لَقَدindeed خابَcame to grief قَومٌa people غابَwas absent عَنهُمfrom them نَبِيُّهُمtheir prophet
لَقَد خابَ قَومٌ غابَ عَنهُم نَبِيُّهُم
وَقَدand indeed سُرَّwere gladdened مَنthose whom يَسريhe journeys by night إِلَيهِمto them وَيَغتَديand he journeys in the morning
وَقَد سُرَّ مَن يَسري إِلَيهِم وَيَغتَدي
Indeed, a people whose prophet has left them have come to grief.
And glad indeed are those to whom he journeys by night and morning.
تَرَحَّلَdeparted عَنfrom قَومٍa people فَضَلَّتso went astray عُقولُهُمtheir minds
تَرَحَّلَ عَن قَومٍ فَضَلَّت عُقولُهُم
وَحَلَّand settled عَلىamong قَومٍa people بِنورٍwith a light مُجَدَّدِrenewed
وَحَلَّ عَلى قَومٍ بِنورٍ مُجَدَّدِ
He departed from a people, so their minds went astray,
And settled among a people with a renewed light.
هَداهُمguided them بِهِthrough him بَعدَafter الضَلالَةِerror رَبُّهُمtheir Lord
هَداهُم بِهِ بَعدَ الضَلالَةِ رَبُّهُم
وَأَرشَدَهُمand guided them aright مَنwhoever يَتبَعِfollows الحَقَّthe truth يَرشُدُis rightly guided
وَأَرشَدَهُم مَن يَتبَعِ الحَقَّ يَرشُدُ
Through him their Lord guided them after they had strayed,
And set them aright; whoever follows the truth is rightly guided.
وَهَلand can يَستَويbe equal ضُلّالُmisguided ones قَومٍof a people تَسَفَّهواacted foolishly
وَهَل يَستَوي ضُلّالُ قَومٍ تَسَفَّهوا
عَمىًin blindness وَهُداةٌand guides يَهتَدونَare guided بِمُهتَدِby one rightly guided
عَمىً وَهُداةٌ يَهتَدونَ بِمُهتَدِ
And can a people's misguided ones, who acted foolishly
In blindness, equal guides led by one rightly guided?
لَقَدindeed نَزَلَتdescended مِنهُfrom him عَلىupon أَهلِthe people of يَثرِبٍYathrib
لَقَد نَزَلَت مِنهُ عَلى أَهلِ يَثرِبٍ
رِكابُriding camels هُدىًguidance حَلَّتalighted عَلَيهِمamong them بِأَسعَدِwith one most fortunate
رِكابُ هُدىً حَلَّت عَلَيهِم بِأَسعَدِ
Indeed, from him there descended upon the people of Yathrib
A caravan of guidance, alighting among them with one most fortunate:
نَبِيٌّa prophet يَرىsees ماwhat لاnot يَرىsee الناسُthe people حَولَهُaround him
نَبِيٌّ يَرى ما لا يَرى الناسُ حَولَهُ
وَيَتلوand recites كِتابَthe Book of اللَهِGod فيin كُلِّevery مَسجِدِmosque
وَيَتلو كِتابَ اللَهِ في كُلِّ مَسجِدِ
A prophet who sees what the people around him do not see,
And recites the Book of God in every mosque.
وَإِنand if قالَhe says فيon يَومٍa day مَقالَةَa statement غائِبٍof something unseen
وَإِن قالَ في يَومٍ مَقالَةَ غائِبٍ
فَتَصديقُهاthen its confirmation فيon اليَومِthat day أَوor فيin ضُحىthe forenoon of الغَدِthe next day
فَتَصديقُها في اليَومِ أَو في ضُحى الغَدِ
And if one day he speaks of something unseen,
Then it is confirmed that day or in the forenoon of the next.
لِيَهنِmay it gladden أَباAbu (father of) بَكرٍBakr سَعادَةُthe happiness of جَدِّهِhis fortune
لِيَهنِ أَبا بَكرٍ سَعادَةُ جَدِّهِ
بِصُحبَتِهِthrough his companionship مَنwhoever يُسعِدِmakes fortunate اللَهُGod يَسعَدِis fortunate
بِصُحبَتِهِ مَن يُسعِدِ اللَهُ يَسعَدِ
May Abu Bakr rejoice in his happy fortune
Through his companionship; whoever God favors prospers.