وَاللَهِ لَن يَصِلوا إِلَيكَ بِجَمعِهِم

وَاللَهِ لَن يَصِلوا إِلَيكَ بِجَمعِهِم

حَتّى أُوَسَّدَ في التُرابِ دَفينا

حَتّى أُوَسَّدَ في التُرابِ دَفينا

By God, they will not reach you with all their host

By God, they will never reach you with their multitude,

Until I am laid to rest, buried in the dust.

Until I am laid to rest in the grave.

فَاِصدَع بِأَمرِكَ ما عَلَيكَ غَضاضَةٌ

فَاِصدَع بِأَمرِكَ ما عَلَيكَ غَضاضَةٌ

وَاِبشِر بِذاكَ وَقَرَّ مِنهُ عُيونا

وَاِبشِر بِذاكَ وَقَرَّ مِنهُ عُيونا

So proclaim your cause openly; no disgrace rests upon you.

So be resolute in your affair, worry not,

And rejoice in that, and let your eyes find comfort in it.

And rejoice in that, and it will delight the eyes.

وَدَعَوتَني وَزَعَمتَ أَنَّكَ ناصِحٌ

وَدَعَوتَني وَزَعَمتَ أَنَّكَ ناصِحٌ

وَلَقَد صَدَقتَ وَكُنتَ ثَمَّ أَمينا

وَلَقَد صَدَقتَ وَكُنتَ ثَمَّ أَمينا

And you called me and declared that you are a sincere adviser;

You called me and claimed to be an advisor,

And indeed you spoke the truth, and in that you were trustworthy.

And indeed you spoke truthfully and were then trustworthy.

وَعَرَضتَ ديناً قَد عَلِمتُ بِأَنَّهُ

وَعَرَضتَ ديناً قَد عَلِمتُ بِأَنَّهُ

مِن خَيرِ أَديانِ البَرِيَّةِ دينا

مِن خَيرِ أَديانِ البَرِيَّةِ دينا

And you presented a religion which I have come to know

You presented a religion I knew to be

To be among the finest religions of humankind.

Among the best religions of humankind.

لَولا المَلامَةُ أَو حِذاري سُبَّةً

لَولا المَلامَةُ أَو حِذاري سُبَّةً

لَوَجَدتَني سَمحاً بِذاكَ مُبينا

لَوَجَدتَني سَمحاً بِذاكَ مُبينا

Were it not for reproach, or my fear of disgrace,

If not for fear of blame or avoidance of abuse,

You would have found me receptive to it, openly professing it.

You would have found me openly accepting that.