قالواthey said جزعتyou were distraught فقلتso I said أيwhat مشوقٍyearning man
قالوا جزعت فقلت أي مشوقٍ
أضحىbecame وقدwhile already غُلَّتwere fettered يداهhis two hands جليداsteadfast
أضحى وقد غُلَّت يداه جليدا
They said, “You were distraught.” I said, “What yearning man
They said I was in anguish, so I replied: What yearner
has ever been steadfast with both his hands in fetters?”
Has woken to find his hands frozen solid?
الحربwar فيin البلقانthe Balkans أهونُless severe مفزعاًas a source of terror
الحرب في البلقان أهونُ مفزعاً
منthan موقفيmy standing يومon the day of الوداعfarewell بعيداfar away
من موقفي يوم الوداع بعيدا
War in the Balkans is less terrifying
The war in the Balkans is less dreadful
than my standing far away on the day of farewell.
Than my situation the day we parted far away
وأناand I الوفيّthe faithful one كماas خلقتI was created لذاكرٍto one who remembers
وأنا الوفيّ كما خلقت لذاكرٍ
عهديmy pledge إذاwhen نسيforgot الرفاقthe companions عهوداpledges
عهدي إذا نسي الرفاق عهودا
And I am faithful, as I was created, to one who remembers
And I, faithful as I was created, to one who recalls
my pledge when companions forget their vows.
My pact, if comrades forget their vows
ياO مغرقيyou who drown me بالدمعin tears لوif يجريflows دميmy blood
يا مغرقي بالدمع لو يجري دمي
تحتbeneath اللواءthe banner هناكthere رحتI would depart سعيداhappy
تحت اللواء هناك رحت سعيدا
O you who drown me in tears, were my blood to flow
O you who drowns in tears, if only my blood
beneath the banner there, I would depart happy.
Could flow beneath that flag, I would go happily
قتلbeing slain الأبيِّthe proud man تطوعتfreely offered itself لكto you نفسهhis soul
قتل الأبيِّ تطوعت لك نفسه
أولىbetter لهfor him منthan أنto يعودreturn كميداgrief-stricken
أولى له من أن يعود كميدا
For the proud man whose soul has freely offered itself to you, being slain
To be killed as a volunteer for your sake
is better than returning grief-stricken.
Would befit me more than to return disappointed
إنيindeed I أحقmore deserving بأنto أعيشI live موفقاًgranted success
إني أحق بأن أعيش موفقاً
للطيباتin good things وأنand to أموتI die شهيداa martyr
للطيبات وأن أموت شهيدا
Indeed, I am worthier of living, granted success
Indeed I deserve to live successfully
in good things, and of dying a martyr.
Among the righteous, and to die a martyr
Sol 6.1