يَاO سَـائِلِيyou who ask me أَيْنَwhere حَـلَّsettled الجُـودُbounty وَالكَـرَمُand generosity
يَا سَـائِلِي أَيْنَ حَـلَّ الجُـودُ وَالكَـرَمُ
عِنْـدِيwith me بَـيَـانٌan explanation إذَاwhen طُـلاَّبُـهُits seekers قَـدِمُـواarrive
عِنْـدِي بَـيَـانٌ إذَا طُـلاَّبُـهُ قَـدِمُـوا
O you who ask me where bounty and generosity dwell,
O questioner, where are generosity and nobility?
I have an answer when those seeking it arrive.
I have an explanation, if you want it, come forward.
هَذَاthis man الذيthe one who تَعْـرِفُknows البَطْـحَاءُal-Batha وَطْـأَتَـهُhis tread
هَذَا الذي تَعْـرِفُ البَطْـحَاءُ وَطْـأَتَـهُ
وَالبَـيْـتُand the House يَعْـرِفُـهُknows him وَالحِـلُّand the unconsecrated land وَالحَـرَمُand the sanctuary
وَالبَـيْـتُ يَعْـرِفُـهُ وَالحِـلُّ وَالحَـرَمُ
This is he whose tread al-Batha knows,
This is the one known by al-Bat'ha and its roads,
and the House knows him, as do the unconsecrated land and the sanctuary.
The house knows him, and the sanctuary, and all places.
هَذَاthis man ابْنُthe son of خَيْرِthe best of عِبَادِthe servants of اللَهِGod كُلِّهِمُall of them
هَذَا ابْنُ خَيْرِ عِبَادِ اللَهِ كُلِّهِمُ
هَذَاthis man التَّقِيthe devoutُّ النَّقِيthe pureُّ الطَّاهِرُthe spotless العَلَمُthe beacon
هَذَا التَّقِيُّ النَّقِيُّ الطَّاهِرُ العَلَمُ
This is the son of the best of all God's servants;
This is the son of the best of God's servants altogether,
this is the devout, the pure, the spotless, the beacon.
This is the devout, the pure, the immaculate, the learned.
هَذَاthis man الذيthe one who أحْمَدُAhmad المُخْتَارُthe Chosen وَالِدُهُhis forefather
هَذَا الذي أحْمَدُ المُخْتَارُ وَالِدُهُ
صَلَّيmay bless عَلَیهِupon him إلَهِيmy God مَاas long as جَرَيruns القَلَمُthe pen
صَلَّي عَلَیهِ إلَهِي مَا جَرَي القَلَمُ
This is he whose forefather is Ahmad, the Chosen;
This is the one whose father is Ahmad the Chosen One
may my God bless him as long as the pen runs.
May my God send blessings upon him as long as the pen writes.
لَوْif يَعْلَمُknew الرُّكْنُthe corner مَنْwho قَدْindeed جَاءَhas come يَلْثِمُهُto kiss it
لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الرُّكْنُ مَنْ قَدْ جَاءَ يَلْثِمُهُ
لَخَرَّit would fall down يَلْثِمُto kiss مِنْهُof him مَاwhat وَطَيtrod upon القَدَمُthe foot
لَخَرَّ يَلْثِمُ مِنْهُ مَا وَطَي القَدَمُ
If the corner knew who had come to kiss it,
If the Corner had known who was coming to kiss it
it would fall down to kiss what his foot had trodden.
It would have come kissing wherever his feet stepped.
هَذَاthis man علیAli رَسُولُthe Messenger of اللَهِGod وَالِدُهُhis forefather
هَذَا علی رَسُولُ اللَهِ وَالِدُهُ
أَمْسَتْcame to be بِنُورِby the light of هُدَاهُhis guidance تَهْتَدِيfind guidance الاُمَمُthe nations
أَمْسَتْ بِنُورِ هُدَاهُ تَهْتَدِي الاُمَمُ
This is Ali, whose forefather is the Messenger of God;
This is the son of the Messenger of God, his father,
by the light of his guidance, the nations came to find their way.
