بأيةwith what عيدcelebration أنتyou ياO عيدEid عائدٌreturning
بأية عيد أنت يا عيد عائدٌ
تفيضyou pour forth تباريحاًagonies لناfor us أمor شمائلاgraces
تفيض تباريحاً لنا أم شمائلا
With what celebration do you return, O Eid—
With what festival are you a returning festival?
pouring forth anguish for us, or graces?
Overflowing with good tidings for us, or with hopes?
جزعتI was distraught منby الأنباءthe news حتىuntil كأننيas though I
جزعت من الأنباء حتى كأنني
ألاقيI face منof الأنباءthe reports جيشاًan army مقاتلاfighting
ألاقي من الأنباء جيشاً مقاتلا
I was distraught by the news, until it was as though I
I was so grieved by the news as if
faced a fighting army of reports.
I were meeting an army ready for battle.
فهلthen has...? غادرabandoned الليثthe lion الرهيبfearsome عرينهhis lair
فهل غادر الليث الرهيب عرينه
وأسلمand surrendered أبطالchampions الذمارsacred honor المعاقلاthe strongholds
وأسلم أبطال الذمار المعاقلا
Has the fearsome lion, then, abandoned his lair,
Did the feared lion leave his lair?
and have honor’s champions surrendered the strongholds?
And the brave ones surrender their forts?
وخانتand betrayed سيوفthe swords الفاتحينof the conquerors أكفهمtheir hands
وخانت سيوف الفاتحين أكفهم
وضلتand failed to find سفينthe ships الفاتحينof the conquerors السواحلاthe shores
وضلت سفين الفاتحين السواحلا
And have the conquerors’ swords betrayed their hands,
Did the conquerors' swords betray their palms?
and have the conquerors’ ships failed to find the shores?
And the conquerors' ships go astray on the coasts?
وهلand has...? بلغreached البيتَthe House الحرامَSacred حديثُهمtheir story
وهل بلغ البيتَ الحرامَ حديثُهم
وهالand appalled حجيجاًpilgrims حولهaround it وقبائلاand tribes
وهال حجيجاً حوله وقبائلا
And has their story reached the Sacred House,
Did their talk reach the Sacred House?
and appalled the pilgrims and tribes around it?
And alarm the pilgrims around it and the tribes?
وهلand has...? علمlearned القبرthe tomb الكريمnoble بماof what جرىhappened
وهل علم القبر الكريم بما جرى
فقدfor indeed باتit spent the night مهتزtrembling الجوانبthe sides سائلاasking
فقد بات مهتز الجوانب سائلا
And has the noble tomb learned what has happened?
Did the Noble Tomb know what happened?
For it has spent the night trembling on all sides, asking:
For its sides trembled asking.
وللشرقand for the East أمor للغربfor the West أمor لهماfor them both معاًtogether
وللشرق أم للغرب أم لهما معاً
أعدprepared عداةthe enemies التركof the Turks تلكthose المعاولاpickaxes
أعد عداة الترك تلك المعاولا
And was it for the East, the West, or both together
Was it for the East or the West or both together
that the Turks’ enemies prepared those pickaxes?
That the Turks' enemies prepared those tools?
أأصبرshall I remain patient? حتىuntil يسقطfalls العرشُthe throne بينهمamong them
أأصبر حتى يسقط العرشُ بينهم
وتلتهمand devour النيرانthe fires تلكthose الخمائلاleafy groves
وتلتهم النيران تلك الخمائلا
Shall I remain patient until the throne falls in their midst
Shall I wait until the throne falls between them
and the fires devour those leafy groves?
And those ambitions are consumed by the fires?
حياتيmy life لمغلوبينfor the vanquished عانواthey endured مكايداًplots
حياتي لمغلوبين عانوا مكايداً
صليبيةCrusader قبلbefore الوغىbattle وحبائلاand snares
صليبية قبل الوغى وحبائلا
My life for the vanquished, who endured plots
My life to the oppressed who suffered schemes,
of the Crusaders, and snares, before battle.
Crusading, before the uproar and snares.
إذاwhen استنجدواthey sought help بالمسلمينfrom the Muslims تخلَّفواthey held back
إذا استنجدوا بالمسلمين تخلَّفوا
وكمand how many وجدواthey found منamong قومthe people of عيسىJesus مخاتلاa deceiver
وكم وجدوا من قوم عيسى مخاتلا
When they sought the Muslims’ help, the Muslims held back;
If they sought help from the Muslims, they lagged behind,
and how many a deceiver they found among Jesus’ people!
And how many of Jesus' people did they find treacherous!
فياso O آلHouse of عثمانَOsman اتِّعاظاًtake heed فإنهاfor these are
فيا آل عثمانَ اتِّعاظاً فإنها
تجاريبexperiences أيقظنthey awakened الشعوبthe nations الغوافلاheedless
تجاريب أيقظن الشعوب الغوافلا
So, House of Osman, take heed, for these
So O House of Ottoman, take heed,
are experiences that have awakened heedless nations.
For they are lessons that awakened the heedless nations.
وماand not الأممthe nations الغلابةdominant اليومtoday بالخناthrough villainy
وما الأمم الغلابة اليوم بالخنا
بآمنةٍsafe حولaround الفريسةthe prey غائلاa treacherous assailant
بآمنةٍ حول الفريسة غائلا
And the nations that prevail today through villainy
Today's victorious nations are not kind
are not safe, around the prey, from a treacherous foe.
To the prey, prowling around it.
أرىI see بينهاamong them خلفاًdiscord أمامbefore تراثكمyour heritage
أرى بينها خلفاً أمام تراثكم
وأسلابِكمand your spoils يستجمعُit gathers together الشرَّevil شاملاall-encompassing
وأسلابِكم يستجمعُ الشرَّ شاملا
I see discord among them over your heritage
Between them, behind and ahead of your heritage,
and your spoils, amassing all-encompassing evil.
And your booty, I see evil gathering all-inclusively
وكمand how many دولةa state شبتcame of age وشابتand grew gray وأدبرتand declined
وكم دولة شبت وشابت وأدبرت
فهلthen has...? عاهدmade a pact with الغربthe West الزمانTime المداولاthat turns fortunes
فهل عاهد الغرب الزمان المداولا
And how many a state has come of age, grown gray, and declined!
And how many a state grew up and flourished and declined!
Has the West, then, made a pact with Time, the turner of fortunes?
Did the West make a pact with time to take turns?
عفاءruin علىupon الدنياthe world إذاif بتI spend the night لاnot أرىI see
عفاء على الدنيا إذا بت لا أرى
جحافلmighty armies للإسلامof Islam تُرديlay low الجحافلاthe mighty armies
جحافل للإسلام تُردي الجحافلا
Ruin upon the world, if I pass my nights no longer seeing
Goodness upon the world, when I do not see
the hosts of Islam laying other hosts low!
Armies of Islam overthrowing armies.
Sol 6.1