أَمِنis it from تَذَكُّرِrecalling دَهرٍan age غَيرِnot مَأمونِtrustworthy
أَمِن تَذَكُّرِ دَهرٍ غَيرِ مَأمونِ
أَصبَحتَyou have become مُكتَئِباًdejected تَبكيyou weep كَمَحزونِlike one grief-stricken
أَصبَحتَ مُكتَئِباً تَبكي كَمَحزونِ
Is it from recalling an age not to be trusted
Is it from recalling an uncertain past,
that you have become dejected, weeping like one grief-stricken?
That you've become depressed, crying like one in agony?
أَمor مِنfrom تَذَكُّرِrecalling أَقوامٍfolk ذَويpossessing سَفَهٍfoolishness
أَم مِن تَذَكُّرِ أَقوامٍ ذَوي سَفَهٍ
يَغشونَthey assail بِالظُلمِwith injustice مَنwhoever يَدعوcalls إِلىto الدينِthe faith
يَغشونَ بِالظُلمِ مَن يَدعو إِلى الدينِ
Or from recalling foolish folk
Or is it from remembering ignorant folk,
who assail with injustice whoever calls to the faith?
Who oppress with injustice those who invite to the faith?
لاnot يَنتَهونَthey desist عَنِfrom الفَحشاءِwickedness ماwhen أُمِرواthey were commanded
لا يَنتَهونَ عَنِ الفَحشاءِ ما أُمِروا
وَالغَدرُand treachery فيهِمamong them سَبيلٌa path غَيرُnot مَأمونِtrustworthy
وَالغَدرُ فيهِم سَبيلٌ غَيرُ مَأمونِ
They do not desist from wickedness when ordered to,
They do not cease from lewdness when commanded,
and treachery among them is a path not to be trusted.
And treachery in them is a path that cannot be trusted.
أَلاdo ... not يَرَونَthey see أَذَلَّmay abase اللَهُGod جَمعَهُمُtheir company
أَلا يَرَونَ أَذَلَّ اللَهُ جَمعَهُمُ
أَنّاthat we غَضِبناwe grew angry لِعُثمانَfor Uthman بنِson of مَظعونِMaz'un
أَنّا غَضِبنا لِعُثمانَ بنِ مَظعونِ
Do they not see—may God abase their company—
Do they not see how God has humiliated their gathering?
that we have grown angry for Uthman ibn Maz'un?
For we were angry for Uthman ibn Maz'un.
إِذاwhen يَلطِمونَthey slap وَلاand not يَخشَونَthey fear مُقلَتَهُhis eye
إِذا يَلطِمونَ وَلا يَخشَونَ مُقلَتَهُ
طَعناًthrusts دِراكاًin quick succession وَضَرباًand blows غَيرَnot مَرهونِheld back
طَعناً دِراكاً وَضَرباً غَيرَ مَرهونِ
When they slap him, showing no concern for his eye—
When they insult without fearing the consequences,
thrust upon thrust, and blows not held back.
With stabbing, striking, and unbound beating.
فَسَوفَso will نَجزيهمُwe repay them إِنif لَمnot يَمُتhe dies عَجِلاًsoon
فَسَوفَ نَجزيهمُ إِن لَم يَمُت عَجِلاً
كَيلاًa measure بِكَيلٍfor a measure جَزاءًrequital غَيرَnot مَغبونِshortchanged
كَيلاً بِكَيلٍ جَزاءً غَيرَ مَغبونِ
So we shall repay them, if he does not die soon,
So we will repay them, unless he dies soon,
measure for measure, an undiminished requital.
With full measure, undeceived recompense.
أَوor يَنتَهونَthey desist عَنِfrom الأَمرِthe matter الَّذيwhich وَقَفواthey took their stand
أَو يَنتَهونَ عَنِ الأَمرِ الَّذي وَقَفوا
فيهِin it وَيَرضَونَand they are content مِنّاfrom us بَعدُafterwards بِالدونِwith less
فيهِ وَيَرضَونَ مِنّا بَعدُ بِالدونِ
Or they must desist from the matter they have taken their stand
Or they desist from the matter they have undertaken,
on, and thereafter be content with less from us.
And accept from us afterwards, the lesser due.
وَنَمنَعُand we prevent الضَيمَinjustice مَنwhoever يَبغِيseeks مَضامَتَناour humiliation
وَنَمنَعُ الضَيمَ مَن يَبغِي مَضامَتَنا
بِكُلِّwith every مُطَّرِدٍstraight spear فيin الكَفِّthe hand مَسنونِsharpened
بِكُلِّ مُطَّرِدٍ في الكَفِّ مَسنونِ
And we shall prevent whoever seeks our humiliation from wronging us,
And we prevent injustice from one who seeks to wrong us,
with every straight, sharpened spear in hand,
With every banished fist, bound tight.
وَمُرهَفاتٍand keen-edged swords كَأَنَّas though المِلحَsalt خالطَهاmingled with them
وَمُرهَفاتٍ كَأَنَّ المِلحَ خالطَها
يُشفىis cured بِهاwith them الداءُthe sickness مِنfrom هامِheads المَجانينِthe madmen
يُشفى بِها الداءُ مِن هامِ المَجانينِ
and keen-edged swords, as though salt were mingled with them,
And caustic words, as if salt mixed in,
with which sickness is purged from the heads of madmen,
With which the malady is cured, away from the insane.
حَتّىuntil تُقِرَّsubmit رِجالٌmen لاno حُلومَsound judgment لَهاthey have
حَتّى تُقِرَّ رِجالٌ لا حُلومَ لَها
بَعدَafter الصُعوبَةِstubborn resistance بِالإِسماحِwith willing compliance وَاللينِand gentleness
بَعدَ الصُعوبَةِ بِالإِسماحِ وَاللينِ
until men devoid of sound judgment submit,
Until unyielding men are content,
after stubborn resistance, with willing compliance and gentleness,
After hardship, with gentleness and softness.
أَوor يُؤمِنواthey believe بِكتابٍin a book مُنزَلٍsent down عَجَبٍwondrous
أَو يُؤمِنوا بِكتابٍ مُنزَلٍ عَجَبٍ
عَلىto نَبِيٍّa prophet كَموسىlike Moses أَوor كَذيlike the Man of النونِthe Fish
عَلى نَبِيٍّ كَموسى أَو كَذي النونِ
or believe in a wondrous book sent down
Or they believe in a wondrous, revealed scripture,
to a prophet like Moses or like the Man of the Fish,
Sent down upon a prophet like Moses or Jonah.
يَأَتيhe comes بِأَمرٍwith a command جَلِيٍّclear غَيرِnot ذوpossessing عِوَجٍcrookedness
يَأَتي بِأَمرٍ جَلِيٍّ غَيرِ ذو عِوَجٍ
كَماas تَبَيَّنَbecame clear فيin آياتِthe verses of ياسينِYa-Sin
كَما تَبَيَّنَ في آياتِ ياسينِ
who brings a clear command, free of crookedness,
Which comes with a clear command, without crookedness,
as has become clear in the verses of Ya-Sin.
As is evident in the signs of Ya Sin.