رَجِّعْecho دَوِيَّكَyour roar فيin البطاحthe plains ودَمْدِمِand rumble
رَجِّعْ دَوِيَّكَ في البطاح ودَمْدِمِ
وانهضand rise لَملْحَمةِfor the epic battle الجِهَادِof jihad وأقْدِمِand advance
وانهض لَملْحَمةِ الجِهَادِ وأقْدِمِ
Send your roar echoing through the plains, and rumble;
Echo your sounds in the valleys and all around,
and rise for the epic battle of jihad, and advance.
And rise up for the battle of jihad and advance.
رَجِّعْecho نِداءَكَyour call فيin الوِهَادthe valleys وفيand in الذُّرَىthe heights
رَجِّعْ نِداءَكَ في الوِهَاد وفي الذُّرَى
وبكُلِّand at every مُنْعَطَفٍbend يَحنُّyearns إِلىfor كَمِيan armored warrior
وبكُلِّ مُنْعَطَفٍ يَحنُّ إِلى كَمِي
Echo your call through the valleys and upon the heights,
Echo your call in the meadows and mountains,
and at every bend that yearns for an armored warrior.
And at every turn that yearns toward you.
واطْرُقand strike بِصَيْحِتِكwith your cry الفضاءthe sky فهاهناfor here
واطْرُق بِصَيْحِتِك الفضاء فهاهنا
خَنَقُوْاthey stifled النداءَthe call وأطْبَقُواand clamped shut فوقَover الفَمِthe mouth
خَنَقُوْا النداءَ وأطْبَقُوا فوقَ الفَمِ
And strike the sky with your cry, for here
And make your cry ring out in the skies, for here,
they have stifled the call and clamped the mouth shut.
They have choked off the call and closed off the mouth.
وارْفَعْand raise نِداءَكَyour call فيinto السماءthe sky يطُفْlet it roam علىacross
وارْفَعْ نِداءَكَ في السماء يطُفْ على
أَفْلاكهاits orbits حُرّاًfreely وَبَيْنَand among الأنْجُمِthe stars
أَفْلاكها حُرّاً وَبَيْنَ الأنْجُمِ
And raise your call into the sky; let it roam across
And raise up your call to the heavens, to circle
its orbits freely, and among the stars.
Freely among its orbits, between the stars.
مَنْwho ذاis it يُجيبُكَwill answer you والدُّناwhile the worlds قَدْhave سَكَّرَتْstopped up
مَنْ ذا يُجيبُكَ والدُّنا قَدْ سَكَّرَتْ
أسْمَاعَهاtheir ears والدَّارُand the homeland قبضةُthe grip مُجْرِمِof a criminal ؟ !
أسْمَاعَها والدَّارُ قبضةُ مُجْرِمِ ؟ !
Who will answer you, when the worlds have stopped up
For who will answer you, when the world has shut
their ears, and the homeland is in a criminal's grip?!
Its ears, and home is the grip of a criminal?
فَارْفَعْهُso raise it للرَّحمنto the Most Merciful خَفْقةa heartbeat مُوقِنٍof one certain
فَارْفَعْهُ للرَّحمن خَفْقة مُوقِنٍ
باللهin God لاnot غِرٍّa naive person وَand لاnot مُتَوهِّمِa deluded person
بالله لا غِرٍّ وَ لا مُتَوهِّمِ
So raise it to the Most Merciful, the heartbeat of one certain
So raise it up to the All-Merciful, a flutter of certainty
of God, neither naive nor deluded.
In God—not fickle, and not fanciful.
وَاْلجَأْand seek refuge إِليْهin Him فَلَمfor never تَزَلْceased أبْوَابُهُHis doors
وَاْلجَأْ إِليْه فَلَم تَزَلْ أبْوَابُهُ
مفْتُوحَةًopen للسَّائِلِto the seeker المُتَوسِّمِthe discerning one
مفْتُوحَةً للسَّائِلِ المُتَوسِّمِ
And seek refuge in Him, for His doors have never ceased
And seek refuge in Him, for His doors
to stand open to the discerning seeker.
Remain open to the petitioner marked with good.
