بأيin what لسانtongue أخطبshall I speak اليومtoday فيكمُamong you
بأي لسان أخطب اليوم فيكمُ
ولوand if كنتمُyou were فيat مهرجانa festival لغنيتُI would sing
ولو كنتمُ في مهرجان لغنيتُ
In what tongue shall I address you today?
In what tongue shall I address you today?
And were you at a festival, I would sing.
Had you been at a festival, I would have sung to you,
ولوand if كنتمُyou were فيat مأتمa mourning gathering منfrom جميعكمall of you
ولو كنتمُ في مأتم من جميعكم
علىfor فرقةa group بادتhad perished بكيتI would weep وأبكيتand I would make others weep
على فرقة بادت بكيت وأبكيت
And were you all at a mourning gathering,
Had you been mourning, I would have wept with you,
For a group that had perished, I would weep and make others weep.
weeping for a band that has passed.
ولكنهاbut it is أهواؤكمyour passions فرَّقتكُمُhave divided you
ولكنها أهواؤكم فرَّقتكُمُ
فلمso not يخلwas free نادa gathering place منof خصامstrife ولاnor بيتa home
فلم يخل ناد من خصام ولا بيت
But it is your passions that have divided you,
But your whims have divided you,
So no gathering place or home was free of strife.
No home remains free of discord and strife.
تنازعتمُyou fought over الدنياthe world علىfor غيرno طائلٍgain
تنازعتمُ الدنيا على غير طائلٍ
ولمand not يبقremained ماءwater فيin الإناءthe vessel ولاnor زيتoil
ولم يبق ماء في الإناء ولا زيت
You fought over the world to no avail,
You have contested the world to no avail,
And neither water nor oil remained in the vessel.
No water remains in the jug, no oil.
وأيand what قضاءjudgment بينكمbetween you ترتضونهyou find it acceptable
وأي قضاء بينكم ترتضونه
وقدand already جئتكمI came to you بالبيناتwith clear proofs وألقيتand I presented them
وقد جئتكم بالبينات وألقيت
And what judgment between you would you accept,
What decree will you accept
When I have brought you clear proofs and set them forth?
When I have given you clear proofs?
إذاif أناI لمnot أملكcan command منfrom الحيِّthe living مسمعاًa hearing
إذا أنا لم أملك من الحيِّ مسمعاً
فسيانthen alike هذاthis الحيliving person عنديَto me والميتand the dead person
فسيان هذا الحي عنديَ والميت
If I cannot win a hearing from the living,
If I do not have a living being to hear me
Then this living man and the dead are alike to me.
To me the living and the dead are the same.
ستبديwill reveal اللياليthe nights بينكمamong you ماwhat جهلتمُyou did not know
ستبدي الليالي بينكم ما جهلتمُ
وتأتيand will come بماwith what أشفقتI was afraid منهof it وأخفيتand I concealed
وتأتي بما أشفقت منه وأخفيت
The nights will reveal among you what you did not know,
The nights will reveal what you did not know
And bring what I feared and kept concealed.
And bring what I feared and concealed.
وقدand already قربhas drawn near الميعادthe appointed time منكمto you ومنand who لكمis there for you
وقد قرب الميعاد منكم ومن لكم
بدفعto ward off الذيwhat حاذرتهI dreaded it وتوقيتand I guarded against it
بدفع الذي حاذرته وتوقيت
The appointed time has already drawn near to you—and who can help you
The appointed time is near for you and yours
Ward off what I dreaded and guarded against?
To avert what I dread and guard against.
وماand not المجدglory إلاexcept فيin الصنيعgood service أجيدهI do it well
وما المجد إلا في الصنيع أجيده
لقوميfor my people كماas أملتهI hoped for it وتمنيتand I wished
لقومي كما أملته وتمنيت
And glory lies only in the service I render well
Glory lies only in the deed I perfect
For my people, as I hoped and wished.
For my people, as I hoped and wished.
ولوand if لمnot يكنthere were فيin حوزتيmy possession غيرother than مهجتيmy lifeblood
ولو لم يكن في حوزتي غير مهجتي
قضيتI would pay بهاwith it حقthe due البلادof the country ووفيتand I would pay in full
قضيت بها حق البلاد ووفيت
And if I possessed nothing but my lifeblood,
Had I nothing but my talents,
With it I would pay the country its due, and pay in full.
I would fulfill the right of my country and be faithful.
Sol 6.1