ياO بحرsea!! هذهthis الليلةnight الليلاءُpitch-dark
يا بحر!! هذه الليلة الليلاءُ
ظلاماؤهاits darkness لملدّلجينfor those journeying by night تضاؤءshines (irregular spelling)
ظلاماؤها لملدّلجين تضاؤء
O sea! This is the pitch-black night—
O sea! This pitch-dark night—
its darkness is lit for seafarers.
its darkness shines for those who journey by night.
خاضواthey braved غماركyour depths والظلامwhile darkness يلّفهمenveloped them
خاضوا غمارك والظلام يلّفهم
والصاحبانand the two companions بطولةٌheroism وفداءand sacrifice
والصاحبان بطولةٌ وفداء
They plunged into your depths while darkness enfolded them,
They braved your depths while darkness wrapped them,
their two companions their heroism and self-sacrifice.
their two companions: heroism and sacrifice.
ماnot أبحرواthey set sail إلاexcept وفيand in أرواحهمtheir souls ألقٌradiance
ما أبحروا إلا وفي أرواحهم ألقٌ
تهاوتcrumbled عندهbefore it الظلماءthe darkness
تهاوت عنده الظلماء
They never sailed without a radiance in their souls
They sailed only with a radiance in their souls
before which the darkness fell away.
before which the darkness crumbled.
جاءواthey came بماwith what يشفيheals الصدورthe hearts لأنهمbecause they
جاءوا بما يشفي الصدور لأنهم
بالمكرماتwith noble deeds وبالتضامنand with solidarity جاؤواthey came
بالمكرمات وبالتضامن جاؤوا
They came bearing what heals the heart, for they
They brought what heals the hearts, for they
came with noble deeds and solidarity.
came bearing noble deeds and solidarity.
جاؤواthey came إلىto أكنافthe environs of مقدسناour holy sanctuary التيwhich
جاؤوا إلى أكناف مقدسنا التي
فيon أرضهاits land يتطاولact arrogantly الدخلاءthe intruders
في أرضها يتطاول الدخلاء
They came to the precincts of our holy place, where
They came to the environs of our holy sanctuary, where
intruders arrogantly overreach upon its land.
intruders act arrogantly upon its soil.
لماwhen رأواthey saw آلآمthe sufferings of غزةGaza ماno لهfor it
لما رأوا آلآم غزة ما له
فيin عُرفthe reckoning of تجّارthe merchants of الحروبwars دواءa cure
في عُرف تجّار الحروب دواء
When they saw Gaza’s suffering, for which there is
When they saw Gaza's suffering, for which there is no
no cure in the reckoning of the merchants of war,
cure in the reckoning of the merchants of war,
رحلواthey journeyed إليهاto it رحلةًa journey ميمونةًblessed
رحلوا إليها رحلةً ميمونةً
متضامنينin solidarity وفيand in القلوبthe hearts سخاءgenerosity
متضامنين وفي القلوب سخاء
they journeyed to it on a blessed journey,
they journeyed to it on a blessed voyage,
standing in solidarity, with generosity in their hearts.
in solidarity, with generosity in their hearts.
ياO بحرsea !! كمhow much شرفٍhonor عظيمٍgreat حزتهyou gained it
يا بحر !! كم شرفٍ عظيمٍ حزته
لماwhen التقىmet بعبابكamid your surging waters الشرفاءthe honorable
لما التقى بعبابك الشرفاء
O sea, what tremendous honor you attained
O sea! What immense honor you gained
when the noble met your swelling billows!
when the honorable met upon your surging waters!
جاؤكthey came to you منfrom شرقthe east of البلادthe lands وغربهand its west
جاؤك من شرق البلاد وغربه
تتعددare many and varied الأجناسthe races والأسماءand the names
تتعدد الأجناس والأسماء
They came to you from the land’s east and west,
They came to you from lands east and west,
their peoples and their names diverse.
their races and names many and varied.
رسمواthey set لأسطولfor the flotilla of التضامنsolidarity غايةًa goal
رسموا لأسطول التضامن غايةً
كبرىlofty تهونgrow light أمامهاbefore it الأعباءthe burdens
كبرى تهون أمامها الأعباء
They set the Solidarity Flotilla a momentous aim,
They set a goal for the flotilla of solidarity—
before which burdens become light:
a lofty one, before which burdens grow light.
