ياO أُختَsister of أَندَلُسٍAndalusia عَلَيكِupon you سَلامُpeace
يا أُختَ أَندَلُسٍ عَلَيكِ سَلامُ
هَوَتِfell الخِلافَةُthe caliphate عَنكِaway from you وَالإِسلامُand Islam
هَوَتِ الخِلافَةُ عَنكِ وَالإِسلامُ
O sister of Andalusia, peace be upon you.
The caliphate and Islam have fallen away from you.
نَزَلَdescended الهِلالُthe crescent عَنِfrom السَماءِthe sky فَلَيتَهاso if only it
نَزَلَ الهِلالُ عَنِ السَماءِ فَلَيتَها
طُوِيَتwere folded away وَعَمَّand covered العالَمينَthe worlds ظَلامُdarkness
طُوِيَت وَعَمَّ العالَمينَ ظَلامُ
The crescent descended from the sky; would that the sky
were folded away, and darkness covered all the worlds.
أَزرىdebased بِهِit وَأَزالَهُand removed it عَنfrom أَوجِهِits zenith
أَزرى بِهِ وَأَزالَهُ عَن أَوجِهِ
قَدَرٌa fate يَحُطُّcasts down البَدرَthe full moon وَهوَwhile it is تَمامُfull
قَدَرٌ يَحُطُّ البَدرَ وَهوَ تَمامُ
It was debased and driven from its zenith by
a fate that casts down the full moon at its fullness.
جُرحانِtwo wounds تَمضيjourney on الأُمَّتانِthe two nations عَلَيهِماwith them
جُرحانِ تَمضي الأُمَّتانِ عَلَيهِما
هَذاthis one يَسيلُbleeds وَذاكَand that one لاnot يَلتامُheals
هَذا يَسيلُ وَذاكَ لا يَلتامُ
Two wounds with which the two nations journey on:
this one bleeds, and that one will not heal.
بِكُماthrough you both أُصيبَwere stricken المُسلِمونَthe Muslims وَفيكُماand in you both
بِكُما أُصيبَ المُسلِمونَ وَفيكُما
دُفِنَwas buried اليَراعُthe reed pen وَغُيِّبَand was hidden away الصَمصامُthe keen sword
دُفِنَ اليَراعُ وَغُيِّبَ الصَمصامُ
Through you both the Muslims were stricken, and in you both
the reed pen was buried and the keen sword hidden away.
لَمnot يُطوَhas been ended مَأتَمُهاmourning for her وَهَذاand this مَأتَمٌa mourning assembly
لَم يُطوَ مَأتَمُها وَهَذا مَأتَمٌ
لَبِسواthey donned السَوادَblack عَلَيكِfor you فيهِin it وَقامواand stood
لَبِسوا السَوادَ عَلَيكِ فيهِ وَقاموا
The mourning for her has not ended, and here is another mourning
in which they donned black for you and stood.
ماthe span بَينَbetween مَصرَعِهاher fall وَمَصرَعِكِand your fall اِنقَضَتpassed
ما بَينَ مَصرَعِها وَمَصرَعِكِ اِنقَضَت
فيماamid what نُحِبُّwe love وَنَكرَهُand we hate الأَيّامُthe days
فيما نُحِبُّ وَنَكرَهُ الأَيّامُ
Between her fall and yours there passed
the days, amid what we love and hate.
خَلَتِpassed القُرونُthe centuries كَلَيلَةٍlike a night وَتَصَرَّمَتand ended
خَلَتِ القُرونُ كَلَيلَةٍ وَتَصَرَّمَت
دُوَلُstates of الفُتوحِconquest كَأَنَّهاas though they were أَحلامُdreams
دُوَلُ الفُتوحِ كَأَنَّها أَحلامُ
The centuries passed like a night, and there ended
the states of conquest, as though they were dreams.
وَالدَهرُand time لاnot يَألوfails المَمالِكَthe kingdoms مُنذِراًwarning
وَالدَهرُ لا يَألو المَمالِكَ مُنذِراً
فَإِذاso if غَفَلنَthey grow heedless فَماthen no عَلَيهِupon it مَلامُblame
فَإِذا غَفَلنَ فَما عَلَيهِ مَلامُ
Time never fails to warn the kingdoms;
if they grow heedless, no blame falls upon it.
مَقدونِياMacedonia وَالمُسلِمونَand the Muslims عَشيرَةٌa clan
مَقدونِيا وَالمُسلِمونَ عَشيرَةٌ
كَيفَhow الخُئولَةُmaternal kinship فيكِwithin you وَالأَعمامُand paternal uncles
كَيفَ الخُئولَةُ فيكِ وَالأَعمامُ
Macedonia, the Muslims are a clan:
how fare the maternal kin and paternal uncles within you?
أَتَرَينَهُمdo you see them هانواhumbled وَكانَand once بِعِزِّهِمin their might
أَتَرَينَهُم هانوا وَكانَ بِعِزِّهِم
وَعُلُوِّهِمand their eminence يَتَخايَلُstruts proudly الإِسلامُIslam
وَعُلُوِّهِم يَتَخايَلُ الإِسلامُ
Do you see them humbled, when in their might
and their eminence Islam once strutted proudly?
إِذwhen أَنتِyou نابُthe fang of اللَيثِthe lion كُلَّevery كَتيبَةٍbattalion
إِذ أَنتِ نابُ اللَيثِ كُلَّ كَتيبَةٍ
طَلَعَتrose عَلَيكِagainst you فَريسَةٌprey وَطَعامُand food
طَلَعَت عَلَيكِ فَريسَةٌ وَطَعامُ
When you were the lion's fang, every battalion
that rose against you was prey and food.
ماnot زالَتِceased الأَيّامُthe days حَتّىuntil بُدِّلَتyou were transformed
ما زالَتِ الأَيّامُ حَتّى بُدِّلَت
وَتَغَيَّرَand changed الساقيthe cupbearer وَحالَand changed الجامُthe goblet
وَتَغَيَّرَ الساقي وَحالَ الجامُ
The days kept passing until you were transformed;
the cupbearer changed, and the goblet changed.
