فَطامَنَ نَفسي بَعدَما نَشَزَت بِها

فَطامَنَ نَفسي بَعدَما نَشَزَت بِها

مَخافَتَها وَالريقُ لَم يَبلُلِ الفَما

مَخافَتَها وَالريقُ لَم يَبلُلِ الفَما

So he calmed my soul after it had been stirred by

My soul was calmed after it rebelled

its fear, while saliva had not moistened the mouth.

Fearing it, though no saliva wet my mouth

وَما تَرَكَت كَفّا هِشامٍ مَدينَةً

وَما تَرَكَت كَفّا هِشامٍ مَدينَةً

بِها عِوَجٌ في الدينِ إِلّا تَقَوَّما

بِها عِوَجٌ في الدينِ إِلّا تَقَوَّما

And Hisham's two hands left no city

And Hisham left no crooked town

with crookedness in religion without its being set straight.

With wrong in religion, without straightening it

يُؤَدّي إِلَيهِ الخَرجَ مَن كانَ مُشرِكاً

يُؤَدّي إِلَيهِ الخَرجَ مَن كانَ مُشرِكاً

وَيَرضى بِهِ مَن كانَ لِلَّهِ مُسلِما

وَيَرضى بِهِ مَن كانَ لِلَّهِ مُسلِما

Whoever is a polytheist pays him tribute,

Payment of tax comes from whoever was an idolater

and whoever submits to God is pleased with him.

And whoever was Muslim for God is satisfied with it

أَبوكُم أَبو العاصي الَّذي كانَ يَنجَلي

أَبوكُم أَبو العاصي الَّذي كانَ يَنجَلي

بِهِ الضَوءُ عَمَّن كانَ بِاللَيلِ أَظلَما

بِهِ الضَوءُ عَمَّن كانَ بِاللَيلِ أَظلَما

Your father was Abu al-Asi, through whom would shine

Your father, Abu Al-'Asi, who used to shine

the light for those darkened by night.

His light on whoever was in the night, darker

وَكانَت لَهُ كَفّانِ إِحداهُما الثَرى

وَكانَت لَهُ كَفّانِ إِحداهُما الثَرى

ثَرى الغَيثِ وَالأُخرى بِها كانَ أَنعَما

ثَرى الغَيثِ وَالأُخرى بِها كانَ أَنعَما

He had two hands: one was moist earth,

And he had two palms, one for the soil

earth watered by rain; with the other he was more generous.

The soil of rain, the other with which he was generous

ضَرَبتَ بِها النُكّاثَ حَتّى اِهتَدَوا بِها

ضَرَبتَ بِها النُكّاثَ حَتّى اِهتَدَوا بِها

لِمَن كانَ صَلّى مِن فَصيحٍ وَأَعجَما

لِمَن كانَ صَلّى مِن فَصيحٍ وَأَعجَما

With it you struck the oath-breakers until through it they found guidance,

You struck the slanderers with it until they were guided by it

for all who had prayed, whether eloquent or foreign-tongued,

To whoever prayed, eloquent speaker or mute

بِسَيفٍ بِهِ لاقى بِبَدرٍ مُحَمَّدٌ

بِسَيفٍ بِهِ لاقى بِبَدرٍ مُحَمَّدٌ

إِذا مَسَّ أَصحابَ الضَريبَةِ صَمَّما

إِذا مَسَّ أَصحابَ الضَريبَةِ صَمَّما

with a sword with which Muhammad fought at Badr:

With a sword with which Muhammad met

whenever it touched those receiving its stroke, it cut clean through.

At Badr, when it touched the people of tyranny, resolute