أَتُحارِبونَdo you wage war on اللَهَGod فيin جَبَروتِهِHis might
أَتُحارِبونَ اللَهَ في جَبَروتِهِ
أَمor تَمكُرونَyou plot بأُمَّةٍagainst a nation ماnot تُخدَعُis deceived
أَم تَمكُرونَ بأُمَّةٍ ما تُخدَعُ
Do you wage war on God in His might,
or plot against a nation that cannot be deceived?
عَقَدَتit fixed عَزيمَتَهاits resolve عَلىon اِستِقلالِهاits independence
عَقَدَت عَزيمَتَها عَلى اِستِقلالِها
وَمَضَتand it pressed onward لِطَيَّتِهاtoward its goal تَخُبُّtrotting وَتُوضِعُand galloping
وَمَضَت لِطَيَّتِها تَخُبُّ وَتُوضِعُ
It has fixed its resolve on its independence,
and pressed toward its goal, trotting and galloping.
لاnot تَمتَريit doubts فيin الحَقِّthe truth تَطلُبُهُit seeks it وَلاnor
لا تَمتَري في الحَقِّ تَطلُبُهُ وَلا
تَلويit turns العِنانَthe reins لِباطِلٍtoward falsehood لاnot يَنفَعُdoes good
تَلوي العِنانَ لِباطِلٍ لا يَنفَعُ
It does not doubt the truth it seeks, nor
turn its reins toward falsehood that does no good.
إِنَّindeed الحَوادِثَevents لاno أَباfather لَكَfor you عَلَّمَتhave taught
إِنَّ الحَوادِثَ لا أَبا لَكَ عَلَّمَت
مَنwhoever كانَwas يَجهَلُignorant of أَيَّwhich حِزبٍparty يَتبَعُhe follows
مَن كانَ يَجهَلُ أَيَّ حِزبٍ يَتبَعُ
Indeed, events—may you be fatherless!—have taught
whoever did not know which party to follow.
اليَومَtoday يَصنَعُhe does ماwhat تَضيقُare too narrow بِهِfor it الدُنىthe worlds
اليَومَ يَصنَعُ ما تَضيقُ بِهِ الدُنى
مَنhe who كانَwas أَمسَyesterday يَقولُsaying ماذاwhat نَصنَعُshall we do
مَن كانَ أَمسَ يَقولُ ماذا نَصنَعُ
Today he does what the worlds cannot contain—
he who yesterday would say, 'What shall we do?'
داعيthe herald of الجِهادِstruggle دَمٌblood بِجِسمِكَin your body جائِلٌcoursing
داعي الجِهادِ دَمٌ بِجِسمِكَ جائِلٌ
وَسِلاحُهُand its weapon نَفَسٌa breath يَجيءُcomes وَيَرجِعُand returns
وَسِلاحُهُ نَفَسٌ يَجيءُ وَيَرجِعُ
The herald of struggle is blood coursing through your body,
and its weapon is a breath that comes and goes.
وَالأَرضُand the earth مُضطَرَبٌan arena لِعَزمِكَfor your resolve واسِعٌvast
وَالأَرضُ مُضطَرَبٌ لِعَزمِكَ واسِعٌ
وَلَكَand for you المُحَلَّقُthe place to soar فيin الجَواءِthe sky الأَرفَعُthe loftiest
وَلَكَ المُحَلَّقُ في الجَواءِ الأَرفَعُ
And the earth is a vast arena for your resolve,
and yours is the loftiest place to soar in the sky.
ماnever ضاقَgrew narrow فيin الدُنياthe world مَجالُan arena مُغامِرٍan adventurer
ما ضاقَ في الدُنيا مَجالُ مُغامِرٍ
إِلّاexcept that تَقاذَفَهُtossed him about المَجالُthe arena الأَوسَعُthe wider
إِلّا تَقاذَفَهُ المَجالُ الأَوسَعُ
No adventurer's arena in this world has ever narrowed
without a wider arena tossing him about.
لاdo not تَفزَعَنَّever be alarmed إِذاwhen تَطَلَّعَlooms حادِثٌa calamity
لا تَفزَعَنَّ إِذا تَطَلَّعَ حادِثٌ
هِمَمُthe resolves of الرِجالِmen عَلىabove الحَوادِثِcalamities طُلَّعُtowering
هِمَمُ الرِجالِ عَلى الحَوادِثِ طُلَّعُ
Never be alarmed when a calamity looms:
men's resolves tower above calamities.
Sol 6.1