أَبشِرْrejoice فذلكfor that ماwhat سألتَyou asked for قضاهُHe fulfilled it
أَبشِرْ فذلك ما سألتَ قضاهُ
رَبٌّa Lord هداكguided you فكنتَso you were عندin accord with هداهُHis guidance
رَبٌّ هداك فكنتَ عند هداهُ
Rejoice: what you asked for has been granted
Rejoice! That which you asked for has been granted
by a Lord who guided you, and you followed His guidance.
by a Lord who guided you, and you followed His guidance.
آثرتَهُyou preferred Him وَرَضِيتَand you were content بينamong عبادِهHis servants
آثرتَهُ وَرَضِيتَ بين عبادِه
منof صالِحِrighteous الأعمالِdeeds ماwhat يرضاهُHe approves it
من صالِحِ الأعمالِ ما يرضاهُ
You chose it, and among His servants embraced
You preferred Him and, among His servants, were content
the righteous deeds that He approves.
with those righteous deeds that He approves.
قتلوكَthey killed you فيهin His cause تَردُّهمyou repel them عنfrom دينِهِHis faith
قتلوكَ فيه تَردُّهم عن دينِهِ
صَرْعَىslain وتمنعُand you prevent أنthat يُبَاحَbe violated حِماهُHis sanctuary
صَرْعَى وتمنعُ أن يُبَاحَ حِماهُ
They killed you in that cause, as you drove them from His faith,
They killed you in His cause as you drove them back from His faith,
struck down, and kept His sanctuary from profanation.
leaving them slain and keeping His sanctuary inviolate.
وَبَغَوْاand they transgressed عليكَagainst you فعذَّبواso they tortured الجسدَthe body الذيwhich
وَبَغَوْا عليكَ فعذَّبوا الجسدَ الذي
ماnone للكرامةِfor honor والنّعِيمِand bliss سواهُother than it
ما للكرامةِ والنّعِيمِ سواهُ
They wronged you, torturing the body for which
And they wronged you, torturing the body that
nothing awaits but honor and bliss.
alone was worthy of honor and bliss.
هِيَit دعوةٌa prayer لكof yours ماscarcely بسطتَyou stretched out بهاin it يداًa hand
هِيَ دعوةٌ لك ما بسطتَ بها يداً
حتّىuntil تَقبّلَHe accepted واستجابَand He answered اللّهُGod
حتّى تَقبّلَ واستجابَ اللّهُ
It was a prayer for you: scarcely had you raised a hand with it
It was your prayer: scarcely had you extended a hand in supplication
before God accepted it and answered.
when God accepted it and answered.
ولقدand indeed رأيتَyou saw حِمَىthe sanctuary الجهادِstriving in God's cause فَصِفْso describe لناto us
ولقد رأيتَ حِمَى الجهادِ فَصِفْ لنا
ذاكthat الحمىsanctuary القُدسِيَّholy كيفhow تراهُyou see it
ذاك الحمى القُدسِيَّ كيف تراهُ
You have seen the hallowed realm of jihad; describe to us
You have indeed seen the sanctuary of jihad; describe for us
that sacred realm—how does it look to you?
that holy sanctuary: how do you see it?
ماذاwhat جَزَاكَrewarded you اللَّهُGod منof رِضوانِهHis good pleasure
ماذا جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ من رِضوانِه
وحَبَاكَand He bestowed on you فيin الفردوسِParadise منof نُعماهُHis bounty
وحَبَاكَ في الفردوسِ من نُعماهُ
What of His good pleasure has God rewarded you with,
What of His good pleasure has God granted you as reward,
and what blessings has He bestowed on you in Paradise?
and what of His bounty has He bestowed on you in Paradise?
ماذاwhat أعدَّHe prepared لكلِّfor every بَرٍّrighteous person مُتَّقٍGod-fearing
ماذا أعدَّ لكلِّ بَرٍّ مُتَّقٍ
غَوَتِwent astray النُّفُوسُsouls فماyet not أطاعَhe obeyed هَواهُhis desire
غَوَتِ النُّفُوسُ فما أطاعَ هَواهُ
What has He prepared for every righteous, God-fearing soul?
What has He prepared for every righteous, God-fearing man
Souls went astray, but he obeyed not his desire.
who, though souls went astray, did not obey his own desire?
أَرأيتَhave you seen? عبدَAbd (servant) اللَّهِAllah (God) كيفhow بَلَغتَهُyou attained it
أَرأيتَ عبدَ اللَّهِ كيف بَلَغتَهُ
شَرَفاًan honor مَدَىthe reach of الجوزاءِal-Jawza (a constellation) دُونَshort of مداهُits reach
شَرَفاً مَدَى الجوزاءِ دُونَ مداهُ
Do you see, servant of God, how high you have attained—
Have you seen, Abdullah, how you have attained
an honor whose reach even Gemini falls short of?
an honor beyond the reach of the constellation al-Jawza?
