قِف حَيِّ شُبّانَ الحِمى

قِف حَيِّ شُبّانَ الحِمى

قَبلَ الرَحيلِ بِقافِيَه

قَبلَ الرَحيلِ بِقافِيَه

Stop and salute the homeland's young men

Stand tall, O youths of passion

With a rhyme before departure.

Before the time of departure in rhyming verse;

عَوَّدتُهُم أَمثالَها

عَوَّدتُهُم أَمثالَها

في الصالِحاتِ الباقِيَه

في الصالِحاتِ الباقِيَه

I have accustomed them to its like

I have made you used to the likes of it

Among the good works that endure—

Among the everlasting good deeds.

مِن كُلِّ ذاتِ إِشارَةٍ

مِن كُلِّ ذاتِ إِشارَةٍ

لَيسَت عَلَيهِم خافِيَه

لَيسَت عَلَيهِم خافِيَه

Each bearing a hint

From every sign that is not hidden from them,

That is not hidden from them.

I say: "O youths! An advice

قُل يا شَبابُ نَصيحَة

قُل يا شَبابُ نَصيحَة

مِمّا يُزَوَّدُ غالِيَه

مِمّا يُزَوَّدُ غالِيَه

Say: Young men, here is counsel,

Of what is provided precious:

A precious provision for your journey.

Did you notice that the abode

هَل راعَكُم أَنَّ المَدا

هَل راعَكُم أَنَّ المَدا

رِسَ في الكِنانَةِ خاوِيَه

رِسَ في الكِنانَةِ خاوِيَه

Has it dismayed you that the schools

Lies empty in the beehive?

In Kinanah lie empty?

Every cell was abandoned;

هُجِرَت فَكُلُّ خَلِيَّةٍ

هُجِرَت فَكُلُّ خَلِيَّةٍ

مِن كُلِّ شَهدٍ خالِيَه

مِن كُلِّ شَهدٍ خالِيَه

They were deserted, so every hive

Empty of all honey.

Is empty of all honey.

Its circles have stopped working for you,

وَتَعَطَّلَت هالاتُها

وَتَعَطَّلَت هالاتُها

مِنكُم وَكانَت حالِيَه

مِنكُم وَكانَت حالِيَه

And their halos were left bare

And they were confused.

Of you, though once adorned.

Politics has become controlling it

غَدَتِ السِياسَةُ وَهيَ آ

غَدَتِ السِياسَةُ وَهيَ آ

مِرَةٌ عَلَيها ناهِيَه

مِرَةٌ عَلَيها ناهِيَه

Politics has come to rule them,

With prohibitions.

Commanding and forbidding.

So you deserted the dear homeland

فَهَجَرتُمو الوَطَنَ العَزيـ

فَهَجَرتُمو الوَطَنَ العَزيـ

ـزَ إِلى البِلادِ القاصِيَه

ـزَ إِلى البِلادِ القاصِيَه

So you abandoned the beloved homeland

To the farthest countries.

For distant lands.

Tomorrow you are in a world

أَنتُم غَداً في عالَمٍ

أَنتُم غَداً في عالَمٍ

هُوَ وَالحَضارَةُ ناحِيَه

هُوَ وَالحَضارَةُ ناحِيَه

Tomorrow you will be in a world

That is with civilization inclining away.

At one with civilization.

And I saw in it my youth,

وارَيتُ فيهِ شَبيبَتي

وارَيتُ فيهِ شَبيبَتي

وَقَضَيتُ فيهِ ثَمانِيَه

وَقَضَيتُ فيهِ ثَمانِيَه

I buried my youth there

And spent in it eight years.

And spent eight [years] there.

I was not of the gruff heart

ما كُنتُ ذا القَلبِ الغَليـ

ما كُنتُ ذا القَلبِ الغَليـ

ـظِ وَلا الطِباعِ الجافِيَه

ـظِ وَلا الطِباعِ الجافِيَه

I was not hard of heart,

Or the rough nature.

Nor harsh in disposition.

Walk in it to learn

سيروا بِهِ تَتَعَلَّموا

سيروا بِهِ تَتَعَلَّموا

سِرَّ الحَياةِ العالِيَه

سِرَّ الحَياةِ العالِيَه

Travel through it, and you will learn

The secret of the lofty life.

The secret of a lofty life.

And contemplate the building and

وَتَأَمَّلوا البُنيانَ وَاد

وَتَأَمَّلوا البُنيانَ وَاد

دَكِروا الجُهودَ البانِيَه

دَكِروا الجُهودَ البانِيَه

And contemplate the buildings, and

Recall the efforts spent constructing.

Remember the efforts that built them.

Taste the ripened fruits

ذوقوا الثِمارَ جَنِيَّةً

ذوقوا الثِمارَ جَنِيَّةً

وَرِدوا المَناهِلَ صافِيَه

وَرِدوا المَناهِلَ صافِيَه

Taste the freshly picked fruits,

And return to the clear springs.

And drink at the clear springs.

And spend your youth, for its

وَاِقضوا الشَبابَ فَإِنَّ سا

وَاِقضوا الشَبابَ فَإِنَّ سا

عَتَهُ القَصيرَةَ فانِيَه

عَتَهُ القَصيرَةَ فانِيَه

And live out your youth, for its

Short hours are fleeting.

Brief hour is fleeting.

By God, there is no shame on you

وَاللَهِ لا حَرَجٌ عَلَيـ

وَاللَهِ لا حَرَجٌ عَلَيـ

ـكُم في حَديثِ الغانِيَه

ـكُم في حَديثِ الغانِيَه

By God, there is no blame upon

In talking of singing girls,

You for conversing with a beautiful woman,

Or coveting the magic of the glance

أَو في اِشتِهاءِ السِحرِ مِن

أَو في اِشتِهاءِ السِحرِ مِن

لَحظِ العُيونِ الساجِيَه

لَحظِ العُيونِ الساجِيَه

Or for yearning for the enchantment in

Of the enchanting eyes,

The glance of languid eyes,

Or in theaters, for they refine

أَو في المَسارِحِ فَهيَ بِالنـ

أَو في المَسارِحِ فَهيَ بِالنـ

ـفسِ اللَطيفَةِ راقِيَه

ـفسِ اللَطيفَةِ راقِيَه

Or for attending theaters, for they uplift

The gentle soul."

The sensitive soul.