لَقَد وَرِثَ الضَلالَةَ عَن أَبيهِ

لَقَد وَرِثَ الضَلالَةَ عَن أَبيهِ

أُبَيٌّ يَومَ فارَقَهُ الرَسولُ

أُبَيٌّ يَومَ فارَقَهُ الرَسولُ

Indeed, misguidance was inherited from his father

He inherited misguidance from his father

by Ubayy, the day the Messenger parted from him.

A stubborn man, the day the Messenger left him

أَجِئتَ مُحَمَّداً عَظماً رَميماً

أَجِئتَ مُحَمَّداً عَظماً رَميماً

لِتُكذِبَهُ وَأَنتَ بِهِ جَهولُ

لِتُكذِبَهُ وَأَنتَ بِهِ جَهولُ

Did you come to Muhammad with a decayed bone

You came to the eminent and noble Muhammad

to call him a liar, though you are utterly ignorant of him?

To deny him, while being ignorant of him

وَقَد نالَت بَنو النَجّارِ مِنكُم

وَقَد نالَت بَنو النَجّارِ مِنكُم

أُمَيَّةَ إِذ يَغَوِّثُ يا عَقيلُ

أُمَيَّةَ إِذ يَغَوِّثُ يا عَقيلُ

And Banu al-Najjar struck one of your number—

And the sons of Najjar have already gained from you

Umayyah, as he cried for help, O Aqil.

Umayya, when he cries "O Aqil, help!"

وَتَبَّ اِبنا رَبيعَةَ إِذ أَطاعا

وَتَبَّ اِبنا رَبيعَةَ إِذ أَطاعا

أَبا جَهلٍ لِأُمِّهِما الهُبولُ

أَبا جَهلٍ لِأُمِّهِما الهُبولُ

And the two sons of Rabi'ah perished when they obeyed

And the two sons of Rabee'ah repented when they obeyed

Abu Jahl—bereavement be their mother's lot!

Abu Jahl, for the sake of their vulgar mother

وَأَفلَتَ حارِثٌ لِما شُغِلنا

وَأَفلَتَ حارِثٌ لِما شُغِلنا

بِأَسرِ القَومِ أُسرَتِهِ قَليلُ

بِأَسرِ القَومِ أُسرَتِهِ قَليلُ

And Harith escaped, since we were occupied

And Harith escaped when we were busy

with taking the people captive; his clan was small.

With capturing the hostages of his people, few