دِيارُ مَكّةَ هذا خالدٌ دَلَفا
فما احتيالُكِ في الطَّوْدِ الذي رَجَفَا
The abodes of Mecca, this is Khalid advancing
What is your deception about the hillock which quaked?
طَوْدٌ مِنَ الشِّركِ خَانَتْهُ جَوانِبُهُ
لَمّا مَشَى نحوهُ الطودُ الذي زَحَفا
A hillock of polytheism, its sides betrayed it
When the advancing hillock walked towards it
إن الجبالَ التي في الأرضِ لو كفرتْ
لَدَكَّها جَبلُ الإسلامِ أو نَسَفَا
Indeed if the mountains on earth committed disbelief
The mountain of Islam would crush it or blow it up
لَمّا دَعاهُ بسيفِ اللهِ سَيِّدُهُ
زَادَ السُّيوفَ بِهِ في عِزِّهَا شَرَفا
When his master called him with the sword of Allah
The swords increased in their honour through him
ديارَ مَكّةَ أمَّا من يُسالِمُهُ
فَلا أذىً يَتَّقِي منهُ ولا جَنَفَا
The abodes of Mecca, as for whoever makes peace with him
He neither fears harm from him nor injustice
تلك الوصيَّةُ ما يَرْضَى بها بَدَلاً
ولا يرى دُونَها مَعْدىً ومُنْصَرَفَا
That is the bequest which he accepts instead
And does not see below it any transgression or turning away
لا تجزعي إنّهُ العهدُ الذي انبعثت
أنوارُهُ تَصدَعُ العهدَ الذي سَلَفا
Do not worry, it is the covenant for which
Its lights burst the covenant which preceded
ليلُ الأباطيلِ ما التفَّتْ غياهِبُهُ
على الحقائِقِ إلا انجابَ وانْكَشَفَا
The night of falsehoods, its darkness did not wrap
Around the facts except it cleared up and was uncovered
هُنَّ المنايا فيا للقومِ من بطلٍ
رُمُوا بِهِ حَيَّةً من حَيَّةٍ خَلَفَا
There the death blows, what a hero for the people
They threw at him a snake from a snake one after another
ضاقوا بِسعْدٍ فقالوا قائدٌ حَنِقٌ
لو جاوز الحدَّ بعد الحدِّ ما وَقَفا
They felt restricted by Sa'd so a furious leader said
Had he transgressed the limit after the limit he would not have stopped
واستصرخوا من رسولِ اللهِ ذا حَدَبٍ
إذا استغاثَ به مُستصرخٌ عَطَفَا
And they cried for help from the Messenger of Allah, the one with the mole,
When a crying person calls for his help, he turns kindly
هَبَّتْ إلى الشَّرِّ من جُهّالِهِم فِئَةٌ
لم تَأْلُ من جَهلِها بَغياً ولا صَلَفا
A group from their ignorant ones inclined towards evil
Not satiated from their ignorance in enmity or obstinacy
واستنفرت من قريشٍ كلَّ ذي نَزَقٍ
إذا يُشارُ إليهِ بالبنانِ هَفَا
And provoked from Quraysh every spiteful person
When he is gestured to with fingers, he stirs
فخاضها خالدٌ شعواءَ كالحةً
إذا جَرَى الهولُ في أرجائِها عَصَفَا
So Khalid engaged them violently like a burning flame
When terror runs through its expanses, it rages
رَمَى بها مُهَجَ الكُفّارِ فاسْتَبَقَتْ
تَلْقَى البوارَ وتشكو الحَيْنَ والتَّلَفَا
He threw their mixed crowds so they began
Meeting destruction and complaining of loss and damage
وقال قائلُهُم أسرفتَ من بطلٍ
ما كان أحسنه لو جَانَبَ السَّرَفا
And their speaker said, “You have transgressed, o hero
It would have been better had you avoided excess”
وهَاجَ همَّ أبي سُفيانَ ما وَجَدوا
فَرَاحَ يَشفعُ فيهم جَازعاً أَسِفا
The anger of Abu Sufyan was stirred since they did not find
So he began interceding for them worried and sorrowful
فَلانَ قلبُ رسولِ اللهِ مرحمةً
وَرَقَّ من شِدَّةِ البطشِ الذي وَصَفَا
But the heart of the Messenger of Allah had mercy
And softened from the severity of the punishment he described
وقال سِرْ يا رسولي فَانْهَ صَاحِبَنَا
عَنِ القِتالِ فَحَسبي ما جَنَى وكَفَى
The Prophet said, “Go, he is our companion
It is enough what he attained, desist from fighting him”
مَضَى الرسولُ يقولُ اقْتُلْ فَهَيَّجَها
مَشْبُوبَةً هَتَفَتْ بالوَيْلِ إذ هَتَفَا
The Messenger went saying, “Kill!” so he stirred them up
Bewildered, they screamed “Oh dear!” when he screamed
وَعَادَ والدَّمُ في آثَارِهِ سَرِبٌ
والقومُ من خَلْفِهِ يدعون وَا لَهَفَا
And he returned with blood in his tracks
And the people behind him supplicating, “Oh for the ardour!”
