وَلَقَد عَجِبتُ لِأَهلِ هذا الطائِفِ
وَصُدودِهِم عَن ذا النَبِيِّ الواصِفِ
I am amazed by the people of this valley,
And their turning away from the Prophet of clear descriptions.
وَمِن الإِلهِ فَلا يُرى في قَولِهِ
خُلفٌ وَيَنطِقُ بِالكَلامِ العارِفِ
There is no discrepancy in what he says from God,
He speaks with the speech of the Knower.
فَلَئِن ثَقيفٌ لَم تُعَجِّل تَوبَةً
وَتَصُدُّ عَن سَنَنِ الطَريقِ الجانِفِ
If Thaqif does not hasten repentance,
And turns away from the ways of the upright path,
لَتُصَبَّحَنَّ غُواتُهُم في دارِهِم
مِنّا بِأَرعَنَ ذي زُهاءٍ زاحِفِ
Their homes will wake in the morning
To the neighing of mounted warriors in armor.
فيهِ الكُماةُ عَلى الجِيادِ كَأَنَّهُم
أُسدٌ غَدَونَ غَداةَ دَجنٍ واكِفِ
The warriors on steeds are like lions
That prowled in the morning of a gloomy day,
حَتّى تُدَوِّخَ كُلَّ أَبلَجَ مِنهُمُ
مُتَجَنِّبٍ سُبُلَ الهُدى مُتَجانِفِ
Until every infidel among them is routed,
Avoiding the paths of guidance, stubbornly deviant.
يَدعو إِلى سُبُلِ الضَلالِ مُخالِفٍ
سُبُلَ الهُدى لِلحَقِّ غَيرِ مُصارِفِ
Calling to the paths of misguidance, defying
The paths of guidance and truth without changing course,
أَو يَهلَكوا كَهَلاكِ عادٍ قَبلَهُم
بِهُبوبِ ريحٍ ذاتِ سافٍ عاصِفِ
Or they will perish like the perishing of Aad before them
By a roaring wind, raging and storming.
أَو يُؤمِنوا بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَيُكَبِّروا
ذا العَرشِ ما إِن مُؤمِنٌ كَمُخالِفِ
Or they will believe in Muhammad and exalt
The Owner of the Throne - no believer opposes Him.
عاني الفُؤادِ يَرى الضَلالَةَ مَغنَماً
وَيَرى الهُدى كَمَذوفِ سُمٍّ جائِفِ
The heart suffers to see misguidance as gain
And guidance like a piercing poisoned arrow.
وَاللَهُ يَنصُرُنا وَأَحمَدُ وَسطَنا
كَالبَدرِ أَنصَفَ وَهوَ لَيسَ بِكاسِفِ
But God grants us victory and Ahmad is among us
Like the full moon, flawless and not waning.
نَمضي لِأَمرِ نَبِيِّنا وَيُعِزُّنا
وَحيُ الكِتابِ مِنَ الخَبيرِ اللاطِفِ
We will go forth for the command of our Prophet, and He will give us honor,
The Living Book, from the Subtle, Gentle One.
