نَحنُwe الأَطفالthe children عَصبُthe sinews
نَحنُ الأَطفال عَصبُ
الأَجيالthe generations وَدِماهُنَّهand their blood
الأَجيال وَدِماهُنَّه
We children are the sinews
We children are the nerve
Of the generations, and their blood.
Of generations, their blood
نَقَلتcarried عَنّاfrom us نَسَمُbreezes
نَقَلت عَنّا نَسَمُ
الآمالhopes عِطرَfragrance الجَنَّهParadise
الآمال عِطرَ الجَنَّه
Borne from us by the breezes
The breeze of hopes has conveyed from us
Of hope is the fragrance of Paradise.
The fragrance of paradise
نَهرُthe river الفِردَوسِParadise جَرىflowed فيناwithin us
نَهرُ الفِردَوسِ جَرى فينا
نَسقيwe water الأَعمارَlives وَيُسقيناand it waters us
نَسقي الأَعمارَ وَيُسقينا
The river of Paradise has flowed within us;
The river of paradise flowed in us
We water lives, and it waters us;
To water the ages and quench us
وَنَرَشُّand we sprinkle الأَرضَthe earth تَلاحيناmelodies
وَنَرَشُّ الأَرضَ تَلاحينا
حَلوىcandy المعلَّلmuallal sugar candy
حَلوى المعلَّل
And we sprinkle the earth with melodies.
And we sprinkle the earth with our beauty
Muallal candy,
Sweet delight
سكَّرsugar مُشَكَّلmolded
سكَّر مُشَكَّل
أَحمَرred أَخضَرgreen أَشقَرgolden-yellow
أَحمَر أَخضَر أَشقَر
Molded sugar,
Sugar shaped
Red, green, golden:
Red, green, blond
غزلانgazelles رُعيانshepherds ملوكُkings
غزلان رُعيان ملوكُ
الجانthe jinn خيلُhorses العُربانthe Bedouins
الجان خيلُ العُربان
Gazelles, shepherds, kings
Gazelles, shepherds, kings
Of the jinn, horses of the Bedouins,
Spirits, Arabian horses
عَبلىAbla وَعَنتَرand Antar حَلوىsweets ياO سُكَّرsugar
عَبلى وَعَنتَر حَلوى يا سُكَّر
أَناI بائِعُseller اللُعَبthe toys
أَنا بائِعُ اللُعَب
Abla and Antar—sweets, O sugar!
Abla and Antar, sweet O sugar
I am the seller of toys.
I'm a toy seller
عِنديI have العَجيبُthe wondrous العَجَبwonder
عِندي العَجيبُ العَجَب
بابورa steamer مُسَلَّحarmed
بابور مُسَلَّح
I have wondrous marvels:
I have wonders and marvels
An armed steamer,
Steamships armed
شَختورa skiff مُصَفَّحarmored
شَختور مُصَفَّح
عِنديI have مَدافِعcannons
عِندي مَدافِع
An armored skiff.
Ironclads armored
I have cannons;
I have cannons
عِنديI have دوارِعbattleships وَطَيّاراتand airplanes
عِندي دوارِع وَطَيّارات
عِنديI have قَذائِفshells
عِندي قَذائِف
I have battleships and airplanes;
I have planes and bombers
I have shells
I have missiles
وَدَبّاباتand tanks
وَدَبّابات
عِنديI have جِيادsteeds
عِندي جِياد
And tanks.
And tanks
I have steeds;
I have steeds
عِنديI have قُوادّcommanders عِنديI have جُنودsoldiers
عِندي قُوادّ عِندي جُنود
شُغلُhandiwork البِلادthe country
شُغلُ البِلاد
I have commanders; I have soldiers—
I have leaders and soldiers
The country's handiwork.
The job of countries
نَحنُwe الأَطفالthe children عَصبُthe sinews
نَحنُ الأَطفال عَصبُ
الأَجيالthe generations وَدِماهُنَّهand their blood
الأَجيال وَدِماهُنَّه
We children are the sinews
We children are the nerve
Of the generations, and their blood.
Of generations, their blood
نَقَلَتcarried عَنّاfrom us نَسَمُbreezes
نَقَلَت عَنّا نَسَمُ
الآمالhopes عِطرَfragrance الجَنَّهParadise
الآمال عِطرَ الجَنَّه
Borne from us by the breezes
The breeze of hopes conveyed from us
Of hope is the fragrance of Paradise.
The fragrance of paradise
وَأَنتُمُand you الصِغارthe little ones
وَأَنتُمُ الصِغار
منfrom السَماheaven أَزهارflowers
من السَما أَزهار
And you, little ones,
And you little ones
Are flowers from heaven.
Are flowers from the sky
ماnot زالَceased لِلمَلاكfor the angel
ما زالَ لِلمَلاك
فيin روحِكُمyour spirit أَسلاكwires
في روحِكُم أَسلاك
The angel still has
For angels still
Wires in your spirit.
There are wires in your spirit
أَنتُمyou وُجوهُfaces السَلامpeace
أَنتُم وُجوهُ السَلام
لِلطُهرِof purity أَنتُمyou صُوَرimages
لِلطُهرِ أَنتُم صُوَر
You are the faces of peace;
You are the faces of peace
You are images of purity,
You are the images of purity
نُعمىa blessing عَلىupon الأَيّامthe days
نُعمى عَلى الأَيّام
وَفيand in قُلوبِthe hearts of البَشَرhumankind
وَفي قُلوبِ البَشَر
A blessing upon the days
We are blind to the days
And in the hearts of humankind.
And in people's hearts
Sol 6.1