يشهدbears witness للهGod أنكمthat you are شهدءُmartyrs
يشهد لله أنكم شهدءُ
يشهدbear witness لأنبيءُthe prophets ولأوليءُand the saints
يشهد لأنبيءُ ولأوليءُ
God bears witness that you are martyrs.
You bear witness for Allah that you are martyrs
The prophets and the saints bear witness.
You bear witness for the prophets and the saints
متمُyou died كيso that تعزmay be exalted كلمةthe word ربيmy Lord
متمُ كي تعز كلمة ربي
فيin ربوعٍlands أعزهexalted them لإسرءُthe Night Journey
في ربوعٍ أعزه لإسرءُ
You died so that my Lord's word might be exalted
In order for the word of my Lord to be honored
In lands exalted by the Night Journey.
In the lands that He made glorious for al-Israa’
نتحرتمyou committed suicide ؟! نحنwe لذينthe ones who نتحرنwe committed suicide
نتحرتم ؟! نحن لذين نتحرن
بحيةthrough a life ٍ أموتهits dead أحيءُalive
بحية ٍ أموته أحيءُ
You committed suicide?! We are the ones who committed suicide,
Are we the ones who sacrificed?! We who sacrifice
By living a life whose dead are alive.
Our lives to make them live
أيهO لقومpeople نحنwe متنwe have died فهيso come
أيه لقوم نحن متن فهي
نستمعlet us listen مwhat يقولsays فينabout us لرثءُthe elegy
نستمع م يقول فين لرثءُ
O people, we have died, so come:
Oh people, we are the ones who sacrifice but they
Let us hear what the elegy says about us.
Listen to what the mourner says about us
قدindeed عجزنwe were helpless حتىuntil شكىcomplained لعجزhelplessness منّof us
قد عجزن حتى شكى لعجز منّ
وبكينand we wept حتىuntil زدرنscorned us لبكءُweeping
وبكين حتى زدرن لبكءُ
We have been so helpless that helplessness itself complained of us;
We have despaired to the point that even the desperate complained
And we wept until weeping scorned us;
And we cried until those who cry were fed up
وركعنand we bowed حتىuntil شمأزrecoiled in disgust ركوعٌbowing
وركعن حتى شمأز ركوعٌ
ورجونand we pleaded حتىuntil ستغثcried out for help لرجءُpleading
ورجون حتى ستغث لرجءُ
And we bowed until bowing recoiled in disgust;
And we bowed down until those bowing were horrified
And we pleaded until pleading cried out for help.
And hoped until those hoping became exhausted
ورتمينand we flung ourselves علىupon طوغيتِtyrants بيتٍa house
ورتمين على طوغيتِ بيتٍ
أبيضwhite ٍ ملءُfilling قلبهits heart لظلمءُdarkness...
أبيض ٍ ملءُ قلبه لظلمءُ...
And we flung ourselves upon the tyrants of a house—
And we threw ourselves upon the tyranny of a house
White, with darkness filling its heart...
White, filled with oppression...
ولعقنand we licked حذءshoe شرونSharon حتىuntil
ولعقن حذء شرون حتى
صحcried out ..مهلgently!..قطعتمونيyou have torn me apart لحذءُthe shoe
صح ..مهل..قطعتموني لحذءُ
And we licked Sharon's shoe until
But enough! You have cut me off from hope!
The shoe cried: 'Easy! You have torn me apart!'
Oh people! We are the ones who sacrifice, but
أيهO لقومُpeople نحنُwe متنwe have died ولكنbut
أيه لقومُ نحنُ متن ولكن
أنفتdisdained أنto تضمنembrace us لغبرءُthe dusty earth
أنفت أن تضمن لغبرءُ
O people, we have died, but
The dust refused to cover us
The dusty earth disdained to embrace us.
Say to the virgins of the martyrs
قلsay (لآيتto Ayat) يعروسO bride لعوليthe lofty spears
قل (لآيت) يعروس لعولي
كلall حسنٍbeauty لمقلتيكfor your two eyes لفدءُthe ransom
كل حسنٍ لمقلتيك لفدءُ
Say to Ayat: O bride of the lofty spears,
Every beauty is my ransom for you
All beauty is a ransom for your eyes.
When the stallions of my noble people are castrated
حينwhen يُخصىare castrated لفحولthe stallions صفوةthe elite of قوميmy people
حين يُخصى لفحول صفوة قومي
تتصدىstands up ...للمجرمِto the criminal لحسنءُthe beautiful woman
تتصدى ...للمجرمِ لحسنءُ
When the stallions, the elite of my people, are castrated,
The beautiful one stands up to the criminal
The beautiful woman stands up to the criminal.
She kisses death while laughing joyfully
تلثمshe kisses لموتdeath وهيwhile she تضحكlaughs بشرًwith joy
تلثم لموت وهي تضحك بشرً
ومنand from لموتdeath يهربflee ُ لزعمءُthe leaders
ومن لموت يهرب ُ لزعمءُ
She kisses death, laughing with joy,
While the leaders flee from death
And the leaders flee from death.
She opened its doors and the heavens shattered
فتحتopened ببهits gate لجننُParadise وهشتand smiled in welcome
فتحت ببه لجننُ وهشت
وتلقتكand welcomed you فطمFatima ُ لزهرءُal-Zahra, the Radiant
وتلقتك فطم ُ لزهرءُ
Paradise opened its gate and smiled in welcome,
And you came out, a blossoming flower
And Fatima al-Zahra welcomed you.
Say to those who wove the fatwa: Patience!
قلsay لمنto those who دبجوthey penned لفتوىthe religious ruling رويدnot so fast
قل لمن دبجو لفتوى رويد
ربَmany a فتوىreligious ruling تضجُcries out منهbecause of it لسمءُheaven
ربَ فتوى تضجُ منه لسمءُ
Tell those who penned the fatwa: 'Not so fast!'
A fatwa that makes the sky tremble!
Many a fatwa makes heaven cry out.
When effort calls, the ink is silenced
حينwhen يدعوcalls لجهدjihad ُ يصمتُfalls silent
حين يدعو لجهد ُ يصمتُ
حِبْرٌink ويرعand a reed pen ولكتبُand the books ولفقهءُand the jurists
حِبْرٌ ويرع ولكتبُ ولفقهءُ
When jihad calls, these fall silent:
Along with the books and jurists
Ink, a reed pen, the books, and the jurists.
When effort calls, no fatwa is asked for!
حينwhen يدعوcalls لجهدُjihad لno ستفتءُseeking a religious ruling
حين يدعو لجهدُ ل ستفتءُ
لفتوىthe religious ruling يومon the day of لجهدjihad لدمءُblood
لفتوى يوم لجهد لدمءُ
When jihad calls, there is no seeking a fatwa.
The fatwa on the day of effort is blood!
The fatwa on the day of jihad is blood.
Partial English translation: 31 of 32 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1