لاmay ... not بارَكَbless اللَهُGod فيin قَومٍa people وَلاnor شَرِبواmay they drink
لا بارَكَ اللَهُ في قَومٍ وَلا شَرِبوا
إِلّاexcept أُجاجاًbitter brine أَتَوناthey came to us مِنfrom سِجِستاناSijistan
إِلّا أُجاجاً أَتَونا مِن سِجِستانا
May God not bless a people, nor may they drink
May God not bless a people who drank
Anything but bitter brine; they came to us from Sijistan,
Nothing but unmixed wine they brought from Sejistan.
مُنافِقينَhypocrites اِستَحَلّواthey deemed lawful كُلَّevery فاحِشَةٍindecency
مُنافِقينَ اِستَحَلّوا كُلَّ فاحِشَةٍ
كانواthey were عَلىin غَيرِother than تَقوىfear of اللَهِGod أَعواناallies
كانوا عَلى غَيرِ تَقوى اللَهِ أَعوانا
Hypocrites who deemed every indecency lawful;
Hypocrites made lawful every abomination;
They were allies without fear of God.
They were, lacking fear of God, confederates.
أَلَمdid ... not? يَكُنexist مُؤمِنٌa believer فيهِمamong them فَيُنذِرَهُمso he might warn them
أَلَم يَكُن مُؤمِنٌ فيهِم فَيُنذِرَهُم
عَذابَthe punishment of قَومٍa people أَتَواthey committed لِلَّهِagainst God عِصياناdisobedience
عَذابَ قَومٍ أَتَوا لِلَّهِ عِصيانا
Was there no believer among them to warn them
Was there no believer to warn them
Of the punishment of a people who defied God?
Of a people's punishment when they disobeyed God?
وَكَمand how many عَصاdisobeyed اللَهَGod مِنof قَومٍa people فَأَهلَكَهُمso He destroyed them
وَكَم عَصا اللَهَ مِن قَومٍ فَأَهلَكَهُم
بِالريحِby the wind أَوor غَرَقاًby drowning بِالماءِin water طوفاناa flood
بِالريحِ أَو غَرَقاً بِالماءِ طوفانا
And how many peoples disobeyed God, and He destroyed them
How often nations disobeyed God, so He destroyed them
By wind, or by drowning in a flood of water!
With wind, or drowned them in a flood!
وَماand why لِقَومٍfor a people عَدِيُّthe enemy of اللَهِGod قائِدُهُمtheir leader
وَما لِقَومٍ عَدِيُّ اللَهِ قائِدُهُم
يَستَفتِحونَthey seek victory إِذاwhen لاقواthey encounter بَهيماناBahiman
يَستَفتِحونَ إِذا لاقوا بَهيمانا
And why should a people whose leader is God's enemy,
When an evildoer leads them, what can a people do
Who seek victory when they encounter Bahiman,
Who encounter heroes when they try to conquer?
أَلّاthat ... not يُعَذِّبَهُمHe punishes them رَبّيmy Lord وَيَجعَلَهُمand He makes them
أَلّا يُعَذِّبَهُم رَبّي وَيَجعَلَهُم
لِلناسِfor mankind مَوعِظَةًa lesson ياO أُمَّmother of حَسّاناHassan
لِلناسِ مَوعِظَةً يا أُمَّ حَسّانا
Not be punished by my Lord and made
Would that my Lord tormented them and made them
A lesson to mankind, O Umm Hassan?
An example, O Umm Hassân!
تَرىyou see سَرابيلَهُمtheir coats of mail فيin البَأسِbattle مُحكَمَةًfirmly wrought
تَرى سَرابيلَهُم في البَأسِ مُحكَمَةً
مِنfrom نَسجِthe weaving of داوُدَDavid أَعطاهاhe gave them سُلَيماناSolomon
مِن نَسجِ داوُدَ أَعطاها سُلَيمانا
In battle, you see their coats of mail firmly wrought,
You see their coats of mail in war well-woven
Of David's weaving—he gave them to Solomon.
Of links David gave Solomon.
تَقيهِمُthey shield them البَأسَbattle's fury يَومَthe day of البَأسِbattle إِذwhen رَكِبواthey rode
تَقيهِمُ البَأسَ يَومَ البَأسِ إِذ رَكِبوا
سَوابِغٌfull-length mail كَالأَضاlike pools بيضاًhelmets وَأَبداناand cuirasses
سَوابِغٌ كَالأَضا بيضاً وَأَبدانا
They shield them from battle's fury on battle's day, when they rode:
These protected them in battle when they rode
Full-length mail like pools, with helmets and cuirasses.
Pure white steeds with excellent bodies.
Sol 6.1