وكانand was أبوfather of أحيحةUhayha قدalready علمتمyou know (plural)
وكان أبو أحيحة قد علمتم
بمكةin Mecca غيرnot مهتضمwronged ذميمdespised
بمكة غير مهتضم ذميم
And Abu Uhayha was, as you already know,
Abu Uhayha had learned in Mecca
in Mecca, neither wronged nor despised.
Of an unacceptable, worthless covenant
إذاwhenever شدbound العصابةthe headband ذاتon a certain يومday
إذا شد العصابة ذات يوم
وقامand rose إلىto المجالسthe councils والخصومand the disputants
وقام إلى المجالس والخصوم
Whenever, on any day, he bound his headband
When he gathered his allies one day
and rose to go to the councils and disputants,
And stood up to the councils and adversaries
فقدthen indeed حرمتit was forbidden علىto منwhoever كانwas يمشيwalking
فقد حرمت على من كان يمشي
بمكةin Mecca غيرexcept مدخلinfirm سقيمsick
بمكة غير مدخل سقيم
then it was forbidden to anyone who walked
He had forbidden anyone who walked
in Mecca, except someone infirm and sick.
In Mecca except for the worthy and healthy
وكانand was البختريal-Bakhtari غداةon the morning of جمعa gathering
وكان البختري غداة جمع
يدافعهمhe fends them off بلقمانwith Luqman الحكيمthe Wise
يدافعهم بلقمان الحكيم
And al-Bakhtari, on the morning of the gathering,
And al-Bukhturi one morning after the gathering
was fending them off with Luqman the Wise,
Defended them with the wisdom of Luqman
بأزهرwith a radiant man منfrom سُراةthe nobles of بنيsons of أؤىAʾā (أؤى, as written)
بأزهر من سُراة بني أؤى
كبدرlike the full moon الليلof the night راقoutshone علىabove النجومthe stars
كبدر الليل راق على النجوم
with a radiant man from the nobles of Banu Aʾā (أؤى),
With the most radiant of the abodes of Bani Auw
like the night’s full moon, outshining the stars.
Like the full moon shining on the stars
هوhe البيتthe house الذيwhich بنيتwas built عليهupon it
هو البيت الذي بنيت عليه
قريشQuraysh السرthe noblest stock فيin الزمنthe time القديمancient
قريش السر في الزمن القديم
He is the house upon which
It is the house which was built upon
Quraysh’s noblest stock was founded in ancient times.
The secret of Quraysh in ancient times
وسطتyou stood amid ذوائبcrests; foremost nobles الفرعينthe two branches منهاof it
وسطت ذوائب الفرعين منها
فأنتso you are لبابthe essence سرهمtheir noblest stock الصميمunalloyed
فأنت لباب سرهم الصميم
You stand amid the crests of its two branches,
Its door wings branched out from it
so you are the unalloyed essence of their noblest stock.
So you are at the door of their innermost secret
Sol 6.1