مَنwho مُبلِغٍwill convey a message عَنّيon my behalf القَبائِلَthe tribes مالِكاًMālik
مَن مُبلِغٍ عَنّي القَبائِلَ مالِكاً
وَقَدand indeed أَحَسَنتhave done well عِندَduring النِياحِlamentation القَبائِلُthe tribes
وَقَد أَحَسَنت عِندَ النِياحِ القَبائِلُ
Who will carry my message to the tribes—to Mālik?
Who will inform Malik's tribes that I
And the tribes have indeed done well at lamenting.
Was virtuous when the tribes began to wail?
فَلِلَهِso, for God جاهَدناwe fought وَفيand among الفُرسِthe Persians بُغيَةٌan objective
فَلِلَهِ جاهَدنا وَفي الفُرسِ بُغيَةٌ
وَنَحنُand we عَلىat الثَغرِthe frontier المَخوفِthe dreaded نُسائِلُwe inquire
وَنَحنُ عَلى الثَغرِ المَخوفِ نُسائِلُ
So we fought for God, and among the Persians was what we sought.
To God we struggled, though Persia still desires
And we inquire at the dreaded frontier.
Evil, while we ask on the fearful frontier.
وَأَنتُمand you عِنادٌobstinacy إِنif أَلَمَّتstruck مُلِمَّةٌa calamity
وَأَنتُم عِنادٌ إِن أَلَمَّت مُلِمَّةٌ
وَحَلَّتand descended عَلَيناupon us فيon الثُغورِthe frontiers الجَلائِلُgrave afflictions
وَحَلَّت عَلَينا في الثُغورِ الجَلائِلُ
And you are obstinate if a calamity strikes
Yet you stay stubborn, even if disaster strikes
And grave afflictions descend upon us on the frontiers.
And befalls us on the mighty frontier,
وَهَلand do تَذكُروناyou remember us إِذwhen نَزَلناwe alighted وَأَنتُمand you
وَهَل تَذكُرونا إِذ نَزَلنا وَأَنتُم
مَنازِلَdwellings كِسرىKisrā وَالأُمورُand affairs جَوائِلُin turmoil
مَنازِلَ كِسرى وَالأُمورُ جَوائِلُ
And do you remember us, when we and you alighted
Do you recall when we arrived and you were still
At Kisrā’s dwellings, while affairs were in turmoil?
At the residences of Chosroes, affairs confused?
فَصِرناso we became لَكُمfor you رِدءاًsupport بِحُلوانَat Ḥulwān بَعدَماafter
فَصِرنا لَكُم رِدءاً بِحُلوانَ بَعدَما
نَزَلناwe alighted جَميعاًall together وَالجُموعُand the armies نَوازِلُalighting
نَزَلنا جَميعاً وَالجُموعُ نَوازِلُ
So we became your support at Ḥulwān, after
We became a cloak for you at Hulwan after
We all alighted, while the armies were alighting.
We had all arrived and the troops were descending.
فَنَحنُfor we الأُلىthose who فُزناwe triumphed بِحُلوانَat Ḥulwān بَعدَماafter
فَنَحنُ الأُلى فُزنا بِحُلوانَ بَعدَما
أَرَنَّتwailed عَلىover كِسرىKisrā الإِماthe slave women وَالحَلائِلُand the wives
أَرَنَّت عَلى كِسرى الإِما وَالحَلائِلُ
For we are the ones who triumphed at Ḥulwān, after
So we are forefront, we conquered at Hulwan after
The slave women and wives wailed over Kisrā.
The imam and the fine men were seen over Chosroes.
Sol 6.1