وَضَحَ اليقينُ لمن يَرى أو يَسمعُ

وَضَحَ اليقينُ لمن يَرى أو يَسمعُ

ولَقلَّما تُجدِي الظُّنونُ وتَنفعُ

ولَقلَّما تُجدِي الظُّنونُ وتَنفعُ

Certainty has become clear to whoever sees or hears.

Certainty became clear to those who see or hear,

And seldom do conjectures avail or help.

While suppositions seldom avail or benefit.

النَّصرُ حَقٌّ والمُنَبِّئُ صادقٌ

النَّصرُ حَقٌّ والمُنَبِّئُ صادقٌ

والويلُ للمغرور ماذا يَصنعُ

والويلُ للمغرور ماذا يَصنعُ

Victory is certain, and the herald is truthful.

Victory is truth and the warner is truthful,

And woe to the deluded man—what can he do?

Woe to the deluded one - what will he do?

اخشَعْ أبا لهبٍ فإنْ تَكُ ذا عَمىً

اخشَعْ أبا لهبٍ فإنْ تَكُ ذا عَمىً

فجبالُ مَكّةَ والأباطحُ خُشَّعُ

فجبالُ مَكّةَ والأباطحُ خُشَّعُ

Bow humbly, Abu Lahab; for though you may be blind,

Be humble, O Abu Lahab, for if you remain blind,

Mecca's mountains and gravelly valleys bow humbly.

The mountains of Mecca and its plains will be humbled.

مولى رسولِ اللّهِ يُضرَبُ ما جنى

مولى رسولِ اللّهِ يُضرَبُ ما جنى

ذَنباً ولم يك كاذباً يَتَشَيَّعُ

ذَنباً ولم يك كاذباً يَتَشَيَّعُ

The freedman of God's Messenger is beaten; he committed no

The master of Allah's Messenger is struck for a sin he did not commit,

Sin, nor was he a liar taking sides.

And he was not a liar to be attached.

هِيَ يا أبا لَهَبٍ كَتائِبُ رَبّهُ

هِيَ يا أبا لَهَبٍ كَتائِبُ رَبّهُ

نَزلتْ تُذِلُّ الكافرين وتقمعُ

نَزلتْ تُذِلُّ الكافرين وتقمعُ

These, Abu Lahab, are his Lord's battalions,

It has come down, O Abu Lahab, the forces of his Lord,

They descended to humble the unbelievers and subdue them.

To debase the disbelievers and crush them.

أخذتْ لُبابةُ للضّعيفِ بحقّهِ

أخذتْ لُبابةُ للضّعيفِ بحقّهِ

ومَضَى الجَزَاءُ فأنت عانٍ مُوجَعُ

ومَضَى الجَزَاءُ فأنت عانٍ مُوجَعُ

Lubaba secured the weak man's rightful due,

The weak took their right with justice,

And retribution took its course: you are subdued and in pain.

And the punishment was carried out, so you are now suffering pain.

وشَفَتْهُ مِنكَ بضربةٍ ما أقلعتْ

وشَفَتْهُ مِنكَ بضربةٍ ما أقلعتْ

حتَّى رمتكَ بِعلَّةٍ ما تُقلِعُ

حتَّى رمتكَ بِعلَّةٍ ما تُقلِعُ

And she healed him of you with a blow that did not cease,

It removed him from you with a blow from which he did not recover

Until it struck you with an illness that does not abate.

Until it cast you with an affliction from which you will not recover.

قَالتْ بَغَيْتَ عليه واسْتَضعفتَهُ

قَالتْ بَغَيْتَ عليه واسْتَضعفتَهُ

أن غابَ سَيِّدُهُ وَعزَّ المفزَعُ

أن غابَ سَيِّدُهُ وَعزَّ المفزَعُ

She said, 'You oppressed him and deemed him weak

It said you wronged and weakened him

Because his master was absent and refuge was hard to find.'

When his master was absent and difficult times came.

ما بالعمودِ ولا بِرأسِكَ رِيبةٌ

ما بالعمودِ ولا بِرأسِكَ رِيبةٌ

إنَّ الغوِيَّ بمثلِ ذلك يُردَعُ

إنَّ الغوِيَّ بمثلِ ذلك يُردَعُ

There is no doubt about the pole or your head:

Neither the pillar nor your head are safe from doubt,

Indeed, the wayward man is deterred by such means.

For the deviant is deterred by the likes of this.

حُييتِ أمَّ الفضلِ تلك فضيلةٌ

حُييتِ أمَّ الفضلِ تلك فضيلةٌ

فيها لك الشَّرفُ الأعزُّ الأمنعُ

فيها لك الشَّرفُ الأعزُّ الأمنعُ

Hail, Umm al-Fadl! That is a noble deed,

You have brought to life Umm Al-Fadl - what a virtuous deed!

In it lies your most exalted, most unassailable honor.

Through her you attained the most precious and protected honor.

