رسالةa message الحقّthe truth بفتحٍwith a victory مبينْclear
رسالة الحقّ بفتحٍ مبينْ
جاءتhas come فنحنso we اللهَGod فيهin it ندينْwe worship
جاءت فنحن اللهَ فيه ندينْ
The message of truth, with a clear victory,
The message of truth with clear revelation
has come, and through it we worship God.
Has come, so we believe in God through it
ولمand not يكنbe لفضلهاof its merit منكرٌa denier
ولم يكن لفضلها منكرٌ
إلّاexcept الّذيthe one who قدalready باعsold دنياworldly life بدينfor religion
إلّا الّذي قد باع دنيا بدين
And none denied its merit,
And none denied its virtue
except the one who has sold worldly life for religion.
Except those who sold religion for worldly gain
ونحنand we سلَّمناwe submitted وحاشاand far be it بأنthat
ونحن سلَّمنا وحاشا بأن
نكونwe should be عنfrom سبلpaths الهدىguidance حائدينstraying
نكون عن سبل الهدى حائدين
And we have submitted—far be it that
While we have submitted, and far be it from us
we should stray from the paths of guidance.
To stray from the paths of guidance
وقدand indeed كتبناwe have written شاهدينbearing witness to الهدىguidance
وقد كتبنا شاهدين الهدى
ياO ربّLord فاكتبناso record us معwith الشاهدينthe witnesses
يا ربّ فاكتبنا مع الشاهدين
And we have written, bearing witness to guidance—
For we have written, witnessing the guidance
O Lord, record us among the witnesses—
O Lord, so write us among the witnesses
رسالةًa message قمناwe stood firm علىupon الحقّthe truth مذsince
رسالةً قمنا على الحقّ مذ
جاءcame بهاwith it محمّدٌMuhammad عابدينworshipping
جاء بها محمّدٌ عابدين
a message; we have stood by the truth since
A message we stood for the truth since
Muhammad brought it, worshippers as we are.
It was brought by Muhammad, worshippers