لَمِنِto whom belongs الجلالُthe majesty يَفُوقُsurpasses كُلَّevery جلالِmajesty
لَمِنِ الجلالُ يَفُوقُ كُلَّ جلالِ
أهِيَis it العُروبةُArabhood فيin حِماهاher protected domain العاليlofty
أهِيَ العُروبةُ في حِماها العالي
Whose is the majesty that surpasses all majesty?
To whom does grandeur excel all grandeur?
Is it Arabhood in her lofty sanctuary?
Is it Arabism in its lofty care?
أهِيَis it الحميَّةُprotective zeal هَاجَهاroused it مُتَوَثِّبٌone poised to pounce
أهِيَ الحميَّةُ هَاجَها مُتَوَثِّبٌ
دَاسَtrampled العرينَthe lion's den وهمَّand intended بالرِّئبالِagainst the fierce lion
دَاسَ العرينَ وهمَّ بالرِّئبالِ
Is it zeal, roused by one poised to pounce,
Is it the zeal excited by one springing up
Who trampled the den and meant to attack the fierce lion?
Who trod the den and was set on taking prey?
تِلكَthose الوفُودُdelegations منfrom المشارقِthe eastern lands أَقْبَلَتْcame
تِلكَ الوفُودُ من المشارقِ أَقْبَلَتْ
تَقْضِيfulfills الذِّمامَthe obligation لِقَوْمِهاto their people والآلِand kin
تَقْضِي الذِّمامَ لِقَوْمِها والآلِ
Those delegations have come from the eastern lands,
Those are the delegations from the East who came
Fulfilling their duty to their people and kin.
To fulfill their nation's reproach and kin's.
منfrom كلِّevery واضِحَةِradiant الجَبينِof brow يَزيُنهاadorns her
من كلِّ واضِحَةِ الجَبينِ يَزيُنها
بأسُprowess الكُماةِthe warriors ونجدةُand courage الأبطالِthe heroes
بأسُ الكُماةِ ونجدةُ الأبطالِ
From every woman of radiant brow, adorned by
Each one's forehead adorned with explicit might
The warriors' prowess and the heroes' courage.
Is the might of the swords and the aid of heroes.
شَتَّىmanifold مَناقِبُهاher virtues تَوارَثَinherited across generations قومُهاher people
شَتَّى مَناقِبُها تَوارَثَ قومُها
أحسابَancestral honors يَعْرُبَYa'rub فيin الزّمانِthe time الخاليlong past
أحسابَ يَعْرُبَ في الزّمانِ الخالي
Her virtues are manifold; her people inherited
Its various outstanding traits, its people inherited
Ya'rub's ancestral honors in bygone times.
The lineages of a time in remote antiquity.
تَبْغِيseeks الحياةَlife عَزيزَةًdignified لِبلادِهاfor her country
تَبْغِي الحياةَ عَزيزَةً لِبلادِها
وتَرُدُّand rejects حُكْمَthe rule الطَّامعِthe covetous one المُغْتالِthe assassin
وتَرُدُّ حُكْمَ الطَّامعِ المُغْتالِ
She seeks a life of dignity for her country
It seeks a life precious for its lands
And rejects the rule of the covetous assassin.
And checks the sentence of the lurking tyrant.
هُنّthey ائْتَمَرْنَheld council بخيرِin the finest دارٍhouse أُنْشِئَتْwas established
هُنّ ائْتَمَرْنَ بخيرِ دارٍ أُنْشِئَتْ
بالمَشرِقَينِin the two Easts لِصالحِfor worthy الأعمالِdeeds
بالمَشرِقَينِ لِصالحِ الأعمالِ
They held council in the finest house established
They conspired for the good of a house founded
In the two Easts for worthy deeds,
In both Easts for benevolent deeds.
للناهِضَاتِfor the women who rise الذاَّئِداتِthe women defending عنِof الحِمَىthe protected domain
للناهِضَاتِ الذاَّئِداتِ عنِ الحِمَى
الحامِلاتِthe women bearing فَوادِحَcrushing الأثقالِburdens
الحامِلاتِ فَوادِحَ الأثقالِ
For women who rise, defending the sanctuary,
For the protectresses, the defenders of zeal
Who bear the crushing burdens,
The ones shouldering misfortunes' burdens.
