رقدslept السيفُthe sword واستراحand rested الأعاديthe enemies
رقد السيفُ واستراح الأعادي
ياO نصيرَchampion of الشعوبthe peoples أدرِكْcome to the aid of بلاديmy country
يا نصيرَ الشعوب أدرِكْ بلادي
The sword has slept, and the enemies have rested.
The sword rested and the enemies relaxed,
O champion of peoples, come to my country's aid.
Oh supporter of nations, save my country,
عَبثاًin vain تُطلِقُyou free العبادَthe people منfrom الأسرcaptivity
عَبثاً تُطلِقُ العبادَ من الأسر
وتُبقيand you keep فيin الأسرcaptivity بعضَsome of العبادِthe people
وتُبقي في الأسر بعضَ العبادِ
In vain you free people from captivity
In vain you liberate some slaves
And keep some people in captivity.
While you keep others in bondage,
إنَّindeed شعباًa people تريدُهyou intend it لحياةٍfor life
إنَّ شعباً تريدُه لحياةٍ
غيرُis other than شعبٍa people يَحياlives بالاستعبادِin enslavement
غيرُ شعبٍ يَحيا بالاستعبادِ
Indeed, a people you intend for life
A nation you want for life
Is not a people that lives in enslavement.
Is not like a nation that lives in servitude,
المبادِيthe principles التيwhich وَضَعْتَyou laid down أساساًas a foundation
المبادِي التي وَضَعْتَ أساساً
لحياةِfor the life of الشعوبthe peoples نِعمexcellent are المباديthe principles
لحياةِ الشعوب نِعم المبادي
The principles you laid as a foundation
The principles you laid down
For the life of peoples—what fine principles!
As basis for the life of nations are good principles,
سعَروهاthey kindled them حَرباًas a war ضروساَfierce فشبَّتso it flared
سعَروها حَرباً ضروساَ فشبَّت
تتلظّىblazing كالنارِlike fire ذاتِpossessing اتّقادِintense burning
تتلظّى كالنارِ ذاتِ اتّقادِ
They kindled them into a savage war, and it flared,
They ignited a fierce war that blazed
Blazing like a fiercely burning fire.
Like a fiery flame,
فيon رؤوسِthe summits of الجبالthe mountains يوماَone day وتحتَand beneath
في رؤوسِ الجبال يوماَ وتحتَ
الأرضِthe earth طَوراًat one time وتارةًand at another فيin الوهادِthe lowlands
الأرضِ طَوراً وتارةً في الوهادِ
On the mountain summits one day, and beneath
At mountain peaks one day, and underneath
The earth another time, and sometimes in the lowlands.
The earth at times, and sometimes in the valleys,
وهيand it is فوقَabove المياهthe waters حيناًfor a time وتحتَand beneath
وهي فوقَ المياه حيناً وتحتَ
الماءthe water آناًawhile وفوقand upon متنِthe back of الغواديthe rainclouds
الماء آناً وفوق متنِ الغوادي
And it is above the waters awhile, and beneath
And above the waters once, and below
The water awhile, and upon the backs of rainclouds.
The water at times, and atop the dunes,
فإذاthen behold الجوُّthe sky قاتمٌdark وإذاand behold البَرًّthe land
فإذا الجوُّ قاتمٌ وإذا البَرًّ
عبوسٌfrowning والبحرُand the sea فيin إزبادِfoaming
عبوسٌ والبحرُ في إزبادِ
Then the sky is dark, and the land
So the weather is gloomy, and the land
Frowns, while the sea foams.
Is bleak, and the sea rages,
أممnations ترتميhurl themselves علىupon أممِnations أُخرىother
أمم ترتمي على أممِ أُخرى
وجندٌand an army يمشيmarches إلىtoward أجنادِarmies
وجندٌ يمشي إلى أجنادِ
Nations hurl themselves upon other nations,
Nations fall upon other nations
And an army marches toward armies.
And armies march against armies,
كمنlay in ambush الموتُdeath للنفوسfor souls فأيّانso whenever
كمن الموتُ للنفوس فأيّان
تردَّهُyou fend it off تجدْهُyou find it بالمرصادِlying in wait
تردَّهُ تجدْهُ بالمرصادِ
Death lay in ambush for souls; whenever
Death for the souls, so where
You fend it off, you find it lying in wait.
