نادِCall to القبورَthe graves وبَشِّرْand give glad tidings كلَّevery مقبورِburied one
نادِ القبورَ وبَشِّرْ كلَّ مقبورِ
حُمَّhas been decreed النُّشورُresurrection وحانتand has arrived نَفخةُthe blast الصُّورِof the trumpet
حُمَّ النُّشورُ وحانت نَفخةُ الصُّورِ
Call to the graves and give glad tidings to every buried soul:
Call the graves and give glad tidings to all buried
Resurrection is decreed; the trumpet's blast is due.
The time of resurrection has come and the trumpet is blown
قُلْSay للمشارقِto the eastern lands كرَّhas turned الدَّهرُtime كرَّتَهُits turn
قُلْ للمشارقِ كرَّ الدَّهرُ كرَّتَهُ
وهبَّand rose للثأرِfor vengeance فيهin it كلُّevery مَوْتورِbereaved one
وهبَّ للثأرِ فيه كلُّ مَوْتورِ
Tell the eastern lands: time has made its turn,
Tell the East, time has completed its circuit
and every bereaved soul has risen within it for vengeance.
And for revenge in it, every wounded arose
ضُمِّيBind الجِراحَthe wounds وقُوميand rise غيرَnot هائبةٍafraid
ضُمِّي الجِراحَ وقُومي غيرَ هائبةٍ
فلنfor never يروعَكِwill frighten you ذوone with ضِغْنٍa grudge بمحذورِwith a threat
فلن يروعَكِ ذو ضِغْنٍ بمحذورِ
Bind your wounds and rise unafraid,
Wipe your wounds and stand undaunted
for no grudge-bearer will frighten you with a threat.
So no oppressor will frighten you with harm
إنIf تَنهضيyou rise اليومَtoday يَفزعْwill be terrified كلُّevery مُرْتَبئٍlookout
إن تَنهضي اليومَ يَفزعْ كلُّ مُرْتَبئٍ
ويَنتفِضْand will shudder كلُّevery ذيpossessor of نابٍa fang وأُظفورِand a claw
ويَنتفِضْ كلُّ ذي نابٍ وأُظفورِ
If you rise today, every lookout will be terrified,
If you rise today, every lurking one will panic
and every creature with fang and claw will shudder.
And every one with fangs and claws will shudder
هيThis is الحياةُlife فَخُوضيso plunge into النَّقعَbattle-dust واقتحِميand brave
هي الحياةُ فَخُوضي النَّقعَ واقتحِمي
أهوالَthe horrors كلِّof every مَرُوعِterror-stricken السّاحِarena مذعورِpanic-stricken
أهوالَ كلِّ مَرُوعِ السّاحِ مذعورِ
This is life: plunge into battle-dust and brave
It's life, so plunge into the battlefield and daringly storm
the horrors of every terror-haunted, panic-stricken arena.
The terrors of every frightened and defeated warrior
جُنَّتْhave gone mad نواحيهِits regions مماat what أحدثتْwrought أُمَمٌnations
جُنَّتْ نواحيهِ مما أحدثتْ أُمَمٌ
تَنثالُpouring forth منof جازرٍa slaughterer يطغىwho tyrannizes ومجزورِand a slaughtered victim
تَنثالُ من جازرٍ يطغى ومجزورِ
Its regions have gone mad at what nations have wrought,
Its regions have been disturbed by what nations did
pouring forth as rampant slaughterers and slaughtered victims—
Shedding blood, transgressing and slaughtering
مِنَof الأناسيِّhumankind إلاexcept أنّهاthat they مَرَدتْgrew rebellious
مِنَ الأناسيِّ إلا أنّها مَرَدتْ
فالجنُّso the jinn تَنظرُlook on منsome ساهٍdazed ومسحورِand bewitched
فالجنُّ تَنظرُ من ساهٍ ومسحورِ
human beings, yet grown rebellious;
Except that they have rebelled
so the jinn look on, some dazed, some bewitched.
So jinn are watching from a desolate and enchanted land
القُوّةُMight الحكمُis the rule لاno عدلٌjustice بِمُتَّبَعٍis followed
القُوّةُ الحكمُ لا عدلٌ بِمُتَّبَعٍ
فيamong الحاكِمينَthe rulers ولاand no ظُلمٌinjustice بمحظورِis forbidden
في الحاكِمينَ ولا ظُلمٌ بمحظورِ
Might is law; no justice is followed
Power is the rule, not justice in rulers
among the rulers, nor is injustice forbidden.
