً
كماjust as منthose who كانwere قبلهُمُbefore them
كما من كان قبلهُمُ
and make some of them follow others,
as with those who came before them:
سبيلthe path of المُؤثرينَthose who prefer علىover
سبيل المُؤثرينَ على
سبيلِthe path of الّلهGod سُبُلَهُمtheir own paths
سبيلِ الّله سُبُلَهُم
such is the path of those who prefer, over
God's path, their own paths.
Sol 6.1