أَرَأَيتِhave you seen كَيفَhow أُديلَvictory was won مِنagainst أُسدِthe lions of الشَرىShara
أَرَأَيتِ كَيفَ أُديلَ مِن أُسدِ الشَرى
وَشَهِدتِand you witnessed كَيفَhow أُبيحَتِwere laid open الآجامُthe thickets
وَشَهِدتِ كَيفَ أُبيحَتِ الآجامُ
Have you seen how the lions of Shara were vanquished,
and witnessed how the thickets were laid open?
زَعَموكِthey claimed you were هَمّاًa burden لِلخِلافَةِfor the caliphate ناصِباًwearisome
زَعَموكِ هَمّاً لِلخِلافَةِ ناصِباً
وَهَلِand are المَمالِكُkingdoms راحَةٌrest وَمَنامُand sleep
وَهَلِ المَمالِكُ راحَةٌ وَمَنامُ
They claimed you were a wearisome burden upon the caliphate;
but are kingdoms rest and sleep?
وَيَقولُand say قَومٌsome people كُنتِyou were أَشأَمَthe most ill-omened مَورِدٍwatering-place
وَيَقولُ قَومٌ كُنتِ أَشأَمَ مَورِدٍ
وَأَراكِand I see you سائِغَةًsweet to drink عَلَيكِaround you زِحامُcrowding
وَأَراكِ سائِغَةً عَلَيكِ زِحامُ
Some say you were the most ill-omened watering-place;
yet I see you sweet to drink, with crowds thronging you.
وَيَراكِand see you داءَa disease المُلكُsovereignty ناسُpeople of جَهالَةٍignorance
وَيَراكِ داءَ المُلكُ ناسُ جَهالَةٍ
بِالمُلكِin sovereignty مِنهُمfrom them عِلَّةٌillness وَسَقامُand sickness
بِالمُلكِ مِنهُم عِلَّةٌ وَسَقامُ
Ignorant people see you as the disease of sovereignty;
yet from them come sovereignty's illness and sickness.
لَوif آثَرواthey preferred الإِصلاحَreform كُنتِyou would be لِعَرشِهِمfor their throne
لَو آثَروا الإِصلاحَ كُنتِ لِعَرشِهِم
رُكناًa pillar عَلىabove هامِthe crowns of النُجومِthe stars يُقامُraised
رُكناً عَلى هامِ النُجومِ يُقامُ
Had they preferred reform, you would have been for their throne
a pillar raised above the crowns of the stars.
وَهمٌa delusion يُقَيِّدُshackle بَعضُهُمsome of them بَعضاًothers بِهِwith it
وَهمٌ يُقَيِّدُ بَعضُهُم بَعضاً بِهِ
وَقُيودُand the shackles of هَذاthis العالَمِworld الأَوهامُdelusions
وَقُيودُ هَذا العالَمِ الأَوهامُ
A delusion with which they shackle one another:
the shackles of this world are delusions.
صُوَرُforms of العَمىblindness شَتّىvaried وَأَقبَحُهاand their ugliest إِذاwhen
صُوَرُ العَمى شَتّى وَأَقبَحُها إِذا
نَظَرَتlooked بِغَيرِthrough other than عُيونِهِنَّtheir eyes الهامُheads
نَظَرَت بِغَيرِ عُيونِهِنَّ الهامُ
Blindness takes many forms; the ugliest is when
heads look through eyes other than their own.
وَلَقَدand indeed يُقامُone may rise again مِنَfrom السُيوفِswords وَلَيسَand there is not مِنfrom
وَلَقَد يُقامُ مِنَ السُيوفِ وَلَيسَ مِن
عَثَراتِlapses in أَخلاقِthe morals of الشُعوبِpeoples قِيامُrecovery
عَثَراتِ أَخلاقِ الشُعوبِ قِيامُ
One may indeed rise again from the swords, but there is no
rising from the lapses in a people's morals.
وَمُبَشِّرٍand a herald بِالصُلحِof peace قُلتُI said لَعَلَّهُperhaps it
وَمُبَشِّرٍ بِالصُلحِ قُلتُ لَعَلَّهُ
خَيرٌgood عَسىmay أَنthat تَصدُقَcome true الأَحلامُthe dreams
خَيرٌ عَسى أَن تَصدُقَ الأَحلامُ
To a herald of peace I said, 'Perhaps it
is good; may the dreams come true.'
تَرَكَabandoned الفَريقانِthe two sides القِتالَfighting وَهَذِهِand this
تَرَكَ الفَريقانِ القِتالَ وَهَذِهِ
سِلمٌpeace أَمَرُّmore bitter مِنَthan القِتالِfighting عُقامُbarren
سِلمٌ أَمَرُّ مِنَ القِتالِ عُقامُ
The two sides abandoned fighting, and this
is a barren peace, more bitter than fighting.
يَنعىannounces the death of إِلَيناto us المَلِكَthe king ناعٍa death-messenger لَمnot يَطَأhas trodden
يَنعى إِلَينا المَلِكَ ناعٍ لَم يَطَأ
أَرضاًearth وَلاnor اِنتَقَلَتmoved بِهِwith him أَقدامُfeet
أَرضاً وَلا اِنتَقَلَت بِهِ أَقدامُ
A messenger announces the king's death to us, though he has trodden no
earth, nor have feet carried him anywhere.
بَرقٌa telegram جَوائِبُهُits far-ranging tidings صَواعِقُthunderbolts كُلُّهاall of them
بَرقٌ جَوائِبُهُ صَواعِقُ كُلُّها
وَمِنَand among البُروقِlightning flashes صَواعِقٌthunderbolts وَغَمامُand rainclouds
وَمِنَ البُروقِ صَواعِقٌ وَغَمامُ
A telegram whose far-ranging tidings are all thunderbolts;
and among lightning flashes are thunderbolts and rainclouds.
إِنif كانَit was شَرٌّevil زارَvisited غَيرَnot مُفارِقٍdeparting
إِن كانَ شَرٌّ زارَ غَيرَ مُفارِقٍ
أَوor كانَit was خَيرٌgood فَالمَزارُthen the visit لِمامُfleeting
أَو كانَ خَيرٌ فَالمَزارُ لِمامُ
If evil visits, it never departs;
or if good comes, its visit is fleeting.
