كلُّall ماthat which صاغَهfashioned it خيالُthe imagination of الظُّنونِconjectures
كلُّ ما صاغَه خيالُ الظُّنونِ
يتهاوىcollapses أمَامbefore فجرِthe dawn of اليقينِcertainty
يتهاوى أمَام فجرِ اليقينِ
All that the imagination of conjecture has fashioned
All that fanciful conjecture built up
Collapses before the dawn of certainty.
Collapses before the dawn of certainty.
لغةُthe language of الفجرِthe dawn ذاتُpossessing معنىًa meaning صحيحٍsound
لغةُ الفجرِ ذاتُ معنىً صحيحٍ
ولسانٍand a tongue طَــلْقٍfluent، ولفظٍand expression مبينِclear
ولسانٍ طَــلْقٍ، ولفظٍ مبينِ
The dawn's language bears a sound meaning,
The language of dawn bears true meaning
A fluent tongue, and clear expression.
With eloquent tongue and clear utterance.
يتهاوىcollapses أمامهاbefore it كلُّevery ليلnight
يتهاوى أمامها كلُّ ليل
سرمديendless منof العذابtorment المُهينِhumiliating
سرمدي من العذاب المُهينِ
Before it collapses every night
It makes all the endless night collapse -
Of endless, humiliating torment.
An ignominious torment for eternity.
لغةٌa language تمنحgrants القلوبَthe hearts صفاءًserenity
لغةٌ تمنح القلوبَ صفاءً
ونقاءًand purity فيin عصرناour age المفتونِtemptation-stricken
ونقاءً في عصرنا المفتونِ
A language that grants hearts serenity
A language that gives hearts purity
And purity in our age of temptation.
And integrity in our spellbound age.
هاbehold هناhere الفجرُthe dawn، ماnot يزالceases يُرينيshows me
ها هنا الفجرُ، ما يزال يُريني
كيفhow ينجوescapes منfrom الخِضَمِّthe vast sea سَفينيmy ship
كيف ينجو من الخِضَمِّ سَفيني
Here is the dawn; it still shows me
How my ship can survive the fray,
How my ship escapes the vast sea,
How I can spread the tidings of good when
كيفhow أَلْقىI meet بشائرglad tidings of الخيرِgoodness، لمَّاwhen
كيف أَلْقى بشائر الخيرِ، لمَّا
تتضاغىhowl at one another سِباعwild beasts ذاتِpossessing القرونِhorns
تتضاغى سِباع ذاتِ القرونِ
How I meet glad tidings of goodness when
The beasts with horns jostle and bray,
Horned beasts howl at one another,
How we can go on though barriers
كيفhow نمضيwe proceed وإنْeven if أُقيمتْwere erected سدودٌbarriers
كيف نمضي وإنْ أُقيمتْ سدودٌ
منfrom أكاذيبthe lies of حاقــدa spiteful one وخؤونand a treacherous one
من أكاذيب حاقــد وخؤون
How we journey on, even when barriers are raised
Of the envious and suspicious stand in our way.
From the lies of the spiteful and treacherous.
My heart, and you, my eyes, see clear!
هاbehold هناhere الفجرُthe dawn مشرقاًshining فاطمئنِّيso be reassured
ها هنا الفجرُ مشرقاً فاطمئنِّي
ياO قلوباًhearts، وياand O عيونُeyes استبينيdiscern clearly
يا قلوباً، ويا عيونُ استبيني
Here is the dawn, shining; be reassured,
Where yearnings' memories are inscribed.
O hearts; and O eyes, see clearly.
What dawn do you mean? was the question
هاbehold هناhere الفجرthe dawn، فاقرؤوهso read it كتاباًas a book
ها هنا الفجر، فاقرؤوه كتاباً
سُطِّرتْwere inscribed فيهin it ذكرياتُmemories of الحنينِlonging
سُطِّرتْ فيه ذكرياتُ الحنينِ
Here is the dawn; read it as a book
That stabbed at me from my griefs and laments.
In which memories of longing are inscribed.
From the Exalted Night to the horror there
أيَّwhich فجرdawn تعنــيهyou mean it؟ كانit was سؤالاًa question
أيَّ فجر تعنــيه؟ كان سؤالاً
جارحاًwounding منfrom مواجعيmy pains وشجونيand my sorrows
جارحاً من مواجعي وشجوني
'Which dawn do you mean?' It was a question
Are tales inscribed in the wretched ink.
That wounded me, born of my pains and sorrows,
Of sheltered girls now orphaned
منfrom ربوعthe lands of الإسراءthe Night Journey للرُّعبfor terror فيهاin them
من ربوع الإسراء للرُّعب فيها
قصصٌtales سُطِّرتْwere inscribed بحبرwith the ink of المَنُونِdeath
قصصٌ سُطِّرتْ بحبر المَنُونِ
From the lands of the Night Journey, where terror has
Say not: who are they? Do not wound me!
