The Companions' Migration — Umar Embraces Islam — Page 16

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

هِجْرَةُ الصَّحَابَةِ - إِسْلَامُ عُمَرَ.

The Migration of the Companions - The Conversion of Umar.

وَكَانَتْ إِهَانَتُهُ لِلرَّسُولِ سَبَبًا فِي غَضَبِ حَمْزَةَ عَلَيْهِ، وَشَجِّ رَأْسِهِ بِالْقَوْسِ، وَإِعْلَانِ إِسْلَامِهِ.

His insult to the Messenger provoked Hamzah’s anger, leading him to strike Abu Jahl’s head with his bow and declare his own conversion to Islam.

وَكَيْفَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ؟

How did that come about?

لَمَّا ضَاقَ صَدْرُ أَبِي جَهْلٍ بِنَجَاحِ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ وَبَلَغَ بِهِ الْغَيْظُ، انْدَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ.

When the success of the Messenger (PBUH) became unbearable for Abu Jahl and his rage peaked, he confronted him one day.

وَانْهَالَ عَلَيْهِ شَتْمًا وَسِبَابًا، وَتَمَادَى فِي سَفَاهَتِهِ، فَامْتَدَّتْ إِلَيْهِ يَدُهُ بِتَحْقِيرِهِ وَإِهَانَتِهِ.

He unleashed a torrent of insults and abuse, persisting in his folly until he reached out to belittle and degrade him.

فَلَمْ يَكَدْ حَمْزَةُ عَمُّ الرَّسُولِ يَعُودُ إِلَى دَارِهِ، حَتَّى عَلِمَ بِاعْتِدَائِهِ وَبَغْيِهِ عَلَى ابْنِ أَخِيهِ.

Hamzah, the uncle of the Messenger, had barely returned home when he heard of this aggression against his nephew.

فَتَمَلَّكَهُ الْغَضَبُ، وَأَسْرَعَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَوَجَدَهُ جَالِسًا فِي رُفْقَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ بِمَا اقْتَرَفَهُ مِنْ إِسَاءَةٍ، حَدِيثَ الْمُفَاخِرِ الْمَزْهُو.

Consumed by fury, he rushed to the Kaaba and found Abu Jahl sitting among his companions, boasting arrogantly about the offense he had committed.

أَتَدْرِيَانِ مَا صَنَعَ؟

Do you know what he did?

ضَرَبَهُ بِقَوْسِهِ، فَشَجَّهُ، وَأَسَالَ دَمَهُ.

He struck him with his bow, wounding his head and drawing blood.

ثُمَّ أَعْلَنَ إِسْلَامَهُ أَمَامَ أُولَئِكَ الْحَاقِدِينَ.

Then, he announced his conversion in front of those hateful men.

كَانَ سَيِّدُنَا حَمْزَةُ مِثَالَ الشَّجَاعَةِ وَالْقُوَّةِ.

Our master Hamzah was the embodiment of courage and strength.

كَانَ مُحَارِبًا لَا يُغْلَبُ.

He was an invincible warrior.

كَانَتْ جَهَالَةُ هَذَا الْحَاقِدِ سَبَبًا فِي كَسْبِ هَذَا الرُّكْنِ الْعَظِيمِ.

The ignorance of that hateful man became the very reason for gaining such a great pillar of support.

كَانَ كُلُّ مَا يُدَبِّرُهُ مِنْ كَيْدٍ لَا يَلْبَثُ أَنْ يَعُودَ عَلَى الرَّسُولِ ﷺ بِأَجْزَلِ الْفَوَائِدِ!

Every plot he devised soon turned into a tremendous benefit for the Messenger (PBUH).

وَكَانَ كُلَّمَا غَلَا فِي إِسَاءَتِهِ، قَرُبَ الرَّسُولُ مِنْ غَايَتِهِ.

Whenever he escalated his abuse, the Messenger drew closer to his goal.

أَلَا تَرَيَانِ كَيْفَ أَغْرَى ابْنَ أُخْتِهِ بِقَتْلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لِيَسْتَرِيحَ مِنْهُ إِلَى الْأَبَدِ؟

Do you not see how he incited his nephew to kill the Prophet (PBUH) to be rid of him forever?

عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ!

Umar ibn al-Khattab!

أَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ أَسْلَمَ بَعْدُ؟

Had he not yet converted?

Vocabulary · المفردات (32 verbs · 50 nouns)

• كَانَ — to be
• ضَاقَ — to narrow
• بَلَغَ — to reach
• انْدَفَعَ — to rush
• انْهَالَ — to pour down
• تَمَادَى — to persist
• امْتَدَّ — to extend
• كَادَ — to come close to
• عَادَ — to return
• عَلِمَ — to know
• تَمَلَّكَ — to possess
• أَسْرَعَ — to hasten
• وَجَدَ — to find
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• حَدَّثَ — to speak
• اقْتَرَفَ — to commit
• دَرَى — to know
• صَنَعَ — to make
• ضَرَبَ — to hit
• شَجَّ — to wound the head
• أَسَالَ — to shed
• أَعْلَنَ — to announce
• غَلَبَ — to overcome
• دَبَّرَ — to plot
• لَبِثَ — to linger
• غَلَا — to exceed
• قَرُبَ — to approach
• رَأَى — to see
• أَغْرَى — to incite
• قَتَلَ — to kill
• اِسْتَرَاحَ — to rest
• أَسْلَمَ — to submit
• هِجْرَة — migration
• صَحَابِيّ — companion
• إِسْلَام — Islam
• إِهَانَة — insult
• رَسُول — messenger
• سَبَب — reason
• غَضَب — anger
• شَجّ — wounding the head
• رَأْس — head
• قَوْس — bow
• إِعْلَان — announcement
• صَدْر — chest
• نَجَاح — success
• غَيْظ — rage
• يَوْم — day
• شَتْم — insulting
• سِبَاب — reviling
• سَفَاهَة — foolishness
• يَد — hand
• تَحْقِير — belittling
• مَوْقِف — position
• عَمّ — paternal uncle
• دَار — house
• اعْتِدَاء — aggression
• بَغْي — injustice
• ابْن — son
• أَخ — brother
• كَعْبَة — Kaaba
• رُفْقَة — company
• صَاحِب — companions
• إِسَاءَة — offense
• حَدِيث — speech
• مُفَاخِر — boaster
• مَزْهُوّ — arrogant
• دَم — blood
• حَاقِد — hateful person
• سَيِّد — master
• مِثَال — example
• شَجَاعَة — courage
• قُوَّة — strength
• مُحَارِب — warrior
• جَهَالَة — ignorance
• رُكْن — pillar
• عَظِيم — great
• كَيْد — plot
• فَائِدَة — benefit
• غَايَة — goal
• نَبِيّ — prophet
• أَبَد — eternity
• أَجْزَل — abundant