أَعِيدواrestore الحقَّjustice واتَّخِذُوُهand take it عَهْداas a covenant
أَعِيدوا الحقَّ واتَّخِذُوُه عَهْدا
وصُونواand safeguard الشّرقَthe East فيin العَلَمِthe banner المُفدَّىdefended by sacrifice
وصُونوا الشّرقَ في العَلَمِ المُفدَّى
Restore justice, and take it as a covenant.
Renew the truth and make it your covenant
And safeguard the East in the banner defended by sacrifice.
And protect the East in the redeemed world
هَلُمُّواcome فارْفعوهُthen raise it منارَa beacon صِدقٍof truth
هَلُمُّوا فارْفعوهُ منارَ صِدقٍ
يَفيضُoverflows شُعاعُهits radiance شَرَفاًhonor ومجداand glory
يَفيضُ شُعاعُه شَرَفاً ومجدا
Come, then raise it as a beacon of truth,
Come and raise it as a minaret of honesty
Its radiance overflowing with honor and glory.
Whose light radiates nobility and glory
إذاwhen باتتspent the night شُعوبُthe peoples الشّرقِof the East حَيْرَىbewildered
إذا باتت شُعوبُ الشّرقِ حَيْرَى
أضاءَlit up لهاfor them السَّبيلَthe path هُدىًguidance ورُشداand right direction
أضاءَ لها السَّبيلَ هُدىً ورُشدا
When the peoples of the East pass the night bewildered,
When the peoples of the East are lost
It lights their path with guidance and right direction.
It illuminated the path for them, guiding and directing
عُصارةُessence أكرمِmost noble المُهجاتِthe souls عهداًin covenant
عُصارةُ أكرمِ المُهجاتِ عهداً
وَأَمْضَىand keenest البارقاتِthe gleaming swords البيضِwhite حَدّاin edge
وَأَمْضَى البارقاتِ البيضِ حَدّا
The essence of souls most noble in their pledges,
The essence of the most noble covenants
And of gleaming white swords, keenest of edge.
And the sharpest white swords
يَرِفُّflutters فيقذفthen hurls forth الأبطالَthe heroes غُلْباًmighty
يَرِفُّ فيقذف الأبطالَ غُلْباً
تجيشُsurge إلىtoward الوَغَىbattle بالخيلِon horses جُرْداsleek-coated
تجيشُ إلى الوَغَى بالخيلِ جُرْدا
It flutters, then hurls forth mighty heroes,
It flutters casting down the heroes
Who surge into battle on sleek-coated horses.
Rushing into the fray on horseback
فَمنso whoever يكُshould be سائليasking me عنabout مَجدِthe glory قوميof my people
فَمن يكُ سائلي عن مَجدِ قومي
فإنِّيthen indeed I أبلغُmost eloquent الشُّعراءِof the poets رَدّاin reply
فإنِّي أبلغُ الشُّعراءِ رَدّا
So if anyone asks me about my people's glory,
So whoever asks me about the glory of my people
I am indeed the most eloquent of poets in reply.
I will surpass the poets in answering
هُمُthey الْتَمسواsought المَوارِدَthe watering places صافياتٍclear
هُمُ الْتَمسوا المَوارِدَ صافياتٍ
فلمand did not يَجدواfind كحدِّlike the edge السّيفِof the sword وِرداa watering place
فلم يَجدوا كحدِّ السّيفِ وِردا
They sought clear watering places,
They sought out pure springs
And found no watering place like the sword's edge.
But found nothing like the edge of a sword
وهُمْand they عرفواunderstood البِناءَbuilding فلمand did not يكونواbe
وهُمْ عرفوا البِناءَ فلم يكونوا
كمنlike one who يَطغَىtyrannizes علىover البانينَthe builders هدّاtearing down
كمن يَطغَى على البانينَ هدّا
And they knew how to build, and were not
And they knew construction but were not
Like one who tyrannizes over builders, tearing down.
Like one who unjustly dominates the builders
أبَوْاrefused لِبلادِهمfor their country إلاexcept حياةًa life
أبَوْا لِبلادِهم إلا حياةً
تَشُقُّweighs heavily علىon القَويِّthe mighty إذاwhen استبدّاbecame despotic
تَشُقُّ على القَويِّ إذا استبدّا
They would accept for their country only a life
They refused for their countries except a life
That weighs on the mighty when they grow despotic.
That is hard even for the powerful when they are obstinate
إذاwhen ماfor emphasis آثرَpreferred القومُthe people الهُوَيْنَاease
إذا ما آثرَ القومُ الهُوَيْنَا
رَمَوْاhurled بِنُفوسِهمwith themselves كدحاًtoil وكَدَّاand hard labor
رَمَوْا بِنُفوسِهم كدحاً وكَدَّا
Whenever people prefer ease,
Whenever the people preferred disgrace
They hurl themselves into toil and hard labor.
They threw themselves into hardship and misery
وَمنand whoever طلبَsought الحياةَlife طِلابَthe seeking of حُرٍّa free man
وَمن طلبَ الحياةَ طِلابَ حُرٍّ
فليسso does not يَرىsee منfrom الإقدامِbold action بُدّاan escape
فليس يَرى من الإقدامِ بُدّا
And whoever seeks life as a free man would,
And whoever seeks free life
Sees no alternative to bold action.
Will see no alternative to daring
Sol 6.1