وَمُظلِمَةٍand many a dark night عَلَيَّover me مِنَamong اللَياليthe nights
وَمُظلِمَةٍ عَلَيَّ مِنَ اللَيالي
جَلاcleared away ظَلماءَهاits darkness عَنّيfrom me بِلالُBilal
جَلا ظَلماءَها عَنّي بِلالُ
And many a night that darkened over me—
In the darkness of nights that overwhelmed me
Bilal cleared its darkness away from me,
Their darkness was dispelled from me by the crescent moon
بِخَيرِwith the finest يَمينِright hand مَدعُوٍّone called upon لِخَيرٍfor good
بِخَيرِ يَمينِ مَدعُوٍّ لِخَيرٍ
تُعاوِنُهاhelps it إِذاwhenever نَهَضَتit rises شِمالُa left hand
تُعاوِنُها إِذا نَهَضَت شِمالُ
With the finest right hand of one called upon for good,
With the blessed right hand of one called to goodness
A left hand helping it whenever it rises.
It supports it when the left rises
بِحَقّيas is my right أَنthat أَكونَI should be إِلَيكَtoward you أَسعىI hasten
بِحَقّي أَن أَكونَ إِلَيكَ أَسعى
وَفيand in يَدِكَyour hand العُقوبَةُpunishment وَالنَوالُand bounty
وَفي يَدِكَ العُقوبَةُ وَالنَوالُ
It is right that I should hasten to you,
It is my right that I hasten to you
With punishment and bounty in your hand.
And in your hand lies chastisement and boon
تَرىyou see الأَبصارَthe eyes خاشِعَةًhumbled إِلَيهِtoward him
تَرى الأَبصارَ خاشِعَةً إِلَيهِ
كَماjust as يَشخَصنَthey gaze fixedly حينَwhen يُرىis seen الهِلالُthe crescent moon
كَما يَشخَصنَ حينَ يُرى الهِلالُ
You see eyes humbly turned toward him,
You see the eyes humbly turned to Him
As they gaze fixedly when the crescent moon is sighted.
As they glance upward when the crescent is seen
رَأَيتُكَI saw you قَدalready نَضَلتَyou prevailed وَأَنتَwhile you تَرميyou shoot
رَأَيتُكَ قَد نَضَلتَ وَأَنتَ تَرمي
عَنِin defense of الأَحسابِancestral honors إِذجَدَّwhen it grew earnest النِضالُthe archery contest
عَنِ الأَحسابِ إِذجَدَّ النِضالُ
I saw you prevail as you shot
I saw you had excelled while you shoot
In defense of ancestral honor, when the archery contest grew earnest.
Beyond reckoning when strife was heated
فَإِنّيfor indeed I وَالَّذيby Him who حَجَّتmade pilgrimage قُرَيشٌQuraysh
فَإِنّي وَالَّذي حَجَّت قُرَيشٌ
لِكَعبَتِهِto His Kaaba وَماand all whom ضَمَّتembraced إِلالُIlal
لِكَعبَتِهِ وَما ضَمَّت إِلالُ
For I swear by Him to whom Quraysh made pilgrimage,
By the one to whom Quraysh made pilgrimage
At His Kaaba, with all whom Ilal embraced—
To His Kaaba and what Ila contains
وَإِنّيand indeed I حافِظٌkeeping my word فَاِحفَظso remember يَمينيmy oath
وَإِنّي حافِظٌ فَاِحفَظ يَميني
بِمَكَّةَat Mecca حَيثُwhere أُلقِيَتِwere laid down الرِحالُthe camel-saddles
بِمَكَّةَ حَيثُ أُلقِيَتِ الرِحالُ
And I keep my word; so remember my oath—
I am a keeper so keep my oath
At Mecca, where the camel-saddles were laid down:
In Mecca where the mounts were lodged
لِتَرتَحِلَنshall surely journey إِلَيكَto you بِبَطنِthrough the valley of جَمعٍJamʿ
لِتَرتَحِلَن إِلَيكَ بِبَطنِ جَمعٍ
قَوافٍrhymes تَحتَهاbeneath them النوقُthe she-camels العِجالُswift
قَوافٍ تَحتَها النوقُ العِجالُ
There shall surely journey to you through the valley of Jamʿ
That they may migrate to you with a host
Rhymes, with swift she-camels beneath them.
Of laden camels beneath them the swift she-camels
فَكَمso how many لَكَyou have مِنof أَبٍa forefather يَعلوrises high وَتَنميand grow
فَكَم لَكَ مِن أَبٍ يَعلو وَتَنمي
بِهِthrough him الشُمُّthe lofty الشَماريخُthe peaks الطُوالُthe tall
بِهِ الشُمُّ الشَماريخُ الطُوالُ
How many a forefather of yours towers high, and there grow
Many a father for you ascends and grows
Through him the lofty, towering peaks!
With him the lofty date palms ever tall
Sol 6.1