أَعوذُI seek refuge بِاللَهِin God العَزيزِthe Mighty الغَفّارthe Oft-Forgiving
أَعوذُ بِاللَهِ العَزيزِ الغَفّار
وَبِالإِمامِand in the imam العَدلِjust غَيرِnot الجَبّارtyrannical
وَبِالإِمامِ العَدلِ غَيرِ الجَبّار
I seek refuge in God, the Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving,
and in the just imam, no tyrant,
مِنfrom ظُلمِthe oppression of حِمّانَHimman وَتَخريبِand the destruction of الدارthe dwelling
مِن ظُلمِ حِمّانَ وَتَخريبِ الدار
فَاِسأَلso ask بَنيthe sons of صَحبٍSahb وَرَهطَand the clan of الجَرّارal-Jarrar
فَاِسأَل بَني صَحبٍ وَرَهطَ الجَرّار
from Himman's oppression and the destruction of the dwelling.
So ask the sons of Sahb and al-Jarrar's clan,
وَالسَلَمِيِّينَand the Salamis العِظامَgreat الأَخطارin standing
وَالسَلَمِيِّينَ العِظامَ الأَخطار
وَالقُرَشِيِّينَand the Qurayshis ذَويpossessors of السَيحِsurface-flowing water الجارflowing
وَالقُرَشِيِّينَ ذَوي السَيحِ الجار
and the Salamis, men of great standing,
and the Qurayshis, possessors of flowing water:
هَلwhether كانَthere was قَبلَbefore حَفرِناour digging مِنany مِحفارa spade
هَل كانَ قَبلَ حَفرِنا مِن مِحفار
أَوor كانَthere was مِنany وِردٍa coming to water بِهِat it أَوor إِصدارa leading away from water
أَو كانَ مِن وِردٍ بِهِ أَو إِصدار
was there any spade before we dug,
or any coming there to water, or leading away from it?
حَفَرتُهاI dug it وَهيَwhile it was كِناسُthe lair of البَقّارwild cattle
حَفَرتُها وَهيَ كِناسُ البَقّار
مُقفِرَةُdesolate الجَوفِthe interior أَشَدُّthe utmost الإِقفارdesolation
مُقفِرَةُ الجَوفِ أَشَدُّ الإِقفار
I dug it when it was a lair for wild cattle,
desolate within, utterly deserted.
يَمشيwalks بِهاthrough it كُلُّevery مُوَشّىdappled بَربارloudly bellowing
يَمشي بِها كُلُّ مُوَشّى بَربار
مُوَشَّمُtattoo-marked الأَكرُعِthe shanks فيهاin it جَأآرloudly lowing
مُوَشَّمُ الأَكرُعِ فيها جَأآر
Every dappled, bellowing bull roamed there,
its shanks tattoo-marked, loudly lowing there,
يَهُزُّit shakes رَوقَيهِits two horns كَهَزِّlike the brandishing of الإِسوارthe Persian horseman
يَهُزُّ رَوقَيهِ كَهَزِّ الإِسوار
تَكَسُّرَthe shattering of المِنقارِthe pickaxe بَعدَafter المِنقارthe pickaxe
تَكَسُّرَ المِنقارِ بَعدَ المِنقار
brandishing its two horns like a Persian horseman.
Pickaxe after pickaxe shattered,
بَعدَafter دَمِthe blood of الكَفِّthe palm وَنَزعِand the tearing out of الأَظفارthe fingernails
بَعدَ دَمِ الكَفِّ وَنَزعِ الأَظفار
يَصهَلنَthey neigh فيin الجُبِّthe well صَهيلَthe neighing of الأَمهارthe foals
يَصهَلنَ في الجُبِّ صَهيلَ الأَمهار
after palms had bled and fingernails been torn out.
They neighed in the well like foals,
فيin الجَبَلِthe mountain الأَصَمِّsolid غَيرِnot الخَوّارsoft and yielding
في الجَبَلِ الأَصَمِّ غَيرِ الخَوّار
فَسائِلِso ask الجيرانَthe neighbors عَنabout جارِthe neighbor of الدارthe dwelling
فَسائِلِ الجيرانَ عَن جارِ الدار
in the solid mountain, not soft and yielding.
So ask the neighbors about the dwelling's neighbor;
فَالجارُfor the neighbor قَدmay indeed يَعلَمُknow أَخبارَthe affairs of الجارthe neighbor
فَالجارُ قَد يَعلَمُ أَخبارَ الجار
وَاِحكُمand judge عَلىon the basis of تَبَيُّنٍclear understanding وَاِستِبصارand insight
وَاِحكُم عَلى تَبَيُّنٍ وَاِستِبصار
for a neighbor may well know his neighbor's affairs.
And judge with clear understanding and insight.
ياoh لَيتَناwould that we وَنَمِرَand Namir بنَson of أَنمارAnmar
يا لَيتَنا وَنَمِرَ بنَ أَنمار
وَالهَوبَرَand al-Hawbar بنَson of الهِنبَرِal-Hinbar بنِson of الهَبّارal-Habbar
وَالهَوبَرَ بنَ الهِنبَرِ بنِ الهَبّار
Oh, would that we and Namir son of Anmar,
and al-Hawbar son of al-Hinbar son of al-Habbar,
عِندَat مُصَلّىthe place of prayer of البَيتِthe House دونَbefore الأَستارthe curtains
عِندَ مُصَلّى البَيتِ دونَ الأَستار
مَقامُthe station of إِبراهيمَAbraham حَيثُwhere الأَحجارthe stones
مَقامُ إِبراهيمَ حَيثُ الأَحجار
were at the House's place of prayer, before the curtains,
at Abraham's Station, where the stones are,
وَيَرفَعُand raises السَترَthe curtain بَنوthe sons of عَبدِAbd الدارal-Dar
وَيَرفَعُ السَترَ بَنو عَبدِ الدار
ثُمَّthen حَلَفناwe swore بِالعَزيزِby the Mighty الغَفّارthe Oft-Forgiving
ثُمَّ حَلَفنا بِالعَزيزِ الغَفّار
with the sons of Abd al-Dar raising the curtain,
and then swore by the Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving,
فَلَقِيَso met الكاذِبَthe liar فَوّارُthe surging blaze of النارthe fire
فَلَقِيَ الكاذِبَ فَوّارُ النار
and the surging blaze of fire befell the liar.
Sol 6.1