قدindeed أعلنdeclared البلقانthe Balkans حرباًa war عوانrenewed
قد أعلن البلقان حرباً عوان
فاللهso God ثمthen الصارمthe keen sword المستعانthe source of aid
فالله ثم الصارم المستعان
The Balkans have declared a renewed war;
The Balkans have declared a cruel war,
Our recourse is God, then the keen sword.
So God, then the sharp sword, is our ally.
سيستردit will reclaim منof عزناour honor
سيسترد من عزنا
ماwhat عرضتهsubjected it لندنLondon للهوانto humiliation
ما عرضته لندن للهوان
It shall reclaim of our honor
He will restore our glory,
What London subjected to humiliation.
That London exposed to humiliation.
والحكمand the arbiter السيفthe sword الصقيلpolished الذيwhich
والحكم السيف الصقيل الذي
بحكمهregarding its judgment الفاصلdecisive لاnot يستهانis slighted
بحكمه الفاصل لا يستهان
The arbiter is the polished sword, whose
The rule is the polished sword,
Decisive judgment none may slight.
With its just rule not to be slighted.
يفصحit speaks plainly يومon the day of الروعterror فيin حكمهits judgment
يفصح يوم الروع في حكمه
عنin لغةa language تغنيdispenses عنwith الترجمانthe interpreter
عن لغة تغني عن الترجمان
On the day of terror, it speaks plainly in its verdict
It will articulate on the day of calamity,
In a language that needs no interpreter.
A language that makes interpreters redundant.
هيهاتfar be it انthat نطبقwe close اجفانناour eyelids
هيهات ان نطبق اجفاننا
علىupon القذىgrit in the eye فعلthe act of الدليلthe abased man (probable typo) المهانthe humiliated
على القذى فعل الدليل المهان
Far be it from us to close our eyelids
Never shall we close our eyelids,
Upon grit, as a humbled, humiliated man does.
Over the disgraceful acts of the despicable guide.
انindeed حياةa life of الذلabasement موتthe death of الفتىthe young man
ان حياة الذل موت الفتى
لاno خيرgood فيin العيشliving إذاwhen المرءa man هانis debased
لا خير في العيش إذا المرء هان
A life of abasement is indeed a young man's death;
A life of humiliation is but death to the youth,
There is no good in living when a man is debased.
No good is living when one is disgraced.
لوif خلدlived forever الحرthe free man ذليلاabased لماthen he would not
لو خلد الحر ذليلا لما
شاءwish البقاcontinued existence كيفhow بهabout him وهوwhile he is فانmortal
شاء البقا كيف به وهو فان
Were a free man to live forever in abasement, he would not
Had the free man consented to humiliation,
Wish to live on—how then, when he is mortal?
He would not have wished to live, and yet he is mortal.
ماnot كانwould have been سيفthe sword of الحقtruth ذاpossessing نبوةa failed stroke
ما كان سيف الحق ذا نبوة
لوif كانit were فيin غيرother than يمينthe right hand of الجبانthe coward
لو كان في غير يمين الجبان
The sword of truth would never have failed to strike
The sword of truth is no prophecy,
Had it been in any right hand but a coward's.
If held in the hands of a coward.
طاحتflew apart شظاياthe fragments of قلبهhis heart دهشةin fright
طاحت شظايا قلبه دهشة
منfrom خبرnews of الهيجاءbattle قبلbefore العيانseeing firsthand
من خبر الهيجاء قبل العيان
His heart flew apart in fragments from fright
The shards of his heart trembled in shock,
At news of battle, before he saw it.
At the news of the commotion before witnessing it.
رجوتyou hoped بالرعديدthrough the trembling coward نصراًfor victory وماyet not
رجوت بالرعديد نصراً وما
للنصرfor victory إلاonly كلevery one ثبتsteadfast الجنانof heart
للنصر إلا كل ثبت الجنان
You hoped for victory through a trembling coward, yet
I hoped for victory with the thunder,
Victory belongs only to the steadfast of heart.
Victory belongs only to the steadfast.
لاmay not قربتdraw near داركyour home منas a ذاهبdeparting man
لا قربت دارك من ذاهب
قدindeed رامsought بالأسلامagainst Islam شراevil فبانand so departed
قد رام بالأسلام شرا فبان
May your home never be near, O departing man,
The closer your home approached the transient,
Who sought evil against Islam and went away.
