أقولI say لهto him وقدwhile already أمسىhas come to يجيبanswer
أقول له وقد أمسى يجيب
مقارفperpetrating فريةa falsehood فيهاin it يجوبroams
مقارف فرية فيها يجوب
I say to him, as he now answers,
I address him, now that he has begun to respond,
Perpetrating a falsehood in which he roams:
Perpetrating a fabrication through which he wanders;
فلسطينPalestine الحبيبةthe beloved كيفhow تنسىis forgotten
فلسطين الحبيبة كيف تنسى
وقصدand the aim شبابهاof its youth فيناamong us يخيبfails ؟
وقصد شبابها فينا يخيب ؟
How can beloved Palestine be forgotten,
How could beloved Palestine ever be forgotten,
And the aim of its youth come to nothing among us?
While the hopes her youth placed in us are dashed?
وكيفand how معwith "اليهودthe Jews" يتمis concluded صلحpeace
وكيف مع "اليهود" يتم صلح
لهto it الحرthe free man بنson of يعربYa'rub يستجيبassents؟
له الحر بن يعرب يستجيب؟
And how can peace be made with "the Jews",
How can a peace be forged with "the Jews,"
To which the free son of Ya'rub would consent?
To which the free son of Arab lineage would agree?
وكيفand how يباعis sold للشيطانto the devil شعبa people
وكيف يباع للشيطان شعب
لهit has حقa right يؤيدهupholds it الغريبthe stranger؟
له حق يؤيده الغريب؟
And how can a people be sold to the devil,
And how can a people be sold to the devil,
Whose right is upheld by a stranger?
Possessing rights that even strangers uphold?
وكيفand how يظلremain فتيتهits young men حيارىbewildered
وكيف يظل فتيته حيارى
وغاصبهand its usurper لهto him السكنىdwelling تطيبis pleasant؟
وغاصبه له السكنى تطيب؟
And how can its young men remain bewildered,
How do its youth remain in bewilderment,
While its usurper enjoys dwelling there?
While the usurper finds the dwelling pleasant?
فواso, oh عجباwhat astonishment لبائعat one selling حقthe right شعبof a people
فوا عجبا لبائع حق شعب
وراءbehind كفاحهits struggle وقفتstood شعوبnations !
وراء كفاحه وقفت شعوب !
So, how astonishing: one who sells a people's right,
Oh, the wonder of one who sells a nation's right,
When nations have stood behind its struggle!
Behind whose struggle entire nations have stood!
تؤيدهsupport it وتدفعand repel عنهfrom it ظلماinjustice
تؤيده وتدفع عنه ظلما
ونحوand toward ذرىthe summits العلاءof glory بهupon it تهيبurge
ونحو ذرى العلاء به تهيب
They support it and ward off injustice from it,
Supporting it and fending off injustice,
And urge it toward the summits of glory.
Calling it upward toward the peaks of glory.
ومنand from دولstates الحيادneutrality لهit has نصيرa supporter
ومن دول الحياد له نصير
يساندهsupports it وأصواتand voices تجيبrespond
يسانده وأصوات تجيب
And among the neutral states it has a supporter,
Within the neutral states, it finds a champion,
Who stands by it, and voices respond.
Who lends aid while echoing voices respond.
وخائنهand its betrayer يقولsays حللتI have solved لغزاa riddle
وخائنه يقول حللت لغزا
تحيرwas bewildered فيهover it عالمهits expert الأريبthe discerning
تحير فيه عالمه الأريب
And its betrayer says, "I have solved a riddle
Yet its traitor boasts, "I have solved a riddle,"
That baffled its discerning expert."
That baffled even the astute scholar.
وينسىand he forgets أنهthat he قدalready صارhas become عبداa slave
وينسى أنه قد صار عبدا
للاستعمارto colonialism وهوand he لهits ربيبa foster son!
للاستعمار وهو له ربيب!
And forgets that he has become a slave
He forgets that he has become a mere slave,
To colonialism—and he is its foster son!
To colonialism, being its very protégé!
ووكرand a den مؤامراتof conspiracies للأعاديfor the enemies
ووكر مؤامرات للأعادي
يحيطsurrounds بأمرهaround his affairs شكsuspicion مريبtroubling
يحيط بأمره شك مريب
And a den of conspiracies for the enemies,
A nest of conspiracies for the enemy,
Troubling suspicion surrounds his affairs,
Whose affairs are shrouded in suspicious doubt.
وبوقand a trumpet دعايةof propaganda يلقيcasts سموماpoisons
وبوق دعاية يلقي سموما
يروجهاspreads them خئونa habitual betrayer أوor كذوبa habitual liar
يروجها خئون أو كذوب
And a propaganda trumpet spewing poisons
A propaganda trumpet spewing poisons,
That a traitor or a liar spreads.
Which a traitor or liar promotes.
سوابقهhis past deeds الذميمةthe shameful ليسare not تحصىcounted
سوابقه الذميمة ليس تحصى
وماand not عنof غيهhis waywardness أبداever يتوبrepents
وما عن غيه أبدا يتوب
His shameful past deeds are beyond counting,
His shameful precedents are beyond counting,
And he never repents of his waywardness.
And never does he repent for his transgression.
لهhe has كلevery يومday ألفa thousand وجهface
له كل يوم ألف وجه
يلوحflaunts بهwith it وتشكيلand a form عجيبstrange
يلوح به وتشكيل عجيب
Every day he has a thousand faces,
Each day he wears a thousand faces,
Which he flaunts, and a strange form.
Flaunting them in strange configurations.
وماand not هوhe غيرother than مغرورconceited سفيهa fool
وما هو غير مغرور سفيه
وإمعةand a yes-man لهhe has فكرa mind جديبbarren
وإمعة له فكر جديب
And he is nothing but a conceited fool,
He is nothing but a delusional fool,
And a yes-man with a barren mind.
A mindless follower with barren thought.
يحركهdrives him الغرورconceit فليسso he does not يدريknow
يحركه الغرور فليس يدري
بماof what يلقيهutters it أوor ماذاwhat يجيبanswers ؟
بما يلقيه أو ماذا يجيب ؟
Conceit drives him, so he does not know
Driven by vanity, he does not know,
What he utters, or what answer he gives?
What words he casts or how he replies?
كذاكthus نرىwe see يهوذاJudas العربof the Arabs يبدوappears
كذاك نرى يهوذا العرب يبدو
وهاand behold هوhe ذاكthat one بورقيبBourguiba الحبيبHabib
وها هو ذاك بورقيب الحبيب
Thus we see the Judas of the Arabs appear,
Thus we see the Judas of the Arabs revealed,
And there he is—Habib Bourguiba.
And there he stands: Bourguiba, the 'Beloved'.
Sol 6.1