لَقَد كانَ ذا جَدٍّ وَجَدَّ بِكُفرِهِ

لَقَد كانَ ذا جَدٍّ وَجَدَّ بِكُفرِهِ

فَقيدٌ إِلَينا في المَجامِعِ يَعتَلِ

فَقيدٌ إِلَينا في المَجامِعِ يَعتَلِ

Indeed, he was a man of fortune, and strove earnestly in his unbelief.

He was determined in his disbelief, and persisted in it,

He was a man of determination, and he strove hard in his disbelief,

Lost to us, he rose high in assemblies.

A captive brought to us in assemblies, raving.

Advancing upon us in the gatherings, bearing himself with arrogance;

فَقَلَّدتُهُ بِالسَيفِ ضَربَةَ مَحفظٍ

فَقَلَّدتُهُ بِالسَيفِ ضَربَةَ مَحفظٍ

فَسارَ إِلى قَعرِ الجَحيمِ يُكبَّلِ

فَسارَ إِلى قَعرِ الجَحيمِ يُكبَّلِ

So with the sword I hung an enraged man’s blow about his neck.

I struck him with the sword, a single decisive blow,

So I adorned his neck with the sword—the blow of a zealous defender,

So he went to the depths of Hell, bound in fetters.

And he descended to the lowest depth of hell in chains.

And he journeyed to the abyss of Hell, bound in fetters.

فَذاكَ مَآبُ الكافِرينَ وَمِن يُطِع

فَذاكَ مَآبُ الكافِرينَ وَمِن يُطِع

لِأَمرِ إِلَهِ الخَلقِ في الخُلدِ يَنزِلِ

لِأَمرِ إِلَهِ الخَلقِ في الخُلدِ يَنزِلِ

Such is the destination of unbelievers; and whoever obeys

Such is the fate of the unbelievers, but he who obeys

For that is the final return of the disbelievers, while he who obeys

The command of the God of creation shall dwell in eternity.

The command of God, Lord of all creatures, dwells in paradise forever.

The command of the God of Creation shall dwell in the Garden of Eternity.