Sol 6.1

  1. أَلَستُ خَيرَ مَعَدٍّ كُلِّها نَفَراً

    وَمَعشَراً إِن هُمُ عُمّوا وَإِن حُصِلوا

    Am I not the best of all Maʿadd in men,

    and as a clan, whether they are judged together or individually?

  2. قَومٌ هُمُ شَهِدوا بَدراً بِأَجمَعِهِم

    مَعَ الرَسولِ فَما أَلوا وَما خَذَلوا

    A people who took part in Badr, every one of them,

    with the Messenger; they spared no effort and did not forsake him.

  3. وَبايَعوهُ فَلَم يَنكُث بِهِ أَحَدٌ

    مِنهُم وَلَم يَكُ في إيمانِهِم دَخَلُ

    And they pledged allegiance to him; no one broke faith with him

    among them, nor was there any deceit in their faith.

  4. وَيَومَ صَبَّحَهُم في الشِبِ مِن أُحُدٍ

    ضَربٌ رَهينٌ كَحَرِّ النارِ مُشتَعِلُ

    And the day when, in the ravine at Uḥud, they were assailed at dawn

    by unrelenting blows, blazing like the heat of fire.

  5. وَيَومَ ذي قَرَدٍ يَومَ اِستَثارَ بِهِم

    عَلى الجِيادِ فَما خاموا وَلا نَكَلوا

    And on the day of Dhū Qarad, when he roused them

    on noble steeds, they neither quailed nor held back.

  6. وَذا العَشيرَةِ حاسوها بِخَيلِهِمُ

    مَعَ الرَسولِ عَلَيها البيضُ وَالأَسَلُ

    And Dhū al-ʿAshīrah—they overran it with their horses,

    with the Messenger, bright swords and spears upon their mounts.

  7. وَيَومَ وَدّانَ أَجلَوا أَهلَهُ رَقَصاً

    بِالخَيلِ حَتّى نَهانا الحَزنُ وَالجَبَلُ

    And on the day of Waddān, they drove its people out at a gallop,

    with horses, until rough ground and the mountain checked us.

  8. وَلَيلَةً طَلَبوا فيها عَدُوَّهُمُ

    لِلَّهِ وَاللَهُ يُجزيهِم بِما عَمِلوا

    And a night when they pursued their enemy,

    for God's sake—and God rewards them for what they did.

  9. وَغَزوَةً يَومَ نَجدٍ ثَمَّ كانَ لَهُم

    مَعَ الرَسولِ بِها الأَسلابُ وَالنَفَلُ

    And an expedition on the day of Najd—there they gained,

    with the Messenger, captured gear and extra booty.

  10. وَلَيلَةً بِحُنَينٍ جالَدوا مَعَهُ

    فيها يَعُلُّهُمُ بِالحَربِ إِذ نَهِلوا

    And a night at Ḥunayn, when they fought alongside him,

    there he gave them a second draught of war once they had drunk the first.

  11. وَغَزوَةَ القاعِ فَرَّقنا العَدُوَّ بِهِ

    كَما تَفَرَّقَ دونَ المَشرَبِ الرَسَلُ

    And the expedition at al-Qāʿ, where we scattered the enemy,

    as a herd scatters before reaching the watering place.

  12. وَيَومَ بُويِعَ كانوا أَهلَ بَيعَتِهِ

    عَلى الجِلادِ فَآسَوهُ وَما عَدَلوا

    And on the day he received allegiance, they were those who pledged to him

    to fight; so they stood by him and did not turn aside.

  13. وَغَزوَةَ الفَتحِ كانوا في سَرِيَّتِهِ

    مُرابِطينَ فَما طاشوا وَلا عَجِلوا

    And in the expedition of the Conquest, they were in his detachment,

    keeping their posts; they neither lost composure nor acted in haste.

  14. وَيَومَ خَيبَرَ كانوا في كَتيبَتِهِ

    يَمشونَ كُلُّهُمُ مُستَبسِلٌ بَطَلُ

    And on the day of Khaybar, they were in his battalion,

    marching, every one of them a dauntless hero,

  15. بِالبيضِ تَرعَشُ في الأَيمانِ عارِيَةً

    تَعوَجُّ في الضَربِ أَحياناً وَتَعتَدِلُ

    with bright swords quivering unsheathed in their right hands,

    sometimes bending as they struck, then straightening.

  16. وَيَومَ سارَ رَسولُ اللَهِ مُحتَسِباً

    إِلى تَبوكُ وَهُم راياتُهُ الأُوَلُ

    And on the day God's Messenger set out, seeking His reward,

    to Tabūk, while they were his foremost banners,

  17. وَساسَةُ الحَربِ إِن هَربٌ بَدَت لَهُمُ

    حَتّى بَدا لَهُمُ الإِقبالُ وَالقَفَلُ

    and masters of war, if flight appeared before them,

    until advance and return became clear to them.

  18. أولَئِكَ القَومُ أَنصارُ النَبِيِّ وَهُم

    قَومي أَصيرُ إِلَيهِم حينَ أَتَّصِلُ

    Those people are the Prophet's Helpers, and they are

    my people; to them I turn when I trace my lineage.

  19. ماتوا كِراماً وَلَم تُنكَث عُهودُهُمُ

    وَقَتلُهُم في سَبيلِ اللَهِ إِذ قُتِلوا

    They died as noble men, and their covenants were never broken,

    and their slaying, when they were slain, was in God's path.