إِنيindeed I لغيرcertainly no سفاحlibertine منكtoward you فاعترفيso acknowledge it
إِني لغير سفاح منك فاعترفي
أهوىI love الحسانbeautiful women ولاand not يغرركdeceive you منصرفيmy departure
أهوى الحسان ولا يغررك منصرفي
I am no libertine toward you; acknowledge it.
I am not a killer, so confess
I love beautiful women; do not let my departure deceive you.
I love beauty, don't be fooled if I leave
ماnot منany فتىyoung man نجدvaliant حلhas settled الشبابyouth بهupon him
ما من فتى نجد حل الشباب به
إِلاexcept that يحبhe loves عناقembracing البدَّنfull-bodied women الهيفslender-waisted
إِلا يحب عناق البدَّن الهيف
No valiant young man upon whom youth has settled
No young man in Najd has the solution to youth
fails to love embracing full-bodied, slender-waisted women.
Except loving the embrace of a plump and chubby woman
لاnot عنout of قلىaversion قبضتdrew in نفسيmy soul أعنتهاits reins
لا عن قلى قبضت نفسي أعنتها
عنكنaway from you women ياO حسناتbeautiful women الحليjewelry واللحفand wraps
عنكن يا حسنات الحلي واللحف
Not out of aversion has my soul drawn in its reins
It's not because I controlled myself, I helped it
away from you, fair women adorned with jewels and wraps.
It's because of you, pretty ones, and the jewelry and fabrics
أنتنyou women قرةdelight of عينthe eye لمnot أقلI have said فنداfalsehood
أنتن قرة عين لم أقل فندا
أنتنyou women أحسنthe finest ماwhat فيin الدهرtime منof تحفtreasures
أنتن أحسن ما في الدهر من تحف
You are the delight of the eye; I have spoken no falsehood.
You are the delight of the eye, I did not say useless
You are the finest treasures time contains.
You are the best the times have produced as masterpieces
لوif كنتI could أدركovercome ماwhat يعتافكنkeeps you women away عليfrom me
لو كنت أدرك ما يعتافكن علي
كنتنyou women would be منfrom حيثwhere مجاريchannels of الصدرthe breast فيin كنفshelter
كنتن من حيث مجاري الصدر في كنف
If I could overcome what keeps you from me,
If I had known the consequence of desiring you
you would be sheltered where the channels of my breast run.
You would have been where my chest flows into my sleeve
لكنbut نأتhave grown distant درجاتranks of المجدglory عنfrom رجلa man
لكن نأت درجات المجد عن رجل
يمسيhe spends the evening ويصبحand the morning بينamong الخرَّدshy maidens القطفshort-stepping
يمسي ويصبح بين الخرَّد القطف
But the ranks of glory lie far from a man
But high degrees of glory are reached by a man
who spends evening and morning among shy, short-stepping maidens.
Who spends his nights and days between silk and velvet
فاستيقنيso be certain نبأof the news أنthat العلاglory نزعتhas wrested away
فاستيقني نبأ أن العلا نزعت
أسيافهاits swords رغبتيmy desire عنكنَّfrom you women فانصرفيso depart
أسيافها رغبتي عنكنَّ فانصرفي
Be certain of this news: glory has wrested
So be sure the news that ambition
my desire from you with its swords; so depart.
Has diverted my desire from you, so turn away
حازattained العلاeminence وعلاand rose فوقabove العلاthe heights صعداًascending
حاز العلا وعلا فوق العلا صعداً
منwhoever راحgoes forth منتصراًvictorious بالبترwith severing blades القذفfar-striking
من راح منتصراً بالبتر القذف
He attains eminence and ascends above its heights
Ambition prevailed and ascended even higher
who goes forth victorious with severing, far-striking blades.
He who left victorious with the bouncing strike
إنindeed الهلاكruin وأسبابand causes of الهلاكruin وماand whatever
إن الهلاك وأسباب الهلاك وما
يجديbrings about الهلاكruin هوis الاخلادsettling comfortably فيin الكنفshelter
يجدي الهلاك هو الاخلاد في الكنف
Ruin, the causes of ruin, and whatever
Destruction, the causes of destruction and what
brings ruin—all are settling into sheltered ease.
Destruction brings is perishing under the wing
ليسis not امرؤa man برزwent out into الصحراءthe desert مطلباًseeking
ليس امرؤ برز الصحراء مطلباً
عزاhonor كمضطجعlike one reclining فيin ظلةthe shade of السقفthe roof
عزا كمضطجع في ظلة السقف
A man who enters the desert seeking
A man who went out to the desert pursuing
honor is not like one reclining beneath a roof's shade.
