الكونُ أشرقَ نَضرةً ونعيما
هذا مكانُك فاتّخذه كريما
The universe shone with vitality and bliss,
This is your place, so make it generously grand.
حَنَّ الزمانُ إليكَ حتّى جِئتَه
فطوى الحنينَ وردّدَ التسليما
Time yearned for you until you came to it,
So it folded up longing and echoed peace.
أنت المؤمَّلُ للشُّعوبِ وهذه
دُنياكَ لا تبغي سواك زعيما
You are the hope of nations, and this is
Your world that desires none but you as its leader.
خُذها من القومِ الأُلى جمحوا بها
وَاشْرَعْ لهم نهجَ الحياةِ قويما
Take it from the tyrannical people who corrupted it
And pave for them the path of righteous life.
داوِ السَّقامَ فقد تفاقَمَ وانثنى
طِبُّ الأُلى سبقوك عنه سقيما
Heal the malady, for it has exacerbated and twisted,
The medicine of the predecessors has failed and become unwell.
هاتيك مدرسةُ الحياةِ تقدّمتْ
تَلْقَى أجلَّ شُيوخِها تعليما
To meet the greatest of its elders with education.
What knowledge and guidance have you brought
ماذا حملتَ من المعارفِ والنُّهى
لمّا حملتَ كتابَها المرقوما
When you carried its inscribed book?
The science of civilization was hidden before you
عِلمُ الحضارةِ كان قبلك خافياً
فأتيتَ تُظهِرُ سِرَّهُ المكتوما
Then you came to reveal its concealed secret.
Indeed, the preachers did not know its path
والحقُّ ما عَرفَ الدُّعاةُ سبيلَهُ
حتّى أقمتَ بناءه المهدوما
Until you established its demolished structure.
Convey the message of the One who made you a guide,
بَلِّغ رسالةَ من أقامك هادياً
وحَباكَ فضلاً من لَدُنْهُ عظيما
And granted you abundant grace from His side.
Those who rejected Him took partners
ضلّ الأُلىَ جَحَدوه واتّخذوا له
شُركاءَ من أربابهم وخُصوما
With their lords as adversaries.
What are these lords? Their worshippers
ما هذه الأربابُ ما لِعبادها
جَهلوه ربّاً واحداً قَيُّوما
Are ignorant of the One God, eternal and everlasting.
The trusted, truthful guide has come, so one who
جاء الأمين الصّادقُ الهادي فمن
يَكفُر بدينِ اللهِ كان ظَلوما
Disbelieves in God's religion has been unjust.
The hearts of the polytheists trembled at a call
رَجَفتْ قُلوبُ المُشرِكينَ لِدعوةٍ
طَفِقَتْ تُردِّدُ في البِطاحِ هزيما
That began to echo defeat in the lowlands.
They said, "Does Muhammad hope to misguide
قالوا أيَطمعُ أن يُضِلَّ مُحمَّدٌ
منّا عُقولاً رُجَّحاً وحُلوما
Our sound minds and good judgements?"
"Shall we dishonor and debase
أَنُعِزُّه ونُذِلُّ من أصنامنا
ما عَظَّمَ السَّلَفُ الأعزُّ قديما
What our glorious ancestors honored long ago?"
"We disdain to have our religion changed
إنّا لَنَأْنَفُ أن يُغيِّرَ دِينَنا
رجلٌ قليلُ المالِ شبَّ يتيما
By a man of little wealth who grew up an orphan."
"If the weak souls follow his path
إن يَتبعِ النَّفَرُ الضِّعافُ سبيلَه
فَلَنحنُ أمنعُ بَيْضةً وحريما
Then we are the strongest fortress and sanctuary."
"When a builder relies on men, he appoints
إنّ المُطاوِلَ بالرجال إذا بَنَى
جَعَل الدعائِمَ سادةً وقُروما
The pillars as chiefs and dignitaries."
They antagonized him but he became even stronger,
هُمْ شاغبوه فكان أعظمَ قُوّةً
وأعزَّ مَنْزِلةً وأشرفَ خِيما
More honored, and nobler, with the highest abode.
They found him gentle, forgiving the sinner's trespass,
وَجَدُوه سَمْحاً لا يَضيقُ بِمُذنِبٍ
وَرَأَوْه موفورَ الأناةِ حليما
And saw him as most clement and forbearing.
He prays for them, "My Lord, guide my people for they
يدعو لهم رَبِّ اهْدِ قومي إنّهم
لا يَعلمونَ وكُنتَ أنتَ عَليما
Do not know," and You have been All-Knowing.
Had You willed, they would not have ignored the path or accepted
لو شِئْتَ ما جَهِلوا السَّبيلَ ولا رَضُوا
دِيناً من النَّمط الغبيِّ ذميما
A despicable, reprehensible religion.
"I am Your messenger. I will not stop striving against them
إنّي رَسُولُك لَنْ أَمَلَّ جِهادَهم
أو يَعبدوكَ ولن أكونَ سَؤوما
Until they relent or I become perished."
