لَكَfor you ياO شهيدَmartyr الحقِّof truth قَامَarose المأتَمُthe mourning assembly
لَكَ يا شهيدَ الحقِّ قَامَ المأتَمُ
وأَراهُand I deem it حَقّاًright أنthat يُقامَbe held الموسِمُthe festival
وأَراهُ حَقّاً أن يُقامَ الموسِمُ
For you, O martyr of truth, the mourning assembly has convened.
And I deem it right that the festival be held.
عُرسٌa wedding أُتِيحَwas granted لناto us وماand there is no مِنany رِيبةٍdoubt
عُرسٌ أُتِيحَ لنا وما مِن رِيبةٍ
فيin العُرسِthe wedding يَجرِيflows فيthrough نَواحيهِits quarters الدَّمُthe blood
في العُرسِ يَجرِي في نَواحيهِ الدَّمُ
A wedding granted us, with no cause for misgiving
In a wedding through whose quarters blood flows.
قُلْsay لِلمُجاهدِto the fighter لمdid not يُصادِفْfind مَغنماًspoils
قُلْ لِلمُجاهدِ لم يُصادِفْ مَغنماً
هَوِّنْease it عليكَfor yourself دمُthe blood الشَّهيدِof the martyr المغنَمُthe prize
هَوِّنْ عليكَ دمُ الشَّهيدِ المغنَمُ
Tell the fighter who has found no spoils:
Take heart: the martyr's blood is the prize.
هوit جَمرةُthe live coal الحربِof war العَوانِrecurrent يخوضُهاhe plunges into it
هو جَمرةُ الحربِ العَوانِ يخوضُها
للنّصرِfor victory كلُّevery مُقَذَّفٍbattle-hardened warrior يَتَقَحَّمُplunges boldly
للنّصرِ كلُّ مُقَذَّفٍ يَتَقَحَّمُ
It is the ember of recurrent war, into which
Every battle-hardened warrior plunges for victory.
هاتيكَthat over there مدرسةُschool الجهادِof struggle مُقامَةٌestablished
هاتيكَ مدرسةُ الجهادِ مُقامَةٌ
لِأُولِيfor those possessing الحَمِيَّةِardor والشّهيدُand the martyr مُعَلِّمُa teacher
لِأُولِي الحَمِيَّةِ والشّهيدُ مُعَلِّمُ
There stands the school of struggle, established
For those of ardor; the martyr is its teacher.
يُلقِيdelivers عليكَto you الدّرسَthe lesson مِنfrom دَمِهhis blood فَكُنْso be
يُلقِي عليكَ الدّرسَ مِن دَمِه فَكُنْ
مِمّنamong those who يَعِيgrasp المعنَىthe meaning المرادَintended ويَفهمُand understand
مِمّن يَعِي المعنَى المرادَ ويَفهمُ
He teaches you the lesson with his blood, so be
Among those who grasp the intended meaning and understand.
أنتyou القتيلُthe slain one إذاif حَيِيتَyou live مُذَمَّماًblameworthy
أنت القتيلُ إذا حَيِيتَ مُذَمَّماً
فاذهبْso go فماfor there is no فيamong الصّالحينthe righteous مُذَمَّمُblameworthy person
فاذهبْ فما في الصّالحين مُذَمَّمُ
You are the slain one if you live in disgrace;
So go: none among the righteous is blameworthy.
ماhow أكرمَnoble are الشُّهداءَthe martyrs طَاحَbrought ruin بشيخِهمupon their elder
ما أكرمَ الشُّهداءَ طَاحَ بشيخِهم
قَومٌa people لهمwho have فيin الظُّلمoppression شَيْخٌa chief أَشْأمُmost ill-omened
قَومٌ لهم في الظُّلم شَيْخٌ أَشْأمُ
How noble the martyrs! Their elder was brought down
By a people with a most ill-omened chief in oppression.
نَقَمُواthey resented عليهِin him حَمِيّةًzeal عَربيّةًArab
نَقَمُوا عليهِ حَمِيّةً عَربيّةً
تَغْفَىslumber الأسنّةُthe spearheads والسُّيوفُand the swords فَينْقِمُso he takes vengeance
تَغْفَى الأسنّةُ والسُّيوفُ فَينْقِمُ
They resented in him an Arab zeal:
Spearheads and swords slumber, yet he takes vengeance.
ورأوهand they saw him صُلْباًsteadfast لاnot تَلِينُbends قَناتُهhis spear-shaft
ورأوه صُلْباً لا تَلِينُ قَناتُه
فيamid الخطبِcalamity يَفْدَحُweighs heavily والمصيبةِand disaster تَعْظُمُgrows immense
في الخطبِ يَفْدَحُ والمصيبةِ تَعْظُمُ
They saw him steadfast, his spear-shaft never bending
Amid crushing calamity and mounting disaster.
