لَقَدindeed قامَhe rose لِلدينِfor the faith الحَنيفيِّupright and monotheistic بَعدَafter ماthat (clause-linking particle)
لَقَد قامَ لِلدينِ الحَنيفيِّ بَعدَ ما
تَقاعَدَheld back حَدٌّan edge مِنof حُسامٍa keen sword وَقائِمُand a hilt
تَقاعَدَ حَدٌّ مِن حُسامٍ وَقائِمُ
Indeed, he rose for the pure monotheistic faith, after
He has indeed risen for the upright faith, after
the edge and hilt of a keen sword had held back.
a keen sword's edge and hilt had held back.
فَقُلso say لِلعِداto the foes إِنif كانَwas فيهِمamong them بَقِيَّةٌa remnant
فَقُل لِلعِدا إِن كانَ فيهِم بَقِيَّةٌ
أَلاbehold هَكَذاthus فيin the cause of اللَهِGod تَمضيadvance العَزائِمُfirm resolves
أَلا هَكَذا في اللَهِ تَمضي العَزائِمُ
Tell the enemies, if any remnant remains among them:
So tell the foes, if any of them remain:
Behold—thus do firm resolves advance in God’s cause.
Behold, thus do firm resolves advance in God's cause!
أَلاbehold فيin سَبيلِthe path of اللَهِGod مَوقِفُكَyour stand الَّذيwhich اِسfirst part of 'were separated'
أَلا في سَبيلِ اللَهِ مَوقِفُكَ الَّذي اِس
تَمازَتcompletion of 'were separated' مِنَfrom الأَجسادِthe bodies فيهِin it الجَماجِمُthe skulls
تَمازَت مِنَ الأَجسادِ فيهِ الجَماجِمُ
Behold your stand in God’s path, in which—
Behold, in God's cause was your stand, where
the skulls were severed from the bodies.
skulls were severed from bodies.
إِذاif نَحنُwe قُلناwe said كُنتَyou were ضِراغامَa lion يَومِهِits day
إِذا نَحنُ قُلنا كُنتَ ضِراغامَ يَومِهِ
فَذَلِكَthen that ماwhat لاnot تَدَّعيهِclaim it الضَراغِمُthe lions
فَذَلِكَ ما لا تَدَّعيهِ الضَراغِمُ
When we say, “You were the lion of that day,”
If we say, "You were the lion of that day,"
that is a claim even lions do not make.
then that is something even lions cannot claim.
فَمَنso who يَدَّعيclaims أَنَّthat الحَياthe rain كُفءُa match for كَفِّهِhis palm
فَمَن يَدَّعي أَنَّ الحَيا كُفءُ كَفِّهِ
وَقَدand already غَرِقَتhave drowned فيهِin him البِحارُthe seas الخَضارِمُvast and deep
وَقَد غَرِقَت فيهِ البِحارُ الخَضارِمُ
Who, then, can claim the life-giving rain is a match for his hand,
Who, then, claims that rain is a match for his palm,
when the boundless seas have drowned within it?
when the vast seas have already drowned in him?
تُطَوِّقُناit collars us جوداًwith generosity وَنَرعىand we feed ثِمارَهاits fruits
تُطَوِّقُنا جوداً وَنَرعى ثِمارَها
وَنَسجَعُand we coo مِنout of حَمدٍpraise فَنَحنُso we الحَمائِمُthe doves
وَنَسجَعُ مِن حَمدٍ فَنَحنُ الحَمائِمُ
That hand encircles us with bounty; we feed upon its fruits,
His hand collars us with bounty, and we feed on its fruits,
and coo in praise—for we are the doves.
and we coo in praise; thus we are the doves.
