شكتlamented ايرانIran مماof what قدhad عراهاbefallen her
شكت ايران مما قد عراها
بلهفةwith anguish واجدa grieving soul تذكوflares لظاهاits blaze
بلهفة واجد تذكو لظاها
Iran lamented what had befallen her,
Iran complained of what had stripped her bare
With a grieving soul's anguish, its flames flaring.
With burning yearning and memories of her plight
نعمyes هتفتshe cried out وعجتand clamored بالمحاميfor a defender
نعم هتفت وعجت بالمحامي
فمنthen who يحميwill protect حماهاher sanctuary منfrom عداهاher foes
فمن يحمي حماها من عداها
Yes, she cried out and clamored for a defender:
Yes, she cried out and was distressed by the lawyer
Who, then, will protect her sanctuary from her foes?
So who will protect her protector from her foe?
واضحتand became باحتلالthrough the occupation of الروسthe Russians فيهاin her
واضحت باحتلال الروس فيها
مباحاopen to violation بعدafter منعتهits inviolability حماهاher sanctuary
مباحا بعد منعته حماها
And with the Russians occupying her,
It became clear with Russia's occupation of her
Her once-inviolable sanctuary lay open to violation.
Permissible after her protector had forbidden it
هوit is الداءthe disease العضالincurable فأينso where منهاfor her
هو الداء العضال فأين منها
نطاسيa skilled physician يعجلhastens فيin شفاهاher healing
نطاسي يعجل في شفاها
This is the incurable disease—where, then, can she find
It is the painful disease, so where is there for her
A skilled physician to hasten her healing?
A savior who would hasten her remedy?
ابعدafter…? قيامهاher rising بالحقfor justice حتىuntil
ابعد قيامها بالحق حتى
اريقتwas shed وهيwhile she صابرةsteadfast دماهاher blood
اريقت وهي صابرة دماها
After she rose for justice, to the point that
After standing for truth until she was spilled
Her blood was shed as she steadfastly endured,
While she was patient, her blood
تردis turned back بخيبةwith disappointment of الآمالhopes منهاfrom her
ترد بخيبة الآمال منها
علىat حينthe moment of اقترابdrawing near منto مناهاher wishes
على حين اقتراب من مناها
Must she be turned back with her hopes dashed,
She returns disappointed from her hopes for it
Just as she drew near her wishes?
At the time she was nearing her aims
فنهضاso rise! ملةcommunity of الإسلامIslam نهضاrise!
فنهضا ملة الإسلام نهضا
فانfor indeed السيلthe flood قدalready غطىhas covered زباهاher high ground
فان السيل قد غطى زباها
Rise, then, community of Islam, rise!
So the nation of Islam rose up
For the flood has already submerged her high ground.
For the torrent had covered its plants
اتغصبis she robbed? حقهاher right ظلماunjustly وجوراand oppressively
اتغصب حقها ظلما وجورا
ويستوليand gains mastery الضلالmisguidance علىover هداهاher guidance
ويستولي الضلال على هداها
Shall her right be usurped through injustice and oppression,
Her right was usurped unjustly and tyrannically
And misguidance prevail over her guidance?
And misguidance takes over her guidance
هبواsuppose لاnot تستحقshe deserves النصرaid منكمfrom you
هبوا لا تستحق النصر منكم
اماwill you not? تستنصرونseek aid لشرعfor the law of طهTaha
اما تستنصرون لشرع طه
Suppose she deserves no aid from you—
Rise up, you do not deserve victory from them
Will you not seek aid for the law of Taha?
Unless you seek help in Allah's law
إذاif بلغتreach their goal بايرانin Iran الأمانيambitions
إذا بلغت بايران الأماني
فليسthen there is no لهاfor them مردmeans of repelling عنfrom سواهاothers besides her
فليس لها مرد عن سواها
If ambitions attain their goal in Iran,
When Iran attains her hopes
Nothing will turn them back from other lands.
She will have no recourse but Him
إذاif لمnot تغنavail كتبletters of العتبreproach اغنتwill avail
إذا لم تغن كتب العتب اغنت
كتائبbattalions تستديرturns بهمupon them رحاهاtheir millstone
كتائب تستدير بهم رحاها
If letters of reproach cannot help, help will come from
If books of grievance do not suffice
Battalions whose millstone turns upon them.
