غرباءstrangers لكنْbut ربُّناour Lord اللهُAllah
غرباء لكنْ ربُّنا اللهُ
اللهAllah نِعْمَhow excellent الناصرُthe helper اللهُAllah
الله نِعْمَ الناصرُ اللهُ
Strangers, yet our Lord is Allah.
Strangers yet our Lord is Allah
Allah—what an excellent helper Allah is!
Allah, what a great supporter is Allah
ماwhat يَنْقِمُresents الحجرُthe stone الضَّريرُblind مِنَagainst الthe
ما يَنْقِمُ الحجرُ الضَّريرُ مِنَ ال
قَمَرِmoon الُمنيرِradiant وفيمَand why عاداهhas become its enemy
قَمَرِ الُمنيرِ وفيمَ عاداه
What grudge does the blind stone bear against the
Why should the blind rock resent
radiant moon, and why has it become its enemy?
The shining moon, and what did it transgress?
عَلَتِhave risen المنازلُthe stations ياO بُدورُfull moons علىabove
عَلَتِ المنازلُ يا بُدورُ على
مَنْone whose لَمْhave not تَزَلْceased to be فيin الوحْلِthe mire رِجْلاهُhis two feet
مَنْ لَمْ تَزَلْ في الوحْلِ رِجْلاهُ
The stations have risen, O full moons, above
The stars rose high, O buds
him whose feet are still in the mire.
Upon those whose feet remain in the mud
والنهرُand the river يَضْحَكُlaughs للرودِfor the flowers (apparently للورود) وفيand in الصَّthe rock (first part)
والنهرُ يَضْحَكُ للرودِ وفي الصَّ
خْرِrock (continuation) الأَصَمِّdeaf يَشُقُّcuts مَجْراهُits course
خْرِ الأَصَمِّ يَشُقُّ مَجْراهُ
And the river laughs for the flowers, and through the
The river laughs at the bushes, and in the deaf
deaf rock it cuts its course.
Brambles, it forces its course
مُلِئَتْwere filled خَفافيشُthe bats الدُّجىof darkness هَلَعاًwith terror
مُلِئَتْ خَفافيشُ الدُّجى هَلَعاً
وضفادعُand the frogs السَّبئيِّof al-Saba'i إياهُit (that terror)
وضفادعُ السَّبئيِّ إياهُ
The bats of darkness were filled with terror,
The bats of darkness were filled with alarm
and al-Saba'i's frogs with that same terror.
And the Arabian toads with it
جُنَّwent mad اليهودُthe Jews وقدand indeed رأواthey saw عُمراًUmar
جُنَّ اليهودُ وقد رأوا عُمراً
قَدْindeed عادَhad returned حَرْبَتُهُhis spear بيُمْناهُin his right hand
قَدْ عادَ حَرْبَتُهُ بيُمْناهُ
The Jews went mad when they saw Umar
The Jews were frightened when they saw Umar
back again, his spear in his right hand.
His weapon returned in his right hand
هذاthis الزمانُage زُمانُناour age ... قَدَراًby destiny
هذا الزمانُ زُمانُنا ... قَدَراً
وإذاand if الظَّلامthe darkness أَبىrefuses حَرَقْنَاهُwe shall burn it
وإذا الظَّلام أَبى حَرَقْنَاهُ
This age is ours, as destiny decrees,
This is our time...our fate
and if darkness refuses, we shall burn it.
And if the darkness refused, we burned it
ياoh للشهيدfor the martyr كأئَّهُas though he were ملَكٌan angel
يا للشهيد كأئَّهُ ملَكٌ
دُنياهُhis earthly life شامخةٌlofty وأُخراهُand his hereafter
دُنياهُ شامخةٌ وأُخراهُ
Oh, the martyr—as though he were an angel!
Oh what a martyr he is, as though an angel
His earthly life is lofty, and his hereafter too.
His world lofty, and his hereafter
للهto Allah belongs درُّthe merit (in praise) أبيهِhis father منas a بَطَلٍhero
لله درُّ أبيهِ من بَطَلٍ
كالكوكبlike the star الدُّرِّيِّpearl-bright تَلْقاهyou behold him
كالكوكب الدُّرِّيِّ تَلْقاه
Allah bless his father—what a hero!
Allah's gift is his father, what a hero
Like a pearl-bright star, you behold him.
Like a pearl star that you meet
مِسْكُmusk الجِنانِthe gardens of Paradise يفوحُwafts مِنْfrom دَمِهِhis blood
مِسْكُ الجِنانِ يفوحُ مِنْ دَمِهِ
والبدرُand the full moon يسطعُshines مِنْfrom مُحَيَّاهُhis face
والبدرُ يسطعُ مِنْ مُحَيَّاهُ
The musk of Paradise wafts from his blood,
The scent of paradise exudes from his blood
and the full moon shines from his face.
