تلك عُقبى البغيِ فانظر كيف عادا

يا له من مُصعَبٍ ألقى القيادا

Such are the consequences of transgression, so observe how they turned out

Oh, what a difficult path Mus'ab took to leadership

أرأيتَ القومَ شرّاً وأذىً

ورأيتَ القومَ ناراً ورمَادا

Did you see the people as evil and harm

And see the people as fire and ashes

غُيِّبوا في حُفرَةٍ مَسجورةٍ

تَخمدُ الدنيا وتَزدادُ اتّقادا

They were buried in a scorching pit

That dims the world and keeps blazing

مُلِئَتْ رُعباً وَزِيدَتْ رَوْعَةً

من عَذابٍ كان ضِعفاً ثم زادا

Filled with terror and increased in ferocity

From a punishment that was weak then grew

قِفْ عليها وتبيَّنْ ما بها

هل ترى إلا انتفاضاً وَارِتعادا

Stop by it and examine what is in it

Do you see anything but writhing and shivering?

يا لهم إذ زعموا أصنامهم

تُعجزِ اللّهَ كِفاحاً وجلادا

Oh how they claimed their idols

Could incapacitate God in combat and dispute

جَلَّ ربّي لم يُغادِرْ بأسُه

أنْفُساً منهم ولم يتركْ عَتادا

My Lord is Sublime, His might did not spare

Any souls among them nor leave equipment

خاصموا اللّهَ وعادَوا جُنْدَهُ

وأرى الأصنامَ أولى أن تعادى

They disputed with God and opposed His troops

And I see the idols more deserving to be opposed

هي غرتهم فضلوا وعتوا

واستحبوا الكُفرَ بَغياً وعِنادا

They misled them so they strayed and rebelled

And preferred disbelief aggressively and stubbornly

حَلَّقوا بالأمسِ في طُغيانهم

ثمَّ بادوا في مَهاويهِ وبادا

They circled arrogantly yesterday in their tyranny

Then perished in its abysses and perished

عِظةٌ في التُّربِ كانت فِتنةً

وعذابٌ كان شرّاً وفَسادا

A lesson in the soil was sedition

And a torment that was evil and corruption

كُلْ هنيئاً من قليبٍ قَرِمٍ

يَبلعُ الكُفّارَ مَثْنَى وَفُرادى

Happy is every heart that is brave

That swallows the disbelievers two by two and alone

طال منك الصوم واشتد الطوى

فخذ القوم التهاماً وازدرادا

Your fast from them grew long and the fold intensified

So the people took to blaming and abandoning

جَرَّبوا الحربَ وجاؤوا فَلَقُوْا

غُمماً جُلَّى وأهوالاً شِدادا

They tried war and came so they met

Overwhelming calamities and severe horrors

سمعوا الصَّوتَ وما من ناطقٍ

يُخبِرُ السائلَ منهم حِينَ نادى

They heard the voice but there is no speaker

To inform the questioner among them when he called

يا رسولَ اللهِ هُمْ في شأنهم

غَمرةٌ تَطغَى وبلوى تَتمادى

O Messenger of God, they are occupied with their own affairs

An overwhelming deluge and an ordeal that keeps growing

صدَقَ الوعدُ فكلٌّ مُوقِنٌ

يا له منهم يَقيناً لو أفادا

The promise was fulfilled so each is certain

Oh, what certainty they would have if they heeded

أنكروا الحقَّ وراموا غيره

فكأنَّ اللّهَ لا يَجزِي العبادا

They rejected the truth and sought other than it

So it is as if God does not repay His servants

هكذا من يَعبدُ الطاغوتَ لا

يَتَّقِي ربّاً ولا يَرجو مَعادا

Thus is one who worships tyrants, he does not

Fear a Lord nor hopes for a return

جَلَّ ربِّي وتَعالى إنّهُ

بالِغٌ من كُلِّ أمرٍ ما أرادا

My Lord is Sublime and Exalted, He

Fulfills every matter He intends

إرفَعِي يا دولةَ الحقِّ العِمادا

وأَقيمِي يا طواغيتُ الحِدادا

Rise, O pillar of truth, as a pillar

And stand firm, O tyrants of evil

أيُّ حقٍّ ذلَّ في سُلطانِهِ

أيُّ زُورٍ عزَّ في الدُّنيا وسادا

What truth has been humbled in its authority?

