قَضَيْنَا مِنْ تِهَامَةَ كُلَّ رَيْبٍ

قَضَيْنَا مِنْ تِهَامَةَ كُلَّ رَيْبٍ

وخيبَر ثمَّ أَجْمَمْنَا السّيُوفا

وخيبَر ثمَّ أَجْمَمْنَا السّيُوفا

We put an end to every menace in Tihamah,

We have dispelled all doubt from Tihama,

And Khaybar; then we gave the swords their rest.

And Khaibar, then we sheathed our swords.

نُخَيّرُهَا وَلَوْ نَطَقَتْ لَقَالَتْ

نُخَيّرُهَا وَلَوْ نَطَقَتْ لَقَالَتْ

قواطِعُهُنَّ دوساً أو ثَقيفَا

قواطِعُهُنَّ دوساً أو ثَقيفَا

We give them a choice; and were they to speak,

We scrutinize them, and if they could speak, they would say

Their cutting edges would say: 'Daws or Thaqif.'

Their blades in Daws or Thaqif struck violently.

فَلَسْتُ لِحَاضنٍ أنْ لَمْ تَرُوهَا

فَلَسْتُ لِحَاضنٍ أنْ لَمْ تَرُوهَا

بِسَاحَةِ دارِكُمْ منّا أُلُوفَا

بِسَاحَةِ دارِكُمْ منّا أُلُوفَا

I am no son of a chaste woman if you do not see them

So I am no woman to nurse if you do not see them

In your dwelling's courtyard, coming from us by the thousand.

In the courtyard of your abode, thousands from us.

وَنَنْتَزِعُ العُروشَ بِبَطْنِ وجٍّ

وَنَنْتَزِعُ العُروشَ بِبَطْنِ وجٍّ

وتصبحُ دُورُكم منكمُ خَلُوفَا

وتصبحُ دُورُكم منكمُ خَلُوفَا

And we tear away the roofs in the hollow of Wajj,

And we snatch the citadels belly-first,

And your dwellings will stand empty of you.

And your homes will be empty of you by morning.

ويَأتِيكُمْ لَنَا سَرعَانُ خَيْلٍ

ويَأتِيكُمْ لَنَا سَرعَانُ خَيْلٍ

يُغَادِرُ خَلْفَهُ جمعاً كَثيفَا

يُغَادِرُ خَلْفَهُ جمعاً كَثيفَا

And our cavalry's vanguard will come upon you,

And there will come to you our horses quickly,

Leaving a dense host behind it.

Leaving behind them a dense gathering.

إذا نزلُوا بسَاحَتِكُم سَمِعْتُمْ

إذا نزلُوا بسَاحَتِكُم سَمِعْتُمْ

لَهَا مِمّا أناخَ بها رَجِيفَا

لَهَا مِمّا أناخَ بها رَجِيفَا

When they encamp in your courtyard, you will hear

When they descend upon your courtyard, you will hear

Its rumbling from the host encamped within it.

From it what its housing thundered loudly.

بأيدِيهمْ قَوَاضِبُ مُرهَفَاتٌ

بأيدِيهمْ قَوَاضِبُ مُرهَفَاتٌ

يُزِرْنَ المُصْطَلينَ بِهَا الحُتوفَا

يُزِرْنَ المُصْطَلينَ بِهَا الحُتوفَا

In their hands are keen-edged swords,

In their hands sharp straight swords

That send those who face their heat to their deaths.

That make the armored glint dangerously.

كأمْثالِ العَقَائقِ أَخْلَصَتْهَا

كأمْثالِ العَقَائقِ أَخْلَصَتْهَا

قُيُونُ الهندِ لم تُضْرَبْ كَتِيفَا

قُيُونُ الهندِ لم تُضْرَبْ كَتِيفَا

Like streaks of lightning, refined

Like carnelians whose purity

By India's smiths, not hammered thick.

Indian eyes have never seen the like of.

