هذيthis سماؤُكِyour sky أنغامٌmelodies وأضواءُand lights
هذي سماؤُكِ أنغامٌ وأضواءُ
غَنَّاكِsang to you «داودُDavid»، أمor حيَّاكِgreeted you «سيناءُSinai»
غَنَّاكِ «داودُ»، أم حيَّاكِ «سيناءُ»
This sky of yours is melodies and lights.
Your sky is melodies and lights
Has David sung to you, or has Sinai greeted you?
"David" sang to you, or did "Sinai" greet you?
أمor النبيُّونthe prophets قدindeed أزجَتْsent gliding سفائِنَهمtheir ships
أم النبيُّون قد أزجَتْ سفائِنَهم
موعودةٌa promised night، منamong لياليthe nights of النيلthe Nile قمراءُmoonlit
موعودةٌ، من ليالي النيل قمراءُ
Or have the prophets had their ships borne onward
Or did the prophets anchor their ships
by a promised, moonlit night among the nights of the Nile?
Promised one, from the blonde nights of the Nile
أمor طالعتكِappeared to you منfrom السِّحرmagic القديمancient رُؤًىvisions
أم طالعتكِ من السِّحر القديم رُؤًى
يشدوsings بهنَّwith them الثرىthe soil، والريحُand the wind، والماءُand the water
يشدو بهنَّ الثرى، والريحُ، والماءُ
Or have visions from ancient magic appeared to you,
Or did ancient magic reveal to you visions
with which the soil, the wind, and the water sing?
With which the land, the wind, and the water sing
أمor جاءcame to «طيبةَThebes» منfrom أربابهاits gods نبأٌnews
أم جاء «طيبةَ» من أربابها نبأٌ
أمor أنَّthat كهَّانهاits priests بالوحيwith revelation قدindeed جاءواcame
أم أنَّ كهَّانها بالوحي قد جاءوا
Or has news come to Thebes from its gods,
Or did news come to "Thebes" from its lords
or have its priests come bearing revelation?
Or did its soothsayers come with revelation
أمor سارَmarched «عمروAmr» بنورwith the light of الفتحconquest فائتلقتْand gleamed
أم سارَ «عمرو» بنور الفتح فائتلقتْ
بهِby it زبرجدةٌa chrysolite فيon الشطِّthe bank خضراءُgreen
بهِ زبرجدةٌ في الشطِّ خضراءُ
Or did Amr march with conquest's light, and there gleamed
Or did "Amr" go with the light of victory, so green crystals
by it a green chrysolite upon the bank?
In the river welcomed him
ماجتْsurged خمائلُgroves بالبشرىwith glad tidings وأوديةٌand valleys
ماجتْ خمائلُ بالبشرى وأوديةٌ
فهنَّso they are فاكهةٌfruit تَنْدَىmoistened with dew وصهباءُand tawny wine
فهنَّ فاكهةٌ تَنْدَى وصهباءُ
Groves and valleys surged with glad tidings,
The doves fluttered with good tidings and valleys
and they were dew-moistened fruit and tawny wine.
They are ripe, dewy fruits and blond
ياO مصرُEgypt، ذلكَthat يومthe day of الملتقَىmeeting، وعلىand at
يا مصرُ، ذلكَ يوم الملتقَى، وعلى
صبَاحِهِits dawn قَدِمَarrived الرُّسْلُthe envoys الأجلَّاءُillustrious
صبَاحِهِ قَدِمَ الرُّسْلُ الأجلَّاءُ
O Egypt, that is the day of meeting, and at
O Egypt, that is the day of the meeting, and at
its dawn the illustrious envoys arrived.
Its dawn the glorious messengers arrived
أسْرَتْjourneyed by night إليكto you بهمwith them روحٌa spirit وعاطفةٌand affection
أسْرَتْ إليك بهم روحٌ وعاطفةٌ
وكمand how many إليكِto you بسرِّthrough the mystery of الروحِthe spirit إسراءُnight journeys
وكم إليكِ بسرِّ الروحِ إسراءُ
Spirit and affection bore them to you by night,
A spirit and affection crept to you through them
and how many night journeys to you through the spirit's mystery!
