أئِنْwas it because تولّتْturned away جنودُthe forces الشِّركِof polytheism مُدبرةًretreating
أئِنْ تولّتْ جنودُ الشِّركِ مُدبرةً
خفَّhastened الرُّماةُthe archers وظنّواand they thought الأمرَthe outcome قدalready وجباwas settled
خفَّ الرُّماةُ وظنّوا الأمرَ قد وجبا
Was it because the forces of polytheism turned in retreat
When the armies of polytheism retreated in defeat
that the archers hurried away, thinking the outcome already settled?
The archers grew lax thinking the matter decided
كأنّهمas though they were والرِّعانُwhile the crags الشُّمُlofty تقذفهمhurled them
كأنّهم والرِّعانُ الشُّمُ تقذفهم
سَيْلٌa torrent تَدفَّقَgushed فيin شُؤبوبِهits surging rush صَبَباdown a slope
سَيْلٌ تَدفَّقَ في شُؤبوبِه صَبَبا
As the lofty crags hurled them down, they seemed
As if they and the shepherd boys were pebbles
a torrent in full spate, pouring down a slope.
Cast by a torrent bursting out in its downpour
يَخالهمwould take them for منwhoever يراهمsees them ساعةَthe moment انطلقواthey sped away
يَخالهم من يراهم ساعةَ انطلقوا
سِهامَهمtheir own arrows حينwhen جاشsurged البأسُbattle's fury فالتهباand blazed
سِهامَهم حين جاش البأسُ فالتهبا
Anyone who saw them as they sped away would take them for
Those who saw them when they set out thought them
their own arrows, when battle's fury surged and flared.
Arrows loosed when battle grew fierce and caught flame
رَدُّواrejected علىagainst ابنthe son of جُبيْرٍJubayr رأيهhis counsel ومضواand went on
رَدُّوا على ابن جُبيْرٍ رأيه ومضوا
إلاexcept فريقاًa band رأَىsaw ماwhat لمnot يرواthey saw فأبىand refused
إلا فريقاً رأَى ما لم يروا فأبى
They rejected Ibn Jubayr's counsel and went on,
They rejected Ibn Jubayr's advice and went on
except a band who saw what they did not, and refused.
Except for a band who saw what others did not see and held back
أصابهاattained it خالدٌKhalid منهمfrom them وعكرمةٌand Ikrimah
أصابها خالدٌ منهم وعكرمةٌ
أُمنيّةًa wish لمnot تُصِبْfound منfrom ذيone possessing هَوىًdesire سبباa means
أُمنيّةً لم تُصِبْ من ذي هَوىً سببا
Khalid and Ikrimah gained from them
Khalid and Ikrimah found it a chance
a wish no eager man had found the means to fulfill.
Not to be missed by the passionate soul
فاستنفراso the two called to arms الخيلَthe cavalry والأبطالَand the champions وانطلقاand the two set off
فاستنفرا الخيلَ والأبطالَ وانطلقا
فيin هَبْوَةٍa dust cloud تزدهيbears aloft الأرماحَthe spears والقُضُباand the blades
في هَبْوَةٍ تزدهي الأرماحَ والقُضُبا
So the two rallied cavalry and champions, and sped away
So they summoned horse and heroes and set forth
in a dust cloud that bore spears and blades aloft.
In a whirlwind flourishing spears and staffs
همthey خلَّفواleft behind رِممَthe remains القتلىof the slain مُطرَّحةًstrewn about
هم خلَّفوا رِممَ القتلى مُطرَّحةً
وغادرواand abandoned الجندَthe army جُندَthe army اللّهِof God والسَّلباand the spoils
وغادروا الجندَ جُندَ اللّهِ والسَّلبا
They had left the slain men's remains strewn about,
Leaving only the bags of the slain scattered behind
and abandoned the army—God's army—and the spoils.
Abandoning the troops - God's troops - and the plunder
طارواthey flew إلىtoward جبلٍa mountain راسٍstanding firm علىupon جبلٍa mountain
طاروا إلى جبلٍ راسٍ على جبلٍ
ماnot اهتزَّshook مذsince قامit rose منfrom ضعفٍweakness ولاnor اضطرباtrembled
ما اهتزَّ مذ قام من ضعفٍ ولا اضطربا
They flew toward a mountain standing firm upon a mountain,
They flew to a rugged hill on rugged hill
that, since it rose, had never shaken from weakness or trembled.