Tales inscribed in the ink of death,
Say not: who are they? They are tears
منfrom بناتٍgirls محصَّــــناتٍchaste يتامىorphaned
من بناتٍ محصَّــــناتٍ يتامى
لاdo not تقولواsay: مَنْwho هُنَّthey لاdo not تَجرحونيwound me
لا تقولوا: مَنْ هُنَّ لا تَجرحوني
From chaste, orphaned girls—
Shed by veiled, guarded modesty's eyes.
Do not ask who they are; do not wound me.
Once it was sheltered modesty
لاdo not تقولواsay: مَنْwho هُنَّthey، هُنَّthey دموعٌtears
لا تقولوا: مَنْ هُنَّ، هُنَّ دموعٌ
ذرفتْهاshed them جفونُthe eyelids of عرضٍhonor مَصُونِsafeguarded
ذرفتْها جفونُ عرضٍ مَصُونِ
Do not ask who they are; they are tears
And now it is stigma upon the brow.
Shed by the eyelids of safeguarded honor.
What dawn do you speak of? That was the question
كانit was قبلَbefore الغاراتِthe raids عرضاًhonor مصوناًsafeguarded
كان قبلَ الغاراتِ عرضاً مصوناً
وهوand it is اليومَtoday، وصْمةٌa stain فيon الجبينِthe brow
وهو اليومَ، وصْمةٌ في الجبينِ
Before the raids, it was safeguarded honor;
From an old woman living in abasement,
Today it is a stain upon the brow.
From widowed and bereaved women who came to misfortune's door,
أيwhich فجرٍdawn تعنيهyou mean it، كانit was سؤالاًa question
أي فجرٍ تعنيه، كان سؤالاً
منfrom عجوزan old woman تعيشliving عِيشَةَa life of هُونِhumiliation
من عجوز تعيش عِيشَةَ هُونِ
'Which dawn do you mean?' It was a question
Pale women weeping their children's loss.
From an old woman living in humiliation,
From little ones in Jerusalem who tasted affliction,
منfrom ثكالىbereaved mothers وَلَجْنthey entered بابَthe gate of المآسيtragedies
من ثكالى وَلَجْن بابَ المآسي
شاحباتٍpale يبكينَthey weep over فقدthe loss of البنينِsons
شاحباتٍ يبكينَ فقد البنينِ
From bereaved mothers who entered the gate of tragedy,
And so with burning asked me:
Pale, weeping over the loss of their sons,
What dawn is it while the night is blind
منfrom صغارٍchildren فيin القدسJerusalem ذاقواthey tasted وبالاًcalamity
من صغارٍ في القدس ذاقوا وبالاً
ولهذاand for this reason بِحُرْقةٍwith anguish سألونيthey asked me:
ولهذا بِحُرْقةٍ سألوني:
From children in Jerusalem who tasted calamity;
And explosions shred calm's gown?
And so, in anguish, they asked me:
What dawn do you speak of? Is it a dawn
أيَّwhich فجرdawn تعنيهyou mean it، والليلُand the night أعمىblind
أيَّ فجر تعنيه، والليلُ أعمى
مزَّقtore القَصْفُthe bombardment فيهin it ثوبَthe garment of السُّكونِstillness؟
مزَّق القَصْفُ فيه ثوبَ السُّكونِ؟
'Which dawn do you mean, when the night is blind
Of your rhyming, metered, versified dream?
And bombardment has torn its garment of stillness?
Are they bits of your beautiful phrasing?
أيَّwhich فجرٍdawn تعنيهyou mean it، هلwhether هوit فجرٌa dawn
أيَّ فجرٍ تعنيه، هل هو فجرٌ
منfrom ترانيمthe refrains of شعركyour poetry الموزونِmetered؟؟
من ترانيم شعرك الموزونِ؟؟
Which dawn do you mean? Is it a dawn
Are they most melodiously told?
From the refrains of your metered poetry?
We, O poet of optimism, have lived
منfrom عباراتكyour phrases الجميلةbeautiful، إنَّاindeed we
من عباراتك الجميلة، إنَّا
لنراهاwe indeed see them بديعةَexquisite in التَّلحينِmelodic setting؟
لنراها بديعةَ التَّلحينِ؟
From your beautiful phrases? We indeed
Since time unknown in our "Zionist" night!
Find them exquisitely set to melody.
How can you sing of the dawn while people complain
نحنwe ياO شاعرَpoet of التفاؤلِoptimism نَحياlive
نحن يا شاعرَ التفاؤلِ نَحيا
مُنْذُsince دهرٍan age فيin ليلناour night «الصهيونيZionist»
مُنْذُ دهرٍ في ليلنا «الصهيوني»
We, O poet of optimism, have lived
Of darkness that groans with the wretched?
For an age in our 'Zionist' night.
What dawn have you seen? Did the anguished
كيفhow تشدوyou sing بالفجرof the dawn والناسُand the people تشكوcomplain
كيف تشدو بالفجر والناسُ تشكو
منof ظلامdarkness مُعَتَّــــقٍaged بالأنينِwith groaning؟!
من ظلام مُعَتَّــــقٍ بالأنينِ؟!
How can you sing of dawn while people complain
Screams of a prisoner elude you?
