يشهدُbears witness اللهُGod أنكمthat you شهداءُmartyrs
يشهدُ اللهُ أنكم شهداءُ
يشهدُbear witness الأنبياءُthe prophets والأولياءُand the saints
يشهدُ الأنبياءُ والأولياءُ
God bears witness that you are martyrs.
God bears witness that you are martyrs
The prophets and the saints bear witness
The prophets and saints bear witness
أنكمthat you متّمُyou died كيso that تعزّbe exalted كِلْمةthe word ربّيmy Lord
أنكم متّمُ كي تعزّ كِلْمة ربّي
فيin ربوعlands أعزهاexalted them الإسراءُthe Night Journey
في ربوع أعزها الإسراءُ
That you died so that my Lord's word might be exalted
That you have fulfilled so that the word of my Lord may be supreme
In lands exalted by the Night Journey.
In the most precious of lands, Al-Israa
انتحرتمyou committed suicide؟! نحنwe الذينthose who انتحرناwe committed suicide
انتحرتم؟! نحن الذين انتحرنا
بحياةٍthrough a life.. أمواتهاits dead الأحياءُthe living
بحياةٍ.. أمواتها الأحياءُ
You committed suicide?! We are the ones who committed suicide
You committed suicide?! It is we who committed suicide
Through a life whose dead are the living.
With a life...whose living are dead
أيهاO القومُpeople! نحنُwe متناwe died.. فهيّاso come
أيها القومُ! نحنُ متنا.. فهيّا
نستمعْlet us listen ماwhat يقولsays فيناabout us الرِثاءُthe elegy
نستمعْ ما يقول فينا الرِثاءُ
O people! We have died—so come,
O people! We died... So come
Let us hear what the elegy says of us.
Let us listen to what the elegy says about us
قدindeed عجزناwe were helpless.. حتىuntil شكاcomplained العجزُhelplessness منّاof us
قد عجزنا.. حتى شكا العجزُ منّا
وبكيناand we wept.. حتىuntil ازدراناdespised us البكاءُweeping
وبكينا.. حتى ازدرانا البكاءُ
We were so helpless that helplessness complained of us;
We were powerless... Until powerlessness complained of us
And we wept until weeping despised us;
And we cried... Until crying scorned us
وركعناand we bowed.. حتىuntil اشمأزrecoiled in disgust ركوعٌbowing
وركعنا.. حتى اشمأز ركوعٌ
ورجوناand we hoped.. حتىuntil استغاثcried for help الرجاءُhope
ورجونا.. حتى استغاث الرجاءُ
And we bowed until bowing recoiled in disgust;
And we kneeled... Until kneeling was disgusted
And we hoped until hope cried for help.
And we hoped... Until hope cried out for help
وشكوناand we complained إلىto طواغيتِthe tyrants بيتٍa house
وشكونا إلى طواغيتِ بيتٍ
أبيضwhite.. ملءُfilling قلبهِits heart الظلماءُdarkness
أبيض.. ملءُ قلبهِ الظلماءُ
And we complained to the tyrants of a house
And we complained to the tyrants of a white house
White—its heart filled with darkness.
Whose heart is filled with darkness
ولثمناand we kissed حذاءthe shoe شارونSharon.. حتىuntil
ولثمنا حذاء شارون.. حتى
صاحcried out (مهلاًeasy!! قطعتمونيyou have torn me to pieces!) الحِذاءُthe shoe
صاح (مهلاً! قطعتموني!) الحِذاءُ
And we kissed Sharon's shoe—until
And we kissed the shoes of Sharon... Until
The shoe cried: "Easy! You have torn me to pieces!"
The shoes cried out, “Enough! You've cut me!”
أيّهاO القومpeople! نحنwe متناwe died.. ولكنْbut
أيّها القوم! نحن متنا.. ولكنْ
أنِفتdisdained أنto تَضمّناembrace us الغَبْراءُthe dusty earth
أنِفت أن تَضمّنا الغَبْراءُ
O people! We have died—but
O people! We died... But
The dusty earth disdained to embrace us.
The dust refused to cover us
قلsay "لآياتto Ayat" ياO عروسbride العواليlances
قل "لآيات" يا عروس العوالي
كلall حسنbeauty لمقلتيكfor your two eyes الفداءthe ransom
كل حسن لمقلتيك الفداء
Say to Ayat: O bride of lances,
Say to "Ayat", O bride of loftiness
All beauty is a ransom for your two eyes.
Every beauty to your dimples is ransom
حينwhen يخصىare castrated الفحولthe stallions.. صفوةthe elite قوميmy people
حين يخصى الفحول.. صفوة قومي
تتصدىstands up للمجرمto the criminal الحسناءthe beautiful woman
تتصدى للمجرم الحسناء
When the stallions—the elite of my people—are castrated,
When the stallions are castrated... The elite of my people
The beautiful woman stands up to the criminal.
The beautiful criminal prevails
تلثمshe kisses الموتdeath وهيwhile she تضحكlaughs بِشرًاwith joy
تلثم الموت وهي تضحك بِشرًا
ومنand from الموتdeath يهربflee الزعماءthe leaders
ومن الموت يهرب الزعماء
She kisses death, laughing with joy,
Death kisses her as she laughs good tidings
And from death the leaders flee.
And from death the leaders flee
فتحتopened بابهاtheir gate الجنانthe gardens of Paradise.. وحيتand greeted
فتحت بابها الجنان.. وحيت
وتلقتكand received you فاطمFatima الزهراءal-Zahra (the Radiant)
وتلقتك فاطم الزهراء
The gardens of Paradise opened their gate and greeted you,
She opened its gates of paradise, revived
And Fatima al-Zahra received you.
And received you, Fatima Az-Zahra
قلsay لمنto whoever دبجembellished الفتاوىthe religious legal opinions: رويداnot so fast!!
قل لمن دبج الفتاوى: رويدا!
ربmany a فتوىreligious legal opinion تضجcries out منهاbecause of it السماءُthe heavens
رب فتوى تضج منها السماءُ
Tell whoever embellished the fatwas: Not so fast!
Say to the one who drafted the fatwas: Wait!
Many a fatwa makes the heavens cry out.
Many a fatwa whose heavens shriek
حينwhen يدعوcalls الجهادjihad.. يصمتfalls silent حبرink
حين يدعو الجهاد.. يصمت حبر
ويراعand the reed pen.. والكتبand the books.. والفقهاءُand the jurists
ويراع.. والكتب.. والفقهاءُ
When jihad calls, ink falls silent,
When jihad calls... The jurists fall silent
And so do the reed pen, the books, and the jurists.
And guard... Along with books and scholars
حينwhen يدعوcalls الجهادjihad.. لاno استفتاءُseeking a religious legal opinion
حين يدعو الجهاد.. لا استفتاءُ
الفتاوىthe religious legal opinions، يومon the day of الجهادjihad، الدماءُblood
الفتاوى، يوم الجهاد، الدماءُ
When jihad calls, no fatwa is sought;
When jihad calls... No consultation
The fatwas, on the day of jihad, are blood.
Fatwas, on the day of jihad, blood
Sol 6.1