وَرِثَinherited الخِلافَةَthe caliphate سَبعَةًseven آباءَهُhis forefathers
وَرِثَ الخِلافَةَ سَبعَةً آباءَهُ
عَمِرواthey lived long وَكُلُّهُمُand every one of them لِأَعلىat the summit of المِنبَرِthe pulpit
عَمِروا وَكُلُّهُمُ لِأَعلى المِنبَرِ
Seven of his forefathers inherited the caliphate;
He inherited the caliphate from seven of his forefathers
they lived long, and each, at the pulpit's summit,
Who ruled, each ascending to the highest pulpit
رَبٌّa lord عَلَيهِupon it يَظَلُّkeeps يَخطُبُpreaching قائِماًstanding
رَبٌّ عَلَيهِ يَظَلُّ يَخطُبُ قائِماً
لِلناسِto the people يَشدَخُهُمhe crushes them بِمُلكٍwith rule قَسوَرِformidable
لِلناسِ يَشدَخُهُم بِمُلكٍ قَسوَرِ
was a lord upon it, ever preaching while standing
With the Lord above him, delivering sermons standing
to the people, crushing them with formidable rule.
Rallying the people with mighty rule
وَرِثواthey inherited مَشورَتَهاits counsel لِعُثمانَfor Uthman الَّتيwhich
وَرِثوا مَشورَتَها لِعُثمانَ الَّتي
كانَتwas تُراثَthe legacy of نَبِيِّناour Prophet المُتَخَيَّرِthe chosen
كانَت تُراثَ نَبِيِّنا المُتَخَيَّرِ
They inherited its counsel for Uthman, which
They inherited its counsel from Uthman
was the legacy of our chosen Prophet.
Which was the inheritance of our chosen Prophet
وَعِمادُand the pillars of بَيتِكَyour house فيin قُرَيشٍQuraysh رُكِّبَتwere set
وَعِمادُ بَيتِكَ في قُرَيشٍ رُكِّبَت
فيamong الأَكرَمينَthe noblest وَفيand among العَديدِthe multitude الأَكثَرِthe largest
في الأَكرَمينَ وَفي العَديدِ الأَكثَرِ
And the pillars of your house in Quraysh were set
The pillar of your house was established among Quraysh
among the noblest and the most numerous.
Among the most generous and the most numerous
لاno شَيءَthing مِثلُlike يَدَيكَyour two hands خَيرٌbetter مِنهُماthan the two of them
لا شَيءَ مِثلُ يَدَيكَ خَيرٌ مِنهُما
حَيثُwhere اِلتَقَتconverged بِيَدَيكَin your two hands فَيضُthe overflow of الأَبحُرِthe seas
حَيثُ اِلتَقَت بِيَدَيكَ فَيضُ الأَبحُرِ
Nothing equals your two hands or is better than they,
Nothing compares to your hands, better than them
where the seas' overflow has converged in your two hands.
Where they joined and the seas overflowed
فَتَرَslackened الرِياحُthe winds عَنِin comparison with الوَليدِal-Walid إِذاwhen غَدَتthey went forth in the morning
فَتَرَ الرِياحُ عَنِ الوَليدِ إِذا غَدَت
مَعَهُwith him وَفَيضُand the outpouring of يَمينِهِhis right hand لَمdid not يَفتُرِslacken
مَعَهُ وَفَيضُ يَمينِهِ لَم يَفتُرِ
The winds slackened before al-Walid when they went forth
The winds stopped blowing at Al-Walid
with him, while his right hand's outpouring never slackened.
When they raged with him, and the overflowing of his right hand did not cease
مَنwhoever يَأتِcomes to رابِيَةَthe hill of الوَليدِal-Walid وَدِفأَهاand its warmth
مَن يَأتِ رابِيَةَ الوَليدِ وَدِفأَها
مِنamong خائِفٍthose fearful لِجَريرَةٍbecause of an offense لاnot يُضرَرِbe harmed
مِن خائِفٍ لِجَريرَةٍ لا يُضرَرِ
Whoever comes to al-Walid's hill and its warmth,
Who comes to Al-Walid's meadow and takes shelter in it
fearful because of an offense, shall not be harmed.
From fear of an injury that does no harm
الواهِبُthe giver of المِئَةَa hundred المَخاضَpregnant she-camels وَعَبدَهاand their slave
الواهِبُ المِئَةَ المَخاضَ وَعَبدَها
لِلمُجتَديهِto whoever seeks his bounty وَذوand possessor of الجَنابِthe grounds الأَخضَرِgreen
لِلمُجتَديهِ وَذو الجَنابِ الأَخضَرِ
The giver of a hundred pregnant she-camels and their slave
The bestower of a hundred births, who trained them
to whoever seeks his bounty, and lord of verdant grounds.