Nor injustice in the forbidden
شريعةThe law السّيفِof the sword يُمضيهاenforce it جَبابرةٌtyrants
شريعة السّيفِ يُمضيها جَبابرةٌ
منfrom كلِّevery مُستهزِئٍmocker باللهof God مغرورِdeluded
من كلِّ مُستهزِئٍ بالله مغرورِ
The law of the sword is enforced by tyrants,
The law of the sword, tyrants execute
each a deluded mocker of God.
Of every mocker of God, arrogant
أَمَاDo you not ترىsee الدَّمَthe blood يجرِيflowing فيin مَخَالبِهمtheir claws
أَمَا ترى الدَّمَ يجرِي في مَخَالبِهم
علىover الشرائعِthe laws يمحوerasing كُلَّevery مَسْطورِwritten word
على الشرائعِ يمحو كُلَّ مَسْطورِ
Do you not see blood flowing in their claws,
Don't you see blood flowing in their claws
over the laws, erasing every written word?
Erasing all that was written of laws
ضَجَّcried out الحريبُthe dispossessed فقالواso they said هَزَّهُshook him طربٌrapture
ضَجَّ الحريبُ فقالوا هَزَّهُ طربٌ
وهَاجَهُand stirred him العهدُthe age مِنof عِلمٍknowledge ومنand of نُورِlight
وهَاجَهُ العهدُ مِن عِلمٍ ومن نُورِ
The dispossessed cried out; they said rapture had shaken him,
The war cry was raised, so they said it was shaken by joy
and the age of knowledge and light had stirred him.
And the era was churned, of knowledge and light
وَيْحَAlas for العقولِminds رُميناwe were afflicted منthrough غَباوتهاtheir stupidity
وَيْحَ العقولِ رُمينا من غَباوتها
بدولةٍwith a state منfrom بقاياthe remnants الوهمِof delusion والزُّورِand falsehood
بدولةٍ من بقايا الوهمِ والزُّورِ
Alas for minds! Through their stupidity we were afflicted
Woe to the minds, we were cast from their ignorance
with a state made of the remnants of delusion and falsehood.
Into a state of superstition and falsehood's remains
النَّعشُThe bier يغدوgoes forth عليهupon it كلُّevery مُغْتبِطٍjubilant one
النَّعشُ يغدو عليه كلُّ مُغْتبِطٍ
والقبرُand the grave يمرحُfrolics فيهِin it كلُّevery مسرورِhappy one
والقبرُ يمرحُ فيهِ كلُّ مسرورِ
Every jubilant soul goes forth upon a bier,
The bier comes with every cheerful one
and every happy soul frolics in the grave.
And the grave is filled with all the happy
هيThis is الحضارةُcivilization تجلوclarifies كُلَّevery مُلْتَبِسٍobscure thing
هي الحضارةُ تجلو كُلَّ مُلْتَبِسٍ
منamong الأُمورِaffairs وتُبدِيand reveals كلَّevery مستورِhidden thing
من الأُمورِ وتُبدِي كلَّ مستورِ
This is civilization: it clarifies all that is obscure
It's civilization, clarifying all confusion
in affairs, and reveals all that is hidden.
Of matters, revealing all hidden
الحقُّTruth منamong تُرَّهَاتِthe inanities الصائحينof those shouting بهِof it
الحقُّ من تُرَّهَاتِ الصائحين بهِ
والعدلُand justice فيماas ترىyou see آمالُthe hopes مقهورِof the oppressed
والعدلُ فيما ترى آمالُ مقهورِ
Truth is mere nonsense from those who shout of it,
Truth from the ranting of proclaimers
and justice, as you see, the hopes of the oppressed.
And justice in what you see of hopes crushed
والعذرُand excuses للفاتكِfor the slayer العادِيthe aggressor فإنْbut if جَزِعَتْis distressed
والعذرُ للفاتكِ العادِي فإنْ جَزِعَتْ
نَفْسُthe soul المُروَّعِof the terrified أَمَسْىbecomes غَيرَnot معذورِexcused
نَفْسُ المُروَّعِ أَمَسْى غَيرَ معذورِ
Excuses are for the murderous aggressor; but should dismay seize
And excuse for the habitual killer, for if
the terrified man's soul, he becomes inexcusable.