And the moon radiates from his forehead
فيin الأرضthe earth نَدْفِنُهُwe bury him وفيand on قممِthe summits of الthe
في الأرض نَدْفِنُهُ وفي قممِ ال
فِردوسParadise عندَwith اللهِAllah مَحْياهُhis life
فِردوس عندَ اللهِ مَحْياهُ
In the earth we bury him, yet on the heights of
In the earth we bury him, and at the peaks
Paradise, with Allah, he lives.
Of Paradise with Allah, is his abode
ليلاهُhis Layla حَورْاءُa dark-eyed maiden الجنانِthe gardens of Paradise إذاwhen
ليلاهُ حَورْاءُ الجنانِ إذا
كلُّevery امْرىءٍman شَغَفَتْهُhas captivated him ليلاهُhis Layla
كلُّ امْرىءٍ شَغَفَتْهُ ليلاهُ
His Layla is a dark-eyed maiden of Paradise, while
At night, the maidens of Paradise, when
every man is enthralled by his own Layla.
Every man is tempted by his nights
هذاthis الشهيدthe martyr ألسْتَare you not تعْرفُهyou know him
هذا الشهيد ألسْتَ تعْرفُه
ألعِزُّglory بينbetween يديهِhis two hands والجاهُand prestige
ألعِزُّ بين يديهِ والجاهُ
This martyr—do you not know him?
Do you not recognize this martyr?
Glory and prestige lie before him.
The most honorable before him, and the eminent
الأرضُthe earth فيin عينيهhis two eyes خَرْدَلةٌa mustard seed
الأرضُ في عينيه خَرْدَلةٌ
وعلىand upon عبيدِthe slaves of الأرضthe earth نعلاهُhis two sandals
وعلى عبيدِ الأرض نعلاهُ
The earth in his eyes is a mustard seed,
To him, the earth is a mustard seed
and his sandals are upon the earth's slaves.
And on the slaves of earth, his shoes
سَقْياًmay rain bless لأوَّلِناupon our first وآخِرِناand our last
سَقْياً لأوَّلِنا وآخِرِنا
ولمنْand for whoever بظَهْرِat the back of الغيْبthe unseen نَهْواهُwe love him
ولمنْ بظَهْرِ الغيْب نَهْواهُ
May rain bless our first and our last,
A drink for our first and our last
and those we love in their absence.
And for those in the unseen, their station
سَقْياًmay rain bless لوَحْدتناupon our unity وفطْرتِناand our innate nature الthe
سَقْياً لوَحْدتنا وفطْرتِنا ال
بيضاءِwhite والصفحاتُand the pages أشباهُalike
بيضاءِ والصفحاتُ أشباهُ
May rain bless our unity and our inborn nature—
A drink for our oneness and our pristine nature
pure white; and the pages are alike.
The white, and pages are their siblings
إذْwhen كالمجرَّةlike the Milky Way نحنُwe تَقْدُمُناlead us
إذْ كالمجرَّة نحنُ تَقْدُمُنا
أقمارُmoons مكةَMecca صانهاmay He preserve them اللهُAllah
أقمارُ مكةَ صانها اللهُ
When, like the Milky Way, we were led by
As we are like a galaxy advancing
Mecca's moons—may Allah preserve them.
The moons of Mecca, may Allah protect it
كناwe were الحَيَاthe rain ماnever حَلَّfell فيin بَلَدٍa land
كنا الحَيَا ما حَلَّ في بَلَدٍ
إلاexcept بإذنِby the leave of اللهِAllah أحياهُit brought it to life
إلا بإذنِ اللهِ أحياهُ
We were the rain, which never fell upon a land
We were alive when no nation settled
without bringing it to life, by Allah's leave.
Except by Allah's leave did we revive it
كمْhow often مزَّقَtore النِّيْرُthe yoke الرقابthe necks فَلَمyet not
كمْ مزَّقَ النِّيْرُ الرقاب فَلَم
تَكُelapsed ساعةٌan hour حتىuntil سَحَقْناهُwe crushed it
تَكُ ساعةٌ حتى سَحَقْناهُ
How often the yoke tore necks—yet not
How the fangs shattered the necks, yet
an hour passed before we crushed it.
Not an hour passed before we crushed it
وكلامُand the speech of ربعيِّRib'i أَتَذْكُرُهdo you remember it
وكلامُ ربعيِّ أَتَذْكُرُه
طيِّبٌsweet تمنّىlonged for الطِّيبُperfume رَّياهُits fragrance
طيِّبٌ تمنّى الطِّيبُ رَّياهُ
And Rib'i's speech—do you remember it?
And the words of my friend, do you remember
Sweet—perfume itself longed for its fragrance.
Good, the good wished its winds
العِزُّglory فيin كَنَفِthe shelter of العزيزthe Almighty ومَنْand whoever
العِزُّ في كَنَفِ العزيز ومَنْ
عبَدَworships العَبِيْدَthe slaves أذَلَّهHe humbles him اللُهAllah
عبَدَ العَبِيْدَ أذَلَّه اللُه
Glory is in the Almighty's shelter, and whoever
Honor lies in the care of the Almighty, and whoever
worships slaves is humbled by Allah.
Worshipped slaves, Allah humiliated him
Sol 6.1