Can it be repelled? It lies in ambush,
فيin فِرِندthe watered pattern of الحسامِthe sword أوor فيin فمِthe mouth of المدفعthe cannon
في فِرِند الحسامِ أو في فمِ المدفع
فوقon الربىthe hills وبطنand the floor of الواديthe valley
فوق الربى وبطن الوادي
In the sword's watered steel or in the cannon's mouth,
In the edge of the sword, or in the mouth of a cannon
On the hilltops and the valley floor,
Over ruins and in the belly of the valley,
تحتbeneath جنحthe cover of الدّجىthe darkness وفيand in وضَحthe brightness of الصبحthe dawn
تحت جنح الدّجى وفي وضَح الصبح
وحينand during الإبراقlightning والإرعادِand thunder
وحين الإبراق والإرعادِ
Under the cover of darkness and in the brightness of dawn,
Under the wing of darkness, at dawn
And amid lightning and thunder.
And when lightning and thunder strike,
قيلit was said هذاthis يومُthe day of الشعوبthe peoples فلمَّاbut when
قيل هذا يومُ الشعوب فلمَّا
شَمَلit encompassed الأرضَthe earth قيلَit was said يومthe day of المعادِresurrection
شَمَل الأرضَ قيلَ يوم المعادِ
It was said: this is the day of peoples; but when
They said this is the day of nations, but when
It encompassed the earth, it was called the Day of Resurrection.
It engulfed the earth, they said it's doomsday,
زعموهاthey claimed it was حَرْباًa war يُصانis safeguarded بهاby it الحقُّjustice
زعموها حَرْباً يُصان بها الحقُّ
وأَخفَواand they concealed حقيقةًa truth فيin الفؤادِthe heart
وأَخفَوا حقيقةً في الفؤادِ
They claimed it was a war by which justice was safeguarded,
They claimed it's a war to protect truth
And concealed a truth in their hearts.
And concealed the facts in their hearts,
فإذاso if شئتَyou wish فهيthen it is حربُa war of دفاعٍdefense
فإذا شئتَ فهي حربُ دفاعٍ
جَرَّهُbrought it about خرقُa violation of حرمةٍsanctity أوor حيادِneutrality
جَرَّهُ خرقُ حرمةٍ أو حيادِ
If you wish, it is a war of defense,
If you wish, it's a defensive war
Caused by a violation of sanctity or neutrality.
Incited by violation of sanctity and neutrality,
وإذاand if شئتyou wish فهيthen it is حربُa war of بقاءٍsurvival
وإذا شئت فهي حربُ بقاءٍ
وإذاand if شئتَyou wish فهيthen it is حربُa war of اقتصادِeconomics
وإذا شئتَ فهي حربُ اقتصادِ
And if you wish, it is a war of survival,
And if you wish, it's a war of survival,
And if you wish, it is an economic war.
And if you wish, it's a war of economy,
سمّهاcall it ماwhatever تشاءyou wish ليستit is not كماas أَعلمI know
سمّها ما تشاء ليست كما أَعلم
إِلاّbut مطامعَthe greedy ambitions of الأسيادِthe masters
إِلاّ مطامعَ الأسيادِ
Call it what you will; as I know it, it is nothing
Call it what you want, but as I know
But the greedy ambitions of the masters.
It is only the greed of masters,
قوةٌpower تستبيحُexploits ضُعفاًweakness وفردٌand an individual
قوةٌ تستبيحُ ضُعفاً وفردٌ
مسترِقٌّenslaving شعباًa people بالاستبدادِthrough tyranny
مسترِقٌّ شعباً بالاستبدادِ
Power exploiting weakness, and an individual
A force that sanctions weakness, and an
Enslaving a people through tyranny.
Individual who steals a nation by tyranny,
ثمthen قالواthey said حقُّthe right of الضعيفthe weak وقالواand they said
ثم قالوا حقُّ الضعيف وقالوا
بَعدَafter هذاthis حرّيَّةُthe freedom of الأفرادِindividuals
بَعدَ هذا حرّيَّةُ الأفرادِ
Then they said: the right of the weak; and they said
Then they spoke of the rights of the weak, and spoke
After that: the freedom of individuals.
After this of the freedom of individuals,
هكذاthus تُنَثرare scattered الزهورthe flowers علىupon النعشِthe bier
هكذا تُنَثر الزهور على النعشِ
لتُخفِيto hide ماwhat تحتَهُis beneath it مِنof فَسادِdecay
لتُخفِي ما تحتَهُ مِن فَسادِ
Thus flowers are scattered upon the bier
Thus flowers are strewn on the bier
To hide the decay beneath it.