That shook not since created in weakness or turmoil
قالspoke الرسولُthe Messenger فأعطاهُso he gave him مقالَتهhis bidding
قال الرسولُ فأعطاهُ مقالَته
وماand not سِوَىanything but نفسِهِhis own life أعطىhe gave ولاnor وهَباbestowed
وما سِوَى نفسِهِ أعطى ولا وهَبا
The Messenger spoke, and he fulfilled his bidding;
The Messenger gave his saying and granted
and nothing but his own life did he give or bestow.
Naught but his life as gift or donation
تَوزّعوهthey tore him apart فلوand if أبصرتَyou had seen مَصرعَهُwhere he fell
تَوزّعوه فلو أبصرتَ مَصرعَهُ
أبصرتَyou would have seen فيin the cause of اللّهِGod منهin him مَنظراًa sight عجباwondrous
أبصرتَ في اللّهِ منه مَنظراً عجبا
They tore him apart; had you seen where he fell,
They divided it so had you seen his death place
you would have seen in him a wondrous sight in God's cause.
You'd have seen in God a wondrous spectacle in him
طَعنٌstabbing وضَربٌand striking يعافُloathes البأسُbattle's fury عندهماat both
طَعنٌ وضَربٌ يعافُ البأسُ عندهما
سِلاحَthe weapon منof whoever طَعنَstabbed الأبطالَthe champions أوor ضرباstruck
سِلاحَ من طَعنَ الأبطالَ أو ضربا
Thrusts and blows at which battle itself recoils
Thrust and blow the valiance of which warriors shun
from the weapons of those who stabbed or struck the champions.
Weaponed by one who thrust at champions or smote them
سلُّواthey drew out حَشاهُhis entrails فظلّتso they remained منfrom أسنّتهمtheir spearheads
سلُّوا حَشاهُ فظلّت من أسنّتهم
تَموجُswaying فيin الدمthe blood يجريflowing حولهaround him سَرِباin streams
تَموجُ في الدم يجري حوله سَرِبا
They drew out his entrails, which, from their spearheads,
They split his belly so their tongues in his blood
kept swaying in blood that streamed around him.
Seethed like a herd of cattle around him thronging
تَتابعَcontinued in succession القتلُthe killing يجتاحُsweeping away الأُلىthose معهwith him
تَتابعَ القتلُ يجتاحُ الأُلى معه
لولاbut for المناقبُnoble deeds لمnot يتركwould have left لهمfor them عقباa legacy
لولا المناقبُ لم يترك لهم عقبا
The killing swept on, carrying off those with him;
Slaughter succeeded slaughter scything the bright ones
but for their noble deeds, it would have left them no legacy.
Had it not been for glory no offspring of theirs would remain
تلكthat الدِّماءُblood التيwhich سالتflowed علىupon أُحدٍUhud
تلك الدِّماءُ التي سالت على أُحدٍ
لوif أنبتَmade grow الدمُblood شيئاًanything أنبتتit would have produced ذهباgold
لو أنبتَ الدمُ شيئاً أنبتت ذهبا
That blood which flowed upon Uhud—
That blood spilt on Uhud which if blood could grow
if blood could make anything grow, it would have brought forth gold.
Would have grown naught but gold
ظلمْتُهاI wronged it ماnot لشيءٍfor anything مِثلُthe equal of رتبتِهاits rank
ظلمْتُها ما لشيءٍ مِثلُ رتبتِها
وإنand even if تخطَّىit exceeded المدَىthe utmost limit أوor جاوزَsurpassed الرُّتَباthe ranks
وإن تخطَّى المدَى أو جاوزَ الرُّتَبا
I have wronged it: nothing can equal its rank,
I wrong it - nothing equals its stature
even if it exceeded all bounds or surpassed all ranks.
Though the range be overleapt or the degrees o'erstepped
لمnot يبقَremained سَهمٌan arrow ولاnor رامٍan archer يُسدّدهaiming it
لم يبقَ سَهمٌ ولا رامٍ يُسدّده
تَغَيَّبَdisappeared الوابلُthe heavy rain الهطّالُpouring ceaselessly واحتجباand was hidden
تَغَيَّبَ الوابلُ الهطّالُ واحتجبا
No arrow remained, nor an archer to aim it;
No arrow remained nor archer to steady it
the torrential downpour disappeared and was hidden.
