خُوضُواplunge into الوغَىbattle ياO أهلَpeople of وَادِيthe valley of القرىthe villages
خُوضُوا الوغَى يا أهلَ وَادِي القرى
واستقبلواand face الموتَdeath وأُسْدand the lions الشَرَىal-Shara
واستقبلوا الموتَ وأُسْد الشَرَى
Plunge into battle, O people of Wadi al-Qura!
And face death and the lions of al-Shara.
أنكرتُمُyou have rejected الإسلامَIslam دِينَthe faith of الهُدَىguidance
أنكرتُمُ الإسلامَ دِينَ الهُدَى
واللهand God والسَّيفُand the sword لمنfor whoever أنكراrejects
والله والسَّيفُ لمن أنكرا
You have rejected Islam, the faith of guidance;
and God and the sword await whoever rejects it.
إنif تَطْلُبواyou seek البُرهانَproof فاستخبرواthen inquire of
إن تَطْلُبوا البُرهانَ فاستخبروا
جِيرانَكمyour neighbors أوor فاسألواthen ask خَيْبَراKhaybar
جِيرانَكم أو فاسألوا خَيْبَرا
If you seek proof, then inquire
of your neighbors, or else ask Khaybar.
اقْتُلْslay عليٌّAli إنّهمindeed they are مَعْشَرٌa people
اقْتُلْ عليٌّ إنّهم مَعْشَرٌ
مَاnever مِثْلَهمlike them أعمَىhas blinded الهَوَىpassion مَعْشَراa people
مَا مِثْلَهم أعمَى الهَوَى مَعْشَرا
Slay, Ali! They are a people—
never has passion blinded a people as it has them.
وياand O حَوارِيَّdisciple of الرَّسُولِthe Messenger اقْتَنِصْhunt down
ويا حَوارِيَّ الرَّسُولِ اقْتَنِصْ
كُلَّevery غَوِيٍّwayward man جَاءَhas come مُسْتَهْتِراrecklessly
كُلَّ غَوِيٍّ جَاءَ مُسْتَهْتِرا
And, O disciple of the Messenger, hunt down
every wayward man who has come recklessly.
وأنتَand you فَاضْرِبْthen strike فيat الطُّلَىthe necks ياO أبَاAbu (father of)
وأنتَ فَاضْرِبْ في الطُّلَى يا أبَا
دُجانَةَDujana اضْرِبْstrike مُقْبِلاًadvancing مُدْبِراretreating
دُجانَةَ اضْرِبْ مُقْبِلاً مُدْبِرا
And you, strike at their necks, O Abu
Dujana—strike, advancing and retreating!
كُرُّواcharge جُنودَsoldiers of اللهِGod فيin نَصْرِهِsupporting Him
كُرُّوا جُنودَ اللهِ في نَصْرِهِ
ليسit is not لغيرِfor anyone other than اللهِGod أنto يُنْصَراbe supported
ليس لغيرِ اللهِ أن يُنْصَرا
Charge, soldiers of God, to champion Him;
none but God is to be championed.
لاdo not تتركواleave جَيْشَthe army of الأُلَىthose who اسْتَمْسَكواclung firmly
لا تتركوا جَيْشَ الأُلَى اسْتَمْسَكوا
بالكفرِto unbelief حتّىuntil يَرجعَit returns القهقرىbackward
بالكفرِ حتّى يَرجعَ القهقرى
Do not leave the army of those who clung
to unbelief until it falls back in retreat.
ياO صَوْلَةًan onslaught هَدَّتْshattered فَراعِينَهُمْtheir pharaohs
يا صَوْلَةً هَدَّتْ فَراعِينَهُمْ
مَاhow أَشْجَعَbrave القومَthe men وماand how أصْبَراsteadfast
مَا أَشْجَعَ القومَ وما أصْبَرا
O onslaught that shattered their pharaohs!
How brave the men, and how steadfast!
أبطالُheroes of حربٍwar لمnot يَزَلْcease بأسُهُمtheir might
أبطالُ حربٍ لم يَزَلْ بأسُهُم
يَلْتَهِمُdevours العَسْكَرَthe army فالعَسْكَرَاthen the next army
يَلْتَهِمُ العَسْكَرَ فالعَسْكَرَا
Heroes of war, whose might has never ceased
to devour army after army.