قال النَّبيُّ ألم تَذْكُرْ مَقالتَنا
لِخَالِدٍ أعَصِيْتَ الأمرَ أم صَدَفا
The Prophet said, “Did you not remember our words to Khalid?
You disobeyed the order or was it a coincidence?”
فقال بُورِكْتَ إنّ الله حَرَّفَها
وما تَغَيَّرَ لي رأيٌ ولا انْحَرَفَا
So he replied, “May you be blessed, indeed Allah diverted it
And no opinion or direction changed for me”
سُبحانَهُ إنّ أمرَ النّاسِ في يدِهِ
لا يَعْرِفُ المرءُ من خَافيهِ ما عَرَفَا
Glory be to Him! Indeed the affairs of people are in His hand
One does not know the hidden of it what he knew
لا يَجْزَعِ القوْمُ إنّ السَّيفَ مُرتَدِعٌ
عمّا قليلٍ وإنّ النّصرَ قد أزِفا
Let not the people grieve, indeed the sword is unsheathed
For a little while and indeed victory has come near
لم يرفعوا الصَّوتَ حتّى لاحَ بارِقُهُ
تحت العَجَاجَةِ يجلو ضَوْؤُهُ السُّدُفا
They did not raise their voices until its lightning gleamed
Under the dark clouds, its glare makes the veils transparent
هذا الزُّبَيْرُ تَرَامَى في كتائِبِهِ
كالسَّيْلِ لا تُمسِكُ الأسدادُ ما جَرَفَا
This is az-Zubayr, he dived into his brigades
Like a torrent, the dams cannot hold back what it makes flow
يَلْقَى كدَاءَ بِهِ والخيلُ راكضَةٌ
ما قَالَ حَسّانُ من قبلِي وما ازْدَهَفا
It meets battalions with it and the horses are galloping
Hassan did not say before me what I exaggerated
اللهُ أكبرُ جاء الفتحُ وابتهجتْ
للمؤمنين نُفوسٌ سَرَّها وشَفَى
Allah is the Greatest! Victory has come and the souls
Of the believers rejoiced, it delighted them and healed them
مَشَى النَّبيُّ يحفُّ النَّصرُ مَوكِبَهُ
مُشَيَّعاً بجلالِ اللهِ مُكتَنَفَا
The Prophet walked, victory escorting his procession
Enveloped in the majesty of Allah, all-encompassing
أضحى أُسامةُ من بينِ الصّحابِ له
رِدْفاً فكان أعزَّ النَّاسِ مُرْتَدَفَا
Usamah became from among the companions for him
A rider behind, so he was the most honourable of people carried
لم يبقَ إذ سَطعتْ أنوارُ غُرَّتِهِ
مَغْنَىً بِمَكَّةَ إلا اهْتَزَّ أو وَجَفا
There did not remain when the lights of his sanctity shone
Any protection in Mecca except it shook or shuddered
تحرَّكَ البيتُ حَتَّى لو تُطاوعُهُ
أركانُهُ حَفَّ يَلْقَى رَكبَهُ شَغَفَا
The House stirred until if its pillars obeyed it
It would have collapsed to meet his riding beast out of passion
وَافَاهُ في صَحبِهِ من كلِّ مُزْدَلِفٍ
فلم يَدَعْ فيه للكُفَّارِ مُزْدَلَفا
The emigrants joined him from every arrival
So he did not leave therein for the disbelievers any arrival
العاكفون على الأصنامِ أضحكهم
أنّ الهوانَ على أصنامِهِمْ عَكَفا
Those clinging to the idols, he made them laugh
That humiliation befell their idols and lodged
كانوا يَظنُّونَ أنْ لا يُسْتَبَاحَ لها
حِمىً فلا شمماً أبدتْ ولا أنَفَا
They used to think that no sanctity would be violated for them
