شَرَفيmy honor مَحَبةُlove for مَعْشَرٍa company
شَرَفي مَحَبةُ مَعْشَرٍ
شَرُفُواthey were honored بِسُوَرةِby the surah هَلْhas أَتىthere come
شَرُفُوا بِسُوَرةِ هَلْ أَتى
My honor lies in loving a people
My honor is love for a company
ennobled by the Sura “Has There Come?”
honored by the surah “Has There Come.”
وَوِلايَand my allegiance فيمَنْto the one whose فَتْكُهُhis onslaught
وَوِلايَ فيمَنْ فَتْكُهُ
لِذَوِيthe people of الضَّلالَةِerror أَخْبَتَاhumbled
لِذَوِي الضَّلالَةِ أَخْبَتَا
And in allegiance to him whose prowess
And my allegiance is to him whose onslaught
humbled those who followed error.
humbled the people of error.
وإذاand when تكَلّمَhe spoke فيabout الهُدىguidance
وإذا تكَلّمَ في الهُدى
حَجَّdefeated in argument الغَوِيَّthe errant one وأَسْكَتَاand silenced
حَجَّ الغَوِيَّ وأَسْكَتَا
Whenever he spoke of true guidance,
And when he spoke of guidance,
he refuted the erring one and silenced him.
he defeated the errant in argument and silenced him.
فَلِفَتْكِهِso, for his onslaught ولهَدْيِهِand for his guidance
فَلِفَتْكِهِ ولهَدْيِهِ
سَمّاهُnamed him ذوthe possessor of العَرْشِthe Throne الفَتَىthe youth
سَمّاهُ ذو العَرْشِ الفَتَى
For his prowess and his guidance,
For his onslaught and his guidance,
the Lord of the Throne named him the Hero.
the Lord of the Throne named him “the Youth.”
ثَبْتٌsteadfast إذاwhen قَدَمَاthe two feet of سِواsomeone other than
ثَبْتٌ إذا قَدَمَا سِوا
هُhim فيin المَهَاوِيthe abysses زَلّتَاboth slipped
هُ في المَهَاوِي زَلّتَا
He stood firm when the feet of all beside
Steadfast when the two feet of another
him slipped into the abysses.
slipped into the abysses.
لَمْdid not يَعْبُدِworship الأَصْنَامَthe idols قَطُّever
لَمْ يَعْبُدِ الأَصْنَامَ قَطُّ
ولاnor أَرابَgave cause for doubt ولاnor عَتَاgrew defiant
ولا أَرابَ ولا عَتَا
He never worshiped idols,
He never worshipped idols,
nor wavered, nor rebelled.
nor gave cause for doubt, nor grew defiant.
غَرَسَتْplanted يَدُthe hand of البَارِيthe Creator لَهُfor him
غَرَسَتْ يَدُ البَارِي لَهُ
رَبْعَthe abode of الرَّشَادِright guidance فأَنْبَتَاand so it sprouted
رَبْعَ الرَّشَادِ فأَنْبَتَا
The Creator’s hand planted for him
The Creator's hand planted for him
the abode of righteousness and made it flourish.
the abode of right guidance, and it sprouted.
وأَقَامَهُand He established him صِنْواًa twin stem لأَحْto Ah- (start of Ahmad)
وأَقَامَهُ صِنْواً لأَحْ
مَدَ-mad (completes Ahmad) دَوْحُهُhis spreading tree لَنْwill not يُنْحَتاbe hewn down
مَدَ دَوْحُهُ لَنْ يُنْحَتا
And raised him as a twin to Ah-
And He established him as a twin stem to Ahmad;
mad; his spreading tree shall never be hewn down.
his spreading tree shall never be hewn down.
صِنْوانِtwo stems sharing one root هذاthis one مُنْذِرٌa warner
صِنْوانِ هذا مُنْذِرٌ
وافَىarrived وَذَاand this one هادٍa guide أَتَىcame
وافَى وَذَا هادٍ أَتَى
They are twin boughs: this one, a warner
Two stems from one root: this one a warner
who came; and that one, a guide who arrived.
who arrived, and that one a guide who came.
يهديhe guides لِمَاto what أَوْفَىfulfilled بهِit (object of “fulfilled”)
يهدي لِمَا أَوْفَى بهِ
حُكْمُthe decree of الكِتابِthe Book وأَثْبتاand confirmed
حُكْمُ الكِتابِ وأَثْبتا
He guides to all that is fulfilled by
He guides to what was fulfilled by
the Book’s decree and firmly confirmed.
the Book's decree and confirmed.
فَهُوَthus he القَرينُthe companion لَهُto it وَمَاand not افْbeginning of “they parted”
فَهُوَ القَرينُ لَهُ وَمَا افْ
تَرقاcompletion of “they parted” بصَيْفٍin summer أَوْor شِتَاwinter
تَرقا بصَيْفٍ أَوْ شِتَا
For he is his constant companion, and they never sep-
Thus he is its companion, and they never
arated, in summer or winter.
parted in summer or winter.
لَكِنّماbut الأَعْداءُthe enemies لَمْdid not
لَكِنّما الأَعْداءُ لَمْ
يَدَعُوهُlet him أَنْto يَتَلَفّتَاlook around
يَدَعُوهُ أَنْ يَتَلَفّتَا
Yet the enemies would not
But the enemies did not
let him so much as turn around.
let him look around.
ثِقْلُthe weighty trust of الهُدَىguidance وكِتَابُهُand its Book
ثِقْلُ الهُدَى وكِتَابُهُ
بَعْدَafter النّبيthe Prophet تَشَتّتَاthe two were scattered
بَعْدَ النّبي تَشَتّتَا
The weighty trust of guidance and its Book
Guidance's weighty trust and its Book
were scattered after the Prophet.
were scattered after the Prophet.
وَاحَسْرَتَاoh, my grief! مِنْat غَضْبِهِhis anger
وَاحَسْرَتَا مِنْ غَضْبِهِ
وَسُكُوتِهِand his silence وَاحَسْرَتَاoh, my grief!
وَسُكُوتِهِ وَاحَسْرَتَا
O grief for his pent-up wrath,
Oh, my grief at his anger
and for his silence—O grief!
and his silence—oh, my grief!
طَالَتْgrew long حَياةُthe life of عَدُوِّهِhis enemy
طَالَتْ حَياةُ عَدُوِّهِ
حَتّىuntil مَتَىwhen وإِلىand until مَتَىwhen
حَتّى مَتَى وإِلى مَتَى
Long has his enemy’s life endured—
His enemy's life has stretched on—
until when, and until when?
how long, and how much longer?
Sol 6.1