Glory is not like one reclining in the shade of a roof
يالO people of الصلاةprayer وياand O آلpeople of الزكاةalmsgiving متىwhen
يال الصلاة ويا آل الزكاة متى
أرجوmay I hope for إجابتكمyour response قدalready طالhas grown long معتكفيmy retreat
أرجو إجابتكم قد طال معتكفي
O people of prayer, O people of almsgiving, when
O people of prayer and people of zakat when
may I hope for your response? My retreat has lasted long.
Will you answer me? My retreat has been long
يالO الرجالmen إلىuntil كمhow long لاnot يزعزعكمshakes you
يال الرجال إلى كم لا يزعزعكم
شعريmy poetry ويردعكمand rebukes you صوتيmy voice وملتهفيand my anguished cry
شعري ويردعكم صوتي وملتهفي
O men, how long will you remain unshaken
O people, how long will my poetry not shake you
by my poetry, unrebuked by my voice and anguished cry?
And my voice not deter you, and my fervent call?
لوif كنتI were أقرعto strike جلموداًa boulder أجابit would answer فماthen how
لو كنت أقرع جلموداً أجاب فما
أجفاكمcruel you are عرباًas Arabs بالصارخto the caller اللهفanguished
أجفاكم عرباً بالصارخ اللهف
Had I struck a boulder, it would have answered; how
If I were bald from stupidity, it would have answered. But
cruel you Arabs are to the anguished caller!
You did not find an Arab too fervent in his zeal
نمتمyou slept وبتand I spent the night أقاسيstruggling كيفhow أنقذكمto save you
نمتم وبت أقاسي كيف أنقذكم
منfrom غمرةthe engulfing mire of السفهاthe foolish إنيindeed I بكمfor you لحفيam deeply concerned
من غمرة السفها إني بكم لحفي
You slept while I spent the night struggling to save you
You slept while I suffer. How can I save you
from the fools' engulfing mire; I care deeply for you.
From the depths of frivolity? I am wrapped up in you
هيهاتfar indeed أبعدماhow very far فيin البعدremoteness حيثwhere نأىlies far away
هيهات أبعدما في البعد حيث نأى
ماwhat lies بينbetween مبتسمa smiling man ناءaloof ومكتلفand one burdened with toil
ما بين مبتسم ناء ومكتلف
Far indeed—how far, in that remoteness, lies
Alas! Further than farness, where Naa turned away
the gulf between an aloof, smiling man and one burdened with toil.
What is between a smiling one and a terminal patient
ليتwould that الالهGod كماjust as أنيI am أخوpossessed of أنفproud resolve
ليت الاله كما أني أخو أنف
أولاكمhad granted you أنفاًpride صعباًunyielding كماlike أنفيmy pride
أولاكم أنفاً صعباً كما أنفي
Would that God, as I possess proud resolve,
I wish God, as I am a brother sympathetic
had granted you unyielding pride like mine.
To you, were a tough nose, like my nose
كيفhow الرضىcontentment ومتىand when أرضىcan I be content وكلكمwhile all of you
كيف الرضى ومتى أرضى وكلكم
يسعىstrive لخدمةto serve أهلthe people of الظلمoppression والحيفand injustice
يسعى لخدمة أهل الظلم والحيف
How can I be content, and when could I be, while you all
How can I be content, and when will I be content, and all of you
strive to serve the people of oppression and injustice?
Are seeking to serve the people of injustice and violation?
ماليwhy do I أرىsee صوراًforms حسناًbeautiful ولاand no مهجاًsouls
مالي أرى صوراً حسناً ولا مهجاً
فيهاwithin them تدافعrepel ظلمthe injustice of الظالمthe oppressor الصلفarrogant
فيها تدافع ظلم الظالم الصلف
Why do I see beautiful forms, but no souls
Why do I see good images and no infatuated one
within them to repel the arrogant oppressor's wrong?
In which the oppression of the arrogant tyrant is resisted?
ماwhat بالis wrong with منone who عرفknows الأحكامthe laws يملكهrules him
ما بال من عرف الأحكام يملكه
منone who ليسdoes not يفرقdistinguish بينbetween الميمmīm والألفand alif
من ليس يفرق بين الميم والألف
Why is one who knows the laws ruled
What is with the one who knows the rules possessing him
by someone who cannot distinguish mīm from alif?