What falsehood has been honored and ruled?

إنّ للّهِ سُيوفاً خُذُماً

وجنوداً لا يَمَلُّونَ الجِهادا

God has sharp swords and armies

Who never tire of striving

بَعثَ الأُسطولَ في آياتِهِ

جائلاً يُعيي الأساطيلَ اصْطِيادا

He sent the fleet in His signs

Prevailing, exhausting fleets in pursuit

قُوّةٌ أرسلها من أمرِه

تَفتحُ الدُّنيا وتَحتلُّ البلادا

A power He sent by His command

That opens the world and seizes nations

إنَّ كلَّ الخيرِ يا صَفوانُ في

مَهلكِ القومِ فلا تَعْدُ الرَّشادا

All good, O Safwan, is in

The destruction of the people so do not begrudge fate

دَعْ عُميراً لا تَهِجْهُ وَاتَّئِدْ

إنَّ للعاقلِ في الأمرِ اتّئادا

Leave Umayr, do not provoke him, and curb yourself

The intelligent has self-restraint in the matter

أخذَ السَّيفَ صَقيلاً مُرهَفاً

يأخُذُ الأبطالَ والبِيضَ الحِدادا

He took the sharp polished sword

That takes the heroes and the brave in white

ظَلَّ يَسقيهِ وما أدراهُ هَلْ

كان سُمّاً ما سقاهُ أم شِهادا

He continued to water it but did not know

Whether what he watered it with was poison or martyrdom

كَرِهَ الحقَّ فلمَّا جاءَهُ

نَبذَ الحِقْدَ وأصفاهُ الودادا

He disliked the truth so when it came to him

He cast aside hatred and purified affection for him

مِن حَديثٍ أنبأ اللّهُ بهِ

خيرَ مَن حدَّثَ عنهُ فأجادا

From a narrative God informed of

Better than one who narrated about Him and excelled

قال أسلمتُ لربّي وكَفَى

بالسّبيلِ السَّمحِ دِيناً وَاعْتِقادا

He said, “I surrendered to my Lord and it is enough

With the gentle path as religion and belief”

إقرأ القرآن وَاتْبَعْ هَدْيَهُ

يا عُميرَ الخيرِ إنْ ذو الغَيِّ حادا

Recite the Quran and follow its guidance

O Umayr, good if one who strays desists

إنّهُ النُّورُ الذي يجلو العمَى

إنّهُ السّرُّ الذي يُحيي الجمادا

It is the light that clears blindness

It is the secret that gives life to the inanimate

أين يا صفوانُ ما أمّلتَهُ

أين ما حدَّثْتَ تَستهِوي السَّوادا

Where, O Safwan, is what you wished for?

Where is what you told, the black and white are equal?

يا لها داهيةً طارتْ بها

أعْقُبُ الجوِّ وقد كانت نآدا

Oh what a sudden loss carried it away

Consequences of the atmosphere though it was a confidant

لا تَظنَّ الجودَ دَيْناً يُشْتَرى

سَتَرى الجودَ المُصَفَّى والجوادا

Do not think generosity is a debt that can be purchased

You will see pure generosity and the generous

سَتراهُ وادياً مِن نَعَمٍ

يُعجزُ الآمالَ سَعْياً وَارْتيادا

You will see it as a valley of blessings

That frustrates hopes of striving and getting accustomed

هُوَ من فَيضِ العُبابِ المرتمى

يتقَصَّى الأرض مدّاً واطّرادا

It is from the overflowing of the wished for

That walks the earth extending and moving straight

الرسولُ السَّمحُ والمولى الذي

يَسَعُ الأجيالَ برّاً وافتقادا

The gentle Messenger and Master who

Caters to generations in righteousness and care

اقترحْ ما شِئتَ وَاطْمَعْ لا تَخفْ

مِن نَدى كَفَّيهِ نَقصاً أو نَفادا

Suggest what you wish and aspire, do not worry

Of deficiency or depletion from his palm’s bounty

حَبَّذا الموئلُ فيما تَتَّقِي

مَن أذى الدّهرِ وما أعلى المصادا

What you avoid harm from time in is most fortunate

And how high is one who takes heed as a purpose

سَببٌ للّهِ من يَعلقْ بهِ

لم يَخَفْ ضَيْماً ولم يَخْشَ اضطهادا

A cause held to God by one who seizes it

Will not fear injustice nor dread persecution