ألاَ أَبلِغ أَبَا إسحَاقَ أَنّا

ألاَ أَبلِغ أَبَا إسحَاقَ أَنّا

نَزَونَا نَزوَةً كَانَت عَلَينَا

نَزَونَا نَزوَةً كَانَت عَلَينَا

Hear now: tell Abu Ishaq that we

Convey to Abu Ishaq that we

made a rash leap that turned against us.

Took a stance against them, though hard it be.

خَرَجنَا لاَ نَرَى الضُّعَفَاءَ شَيئاً

خَرَجنَا لاَ نَرَى الضُّعَفَاءَ شَيئاً

وَكَانَ خُرُوجُنَا بَطَراً وَحَينَا

وَكَانَ خُرُوجُنَا بَطَراً وَحَينَا

We went out, counting the weak as nothing,

We marched not to spare the weak,

and our going forth was arrogance and doom.

Our march was swift and our time picked.

نَرَاهُم فِى مَصَفِّهَِمِ قَلِيلاً

نَرَاهُم فِى مَصَفِّهَِمِ قَلِيلاً

وَهُم مِثلُ الدَّبَى حِين التقَينَا

وَهُم مِثلُ الدَّبَى حِين التقَينَا

We reckoned them few in their battle ranks,

We found them few in their ranks

yet they were like young locusts when we met.

like locusts at first meeting of the flanks.

بَرَزنَا إِذ رَأَينَاهُم فَلمَّا

بَرَزنَا إِذ رَأَينَاهُم فَلمَّا

رَأَينَا القَومَ قَد بَرَزُوا إِلَينَا

رَأَينَا القَومَ قَد بَرَزُوا إِلَينَا

We came forth when we saw them; then, when

We clashed when we saw them looming,

we saw the men had come forth against us,

And when their horde came we saw our dooming.

لَقِينَا مِنهُمُ ضَرباً طِلخفاً

لَقِينَا مِنهُمُ ضَرباً طِلخفاً

وَطَعناً صَائباً حَتَّى انثَنَينَا

وَطَعناً صَائباً حَتَّى انثَنَينَا

we met with fierce blows from them

Blows we took from their relentless throngs

and well-aimed thrusts until we turned back.

And stabs that made our ranks ebb long.

نُصِرتَ عَلى عَدُوِّكَ كُلَّ يَومٍ

نُصِرتَ عَلى عَدُوِّكَ كُلَّ يَومٍ

بِكُلِّ كَتِيبَةٍ تَنعَى حُسَينَا

بِكُلِّ كَتِيبَةٍ تَنعَى حُسَينَا

You were granted victory over your enemy every day,

Each day you're made victorious upon your foe’s range,

by every battalion mourning Husayn,

With every brigade mourning Hussein’s change.

كَنَصر مُحَمَّدٍ فِى يَومِ بَدرٍ

كَنَصر مُحَمَّدٍ فِى يَومِ بَدرٍ

وَيَومِ الشِّعبِ إِذ لاَقَى حُنَينَا

وَيَومِ الشِّعبِ إِذ لاَقَى حُنَينَا

like Muhammad's victory on the day of Badr,

As Muhammad was graced at Badr’s fight,

and on the day of the ravine, when he faced Hunayn.

And Hunain’s day when he showed his might.

فَأَسجِح إِذ مَلَكتَ فَلَومَلَكنَا

فَأَسجِح إِذ مَلَكتَ فَلَومَلَكنَا

لَجُرنَا فِى الحُكُومَةِ وَاعتَدَينَا

لَجُرنَا فِى الحُكُومَةِ وَاعتَدَينَا

So be lenient now that you hold power; for had we held it,

So revel while you reign but if we held command,

we would have been unjust in judgment and transgressed.

We would wreak havoc as we expand.

تَقَبَّل تَوبَةً مِنِّى فَإِنِّى

تَقَبَّل تَوبَةً مِنِّى فَإِنِّى

سَأَشكُرُ إن جَعَلتَ العَفوَ دَينَا

سَأَشكُرُ إن جَعَلتَ العَفوَ دَينَا

Accept repentance from me, for I

Accept my repentance for now I vow

shall give thanks if you make pardon a debt.

To thank you should you mercy allow.

كَذَاكَ تَرَى سُرَاقَةَ فَاصطَنِعهُ

كَذَاكَ تَرَى سُرَاقَةَ فَاصطَنِعهُ

فَذَاكَ يَزيدُ مَن عَادَاتكَ شَينَا

فَذَاكَ يَزيدُ مَن عَادَاتكَ شَينَا

Thus you see Suraqa; so take him under your patronage,

See Suraqah there, take him in your guard

for that adds a blemish to your ways.

For that increases those who find you hard.