The downpour, the hurtling, withdrew and was hidden
وكرّتِand charged back الخيلُthe horses تردِيgalloping فيwith فوارسهاtheir riders
وكرّتِ الخيلُ تردِي في فوارسها
بعدafter الفرارthe flight فأمسىso it became الأمرُthe situation قدalready حَزباgrew dire
بعد الفرار فأمسى الأمرُ قد حَزبا
And the horses charged back, galloping with their riders,
Horses wheeled throwing their riders
after their flight; now the situation had grown dire.
After flight so the matter turned to ashes
المسلمونthe Muslims حَيارىbewildered كيفhow يأخذُهمseizes them
المسلمون حَيارى كيف يأخذُهم
بأسُthe might العدوِّof the enemy أماhad they not رَدُّوهthey repelled him فانقلباso he retreated
بأسُ العدوِّ أما رَدُّوه فانقلبا
The Muslims were bewildered: how could they be seized
The Muslims confused - how enemy onslaught
by the enemy's might? Had they not driven him back in retreat?
Could turn them or they could drive it away
حَلُّواthey broke up الصفوفَthe ranks وجالواand roamed فيamong مغانِمهمtheir spoils
حَلُّوا الصفوفَ وجالوا في مغانِمهم
ماnot ظنَّexpected عسكرهمtheir army شرّاًharm ولاnor حَسباreckoned
ما ظنَّ عسكرهم شرّاً ولا حَسبا
They broke their ranks and roamed among their spoils;
They reformed ranks and picked over its booty
their army expected no harm and never reckoned on it.
Thinking no evil of their camp nor reckoning
تنكَّرتgrew unrecognizable صُوَرُthe forms الهيجاءِof battle واتّخذَتْand put on
تنكَّرت صُوَرُ الهيجاءِ واتّخذَتْ
منfrom الأعاجيبِmarvels أثواباًgarments لهاfor itself قُشُباfresh
من الأعاجيبِ أثواباً لها قُشُبا
Battle's forms grew unrecognizable; it arrayed itself
The aspect of panic was transfigured and took
in fresh garments made of marvels.
On marvel's robes for it dusty tatters
خَرساءُmute صمّاءُdeaf تُعمِيblinds عنto مَعالِمهاits landmarks
خَرساءُ صمّاءُ تُعمِي عن مَعالِمها
عَينَthe eye البصيرِof the clear-sighted وتُعييand baffles الحاذِقَthe skilled الدَّرِباthe experienced
عَينَ البصيرِ وتُعيي الحاذِقَ الدَّرِبا
Mute and deaf, it hid its landmarks from
Dumb, mute, blinding the discerning
the discerning eye, and baffled the practiced expert.
From its features and tiring the guide of tracks
مُغبرّةُdust-laden الجوِّin the air ماnot زالceased الخفاءُobscurity بهاwithin it
مُغبرّةُ الجوِّ ما زال الخفاءُ بها
حتىuntil تَقَنّعَdonned a hood فيهاwithin it الموتُdeath وانتقباand veiled its face
حتى تَقَنّعَ فيها الموتُ وانتقبا
Its air thick with dust, obscurity lingered there
Wrapped in dusty air with deceit still wrapping it
until death itself donned a hood and veil within it.
Till death donned it and was donned
ترىyou see اللُّيوثَthe lions وإنand even if كانواthey were ذويpossessing رَحِمٍblood kinship
ترى اللُّيوثَ وإن كانوا ذوي رَحِمٍ
لاnot يتَّقِيavoids بعضُهمone of them بعضاًanother إذاwhen وثباhe leaps
لا يتَّقِي بعضُهم بعضاً إذا وثبا
You see the lions, though bound by ties of blood,
You see lions though kinsmen who fear not
none holding back from another when he springs.
