هزّshook الفؤادthe heart ركامa heap منof مآسيهits tragedies
هزّ الفؤاد ركام من مآسيه
وأورقand put forth leaves الوجدyearning واهتزّتand trembled خوافيهits hidden depths
وأورق الوجد واهتزّت خوافيه
A heap of its tragedies shook the heart,
His heart was shaken by piles of tragedies,
And yearning put forth leaves, and its hidden depths trembled.
And tenderness sprouted, and its depths trembled.
الوجدyearning يدفعنيdrives me والحرصand caution يمنعنيholds me back
الوجد يدفعني والحرص يمنعني
والقلبand the heart عادbecame again طريحstricken by الوجدyearning… باديهits outward signs
والقلب عاد طريح الوجد... باديه
Yearning drives me on, while caution holds me back,
Tenderness drives me, and caution holds me back,
And the heart lay once more stricken by yearning, its signs plain.
And the heart returned, revealed by tenderness.
حتىuntil إذاwhen ماemphatic particle ادلهمّgrew dark الخطبthe calamity وانفجرتand burst forth
حتى إذا ما ادلهمّ الخطب وانفجرت
عينيmy eye بمدمعيwith my tears الهتّانstreaming تهميهpouring them down
عيني بمدمعي الهتّان تهميه
Until, when calamity grew dark and there burst forth
Until, when worries overwhelmed me and
From my eye my streaming tears, pouring down,
My eyes overflowed with tears of passion reproaching me.
ثارrose in revolt القريضverse بقلبin a heart كادalmost يعصيهdefied it
ثار القريض بقلب كاد يعصيه
لولاwere it not that البوارقلاحتthe lightning flashes shone منfrom قوافيهits rhymes
لولا البوارقلاحت من قوافيه
Verse rose in revolt in a heart that nearly defied it,
Inspiration stirred in a heart that almost disobeyed,
Had lightning flashes not gleamed from its rhymes.
If it were not for the flashes, its rhymes would have vanished.
بالمالwith wealth…بالأهلwith family…بالأرواحwith lives نفديهwe ransom him
بالمال...بالأهل...بالأرواح نفديه
هذاthis الذيthe one who جاءناcame to us بالحقwith the truth يمضيهcarries it through
هذا الذي جاءنا بالحق يمضيه
With wealth, with family, with our lives we ransom him.
With money, family, and souls we ransom him,
This is he who brought us truth and carries it through.
He who came to us with the truth, fulfilling it.
هذاthis الذيthe one who كانwas للدنياfor the world منارتهاits beacon
هذا الذي كان للدنيا منارتها
منfrom بعدafter ماwhen غمرتهاengulfed it ظلمةthe darkness التيهof wandering
من بعد ما غمرتها ظلمة التيه
This is he who was the world's beacon,
He who was the lighthouse of the world
After the darkness of wandering had engulfed it.
After darkness of straying engulfed it.
هذاthis ابنson (آمنةAminah) لاحتappeared بشائرهhis glad tidings
هذا ابن (آمنة) لاحت بشائره
فأزهرso blossomed الكونthe universe واهتزّتand trembled روابيهits hills
فأزهر الكون واهتزّت روابيه
This is Aminah's son; his glad tidings appeared,
This is the son of Amina, his omens emerged,
And the universe blossomed, and its hills trembled.
So the universe blossomed and its poles trembled.
هذاthis معينa spring التّقىof piety ياO قومpeople منهمرflowing abundantly
هذا معين التّقى يا قوم منهمر
يرويquenches القلوبthe hearts فعبّواso drink deeply منfrom سواقيهits channels
يروي القلوب فعبّوا من سواقيه
This is piety's spring, O people, flowing abundantly,
This is the spring of piety, O people, pouring down,
Quenching hearts—so drink deeply from its channels.
Quenching hearts, so draw from its conduits.
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هذاthis الذيthe one who جاءcame بالقرآنwith the Qur'an شيمتهhis character
هذا الذي جاء بالقرآن شيمته
نورlight…وماand no فيالدّناin the world نورlight يدانيهmatches him
نور...وما فيالدّنا نور يدانيه
This is he who brought the Qur'an; his character is
A light shining with the light that came bearing
Light—and no light in the world can match him.
From the light of your Lord flowing in the cosmos.
نورa light يشعّradiates بنورwith a light جاءcame يحملهhe bears it
نور يشعّ بنور جاء يحمله
منfrom نورthe light ربّكof your Lord فيin الأكوانthe worlds يسريهhe sends it coursing
من نور ربّك في الأكوان يسريه
A light radiating with a light he came bearing,
Ordering justice and spreading kindness,
From your Lord's light, he sends it coursing through the worlds.
Sowing goodness and establishing faith.
