أَنتَyou المُجيرُthe protector وَمَنand whomever تُجِرyou shelter تَعقِدyou bind لَهُfor him
أَنتَ المُجيرُ وَمَن تُجِر تَعقِد لَهُ
عِندَupon الجِوارِgranting refuge أَشَدَّthe firmest عَقدِbond of جِوارِprotection
عِندَ الجِوارِ أَشَدَّ عَقدِ جِوارِ
You are the protector; for whomever you shelter, you forge
You are the shelterer, and whoever you shelter,
the firmest bond of refuge when granting protection.
You tie for them the strongest bond of refuge.
ماnot زِلتُI ceased فيin لَهَواتِthe depths of the throat لَيثٍa lion مُخدِرٍlurking in its lair
ما زِلتُ في لَهَواتِ لَيثٍ مُخدِرٍ
حَتّىuntil تَدارَكَنيhe rescued me in time أَبوAbu (father of) سَيّارِSayyar
حَتّى تَدارَكَني أَبو سَيّارِ
I remained in the maw of a lion lurking in its lair,
I continued in the vanities of a slumbering lion
until Abu Sayyar came to my rescue.
Until Abu Sayyar came to my rescue.
أَلقىhe cast إِلَيَّtoward me عَلىover شَقائِقِthe clefts of هُوَّةٍan abyss
أَلقى إِلَيَّ عَلى شَقائِقِ هُوَّةٍ
حَبلاًa rope شَديداًstrong غارَةَtight twisting الإِمرارِthe plying of strands
حَبلاً شَديداً غارَةَ الإِمرارِ
He cast toward me, over the clefts of an abyss,
He threw down to me, on the cheeks of a deep abyss,
a stout rope, firmly plied.
A strong rope, to cross over in haste.
حَبلاًa rope أَخَذتُI grasped بِهِwith it فَنَجّانيand so he saved me بِهِthrough it
حَبلاً أَخَذتُ بِهِ فَنَجّاني بِهِ
رَبّيmy Lord بِنِعمَةِthrough the favor of مُدرِكٍa rescuer غَفّارِever-forgiving
رَبّي بِنِعمَةِ مُدرِكٍ غَفّارِ
A rope I grasped; through it I was saved
A rope I took hold of, and with it he saved me -
by my Lord, through the favor of an ever-forgiving rescuer.
My Lord, with the grace of a forgiving savior.
أَرجوI hope الخُروجَescape بِخالِدٍthrough Khalid وَبِخالِدٍand through Khalid
أَرجو الخُروجَ بِخالِدٍ وَبِخالِدٍ
يُجلىis dispelled العَشاdimness of sight لِكَواسِفِfor clouded الأَبصارِeyes
يُجلى العَشا لِكَواسِفِ الأَبصارِ
I hope to escape through Khalid, and through Khalid
I hope to go out with Khalid, and with Khalid
dimness is lifted from clouded eyes.
The thickets are cleared for the glancing eyes.
إِنّيindeed I وَجَدتُI found لِخالِدٍfor Khalid فيamong قَومِهِhis people
إِنّي وَجَدتُ لِخالِدٍ في قَومِهِ
ضَوءَينِtwo lights قَدalready ذَهَباthe two carried away بِكُلِّwith all نَهارِdaylight
ضَوءَينِ قَد ذَهَبا بِكُلِّ نَهارِ
Indeed, I found for Khalid among his people
For Khalid I found among his people
two lights that had eclipsed all daylight.
Two lights that took away all daylight.
فيin الشِركِpolytheism قَدalready سَبَقاthe two took the lead بِكُلِّin every كَريمَةٍnoble deed
في الشِركِ قَد سَبَقا بِكُلِّ كَريمَةٍ
تَعلوrises above القَبائِلَthe tribes كُلَّevery يَومِday of فَخارِboasting
تَعلو القَبائِلَ كُلَّ يَومِ فَخارِ
In pagan days, they had led in every noble deed
In excellence they surpassed every noble virtue
that towers above the tribes on every day of boasting.
That makes the tribes proud each passing day.
أَمّاas for البُيوتُthe houses فَقَدthen indeed بَنَيتُمyou all built فَوقَهاabove them
أَمّا البُيوتُ فَقَد بَنَيتُم فَوقَها
بَيتاًa house بِأَطوَلِwith the longest أَدرُعٍcoats of mail وَسَواريand pillars
بَيتاً بِأَطوَلِ أَدرُعٍ وَسَواري
As for the houses, you have built above them
As for the houses, you have built above them
a house with the longest coats of mail and pillars;
A house with the tallest suits of armor and bracelets.
بَيتاًa house بِهِthrough it رَفَعَraised المُعَلّىal-Mu'alla مَجدَهُمtheir glory
بَيتاً بِهِ رَفَعَ المُعَلّى مَجدَهُم
لِبَنيهِfor his sons يَومَon the day of تَفاضُلِvying in superiority الأَخطارِranks
لِبَنيهِ يَومَ تَفاضُلِ الأَخطارِ
a house through which al-Mu'alla raised their glory
A house with which the Glorious raised their glory
for his sons, on the day of rivalry in rank.
For his sons on the day of competing dangers.
Sol 6.1