And how many crept to you with the secret of the soul
دعاcalled، فلَّبوهُso they answered it، صوتٌa voice منfrom عروبتهمtheir Arab identity
دعا، فلَّبوهُ، صوتٌ من عروبتهم
كماas يُلبِّيanswer هُتافَthe cry of الأمِّthe mother أبناءُsons
كما يُلبِّي هُتافَ الأمِّ أبناءُ
A voice from their Arab kinship called, and they answered,
A voice from their Arabism called, so they answered
as sons answer their mother's cry.
As the call of the mother is answered by her sons
لاno بلrather أهابَsummoned بهمthem يومٌa day صنائعهُits workings
لا بل أهابَ بهم يومٌ صنائعهُ
منby أمرهاtheir decree الناسُpeople أمواتٌdead وأحياءُand alive
من أمرها الناسُ أمواتٌ وأحياءُ
No, rather a day summoned them, whose workings
Or a day commanded them with its making
determine whether people are dead or alive.
From its command people are dead and alive
إنْif لمnot تَصُنْguard فيهwithin it أيديهمtheir hands تُراثَهموtheir heritage
إنْ لم تَصُنْ فيه أيديهم تُراثَهمو
فقدthen indeed تَبَدَّدَwas scattered، والأيامُand the days أنواءُstorms
فقد تَبَدَّدَ، والأيامُ أنواءُ
If their hands do not guard their heritage within it,
If their hands do not protect their heritage
it will be scattered, for the days are storms
It will be lost, and days are fickle
طاحتْswept away بناصيةِby the forelock of الضعفَىthe weak، وسخَّرَهَاand harnessed them
طاحتْ بناصيةِ الضعفَى، وسخَّرَهَا
كماas يشاءwish الأشدَّاءُthe strong الألبَّاءُthe wise
كما يشاء الأشدَّاءُ الألبَّاءُ
that swept the weak away by the forelock, but are harnessed
It knocked down the foreheads of the weak, and subjected them
at will by the strong and wise.
As the mighty and staunch desire
أحرارُfree men of دهرٍan age همُthey المستيقظونthose alert لهاto them
أحرارُ دهرٍ همُ المستيقظون لها
ومنand those who غفواslumbered فهموthen they are الموتىthe dead الأرقَّاءُthe enslaved
ومن غفوا فهمو الموتى الأرقَّاءُ
The free men of an age are those alert to them;
They are the free of an era, awakened for it
those who slumber are the dead, the enslaved.
And those who slept are the uneasy dead
بَنِيsons of العروبةِArabhood، دارَturned الدهرُtime واختلفتْand came successively
بَنِي العروبةِ، دارَ الدهرُ واختلفتْ
عليكموupon you غِيَرٌchanges of fortune شَتَّىvarious وأرزاءُand calamities
عليكمو غِيَرٌ شَتَّى وأرزاءُ
Sons of Arabhood, time has turned, and there have visited
Children of Arabism, the abode of time turned
you many changes of fortune and calamities.
And discord came over you, diverse and unkind
مضىpassed بضائقتيهاwith its two hardships الأمسُyesterday، وانفسحتْand opened wide
مضى بضائقتيها الأمسُ، وانفسحتْ
أمامbefore أعينكمyour eyes للمجدfor glory أجواءُskies
أمام أعينكم للمجد أجواءُ
Yesterday has passed with its two ordeals, and there have opened
Yesterday passed with its distress, and before your eyes
before your eyes wide skies for glory.
The heavens opened for glory
اليومtoday شِيدواbuild كماas شادتْbuilt أبوَّتُكُمyour forefathers
اليوم شِيدوا كما شادتْ أبوَّتُكُم
شرقًاan East دعائمُهُits pillars كالطَّودِlike a mountain شَمَّاءُlofty
شرقًا دعائمُهُ كالطَّودِ شَمَّاءُ
Today, build as your forefathers built
Today build as your fatherhood built
an East whose pillars are lofty as a mountain.
In the East, its pillars like the towering mountain peaks
دستورُهُits constitution وَحدةٌunity مُثلىideal، وشرعتُهُand its law
دستورُهُ وَحدةٌ مُثلى، وشرعتُهُ
بالحقfor justice ناطقةٌspeaking، بالحبِّwith love سَمْحَاءُgracious
بالحق ناطقةٌ، بالحبِّ سَمْحَاءُ
Its constitution is ideal unity, and its law
Its constitution is ideal unity, its law
speaks for justice, gracious with love.