To conceal the corruption beneath,
إيهcome now غليومُGuillaume لاdo not تموّهobscure علىfor الناسِthe people
إيه غليومُ لا تموّه على الناسِ
المعانِيthe meanings فأنتfor you are بالشرّin evil بادِthe initiator
المعانِي فأنت بالشرّ بادِ
Come now, Guillaume—do not obscure for people
Oh William, do not disguise the meanings
The meanings; you are the one who began the evil.
For the people, you are prone to evil,
عزّةُthe dignity of الملكkingship لاnot تكونis لِجانٍfor a criminal
عزّةُ الملك لا تكون لِجانٍ
هوhe أَولَىmore deserving بِذِلَّةِof the humiliation of الإبعادِbanishment
هو أَولَى بِذِلَّةِ الإبعادِ
The dignity of kingship is not for a criminal;
The honor of a king is not through hosts
He is more deserving of the humiliation of banishment.
He is most deserving of exile,
قدmay تُدانbe held accountable النفوسُsouls ذاتpossessing شعورٍfeeling
قد تُدان النفوسُ ذات شعورٍ
لاnot تدانis held accountable النفسُthe soul التيthat منof جَمَادِlifeless matter
لا تدان النفسُ التي من جَمَادِ
Souls endowed with feeling may be held to account;
Souls of feeling may be condemned
A soul made of lifeless matter is not held to account.
But not the soul of inanimate matter,
آذِنيannounce to me بالسلامof peace أيّتُهاO you الأرضُearth
آذِني بالسلام أيّتُها الأرضُ
فقدfor indeed طالhas grown long عهدُناour time بالجِلادِin combat
فقد طال عهدُنا بالجِلادِ
Give me tidings of peace, O earth,
Inform me of peace, oh earth
For our time in combat has grown long.
For long we have lived under oppression,
آذِنيannounce to me بالصباحِof morning يَطْلُعْlet it dawn عليناupon us
آذِني بالصباحِ يَطْلُعْ علينا
قدindeed سئمناwe have tired of واللهِby God لونَthe color of السوادِblackness
قد سئمنا واللهِ لونَ السوادِ
Herald the morning to me; let it dawn upon us.
Inform me of the morning that rises upon us
By God, we have wearied of the color of blackness.
We are weary, by God, of the color black,
ولِقيناand we encountered منfrom الدواهِيthe calamities الدواهيthe calamities
ولِقينا من الدواهِي الدواهي
وأصبناand we suffered منfrom العواديthe afflictions العواديthe afflictions
وأصبنا من العوادي العوادي
And we have faced calamities upon calamities,
And we have suffered many afflictions
And suffered afflictions upon afflictions:
And were struck by many calamities,
مرضٌdisease فاتكٌdeadly وجوعٌand hunger وعُريٌand nakedness
مرضٌ فاتكٌ وجوعٌ وعُريٌ
وتَمَاديand the persistence of تعسُّفٍoppression واضطهادِand persecution
وتَمَادي تعسُّفٍ واضطهادِ
Deadly disease, hunger, and nakedness,
A deadly disease, hunger, nakedness
And relentless oppression and persecution.
And the arrogance of tyranny and persecution,
عبثَplayed havoc الموتdeath بالنفوسِwith souls كماas
عبثَ الموت بالنفوسِ كما
يَعبَثُplays havoc بالزَّرْعِwith the crops مِنجلُthe sickle of الحصَّادِthe reaper
يَعبَثُ بالزَّرْعِ مِنجلُ الحصَّادِ
Death played havoc with souls, as
Death toys with souls as
The reaper's sickle plays havoc with the crops.
The reaper’s sickle toys with the crop,
كلُّall هذيthese الشرورِevils إنْnot هيthey are إلاّbut
كلُّ هذي الشرورِ إنْ هي إلاّ
فَتَكاتthe deadly assaults of الأحقادِhatreds بالأحقادِupon hatreds
فَتَكات الأحقادِ بالأحقادِ
All these evils are nothing but
All these evils are but
The deadly assaults of hatreds upon hatreds.
The murders of hatreds upon hatreds,
أيهاO العالَمworld الجديدnew أماناًsafety
أيها العالَم الجديد أماناً
قدindeed تمادىhas gone too far القديمُthe old فيin الإفسادِspreading ruin
قد تمادى القديمُ في الإفسادِ
O new world, grant safety!
Oh new world, grant us safety
The old world has gone too far in spreading ruin.
