فلسطينُPalestine صبراًbe patient إنّindeed للفوزfor victory مَوْعِداan appointed time
فلسطينُ صبراً إنّ للفوز مَوْعِدا
فَإِلَّاso if not تفوزيyou win اليومَtoday فانتظريthen wait غداtomorrow
فَإِلَّا تفوزي اليومَ فانتظري غدا
Palestine, be patient: victory has an appointed time.
Palestine, have patience, victory has an appointed time
So if you do not win today, then await tomorrow.
If you do not triumph today, wait for tomorrow
ضمَانٌa guarantee علىupon الأقدارِthe decrees of fate نصرُvictory مُجاهدٍa fighter
ضمَانٌ على الأقدارِ نصرُ مُجاهدٍ
يرىhe considers الموتَdeath أنthat يحياhe lives ذليلاًhumiliated مُعَبَّداenslaved
يرى الموتَ أن يحيا ذليلاً مُعَبَّدا
Fate is bound to grant victory to a fighter
The victory of the resolute is guaranteed by fate
who considers it death to live humiliated and enslaved.
He sees death as living in humiliation and submission
إذاif السّيفُthe sword لمdoes not يُسْعِفْهُaid him أَسْعَفَhe aids نَفْسَهُhimself
إذا السّيفُ لم يُسْعِفْهُ أَسْعَفَ نَفْسَهُ
بِبأسٍwith valor يراهsees it السّيفُthe sword حتماًinescapable fate مُجرَّداunsheathed
بِبأسٍ يراه السّيفُ حتماً مُجرَّدا
If the sword does not aid him, he aids himself
If the sword does not help him, he helps himself
with valor the sword beholds as inescapable fate, unsheathed.
With violence that the sword sees as inevitable and bare
يَلوذُhe seeks refuge بِحدَّيْهِin its two edges ويمضيand advances إلىto الوَغَىbattle
يَلوذُ بِحدَّيْهِ ويمضي إلى الوَغَى
علىon جانبيهِhis two sides منof حياةٍlife ومنand of رَدَىdeath
على جانبيهِ من حياةٍ ومن رَدَى
He seeks refuge in its two edges and advances to battle,
He takes refuge in its sharpness and goes into the fray
with life on one side of him and death on the other.
With his life and destruction on either side of him
مَنَعْتِyou barred ذِئابَwolves السُّوءِof evil عنfrom غِيلِthe thicket of حُرَّةٍa freeborn lioness
مَنَعْتِ ذِئابَ السُّوءِ عن غِيلِ حُرَّةٍ
سَمَتْshe rose high فيamong الضّواريthe beasts of prey الغُلْبِthe thick-necked جِذماًin stock ومَحْتِداand in lineage
سَمَتْ في الضّواري الغُلْبِ جِذماً ومَحْتِدا
You barred evil's wolves from a freeborn lioness's thicket,
You prevented the evil wolves from the darling lamb
who rose high among thick-necked beasts of prey in stock and lineage.
It wandered in the wilds, a victim and confused
لهاfor her منfrom ذويهاher kin الصّالحينthe righteous عزائمٌresolves
لها من ذويها الصّالحين عزائمٌ
تَفُضُّshatter القُوىthe forces فضّاًutterly ولوeven if كُنَّthey were جلمداsolid rock
تَفُضُّ القُوى فضّاً ولو كُنَّ جلمدا
She has resolves from her righteous kin
It has resolute kinsmen
that shatter forces utterly, even were they solid rock.
Whose strength overflows, even if they were frozen
إذاwhen صدمتthey strike صُمَّunyielding الخُطوبِcalamities تَطَايرتْthey fly apart
إذا صدمت صُمَّ الخُطوبِ تَطَايرتْ
لدىat الصّدمةِthe impact الأُولىthe first شَعاعاًin fragments مُبدَّداscattered
لدى الصّدمةِ الأُولى شَعاعاً مُبدَّدا
When they strike unyielding calamities, these fly apart
When you hit the deafness of disasters, they scattered
at the first impact, into scattered fragments.
At the first blow, rays dissipated
لكِfor you اللهُGod منas a مظلومةٍwronged woman تشتكِيshe laments الأَذَىharm
لكِ اللهُ من مظلومةٍ تشتكِي الأَذَى
وتأبَىand refuse عوادِيthe assaults الدّهرِof time أنthat تبلغَshe reach المَدَىthe goal
وتأبَى عوادِي الدّهرِ أن تبلغَ المَدَى
God help you, wronged one lamenting harm,
May God give you, oh oppressed one who complains of harm
while time's assaults refuse to let you reach your goal.
