يَاO أَخِيmy brother الْمَاسُورَthe captive فِيin سِجْنِthe prison الْحِمَامِdeath
يَا أَخِي الْمَاسُورَ فِي سِجْنِ الْحِمَامِ
هَلْquestion marker يَكُونُthere is الْيَوْمَtoday مِثْلَlike الصَّبْرِpatience حَامِa protector؟
هَلْ يَكُونُ الْيَوْمَ مِثْلَ الصَّبْرِ حَامِ؟
O my brother, captive in the prison of death,
O my fellow prisoner in the jail of oppression
Is there any protector today like patience?
Will today be like patience, protector?
إِنْif تُعِزَّyou uphold الدِّينَthe faith ذَاthis الْيَوْمَday تَكُنْyou will be
إِنْ تُعِزَّ الدِّينَ ذَا الْيَوْمَ تَكُنْ
قَدْindeed صَدَقْتَyou were true to اللهَGod فِيin مَاضِيearlier الْكَلامِwords
قَدْ صَدَقْتَ اللهَ فِي مَاضِي الْكَلامِ
If you uphold the faith this day, you will have
If you strengthen the faith today
been true to God in your earlier words.
You will have proven God's word true in the past
قَدْindeed أَرَدْتَyou sought الْخُلْدَeternity بِالدُّنْيَاthrough this world فَيَاso, O
قَدْ أَرَدْتَ الْخُلْدَ بِالدُّنْيَا فَيَا
عِشْlive حَيَاةَa life الْعِزِّhonor فِيin دُنْيَاthe world الْكِرَامِthe noble
عِشْ حَيَاةَ الْعِزِّ فِي دُنْيَا الْكِرَامِ
You have sought eternity through this world; so, O—
You wanted eternity through worldliness, so
Live a life of honor in the world of the noble.
Live the life of dignity in the world of nobility
دَعْكَfree yourself مِمَّنْfrom whoever بَاعَsold دِينًاfaith وَإِبَاand proud defiance
دَعْكَ مِمَّنْ بَاعَ دِينًا وَإِبَا
كَيْso that يَهِيمَhe may wander الْعُمْرَa lifetime فِيin دُنْيَاthe world اللِّئَامِthe ignoble
كَيْ يَهِيمَ الْعُمْرَ فِي دُنْيَا اللِّئَامِ
Leave aside whoever sold faith and proud defiance,
Leave those who sold their religion so
To wander a lifetime in the world of the ignoble.
They can live aimlessly in the world of scoundrels
يَاO أَخِيmy brother النَّصْرُvictory تَرَاءَىhas appeared هَلْquestion marker تَرَىyou see
يَا أَخِي النَّصْرُ تَرَاءَى هَلْ تَرَى
وَقُلُوبُand hearts الصِّدْقِsincerity مِنْfrom خَلْفِbehind الْغَمَامِthe clouds
وَقُلُوبُ الصِّدْقِ مِنْ خَلْفِ الْغَمَامِ
O my brother, victory has appeared—do you see?
O brother, victory is in sight, do you see it?
And sincere hearts from behind the clouds.
And the hearts of truth behind the clouds?
قَامَrose لِلدِّينِfor the faith رِجَالٌmen قَدَّمُواthey offered up
قَامَ لِلدِّينِ رِجَالٌ قَدَّمُوا
حَظَّshare دُنْيَاهُمْtheir worldly life وَعَيْشًاand a life فِيin جَمَامِease
حَظَّ دُنْيَاهُمْ وَعَيْشًا فِي جَمَامِ
Men rose for the faith and offered up
Men stood up for the faith, sacrificing
Their worldly share and a life of ease,
Their worldly goods and living in hardship
كَيْso that يَسُودَmay rule over الدِّينُthe faith وَالنُّورُand the light الدُّجَىdarkness
كَيْ يَسُودَ الدِّينُ وَالنُّورُ الدُّجَى
وَيُفَكَّand be undone الأَسْرُbondage عَنْfrom عَانٍa captive مُضَامِoppressed
وَيُفَكَّ الأَسْرُ عَنْ عَانٍ مُضَامِ
So that faith and light may rule over darkness,
So that the faith prevails and light overcomes darkness
And an oppressed captive be freed from bondage.
And chains are lifted from the oppressed
يَاO أَخِيmy brother انْصُرْsupport صَامِدًاsteadfastly إِسْلامَنَاour Islam
يَا أَخِي انْصُرْ صَامِدًا إِسْلامَنَا
لاdo not تُبَالِيyou heed السَّوْطَthe lash أَوْor لُقْيَاmeeting الْحِمَامِdeath
لا تُبَالِي السَّوْطَ أَوْ لُقْيَا الْحِمَامِ
O my brother, steadfastly support our Islam;
O brother, support our steadfast Islam
Pay no heed to the lash or to meeting death.