Who does not distinguish between the meem and the alif?
شلتmay be paralyzed أكفكمyour hands إنif لمnot تكنthey were خلقتcreated
شلت أكفكم إن لم تكن خلقت
إلاَّexcept لمسto touch جلودthe skin of الغيدslender beauties والغلفand uncircumcised males
إلاَّ لمس جلود الغيد والغلف
May your hands be paralyzed if they were created
Your hands are paralyzed if they were not created
only to touch the skin of slender beauties and uncircumcised males!
Except to touch the skins of snakes and scorpions
منwhoever لمnot يكنis ولهand has كفa hand مسلمةsound
من لم يكن وله كف مسلمة
يحميhe protects الذمارwhat must be defended بهاwith it فاعددهthen count him فيamong الجيفcarcasses
يحمي الذمار بها فاعدده في الجيف
Whoever lacks a sound hand
Whoever does not have a hand outstretched
with which to guard his honor—count him among carcasses.
To protect the vipers with it, count him among the dead
منwhoever ذاقtastes طعمthe taste of ثلاثthree things باحis exposed مجرمهhis guilt
من ذاق طعم ثلاث باح مجرمه
طعمthe taste of العسولةsweet indulgence والابلادand inertia والضعفand weakness
طعم العسولة والابلاد والضعف
Whoever tastes three things has his guilt laid bare:
Whoever tastes the flavor of three misfortunes after sunrise
the taste of sweet indulgence, inertia, and weakness.
The tastes of poverty, exile and weakness
لاno خيرgood فيin رجلa man تحميهprotects him ذمتهhis covenant of protection
لا خير في رجل تحميه ذمته
ملقىcast down in الجنانheart قميّabject of الوجهface كالوصفlike servants
ملقى الجنان قميّ الوجه كالوصف
There is no good in a man protected by his covenant,
There is no good in a man whose covenant protects him
his heart cast down, his face abject, like a servant.
Thrown into gardens, bleary-faced like withered flowers
أكرمhow noble بفتيةare young men of صدقfidelity عشرةten عبرتwho crossed
أكرم بفتية صدق عشرة عبرت
بحرthe sea of الجزائرthe islands فيin الرحمنthe Merciful لمnot تخفfeared
بحر الجزائر في الرحمن لم تخف
How noble are ten faithful youths who crossed
Honor the young men of truth who crossed
the sea of islands, trusting in the Merciful, unafraid!
The Algerian sea in faith without fear
إنindeed الذينthose who لهمhave فيacross البحرthe sea مختلفregular passage
إن الذين لهم في البحر مختلف
أولىmost deserving البريةof mankind فيof التقديمprecedence والشرفand honor
أولى البرية في التقديم والشرف
Those whose journeys take them across the sea
Those who have differences in the sea
are most deserving of precedence and honor among mankind.
Are foremost in precedence and honor on land
هلis there مثلanyone like معبدMaʿbad منwho زارvisited الامامthe Imam علىdespite
هل مثل معبد من زار الامام على
كلّthe fatigue of ثلاثةthree أسفارjourneys أخيa man of الثقفskill
كلّ ثلاثة أسفار أخي الثقف
Is anyone like Maʿbad, who visited the Imam despite
Is there anyone like Ma’bad who visited Imam Ali
the weariness of three journeys, that man of skill?
On every three journeys, my brother Thaqif?
أوor هلis there كمثلanyone like أبيAbū عبدʿAbd الالهal-Ilāh أخيa man of
أو هل كمثل أبي عبد الاله أخي
عامينtwo years عمنْon behalf of whoever يحمدpraises اللّهGod منfrom أنفproud resolve
عامين عمنْ يحمد اللّه من أنف
Or is anyone like Abū ʿAbd al-Ilāh, a man of
Or is there anyone like Abu Abdullah my brother
two years—on behalf of whoever praises God for proud resolve? [Wording unclear.]
Who praises God with his breath?
وافخرand take pride وحسبكand sufficient for you ياO ابنson of الشيخthe shaykh مفتخراًas cause for pride
وافخر وحسبك يا ابن الشيخ مفتخراً
الأريحيthe generous man وزدand add فيin وصفهdescribing him وصفand praise him
الأريحي وزد في وصفه وصف
Take pride, son of the shaykh; sufficient cause for pride
And boast, and for you, son of the Sheikh, it is enough to boast
is that generous man; say still more in his praise!