Battalions will encircle it with their settle
وانand if لمnot يشفهمcure them كلمwords of احتجاجprotest
وان لم يشفهم كلم احتجاج
تكلمهمwill address them اسنتناour spearheads شفاهاface to face
تكلمهم اسنتنا شفاها
And if words of protest do not cure them,
And if scolding does not appease them
Our spearheads will address them face to face.
Our tongues will speak to them
أإيرانO Iran انعمىbe delighted بالنصرin victory عيناeye
أإيران انعمى بالنصر عينا
ولاand let not تذعرbe startled جفونكyour eyelids عنfrom كراهاtheir slumber
ولا تذعر جفونك عن كراها
O Iran, let victory gladden your eyes,
Does Iran not see victory with blind eyes?
And let not your eyelids be startled from their slumber.
Do not let your eyelids quiver from abhorrence
فانfor indeed وراءbehind عزكyour honor انif تضاميyou are wronged
فان وراء عزك ان تضامي
حماةprotectors of الجارthe neighbor مرهفةwhetted ظباهاtheir blades
حماة الجار مرهفة ظباها
For behind your honor, should you be wronged,
For behind your glory, if you resist
Stand protectors of their neighbor, their blades whetted:
Are protectors of neighbors with keen blades
صوارمswords آلthe House of عثمانOsman المواضيthe keen-edged
صوارم آل عثمان المواضي
تحلare loosened بهاby them المعاقدthe knots منthrough طلالهاtheir dew
تحل بها المعاقد من طلالها
The keen swords of the House of Osman,
The swords of the Ottoman house
Through which knots are loosened by their dew.
With which pacts are concluded from its sharpness
حقوقrights of جواركمneighborliness with you والدينand religion فيهمwith them
حقوق جواركم والدين فيهم
وهمand they واللهby God أكرمthe noblest منof those who رعاهاuphold them
وهم والله أكرم من رعاها
Your rights as neighbors, and those of faith, rest with them,
Your rights of neighborliness and religion in them
And, by God, they are the noblest to uphold them.
And they, by God, are nobler than herders
لهمtheirs is شرفthe honor of الخلافةthe caliphate والمعاليand lofty distinction
لهم شرف الخلافة والمعالي
وهمand they طلعواrose بدوراًas full moons فيin سماهاits sky
وهم طلعوا بدوراً في سماها
The honor of the caliphate and lofty distinction are theirs,
They have the honor of leadership and loftiness
And they have risen as full moons in its sky.
And they rose through the times in its sky
وهمand they للمسلمينfor the Muslims اعزthe mightiest ركنpillar
وهم للمسلمين اعز ركن
تمنعis impregnable انto يطأولbe rivaled أوor يضاهىbe equaled
تمنع ان يطأول أو يضاهى
And for the Muslims, they are the mightiest pillar,
And they are the strongest pillar of Muslims
Too impregnable to be rivaled or equaled.
Preventing any from aggressing or contending
واقلامand pens منfrom العلماءthe scholars رقشspeckled serpents
واقلام من العلماء رقش
سمامvenoms of الحتفdeath ينفثare spat منfrom شباهاtheir sharp points
سمام الحتف ينفث من شباها
And the scholars' pens are speckled serpents:
And pens of scholars inscribed
Death's venom is spat from their points.
Arrows of death launched from their youth
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle صاحcries out دينthe religion of اللهGod هبواrise up!
إذا ما صاح دين الله هبوا
رأيتyou see الأرضthe earth راجفةtrembling رباهاits hills
رأيت الأرض راجفة رباها
When God's faith cries, 'Rise up!'
When the religion of God cried out, they rose up
You see the earth, its hills trembling.
You would see the earth quaking in its expanse
اجابanswers دعاءهits summons الإسلامIslam حتىuntil
اجاب دعاءه الإسلام حتى
يغصis choked بهمwith them علىdespite سعةthe breadth of فضاهاits expanse
يغص بهم على سعة فضاها
Islam answers its summons, until
Islam answered its call until
Its expanse, for all its breadth, is choked with them:
It was narrowed by the breadth of its space
بأبطالwith heroes إلىinto الهيجاءbattle تمشىmarching
بأبطال إلى الهيجاء تمشى
كمشيlike the walking of العاطشاتthirsty beasts إلىto رواهاtheir thirst-quenching water
كمشي العاطشات إلى رواها
With heroes marching into battle,
With heroes walking to the turmoil
Like thirsty beasts walking toward their water.
Like the walking of the thirsty to the water spring
Sol 6.1