ياO آلhouse of عثمانOsman قدindeed أصبحتمُyou have become هدفاًa target
يا آل عثمان قد أصبحتمُ هدفاً
لغالبَينِfor two who dominate علىover الأرزاقlivelihoods والقوتِand sustenance
لغالبَينِ على الأرزاق والقوتِ
O House of Osman, you have become a target
for two who hold sway over livelihoods and sustenance.
تنازعاthe two contended وإنand even though اشتدgrew fierce اختلافهماtheir disagreement
تنازعا وإن اشتد اختلافهما
أوطانكمyour homelands بينbetween تخريبdevastation وتشتيتand fragmentation
أوطانكم بين تخريب وتشتيت
They contended, though their discord grew fierce,
over your homelands, amid devastation and fragmentation.
فكيفso how تمسونyou would fare ياO قوميmy people لوif اتفقاthe two agreed
فكيف تمسون يا قومي لو اتفقا
مستوثقَينِboth made secure بتأييدby support وتثبيتand reinforcement
مستوثقَينِ بتأييد وتثبيت
So how would you fare, my people, if the two agreed,
both made secure by support and reinforcement?
فالبحرfor the sea والبرand the land ضاقاboth grew too narrow عنfor مرامهماtheir ambition
فالبحر والبر ضاقا عن مرامهما
واحيرةalas for the bewilderment of الليثthe lion بينbetween الدبthe bear والحوتand the whale
واحيرة الليث بين الدب والحوت
For sea and land have grown too narrow for their ambition;
alas, the lion's bewilderment between the bear and the whale!
فليتso, if only ليfor me بقتاليthrough my fighting كلevery مضطهدoppressor
فليت لي بقتالي كل مضطهد
ماwhat ليI have بشعريthrough my poetry منof ذكرrenown ومنand of صيتfame
ما لي بشعري من ذكر ومن صيت
So, if only I had, through fighting every oppressor,
the renown and fame I have through my poetry.
Sol 6.1