قفْhalt بالديارِby the dwellings وحيِّهنَّand greet them دِياراas dwellings
قفْ بالديارِ وحيِّهنَّ دِيارا
واسقِand water الرسومَthe traces المّدمَعthe tears المِدراراfreely flowing
واسقِ الرسومَ المّدمَع المِدرارا
Halt by the dwellings and greet them as dwellings;
And water the traces with streaming tears.
كانتused to تَحِلُّdwell بهاthere النَّوارُal-Nawar وزينبٌand Zaynab
كانت تَحِلُّ بها النَّوارُ وزينبٌ
فرعىso may He protect إلهيmy God زَينباًZaynab ونَواراand Nawar
فرعى إلهي زَينباً ونَوارا
Al-Nawar and Zaynab once dwelt there;
So may my God protect Zaynab and Nawar.
قلtell للّذيto the one who عادىopposed وصيَّthe legatee of محمدٍMuhammad
قل للّذي عادى وصيَّ محمدٍ
وأبانَand made clear ليto me عنthrough لفظِهhis speech إنكاراdenial
وأبانَ لي عن لفظِه إنكارا
Tell the one who opposed Muhammad's legatee
And made his denial plain to me through his speech:
منwho عندَهwith him علمُknowledge of الكتابِthe Book وحكمُهand its judgment
من عندَه علمُ الكتابِ وحكمُه
منwho شاهدٍa witness يتلوهfollows him منهfrom him نِذاراwarning
من شاهدٍ يتلوه منه نِذارا
Who possesses knowledge of the Book and its judgment?
Who is a witness from him, following him in warning?
علمُknowledge of البَلاياafflictions والمناياand deaths عندَهwith him
علمُ البَلايا والمنايا عندَه
فصلُdecisiveness of الخطابِspeech نَمىreached إليهto him وصاراand became his
فصلُ الخطابِ نَمى إليه وصارا
He holds knowledge of afflictions and deaths;
Decisive speech reached him and became his.
ولهand he has ببدرat Badr وقعةٌa battle مشهودةٌwitnessed
وله ببدر وقعةٌ مشهودةٌ
كانتwas علىupon أهلthe people of الشقاءِwretchedness دَماراdestruction
كانت على أهل الشقاءِ دَمارا
And his was a witnessed battle at Badr;
It was destruction for the wretched.
فأذاقso he made taste شيبةَShaybah والوليدَand al-Walid منيّةًdeath
فأذاق شيبةَ والوليدَ منيّةً
إذwhen صبّحاهthe two attacked him at dawn جَحفلاًa mighty host جَرَّاراvast
إذ صبّحاه جَحفلاً جَرَّارا
So he made Shaybah and al-Walid taste death,
When the two attacked him at dawn with a mighty, vast host.
وأذاقَand he made taste عُتبةَUtbah مثلَهاthe same as it أهوىhe swung down لهاfor it
وأذاقَ عُتبةَ مثلَها أهوى لها
عضباًa sharp sword صَقيلاًpolished مُرهفاًkeen-edged بتَّاراcleaving
عضباً صَقيلاً مُرهفاً بتَّارا
And made Utbah taste the same; for it he swung down
A sharp sword, polished, keen-edged and cleaving.
ولهand he has بَلاءvalor يومthe day of أُحْدٍUhud صالحٍworthy
وله بَلاء يوم أُحْدٍ صالحٍ
والمشرفيّةُand Mashrafi swords تأخذُstrike الأدباراthe backs
والمشرفيّةُ تأخذُ الأدبارا
And his was worthy valor on the day of Uhud,
While Mashrafi swords struck at retreating backs.
إذwhen جاءَcame جبريلٌGabriel فنادىthen called out معلناًopenly
إذ جاءَ جبريلٌ فنادى معلناً
فيamong المسلمينthe Muslims وأسمعَand made hear الأبراراthe righteous
في المسلمين وأسمعَ الأبرارا
When Gabriel came and called out openly
Among the Muslims, making the righteous hear:
لاno سيفَsword إلاّexcept ذوDhu (possessor of) الفقارِal-Fiqar ولاand no فَتىًyoung hero
لا سيفَ إلاّ ذو الفقارِ ولا فَتىً
إلاّexcept عليّAli إنif عَدَدْتyou count فَخاراglory
إلاّ عليّ إن عَدَدْت فَخارا
There is no sword but Dhu al-Fiqar, and no young hero
But Ali, if you count deeds of glory.