بِالأَمسِyesterday أَفريقاAfrica تَوَلَّتturned away وَاِنقَضىand ended
بِالأَمسِ أَفريقا تَوَلَّت وَاِنقَضى
مُلكٌdominion عَلىupon جيدِthe neck of الخِضَمِّthe vast sea جِسامُmighty
مُلكٌ عَلى جيدِ الخِضَمِّ جِسامُ
Yesterday Africa turned away, and there ended
a mighty dominion around the great sea's neck.
نَظَمَstrung together الهِلالُthe crescent بِهِupon it مَمالِكَkingdoms أَربَعاًfour
نَظَمَ الهِلالُ بِهِ مَمالِكَ أَربَعاً
أَصبَحنَthey became لَيسَthere is not لِعَقدِهِنَّfor their necklace نِظامُa string
أَصبَحنَ لَيسَ لِعَقدِهِنَّ نِظامُ
The crescent strung four kingdoms upon it;
now their necklace has no string.
مِنfrom فَتحِthe conquest of هاشِمَHashim أَوor أُمَيَّةَUmayya لَمnot يُضِعlaid waste
مِن فَتحِ هاشِمَ أَو أُمَيَّةَ لَم يُضِع
آساسَهاtheir foundations تَتَرٌTatars وَلاnor أَعجامُnon-Arabs
آساسَها تَتَرٌ وَلا أَعجامُ
From the conquests of Hashim or Umayya, none had laid waste
their foundations—not Tatars, nor non-Arabs.
وَاليَومَand today حُكمُthe decree of اللَهِGod فيin مَقدونِياMacedonia
وَاليَومَ حُكمُ اللَهِ في مَقدونِيا
لاno نَقضَannulment فيهِin it لَناfor us وَلاnor إِبرامُratification
لا نَقضَ فيهِ لَنا وَلا إِبرامُ
Today God's decree rests upon Macedonia;
there is no annulling or ratifying it for us.
كانَتit was مِنَof الغَربِthe West البَقِيَّةُthe remnant فَاِنقَضَتso it ended
كانَت مِنَ الغَربِ البَقِيَّةُ فَاِنقَضَت
فَعَلىso upon بَنيthe sons of عُثمانَUthman فيهِthere سَلامُfarewell
فَعَلى بَني عُثمانَ فيهِ سَلامُ
It was the remnant in the West, and it has passed away;
so farewell to the sons of Uthman there.
أَخَذَseized المَدائِنَthe cities وَالقُرىand the villages بِخِناقِهاby their throats
أَخَذَ المَدائِنَ وَالقُرى بِخِناقِها
جَيشٌan army مِنَof المُتَحالِفينَthe allies لُهامُvast
جَيشٌ مِنَ المُتَحالِفينَ لُهامُ
The cities and villages were seized by their throats
by a vast army of the allies.
غَطَّتcovered بِهِwith it الأَرضُthe earth الفَضاءَthe expanse وَجَوَّهاand its air
غَطَّت بِهِ الأَرضُ الفَضاءَ وَجَوَّها
وَكَسَتand clothed مَناكِبَهاtheir shoulders بِهِwith it الآكامُthe hills
وَكَسَت مَناكِبَها بِهِ الآكامُ
The earth veiled the expanse and its air with it,
and the hills clothed their shoulders in it.
تَمشيmarch المَناكِرُhorrors بَينَbetween أَيديthe hands of خَيلِهِits cavalry
تَمشي المَناكِرُ بَينَ أَيدي خَيلِهِ
أَنّىwherever مَشىit marched وَالبَغيُand oppression وَالإِجرامُand crime
أَنّى مَشى وَالبَغيُ وَالإِجرامُ
Horrors march before its cavalry,
wherever it marches, along with oppression and crime.
وَيَحُثُّهُand urge it on بِاِسمِin the name of الكِتابِthe Book أَقِسَّةٌpriests
وَيَحُثُّهُ بِاِسمِ الكِتابِ أَقِسَّةٌ
نَشَطواthey grew zealous لِماfor what هُوَit فيin الكِتابِthe Book حَرامُforbidden
نَشَطوا لِما هُوَ في الكِتابِ حَرامُ
Priests urge it on in the name of the Book,
zealous for what the Book forbids.
وَمُسَيطِرونَand rulers عَلىover المَمالِكِthe kingdoms سُخِّرَتwere subjected
وَمُسَيطِرونَ عَلى المَمالِكِ سُخِّرَت
لَهُمُto them الشُعوبُthe peoples كَأَنَّهاas though they were أَنعامُlivestock
لَهُمُ الشُعوبُ كَأَنَّها أَنعامُ
And rulers over kingdoms—there have been subjected
to them the peoples, as though they were livestock.
مِنamong كُلِّevery جَزّارٍbutcher يَرومُseeks الصَدرَthe foremost seat فيin
مِن كُلِّ جَزّارٍ يَرومُ الصَدرَ في
ناديthe council of المُلوكِkings وَجَدُّهُand his grandfather غَنّامُa shepherd
نادي المُلوكِ وَجَدُّهُ غَنّامُ
Every butcher among them seeks the foremost seat in
the council of kings, though his grandfather was a shepherd.
سِكّينُهُhis knife وَيَمينُهُand his right hand وَحِزامُهُand his belt
سِكّينُهُ وَيَمينُهُ وَحِزامُهُ
وَالصَولَجانُand the scepter جَميعُهاall of them آثامُsins
وَالصَولَجانُ جَميعُها آثامُ
His knife, his right hand, his belt,
and the scepter—all are sins.
عيسىJesus سَبيلُكَyour path رَحمَةٌmercy وَمَحَبَّةٌand love
عيسى سَبيلُكَ رَحمَةٌ وَمَحَبَّةٌ
فيthroughout العالَمينَthe worlds وَعِصمَةٌand protection وَسَلامُand peace
في العالَمينَ وَعِصمَةٌ وَسَلامُ
Jesus, your path is mercy and love
throughout the worlds, and protection and peace.
ماnot كُنتَyou were سَفّاكَa shedder of الدِماءِblood وَلاnor اِمرَأًa man
ما كُنتَ سَفّاكَ الدِماءِ وَلا اِمرَأً
هانَwere held cheap الضِعافُthe weak عَلَيهِby him وَالأَيتامُand the orphans
هانَ الضِعافُ عَلَيهِ وَالأَيتامُ
You were no shedder of blood, nor a man
who held the weak and orphans cheap.
