ماnot إِنreinforcing negation سَمعتُI heard وَلاand not رَأَيتُI saw عَجيبَةًa marvel
ما إِن سَمعتُ وَلا رَأَيتُ عَجيبَةً
كَمُحَمَّدِlike Muhammad بنِson of القاسِمِal-Qasim بنِson of مُحمَّدِMuhammad
كَمُحَمَّدِ بنِ القاسِمِ بنِ مُحمَّدِ
Never have I heard of or seen a marvel
I have never heard or seen a wonder
Like Muhammad, son of al-Qasim, son of Muhammad.
Like Muhammad son of Al-Qasim son of Muhammad
قادhe led الجُيوشَthe armies لِخَمسَat five عَشرَةَten (forming fifteen) حجةًa year
قاد الجُيوشَ لِخَمسَ عَشرَةَ حجةً
ياO قُربَnearness ذَلِكَthat سُؤدداًeminence مِنfrom مَولِدِbirth
يا قُربَ ذَلِكَ سُؤدداً مِن مَولِدِ
He led the armies at fifteen years of age—
Who led armies for fifteen pilgrimages
How near to birth was such eminence!
Oh how close that was to his birth
Sol 6.1