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رَاعَتْ قُلُوبَ الْعِدَا أَنْبَاءُ بِعْثَتِهِ
كَنَبْأَةٍ أَجْفَلَتْ غُفْلاً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ
Rāʿat qulūbal ʿidā anbāʾu biʿthatihi
Kanabʾatin ajfalat ghuflan minal ghanami
Hati musuh gentar ketakutan dengan berita kenabian Baginda Nabi ﷺ
laksana kambing yang tersesat dari golongannya gentar takut saat mendengar auman harimau.
The news of his being sent had cast fear into the hearts of foes
as heedless sheep are startled by sudden noise.
The news of his being sent alarmed the hearts of the foes,
Just like a roar causing heedless sheep to startle and flee.
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مَا زَالَ يَلْقَاهُمُ فِي كُلِّ مُعْتَرَكٍ
حَتىَّ حَكَوْا بِالْقَنَا لَحْمًا عَلَى وَضَمِ
Mā zāla yalqāhumu fī kulli muʿtarakin
Ḥattā ḥakaw bil qanā laḥman ʿalā waḍami
Baginda Nabi ﷺ tak ada hentinya berhadapan melawan orang kafir dalam setiap medan peperangan
hingga daging mereka berserakan siap disantap burung dan binatang buas.
He continued to meet them on every battleground
Until spears cut them, like meat on a butcher’s block.
He kept courageously facing them at each battlefield,
Till they were butchered by spears like meat in a butchery.
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وَدُّوا الفِرَارَ فَكَادُوا يَغْبِطُونَ بِهِ
أَشْلاَءَ شَالَتْ مَعَ الْعِقْبَانِ وَالرَّخَمِ
Waddul firāra fakādū yaghbiṭūna bihi
Ashlāʾa shālat maʿal ʿiqbāni war rakhami
Para musuh ingin lari dari medan perang. Bahkan karena putus asa, hampir saja mereka berharap
segera mati lalu tubuhnya dibawa terbang burung elang dan rajawali.
They longed to flee, almost jealous of
The dead flesh carried off by hawks and vultures.
They longed to flee so much that they watched the parts carried off
By buzzards and vultures in a state of near jealousy.
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تَمْضِي اللَّيَالِي وَلاَ يَدْرُونَ عِدَّتَهَا
مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ مِنْ لَيَالِي الأَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ
Tamḍil layālī wa lā yadrūna ʿiddatahā
Mā lam takun min layālil ash-huril ḥurumi
Berlalu siang dan malam sedang mereka tak tahu berapa hitungan hari yang telah mereka lalui dalam peperangan.
Mereka tidak tahu hitungan hari selagi bukan dalam bulan-bulan mulia.
The nights passed with them unaware of their number,
Apart from the nights of the Sacred Months.
The nights would pass with them unaware the number of them,
Except the nights of the Sacred Months of tranquility.
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كَأَنَّمَا الدِّينُ ضَيْفٌ حَلَّ سَاحَتَهُمْ
بِكُلِّ قَرْمٍ إِلَى لَحْمِ العِدَا قَرِمِ
Ka annamad dīnu ḍayfun ḥalla sāḥatahum
Bi kulli qarmin ilā laḥmil ʿidā qarimi
Islam laksana seorang tamu undangan yang singgah di halaman sahabat Nabi,
para pemberani yang sangat lapar ingin membunuh musuh Islam.
As if the religion were a guest that had arrived at their courtyard,
With every honoured chieftain eager for the flesh of their foes.
As if religion had been a guest arrived at their yard,
With every nobleman craving meat of the enemy.
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يَجُرُّ بَحْرَ خَمِيسٍ فَوْقَ سَابِحَةٍ
يَرْمِى بِمَوْجٍ مِنَ الأَبْطَالِ مُلْتَطِمِ
Yajurru baḥra khamīsin fawqa sābiḥatin
Yarmī bi mawjin minal abṭāli multaṭimi
Islam bagai tamu yang menggerakkan lautan pasukan penunggang kuda nan berenang jaya.