By the light of his guidance the nations find their way.
هَذَاthis man الَّذِيthe one who عَمُّهُhis uncle الطَّيَّارُthe Flying One جَعْفَرٌJa'far
هَذَا الَّذِي عَمُّهُ الطَّيَّارُ جَعْفَرٌ
وَالمَقْتُولُand the slain حَمْزَةُHamza لَيْثٌa lion حُبُّهُlove of him قَسَمُan oath
وَالمَقْتُولُ حَمْزَةُ لَيْثٌ حُبُّهُ قَسَمُ
This is he whose uncle is Ja'far, the Flying One,
This is the one whose uncle is the Pure Ja‘far
and the slain Hamza, a lion—love of him is an oath.
And Hamzah the slain lion, he who shared his love.
هَذَاthis man ابْنُthe son of سَيِّدَةِthe mistress of النِّسْوَانِwomen فَاطِمَةٍFatima
هَذَا ابْنُ سَيِّدَةِ النِّسْوَانِ فَاطِمَةٍ
وَابْنُand the son of الوَصِيِّthe designated successor الَّذِيwho فيin سَيْفِهِhis sword نِقَمُacts of vengeance
وَابْنُ الوَصِيِّ الَّذِي في سَيْفِهِ نِقَمُ
This is the son of Fatima, mistress of women,
This is the son of the Mistress of the Women, Fatima,
and the son of the designated successor, in whose sword is vengeance.
And the son of the Successor, in whose sword lies vengeance.
إذَاwhen رَأتْهُsees him قُرَيْشٌQuraysh قَالَsays قَائِلُهَاits spokesman
إذَا رَأتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ قَالَ قَائِلُهَا
إلَیto مَكَارِمِthe noble deeds of هَذَاthis man يَنْتَهِيreaches its limit الكَرَمُgenerosity
إلَی مَكَارِمِ هَذَا يَنْتَهِي الكَرَمُ
When Quraysh sees him, its spokesman says:
When the Quraysh see him, one of them says:
Generosity reaches its utmost in this man's noble deeds.
Nobility ends with this man and generosity.
يَكَادُalmost يُمْسِكُهُgrasps him عِرْفَانَin recognition of راحتهhis palm
يَكَادُ يُمْسِكُهُ عِرْفَانَ راحته
رُكْنُthe corner of الحَطِيمِthe Hatim إذَاwhen مَاever جَاءَhe comes يَسْتَلِمُto touch
رُكْنُ الحَطِيمِ إذَا مَا جَاءَ يَسْتَلِمُ
Recognizing his palm, it almost grasps him—
He almost holds back from touching the Corner,
the corner of the Hatim—when he comes to touch it.
The Corner of the Hajar, when he comes to take it.
وَلَيْسَand is not قُولُكَyour saying: مَنْwho هَذَاthis man؟ بِضَائِرِهِharmful to him
وَلَيْسَ قُولُكَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ بِضَائِرِهِ
العُرْبُthe Arabs تَعْرِفُknow مَنْwhom أنْكَرْتَyou disowned وَالعَجَمُand the non-Arabs
العُرْبُ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ أنْكَرْتَ وَالعَجَمُ
And your saying, "Who is this?" does him no harm;
It is no insult when you say "Who is this?"
the Arabs know the man you disown, and so do the non-Arabs.
The Arabs know who you deny, and the non-Arabs too.
يُنْمَيis traced in descent إلَیto ذَرْوَةِthe summit of العِزِّglory الَّتِيwhich قَصُرَتْfell short
يُنْمَي إلَی ذَرْوَةِ العِزِّ الَّتِي قَصُرَتْ
عَنْof نَيْلِهَاattaining it عَرَبُthe Arabs of الإسْلاَمِIslam وَالعَجَمُand the non-Arabs
عَنْ نَيْلِهَا عَرَبُ الإسْلاَمِ وَالعَجَمُ
His descent is traced to a summit of glory that
He reaches the pinnacle of glory which falls short
the Arabs of Islam and the non-Arabs have failed to attain.