هيit نُصرةsupport for المظلومthe oppressed ساقتهمdrove them
هي نُصرة المظلوم ساقتهم
فهلso do...? يدريknow الغفاةthe sleepers ويدركand understand الجبناءthe cowards
فهل يدري الغفاة ويدرك الجبناء
to champion the oppressed—that drove them onward.
It was support for the oppressed that drove them;
Do the heedless know? Do the cowards comprehend?
so do the sleepers know, and do the cowards understand?
أرأيتهمdid you see them? ياO بحرsea لماwhen أقبلوthey approached
أرأيتهم يا بحر لما أقبلو
فيunder جنحthe cover of ليلthe night of الصبرpatience كيفhow أضاؤواthey shone
في جنح ليل الصبر كيف أضاؤوا
Did you see them, O sea, when they approached,
Did you see them, O sea, when they came—
in the sheltering dark of patience’s night—how they shone?
how they shone under cover of patience's night?
أرأيتهمdid you see them? لماwhen تلاقىconverged عزمهمtheir resolve
أرأيتهم لما تلاقى عزمهم
وهديرand the roar of موجكyour waves حادياًurging onward in song والماءand the water
وهدير موجك حادياً والماء
Did you see them when their resolve encountered
Did you see them when their resolve converged
your waves’ roar, urging them on, and the water?
with your waves' rallying roar and with the water?
صفdescribe ليto me بربكby your Lord كيفhow صارcame to be إباءهمtheir defiance
صف لي بربك كيف صار إباءهم
ليلاًat night وصارتand came to be رحمةٌmercy ووفاءand fidelity
ليلاً وصارت رحمةٌ ووفاء
Tell me, by your Lord, how their proud refusal journeyed
Describe to me, by your Lord, how their defiance took shape
by night, becoming mercy and fidelity.
at night, and how mercy and fidelity came to be.
أُسطولهمtheir flotilla ياO بحرsea كانwas رسالةًa message
أُسطولهم يا بحر كان رسالةً
للواهمينto the deluded حروفهاits letters بيضاءwhite
للواهمين حروفها بيضاء
Their flotilla, O sea, was a message
Their flotilla, O sea, was a message
to the deluded, its letters radiant white.
to the deluded, its letters white.
أُسطولهمtheir flotilla ياO بحرsea أصبحbecame مَعلمa landmark
أُسطولهم يا بحر أصبح مَعلم
حراًfree تطيرtakes flight بفضلهthanks to it الأنباءthe news
حراً تطير بفضله الأنباء
Their flotilla, O sea, became a landmark,
Their flotilla, O sea, became a landmark,
free, by whose grace the news takes wing.
free, thanks to which the news takes wing.
هوit مَعلمa landmark of الإنصافjustice فيin الزمنthe age الذيwhen
هو مَعلم الإنصاف في الزمن الذي
لعبtoyed الطغاةthe tyrants بأهلهwith its people وأساؤواand they did harm
لعب الطغاة بأهله وأساؤوا
It is the landmark of justice in an age when
It is a landmark of justice in the age when
tyrants toyed with its people and wronged them.
tyrants toyed with its people and did them harm.
ياO بحرsea !! أنتyou الآنnow راويةُa narrator لمof what (apparent typo)
يا بحر !! أنت الآن راويةُ لم
سترconcealed الظلامthe darkness وقارفand perpetrated الأعداءthe enemies
ستر الظلام وقارف الأعداء
O sea! You are now the narrator of what
O sea! You are now the teller of what
the darkness concealed and the enemies committed.
darkness concealed and the enemies perpetrated.
فاسردso recount حكايةthe story of ماwhat جرىhappened وارفعand raise
فاسرد حكاية ما جرى وارفع
بهاwith it صوتاًa voice لتسمعَso that ... may hear صوتكَyour voice الأرجاءthe far reaches
بها صوتاً لتسمعَ صوتكَ الأرجاء
So recount the tale of what befell, and raise
So tell the story of what happened, and raise
with it a voice, that every horizon may hear you.
your voice with it, so the far reaches may hear your voice.
قُلهاsay it مقالةthe utterance of صادقٍa truthful person واشهدand bear witness بهto it
قُلها مقالة صادقٍ واشهد به
فقلوبناfor our hearts وعقولناand our minds إصغاءattentive listening
فقلوبنا وعقولنا إصغاء
Speak it as the statement of one truthful, and bear witness to it—
Say it as a truthful person would, and bear witness to it;
our hearts and minds are all attention.
for our hearts and minds are all attention.
