لَقَدindeed أَمِنَتbecame safe وَحشُwild beasts البِلادِof the land بِجامِعٍthrough one who unites
لَقَد أَمِنَت وَحشُ البِلادِ بِجامِعٍ
عَصاthe staff الدينِof faith حَتّىso that ماnot تَخافُfear نَوارُهاits skittish creatures
عَصا الدينِ حَتّى ما تَخافُ نَوارُها
Indeed, the land’s wild beasts are safe through one who makes whole
The wild beasts of the land have found safety in a unifier,
the staff of faith, so that its skittish creatures have no fear.
The staff of religion, so that its plains need not fear.
بِهِthrough him أَمَّنَmade safe اللَهُGod البِلادَthe land فَساكِنٌthus tranquil
بِهِ أَمَّنَ اللَهُ البِلادَ فَساكِنٌ
بِكُلِّfor every طَريدٍfugitive لَيلُهاits night وَنَهارُهاand its day
بِكُلِّ طَريدٍ لَيلُها وَنَهارُها
Through him God made the land secure, so tranquil
With it Allah has brought security to the land, so it is tranquil
for every fugitive are its night and day.
For all who live there night and day.
رَأَيتَyou saw بَنيthe sons of مَروانَMarwan خَيرَthe best عِمارَةٍclan
رَأَيتَ بَني مَروانَ خَيرَ عِمارَةٍ
وَأَنتَand you إِذاwhen عُدَّتis reckoned قُرَيشٌQuraysh خِيارُهاits finest
وَأَنتَ إِذا عُدَّت قُرَيشٌ خِيارُها
You have seen the sons of Marwan to be the finest clan,
You have seen the Marwanids as the best builders of civilization
And you, when Quraysh is reckoned, are its finest.
And you, when the Quraysh are counted, as the best of them.
أَتاكَhe came to you بِهاwith it مَخشوشَةًfitted with a nose-peg بِزِمامِهاby its rein
أَتاكَ بِها مَخشوشَةً بِزِمامِها
خِلافَتَهُhis caliphate إِذsince فيin يَدَيكَyour two hands اِختِبارُهاits testing
خِلافَتَهُ إِذ في يَدَيكَ اِختِبارُها
He brought it to you, fitted with a nose-peg, by its rein—
To you it has come, its reins in its mouth,
his caliphate, since its testing lies in your hands.
To test its caliphate, since in your hands lies the testing of it.
Sol 6.1