داءُthe ailment of أَهلِthe people of الشَرقِthe East ضَعفُweakness of الهِمَمِresolve
داءُ أَهلِ الشَرقِ ضَعفُ الهِمَمِ
وَبِهَذاand through this كانَcame to be مَوتُthe death of الأُمَمِnations
وَبِهَذا كانَ مَوتُ الأُمَمِ
The ailment of the people of the East is weakness of resolve.
And through this came the death of nations.
ياO بَنيsons of الشَرقِthe East وَلاand no شَرقَEast لَكُمfor you
يا بَني الشَرقِ وَلا شَرقَ لَكُم
بِسِوىexcept through الجِدِّearnest effort وَرَعيِand observing الذِمَمِpledges
بِسِوى الجِدِّ وَرَعيِ الذِمَمِ
O sons of the East—and there is no East for you
Except through earnest effort and honoring pledges.
ماwhat لَكُمis with you لاnot تَنجَليclears away غُمَّتُكُمyour gloom
ما لَكُم لا تَنجَلي غُمَّتُكُم
أَتُحِبّونَdo you love اِشتِدادَthe intensification of الغُمَمِwoes
أَتُحِبّونَ اِشتِدادَ الغُمَمِ
What ails you, that your gloom does not lift?
Do you love the deepening of woes?
فَرِّجوهاrelieve it وَاِكشِفواand dispel ظُلمَتَهاits darkness
فَرِّجوها وَاِكشِفوا ظُلمَتَها
بِقُوىًwith powers كَشّافَةٍdispersers لِلظُلَمِof darkness
بِقُوىً كَشّافَةٍ لِلظُلَمِ
Relieve it, and dispel its darkness
With powers that sweep away the dark.
خُنتُمُyou betrayed العَهدَthe covenant فَبِتُّمso you spent the night نُوَّماًasleep
خُنتُمُ العَهدَ فَبِتُّم نُوَّماً
ضَلَّwent astray سَعيُthe striving of الخائِنينَthe traitors النُوَّمِthe sleeping ones
ضَلَّ سَعيُ الخائِنينَ النُوَّمِ
You betrayed the covenant, so you spent the night asleep;
The striving of sleeping traitors has gone astray.
ياO بَنيsons of الشَرقِthe East أَفيقواawaken إِنَّماonly
يا بَني الشَرقِ أَفيقوا إِنَّما
خَدَعَتكُمdeceived you كاذِباتُfalsehoods of الحُلُمِdreams
خَدَعَتكُم كاذِباتُ الحُلُمِ
O sons of the East, awaken! It is only
False dreams that have deceived you.
إِنَّindeed مِنamong شَرِّthe worst of البَلاياcalamities نَومَكُمyour sleep
إِنَّ مِن شَرِّ البَلايا نَومَكُم
عَنheedless of عَدُوٍّan enemy ساهِرٍwakeful لَمhas not يَنَمِslept
عَن عَدُوٍّ ساهِرٍ لَم يَنَمِ
Indeed, among the worst calamities is your sleep,
Heedless of an enemy who keeps vigil and has not slept,
يَقِظِalert العَينَينِthe two eyes وَالرَأَيand judgment مَعاًtogether
يَقِظِ العَينَينِ وَالرَأَي مَعاً
وَهوَand he ماضٍpressing onward كَالحُسامِlike a sharp sword المِخذَمِcleaving
وَهوَ ماضٍ كَالحُسامِ المِخذَمِ
Alert in both eyes and judgment alike,
And he presses onward like a sharp, cleaving sword.
لاdo not تَظُنّواthink المَجدَglory شَيئاًa thing هَيِّناًeasy
لا تَظُنّوا المَجدَ شَيئاً هَيِّناً
إِنَّهُindeed it فيin لَهَواتِthe throat of الضَيغَمِthe lion
إِنَّهُ في لَهَواتِ الضَيغَمِ
Do not think glory an easy thing:
It lies in the lion's maw.
هَكَذاthus نَحنُwe وَهَذيand this حالُناour condition
هَكَذا نَحنُ وَهَذي حالُنا
لَيسَthere is not فيناamong us غَيرُother than نِكسٍa weakling مُحجِمِholding back
لَيسَ فينا غَيرُ نِكسٍ مُحجِمِ
Such are we, and this is our condition:
There is none among us but a weakling who holds back,
واهِنِfeeble in العَزمِresolve ضَعيفٍweak قَلبُهُhis heart
واهِنِ العَزمِ ضَعيفٍ قَلبُهُ
غَيرِnot ثَبتِsteadfast in الجَأشِcourage فيin المُزدَحَمِthe crush
غَيرِ ثَبتِ الجَأشِ في المُزدَحَمِ
Feeble in resolve, with a weak heart,
Not steadfast of heart in the crush.
