ياO ابنson of الوليدِal-Walid أفِقawaken وياand O ابنَson of العاصِal-As
يا ابن الوليدِ أفِق ويا ابنَ العاصِ
هلis there فتكةٌa deadly strike أوor حيلةٌa stratagem لخلاصِfor deliverance
هل فتكةٌ أو حيلةٌ لخلاصِ
O son of al-Walid, awaken, and O son of al-As!
O son of al-Walid, wake up, and O son of al-'As
Is there a deadly strike or a stratagem for deliverance?
Is it a massacre or a trick for deliverance?
الرومُthe Romans قدalready ملكواthey seized الثغورَthe frontier strongholds وهيّأواand they readied
الرومُ قد ملكوا الثغورَ وهيّأوا
أغوالَmonsters فولاذٍsteel لشعبٍfor a people عاصdefiant
أغوالَ فولاذٍ لشعبٍ عاص
The Romans have seized the frontier strongholds and readied
The Romans have conquered the frontiers and prepared
monsters of steel for a defiant people.
Hordes of steel for a rebellious people
سحقتcrushed قذائفُهاtheir shells القلوبَthe hearts ومزَّقتand tore apart
سحقت قذائفُها القلوبَ ومزَّقت
تاجَthe crown of العروسِthe bride ودرَّةَand the pearl of الغوّاصthe diver
تاجَ العروسِ ودرَّةَ الغوّاص
Their shells crushed hearts and tore apart
Their missiles crushed hearts and tore
the bride's crown and the diver's pearl.
The crown of the bride and the pearl of the diver
بَرَدىBarada ودجلةُand the Tigris والفراتُand the Euphrates مياهُناour waters
بَرَدى ودجلةُ والفراتُ مياهُنا
وكذلكand likewise الأردنُّthe Jordan ثمthen العاصيthe Orontes
وكذلك الأردنُّ ثم العاصي
Barada, the Tigris, and the Euphrates are our waters,
Euphrates and Tigris are our waters
and likewise the Jordan, then the Orontes.
As are the Jordan, then the Orontes
لكنbut بنوsons of التاميزَthe Thames والسانَand the Seine ادَّعواthey claimed
لكن بنو التاميزَ والسانَ ادَّعوا
حقّاًa right ونحنُwhile we طرائدُquarry القنَّاصthe hunter
حقّاً ونحنُ طرائدُ القنَّاص
But the sons of the Thames and the Seine have claimed
But the sons of Tamim and Sanam claimed
a right, while we are the hunter's quarry.
A right while we are prey for the hunter
واحسرةَoh, the anguish of الغرباءِthe strangers فيin أوطانِهمtheir homelands
واحسرةَ الغرباءِ في أوطانِهم
أنto يُصبحواthey become كالطيرِlike birds فيin الأقفاصthe cages
أن يُصبحوا كالطيرِ في الأقفاص
Oh, the anguish of strangers in their own homelands,
And the sorrow of strangers in their homelands
at becoming like birds in cages!
To become like birds in cages
داءُthe sickness of الشعوبِthe peoples تباغضٌmutual hatred وتخاذلٌand mutual abandonment
داءُ الشعوبِ تباغضٌ وتخاذلٌ
وشفاؤهاand their cure بالحبِّthrough love والإخلاصand sincerity
وشفاؤها بالحبِّ والإخلاص
The peoples' sickness is mutual hatred and mutual abandonment,
The disease of nations is hatred and cowardice
and their cure lies in love and sincerity.
And their cure is love and sincerity
Sol 6.1