ياO حامِلَbearer of الآلامِsufferings عَنon behalf of هَذاthis الوَرىmankind
يا حامِلَ الآلامِ عَن هَذا الوَرى
كَثُرَتmultiplied عَلَيهِupon it بِاِسمِكَin your name الآلامُsufferings
كَثُرَت عَلَيهِ بِاِسمِكَ الآلامُ
O bearer of suffering on behalf of this mankind,
its sufferings have multiplied in your name.
أَنتَyou الَّذيhe who جَعَلَmade العِبادَthe people جَميعَهُمall of them
أَنتَ الَّذي جَعَلَ العِبادَ جَميعَهُم
رَحِماًone family وَبِاِسمِكَand in your name تُقطَعُare severed الأَرحامُkinship ties
رَحِماً وَبِاِسمِكَ تُقطَعُ الأَرحامُ
You are he who made all people
one family, yet in your name kinship ties are severed.
أَتَتِcame القِيامَةُJudgment Day فيunder وِلايَةِthe rule of يوسُفٍYusuf
أَتَتِ القِيامَةُ في وِلايَةِ يوسُفٍ
وَاليَومَand today بِاِسمِكَin your name مَرَّتَينِtwice تُقامُis enacted
وَاليَومَ بِاِسمِكَ مَرَّتَينِ تُقامُ
Judgment Day came under Yusuf's rule,
and today, in your name, it is enacted twice over.
كَمhow often هاجَهُstirred him صَيدُthe hunting of المُلوكِkings وَهاجَهُمand stirred them
كَم هاجَهُ صَيدُ المُلوكِ وَهاجَهُم
وَتَكافَأَand were evenly matched الفُرسانُthe horsemen وَالأَعلامُand the banners
وَتَكافَأَ الفُرسانُ وَالأَعلامُ
How often the kings' hunting stirred him and stirred them,
with horsemen and banners evenly matched.
البَغيُoppression فيin دينِthe faith of الجَميعِeveryone دَنِيَّةٌa vile deed
البَغيُ في دينِ الجَميعِ دَنِيَّةٌ
وَالسَلمُand peace عَهدٌa covenant وَالقِتالُand warfare زِمامُa rein
وَالسَلمُ عَهدٌ وَالقِتالُ زِمامُ
Oppression is a vile deed in every faith;
peace is a covenant, and warfare a rein.
وَاليَومَand today يَهتِفُraise cries بِالصَليبِin the cross's name عَصائِبٌbands
وَاليَومَ يَهتِفُ بِالصَليبِ عَصائِبٌ
هُمthey لِلإِلَهِagainst God وَروحِهِand His Spirit ظُلّامُgrievous wrongdoers
هُم لِلإِلَهِ وَروحِهِ ظُلّامُ
Today bands raise cries in the name of the cross;
they are grievous wrongdoers against God and His Spirit.
خَلَطواthey mingled صَليبَكَyour cross وَالخَناجِرَand daggers وَالمُدىand knives
خَلَطوا صَليبَكَ وَالخَناجِرَ وَالمُدى
كُلٌّeach أَداةٌan instrument لِلأَذىfor injury وَحِمامُand death
كُلٌّ أَداةٌ لِلأَذى وَحِمامُ
They have mingled your cross with daggers and knives;
each is an instrument of injury and death.
أَوَand do ماnot تَراهُمyou see them ذَبَّحواthey slaughtered جيرانَهُمtheir neighbors
أَوَ ما تَراهُم ذَبَّحوا جيرانَهُم
بَينَamong البُيوتِthe houses كَأَنَّهُمas though they were أَغنامُsheep
بَينَ البُيوتِ كَأَنَّهُم أَغنامُ
Do you not see how they slaughtered their neighbors
among the houses, as though they were sheep?
كَمhow many مُرضَعٍa suckling فيin حِجرِthe lap of نِعمَتِهِhis bliss غَداcame to be
كَم مُرضَعٍ في حِجرِ نِعمَتِهِ غَدا
وَلَهُand for him عَلىupon حَدِّthe edge of السُيوفِswords فِطامُweaning
وَلَهُ عَلى حَدِّ السُيوفِ فِطامُ
How many a suckling, in the lap of his bliss, awoke
to weaning upon the edges of swords.
وَصَبِيَّةٍand a young girl هُتِكَتwas violated خَميلَةُthe grove of طُهرِهاher purity
وَصَبِيَّةٍ هُتِكَت خَميلَةُ طُهرِها
وَتَناثَرَتand scattered عَنaway from نَورِهِits blossom الأَكمامُthe flower-sheaths
وَتَناثَرَت عَن نَورِهِ الأَكمامُ
And a young girl whose grove of purity was violated,
and the sheaths scattered from its blossom.
وَأَخيand a man of ثَمانينَeighty اِستُبيحَwas profaned وَقارُهُhis dignity
وَأَخي ثَمانينَ اِستُبيحَ وَقارُهُ
لَمnot يُغنِavailed عَنهُhim الضَعفُfrailty وَالأَعوامُand the years
لَم يُغنِ عَنهُ الضَعفُ وَالأَعوامُ
And an eighty-year-old whose dignity was profaned:
neither frailty nor the years availed him.
وَجَريحِand a wounded man حَربٍof war ظامِئٍthirsty وَأَدوهُthey buried him alive لَمnot
وَجَريحِ حَربٍ ظامِئٍ وَأَدوهُ لَم
يَعطِفهُمُmoved them to compassion جُرحٌa wound دَمٍblood وَأُوامُand burning thirst
يَعطِفهُمُ جُرحٌ دَمٍ وَأُوامُ
And a thirsty war-wounded man whom they buried alive; no
bloody wound or burning thirst moved them to compassion.
وَمُهاجِرينَand emigrants تَنَكَّرَتgrew unfamiliar أَوطانُهُمtheir homelands
وَمُهاجِرينَ تَنَكَّرَت أَوطانُهُم
ضَلّواthey lost السَبيلَthe way مِنَfrom الذُهولِbewilderment وَهامواand wandered
ضَلّوا السَبيلَ مِنَ الذُهولِ وَهاموا
And emigrants whose homelands grew strange to them:
they lost the way in bewilderment and wandered.