المُدْرِكاتِthe women coming to the aid of الحقَّRight يَفْزَعُis terrified صَارِخاًcrying out
المُدْرِكاتِ الحقَّ يَفْزَعُ صَارِخاً
ويَضِجُّand clamors بينbetween مَخالِبِthe claws of الأغوالِghouls
ويَضِجُّ بين مَخالِبِ الأغوالِ
Who come to Right's aid as it cries out in terror
The perceivers of truth which cries out in alarm
And clamors between the claws of ghouls.
And stirs between the claws of beasts.
أوَمَاand has ... not? كَفَىsufficed نَوْمُthe slumber of الحماةِthe guardians وماand what جَنَتْwrought
أوَمَا كَفَى نَوْمُ الحماةِ وما جَنَتْ
تلكthose المضاجعُbeds منof أذىًharm وخَبالِand ruin
تلك المضاجعُ من أذىً وخَبالِ
Has the guardians' slumber not sufficed, and what
Or did the sleep of the protectors suffice, and what
Those beds have wrought of harm and ruin?
Did those beds gain from harm and sorrows?
شَرَفُthe honor of الحياةِlife لِكُلِّfor every نفسٍsoul حُرَّةٍfree
شَرَفُ الحياةِ لِكُلِّ نفسٍ حُرَّةٍ
تَأْبَىrefuses حَياةَa life of الضّيْمِoppression والأذلالِand humiliations
تَأْبَى حَياةَ الضّيْمِ والأذلالِ
Life's honor belongs to every free soul
A free soul's dignity is the honor of life
That refuses a life of oppression and humiliation.
That refuses a life of injustice and humiliation.
والشّعبُand the people إنif خَفَضَlower الجَناحَthe wing ولمand do not يَذُدْdefend
والشّعبُ إن خَفَضَ الجَناحَ ولم يَذُدْ
عنin defense of حوضهِits watering place أَمْسَىends up بأسوإin the worst حالِstate
عن حوضهِ أَمْسَى بأسوإ حالِ
And if the people lower their wing and do not defend
If a people weakens and does not defend
Their watering place, they end in the worst of states.
Its basin, it spends the night in the worst situation.
هوit is ياO فلسطينُPalestine النِّضالُstruggle وهلand has نجاescaped
هو يا فلسطينُ النِّضالُ وهل نجا
منfrom حَتْفِهits doom وَطَنٌa homeland بغيرِwithout نِضالِstruggle
من حَتْفِه وَطَنٌ بغيرِ نِضالِ
It is struggle, O Palestine—and has there ever been escape
It is, O Palestine, the struggle, and did any
From its doom for a homeland without struggle?
Homeland, without struggle, escape its fate?
لاdo not تُنكِريdeny شِيَمَthe virtues of النُّفوسِsouls وأَبْشريand rejoice
لا تُنكِري شِيَمَ النُّفوسِ وأَبْشري
بِأَحَبِّat the most welcome مُنْقَلَبٍturn of fortune وخيرِand the best مآلِoutcome
بِأَحَبِّ مُنْقَلَبٍ وخيرِ مآلِ
Do not deny the virtues of souls, and rejoice
Do not deny the traits of souls, and receive good news
At the most welcome turn and the best outcome.
Of the most beloved transformation and best outcome.
وثِقِيand trust بربِّكِin your Lord إنّهindeed He لكِfor you ناصرٌa helper
وثِقِي بربِّكِ إنّه لكِ ناصرٌ
ماnot مِثلُهlike Him منany ناصرٍhelper أوor والِprotector
ما مِثلُه من ناصرٍ أو والِ
And trust your Lord: He is indeed your helper;
Trust in your Lord, indeed He is your helper
No helper or protector is like Him.
None can help like Him, nor any ally.
قُوليsay لِرُوزْفلْتَto Roosevelt المؤمَّلِhoped for عَدلُهُhis justice
قُولي لِرُوزْفلْتَ المؤمَّلِ عَدلُهُ
رُوزْفِلْتُRoosevelt ماwhat لِلظّالمينَfor the oppressors وماليand what is for me
رُوزْفِلْتُ ما لِلظّالمينَ ومالي
Say to Roosevelt, whose justice is hoped for:
Say to Roosevelt, who hopes for his justice:
Roosevelt, what is the oppressors' due, and what is mine?
"Roosevelt, I have nothing to do with the unjust."
