لِلّهِto God دَرُّexcellence الشُراةِthe Shurāt إِنَّهُمُindeed they
لِلّهِ دَرُّ الشُراةِ إِنَّهُمُ
إِذاwhen الكَرىslumber مالَmade droop بِالطُلىthe necks أَرِقواthey stayed awake
إِذا الكَرى مالَ بِالطُلى أَرِقوا
God bless the Shurāt! Indeed, they
For God's sake the young men are precious
stay awake when slumber makes necks droop.
When fate leans with adversity they stay up
يُرَجِّعونَthey repeat الحَنينَplaintive moaning آوِنَةًat intervals
يُرَجِّعونَ الحَنينَ آوِنَةً
وَإِنand if عَلىrises (reading علا) ساعَةًfor a while بِهِمwithin them شَهَقواthey sob
وَإِن عَلى ساعَةً بِهِم شَهَقوا
They repeat their plaintive moaning at intervals;
They bring back yearning for an instant
and if it swells within them awhile, they sob.
And if for an hour with them you collapse
خَوفاًout of fear تَبينُappear القُلوبُthe hearts واجِفَةًtrembling
خَوفاً تَبينُ القُلوبُ واجِفَةً
تَكادُalmost عَنهاto reveal them الصُدورُthe breasts تَنفَلِقُsplit open
تَكادُ عَنها الصُدورُ تَنفَلِقُ
Their hearts visibly tremble with fear;
Fearfully the hearts are seen shuddering
their breasts almost split open to lay them bare.
Almost from them the chests rupture
كَيفَhow أُرَجّيI hope for الحَياةَlife بَعدَهُمafter them
كَيفَ أُرَجّي الحَياةَ بَعدَهُم
وَقَدand already مَضىpassed on مُؤنِسيَّmy companions فَاِنطَلَقواthen they departed
وَقَد مَضى مُؤنِسيَّ فَاِنطَلَقوا
How can I hope for life after them,
How do I expect life after them
when my companions have passed on and departed?
When my companions have gone and departed
قَومٌmen شِحاحٌjealously protective عَلىof اِعتِقادِهِمُtheir faith
قَومٌ شِحاحٌ عَلى اِعتِقادِهِمُ
بِالفَوزِof deliverance مَمّاfrom what يُخافُis feared قَدindeed وَثِقواthey are certain
بِالفَوزِ مَمّا يُخافُ قَد وَثِقوا
Men who jealously guard their faith,
A people stingy upon their belief
certain of deliverance from what is feared.
With triumph from what is feared they have trusted
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