دَمُكَyour blood المطهَّرُpurified لوif أُتيحَwere made available لهالكٍto one dying
دَمُكَ المطهَّرُ لو أُتيحَ لهالكٍ
أعياbaffled الأُساةَthe healers شفاؤُهhis cure لَشَفاهُwould surely heal him
أعيا الأُساةَ شفاؤُه لَشَفاهُ
Your purified blood, if offered to a dying man
Your purified blood, if given to a dying man
whose cure had baffled physicians, would heal him.
whose cure had baffled the healers, would surely heal him.
صَوتٌa voice يُهيبُcalls out بِكلِّto every شعبٍpeople غافلٍheedless
صَوتٌ يُهيبُ بِكلِّ شعبٍ غافلٍ
طوبىblessedness لمنfor whoever رُزِقَwas granted الهُدَىguidance فوَعاهُand understood it
طوبى لمن رُزِقَ الهُدَى فوَعاهُ
A voice calls out to every heedless people—
A voice calls out to every heedless people:
blessed is whoever is granted guidance and heeds it—
Blessed is whoever is granted guidance and understands it.
مَعْنَىthe meaning of التفوّقِexcellence فيin الحياةِlife فَمَنso whoever أبىrefused
مَعْنَى التفوّقِ في الحياةِ فَمَن أبى
إلاexcept الصُّدودَturning away فماthen not درىhe knew مَعناهُits meaning
إلا الصُّدودَ فما درى مَعناهُ
proclaiming the meaning of excellence in life; whoever insists
The meaning of excellence in life—whoever insists
on nothing but turning away has never grasped its meaning.
on nothing but turning away has not grasped its meaning.
الأمرُthe matter رَهنُdepends on الجِدِّearnest effort ليسis not بنافعٍof use
الأمرُ رَهنُ الجِدِّ ليس بنافعٍ
قَولُthe saying الضّعيفِof the weak لعلّهperhaps it will وَعَساهُand maybe it will
قَولُ الضّعيفِ لعلّه وَعَساهُ
The matter depends on earnest resolve; of no avail
The matter hinges on earnest effort; no help comes from
are the weakling’s words: “perhaps” and “maybe.”
the weak man's talk of 'Perhaps it will' and 'Maybe it will.'
تَشقَىsuffer النُّفوسُsouls ولاbut not كشِقْوَةِlike the misery of خاسرٍa loser
تَشقَى النُّفوسُ ولا كشِقْوَةِ خاسرٍ
لاneither دِينَهُhis faith اسْتَبْقىhe preserved ولاnor دُنياهُhis worldly life
لا دِينَهُ اسْتَبْقى ولا دُنياهُ
Souls suffer—but none so wretched as a loser
Souls suffer, but no misery matches that of a loser
who has preserved neither his faith nor his worldly life.
who has preserved neither his faith nor his worldly life.
والمرءُand a man يَرغبُyearns فيfor الحياةِlife وَطُولِهاand its length
والمرءُ يَرغبُ في الحياةِ وَطُولِها
حتّىuntil يكونَbecomes الموتُdeath جُلَّthe chief of مُناهُhis wishes
حتّى يكونَ الموتُ جُلَّ مُناهُ
A man desires life and length of days
And a man longs for life and a long span of it,
until death becomes his greatest wish.
until death becomes his greatest wish.
أُوتِيتَyou were granted نصراًa victory ياO محمدُMuhammad سَاطعاًradiant
أُوتِيتَ نصراً يا محمدُ سَاطعاً
يبقَىendures علىover ظُلَمِthe darkness of العصورِthe ages سَناهُits radiance
يبقَى على ظُلَمِ العصورِ سَناهُ
You have been granted, Muhammad, a radiant victory
You have been granted a radiant victory, O Muhammad,
whose brilliance endures through the darkness of the ages.
whose radiance endures through the darkness of the ages.
لَكَyou have منfrom دمِthe blood of الشُّهداءِthe martyrs بأسٌstrength لمwould not يَقُمْrise
لَكَ من دمِ الشُّهداءِ بأسٌ لم يَقُمْ
فيon الأرضِthe earth ديِنُكَyour faith عالياًexalted لولاهُwithout it
في الأرضِ ديِنُكَ عالياً لولاهُ
Yet in the martyrs’ blood is a might without which
From the martyrs' blood you have strength; your faith would not have risen
your faith would not have stood exalted upon the earth.
exalted upon the earth without it.
ماno تَنقَضِيcomes to an end لإِمامِof a leader حقٍّof truth قُوّةٌstrength
ما تَنقَضِي لإِمامِ حقٍّ قُوّةٌ
إلاexcept that تَزيدُincrease علىthrough الزّمانِtime قُواهُhis powers
إلا تَزيدُ على الزّمانِ قُواهُ
No true leader’s power ever passes away
No strength of a leader of truth comes to an end
without time increasing his strength.
without his powers increasing with time.