For the Arabs of Islam and the non-Arabs to attain.
يُغْضِيhe lowers his gaze حَيَاءًfrom modesty وَيُغْضَيand gazes are lowered مِنْfrom مَهَابَتِهِawe of him
يُغْضِي حَيَاءً وَيُغْضَي مِنْ مَهَابَتِهِ
فَمَاso not يُكَلَّمُhe is addressed إلاَّexcept حِينَwhen يَبْتَسِمُhe smiles
فَمَا يُكَلَّمُ إلاَّ حِينَ يَبْتَسِمُ
He lowers his gaze in modesty; others lower theirs in awe of him,
He is shy and in awe, so he barely speaks
so he is addressed only when he smiles.
Except when he smiles.
يَنْجَابُrecedes نُورُthe light of الدُّجَيthe dark night عَنْbefore نُورِthe light of غُرِّتِهِhis brow
يَنْجَابُ نُورُ الدُّجَي عَنْ نُورِ غُرِّتِهِ
كَالشَّمْسِlike the sun يَنْجَابُrecedes عَنْbefore إشْرَاقِهَاits radiance الظُّلَمُdarkness
كَالشَّمْسِ يَنْجَابُ عَنْ إشْرَاقِهَا الظُّلَمُ
The light of the dark night recedes before the light of his brow,
The light of his cheeks outshines the light of his grin
as with the sun, darkness recedes before its radiance.
As the sun outshines the darkness when it rises.
بِكَفِّهِin his palm خَيْزُرَانٌa bamboo cane رِيحُهُits scent عَبِقٌfragrant
بِكَفِّهِ خَيْزُرَانٌ رِيحُهُ عَبِقٌ
مِنْfrom كَفِّthe hand of أَرْوَعَa majestic man فِيin عِرْنِينِهِhis nose شَمَمُa high bridge
مِنْ كَفِّ أَرْوَعَ فِي عِرْنِينِهِ شَمَمُ
In his palm is a bamboo cane, fragrant in scent
In his palm is a fragrant basil, its scent still lingering
from the hand of a majestic man with a proudly aquiline nose.
On the palm of the most magnificent when it is smelled.
مَاnot قَالَhe said: لاَno قَطُّever، إلاَّexcept فِيin تَشَهُّدِهِhis profession of faith
مَا قَالَ: لاَ قَطُّ، إلاَّ فِي تَشَهُّدِهِ
لَوْلاَwere it not for التَّشَهُّدُthe profession of faith كَانَتْwould have been لاَؤهُhis 'no' نَعَمُyes
لَوْلاَ التَّشَهُّدُ كَانَتْ لاَؤهُ نَعَمُ
He never said "no," except in his profession of faith;
He never said no, except when sending blessings on the Prophet
without that profession, his "no" would have been "yes."
If not for the blessings, his yes would have been yes.
مُشتَقَّةٌderived مِنْfrom رَسُولِthe Messenger of اللَهِGod نَبْعَتُهُhis shoot
مُشتَقَّةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَهِ نَبْعَتُهُ
طَابَتْare noble عَنَاصِرُهُhis origins وَالخِيمُand disposition وَالشِّيَمُand character traits
طَابَتْ عَنَاصِرُهُ وَالخِيمُ وَالشِّيَمُ
His shoot springs from the Messenger of God;
His qualities are derived from the Messenger of God
noble are his origins, his nature, and his traits.
His traits and character are of the finest stock.