Al-Arihi, and increase in describing him and add more
واذكرand remember أخاكyour brother أباAbū إسحاقIsḥāq أنthat لهhe has
واذكر أخاك أبا إسحاق أن له
عزماًresolve يفلُّthat blunts غرارthe edge of المنصلthe sword الرهفkeen
عزماً يفلُّ غرار المنصل الرهف
And remember your brother Abū Isḥāq: his
And mention your brother Abu Ishaq that he
resolve blunts the cutting edge of a keen sword.
Has determination that makes the deceptive flexible sword recoil
واعرفand acknowledge لخدنكfor your friend ذيpossessed of الأفضالmany merits أحمدAḥmad ماwhat
واعرف لخدنك ذي الأفضال أحمد ما
منof كبرthe greatness of همتهhis ambition شاهدتyou have witnessed واعترفand acknowledge it
من كبر همته شاهدت واعترف
Acknowledge in your friend Aḥmad, a man of many merits, what
And acknowledge, for your friend Ahmad, what
you have witnessed of his lofty ambition; acknowledge it.
Great ambition I have witnessed and acknowledged
وارفعand raise ظنونكyour estimation بالثوريof al-Thawrī أيwhat a فتىyoung man
وارفع ظنونك بالثوري أي فتى
مذsince قامhe rose قامhe stood firm ولمand did not ينكلflinch ولمand did not يقفhalt
مذ قام قام ولم ينكل ولم يقف
Hold al-Thawrī in high esteem—what a young man!
And raise your suspicions of al-Thawri. What a lad!
Once he rose, he stood firm, never flinching, never halting.
Since he stood up, he stood up and did not weaken or stop
ثمthen اعترفacknowledge لأبيfor Abū بكرBakr فضيلتهhis excellence
ثم اعترف لأبي بكر فضيلته
ذاكthat الفتىyoung man الماجدnoble ابنson of الماجدthe noble man الأنفproud
ذاك الفتى الماجد ابن الماجد الأنف
Then acknowledge Abū Bakr's excellence:
Then acknowledge the virtue of Abu Bakr
that noble young man, son of a noble, proud man.
That glorious lad, son of the glorious and determined
ياO رائحاًdeparting traveler عجلاًin haste حييتhail to you حيgreet أبيmy father
يا رائحاً عجلاً حييت حي أبي
عنيon my behalf معاtogether وعنand on behalf of القاضيthe judge الرضيesteemed الثقفيal-Thaqafī
عني معا وعن القاضي الرضي الثقفي
O traveler hastening away—hail to you—greet my father
O you who went quickly to greet the living quarters of my father
both for me and for the esteemed judge al-Thaqafī.
And the judicious al-Razi al-Thaqafi
منhe who قامrose قبلbefore يقومrise الناسthe people غيرwithout ونٍslackness
من قام قبل يقوم الناس غير ونٍ
ومنand he who بقيremained وقدwhen already انسلواthey slipped away إلىto الغرفthe chambers
ومن بقي وقد انسلوا إلى الغرف
He rose before others rose, without slackening,
Whoever stands before people stand, other than weakness
and remained after they slipped away to their chambers:
And whoever remains after they have withdrawn to their rooms
شيخاًa shaykh رآىdeemed طلبيmy request فرضاًa duty فقامso he undertook بماwhat
شيخاً رآى طلبي فرضاً فقام بما
حملتI was charged with محتملاًbearing it هاbehold ذاكthat غيرnot خفيhidden
حملت محتملاً ها ذاك غير خفي
a shaykh who deemed my request a duty and undertook what
A sheikh who saw my request as a duty, so he carried out what
I was charged with, bearing it himself—this is no secret.
I asked him to carry, bearing it. Here he is, not hidden
ساقdrove الزمانtime بهhim عنفاًharshly ليبلوهto test him
ساق الزمان به عنفاً ليبلوه
فازدادyet he became more مبتسماًsmiling والدهرwhile time ذوis full of عنفviolence
فازداد مبتسماً والدهر ذو عنف
Time drove him harshly to test him,
Time forced him violently to test him
yet he smiled the more, though time is full of violence.
So he became more smiling while time is violent
أكرمhow noble بهhe is فلهfor he has بينamong الورىmankind سلفforebears
أكرم به فله بين الورى سلف
يعلوrises بهthrough that ancestry الشرقthe East العاليlofty علىin الشرفhonor
يعلو به الشرق العالي على الشرف
How noble he is! Among mankind he has forebears
Honor him, for he has a predecessor
through whom the lofty East rises high in honor.
