أَيُّهاO الجُندُthe army ظافِراًvictorious يَتَمَشّىstrolling
أَيُّها الجُندُ ظافِراً يَتَمَشّى
فيthrough الجَماهيرِthe crowds مُعجَباًself-admiring مُختالاswaggering
في الجَماهيرِ مُعجَباً مُختالا
O army, strolling in triumph,
through the crowds, self-admiring and swaggering,
يَومَon the day غابَwere absent الحُماةُthe defenders وَاِستَصرَخَتand cried for help مِصEgypt (first fragment)
يَومَ غابَ الحُماةُ وَاِستَصرَخَت مِص
رُEgypt (final fragment) تُناديcalling upon الرِجالَthe men وَالأَبطالاand the heroes
رُ تُنادي الرِجالَ وَالأَبطالا
on the day the defenders were absent and Egypt cried for help,
calling upon men and heroes:
أَقَتَلتَdid you kill الكُماةَthe armored warriors فيin الحَربِbattle غُلباًmighty
أَقَتَلتَ الكُماةَ في الحَربِ غُلباً
أَمor قَتَلتَyou killed النِساءَthe women وَالأَطفالاand the children
أَم قَتَلتَ النِساءَ وَالأَطفالا
did you kill mighty armored warriors in battle,
or did you kill women and children?
أَنصِفيgrant redress to الظالِمينَthe oppressors ياO دَولَةَstate of الفاal-Faruq (first fragment)
أَنصِفي الظالِمينَ يا دَولَةَ الفا
روقِal-Faruq (final fragment) مِنّاagainst us وَعَلِّميand teach الجُهّالاthe ignorant
روقِ مِنّا وَعَلِّمي الجُهّالا
Give the oppressors redress, O state of al-Faruq,
against us, and teach the ignorant.
عَلِّميناteach us الحَياةَlife كَيفَhow نُعانيwe endure
عَلِّمينا الحَياةَ كَيفَ نُعاني
هاit وَصونيand safeguard النُفوسَlives وَالآجالاand allotted lifespans
ها وَصوني النُفوسَ وَالآجالا
Teach us life—how to endure
it—and safeguard lives and allotted lifespans.
خَفِّفيlessen القَتلَthe killing إِنَّناindeed we قَدalready عَييناhave grown weary
خَفِّفي القَتلَ إِنَّنا قَد عَيينا
وَلَقيناand we encountered فيin ظِلِّكِyour shade الأَهوالاhorrors
وَلَقينا في ظِلِّكِ الأَهوالا
Lessen the killing; we are already exhausted,
and have encountered horrors in your shade.
اقبِضيwithdraw ظِلَّكِyour shade المُحَبَّبَbeloved عَنّاfrom us
اقبِضي ظِلَّكِ المُحَبَّبَ عَنّا
وَاِجعَليهاand make it عُقوبَةًa punishment وَنَكالاand a deterrent
وَاِجعَليها عُقوبَةً وَنَكالا
Withdraw your beloved shade from us,
and make it a punishment and a deterrent.
وَيكِwoe to you طالَتhas lasted long بِناfor us بُلَهنِيَةُthe carefree ease العَيlife (first fragment)
وَيكِ طالَت بِنا بُلَهنِيَةُ العَي
شِlife (final fragment) فَمُتناso we died سَآمَةًof tedium وَمَلالاand boredom
شِ فَمُتنا سَآمَةً وَمَلالا
Woe to you! Our ease of life has lasted so long
that we have died of tedium and boredom.
لاdo not تزيدواgive more to نُفوسَناour souls مِنof نَعيمٍbliss
لا تزيدوا نُفوسَنا مِن نَعيمٍ
زادَhas increased أَنضاءَهاtheir worn-out ones أَذىًsuffering وَخَبالاand ruin
زادَ أَنضاءَها أَذىً وَخَبالا
Give our souls no more of a bliss
that has brought their weary ones more suffering and ruin.
لاnot نُحِبُّwe love العَطاءَthe gifts نَمتاحُهُwe draw them مِنfrom
لا نُحِبُّ العَطاءَ نَمتاحُهُ مِن
كُمyou (plural) وَلاnor نَبتَغيwe seek لَدَيكُمat your hands نَوالاlargesse
كُم وَلا نَبتَغي لَدَيكُم نَوالا
We have no love for gifts we draw from
you, nor do we seek largesse at your hands.
كَفكِفواcurb جودَكُمyour generosity وَرُدّواand restore عَلَيناto us
كَفكِفوا جودَكُم وَرُدّوا عَلَينا
ماwhat سَلَبتُمyou plundered غُلُبَّةًby force وَاِغتِيالاand treachery
ما سَلَبتُم غُلُبَّةً وَاِغتِيالا
Curb your generosity, and restore to us
what you plundered by force and treachery.
ماnot ذَكَرناwe have remembered لَكُمto your credit مِنَof الخَيرِgood شَيئاًanything
ما ذَكَرنا لَكُم مِنَ الخَيرِ شَيئاً
ماnot رَضيناwe have approved لَكُمof yours عَلىthroughout الدَهرِtime حالاany condition
ما رَضينا لَكُم عَلى الدَهرِ حالا
We remember nothing good to your credit;
we have never, through all time, approved of your conduct.