حَمَّالُbearer of أثْقَالِthe burdens of أَقْوَامٍpeoples إذَاwhen فُدِحُواthey are weighed down
حَمَّالُ أثْقَالِ أَقْوَامٍ إذَا فُدِحُوا
حُلْوُsweet in الشَّمَائِلِdisposition تَحْلُوis sweet عِنْدَهُwith him نَعَمُyes
حُلْوُ الشَّمَائِلِ تَحْلُو عِنْدَهُ نَعَمُ
He bears people's burdens when they are weighed down;
The bearer of the burdens of a people, when they weary
sweet in disposition, his "yes" is sweet.
Sweet of traits, beside him all traits are sweet.
إنْif قَالَhe speaks قَالَhe says بمِاwith what يَهْوَيdesire جَمِيعُهُمُall of them
إنْ قَالَ قَالَ بمِا يَهْوَي جَمِيعُهُمُ
وَإنْand if تَكَلَّمَhe speaks يَوْماًone day زَانَهُadorn him الكَلِمُthe words
وَإنْ تَكَلَّمَ يَوْماً زَانَهُ الكَلِمُ
If he speaks, he says what all of them desire;
If he speaks, he speaks what they all desire
and if he speaks one day, his words adorn him.
And if he talks one day, his words are adorned.
هَذَاthis man ابْنُthe son of فَاطِمَةٍFatima إنْif كُنْتَyou are جَاهِلَهُunaware of him
هَذَا ابْنُ فَاطِمَةٍ إنْ كُنْتَ جَاهِلَهُ
بِجَدِّهِthrough his grandfather أنبِيَاءُthe prophets of اللَهِGod قَدْindeed خُتِمُواwere brought to a close
بِجَدِّهِ أنبِيَاءُ اللَهِ قَدْ خُتِمُوا
This is the son of Fatima, if you do not know him;
This is the son of Fatimah, if you do not know him,
with his grandfather, the succession of God's prophets was sealed.
His grandfather ended the line of prophets.
اللهُGod فَضَّلَهُfavored him قِدْماًlong ago وَشَرَّفَهُand honored him
اللهُ فَضَّلَهُ قِدْماً وَشَرَّفَهُ
جَرَيran بِذَاكَwith that لَهُfor him فِيon لَوْحِهِHis tablet القَلَمُthe pen
جَرَي بِذَاكَ لَهُ فِي لَوْحِهِ القَلَمُ
God favored him long ago and honored him;
God favored him from the first and ennobled him
the Pen inscribed that for him upon His Tablet.
So it was decreed for him in the guarded tablet.
مَنْone who جَدُّهُhis grandfather دَانَbowed فَضْلُthe excellence of الآنْبِيَاءِthe prophets لَهُbefore him
مَنْ جَدُّهُ دَانَ فَضْلُ الآنْبِيَاءِ لَهُ
وَفَضْلُand the excellence of أُمَّتِهِhis community دَانَتْbowed لَهَاbefore it الاُمَمُthe nations
وَفَضْلُ أُمَّتِهِ دَانَتْ لَهَا الاُمَمُ
He is one before whose grandfather the prophets' excellence bowed,
One whose grandfather all the virtues of prophets ensue
and before whose community, for its excellence, the nations bowed.
And the virtues of his nation are subservient to him.
عَمَّencompassed البَرِيَّةَcreation بِالإحْسَانِwith kindness وَانْقَشَعَتْand receded
عَمَّ البَرِيَّةَ بِالإحْسَانِ وَانْقَشَعَتْ
عَنْهَاfrom it العِمَأيَةُblindness وَالإمْلاَقُand destitution وَالظُّلَمُand darkness
عَنْهَا العِمَأيَةُ وَالإمْلاَقُ وَالظُّلَمُ
He embraced creation with kindness, and there receded
He spread good throughout creation, and it was cleared
from it blindness, destitution, and darkness.
Of blindness, confusion, and darkness.