The soul of the terrified despaired, he's not blamed
والنَّفْيُand exile والقتلُand killing والتعذيبُand torture مَرْحَمَةٌmercy
والنَّفْيُ والقتلُ والتعذيبُ مَرْحَمَةٌ
مأثورةٌtime-honored وصَنيعٌand a kindness غَيرُnot مكفورِunacknowledged
مأثورةٌ وصَنيعٌ غَيرُ مكفورِ
Exile, killing, and torture are mercy,
Banishment, murder and torture are well-known mercy
time-honored, and a kindness never left unacknowledged.
And unrewarded work
لاNo أمّةٌnation ذاتُpossessing تاريخٍa history ولاand no وَطَنٌhomeland
لا أمّةٌ ذاتُ تاريخٍ ولا وَطَنٌ
كلٌّall هَباءٌdust وشيءٌand a thing غيرُnot مذكورِmentioned
كلٌّ هَباءٌ وشيءٌ غيرُ مذكورِ
No nation with a history, and no homeland:
No nation with history or homeland
all is dust, a thing unmentioned.
All are nonsense and unmentioned
والجهلُand ignorance أنفعُmost beneficial ماwhat تَرْقَىrise الشُّعوبُpeoples بهِby it
والجهلُ أنفعُ ما تَرْقَى الشُّعوبُ بهِ
والذُّلُّand abasement أسمىthe loftiest الأمانِيaspirations للجماهيرِfor the masses
والذُّلُّ أسمى الأمانِي للجماهيرِ
Ignorance is the most useful means by which peoples rise,
And ignorance is most beneficial for nations to rise by
and abasement the loftiest aspiration of the masses.
And humiliation is the highest hopes of the masses
وليسand there is not للمرءِfor a man منany مالٍwealth ولاnor وَلَدٍa child
وليس للمرءِ من مالٍ ولا وَلَدٍ
إلاexcept علىin خَطَرٍdanger أوor رَهْنَsubject to تدميرِdestruction
إلا على خَطَرٍ أو رَهْنَ تدميرِ
A man has neither wealth nor children
Man owns not wealth or child
except in peril or marked for destruction.
Except at risk or hostage of destruction
لاnot يملكُcontrols النّفسَhis life إلاexcept أنthat يُؤخِرَهاhe postpones it
لا يملكُ النّفسَ إلا أن يُؤخِرَها
مَنْhe who أمرُهhis command الأَمْرُis authoritative فيin أخذٍtaking وتَأْخيرِand postponement
مَنْ أمرُه الأَمْرُ في أخذٍ وتَأْخيرِ
He has no power over his life, save a reprieve granted
Only He who ordains can delay him
by him whose command governs taking and reprieving.
The ordainer of taking and delaying
تلكThat الحياةُlife فَقُلْso say للآمرينto those decreeing بهاit
تلك الحياةُ فَقُلْ للآمرين بها
قَوْلَthe words الرَّسولِof the Messenger رُوَيْداًgently بالقواريرwith the glass vessels
قَوْلَ الرَّسولِ رُوَيْداً بالقوارير
Such is life; tell those who decree it
That's life, so say to those commanding it
the Messenger's words: Gently with the glass vessels.
The words of the Messenger "Gently with the pottery"
قالواThey said الحمايةُthe protectorate عنfrom أعناقِكمyour necks وُضِعَتْhas been lifted
قالوا الحمايةُ عن أعناقِكم وُضِعَتْ
فليسso is not مَطويُّهاits folded part يوماًever بِمنْشورِto be unfurled
فليس مَطويُّها يوماً بِمنْشورِ
They said: the protectorate has been lifted from your necks;
They said "Protection over your necks has been placed"
so what has been folded away will never be unfurled.
So its sheath will not one day be drawn
فاسْتَبشرِوُاso rejoice اليومَtoday باسْتقلالِكُمin your independence وخُذواand take
فاسْتَبشرِوُا اليومَ باسْتقلالِكُم وخُذوا
حقَّthe right البلادِof the country جميعاًall of it غَيْرَnot مَبْتُورِtruncated
حقَّ البلادِ جميعاً غَيْرَ مَبْتُورِ
Rejoice today in your independence, and take
Today rejoice in your independence and take
the country's rights entire, with nothing severed.
The nation's right, completely unmaimed
وغايةُand the height الجودِof generosity بَيْنَamong الناسِpeople أَنْthat يَجِدواthey find
وغايةُ الجودِ بَيْنَ الناسِ أَنْ يَجِدوا
صَيْدَthe prey النُّسورِof eagles طعاماًfood للعصافيرِfor sparrows
صَيْدَ النُّسورِ طعاماً للعصافيرِ
The height of generosity among people is that they find
The utmost generosity between people is to let
the eagles' prey made food for sparrows.
