لَولاwere it not for الإِلَهُGod وَعَبدُهُand His servant وَلَيتُمُyou would have fled
لَولا الإِلَهُ وَعَبدُهُ وَلَيتُمُ
حينَwhen اِستَخَفَّunnerved الرُعبُterror كُلَّevery جَبانِcoward
حينَ اِستَخَفَّ الرُعبُ كُلَّ جَبانِ
Were it not for God and His servant, you would have fled
Were it not for God and His servant you would have perished
when terror unnerved every coward,
When fear took hold of every coward
بِالجِزعِat the valley bend إِذwhen ثَبَتَتstood firm لَناfor us أَفراسُناour horses
بِالجِزعِ إِذ ثَبَتَت لَنا أَفراسُنا
وَسَوابِحٌand galloping steeds يَكبونَfall headlong لِلأَذقانِupon their chins
وَسَوابِحٌ يَكبونَ لِلأَذقانِ
at the valley bend, when our horses stood firm for us,
With despair, while our steeds stood firm for us
while galloping steeds fell headlong upon their chins,
And swords that bend to the skulls
مَنfrom بَينَamong ساعٍa runner ثَوبُهُhis robe فيin كَفِّهِhis palm
مَن بَينَ ساعٍ ثَوبُهُ في كَفِّهِ
وَمُقَلِّصٍand a fleet steed بِسَنابِكٍwith hooves وَلَبانِand breast
وَمُقَلِّصٍ بِسَنابِكٍ وَلَبانِ
amid runners with their robes in their hands,
Among those whose clothes are in their grip
and fleet steeds, all hooves and breast.
And those who cower behind parapets and summits
وَاللَهُand God يُؤمِنُgrants security بَعدَafter يَومٍa day حَسّكُمthat cut you down
وَاللَهُ يُؤمِنُ بَعدَ يَومٍ حَسّكُم
لَكُمto you وَلَمand not سَنَحتُمُyou came forth بِأَمانِin safety
لَكُم وَلَم سَنَحتُمُ بِأَمانِ
And God grants security after a day that cut you down,
And God will make you believe after a day of your evil
to you, though you had not come forth in safety.
For you, when you did not seek safety
وَاللَهُand God أَكرَمَناhonored us وَأَظهَرَand made prevail دينَناour religion
وَاللَهُ أَكرَمَنا وَأَظهَرَ دينَنا
وَأَعزَّناand made us mighty بِعبادَةِthrough worship of الرَحمَنِthe Most Merciful
وَأَعزَّنا بِعبادَةِ الرَحمَنِ
And God honored us and made our religion prevail,
And God has honored us and manifested our religion
and made us mighty through worship of the Most Merciful.
And exalted us by worshiping the Merciful
وَاللَهُand God أَهلَكَكُمdestroyed you وَفرَّقَand scattered جَمعَكُمyour host
وَاللَهُ أَهلَكَكُم وَفرَّقَ جَمعَكُم
وَأَذَلَّكُمand abased you بِعبادَةِthrough worship of الشَيطانِSatan
وَأَذَلَّكُم بِعبادَةِ الشَيطانِ
And God destroyed you and scattered your host,
And God destroyed you and scattered your group
and abased you through worship of Satan.
And humiliated you by worshiping Satan