أتى يومَ بدرٍ وهو بدرٌ تَحُفُّه

أتى يومَ بدرٍ وهو بدرٌ تَحُفُّه

نجومُ سماءٍ أطْلعتْها كتائبُهْ

نجومُ سماءٍ أطْلعتْها كتائبُهْ

He came on the day of Badr, himself a full moon encircled

The day of Badr came, and it was a full moon surrounded

by stars of heaven that his battalions made rise.

By stars in a sky unveiled by its battalions.

فمذ برزوا في النَّقعِ شاهدَتِ العدى

فمذ برزوا في النَّقعِ شاهدَتِ العدى

بهم يومَ بُؤْسٍ لا تغيبُ كواكبُهْ

بهم يومَ بُؤْسٍ لا تغيبُ كواكبُهْ

So when they emerged amid the battle dust, the foes beheld

So when they appeared in Al-Naq`a, the enemies saw

at their hands a day of misery whose stars never set.

A day of misery whose planets never set.