فَكَمso many مِنof يَتَامىorphans بُوَّسٍdestitute قَدindeed جَبَرتَهاyou relieved their distress
فَكَم مِن يَتَامى بُوَّسٍ قَد جَبَرتَها
وَأَلبَستَهَاand you clothed them مِنfrom بَعدِafter عُريٍnakedness ثِيابَهاtheir garments
وَأَلبَستَهَا مِن بَعدِ عُريٍ ثِيابَها
How many wretched orphans have you restored from brokenness,
So many destitute orphans you have relieved of distress,
and clothed, after nakedness, in garments of their own;
And clothed them, after nakedness, in their garments;
وَأَرمَلَةٍand needy folk هَلكىperishing ضعافٍweak وَصَلتَهاyou aided them
وَأَرمَلَةٍ هَلكى ضعافٍ وَصَلتَها
وَأَسرىand captives عُناةٍin bondage قَدindeed فَكَكتَyou freed رِقَابَهاtheir necks
وَأَسرى عُناةٍ قَد فَكَكتَ رِقَابَها
and many a widow, with frail ones near death, whom you sustained;
And needy folk, perishing and weak, you have aided,
and captives in bondage whose necks you set free.
And captives in bondage whose necks you have freed.
فَتىًa young man سَادَbecame leader of بِالمَعروفِthrough kindness غَيرَمُدافَعٍunchallenged
فَتىً سَادَ بِالمَعروفِ غَيرَمُدافَعٍ
كُهُولَthe mature men of قُرَيشٍQuraysh كُلِّهاall of it وَشَبابَهاand its youths
كُهُولَ قُرَيشٍ كُلِّها وَشَبابَها
A young man who, through beneficence, surpassed—unchallenged—
A young man who, through kindness, became the unchallenged leader of
all Quraysh’s elders and all its youth.
The mature men of all Quraysh and its youths.
أَراهُمhe showed them مَنارَاتِthe beacons of الهُدىguidance مُستَنيرَةًshining
أَراهُم مَنارَاتِ الهُدى مُستَنيرَةً
وَوافَقَand accorded with مِنهاfrom them رُشدَهاtheir sound guidance وَصَوابَهاand their rightness
وَوافَقَ مِنها رُشدَها وَصَوابَها
I see them as shining beacons of right guidance,
He showed them the shining beacons of guidance,
and he concurred with their sound counsel and right judgment.
And followed the sound guidance and right course found in them.
وَراضَand he tamed بِرِفقٍwith gentleness ماwhat أَرادَhe wished وَلَمand did not تَزَلcease
وَراضَ بِرِفقٍ ما أَرادَ وَلَم تَزَل
رِيَاضَتُهُhis taming حَتّىuntil أَذَلَّhe subdued صِعابَهاtheir unruly ones
رِيَاضَتُهُ حَتّى أَذَلَّ صِعابَها
With gentleness he tamed whatever he wished; and unceasing was
And gently tamed what he wished; unceasing was
his disciplining, until he had subdued its refractory ones.
His taming, until he subdued their unruly ones.