يَأْبَىhe refuses حَياةَthe life البائِدينَof the perishing لِقومهِfor his people
يَأْبَى حَياةَ البائِدينَ لِقومهِ
ويَرىand he sees مناياthe deaths الخالِدينَof the immortal فَيُقدِمُthen he advances
ويَرى منايا الخالِدينَ فَيُقدِمُ
He refuses his people the life of those who perish,
And sees the deaths of the immortal, then presses forward.
شيخٌan elder منfrom النَّفَرِthe band الأُباةِof the unbowed مِراسُهُcontending with him
شيخٌ من النَّفَرِ الأُباةِ مِراسُهُ
مُرٌّbitter ومَطعَمُهand his taste أَمرُّmore bitter وأَرْخَمُand more repellent
مُرٌّ ومَطعَمُه أَمرُّ وأَرْخَمُ
An elder of the unbowed band; contending with him
Is bitter; his taste is more bitter and more repellent.
حَمَلَhe bore الثَّمانينَeighty years الثِّقالَheavy إلىinto الوَغَىbattle
حَمَلَ الثَّمانينَ الثِّقالَ إلى الوَغَى
وانسابَand he slipped فيinto غَمَراتِهاits depths يتضرَّمُblazing
وانسابَ في غَمَراتِها يتضرَّمُ
He bore his eighty heavy years into battle,
And slipped into its depths, blazing.
شَابَتْturned gray ذَوائبُهhis forelocks وفيand in عِرنينهِthe bridge of his nose
شَابَتْ ذَوائبُه وفي عِرنينهِ
شُمُّthe proud spirit العُروبةِof Arabness ماdoes not يَشيبُturn gray فَيَهْرَمُand then grow decrepit
شُمُّ العُروبةِ ما يَشيبُ فَيَهْرَمُ
His forelocks had grayed, yet in the bridge of his nose
Was Arab pride, which neither grays nor grows decrepit.
قَتَلوهthey killed him مَنّاعَa staunch defender الذِّمارِof sacred honor مُؤمَّلاًlooked to with hope
قَتَلوه مَنّاعَ الذِّمارِ مُؤمَّلاً
للحقِّfor right يُسلَبُbeing despoiled والعشيرةِand the clan تُظلَمُbeing oppressed
للحقِّ يُسلَبُ والعشيرةِ تُظلَمُ
They killed him, staunch defender of honor, a hope
For plundered rights and an oppressed clan.
لاlet them not يهتفواcry out بالعدلِfor justice أوor تفسيرهits interpretation
لا يهتفوا بالعدلِ أو تفسيره
دَمُهُhis blood الزكيُّpure مُفَسِّرٌan expositor ومُتَرْجِمُand an interpreter
دَمُهُ الزكيُّ مُفَسِّرٌ ومُتَرْجِمُ
Let them not proclaim justice or its meaning;
His pure blood is an expositor and interpreter.
رُسُلُthe apostles الحضارةِof civilization ضجَّcried out منat إنجيلهمtheir gospel
رُسُلُ الحضارةِ ضجَّ من إنجيلهم
إنجيلُthe Gospel عِيسَىof Jesus والكتابُand the Book المُحكَمُfirmly established
إنجيلُ عِيسَى والكتابُ المُحكَمُ
The apostles of civilization—their gospel makes
The Gospel of Jesus and the firmly established Book cry out.
أَيُبَرُّis he honored? منwhoever سفَكَshed الدّماءَblood ويُتَّقَىand is feared
أَيُبَرُّ من سفَكَ الدّماءَ ويُتَّقَى
ويُسيءُand does wrong منwhoever دَفَعَrepelled البَلاءَaffliction ويأثَمُand sins
ويُسيءُ من دَفَعَ البَلاءَ ويأثَمُ
Is he who sheds blood honored and feared,
While he who repels affliction does wrong and sins?
بِمَof what? يَفْخَرُboast الرُّسُلُthe apostles الكرامُnoble حضارةٌa civilization
بِمَ يَفْخَرُ الرُّسُلُ الكرامُ حضارةٌ
خرقاءُfoolish فاجِرةٌdepraved وعِلمٌand a science مُجرِمُcriminal
خرقاءُ فاجِرةٌ وعِلمٌ مُجرِمُ
Of what do the noble apostles boast? A civilization
Foolish and depraved, and a criminal science.