بالعدلwith justice يأمرhe commands والإحسانand benevolence ينشرهhe spreads it
بالعدل يأمر والإحسان ينشره
والخيرand goodness يبذرhe sows والإيمانand faith يرسيهhe firmly establishes it
والخير يبذر والإيمان يرسيه
He commands justice and spreads benevolence,
Until the palace of injustice crashed down in ruins,
Sows goodness and firmly establishes faith,
And the palace of divine mysteries rose with justice.
حتىuntil تحطّمshattered صرحthe edifice الظلمof tyranny منسحقاًcrushed
حتى تحطّم صرح الظلم منسحقاً
وقامand arose بالعدلwith justice صرحan edifice سرّdelighted رائيهits beholder
وقام بالعدل صرح سرّ رائيه
Until tyranny's edifice shattered, crushed,
With truth he was sent, the Merciful uttering it,
And an edifice of justice arose, delighting its beholder.
And Allah is most truthful in His address when He speaks.
بالحقwith the truth أرسلhe was sent والرحمنand the Most Merciful قائلهاthe one who says it
بالحق أرسل والرحمن قائلها
واللهand God أصدقmore truthful قيلاin speech حينwhen ينبيهHe informs him
والله أصدق قيلا حين ينبيه
With truth he was sent—the Most Merciful says so,
No matter how long Allah’s servants extend their reckoning,
And God is truest in speech when He informs him.
For Allah has spoken, and His word is enough.
مهماhowever much أطالspoke at length عبادthe servants اللهof God حسبهمenough for them
مهما أطال عباد الله حسبهم
فاللهfor God قالhas spoken… وقولand the word اللهof God كافيهsuffices him
فالله قال... وقول الله كافيه
However long God's servants speak, this is enough for them:
My master, O Messenger of Allah, forgive me,
God has spoken, and God's word suffices him.
For the heart is depressed by what it is suffering.
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ياO سيديmy master ياO رسولMessenger اللهof God معذرةpardon
يا سيدي يا رسول الله معذرة
فالقلبfor the heart مكتئبٌis despondent مماfrom what يقاسيهit suffers
فالقلب مكتئبٌ مما يقاسيه
My master, O Messenger of God, forgive me,
Your procession, my master, cloaked in sadness,
For the heart is despondent at what it endures.
Complaining to Allah of what it is enduring.
ماذاwhat أخطّshall I write بهذاon this اليومday منof شجنsorrow
ماذا أخطّ بهذا اليوم من شجن
وأيّand which خطبcalamity منamong الأحداثthe events أرويهshall I recount it
وأيّ خطب من الأحداث أرويه
What sorrow shall I set down on this day,
Our children in Palestine, tortured by
And which calamity among these events shall I recount?
The enemy’s whip with humiliation and distortion.
مسراكyour night-journey site ياO سيديmy master بالحزنin sorrow ملتحفwrapped
مسراك يا سيدي بالحزن ملتحف
يشكوcomplains إلىto اللهGod ماwhat أمسىhas come to يعانيهsuffers it
يشكو إلى الله ما أمسى يعانيه
Your night-journey sanctuary, my master, is wrapped in sorrow,
Lebanon has become aggrieved by its setback,
Complaining to God of what it has come to suffer.
After the enemies blackened its nights.
أبناؤناour children فيin فلسطينPalestine يعذبهمtorments them
أبناؤنا في فلسطين يعذبهم
سوطthe lash العدوّof the enemy بإذلالwith humiliation وتشويهand disfigurement
سوط العدوّ بإذلال وتشويه
Our children in Palestine are tormented
In every place a crying virgin,
By the enemy's lash, with humiliation and disfigurement.
Perplexed, and a woman recounting her tragedies.
(لبنانLebanon) أصبحhas become مفجوعاstricken بنكبتهby its calamity
(لبنان) أصبح مفجوعا بنكبته
منfrom بعدafter ماwhen سوّدblackened الأعداthe enemies لياليهits nights
من بعد ما سوّد الأعدا لياليه
Lebanon has become stricken by its calamity,
Afghanistan cries bloody tears,
After enemies blackened its nights.
And its wound found no friend to comfort it.
فيin كلevery ناحيةquarter عذراءa maiden باكيةweeping
في كل ناحية عذراء باكية
حيرىbewildered… وثاكلةand a bereaved mother ترويrecounts مآسيهits tragedies
حيرى... وثاكلة تروي مآسيه
In every quarter is a weeping maiden,
A people living as outcasts on earth,
Bewildered—and a bereaved mother recounting its tragedies.
Finding no shelter in life to protect them.
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(أفغانAfghanistan)تبكيweeps دماءblood منfrom مدامعهاits tear ducts
(أفغان)تبكي دماء من مدامعها
وجرحهاand its wound لمnot يجدhas found حراa free man يواسيهto console it
وجرحها لم يجد حرا يواسيه
Afghanistan weeps blood from its eyes,
The Nile is afflicted with what afflicted it,
And its wound has found no free man to console it.