وادِيthe valley of القرىthe villages التَفَّwrapped itself علىaround رَوْعَةٍterror
وادِي القرى التَفَّ على رَوْعَةٍ
ياO وَيْحَalas للمُرتاعِfor the terrified one ماذاwhat يَرَىdoes he see
يا وَيْحَ للمُرتاعِ ماذا يَرَى
Wadi al-Qura was wrapped in terror;
alas for the terrified man—what does he see?
مَنْwho مَثَّلَgave form to الأغوالَthe ghouls تَهْفُوsweep away بِهِhim
مَنْ مَثَّلَ الأغوالَ تَهْفُو بِهِ
أَهوالُهاtheir terrors العُظْمَىimmense ومَنْand who صَوَّراgave form
أَهوالُها العُظْمَى ومَنْ صَوَّرا
Who conjured the ghouls, as he is swept away
by their immense terrors—and who gave them form?
بَأْسُthe might of رسولِthe Messenger of اللَّهِGod فيin صَحْبِهِhis companions
بَأْسُ رسولِ اللَّهِ في صَحْبِهِ
ماhow أَعظَمَtremendous البأسَthe might وماand how أكْبَراgreat
ما أَعظَمَ البأسَ وما أكْبَرا
The might of God's Messenger in his companions!
How tremendous that might, and how great!
ذَلَّتْwere humbled يَهودٌthe Jews بعدafter أنthat لمnot تكنhad been
ذَلَّتْ يَهودٌ بعد أن لم تكن
تَظُنُّthinking أنthat تُغلَبَbe defeated أوor تُقْهَرَاbe subdued
تَظُنُّ أن تُغلَبَ أو تُقْهَرَا
The Jews were humbled; before then they had not
thought they could be defeated or subdued.
استَعْمَرَretained as cultivators الفاتحُthe conqueror زُرَّاعَهُمْtheir farmers
استَعْمَرَ الفاتحُ زُرَّاعَهُمْ
فيon الأرْضِthe land لولاbut for الرفقُkindness ماnot اسْتَعْمَراhave retained them
في الأرْضِ لولا الرفقُ ما اسْتَعْمَرا
The conqueror retained their farmers
on the land; but for kindness, he would not have kept them there.
فَلْيَشْكُروهاso let them be grateful for it مِنْهُfrom him أُكْرُومَةًan act of generosity
فَلْيَشْكُروها مِنْهُ أُكْرُومَةً
مِنof حَقِّهاits right الواجبِdue أنto تُشكراbe thanked
مِن حَقِّها الواجبِ أن تُشكرا
So let them be grateful for this kindness from him;
gratitude is its rightful due.
وَلْيَرْقُبواand let them await العُقْبَىthe outcome وَزِلْزَالَهاand its upheaval
وَلْيَرْقُبوا العُقْبَى وَزِلْزَالَها
إنْif أظْهَرَreveals الحِدْثَانُtime ماwhat أَضْمَرَاit concealed
إنْ أظْهَرَ الحِدْثَانُ ما أَضْمَرَا
And let them await the outcome and its upheaval,
if time reveals what it has concealed.
لاno حَولَpower للقومِfor the people ولاand no حيلَةٌrecourse
لا حَولَ للقومِ ولا حيلَةٌ
فيماregarding what قَضَىhas decreed اللهُGod وماand what قَدَّرَاHe ordained
فيما قَضَى اللهُ وما قَدَّرَا
The people have no power and no recourse
against what God has decreed and ordained.
لنwill never يصحبَaccompany الإسلامَIslam فيin دارِهِits abode
لن يصحبَ الإسلامَ في دارِهِ
أصحابُfollowers of دِينٍa faith غيرِهِother than it مُفْتَرىfabricated
أصحابُ دِينٍ غيرِهِ مُفْتَرى
Islam will never be joined in its abode
by followers of another, fabricated faith.
بِشَارَةُthe glad tidings of اللهِGod أتاناhe came to us بهاwith it
بِشَارَةُ اللهِ أتانا بها
أَصْدَقُthe most truthful مَنof those who بَشَّرَbrought glad tidings أوْor أَنْذَرَاwarned
أَصْدَقُ مَن بَشَّرَ أوْ أَنْذَرَا
God's glad tidings were brought to us
by the truest bearer of glad tidings or warning.
Translation model: Sol 6.1