Speaking truth, kind Sama
لكمfor you بحاضركمin your present منfrom دهركمyour age نُهَزٌopportunities
لكم بحاضركم من دهركم نُهَزٌ
فيهاin them لغابركمfor your past بعثٌresurrection وإحياءُand revival
فيها لغابركم بعثٌ وإحياءُ
In your present, your age offers you opportunities
For you in your present from your past strife
for your past to rise again and live anew.
In it is revival and resurrection for your past
شُدُّواbind firmly علىto العروةthe bond الوثقىthe firmest سواعِدكمyour forearms
شُدُّوا على العروة الوثقى سواعِدكم
لاlet not يَصْدَعَنَّكُمُوdivide you بالخُلفthrough discord مشَّاءُa roving troublemaker
لا يَصْدَعَنَّكُمُو بالخُلف مشَّاءُ
Fasten your arms upon the firmest bond;
Hold fast to the firm cable with your arms
let no peddler of discord split you apart.
Let no dissenters break you asunder
لمnot تنأgrow distant بغدادُBaghdad عنfrom مصرEgypt، ولاnor بَعُدَتْbecame distant
لم تنأ بغدادُ عن مصر، ولا بَعُدَتْ
لبنانُLebanon، والمسجدُand the Mosque الأقصىthe Farthest، وشهباءُand Shahba
لبنانُ، والمسجدُ الأقصى، وشهباءُ
Baghdad has not grown distant from Egypt, nor are far away
Baghdad did not distance from Egypt, nor
Lebanon, the Aqsa Mosque, or Shahba.
Did Lebanon, the Aqsa Mosque, and Shuba
أيُّwhich التخومborders تناءَتْgrew distant بينbetween أربعهاtheir quarters
أيُّ التخوم تناءَتْ بين أربعها
لهاfor them منfrom الروحthe spirit تقريبٌbringing close وإدناءُand drawing near
لها من الروح تقريبٌ وإدناءُ
What borders lie far apart between their homelands,
Which of the borders distanced between the four
when the spirit draws them close and brings them near?
When they have closeness of spirit and approach
أرضٌa land عليهاupon it جرىflowed تاريخناour history، وجرىand flowed
أرضٌ عليها جرى تاريخنا، وجرى
دَمٌblood بهwith it كَتَبَwrote التاريخَhistory آباءُforefathers
دَمٌ به كَتَبَ التاريخَ آباءُ
A land upon which our history flowed, and there flowed
A land where our history flowed, and
blood with which our forefathers wrote history.
Blood flowed with which fathers wrote history
مباركٌblessed غرسُهُits planting، منهfrom it بأندلسٍin Andalusia
مباركٌ غرسُهُ، منه بأندلسٍ
والقادسيَّةِand al-Qadisiyyah، واليَرْمُوكِand al-Yarmuk أجناءُfruits
والقادسيَّةِ، واليَرْمُوكِ أجناءُ
Blessed is its planting; from it in Andalusia,
Blessed is its planting, from it in Andalusia
at al-Qadisiyyah and al-Yarmuk, there are fruits
And Qadisiya, and Yarmouk, branches
خوالدُeverlasting النَفْحِfragrance لمnot يَذْهَبْtake away بِنَضْرَتِهَاwith their freshness
خوالدُ النَفْحِ لم يَذْهَبْ بِنَضْرَتِهَا
حَرٌّheat، وقَرٌّand cold، وإِصْبَاحٌand morning، وَإِمْسَاءُand evening
حَرٌّ، وقَرٌّ، وإِصْبَاحٌ، وَإِمْسَاءُ
of undying fragrance, whose freshness has never been stolen
Khalid's eternal charm did not take its freshness
by heat or cold, by morning or evening.
In heat, cold, dawn, and dusk
إيهٍspeak on! بنيsons of الشرقِthe East! فالأبصارُfor the eyes شاخصةٌfixed
إيهٍ بني الشرقِ! فالأبصارُ شاخصةٌ
لماon what تُعِدُّونَyou prepare، والآذانand the ears إصغاءُlistening
لما تُعِدُّونَ، والآذان إصغاءُ
Speak on, sons of the East! All eyes are fixed
O people of the East! The eyes are watching
on what you prepare, and all ears are listening.