مَنwho خاصِفٌa mender of نعلَthe sandal of النبيِّthe Prophet محمدٍMuhammad
مَن خاصِفٌ نعلَ النبيِّ محمدٍ
أرضىpleased الإلهَGod بفعِلهby his deed الغفَّاراthe All-Forgiving
أرضى الإلهَ بفعِله الغفَّارا
Who, mending the Prophet Muhammad's sandal,
Pleased God, the All-Forgiving, by his deed?
فيقولso he says فيهabout him معلناًopenly خيرُthe best of الورىhumankind
فيقول فيه معلناً خيرُ الورى
جهراًaloud وماand not ناجىconfided بهabout it إسراراin secret
جهراً وما ناجى به إسرارا
So the best of humankind declares concerning him,
Aloud, not confiding it in secret:
هذاthis وصيّيmy legatee فيكمُamong you وخليفتيand my successor
هذا وصيّي فيكمُ وخليفتي
لاdo not تَجهلوهfail to recognize him فترجعواand thus return كفاراas unbelievers
لا تَجهلوه فترجعوا كفارا
This is my legatee among you and my successor.
Do not fail to recognize him, lest you return as unbelievers.
ولهand for him بيومon the day of الدَّوْحِthe great trees أعظمُthe greatest خطبةٍsermon
وله بيوم الدَّوْحِ أعظمُ خطبةٍ
أدّىdelivered بهاthrough it وحيَthe revelation of الإلهِGod جِهاراopenly
أدّى بها وحيَ الإلهِ جِهارا
And for him, on the day of the great trees, came the greatest sermon;
Through it he delivered God's revelation openly.
ولهand he has صراطُthe path of اللهGod دونapart from عبادِهِHis servants
وله صراطُ الله دون عبادِهِ
مَنْwhoever يَهدهhe guides him يُرْزَقْis granted تُقىًpiety ووَقاراand dignity
مَنْ يَهده يُرْزَقْ تُقىً ووَقارا
And his is God's path, apart from His other servants;
Whoever he guides is granted piety and dignity.
فيin الكتْبِthe scriptures مَسطورrecorded مجلَّىmade manifest باسمِهby his name
في الكتْبِ مَسطور مجلَّى باسمِه
وبنعتِهand by his description فاسألso ask بهabout him الأخباراthe accounts
وبنعتِه فاسأل به الأخبارا
In the scriptures he is recorded, made manifest by his name
And by his description; so consult the accounts about him.
مَنwho كانwas ذاhaving جارٍa neighbor لهto him فيin مسجدٍa mosque
مَن كان ذا جارٍ له في مسجدٍ
منwho نالَgained منهfrom him قرابةًkinship وجِواراand neighborly closeness
من نالَ منه قرابةً وجِوارا
Who had him as a neighbor in a mosque?
Who attained kinship and nearness to him?
واللهand God أدخلهadmitted him وأخرجَand sent out قومَهُhis people
والله أدخله وأخرجَ قومَهُ
واختارهand chose him دونَover البريةcreation جاراas a neighbor
واختاره دونَ البرية جارا
And God admitted him and sent his people out,
And chose him, over all creation, as a neighbor.
منwho كانwas جبريلٌGabriel يَقومُstanding يمينهto his right
من كان جبريلٌ يَقومُ يمينه
فيهاin it وميكالٌand Michael يقومstands يَسارَاto the left
فيها وميكالٌ يقوم يَسارَا
Who had Gabriel standing at his right,
There, with Michael standing at his left?
مَنwho كانwas يَنصرهsupporting him ملائكةُthe angels of السماheaven
مَن كان يَنصره ملائكةُ السما
يأتونهthey come to him مَدَداًas reinforcements لهfor him أنصاراas helpers
يأتونه مَدَداً له أنصارا
Who had the angels of heaven supporting him,
Coming to him as reinforcements, his helpers?
مَنwho كانhad وحَّدaffirmed God's oneness قبلَbefore كلّevery موحِّدٍmonotheist
مَن كان وحَّد قبلَ كلّ موحِّدٍ
يدعوcalling upon الإلهَGod الواحدَthe One القهّاراthe All-Subduing
يدعو الإلهَ الواحدَ القهّارا
Who affirmed God's oneness before every other monotheist,
Calling upon God, the One, the All-Subduing?
مَنwho كانhad صلّىprayed toward القبلتينthe two qiblas وقومُهand his people
مَن كان صلّى القبلتين وقومُه
مثلُlike النواهقِbraying asses تحملُcarrying الأسفاراbooks
مثلُ النواهقِ تحملُ الأسفارا
Who prayed toward both qiblas, while his people
Were like braying asses carrying books?
