هَلاwhy not تفاخرُtake pride ياO فتىyoung man وتُباهيand boast
هَلا تفاخرُ يا فتى وتُباهي
يوماًone day بموطِنِكَin your homeland العزيزِcherished الباهيsplendid
يوماً بموطِنِكَ العزيزِ الباهي
Why not take pride, young man, and boast
Should you not take pride, young man, and boast
one day of your cherished, splendid homeland,
One day of your precious, glorious homeland?
وتكونُand be فيهِin it سيِّداًa master لاnot خادماًa servant
وتكونُ فيهِ سيِّداً لا خادماً
يَرعىherds وللغرباءِand for foreigners درُّmilk شياهِsheep
يَرعى وللغرباءِ درُّ شياهِ
and be a master there, not a servant
And be in it a master, not a servant,
who tends the sheep while their milk goes to foreigners?
Who shepherds, while strangers enjoy its bounty.
ياO آتياًone who comes بَعديafter me إذاwhen نلتَyou attain المُنىwishes
يا آتياً بَعدي إذا نلتَ المُنى
ونعِمتَand you enjoy حرّاًfree بالغِنىwith wealth والجاهand prestige
ونعِمتَ حرّاً بالغِنى والجاه
O you who come after me, when you attain your hopes
O you who will come after me, if you attain your wish
and enjoy wealth and prestige as a free man,
And live free in riches and glory,
اذكرremember فتىًa young man أشقىmade suffer لأجلكَfor your sake نفسَهُhimself
اذكر فتىً أشقى لأجلكَ نفسَهُ
وأبىand refused علىunder الإذلالِhumiliation عيشَa life رفاهease
وأبى على الإذلالِ عيشَ رفاه
remember a young man who made himself suffer for your sake
Remember a young man who sacrificed himself for you
and refused a life of ease under humiliation.
And refused a life of humiliation and comfort.
وطنيmy homeland بهِin it طَمِعَcoveted الغريبُthe foreigner لماwhen رأَىhe saw
وطني بهِ طَمِعَ الغريبُ لما رأَى
فيin أمتيmy nation منof فتنةٍdiscord وسفاهand folly
في أمتي من فتنةٍ وسفاه
My homeland—the foreigner coveted it when he saw
My homeland, which the foreigner coveted when he saw
the discord and folly in my nation.
Among my people so much sedition and foolishness.
أهواؤهاher passions قتلتkilled مروءتَهاher nobility ولوand had
أهواؤها قتلت مروءتَها ولو
فطنتshe discerned لكانthen would have been الحلمُsound judgment أكبرَgreatest ناهdeterrent
فطنت لكان الحلمُ أكبرَ ناه
Her passions killed her nobility; and had she
Their passions killed their dignity; if only
been discerning, sound judgment would have been the greatest deterrent.
They had been prudent, patience would have been greater.
فعلىso upon الذينthose who تهالكواspent themselves فيin حبِّهاlove of her
فعلى الذين تهالكوا في حبِّها
وهيwhile she الخذولُthe faithless one لهمto them سلامُpeace اللهGod
وهي الخذولُ لهم سلامُ الله
So upon those who spent themselves in love of her—
So upon those who perished loving it
though she forsakes them—be the peace of God.
While it was neglectful of them, may God's peace be.
Sol 6.1