So neither a whiff or scent remained nor self-respect
نامت شَياطِينُها عنها مُذَمَّمةً
كأنّها لم تكن إذ أصبحَتْ كِسَفا
Its devils slept besmirched from it
As if they did not exist when morning came disappointing
رِيعَتْ شيوخُ قريشٍ من قذائِفِها
وَرِيعَ منها الخُزاعِيُّ الذي قُذِفَا
The elders of Quraysh screamed from its missiles
And the Khazaa’i who was pelted also screamed
رأته يَنحَطُّ من عَليائِهِ فزعاً
من بعد ما أفزعَ الأجيالَ مُشتَرِفَا
She saw him descend from his arrogance in panic
After he had panicked generations high-headed
وما ذَرَى هُبَلٌ والطعْنُ يأخُذُهُ
هل غَوَّرَ الدمعُ في عَيْنَيْهِ أم ذَرَفا
Hubal did not see and the stab was taking him
Did tears obscure his eyes or did they stream?
لو كان للدمِ يجري حَولهُ دُفَعاً
طُولُ المَدى مَثْعَبٌ في جوفِهِ نَزَفا
If blood had flowed round him quickly
The length of the race would be a haemorrhage in his insides
رَمَى به اللهُ يحمِي البيتَ من عَبَثٍ
يَعافُ باطِلَهُ مَن عافَ أو عَزَفَا
Allah threw him to protect the House from harm
He reconciles its falsehood, he reconciles or abstains
لم يَبْقَ بالبيتِ أصنامٌ ولا صُوَرٌ
زَالَ العَمَى واسْتَحَالَ الأمرُ فَاخْتَلَفَا
No idols or images remained in the House
Blindness departed and the matter changed and differed
للجاهِلِيَّةِ رَسمٌ كان يُعجبها
في دهرِها فَعَفَتْ أيامُها وَعَفَا
The Jahiliyyah had a tradition which pleased it
In its time but its days failed and perished
لا كُنتَ يا زمنَ الأوهامِ مِن زَمَنٍ
أرخَى على النّاسِ من ظَلْمَائِهِ سُجُفا
If only you, O time of delusions, were not from a time
Which cast over the people its darkness, gloomy
إنّ الشريدَ الذي قد كان يظلمه
ذَوُو قَرَابتِهِ قد عادَ فانْتَصَفا
Indeed the outcast who was oppressed
By his close relatives has now taken vengeance
ردَّ الظلامَةَ في رفقٍ وإن عَنَفوا
ولو يَشاءُ إذَنْ لاشْتَدَّ أو عَنَفَا
He repelled the darkness gently even if they were rough
And if He willed he could have become severe or rough
إنّ الرسولَ لَسَمْحٌ ذو مُيَاسَرَةٍ
إذا تملَّكَ أعناقَ الجُناةِ عَفَا
Indeed the Messenger is easy, gentle
If he controls the necks of the criminals, he forgives
شكراً مُحَمَّدُ إنّ اللَّهَ أسبغَهَا
عليكَ نُعْمَى تَرَامَى ظِلُّها وَضَفا
Gratitude Muhammad! Indeed Allah granted it
Upon you, a favour, its shade spreads and flows
وَعْدٌ وَفَى لإمامِ المرسلينَ به
واللَّهُ إن وَعَدَ الرُّسْلَ الكِرامَ وَفَى
A promise fulfilled to the Imam of Messengers through it
And Allah, if He promises the honourable messengers, fulfils
خُذِ المحصَّبَ إن وَافَيْتَهُ نُزُلاً
وَاذْكُرْ بِهِ ذلكَ الميثاقَ والحَلفا
Take the valley if you reach it for lodging
And remember through it that covenant and oath
قد عادَ يكلفُ بالإسلامِ مِن رَشَدٍ
مَن كان بالكفرِ من غَيِّ الهَوَى كَلِفا