The prey of eagles be food for sparrows
روايةٌA play وخَيَالاتٌand fantasies مُنَمَّقَةٌembellished
روايةٌ وخَيَالاتٌ مُنَمَّقَةٌ
تُصَاغُare fashioned مِنfrom دارa house نُوّابٍof deputies ودُستورِand a constitution
تُصَاغُ مِن دار نُوّابٍ ودُستورِ
A play, and embellished fantasies,
A novel and ornate imaginings
fashioned from a chamber of deputies and a constitution.
Fabricated in the parliament and constitution
ماذاWhat لناfor us وحياةُwhile the life النّيلِof the Nile فيin يدكمyour hands
ماذا لنا وحياةُ النّيلِ في يدكم
والأَمرُand authority أَجْمعُall of it منover نَقْضٍannulment وتقريرِand enactment
والأَمرُ أَجْمعُ من نَقْضٍ وتقريرِ
What is left for us, when the Nile's life is in your hands,
What is it to us, the Nile's life is in your hands?
and all authority over annulment and enactment?
And the matter altogether is nullifying and confirming
دَعُواLeave المِزاحَjoking فَإنَّاfor we أُمّةٌare a nation صَدَقَتْhas spoken truth
دَعُوا المِزاحَ فَإنَّا أُمّةٌ صَدَقَتْ
لاDo not تطلبواseek الأمرَthe matter أمسىhas become غيرَnot ميسورِattainable
لا تطلبوا الأمرَ أمسى غيرَ ميسورِ
Stop joking: we are a nation true to its word.
Leave joking, we are a nation that has been truthful
Do not seek what has become unattainable.
Do not seek authority, it has become unattainable
إنَّIndeed المشارِقَthe eastern lands هَبَّتْhave risen بعدafter هَجعَتِهاtheir slumber
إنَّ المشارِقَ هَبَّتْ بعد هَجعَتِها
تطوِيtraversing الجِواءَthe open expanses وتلوِيand twisting بالأعاصيرِwith hurricanes
تطوِي الجِواءَ وتلوِي بالأعاصيرِ
Indeed, the eastern lands have risen after their slumber,
The East rose after its slumber
sweeping across the open expanses and whirling with hurricanes.
Rolling up the horizon and twisting in storms
ترميstriking النُّسورَthe eagles فتهوِيso they tumble عنfrom مَعاقِلهاtheir strongholds
ترمي النُّسورَ فتهوِي عن مَعاقِلها
فيamong السُّحبِthe clouds منfrom جبلٍa mountain عالٍlofty ومنand from سُورِa rampart
في السُّحبِ من جبلٍ عالٍ ومن سُورِ
They strike the eagles, which tumble from their strongholds
Hurling eagles, so they swooped from their fortresses
among the clouds, from lofty mountain and rampart.
In the clouds, from a high mountain and wall
أَوْفَتْrose علىabove الأُفُقِthe horizon المُسْوَدِّblackened فانْصدَعَتْso split apart
أَوْفَتْ على الأُفُقِ المُسْوَدِّ فانْصدَعَتْ
سُودُthe black depths الغياهبِof darkness عنهfrom it والدّياجيرِand pitch-dark gloom
سُودُ الغياهبِ عنه والدّياجيرِ
They rose above the blackened horizon, and there split away
Covering the darkened horizon, rupturing
from it the black depths of gloom and pitch-darkness.
The darkness' gloom, revealing the bright dawn
أَثارهاroused them الفاتحُthe conqueror الغازيthe warrior وأرْسَلَهاand sent them forth
أَثارها الفاتحُ الغازي وأرْسَلَها
مِلْءَfilling الدُّنَىthe worlds والمناياand deaths والمقاديرِand destinies
مِلْءَ الدُّنَى والمنايا والمقاديرِ
The conquering warrior roused them and sent them forth,
Its conqueror unleashed them and sent them
filling worlds, deaths, and destinies.
Filling the world with death and fate
تَجيشُsurging فيthrough كلّevery مُسْتَنٍّcourse ومُنْسربٍand channel
تَجيشُ في كلّ مُسْتَنٍّ ومُنْسربٍ
والبأسُand valor يُصْرخُcries out فيin آثارهاtheir wake سِيريmarch on
والبأسُ يُصْرخُ في آثارها سِيري
Surging through every course and channel,
Raiding every valley and hill
while valor cries in their wake: March on!
