دَعُواlet ابنَthe son of أبيAbu (father of) طالبٍTalib للهُدَىto guidance
دَعُوا ابنَ أبي طالبٍ للهُدَى
ونَحْرِand slaying العِدَىthe foes كَيفَماhowever يَفْعَلُhe acts
ونَحْرِ العِدَى كَيفَما يَفْعَلُ
Let the son of Abu Talib guide
and slay the foes however he will.
وإلاَّand otherwise فكُونواthen be كماas كانَhe was
وإلاَّ فكُونوا كما كانَ
هُدىًguidance ولنارِand to the fire of الوَغَىbattle فاصْطَلُواthen brave the heat
هُدىً ولنارِ الوَغَى فاصْطَلُوا
Otherwise, be as he was:
a guide—and brave the fire of battle.
ومَنْand who كَعليٍlike Ali فَدَىransomed المُصْطَفَىthe Chosen One
ومَنْ كَعليٍ فَدَى المُصْطَفَى
بِنَفْسٍwith his life ونامَand slept فماso not يَحْفِلُhe cares
بِنَفْسٍ ونامَ فما يَحْفِلُ
And who, like Ali, ransomed the Chosen One
with his own life, and slept without a care,
عَشِيّةَon the evening جاءَتْcame قُرَيْشٌQuraysh لهُfor him
عَشِيّةَ جاءَتْ قُرَيْشٌ لهُ
وَقَدْand already هاجَرَhad emigrated المُصْطَفَىthe Chosen One المُرْسَلُthe Messenger
وَقَدْ هاجَرَ المُصْطَفَى المُرْسَلُ
on the evening Quraysh came for him,
when the Chosen One, the Messenger, had already emigrated?
وطافُواand they circled علىaround فُرْشِهِhis bedding ينظروthey watch (continued)
وطافُوا على فُرْشِهِ ينظرو
نَverb ending completing 'they watch' مَنْwho يَتَقَدَّمُsteps forward إِذْwhen يُقْتَلُhe is killed
نَ مَنْ يَتَقَدَّمُ إِذْ يُقْتَلُ
And they circled his bedding, watching
who would step forward when he was to be killed.
فلمّاthen when بَداappeared الصُّبْحُdawn قامَrose الوَصِيُّthe appointed successor
فلمّا بَدا الصُّبْحُ قامَ الوَصِيُّ
فَأَقْبَلَthen came forward كُلٌّeach one لهُto him يَعْذُلُreproaches
فَأَقْبَلَ كُلٌّ لهُ يَعْذُلُ
Then, when dawn appeared, the appointed successor rose,
and each came to him, reproaching him.
ومَنْand who كعليٍّlike Ali إذاwhen ماemphatic particle دَعَواthey called
ومَنْ كعليٍّ إذا ما دَعَوا
نَزالِCome forth to fight! وقدْand indeed قَلَّwere few مَنْthose who يَنْزلcome forth to fight
نَزالِ وقدْ قَلَّ مَنْ يَنْزل
And who is like Ali when they cry,
'Come forth to fight!'—though few come forth?
تَراهُyou see him يَقُدُّcleaves جُسومَthe bodies of الرِّجالِthe men
تَراهُ يَقُدُّ جُسومَ الرِّجالِ
فَيَنْدَحِرُso is routed الأَوَّلُthe foremost الأَوَّلُthe foremost
فَيَنْدَحِرُ الأَوَّلُ الأَوَّلُ
You see him cleaving the bodies of men,
so the foremost are routed, one after another.
وكَمْand how many ضَرْبَةٍa blow واصَلَتْdelivered in succession كَفّهُhis hand
وكَمْ ضَرْبَةٍ واصَلَتْ كَفّهُ
لِفَيْصَلِهِto his keen sword فاحْتَوىthen took possession الفَيْصَلُthe keen sword
لِفَيْصَلِهِ فاحْتَوى الفَيْصَلُ
And how many a blow his hand kept sending
to his keen sword—then the sword held sway!
سَطَاhe attacked fiercely يومَon the day of بَدْرٍBadr بِقِرْضَابِهِwith his cleaving sword
سَطَا يومَ بَدْرٍ بِقِرْضَابِهِ
وفيand at أُحُدٍUhud لَمْdid not يَزَلْcease يُحْمِلُpresses the attack
وفي أُحُدٍ لَمْ يَزَلْ يُحْمِلُ
He struck fiercely on the day of Badr with his cleaving sword,
and at Uhud he never ceased pressing the attack.
ومِنْand through بَأْسِهِhis might فُتِحَتْwas conquered خَيْبَرٌKhaybar
ومِنْ بَأْسِهِ فُتِحَتْ خَيْبَرٌ
ولَمْand did not يُنْجِهاsave it بابُهاits gate المُقْلَلُlifted up
ولَمْ يُنْجِها بابُها المُقْلَلُ
And through his might Khaybar was conquered,
and its lifted gate did not save it.
دَحَاhe hurled أربعينَforty ذِراعاًcubits بهاin it
دَحَا أربعينَ ذِراعاً بها
هِزَبْرٌa lion لَهُto him دانَتِsubmitted الأَشْبُلُthe lion cubs
هِزَبْرٌ لَهُ دانَتِ الأَشْبُلُ
He hurled it forty cubits there—
a lion to whom the lion cubs submitted.
Sol 6.1