يُجاهِرُني الْعَدُوُّ بِكُلِّ نُكْرٍ

يُجاهِرُني الْعَدُوُّ بِكُلِّ نُكْرٍ

ويَنْصُرُ مَنْ أصادِقُهُ الأَعادِي

ويَنْصُرُ مَنْ أصادِقُهُ الأَعادِي

The enemy openly affronts me with every outrage,

The enemy rebukes me with every insult,

And the one I befriend supports my enemies.

And supports those I call foes.

ويُبْعِدُني الْقَريبُ بلا احْتِشامٍ

ويُبْعِدُني الْقَريبُ بلا احْتِشامٍ

ويِزْدادُ الْبَعيدُ مِنَ البعادِ

ويِزْدادُ الْبَعيدُ مِنَ البعادِ

And the one close to me drives me away without shame,

The near ones distance me without respect,

And the distant one grows still more distant.

While those far grow further in their remoteness.

ويَطْوِي الْبِشْرَ عَنِّي منْ أُصَافِي

ويَطْوِي الْبِشْرَ عَنِّي منْ أُصَافِي

ويَنْسَى ما لَدَيْهِ مِنَ الأَيادِي

ويَنْسَى ما لَدَيْهِ مِنَ الأَيادِي

And the one I sincerely befriend withholds his smiles from me,

People hide kindness from me though we were intimate,

And forgets the favors he has received.

And forget the favors I did them.

وذَنْبِي عِنْد إِخْوانِي بأَنِّي

وذَنْبِي عِنْد إِخْوانِي بأَنِّي

هَدَيْتُهُمُ إلى سُبُلِ الرَّشادِ

هَدَيْتُهُمُ إلى سُبُلِ الرَّشادِ

And my offense in my brothers' eyes is that I

My sin, according to my brethren, is that

Guided them to the paths of right guidance,

I guided them to righteous ways.

وقُلْتُ عَلَيْكُمُ بكِتابِ رَبِّي

وقُلْتُ عَلَيْكُمُ بكِتابِ رَبِّي

وسُنَّةِ خَيْرِ مَهْدِيٍّ وهادِي

وسُنَّةِ خَيْرِ مَهْدِيٍّ وهادِي

And said: Hold fast to my Lord's Book

And told them, by the Book of my Lord

And the Sunnah of the best of the rightly guided and the guides.

And the Sunna of the excellent Guide.

وَرَأْي الناسِ عِنْدَهما دَعُوهُ

وَرَأْي الناسِ عِنْدَهما دَعُوهُ

فَبَعْضُ الرَّأْي مِنْ جِنْس الْعِنادِ

فَبَعْضُ الرَّأْي مِنْ جِنْس الْعِنادِ

And before these two, set aside people's opinions,

Yet people's opinion, to them, is: "Leave it alone!"

For some opinions are a form of obstinacy.

Though some opinion springs from obstinacy.

وعندهما دَعُوا زَيْداً وعَمْراً

وعندهما دَعُوا زَيْداً وعَمْراً

إذَا كانَا عَلَى غير السَّدَاد

إذَا كانَا عَلَى غير السَّدَاد

And before these two, set aside Zayd and Amr,

"Leave Zayd and 'Amr alone," they say,

If they are both off the right course.

"If they are not firmly on the right way."

فَقَوْلُ اللهِ يَشْفِي كُلَّ داءٍ

فَقَوْلُ اللهِ يَشْفِي كُلَّ داءٍ

ويَرْوي قَوْلُ طَهَ كُلَّ صَادِي

ويَرْوي قَوْلُ طَهَ كُلَّ صَادِي

For God's word cures every ailment,

Thus God's Word cures every illness,

And Ta-Ha's word quenches the thirst of all who thirst.

And the Word of Taha slakes every thirst.

وصَحْبُ مُحَمّدٍ رَضُّوا عَلَيْهمْ

وصَحْبُ مُحَمّدٍ رَضُّوا عَلَيْهمْ

فَصَحْبُ مَحَمّدٍ خَيْرُ الْعِبادِ

فَصَحْبُ مَحَمّدٍ خَيْرُ الْعِبادِ

And Muhammad's companions—pray that God be pleased with them,

The company of Muhammad - God bless them!

For Muhammad's companions are the best of God's servants.

Were the best of all God's servants.

ولا ترْمُوا أَفاضلهُمْ بِنَقْصٍ

ولا ترْمُوا أَفاضلهُمْ بِنَقْصٍ

فَلَسْتُمْ مِنْ رِجالِ الاِنْتِقادِ

فَلَسْتُمْ مِنْ رِجالِ الاِنْتِقادِ

And do not accuse the best among them of shortcomings,

Do not find fault with any of their nobles.

For you are not men qualified to criticize.

You are not qualified to criticize.

إلَهي قَدْ أَغَاظُوني بزُورٍ

إلَهي قَدْ أَغَاظُوني بزُورٍ

وأَنْكى ما أَشاعُوهُ فُؤادي

وأَنْكى ما أَشاعُوهُ فُؤادي

My God, they have angered me with falsehood,

O my God, they have hurt me with lies

And what they spread has sorely wounded my heart.

And made intolerable my anguish.

وأَبْكَى الْعَيْنَ بَهْتٌ نمَّقُوهُ

وأَبْكَى الْعَيْنَ بَهْتٌ نمَّقُوهُ

وَطَالَ لِما أَذَاعُوهُ سُهادي

وَطَالَ لِما أَذَاعُوهُ سُهادي

And the slander they embellished made my eye weep,

My eyes are tearful, slandered by their calumnies,

And my sleeplessness lengthened because of what they spread abroad.

Prolonged my nightly prayer by their rumors.

وَرامُوا لا رُعوا إطفاءَ عِلْمي

وَرامُوا لا رُعوا إطفاءَ عِلْمي

وعابُوا ما يُرْجِّحُهُ اجْتِهادي

وعابُوا ما يُرْجِّحُهُ اجْتِهادي

And they sought—may they not be protected—to extinguish my knowledge,

They tried to extinguish my knowledge, recklessly,

And they faulted what my independent reasoning favors.

And found fault with my lawful judgment.

فإنْ يَنْصُرْ إِلهِي عَنْ قَريبٍ

فإنْ يَنْصُرْ إِلهِي عَنْ قَريبٍ

فَذَا نصْرٌ عَلَى وفقِ السَّدادِ

فَذَا نصْرٌ عَلَى وفقِ السَّدادِ

So if my God grants victory before long,

If soon, my God, You give me victory,

Then this is a victory in keeping with what is right.

That will be a triumph for righteousness.

فَنَصْرِي فيه إعْزازٌ لِدِينٍ

فَنَصْرِي فيه إعْزازٌ لِدِينٍ

ونَصْرِي فِيه دَفْعٌ للفَسَادِ

ونَصْرِي فِيه دَفْعٌ للفَسَادِ

For in my victory lies honor for religion,

My triumph will honor the religion,

And in my victory lies the warding off of corruption.

And drive away corruption.