كِلْتَاboth يَدَيْهِhis hands غِيَاثٌsuccor عَمَّspread everywhere نَفْعُهُمَاthe benefit of both
كِلْتَا يَدَيْهِ غِيَاثٌ عَمَّ نَفْعُهُمَا
يُسْتَوْكَفَانِboth are asked to shower gifts وَلاَand not يَعْرُوهُمَاbefalls them both عَدَمُwant
يُسْتَوْكَفَانِ وَلاَ يَعْرُوهُمَا عَدَمُ
Both his hands are succor, their benefit reaching all;
His two hands are salvation, their benefit widespread
their showers are sought, and no want ever touches them.
Sought for aid, never afflicted by lack.
سَهْلُgentle in الخَلِيقَةِtemperament لاَnot تُخْشَيare feared بَوَادِرُهُhis outbursts
سَهْلُ الخَلِيقَةِ لاَ تُخْشَي بَوَادِرُهُ
يَزِينُهُadorn him خَصْلَتَانِtwo qualities: الحِلْمُforbearance وَالكَرَمُand generosity
يَزِينُهُ خَصْلَتَانِ: الحِلْمُ وَالكَرَمُ
Gentle in nature, his outbursts are not feared;
Easygoing, his first steps are not feared,
two qualities adorn him: forbearance and generosity.
Adorned by two traits: forbearance and generosity.
لاَnot يُخْلِفُhe breaks الوَعْدَthe promise مَيْمُوناًblessed نَقِيبَتُهُhis inner nature
لاَ يُخْلِفُ الوَعْدَ مَيْمُوناً نَقِيبَتُهُ
رَحْبُspacious of الفِنَاءِcourtyard أَرِيبٌdiscerning حِينَwhen يُعْتَرَمُhe is hard pressed
رَحْبُ الفِنَاءِ أَرِيبٌ حِينَ يُعْتَرَمُ
He never breaks a promise; his inner nature is blessed.
He does not break his solemn promise
His courtyard is spacious; he is discerning when hard pressed.
Capacious is he, even when pressured.
مِنْof مَعْشَرٍa people حُبُّهُمْlove of them دِينٌreligion وَبُغْضُهُمُand hatred of them
مِنْ مَعْشَرٍ حُبُّهُمْ دِينٌ وَبُغْضُهُمُ
كُفْرٌunbelief وَقُرْبُهُمُand nearness to them مَنْجيًa place of deliverance وَمُعْتَصَمُand a refuge
كُفْرٌ وَقُرْبُهُمُ مَنْجيً وَمُعْتَصَمُ
He is of a people: love of them is religion, and hatred of them
They are a people whose love is religion, and whose hate
is unbelief; nearness to them is deliverance and refuge.
Is blasphemy, and closeness to them brings salvation.
يُسْتَدْفَعُis warded off السُّوءُevil وَالبَلْوَيand affliction بِحُبِّهِمُthrough love of them
يُسْتَدْفَعُ السُّوءُ وَالبَلْوَي بِحُبِّهِمُ
وَيُسْتَزَادُand increase is sought بِهِthrough it الإحْسَانُkindness وَالنِّعَمُand blessings
وَيُسْتَزَادُ بِهِ الإحْسَانُ وَالنِّعَمُ
Through love of them, evil and affliction are warded off,
Evil and trials are dispelled by loving them
and through it, more kindness and blessings are sought.
And good and bounty increased by doing so.
مُقَدَّمٌgiven precedence بَعْدَafter ذِكْرِthe mention of اللَهِGod ذِكْرُهُمْtheir mention
مُقَدَّمٌ بَعْدَ ذِكْرِ اللَهِ ذِكْرُهُمْ
فِيin كُلِّevery فَرْضٍobligatory prayer وَمَخْتُومٌand sealed بِهِwith it الكَلِمُthe words
فِي كُلِّ فَرْضٍ وَمَخْتُومٌ بِهِ الكَلِمُ
Their mention takes precedence after the mention of God
They are first to be mentioned after God
in every obligatory prayer, and with it the words are sealed.
In every religious duty, and last to be named.
