مَلكناwe ruled هذهِthis الدنياthe world قُروناًfor centuries
مَلكنا هذهِ الدنيا قُروناً
وأخضَعَهاand subdued it جدودٌforefathers خالدوناimmortal
وأخضَعَها جدودٌ خالدونا
We ruled this world for centuries,
For centuries we ruled this world,
And immortal forefathers subdued it.
With immortal ancestors who subjugated it.
وسطَّرناand we inscribed صحائفَpages منof ضياءٍlight
وسطَّرنا صحائفَ من ضياءٍ
فماso not نسيَforgot الزمانُtime ولاnor نسيناwe forgot
فما نسيَ الزمانُ ولا نسينا
And we inscribed pages of light,
We wrote pages shining with light,
So time has not forgotten, nor have we.
Time has not forgotten, nor have we forgotten.
حملناهاwe bore them سيوفاًas swords لامعاتٍgleaming
حملناها سيوفاً لامعاتٍ
غداةَon the morning of الروعِterror تأبىrefuse أنْto تليناbend
غداةَ الروعِ تأبى أنْ تلينا
We bore them as gleaming swords,
We carried flashing swords,
On the morning of terror, refusing to bend.
That refuse to bend after the horror.
إذاif خرجَتْcame out منfrom الأغمادِthe sheaths يوماone day
إذا خرجَتْ من الأغمادِ يوما
رأيتَyou saw الهولَterror والفتحَand victory المبيناmanifest
رأيتَ الهولَ والفتحَ المبينا
If one day they came out of their sheaths,
If they come out of their sheaths one day,
You saw terror and manifest victory.
You will see the awe and clear triumph.
وكنُّاand we were حينَwhen يرميناattack us أناسٌpeople
وكنُّا حينَ يرمينا أناسٌ
نُؤدِّبهمْwe chastise them أباةًunyielding قادريناpowerful
نُؤدِّبهمْ أباةً قادرينا
And when people attacked us, we would
And we were, when people attacked us,
Chastise them, unyielding and powerful.
Able to discipline them forcefully.
وكنَّاand we were حينَwhen يأخُذناtakes hold of us وليa ruler
وكنَّا حينَ يأخُذنا ولي
بطغيانٍwith tyranny ندوسُwe trample لهُhis الجبيناthe brow
بطغيانٍ ندوسُ لهُ الجبينا
And whenever a ruler took hold of us
And we were, when an unjust ruler took us,
With tyranny, we would trample his brow.
Trampling his forehead.
تفيضُoverflow قُلوبُناour hearts بالهديِthrough guidance بأساًvalor
تفيضُ قُلوبُنا بالهديِ بأساً
فماso not نُغضيwe close عنto الظلمِinjustice الجُفوناthe eyelids
فما نُغضي عن الظلمِ الجُفونا
Our hearts overflow with valor through guidance,
Our hearts overflow with guidance and courage,
So we do not close our eyes to injustice.
Our eyelids never tolerate injustice.
وماand never فتىءَceased الزمانُtime يدورturning حتىuntil
وما فتىءَ الزمانُ يدور حتى
مضىwent away بالمجدِwith glory قومٌa people آخروناother
مضى بالمجدِ قومٌ آخرونا
And time kept turning until
And time kept turning until
Another people carried off the glory.
Another people succeeded us in glory.
وأصبحَand it became لاnot يُرىis seen فيin الركبِthe caravan قوميmy people
وأصبحَ لا يُرى في الركبِ قومي
وقدthough already عاشواthey lived أئِمَّتَهُits leaders سنيناfor years
وقد عاشوا أئِمَّتَهُ سنينا
And my people were no longer seen in the caravan,
And my people were no longer seen among the caravan,
Though they had been its leaders for years.
Although their leaders lived for years.
وآلمنيand pained me وآلمَand pained كلِّevery حرٍfree person
وآلمني وآلمَ كلِّ حرٍ
سؤالُthe question الدهرِof time: أينwhere المسلموناthe Muslims ؟
سؤالُ الدهرِ: أين المسلمونا ؟
And I, and every free soul, were pained
And it hurt me and hurt every free soul,
By time's question: 'Where are the Muslims?'
The question of fate: where are the Muslims?
تُرىI wonder هلwhether يرجعُreturns الماضيthe past ؟
تُرى هل يرجعُ الماضي ؟
فإنيfor I أذوبُmelt لذلكَfor that الماضيthe past حنيناwith longing
فإني أذوبُ لذلكَ الماضي حنينا
I wonder: will the past return?
Will the past return?
For I melt with longing for that past.
For that past I yearn sincerely.