Of darkness aged in groans?
The tears of orphans in every land?
أيwhich فجرdawn رأيتهyou saw it؟ هلwhether تناءَىgrew distant
أي فجر رأيته؟ هل تناءَى
بكwith you وعيٌawareness عنfrom صرخةa cry منfrom سجينِa prisoner؟!
بك وعيٌ عن صرخة من سجينِ؟!
What dawn have you seen? Has there grown a distance
The widowed? The miscarried?
Between your awareness and a prisoner's cry?
Of an infant slain in Jerusalem, yet innocent,
عنfrom دموعthe tears of الأيتامorphans فيin كلevery أرضٍland
عن دموع الأيتام في كل أرضٍ
والثكالىand bereaved mothers ومُسْقِطاتِand women miscarrying الجنينِthe fetus؟!
والثكالى ومُسْقِطاتِ الجنينِ؟!
From orphans' tears in every land,
His age still months, not years.
And bereaved mothers and women who miscarry?
Of Afghan homes collapsed into rubble
عنfrom قتيلone killed فيin القدسJerusalem منwithout غيرany ذنبٍguilt
عن قتيل في القدس من غير ذنبٍ
عمرهhis age فيin الشهورmonths، قبلbefore السنينِyears؟!
عمره في الشهور، قبل السنينِ؟!
From one killed in Jerusalem without guilt,
Dyed red with blood and dirt?
Whose age was counted in months, not yet years?
Of thousands of wretched refugees
عنfrom بيوتthe homes of الأفغانAfghans صارتْbecame ركاماًrubble
عن بيوت الأفغان صارتْ ركاماً
أكْسَبَتْهُgave it الدماءُthe blood حمرةَthe redness of طينِclay؟!
أكْسَبَتْهُ الدماءُ حمرةَ طينِ؟!
From Afghan homes reduced to rubble,
Who wish for a handful of flour?
To which blood gave the redness of clay?
The language of dawn is sweet, but
عنfrom ألوفthousands of المشردينthe displaced الضحاياthe victims
عن ألوف المشردين الضحايا
يتمنونthey long for حَفْنَةًa handful منof طحينِflour؟!
يتمنون حَفْنَةً من طحينِ؟!
From thousands of displaced victims
We have not enjoyed its melody for so long!
Who long for a handful of flour?
What dawn do you speak of? Is it a dawn
لغةthe language of الفجرthe dawn عذبةsweet غيرbut أنَّاthat we
لغة الفجر عذبة غير أنَّا
لمnot نُمَتَّعْbeen given enjoyment بلحنهاof its melody منذfor حينa while
لم نُمَتَّعْ بلحنها منذ حين
The dawn's language is sweet, but we
Of our millions' victories?
Have not enjoyed its melody for some time.
What dawn do you speak of? Oh, the question
أيَّwhich فجرdawn تعنيهyou mean it، هلwhether هوit فجرٌa dawn
أيَّ فجر تعنيه، هل هو فجرٌ
لانتصاراتfor the victories of ألْفِناour thousand المليونmillion؟!
لانتصارات ألْفِنا المليون؟!
Which dawn do you mean? Is it a dawn
Pierced my grieving heart like an arrow!
For the victories of our thousand million?'
That question shook me, and my sorrow
أيَّwhich فجرdawn تعنيهyou mean it ؟ ياoh لسؤالwhat a question
أيَّ فجر تعنيه ؟ يا لسؤال
مرَّsped كالسهمlike an arrow نحوtoward قلبيmy heart الحزينsorrowful؟!
مرَّ كالسهم نحو قلبي الحزين؟!
'Which dawn do you mean?' Oh, what a question
Nearly melted me with its heat.
Sped like an arrow toward my sorrowful heart!
But I shook off my despair when
هزَّنيshook me ذلكthat السؤالquestion ، وكادتْand almost
هزَّني ذلك السؤال ، وكادتْ
حسرتيmy anguish تحتbeneath وقعهits impact تَجْتَوينيloathe me
حسرتي تحت وقعه تَجْتَويني
That question shook me, and close came
Its lights called out to me.
My anguish, beneath its impact, to loathing me.
It is the dawn! How can you forget a dawn
غيرَbut أنيthat I نفضتُI shook off وَهْمَthe illusion of انكساريmy brokenness
غيرَ أني نفضتُ وَهْمَ انكساري
حينwhen لاحتappeared أنوارهits lights تدعونيbeckon me
حين لاحت أنواره تدعوني
But I shook off the illusion of my brokenness
Brilliantly lit in the Clear Book?
When its lights appeared, beckoning me.
In the guidance of prophets since Noah's time
إنهit is indeed الفجرthe dawn، كيفhow تنسونyou forget فجراًa dawn
إنه الفجر، كيف تنسون فجراً
ساطعَradiant النورlight، فيin الكتابthe Book المبينclear؟!
ساطعَ النور، في الكتاب المبين؟!
It is the dawn! How can you forget a dawn
And lastly the Honest and Trustworthy one!
Radiant with light in the clear Book?
