مَتىwhen مِنfrom طولthe long duration of ِنَزْفِكَyour bleeding تَستَريحُyou find rest ؟
مَتى مِن طول ِنَزْفِكَ تَستَريحُ ؟
سَلاماًpeace أيُّهاO الوَطَنُthe homeland الجَريحُwounded !
سَلاماً أيُّها الوَطَنُ الجَريحُ !
When will you find rest from your long bleeding?
When will your bleeding ever cease?
Peace to you, O wounded homeland!
Greetings, O wounded homeland!
تَشابَكَتinterlocked النِّصالُthe blades عليكَupon you تَهويfall
تَشابَكَت النِّصالُ عليكَ تَهوي
وأنتَand you بكلِّat every مُنعَطَفٍturn تَصيحُyou cry out
وأنتَ بكلِّ مُنعَطَفٍ تَصيحُ
The blades interlocked as they fell upon you,
Swords clash against you, swooping down,
And you cry out at every turn.
And at every twist and turn you cry out.
وَضَجَّand clamored المَوتُdeath فيamong أهليكَyour people حتىuntil
وَضَجَّ المَوتُ في أهليكَ حتى
كأنْas though أشلاؤهُمtheir torn limbs وَرَقٌleaves وَريحُand wind !
كأنْ أشلاؤهُم وَرَقٌ وَريحُ !
And death clamored among your people until
Death roared among your people until
Their torn limbs seemed like leaves and wind!
Their limbs were like leaves swirling in the wind!
سَلاماًpeace أيُّهاO الوَطَنُthe homeland الجَريحُwounded
سَلاماً أيُّها الوَطَنُ الجَريحُ
وَياand O ذاyou المُستَباحُthe violated one المُستَبيحُthe violator
وَيا ذا المُستَباحُ المُستَبيحُ
Peace to you, O wounded homeland,
Greetings, O wounded homeland,
And O you, the violated and the violator!
O violable, violated one!
تَعَثَّرَstumbled أهلُهits people ُبَعضٌsome ببَعضover others ٍ
تَعَثَّرَ أهلُه ُبَعضٌ ببَعض ٍ
ذinitial fragment of 'slaughtered' َبيحٌremaining fragment of 'slaughtered' غاصَsank فيin دَمِهhis blood ِ ذinitial fragment of 'slaughtered' َبيحُremaining fragment of 'slaughtered' !
ذ َبيحٌ غاصَ في دَمِه ِ ذ َبيحُ !
Its people stumbled over one another:
Your people stumble over each other -
One slaughtered man—in his blood another slaughtered man sank!
Sacrifices drowning in their own blood!
وأدريand I know..كبرياؤكَyour pride لاnot تُدانَىis matched
وأدري..كبرياؤكَ لا تُدانَى
يَطيحُfall الخافِقانthe two horizons ِوَلاand not تَطيحُyou fall
يَطيحُ الخافِقان ِوَلا تَطيحُ
And I know: your pride cannot be matched.
And I know... your pride will not be humbled.
The two horizons fall, yet you do not fall.
The banner falls but does not touch ground.
لذاtherefore سَتَظلُّyou will continue تَنزفُyou bleed دونَwithout جَدوىbenefit
لذا سَتَظلُّ تَنزفُ دونَ جَدوى
ويَشرَبُand drinks نَزفَكَyour bleeding الزَّمَنُtime القبيحُugly !
ويَشرَبُ نَزفَكَ الزَّمَنُ القبيحُ !
So you will keep bleeding to no avail,
So you will continue bleeding fruitlessly
And ugly time drinks the blood you shed!
While vile time drinks up your bleeding!
سَلاماًpeace أيُّهاO الوَطَنُthe homeland الجَريحُwounded !
سَلاماً أيُّها الوَطَنُ الجَريحُ !
Peace to you, O wounded homeland!
Greetings, O wounded homeland!
Sol 6.1