المُشْرَعاتُthe unfurled ones عَلَىupon الرُّبىthe hills ماwhat بالُهَاis wrong with them
المُشْرَعاتُ عَلَى الرُّبى ما بالُهَا
طُوِيَتْwere folded وماand what بَالُis wrong with الفتَىthe young man لْمdid not يَحْزمِshow resolve
طُوِيَتْ وما بَالُ الفتَى لْم يَحْزمِ
Those unfurled upon the hills—why have they
They were unlocked to blessings—what has closed them?
been folded, and why has the young man not shown resolve?
And why has the young man not shown resolve?
مَاwhat بالُهُمْis wrong with them وَقَفُواthey halted وأضْحىand became زَحْفُهُمْtheir advance
مَا بالُهُمْ وَقَفُوا وأضْحى زَحْفُهُمْ
كالبرقlike lightning مِنْfrom أُفقٍa horizon شحِيحٍmiserly مُظْلِمِdark
كالبرق مِنْ أُفقٍ شحِيحٍ مُظْلِمِ
Why have they halted, their advance becoming
What stopped them, such that their march
like lightning from a miserly, dark horizon?
Became like scarce, gloomy lightning?
هَلاَّwhy not نَشَرْتَyou spread الفَجرdawn فيthrough جنباتِهits flanks
هَلاَّ نَشَرْتَ الفَجر في جنباتِه
ونشرتand spread مِنْsome of بَرْقِthe lightning العزائمof resolves والدَّمِand blood
ونشرت مِنْ بَرْقِ العزائم والدَّمِ
Why not spread dawn through its flanks,
Why have you not spread dawn through its edges,
and spread some of the lightning of resolve and blood?
Spreading the lightning of resolves and blood?
فانْهضْso rise ! فَهَاتِيكَfor those الرُّبىhills قدhave فوَّحتْbreathed out fragrance
فانْهضْ ! فَهَاتِيكَ الرُّبى قد فوَّحتْ
بالعطْرِwith perfume مِنْfrom عَبقthe fragrance الجِهَادِof jihad المُلْهِمِinspiring
بالعطْرِ مِنْ عَبق الجِهَادِ المُلْهِمِ
Rise, then! Those hills have breathed out
So rise!—for these meadows have diffused
perfume from the fragrance of inspiring jihad.
The fragrance of inspiring jihad.
أَمجَادُthe glories تاريخof history وَوحيُand revelation نُبُوةof prophethood
أَمجَادُ تاريخ وَوحيُ نُبُوة
وَجَلالُand the majesty إِسْراءٍof the Night Journey وَعِزَّةُand the dignity مُسْلِمِof a Muslim
وَجَلالُ إِسْراءٍ وَعِزَّةُ مُسْلِمِ
The glories of history, and prophetic revelation,
Glories of history, revelation of prophethood,
and the majesty of the Night Journey, and a Muslim's dignity,
Splendor of Night Journey, honor of Muslim.
وَرَفيقُand a companion آيَاتٍof verses تمُوجُsurge بِساحِهَاthrough its precincts
وَرَفيقُ آيَاتٍ تمُوجُ بِساحِهَا
نُوراًas light فَيَغْمُرُthen it floods مِنْof رُبىًhills أوor مَعلَمِa landmark
نُوراً فَيَغْمُرُ مِنْ رُبىً أو مَعلَمِ
and a companion of verses that surge through its precincts
And companion of signs, surging in its terrain
as light, flooding every hill or landmark.
A light to flood any meadow or road.
قُدْسِيَّةُthe sanctity الأنوارof the lights يَخشَعُbows reverently عنْدَهاbefore it
قُدْسِيَّةُ الأنوار يَخشَعُ عنْدَها
قَلبيmy heart ويطْهرُand becomes pure مِنْof هَوىًdesire أوor مأْثَمِsin
قَلبي ويطْهرُ مِنْ هَوىً أو مأْثَمِ
The sanctity of the lights—before it bows
Sacred lights—my heart is humble before them
my heart, and grows pure of desire or sin.
And purifies itself of passion or sin.
يَاO رَبْوةَhill الأقْصَىof Al-Aqsa حَنِينُكِyour yearning أدْمُعٌtears
يَا رَبْوةَ الأقْصَى حَنِينُكِ أدْمُعٌ
وأنينُand the moaning صَدْرِكِof your breast مِنْfrom جَوىًburning grief لَمْnot يُكْتَمِbeen concealed
وأنينُ صَدْرِكِ مِنْ جَوىً لَمْ يُكْتَمِ
O hill of Al-Aqsa, your yearning is tears,
O meadow of al-Aqsa—your yearning is tears
and your breast's moaning rises from unconcealed burning grief.