What you prepare, and the ears listening
يستطلعُlooks ahead to الشرقُthe East ماwhat يجريbrings about بهwith it غَدُهُits tomorrow
يستطلعُ الشرقُ ما يجري به غَدُهُ
ياO شرقُEast إنَّindeed غدًاtomorrow هدمٌdemolition وإنشاءُand construction
يا شرقُ إنَّ غدًا هدمٌ وإنشاءُ
The East looks ahead to what its tomorrow will bring.
The East observes what its tomorrow holds
O East, tomorrow is demolition and construction.
O East, tomorrow is destruction and building
بصيحةat the cry of السِّلمpeace لاlet not يَأْخُذْكَseize you إغراءُenticement
بصيحة السِّلم لا يَأْخُذْكَ إغراءُ
فَلِلْمَطَامِعِfor greed has إغراءٌenticement وإغواءُand seduction
فَلِلْمَطَامِعِ إغراءٌ وإغواءُ
Let no enticement seize you at the cry of peace,
With the call of peace be not misled
for greed has its enticements and seductions.
For ambitions there is temptation and misleading
تَفَتَّحَتْopened صُحُفُthe pages of الأيامِthe days وانبعثتْand stirred
تَفَتَّحَتْ صُحُفُ الأيامِ وانبعثتْ
أقلامُهاtheir pens، وَصَغَتْand listened كُتُبٌbooks وأَنْبَاءُand tidings
أقلامُها، وَصَغَتْ كُتُبٌ وأَنْبَاءُ
The pages of the days have opened, and there have stirred
The pages of days opened and their
their pens; books and tidings have listened.
Pens sprang forth, books and news bowed
وَطَأْطَأَتْand bowed their heads أُمَمٌnations مَقْهُورَةٌvanquished، وَرَنَاand gazed
وَطَأْطَأَتْ أُمَمٌ مَقْهُورَةٌ، وَرَنَا
أنصارُchampions of حَقٍّjustice علىamid الجَلَّيgreat calamity أودَّاءُdevoted friends
أنصارُ حَقٍّ على الجَلَّي أودَّاءُ
And vanquished nations bowed their heads, while there gazed
And oppressed nations sighed, and the
champions of justice, devoted friends amid calamity.
Supporters of truth loudly wailed
مَسَّتْهُمُtouched them الحربُwar مَسَّthe touch of المُرْمَضِينthose scorched بهاby it
مَسَّتْهُمُ الحربُ مَسَّ المُرْمَضِين بها
فماyet they did not تَشَكَّوْاcomplain، ولاnor شكُّواdoubt، ولاnor راءواsee
فما تَشَكَّوْا، ولا شكُّوا، ولا راءوا
War touched them as it touches those scorched by it,
War touched them like those thrust into it
yet they neither complained, doubted, nor saw
Yet they did not complain or grumble or censure
فيin عالمthe world of الغدtomorrow ماذَاwhat قدalready أُعِدَّwas prepared لهمfor them
في عالم الغد ماذَا قد أُعِدَّ لهم
وماand what تَرَىenvisage أُمَمٌnations فيin الحربwar غلباءُvictorious
وما تَرَى أُمَمٌ في الحرب غلباءُ
what had been prepared for them in tomorrow's world,
In the world of tomorrow, what is prepared for them
or what nations victorious in war envisaged—
And what do you think nations in war victors are?
خَطَّتْdrew up مواثيقَcovenants للإنسانfor humanity واشترعتْand ordained
خَطَّتْ مواثيقَ للإنسان واشترعتْ
بناءَthe building of دنياa world لهاfor which الإحسانُbenevolence بنَّاءُa builder
بناءَ دنيا لها الإحسانُ بنَّاءُ
nations that drew up covenants for humanity and ordained
They drafted covenants for man and legislated
the building of a world whose builder is benevolence.
