أيهاO الساريnight traveler إلىto مسرىnight-journey destination النبيthe Prophet
أيها الساري إلى مسرى النبي
ونجيand confidant الوطنthe homeland المغتصبusurped
ونجي الوطن المغتصب
O night traveler to the place of the Prophet’s night journey,
O you who travel to the Prophet's sanctuary
and confidant of the usurped homeland,
And save the usurped homeland
هلare there علىover الصحراءthe desert منany of أعلامناour banners
هل على الصحراء من أعلامنا
مطلعrising-place الشمسthe sun ومهوىand place of descent الكوكبthe star
مطلع الشمس ومهوى الكوكب
Are there any of our banners over the desert,
Are there flags of ours over the desert
where the sun rises and the star descends?
The rising sun and the star's orbit?
قدindeed كبوناwe stumbled، ربmany a مهرcolt جامحheadstrong
قد كبونا، رب مهر جامح
ردهturned it back فيin العدوthe gallop مكرguile الثعلبthe fox
رده في العدو مكر الثعلب
We have stumbled; many a headstrong colt
We have endured, Lord of the raging stallion
has been turned back mid-gallop by the fox’s guile.
Return the cunning of the fox upon the enemy
زحفَadvanced الجندُthe troops وحانَand arrived الموعدُthe appointed hour
زحفَ الجندُ وحانَ الموعدُ
والمجالُand the arena الرحبwide أمسyesterday وغدand tomorrow
والمجالُ الرحب أمس وغد
The troops advanced, and the appointed hour arrived;
The army marched and the time came
and the wide arena is yesterday and tomorrow,
The vast plain yesterday and tomorrow
والمدىand the expanse قلبheart وعينand eye ويدand hand
والمدى قلب وعين ويد
والشذاand the fragrance عبقscent الفداءsacrifice الطيبsweet
والشذا عبق الفداء الطيب
and the expanse is heart and eye and hand,
And the horizon is heart and eye and hand
and the fragrance is the sweet scent of sacrifice.
And inspiration is the fragrance of sweet sacrifice
ودوتand rang out فيin أفقهاher horizon المضطرمblazing
ودوت في أفقها المضطرم
واO! (lament) فلسطينPalestine علىon كلevery فمmouth
وا فلسطين على كل فم
And in her blazing horizon rang out
And its flaming horizons roared
“O Palestine!” from every mouth.
Oh Palestine, on every mouth
يلتقيهاmeets it فيin المدىthe distance رجعreverberation الصدىthe echo
يلتقيها في المدى رجع الصدى
ويؤديهاand conveys it لأفقto a horizon أعظمgreater
ويؤديها لأفق أعظم
The echo’s reverberation meets it in the distance,
It meets it in the field, the echo returns
and carries it to a greater horizon.
And takes it to a greater horizon
فانطلقناso we set forth خلفin pursuit of أبعادfar reaches المنىhopes
فانطلقنا خلف أبعاد المنى
فيin المجالthe arena الصاخبclamorous المحتدمraging
في المجال الصاخب المحتدم
So we set forth in pursuit of hope’s far reaches,
So we set out beyond the dimensions of purpose
in the clamorous, raging arena.
In the clamorous raging field
نحنwe ثواركyour revolutionaries، جئناwe have come نفتديwe redeem
نحن ثوارك، جئنا نفتدي
تربكyour soil الغاليprecious بمسفوحwith shed الدمblood
تربك الغالي بمسفوح الدم
We are your revolutionaries; we have come to redeem
We are your rebels, we came to redeem
your precious soil with shed blood.
Your precious land with spilled blood
حولناaround us كلeveryone كريمnoble المنتمىlineage
حولنا كل كريم المنتمى
حملbore العهدthe pledge وهزand waved العلماthe flag
حمل العهد وهز العلما
Around us is everyone of noble lineage,
Around us every noble kinsman
who has borne the pledge and waved the flag.
Carried the covenant and shook the flag
نبتغيwe seek عزكyour glory أرضاon earth وسماand in the sky
نبتغي عزك أرضا وسما
والعلاand greatness تحتbeneath ظلالshadows الموكبthe procession
والعلا تحت ظلال الموكب
We seek your glory on earth and in the sky,
We seek your glory, land and sky
and greatness beneath the procession’s shadows.
And sublimity under the procession's shadows
Sol 6.1