And the sighs of your breast, from burning untold.
تَتَلَفَّتينyou look about ! وأَيْنَand where إعصارُthe whirlwind الفتىof the young man
تَتَلَفَّتين ! وأَيْنَ إعصارُ الفتى
يُنْجيكsaves you مِنْfrom رَهَقِthe torment الإِسَارِof captivity المُحكَمِfirmly secured
يُنْجيك مِنْ رَهَقِ الإِسَارِ المُحكَمِ
You look about! Where is the young man's whirlwind
You look around! Where is the storm of the youth
to save you from the torment of tightly bound captivity?
To save you from the misery of firm shackles?
تَتَلفَّتِينyou look about ! وَand كُلُّevery يومday ثورْةٌa revolt
تَتَلفَّتِين ! وَ كُلُّ يوم ثورْةٌ
عَصفَتْraged وَقَيْدُكand your chain فيin الوغَىbattle لَمْhas not يُحْطمِbeen shattered
عَصفَتْ وَقَيْدُك في الوغَى لَمْ يُحْطمِ
You look about! And every day a revolt
You look around! And every day an uprising
has raged, yet your chain remains unbroken in battle.
Storms, while your chains in the tumult are unbroken.
أيْنwhere الفَتَىthe young man للهfor God يَدْفَعُpropels خطوَهُhis step
أيْن الفَتَى لله يَدْفَعُ خطوَهُ
وثْباًleaping كَبَارقٍlike the flash صَارِمof a keen sword أوor لَهْذَمِa sharp spear ؟!
وثْباً كَبَارقٍ صَارِم أو لَهْذَمِ ؟!
Where is the young man who, for God, propels his steps,
Where is the lad, for God, who will drive his tread
leaping like the flash of a keen sword or a sharp spear,
And leap like slicing blades or crushing hammers?!
ويَدُقُّand knocks on أبْوابَthe gates الجِنَانِof Paradise علَىupon دَمٍblood
ويَدُقُّ أبْوابَ الجِنَانِ علَى دَمٍ
حُرِّnoble وَعهْدٍand a covenant فيin الوَغَىbattle لَمhas not يُثْلَمِbeen breached
حُرِّ وَعهْدٍ في الوَغَى لَم يُثْلَمِ
and knocks upon the gates of Paradise with blood
And pound on the doors of Heaven, in blood
that is noble, and a covenant unbroken in battle?
Pure, and a vow in the fray unbroken?
فانْهَضْso rise إذاwhen أَوْفَيْتَyou have fulfilled خُطةَthe plan مُؤمنof a believer
فانْهَضْ إذا أَوْفَيْتَ خُطةَ مُؤمن
وصَدَقْتْand have been true to نَهْجَthe path الفَارِسof the knight المُتَرَسِّمِwho follows a course
وصَدَقْتْ نَهْجَ الفَارِس المُتَرَسِّمِ
So rise when you have fulfilled a believer's plan
So rise, when you fulfill the plan of a believer
and been true to the path of the knight who follows the way.
And walk the path of an armored knight.
وَتَحفَّزَتْand readied themselves كُلُّall الرُّبىthe hills ! يَاO حُسْنَهاtheir beauty
وَتَحفَّزَتْ كُلُّ الرُّبى ! يَا حُسْنَها
والغَارُand laurel فَوقَabove جَبِيِنهَاtheir brow والمِعْصَمِand the wrist
والغَارُ فَوقَ جَبِيِنهَا والمِعْصَمِ
And all the hills have readied themselves—how beautiful they are!
And all the meadows thrill!—O their beauty,
With laurel upon their brow and wrist.
As each wears the cave on its brow and wrist.
وازّيَّنَتْand were adorned بالزّاحفينwith the advancing ranks كَأنَّهمas though they
وازّيَّنَتْ بالزّاحفين كَأنَّهم
فَلَقُthe breaking الصَّبَاحِof morning جَلاَunveiled عَبيرَthe fragrance العَنْدَمِof dragon's-blood resin
فَلَقُ الصَّبَاحِ جَلاَ عَبيرَ العَنْدَمِ
And they are adorned with the advancing ranks, as though they
Adorned with crawlers, as if they are
were daybreak unveiling the fragrance of dragon's-blood resin.
