جاءhas come ميعادthe appointed time نوبةa bout of العلةillness اليوtoday (first part)
جاء ميعاد نوبة العلة اليو
مcompletes 'today' وصارand has become الوجدانthe inner self هماsorrow طويلاprolonged
م وصار الوجدان هما طويلا
The hour of the flag watch has come to-
The time for a bout of illness has come today,
day; long has my heart borne sorrow.
and my inner self has become one long sorrow.
وتخلفتand I stayed behind عنaway from مكانيَmy post فيin الميthe battlefield (first part)
وتخلفت عن مكانيَ في المي
دانcompletes 'battlefield' لاnot مدبراًretreating ولاnor مخذولاforsaken
دان لا مدبراً ولا مخذولا
And I am absent from my post on the battle-
And I have stayed behind, away from my post on the battlefield,
field—neither retreating nor forsaken.
neither retreating nor forsaken.
فيin سبيلthe cause of البلادthe country موتىmy death قتيلاًslain
في سبيل البلاد موتى قتيلاً
ليfor me أولىpreferable منthan أنto أعيشI live عليلاailing
لي أولى من أن أعيش عليلا
To die slain in the homeland’s cause
To die slain in my country's cause
is better for me than to live infirm.
is better for me than to live ailing.
وكفانيand it suffices me فيهاin her معاداًa return وبعثاًand resurrection
وكفاني فيها معاداً وبعثاً
أنthat ترانيshe should see me جنديّهاher soldier المجهولاthe unknown
أن تراني جنديّها المجهولا
It is enough for me there as return and resurrection
And enough for me, as return and resurrection in her,
that you behold me as its Unknown Soldier.
is that she should see me as her unknown soldier.
Sol 6.1