السَيفُthe sword إِنif رَكِبواthey undertook الفِرارَflight سَبيلُهُمtheir path
السَيفُ إِن رَكِبوا الفِرارَ سَبيلُهُم
وَالنِطعُand the execution mat إِنif طَلَبواthey sought القَرارَstaying مُقامُan abode
وَالنِطعُ إِن طَلَبوا القَرارَ مُقامُ
The sword is their path if they take to flight;
the execution mat their abode if they seek to stay.
يَتَلَفَّتونَthey look back مُوَدِّعينَbidding farewell دِيارَهُمtheir homes
يَتَلَفَّتونَ مُوَدِّعينَ دِيارَهُم
وَاللَحظُand the gaze ماءٌwater وَالدِيارُand the homes ضِرامُa blaze
وَاللَحظُ ماءٌ وَالدِيارُ ضِرامُ
They look back, bidding farewell to their homes;
their gaze is water, and their homes a blaze.
ياO أُمَّةًa nation بِفَروقَin Faruq فَرِّقَdivided بَينَهُمamong them
يا أُمَّةً بِفَروقَ فَرِّقَ بَينَهُم
قَدَرٌa fate تَطيشُreel إِذاwhen أَتىit comes الأَحلامُminds
قَدَرٌ تَطيشُ إِذا أَتى الأَحلامُ
O nation in Faruq, whose people were sundered by
a fate that makes minds reel when it arrives!
فيمَwhy التَخاذُلُmutual abandonment بَينَكُمamong you وَوَراءَكُمand behind you
فيمَ التَخاذُلُ بَينَكُم وَوَراءَكُم
أُمَمٌnations تُضاعُare lost حُقوقُهاtheir rights وَتُضامُand are oppressed
أُمَمٌ تُضاعُ حُقوقُها وَتُضامُ
Why this mutual abandonment among you, while behind you are
nations whose rights are lost, and who are oppressed?
اللَهُGod يَشهَدُbears witness لَمnot أَكُنI was مُتَحَزِّباًpartisan
اللَهُ يَشهَدُ لَم أَكُن مُتَحَزِّباً
فيin الرُزءِcalamity لاno شِيَعٌfactions وَلاnor أَحزامُbands
في الرُزءِ لا شِيَعٌ وَلا أَحزامُ
God is my witness: I have not been partisan;
in calamity there are neither factions nor bands.
وَإِذاand if دَعَوتُI call إِلىto الوِئامِharmony فَشاعِرٌthen a poet
وَإِذا دَعَوتُ إِلى الوِئامِ فَشاعِرٌ
أَقصىthe utmost of مُناهُhis wishes مَحَبَّةٌlove وَوِئامُand harmony
أَقصى مُناهُ مَحَبَّةٌ وَوِئامُ
If I call for harmony, I am a poet
whose utmost wish is love and harmony.
مَنwhoever يَضجُرُresents البَلوىaffliction فَغايَةُthen the utmost of جَهدِهِhis effort
مَن يَضجُرُ البَلوى فَغايَةُ جَهدِهِ
رُجعىa return إِلىto الأَقدارِfate وَاِستِسلامُand surrender
رُجعى إِلى الأَقدارِ وَاِستِسلامُ
Whoever resents affliction can do no more
than return to fate and surrender.
لاnot يَأخُذَنَّshould hold accountable عَلىfor العَواقِبِthe outcomes بَعضُكُمsome of you
لا يَأخُذَنَّ عَلى العَواقِبِ بَعضُكُم
بَعضاًothers فَقِدماًfor long ago جارَتِdealt unjustly الأَحكامُthe decrees
بَعضاً فَقِدماً جارَتِ الأَحكامُ
For the outcomes, let none of you blame
another; decrees have long dealt unjustly.
تَقضيjudge عَلىagainst المَرءِa person اللَياليthe nights أَوor لَهُfor him
تَقضي عَلى المَرءِ اللَيالي أَو لَهُ
فَالحَمدُso praise مِنfrom سُلطانِهاtheir dominion وَالذامُand blame
فَالحَمدُ مِن سُلطانِها وَالذامُ
The nights judge against a man or in his favor;
praise and blame arise from their dominion.
مِنof عادَةِthe custom of التاريخِhistory مِلءُfilling قَضائِهِits judgments
مِن عادَةِ التاريخِ مِلءُ قَضائِهِ
عَدلٌjustice وَمِلءُand filling كِنانَتَيهِits two quivers سِهامُarrows
عَدلٌ وَمِلءُ كِنانَتَيهِ سِهامُ
It is history's custom: its judgments are filled with
justice, and both its quivers with arrows.
ماwhat لَيسَnot يَدفَعُهُrepels it المُهَنَّدُthe Indian-steel sword مُصلَتاًdrawn
ما لَيسَ يَدفَعُهُ المُهَنَّدُ مُصلَتاً
لاnot الكُتبُbooks تَدفَعُهُrepel it وَلاnor الأَقلامُpens
لا الكُتبُ تَدفَعُهُ وَلا الأَقلامُ
What a drawn Indian-steel sword cannot repel,
neither books nor pens can repel.
إِنَّindeed الأُلىthose who فَتَحواwon الفُتوحَconquests جَلائِلاًmighty
إِنَّ الأُلى فَتَحوا الفُتوحَ جَلائِلاً
دَخَلواentered عَلىamong الأُسدِthe lions الغِياضَthe thickets وَنامواand slept
دَخَلوا عَلى الأُسدِ الغِياضَ وَناموا
Those who won mighty conquests
entered the thickets among the lions and slept.
هَذاthis جَناهُwrought it عَلَيكُمُagainst you آباؤُكُمyour forefathers
هَذا جَناهُ عَلَيكُمُ آباؤُكُم
صَبراًpatience وَصَفحاًand forgiveness فَالجُناةُfor the offenders كِرامُnoble
صَبراً وَصَفحاً فَالجُناةُ كِرامُ
This is what your forefathers wrought against you;
be patient and forgive, for the offenders were noble.