أعَليَّis it incumbent on me إيواءُsheltering الشرَّيدِthe displaced wanderer ومنand from دَمِيmy blood
أعَليَّ إيواءُ الشرَّيدِ ومن دَمِي
يُسْقَىhe is given drink ويُطْعَمُand he is fed بعدafter قتلthe killing of عِياليmy family
يُسْقَى ويُطْعَمُ بعد قتل عِيالي
Must I shelter the displaced wanderer, while from my blood
How high is sheltering the exile, and from my blood
He is given drink and food after my family is slain?
Someone is fed and sated after my family was killed.
شرُّthe worst of القُضاةِjudges سَجِيّةًin character وأضَرُّهمand the most harmful of them
شرُّ القُضاةِ سَجِيّةً وأضَرُّهم
قاضٍa judge يرىdeems الإنصافَfairness غَيْرَnot حلالِlawful
قاضٍ يرى الإنصافَ غَيْرَ حلالِ
The worst of judges in character, and the most harmful,
The worst judges are most wicked by nature
Is a judge who deems fairness unlawful.
A judge who sees justice as unlawful.
ياO بائِعيsellers of عِرضَthe honor of العُروبةِArabhood وَيْحَكُمْwoe to you
يا بائِعي عِرضَ العُروبةِ وَيْحَكُمْ
لاdo not تجهلواbe ignorant عِرضُthe honor of العروبةِArabhood غالِprecious
لا تجهلوا عِرضُ العروبةِ غالِ
O sellers of Arabhood's honor, woe to you!
O you sellers of Arabism's honor, shame on you!
Do not be ignorant: Arabhood's honor is precious.
Do not be ignorant - Arabism's honor is precious.
إنif شِئتُمُyou desire البَيْعَthe sale المُباحَlawful فإنّماthen only
إن شِئتُمُ البَيْعَ المُباحَ فإنّما
هوit is بالدّمِwith blood المسفوكِshed لاnot بالمالِwith money
هو بالدّمِ المسفوكِ لا بالمالِ
If you desire a lawful sale, then it is only
If you want permissible sale, then only
With shed blood, not with money.
With spilled blood, not with money.
دنُياa world منof الأهواءِwhims إنif لمdoes not تَسْتَفِقْawaken
دنُيا من الأهواءِ إن لم تَسْتَفِقْ
عصفتswept بهاthrough it دُنياa world مِنَof الأهوالِterrors
عصفت بها دُنيا مِنَ الأهوالِ
A world of whims—if it does not awaken,
A world of caprices, if it does not wake up
A world of terrors will sweep it away.
It is swept away by a world of calamities.
رفعواthey raised علىon الوهمِdelusion البِناءَthe edifice وماand did not دَرَوْاknow
رفعوا على الوهمِ البِناءَ وما دَرَوْا
أنّthat الخطوبَcalamities شديدةُviolent الزِّلزالِquaking
أنّ الخطوبَ شديدةُ الزِّلزالِ
They raised the edifice on delusion, unaware
They erected a structure based on fancy and did not know
That calamities bring violent quakes.
That disasters violently shake.
جَمَحَran wild الغُرورُarrogance بهمwith them فظنَّso thought غُلاتُهمtheir extremists
جَمَحَ الغُرورُ بهم فظنَّ غُلاتُهم
أنّthat العروبةَArabhood آذنتْgave notice بِزَوالِof demise
أنّ العروبةَ آذنتْ بِزَوالِ
Arrogance ran away with them, so their extremists thought
Delusion inflated them, so the tyrant imagined
That Arabhood had signaled her end.
That Arabism heralded its demise.
أَفَماthen did ... not? رأوهاthey see her فيin منازلِthe abodes of عِزِّهاher glory
أَفَما رأوها في منازلِ عِزِّها
غَضْبَىwrathful الليوثِthe lions أبيَّةَunyielding الأشبالِthe lion cubs
غَضْبَى الليوثِ أبيَّةَ الأشبالِ
Had they not, then, seen her in the abodes of her glory,
Have they not seen it, in its positions of glory
Her lions wrathful, her cubs unbowed?
Wrathful as lions, defiant as cubs?
ذُخْرُa treasure الدُّهورِof the ages فإنand if تَكُنْthere is منany مِرْيةٍdoubt
ذُخْرُ الدُّهورِ فإن تَكُنْ من مِرْيةٍ
بالقومِamong the people فَهْيَthen she is أمانةُthe trust of الأجيالِgenerations
بالقومِ فَهْيَ أمانةُ الأجيالِ
She is the treasure of the ages; if there is any doubt
Ages' treasure, so if you doubt
Among the people, she is the trust of generations.