نَذكُرُwe remember الحُكمَthe rule ظالِماًas unjust ماnot رَأَيناwe saw
نَذكُرُ الحُكمَ ظالِماً ما رَأَينا
فيهِin it عَدلاًjustice وَلاnor وَجَدناwe found اِعتِدالاmoderation
فيهِ عَدلاً وَلا وَجَدنا اِعتِدالا
We remember the rule as unjust: we saw
no justice in it, nor found moderation.
نَذكُرُwe remember العَهدَthe era سَيِّئاًas evil ماnot عَرَفناwe knew
نَذكُرُ العَهدَ سَيِّئاً ما عَرَفنا
فيهِin it حُرِّيَّةًfreedom وَلاnor اِستِقلالاindependence
فيهِ حُرِّيَّةً وَلا اِستِقلالا
We remember that era as evil: we knew
neither freedom nor independence in it.
نَذكُرُwe remember الشَرَّevil وَالبَلاءَand affliction جَميعاًall of it
نَذكُرُ الشَرَّ وَالبَلاءَ جَميعاً
فَاِذكُرواso remember عَهدَكُمyour pledge وَشُدّواand tighten الرِحالاthe saddles
فَاِذكُروا عَهدَكُم وَشُدّوا الرِحالا
We remember evil and affliction, all of it;
so remember your pledge, and saddle up to leave.
رَصِّعواstud with jewels التاجَthe crown بِالوَفاءِwith fidelity وَحَلُّواand adorn
رَصِّعوا التاجَ بِالوَفاءِ وَحَلُّوا
بِحِلىwith the jewels الصِدقِof truth عِزَّهُits glory وَالجَلالاand majesty
بِحِلى الصِدقِ عِزَّهُ وَالجَلالا
Stud the crown with fidelity, and adorn
its glory and majesty with the jewels of truth.
لاdo not تُريقواspill دَمَthe blood الضَعيفِof the weak عَلَيهِupon it
لا تُريقوا دَمَ الضَعيفِ عَلَيهِ
وَاِنظُروهُand behold it مِنfrom فَوقِهِabove it كَيفَhow سالاit has flowed
وَاِنظُروهُ مِن فَوقِهِ كَيفَ سالا
Do not spill the blood of the weak upon it,
and see how it has streamed down from atop the crown.
أَكرِمواhonor التاجَthe crown إِنَّكُمindeed you إِنif أَبيتُمyou refuse
أَكرِموا التاجَ إِنَّكُم إِن أَبيتُم
زادَit will increase فيناamong us مَهانَةًin disgrace وَاِبتِذالاand debasement
زادَ فينا مَهانَةً وَاِبتِذالا
Honor the crown, for if you refuse,
it will grow in disgrace and debasement among us.
طالَhas lasted long عَهدُthe duration اِحتِلالِكُمof your occupation فَحَسِبناso we thought
طالَ عَهدُ اِحتِلالِكُم فَحَسِبنا
أَنَّthat يَومَthe Day الحِسابِof Reckoning يُدعىis called اِحتِلالاoccupation
أَنَّ يَومَ الحِسابِ يُدعى اِحتِلالا
Your occupation has lasted so long that we thought
the Day of Reckoning was called 'occupation.'
صَدَقَhas fulfilled اللَهُGod وَعدَهُHis promise فَاِرقُبوهاso await it
صَدَقَ اللَهُ وَعدَهُ فَاِرقُبوها
غارَةًan assault تُعجِزُrenders powerless الصَليبَthe Cross قِتالاin combat
غارَةً تُعجِزُ الصَليبَ قِتالا
God has fulfilled His promise, so await it—
an assault that will overwhelm the Cross in battle.
تُستَباحُare made forfeit النُفوسُlives عَنon جانِبَيهاits two flanks
تُستَباحُ النُفوسُ عَن جانِبَيها
وَتَسيرُand march الفُتوحُthe conquests فيهاwithin it عِجالاswiftly
وَتَسيرُ الفُتوحُ فيها عِجالا
Lives will be forfeit on either side of it,
and conquests will march swiftly through it.
هَلis there مِنَfrom اللَهِGod مَهرَبٌan escape أَوor نَجاءٌdeliverance
هَل مِنَ اللَهِ مَهرَبٌ أَو نَجاءٌ
حينَwhen يُزجيHe drives forward جُنودَهُHis troops وَالرِعالاand the squadrons
حينَ يُزجي جُنودَهُ وَالرِعالا
Is there any escape from God, or deliverance,
when He drives forward His troops and squadrons?
يَأخُذُHe bars البَرَّthe land وَالبِحارَand the seas عَلَيكُمagainst you
يَأخُذُ البَرَّ وَالبِحارَ عَلَيكُم
وَيُريكُمand shows you نِزالَهُHis combat وَالدِحالاand stratagems
وَيُريكُم نِزالَهُ وَالدِحالا
He bars the land and seas to you,
and shows you His combat and His stratagems.
تِلكَthat عُقبىthe consequence الأَذىof harm فَلاso do not تُنكِرُوهاdeny it
تِلكَ عُقبى الأَذى فَلا تُنكِرُوها
جاءَكُمhas come to you يَومُكُمyour day فَذوقواso taste الوَبالاthe dire consequences
جاءَكُم يَومُكُم فَذوقوا الوَبالا
Such is the consequence of harm, so do not deny it.
Your day has come, so taste the dire consequences.
Sol 6.1