لاno فخرglory إلاexcept أنتَyou جامِعُgathering شَملِهِits entirety
لا فخر إلا أنتَ جامِعُ شَملِهِ
مِنهُof it لَكَfor you المكسُوبُthe earned والمولودُand the inborn
مِنهُ لَكَ المكسُوبُ والمولودُ
There is no glory whose parts you do not unite;
You alone are the unifier, gathering them
of it, yours is what is earned and what comes by birth.
From you come the acquired and the newborn
فإذاso when أنتسبتyou trace your lineage عددتyou enumerate أعلامluminaries العُلَىeminence
فإذا أنتسبت عددت أعلام العُلَى
حيثُwhere البَسَالةُvalor والتُّقَىand piety والجُودُand generosity
حيثُ البَسَالةُ والتُّقَى والجُودُ
So when you trace your lineage, you count the luminaries of greatness,
So if you trace your lineage, you count the flags of glory
where valor, piety, and generosity dwell.
Where valor, piety and generosity reside
أماas for القديمُthe ancient lineage فخزرَجُthen the Khazraj الفَخرِglory الألىthose who
أما القديمُ فخزرَجُ الفَخرِ الألى
لهمُtheirs طريفُnewly acquired مكارمٍnoble deeds وتليدُand inherited
لهمُ طريفُ مكارمٍ وتليدُ
As for the ancient lineage, it is the glorious Khazraj, who
As for the ancients, it is Khuza'a, the pride of all pride
have noble deeds both newly won and inherited.
Theirs are noble deeds and ancestry
قبلَbefore النبوةprophethood لمdid not يزالواthey cease to be سادةlords
قبلَ النبوة لم يزالوا سادة
أملاَكُkings عِزٍّmight والأنامُand mankind عبيدُslaves
أملاَكُ عِزٍّ والأنامُ عبيدُ
Before prophethood, they had always been lords,
Before prophethood they were always chiefs
kings of might, while mankind were slaves,
Masters of glory while people were slaves
حتىuntil إذاwhen بُعِثَwas sent الرسولُthe Messenger مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad
حتى إذا بُعِثَ الرسولُ مُحَمَّدٌ
وبداand appeared لِصُبحِfor the dawn الحقِّtruth مِنهُfrom him عَمُودُa shaft
وبدا لِصُبحِ الحقِّ مِنهُ عَمُودُ
until, when the Messenger Muhammad was sent,
Until the Messenger Muhammad was sent
and from him a shaft of truth's dawn appeared,
And the pillar of the truth dawned from him
ودعاand he called فعادتهso they opposed him رؤوسُleaders ضلالةٍerror
ودعا فعادته رؤوسُ ضلالةٍ
حَسَداًout of envy ونَعياًand denunciation فالقريبُso the near one بعيدُdistant
حَسَداً ونَعياً فالقريبُ بعيدُ
and he called, whereupon the leaders of error opposed him,
And the misguided heads of error returned
out of envy and denunciation—so the near became distant—
Envying and blaming, so the near is far
سَعِدَتwere blessed بهthrough him أبناءُsons قيلةَQayla رحمةًa mercy
سَعِدَت به أبناءُ قيلةَ رحمةً
سَبَقُواthey were first إليهاto it والسعيدُand the blessed one سعيدُblessed
سَبَقُوا إليها والسعيدُ سعيدُ
the sons of Qayla were blessed through him with a mercy
The sons of the abode of mercy prospered by him
they were first to attain—and the blessed are blessed.
They raced to it and the fortunate is happy
وسخواand they gave freely لهto him بنفيسهِمwith their precious possessions وَنُفُوسِهِمand their lives
وسخوا له بنفيسهِم وَنُفُوسِهِم
فلواؤهمso their banner فيin نَصرِهِsupport of him مَعقُودُbound
فلواؤهم في نَصرِهِ مَعقُودُ
And they freely gave him their treasures and their lives;
They sacrificed their souls and their lives for him
so their banner is bound in his support.
Their banners for supporting him tied
أموالُهُمtheir wealth مبذولةٌfreely offered وسيوفُهُمand their swords
أموالُهُم مبذولةٌ وسيوفُهُم
مسلُولَةٌdrawn ومقامُهُمand their stand مشهُودُwitnessed
مسلُولَةٌ ومقامُهُم مشهُودُ
Their wealth is freely offered, and their swords
Their wealth spent and their swords
are drawn, and their stand is witnessed.
Drawn and their stance witnessed
أيامُdays بدرBadr والنضيرُand al-Nadir وخيبرand Khaybar
أيامُ بدر والنضيرُ وخيبر
بالصالحاتِto righteous deeds الباقياتِenduring شهودُwitnesses
بالصالحاتِ الباقياتِ شهودُ
The days of Badr, al-Nadir, and Khaybar
The days of Badr, Nadir and Khaibar
bear witness to enduring righteous deeds.
With good lasting deeds are witnesses
ولدىand at حُنَينٍHunayn مَشهَدٌa battlefield stand لَهُمُtheirs بهthrough it
ولدى حُنَينٍ مَشهَدٌ لَهُمُ به
فخرٌglory وذكرٌand renown مبدىءinitiating ومُعِيدُand renewing
فخرٌ وذكرٌ مبدىء ومُعِيدُ
And at Hunayn they made a stand that brought them
And at Hunayn is a scene for them in which
glory and renown, ever new and ever renewed.
Pride, mention, beginning and returner
كرّواthey charged back وقدand already مَضَتِhad passed الهَزِيمَةُthe rout كرّةًa charge
كرّوا وقد مَضَتِ الهَزِيمَةُ كرّةً
فإذاthen behold جيوشُarmies المشركينَthe polytheists حَصِيدُmown down
فإذا جيوشُ المشركينَ حَصِيدُ
They charged back after the rout had passed—a single charge—
They charged when defeat had passed like cavalry charges
and lo, the armies of the polytheists were mown down.
And the armies of the polytheists became ruined
رُهبانmonks مِحرابٍa prayer niche إذاwhen جَنَّdescends الظلاdarkness (continued next line)
رُهبان مِحرابٍ إذا جَنَّ الظلا
مُcompletion of 'darkness' وَهُمand they إذاwhen لاحَappears النهارُdaylight أسُودُlions
مُ وَهُم إذا لاحَ النهارُ أسُودُ
Monks at the prayer niche when darkness falls,
Monks of shrines when darkness falls
and when daylight appears, they are lions.
While they are black when daylight appears
ياO معشرَcompany الأنصارِthe Ansar أنتُمyou (plural) لِلهُدَىfor guidance
يا معشرَ الأنصارِ أنتُم لِلهُدَى
رُكنٌa pillar علىthrough مَرِّthe passage الزَّمانِtime شَدِيدُstrong
رُكنٌ على مَرِّ الزَّمانِ شَدِيدُ
O company of the Ansar, you are guidance's
O community of Helpers you are to guidance
strong pillar through the passage of time.
A pillar through the passage of time, firm
لكمyours عزائمُresolves لاno عزائمَresolves مِثلُهاlike them
لكم عزائمُ لا عزائمَ مِثلُها
كادتnearly did لهاbefore them شُمlofty الجبالِthe mountains تَمِيدُsway
كادت لها شُم الجبالِ تَمِيدُ
Yours are resolves that no other resolves can match;
You have resolves unlike any other
before them, the lofty mountains nearly swayed.
Nearly making the mountains sink from them
Sol 6.1