The first light of dawn, the scent of moist earth.
كُلُّall المَيَادِيْنِthe battlefields التيthat هَيّجْتَهاyou stirred them
كُلُّ المَيَادِيْنِ التي هَيّجْتَها
هَبَّاتُthe onrushes خَطَّارٍof a spear-brandisher ولَهْفْةُand the yearning مُعْلَمِof a marked warrior
هَبَّاتُ خَطَّارٍ ولَهْفْةُ مُعْلَمِ
All the battlefields you have stirred—
Every plain you’ve stirred
a spear-brandisher's onrushes and a marked warrior's yearning—
With the gusts of a gambler and known goal.
أمَلٌhope عَلىupon أجْفَانِناour eyelids وكُبُودِناand our livers
أمَلٌ عَلى أجْفَانِنا وكُبُودِنا
وعَلىand upon مُحَيَّانَاour face وَفَوقَand above المبْسمِthe smiling mouth
وعَلى مُحَيَّانَا وَفَوقَ المبْسمِ
are hope upon our eyelids and our livers,
A hope is on our eyelids and breasts
and upon our faces and above our smiling mouths.
And our smiles and above the grin—
أمَلٌhope كَأَنَّas though الفَجْرdawn فيin بسَمَاتهits smiles
أمَلٌ كَأَنَّ الفَجْر في بسَمَاته
ورَفيفُهُand its fluttering بَيْنamong الطُّيوفthe visions الحُوَّمِcircling
ورَفيفُهُ بَيْن الطُّيوف الحُوَّمِ
Hope, as though dawn were in its smiles,
A hope, as if dawn in its hints
and its fluttering among the circling visions.
And its gentle blow between the sheltering clouds.
وَنَضُمُّand we clasp فيwithin أَحْنائِناour inner folds شَرَفthe honor الهَوَىof love
وَنَضُمُّ في أَحْنائِنا شَرَف الهَوَى
والشَّوْقُand longing بَيْنَbetween مُجَنَّحِwinged وand مُكَتَّمٍconcealed
والشَّوْقُ بَيْنَ مُجَنَّحِ و مُكَتَّمٍ
And we clasp within our inner folds the honor of love,
And we hold in our arms the glory of passion
and longing lies between taking wing and being concealed.
And longing between winged and muted.
للهby God ماhow تَهْفُوyearn القُلُوبُthe hearts إلىfor غَدٍa tomorrow
لله ما تَهْفُو القُلُوبُ إلى غَدٍ
زَاهٍradiant عَلىthrough مَرِّthe passage الزَّمَانof time مُوَسَّمِdistinguished
زَاهٍ عَلى مَرِّ الزَّمَان مُوَسَّمِ
By God, how hearts yearn for a tomorrow
By God, how the hearts incline toward a
radiant and distinguished through the passage of time!
Radiant tomorrow, marked on the scroll of time.
ومَواكِبُand the processions الإِيَمانof faith تَجْلوunveil نَصْرَهَاtheir victory
ومَواكِبُ الإِيَمان تَجْلو نَصْرَهَا
لتُعيدَto restore لأْلأَةَthe brilliance الفُتُوحِof conquests اليُتَّمِpeerless
لتُعيدَ لأْلأَةَ الفُتُوحِ اليُتَّمِ
And the processions of faith unveil their victory,
And the processions of faith reveal their triumph
to restore the brilliance of peerless conquests.
To restore the glow of achievements passed.
وَمَجَامِعُand the assemblies الدُّنياof the world تُرَدِّدُrepeat حَوْلهاaround them
وَمَجَامِعُ الدُّنيا تُرَدِّدُ حَوْلها
اللهGod أكْبَرis greatest ُ أقبِليcome forward وَتَقَدَّمِيand advance
الله أكْبَر ُ أقبِلي وَتَقَدَّمِي
And the assemblies of the world repeat around them:
And the world's forums echo around them
'God is greatest! Come forward and advance!
“God is Great!”—Draw near and advance!
