بماذاwith what ترىdo You think أستقبلI welcome العيدEid ياO ربيmy Lord
بماذا ترى أستقبل العيد يا ربي
وليلand the night of الأسىsorrow والحزنand grief يمعنpresses onward بالركبwith the caravan
وليل الأسى والحزن يمعن بالركب
With what, I wonder, shall I welcome Eid, O my Lord?
How shall I welcome Eid, my Lord
While the night of sorrow and grief carries the caravan ever onward.
While the night of sorrow and grief intensifies?
أرىI see العيدEid حوليaround me غيرunlike ماwhat قدalready عهدتهI knew it
أرى العيد حولي غير ما قد عهدته
وغيرand unlike الذيwhat قدalready كانwas منof أملhope رحبboundless
وغير الذي قد كان من أمل رحب
I see Eid around me unlike what I once knew it to be,
I see Eid around me, not as I knew it before
And unlike what it once was: boundless hope.
Nor as what it used to be, full of hope.
أراهI see it كسيفاًdowncast باهتاًpale حالكpitch-dark الرؤىthe visions
أراه كسيفاً باهتاً حالك الرؤى
يجرit drags خطاهits steps فيin ذهولbewilderment وفيand in رعبterror
يجر خطاه في ذهول وفي رعب
I see it downcast, pale, its visions pitch-black,
I see it like a faded sword, lost in confusion and fear
Dragging its steps in bewilderment and terror.
Dragging its steps in bewilderment and dread.
أألقاهshall I greet it? بالآمالwith hopes تبكيweeping حزينةsorrowful
أألقاه بالآمال تبكي حزينة
أألقاهshall I greet it? بالتشريدwith displacement والجوعand hunger والكربand anguish
أألقاه بالتشريد والجوع والكرب
Shall I greet it with hopes that weep in sorrow?
Shall I meet it with hopes that weep in sadness?
Shall I greet it with displacement, hunger, and anguish?
Shall I meet it with homelessness, hunger and distress?
أألقاهshall I greet it? بالكهفin the cave المروعterrifying جاثماًcrouching
أألقاه بالكهف المروع جاثماً
يقصit recounts علىto الأقدارthe fates أقصوصةthe tale of الذئبthe wolf
يقص على الأقدار أقصوصة الذئب
Shall I greet it as it crouches in the terrifying cave,
Shall I meet it crouching in a dreadful cave
Recounting to the fates the tale of the wolf,
Telling the fates a wolf's tale?
يقصit recounts علىto التاريخhistory قصةthe story of أمةa nation
يقص على التاريخ قصة أمة
تهاوتfell منfrom العلياءthe heights مكسورةbroken القلبthe heart
تهاوت من العلياء مكسورة القلب
Recounting to history the story of a nation
Telling the story of a nation
That fell from the heights, brokenhearted?
That collapsed from the heights, brokenhearted.
أراهI see it فتنداحand then flow forth الدموعthe tears حزينةsorrowful
أراه فتنداح الدموع حزينة
لذكرىfor the memory of أمانيِّmy hopes العذابsweet وللحبand for love
لذكرى أمانيِّ العذاب وللحب
I see it, and sorrowful tears flow forth
I see it and tears flow in grief
For the memory of my sweet hopes, and for love.
Remembering the dreams of torment and love.
أألقاهshall I greet it? والأحبابwhile the loved ones عنيaway from me تفرقواhave scattered
أألقاه والأحباب عني تفرقوا
وغابواand they vanished حيارىbewildered فيin حنينlonging إلىfor الدربthe road
وغابوا حيارى في حنين إلى الدرب
Shall I greet it when my loved ones have scattered from me,
Shall I meet it while friends have left me
And vanished, bewildered, yearning for the road?
And wandered away yearning for the road?
فأينwhere, then لياليناour nights التيthat تغمرflood الدنىthe worlds
فأين ليالينا التي تغمر الدنى
بفيضwith a flood منof الآمالhopes والمنهلand the wellspring العذبsweet
بفيض من الآمال والمنهل العذب
Where, then, are our nights that flooded the worlds
Where are our nights that filled the world
With a flood of hopes and the sweet wellspring?
With hopes and sweet springs?
وأينand where أغانيناour songs العذابsweet ترقرقتrippled
وأين أغانينا العذاب ترقرقت
يرددهاechoes them حوليaround me الأخلاءclose friends منamong صحبيmy companions
يرددها حولي الأخلاء من صحبي
And where are our sweet songs that rippled,
Where are our songs that murmured with agony
Echoed around me by close friends among my companions?
Echoed around me by my dear companions?
تلفتُّI looked around والكهفand the cave المروّعterrifying شاخصlooming
تلفتُّ والكهف المروّع شاخص
يعذبنيtorments me رباهO my Lord منfrom غيرwithout ماany ذنبfault
يعذبني رباه من غير ما ذنب
I looked around, and the terrifying cave loomed,
I look around and see the dreadful cave looming
Tormenting me, O my Lord, though I had done no wrong.
