أَلاHear now أَبلِغtell قُرَيشاًQuraysh حَيثُwherever حَلَّتthey settled
أَلا أَبلِغ قُرَيشاً حَيثُ حَلَّت
وَكُلُّand all سَرائِرٍhidden designs مِنهاof theirs غُرورُdeceit
وَكُلُّ سَرائِرٍ مِنها غُرورُ
Hear now: tell Quraysh, wherever they dwell,
and all their hidden designs are deceit.
فَإِنّيfor I وَالضَوابِحُand by the panting steeds غادِياتٌsetting out at dawn
فَإِنّي وَالضَوابِحُ غادِياتٌ
وَماand by what تَتلوrecite السَفاسِرَةُthe learned scholars الشُهورُthe renowned
وَما تَتلو السَفاسِرَةُ الشُهورُ
For I—by the panting steeds setting out at dawn,
and by what the renowned scholars recite—
لِآلِfor the family of مُحَمّدٍMuhammad راعٍa guardian حَفيظٌwatchful
لِآلِ مُحَمّدٍ راعٍ حَفيظٌ
وِدادُaffection الصَدرِthe breast مِنّيfrom me وَالضَميرُand the inner self
وِدادُ الصَدرِ مِنّي وَالضَميرُ
am a watchful guardian of Muhammad's family,
with affection from my breast and inmost heart.
فَلَستُso I am not بِقاطِعٍone who severs رَحميmy ties of kinship وَوُلديand my children
فَلَستُ بِقاطِعٍ رَحمي وَوُلدي
وَلَوeven if جَرَّتdragged مَظالِمَهاits injustices الجَرورُthe dragger (referent unclear)
وَلَو جَرَّت مَظالِمَها الجَرورُ
So I am not one to sever ties with my kin and my children,
even if the dragger drags its injustices along.
أَياO مَنthose جَمعُهُمtheir host أَفناءassorted clans of فِهرٍFihr
أَيا مَن جَمعُهُم أَفناء فِهرٍ
لِقَتلِto kill مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad وَالأمرُand the affair زورُfalsehood
لِقَتلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَالأمرُ زورُ
O you whose host comprises the assorted clans of Fihr,
gathered to kill Muhammad, though the cause is false:
فَلاso no وَأَبيكَand by your father لاnot ظَفرَتprevailed قُرَيشٌQuraysh
فَلا وَأَبيكَ لا ظَفرَت قُرَيشٌ
وَلاnor لَقِيَتfound رَشاداًright guidance إِذwhen تُشيرُit gives counsel
وَلا لَقِيَت رَشاداً إِذ تُشيرُ
No, by your father, may Quraysh never prevail,
nor find right guidance when it gives counsel.
بَنيsons of أَخيmy brother وَنوطُand the attachment of قَلبيmy heart مِنّيfrom me
بَني أَخي وَنوطُ قَلبي مِنّي
وَأَبيضُand a fair-skinned one ماؤُهُhis water غَدَقٌcopious كَثيرُabundant
وَأَبيضُ ماؤُهُ غَدَقٌ كَثيرُ
My brother's sons, and my heart's own attachment,
and a fair one whose water is copious and abundant;
وَيَشرَبُand drink بَعدَهُafter him الوِلدانُthe children ريّاًto their fill
وَيَشرَبُ بَعدَهُ الوِلدانُ ريّاً
وَأَحمَدُand Ahmad قَدalready تَضَمَّنَهُhave enclosed him القُبورُthe graves
وَأَحمَدُ قَد تَضَمَّنَهُ القُبورُ
and after him the children drink their fill,
while Ahmad has already been enfolded by the graves.
أَياO اِبنَson of الأَنفِthe nose (chief) أَنفnose (chief) of بَنيthe sons of قُصَيٍّQusayy
أَيا اِبنَ الأَنفِ أَنف بَني قُصَيٍّ
كَأَنَّas though جَبينَكَyour brow القَمَرُthe moon المُنيرُradiant
كَأَنَّ جَبينَكَ القَمَرُ المُنيرُ
O son of the chief—the 'nose' of Qusayy's sons—
your brow is like the radiant moon.