Don't worry about the whip or swallowing poison
هَلْquestion marker أَضَاعَwasted الْحُرُّthe free man عُمْرًاa lifetime بِالإِبَاthrough proud defiance
هَلْ أَضَاعَ الْحُرُّ عُمْرًا بِالإِبَا
هَلْquestion marker يَزِيدُincrease الْعُمْرُlife مِنْthrough خَفْرِbreaking الذِّمَامِpledges؟!
هَلْ يَزِيدُ الْعُمْرُ مِنْ خَفْرِ الذِّمَامِ؟!
Has the free man wasted his life through proud defiance?
Has the freeman wasted his life in servitude?
Does breaking one's pledges lengthen life?
Does life increase through the disgrace of servility?!
فَلْتَكُنْso be لَيْثًاa lion إِذَاwhen كَانَthere is الْوَغَىbattle
فَلْتَكُنْ لَيْثًا إِذَا كَانَ الْوَغَى
وَلْتَكُنْand be طَوْدًاa mountain عَظِيمًاmighty فِيamid الْجِسَامِgreat ordeals
وَلْتَكُنْ طَوْدًا عَظِيمًا فِي الْجِسَامِ
So be a lion when battle comes,
So be a lion when battle rages
And be a mighty mountain amid great ordeals.
And be a towering giant among bodies
يَاO أَخِيmy brother لاdo not تَرْهَبَنْfear at all طُغْيَانَهُمْtheir tyranny
يَا أَخِي لا تَرْهَبَنْ طُغْيَانَهُمْ
أَفَلِلإِيمَانِdoes faith, then, have خَوْفٌfear مِنْof طَغَامِrabble؟
أَفَلِلإِيمَانِ خَوْفٌ مِنْ طَغَامِ؟
O my brother, never fear their tyranny.
O brother, do not fear their tyranny
Does faith, then, fear the rabble?
Does faith fear the tyrants?
وَلَئِنْand even if عِشْنَاwe have lived زَمَانًاa while فِيin الدُّجَىdarkness
وَلَئِنْ عِشْنَا زَمَانًا فِي الدُّجَى
كُنْbe كَنُورِlike the light الْبَدْرِthe full moon يَزْهُوshines فِيin الظَّلامِthe darkness
كُنْ كَنُورِ الْبَدْرِ يَزْهُو فِي الظَّلامِ
And even if we have lived a while in darkness,
And if we live for a while in darkness
Be like the full moon's light, shining in the darkness.
Be like the full moon's light in the night
وَلَئِنْand even if آلَمَنَاhas pained us جُرْحٌa wound طَغَىgrew fierce
وَلَئِنْ آلَمَنَا جُرْحٌ طَغَى
لَجِرَاحُsurely the wounds الْكُفْرِunbelief تُرْوَىare watered مِنْfrom آلامِيmy pains
لَجِرَاحُ الْكُفْرِ تُرْوَى مِنْ آلامِي
And even if a raging wound has pained us,
And if a wound hurts us, it will heal
Surely the wounds of unbelief are watered by my pains.
The wounds of disbelief heal through my pains
وَجِرَاحُand the wounds السِّلْمِpeace تَدْمَىbleed لِلشِّفَاtoward healing
وَجِرَاحُ السِّلْمِ تَدْمَى لِلشِّفَا
وَجِرَاحُand the wounds الْكُفْرِunbelief تَدْمَىbleed لِلْحِمَامِtoward death
وَجِرَاحُ الْكُفْرِ تَدْمَى لِلْحِمَامِ
And the wounds of peace bleed toward healing,
And the wounds of peace bleed for healing
And the wounds of unbelief bleed toward death.
While the wounds of disbelief bleed for destruction
فَلْتَكُنْso be نُورًاa light إِذَاwhen كَانَthere is الدُّجَىdarkness
فَلْتَكُنْ نُورًا إِذَا كَانَ الدُّجَى
فَلْتُعِزَّso uphold الدِّينَthe faith أَنْتَyou الْيَوْمَtoday حَامِa protector
فَلْتُعِزَّ الدِّينَ أَنْتَ الْيَوْمَ حَامِ
So be a light when darkness falls,
So be a light when there is gloom
So uphold the faith—you are a protector today.
And strengthen the faith today, protector
Sol 6.1