Ia membawa kesatria pemberani bak debur ombak samudra karena banyaknya.
Bringing forth a sea of soldiers on swift steeds,
Tossing wave upon wave of onrushing heroes.
It brought an ocean of troops on gracefully-floating steeds,
Advancing waves made of heroes, surging successively.
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مِنْ كُلِّ مُنْتَدَبٍ للهِ مُحْتَسِبٍ
يَسْطُو بِمُسْتَأْصِلٍ لِلكُفْرِ مُصْطَلِمِ
Min kulli muntadibin liLlāhi muḥtasibin
Yasṭū bimustaʾṣilin lil kufri muṣṭalimi
Pasukan terdiri dari setiap orang yang menyambut panggilan Allah serta mengharapkan pahala dari-Nya.
Mereka menyerang dengan pedang untuk membasmi kekufuran hingga akarnya.
All responding to Allah’s call and anticipating reward,
Boldly charging on, and uprooting disbelief.
Each in response to the call of God, in hope of reward,
Attacking armed to uproot and shatter idolatry.
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حَتىَّ غَدَتْ مِلَّةُ الإِسْلاَمِ وَهْيَ بِهِمْ
مِنْ بَعْدِ غُرْبَتِهَا مَوْصُولَةَ الرَّحِمِ
Ḥatta ghadat millatul islāmi wahya bihim
Min baʿdi ghurbatihā mawṣūlatar rahimi
Berkat kegigihan para sahabat, agama Islam yang dahulu asing bagi pemeluknya
kini menjadi penghubung persaudaraan di antara mereka.
Until the religion of Islam was, through them,
Reunited in kinship after being in exile.
Until the Faith of Islam, with them among it, became-
Once having been foreign-now a unified family.
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مَكْفُولَةً أَبَدًا مِنْهُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَبٍ
وَخَيْرِ بَعْلٍ فَلَمْ تَيْتَمْ وَلَمْ تَئِمِ
Makfūlatan abadan minhum bi khayri abin
Wa khayri baʿlin fa lam taytam wa lam taʾimi
Agama Islam terjaga dan terjamin selamanya oleh sebaik-baik ayah
dan sebaik-baik suami. Maka Islam pun takkan pernah menjadi yatim dan janda.
Forever protected from [foes] by the best of fathers and husbands,
So that she was no longer an orphan or a widow.
Protected forever from them by the best father and
Best husband, so not an orphan or a widow is she.
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هُمُ الجِبَالُ فَسَلْ عَنْهُمْ مُصَادِمَهُمْ
مَاذَا رَأَى مِنْهُمُ فِي كُلِّ مُصْطَدَمِ
Humul jibālu fasal ʿanhum muṣādimahum
Mādhā raʾā minhumu fī kulli muṣṭadami
Mereka kesatria laksana gunung yang kokoh. Bertanyalah pada musuh
apa yang ia lihat pada setiap medan pertempuran.
They were mountains! Ask those who came to blows with them
What they saw from them on every field of battle.
They are the mountains, so ask about them their battle-foe,
At every battle, the things from them that he used to see.
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وَسَلْ حُنَيْنًا وَسَلْ بَدْرًا وَسَلْ أُحُدًا
فُصُولَ حَتْفٍ لَهُمْ أَدْهَى مِنَ الوَخَمِ
Wa sal ḥunaynan wa sal badran wa sal uḥudan
Fuṣūla ḥatfin lahum adʾhā minal wakhami
Dan tanyakanlah tentang hebatnya mereka kepada kejadian perang Hunain, Badar, serta Uhud.
Maka ketiga kejadian tersebut akan menjawab bahwa semua itu adalah tempat malapetaka yang lebih ganas dari wabah menular.
Ask Ḥunayn, ask Badr, ask Uḥud—
Seasons of death, more disastrous for them than the plague!
And ask Hunayn, question Badr, and even ask Uhud, too-
Events of death for them, worse than plague in catastrophe.