Between all people, the sublime east rises above honor
للّهto God ماثرةa noble deed للدينfor the faith ثبتهاhe established it
للّه ماثرة للدين ثبتها
والدهرand time ينقلهاtransmits it خلفone generation إِلىto خلفanother generation
والدهر ينقلها خلف إِلى خلف
God bless the noble deed he established for the faith,
For the sake of religion, he established a base
which time transmits from generation to generation.
And time moves it from successor to successor
إنif همتيmy ambition كبرتhas grown great فالأمرthen the cause is همتهhis ambition
إن همتي كبرت فالأمر همته
والنجلand the offspring لاno جرمdoubt نصرsupport منfrom الطرفnoble stock
والنجل لا جرم نصر من الطرف
If my ambition has grown great, its source is his ambition;
If my ambition grew great, the matter is its ambition
and a son is surely support sprung from noble stock.
And the son is of course the victory of the side
إنيindeed I لمنam surely among حسناتthe good deeds of الشيخthe shaykh واحدةone
إني لمن حسنات الشيخ واحدة
ماwhether كنتI am معترفاًacknowledging أوor غيرnot معترفacknowledging
ما كنت معترفاً أو غير معترف
Indeed, I am but one of the shaykh's good deeds,
I am for one of the Sheikh's good deeds
whether I acknowledge it or not.
I would not have acknowledged or not acknowledged
حييتhail to you ياO أبتيmy father حييتhail to you قدnow وردتyou have reached
حييت يا أبتي حييت قد وردت
إخوانناour brothers الفضلاthe virtuous حييتhail to you وازدلفand draw near
إخواننا الفضلا حييت وازدلف
Hail to you, father, hail! You have reached
Greetings my father! Greetings you have arrived
our virtuous brothers; hail to you, and draw near.
Our brothers in virtue have arrived. Greetings, draw near
والبسand put on هديتmay you be guided لباسthe garb of الحربwar منتجداgirt for battle
والبس هديت لباس الحرب منتجدا
وارتدand clothe yourself بأرديةin the robes of التشميرreadiness والتحفand wrap yourself
وارتد بأردية التشمير والتحف
Put on—may you be guided—the garb of war, girt for battle,
And wear the clothes of war I have gifted you
and clothe yourself in robes of readiness; wrap yourself in them.
And return with the robes of resolve and struggle
ماnothing بعدafter إذwhen نزلواthey arrived إلاَّexcept التيthat which رجفتquaked
ما بعد إذ نزلوا إلاَّ التي رجفت
منهاat it قلوبthe hearts of أوليthose given to الطغيانtyranny والسرفand excess
منها قلوب أولي الطغيان والسرف
Now that they have arrived, nothing remains but that which shook
After they descended, nothing but what shook
the hearts of those given to tyranny and excess:
The hearts of the tyrannical and extravagant
حربa war تأججblazing كالنيرانlike fires يشعلهاkindles it
حرب تأجج كالنيران يشعلها
ضربthe blows of ملوحa sun-scorched man منسوبascribed إلىto العجفleanness
ضرب ملوح منسوب إلى العجف
a war blazing like fires, kindled
A war blazing like fires lit
by the blows of a sun-scorched man known for leanness.
By the strokes of a waving sword attributed to aides
ظمآنthirsty منصلهhis blade ظمآنhe is thirsty قدalready عرفتhas been known
ظمآن منصله ظمآن قد عرفت
منهfrom him الحقيقةtrue mettle عندat الزحفthe advance والزلفand close encounter
منه الحقيقة عند الزحف والزلف
His blade is thirsty, and he is thirsty; his mettle has been known
Thirsty is his blade, thirsty, I have known
from him in the advance and close encounter.
The truth from him during the crawl and pull
يهوىhe loves الطعانspear-thrusting يحبhe loves الضربstriking يطربهthrills him
يهوى الطعان يحب الضرب يطربه
وقعthe impact of القناspears وصريرand the ring of البيضbright swords بالحجفagainst shields
وقع القنا وصرير البيض بالحجف
He loves spear-thrusting, loves striking, and is thrilled
He craves the stab, he loves the blow, he delights in
by the clash of spears and the ring of bright swords against shields.
The impact of the spear and the hissing of white swords in the fray
حانhas come القيامthe time to rise بماto what يبكيكmakes you weep لادمعتmay never shed tears
حان القيام بما يبكيك لادمعت
عيناكyour two eyes منfrom جزعfear ياO ربةwearer of الشنفthe earring
عيناك من جزع يا ربة الشنف
The time has come to rise to what makes you weep—may no tears
The time has come to weep for what makes you weep. Not a tear
of fear fill your eyes, O wearer of the earring!