How many disasters have befallen its valley.
شعبa people يعيشlives طريدexiled from الأرضthe earth مرتحلاwandering
شعب يعيش طريد الأرض مرتحلا
ولمand not يجدhas found فيin الدّناthe world سقفاa roof يداريهto shelter it
ولم يجد في الدّنا سقفا يداريه
A people lives exiled from the earth, wandering,
O You who prepare our shrouds and send them,
And has found no roof in the world to shelter it.
There is enough horror in the Gulf.
ولمand not يكنwas ذنبهits crime إلاexcept مطالبةa demand
ولم يكن ذنبه إلا مطالبة
بأنthat يكونshould be كتابthe Book اللهof God هاديهits guide
بأن يكون كتاب الله هاديه
Its only crime was a demand
Countless dead and wounded,
That God's Book should be its guide.
O Muslims, enough killing we encounter.
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والنيلand the Nile حلّbefell بهupon it ماwhat حلّbefell منof كربٍdistress
والنيل حلّ به ما حلّ من كربٍ
كمhow many منof مصائبcalamities قدindeed حلّتhave descended بواديهon its valley
كم من مصائب قد حلّت بواديه
And the Nile has suffered the distress that befell it;
A sea of blood flowing without cause,
How many calamities have descended on its valley!
Stop, by your Lord...its banks have overflowed.
ياO منone who يجهّزprepares أكفاناshrouds ويرسلهاand sends them
يا من يجهّز أكفانا ويرسلها
ماwhat فيin الخليجthe Gulf منof الأهوالhorrors كافيهsuffices him
ما في الخليج من الأهوال كافيه
O you who prepare shrouds and send them,
Jerusalem cries as the Jews shook
The horrors in the Gulf are enough for you.
The foundations of the House, about to collapse.
قتلىdead وجرحىand wounded بلاwithout حصرreckoning ولاand no عددnumber
قتلى وجرحى بلا حصر ولا عدد
ياO مسلمونMuslims كفىenough قتلاkilling نلاقيهwe endure it
يا مسلمون كفى قتلا نلاقيه
Dead and wounded, beyond reckoning or number;
The cornerstone is abandoned, the ceiling quaking,
O Muslims, enough of the killing we endure!
The minarets so close to colliding.
ماذاwhat تقولونwill you say للرحمنto the Most Merciful يومon the day غدtomorrow
ماذا تقولون للرحمن يوم غد
يومthe Day الحسابof Reckoning علىfor وزرa burden of sin يجازيهHe requites it؟!
يوم الحساب على وزر يجازيه؟!
What will you tell the Most Merciful tomorrow,
While the Arabs in languor slept hoping
On the Day of Reckoning, for a burden of sin He will requite?
Thunder would strike the enemies of guidance there.
بحرa sea منof الدمّblood يجريflows دونماwithout any سببreason
بحر من الدمّ يجري دونما سبب
كفّواstop بربّكمby your Lord …فاضتhave overflowed شواطيهits shores
كفّوا بربّكم ...فاضت شواطيه
A sea of blood flows for no reason;
This structure was once the bastion of glory,
Stop, by your Lord—it has overflowed its shores!
And "God is Great" echoed from its heights.
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القدسJerusalem تبكيweeps وقدand indeed هزّتhave shaken يهودJews بهاwithin it
القدس تبكي وقد هزّت يهود بها
أركانthe pillars بيتof a sanctuary فكادتso almost أنto تواريهbury it
أركان بيت فكادت أن تواريه
Jerusalem weeps; Jews there have shaken
Sometimes overlooking my state and eulogizing me,
A sanctuary's pillars, nearly burying it.
Scattering and other times I eulogize it in verse.
الركنthe pillar منخذلgiving way والسقفand the roof مرتعشtrembling
الركن منخذل والسقف مرتعش
غرّgleaming المآذنthe minarets كادتalmost أنto تلاقيهmeet it
غرّ المآذن كادت أن تلاقيه
The pillar gives way, and the roof trembles;
O Muslims, enough sleep, enough languor,
The gleaming minarets have almost met it.
The procession of your prophet, long are his eulogies.
والعربand the Arabs فيin دعةٍease نامواslept علىin أملhope
والعرب في دعةٍ ناموا على أمل
أنthat يقصفwould blast الرعدthe thunder أعداءthe enemies الهدىof guidance فيهin it
أن يقصف الرعد أعداء الهدى فيه
And the Arabs have slept in ease, hoping
The sons of Zion lost in their labyrinths,
That thunder would blast the enemies of guidance there.
While Muslims lost their lives straying.
