عَرَفتُ وَمَن يَعتَدِل يَعرِفِ

عَرَفتُ وَمَن يَعتَدِل يَعرِفِ

وَأَيقَنتُ حَقّاً فَلَم أَصدِفِ

وَأَيقَنتُ حَقّاً فَلَم أَصدِفِ

I have understood, and whoever is upright understands.

I have known—and he who is just will know—

And I became truly certain, so I did not turn away

And I have become certain of the truth, so I did not turn away,

عَنِ الحِكَمِ الصِدق آياتها

عَنِ الحِكَمِ الصِدق آياتها

مِنَ اللَهِ ذي الرَأفَةِ الأَرأَفِ

مِنَ اللَهِ ذي الرَأفَةِ الأَرأَفِ

from wise teachings whose verses are truth,

From wisdoms whose signs are truthful,

from God, possessor of compassion, the most compassionate.

From God, Possessor of Compassion, the Most Compassionate.

رَسائِلُ تُدرَسُ في المُؤمِنينَ

رَسائِلُ تُدرَسُ في المُؤمِنينَ

بِهِنَّ اصطَفى أَحمَدُ المُصطفى

بِهِنَّ اصطَفى أَحمَدُ المُصطفى

Messages studied among the believers—

Messages recited and studied among the believers,

through them He chose Ahmad, the chosen one.

Through which He chose Ahmed, the Chosen One.

فَأَصبَحَ أَحمَدُ فينا عَزيزاً

فَأَصبَحَ أَحمَدُ فينا عَزيزاً

عَزيز المَقامَةِ وَالموقِفِ

عَزيز المَقامَةِ وَالموقِفِ

So Ahmad became honored among us,

So Ahmed became mighty and cherished among us,

honored in rank and standing.

Mighty in station and in standing.

فَيا أَيُّها الموعِدوهُ سَفاهاً

فَيا أَيُّها الموعِدوهُ سَفاهاً

وَلَم يَأتِ جَوراً وَلَم يَعنِفِ

وَلَم يَأتِ جَوراً وَلَم يَعنِفِ

So, O you who foolishly threaten him,

O you who threaten him with foolishness,

though he committed no injustice and showed no harshness—

While he committed no tyranny nor acted with violence,

أَلَستُم تَخافونَ أَمرَ العَذابِ

أَلَستُم تَخافونَ أَمرَ العَذابِ

وَما آمَنَ اللَهَ كَالأَخوَفِ

وَما آمَنَ اللَهَ كَالأَخوَفِ

do you not fear the prospect of punishment?

Do you not fear the decree of punishment?

And none has believed in God like the one who fears Him most.

For none is secure with God like the one who fears Him most.

وَإِن تَصرَعوا تَحتَ أَسيافِنا

وَإِن تَصرَعوا تَحتَ أَسيافِنا

كَمصرَعِ كَعبٍ أَبي الأِشرَفِ

كَمصرَعِ كَعبٍ أَبي الأِشرَفِ

And if you are struck down beneath our swords,

And if you are struck down beneath our swords,

like the fall of Ka'b, Abu al-Ashraf,

Like the felling of Ka'b, father of Al-Ashraf,

غَداةَ تَراءى لِطُغيانِهِ

غَداةَ تَراءى لِطُغيانِهِ

وَأَعرَض كَالجَمَلِ الأَجنَفِ

وَأَعرَض كَالجَمَلِ الأَجنَفِ

on the morning he showed himself in his defiance

The morning he appeared in his tyranny,

and turned away like a crooked camel—

And turned away arrogantly like a camel inclined to one side.

فَأُنزِلَ جِبريلَ في قَتلِهِ

فَأُنزِلَ جِبريلَ في قَتلِهِ

بِوَحيٍ إِلى عَبدِهِ المُلطِفِ

بِوَحيٍ إِلى عَبدِهِ المُلطِفِ

then Gabriel was sent down concerning his killing,

So Gabriel was sent down regarding his slaying,

with revelation to His gracious servant.

With a revelation to His gentle servant.

فَدَسّ الرَسولُ رَسولاً لَهُ

فَدَسّ الرَسولُ رَسولاً لَهُ

بِأَبيَضَ ذي ظبَّةً مُرهَفِ

بِأَبيَضَ ذي ظبَّةً مُرهَفِ

So the Messenger secretly sent an emissary to him,

Then the Messenger sent a messenger to him,

with a bright sword bearing a finely honed edge.

With a shining blade possessing a honed edge.

فَباتَت عُيونٌ لَهُ مَعوِلاتٌ

فَباتَت عُيونٌ لَهُ مَعوِلاتٌ

مَتى يُنعُ كَعبٌ لَها تَذرِفِ

مَتى يُنعُ كَعبٌ لَها تَذرِفِ

So eyes spent the night wailing for him;

So eyes spent the night wailing for him;

whenever news of Ka'b's death reached them, they shed tears.

Whenever Ka'b is mourned, they shed tears.

فَقالوا لِأَحمَدَ ذَرنا قَليلاً

فَقالوا لِأَحمَدَ ذَرنا قَليلاً

فَإِنّا مِنَ النَوحِ لَم نَشتَفِ

فَإِنّا مِنَ النَوحِ لَم نَشتَفِ

So they said to Ahmad, "Leave us a little while,

They said to Ahmed, "Leave us be for a little while,"

for we have not yet found relief in lamentation."

"For we have not yet healed ourselves of wailing."

فَأَجلاهُمُ ثُمَّ قالَ اِظعِنوا

فَأَجلاهُمُ ثُمَّ قالَ اِظعِنوا

فُتوحاً عَلى رَغمَةِ الآنِفِ

فُتوحاً عَلى رَغمَةِ الآنِفِ

So he expelled them, then said, "Depart!"

So he exiled them, then said, "Depart,"

Conquests, despite the haughty one's displeasure.

A manifest victory, in defiance of the disdainful.

وَأَجلى النَضيرَ إِلى غُربَةٍ

وَأَجلى النَضيرَ إِلى غُربَةٍ

وَكانوا بِدارَةٍ ذي زُخرفِ

وَكانوا بِدارَةٍ ذي زُخرفِ

And he drove al-Nadir into exile,

And he exiled the Nadir to a land of estrangement,

and they had dwelt in an ornate abode.

Though they had dwelt in an abode of luxury,

إِلى أَذرعاتٍ ردافاً هُمُ

إِلى أَذرعاتٍ ردافاً هُمُ

عَلى كُلِّ ذي دُبُرٍ أَعجَفِ

عَلى كُلِّ ذي دُبُرٍ أَعجَفِ

To Adhri'at, they rode pillion,

To Adhri'at, riding pillion behind one another,

on every gaunt beast with a sore back.

Upon every sore-backed, emaciated beast.