"O my people! Consider what you worship
يا قومُ ماذا تَعبُدون تأمَّلُوا
مِن قبلِ أن تَرَوُا الْعَذابَ أليما
Before you see the painful torment."
"Is the religion of idols, which is a sin of yours,
دينُ الحجارةِ وهو من آثامكم
خيرٌ لكم أم دينُ إبراهيما
Better for you than the religion of Abraham?"
"I have been sent with the upright way of Islam
أُرسِلتُ بالإسلام ديناً قيّماً
وبُعِثْتُ خيراً للشُّعوبِ عميما
And dispatched for the good of all people universally."
Unbelief and vile corruption have both Made life a hellfire on the souls.
الكُفرُ والبَغيُ الذّميمُ كلاهما
جَعَلا الحياةَ على النُّفوسِ جَحيما
So I will surely cleanse the land of its filth
And demolish its accumulated darkness.
فَلأغْسِلَنَّ الأرضَ من أرجاسها
وَلأصْدَعَنَّ ظلامَها المركوما
They sent his uncle to him, hoping to extinguish
His ambition with disappointment and deprivation.
بَعثوا إليه مِن المخافةِ عَمَّهُ
يُزْجِي الرّجاءَ مُخيَّباً محروما
They alleged he was aflame with desire
For the life of deviance and its poisoned chalice.
زعموه حرّانَ الجوانحِ يَبتغي
دُنيا الغواةِ وَوِرْدَهَا المسموما
He said, "Calm yourself, uncle. Beyond them is
A predicament too heavy for souls."
قالَ اتَّئِدْ يا عَمِّ إنّ وراءَهم
خَطْباً يَشُقّ على النُّفوسِ جَسيما
"Even if they put fires before me, I would only
Increase in firmness and determination."
النيّرانِ لَوَ اَنَّهم جعلوهما
بِيَدَيَّ زِدتُ صَرامةً وعَزيما
"By God, they will find no compromise in me
Until they relent or I become ruined."
واللهِ لن يَجِدوا لديَّ هَوادةً
حتّى يَفيئوا أو أكونَ رميما
They recognized him and so set out to harm him
And conspired against him, ominous and ill-omened.
عَرفوه فاتّخذوا السّبيلَ إلى الأذى
وَتَعاوَروه مُذمَّماً مشئُوما
They banded together, justifying killing him,
A killing they saw as a destined decree.
وتَألّبوا يتعلّلون بِقتلهِ
قتلاً يَرَوْنَ قضاءَه محتوما
Oh what misery their misguided view brought!
They sought blood that was divinely protected.
يا بُؤسَ للرأي المُضلَّلِ إنّهم
طلبوا دماً مِن كَيْدِهم معصوما
They blamed him and turned to their devil,
Who passed judgement for them, rejected and outcast.
لاموه وانقلبوا إلى شيطانهم
فقضى القضاءَ لهم وكان رجيما
Would one who detests misguidance for his people
And is loyal to the Lord of all worlds be blamed?
أيكون مَنْ كَرِهَ الضّلالَ لقومِه
وَوَفىَ لِربِّ العالمين مَلوما
God supported him and aided him,
So he was saved and their multitude defeated.
اللهُ أَيَّدهُ وقامَ بنصرِه
فنجا وأدبرَ جمعُهم مهزوما
Blessed are you, as a loyal companion to him,
And blessed are you, sincere intimate friend.
بُوركتَ من وافٍ يُصاحبه أخٌ
صافٍ وبُورِكَ صاحباً وحميما
The lifeblood and God protected his life,
And the hoped-for peace of souls went safely.
مَحْيَا النُّفوسِ وَقَى الإلهُ حَيَاتَهُ
وسلامُها المأمولُ راح سليما
He who left the homes in migration,
Filled souls with anxieties and worries.
إنّ الذي أخلىَ الديارَ مُهاجِراً
مَلأَ النفوسَ وَساوساً وهُموما
They dispatched tongues and swords after him,
But he returned them flowing with blood and wounds.
بعثوا الأسنّةَ والسُّيوفَ وَراءَهُ
فأعادها تجري دماً وكُلوما
They came back disappointed, melting their assumptions,
Melting thereby the souls and bodies of them.
رجعت مُخيَّبةً تُذِيبُ ظُنونَهم
فَتُذِيبُ أرواحاً لهم وجُسوما
What does the corruptor think of the reformer
Who builds and destroys, assailing and fixing?
ماذا يظنُّ المُفسِدُونَ بِمُصلِحٍ
يبني ويهدم ظاعناً ومُقيما
The traveling star in its horizons
Filled the lands with crescents and stars.
الكوكبُ السّيارُ في آفاقهِ
ملأ البلادَ أهِلَّةً ونُجوما
The supporters of God's religion around their prophet
Joined the tied rope in Medina sincerely.
أنصارُ دينِ الله حول نَبيِّهِ
وصلوا بيَثربَ حَبْلَهُ المصروما
Whether Khazrajite glory or Ausite nobility
They were sublime branches and lofty heights.
من خزرجيِّ المجدِ أو أَوْسِيِّهِ
طابوا فروعاً في العُلاَ وأُروما
Love the newcomer who is peerless
In those arriving as guests and settling.
