إناindeed we علىdespite الإعجابadmiration باليابانِfor Japan
إنا على الإعجاب باليابانِ
وسيرهاand its progress السريعrapid فيin العمرانِcivilization
وسيرها السريع في العمرانِ
Indeed, despite our admiration for Japan
We are amazed by Japan,
and its rapid progress in civilization,
And its rapid progress in civilization,
ومشتهاناand our wish أنthat يخيبfail الروسُthe Russians
ومشتهانا أن يخيب الروسُ
كيلاlest يصيرواthey become وهمُand they الرؤوسُthe leaders
كيلا يصيروا وهمُ الرؤوسُ
and our wish that the Russians fail,
And we wish the Russians to fail,
lest they become the leaders,
Lest they become deluded.
نخافwe fear طغيانthe tyranny of الشعوبthe peoples الصفرِyellow
نخاف طغيان الشعوب الصفرِ
علىover الشعوبthe peoples البيضwhite بعدafter النصرِvictory
على الشعوب البيض بعد النصرِ
we fear the tyranny of the yellow peoples
We fear the tyranny of the yellow peoples,
over the white peoples after victory,
Over the white peoples after victory,
كماjust as طغواthey ran rampant فيin سالفbygone الزمانِtimes
كما طغوا في سالف الزمانِ
واكتسحواand they swept through مغاربthe western regions of البلدانِthe lands
واكتسحوا مغارب البلدانِ
as they ran rampant in bygone times
As they tyrannized in ancient times,
and swept through the western lands.
And overwhelmed the horizons of countries.
قدmay يبتليناtest us بهمُthrough them الديانُthe Divine Judge
قد يبتلينا بهمُ الديانُ
وتستبيand take captive صلبانَناour crosses الأوثانُthe idols
وتستبي صلبانَنا الأوثانُ
The Divine Judge may test us through them,
Perhaps we will be tested by them, the religions,
and idols may take our crosses captive,
And our crosses be replaced by idols,
كماjust as ابْتَلَىHe tested بهمthrough them بنيthe sons of الإسلامِIslam
كما ابْتَلَى بهم بني الإسلامِ
يومwhen أضاعواthey squandered الدينthe faith بالخصامِthrough strife
يوم أضاعوا الدين بالخصامِ
as He tested the sons of Islam through them
As the Islamic nation was tested by them,
when they squandered their faith through strife,
When they lost their religion to strife,
واستسلمواand they surrendered لدولةto the reign of الأوهامِdelusions
واستسلموا لدولة الأوهامِ
وغادرواand they left النورthe light إلىfor الظلامِdarkness
وغادروا النور إلى الظلامِ
and surrendered to the reign of delusions,
And surrendered to the state of illusions,
and left the light for darkness,
And abandoned the light for the darkness,
حتىuntil أقاموthey settled بينهمamong them فَعَلِمُواand so they learned
حتى أقامو بينهم فَعَلِمُوا
شريعةَthe law of الإسلامIslam ثمthen أسلمواthey embraced Islam
شريعةَ الإسلام ثم أسلموا
until they settled among them and learned
Until they settled among them and they knew,
the law of Islam, then embraced Islam,
The law of Islam and then became Muslims,
وغادرواand they left بغدادBaghdad مؤمنيناas believers
وغادروا بغداد مؤمنينا
بفضلby the excellence of هذاthis الدينfaith معجبيناimpressed
بفضل هذا الدين معجبينا
and left Baghdad as believers,
And they left Baghdad as believers,
impressed by the excellence of this faith.
Appreciating this religion.
إناindeed we رأيناwe have seen اليومtoday مثلthe like of الأمسِyesterday
إنا رأينا اليوم مثل الأمسِ
فيin نكَدٍhardship وفزعٍand terror وبؤسِand misery
في نكَدٍ وفزعٍ وبؤسِ
Indeed, today we have seen the like of yesterday,
We saw today what we saw yesterday,
in hardship, terror, and misery.
Of misery, turmoil and adversity.
إنif ظفرtriumph المجوسthe Magians بالنصارىover the Christians
إن ظفر المجوس بالنصارى
صارواthey will become لكلfor every مسلمMuslim أنصاراallies
صاروا لكل مسلم أنصارا
If the Magians triumph over the Christians,
If the Zoroastrians overcome the Christians,
they will become allies to every Muslim.
They will become supporters of every Muslim.
والمذهبand the creed الذيthat قضىordained بالفتحِconquest
والمذهب الذي قضى بالفتحِ
أولىmore fitting لهمfor them منthan آمرone enjoining بالصفحِforgiveness
أولى لهم من آمر بالصفحِ
And the creed that ordained conquest
And the doctrine which brought victory,
is fitter for them than one enjoining forgiveness.
Is worthier to them than the one commanding forgiveness,
وأثبتand the most firmly rooted of الأديانreligions فيin القلوبِhearts
وأثبت الأديان في القلوبِ
ماthat which قبلتهhas accepted it فطرةthe innate nature of الشعوبِthe peoples
ما قبلته فطرة الشعوبِ
And the religion most firmly rooted in hearts
And confirmed religions in hearts,
is what the peoples’ innate nature accepts.
What the instinct of nations accepted,
وأينand where منهمamong them دينُa creed of زهدٍasceticism لوif جرىwere to act
وأين منهم دينُ زهدٍ لو جرى
تابِعُهُits follower عليهin accordance with it داسَهُwould trample him الورىmankind
تابِعُهُ عليه داسَهُ الورى
And what place among them has an ascetic creed? Were
And where is the ascetic religion from them, if it prevailed,
its follower to live by it, mankind would trample him.
Its followers would trample it down.
Sol 6.1