إنْif عُدَّare counted أهْلُthe people of التُّقَيpiety كَانُواthey are أئمَّتَهُمْtheir leaders
إنْ عُدَّ أهْلُ التُّقَي كَانُوا أئمَّتَهُمْ
أوْor قِيلَit is said: مَنْwho خَيْرُthe best of أَهْلِthe people of الارْضِthe earth قِيلَit is said: هُمُthey
أوْ قِيلَ: مَنْ خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الارْضِ قِيلَ: هُمُ
If the pious are counted, they are their leaders;
If the people of piety are counted, they are their imams
or if asked, "Who are the best people on earth?" the answer is, "They."
Or it is said: who are the best people of earth? They are.
لاَnot يَسْتَطِيعُcan attain جَوَادٌa generous man بُعْدَthe distant reach of غَأيَتِهِمْtheir goal
لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ جَوَادٌ بُعْدَ غَأيَتِهِمْ
وَلاَand not يُدَانِيهِمُmatches them قَوْمٌa people وَإنْeven if كَرُمُواthey are noble
وَلاَ يُدَانِيهِمُ قَوْمٌ وَإنْ كَرُمُوا
No generous man can reach their distant goal,
After their superiority no others compete
nor can any people match them, however noble they are.
And no people equal them, even if noble.
هُمُthey الغُيُوثُthe rains of relief إذَاwhen مَاever أزْمَةٌa crisis أزَمَتْcloses in
هُمُ الغُيُوثُ إذَا مَا أزْمَةٌ أزَمَتْ
وَالاُسْدُand the lions أُسْدُlions of الشَّرَيal-Shara وَالبَأْسُand battle مُحْتَدِمُraging
وَالاُسْدُ أُسْدُ الشَّرَي وَالبَأْسُ مُحْتَدِمُ
They are rains of relief when a crisis closes in,
They are the helpers when a crisis makes one helpless
and lions, the lions of al-Shara, when battle rages.
And the lions, fierce lions, and raging in war.
يَأبَيforbids لَهُمْfor them أَنْthat يَحِلَّsettle الذَّمُّblame سَاحَتَهُمْtheir courtyard
يَأبَي لَهُمْ أَنْ يَحِلَّ الذَّمُّ سَاحَتَهُمْ
خِيمٌa disposition كَرِيمٌnoble وَأيْدٍand hands بِالنَّدَيwith bounty هُضُمُlavish
خِيمٌ كَرِيمٌ وَأيْدٍ بِالنَّدَي هُضُمُ
Blame is barred from settling in their courtyard
Honor refuses to let insult reach them
by a noble nature and hands lavish with bounty.
Noble tents, and hands that are thick-skinned.
لاَnot يَقْبِضُcurbs العُسْرُhardship بَسْطاًoutstretching مِنْfrom أكُفِّهِمُtheir palms
لاَ يَقْبِضُ العُسْرُ بَسْطاً مِنْ أكُفِّهِمُ
سِيَّانِalike ذَلِكَthat إنْif أثْرَوْاthey grow wealthy وَإنْand if عَدِمُواthey become destitute
سِيَّانِ ذَلِكَ إنْ أثْرَوْا وَإنْ عَدِمُوا
Hardship never closes their outstretched hands;
Hardship does not decrease their open-handedness
in this they are alike, whether wealthy or destitute.
It's the same, rich or poor.
أيٌّwhich of القَبَائِلِthe tribes لَيْسَتْare not فِيupon رَقَابِهِمُtheir necks
أيٌّ القَبَائِلِ لَيْسَتْ فِي رَقَابِهِمُ
لاِوَّلِيَّةِowed to the forebears of هَذَاthis man أوْor لَهُowed to him نِعَمُfavors
لاِوَّلِيَّةِ هَذَا أوْ لَهُ نِعَمُ
Which tribe bears no debt upon its neck
What tribes have no allegiance to them
for favors from this man's forebears or from him?
For guardianship of this one or that one, yes.