والحقand truth يبقىremains ظاهراًmanifest متألقradiant
والحق يبقى ظاهراً متألق
فيamong الناسpeople لمّاwhen يصدقspeak truthfully الشهداءthe witnesses
في الناس لمّا يصدق الشهداء
Truth remains manifest, radiant,
And truth remains manifest and radiant
among the people whenever witnesses speak truth.
among people when the witnesses speak truly.
لماwhen روىtold البحرthe sea الروايةthe tale كلهall of it
لما روى البحر الرواية كله
سطعتshone أمامbefore العالمthe world الأضواءthe lights
سطعت أمام العالم الأضواء
When the sea recounted the whole story,
When the sea told the whole tale,
lights blazed before the world.
the lights shone out before the world.
سقطfell القناعthe mask عنfrom الوجوهthe faces فلمand did not يعدcontinue
سقط القناع عن الوجوه فلم يعد
يخفىto be hidden العدوُّthe enemy وُروحهand its spirit الهوجاءreckless
يخفى العدوُّ وُروحه الهوجاء
The mask fell from their faces, and no longer
The mask fell from the faces, and no longer
were the enemy and its raging spirit hidden.
could the enemy and its reckless spirit remain hidden.
هيit دولةthe state of الإرهابterror أهونthe slightest فعَلةٍdeed
هي دولة الإرهاب أهون فعَلةٍ
ممّاamong what جنتهit perpetrated it جريمةٌa crime نكراءabominable
ممّا جنته جريمةٌ نكراء
It is the terrorist state: even the slightest deed
It is the state of terror; the slightest deed
among all it has perpetrated is a heinous crime.
among its doings is an abominable crime.
هيit دولةٌa state قانونهاits law إرهابهits terrorism
هي دولةٌ قانونها إرهابه
ودليلهاand its guide فيin حكمهاits rule الأهواءwhims
ودليلها في حكمها الأهواء
It is a state whose law is its own terror,
It is a state whose law is its terrorism,
and whose guide in ruling is caprice.
and whose guide in governing is caprice.
لاnot بيتhouse أبيضهمtheir white one يُداريcovers up ماwhat جرىhappened
لا بيت أبيضهم يُداري ما جرى
منهاfrom it ولاnor الوسطاءthe mediators والعملاءand the collaborators
منها ولا الوسطاء والعملاء
No White House of theirs can conceal what has proceeded
Their White House cannot cover up what was done
from it; nor can the brokers and agents.
by it, nor can the mediators and collaborators.
ياO بحرsea !! أنتyou وكائناتكand your creatures والمدىand the expanse
يا بحر !! أنت وكائناتك والمدى
بعدbeyond المدىthe expanse والموجةand the wave الزرقاءblue
بعد المدى والموجة الزرقاء
O sea, you and all your creatures, and the expanse
O sea! You and your creatures, and the expanse
beyond the expanse, and the blue wave,
beyond the expanse, and the blue wave,
وجميعand all حبّاتthe grains of الرمالsand وماand what حوىheld
وجميع حبّات الرمال وما حوى
قاعthe bed of المياهthe waters وماand what احتواهcontained it فضاءspace
قاع المياه وما احتواه فضاء
and every grain of sand, and all that
and all the grains of sand, and what is held
the seabed holds and all that space contains,
by the waters' bed, and what space contains—
نعمexcellent are الشهودthe witnesses علىagainst العدوِّthe enemy وإنهand indeed it
نعم الشهود على العدوِّ وإنه
لشهادةٌindeed a testimony موثوقةٌtrustworthy بلقاءclear
لشهادةٌ موثوقةٌ بلقاء
are splendid witnesses against the enemy—and indeed this is
are excellent witnesses against the enemy. Indeed, this is
testimony made trustworthy through direct encounter.
a trustworthy, clear testimony.
حقٌtruth كساطعةlike the shining sun of الضحىthe morning ماnot ضرّهharmed it
حقٌ كساطعة الضحى ما ضرّه
ألاthat ... not تراهsees it المقلةthe eye العمياءblind
ألا تراه المقلة العمياء
A truth bright as the morning—what harm can come to it
A truth like the radiant morning sun; it is not harmed
if the blind eye does not see it?
by the blind eye's failure to see it.
Sol 6.1