Since he lived alone in the wilderness
فيin هُدَىthe guidance of الأنبياءthe prophets منfrom عهدthe time of نوحNoah
في هُدَى الأنبياء من عهد نوح
وختاماًand concluding بالصادقwith the truthful one المأمونthe trusted one؟
وختاماً بالصادق المأمون؟
In the prophets' guidance, from the time of Noah,
And called to his folk: "Cover me!"
And culminating in the Truthful, the Trusted?
Since he revived hearts after death
منذsince أنthat عاشhe lived فيin حراءHira وحيداًalone
منذ أن عاش في حراء وحيداً
ثمthen نادىhe called فيamong أهلهhis family: دثرونيwrap me up
ثم نادى في أهله: دثروني
Since he lived alone in Hira,
And protected them from the Accursed's whispers.
Then called among his family: 'Wrap me up!'
Into fields of my fervor, follow me!
ثمthen أحياhe revived القلوبthe hearts بعدَafter مواتٍlifelessness
ثم أحيا القلوب بعدَ مواتٍ
وحماهاand he protected them منfrom وسوساتthe whispers of اللعينthe accursed one
وحماها من وسوسات اللعين
Then revived hearts after lifelessness
Send out your beautiful melody, a call
And protected them from the accursed one's whispers.
From my heart's core - do not fail me!
هاbehold هناhere الفجرthe dawn، فاركضيso gallop ياO قوافيrhymes
ها هنا الفجر، فاركضي يا قوافي
فيin ميادينthe fields of لهفتيmy yearning واتبعينيand follow me
في ميادين لهفتي واتبعيني
Here is the dawn; gallop, O rhymes,
"O son of the land of guidance: I see the times complain
Across the fields of my yearning, and follow me.
Of preachers of despair and demoralization.
وابعثيand send forth لحنكyour melody الجميلbeautiful نداءًas a call
وابعثي لحنك الجميل نداءً
منfrom صميمthe depths of الفؤادthe heart، لاdo not تَخْذُلينيfail me:
من صميم الفؤاد، لا تَخْذُليني:
Send forth your beautiful melody as a call
I see the Samaritan making a calf
From the heart's depths; do not fail me:
And proclaiming his rotten opinion.
يابنO son of أرضthe land of الهُدَىguidance :أرىI see العصرthe age يشكوcomplaining
يابن أرض الهُدَى :أرى العصر يشكو
منof دعاةthe advocates of التيئيسinstilling despair والتوهينِand enfeeblement
من دعاة التيئيس والتوهينِ
O son of the land of guidance, I see the age complaining
I see the insolence of the rebels upon us -
Of those who preach despair and enfeeblement.
It frightened us in our mournful Jerusalem.
وأرىand I see السَّامريَّal-Samiri يصنعfashioning عجلاًa calf
وأرى السَّامريَّ يصنع عجلاً
ويناديand he proclaims برأيهwith his opinion المأْفونfoolish
وينادي برأيه المأْفون
And I see al-Samiri fashioning a calf
I see one sedition chasing another
And proclaiming his foolish opinion.
And a madness for war after war.
وأرىand I see صَوْلةَthe onslaught of البُغاةthe aggressors عليناagainst us
وأرى صَوْلةَ البُغاة علينا
روَّعتْناterrified us فيin قُدسناour Jerusalem المحزونsorrow-stricken
روَّعتْنا في قُدسنا المحزون
And I see the aggressors' onslaught against us
I see the great power has become
Terrifying us in our sorrow-stricken Jerusalem.
An implement of death in the dragon's hands.
وأرىand I see فتنةًan upheaval تلاحقchasing أخرىanother
وأرى فتنةً تلاحق أخرى
وجنوناًand frenzy للحربof war بعدafter جنونfrenzy
وجنوناً للحرب بعد جنون
And I see one upheaval chasing another,
I see illusion holding the reins -
One frenzy of war after another.
Mocking all sober, wise minds.
وأرىand I see القوةthe power العظيمةgreat صارتْhas become
وأرى القوة العظيمة صارتْ
آلةَan engine of الموتdeath فيin يدthe hand of «التِّنينِthe dragon»
آلةَ الموت في يد «التِّنينِ»
And I see the great power become
O Abu Muti', I see the West hurling
An engine of death in the hand of the 'dragon.'
Accusations sealed with conjecture.
وأرىand I see الوهمdelusion مُمْسِكاًclutching بالنواصيby the forelocks
وأرى الوهم مُمْسِكاً بالنواصي
مُستخفّاًmaking light بكلof every عقلmind رزينِsober
مُستخفّاً بكل عقل رزينِ
And I see delusion clutching forelocks,
They spilled the blood of justice when
Making light of every sober mind.
They confronted my nation with vile hatred.
ياO أباfather of متعبMut'ib أرىI see الغربَthe West يرميhurling
يا أبا متعب أرى الغربَ يرمي
بدعاوىwith claims ممهورةstamped بالظنونwith conjectures
بدعاوى ممهورة بالظنون
O Abu Mut'ib, I see the West hurling
They wasted the "Pearl" of the little ones but protected
Claims stamped with conjecture.