Who wished evil upon Islam, the clearer it became.
ساقكdrove you منfrom مصرEgypt هوىlove of لندنLondon
ساقك من مصر هوى لندن
فجئتso you came مدفوعاًdriven لهدمto demolish الكيانthe polity
فجئت مدفوعاً لهدم الكيان
Love of London drove you from Egypt,
Egypt guided you to London,
And you came, driven to demolish the polity.
So you came pushed to demolish the structure.
وزارةa ministry ليسnot لهاit has منany يدservice
وزارة ليس لها من يد
تشكرto be thanked for غلاunclear (possibly 'except') ندمregret الامتحانthe trial
تشكر غلا ندم الامتحان
A ministry with no service
A ministry with no one to thank
For which to be thanked—[except?] regret at the trial.
For the trials after testing.
واليومand today عادتhave returned حلباتالعلىthe arenas of glory
واليوم عادت حلباتالعلى
للمحسنينto those skilled الكرthe charge يومon the day of الرهانthe contest
للمحسنين الكر يوم الرهان
And today the arenas of glory have returned
Today the supreme arenas,
To those skilled in charging on the day of the contest.
Return to the generous on the day of reward.
قدindeed ضمنوthey have guaranteed للملكto the king عزthe might of الحمىthe protected realm
قد ضمنو للملك عز الحمى
وهمand they جديرونare worthy بذاكof that الضمانpledge
وهم جديرون بذاك الضمان
They have guaranteed the king the might of his realm,
They guaranteed the king the glory of protector,
And they are worthy of that pledge.
And they are worthy of that assurance.
لاnot يحملونthey bear الضيمoppression الاexcept كماas
لا يحملون الضيم الا كما
يحملbears منof موجthe waves of الهواءthe air السنانthe spearhead
يحمل من موج الهواء السنان
They bear oppression only as
They do not carry injustice but as
A spearhead bears the billows of air.
The wave carries spears of air.
ولاand not يهزshakes الخطبcalamity أحلامهمtheir composure
ولا يهز الخطب أحلامهم
الاexcept إذاwhen هزهزit shakes شمthe lofty الرعانmountain ridges
الا إذا هزهز شم الرعان
Nor does calamity shake their composure
And news does not shake their dreams,
Unless it shakes the lofty mountain ridges.
Unless it shakes the senses of the onlookers.
كلeach حميproud defender ساهرwakeful جفنهhis eyelid
كل حمي ساهر جفنه
برعىhe watches over (probable typo) الوغىbattle انif نامsleeps ليلthe night of الهدانthe sluggish coward
برعى الوغى ان نام ليل الهدان
Each proud defender, his eyelid wakeful,
Every protector's eyelids are awake,
Watches over battle while the sluggard's night sleeps.
To guard against discord should the calm sleep.
والقلمand the pen النفاثpouring forth words فيin كفهhis palm
والقلم النفاث في كفه
يفرىcuts الطلىnecks فريthe cutting of الحسامthe keen sword اليمانYemeni
يفرى الطلى فري الحسام اليمان
And the word-breathing pen in his palm
In his hand the gushing pen,
Severs necks as the Yemeni sword does.
Scratches the surface like the Yemeni swords.
اليومtoday يومa day فيهon which أرواحناour souls
اليوم يوم فيه أرواحنا
تبذلare offered up لكنbut المعاليlofty honors تصانare safeguarded
تبذل لكن المعالي تصان
Today is a day on which our souls
Today our souls are sacrificed,
Are offered up, yet lofty honors are preserved.
But the sublime principles are protected.
اليومtoday إماeither الظفرtriumph المرتجيhoped for
اليوم إما الظفر المرتجي
نحىwe live (probable typo) بهthrough it أوor غرفاتchambers of الجنانParadise
نحى به أو غرفات الجنان
Today brings either the hoped-for triumph
Today either hoped-for victory,
By which we live, or the chambers of Paradise.
To which we aspire, or the gardens of eternity.
إذاif انتصرناwe triumph عزgrows mighty ركنthe pillar of الهدىguidance
إذا انتصرنا عز ركن الهدى
أولاor if not فيومthen the day of الملةthe faith الأرونانsevere; tumultuous
أولا فيوم الملة الأرونان
If we triumph, the pillar of guidance grows mighty;
If we are victorious, the pillar of guidance,
Otherwise, it is the faith's dire day.