For the old world has exceeded in corruption,
خذseize بحَدّwith the edge of الحُسامِthe sword مَنwhoever لاnot يباليcares
خذ بحَدّ الحُسامِ مَن لا يبالي
حينwhen يُدعىhe is appealed to بالنصحwith counsel والإرشادِand guidance
حين يُدعى بالنصح والإرشادِ
Seize with the sword's edge whoever pays no heed
Take by the edge of the sword those
When appealed to with counsel and guidance.
Who do not care when called to advice and guidance,
ضَعْset لهذيfor these الحروبِwars حَدّاًa limit ولوeven if أيَّدَتْهyou uphold it
ضَعْ لهذي الحروبِ حَدّاً ولو أيَّدَتْه
للورىfor humankind ببيضٍwith gleaming swords حدادِsharp
للورى ببيضٍ حدادِ
Set a limit to these wars, even if you uphold it
Set a limit to these wars even if
For humankind with gleaming, sharp swords.
Whiteness of mourning supports it,
يُدفَعis repelled الشرevil بالشرورِwith evils اضطراراُout of necessity
يُدفَع الشر بالشرورِ اضطراراُ
رُبًّmany a صلحٍpeace منfrom الوغىbattle مستفادِis gained
رُبًّ صلحٍ من الوغى مستفادِ
Evil is repelled with evils out of necessity;
Evil is fought by evils out of necessity
Many a peace is gained from battle.
Many times reconciliation comes from chaos,
سُنَّةُthe custom of الناسpeople فيin الحياةlife معادٌan adversary
سُنَّةُ الناس في الحياة معادٌ
جشَمتهyou have endured him العداءَhostility شَرَّهُhis evil عادِoppose
جشَمته العداءَ شَرَّهُ عادِ
People's rule in life is this: an adversary
People's way of life is a cycle
Whose hostility you have borne—oppose his evil.
Its wickedness intensifies its evil,
ياO نصيرَاa champion لشعوبfor peoples إنindeed الأمانيhopes
يا نصيرَا لشعوب إن الأماني
سبُلُthe paths of البائسينَthe wretched للإسعادِto happiness
سبُلُ البائسينَ للإسعادِ
O champion of peoples, hopes are indeed
Oh supporter of nations, wishes
The paths of the wretched toward happiness.
Are the paths of the miserable to happiness,
نحنwe قومٌa people وأنتand you أدرىknow best بقومٍِabout a people
نحن قومٌ وأنت أدرى بقومٍِ
ناشطٍeager للحياةfor life سَهلِeasy المقادِto lead
ناشطٍ للحياة سَهلِ المقادِ
We are a people—and you know such a people best—
We are a people, and you know best of a
Eager for life and easy to lead.
Vigorous people, easy to lead,
قدindeed ركبناwe have ridden البحارَthe seas نسعىstriving إلىtoward المجدglory
قد ركبنا البحارَ نسعى إلى المجد
أُباةspurners of الخمولِobscurity أَهلَpeople of اجتهادِdiligence
أُباة الخمولِ أَهلَ اجتهادِ
We have ridden the seas, striving toward glory,
We sailed the seas seeking glory
Scorning obscurity, people of diligence.
Determined people loathing inertia,
ونحتناand we hewed الجبالَthe mountains نحتاًwith hewing فصارتْso they became
ونحتنا الجبالَ نحتاً فصارتْ
منبتَa growing place for العُشبgrass واقتحمناand we plunged into البواديthe deserts
منبتَ العُشب واقتحمنا البوادي
And we hewed the mountains until they became
And we carved mountains until they became
A place where grass grows, and we plunged into the deserts.
Pastures of grass, and we penetrated the deserts,
وانتجعناand we sought sustenance in الأمصارَthe cities مِصراًone city فمصراًthen another city
وانتجعنا الأمصارَ مِصراً فمصراً
نقنِصُwe snatch القواتُprovisions (apparently intended) منfrom فمthe mouth of الآسادِthe lions
نقنِصُ القواتُ من فم الآسادِ
And we sought sustenance in cities, city after city,
And we cultivated settlements, one after
Snatching provisions from the mouths of lions.
Another, diminishing the dens of lions,
عَمْركَI adjure you by اللهGod لاdo not تضيّقmake things hard عليناfor us
عَمْركَ الله لا تضيّق علينا
بَعْدَafter هذاthis فالعيشُfor life عيشُa life of جهادِstruggle
بَعْدَ هذا فالعيشُ عيشُ جهادِ
I adjure you by God: do not constrain us
May God grant you long life, do not restrict
After all this, for life is a life of struggle.