رَفَعواthey raised عَلىupon السَيفِthe sword البِناءَthe building فَلَمand not يَدُمdid last
رَفَعوا عَلى السَيفِ البِناءَ فَلَم يَدُم
ماno لِلبِناءِfor building عَلىupon السُيوفِswords دَوامُpermanence
ما لِلبِناءِ عَلى السُيوفِ دَوامُ
They raised the building upon the sword, and it did not last;
no building upon swords has permanence.
أَبقىmost enduring المَمالِكَkingdoms ماthose whose المَعارِفُknowledge أُسُّهُits foundation
أَبقى المَمالِكَ ما المَعارِفُ أُسُّهُ
وَالعَدلُand justice فيهِwithin it حائِطٌa wall وَدِعامُand a buttress
وَالعَدلُ فيهِ حائِطٌ وَدِعامُ
The most enduring kingdoms are those founded on knowledge,
with justice as their wall and buttress.
فَإِذاso if جَرىproceeded رَشداًwisely وَيُمناًand auspiciously أَمرُكُمyour affairs
فَإِذا جَرى رَشداً وَيُمناً أَمرُكُم
فَاِمشواthen walk بِنورِby the light of العِلمِknowledge فَهوَfor it is زِمامُa rein
فَاِمشوا بِنورِ العِلمِ فَهوَ زِمامُ
If your affairs proceed with wisdom and good fortune,
walk by the light of knowledge, for it is a rein.
وَدَعواand abandon التَفاخُرَboasting بِالتُراثِof heritage وَإِنeven if غَلاit is prized
وَدَعوا التَفاخُرَ بِالتُراثِ وَإِن غَلا
فَالمَجدُfor glory كَسبٌearned gain وَالزَمانُand Time عِصامُIsam
فَالمَجدُ كَسبٌ وَالزَمانُ عِصامُ
Abandon boasting of your heritage, however prized;
glory is earned, and Time is Isam.
إِنَّindeed الغُرورَconceit إِذاwhen تَمَلَّكَtakes possession of أُمَّةًa nation
إِنَّ الغُرورَ إِذا تَمَلَّكَ أُمَّةً
كَالزَهرِlike a blossom يُخفيconceals المَوتَdeath وَهوَwhile it is زُؤامُswiftly fatal
كَالزَهرِ يُخفي المَوتَ وَهوَ زُؤامُ
Conceit, when it possesses a nation,
is like a blossom hiding death—swift, fatal death.
لاnot يَعدِلَنَّshould rival المُلكَsovereignty فيin شَهَواتِكُمyour desires
لا يَعدِلَنَّ المُلكَ في شَهَواتِكُم
عَرَضٌa passing gain مِنَfrom الدُنياworldly life بَداappeared وَحُطامُand chaff
عَرَضٌ مِنَ الدُنيا بَدا وَحُطامُ
Let nothing rival sovereignty in your desires:
no passing worldly prize that appears, no mere chaff.
وَمَناصِبٌand offices فيin غَيرِother than مَوضِعِهاtheir proper place كَماjust as
وَمَناصِبٌ في غَيرِ مَوضِعِها كَما
حَلَّتoccupied مَحَلَّthe place of القُدوَةِthe exemplar الأَصنامُidols
حَلَّت مَحَلَّ القُدوَةِ الأَصنامُ
Nor offices out of their proper place, as when
idols took the place of exemplars.
المُلكُsovereignty مَرتَبَةُthe rank of الشُعوبِpeoples فَإِنso if يَفُتis lost
المُلكُ مَرتَبَةُ الشُعوبِ فَإِن يَفُت
عِزُّthe dignity of السِيادَةِindependence فَالشُعوبُthen peoples سَوامُgrazing livestock
عِزُّ السِيادَةِ فَالشُعوبُ سَوامُ
Sovereignty is the rank of peoples; if there is lost
the dignity of independence, then peoples are grazing livestock.
وَمِنَand among البَهائِمِbeasts مُشبَعٌwell-fed وَمُدَلَّلٌand pampered
وَمِنَ البَهائِمِ مُشبَعٌ وَمُدَلَّلٌ
وَمِنَand of الحَريرِsilk شَكيمَةٌa bit وَلِجامُand a bridle
وَمِنَ الحَريرِ شَكيمَةٌ وَلِجامُ
Among beasts are the well-fed and pampered,
and even a bit and bridle can be made of silk.
وَقَفَplaced الزَمانُtime بِكُمyou كَمَوقِفِlike the stand of طارِقٍTariq
وَقَفَ الزَمانُ بِكُم كَمَوقِفِ طارِقٍ
اليَأسُdespair خَلفٌbehind وَالرَجاءُand hope أَمامُahead
اليَأسُ خَلفٌ وَالرَجاءُ أَمامُ
Time has placed you in a position like Tariq's:
despair behind, and hope ahead.
الصَبرُpatience وَالإِقدامُand bold advance فيهِin it إِذاif هُماboth of them
الصَبرُ وَالإِقدامُ فيهِ إِذا هُما
قُتِلاare slain فَأَقتُلُthen deadlier مِنهُماthan either of them الإِحجامُretreat
قُتِلا فَأَقتُلُ مِنهُما الإِحجامُ
Here are patience and bold advance; if both
are slain, retreat is deadlier than either.
يُحصيreckons الدَليلُthe guide مَدىthe extent of مَطالِبِهِhis aims وَلاand not
يُحصي الدَليلُ مَدى مَطالِبِهِ وَلا
يَحصيreckons مَدىthe reach of المُستَقبِلِthe future المِقدامُthe bold man
يَحصي مَدى المُستَقبِلِ المِقدامُ
The guide reckons how far his aims extend, but
the bold man does not reckon the reach of the future.
هَذيthis البَقِيَّةُremnant لَوif حَرَصتُمyou guard carefully دَولَةٌa state
هَذي البَقِيَّةُ لَو حَرَصتُم دَولَةٌ
صالَwielded power الرَشيدُal-Rashid بِهاthrough it وَطالَand rose high هِشامُHisham
صالَ الرَشيدُ بِها وَطالَ هِشامُ
This remnant, if you guard it carefully, is a state
through which al-Rashid wielded power and Hisham rose high.
