لا'O God' (first fragment) همّ'O God' (second fragment) إِنَindeed الحارِثَal-Harith بِنَson of صَمَّهSimmah
لا همّ إِنَ الحارِثَ بِنَ صَمَّه
أَهلُa man of وَفاءٍfidelity صادِقٍtrue وَذِمّهand pledged duty
أَهلُ وَفاءٍ صادِقٍ وَذِمّه
O God, indeed al-Harith son of Simmah
Worry not, for Al-Harith bin Sammah
Have no fear, for Al-Harith bin Sammah
is a man of true fidelity and pledged duty.
Is of loyal and true kin, so defame him not
Is a man of true loyalty and sacred covenant.
أَقبَلhe came فيinto مَهامَةٍa wilderness مُهِمَّهdaunting
أَقبَل في مَهامَةٍ مُهِمَّه
فيin لَيلَةٍa night لَيلاءَdark مُدلَهِمَّهpitch-black
في لَيلَةٍ لَيلاءَ مُدلَهِمَّه
He came into a daunting wilderness,
He came at an important time
He advanced upon a momentous mission
on a dark, pitch-black night,
On a dark and gloomy night
In a night intensely dark and pitch-black,
بَينَamid رِماحٍspears وَسُيوفٍand swords جَمَّهmany
بَينَ رِماحٍ وَسُيوفٍ جَمَّه
يَسوقُhe leads onward بِالنَبِيِّwith the Prophet هاديguide of الأُمَّةthe community
يَسوقُ بِالنَبِيِّ هادي الأُمَّة
amid spears and many swords,
Among a throng of spears and swords
Amidst spears and swords in abundance,
leading the Prophet, the guide of the community,
Led by the Prophet, guide of the nation
Escorting the Prophet, the Guide of the Nation,
يَلتَمِسُhe seeks الجَنَّةَParadise
يَلتَمِسُ الجَنَّةَ
فيهاin it ثَمَّهthere
فيها ثَمَّه
seeking Paradise
Seeking Paradise
Seeking Paradise
there, in that place.
In which to settle
To be found right there within it.