And war crying in their traces, "March!"
سِيريMarch on مُشَمِّرةًgirded for action لاdo not تبتغِيseek دَعَةًease
سِيري مُشَمِّرةً لا تبتغِي دَعَةً
فالسّيفُfor the sword خَلْفَكِbehind you ذوpossessing جِدٍّearnestness وتشميرِand readiness
فالسّيفُ خَلْفَكِ ذو جِدٍّ وتشميرِ
March on, girded for action; seek no ease,
March unswervingly, seeking no rest
for the sword behind you is earnest and girded for action.
With a sword behind you, serious and resolute
والحقُّand truth ليسis not بناجٍsafe فيin جلالتِهits majesty
والحقُّ ليس بناجٍ في جلالتِه
إلاexcept إذاwhen لاَذَseeks refuge بالبيضِin white blades المآثيرِthe renowned
إلا إذا لاَذَ بالبيضِ المآثيرِ
Truth, for all its majesty, is not safe
Truth unaided in its majesty
unless it seeks refuge in the renowned white blades.
Except when aided by drawing of blades
هيَThey are الدّواءُthe medicine لِداءِfor the disease البَغْيِof tyranny يَنْزَعُهُuprooting it
هيَ الدّواءُ لِداءِ البَغْيِ يَنْزَعُهُ
منfrom النّفوسِsouls ويشفيand heals كلَّevery مصدورِchest-stricken sufferer
من النّفوسِ ويشفي كلَّ مصدورِ
They are the cure for the disease of tyranny, uprooting it
It's the cure to remove tyranny's disease
from souls and healing every stricken breast.
From souls and heal all discontent
إنّIndeed السياسةَpolitics لِلأقوامِfor peoples مَهْلكةٌa deathtrap
إنّ السياسةَ لِلأقوامِ مَهْلكةٌ
فلاso let not يَغُرَّنْكَbeguile you منهاfrom it طولُthe length تَغْريرِof deception
فلا يَغُرَّنْكَ منها طولُ تَغْريرِ
Politics is a deathtrap for peoples,
Politics surely destroys nations
so let not its prolonged deception beguile you.
So do not be fooled by its prolonged deceiving
إذاWhen تَداوَىseeks a cure بهاthrough it المغلوبُthe vanquished طَاحَbrings ruin بهِupon him
إذا تَداوَى بها المغلوبُ طَاحَ بهِ
كَيدُthe cunning الأُساةِof healers وتضليلُand the deception العقاقيرِof drugs
كَيدُ الأُساةِ وتضليلُ العقاقيرِ
When the vanquished seeks a cure in it, he is brought down by
If the defeated seek remedy through it, they fall
the healers' cunning and the drugs' deception.
To the cunning of evildoers and misleading of potions
تطوِيwraps الممالكَkingdoms فيin الأكفانِshrouds منof ذهبٍgold
تطوِي الممالكَ في الأكفانِ من ذهبٍ
جَمِّabundant in التهاويلِornaments فتّانِenchanting in التّصاويرِdesigns
جَمِّ التهاويلِ فتّانِ التّصاويرِ
It wraps kingdoms in shrouds of gold,
It shrouds kingdoms in golden shrouds
lavish in ornament, enchanting in design.
The beautiful imaginations of painters
ترىYou see التّوابيتَthe coffins تُزْجَىborne along فيin مخالِبهاits claws
ترى التّوابيتَ تُزْجَى في مخالِبها
بَينْamong المَعَازفِinstruments شتَّىof various kinds والمزاميرِand flutes
بَينْ المَعَازفِ شتَّى والمزاميرِ
You see coffins borne along in its claws,
You see the coffins paraded in its claws
amid all manner of instruments and flutes.
Amidst diverse musical bands
مواكبُThe processions الشّرقِof the East لاnever قامتhave risen مَواكِبُهُits processions
مواكبُ الشّرقِ لا قامت مَواكِبُهُ
إلاexcept علىupon كبَّةِthe massed charge الشُّمِّof the proud المغاويرِintrepid warriors
إلا على كبَّةِ الشُّمِّ المغاويرِ
The East's processions—never have they risen
The East's processions did not stand
except upon the massed charge of proud, intrepid warriors,
Except on the corpses of brave raiders
القائمينَthose upholding بحقّthe right السّيفِof the sword ماnever ظَلَمُواwronged
القائمينَ بحقّ السّيفِ ما ظَلَمُوا
يوماًon any day ولاnor عَابَهُمْfaulted them خَصْمٌa foe بتقصيرِfor falling short
يوماً ولا عَابَهُمْ خَصْمٌ بتقصيرِ
who uphold the sword's rightful claim; they never wronged
Those ruling by the sword's right never oppressed
on any day, nor did a foe fault them for falling short.