سَاسُواthey ruled المَمالِكَthe kingdoms مُفْسِدينَspreading corruption فَباطلٌso falsehood
سَاسُوا المَمالِكَ مُفْسِدينَ فَباطلٌ
تعلوrise high مَواكبُهُits processions وحقٌّand truth يُهزَمُis defeated
تعلو مَواكبُهُ وحقٌّ يُهزَمُ
They ruled the kingdoms, spreading corruption: falsehood's
Processions rise high, while truth is defeated.
فَرحَانُFarhan ماnot جَزَعتmourned لِفَقْدِكَfor your loss أُمّةٌone nation
فَرحَانُ ما جَزَعت لِفَقْدِكَ أُمّةٌ
أُمَمُthe nations العُروبةِof Arabness كلُّهاall of them تَتألَّمُare in pain
أُمَمُ العُروبةِ كلُّها تَتألَّمُ
Farhan, not just one nation mourns your loss;
All the Arab nations are in pain.
فيin مِصرَEgypt منكَfrom you وفيand in الشّآمِSyria صَواعقٌthunderbolts
في مِصرَ منكَ وفي الشّآمِ صَواعقٌ
تُرْمَىis pelted بهاwith them دارُthe Abode السّلامِof Peace وتُرْجَمُand is stoned
تُرْمَى بها دارُ السّلامِ وتُرْجَمُ
In Egypt and Syria are thunderbolts aroused by you,
With which the Abode of Peace is pelted and stoned.
ولَئِنْand if indeed هَفتْtrembled لِجليلِat the gravity of خَطبِكَyour tragedy يَثرِبٌYathrib
ولَئِنْ هَفتْ لِجليلِ خَطبِكَ يَثرِبٌ
فبماthen at what اقْشَعَرَّshuddered لهat it الحطيمُal-Hatim وزمزمُand Zamzam
فبما اقْشَعَرَّ له الحطيمُ وزمزمُ
And if indeed Yathrib trembled at your grievous fate,
It was at what made al-Hatim and Zamzam shudder.
لاقاكmet you حمزةُHamza فيby اللّواءِthe banner مُكبِّراًproclaiming God's greatness
لاقاك حمزةُ في اللّواءِ مُكبِّراً
ومَشَىand walked النبيُّthe Prophet مُهَلِّلاًproclaiming God's oneness يَتَبَسَّمُsmiling
ومَشَى النبيُّ مُهَلِّلاً يَتَبَسَّمُ
Hamza met you by the banner, proclaiming God's greatness,
And the Prophet walked, proclaiming God's oneness and smiling.
اللهُGod أكرمَhonored فيكَin you مِنamong أنصارهِHis supporters
اللهُ أكرمَ فيكَ مِن أنصارهِ
حُرّاًa free man يُجِلُّHe exalts الحقَّthe truth فيهin him ويُكرِمُand honors
حُرّاً يُجِلُّ الحقَّ فيه ويُكرِمُ
In you, God has honored, among His champions,
A free man in whom He exalts and honors truth.
نُوَبُcalamities الزّمانof time كثيرةٌmany وأشدُّهاand their harshest
نُوَبُ الزّمان كثيرةٌ وأشدُّها
وَطَنٌa homeland يُطاحُruin is brought بهupon it وشَعْبٌand a people يُهدَمُis shattered
وَطَنٌ يُطاحُ به وشَعْبٌ يُهدَمُ
Time's calamities are many, and the harshest are
A homeland overthrown and a people shattered.
هَبطتْdescended علىupon الشّرقِthe East المُروَّعِterror-stricken مِنfrom عَلٍon high
هَبطتْ على الشّرقِ المُروَّعِ مِن عَلٍ
أُممٌnations مَطاعِمُهاtheir meals الشُّعوبُthe peoples النُّوَّمُslumbering
أُممٌ مَطاعِمُها الشُّعوبُ النُّوَّمُ
From on high, upon the terror-stricken East, descended
Nations whose meals are slumbering peoples.
شَهِدَتْwitnessed فِلسطينُPalestine البَلاءَaffliction فزادهاso it increased her
شَهِدَتْ فِلسطينُ البَلاءَ فزادها
صَبْراًin patience وعاودَهاand returned to her الحِفاظُzeal for honor الأقدمُage-old
صَبْراً وعاودَها الحِفاظُ الأقدمُ
Palestine witnessed affliction, which deepened her
Patience, and her age-old zeal for honor returned.