ياO بَنيsons of الشَرقِthe East لِمَجدٍfor a glory ضائِعٍlost
يا بَني الشَرقِ لِمَجدٍ ضائِعٍ
مَنwhoever بَكىwept ضَيعَتَهُits loss لَمwas not يُلَمِblamed
مَن بَكى ضَيعَتَهُ لَم يُلَمِ
O sons of the East, for a glory lost,
Whoever weeps for its loss is not to be blamed.
كانَwas بِالأَمسِyesterday مَنيعاًimpregnable صَرحُهُits edifice
كانَ بِالأَمسِ مَنيعاً صَرحُهُ
يَتَسامىrising high فَوقَabove هامِthe heads of الأَنجُمِthe stars
يَتَسامى فَوقَ هامِ الأَنجُمِ
Yesterday its edifice stood impregnable,
Soaring above the heads of the stars.
أَصبَحَhas become اليَومَtoday كَرَبعٍlike a dwelling دارِسٍruined
أَصبَحَ اليَومَ كَرَبعٍ دارِسٍ
طامِسٍobliterated عَفَّتهُhave effaced it أَيديthe hands of القِدَمِage
طامِسٍ عَفَّتهُ أَيدي القِدَمِ
Today it has become like a ruined dwelling,
Obliterated, effaced by the hands of time.
قَدindeed شَجانيhas grieved me وَشَجاهُand has grieved it أنَّهُthat it
قَد شَجاني وَشَجاهُ أنَّهُ
بسوىby other than أيديكمُyour hands لمwas not يُهدَمِdemolished
بسوى أيديكمُ لم يُهدَمِ
It has grieved me, and grieved it too, that
It was destroyed by no hands but yours.
جدَّدوهُrestore it وَاِمنعواand defend حَوزَتَهُits domain
جدَّدوهُ وَاِمنعوا حَوزَتَهُ
وَاِدفَعواand ward off عَنهُfrom it يَدَthe hand of المُهتَضِمِthe oppressor
وَاِدفَعوا عَنهُ يَدَ المُهتَضِمِ
Restore it, and defend its domain,
And ward off from it the oppressor's hand.
وَاِرفَعواand raise بُنيانَهُits structure حَتّىuntil يُرىit is seen
وَاِرفَعوا بُنيانَهُ حَتّى يُرى
كَالَّذيlike that which كانَwas أَشَمَّlofty in القِمَمِthe peaks
كَالَّذي كانَ أَشَمَّ القِمَمِ
And raise its structure until it is seen
As it once was, with proud, lofty peaks.
إِنَّنيindeed I أَخشىfear وبالشرقand in the East صدىًthirst
إِنَّني أَخشى وبالشرق صدىً
أنthat يروَّىit will be slaked منfrom بنيهِits sons بالدمِwith blood
أن يروَّى من بنيهِ بالدمِ
Indeed, I fear—with thirst in the East—
That it will be slaked with blood from its sons.
وأرىand I deem موتthe death of الفَتىthe young man خَيراًbetter لَهُfor him
وأرى موت الفَتى خَيراً لَهُ
مِنthan حَياةٍa life بَينَbetween نابَيthe two fangs of أَرقَمِa speckled serpent
مِن حَياةٍ بَينَ نابَي أَرقَمِ
And I deem a young man's death better for him
Than a life between the two fangs of a speckled serpent.
أَصبَحَhas become الشَرقُthe East كَبيراًold هَرِماًdecrepit
أَصبَحَ الشَرقُ كَبيراً هَرِماً
لَهفَthe grief of نَفسيmy soul لِلكَبيرِfor the old man الهَرِمِdecrepit
لَهفَ نَفسي لِلكَبيرِ الهَرِمِ
The East has grown old and decrepit.
How my soul grieves for the decrepit elder!
أَكرِموهُhonor him ياO بَنيهِhis sons إِنَّهُindeed he
أَكرِموهُ يا بَنيهِ إِنَّهُ
لَيسَis not يَرضىpleased الشَيخُthe old man إِنif لَمnot يُكرَمِhe is honored
لَيسَ يَرضى الشَيخُ إِن لَم يُكرَمِ
Honor him, O sons of his, for indeed
The old man is not pleased unless he is honored.
ازجُرواrestrain أَنفُسَكُمyour souls عَنfrom غَيِّهاtheir waywardness
ازجُروا أَنفُسَكُم عَن غَيِّها
إِنَّindeed عُقبىthe outcome of الغَيِّwaywardness طولُthe length of النَدَمِregret
إِنَّ عُقبى الغَيِّ طولُ النَدَمِ
Restrain your souls from their waywardness:
For the outcome of waywardness is prolonged regret.
Sol 6.1