Nor were rebuked by an adversary for negligence
لاnot يَطعمُtastes الضرَّبَblows إلاexcept حينwhen يَجْمَعُهُمgathers them
لا يَطعمُ الضرَّبَ إلا حين يَجْمَعُهُم
يَوْمٌa day يُبَرِّحُsorely tries بالجُرْدِthe sleek steeds المحاضيرِthe fleet runners
يَوْمٌ يُبَرِّحُ بالجُرْدِ المحاضيرِ
It tastes blows only when they are gathered by
The sword only brings together the struck
a day that sorely tries the sleek, fleet steeds
On a day separating hosts and mobilizing riders
مِنof كلّevery مُنذلِقِswift-moving الغاراتِin raids يُوطِئُهاmakes them tread
مِن كلّ مُنذلِقِ الغاراتِ يُوطِئُها
أعقابَthe heels كُلِّof every حَثيثِswift الرّكضِin running مدحورِdefeated one
أعقابَ كُلِّ حَثيثِ الرّكضِ مدحورِ
of each raider swift to charge, who drives them onto
From every audacious raider trampling them
the heels of every vanquished man running hard.
The heels of every swift runner defeated
تَسْتَرعِفُmakes bleed الحربُwar منهfrom him حَدَّthe edge مُنصَلتٍof a drawn blade
تَسْتَرعِفُ الحربُ منه حَدَّ مُنصَلتٍ
طَبِّexpert المضاربِin its strokes بالأعناقِupon necks مطرورِsharpened
طَبِّ المضاربِ بالأعناقِ مطرورِ
War makes the edge of his unsheathed sword bleed,
War is too proud to beg from him, though swords' points
deft in its strokes, honed upon necks.
Yearn for necks to pierce and bodies to twist
إذاWhen الصفُّوفthe ranks علىunder راياتِهhis banners الْتَحَمَتْclash
إذا الصفُّوف على راياتِه الْتَحَمَتْ
تكشَّفتْparted عنto reveal عزيزِone mighty in البأسِbattle منصورِvictorious
تكشَّفتْ عن عزيزِ البأسِ منصورِ
When the ranks clash beneath his banners,
When ranks unite under his banners
they part to reveal a mighty, victorious fighter.
The mighty warrior victorious is revealed
لاnot يتَّقيshuns الرَّوعَterror إنif صَاحَcries out النذيرُthe warner ولاnor
لا يتَّقي الرَّوعَ إن صَاحَ النذيرُ ولا
يُلقيoffers إلىto السّيفِthe sword يوماًever بالمعاذيرِexcuses
يُلقي إلى السّيفِ يوماً بالمعاذيرِ
He shuns no terror when the warning herald cries, nor
Fearing no commotion when the warner cries out
ever offers the sword excuses.
Nor resorting to the sword with excuses on a day
يَرَىregards الخلافةَthe caliphate عِرضاًas honor والهلالَand the crescent دماًas blood
يَرَى الخلافةَ عِرضاً والهلالَ دماً
ومَجْدَand the glory عُثمانَof Osman ديناًas a faith جِدَّvery موفورِabundant
ومَجْدَ عُثمانَ ديناً جِدَّ موفورِ
He regards the caliphate as honor, the crescent as blood,
Seeing the caliphate a duty and the crescent blood
and Osman's glory as a faith most richly endowed.
And Uthman's glory a true abundant faith
ولاand does not يَعُدُّreckon حياةَthe life الشّعبِof the people مَسْكنةًabasement
ولا يَعُدُّ حياةَ الشّعبِ مَسْكنةً
فيin مَحْصَدِthe tight fastening القَيْدِof fetters أوor فيin مُحْكمِthe firmly fastened النِّيرِyoke
في مَحْصَدِ القَيْدِ أو في مُحْكمِ النِّيرِ
He does not reckon the people's life a life of abasement
Not counting the people's lives hardship
in tightly wrought fetters or a firmly fastened yoke.
