أرشدmay guide اللهGod أمةnation of الإسلامIslam
أرشد الله أمة الإسلام
إنif تدمshe persists فيin عبادةworship of الأصنامthe idols
إن تدم في عبادة الأصنام
May God guide the nation of Islam,
May God guide the Islamic nation
if she persists in worshipping idols.
If it persists in worshipping idols
كلماwhenever هزّهاstirred her الصلاحrighteousness لخيرtoward good
كلما هزّها الصلاح لخير
نبذتهshe rejected it بحجّةunder the pretext of الإسلامIslam
نبذته بحجّة الإسلام
Whenever righteousness stirs her toward good,
Whenever righteousness shakes it for good
she rejects it under the pretext of Islam.
It rejects it under the pretext of Islam
أيwhat معنىmeaning لكلfor all هذيthese الدعاوىthe claims
أي معنى لكل هذي الدعاوى
غيرother than معنىthe meaning of الدمارdestruction والألغامand mines
غير معنى الدمار والألغام
What meaning do all these claims have,
What is the meaning of all these claims
other than destruction and mines?
Other than the meaning of ruin and bombs
بثهاscattered them الجهلignorance والحماقةand folly بثاa scattering (emphasis)
بثها الجهل والحماقة بثا
فيon طريقthe path of الإصلاحreform والإقدامand bold action
في طريق الإصلاح والإقدام
Ignorance and folly have strewn them far and wide
Ignorance and foolishness have sown them
on the path of reform and bold action.
In the path of reform and determination
لستI am not أدريI know واللهby God أيهماwhich of the two أنكىmore grievous
لست أدري والله أيهما أنكى
أبطشis it the brutality of المستعمرthe colonizer المتعامىfeigning blindness
أبطش المستعمر المتعامى
I do not know, by God, which of the two is more grievous:
I do not know, by God, which is more painful
is it the brutality of the colonizer who feigns blindness,
The oppression of the arrogant colonizer
أوor بنوهاher sons اللصوصthe thieves منthose who أوغلواwent to extremes
أو بنوها اللصوص من أوغلوا
ظلماin wrongdoing وباهواand boasted بالعسفof oppression والإجرامand crime
ظلما وباهوا بالعسف والإجرام
or her thieving sons, who went to extremes
Or its thieves of sons who have plunged
in wrongdoing and boasted of oppression and crime,
Into injustice, insolence and crime
أمor ملوكkings لهاof hers صعاليكpaupers فيin الخلcharacter (beginning)
أم ملوك لها صعاليك في الخل
قِcharacter (ending) مفاليكbankrupt فيin نهىthe wisdom of الحكامthe rulers
قِ مفاليك في نهى الحكام
or her kings, paupers in character,
Or kings who have rascals in the populace
bankrupt in the wisdom of rulers?
And slaves among the rulers
لستI am not عبدa slave to الألقابtitles سيانalike عِنwith (beginning of 'with me')
لست عبد الألقاب سيان عِن
ديme (ending of 'with me') ملكa king خسbase أمor رئيسa president حراميa thief
دي ملك خس أم رئيس حرامي
I am no slave to titles; to me, it is all the same:
I am not a slave to titles, it's all the same
a base king or a thieving president.
Whether a despicable king or a wicked president
ربماperhaps كانwas مالكpossessor of العرشthe throne فَرan individual (beginning)
ربما كان مالك العرش فَر
داًindividual (ending) وادعاpeaceable مثلlike أصدقthe most faithful of الخدامthe servants
داً وادعا مثل أصدق الخدام
The holder of the throne may be a man,
Perhaps the Owner of the Throne was honest
peaceable as the most faithful of servants,
And claimed to be like the most truthful of servants
والذيand the one whom عدهcounted him الجماهيرthe masses منهمone of them
والذي عده الجماهير منهم
طاغياa tyrant ناهباplundering حقوقthe rights of الأنامhumankind
طاغيا ناهبا حقوق الأنام
while the one the masses counted as one of their own
While the one the masses counted among them
may be a tyrant, plundering the rights of humankind.