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المُصْدِرِي البِيضِ حُمْرًا بَعْدَ مَا وَرَدَتْ
مِنَ العِدَا كُلَّ مُسْوَدٍّ مِنَ اللِّمَمِ
Almuṣdiril bīḍi ḥumran baʿda mā waradat
Minal ʿidā kulla muswaddin minal limami
Pedang para sahabat yang putih berkilau berubah menjadi merah padam
setelah banyak melibas leher musuh yang muda nan kuat.
White swords returned, dripping red after taking drink
From beneath the black heads of all their enemies.
Returning white blades now turned to crimson after they reached
The fighters with flowing hair of black from the enemy.
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وَالكَاتِبِينَ بِسُمْرِ الخَطِّ مَا تَرَكَتْ
أَقْلاَمُهُمْ حَرْفَ جِسْمٍ غَيْرَ مُنَعَجِمِ
Wal kātibīna bi sumril khaṭṭi mā tarakat
Aqlāmuhum ḥarfa jismin ghayra munʿajimi
Mereka menulis pada badan para musuh Islam dengan tusukan tombak pena kayu Khat.
Tombak pena tak sisakan satu musuh pun terlepas dari tusukan di badannya.
Like scribes with wielded spears for pens,
Leaving no letter of a body unmarked with dots.
Inscribing with spears of Lettering, their pens didn't leave
A body line with undotted i, and crossed every t.
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شَاكِي السِّلاَحِ لَهُمْ سِيمَا تُمَيِّزُهُمْ
وَالوَرْدُ يَمْتَازُ بِالسِّيمَا عَنِ السَّلَمِ
Shākis silāḥi lahum sīmā tumayyizuhum
Wal wardu yamtāzu bis sīmā ʿanis salami
Saat menggunakan senjata, para kesatria memiliki ciri pembeda,
sebagaimana bunga mawar memiliki ciri yang membedakannya dengan pohon salam.
Well-armed, they were distinguished by a clear sign,
as a rose differs from an acacia tree in its features.
With sharpened weapons they had a mark to set them apart;
A rose is set by its mark apart from a thorny tree.
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تُهْدِي إِلَيْكَ رِيَاحُ النَّصْرِ نَشْرَهُمُ
فَتَحْسَبُ الزَّهْرَ فِي الأَكْمَامِ كُلَّ كَمِي
Tuhdī ilayka riyāḥun naṣri nashrahumu
Fataḥsabuz zahra fīl akmāmi kulla kamī
Angin kemenangan mengirimkan kepadamu harumnya kabar gembira bala tentara
hingga engkau menyangka bunga yang tersimpan di balik kelopak adalah prajurit yang berlindung di balik perisai.
The winds of victory bring you their scent as a gift;
You would think each armed hero a flower in bud!
The victory winds convey to you the sweet news of them;
So flowers in bloom you'd reckon every soldier to be.
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كَأَنَّهُمْ فِي ظُهُورِ الخَيْلِ نَبْتُ رُبًا
مِنْ شِدَّةِ الحَزْمِ لاَ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الحُزُمِ
Ka annahum fī ẓuhūril khayli nabtu ruban
Min shiddatil ḥazmi lā min shiddatil ḥuzumi
Tatkala menunggang kuda, mereka laksana pepohonan di atas bukit nan tinggi.
Mereka sangat kokoh karena kuatnya kemantapan, bukan karena ikatan tali pelana.
As if, riding their steeds, they were flowers on a hill-top
Held firm not by strong stirrups, but by strength of resolve.
They were in horseback like firmly-rooted plants up on hills-
From grit so solid, not girth of saddle held solidly.
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طَارَتْ قُلُوبُ العِدَا مِنْ بَأْسِهِمْ فَرَقًا
فَمَا تُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ البَهْمِ وَالبُهُمِ
Ṭārat qulūbul ʿidā min baʾsihim faraqan
Famā tufarriqu baynal bahmi wal buhami
Hati musuh gentar ketakutan karena ketangkasan para pejuang Islam
hingga tak dapat membedakan antara gerombolan anak domba dan pasukan kesatria pemberani.
