العُربُthe Arabs ماdid not خَضَعواthey submitted لِسُلطَةِto the authority of قَيصَرِCaesar
العُربُ ما خَضَعوا لِسُلطَةِ قَيصَرِ
يَوماًever وَلاnor هانواthey were humbled أَمامَbefore تَجبُّرِtyranny
يَوماً وَلا هانوا أَمامَ تَجبُّرِ
The Arabs did not submit to Caesar's authority
The Arabs never bowed to Caesar's rule
Even for a day, nor were they humbled before tyranny.
Nor were they ever cowed by arrogance
لاnot يَصبِرونَthey remain patient عَلىunder أَذىًharm مَهماwhatever يَكُنْit may be
لا يَصبِرونَ عَلى أَذىً مَهما يَكُنْ
وَالحُرُّand the free man إِنeven if بَسَمَsmiles الأَذىharm لَمdoes not يَصبِرِhe endures
وَالحُرُّ إِن بَسَمَ الأَذى لَم يَصبِرِ
They do not endure harm, whatever it may be;
They cannot bear harm no matter how slight
And a free man will not endure harm, even if it smiles.
And the freeman, if he tastes harm, will not bear it
والتُركُand the Turks قَدindeed كَبِرواthey grew proud وَإِنّاand indeed we are مَعشَرٌa people
والتُركُ قَد كَبِروا وَإِنّا مَعشَرٌ
كَبرواthey grew greater فَوقَabove تَكبُّرِthe arrogance of المُتَكَبِّرِthe arrogant one
كَبروا فَوقَ تَكبُّرِ المُتَكَبِّرِ
The Turks grew proud, and we are a people
The Turks have grown great, and we are a people
Who rose above the arrogance of the arrogant.
Who grew above the pride of the proudest
وَإِذاand behold بِهِwith it أَمرٌa plan نَبيِّتُهُwe devise it لَهُمfor them
وَإِذا بِهِ أَمرٌ نَبيِّتُهُ لَهُم
تَحتَbeneath الأَسِنَّةِthe spearheads وَالقَناand the lances وَالسَمهَريand the sturdy spears
تَحتَ الأَسِنَّةِ وَالقَنا وَالسَمهَري
And behold, a plan we hatch for them,
And if we decide on a matter, we communicate it
Beneath spearheads, lances, and sturdy spears.
Through spearheads, swords, and blades
وَأَتىand he came الحَليفُthe ally وَقامَand he stood فيat أَعتابِناour thresholds
وَأَتى الحَليفُ وَقامَ في أَعتابِنا
مُتَحَيِّراًbewildered أَناI am هُدىguidance for المُتَحَيِّرِthe bewildered one
مُتَحَيِّراً أَنا هُدى المُتَحَيِّرِ
And the ally came and stood at our thresholds,
The ally came knocking at our door
Bewildered; I am the bewildered one's guide.
Perplexed, lost, seeking guidance
وَاِستَنصَرَand he sought aid from العَربَthe Arabs الكِرامَthe noble إِنَّهُمindeed they are
وَاِستَنصَرَ العَربَ الكِرامَ إِنَّهُم
غوثُsuccor to الطَريدِthe outcast وَنُصرَةُand aid to الُستَنصِرِthe seeker of aid
غوثُ الطَريدِ وَنُصرَةُ الُستَنصِرِ
And he sought aid from the noble Arabs; indeed they are
He sought the aid of the noble Arabs
Succor to the outcast and aid to the seeker of aid.
For they are refuge for the outcast and support for the desperate
وَإِذand when عتاقُthe thoroughbreds of العُربُthe Arabs تورىthey kindle fire فيin الدُجىthe darkness
وَإِذ عتاقُ العُربُ تورى في الدُجى
قَدحاًstriking sparks وَتَصهَلُand they neigh تَحتَbeneath كُلِّevery غَضَنفَرِlion
قَدحاً وَتَصهَلُ تَحتَ كُلِّ غَضَنفَرِ
And when the Arabs' thoroughbreds kindled fire in the darkness,
When Arab knights gallop into the gloom
Striking sparks and neighing beneath every lion,
Brandishing swords beneath every branched spear
وَإِذاand when السُيوفُthe swords كَأَنَّهُنَّas though they were كَواكِبٌstars
وَإِذا السُيوفُ كَأَنَّهُنَّ كَواكِبٌ
تَهوىthey plunge تَلامِعُthey flash فيin العِجاجِthe dust cloud الأَكدَرِthe murky
تَهوى تَلامِعُ في العِجاجِ الأَكدَرِ
And when the swords were like stars,
When swords appear like falling stars
Plunging, flashing in the murky dust,
Gleaming as they plunge through the gloomy darkness
رَجَحَتgrew weightier مَوازينُthe scales of الحَليفِthe ally وَمَنand whoever نَكُنwe are
رَجَحَت مَوازينُ الحَليفِ وَمَن نَكُن
مَعَهُwith him يُرَجَّحُis given the advantage بِالعَظيمِwith great weight الأَكثَرِthe greater
مَعَهُ يُرَجَّحُ بِالعَظيمِ الأَكثَرِ
The ally's scales tipped in his favor; whoever we stand
Our ally's scales tipped, and whoever we side with
Beside is given a mighty, overwhelming advantage.