Tormenting me though I've done no wrong.
وحوليand around me صغارlittle children يتمٌorphans كلماwhenever مشواthey walked
وحولي صغار يتمٌ كلما مشوا
بأسمالهمin their rags هزواthey shook بآلامهمwith their pains قلبيmy heart
بأسمالهم هزوا بآلامهم قلبي
And around me were little orphans; whenever they walked
Around me are young orphans, whenever they walk
In their rags, they shook my heart with their suffering.
Their garments shake my heart with their pain.
أألقاهshall I greet it? وابنيwhile my son هاlook! هنالكthere وابنتيand my daughter
أألقاه وابني ها هنالك وابنتي
يضجانthe two cry out بالثأرfor vengeance المؤججkindled فيin التربthe dust
يضجان بالثأر المؤجج في الترب
Shall I greet it while my son—look, over there!—and my daughter
Shall I meet it while my son is over there, and my daughter
Both cry out for vengeance blazing in the dust?
Burning with raging vengeance in the dust?
وزوجيand my wife التيwhom أودعتهاI entrusted to her كلall رحمتيmy compassion
وزوجي التي أودعتها كل رحمتي
تكادis about to تطلpeer out اليومtoday منfrom عالمthe realm of الغيبthe unseen
تكاد تطل اليوم من عالم الغيب
And my wife, to whom I entrusted all my tenderness,
And my wife whom I entrusted with all my affection
Almost peers out today from the realm of the unseen,
Who almost emerges today from the world of the unseen
تناديshe calls الىfor الثأرvengeance المجلجلresounding للعلاfor the heights
تنادي الى الثأر المجلجل للعلا
إليهاtoward them الىtoward التحريرliberation للمجدfor glory للوثبfor the leap
إليها الى التحرير للمجد للوثب
Calling for thunderous vengeance, for the heights—
Calling for fierce vengeance for the banner
Toward them, toward liberation, toward glory, toward the leap,
For liberation, for glory, for the leap!
الىtoward جولةa round أخرىanother تدوّىthunders عنيدةdefiant
الى جولة أخرى تدوّى عنيدة
وتصرخand she cries out بالأحرارto the free men والخيلand horses والقضبand swords
وتصرخ بالأحرار والخيل والقضب
Toward another round, thundering and defiant,
For another fearless round, shouting
And calling out to free men, horses, and swords.
To the free, the horses and the spears!
أألقاهshall I greet it? والأحرارwhile free men فيin كلevery بلدةtown
أألقاه والأحرار في كل بلدة
حيارىbewildered منby التشريدdisplacement والكيدand scheming والسلبand plunder
حيارى من التشريد والكيد والسلب
Shall I greet it while free men in every town
Shall I meet it while the free in every land
Are bewildered by displacement, scheming, and plunder?
Wander lost, displaced, schemed against and plundered?
همواthey أشعلواthey set ablaze الدنياthe world ضراماًblazing fire وعزةand pride
هموا أشعلوا الدنيا ضراماً وعزة
وثارواand they rose up علىagainst الجلادthe executioner والقيدand the fetter والصلبand crucifixion
وثاروا على الجلاد والقيد والصلب
They set the world ablaze with fire and pride,
They strove and set the world aflame with pride and dignity
And rose against the executioner, the fetter, and crucifixion.
And revolted against the torturer, the shackles and the cross.
وكانتand there was لهمfor them فيat ذروةthe pinnacle of المجدglory صولةsway
وكانت لهم في ذروة المجد صولة
وكانand there was لهمfor them عرشa throne كريمnoble علىupon الشهبthe shooting stars
وكان لهم عرش كريم على الشهب
And they held sway at the pinnacle of glory,
They had, at the peak of glory, a valiant charge
And theirs was a noble throne upon the shooting stars.
And a noble throne over the meteors.
فياoh, then حسرتاmy grief ماwhat غيرhas changed اليومtoday حالهمtheir condition
فيا حسرتا ما غير اليوم حالهم
فصارواso they became أحاديثtales المجانةshamelessness والكذبand lies
فصاروا أحاديث المجانة والكذب
Alas for me! What has changed their lot today,
Oh what a pity! How changed today is their state!
So they became the stuff of shameless talk and lies?
They've become tales of gossip and lies.
بماذاwith what ترىdo You think ألقاهI greet it ياO ربLord نبّنىtell me
بماذا ترى ألقاه يا رب نبّنى
فإنيfor I منbecause of الأحداثthe events فيin مأزقa predicament صعبdifficult
فإني من الأحداث في مأزق صعب
With what, I wonder, shall I greet it, O Lord? Tell me.
What shall I do, direct me my Lord,
For events have left me in a difficult predicament.
For I am stuck in dire straits.
Sol 6.1