يا خَبَراً قَد رَنَّ فينا وَطَنٌ

يا خَبَراً قَد رَنَّ فينا وَطَنٌ

مَن قامَ بِالواجِبِ خانَ الوَطَنِ

مَن قامَ بِالواجِبِ خانَ الوَطَنِ

O tidings that have rung out among us: “Homeland!”

O news that has rung and resounded among us!

Whoever does his duty betrays the homeland;

Whoever performed his duty betrayed the homeland.

جَزا سَنمارَ لَهُ قِسمَةٌ

جَزا سَنمارَ لَهُ قِسمَةٌ

كَيما يَكونُ عِبرَةً في الزَمَنِ

كَيما يَكونُ عِبرَةً في الزَمَنِ

Sinnimār’s reward is the share allotted him,

Sinimmar’s reward is his allotted share,

that he may be a warning through the ages.

so that he may serve as a lesson through time.

وَمَن يَكُن لِواجِبٍ نابِذاً

وَمَن يَكُن لِواجِبٍ نابِذاً

لَهُ مَعَ الفَضلِ جَزاءُ حُسنِ

لَهُ مَعَ الفَضلِ جَزاءُ حُسنِ

But whoever casts duty aside

And whoever casts duty aside

receives, along with honor, a handsome reward.

receives favor and a good reward.

قاعِدَةً قَرَّرَها قَومَنا

قاعِدَةً قَرَّرَها قَومَنا

تَتِمَّةً لِمُردَفاتِ المِحَنِ

تَتِمَّةً لِمُردَفاتِ المِحَنِ

A maxim our people have laid down,

A rule our people have established,

to complete affliction’s many synonyms.

adding to the succession of tribulations.

وَالمَجلِسُ العالي المُهَيّا لَهُ

وَالمَجلِسُ العالي المُهَيّا لَهُ

مَن ساءَ تَوفيقاً وَأُبدي الظَنَنِ

مَن ساءَ تَوفيقاً وَأُبدي الظَنَنِ

And the supreme, overseeing Council holds sway over

And the high council made ready for him—

whoever is ill-starred and gives voice to suspicions.

one ill-favored by fortune, with suspicions laid bare—

هُوَ الَّذي يَفصِلُ في أَمرِهِ

هُوَ الَّذي يَفصِلُ في أَمرِهِ

وَيَحكُمَن حُكمُهُ المُستَسَنِ

وَيَحكُمَن حُكمُهُ المُستَسَنِ

It is the one that decides his case,

is the one that decides his case

and its approved judgment shall surely prevail.

and shall surely pronounce its customary judgment.

وَذاكَ مِن جُملَةٍ أَرزائَنا

وَذاكَ مِن جُملَةٍ أَرزائَنا

مَجلِسُ حُكمٍ في الوَرى مُؤتَمَنِ

مَجلِسُ حُكمٍ في الوَرى مُؤتَمَنِ

And this is among the sum of our calamities:

And that is among our calamities:

a court of judgment, trusted among mortals.

a judicial council trusted among humankind.

أَقَلُّ تَأديبَ بِهِ لِلَّذي

أَقَلُّ تَأديبَ بِهِ لِلَّذي

أَقَلَّ إِخلاصٌ لَهُ يَعرِفَنِ

أَقَلَّ إِخلاصٌ لَهُ يَعرِفَنِ

The least chastisement it metes out to one

The least punishment it gives to one

whom it knows to have shown it less devotion

whose slightest devotion is acknowledged

مُؤَبَّدُ الأَبعادِ عَن خِدمَةٍ

مُؤَبَّدُ الأَبعادِ عَن خِدمَةٍ

كانَ لَهُ فيها عَظيمُ المِنَنِ

كانَ لَهُ فيها عَظيمُ المِنَنِ

is perpetual banishment from a post

is perpetual exclusion from a service

in which he had rendered mighty services.

in which he had bestowed great favors.

فَمَن أَتاهُ مُنعِماً ساءَهُ

فَمَن أَتاهُ مُنعِماً ساءَهُ

وَمَن أَتاهُ مُجرِماً هَنينِ

وَمَن أَتاهُ مُجرِماً هَنينِ

Whoever comes before it as a benefactor, it wrongs;

So whoever came to it as a benefactor, it wronged;

and whoever comes before it as a criminal, it treats gently.

and whoever came to it as a criminal was congratulated.