ألا أَبْلِغَا فِهْراً على نَأْيِ دَارِهَا

ألا أَبْلِغَا فِهْراً على نَأْيِ دَارِهَا

وعِنْدَهُمُ من عِلْمِنَا اليومَ مَصْدقُ

وعِنْدَهُمُ من عِلْمِنَا اليومَ مَصْدقُ

Listen! You two, tell Fihr, though her dwelling is far away—

Convey to the tribe of Fihra in their distant abode,

and today they have proof of what is known of us—

That today we have knowledge to confirm theirs:

بأنّا غَدَاةَ السَّفْحِ من بَطْنِ يَثْرِبٍ

بأنّا غَدَاةَ السَّفْحِ من بَطْنِ يَثْرِبٍ

صَبَرْنَا وَرَايَاتُ المنيّةِ تخفقُ

صَبَرْنَا وَرَايَاتُ المنيّةِ تخفقُ

that on the morning at the slope in Yathrib's valley,

That at dawn on the slopes of the valley of Yathrib

we stood firm while the banners of death fluttered.

We were steadfast though death's banners did wave;

صَبَرْنَا لَهُمْ والصّبْرُ منا سَجِيَّةٌ

صَبَرْنَا لَهُمْ والصّبْرُ منا سَجِيَّةٌ

إذا طَارَت الأَبْرَامُ نَسْمُو ونَرتُقُ

إذا طَارَت الأَبْرَامُ نَسْمُو ونَرتُقُ

We stood firm against them, and steadfastness is our nature.

Steadfast we were towards them, and steadfastness was our wont

When the weaklings take flight, we rise and mend the breaches.

Whenever war-steeds careered, aloft would we soar.

على عَادَةٍ تلكُمْ جَرَيْنَا بِصَبْرِنَا

على عَادَةٍ تلكُمْ جَرَيْنَا بِصَبْرِنَا

وَقِدْماً لدى الغَايَاتِ نَجري فَنَسْبِقُ

وَقِدْماً لدى الغَايَاتِ نَجري فَنَسْبِقُ

Following that custom, we ran our course with our steadfastness,

By this custom of ours we kept steadfast,

and of old, at the finishing posts, we would race and outstrip others.

And towards high goals would we run, outpacing all.

لنا حَوْمَةٌ لا تُسْتَطَاعُ يَقُودُهَا

لنا حَوْمَةٌ لا تُسْتَطَاعُ يَقُودُهَا

نَبيٌّ أَتَى بالحَقِّ عَفٌّ مُصَدَّقُ

نَبيٌّ أَتَى بالحَقِّ عَفٌّ مُصَدَّقُ

Ours is a battle-host none can overcome, led

We have a leader whom none can withstand,

by a prophet who came with the truth, chaste and acknowledged as truthful.

A Prophet who came with the truth, noble and verified.

ألا هَلْ أَتَى أَفْنَاءَ فهرِ بن مَالكٍ

ألا هَلْ أَتَى أَفْنَاءَ فهرِ بن مَالكٍ

مقطّعُ أطرافٍ وَهَامٌ مفلّقُ

مقطّعُ أطرافٍ وَهَامٌ مفلّقُ

Listen! Has news reached the clans of Fihr ibn Malik

Say, did the abodes of Fihra ibn Malik

of limbs hacked apart and skulls split open?

Witness fragments of corpses and skulls split asunder?