كَيفَhow بِبَيتٍabout a household قَريبٍnear مِنكَto you مَطلَبُهُits petition
كَيفَ بِبَيتٍ قَريبٍ مِنكَ مَطلَبُهُ
فيin ذاكَthat مِنكَfrom you كَنائيlike one distant الدارِthe home مَهجورِforsaken
في ذاكَ مِنكَ كَنائي الدارِ مَهجورِ
How can a household, whose petition is close to you,
How can I seek a home that's near you
Be forsaken by you in this, like one whose home is far away?
When you've abandoned your abode in that place?
دَسَّتshe secretly sent إِلَيَّto me بِأَنَّthat القَومَthe people إِنif قَدَرواthey gain power
دَسَّت إِلَيَّ بِأَنَّ القَومَ إِن قَدَروا
عَلَيكَover you يَشفواthey soothe صُدوراًbreasts ذاتَpossessing تَوغيرِrancor
عَلَيكَ يَشفوا صُدوراً ذاتَ تَوغيرِ
She sent me secret word that, should the people gain power
They whispered that if your people had power over you
Over you, they would soothe breasts inflamed with rancor.
They would soothe chests full of rancor.
إِلَيكَtoward you مِنfrom نَفَقِthe pass الدَهناal-Dahna وَمَعقُلَةٍand Ma‘qulah
إِلَيكَ مِن نَفَقِ الدَهنا وَمَعقُلَةٍ
خاضَتthey waded through بِناwith us اللَيلَthe night أَمثالُthe likes of القَراقيرِgreat ships
خاضَت بِنا اللَيلَ أَمثالُ القَراقيرِ
Toward you, from the pass of al-Dahna and Ma‘qulah,
Through the pass of dahna and ma'qulah
Beasts like great ships waded through the night with us.
At night owls led us,
مُستَقبِلينَfacing شَمالَthe north wind الشَأمِof al-Sham تَضرِبُناit pelts us
مُستَقبِلينَ شَمالَ الشَأمِ تَضرِبُنا
بِحاصِبٍwith pelting hail كَنَديفِlike carded fluff القُطنِof cotton مَنثورِscattered
بِحاصِبٍ كَنَديفِ القُطنِ مَنثورِ
Facing the north wind of al-Sham, which pelted us
Facing north-westerly winds that struck us
With hail like scattered tufts of carded cotton,
With pounding rain like scattered cotton.
عَلىupon عَمائِمِناour turbans يُلقىis cast وَأَرحُلِناand our saddles
عَلى عَمائِمِنا يُلقى وَأَرحُلِنا
عَلىon زَواحِفَcreeping mounts نُزجيهاwe urge them onward مَحاسيرِexhausted
عَلى زَواحِفَ نُزجيها مَحاسيرِ
Cast upon our turbans and our saddles,
Onto our turbans rain is cast, and our saddlebags -
On creeping mounts we urged onward, exhausted.
We carry them on our packed camels.
إِنّيindeed I وَإِيّاكِand you إِنif بَلَّغنَthey bring to the destination أَرحُلَناour saddles
إِنّي وَإِيّاكِ إِن بَلَّغنَ أَرحُلَنا
كَمَنlike one بَواديهِin his valley بَعدَafter المَحلِdrought مَمطورِrained upon
كَمَن بَواديهِ بَعدَ المَحلِ مَمطورِ
Indeed, you and I, if they bring our saddles to their goal,
If our camels take us far, you and I
Are like one whose valley receives rain after drought.
Are like one whose campsite, after folding, is packed up.
وَفيand in يَمينِكَyour right hand سَيفُthe sword اللَهِof God قَدindeed نُصِرَتit was granted victory
وَفي يَمينِكَ سَيفُ اللَهِ قَد نُصِرَت
عَلىover العَدُوِّthe enemy وَرِزقٌand bounty غَيرُnot مَحظورِwithheld
عَلى العَدُوِّ وَرِزقٌ غَيرُ مَحظورِ
And in your right hand is God's sword, granted victory
With God's sword you were granted victory
Over the enemy, and bounty not withheld.
Over the enemy, sustenance unforbidden.