The people, it is the generations' trust.
إنّيindeed I استفدتُlearned علىat يدِthe hand of الفُضْلىَthe noble lady هُدَىHuda
إنّي استفدتُ على يدِ الفُضْلىَ هُدَى
أَغْلىَthe most precious العِظاتِlessons وأبلغَand the most eloquent الأمثالِexamples
أَغْلىَ العِظاتِ وأبلغَ الأمثالِ
Indeed, I have learned at the hands of the noble Huda
Indeed, I gained, through the excellent ones, guidance
The most precious lessons and the most eloquent examples.
The most precious lessons and most eloquent parables.
كذبlied الذيthe one who زَعمَclaimed المُحالَthe absurd لِقومِهto his people
كذب الذي زَعمَ المُحالَ لِقومِه
ومَضَىand went on يقولُsaying مَقالةَthe words of الجُهَّالِthe ignorant
ومَضَى يقولُ مَقالةَ الجُهَّالِ
He lied who made an absurd claim to his people
The one who falsely claimed the impossible for his people
And went on uttering the words of the ignorant.
And went on speaking the words of ignoramuses, lied.
فَمِنَfor from العقائلِnoble women للبلادِfor the land معاقِلٌstrongholds
فَمِنَ العقائلِ للبلادِ معاقِلٌ
ومنand from الحِسانِthe beautiful women البيضِthe fair-skinned بيضُgleaming نِصالِblades
ومن الحِسانِ البيضِ بيضُ نِصالِ
For from noble women come strongholds for the land,
For the countries, there are fortresses of doctrine
And from fair-skinned beauties come gleaming blades.
And of white blades, blades of white swords.
كمhow many منof أُناسٍpeople إنif نظرتَyou look رَأَيْتَهُمْyou see them
كم من أُناسٍ إن نظرتَ رَأَيْتَهُمْ
بينamong الرجالِmen وماand not هُموthey برجالِmen at all
بين الرجالِ وما هُمو برجالِ
How many people, if you look, you see
How many people, if you look, you see them
Among men, though they are no men:
Among men when they are not men!
منof كُلِّevery مُستَلَبِone robbed of الحَميَّةِprotective zeal جامدٍunfeeling
من كُلِّ مُستَلَبِ الحَميَّةِ جامدٍ
واهِيweak in القُوَىstrength مُتخاذِلِslack in الأوصالِthe limbs
واهِي القُوَى مُتخاذِلِ الأوصالِ
Each stripped of zeal, unfeeling,
Of everyone cowed in zeal, inert,
Weak in strength, slack of limb,
Weak in strength, with flaccid limbs.
جافٍcallous يَبيتُspends the night الخطبُcalamity يَقْرَعُstriking قَوْمَهhis people
جافٍ يَبيتُ الخطبُ يَقْرَعُ قَوْمَه
ويَبيتُand he spends the night فيin دَعَةٍease رَخِيَّuntroubled in البالِmind
ويَبيتُ في دَعَةٍ رَخِيَّ البالِ
Callous: calamity batters his people all night,
Indifferent, he spends the night while calamities pound his people
While he spends the night at ease, carefree.
And he spends the night in leisure with a carefree mind.
عزمٌresolve يُبَرِّحُbrings torment بالخطوبِupon calamities وهِمّةٌand aspiration
عزمٌ يُبَرِّحُ بالخطوبِ وهِمّةٌ
تَطْوِيfolds up المَدَىthe distance وتجولُand roams كلَّevery مَجالِfield
تَطْوِي المَدَى وتجولُ كلَّ مَجالِ
A resolve that torments calamities, and an aspiration
Resolve that brings relief during adversities, and ambition
That folds away the distance and ranges through every field.
That covers the horizon and roams every place.
أمَمُthe nations العُروبةof Arabhood إنif تَتَابَعcome in succession شُكرُهاthanks to her
أمَمُ العُروبة إن تَتَابَع شُكرُها
فَلِفَضْلِهاthen for her beneficence المُتتابِعsuccessive المتواليunceasing
فَلِفَضْلِها المُتتابِع المتوالي
If the Arab nations' thanks to her come in succession,
If the Arab nations continue their gratitude
It is for her successive, unceasing beneficence.
For its successive, ongoing favor.
Sol 6.1