وكنتَand you were الخليفةَthe deputy دونَto the exclusion of الأنامِall people
وكنتَ الخليفةَ دونَ الأنامِ
علىover أهلِهِhis household يومon the day يَغزوhe goes on campaign تَبوكاTabuk
على أهلِهِ يوم يَغزو تَبوكا
And you were the deputy, to the exclusion of all others,
over his household on the day he went on campaign to Tabuk,
غداةَthe morning انتجاكhe spoke privately with you وظَلَّand remained المطيُّthe riding camels
غداةَ انتجاك وظَلَّ المطيُّ
بأكوارهمwith their camel-saddles إذwhen همthey قدalready رَأوكاhad seen you
بأكوارهم إذ هم قد رَأوكا
the morning he spoke privately with you, while the riding camels remained
with their saddles on, when they had already seen you.
يَراكsee you نجيّاًa confidant لهto him المسلمونَthe Muslims
يَراك نجيّاً له المسلمونَ
وكانand was الإلهُGod الذيthe one who يَنتجيكاspeaks privately with you
وكان الإلهُ الذي يَنتجيكا
The Muslims see you as his confidant,
and it was God who spoke privately with you,
علىthrough فمِthe mouth of أحمدَAhmad يُوحيhe reveals إليكَto you
على فمِ أحمدَ يُوحي إليكَ
وأهلُand those with الضغائنِgrudges مُسْتَشْرِفوكاgazing intently at you
وأهلُ الضغائنِ مُسْتَشْرِفوكا
through Ahmad's mouth, imparting revelation to you,
while those harboring grudges gazed intently at you.