مَنْwhoever يَعْرِفِknows اللَهَGod يَعْرِفْknows أوَّلِيَّةَthe ancestry of ذَاthis man
مَنْ يَعْرِفِ اللَهَ يَعْرِفْ أوَّلِيَّةَ ذَا
فَالدِّينُfor religion مِنْfrom بَيْتِthe house of هَذَاthis man نَالَهُreceived it الاُمَمُthe nations
فَالدِّينُ مِنْ بَيْتِ هَذَا نَالَهُ الاُمَمُ
Whoever knows God knows this man's ancestry;
Whoever recognizes God, recognizes the guardianship of this house
for the nations received religion from this man's house.
So religion has come to the nations through them.
بُيُوتُهُمْtheir houses مِنْamong قُرَيْشٍQuraysh يُسْتَضَاءُillumination is sought بِهَاthrough them
بُيُوتُهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يُسْتَضَاءُ بِهَا
فِيamid النَّائِبَاتِcalamities وَعِنْدَand at الحُكْمِjudgment إنْif حَكَمُواthey judge
فِي النَّائِبَاتِ وَعِنْدَ الحُكْمِ إنْ حَكَمُوا
Their houses among Quraysh are sought for light
Their houses are the beacons for Quraysh
amid calamities, and at judgment when they judge.
To illuminate the way in adversity and when they judge.
فَجَدُّهُfor his grandfather مِنْfrom قُرَيْشٍQuraysh فِيin أُرُومَتِهَاits rootstock
فَجَدُّهُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فِي أُرُومَتِهَا
مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad وَعليّand Ali بَعْدَهُafter him عَلَمُa beacon
مُحَمَّدٌ وَعليّ بَعْدَهُ عَلَمُ
For his grandfather, from the very rootstock of Quraysh,
His grandfather, among Quraysh the noblest of houses
is Muhammad, and Ali after him is a beacon.
Is Muhammad, and after him `Ali the flag.
بَدرٌBadr لهfor him شَاهِدٌa witness وَالشِّعْبُand the ravine مِنْof أُحُدٍUhud
بَدرٌ له شَاهِدٌ وَالشِّعْبُ مِنْ أُحُدٍ
والخَنْدَقَانِand the two trenches وَيَومُand the day of الفَتْحِthe Conquest قَدْindeed عَلِمُواthey knew
والخَنْدَقَانِ وَيَومُ الفَتْحِ قَدْ عَلِمُوا
Badr bears witness for him, and the ravine of Uhud;
For him Badr bears witness, and Mount Uhud
and the two trenches and the day of the Conquest have known him.
And the two Khandaqs, and the day of victory they know.
وَخَيْبَرٌand Khaybar وَحُنَيْنٌand Hunayn يَشْهَدَانِboth bear witness لَهُfor him
وَخَيْبَرٌ وَحُنَيْنٌ يَشْهَدَانِ لَهُ
وَفِيand in قُرَيْضَةَQurayda يَوْمٌa day صَيْلَمٌdevastating قَتَمُdust-darkened
وَفِي قُرَيْضَةَ يَوْمٌ صَيْلَمٌ قَتَمُ
And Khaybar and Hunayn both bear witness for him,
And Khaybar and Hunayn bear witness for him
and at Qurayda was a devastating, dust-darkened day.
And the day of Quraydhah when he took them down.
مَوَاطِنٌstands in battle قَدْindeed عَلَتْrose high فِيin كُلِّevery نائِبَةٍcalamity
مَوَاطِنٌ قَدْ عَلَتْ فِي كُلِّ نائِبَةٍ
علیabove الصَّحَابَةِthe Companions لَمْdid not أَكْتُمْI conceal كَمَاas كَتَمُوthey concealed
علی الصَّحَابَةِ لَمْ أَكْتُمْ كَمَا كَتَمُو
Stands in battle that rose high in every calamity,
Moments that rose above the companions in every adversity
above the Companions—I did not conceal them as they did.
I have not concealed as they concealed.