For the valiant, and the one with the green mantle
فَفَداكَso may ransom you كُلُّevery مُجاوِرٍneighbor جيرانُهُhis neighbors
فَفَداكَ كُلُّ مُجاوِرٍ جيرانُهُ
وَرَدواthey came بِذِمَّةِunder the protection of حَبلِهِhis bond لَمnot يُصدَرِbe sent away
وَرَدوا بِذِمَّةِ حَبلِهِ لَم يُصدَرِ
So may every neighbor be your ransom, whose neighbors
So every neighbor ransomed you
have come under his bond of protection, never to be sent away.
And they guaranteed your covenant without breach
حَربٌHarb وَيوسُفُand Yusuf أَفرَغاboth poured out فيinto حَوضِهِhis pool
حَربٌ وَيوسُفُ أَفرَغا في حَوضِهِ
وَأَبوand Abu الوَليدِal-Walid بِخَيرِwith the better of حَوضَيthe two pools of مُقتِرِa needy man
وَأَبو الوَليدِ بِخَيرِ حَوضَي مُقتِرِ
Harb and Yusuf poured into his pool,
War and Yusuf poured in his basin
and Abu al-Walid, with the better of a needy man's two pools:
And Abu Al-Walid with the best of two basins filled
حَوضاthe two pools of أَبيAbu الحَكَمِal-Hakam اللَذانِwhich both لِعيصِهِbelong to his stock
حَوضا أَبي الحَكَمِ اللَذانِ لِعيصِهِ
وَالمُترَعانِand both brimming مِنَfrom الفُراتِthe Euphrates الأَكدَرِturbid
وَالمُترَعانِ مِنَ الفُراتِ الأَكدَرِ
the two pools of Abu al-Hakam, belonging to his stock,
The two basins of Abu Al-Hakam which were filled for him
and both brimming from the turbid Euphrates.
From the muddy Euphrates
إِنَّindeed الَّذينَthose who عَلىagainst اِبنِIbn عَفّانٍAffan بَغَواrebelled
إِنَّ الَّذينَ عَلى اِبنِ عَفّانٍ بَغَوا
لَمdid not يَحقُنوهاthey contain it فيin السَقاءِthe waterskin الأَوفَرِthe fullest
لَم يَحقُنوها في السَقاءِ الأَوفَرِ
Indeed, those who rebelled against Ibn Affan
Those who rebelled against the son of Affan
did not contain it in the fullest waterskin.
Did not quench their thirst from the most abundant drink
قُتِلواthey were killed بِكُلِّat every ثَنِيَّةٍmountain pass وَمَدينَةٍand town
قُتِلوا بِكُلِّ ثَنِيَّةٍ وَمَدينَةٍ
صَبراًin captivity وَمَيتُand one slain ضَريبَةٍby a blow لَمnot يَصبُرِbe held for execution
صَبراً وَمَيتُ ضَريبَةٍ لَم يَصبُرِ
They were killed at every mountain pass and town,
They were killed in every pass and town
in captivity; one slain by a blow was not held for execution.
With patience, and the tax of those who did not show patience
وَالناسُand the people يَعلَمُknow أَنَّناthat we أَربابُهُمare their lords
وَالناسُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّنا أَربابُهُم
يَومَthe day اِلتَقىmet حُجّاجُهُمtheir pilgrims بَالمَشعَرِat al-Mash'ar
يَومَ اِلتَقى حُجّاجُهُم بَالمَشعَرِ
And the people know that we are their lords,
And the people know that we are their masters
the day their pilgrims met at al-Mash'ar.
When their pilgrims met ours at Mash'ar
وَتَرىand you see لَهُمbelonging to them بِمِنىًat Mina بُيوتَthe tents of أَعِزَّةٍmighty men
وَتَرى لَهُم بِمِنىً بُيوتَ أَعِزَّةٍ
رَفَعَتraised جَوانِبَهاtheir sides صُقوبَpoles of العَرعَرِjuniper
رَفَعَت جَوانِبَها صُقوبَ العَرعَرِ
And you see their tents at Mina, the homes of mighty men,
And you see for them in Mina houses of honor
their sides raised by juniper poles.
Whose edges the poles of the litters rose over
يَقِفونَthey stand يَنتَظِرونَwaiting خَلفَbehind ظُهورِناour backs
يَقِفونَ يَنتَظِرونَ خَلفَ ظُهورِنا
حَتّىنَميلَuntil we turn بِعارِضٍwith a raincloud مُثعَنجِرِpouring torrents
حَتّىنَميلَ بِعارِضٍ مُثعَنجِرِ
They stand waiting behind our backs,
They stand waiting behind our backs
until we move on with a cloud pouring torrents.
Until we turn away with a nose held high
Sol 6.1