From your eyes out of sorrow, O lady of the combs
لاdo not تصدعيbreak ببكاكwith your weeping القلبthe heart واعتصميand hold fast
لا تصدعي ببكاك القلب واعتصمي
صبراًto patience فلستfor I am not علىin حالany condition بمرتقفone to recline at ease
صبراً فلست على حال بمرتقف
Do not break my heart with your weeping; hold fast
Do not distress your heart with crying and cling
to patience, for I shall not take my ease, whatever happens.
To patience, for you are not in a halting state
إنيindeed I أحبlong علىupon حدthe edge of السيوفswords بأنto
إني أحب على حد السيوف بأن
أمضيgo علىin أثرthe footsteps of الماضينthose gone before منamong سلفيmy forebears
أمضي على أثر الماضين من سلفي
I long, upon the edge of swords, to
I love to be at the edge of swords so that I
follow the footsteps of my forebears who have gone before.
Can follow the trace of those who preceded from my ancestors
ياO نفسsoul إِنindeed سهامthe arrows of الموتdeath راشقةstrike
يا نفس إِن سهام الموت راشقة
كلall الأنامmankind ففيso into الغاياتthe utmost goals فانقذفيthen hurl yourself
كل الأنام ففي الغايات فانقذفي
O soul, since death's arrows strike
O self, the arrows of death are pouring down
all mankind, hurl yourself toward the utmost goals.
On all people, so hurl yourself into the unknown
ياO نفسsoul لاno جرمdoubt ليfor me إِنindeed الوغىbattle تلفdestruction
يا نفس لا جرم لي إِن الوغى تلف
لكنهاyet it is تلفa destruction ينجيthat saves منfrom التلفdestruction
لكنها تلف ينجي من التلف
O soul, to me battle is indeed destruction,
O self, of course I am wrapped up
yet a destruction that saves from destruction.
But it is a wrap that saves from being wrapped
ياO نفسsoul لاdo not تهنيfalter باللّهby God واقتحميand plunge into
يا نفس لا تهني باللّه واقتحمي
حوضthe pool of الردىdeath ورديand enter فيinto المعركthe battlefield الرجفquaking
حوض الردى وردي في المعرك الرجف
O soul, do not falter, by God; plunge into
O self, do not waver, by God, and dive
the pool of death, and enter the quaking battlefield.
Into the pond of destruction and return to the shaking battlefield
إنindeed العصاةthe disobedient أبتrefused ألاnot to تساعدنيaid me
إن العصاة أبت ألا تساعدني
حتىuntil تدقthey are crushed كدقas the pounding of الفهرa pounding stone للخزفagainst pottery
حتى تدق كدق الفهر للخزف
The disobedient refuse to lend me aid
The disobedient have refused to help me
until they are crushed as a pounding stone crushes pottery.
Until it rings like the ringing of pottery to potsherds
هذاthese المقالwords إِلىto كلall الورىmankind نذرwarnings
هذا المقال إِلى كل الورى نذر
منfrom كلevery مؤتلفone in accord منهمamong them ومختلفand one opposed
من كل مؤتلف منهم ومختلف
These words are warnings to all mankind,
This saying is devoted to all people
to everyone among them, whether in accord or opposed.
Every group among them, agreeing and disagreeing
منwhoever شاءchooses ينصرناto support us فاللّهthen God ينصرهsupports him
من شاء ينصرنا فاللّه ينصره
أوor كانis يكرهaverse to نصرsupporting اللّهGod فليقفthen let him stand aside
أو كان يكره نصر اللّه فليقف
Whoever chooses to support us, God will support him;
Whoever wants to help us, God will help him
and whoever dislikes supporting God, let him stand aside.
Or if he hates God's victory, then let him stop
ثمthen الصلاةblessings علىupon المختارthe Chosen One أحمدAḥmad ماas long as
ثم الصلاة على المختار أحمد ما
لاحdawns الصباحmorning ولاحand flashes البرقlightning فيin الفيفthe wastelands
لاح الصباح ولاح البرق في الفيف
Then blessings upon the Chosen One, Aḥmad, as long as
Then prayers upon the Chosen One Ahmad as long as
morning dawns and lightning flashes in the wastelands.
Dawn shines and lightning flashes in the horizon