الله أعظم هكذا ال

الله أعظم هكذا ال

اسلام من قبل أمر

اسلام من قبل أمر

God is greatest! Thus

God is Greatest, thus

Islam commanded of old.

Islam was commanded before

لكن جهلنا وانتحلنا ال

لكن جهلنا وانتحلنا ال

زهد فاشتد الخطر

زهد فاشتد الخطر

But we were ignorant and professed

But we were ignorant and falsely claimed

asceticism, so danger grew grave.

Asceticism so danger intensified

ما ساد هذا الدين الا

ما ساد هذا الدين الا

بالمهند ذي الفقر

بالمهند ذي الفقر

This faith prevailed only

This religion did not prevail

through the grooved sword of Indian steel.

Except through the impoverished Muhammed

لا بالعزائم والضري

لا بالعزائم والضري

ح وبالطلاسم والطرر

ح وبالطلاسم والطرر

Not through incantations and the

Not through determination and peril

shrine, nor through talismans and marginal writings,

Or talismans and sparkles

أو بالدفوف وهزها

أو بالدفوف وهزها

عند العشية والسحر

عند العشية والسحر

nor through tambourines and their shaking

Or drums beaten at dusk and dawn

at evening and before dawn,

Or soothsaying, knowledge, laziness and sloth

أو بالقيان وبالمعا

أو بالقيان وبالمعا

رف والتكاسل والبطر

رف والتكاسل والبطر

nor through singing girls and

Nay, these are testimonies without experience

learning, idleness, and wanton pride.

Who will show us that with wakefulness comes rain

هيهات هذا والوق

هيهات هذا والوق

ائع شاهدات لا خبر

ائع شاهدات لا خبر

Far from it! The

If there is no lightning or thunder in a cloud of sparks

events bear witness, not mere hearsay.

In the essence of history lies witness to our words, O listeners

من ذا يرينا انه

من ذا يرينا انه

بالصحو يأتينا المطر

بالصحو يأتينا المطر

Who can show us that

Why did the Prophet through his companions

rain comes to us in clear weather,

Wage wars and not flee

ان لم يكن برق ورع

ان لم يكن برق ورع

د في غمام ذي شرر

د في غمام ذي شرر

if there is no lightning and

And not ride the back of pride, and in battle wield the sword

thunder in a cloud full of sparks?

Why ready the little army and provision it with some dates

في باطن التاريخ ش

في باطن التاريخ ش

اهد قولنا يا من حضر

اهد قولنا يا من حضر

In the depths of history is a

Did he bring them a triangle or square

witness to our words, O you who are present.

Or did he practice magic

فلم النبيء بصحبه

فلم النبيء بصحبه

خاض الحروب ولم هجر

خاض الحروب ولم هجر

Why, then, did the Prophet with his companions

Did he stand before them foretelling until drunk

wage wars, and why did he depart?

Nay, by God, but with horses and piety he commanded

ولم اعتلي ظهر الجوا

ولم اعتلي ظهر الجوا

د وفي النزال السيف جر

د وفي النزال السيف جر

And why did he mount the back of a

Observe the Sultan in an impregnable fortress, unwary

steed, and draw his sword in battle?

And if he is negligent, libertine, or sycophantic and hiding

لم جهز الجيش القلي

لم جهز الجيش القلي

ل وزاده بعض التمر

ل وزاده بعض التمر

Why did he equip the small

And treason appears on his brow

army, whose provisions were a few dates?

He loses his position and falls

هل جاءهم بمثلث

هل جاءهم بمثلث

ومربع أم هل سحر

ومربع أم هل سحر

Did he come to them with a triangle

Truly in history are signs that speak with wisdom

and a square, or did he practice sorcery?

هل قام فيهم شاطحا

هل قام فيهم شاطحا

متمائلا حتى سكر

متمائلا حتى سكر

Did he stand among them raving in ecstasy,

swaying until he became drunk?

حاشاه لا والله بل

حاشاه لا والله بل

بالخيل والتقوى أمر

بالخيل والتقوى أمر

Far be it from him! No, by God! Rather,

he enjoined horses and piety.

طالع تر السلطان في

طالع تر السلطان في

حصن منيع ما حذر

حصن منيع ما حذر

Read, and you will see the sultan in

an impregnable fortress, so long as he is vigilant.

واذا تهاون أو ته

واذا تهاون أو ته

ور أو تملق واستتر

ور أو تملق واستتر

And if he grows negligent or

reckless, or flatters and hides himself,

وبدت بحاجبه الخيانة

وبدت بحاجبه الخيانة

زال منصبه وخر

زال منصبه وخر

and treachery appears in his chamberlain,

his office is lost, and he falls.

لا ريب في التاريخ آ

لا ريب في التاريخ آ

يات تناجي بالعبر

يات تناجي بالعبر

There is no doubt: in history are

signs that whisper lessons.