فِداؤكَa ransom for you نَفسيmy soul مِنas a لِواءٍbanner مُحبَّبٍbeloved
فِداؤكَ نَفسي مِن لِواءٍ مُحبَّبٍ
حَمىguarded جانِبَيهِboth its flanks كُلُّevery ماضٍresolute warrior مُدَرَّبِbattle-trained
حَمى جانِبَيهِ كُلُّ ماضٍ مُدَرَّبِ
My soul be your ransom, beloved banner!
Every resolute, battle-trained warrior has guarded both its flanks.
يَدينُsubmits لَهُto him الجَبّارُthe mighty one غَيرَnot مُعذَّلٍreproached
يَدينُ لَهُ الجَبّارُ غَيرَ مُعذَّلٍ
وَيَعنوand bows لَهُto him المِغوارُthe intrepid warrior غَيرَnot مُؤنَّبِrebuked
وَيَعنو لَهُ المِغوارُ غَيرَ مُؤنَّبِ
The mighty one submits to him without reproach,
And the intrepid warrior bows to him without rebuke.
إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle أَلمَّتbefalls بِالدِيارِupon the homeland مُلِمَّةٌa calamity
إِذا ما أَلمَّت بِالدِيارِ مُلِمَّةٌ
رَماهاhe assails it بمثلwith the like of المارجِthe flame المتلهِّبِblazing
رَماها بمثل المارجِ المتلهِّبِ
When a calamity befalls the homeland,
He assails it with the like of a blazing flame.
سِميعٍresponsive إِذاwhen استنفرتَهُyou call him to arms مُتَحفِّزٍpoised for action
سِميعٍ إِذا استنفرتَهُ مُتَحفِّزٍ
سَريعٍswift إِذاwhen استنجدتهyou seek his aid مُتَوثِّبِready to spring
سَريعٍ إِذا استنجدته مُتَوثِّبِ
Responsive when you call him to arms, poised for action,
Swift when you seek his aid, ready to spring;
أَخيpossessed of ثِقَةٍtrustworthiness لاnot بَأسُهُhis might بِمُكَذَّبٍbelied
أَخي ثِقَةٍ لا بَأسُهُ بِمُكَذَّبٍ
ولاnor بَرقُهُhis lightning فيamid الحادِثاتِcalamities بِخُلَّبِdeceptive and rainless
ولا بَرقُهُ في الحادِثاتِ بِخُلَّبِ
A man to trust, whose might cannot be denied,
Nor is his lightning amid calamities a rainless flash.
هُمُthey الصَحبُthe comrades صانواthey safeguarded للديارِfor the homeland لواءَهاits banner
هُمُ الصَحبُ صانوا للديارِ لواءَها
وَصالواand they charged عَلىagainst أَعدائهاits enemies غَيرَnot هُيَّبِfearful
وَصالوا عَلى أَعدائها غَيرَ هُيَّبِ
They are the comrades who safeguarded the homeland's banner,
And charged against its enemies, unafraid.
يَكرّونthey charge كرَّthe charge of الدارعينَthe armored warriors إِلىtoward الرَدىdeath
يَكرّون كرَّ الدارعينَ إِلى الرَدى
إِذاwhen الحربُwar أَبدتreveals عَنfrom عبوسٍa grim face مُقَطَّبِscowling
إِذا الحربُ أَبدت عَن عبوسٍ مُقَطَّبِ
They charge toward death as armored warriors charge,
When war bares its grim, scowling face.
إِذاwhen طَلبواthey sought حَقّاًa right تَداعواthey summoned one another فَأَجلبواthen they massed
إِذا طَلبوا حَقّاً تَداعوا فَأَجلبوا
عَلىagainst سالبيهِthose who seized it وَانثَنواand they returned غَيرَnot خُيَّبِdisappointed
عَلى سالبيهِ وَانثَنوا غَيرَ خُيَّبِ
When they sought a right, they rallied and massed
Against those who had seized it, and returned without disappointment.
عَلىat حينa time when قَلَّgrew few الناصرونthe supporters وَأَعرضتand turned away
عَلى حين قَلَّ الناصرون وَأَعرضت
رجالٌmen متىwhenever تُحمَلthey are urged عَلىto الجِدِّearnestness تَلعبِthey play
رجالٌ متى تُحمَل عَلى الجِدِّ تَلعبِ
At a time when supporters were few, and some turned away—
Men who play whenever urged to be earnest.
أَطالَتthey prolonged عَناءَthe toil of الناصحينthe counselors وَلَمand not يَكُنbe
أَطالَت عَناءَ الناصحين وَلَم يَكُن
لِيردَعَهاto restrain them قَولُthe words of النَصيحِthe sincere counselor المُؤدِّبِadmonishing
لِيردَعَها قَولُ النَصيحِ المُؤدِّبِ
They prolonged their counselors' toil, nor would
The words of an admonishing counselor restrain them.
مَتىwhenever تَرَthey see شِعباًa mountain pass للعمايةِtoward blind error تَستبِقthey race
مَتى تَرَ شِعباً للعمايةِ تَستبِق
إِلَيهِtoward it وَإِنand if يَبدُappears الهُدىguidance تَتنكَّبِthey turn aside
إِلَيهِ وَإِن يَبدُ الهُدى تَتنكَّبِ
Whenever they see a pass toward blind error, they race
Toward it; but if guidance appears, they turn aside.
تَنامُthey sleep عَنِheedless of الأَوطانِthe homelands ملءَto the full measure of عُيونِهاtheir eyes
تَنامُ عَنِ الأَوطانِ ملءَ عُيونِها
وَماand not عَمِيَتthey were blind عَنto خَصمِهاtheir enemy المُترقِّبِwatchful
وَما عَمِيَت عَن خَصمِها المُترقِّبِ
They sleep their fill, heedless of their homelands,
Though they are not blind to their watchful foe.
فَياso, oh عَجباًwhat wonder كَيفَhow القَرارُrepose بِمعطبٍin a place of doom
فَيا عَجباً كَيفَ القَرارُ بِمعطبٍ
وَكَيفَand how الكَرىslumber ماan emphatic particle بَينَbetween نابٍa fang وَمخلبِand a claw
وَكَيفَ الكَرى ما بَينَ نابٍ وَمخلبِ
How strange, then! How can one rest in a place of doom,
And how can one sleep between fang and claw?
أَلاah لَيتَهاwould that they were مَوتىdead بِمَدرَجةِon the path of البِلىdecay
أَلا لَيتَها مَوتى بِمَدرَجةِ البِلى
وَكَالمَوتand like death عَيشُthe life of الخائِنِthe traitor المُتقلِّبِfickle
وَكَالمَوت عَيشُ الخائِنِ المُتقلِّبِ
Ah, would that they lay dead on the path of decay!
And the fickle traitor's life is like death.
Sol 6.1