Building a world kindness constructs
إنيindeed I أخافfear عليهاfor it أنthat تضيِّعَهَاsquander it
إني أخاف عليها أن تضيِّعَهَا
يدٌa hand مُبَرَّأةٌblameless للسِّلْمِfor peace، بيضاءُwhite
يدٌ مُبَرَّأةٌ للسِّلْمِ، بيضاءُ
I fear for that world, lest it be squandered
I fear for them they will lose it
by a blameless hand, white in the service of peace,
A hand absolved of peace, pure white
فيin ساعةٍan hour منof خُمارِthe drunken haze of النَّصْرِvictory سامرُهاits night companion،
في ساعةٍ من خُمارِ النَّصْرِ سامرُها،
لِمَاof what جرىpassed منof عهودِthe covenants of الأمسِyesterday، نَسَّاءُever forgetful
لِمَا جرى من عهودِ الأمسِ، نَسَّاءُ
in an hour of victory's drunken haze, its night companion
In an hour of the intoxication of victory, its revelry
ever forgetful of yesterday's bygone covenants.
For what transpired of yesterday's covenants, forgetful
فَقُدْso steer شِرَاعَكَyour sail لاdo not تُسْلِمْsurrender أَزِمَّتَهُits reins
فَقُدْ شِرَاعَكَ لا تُسْلِمْ أَزِمَّتَهُ
لغيرto other than كَفِّكَyour hand إنَّindeed الريحَthe wind هوجاءُwild
لغير كَفِّكَ إنَّ الريحَ هوجاءُ
So steer your sail; do not surrender its reins
So set your sail, do not deliver its helm
to any hand but yours—the wind is wild.
To other than your palm, the wind wayward
ياO شرقُEast، مجدُكَyour glory إِنْif لمnot تُرْسِanchor صخرَتَهُits rock
يا شرقُ، مجدُكَ إِنْ لم تُرْسِ صخرَتَهُ
يداكَyour two hands أنتَyou yourself، فقدthen indeed أَخْلَتْهُstripped it bare أهواءُwhims
يداكَ أنتَ، فقد أَخْلَتْهُ أهواءُ
O East, your glory—if its rock is not anchored
O East, your glory, if you do not build its rock
by your own hands—will have been stripped bare by whims.
With your hands, it will be scattered by winds
ياO شرقُEast، حقُّكَyour right إنْif لمnot تَحْمِdefend حوزَتَهُits domain
يا شرقُ، حقُّكَ إنْ لم تَحْمِ حوزَتَهُ
صدورُthe breasts of قومِكَyour people، لمnot تُنْقِذْهُrescue it آراءُopinions
صدورُ قومِكَ، لم تُنْقِذْهُ آراءُ
O East, your right—if its domain is not defended
O East, your right, if your people's breasts do not protect its keeping
by your people's breasts—will not be rescued by opinions.
Opinions will not save it
والكونُand the universe ملحمةٌa battle-epic كبرىgreat جوانِبُهاits reaches
والكونُ ملحمةٌ كبرى جوانِبُها
دمٌblood، ونارٌand fire، وإعصارٌand whirlwind، وظلماءُand darkness
دمٌ، ونارٌ، وإعصارٌ، وظلماءُ
The universe is a vast battle-epic, its reaches
And the universe is a great epic, its aspects
blood, fire, whirlwind, and darkness.
Blood, fire, storm, and darkness
أكانwas it? عندكَin your view هذاthis الموتُdeath يصنعُهُfashions it
أكان عندكَ هذا الموتُ يصنعُهُ
بكفِّهِwith his hand آدمُAdam العاصيthe disobedient، وحوَّاءُand Eve
بكفِّهِ آدمُ العاصي، وحوَّاءُ
Did you ever imagine this death being fashioned
Was it in your power that death makes
by the hand of disobedient Adam, and Eve—
With his hands disobedient Adam and Eve?
منfrom ذاتone possessing أجنحةٍwings يخشىfears مسابحَهاits flights
من ذات أجنحةٍ يخشى مسابحَها
غولٌa ghoul، ونسرٌand an eagle، وتِنِّينٌand a dragon، وعنقاءُand a phoenix
غولٌ، ونسرٌ، وتِنِّينٌ، وعنقاءُ
from a winged thing whose flights are dreaded by
Of a winged being its swimming feared
ghoul, eagle, dragon, and phoenix?