In the reaping of shackles or tightening of reins
إنّIndeed الذيhe who خَلَقَcreated الإنسانَhumankind حَرَّرَهُset him free
إنّ الذي خَلَقَ الإنسانَ حَرَّرَهُ
فَلَنْso never يَدينَwill submit بِرِقٍّto bondage بعدَafter تحريرِliberation
فَلَنْ يَدينَ بِرِقٍّ بعدَ تحريرِ
He who created humankind set it free,
He who created man, freed him
so it shall not submit to bondage after liberation.
So he will not again be bound in chains after freedom
الدّينُReligion والعقلُand reason لاnot يُعطِيgives مَقادَتَهُhis reins
الدّينُ والعقلُ لا يُعطِي مَقادَتَهُ
سِواهماother than those two كلُّevery منهيٍّforbidden one ومَأمُورِand commanded one
سِواهما كلُّ منهيٍّ ومَأمُورِ
Religion and reason: no one gives his reins
Religion and reason grant him no statute
to any but these, whether commanded or forbidden.
Other than them both, all forbidden and commanded
والنّفسُand the soul لاnot تَحْمِلُbears الإيمانَfaith إنif حَمَلَتْit bears
والنّفسُ لا تَحْمِلُ الإيمانَ إن حَمَلَتْ
حُبَّlove التماثيلِof statues أوor خَوْفَfear النَّواطيرِof watchmen
حُبَّ التماثيلِ أو خَوْفَ النَّواطيرِ
The soul bears no faith if it bears
The soul bears no faith if it harbors
love of statues or fear of watchmen.
Love of idols or fear of monsters
الحكمُJudgment للهِbelongs to God والأقدارُand destinies جاريةٌrun their course
الحكمُ للهِ والأقدارُ جاريةٌ
والموتُand death آتٍis coming ويبقىand endures كلُّevery مأثورِremembered legacy
والموتُ آتٍ ويبقى كلُّ مأثورِ
Judgment belongs to God, and destinies run their course;
Judgment is God's, fate runs its course
death is coming, and all that is remembered endures.
Death comes and all memorized remains
ماHow أَجْدَرَworthy النّاسَpeople باسْتِعظَامِof esteeming أَنْفُسِهمthemselves
ما أَجْدَرَ النّاسَ باسْتِعظَامِ أَنْفُسِهم
وأَجْمَلَand how becoming الصَّمْتَsilence بالقومto the people المهاذيرِthe babblers
وأَجْمَلَ الصَّمْتَ بالقوم المهاذيرِ
How worthy people are to hold themselves in high esteem,
How proper for people to revere themselves
and how becoming silence is to a people of babblers!
And most beautiful is silence for the rambling people
هلDid حاربfight اللهGod إلاany but كلُّevery ذيpossessor of سَفَهٍfoolishness
هل حارب الله إلا كلُّ ذي سَفَهٍ
أوor شاغَبَassailed الحقَّtruth إلاany but كلُّevery مأجورِhireling
أو شاغَبَ الحقَّ إلا كلُّ مأجورِ
Did anyone fight God but a fool,
Has God fought other than every fool
or assail truth but a hireling?
Or contended with truth except every hireling?
لاnot يَغْلِبِdefeats الحقَّtruth يَرْدَىperishes فيamong كتائبهِits battalions
لا يَغْلِبِ الحقَّ يَرْدَى في كتائبهِ
جُنْدُthe soldiers الدّراهمِof dirhams أوor جيشُthe army الدّنانيرِof dinars
جُنْدُ الدّراهمِ أو جيشُ الدّنانيرِ
Truth is not defeated; in its battalions perish
Truth is not overcome though legions attack it
the soldiers of dirhams, or the army of dinars.
Of silver coins or armies of gold dinars
إنIndeed الأُلىthose who زَلْزَلُواshook الدُّنياthe world بأنْقَرةٍat Ankara
إن الأُلى زَلْزَلُوا الدُّنيا بأنْقَرةٍ
واستجفلواand sent fleeing الناسَpeople منincluding صاحٍthe sober ومخمورِand the drunk
واستجفلوا الناسَ من صاحٍ ومخمورِ
Indeed, those who shook the world at Ankara
The exemplars shook the world with a pickaxe
and sent people fleeing, sober and drunk alike,
And abused people, sober and drunk
أَلقُواcast علىupon الشّرقِthe East آياتٍsigns مُبَيَّنَةًclear
أَلقُوا على الشّرقِ آياتٍ مُبَيَّنَةً
بِيضَwhite الصّحائفِpages منof نُصْحٍcounsel وتذكيرِand reminder
بِيضَ الصّحائفِ من نُصْحٍ وتذكيرِ
cast upon the East clear signs,
Cast clear signs over the East
on white pages of counsel and reminder.