لاdo not تَنْثَنيturn back إِلاunless وفَتْحٌand a victory مُشْرقٌradiant
لا تَنْثَني إِلا وفَتْحٌ مُشْرقٌ
وَكَريمُand noble عِرْضِكِyour honor فيin الْوَغَىbattle لْمhas not يُكْلَمِbeen wounded
وَكَريمُ عِرْضِكِ في الْوَغَى لْم يُكْلَمِ
Do not turn back unless victory shines,
Do not recoil except with a shining conquest,
and your noble honor remains unwounded in battle.'
And your precious honor in the fray unblemished.
دَارُan abode مَبَاركةٌblessed وسَاحُand the precinct رباطهَاof its vigil
دَارُ مَبَاركةٌ وسَاحُ رباطهَا
بَابُthe gate الجنَانof Paradise وآيةُand a sign الشِّوقِof longing الظَّمِيthirsting
بَابُ الجنَان وآيةُ الشِّوقِ الظَّمِي
A blessed abode, and the precinct of its vigil
Blessed home, and field of devotion—
is the gate of Paradise and a sign of thirsting longing.
The gate of Heaven, sign of consuming longing.
يَاO يَومَday أنْwhen ثَارَتْrose هُناكthere قَوَافِلcaravans
يَا يَومَ أنْ ثَارَتْ هُناك قَوَافِل
تَتَرَىin succession تَشُقُّcleaving through منَfrom العَجَاجthe dust الأَقْتمِdark
تَتَرَى تَشُقُّ منَ العَجَاج الأَقْتمِ
O day when caravans rose there,
O day when the caravans gathered here
in succession, cleaving through the dark dust!
Cleaving their way through crowded gloom.
ماnot صَدَّهُمْdeterred them فَقْرُthe scarcity العَتادof equipment ولاnor أسَىthe sorrow
ما صَدَّهُمْ فَقْرُ العَتاد ولا أسَى
ذاكَthat الإِسارِcaptivity ولاnor فَدَاحَةُthe enormity مُغْرَمِof a loss
ذاكَ الإِسارِ ولا فَدَاحَةُ مُغْرَمِ
Lack of equipment did not deter them, nor the grief
They were not barred by meager supplies or grief
of that captivity, nor the enormity of a loss.
Of that captivity, nor grip of loss.
مَاnot صَدَّهُمْdeterred them خَدَرُthe torpor القَرِيبِof the kinsman ولَهْوُهِand his diversion
مَا صَدَّهُمْ خَدَرُ القَرِيبِ ولَهْوُهِ
وَهَوانُand the lowliness أحْلامِof the dreams الغُفَاةِof the drowsy النُّوَّمِsleepers
وَهَوانُ أحْلامِ الغُفَاةِ النُّوَّمِ
The kinsman's torpor and his diversion did not deter them,
They were not stopped by numbness of kin, or distraction
nor the lowliness of the dreams of drowsing sleepers.
Of heedless dreams and slumber.
شدُّواthey clenched أكُفَّهُمُtheir hands كأنَّas though زِنَادَهاtheir flints
شدُّوا أكُفَّهُمُ كأنَّ زِنَادَها
وقْدُthe fire العَزيمَةof resolve فيin لَهِيبa flame مُضْرَمِset ablaze
وقْدُ العَزيمَة في لَهِيب مُضْرَمِ
They clenched their hands, as though their flints
They clasped their fists as if each was
were the fire of resolve within a flame ablaze.
The flint of resolve amidst raging flames.
مَاnot كَانthere was فِيهاin them لوif نظرُتَyou looked سوَىexcept الحَصىpebbles
مَا كَان فِيها لو نظرُتَ سوَى الحَصى
قدindeed أرْعَدَتْthey thundered فيon الأُفْقِthe horizon إرْعَادَthe thundering الكمِيof an armored warrior
قد أرْعَدَتْ في الأُفْقِ إرْعَادَ الكمِي
There was nothing in them, if you looked, but pebbles,
In them, if you looked, was nothing but pebbles
which thundered on the horizon with an armored warrior's thunder.
That thundered on the horizon like lightning.
