أَوصى أَبونا مالِكٌ بِوِصايَةٍ

أَوصى أَبونا مالِكٌ بِوِصايَةٍ

عَمراً وَعَوفاً إِذ تَجَهَّرَ غادِيا

عَمراً وَعَوفاً إِذ تَجَهَّرَ غادِيا

Our father Mālik gave an injunction

Our father Malik enjoined

to ʿAmr and ʿAwf, as he spoke aloud, setting out in the morning:

Umar and Auf, as he moved away,

بِأَن إِجعَلوا أَموالَكُم وَسُيوفَكُم

بِأَن إِجعَلوا أَموالَكُم وَسُيوفَكُم

لِأَعراضِكُم ما سَلَّمَ اللَهُ واقِيا

لِأَعراضِكُم ما سَلَّمَ اللَهُ واقِيا

“Make your wealth and your swords

To make your wealth and your swords

a safeguard for your honor, as long as God grants safety.”

For your honor, so long as God saves the protector.

فَقُلنا لَهُ إِذ قالَ ما قالَ مَرحَباً

فَقُلنا لَهُ إِذ قالَ ما قالَ مَرحَباً

أَمَرتَ بِمَعروفٍ وَأَوصَيتَ كافِيا

أَمَرتَ بِمَعروفٍ وَأَوصَيتَ كافِيا

So we said to him, when he had said what he said: “Gladly!

So we said to him, when he said what he said, welcome!

You have enjoined what is right and given sufficient counsel.”

You have commanded good and sufficiently advised.