هذاthis الذيwhich كانwas صرحan edifice العزّof glory منfrom زمنa time
هذا الذي كان صرح العزّ من زمن
وand(اللهGod أكبرis greatest)دوّتrang out منfrom أعاليهits heights
و(الله أكبر)دوّت من أعاليه
This, which long ago was an edifice of glory,
Rise O Salah, answer your Prophet's procession, rise,
And 'God is greatest' rang out from its heights,
None but you can meet Him on high.
قدindeed صارhas become ياO سيديmy master مثليlike me يفيضoverflows أسىwith sorrow
قد صار يا سيدي مثلي يفيض أسى
يبكيweeps علىfor منthe one who غداhas become فيamid الخطبcalamity باكيهits mourner
يبكي على من غدا في الخطب باكيه
Has become, my master, like me, overflowing with sorrow,
Arrows notched, poised to shoot them.
Weeping for him who, amid calamity, became its mourner.
All await a command of your orders,
طوراat times يطلّlooks out علىupon حاليmy plight فيرثينيand laments me
طورا يطلّ على حالي فيرثيني
نثراin prose وطوراand at times أناI بالشعرin poetry أرثيهlament it
نثرا وطورا أنا بالشعر أرثيه
At times it looks upon my plight and laments me
Ready to serve, striving to fulfill it.
In prose; at times I lament it in verse.
For truth, shake the lion in its den,
ياO مسلمونMuslims كفىenough نوماًsleep …كفىenough دعةًease
يا مسلمون كفى نوماً ...كفى دعةً
مسرىthe night-journey site نبيكمof your Prophet طالتhave grown long مراثيهits laments
مسرى نبيكم طالت مراثيه
O Muslims, enough sleep—enough ease!
It has chosen to relive its bygone days.
The laments for your Prophet's night-journey sanctuary have grown long.
With swords truth is respected,
أبناءthe sons صهيونof Zion قدindeed خلّواhave left متاهتهمtheir labyrinth
أبناء صهيون قد خلّوا متاهتهم
والمسلمونand the Muslims أضاعواhave wasted العمرlife فيin التيهwandering
والمسلمون أضاعوا العمر في التيه
The sons of Zion have left their labyrinth,
And the sword speaks truer than tales and beckoning.
While Muslims have wasted their lives in wandering.
Whoever's dwelling is with the sublime,
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قمrise ياO (صلاحSalah)أجبanswer مسرىthe night-journey site رسولكof your Messenger قمrise
قم يا (صلاح)أجب مسرى رسولك قم
فماfor none سواكbesides you لدىamid الجلّىdire calamity يوافيهcomes to its aid
فما سواك لدى الجلّى يوافيه
Rise, Salah; answer the call of your Messenger's night-journey sanctuary—rise!
For none but you comes to its aid in dire calamity.
هاهمhere they are جنودكyour soldiers فوقupon الخيلthe horses قدindeed وثبواhave leapt
هاهم جنودك فوق الخيل قد وثبوا
والسهمand the arrow فيin القوسthe bow مشدودٌdrawn taut ليرميهfor him to shoot it
والسهم في القوس مشدودٌ ليرميه
Behold your soldiers: they have leapt onto their horses,
And the arrow is drawn in the bow for him to shoot it.
والكلand all يرقبawait أمراan order منamong أوامركمyour commands
والكل يرقب أمرا من أوامركم
رهنawaiting الإشارةthe signal يسعىhe strives كيin order to يلبيهcarry it out
رهن الإشارة يسعى كي يلبيه
And all await one of your commands,
Awaiting the signal, each strives to carry it out.
فالحقfor truth هزّroused ليوثاlions فيin معاقلهاtheir strongholds
فالحق هزّ ليوثا في معاقلها
فآثرتso they chose أنto تعيدrestore اليومtoday ماضيهits past
فآثرت أن تعيد اليوم ماضيه
For truth has roused lions in their strongholds,
So they have chosen today to restore its past.
فالحقfor truth فيin كنفthe shelter الأسيافof swords محترمis honored
فالحق في كنف الأسياف محترم
والسيفand the sword أصدقis more truthful فيin خبرreport وتنويهand acclaim
والسيف أصدق في خبر وتنويه
For truth is honored under the shelter of swords,
And the sword is more truthful in report and acclaim.
فمنso whoever يعشlives فيin ذرىthe heights العلياءof glory مسكنهhis dwelling
فمن يعش في ذرى العلياء مسكنه
ومنand whoever يمتdies فجنانthen the gardens الخلدof eternity تؤويهshelter him
ومن يمت فجنان الخلد تؤويه
Whoever lives will dwell on the heights of glory,
And whoever dies, the gardens of eternity will shelter him.
Partial English translation: 83 of 96 Arabic lines translated.
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