عيدَO feast الضحيةِof sacrifice مرحباًwelcome بكto you عيدَاas a feast
عيدَ الضحيةِ مرحباً بك عيدَا
تُحيىyou revive لناfor us الأملَthe hope القديمَold جديدَاanew
تُحيى لنا الأملَ القديمَ جديدَا
Feast of Sacrifice, welcome as a feast!
Eid al-Adha, welcome! A new hope revives the ancient one
You revive for us our old hope anew.
We have added to the sacrifice between us
إنَّاindeed we أَضفناwe have added للضحيةto the sacrifice بينناamong us
إنَّا أَضفنا للضحية بيننا
ماwhat كانwas ذُخراًa treasure لاnot يُمسُّis touched فريدَاunique
ما كان ذُخراً لا يُمسُّ فريدَا
We have added to the sacrifice among us
What was once a unique treasure
What was once a unique treasure, left untouched.
We offer it before congratulations, as redemption
نُزجِيهwe send it forth قبلbefore التهنئاتِthe greetings إلىto الفدىredemption
نُزجِيه قبل التهنئاتِ إلى الفدى
فإذاand behold بهthrough it عَصرُthe age الجلالِof majesty أُعيدَاwas restored
فإذا به عَصرُ الجلالِ أُعيدَا
We send it forth for redemption before the greetings;
And behold, it is the era of majesty restored
And behold, through it the age of majesty is restored.
In the sacred temple of love, slaughtering it
فيin هيكلِthe temple الحبِّof love المقدِّسِthat sanctifies ذَبحهُits slaughter
في هيكلِ الحبِّ المقدِّسِ ذَبحهُ
بلrather ذبحهاtheir slaughter فلقدfor indeed يلوحُit appears عديدَاmanifold
بل ذبحها فلقد يلوحُ عديدَا
In the temple of love that sanctifies its slaughter—
Nay slaughtering them, as many appear
Rather, their slaughter, for it appears manifold.
Its illusions have ravaged us so long
هذىthese ظواهرهits manifestations وكمand how often عبثتthey played havoc بناwith us
هذى ظواهره وكم عبثت بنا
دهراًfor ages وكمand how often قدindeed أسرفتthey went to excess تهديداin threatening
دهراً وكم قد أسرفت تهديدا
These are its manifestations; how often they have played havoc with us
And so excessively threatened
For ages, and how excessive their threats have been:
Malice, loathing, and all that
الحقدُhatred والحسدُand envy البغيضُloathsome وكلand all ماthat
الحقدُ والحسدُ البغيضُ وكل ما
جعلَmade الشعوبَthe peoples النابهاتِillustrious عبيداslaves
جعلَ الشعوبَ النابهاتِ عبيدا
Hatred, loathsome envy, and all that
Enslaved the heedless peoples
Made illustrious peoples slaves.
O Eid! We have slaughtered them as guidance
ياO عيدُfeast إنَّاindeed we قدindeed ذبحناهاwe slaughtered them هُدىًfor guidance
يا عيدُ إنَّا قد ذبحناها هُدىً
لنوِّفرso that we may honor الشُّمَّthe lofty الجدودَforefathers الِصيداproud
لنوِّفر الشُّمَّ الجدودَ الِصيدا
O feast, we have indeed slaughtered them for guidance,
To summon the resolute, original arrow fletchers
To honor the lofty, proud forefathers,
To those for whom sacrificing sheep was a symbol
مَنthose who كانwas ذبحُthe slaughter الشاةِof the sheep رمزاًa symbol عندهمfor them
مَن كان ذبحُ الشاةِ رمزاً عندهم
وَتَطُّهرُand purification الوجدانِof the conscience كانwas العيداthe feast
وَتَطُّهرُ الوجدانِ كان العيدا
Those for whom slaughtering the sheep was a symbol,
And cleansing conscience was celebration
And purification of the conscience was the feast.