Guidance returned inviting to Islam
Whoever was lost in the passions of desire wearing it
ثم استقامَ على البيضَاءِ يَسْلكُها
مَن كان يضربُ في العمياءِ مُعْتَسِفا
Then he remained upright on the clear path, walking it
Whoever was striking blindly in the dark, stumbling
مَشَى طَليقاً إلى غاياتِهِ مرحاً
وكان في القيد إن رام الخطى رسفا
He walked freely to his goals, joyful
While he would stumble if he attempted steps in shackles
يغشى موارد للأيمان صافِيةً
ما امتاحَ من مثلِها يوماً ولا اغْترَفا
It covers pure springs for the oaths
The like of which he never attained enjoyment or drinking
عادوا طَهَارى فلم يَعْلَقْ بهم وَضَرٌ
ممّا جَنَى الكفرُ قبل الفتحِ واقترفا
They returned pure so no disgrace stuck to them
From what disbelief attained before the conquest and committed
تَتابعَ القومُ أفواجاً فآمَنَهم
دِينُ السَّلامِ وأمسَى الأمرُ مُؤْتَلِفَا
The people came in successive groups, so he believed them
The religion of peace and the matter became harmonious
كذلك الحقُّ يعلو في مَصَاعِدِهِ
حتى يَنالَ الذَّرَى أو يَبلغَ الشَعفا
Like that the truth rises in its ways
Until it reaches the highest point or the lofty place
مَرْمَى العُقُولِ إذا ما غَرَّهَا هَدَفٌ
فلن تُريدَ سِواهُ إن رَمَتْ هَدَفَا
The goal of intellects when an aim tempts them
So they will not want other than it if they aimed a goal
وما على الحقِّ من بأسٍ ولا حَرَجٍ
إن هَوَّمَ العقلُ عنه مَرَّةً فَغَفَا
And the truth has no distress or burden
If the intellect inclined from it once then forgot
إنّ الذي جَعَلَ الإسلامَ مَعقلَهُ
أعلى لأُمَّتِهِ الأركانَ والسُّقُفا
Indeed the one who made Islam his fortress
Made its pillars and ceiling high for his nation
لم يَرْضَ ما نَالَ من مجدٍ فأَورثَهُ
مَجداً طريفاً وَعِزّاً منه مُؤْتَنَفا
He did not accept what he attained of glory so he bequeathed it
Continuous glory and honour newly attained from him
شَتّانَ ما بين صَرْحٍ ثابتٍ رُفِعَتْ
منه القِبابُ وصَرْحٍ واهنٍ خُسِفا
Far apart is what is between a steady palace raised
Domes raised from it and a deficient palace sunk
لِتُنصتِ الأرضُ وَلْتَسْمَعْ ممالُكُها
ماذا يقولُ لها الرَّعدُ الذي قَصَفَا
So that the earth may listen and its realms hear
What the thunder which cracked says to it
شرائعُ الخيرِ يُلقيها مُحبّبةً
شيخُ النَّبيِّينَ يَبغي البِرَّ واللَّطَفَا
The laws of good, the Shaykh of the Prophets relates them
Seeking righteousness and kindness
الناسُ من آدَمٍ والبَغْيُ مَهْلَكَةٌ
فَلْيَّتَقِ اللهَ منهم مَن قَسَا وجَفَا
Mankind is from Adam and seeking corruption is destructive
So whoever is hardhearted and unkind should fear Allah
قَلْ للأُلَى خطبوا الأقوامَ أو كتبوا
دعوا المنابِرَ والأقلامَ والصُّحُفَا
Say to those misguided, argue with the people or write
Leave the pulpits, pens and scriptures