The scriptures' advisement and reminder
لمdid not يبعثواunleash الحربَwar حتّىuntil اجْتاحَswept away عاصِفُهاits tempest
لم يبعثوا الحربَ حتّى اجْتاحَ عاصِفُها
مَكْرَthe cunning الدُّهاةِof schemers وتدبيرَand the plotting المناكيرِof crafty villains
مَكْرَ الدُّهاةِ وتدبيرَ المناكيرِ
They did not unleash war until its tempest swept away
They did not unleash war until its storm swept
the cunning of schemers and the plots of crafty villains.
The cunning of villains and plotting of evildoers
الحربُWar عِنْدَamong بَنيthe sons عُثمانَof Osman مُعجزةٌa miracle
الحربُ عِنْدَ بَني عُثمانَ مُعجزةٌ
تُعْييbaffles العُقولَminds وتُلغِيand cancels كلَّevery تدبيرِstratagem
تُعْيي العُقولَ وتُلغِي كلَّ تدبيرِ
War, among the sons of Osman, is a miracle
War to Uthman's sons is a miracle
that baffles minds and cancels every stratagem.
Exhausting minds and nullifying every scheme
لولاBut for الذيwhat ابتدعواthey originated فيin الدّهرtime منof سِيَرٍdeeds
لولا الذي ابتدعوا في الدّهر من سِيَرٍ
مَشْهورةِfamous الذّكرِin remembrance أضْحَىwould have become غيْرnot مَشهُورِfamous
مَشْهورةِ الذّكرِ أضْحَى غيْر مَشهُورِ
But for the deeds they originated in time,
Were it not for the famous deeds they pioneered in time
famed in remembrance, time itself would be unknown.
Their mention would be forgotten and unknown
فيIn ذِمَّةِthe keeping التُّركِof the Turks دُنياa world لاnot تَضيقُare constrained بهاby it
في ذِمَّةِ التُّركِ دُنيا لا تَضيقُ بها
سُيوفُهمtheir swords وزَمانٌand a time غيرُnot مَعْسورِburdensome
سُيوفُهم وزَمانٌ غيرُ مَعْسورِ
In the Turks' keeping is a world that never overtaxes
The Turks' charge contains a world not confined
their swords, and an age free of hardship.
By their swords and unconquered ages
يأتيcomes فيستلُّand draws out منfrom أكفانِهاits shrouds أُمماًnations
يأتي فيستلُّ من أكفانِها أُمماً
ضاقتgrew narrow بهاfor them سَعَةُthe breadth الأجداثِof graves والدُّورِand dwellings
ضاقت بها سَعَةُ الأجداثِ والدُّورِ
It comes and draws nations from the world's shrouds,
One comes and pulls out from its shrouds nations
for whom the breadth of graves and dwellings grew too narrow.
That the roominess of deep pits and abodes confined
تشكوlament المشارقُthe eastern lands دُنياa world غيرَnot صالحةٍwholesome
تشكو المشارقُ دُنيا غيرَ صالحةٍ
مكروهةًhated وزماناًand an age غيرَnot مبرورِbenevolent
مكروهةً وزماناً غيرَ مبرورِ
The eastern lands lament an unfit world,
The East complains of an unsuitable world
hated, and an age without goodness.
Detested and an unpleasant time
أظلَّهاsheltered them الفاتِحُthe conqueror الغازيthe warrior وشَارَفهاand approached them
أظلَّها الفاتِحُ الغازي وشَارَفها
عَهْدٌan era مِنof الخيرِgoodness مَيْمونُblessed التّباشيرِin its glad tidings
عَهْدٌ مِن الخيرِ مَيْمونُ التّباشيرِ
The conquering warrior sheltered them, and there approached them
Its conqueror shaded it and it neared
an era of goodness, blessed in its glad tidings.
An auspicious era of good tidings
لاMay not أَخلَفَتْكِfail you الأمانِيhopes مِنas one مُوَلهّةٍdistraught
لا أَخلَفَتْكِ الأمانِي مِن مُوَلهّةٍ
يبكيweep لهاfor her النّاسُpeople منincluding حُرٍّthe free ومقصورِand the confined
يبكي لها النّاسُ من حُرٍّ ومقصورِ
May hopes never fail you, O grief-distraught one,
No wishes disappointed you of a patron
for whom people weep, free and confined alike.
For whom people weep, free and confined
Sol 6.1