اللّهُ أهلكَهُ بداءٍ ماله

اللّهُ أهلكَهُ بداءٍ ماله

شافٍ ولا فيه لآسٍ مَطْمَعُ

شافٍ ولا فيه لآسٍ مَطْمَعُ

God destroyed him with a disease that has no

May Allah destroy him with a malady that has no cure,

Healer, and offers no physician any hope.

No remedy can heal it, and no despairing person hopes for it.

تمضي البشائرُ جُوّلاً وتجولُ في

تمضي البشائرُ جُوّلاً وتجولُ في

دمهِ السُّمومُ فجِلدُهُ يَتمزَّعُ

دمهِ السُّمومُ فجِلدُهُ يَتمزَّعُ

Glad tidings go forth, roaming far and wide, while through

Good tidings go around and around in his blood,

His blood the poisons course, and his skin tears apart.

So his skin splits and fragments.

أمسى المُكاثِرُ بالرجالِ مُبغَّضاً

أمسى المُكاثِرُ بالرجالِ مُبغَّضاً

يُجْفَى على قُربِ المزارِ ويُقطعُ

يُجْفَى على قُربِ المزارِ ويُقطعُ

He who boasted of his many men became detested,

The boastful man has become hated amongst men

Shunned though his dwelling is near, and cut off.

He is shunned at the tombs and cut off.

أكلته صاعِقَةُ العمودِ وإنّما

أكلته صاعِقَةُ العمودِ وإنّما

أكلته سَبْعٌ بعد ذلكَ جُوَّعُ

أكلته سَبْعٌ بعد ذلكَ جُوَّعُ

The pole's thunderbolt consumed him; yet it was only

The pillar’s thunderbolt devoured him, but rather,

Seven hungry nights that consumed him thereafter.

A beast devoured him after that, ravenously hungry.

هم غادروه ثلاثةً في دارِهِ

هم غادروه ثلاثةً في دارِهِ

لا الدّارُ تَلفظهُ ولا هُوَ يَنزعُ

لا الدّارُ تَلفظهُ ولا هُوَ يَنزعُ

They abandoned him for three days in his house;

They abandoned him for three days in his house,

Neither does the house spit him out, nor does he depart.

Neither did the house spit him out, nor did he come out.

تَتَجَنّبُ الأيدي غَوائِلَ دائِه

تَتَجَنّبُ الأيدي غَوائِلَ دائِه

فَيُدَعُّ بالخُشُب الطوالِ ويُدفَعُ

فَيُدَعُّ بالخُشُب الطوالِ ويُدفَعُ

Hands avoid the perils of his disease,

Hands avoid touching the pus of his disease,

So he is shoved with long timbers and pushed along.

So he is left with long planks and discarded.

رجموه لو كَرِهَ السَّفاهةَ فارْعَوى

رجموه لو كَرِهَ السَّفاهةَ فارْعَوى

ما ساءَ مَهلكُه وهالَ المصرَعُ

ما ساءَ مَهلكُه وهالَ المصرَعُ

They cast stones on him; had he shunned folly and desisted,

They would have stoned him had the foolishness not disliked his terrible death,

His death would not have been wretched, nor his end appalling.

What an awful end and dreadful fate!

ما أكثرَ الباكِينَ مِلءَ جُفونهم

ما أكثرَ الباكِينَ مِلءَ جُفونهم

للجمعِ بالبيضِ البَواتر يُصدَعُ

للجمعِ بالبيضِ البَواتر يُصدَعُ

How many weep, their eyelids brimming with tears,

Numerous are those who cry until their eyelids are filled

For the host shattered by white, cleaving swords!

For the gathering of eggs the camels are burst open.

جَزَّ النِّساءُ شُعورَهنَّ وغُودِرَتْ

جَزَّ النِّساءُ شُعورَهنَّ وغُودِرَتْ

والبيتُ يَشدو والحَطيمُ يُرجِّعُ

والبيتُ يَشدو والحَطيمُ يُرجِّعُ

The women sheared their hair, and it was left behind,

The women tore their hair out and were clothed in mourning robes

While the House sings and the Hatim echoes the refrain.

While the house resounds with laments and the ruins echo it.

والمُسلِمونَ بنعمةٍ من ربِّهمْ

والمُسلِمونَ بنعمةٍ من ربِّهمْ

فيها لِكُلِّ مُوَحِّدٍ مُسْتَمتَعُ

فيها لِكُلِّ مُوَحِّدٍ مُسْتَمتَعُ

And the Muslims enjoy a blessing from their Lord,

And the Muslims are blessed by their Lord

In which every monotheist finds delight.

In which every devout monotheist delights.

اللّهُ أكبرُ لا مَردَّ لحكمِه

اللّهُ أكبرُ لا مَردَّ لحكمِه

هُوَ ربُّنا وإليهِ منّا المرجعُ

هُوَ ربُّنا وإليهِ منّا المرجعُ

God is greatest; His decree cannot be turned back.

God is the Greatest - His decree cannot be reversed

He is our Lord, and to Him is our return.

He is our Lord, and to Him is our return.