بَنى مصعبٍ أنتمْ أولو العلمِ والهدَى

بَنى مصعبٍ أنتمْ أولو العلمِ والهدَى

وأجدادُكم في السالفينَ كرامُ

وأجدادُكم في السالفينَ كرامُ

O sons of Muṣʿab, you are endowed with knowledge and right guidance;

Sons of Musʿab, you are possessors of knowledge and guidance,

your forefathers among generations past were noble.

And your forefathers were noble among those of old.

وهمْ أهلُ فضلٍ في الورَى وكرامةٍ

وهمْ أهلُ فضلٍ في الورَى وكرامةٍ

وهم في الدياجى سجَّدٌ وقيامُ

وهم في الدياجى سجَّدٌ وقيامُ

They were people of virtue and honor among humankind,

And they are people of virtue and honor among humankind,

prostrate and standing in prayer amid the pitch-dark nights.

And in the dark nights they prostrate and stand in prayer.

أولئكَ حزبُ الله حقّاً وهُمْ هُمُ

أولئكَ حزبُ الله حقّاً وهُمْ هُمُ

صلاةٌ وذكرٌ دائمٌ وقيامُ

صلاةٌ وذكرٌ دائمٌ وقيامُ

Those are truly the party of God—the very ones,

Those are truly God's party; they are the very ones:

all prayer, unceasing remembrance, and standing vigil.

Theirs are prayer, unceasing remembrance, and standing in worship.

أقامُوا بدينِ اللهِ واستمسكُوا به

أقامُوا بدينِ اللهِ واستمسكُوا به

وطوبَى لهمْ دار السلام مقامُ

وطوبَى لهمْ دار السلام مقامُ

They upheld the faith of God and held fast to it;

They stood firm in God's religion and held fast to it,

blessed are they: the Abode of Peace shall be their dwelling.

And blessed are they: the Abode of Peace is their dwelling.

ومن سارَ منهم سيرةً نبوية

ومن سارَ منهم سيرةً نبوية

ومن ودهم منا عراهُ ملامُ

ومن ودهم منا عراهُ ملامُ

Whoever among them pursued the Prophet’s way,

And whoever among them followed the Prophet's way,

and whoever among us loved them, was beset by reproach.

And whoever among us loves them is overtaken by blame.

وفي وجهِ من يقلاكمُ آلَ جريةٍ

وفي وجهِ من يقلاكمُ آلَ جريةٍ

وإن كانَ ذَا قُرْبى حَصىً ورَغَامُ

وإن كانَ ذَا قُرْبى حَصىً ورَغَامُ

And into the face of whoever hates you, O House of Jariyya—

And in the face of whoever hates you, O family of Jariyya,

though he be close kin—go pebbles and dust.

Even if he is a kinsman—pebbles and dust!

فإن مدَّ لي في العمرِ لا بدَّ زورةٌ

فإن مدَّ لي في العمرِ لا بدَّ زورةٌ

وإن كانت الأخرى فليس أُلاَمُ

وإن كانت الأخرى فليس أُلاَمُ

If my lifetime is prolonged, I must surely pay you a visit;

Then, if my life is extended, a visit is certain;

but if the other fate comes, I shall not be blamed.

And if the other fate comes, then I am not to be blamed.

وناظمٌ هذا المعولىُّ محمدٌ

وناظمٌ هذا المعولىُّ محمدٌ

إذا ذكرَ الإخوانُ ليسَ يضامُ

إذا ذكرَ الإخوانُ ليسَ يضامُ

The maker of these verses is Muḥammad al-Maʿwalī,

And the composer of this is Muhammad al-Maʿwali,

who, when the brethren are named, is never denied his due.

When the brethren mention him, he is not slighted.

لهُ في حسابِ السن سبعونَ حجةً

لهُ في حسابِ السن سبعونَ حجةً

وينقصُ عامٌ في الحسابِ وعامُ

وينقصُ عامٌ في الحسابِ وعامُ

By the reckoning of age, he counts seventy years,

His age, by reckoning, is seventy years,

less one year in the count—and another.

With one year and another deducted from the count.

يخصكمُ بالحمدِ والشكر والثناء

يخصكمُ بالحمدِ والشكر والثناء

ضعافٌ وأشرافٌ لنَا وهمامُ

ضعافٌ وأشرافٌ لنَا وهمامُ

Single you out for praise, gratitude, and acclaim

He singles you out for praise, gratitude, and commendation:

my humble folk, my nobles, and every valiant man among us.

Weak men and nobles of ours, and a valiant man.

وندعو لكم بالنصرِ والعدلِ غدوةً

وندعو لكم بالنصرِ والعدلِ غدوةً

إلى ان يغشينا النعاسَ منامُ

إلى ان يغشينا النعاسَ منامُ

We pray for your victory and justice from daybreak

And we pray for your victory and justice at dawn,

until drowsiness envelops us in sleep.

Until sleep envelops us in drowsiness.

فإنّ سلاحَ المؤمنينَ دعاؤُهم

فإنّ سلاحَ المؤمنينَ دعاؤُهم

إذا جن ليلٌ وادْلهم ظلامُ

إذا جن ليلٌ وادْلهم ظلامُ

For the believers’ weapon is their supplication

For the believers' weapon is their supplication,

when my night closes in and darkness grows pitch-black.

When night falls and darkness grows pitch-black.

ولا زالَ ذكراكمْ يلم بقلبنا

ولا زالَ ذكراكمْ يلم بقلبنا

إلى أن بوارينَا ثرَى ورِجَامُ

إلى أن بوارينَا ثرَى ورِجَامُ

May remembrance of you never cease visiting our hearts

And may remembrance of you ever visit our heart,

until earth and marble hide us away.

Until earth and heaps of stones cover us.

وفي عامِ سبعٍ بعدها مائةٌ

وفي عامِ سبعٍ بعدها مائةٌ

خَلَتْ وألف نظامى عندهن سلام

خَلَتْ وألف نظامى عندهن سلام

And in the year seven after one hundred,

And in the year seven, after a hundred

a thousand having passed—the poet offers his greeting at that date.

And a thousand had elapsed—my verse closes then with peace.