تخالُ جَديَّةَ الأَبْطَالِ فيها

تخالُ جَديَّةَ الأَبْطَالِ فيها

غَدَاةَ الزّحْفِ جَادِيّاً مَدوفَا

غَدَاةَ الزّحْفِ جَادِيّاً مَدوفَا

You would take the warriors' blood upon them,

You imagine the bravery of heroes in them

On the morning of the advance, for saffron mixed in liquid.

The morning of battle, charging violently.

أَجِدَّهُمُ أَليسَ لَهُمْ نَصِيحٌ

أَجِدَّهُمُ أَليسَ لَهُمْ نَصِيحٌ

منَ الأَقْوامِ كانَ بِنَا عَرِيفَا

منَ الأَقْوامِ كانَ بِنَا عَرِيفَا

Are they in earnest? Have they no sincere adviser

Do I not implore them, is there not among the tribes

Among the peoples, one who has known us well,

One who was intimate with us to advise them

يخبّرهُمْ بِأَنّا قَدْ جَمَعْنَا

يخبّرهُمْ بِأَنّا قَدْ جَمَعْنَا

عِتَاقَ الخَيْلِ والنُّجُبَ الطُّروفَا

عِتَاقَ الخَيْلِ والنُّجُبَ الطُّروفَا

To tell them that we have gathered

To inform them that we have gathered

Purebred horses and noble, choice mounts,

The noble horses and gallant knights?

وأنّا قَدْ أَتَيْنَاهُمْ بِزَحْفٍ

وأنّا قَدْ أَتَيْنَاهُمْ بِزَحْفٍ

يُحِيطُ بِسُورِ حُصْنِهُمُ صُفُوفَا

يُحِيطُ بِسُورِ حُصْنِهُمُ صُفُوفَا

And that we have come upon them with an advancing host

And that we have come upon them with a march

That surrounds their fortress wall in ranks?

That encircles the fence of their fortress in rows.

رئيسُهُم النّبيُّ وكانَ صُلْباً

رئيسُهُم النّبيُّ وكانَ صُلْباً

نقيَّ القَلْبِ مُصْطَبِراً عَزُوفَا

نقيَّ القَلْبِ مُصْطَبِراً عَزُوفَا

Their leader is the Prophet, and he was steadfast,

Their leader the Prophet, steadfast he was

Pure of heart, patient, and self-denying,

Pure of heart, patient, aloof.

رَشِيدُ الأَمْرِ ذُو حُكْمٍ وَعِلْمٍ

رَشِيدُ الأَمْرِ ذُو حُكْمٍ وَعِلْمٍ

وَحِلْمٍ لَمْ يكنْ نَزقاً خَفِيفَا

وَحِلْمٍ لَمْ يكنْ نَزقاً خَفِيفَا

Prudent in his affairs, possessed of judgment and knowledge,

Wise in command, judicious and learned

And forbearance; he was neither rash nor frivolous.

And forbearing, not frivolous or weak.

نُطِيعُ نَبيَّنَا وَنُطِيعُ ربّاً

نُطِيعُ نَبيَّنَا وَنُطِيعُ ربّاً

هُوَ الرّحمن كانَ بِنَا رَؤُوفَا

هُوَ الرّحمن كانَ بِنَا رَؤُوفَا

We obey our Prophet, and we obey a Lord:

We obey our Prophet and obey a Lord

He is the All-Merciful, compassionate toward us.

Who is Merciful and has been gentle with us.

فإن تُلقُوا إلينا السِّلْمَ نَقْبَلْ

فإن تُلقُوا إلينا السِّلْمَ نَقْبَلْ

وَنَجْعَلْكُمْ لَنَا عَضُداً وَرِيفَا

وَنَجْعَلْكُمْ لَنَا عَضُداً وَرِيفَا

So if you offer us peace, we will accept,

So if you incline toward peace we will accept

And make you a source of strength and sustenance for us.

And make you for us a pillar and ally.