Us after this, for living is living by strife,
وردَdrank from القومُthe people كلَّevery صافٍclear water وأَصبحناand we became
وردَ القومُ كلَّ صافٍ وأَصبحنا
علىagainst الرَّغمthe will مَنهَلَa watering place for الورّادِthose who come to drink
على الرَّغم مَنهَلَ الورّادِ
The people drank from every clear spring, while we became
And the people returned, all pure, and we
Despite ourselves, a watering place for those who come to drink.
Became, despite them, the valley’s streams,
أَمِنَfelt safe from الناسُthe people فيin الحياةِlife ضلالاًgoing astray
أَمِنَ الناسُ في الحياةِ ضلالاً
يومَthe day قالواthey said أنتَyou are الرسولthe messenger الهاديwho guides
يومَ قالوا أنتَ الرسول الهادي
People felt safe from going astray in life
Did people stray into misguidance
The day they said: you are the guiding messenger.
When they said you are the guiding messenger,
واتّقَواand they guarded against باسمكin your name احتكامَthe domination of قويٍّa strong one
واتّقَوا باسمك احتكامَ قويٍّ
بضعيفٍover a weak one وضِلّةand of error برشادِover right guidance
بضعيفٍ وضِلّة برشادِ
And in your name they guarded against the domination of the strong
And they feared in your name the arbitration of a
Over the weak, and of error over right guidance,
Strong one upon the weak and the lost ones by guidance,
وخنوعand the submission of المجموعthe collective للفردto the individual قسراًby force
وخنوع المجموع للفرد قسراً
وبقاءَand the remaining of الأطواقthe collars فيaround الأَجيادِnecks
وبقاءَ الأطواق في الأَجيادِ
And the collective's forced submission to the individual,
And the submission of the group to the individual by force
And the collars remaining around necks.
And the shackles remaining on the necks,
كانwas شَدُّthe tightening of الوثاقthe bonds فيaround عُنُقِthe neck of الناسthe people
كان شَدُّ الوثاق في عُنُقِ الناس
مفيداًuseful فصارthen became فكّthe loosening of القيادthe reins
مفيداً فصار فكّ القياد
Once, tightening the bonds around people's necks
Tightening the shackles on people’s necks
Was useful; now loosening the reins has become so.
Was useful, so their removal became detrimental,
هذهthis الحربُwar لاdo not تقصّرْcut short علىfor الناسthe people
هذه الحربُ لا تقصّرْ على الناس
مداهاits course إنif لمnot تفزyou succeed بالمرادِin gaining the goal
مداها إن لم تفز بالمرادِ
This war—do not cut short for the people
This war does not limit itself to people
Its course, if you have not attained the desired end.
Its scope will not succeed if it does not achieve its goals,
أتفكُّdo you unshackle القيودthe shackles عنfrom أُمَمِthe nations of الغربthe West
أتفكُّ القيود عن أُمَمِ الغرب
وتُبقِيand you keep الشرقيّthe Easterner فيin الأصفادِfetters
وتُبقِي الشرقيّ في الأصفادِ
Do you unshackle the nations of the West
Do you remove the shackles from the nations of the West
And keep the Easterner in fetters?
And keep the Easterners in chains?
أناI فيin ظلّلكyour shade المقدّسsacred أَدعوكَI call upon you
أنا في ظلّلك المقدّس أَدعوكَ
وعهديand my knowledge of ناديكyour council كرمُgenerosity نادِa council
وعهدي ناديك كرمُ نادِ
I, in your sacred shade, call upon you,
I am in your sacred shade, I call upon you
And I have known your council as a generous council.
And my covenant calls you, most generous of callers,
أمّتيmy nation أُمّتيmy nation ونفسيَand my soul نفسيmy soul
أمّتي أُمّتي ونفسيَ نفسي
فحياتيfor my life لأمتيfor my nation وبلاديand my country
فحياتي لأمتي وبلادي
My nation, my nation—and my soul, my soul!
My nation, my nation and myself, myself
For my life belongs to my nation and my country.
So my life is for my nation and country,
إنif دعوتُI call upon البيانَeloquence لَبَّىanswers بيانيmy eloquence
إن دعوتُ البيانَ لَبَّى بياني
أوor دعوتI call upon الوفاloyalty فهذاthen here is فؤاديmy heart
أو دعوت الوفا فهذا فؤادي
If I call upon eloquence, my eloquence answers,
If I called upon eloquence, it obeyed my eloquence
Or if I call upon loyalty, here is my heart.
Or if I called upon loyalty, then this is my heart,
Sol 6.1