لَجَّتhave surged لِأَبناءِfor the sons of الزُبَيرِal-Zubayr مَآثِرٌglorious deeds
لَجَّت لِأَبناءِ الزُبَيرِ مَآثِرٌ
فيin المَكرُماتِnoble acts وَبغرةٌand a downpour لاnot تُنجِمُabates
في المَكرُماتِ وَبغرةٌ لا تُنجِمُ
For the sons of al-Zubayr, glorious deeds abound—
Glorious deeds have surged for the sons of al-Zubayr,
deeds of nobility, an unceasing torrent.
In noble acts, and a downpour that never abates.
فَإِلىso to ذراthe shelter of آلِthe house of الزُبَيرal-Zubayr بِفَضلِهِمthrough their bounty
فَإِلى ذرا آلِ الزُبَير بِفَضلِهِم
نِعمhow excellent الذراthe shelter فيin النائِباتِcalamities لناfor us هُمُthey
نِعم الذرا في النائِباتِ لنا هُمُ
So seek the heights of al-Zubayr’s house, through their excellence;
So to the shelter of al-Zubayr’s house, through their bounty—
what splendid refuge they are for us amid calamities!
What excellent shelter they are for us in calamities!
وَهُمُand they الحَوارِيّونَthe devoted companions قَدindeed قُسِمَتhas been allotted لَهُمto them
وَهُمُ الحَوارِيّونَ قَد قُسِمَت لَهُم
إِنَّindeed المَداعِيَclaims to honor وَالمَساعيand noble endeavors تُقسَمُare apportioned
إِنَّ المَداعِيَ وَالمَساعي تُقسَمُ
They are the loyal champions, to whom have been allotted—
And they are the devoted companions; their share has been allotted.
for claims to glory and noble endeavors are indeed apportioned—
Indeed, claims to honor and noble endeavors are apportioned.
وَالعاطِفونَand those showing compassion تَحينwhen ماnot مِنany عاطِفٍa compassionate person
وَالعاطِفونَ تَحين ما مِن عاطِفٍ
وَالمطمعونَand those arousing desire يَداًa hand إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle أَطعمواthey give food
وَالمطمعونَ يَداً إِذا ما أَطعموا
those who rally to aid when there is no one else to turn,
And those who show compassion when no one else does,
and who make the outstretched hand hope when they give food;
And those who make a hand eager when they offer food,
وَاللاحِقونَand those reaching جِفانهُمtheir serving bowls قَمَعَthe tips of الذَراthe peaks
وَاللاحِقونَ جِفانهُم قَمَعَ الذَرا
وَالمطعمونَand those feeding others زَمانَat a time when أَينَwhere is المطعِمُthe giver of food
وَالمطعمونَ زَمانَ أَينَ المطعِمُ
whose serving-bowls reach the crowns of the heights,
And those whose serving bowls reach the tips of the peaks,
and who feed in times when one asks, “Where is there a giver of food?”
And those who feed when one asks, ‘Where is the giver of food?’
وَالمانِعونَand those protecting مِنَfrom الهَضيمَةِoppression جارَهَمtheir neighbor
وَالمانِعونَ مِنَ الهَضيمَةِ جارَهَم
وَالحامِلونَand those bearing the burden إِذاwhen العَشيرَةُthe clan تَغرمُmust pay
وَالحامِلونَ إِذا العَشيرَةُ تَغرمُ
who shield their neighbor from humiliation,
And those who protect their neighbor from oppression,
and bear the burden whenever their clan incurs a debt;
And those who bear the burden when the clan must pay.
الجودُgenerosity غالبهُمhas vied with them وَفيهِمand in them نَجدَةٌvalor
الجودُ غالبهُم وَفيهِم نَجدَةٌ
وَفضيلَةٌand excellence عِندَat the time of الخِطابِspeech وَميسَمُand a mark of distinction
وَفضيلَةٌ عِندَ الخِطابِ وَميسَمُ
generosity has mastered them, and valor dwells among them,
Generosity has vied with them, and in them is valor,
with excellence in discourse and a distinguishing stamp of nobility.
And excellence in speech, and a mark of distinction.
وَإِذاand if قَطَمتَهُمyou bite into them قَطَمتَyou bite into عَلاقِماًbitter colocynths
وَإِذا قَطَمتَهُم قَطَمتَ عَلاقِماً
وَقَواضيand death-dealing kinds of الذيفانِvenom فيماin whatever تَقضِمُyou gnaw
وَقَواضي الذيفانِ فيما تَقضِمُ
If you bite at them, you bite bitter colocynth
And if you bite into them, you bite into bitter colocynths,
and death-dealing poison in whatever you chew.
And deadly venoms in whatever you gnaw.