They lived by their ways, we by ours
عاشواthey lived بسيرِتهمby their conduct ونحنwhile we بعيشناin our living
عاشوا بسيرِتهم ونحن بعيشنا
موتىdead إذاif عفناwe disdain لهمfor them تأييداsupport
موتى إذا عفنا لهم تأييدا
They lived by their conduct, while we, though living,
Dead if we rotted subservient to them
Are dead if we disdain to lend them support.
The pilgrims roared declaring God's greatness
هتفcried out الحجيجُthe pilgrims مكبرينproclaiming God's greatness وهللواand proclaimed His oneness
هتف الحجيجُ مكبرين وهللوا
وتشربّواand they imbibed نورَthe light اليقينِof certainty مديداfar-reaching
وتشربّوا نورَ اليقينِ مديدا
The pilgrims cried out, proclaiming God's greatness and His oneness,
And drank deep of lasting conviction's light
And imbibed certainty's far-reaching light.
This day is Muhammed's day and his scripture's
اليومُtoday يومُthe day محمدٍof Muhammad وكتابِهand his Book
اليومُ يومُ محمدٍ وكتابِه
بينamid التنافُرdiscord أبدعَhe created التوحيداunity
بين التنافُر أبدعَ التوحيدا
Today is the day of Muhammad and his Book;
Amidst discord, it inspired supreme unity
Amid discord, he brought forth unity.
And tomorrow, the brotherhood of mankind is the spirit of a law
وغداand became إخاءُbrotherhood الناسِof humankind روحthe spirit شريعةٍof a sacred law
وغدا إخاءُ الناسِ روح شريعةٍ
غرّاءَradiant تُلهمُinspires خالداًKhalid وشهيداand a martyr
غرّاءَ تُلهمُ خالداً وشهيدا
And human brotherhood became the spirit of a sacred law,
Inspiring, immortalizing, martyring
Radiant, inspiring Khalid and a martyr.
Its virtues nurtured civilization to rise
غَذَّتnourished محاسنهاits virtues الحضارةَcivilization فارتقتand so it rose
غَذَّت محاسنها الحضارةَ فارتقت
فيin حينِa time كانواthey were صائداًa hunter وَمصيدَاand hunted prey
في حينِ كانوا صائداً وَمصيدَا
Its virtues nourished civilization, and so it rose,
While they were hunter and prey
While they were hunter and hunted.
Honor, O sons of Islam, your inheritance
شَرفَاًhonor بنىO sons الاسلامِof Islam ماwhat وُرِّثتموyou have inherited
شَرفَاً بنى الاسلامِ ما وُرِّثتمو
شَرَفاًhonor بكمthrough you سينالwill gain بعدُhereafter مزيداmore
شَرَفاً بكم سينال بعدُ مزيدا
Sons of Islam, what you have inherited is honor—
And through you more honor will come
Honor that, through you, shall gain still more hereafter.
Heed the glory you neglect
لاحظَّno fortune للمجدfor glory الذيthat هوit غافلٌheedless
لاحظَّ للمجد الذي هو غافلٌ
كالنجمlike a star يُسحقُis crushed لوif يسيرُit moves وئيداslowly
كالنجم يُسحقُ لو يسيرُ وئيدا
No fortune awaits glory that is heedless,
Like a star, fading if left to wander feebly
Like a star, crushed if it were to move slowly.
So strive to the utmost, direct the will
فتسابقواso race نحوtoward السموِّloftiness وسدّدواand direct
فتسابقوا نحو السموِّ وسدّدوا
هِممَthe aspirations الهدَاةِof the guides القاهرينَwho overcome سُدوداbarriers
هِممَ الهدَاةِ القاهرينَ سُدودا
So race toward the heights, and direct
Of conquering guides, obstructers of obstacles
The aspirations of guides who overcome barriers.
And ever make the blessed Eid a new opening
ولتجعلواand may you make العيدَthe feast المرَّجبhonored دائماًalways
ولتجعلوا العيدَ المرَّجب دائماً
فتحاًa triumph جديداًnew يستحُّثit spurs on جديداanother new one
فتحاً جديداً يستحُّث جديدا
And always make the honored feast
That stimulates anew the new
A new triumph that spurs on another.
Partial English translation: 33 of 34 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1