The blood of our Jerusalem's butcher "Sharon."
همthey أراقواspilled دَمَthe blood of العدالةjustice لمَّاwhen
هم أراقوا دَمَ العدالة لمَّا
واجهواthey confronted أمتيmy nation بحقدwith hatred دفينburied
واجهوا أمتي بحقد دفين
They spilled the blood of justice when
They painted violence in a picture they colored
They confronted my nation with buried hatred.
With the blood of the weak and helpless.
أهدرواthey sacrificed «دُرَّةَ'Durrah' (pearl)» الصِّغارthe little ones وصانواand protected
أهدروا «دُرَّةَ» الصِّغار وصانوا
دَمَthe blood of سفاحthe butcher of قُدسناour Jerusalem «شارونSharon»
دَمَ سفاح قُدسنا «شارون»
They sacrificed the little ones' 'Durrah,' and protected
They falsely ascribed it to us, yet we
The blood of our Jerusalem's butcher, 'Sharon.'
Had nothing to do with its left or its right.
رسمواthey painted العنفviolence لوحةًas a picture لوَّنوهاthey colored it
رسموا العنف لوحةً لوَّنوها
بدماءwith the blood of الضعيفthe weak والمسكينand the poor
بدماء الضعيف والمسكين
They painted violence as a picture, coloring it
How strange! They changed the facts until
With the blood of the weak and the poor.
They attributed to the frail the description of the stout!
نسبوهاthey attributed it زُوراًfalsely إليناto us ولسناand we are not
نسبوها زُوراً إلينا ولسنا
فيon يَسارٍthe left منof أمرهاits affair أوor يمينthe right
في يَسارٍ من أمرها أو يمين
They falsely attributed it to us, though we were not
They dressed us in a strange garb of terrorism
On the left of that affair or on the right.
And blamed us for every vile deed.
عجباًhow strange، غيَّرواthey changed الحقائقthe facts حتىuntil
عجباً، غيَّروا الحقائق حتى
منحواthey bestowed للهزيلon the scrawny وصفthe description of السمينthe fat
منحوا للهزيل وصف السمين
How strange! They changed the facts until
Can terrorism be found in checking
They bestowed on the scrawny the description of the fat.
A tyrannical, oppressive aggressor?
ألبسوناthey clothed us in الإرهابterrorism ثوباًas a garment غريباًstrange
ألبسونا الإرهاب ثوباً غريباً
ورموناand they accused us بكلِّof every فعلٍdeed مَشينِshameful
ورمونا بكلِّ فعلٍ مَشينِ
They clothed us in terrorism, a strange garment,
Can it be found in supporting a right
And accused us of every shameful deed.
And appealing to the teachings of religion?
أيكونُis it الإرهابَterrorism فيin صَدِّrepelling باغٍan aggressor
أيكونُ الإرهابَ في صَدِّ باغٍ
مستبدdespotic وظالـــــمand oppressive مُستهينِdisdainful؟؟
مستبد وظالـــــم مُستهينِ؟؟
Is terrorism found in repelling an aggressor,
It is they who lit the fires of war, so what can
Despotic, oppressive, and disdainful?
The sword do in the hands of the helpless?
أيكونُis it الإرهابterrorism فيin نصرsupporting حقٍa right
أيكونُ الإرهاب في نصر حقٍ
واحتكامand appealing إلىto تعاليمthe teachings of دينِa religion؟!
واحتكام إلى تعاليم دينِ؟!
Is terrorism found in defending a right
O Abu Muti', I see the earth is thirsty,
And appealing to the teachings of a religion?
Seeking water from a miserly skinflint.
إنهاit is indeed الحربُwar أشعلوهاthey ignited it، فماذاso what
إنها الحربُ أشعلوها، فماذا
يَصْنَعdoes السيفُthe sword فيin يدِthe hand of المستكينthe submissive one؟!
يَصْنَع السيفُ في يدِ المستكين؟!
It is war; they ignited it—so what
It twists in hunger at the door of a snake
Can a sword do in the hand of one who submits?
While we want deliverance from Hasibun!
ياO أباfather of متعبMut'ib أرىI see الأرضthe earth عَطْشىthirsty
يا أبا متعب أرى الأرض عَطْشى
تطلبseeks الماءwater منfrom شحيحa miser ضنينgrudging
تطلب الماء من شحيح ضنين
O Abu Mut'ib, I see the earth thirsty,
If we lent it an attentive ear
Seeking water from a grudging miser,
We would hear its call: Deliver me!
تتلوَّىwrithes جوعاًwith hunger علىat بابthe door of أفعىa viper
تتلوَّى جوعاً على باب أفعى
ونريدand we seek الإنقاذdeliverance منfrom حَيْزَبُونِan old hag
ونريد الإنقاذ من حَيْزَبُونِ
Writhing with hunger at a viper's door,
Deliver me from the unjust tyrant!
While we seek deliverance from an old hag.
The fire of his injustice still burns me!