Their forceful onslaught so put their foes’ hearts to flight
that you could not have told a herd from a warrior.
The enemies' hearts were fluttering in fear of their force,
Unable to tell a lamb apart from brave cavalry.
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وَمَنْ تَكُنْ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ نَصْرَتُهُ
إِنْ تَلْقَهُ الأُسْدُ فِي آجَامِهَا تَجِمِ
Wa man takun birasūliLlāhi nuṣratuhu
In talqahul usdu fī ājāmihā tajimi
Orang yang pertolongannya bersumber dari Baginda Nabi ﷺ
apabila bertemu harimau di hutan belantara, niscaya harimau tersebut akan tunduk takluk kepadanya.
For the one whose help comes from the Emissary of Allah
Even lions finding him in their dens will be loth to face him.
Whoever is aided by the Messenger of Allah,
If lions meet him inside their woods, they bow silently.
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وَلَنْ تَرَى مِنْ وَليٍّ غَيْرِ مُنْتَصِرٍ
بِهِ وَلاَ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ غَيْرِ مُنْقَصِمِ
Wa lan tarā min waliyyin ghayri muntaṣirin
Bihi wa lā min ʿaduwwin ghayri munqasimi
Dengan berkah Baginda Nabi ﷺ, engkau tak akan melihat kekasih Islam, kecuali mendapat kemenangan
dan takkan pula kau melihat musuh, kecuali dalam kekalahan.
You will not see one saint who is not victorious through him;
Or a single foe of his who is not dealt mortal blows.
You will not see any saint that isn't victorious
Through him, nor any opponent not destroyed utterly.
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أَحَلَّ أُمَّتَهُ فِي حِرْزِ مِلَّتِهِ
كَاللَّيْثِ حَلَّ مَعَ الأَشْبَالِ فِي أَجَمِ
Aḥalla ummatahu fī ḥirzi millatihi
Kal laythi ḥalla maʿal ashbāli fī ajami
Baginda Nabi ﷺ menjaga umat beliau dalam benteng agama yang kuat nan kokoh.
Sebagaimana singa menjaga anak-anaknya dengan menempatkan mereka dalam hutan belantara.
He gave his nation sanctuary in the stronghold of his faith,
As a lion settles in with its cubs in a thicket.
He put his nation to dwell inside the fort of his faith;
Like lion dwelling inside the forest with progeny.
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كَمْ جَدَّلَتْ كَلِمَاتُ اللهِ مِنْ جَدَلٍ
فِيهِ وَكَمْ خَصَمَ البُرْهَانُ مِنْ خَصِمِ
Kam jaddalat kalimātuLlāhi min jadilin
Fīhi wa kam khaṣamal burhānu min khaṣimi
Seringkali ayat suci al-Qur'an jatuhkan para penantang dalam berdebat.
Betapa banyak dalil pasti al-Qur'an kalahkan orang-orang yang suka memusuhi.
How often have Allah’s words felled his opponents,
And how often the Qur’an has defeated its enemies!
How often the words of God refuted the quarrelsome
About him! How often proof defeated the enemy!
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كَفَاكَ بِالْعِلْمِ فِي الأُمِّيِّ مُعْجِزَةً
فِي الجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَالتَّأْدِيبِ فِي اليُتُمِ
Kafāka bil ʿilmi fīl ummiyyi muʿjizatan
Fīl jāhiliyyati wat taʾdībi fīl yutumi
Cukuplah sebagai mukjizat agungmu ilmu yang kau miliki, padahal engkau ummi
yang hidup dalam masa kebodohan juga terdidik dalam keadaan yatim.
The erudition of an unlettered one is miracle enough
in an Age of Ignorance, as is an orphan’s education.
Enlightenment in the one unread is wonder enough,
In Age of Darkness; and good upbringing in orphancy.