أَحْبِبْ به من قادمٍ ما مِثْلُهُ
في النّازلينَ وفادةً وقُدوما
O opener of the world and grantor to its people,
No wished-for matter was difficult or denied.
يا فاتحَ الدُّنيا ومانحَ أَهْلِها
ما عَزَّ مَرْجُوّاً وجَلَّ مَروما
You saved this land from its sorrows,
And healed this distressed world.
أنقذتَ هذي الأرضَ من آلامِها
وشفيتَ هذا العالمَ المحموما
With the lucid cures against blindness,
So darkness cannot prevail or clouds can surge.
بالسّاطعاتِ الشّافِياتِ من العَمَى
يَطْغَى غَياهِبَ أو يموجُ غُيوما
God sent them to you asarmor,
Beacons of guidance and traditions emerged.
اللهُ أنزلها عليكَ دَرَارياً
طَلعتْ مَعالِمَ للهُدَى ورُسوما
You were given the Criterion, a canon of wisdom,
Which you continued to impart to fervent souls.
أوتيتَ بالفرقانِ مَشرعَ حكمةٍ
ما زِلْتَ تُورِدُه النُّفوسَ الهيما
The wisdoms of the age have deviated,
And its sages missed the paths of integrity, yet it remains wise.
خَرِفَ الزّمانُ وأخطأتْ حُكماؤُه
سُبُلَ السَّدادِ وما يزالُ حكيما
Without its eloquence and excellence of composition,
Men would be ignorant of the composed pearl.
لولا بلاغتُه وروعةُ نظمهِ
جَهِلَ الرجالُ اللّؤلؤَ المنظوما
A treasure of rhetoric - so whoever seeks wealth,
If he seeks other than it, lives deprived.
كَنْزَ البيانِ فمن تَطَلَّبَ لِلغنَى
كنزاً سواه قَضَى الحياةَ عديما
The sciences of time branch out from it,
And tomorrow even more of the reserved will pour forth.
فَضَّتْ عُلومُ الدَّهرِ منه جانباً
وغداً تَفُضُّ الجانبَ المختوما
Ever renewing in every age, seeking
New nations coming with insights and knowledge.
مُتجدِّدٌ في كلّ عصرٍ يَبتغي
أُمَماً تَجِيءُ جديدةً وعُلوما
A constitution of truth in Muhammad's right hand,
Protecting the weak and aiding the oppressed.
دُستورُ حقٍّ في يمينِ مُحمّدٍ
يحمي الضَّعيفَ ويَنصرُ المظلوما
The exalted Master cajoles His servant through it,
And the ruled ruler fears it.
يَتملّقُ المولى المعظَّم عَبْدَهُ
فيهِ ويَخْشَى الحاكمُ المحكوما
It divided life among souls, even if one who
Does not wish for his allotted share refuses.
قَسَمَ الحياةَ على النّفوسِ وإن أَبَى
من لا يُريدُ نصيبَهُ المقسوما
God did not create the strong in his dominion
To be vicious in temperament and tyrannical.
لم يَخلقِ اللهُ القويَّ بِمُلكهِ
لِيكونَ وَحشيَّ الطّباعِ غَشوما
The earth was not spread out to cover up its Lord,
And extend the injustice of servants eternally.
والأرضُ ما بُسِطَتْ لِتجْحَدَ رَبَّها
وتَمُدَّ من ظُلْمِ العبادِ أديمِا
O birth of the Chosen One, you have revived it -
A memory debating my repressed tears.
يا مولدَ المختارِ أنت بَعَثْتَها
ذِكرى تُساجِلُ دمعيَ المسجوما
I weep for Islam as its glory fades
And it remains folded in, diminished.
أبكي على الإسلامِ يذهبُ عِزُّه
ويَبيتُ مطويَّ الجَناحِ مَضيما
The nations of earth arose raising their glories
While I see the Muslim nations sitting submissively.
نهضت شُعوبُ الأرض ترفع مجدها
وأرى شُعوبَ المسلمين جُثوما
They clung to the edges of their homes, and their conquerors
Will not accept anything but celestial spheres as their frontiers.
لزموا تُخُومَ بُيوتِهم وغُزاتُهم
لا يرتضون سِوَى النُّجومِ تُخُوما
A people who have taken each place
As a cave covering their slumber and poverty.
قومٌ همُ اتّخذوا بكلّ مَحَلّةٍ
كهفاً يَضُمُّ نيامهم ورقيما
Or whenever a Mas'ab pulls the reins in the East,
His nose is cut off, broken and vanquished.
أَو كلّما جذب المقادةَ مُصعَبٌ
في الشّرق غُودِرَ أنفُهُ مخزوما
My God, distance us from ignorance and guide us
To this known, marked path.
لاهُمَّ جنّبنا المجاهلَ واهْدِنا
هذا السّبيلَ المُعلَمَ الموسوما
Take charge of us in events, and be with us
In adversities when they afflict, Most Merciful.
وتولّنا في الحادثاتِ وكن بنا
في النّائباتِ إذا تنوبُ رحيما