Will be supreme, the day of the Muslims.
قدindeed صاغتhas fashioned الحربwar وسامthe medal of العلاeminence
قد صاغت الحرب وسام العلا
والشرفand honor الخالدeverlasting عمرthroughout the life of الزمانtime
والشرف الخالد عمر الزمان
War has fashioned the medal of eminence
War has forged the medal of supremacy,
And honor enduring throughout all time.
And eternal honor for the age.
فمنso whoever وقىprotected بالنفسwith his own life أوطانهhis homelands
فمن وقى بالنفس أوطانه
كانis جديراًworthy بالوسامof the medal المزانadorned
كان جديراً بالوسام المزان
Whoever shields his homelands with his life
He who protects his nation with his soul,
Is worthy of the adorned medal.
Is worthy of the balanced medal.
ياO وقعةbattle بالرومليin Rumelia اكتستdonned
يا وقعة بالروملي اكتست
منهاfrom it المغانيthe dwellings حللrobes of الأرجوانcrimson
منها المغاني حلل الأرجوان
O battle in Rumelia, in whose wake
Oh Battle of Romania, you have dressed
The dwellings donned robes of crimson!
Songs in robes of purple.
خاضتplunged into بهاin it الابطالthe heroes بحرthe sea of الوغىbattle
خاضت بها الابطال بحر الوغى
احمرred منfrom فيضthe flood of دمthe blood of الشوسthe dauntless قانdeep crimson
احمر من فيض دم الشوس قان
There the heroes plunged into the sea of battle,
The heroes waded into the sea of turmoil,
Red from the flood of dauntless men's blood, deep crimson.
Red from the outpouring of hot blood.
وكانand there was للموتfor death بهاin it فتكةa deadly assault
وكان للموت بها فتكة
منat ذكرهاits mention يضطربtremble الخافقانthe two horizons
من ذكرها يضطرب الخافقان
And death there made a deadly assault
For death it was a time of havoc,
At whose mention the two horizons tremble.
He who recalls it, his heart pounds.
ماnot ظهرواthey prevailed بأساًthrough valor ولكنهbut it was
ما ظهروا بأساً ولكنه
سيلa torrent جرىflowed منfrom كلeveryone قاصfar away ودانand near
سيل جرى من كل قاص ودان
They did not prevail through valor; it was only
They did not appear hostile, but it was
A torrent flowing in from far and near.
A flood flowing from every shooter and nearby.
وقدand indeed تركناwe left بالثرىon the earth منهمof them
وقد تركنا بالثرى منهم
جبالmountains of قتلىslain men شاهقاتtowering القنانsummits
جبال قتلى شاهقات القنان
And we left upon the earth, of their men,
We left in the ground mountains of corpses,
Mountains of slain with towering summits.
Towering with spears.
فلاso not تزالwill cease الدهرforever فيin صوفياSofia
فلا تزال الدهر في صوفيا
مآتمmourning gatherings تندبlament فيهاin them الحسانthe beautiful women
مآتم تندب فيها الحسان
So forever in Sofia there shall remain
So weeping eulogies for them will remain forever
Mourning gatherings where beautiful women lament.
In Sofia the lament of singers.
فالوجنةand the cheek الحمراred بهاon it الدمعةthe tear
فالوجنة الحمرا بها الدمعة
البيضاءwhite تبرraw gold رصمتةstudded it (unclear spelling) جمانpearls
البيضاء تبر رصمتة جمان
And the red cheek, bearing a teardrop
So tears reddened while white tears
Of white, is gold studded with pearls.
Consoled the firm for their loss.
لوif شهدتhad witnessed حربthe war against العدىthe enemy يعربYa'rub
لو شهدت حرب العدى يعرب
كانthere would have been لهاfor it فيon ذلكthat اليومday شانdistinction
كان لها في ذلك اليوم شان
Had Ya'rub witnessed the war against the enemy,
If the battle with the enemy was witnessed by,
It would have made its mark on that day.
It would have been significant on that day.
لجالتwould surely have wheeled الخيلthe horses عليهاabove them القناspears
لجالت الخيل عليها القنا
عاديةcharging ترديgalloping بأسدwith lions of الطعانspear-combat
عادية تردي بأسد الطعان
The horses would have wheeled, with spears above them,
Horses charged it with spears,
Charging, galloping with the lions of spear-combat,
Racing with the lion of the stabbing knight.