قِسمُthe portion of الأَئِمَّةِimams وَالخَلائِفِand caliphs قَبلَكُمbefore you
قِسمُ الأَئِمَّةِ وَالخَلائِفِ قَبلَكُم
فيon الأَرضِearth لَمnot تُعدَلwere equated بِهِwith it الأَقسامُthe portions
في الأَرضِ لَم تُعدَل بِهِ الأَقسامُ
The portion of imams and caliphs before you
on earth—no other portions equaled it.
سَرَتِcoursed النُبُوَّةُprophethood فيthrough طَهورِthe purity of فَضائِهِits expanse
سَرَتِ النُبُوَّةُ في طَهورِ فَضائِهِ
وَمَشىand walked عَلَيهِupon it الوَحيُrevelation وَالإِلهامُand inspiration
وَمَشى عَلَيهِ الوَحيُ وَالإِلهامُ
Prophethood coursed through its pure expanse,
and revelation and inspiration walked upon it.
وَتَدَفَّقَand surged النَهرانِthe two rivers فيهِthrough it وَأَزهَرَتand flourished
وَتَدَفَّقَ النَهرانِ فيهِ وَأَزهَرَت
بَغدادُBaghdad تَحتَbeneath ظِلالِهِits shade وَالشامُand al-Sham
بَغدادُ تَحتَ ظِلالِهِ وَالشامُ
The two rivers surged through it, and there flourished
Baghdad and al-Sham beneath its shade.
أَثرَتgrew wealthy سَواحِلُهُits shores وَطابَتand grew fertile أَرضُهُits land
أَثرَت سَواحِلُهُ وَطابَت أَرضُهُ
فَالدُرُّso pearls لُجٌّa deep sea وَالنُضارُand pure gold رَغامُdust
فَالدُرُّ لُجٌّ وَالنُضارُ رَغامُ
Its shores grew rich and its land grew fertile;
so pearls are a sea, and gold is dust.
شَرَفاًhonor! أَدِرنَةُEdirne هَكَذاthus يَقِفُstands الحِمىthe sanctuary
شَرَفاً أَدِرنَةُ هَكَذا يَقِفُ الحِمى
لِلغاضِبينَagainst the enraged وَتَثبُتُand stand firm الأَقدامُfeet
لِلغاضِبينَ وَتَثبُتُ الأَقدامُ
Honor, Edirne! Thus does the sanctuary stand
against the enraged, and feet remain firm.
وَتُرَدُّand is reclaimed بِالدَمِwith blood بُقعَةٌa tract of land أُخِذَتwas taken بِهِwith it
وَتُرَدُّ بِالدَمِ بُقعَةٌ أُخِذَت بِهِ
وَيَموتُand dies دونَin defense of عَرينِهِhis lair الضِرغامُthe lion
وَيَموتُ دونَ عَرينِهِ الضِرغامُ
Land taken with blood is reclaimed with blood;
the lion dies defending his lair.
وَالمُلكُand sovereignty يُؤخَذُis seized أَوor يُرَدُّis restored وَلَمand not يَزَلhas ceased
وَالمُلكُ يُؤخَذُ أَو يُرَدُّ وَلَم يَزَل
يَرِثُinherits الحُسامَthe sword عَلىover البِلادِthe lands حُسامُa sword
يَرِثُ الحُسامَ عَلى البِلادِ حُسامُ
Sovereignty is seized or won back, and always
one sword inherits dominion over lands from another.
عِرضُthe honor of الخِلافَةِthe caliphate ذادَdefended عَنهُit مُجاهِدٌa warrior
عِرضُ الخِلافَةِ ذادَ عَنهُ مُجاهِدٌ
فيfor اللَهِGod غازٍa fighter فيfor الرَسولِthe Messenger هُمامُvaliant
في اللَهِ غازٍ في الرَسولِ هُمامُ
A warrior defended the honor of the caliphate,
fighting for God, valiant in the Messenger's cause.
تَستَعصِمُseek protection الأَوطانُhomelands خَلفَbehind ظُباتِهِhis blade-points
تَستَعصِمُ الأَوطانُ خَلفَ ظُباتِهِ
وَتَعُزُّand stand proud حَولَaround قَناتِهِhis spear الأَعلامُbanners
وَتَعُزُّ حَولَ قَناتِهِ الأَعلامُ
Homelands seek protection behind his blade-points,
and banners stand proud around his spear.
عُثمانُUthman فيin بُردَيهِhis two cloaks يَمنَعُprotects جَيشَهُhis army
عُثمانُ في بُردَيهِ يَمنَعُ جَيشَهُ
وَاِبنُand the son of الوَليدِal-Walid عَلىover الحِمىthe sanctuary قَوّامُa steadfast guardian
وَاِبنُ الوَليدِ عَلى الحِمى قَوّامُ
Uthman, in his two cloaks, shields his army,
and Ibn al-Walid stands guard over the sanctuary.
عَلِمَknew الزَمانُTime مَكانَthe place of شُكريmy thanks وَاِنتَهىand reached
عَلِمَ الزَمانُ مَكانَ شُكري وَاِنتَهى
شُكرُthe gratitude of الزَمانِTime إِلَيهِto him وَالإِعظامُand reverence
شُكرُ الزَمانِ إِلَيهِ وَالإِعظامُ
Time knew where my thanks belonged, and there came
to him Time's gratitude and reverence.
صَبراًpatience أَدِرنَةُEdirne كُلُّevery مُلكٍsovereignty زائِلٌpassing away
صَبراً أَدِرنَةُ كُلُّ مُلكٍ زائِلٌ
يَوماًone day وَيَبقىand remains المالِكُthe Sovereign العَلّامُthe All-Knowing
يَوماً وَيَبقى المالِكُ العَلّامُ
Patience, Edirne! Every sovereignty passes away
one day, while the All-Knowing Sovereign remains.
خَفَتِgrew faint الأَذانُthe call to prayer فَماso no عَلَيكِupon you مُوَحِّدٌmonotheist
خَفَتِ الأَذانُ فَما عَلَيكِ مُوَحِّدٌ
يَسعىgoes forth وَلاnor الجُمَعُFriday prayers الحِسانُbeautiful تُقامُare held
يَسعى وَلا الجُمَعُ الحِسانُ تُقامُ
The call to prayer grew faint; no monotheist upon your soil
goes forth, nor are the lovely Friday prayers held.