لوif أصَخْناwe lent سمعاًan ear إليهاto her رهيفاًsensitive
لو أصَخْنا سمعاً إليها رهيفاً
لسمعناwe would hear نداءهاher call: أنقذونيsave me
لسمعنا نداءها: أنقذوني
If we lent her a sensitive ear,
Deliver me from corruption - it has spread
We would hear her call: 'Save me!
And crept through souls like a plague!
أنقذونيsave me منfrom ظالمan oppressor مستبدdespotic
أنقذوني من ظالم مستبد
لمnot تزلْceased نارُthe fire of ظُلمهhis tyranny تُصْلينيscorches me
لم تزلْ نارُ ظُلمه تُصْليني
Save me from a despotic oppressor;
O Abu Muti', the earth complains
The fire of his tyranny still scorches me.
And calls: O people, do not leave me!
أنقذونيsave me منfrom الفسادcorruption، تمادىhas gone too far
أنقذوني من الفساد، تمادى
وسرىand spread فيin النفوسsouls كالطاعونlike the plague
وسرى في النفوس كالطاعون
Save me from corruption, which has run rampant
We have its safety and guidance with us,
And spread through souls like the plague.'
And we have the means to secure it.
ياO أباfather of متعبMut'ib، هيshe الأرضthe earth تشكوcomplains
يا أبا متعب، هي الأرض تشكو
وتناديand calls ياO قومpeople لاdo not تتركونيabandon me
وتنادي يا قوم لا تتركوني
O Abu Mut'ib, it is the earth complaining
We set out from the sanctuary of our Sacred House
And calling: 'O people, do not abandon me.'
To rescue people from prisons' darkness.
عندناwith us نحنwe أمنُهاher safety وهُداهاand her guidance
عندنا نحن أمنُها وهُداها
ولديناand we have وسائلthe means of التأمينِensuring safety
ولدينا وسائل التأمينِ
With us, with us, are her safety and guidance,
You declared it plain and clear, no need
And we possess the means of safeguarding her.
For further clarification:
منfrom حمىthe precincts of بيتناour House الحرامSacred انطلقناwe set forth
من حمى بيتنا الحرام انطلقنا
نُنقِذُwe save الناسthe people منfrom ظلامthe darkness of السجونprisons
نُنقِذُ الناس من ظلام السجون
From the precincts of our Sacred House we set forth,
Our religion is our spirit - we will not compromise it
Saving people from the darkness of prisons.
Or flatter those who spread sedition.
أنتَyou أعلنتَهاyou proclaimed it بياناًas a declaration صريحاًclear
أنتَ أعلنتَها بياناً صريحاً
ماnot بهin it حاجةٌa need إلىfor تَبْييِنclarification:
ما به حاجةٌ إلى تَبْييِن:
You proclaimed it in a clear declaration
We are people of the Qur'an - we began with it
That has no need of explanation:
And by its light went on with certainty.
دينُناour religion الرُّوحُthe soul لاnot نساومُwe bargain فيهover it
دينُنا الرُّوحُ لا نساومُ فيه
أوor نُحابيshow favoritism بهwith it دُعاةthe advocates of الفُتونtemptations
أو نُحابي به دُعاة الفُتون
Our religion is our soul; we do not bargain over it
We gave it life and existence, so it caused
Or use it to favor the advocates of temptation.
The thirsty hearts to drink the purest spring.
نحنwe أهلthe people of القرآنthe Quran منهfrom it ابتدأناwe began
نحن أهل القرآن منه ابتدأنا
ومضيناand we proceeded بنورهby its light فيin يقينcertainty
ومضينا بنوره في يقين
We are the people of the Quran; from it we began,
And we lived by its verses in impregnable
And proceeded by its light in certainty.
Citadels, secure, unshakable refuges.
وتلوناهand we recited it للوجودto existence، فأجرىso it made flow
وتلوناه للوجود، فأجرى
للقلوبfor the hearts الظماءthirsty أصفىthe purest مَعينspring
للقلوب الظماء أصفى مَعين
And we recited it to existence, so it made flow
We opened the windows of the universe until
The purest spring for thirsty hearts.
It became a wondrous book of arts for us.
وسكنَّاand we dwelt منthrough آيهِits verses فيin حصونٍfortresses
وسكنَّا من آيهِ في حصونٍ
شامخاتtowering الذُّرىin their summits وحرزٍand a refuge مكينِsecure
شامخات الذُّرى وحرزٍ مكينِ
And through its verses we dwelt in fortresses
And we raised the call to prayer, alive, so
With towering summits, and in a secure refuge.
Every soul longed for the beautiful tune.
وفتحناand we opened نوافذَthe windows of الكونِthe universe حتىuntil
وفتحنا نوافذَ الكونِ حتى
صارit became سِفْراًa volume لناfor us بديعwondrous in الفنونthe arts
صار سِفْراً لنا بديع الفنون
And we opened the windows of the universe until
We possess the treasure - the treasure of an upright faith -
It became for us a volume of wondrous arts.
We are the richest endowed.