Each other when stirred and leap up
يعدوrushes علىat مُهجةِthe lifeblood الضرغامِof the lion صَاحِبُهُhis companion
يعدو على مُهجةِ الضرغامِ صَاحِبُهُ
ولاand not يُجاوِزُهpasses beyond him إنif ظُفرهُhis claw نَشباhas lodged
ولا يُجاوِزُه إن ظُفرهُ نَشبا
A lion's companion rushes for his very lifeblood,
One springs on his cousin's throat
and does not leave him if his claw has lodged.
Nor spares him if his thrust strikes home
هذاthis البلاءُordeal لقومٍfor a people مالturned aside غَافلِهمtheir heedless one
هذا البلاءُ لقومٍ مال غَافلِهم
عنfrom رأيthe counsel سيّدِهمof their leader إذas يُحكِمُmakes secure الأُرَباthe knots
عن رأي سيّدِهم إذ يُحكِمُ الأُرَبا
This ordeal befell a people whose heedless men turned
This trial for folk their heedless chief
from their leader's counsel as he fastened the knots securely.
Turned from the counsel of their master who knows consequential harms
قالhe said اثبتواstand firm فتولّواthen they turned away ماnot عَصىdisobeyed أحدٌanyone
قال اثبتوا فتولّوا ما عَصى أحدٌ
مِنهمamong them ولكنbut قضاءٌa decree واقعٌinevitable غَلباprevailed
مِنهم ولكن قضاءٌ واقعٌ غَلبا
He said, 'Stand firm'; they turned away. Not one disobeyed
He said "Stand Firm" but they disobeyed, none
among them; rather, an inevitable decree prevailed.
Save that a decree came to pass and overcame
أمرٌa decree منfrom اللّهِGod مَرْجُوٌّhoped for عَوَاقِبُهits consequences
أمرٌ من اللّهِ مَرْجُوٌّ عَوَاقِبُه
يقضيهHe ordains it تبصرةًenlightenment للقومِfor the people أوor أدباdiscipline
يقضيه تبصرةً للقومِ أو أدبا
A decree from God, whose consequences hold hope,
A command from God hoping for good outcome
which He ordains to enlighten the people or discipline them.
That establishes insight for the tribe or chastens
إنّindeed النبيَّthe Prophet لَيُمضِيsurely carries through الأمرَthe matter فيin وَضَحٍclear light
إنّ النبيَّ لَيُمضِي الأمرَ في وَضَحٍ
منof حكمةِthe wisdom اللّهِof God يجلوdispels نورهُits light الرِيَباdoubts
من حكمةِ اللّهِ يجلو نورهُ الرِيَبا
The Prophet surely conducts affairs in the clear light
The Prophet indeed executes the order clearly
of God's wisdom, whose radiance dispels doubts.
By God's wisdom, its light piercing dubiety
مُسدّدُrightly guided الرأيin judgment ماnot تهفوlead astray الظنونُconjectures بهhim
مُسدّدُ الرأي ما تهفو الظنونُ به
الخيرُgood ماwhat اختارَhe chose والمكروهُand the hateful ماwhat اجتنباhe avoided
الخيرُ ما اختارَ والمكروهُ ما اجتنبا
His judgment is rightly guided; conjectures never lead him astray.
Sound of counsel not rumors' winds shake
Good is what he chooses; the hateful is what he avoids.
The best what he chose, and evil what he avoided
للسلمِfor peace والحربِand war منهin him حازِمٌresolute يَقِظٌvigilant
للسلمِ والحربِ منه حازِمٌ يَقِظٌ
يُعييbaffles الدُّهاةَthe cunning ويُردِيand lays low الجحفلَthe vast army اللَّجِباclamorous
يُعيي الدُّهاةَ ويُردِي الجحفلَ اللَّجِبا
In peace and war, he is resolute and vigilant,
In war and peace with decisive vigilance
baffling the cunning and laying low the clamorous host.
Frustrating plotters and ravaging the flood of mischief
إنَّindeed الذيHe who زيّنَadorned الدنياthe world بطلعتهِwith his countenance
إنَّ الذي زيّنَ الدنيا بطلعتهِ
حَابَىfavored العُروبةَArabhood فيهthrough him واصطفىand chose العرباthe Arabs
حَابَى العُروبةَ فيه واصطفى العربا
Indeed, He who adorned the world with his countenance
He who adorned the world with his visage
favored Arabhood through him and chose the Arabs.
Inclined unto Arabs and chose them for prophecy
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.