وَخَبَتand faded مَساجِدُmosques كُنَّwere نوراًa light جامِعاًunifying
وَخَبَت مَساجِدُ كُنَّ نوراً جامِعاً
تَمشيwalk إِلَيهِtoward it الأُسدُthe lions وَالآرامُand the gazelles
تَمشي إِلَيهِ الأُسدُ وَالآرامُ
The mosques faded, once a unifying light
toward which lions and gazelles walked.
يَدرُجنَthey step gently فيwithin حَرَمِthe sanctuary of الصَلاةِprayer قَوانِتاًdevoutly
يَدرُجنَ في حَرَمِ الصَلاةِ قَوانِتاً
بيضَwhite of الإِزارِrobe كَأَنَّهُنَّas though they were حَمامُdoves
بيضَ الإِزارِ كَأَنَّهُنَّ حَمامُ
They step gently within prayer's sanctuary, devout,
white-robed, as though they were doves.
وَعَفَتand were effaced قُبورُthe graves of الفاتِحينَthe conquerors وَفُضَّand was pried away عَنfrom
وَعَفَت قُبورُ الفاتِحينَ وَفُضَّ عَن
حُفَرِthe grave-pits of الخَلائِفِthe caliphs جَندَلٌboulders وَرِجامُand stone-heaps
حُفَرِ الخَلائِفِ جَندَلٌ وَرِجامُ
The conquerors' graves were effaced, and pried from
the caliphs' grave-pits were boulders and stone-heaps.
نُبِشَتwere rifled عَلىdespite قَعساءِthe unyielding strength of عِزَّتِهاtheir grandeur كَماjust as
نُبِشَت عَلى قَعساءِ عِزَّتِها كَما
نُبِشَتwere rifled عَلىdespite اِستِعلائِهاtheir towering height الأَهرامُthe pyramids
نُبِشَت عَلى اِستِعلائِها الأَهرامُ
They were rifled despite their unyielding grandeur, just as
the pyramids were rifled despite their towering height.
فيin ذِمَّةِthe responsibility of التاريخِhistory خَمسَةُfive أَشهُرٍmonths
في ذِمَّةِ التاريخِ خَمسَةُ أَشهُرٍ
طالَتdragged on عَلَيكِfor you فَكُلُّso each يَومٍday عامُa year
طالَت عَلَيكِ فَكُلُّ يَومٍ عامُ
History is answerable for five months
that dragged on for you, each day a year.
السَيفُthe sword عارٍbare وَالوَباءُand pestilence مُسَلَّطٌunleashed
السَيفُ عارٍ وَالوَباءُ مُسَلَّطٌ
وَالسَيلُand the flood خَوفٌterror وَالثُلوجُand the snows رُكامُheaps
وَالسَيلُ خَوفٌ وَالثُلوجُ رُكامُ
The sword is bare, pestilence unleashed;
the flood a terror, the snows heaped high.
وَالجوعُand hunger فَتّاكٌmurderous وَفيهِand amid it صَحابَةٌcompanions
وَالجوعُ فَتّاكٌ وَفيهِ صَحابَةٌ
لَوif لَمnot يَجوعواthey hungered فيin الجِهادِthe struggle لَصامواthey would have fasted
لَو لَم يَجوعوا في الجِهادِ لَصاموا
Hunger is murderous, and amid it are companions
who, had they not hungered in the struggle, would have fasted.
ضَنّواthey guarded jealously بِعِرضِكِyour honor أَنthat يُباعَbe sold وَيُشتَرىand be bought
ضَنّوا بِعِرضِكِ أَن يُباعَ وَيُشتَرى
عِرضُthe honor of الحَرائِرِfreeborn women لَيسَthere is not فيهِin it سُوامُbargaining
عِرضُ الحَرائِرِ لَيسَ فيهِ سُوامُ
They jealously guarded your honor against being bought and sold;
freeborn women's honor admits no bargaining.
ضاقَtightened الحِصارُthe siege كَأَنَّماas though حَلَقاتُهُits rings
ضاقَ الحِصارُ كَأَنَّما حَلَقاتُهُ
فَلَكٌa celestial sphere وَمَقذوفاتُهاand their projectiles أَجرامُheavenly bodies
فَلَكٌ وَمَقذوفاتُها أَجرامُ
The siege tightened, as though its rings were
a celestial sphere, and their projectiles heavenly bodies.
وَرَمىand fired العِدىthe foes وَرَمَيتِهِمand you fired at them بِجَهَنَّمٍwith hellfire
وَرَمى العِدى وَرَمَيتِهِم بِجَهَنَّمٍ
مِمّاof what يَصُبُّpours down اللَهُGod لاnot الأَقوامُpeoples
مِمّا يَصُبُّ اللَهُ لا الأَقوامُ
The foe hurled hellfire, and you hurled it back at them,
of the kind God pours down, not peoples.
بِعتِyou sold العَدُوَّthe enemy بِكُلِّfor every شِبرٍhandspan مُهجَةًa life's blood
بِعتِ العَدُوَّ بِكُلِّ شِبرٍ مُهجَةً
وَكَذاand thus يُباعُis sold المُلكُsovereignty حينَwhen يُرامُis sought
وَكَذا يُباعُ المُلكُ حينَ يُرامُ
You sold the enemy each span for a life's blood;
thus sovereignty is sold when it is sought.
ماnot زالَceased بَينَكِbetween you فيin الحِصارِthe siege وَبَينَهُand him
ما زالَ بَينَكِ في الحِصارِ وَبَينَهُ
شُمُّtowering الحُصونِfortresses وَمِثلُهُنَّand their equals عِطامُbones
شُمُّ الحُصونِ وَمِثلُهُنَّ عِطامُ
Throughout the siege, between you and him stood
towering fortresses, and bones their equals,
حَتّىuntil حَواكِhe held you مَقابِراًas cemeteries وَحَوَيتِهِand you held him
حَتّى حَواكِ مَقابِراً وَحَوَيتِهِ
جُثَثاًas corpses فَلاso no غَبنٌunfair loss وَلاnor اِستِذمامُcause for blame
جُثَثاً فَلا غَبنٌ وَلا اِستِذمامُ
until he held you as cemeteries, and you held him
as corpses; so there is no unfair loss, nor any cause for blame.
Sol 6.1