وإنْ تَأْبَوا نُجَاهِدْكُمْ ونَصْبُرْ

وإنْ تَأْبَوا نُجَاهِدْكُمْ ونَصْبُرْ

وَلاَ يكُ أمرُنَا رَعِشاً ضَعِيفَا

وَلاَ يكُ أمرُنَا رَعِشاً ضَعِيفَا

And if you refuse, we will fight you and persevere,

And if you refuse we will battle you and be steadfast

And our resolve will be neither wavering nor weak.

And our matter will not tremble, frail.

نُجَالِدُ مَا بَقِينَا أَو تُنِيبُوا

نُجَالِدُ مَا بَقِينَا أَو تُنِيبُوا

إلى الإسْلاَمِ إذْعَاناً مُضيفَا

إلى الإسْلاَمِ إذْعَاناً مُضيفَا

We fight as long as we live, or until you turn

We will struggle as long as we last, or you relent

To Islam in fearful submission.

To Islam, submissively inclining.

نُجَاهِدُ لا نُبَالي مَنْ لَقِينَا

نُجَاهِدُ لا نُبَالي مَنْ لَقِينَا

أَأَهْلَكْنَا التِّلادَ أمِ الطَّريفَا

أَأَهْلَكْنَا التِّلادَ أمِ الطَّريفَا

We fight, heedless of whom we meet,

We will battle heedless of whom we meet

Whether we destroy inherited wealth or newly acquired wealth.

Whether we destroy the settlements or the peripheries.

وَكَمْ مِنْ مَعْشَرٍ ألَبُوا عَلَيْنَا

وَكَمْ مِنْ مَعْشَرٍ ألَبُوا عَلَيْنَا

صَمِيمَ الجِذْمِ مِنْهُمْ والحَلِيفَا

صَمِيمَ الجِذْمِ مِنْهُمْ والحَلِيفَا

And how many a people have mustered against us

And how many groups attacked us

Their own pure ancestral stock and their allies!

Obstinately, of them and their allies.

أَتُونا لا يرونَ لَهُمْ كِفَاءً

أَتُونا لا يرونَ لَهُمْ كِفَاءً

فجدَّعْنَا المَسَامِعَ والأُنُوفَا

فجدَّعْنَا المَسَامِعَ والأُنُوفَا

They came to us, seeing no equal to themselves,

They came to us seeing no match for themselves

So we cut off their ears and noses,

So we shattered the ears and the noses.

بكلِّ مهنّدٍ لَيْنٍ صَقِيلٍ

بكلِّ مهنّدٍ لَيْنٍ صَقِيلٍ

نَسُوقُهُمُ بها سَوْقاً عَنِيفَا

نَسُوقُهُمُ بها سَوْقاً عَنِيفَا

With every supple, polished Indian blade.

With every polished, pliant, sharpened blade

We drive them with those blades, driving them fiercely,

We drive them violently like cattle.

لأمرِ اللهِ والإسلاَمِ حتَّى

لأمرِ اللهِ والإسلاَمِ حتَّى

يَقُومَ الدّينُ معتدلاً حَنِيفَا

يَقُومَ الدّينُ معتدلاً حَنِيفَا

For the command of God and for Islam, until

For the cause of God and Islam until

The religion stands upright, devoted to God alone,

The religion stands upright, tolerant and straight.

وتُنْسَى اللاّتُ والعُزَّى وَوُدٌّ

وتُنْسَى اللاّتُ والعُزَّى وَوُدٌّ

ونَسْلُبُها الَقلاَئِدَ والشُّنُوفَا

ونَسْلُبُها الَقلاَئِدَ والشُّنُوفَا

And al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Wudd are forgotten,

And Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Wadd are forgotten

And we strip them of necklaces and earrings.

And we take their necklaces and crescents.

فأمْسُوا قَدْ أَقَرُّوا واطمأَنّوا

فأمْسُوا قَدْ أَقَرُّوا واطمأَنّوا

وَمَنْ لا يَمْتَنِعْ يُقْتَلْ خُسُوفَا

وَمَنْ لا يَمْتَنِعْ يُقْتَلْ خُسُوفَا

So they came to submit and were at peace;

So they settled and grew calm,

And whoever does not defend himself is slain in humiliation.

And whoever does not resist is killed despondently.