مَنwho كانwas فيin القرآنthe Qur'an سُمِّيَcalled مؤمناًa believer
مَن كان في القرآن سُمِّيَ مؤمناً
فيin عشرِten آياتverses جُعِلنَwere made خِياراchoice ones
في عشرِ آيات جُعِلنَ خِيارا
Who was called a believer in the Qur'an,
In ten verses set apart as the choicest?
مَنwho قالsaid للماءِto the water افجريgush forth فتفجّرتso it gushed forth
مَن قال للماءِ افجري فتفجّرت
ماnot كلّفتْit burdened كفّاًa hand لهof his مِحفاراa digging tool
ما كلّفتْ كفّاً له مِحفارا
Who said to the water, 'Gush forth!' and it gushed forth,
Without burdening his hand with a digging tool,
حتىuntil تروَّىdrank its fill جندُهhis army فيin مائِهاits water
حتى تروَّى جندُه في مائِها
لماwhen جرىflowed فوقover الحَضيضِthe low ground وفاراand surged
لما جرى فوق الحَضيضِ وفارا
Until his army drank its fill of its waters,
As it flowed over the low ground and surged?
وبكَربَلاand at Karbala آثارٌsigns أُخرىother قَبلهاbefore it
وبكَربَلا آثارٌ أُخرى قَبلها
أحياrevived بهاthrough them الأنعامَlivestock والأشجاراand trees
أحيا بها الأنعامَ والأشجارا
And at Karbala there were other signs before it;
Through them he revived livestock and trees.
وأتاهand came to him راهبُهاits monk وأسلمَand embraced Islam طائعاًwillingly
وأتاه راهبُها وأسلمَ طائعاً
معهwith him وأَثنىand praised الفارسَthe horseman المغواراthe intrepid
معه وأَثنى الفارسَ المغوارا
And its monk came to him and willingly embraced Islam,
In his company, and praised the intrepid horseman.
أمor مِنwhom عليهfor him الشمسthe sun كَرَّتreturned بعدماafter
أم مِن عليه الشمس كَرَّت بعدما
غَربتset وألبسهاand clothed it الظلامُdarkness شِعاراa garment
غَربت وألبسها الظلامُ شِعارا
Or for whom did the sun return after
It had set and darkness had clothed it in a garment,
حتىuntil تُلاقيit meets العصرَthe afternoon فيat أوقاتِهاits appointed times
حتى تُلاقي العصرَ في أوقاتِها
واللهُand God آثرَهُfavored him بهاwith it إيثاراspecially
واللهُ آثرَهُ بها إيثارا
Until it met the afternoon at its appointed times?
And God bestowed this special favor upon him.
ثَمّتْthen توارتْit vanished بالحجابbehind the veil حثيثةًswiftly
ثَمّتْ توارتْ بالحجاب حثيثةً
جعلَappointed الإلهُGod لِسيرِهاfor its course مِقداراa measure
جعلَ الإلهُ لِسيرِها مِقدارا
Then it swiftly vanished behind the veil;
God set a measure for its course.
مَنwho كانhad آذنَannounced منهمamong them ببراءةٍof disavowal
مَن كان آذنَ منهم ببراءةٍ
فيamong المشركينthe polytheists فأنذرَso warned الكفّاراthe unbelievers
في المشركين فأنذرَ الكفّارا
Who among them proclaimed disavowal
Among the polytheists, warning the unbelievers:
منكمfrom you برئناwe have renounced أجمعينall فأشهراًso for months
منكم برئنا أجمعين فأشهراً
فيthrough الأرضِthe earth سِيرواtravel كُلُّكمall of you فُرَّاراas fugitives
في الأرضِ سِيروا كُلُّكم فُرَّارا
'We disavow you all; so for months
Travel the earth, all of you, as fugitives.'
وابتاعand bought منfrom جبريلGabriel حبّاًgrain قدalready زكىflourished
وابتاع من جبريل حبّاً قد زكى
فيin جَنّةٍa garden لمnot تُحرمbe deprived of الأنهاراrivers
في جَنّةٍ لم تُحرم الأنهارا
And he bought from Gabriel grain that had flourished
In a garden not deprived of rivers.
جبريلُGabriel بايَعهsold to him وأحمدand Ahmad ضيفَهُhis guest
جبريلُ بايَعه وأحمد ضيفَهُ
خيرُthe best of الأنامِhumankind مَرْكباًin origin ونِجاراand lineage
خيرُ الأنامِ مَرْكباً ونِجارا
Gabriel sold to him, while Ahmad was his guest,
The best of humankind in origin and lineage.