منwhoever جادَلَdisputed مَجدَكَyour glory خَاصَمَهُopposed him
من جادَلَ مَجدَكَ خَاصَمَهُ
مَسطُورُthe written record الدينِof religion ومسندُهُand its transmitted tradition
مَسطُورُ الدينِ ومسندُهُ
Whoever disputes your glory is opposed
Whoever argues your glory, quarrels with him
By religion's written record and its transmitted tradition.
The pillars of the faith and its foundation
شيَّدتَyou built علىupon ماwhat أسَّسَهُhe founded it
شيَّدتَ على ما أسَّسَهُ
سَلَفٌa forebear لَكَof yours زادٍgrowing مَحمَدُهُhis praise
سَلَفٌ لَكَ زادٍ مَحمَدُهُ
You built upon what was founded
You built upon what predecessors established
By a forebear of yours whose praise grows.
A noble ancestor, Mohammed their guide
قَرَّتwas gladdened عينٌan eye للدينِfor religion وأهand the peo- (beginning of 'people')
قَرَّت عينٌ للدينِ وأه
لُ-ple (completion of 'people') الدِّينِof religion بِمَاby what تَتَقَلَّدُهُyou take it upon yourself
لُ الدِّينِ بِمَا تَتَقَلَّدُهُ
The eye of religion is gladdened, and that of the peo-
Eyes delighted for the faith and its people
ple of religion, by what you take upon yourself.
The people of faith in what you have sworn