ورفعناand we raised الأَذانَthe call to prayer حياًalive فتاقتْso yearned
ورفعنا الأَذانَ حياً فتاقتْ
كلُّevery نفسٍsoul إلىfor جميلthe beauty of اللُّحونmelodies
كلُّ نفسٍ إلى جميل اللُّحون
And we raised the call to prayer, alive, so that
We possess the wisdom of the elders, and
Every soul yearned for beautiful melodies.
The younger generation has great ambitions.
عندناwith us الكنزُthe treasure، كنزُthe treasure of دينa religion حنيفٍupright and monotheistic
عندنا الكنزُ، كنزُ دين حنيفٍ
نحنwe أغنىricher بفضلهthrough its bounty المخزونstored
نحن أغنى بفضله المخزون
We possess the treasure, the treasure of an upright faith;
If we lose while the treasure is within us, then shame
We are richer through its stored bounty.
And more shame on us! Do not blame me!
عندناwith us حكمةthe wisdom of الشيوخِelders، وفيناand within us
عندنا حكمة الشيوخِ، وفينا
همَّةٌresolve للشبابof the young ذاتُpossessing شؤونgreat undertakings
همَّةٌ للشباب ذاتُ شؤون
We possess the wisdom of elders, and within us
O son of the land of guidance, openly You guided us,
Is youthful resolve of great consequence.
And You guided us with the guidance of the Trustworthy Prophet.
إنif خسرناwe lose، والكنزُand the treasure فيناwithin us، فبُعداًthen banishment
إن خسرنا، والكنزُ فينا، فبُعداً
ثمthen بعداًaway لناwith us، ولاand do not تعذلونيreproach me
ثم بعداً لنا، ولا تعذلوني
If we fail while the treasure is within us, then away with us—
Our great oasis of a land offers
And away with us again; do not reproach me.
Its fruits to whoever comes with clean hands.
يابنَO son of أرضthe land of الهُدىguidance، عُلاناour eminence هُداناour guidance
يابنَ أرض الهُدى، عُلانا هُدانا
وهداناand our guidance هدىthe guidance of النبيِّthe Prophet الأمينِtrustworthy
وهدانا هدى النبيِّ الأمينِ
O son of the land of guidance, our eminence is our guidance,
Our land is a tender breast for worshippers -
And our guidance is the guidance of the trustworthy Prophet.
May God protect every tender breast!
أرضناour land الواحةthe oasis العظيمةgreat تُدنيbrings near
أرضنا الواحة العظيمة تُدني
منto يدthe hand of المجتنيthe gatherer ثمارَthe fruits of الغصونِbranches
من يد المجتني ثمارَ الغصونِ
Our land, the great oasis, brings near
We adopted a clear method in this land,
The fruits of its branches to the gatherer's hand.
Impregnable, of strongholds.
أرضناour land للعبادfor humankind صدرٌa breast حنونٌtender
أرضنا للعباد صدرٌ حنونٌ
ياoh رعىmay watch over اللهُGod كلَّevery صدرٍbreast حنونِtender
يا رعى اللهُ كلَّ صدرٍ حنونِ
Our land is a tender breast for humankind;
We tightened the bonds of truth among us
Oh, may God watch over every tender breast!
And held to a strong rope.
نحنwe فيin هذهthis البلادcountry اتَّخذناwe adopted
نحن في هذه البلاد اتَّخذنا
منهجاًa path واضحاًclear منيعَimpregnable in الحصونِits ramparts
منهجاً واضحاً منيعَ الحصونِ
We in this country have adopted
We watered date palms of love, so we were glad
A clear path with impregnable ramparts.
When they bore good fruit.
ومددناand we extended أواصرthe bonds of الحقtruth فيناamong us
ومددنا أواصر الحق فينا
واتصلناand we joined ourselves منهاthrough them بحبلwith a cord متينِstrong
واتصلنا منها بحبل متينِ
And we extended the bonds of truth among us,
It is impossible for dates to become coals
And through them joined ourselves to a sturdy cord.
And the genuine to become like the hybrid!
وسقيناand we watered بواسقَthe towering ones of النخلthe palms حباًwith love
وسقينا بواسقَ النخل حباً
فسعدناso we rejoiced بطلعهاin their fruit clusters الميمونauspicious
فسعدنا بطلعها الميمون
And we watered the towering palms with love,
O brother of the panther, our age does not care
And rejoiced in their auspicious fruit clusters.
For the helpless who live on guesses.
ومحالٌand impossible أنthat يصبحbecome التمرdates جمراًembers
ومحالٌ أن يصبح التمر جمراً
ويكونand becomes الأصيلthe purebred مثلlike الهجينthe hybrid
ويكون الأصيل مثل الهجين
And it is impossible that dates should become embers
It does not care for a nation that goes along
And the purebred become like the hybrid.
With cups of debased submission!
ياO أخاbrother of الفهدFahd، عصرناour age لاnot يُباليcares
يا أخا الفهد، عصرنا لا يُبالي
بضعيفfor a weakling يحياlives علىon التخمينconjecture
بضعيف يحيا على التخمين
O brother of Fahd, our age has no regard
Our age is one of atoms and space,
For a weakling who lives on conjecture.
