إِذا اِجتَمَعَت يَوماً قُرَيشٌ لِمَفخَرٍ
فَعَبدُ مَنافٍ سِرُّها وَصَميمُها
If Quraysh one day gathers to boast,
Whenever Quraysh assemble for boasting
then ʿAbd Manaf is its choicest stock and its very core.
Abd Manaf's descendant is its secret and core
فَإِن حُصِّلَت أَشرافُ عَبدِ مَنافِها
فَفي هاشِمٍ أَشرافُها وَقَديمُها
And if the nobles of its ʿAbd Manaf are sifted out,
And if the nobles of Abd Manaf's descendants are counted
then in Hashim are its nobles and its ancient stock.
Among them Hashim's nobles are the noblest and oldest
فَإِن فَخرت يَوماً فَإِنَّ مُحَمَّداً
هُوَ المُصطَفى من سِرّها وَكَريمُها
And if it boasts one day, then surely Muhammad
And if one day they boast, then Muhammad
is the chosen one from its choicest stock, and its noble one.
Is the Chosen One from its secret and most generous
تَداعَت قُرَيشٌ غَثُّها وَسَمينُها
عَلَينا فَلَم تَظفَر وَطاشَت حُلومُها
Quraysh rallied—its lean and its fat—
Quraysh attacked in crowds, its rabble and dignitaries
against us, but did not prevail, and its wits went astray.
Against us but did not succeed and their minds were frustrated
وَكُنّا قَديماً لا نُقِرُّ ظُلامَةً
إِذا ما ثَنوا صُعرَ الخُدودِ نُقيمُها
And of old we would not tolerate injustice;
We were of old, would not tolerate darkness
whenever they turned their haughty cheeks aside, we set them straight.
Whenever they frowned with rage, we would straighten it
وَنَحمي حِماها كُلَّ يَومِ كَريهَةٍ
وَنَضرِبُ عَن أَحجارِها مَن يَرومُها
And we defend its protected lands on every day of battle,
And defend its sanctuary every hateful day
and we beat back from its stones whoever seeks to take them.
And turn away from its stones whoever covets it
بِنا اِنتَعَشَ العودُ الذَواءُ وَإِنَّما
بِأَكنافِنا تَندى وَتَنمى أُرومُها
Through us the withered bough revived, and only
Through us the fresh twig became verdant, indeed
at our sides do its roots grow moist and flourish.
In our care, it grows moist and flourishing
هُمُ السادَةُ الأَعلَونَ في كُلِّ حالَةٍ
لَهُم صِرمَةٌ لا يُستطاعُ قُرومُها
They are the loftiest lords in every circumstance;
They are the most honorable chiefs in any situation
theirs is a herd whose sires cannot be overcome.
With glory that cannot be attained or matched
يَدينُ لَهُم كُلُّ البَرِيَّةِ طاعَةً
وَيُكرِمُهُم مِلأَرضِ عِندي أَديمُها
All creation submits to them in obedience,
Every wilderness pays them allegiance
and, in my eyes, the earth's very skin honors them.
And the kings of earth honor them in my view forever
Sol 6.1