Is tipped by the greater, mightier one
وَبَنَتand they built لَناfor us أَسيافُناour swords صَرحاًan edifice فَلَمyet he did not
وَبَنَت لَنا أَسيافُنا صَرحاً فَلَم
يَحفَظَremember جَميلَthe kindness of العُربِthe Arabs ياO لِلمُنكِرِfor the ingrate
يَحفَظَ جَميلَ العُربِ يا لِلمُنكِرِ
And our swords built us an edifice, yet he did not
Yet though our swords built him a palace
Remember the Arabs' kindness—oh, the ingrate!
Ungrateful for the Arabs' grace - how unjust!
فيin ذِمَّةِthe care of الرَحمنِthe Merciful صَرعىthe slain جدَّلواthey were laid low
في ذِمَّةِ الرَحمنِ صَرعى جدَّلوا
وَعَلىand upon ثَرىًsoil بِدَمِwith the blood of الرِجالِmen مُعَصفَرِsafflower-dyed
وَعَلى ثَرىً بِدَمِ الرِجالِ مُعَصفَرِ
In the Merciful's keeping are the slain, laid low,
In the Refuge's protection did they die in vain
And upon soil safflower-dyed with men's blood.
Their blood spilling on dust-colored earth
غَدرَhe betrayed الحَليفُthe ally وَأَيُّand what وَعدٍpromise صانَهُhe kept it
غَدرَ الحَليفُ وَأَيُّ وَعدٍ صانَهُ
يَوماًever وَأَيَّةُand what ذِمَةٍpledge لَمdid not يَخفرِhe violated
يَوماً وَأَيَّةُ ذِمَةٍ لَم يَخفرِ
The ally betrayed us; what promise did he keep
The ally betrayed; what promise did he keep?
For even a day, and what pledge did he not violate?
What oath did he not break?
لِماwhen قَضىhe fulfilled وَطراًa purpose بِفَضلِthanks to سُيوفِناour swords
لِما قَضى وَطراً بِفَضلِ سُيوفِنا
نَسِيَhe forgot اليَدَthe hand البَيضاthe white وَلَمand did not يَتَذَكَّرِhe remembered
نَسِيَ اليَدَ البَيضا وَلَم يَتَذَكَّرِ
When he had fulfilled his purpose through our swords,
When by our swords he conquered lands
He forgot the white hand of kindness, and did not remember.
He forgot the white hand and did not remember
وَإِذاand behold الدَّمُthe blood المهراقُpoured out لاno بِمراقِهِin its spilling
وَإِذا الدَّمُ المهراقُ لا بِمراقِهِ
حَدوىbenefit (probable typo) وَلاnor بِنَجيعِهِin its dark blood المُتَحَدِّرِflowing down
حَدوى وَلا بِنَجيعِهِ المُتَحَدِّرِ
And behold, the spilled blood: in its spilling there is no
Spilt blood not contained by dams
Benefit, nor in its dark blood flowing down.
Nor banks that guide its flow
ياO ذاyou الحَليفthe ally سُيوفُناour swords وَرِماحُناand our spears
يا ذا الحَليف سُيوفُنا وَرِماحُنا
لَمhave not تَنثَلِمْbecome nicked فَاِعلَمso know وَلَمand have not تَتَكَسِّرِbroken
لَم تَنثَلِمْ فَاِعلَم وَلَم تَتَكَسِّرِ
O you ally, our swords and our spears
Oh ally! Our swords and spears are unblemished
Have not been nicked—know this—nor have they broken.
Know this: they are unbroken
بِالأَمسِyesterday أَبلَتthey proved their mettle فيagainst عِداكَyour enemies وَفيand in غَدٍtomorrow
بِالأَمسِ أَبلَت في عِداكَ وَفي غَدٍ
فيin كُلِّevery قَلبٍheart غادِرٍtreacherous مُتَحَجِّرِstone-hard
في كُلِّ قَلبٍ غادِرٍ مُتَحَجِّرِ
Yesterday they proved their mettle against your foes, and tomorrow,
Yesterday they did away with your enemies
In every treacherous, stone-hard heart.
Tomorrow they will pierce every stony heart
تَغلِيseethe الصُدورَthe breasts وَلَيسَand there is not فيin غَلَيانِهاtheir seething
تَغلِي الصُدورَ وَلَيسَ في غَلَيانِها
إِلّاexcept نَذيرُa warning of العاصِفِthe tempest المُتَفَجِّرِbursting forth
إِلّا نَذيرُ العاصِفِ المُتَفَجِّرِ
Breasts seethe, and in their seething there is
Chests seethe, their simmering signaling
Only a warning of the tempest bursting forth.
The coming violent, explosive storm
وَلَقَدand indeed تَصَبَّرناwe forced ourselves to be patient عَلَيكَwith you فَلَمbut did not نُطِقwe endure
وَلَقَد تَصَبَّرنا عَلَيكَ فَلَم نُطِق
مِنكَfrom you المَزيدُany more وَلاتand it is not حينَa time for تَصَبُّرِforced patience
مِنكَ المَزيدُ وَلات حينَ تَصَبُّرِ
And we have forced ourselves to bear with you, but cannot endure
We were patient with you, not speaking
Any more from you; this is no time for patience.
Beyond what patience necessitated
هذيthis البِلادُthe land عَرينُناour lair وَفِدىًand a ransom لَهاfor it
هذي البِلادُ عَرينُنا وَفِدىً لَها
مِنfrom نَسلِthe offspring of يَعرُبَYa'rub كُلُّevery أَسدٍlion هَصَّرِfierce and rending
مِن نَسلِ يَعرُبَ كُلُّ أَسدٍ هَصَّرِ
This land is our lair, and a ransom for it is
This is our land, our den, and every
Every rending lion of Ya'rub's line.
Arab lion is its ransom
Sol 6.1