An ogre, eagle, dragon, and giraffe
شَأَتْoutstripped خطاهاits strides بساطَthe carpet of الريحthe wind وانطلقتand sped away
شَأَتْ خطاها بساطَ الريح وانطلقت
والأرضُand the earth منfrom هولهاits terror سوداءُblack حمراءُred
والأرضُ من هولها سوداءُ حمراءُ
Its strides outran the flying carpet, and it sped away,
Its steps swept the carpet of wind and took off
the earth, from its terror, black and red.
And the earth from its horror black and red
تعلوrises وتنقضُّand swoops وَشْكَas swift as اللَّمْحِa glance صاعقةًa thunderbolt
تعلو وتنقضُّ وَشْكَ اللَّمْحِ صاعقةً
يكادalmost منهاfrom it يُصيبstrikes النجمَthe star إعماءُblindness
يكاد منها يُصيب النجمَ إعماءُ
It rises and swoops, a thunderbolt in the blink of an eye;
It ascends and dives like lightning flash
the star is almost stricken blind by it.
Almost causing the star to faint
وزاحفاتٍand crawlers منof الفولاذsteel قدindeed هُصِرَتْwere crushed
وزاحفاتٍ من الفولاذ قد هُصِرَتْ
منfrom ثقلهنَّtheir weight لصدرof the breast of الأرضِthe earth أحناءُcurves
من ثقلهنَّ لصدر الأرضِ أحناءُ
And crawlers of steel: there have been crushed
And crawlers of steel it has emptied
by their weight the curves of the earth's breast.
Of their weight the earth's chest bends
إنْif صَعَّدتْthey climbed، فالجبالُthen the mountains الشمُّlofty هاويةٌfalling
إنْ صَعَّدتْ، فالجبالُ الشمُّ هاويةٌ
أوor عربدتْthey raged، فالصخورُthen the rocks الصمُّsolid أشلاءُfragments
أو عربدتْ، فالصخورُ الصمُّ أشلاءُ
If they climb, the lofty mountains tumble;
If it ascended, mountains are plummeting abysses
or if they rage, the solid rocks lie in fragments.
Or if it roared, mute rocks are wrecked
لمnot يَخْلُwas free منfrom شَرِّهَاtheir evil ماءٌwater ويابسةٌand dry land
لم يَخْلُ من شَرِّهَا ماءٌ ويابسةٌ
أوor تَنْجُescape منfrom غدرهاtheir treachery غابٌforest وصحراءُand desert
أو تَنْجُ من غدرها غابٌ وصحراءُ
Neither water nor dry land was spared their evil,
Neither water nor land is free of its evil
nor did forest or desert escape their treachery.
Nor forest or desert safe from its betrayal
ياO شرقُEast، يومُكَyour day لاdo not تُخْطِئْmiss سوانحَهُits opportunities
يا شرقُ، يومُكَ لا تُخْطِئْ سوانحَهُ
فليسfor not تُغْفَرُare forgiven بعدafter اليومtoday أخطاءُmistakes
فليس تُغْفَرُ بعد اليوم أخطاءُ
O East, this is your day; do not miss its chances,
O East, your day do not miss its flanks
for after today mistakes will not be forgiven.
For after today sins are not forgiven
فيin عهدthe reign of «فاروقَFarouk» طابwas sweet الملتقىthe meeting، وعلىand amid
في عهد «فاروقَ» طاب الملتقى، وعلى
جَنَّاتِهِits gardens لَقِيَfound القربَcloseness الأحبَّاءُthe loved ones
جَنَّاتِهِ لَقِيَ القربَ الأحبَّاءُ
In Farouk's reign the meeting was sweet, and amid
In Umar's era the meeting was blessed, and upon
its gardens the loved ones found closeness.
Its gardens the loved ones met
حَمَىprotected العروبةَArabhood أعراقًاroots، ومدَّand bestowed لهاon it
حَمَى العروبةَ أعراقًا، ومدَّ لها
خِصبًاfertility لهاfor it فيهin it إنباتٌsprouting وإزكاءُand flourishing
خِصبًا لها فيه إنباتٌ وإزكاءُ
He guarded Arabhood in its roots, and bestowed on it
It protected Arab lineages, and extended
fertility, where it could sprout and flourish.
