فَأَنتَ إِذ لَم تَكُن إِيّاهُ صاحِبُهُ

فَأَنتَ إِذ لَم تَكُن إِيّاهُ صاحِبُهُ

مَعَ الشَهيدَينِ وَالصِدّيقِ في السورِ

مَعَ الشَهيدَينِ وَالصِدّيقِ في السورِ

So you, though not he himself, are his companion,

Since you were not his companion,

With the two martyrs and the Truthful One, within the wall,

Along with the two martyrs and the truthful one in Sura,

في غُرَفِ الجَنَّةِ العُليا الَّتي جُعِلَت

في غُرَفِ الجَنَّةِ العُليا الَّتي جُعِلَت

لَهُم هُناكَ بِسَعيٍ كانَ مَشكورِ

لَهُم هُناكَ بِسَعيٍ كانَ مَشكورِ

In the lofty chambers of Paradise, which were made

In the highest chambers of Paradise, made

For them there, through striving that was gratefully acknowledged.

For them there as reward for their blessed effort,

صَلّى صُهَيبٌ ثَلاثاً ثُمَّ أَنزَلَها

صَلّى صُهَيبٌ ثَلاثاً ثُمَّ أَنزَلَها

عَلى اِبنِ عَفّانَ مُلكاً غَيرَ مَقصورِ

عَلى اِبنِ عَفّانَ مُلكاً غَيرَ مَقصورِ

Suhayb led prayer for three [days], then bestowed it

Suhayb prayed three times, then handed it down

Upon the son of Affan, as unrestricted sovereignty,

To Ibn Affan as an unrestricted kingdom,

وَصِيَّةً مِن أَبي حَفصٍ لِسِتَّتِهِم

وَصِيَّةً مِن أَبي حَفصٍ لِسِتَّتِهِم

كانوا أَحِبّاءَ مَهدِيٍّ وَمَأمورِ

كانوا أَحِبّاءَ مَهدِيٍّ وَمَأمورِ

A bequest from Abu Hafs to the six of them—

A will from Abu Hafs to his six,

They were beloved friends of one rightly guided and commissioned,

Who were beloved friends of the Guided One and his appointees,

مُهاجِرينَ رَأَوا عُثمانَ أَقرَبَهُم

مُهاجِرينَ رَأَوا عُثمانَ أَقرَبَهُم

إِذ بايَعوهُ لَها وَالبَيتَ وَالطورِ

إِذ بايَعوهُ لَها وَالبَيتَ وَالطورِ

Emigrants who deemed Uthman the closest among them,

The Emigrants who saw Uthman as the closest of them

When they pledged allegiance to him for it—by the House and the Mount!

When they pledged allegiance to him for it, the House, and Mt. Sinai,

فَلَن تَزالُ لَكُم وَاللَهُ أَثبَتَها

فَلَن تَزالُ لَكُم وَاللَهُ أَثبَتَها

فيكُم إِلى نَفخَةِ الرَحمَنِ في الصورِ

فيكُم إِلى نَفخَةِ الرَحمَنِ في الصورِ

So it shall remain yours, and God has established it

So will it remain for you, and God has made it firm

Among you, until the Most Merciful blows into the Trumpet.

Among you until the Trumpet blast of the Merciful,

إِنّي أَقولُ لِأَصحابي وَدونَهُمُ

إِنّي أَقولُ لِأَصحابي وَدونَهُمُ

مِنَ السَماوَةِ خَرقٌ خاشِعُ القورِ

مِنَ السَماوَةِ خَرقٌ خاشِعُ القورِ

Indeed, I say to my companions, while before them lies

Indeed, I say to my companions and those below them

A vast waste of Samawah, its hillocks lying low:

From the nobility, reverent, dignified,

سيروا وَلا تَحفِلوا إِتعابَ راحِلَةٍ

سيروا وَلا تَحفِلوا إِتعابَ راحِلَةٍ

إِلى إِمامٍ بِسَيفِ اللَهِ مَنصورِ

إِلى إِمامٍ بِسَيفِ اللَهِ مَنصورِ

Travel on, and do not mind exhausting a riding-camel,

March on and do not worry about fatiguing a mount

To a leader made victorious by the sword of God.