وكَأنَّهَاand as though they قَصْفُthe bombardment المَدافَعof the cannons ولْوَلَتْwailed
وكَأنَّهَا قَصْفُ المَدافَع ولْوَلَتْ
ماwhat lies بَيْنَbetween أعْراسِthe weddings الجِهَادِof jihad وَمَأْتِمِand a funeral
ما بَيْنَ أعْراسِ الجِهَادِ وَمَأْتِمِ
And as though they were cannon fire, they wailed
As if they were cannon fire, had they ignited,
between the weddings of jihad and a funeral.
Between the weddings of jihad and funeral.
وَحَناجِرٍand throats خَفَقَتْthrobbed كَأَنَّas though دَويَّهَاtheir booming
وَحَناجِرٍ خَفَقَتْ كَأَنَّ دَويَّهَا
رَعْدٌthunder يُجَلْجِلُrumbles أُوor زَئِيرُthe roar الضِّرْغَمِof the lion
رَعْدٌ يُجَلْجِلُ أُو زَئِيرُ الضِّرْغَمِ
And throats throbbed, as though their booming
With throats aquiver, as if their clamor
were rumbling thunder or a lion's roar.
Were thunder to convulse, or beasts to growl.
تركَتْthey left قِلاعَthe fortresses الغَاصبينof the usurpers كأنَّهاas though they
تركَتْ قِلاعَ الغَاصبين كأنَّها
تَهْويtopple بِمُنْصَدعِwith a fractured الجِدَارwall مُهَدَّمِdemolished
تَهْوي بِمُنْصَدعِ الجِدَار مُهَدَّمِ
They left the usurpers' fortresses as though they
They left the citadels of usurpers as if
were toppling, their walls cracked and demolished.
Crumbling under cracked and shattered walls.
أمَلٌhope يُدَاعِبُهُcaresses it الخَيالُimagination فَهلْso has تُرىone wonders
أمَلٌ يُدَاعِبُهُ الخَيالُ فَهلْ تُرى
صدَقَproved true الخيَالُimagination وَجَدَّand became earnest بَعْدَafter تَوَهُّمَillusion ؟!
صدَقَ الخيَالُ وَجَدَّ بَعْدَ تَوَهُّمَ ؟!
A hope imagination caresses—has, one wonders,
A hope that fancy teases—could it be
imagination proved true and become real after illusion?
The fancy spoke truth after figments?
أمْor أنّهُit is بَرْقٌlightning ! فياthen O لعَزائمٍfor resolves
أمْ أنّهُ بَرْقٌ ! فيا لعَزائمٍ
هبَّتْrose علىalong نهْجٍa course أدقَّmore exact وَأَحْزمِand more resolute
هبَّتْ على نهْجٍ أدقَّ وَأَحْزمِ
Or is it a lightning flash? Oh, the resolves
Or was it lightning!—then for resolves
that rose upon a more exact and resolute course!
That blew on a path more precise and wise.
يَاO خُطَّةَplan الإِيَمانِof faith ! إِنَّsurely جَلاءَهاits clarity
يَا خُطَّةَ الإِيَمانِ ! إِنَّ جَلاءَها
بَيْنَbetween النّزالcombat وبينَand between رأْيٍa judgment مُحْكَمِwell-founded
بَيْنَ النّزال وبينَ رأْيٍ مُحْكَمِ
O plan of faith! Surely its clarity lies
O scheme of faith!—its clarity amid the fray
between combat and well-founded judgment.
And wise counsel is the honor of deeds.
شَرَفُthe honor الفَعالِof deeds يُصَانُis safeguarded بَيْنَamong أسنَّةٍspearheads
شَرَفُ الفَعالِ يُصَانُ بَيْنَ أسنَّةٍ
تَجْلُوreveal عَلَىupon المَيْدَانِthe battlefield نَهْجَthe path المُسْلِمِof the Muslim
تَجْلُو عَلَى المَيْدَانِ نَهْجَ المُسْلِمِ
The honor of deeds is safeguarded among spearheads
It is guarded by the swords that shine
that reveal upon the battlefield the Muslim's path.
On the battlefield with the Muslim way.
تَمْضِيpass السنُونَthe years وَكُلُّand every يَوْمٍday خِدْعةٌa deception
تَمْضِي السنُونَ وَكُلُّ يَوْمٍ خِدْعةٌ
بَيْنَbetween " الحُلُولthe solutions " وأَنَّهُand that he is المتَظَلِّمِthe aggrieved complainant
بَيْنَ " الحُلُول " وأَنَّهُ المتَظَلِّمِ
The years pass, and each day is a deception
The years pass, and each day a trick
between 'solutions' and his being the aggrieved complainant.
