سَائِلْ قريشاً غداةَ السَّفْحِ مِنْ أُحُدِ

سَائِلْ قريشاً غداةَ السَّفْحِ مِنْ أُحُدِ

ماذا لَقِينا وما لاقوا من الهَرَبِ

ماذا لَقِينا وما لاقوا من الهَرَبِ

Ask Quraysh about the morning by Uhud’s slope—

Ask Quraysh about the morning at the foot of Uhud:

what we encountered, and what they encountered in flight.

what we faced, and what they experienced in flight.

كنّا الأُسُودَ وكانوا النُّمورَ إذ زَحَفُوا

كنّا الأُسُودَ وكانوا النُّمورَ إذ زَحَفُوا

ما إنْ نراقِبْ مِنْ آلٍ ولا نَسَبِ

ما إنْ نراقِبْ مِنْ آلٍ ولا نَسَبِ

We were the lions; they were leopards when they advanced;

We were the lions, and they the leopards, when they advanced.

we paid no heed to clan or lineage.

We heeded neither clan nor ties of kinship.

فَكَمْ تَرَكْنا بِها مِنْ سَيِّدٍ بَطَلٍ

فَكَمْ تَرَكْنا بِها مِنْ سَيِّدٍ بَطَلٍ

حامي الذِمارِ كريمِ الجَدّ والحَسبِ

حامي الذِمارِ كريمِ الجَدّ والحَسبِ

How many a noble champion we left upon that field—

And how many a valiant chief we left there—

a defender of honor, noble in forebears and pedigree.

a guardian of honor, noble in ancestry and family repute.

فِينا الرسُولُ شِهابٌ ثُمَّ يَتْبَعُهُ

فِينا الرسُولُ شِهابٌ ثُمَّ يَتْبَعُهُ

نُورٌ مُضيءٌ لَهُ فَضْلٌ على الشُّهُبِ

نُورٌ مُضيءٌ لَهُ فَضْلٌ على الشُّهُبِ

Among us, the Messenger—a blazing meteor, trailed by

Among us is the Messenger, a meteor; then there follows him

radiant light whose splendor surpasses shooting stars.

a radiant light that surpasses the meteors.

الحَقُّ مَنْطِقُهُ والعَدْل سِيرَتُهُ

الحَقُّ مَنْطِقُهُ والعَدْل سِيرَتُهُ

فَمَنْ يُجبْهُ إليهِ يَنْجُ مِنْ تَبَبِ

فَمَنْ يُجبْهُ إليهِ يَنْجُ مِنْ تَبَبِ

Truth is his speech, and justice is his way;

Truth is his speech, and justice his conduct.

whoever answers his call to Him escapes destruction.

So whoever answers his call to it escapes ruin.

نَجْدُ المقدَّمِ ماضي الهمِّ مُعْتَزِمٌ

نَجْدُ المقدَّمِ ماضي الهمِّ مُعْتَزِمٌ

حينَ القلوبُ على رجفٍ منَ الرُّعُبِ

حينَ القلوبُ على رجفٍ منَ الرُّعُبِ

Valiant in the vanguard, firm of purpose, resolute,

Bold in advancing, firm of purpose, determined,

when hearts are trembling with terror.

when hearts tremble with terror.

يَمْضي ويذْمرُنَا عَنْ غيرِ مَعْصِيةٍ

يَمْضي ويذْمرُنَا عَنْ غيرِ مَعْصِيةٍ

كأَنَّه البَدْرُ لم يُطْبَعْ على الكَذِبِ

كأَنَّه البَدْرُ لم يُطْبَعْ على الكَذِبِ

He presses onward and urges us, with none disobeying,

He advances and urges us on, though we have not disobeyed.

as though he were the full moon, his nature unstamped by lies.

He is like the full moon; lying is not in his nature.

بَدَا لنا فاتَّبَعْناهُ نُصَدِّقُهُ

بَدَا لنا فاتَّبَعْناهُ نُصَدِّقُهُ

وَكَذَّبه فكُنَّاأسْعَدَ العَربِ

وَكَذَّبه فكُنَّاأسْعَدَ العَربِ

He appeared to us; we followed him, believing him true.

He appeared to us; so we followed him, believing him.

They called him a liar, and thus we became the most fortunate of the Arabs.

And he was called a liar; so we were the most fortunate of the Arabs.

جالُوا وجُلْنا فَمَا فَاؤوا وما رَجَعوا

جالُوا وجُلْنا فَمَا فَاؤوا وما رَجَعوا

ونَحْنُ نَثْفُنُهُمْ لَمْ نَأْلُ في الطلبِ

ونَحْنُ نَثْفُنُهُمْ لَمْ نَأْلُ في الطلبِ

They wheeled about, and so did we; they neither rallied nor returned,

They wheeled about, and we wheeled about; they neither came back nor returned.

while we battered them, never slackening in pursuit.

And we pursued them closely, sparing no effort in the chase.

ليسَا سواءً وشتَّى بين أمِرهمَا

ليسَا سواءً وشتَّى بين أمِرهمَا

حِزْبُ الإلهِ وأهْلُ الشِّركِ والنُّصبِ

حِزْبُ الإلهِ وأهْلُ الشِّركِ والنُّصبِ

They are not equal—how vast the difference between the two:

The two are not equal; far apart are their conditions:

the party of God, and the people of idolatry and false gods.

the party of God and the people of polytheism and idols.