وَقَدand indeed بَسَطتَyou extended يَداًa hand بَيضاءَwhite طَيِّبَةًbenevolent
وَقَد بَسَطتَ يَداً بَيضاءَ طَيِّبَةً
لِلناسِto the people مِنكَfrom you بِفَيضٍwith an outpouring غَيرِnot مَنزورِscant
لِلناسِ مِنكَ بِفَيضٍ غَيرِ مَنزورِ
And you have stretched out a white, benevolent hand
You extended a pure, blessed, white hand
To the people, with an unstinted outpouring from you.
To people, with abundance from you, unlimited.
ياO خَيرَbest حَيٍّa living person وَقَتprotected نَعلٌa sandal لَهُfor him قَدَماًa foot
يا خَيرَ حَيٍّ وَقَت نَعلٌ لَهُ قَدَماً
وَمَيِّتٍand a dead person بَعدَafter رُسلِthe messengers اللَهِof God مَقبورِburied
وَمَيِّتٍ بَعدَ رُسلِ اللَهِ مَقبورِ
O best of the living whose foot a sandal has protected,
O best of those living when sandals have feet,
And of the buried dead, after God's messengers!
And dead after God's messengers are buried.
إِنّيindeed I حَلَفتُI swore وَلَمand did not أَحلِفswear عَلىon فَنَدٍfalsehood
إِنّي حَلَفتُ وَلَم أَحلِف عَلى فَنَدٍ
فِناءَin the forecourt بَيتٍof a House مِنَby الساعينَthose hastening مَعمورِthronged
فِناءَ بَيتٍ مِنَ الساعينَ مَعمورِ
Indeed, I swore—and did not swear falsely—
I swore - and didn't swear falsely - on the demise
In the forecourt of a House thronged with pilgrims,
Of a house of those who hasten that's inhabited
فيduring أَكبَرِthe greater الحَجِّpilgrimage حافٍbarefoot غَيرَnot مُنتَعِلٍwearing sandals
في أَكبَرِ الحَجِّ حافٍ غَيرَ مُنتَعِلٍ
مِنfrom حالِفٍa swearer مُحرِمٍritually consecrated بِالحَجِّfor pilgrimage مَصبورِheld fast
مِن حالِفٍ مُحرِمٍ بِالحَجِّ مَصبورِ
During the greater pilgrimage, barefoot, without sandals,
Circling the Kaaba, not donning shoes, abstaining
As a swearer consecrated for pilgrimage and held fast,
Like a pilgrim on hajj, patient.
بِالباعِثِby the Resurrector الوارِثِthe Inheritor الأَمواتِof the dead قَدalready ضَمِنَتit enfolded
بِالباعِثِ الوارِثِ الأَمواتِ قَد ضَمِنَت
إِيّاهُمُthem الأَرضَthe earth بِالدَهرِthrough time الدَهاريرِage upon age
إِيّاهُمُ الأَرضَ بِالدَهرِ الدَهاريرِ
By the Resurrector, the Inheritor of the dead, enfolded
By the Sender, the Inheritor of the dead, you guaranteed
By the earth through ages upon ages,
Them the earth for eternity everlasting
إِذاwhen يَثورونَthey rise أَفواجاًin throngs كَأَنَّهُمُas though they were
إِذا يَثورونَ أَفواجاً كَأَنَّهُمُ
جَرادُlocusts ريحٍof the wind مِنَfrom الأَجداثِthe graves مَنشورِscattered
جَرادُ ريحٍ مِنَ الأَجداثِ مَنشورِ
When they rise in throngs, as though they were
When they surge in droves as if they are
Wind-borne locusts, scattered from the graves.
Locusts scattered by the wind from the thickets.
لَوif لَمnot يُبَشِّرhe brought glad tidings بِهِof him عيسىJesus وَبَيَّنَهُand made him known
لَو لَم يُبَشِّر بِهِ عيسى وَبَيَّنَهُ
كُنتَyou would have been النَبِيَّthe prophet الَّذيwho يَدعوcalls إِلىto النورِthe light
كُنتَ النَبِيَّ الَّذي يَدعو إِلى النورِ
Had Jesus not brought glad tidings of him and made him known,
If Jesus hadn't heralded it and clarified it,
You would have been the prophet who calls to the light.
You'd be the prophet calling unto light.
Sol 6.1