And refuses the calamities of fate to reach the goal
جَرَىflowed الدّمthe blood يسقِيgives drink to فيin ديارِكِyour lands واغِلاًan intruder
جَرَى الدّم يسقِي في ديارِكِ واغِلاً
منfrom البَغْيtyranny لاnot يَرْضَىhe accepts سوىother than الدّمِblood مَوْرِداas a watering-place
من البَغْي لا يَرْضَى سوى الدّمِ مَوْرِدا
Blood flowed in your lands, slaking an intruder's thirst—
Blood flowed, watering your lands intensely
born of tyranny, accepting no watering-place but blood.
With tyranny that is satisfied only with blood as a source
تجرَّعهhe gulped it down ناراًas fire وكانand he was يظنُّهthinking it
تجرَّعه ناراً وكان يظنُّه
رحيقاًnectar مُصَفَّىpurified أوor زُلالاًclear water مُبرَّداchilled
رحيقاً مُصَفَّى أو زُلالاً مُبرَّدا
He gulped it down as fire, though he had thought it
They drank it like fire while they thought it
pure nectar, or chilled, crystal-clear water.
Purified wine or cooled nectar
كذلكthus يُشقِيmakes miserable وعدُthe promise بِلفورَof Balfour مَعْشراًa people
كذلك يُشقِي وعدُ بِلفورَ مَعْشراً
مناكيدَill-fated لاقواthey encountered منهfrom it أشقىmore wretched وأنكداand more grievous
مناكيدَ لاقوا منه أشقى وأنكدا
Thus does Balfour's promise bring misery to a people
Thus the Balfour Declaration caused misery
ill-fated, who found through it still greater misery and distress.
To a group who found in it most wretched and sad
نَفَتْهُمexpelled them فِجاجُthe broad paths الأرضِof the earth منbecause of سوءِthe evil ماwhat جَنَوْاthey committed
نَفَتْهُم فِجاجُ الأرضِ من سوءِ ما جَنَوْا
فجاءواso they came علىin ذعرٍterror عَباديدَscattered bands شُرَّداfugitives
فجاءوا على ذعرٍ عَباديدَ شُرَّدا
The earth's broad paths expelled them for the evil they had done,
The roughness of the earth expelled them because of their sins
so they came in terror, scattered bands of fugitives.
So they came in panic, scattered slaves
يُريدونthey seek مُلكاًdominion فيin فلسطينPalestine باقياًenduring
يُريدون مُلكاً في فلسطين باقياً
علىthroughout الدّهرِtime يحمِيprotects شعبَهمtheir people إنif تمرَّداthey rebel
على الدّهرِ يحمِي شعبَهم إن تمرَّدا
They seek a dominion in Palestine that will endure
They want an eternal kingdom in Palestine
through the ages, shielding their people if they rebel.
Protecting its people if they rebel
يُديرونthey deploy فيin تهويدِهاJudaizing it كُلَّevery حيلةٍstratagem
يُديرون في تهويدِها كُلَّ حيلةٍ
ويأبىand refuses لهاfor it إيمانُهاits faith أنto تُهوَّداbe Judaized
ويأبى لها إيمانُها أن تُهوَّدا
They deploy every stratagem to Judaize it,
They try every trick to Judaize it
but its faith refuses to let it be Judaized.
But its faith refuses to be Judaized
بلادٌa land أعَزَّتْهاexalted it سيوفُthe swords مُحمّدٍof Muhammad
بلادٌ أعَزَّتْها سيوفُ مُحمّدٍ
فماso what عُذرُهاits excuse ألاfor not تُعِزَّexalting مُحمَّداMuhammad
فما عُذرُها ألا تُعِزَّ مُحمَّدا
A land exalted by Muhammad's swords—
A country honored by Muhammad's swords
what excuse has it for not exalting Muhammad?
What is its excuse not to honor Muhammad?
أفيis it in المسجدِthe mosque الأقصَىal-Aqsa يَعيثُwreak havoc الأُلىَthose who أَبَوْاrefused
أفي المسجدِ الأقصَى يَعيثُ الأُلىَ أَبَوْا
سوىother than المالِmoney طُولَthroughout الدّهرِtime ربّاًas a lord ومسجداand as a mosque
سوى المالِ طُولَ الدّهرِ ربّاً ومسجدا
Do those wreak havoc in al-Aqsa Mosque who have accepted
Do the cursed frolic in Al-Aqsa Mosque
no lord or mosque throughout the ages but money?
Only money being worshipped there forever?
أَحَلُّواthey made lawful الرّباusury فالأرضُso the earth غُبْرٌdust-stained وُجوهُهاits faces
أَحَلُّوا الرّبا فالأرضُ غُبْرٌ وُجوهُها
تُريناit shows us الصّباحَthe morning الطّلقَthe smiling أَقْتَمَdust-darkened أَرْبَداashen
تُرينا الصّباحَ الطّلقَ أَقْتَمَ أَرْبَدا
They made usury lawful, so the earth's faces are dust-stained,
They permitted usury, so the land is dusty and its faces
showing us the smiling morning dust-darkened and ashen.