For it fertile land, growth and cultivation
وباركَتْهاand blessed it سماءٌa sky منof مآثِرِهِhis noble deeds
وباركَتْها سماءٌ من مآثِرِهِ
فهياso onward! لكلِّfor every صنيعٍdeed منهfrom him لَأْلَاءُradiance
فهيا لكلِّ صنيعٍ منه لَأْلَاءُ
A sky of his noble deeds blessed it,
And the sky of his glories blessed it
so onward! Every deed of his has a radiance.
So for each of his works are banners
عباقرُthe geniuses of الشَّرقthe East همthey are آباؤُهُits fathers، وهموand they are
عباقرُ الشَّرق هم آباؤُهُ، وهمو
ملوكُهُits kings الصِّيدُproud، والشمُّand lofty الأعزَّاءُmighty
ملوكُهُ الصِّيدُ، والشمُّ الأعزَّاءُ
The geniuses of the East are its fathers, and they are
The East's geniuses are its fathers, and they
its proud kings, its lofty and mighty ones.
Are its lion kings, venerable nobility
ياO عُصبةَband of «الوحدةthe Unity الكبرىGreat» وعصْمَتَهَاand its safeguard
يا عُصبةَ «الوحدة الكبرى» وعصْمَتَهَا
هذيthese طوالعكمyour rising stars جلواءُbright غرَّاءُradiant
هذي طوالعكم جلواءُ غرَّاءُ
O band of the Great Unity, and its safeguard,
O union of the "Greater Arab Unity" and its coalition
these are your rising stars, bright and radiant.
I wish I could eulogize, singing
ودِدْتُI wished لوif only شِدْتُI proclaimed بالأسماءwith the names شاديةًsinging
ودِدْتُ لو شِدْتُ بالأسماء شاديةً
بهاwith them ربوعٌlands حبيباتٌbeloved وأرجاءُand regions
بها ربوعٌ حبيباتٌ وأرجاءُ
I wished I might proclaim the names, echoed in song
Beloved lands and spaces
by beloved lands and regions.
And I do not name the varied virtues of the youths
وماand not أُسمِّيI name فتًىa young man شتَّىmanifold مناقبُهُhis virtues
وما أُسمِّي فتًى شتَّى مناقبُهُ
إنَّindeed المنَاقِبَvirtues للفتيانِfor young men أسماءُnames
إنَّ المنَاقِبَ للفتيانِ أسماءُ
Yet I name no young man whose virtues are manifold;
For virtues for the youths are names
virtues themselves are names for young men.
Mustafa and his disciples, if mentioned
المصطفىMustafa وحواريُّوهُand his disciples إنif ذُكرُواthey are mentioned
المصطفى وحواريُّوهُ إن ذُكرُوا
فالشرقُthen the East مَنْبَهَةٌa source of renown، والغربُand the West أصداءُechoes
فالشرقُ مَنْبَهَةٌ، والغربُ أصداءُ
If Mustafa and his disciples are mentioned,
The East awakens, and the West echoes
the East gains renown, and the West echoes.
And you are each for the protection of his homeland a hero
وكلكمand each of you عنin defense of حمىthe sanctuary of أوطانهhis native lands بطلٌa hero
وكلكم عن حمى أوطانه بطلٌ
مستقتلٌfighting to the death قرشيُّQurayshi الروحِin spirit فَدَّاءُself-sacrificing
مستقتلٌ قرشيُّ الروحِ فَدَّاءُ
Each of you is a hero defending his native lands' sanctuary,
A ransom with Qurashi soul redeemer
fighting to the death, Qurayshi in spirit, self-sacrificing.