As a tyrant, plundering people's rights
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam صولةthe onslaught of جَبa tyrant (beginning)
ما أباح الإسلام صولة جَب
بارtyrant (ending) ولاnor دعوةa call لغيرto anything other than السلامpeace
بار ولا دعوة لغير السلام
Islam has never permitted a tyrant's onslaught,
Islam does not permit the rampage of bullies
nor any call to anything but peace.
Nor calls for anything but peace
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam أنthat يجعلbe made الدthe religion (beginning)
ما أباح الإسلام أن يجعل الد
دينُreligion ستاراa veil للكيدfor intrigue أوor للخصامfor strife
دينُ ستارا للكيد أو للخصام
Islam has never permitted religion to be made
Islam does not permit religion to be made
a veil for intrigue or strife.
A cover for plotting or discord
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam وهوwhile it is ضياءthe light of الthe
ما أباح الإسلام وهو ضياء ال
فكرthought تصويرهits portrayal نصيرan ally of الظلامdarkness
فكر تصويره نصير الظلام
Islam has never permitted—being the light of
Islam does not permit slandering it
thought—its portrayal as an ally of darkness.
As a patron of darkness, it being the light of thought
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam وهوwhile it is إمامthe guide of الthe
ما أباح الإسلام وهو إمام ال
عقلreason إلاexcept الحجىwisdom وعيشand a life of التساميnoble aspiration
عقل إلا الحجى وعيش التسامي
Islam has permitted nothing—being the guide of
Islam does not permit, it being the imam of reason
reason—but wisdom and a life of noble aspiration.
Anything but logic and dignified living
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam منthe one who ناصرchampioned الthe
ما أباح الإسلام من ناصر ال
علمknowledge حياةa life للجهلfor ignorance والأوهامand delusions
علم حياة للجهل والأوهام
Islam has never permitted—having championed
Islam does not permit its champion of knowledge
knowledge—a life for ignorance and delusions.
To give life to ignorance and illusions
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam منthe one who قدسheld sacred الthe
ما أباح الإسلام من قدس ال
مرأةwoman حسبانهاcounting her منamong الأنعامlivestock
مرأة حسبانها من الأنعام
Islam has never permitted—having held sacred
Islam does not permit the one who sanctified women
woman—her being counted among livestock.
To equate her with livestock
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam منthe one who حررliberated الthe
ما أباح الإسلام من حرر ال
الإنسانhumankind ذلthe abasement of الجباهthe brows والأفهامand minds
الإنسان ذل الجباه والأفهام
Islam has never permitted—having liberated
Islam does not permit the liberator of humanity
humankind—the abasement of brows and minds.
To subjugate minds and comprehension
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam داعيadvocate of التآbrotherhood (beginning)
ما أباح الإسلام داعي التآ
خيbrotherhood (ending) عنجهياتarrogant airs أهلهits adherents الأقزامthe dwarfs
خي عنجهيات أهله الأقزام
Islam has never permitted—as the advocate of brotherhood—
Islam does not permit the advocate of progress
the arrogant airs of its dwarfish adherents.
To be regressive like his pygmy followers
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam وصمةthe stigmatizing of أهpeople (beginning)
ما أباح الإسلام وصمة أه
ليهِits people (ending) بضيمwith the humiliation of العبيدslaves والأغنامand sheep
ليهِ بضيم العبيد والأغنام
Islam has never permitted its people to be branded
Islam does not permit that its people be branded
with the degradation of slaves and sheep.
With the disgrace of enslaving maids and sheep
ماnot أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam هدمthe destruction of تراheritage (beginning)
ما أباح الإسلام هدم ترا
ثٍheritage (ending) شيّدتهbuilt it عباقرgeniuses الأحلامminds
ثٍ شيّدته عباقر الأحلام
Islam has never permitted the destruction of a heritage
Islam does not permit destroying a heritage
built by minds of genius.
Built by the geniuses of dreams
بلrather أباحpermitted الإسلامIslam أنthat يشنقbe hanged الthe
بل أباح الإسلام أن يشنق ال
هدامُdestroyer جهراopenly وشيعةand the followers of الهدامthe destroyer
هدامُ جهرا وشيعة الهدام
Rather, Islam has permitted the hanging of the
Rather, Islam permits that the destroyer
destroyer in public, along with the destroyer's followers.
And the followers of destroyers be hanged openly
Sol 6.1