To an imam with God's sword, victorious,

إِنّي أَتاني كِتابٌ كُنتُ تابِعَهُ

إِنّي أَتاني كِتابٌ كُنتُ تابِعَهُ

إِلَيَّ مِنكَ وَلَم أُقبِل مَعَ العيرِ

إِلَيَّ مِنكَ وَلَم أُقبِل مَعَ العيرِ

Indeed, a letter came to me, whose bidding I followed,

A letter came to me I was waiting for

To me from you—and I did not come with the caravan.

To me from you, but I did not come with the caravan,

ما حَمَلَت ناقَةٌ مِن سوقَةٍ رَجُلاً

ما حَمَلَت ناقَةٌ مِن سوقَةٍ رَجُلاً

مِثلي إِذا الريحُ لَفَّتني عَلى الكورِ

مِثلي إِذا الريحُ لَفَّتني عَلى الكورِ

No she-camel bore a man of the common folk

No she-camel carried a man like me when the wind

Like me, when the wind enfolded me upon the camel-saddle:

Wrapped me in the garment,

أَكرَمُ قَوماً وَأَوفى عِندَ مُضلِعَةٍ

أَكرَمُ قَوماً وَأَوفى عِندَ مُضلِعَةٍ

لِمُثقَلٍ مِن دِماءِ القَومِ مَبهورِ

لِمُثقَلٍ مِن دِماءِ القَومِ مَبهورِ

Nobler in tribe, and more loyal during a crushing calamity,

I honored a people, and was true in the midst of those covered

To one burdened by the tribe's blood-debts, left breathless,

In the blood of the people, confused,

إِلّا قُرَيشاً فَإِنَّ اللَهَ فَضَّلَها

إِلّا قُرَيشاً فَإِنَّ اللَهَ فَضَّلَها

مَعَ النُبُوَّةِ بِالإِسلامِ وَالخيرِ

مَعَ النُبُوَّةِ بِالإِسلامِ وَالخيرِ

Except Quraysh, for God has favored them

Except for Quraysh, for God granted it virtue

Alongside prophethood, through Islam and goodness.

Along with prophethood, Islam, and goodness,

مِن آلِ حَربٍ وَفي الأَعياصِ مَنزِلُهُم

مِن آلِ حَربٍ وَفي الأَعياصِ مَنزِلُهُم

هُم وَرَّثوكَ بِناءً عالِيَ السورِ

هُم وَرَّثوكَ بِناءً عالِيَ السورِ

Of the house of Harb, and among the A'yas is their dwelling;

From the clan of Harb, and their dwellings in the hillforts

They bequeathed you an edifice with a lofty wall.

They and their inheritance left you a lofty-walled building,

حَربٌ وَمَروانُ جَدّاكَ اللَذا لَهُما

حَربٌ وَمَروانُ جَدّاكَ اللَذا لَهُما

مِنَ الرَوابي عَظيماتُ الجَماهيرِ

مِنَ الرَوابي عَظيماتُ الجَماهيرِ

Harb and Marwan are your two forefathers, to whom belong

Harb and Marwan, your two ancestors, theirs

Mounds of immense bulk among the hills.

Were the great assemblies from the hilltops,

تَرى وُجوهَ بَني مَروانَ تَحسِبُها

تَرى وُجوهَ بَني مَروانَ تَحسِبُها

عِندَ اللِقاءِ مَشوفاتِ الدَنانيرِ

عِندَ اللِقاءِ مَشوفاتِ الدَنانيرِ

You see the faces of Marwan's sons and think them,

You see the faces of the Marwanids, deeming them

At the encounter, polished dinars.

When encountered, pure gold dinars,

الضارِبينَ عَلى حَقٍّ إِذا ضَرَبوا

الضارِبينَ عَلى حَقٍّ إِذا ضَرَبوا

يَومَ اللِقاءِ وَلَيسوا بِالعَواويرِ

يَومَ اللِقاءِ وَلَيسوا بِالعَواويرِ

Those who strike for justice when they strike

Striking for truth when they strike

On the day of battle, and they are no cowards.

On the day of meeting, and they are no procrastinators