قَد مَرَّ عامٌ يا سُعادُ وَعامُ

قَد مَرَّ عامٌ يا سُعادُ وَعامُ

وَاِبنُ الكِنانَةِ في حِماهُ يُضامُ

وَاِبنُ الكِنانَةِ في حِماهُ يُضامُ

A year has passed, O Su'ad, and another year,

A year has passed, O Suad, and a year

while the son of Kinana is wronged in his own homeland.

While Ibn Kinana is protected

صَبّوا البَلاءَ عَلى العِبادِ فَنِصفُهُم

صَبّوا البَلاءَ عَلى العِبادِ فَنِصفُهُم

يَجبي البِلادَ وَنِصفُهُم حُكّامُ

يَجبي البِلادَ وَنِصفُهُم حُكّامُ

They poured affliction upon the people: half of them

They have poured afflictions upon the servants, so half of them

levy taxes on the land, and half of them are rulers.

Collect tribute and half of them are rulers

أَشكو إِلى قَصرِ الدُبارَةِ ما جَنى

أَشكو إِلى قَصرِ الدُبارَةِ ما جَنى

صِدقي الوَزيرُ وَما جَبى عَلّامُ

صِدقي الوَزيرُ وَما جَبى عَلّامُ

I complain to the Palace of al-Dubara of the wrongs committed

I complain to the palace of Dubara about what he has done

by Sidqi the minister, and of what Allam exacted.

Tell the truth, O Minister, and what the tax collector has collected

قُل لِلمُحايِدِ هَل شَهِدتَ دِماءَنا

قُل لِلمُحايِدِ هَل شَهِدتَ دِماءَنا

تَجري وَهَل بَعدَ الدِماءِ سَلامُ

تَجري وَهَل بَعدَ الدِماءِ سَلامُ

Tell the neutral one: did you witness our blood

Say to the neutral one, have you witnessed our blood

flowing—and is there peace after bloodshed?

Flowing, and is there peace after blood?

سُفِكَت مَوَدَّتُنا لَكُم وَبَدا لَنا

سُفِكَت مَوَدَّتُنا لَكُم وَبَدا لَنا

أَنَّ الحِيادَ عَلى الخِصامِ لِثامُ

أَنَّ الحِيادَ عَلى الخِصامِ لِثامُ

Our affection for you was spilled, and it became clear to us

Our affection for you was spilled, and it became clear to us

that neutrality is a veil over hostility.

That neutrality in conflict is a mask

إِنَّ المَراجِلَ شَرُّها لا يُتَّقى

إِنَّ المَراجِلَ شَرُّها لا يُتَّقى

حَتّى يُنَفِّسَ كَربَهُنَّ صِمامُ

حَتّى يُنَفِّسَ كَربَهُنَّ صِمامُ

Indeed, the boilers' harm cannot be averted

Verily, boilers - their evil cannot be avoided

until a valve relieves their distress.

Until their valves vent out their distress

لَم يَبقَ فينا مَن يُمَنّي نَفسَهُ

لَم يَبقَ فينا مَن يُمَنّي نَفسَهُ

بِوِدادِكُم فَوِدادُكُم أَحلامُ

بِوِدادِكُم فَوِدادُكُم أَحلامُ

No one remains among us who gives himself hope

None remains among us who comforts himself

of your affection, for your affection is mere dreams.

With your affection, so your affection is but dreams

أَمِنَ السِياسَةِ وَالمُروءَةِ أَنَّنا

أَمِنَ السِياسَةِ وَالمُروءَةِ أَنَّنا

نَشقى بِكُم في أَرضِنا وَنُضامُ

نَشقى بِكُم في أَرضِنا وَنُضامُ

Is it in keeping with statesmanship and honor that we

Is it of politics and chivalry that we

suffer because of you in our own land and are wronged?

Suffer with you in our land and are suppressed?

إِنّا جَمَعنا لِلجِهادِ صُفوفَنا

إِنّا جَمَعنا لِلجِهادِ صُفوفَنا

سَنَموتُ أَو نَحيا وَنَحنُ كِرامُ

سَنَموتُ أَو نَحيا وَنَحنُ كِرامُ

Indeed, we have gathered our ranks for the struggle;

We have gathered our ranks for jihad

we shall die or live, while remaining honorable.

We will die or live, and we are dignified

وَدَعا عَلَيكَ اللَهَ في مِحرابِهِ

وَدَعا عَلَيكَ اللَهَ في مِحرابِهِ

الشَيخُ وَالقِسّيسُ وَالحاخامُ

الشَيخُ وَالقِسّيسُ وَالحاخامُ

And each in his sanctuary called upon God against you—

And the Sheikh, the Priest, and the Rabbi have prayed

the sheikh, the priest, and the rabbi:

Upon you in his shrine

لاهُمَّ أَحيِ ضَميرَهُ لِيَذوقَها

لاهُمَّ أَحيِ ضَميرَهُ لِيَذوقَها

غُصَصاً وَتَنسِفَ نَفسَهُ الآلامُ

غُصَصاً وَتَنسِفَ نَفسَهُ الآلامُ

O God, revive his conscience, so that he may taste it

If only his conscience would come alive so that he may taste

as choking anguish, and that pain may shatter his soul.

Agonies and sorrows that would rip his soul apart