By God, if you come to the valley and your pillar is
باللهِby God إنif جئتمyou come الواديthe valley وناسمكمand caressed you with a breeze
باللهِ إن جئتم الوادي وناسمكم
ثَراهُits soil، فهوfor it is أزاهيرٌflowers وأنداءُand dewdrops
ثَراهُ، فهو أزاهيرٌ وأنداءُ
By God, if you come to the valley and are caressed
Its flowers, it is aromas and songs
by its soil—all flowers and dewdrops—
And yesterday circled with memories and a
وطافand circled بالذكرياتwith memories الأمسُyesterday واسْتَبَقَتْand raced one another
وطاف بالذكريات الأمسُ واسْتَبَقَتْ
بالدمعwith tears عينٌan eye، وبالأشواقِand with longings حَوْبَاءُa soul
بالدمع عينٌ، وبالأشواقِ حَوْبَاءُ
and yesterday circles with memories, while racing ahead
Eye competed with tears, and hearts with passions
are an eye with tears and a soul with longing,
So fulfill the rights of brotherhood that a
فاقضواthen fulfill حقوقَthe claims of إخاءِbrotherhood تستجيرseeks refuge بهin it
فاقضوا حقوقَ إخاءِ تستجير به
أُختٌa sister لكمof yours فيin صراعِthe struggle of الدهرِtime عزلاءُunarmed
أُختٌ لكم في صراعِ الدهرِ عزلاءُ
then fulfill the claims of brotherhood, whose protection is sought
Sister seeking refuge in the struggle of time alone takes shelter
by a sister of yours, unarmed in time's struggle.
Her food is the crumbs of living, anguished
طعامُهاher food منfrom فُتاتِthe crumbs of العيشِlife مَسْغَبَةٌfamine
طعامُها من فُتاتِ العيشِ مَسْغَبَةٌ
ورِيُّهَاand her thirst-quenching منهُfrom it إيلامٌpain وإشْقاءُand misery
ورِيُّهَا منهُ إيلامٌ وإشْقاءُ
Her food, from life's crumbs, is famine,
And her drink from it is pain and agony
and her drink from it is pain and misery.
The buyer's gold made lawful for her, and an
أحَلَّهَاmade her lawful ذَهَبُthe gold of الشَّاريthe buyer، وحرَّمَهَاand made her forbidden
أحَلَّهَا ذَهَبُ الشَّاري، وحرَّمَهَا
عصرٌan age بهin which حُرِّرَwere freed القومُthe peoples الأذلَّاءُabased
عصرٌ به حُرِّرَ القومُ الأذلَّاءُ
The buyer's gold made her lawful, yet she was forbidden by
Era in which the wretched were freed deprived her
an age in which the most abased peoples were freed.
Two wars have wounded her, in blood and tears
حَرْبَانِtwo wars أثخنتاهاgrievously wounded her أدمعًاtears ودمًاand blood
حَرْبَانِ أثخنتاها أدمعًا ودمًا
تنزوthrob بهاwithin her مهجةٌa heart كَلْمَىwounded وأحشاءُand entrails
تنزو بها مهجةٌ كَلْمَى وأحشاءُ
Two wars grievously wounded her with tears and blood;
A gut pained, and entrails and bowels
within her a wounded heart and entrails throb.
This is Palestine, or this is her story
هذيthis «فلسطينُPalestine» أوor هذيthis روايتُهاher story
هذي «فلسطينُ» أو هذي روايتُها
ماذاwhat تقولونwill you say إنْif لمnot يُحْسَمِis cut off الدَّاءُthe malady؟
ماذا تقولون إنْ لم يُحْسَمِ الدَّاءُ؟
This is Palestine, or this is her story;
What do you say if the disease is not cured?
what will you say if the malady is not cut off?
She looked to you, did she not have
تَطَلَّعَتْlooked expectantly لكمtoward you وَلْهَىdistraught أليسis there not لهاfor her
تَطَلَّعَتْ لكم وَلْهَى أليس لها
علىat يديكمyour hands منfrom العِلَّاتِailments إبْرَاءُa cure؟
على يديكم من العِلَّاتِ إبْرَاءُ؟
Distraught, she looked toward you; is there not for her
Healing at your hands from the sublime?
a cure from her afflictions at your hands?
You took the covenant for her from your fatherhood
حملتمُyou bore العهدَthe covenant فيهاconcerning her عنfrom أبوَّتكمyour forefathers
حملتمُ العهدَ فيها عن أبوَّتكم
إنَّindeed البنينَsons لحملِto bear العهدِthe covenant أكفاءُequal to it
إنَّ البنينَ لحملِ العهدِ أكفاءُ
You bore the covenant concerning her from your forefathers;
Sons are suited to carry the covenant
sons are equal to bearing the covenant.
Partial English translation: 127 of 128 Arabic lines translated.
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