Show us the clear dawn gloomier and darker
تَنُوءُit staggers بأعباءٍbeneath burdens ثِقالٍheavy منof الأَذَىsuffering
تَنُوءُ بأعباءٍ ثِقالٍ من الأَذَى
ويُوشِكُand is about to فيهاin it الخَسفُthe earth's sinking أنto يتجدَّداrecur
ويُوشِكُ فيها الخَسفُ أن يتجدَّدا
It staggers beneath heavy burdens of suffering,
Straining under heavy burdens of harm
and the earth there threatens to sink once more.
And devastation is about to be renewed in it
رموهاthey assailed it بخطبٍwith a calamity هدَّshattered مِنfrom أهلِهاits people القُوَىthe strength
رموها بخطبٍ هدَّ مِن أهلِها القُوَى
وغَادَرَهُمْand left them مِلءَfilling المَصارعِthe places of death هُمَّداlifeless
وغَادَرَهُمْ مِلءَ المَصارعِ هُمَّدا
They hurled upon it a calamity that shattered its people's strength
They bombarded it with campaigns that weakened its people
and left them lifeless, filling the places where they fell.
And left them full of anxiety
أَيُمْسِيshall they become? عبيدُthe slaves العجلِof the calf للنّاسِover mankind سادةًmasters
أَيُمْسِي عبيدُ العجلِ للنّاسِ سادةً
وماand never عرفواthey knew منهمamong them علىthroughout الدّهرtime سيّداa master
وما عرفوا منهم على الدّهر سيّدا
Shall the slaves of the calf become masters of mankind,
Will the servants of the calf become masters of the people?
when throughout the ages no master has been known among them?
They never knew a master over time
لهمfor them منof فِلسطينَPalestine القُبورُthe graves ولمand not يكنwas
لهم من فِلسطينَ القُبورُ ولم يكن
ثراهاits soil لأِهلِfor the people الرِّجسِof defilement مَثوىًa dwelling ومرقداand a resting-place
ثراها لأِهلِ الرِّجسِ مَثوىً ومرقدا
Theirs in Palestine are graves; never has
They only have graves in Palestine, and ruins were not
its soil been a dwelling and resting-place for the impure.
A dwelling and tomb for the people of defilement
أقمناwe held لهمfor them فيهاin it المآتِمَmourning gatherings كُلَّماwhenever
أقمنا لهم فيها المآتِمَ كُلَّما
مَضَىpassed مَشهدٌa scene مِنهُنَّof them أَحْدَثْنَthey brought forth مَشهداa scene
مَضَى مَشهدٌ مِنهُنَّ أَحْدَثْنَ مَشهدا
We held mourning gatherings for them there; whenever
We held mourning ceremonies for them whenever
one of their scenes passed, the gatherings brought forth another.
One scene passed, we created another scene
فَقُلso say لِحُماةِto the guardians الظُّلمِof oppression منamong حُلفائهمtheir allies
فَقُل لِحُماةِ الظُّلمِ من حُلفائهم
لناours العهدthe covenant نحميهِwe guard it ونمضِيand we advance علىupon هُدَىguidance
لنا العهد نحميهِ ونمضِي على هُدَى
So tell the guardians of oppression among their allies:
So say to the protectors of injustice among their allies
Ours is the covenant; we guard it and go forward guided.
We have the covenant, we protect it, and follow guidance
نَرُدُّwe restore علىto آبائناour forefathers ماwhat تَوَارَثَتْinherited successively
نَرُدُّ على آبائنا ما تَوَارَثَتْ
قَواضبُهمtheir keen blades لاnot نَتَّقِيwe avoid غارةَthe assault العِدَىof the enemies
قَواضبُهم لا نَتَّقِي غارةَ العِدَى
We restore to our forefathers what was inherited by
We give back to our ancestors what
their keen blades; we do not shrink from the enemy's assault.
Their ships inherited, we do not fear the enemy's assault
نَضِنُّwe are protective بهمof them أنthat يُفضَحواthey be disgraced فيin قُبورِهمtheir graves
نَضِنُّ بهم أن يُفضَحوا في قُبورِهم
ونحمِيand we guard لهمfor them مجداًglory قديماancient وسُؤْدُداand preeminence
ونحمِي لهم مجداً قديما وسُؤْدُدا
We hold them too dear to let them be disgraced in their graves,
We vie so they are disgraced in their graves
and guard for them ancient glory and preeminence.
And we protect their ancient, everlasting glory
Sol 6.1