أَلاLo! أَبلِغconvey خُزاعِيّاًto Khuzāʿī رَسولاًa message
أَلا أَبلِغ خُزاعِيّاً رَسولاً
فَإِنَّfor indeed الغَدرَtreachery يَنقُضُهُundoes it الوَلاءُloyalty
فَإِنَّ الغَدرَ يَنقُضُهُ الوَلاءُ
Lo, convey a message to Khuzāʿī:
For loyalty undoes treachery.
وَإِنكَand indeed you خَيرُthe best of عُثمانَʿUthmān بنِson of عَمروٍʿAmr
وَإِنكَ خَيرُ عُثمانَ بنِ عَمروٍ
وَأَسناهُمand their most exalted إِذاwhen ذُكِرَis mentioned السَناءُeminence
وَأَسناهُم إِذا ذُكِرَ السَناءُ
And indeed you are the best of ʿUthmān ibn ʿAmr’s line,
And their most exalted when eminence is mentioned.
وَبايَعتَand you pledged allegiance الرَسولَto the Messenger وَكانَand it was خَيراًgood
وَبايَعتَ الرَسولَ وَكانَ خَيراً
إِلىadded to خَيرٍgood وَأَدّاكَand has sustained you الثَراءُwealth
إِلى خَيرٍ وَأَدّاكَ الثَراءُ
And you pledged allegiance to the Messenger—it was good
Added to good; and wealth has sustained you.
فَماso whatever يَغلِبكَovercomes you أَوor لاnot تَستَطِعهُyou can accomplish it
فَما يَغلِبكَ أَو لا تَستَطِعهُ
مِنَamong الأَشياءِthings لاnot يَغلِبovercomes عِداءُhostility
مِنَ الأَشياءِ لا يَغلِب عِداءُ
So whatever overcomes you, or you cannot accomplish,
Among all things, hostility cannot overcome either.