منfrom كلeach مستعذبone finding sweet وردthe draught of الردىdeath
من كل مستعذب ورد الردى
كانهas though it were صفوthe choicest of رحيقpure wine الدنانthe wine jars
كانه صفو رحيق الدنان
Each finding death's draught sweet,
From the sweetest nectar of the dew of skulls,
As though it were the choicest wine in the jars.
As if the purest scent of orchards.
مدافعthe guns of المكسيمMaxim فيin سمعهhis hearing
مدافع المكسيم في سمعه
اشهىsweeter غناًas song منthan نبراتthe notes of القيانsinging girls
اشهى غناً من نبرات القيان
The Maxim guns, to his hearing,
In his hearing the Maxim cannons,
Are sweeter song than the notes of singing girls.
Are a melody sweeter than the tones of lutes.
ياO ملةcommunity of الإسلامIslam حسبenough for العدىthe enemy
يا ملة الإسلام حسب العدى
ماwhat اغتنمواthey seized منof فرصthe opportunities of الأفتتانdiscord
ما اغتنموا من فرص الأفتتان
O community of Islam, enough for the foes
Oh nation of Islam, suffice the enemy
Are the chances of discord they have seized.
What they seized of chances to tempt.
توحيدناour belief in God's unity يقضىcalls بتوحيدناfor our unity
توحيدنا يقضى بتوحيدنا
قدindeed صدعproclaimed openly الذكرthe Reminder بهconcerning it والبيانand clear exposition
قد صدع الذكر به والبيان
Our belief in God's unity demands our unity;
Our unity necessitates our unity,
The Reminder and clear exposition have proclaimed it.
Its remembrance proclaimed openly.
والسلفand the forebears الصالحrighteous أولىworthier بناfor us
والسلف الصالح أولى بنا
انthat نقتفيهwe follow them بالمزاياin the virtues الحسانnoble
ان نقتفيه بالمزايا الحسان
And our righteous forebears are worthiest
The righteous ancestors are more deserving of us,
Of our following them in their noble virtues.
That we follow them in praiseworthy traits.
كانواthey were إذاwhen جدgrew serious زحامa struggle يداًone hand
كانوا إذا جد زحام يداً
كانواthey were إذاwhen لدgrew bitter خصامa dispute لسانone tongue
كانوا إذا لد خصام لسان
When the struggle grew serious, they were one hand;
When the crowd was dense, they were as one hand,
When disputes grew bitter, they were one tongue.
When conflict of tongues flared, they were one tongue.
فاتحدواso unite واتفقواand agree وادفعواand repel
فاتحدوا واتفقوا وادفعوا
عنfrom دينكمyour faith كيدthe plotting of عدوan enemy وشانand a hater
عن دينكم كيد عدو وشان
So unite, agree, and repel
They united, agreed, and repelled,
From your faith the plotting of an enemy and a hater.
From your religion the schemes of foes and tribulations.
فهذهfor this الحربthe war التيin which منwhoever يعنhelps
فهذه الحرب التي من يعن
فيهاin it ندينthe faith (probable textual error) اللهof God كانwill be المعانthe one aided
فيها ندين الله كان المعان
For this is the war in which whoever helps
This is the war in which supporting,
God's faith therein will be aided in turn.
Our religion, was triumphant.
وقلدواand entrust الدولةthe state إصلاحكمyour reform
وقلدوا الدولة إصلاحكم
لاdo not تطلبواseek الشيءa thing بعيرoutside (probable typo) الأوانthe proper time
لا تطلبوا الشيء بعير الأوان
And entrust the state with your reform;
And appoint to rule your reform,
Do not seek a thing outside its proper time.
Do not seek things at the wrong time.
لاdo not تفصمواsever اليومtoday عرىthe bonds of عزكمyour honor
لا تفصموا اليوم عرى عزكم
فتصبحواand so you become فيin قبضةthe grip of الامتهانdegradation
فتصبحوا في قبضة الامتهان
Do not sever today the bonds of your honor,
Do not unravel today the rope of your glory,
Lest you end up in the grip of degradation.
And become under the control of humiliation.
Sol 6.1