أَبو السُرورِ بنُ جُرَيجٍ فَتىً

أَبو السُرورِ بنُ جُرَيجٍ فَتىً

ما سَرَّ مُذ كانَ لَهُ خِلّا

ما سَرَّ مُذ كانَ لَهُ خِلّا

Abu al-Surur ibn Jurayj is a young man

Abu al-Suroor ibn Jureij, a young man

who has never, since he came to be, gladdened a friend of his.

Has not been happy since he was humble

كانَ مَسيحِيّاً فَلَمّا غَدا

كانَ مَسيحِيّاً فَلَمّا غَدا

مُحَمَّدِيّاً نَسِيَ الذُلّا

مُحَمَّدِيّاً نَسِيَ الذُلّا

He was a Christian; then, when he became

He was a Christian, but when he became

a follower of Muhammad, he forgot his abasement.

A Muslim, he forgot lowliness

وَصارَ لا يَرعى شَريفاً وَلا

وَصارَ لا يَرعى شَريفاً وَلا

يَرى لَهُ حَقّاً وَلا فَضلا

يَرى لَهُ حَقّاً وَلا فَضلا

And he came to show no regard for a nobleman, nor

And he stopped respecting the noble

acknowledge his due or merit.

Or seeing them having any merit

وَأَسكَرَ الإِعجابُ أَخلاقَهُ

وَأَسكَرَ الإِعجابُ أَخلاقَهُ

فَحالَ مِنها العُلوَ وَالسُفلا

فَحالَ مِنها العُلوَ وَالسُفلا

And self-admiration intoxicated his character,

Vanity intoxicated his morals

so its high and low alike were changed.

So nobility and lowness departed from him

وَاِنقَطَعَ التَرحيبُ مِنهُ فَما

وَاِنقَطَعَ التَرحيبُ مِنهُ فَما

تَسمَعُ لا أَهلاً وَلا سَهلا

تَسمَعُ لا أَهلاً وَلا سَهلا

And his welcome ceased, so no longer

Greetings from him ceased, so you would not

do you hear 'Welcome!' or 'Be at ease!'

Hear a greeting of welcome or peace from him

وَالمُسلِمانِيّونَ لا سَلِّموا

وَالمُسلِمانِيّونَ لا سَلِّموا

أَكثَرَهُم يَسأَهِلُ القَتلا

أَكثَرَهُم يَسأَهِلُ القَتلا

And converts to Islam—may they not be safe!—

And most Muslims did not greet him

most of them deserve to be slain.

Rather they wished for his death