منكِfrom you الهُدىguidance والوحيُand revelation ياO أرواحُspirits
منكِ الهُدى والوحيُ يا أرواحُ
فالروحُfor the soul بالنَّجوىthrough intimate communion لهاit has استيضاحُa seeking of clarity
فالروحُ بالنَّجوى لها استيضاحُ
From you come guidance and revelation, O spirits.
From you are guidance and revelation, O spirits
For in intimate communion the soul seeks clarity.
So the spirit in whispering has enlightenment
فارقتِyou left أشباحbodies الجبابرةِthe mighty ones الألىwho
فارقتِ أشباح الجبابرةِ الألى
تذكارُهمtheir memory فيin ليلِناour night مصباحa lamp
تذكارُهم في ليلِنا مصباح
You left the bodies of the mighty ones whose
You left the ghosts of tyrants now gone
Memory is a lamp in our night.
Their memory in our night is a lamp
أعلامُهُمtheir banners وسيوفُهُمand their swords وعروشُهُمand their thrones
أعلامُهُم وسيوفُهُم وعروشُهُم
ذَهبَswept away الفسادُcorruption بهاthem ولاand no إصلاحreform
ذَهبَ الفسادُ بها ولا إصلاح
Their banners, their swords, and their thrones—
Their flags, swords, and thrones
Corruption swept them away, and there is no reform.
Corruption has taken them, no repair
عوديreturn إليناto us أوor هبيناgrant us قوةًstrength
عودي إلينا أو هبينا قوةً
فالظلمُfor oppression قدindeed كترتhave multiplied بهbecause of it الأبراحthe agonies
فالظلمُ قد كترت به الأبراح
Return to us, or grant us strength,
Return to us or grant us strength
For oppression has caused agonies to multiply.
For injustice has spread widely its snares
طرقَdescended upon العلوجُthe barbarians بلادناour land بجيوشِهمwith their armies
طرقَ العلوجُ بلادنا بجيوشِهم
ولهمand theirs is عليناover us الحاكمُthe ruler السفّاحthe bloodthirsty one
ولهم علينا الحاكمُ السفّاح
The barbarians descended upon our land with their armies,
Their armies have invaded our countries
And their bloodthirsty ruler holds sway over us.
And over us rules the butcher
إنindeed المظالمinjustices بالحروبِwith wars تمخَّضتwent into labor
إن المظالم بالحروبِ تمخَّضت
فاستَقتَلَso fought to the death الجنديُّthe soldier والملاحand the sailor
فاستَقتَلَ الجنديُّ والملاح
Indeed, injustices have given birth to wars,
Oppression has given birth through wars
So soldier and sailor fought to the death.
So the soldier and sailor were killed
شَقيَsuffered الورىthe people بدمارِهمthrough their devastation وهلاكِهمand their death
شَقيَ الورى بدمارِهم وهلاكِهم
وتنعَّمand lived in luxury الطمَّاعُthe greedy one والطمَّاحand the ambitious one
وتنعَّم الطمَّاعُ والطمَّاح
People suffered through their devastation and death,
The world suffered from their ruin and destruction
While the greedy and the ambitious lived in luxury.
And the greedy and ambitious enjoyed themselves
Sol 6.1