نباهيwe take pride before الورىhumankind بالهاشميin the Hashimite محمدMuhammad
نباهي الورى بالهاشمي محمد
بمَنْin him who هوhe مبعوثٌsent إلىto الإنسhumankind والجنand the jinn
بمَنْ هو مبعوثٌ إلى الإنس والجن
We take pride before humankind in Muhammad the Hashimite,
I boast to mankind with the Hashimi Muhammad
in him who is sent to humankind and the jinn.
Of the one who is sent to humans and jinn
نبيءُa prophet لهto him حقُّa right علىupon الخلقcreation كلّهمall of them
نبيءُ له حقُّ على الخلق كلّهم
وفضلٌand excellence ومَنٌّand bounty دونwithout منdiminution ولاnor مَنِّreproach for favors
وفضلٌ ومَنٌّ دون من ولا مَنِّ
A prophet with a claim upon all creation,
I inform that he has a right over all creatures
and excellence and bounty, without stint or reproach.
And virtue and bounty without any conferrer of bounty
نبوتُهhis prophethood جاءَتcame أخيراًlast وسابقتْand raced ahead
نبوتُه جاءَت أخيراً وسابقتْ
فجلّتso it grew exalted وفاتتand outstripped فيin المدىthe course كلَّevery مستنِّrunner
فجلّت وفاتت في المدى كلَّ مستنِّ
His prophethood came last, yet raced ahead;
His prophethood came last but preceded
it rose in glory and outstripped every runner on the course.
So it excelled and surpassed all outstrivers in the race
نبيهٌillustrious وحقُby the right of اللهGod منhe who نبَّهroused القطاthe sandgrouse
نبيهٌ وحقُ الله من نبَّه القطا
إليهto him بكوراًearly at dawn لمdid not يُعرّجturn aside علىto كُنّshelter
إليه بكوراً لم يُعرّج على كُنّ
Illustrious, by God, is he who roused the sandgrouse
A prophet, and Allah's truth, who awakened the nomads
at dawn on his way to him, not turning aside to shelter.
To Him early, without deviating to arrogance
نباfled النومُsleep عنfrom عينيmy eye لركبfor a caravan تبعتهمI followed them
نبا النومُ عن عيني لركب تبعتهم
وأعْوَلْتُand I wailed منfrom شوقlonging اليهfor him ولكنيbut I
وأعْوَلْتُ من شوق اليه ولكني
Sleep fled my eye for a caravan I followed,
Sleep left my eye for a caravan I followed
and I wailed from longing for him; but I
And I cried longingly for him, but
نبذتُI was cast aside وماand not أذنبتI sinned بلrather هيit قسمةٌan allotted share
نبذتُ وما أذنبت بل هي قسمةٌ
وماand whatever كانwas مقسوماًallotted فماso not فعلُهits doing منيfrom me
وما كان مقسوماً فما فعلُه مني
was cast aside, though I had not sinned; rather, it is an allotted share.
I renounced though I did not sin, rather it was allotted
And whatever was allotted was not my own doing.
And what is allotted cannot be done by me
نبتُّI grew بأرضin the land of الغربthe West فيin تربةsoil نأتlay far away
نبتُّ بأرض الغرب في تربة نأت
عنfrom المقصدthe destination الأسنىthe loftiest إلىuntil أنthat عَلَتadvanced سنيmy age
عن المقصد الأسنى إلى أن عَلَت سني
I grew in the land of the West, in soil far removed
I grew in the land of West in soil remote
from the loftiest destination, until my years advanced.
From the best purpose, until my years mounted
نبضتُI shot بسهمwith an arrow فيin قياسيmy bows فلمso did not أجدI find
نبضتُ بسهم في قياسي فلم أجد
شفيعاًan intercessor سوىexcept حبيmy love وأمداحهand praises of him إنيindeed I
شفيعاً سوى حبي وأمداحه إني
I loosed an arrow from my bows, but found no
I throbbed with an arrow in my principles but found
intercessor save my love and praises of him; indeed, I
No intercessor save my love and praises, I
نبغتُI excelled بشعرthrough verse فيabout النبيthe Prophet جعلتُهI made it
نبغتُ بشعر في النبي جعلتُه
شعاراًan inner garment لكيso that يحنوhe may be tender علىtoward عبدهhis servant القنthe bondslave
شعاراً لكي يحنو على عبده القن
excelled in verse about the Prophet, which I made
I excelled in poetry about the Prophet, making it
an inner garment, that he might be tender toward his bondservant.
A motto so He may have mercy on His servant, the supplicant
نبيلُthe noble one among الورىhumankind منhe who لاnot تطيشُfly astray نبالهhis arrows
نبيلُ الورى من لا تطيشُ نباله
فيوقنُso he is certain فيin علْمknowledge ويصدُقand is right فيin ظنconjecture
فيوقنُ في علْم ويصدُق في ظن
Noble among humankind is he whose arrows do not fly astray,
The noble of mankind is one whose arrows do not swerve
so he is certain in knowledge and right in conjecture.
He is certain in knowledge and truthful in supposition
Sol 6.1