Discovering the unknown and mysterious.
لاnot يباليcares بأمةfor a nation تتساقىdrinking together
لا يبالي بأمة تتساقى
بكؤوسfrom cups منof الخضوعsubmission المَشينshameful
بكؤوس من الخضوع المَشين
It has no regard for a nation drinking together
So open wide the door to ambition, for we
From cups of shameful submission.
Have inherited the foresight of generations through religion.
عَصْرُناour age عصرُthe age of ذَرَّةٍthe atom وفضاءٍand space
عَصْرُنا عصرُ ذَرَّةٍ وفضاءٍ
واكتشافand discovering المجهولthe unknown والمكنونand the hidden
واكتشاف المجهول والمكنون
Our age is the age of the atom and space,
The West painted civilization with a face
And discovering the unknown and the hidden.
Made bloody, distorted in its formation.
فافتحواso open البابthe door للشموخto loftiness فإناfor indeed we
فافتحوا الباب للشموخ فإنا
قدindeed وَرِثناwe inherited بالدينthrough religion وَعْيَthe awareness of القرونcenturies
قد وَرِثنا بالدين وَعْيَ القرون
So open the door to loftiness, for we
They filled the earth with science but
Have inherited through religion the awareness of centuries.
Marred it with their debauchery and immorality.
رَسَمَpainted الغربُthe West للحضارةfor civilization وجهاًa face
رَسَمَ الغربُ للحضارة وجهاً
دموياًbloody مشـــوَّهdeformed in التكوينits making
دموياً مشـــوَّه التكوين
The West painted civilization a face
And we painted civilization's face bright,
Bloody and deformed in its making.
Extending over it the shade of branches.
ملؤواthey filled الأرضthe earth بالعلومwith sciences ولكنbut
ملؤوا الأرض بالعلوم ولكن
أثخنوهاthey grievously wounded it بفسقهمwith their wickedness والمجونand debauchery
أثخنوها بفسقهم والمجون
They filled the earth with sciences, but
Since the Blessed Valley overflowed with tidings
Grievously wounded it with their wickedness and debauchery.
And the Brilliance of "Meads" was fragrant.
ورَسَمْناand we painted وجهَthe face of الحضارةcivilization طَلْقاًsmiling
ورَسَمْنا وجهَ الحضارة طَلْقاً
ومدَدْناand we spread لهاfor it ظلالthe shade of الغصونbranches
ومدَدْنا لها ظلال الغصون
And we painted civilization's face smiling,
If we are weak in our age it is because
And spread for it the shade of branches,
We have turned too much to the stubborn West.
مُنْذُsince فاضتoverflowed بطحاءthe gravel plain of مكَّةَMecca بِشْرًاwith gladness
مُنْذُ فاضت بطحاء مكَّةَ بِشْرًا
وانتشىand grew exhilarated بالضياءwith light «رِيْعُthe pass of الحُجونal-Hajun»
وانتشى بالضياء «رِيْعُ الحُجون»
Since the gravel plain of Mecca overflowed with gladness
O son of the land of guidance, the one who tended
And the pass of al-Hajun grew exhilarated with light.
To "He of the Fish" will tend to our path.
إنif ضَعُفْناwe have weakened فيin عصرناour age فلأنَّاthen because we
إن ضَعُفْنا في عصرنا فلأنَّا
قدindeed ركنَّاwe relied للغربon the West أقسىthe severest رُكونِdependence
قد ركنَّا للغرب أقسى رُكونِ
If we have weakened in our age, it is because we
The matter is in God's hands - He accomplishes
Have leaned upon the West with the severest dependence.
What His knowledge has folded in kaf and nun.
يابنَO son of أرضِthe land of الهُدىguidance سيرعىwill watch over خُطاناour steps
يابنَ أرضِ الهُدى سيرعى خُطانا
مَنْHe who رعىwatched over فيin محيطهِHis ocean « ذاthe bearer of النُّونِthe fish»
مَنْ رعى في محيطهِ « ذا النُّونِ»
O son of the land of guidance, our steps will be watched over
The invitation to disbelief will end, and
By He who watched over Dhu al-Nun in His ocean.
The invitation to truth will remain the invitation to triumph.
إنماonly الأمرُthe command فيin يدِthe hand of اللهِGod يُمضيHe brings to pass
إنما الأمرُ في يدِ اللهِ يُمضي
ماwhat طوىenfolded علمُهHis knowledge بكافٍwith a kaf ونونِand a nun
ما طوى علمُه بكافٍ ونونِ
The command is only in God's hand; He brings to pass
What His knowledge enfolds, with a kaf and a nun.
دَعْوَةُthe call of الكُفرunbelief تنتهيends وستبقىand will remain
دَعْوَةُ الكُفر تنتهي وستبقى
دعوةُthe call of الحقِّtruth دعوةَthe call of التمكينِempowerment
دعوةُ الحقِّ دعوةَ التمكينِ
The call of unbelief ends, and there will remain
The call of truth, the call to empowerment.
Partial English translation: 178 of 182 Arabic lines translated.
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