إليكto you أبيتُI refuse اللعنcursing قطعcrossing المناهلthe watering places
إليك أبيتُ اللعن قطع المناهل
علىupon الناقةِthe she-camel الكوماءِhigh-humped منfrom أرضِthe land of بابلBabylon
على الناقةِ الكوماءِ من أرضِ بابل
Toward you—may you be above reproach—I cross the watering places,
I have cursed you, cutting off the watering places
Upon the high-humped she-camel, from the land of Babylon.
On the pregnant she-camel from the land of Babylon
فمنfor whoever كرهhates الأشجارthe trees يكرهhates أرضَهاtheir land
فمن كره الأشجار يكره أرضَها
وليسand is not بغيرto anything other than الحقِّthe Truth كونيmy being بقابلreceptive
وليس بغير الحقِّ كوني بقابل
For whoever hates the trees hates their land,
Whoever hates trees, hates their land
And my being accepts nothing other than the Truth.
And I'm not facing anything but the truth
وماand not جبتُI journeyed إلاexcept عنin response to أوامرcommands صادقٍa truthful one
وما جبتُ إلا عن أوامر صادقٍ
يقولhe says ليto me ارحلdepart عنfrom مكانthe place of الأباطلfalsehoods
يقول لي ارحل عن مكان الأباطل
I have journeyed only at the commands of a truthful one,
I have not come except by the orders of the truthful one
Who tells me: Depart from the place of falsehoods.
Who tells me: depart from the land of falsehood
فأنتfor you لناto us ركنٌa pillar شديدٌmighty مشيَّدٌfirmly built
فأنت لنا ركنٌ شديدٌ مشيَّدٌ
إليكupon you استنادreliance الخلقcreation عندat the time of النوازلcalamities
إليك استناد الخلق عند النوازل
For you are to us a mighty, firmly built pillar;
You are for us a strong, erected pillar
Upon you creation relies when calamities strike.
To you, creation leans in adversities
لقدindeed قالsaid فيكabout you الحاسدونthe envious مقالةa statement
لقد قال فيك الحاسدون مقالة
ولمand did not يخلcome away منهاfrom it قائلوهاthose who said it بطائلwith any gain
ولم يخل منها قائلوها بطائل
The envious have indeed made a statement about you,
The envious have surely spoken of you
Yet those who said it gained nothing from it.
And those who spoke have not missed their mark
لكمto you سجدتbowed down تيجانُthe crowns of كلِّevery مملكٍcrowned sovereign
لكم سجدت تيجانُ كلِّ مملكٍ
ومَنand those دونهمbeneath them منamong سادةٍlords وأقاولand chieftains
ومَن دونهم من سادةٍ وأقاول
Before you the crowns of every sovereign bowed down,
How many crowns of kings have bowed to you
And those beneath them, lords and chieftains.
And those below them, chiefs and nobles
لقدindeed جئتَyou came للإسلامto Islam بُشرىglad tidings ورحمةand mercy
لقد جئتَ للإسلام بُشرى ورحمة
وللعالمand to the world الأدنىlower وراثةthe inheritance of كاملa perfected one
وللعالم الأدنى وراثة كامل
You have indeed come to Islam as glad tidings and mercy,
You have come to Islam with good news and mercy
And to the lower world, the inheritance of a perfected one.
And for the lower world, a complete inheritance
بكمthrough you نالattained أهلthe people of الفضلِmerit كلَّevery فضيلةٍvirtue
بكم نال أهل الفضلِ كلَّ فضيلةٍ
وإنand even if جهلواthey did not know فالحقُّthen the Truth ليسis not بجاهلِunaware
وإن جهلوا فالحقُّ ليس بجاهلِ
Through you the people of merit attained every virtue,
Through you, people of merit attained all virtue
And even if they are unaware, the Truth is not unaware.
And if they were ignorant, the truth is not ignorant
تحلىadorned himself بهاwith it منwhoever كانwas بالحقِّin the Truth مؤمناa believer
تحلى بها من كان بالحقِّ مؤمنا
وماand not الناسpeople إلاexcept بينbetween حالٍone adorned وعاطلِand one unadorned
وما الناس إلا بين حالٍ وعاطلِ
Whoever believed in the Truth adorned himself with it;
Adorned with it is he who believed in the truth
And people are but the adorned and the unadorned.
And people are only between a state and inactive