اللهُGod طهَّرهاpurified her وبَرَّأَand cleared شعبَهاher people
اللهُ طهَّرها وبَرَّأَ شعبَها
مِمّاof what تُعابُare reproached بهfor it البلادُcountries وتُوصَمُand stigmatized
مِمّا تُعابُ به البلادُ وتُوصَمُ
God has purified her and cleared her people
Of what brings countries reproach and stigma.
إرثُthe legacy الخلائفِof the caliphs لنwill never يُدَنِّسَdefile أَرضَهاher soil
إرثُ الخلائفِ لن يُدَنِّسَ أَرضَها
رِجسٌfilth لهاfor her بِظُبَىwith the edges of السُّيوفِthe swords مُوَسَّمُbranded
رِجسٌ لها بِظُبَى السُّيوفِ مُوَسَّمُ
The caliphs' legacy—her soil shall never be defiled
By filth branded for her with sword edges.
زَعمَclaimed المُضَلَّلُthe deluded one أنّهthat he سَيَضِيمُهاwill oppress her
زَعمَ المُضَلَّلُ أنّه سَيَضِيمُها
واللهُand God مُخِلفُwill thwart ماwhat يظنُّhe thinks ويَزْعُمُand claims
واللهُ مُخِلفُ ما يظنُّ ويَزْعُمُ
The deluded man claimed that he would oppress her,
But God will thwart what he thinks and claims.
أَوْدَىbrought ruin بأهلِupon the people of التّيهِthe Wandering مِنfrom أوهامهِhis delusions
أَوْدَى بأهلِ التّيهِ مِن أوهامهِ
تِيهٌa wandering عَواقِبُهits consequences أَضَرُّmore harmful وأشْأمُand more ill-omened
تِيهٌ عَواقِبُه أَضَرُّ وأشْأمُ
Ruin has come upon the people of the Wandering from his delusions—
A wandering whose consequences are more harmful and ill-omened.
نَثَرتهمُscattered them الأقدارُthe fates شرّاًan evil شائعاًwidespread
نَثَرتهمُ الأقدارُ شرّاً شائعاً
أمسىhas now become علىat يدهhis hand يُضَمُّgathered ويُنْظَمُand organized
أمسى على يده يُضَمُّ ويُنْظَمُ
Fate scattered them, an evil spread abroad,
Now gathered and organized by his hand.
يُحِييhe revives مَطامِعَهمtheir ambitions ويلأمُand mends صَدْعَهمtheir breach
يُحِيي مَطامِعَهم ويلأمُ صَدْعَهم
والقومُand the people هَلْكَىdoomed صَدْعُهمtheir breach لاnot يُلأَمُis mended
والقومُ هَلْكَى صَدْعُهم لا يُلأَمُ
He revives their ambitions and mends their breach,
Yet the people are doomed; their breach cannot be mended.
كالدّاءِlike a disease مُنْتَشِراًwidespread تَجَمَّعَhas gathered كُلُّهall of it
كالدّاءِ مُنْتَشِراً تَجَمَّعَ كُلُّه
فيin مَوضعٍone place يُجْتَثُّis uprooted منهfrom it ويُحْسَمُand cut off
في مَوضعٍ يُجْتَثُّ منه ويُحْسَمُ
Like a widespread disease, it has all gathered
In one place, from which it is uprooted and cut off.
إنّاwe indeed لَنمنعُshall surely prevent أنthat تكونَbecome بلادُناour lands
إنّا لَنمنعُ أن تكونَ بلادُنا
سَلَباًplunder لِكلِّfor every مُشَاغِبٍtroublemaker يَتَهجَّمُwho attacks
سَلَباً لِكلِّ مُشَاغِبٍ يَتَهجَّمُ
We shall surely prevent our lands from becoming
Plunder for every troublemaker who attacks.
نَأْبَىwe refuse علىto المُسْتَسْلِمينَthe surrenderers سَبيلَهمtheir way
نَأْبَى على المُسْتَسْلِمينَ سَبيلَهم
شرُّthe worst الشُّعوبِof peoples العاجزُthe helpless المُسْتَسْلِمُthe submissive
شرُّ الشُّعوبِ العاجزُ المُسْتَسْلِمُ
We will not allow the surrenderers their way;
The worst of peoples is the helpless one who surrenders.
لاmay not كانexist مَنwhoever حَفِظَkept الأمانَةthe trust واتّقَىand was pious
لا كان مَن حَفِظَ الأمانَة واتّقَى
إنif كانis مَنwhoever يَأْبَىrefuses الخيانةَtreachery يأثَمُsins
إن كان مَن يَأْبَى الخيانةَ يأثَمُ
May he who kept the trust and was pious cease to be,
If he who refuses treachery sins.
Sol 6.1