Between “solutions,” and claims of wronged justice.
وَنَكَادُand we almost لاَnot تَرْضَىaccept هَوَانَthe humiliation خديعَةٍof a deception
وَنَكَادُ لاَ تَرْضَى هَوَانَ خديعَةٍ
إِلاَّexcept طَوَينَاهَاwe folded it away بحَلٍّwith a solution أشْأَمmore ill-omened
إِلاَّ طَوَينَاهَا بحَلٍّ أشْأَم
And we almost reject a deception's humiliation,
We can scarcely bear the disgrace of a ruse
only to fold it away with a still more ill-omened solution.
Unless we fold it in a viler scheme.
يَاO أُمَّةَnation الإِسلاَمِof Islam دَرْبُكِyour path مُقْفرٌdesolate
يَا أُمَّةَ الإِسلاَمِ دَرْبُكِ مُقْفرٌ
ماwhat lies بَيْنَbetween أوهَامٍillusions تَدُورُcircling وand مَزْعَمِa claim
ما بَيْنَ أوهَامٍ تَدُورُ و مَزْعَمِ
O nation of Islam, your path is desolate,
O nation of Islam—your path lies barren
between circling illusions and a claim.
Between mirages that turn, and claims.
فَدُرُوبُهاfor its paths شَوْكٌthorns أَشَدُّharsher عليكupon you مِنْthan
فَدُرُوبُها شَوْكٌ أَشَدُّ عليك مِنْ
خَرْطstripping القَتَادِthe qatad thornbush ومِنْand than مَذاَقthe taste العَلْقَمِof colocynth
خَرْط القَتَادِ ومِنْ مَذاَق العَلْقَمِ
For its paths are thorns, harsher upon you than
So its roads are thorns, sharper for you
stripping the qatad thornbush, and than the taste of colocynth.
Than scraping file, or taste of colocynth.
شَرَكُthe snare المُسَاومَةof bargaining التيthat تَرْجينهاyou hope for
شَرَكُ المُسَاومَة التي تَرْجينها
شَرَكُa snare يَمُدُّextends إِليكtoward you نَابَthe fang الأرْقمof the speckled snake
شَرَكُ يَمُدُّ إِليك نَابَ الأرْقم
The snare of bargaining that you hope for
The partnership of compromise you seek
is a snare extending the speckled serpent's fang toward you.
Is a partnership that stretches its serpent fangs.
هَلاَّwhy not أفَقْتِhave you awakened عَلىto المَيَادينthe battlefields التيthat
هَلاَّ أفَقْتِ عَلى المَيَادين التي
تَهْديguide إِلىto وَضَحthe brightness السّبِيِلof the path الأقْوَمِstraightest
تَهْدي إِلى وَضَح السّبِيِل الأقْوَمِ
Why not awaken to the battlefields that
Why not wake to the plains that
guide to the brightness of the straightest path?
Lead to the clear, straightest road?
حَقُّthe right الشُعُوبِof peoples يَنَالُهwins it خَطْفُthe swift sweep القَنَاof spears
حَقُّ الشُعُوبِ يَنَالُه خَطْفُ القَنَا
والرَّأيُand judgment رأيُthe judgment المُؤمِنِof the believer المتَقَدِّمadvancing
والرَّأيُ رأيُ المُؤمِنِ المتَقَدِّم
The rights of peoples are won by swift spear-thrusts,
The rights of peoples are seized by grasping reins
and judgment is the judgment of the advancing believer.
And steering—the view of the advancing believer.
فرِديso approach حِيَاضَthe pools المَوْتَof death حَتىuntil تُوهَبيyou are granted
فرِدي حِيَاضَ المَوْتَ حَتى تُوهَبي
عِزَّthe glory الحَيَاةِof life وأقْدِميand advance لاdo not تُحْجِميhang back
عِزَّ الحَيَاةِ وأقْدِمي لا تُحْجِمي
So approach the pools of death until you are granted
So ready the meadows of death, that you may be granted
the glory of life; advance, do not hang back.
The honor of life, and advance, do not refrain!
Sol 6.1