بَنَيناwe built حُقبةًfor a time فيon الأرضthe earth مُلكاًa kingdom
بَنَينا حُقبةً في الأرض مُلكاً
يدعِّمهُsupports it شبابٌyoung men طامحُوناaspiring
يدعِّمهُ شبابٌ طامحُونا
For a time, we built a kingdom on earth,
We built an era of kingdom on earth,
Sustained by aspiring young men.
Supported by aspiring youth.
شبابٌyoung men ذَلَّلواthey smoothed سُبلَthe paths المَعاليgreatness
شبابٌ ذَلَّلوا سُبلَ المَعالي
وماand not عَرفواthey knew سوىother than الإسلامِIslam ديناas a religion
وما عَرفوا سوى الإسلامِ دينا
Young men who smoothed the paths to greatness,
Youth who paved the ways to glory,
And knew no religion but Islam.
And knew no religion but Islam.
تَعَهَّدَهمْit nurtured them فأنبتهمْso it made them grow نباتاًgrowth كريماًnoble
تَعَهَّدَهمْ فأنبتهمْ نباتاً كريماً
طابَflourished فيin الدنياthe world غَصوناbranches
طابَ في الدنيا غَصونا
It nurtured them and made them grow as a noble plant,
They were nurtured and grew nobly,
Whose branches flourished in the world.
Their branches thrived in life.
همُthey وردواcame to drink at الحياضَthe pools مباركاتٍblessed
همُ وردوا الحياضَ مباركاتٍ
فسالتْso they flowed عندَهمْbefore them ماءًas water مَعيناrunning
فسالتْ عندَهمْ ماءً مَعينا
They came to the blessed pools,
They came to blessed gardens,
So these flowed before them with running water.
Where water flowed from springs.
إذاwhen شهِدواthey joined الوغىbattle كانواthey were كُماةًvaliant warriors
إذا شهِدوا الوغى كانوا كُماةً
يدكُّونَthey batter down المعاقلَthe strongholds والحُصوناand the fortresses
يدكُّونَ المعاقلَ والحُصونا
When they joined battle, they were valiant warriors,
When they witnessed turmoil they were calm,
Battering down strongholds and fortresses.
Demolishing forts and castles.
وإنْand if جنَّfell المساءُevening فلاthen not تراهمyou see them
وإنْ جنَّ المساءُ فلا تراهم
منout of الإشفاقِreverent fear إلاexcept ساجِديناprostrate
من الإشفاقِ إلا ساجِدينا
And when evening fell, you never saw them
And if night fell you would not see them
Except prostrate, out of reverent fear.
Save prostrating humbly from devotion.
شبابٌyoung men لمْdid not تُحطِّمهُshatter them اللياليthe nights
شبابٌ لمْ تُحطِّمهُ الليالي
ولمْand did not يُسلمْsurrender إلىto الخصمِthe enemy العريناthe lion's den
ولمْ يُسلمْ إلى الخصمِ العرينا
Young men whom the nights did not break,
A youth whom the nights did not defeat,
And who did not surrender the lion's den to the foe.
Nor surrendered their dens to the enemy.
ولمand did not تشهدُهُمُwitness them الأقداحُthe cups يوماًever
ولم تشهدُهُمُ الأقداحُ يوماً
وقدwhile already ملأواthey had filled نواديهمtheir gathering places مُجوناwith debauchery
وقد ملأوا نواديهم مُجونا
Nor did the drinking cups ever witness them
The drinking parties never saw them
Filling their gathering places with debauchery.
Filling their clubs with immorality.
وماand not عرفواthey knew الأغانيthe songs مائعاتٍlanguid
وما عرفوا الأغاني مائعاتٍ
ولكنَّbut العُلاgreatness صِيغَتْwas fashioned لُحوناinto melodies
ولكنَّ العُلا صِيغَتْ لُحونا
And they knew no languid songs,
They never knew singing girls,
But greatness was fashioned into melodies.
But excellence was their melody.
وقدand indeed دانواthey deferred بأعظَمِهِمْto the greatest among them نِضالاin struggle
وقد دانوا بأعظَمِهِمْ نِضالا
وعلماًand in knowledge، لاnot بأجرِئِهمْto the most brazen among them عيوناin gaze!
وعلماً، لا بأجرِئِهمْ عيونا!
And they deferred to the greatest among them in struggle
They were led by the greatest among them,
And knowledge, not to the most brazen-eyed among them.
In struggle and knowledge, not the boldest of eyes!
فيتَّحدونَso they unite أخلاقاًin character عِذاباًsweet
فيتَّحدونَ أخلاقاً عِذاباً
ويأتلفُونand live in harmony مُجتمعاًas a society رزيناdignified
ويأتلفُون مُجتمعاً رزينا
So they unite in gracious character,
So they united in noble character,
And live in harmony as a dignified society.
And gathered modestly as one.
فماso not عَرَفَit knew الخلاعَةَwantonness فيamong بناتٍgirls
فما عَرَفَ الخلاعَةَ في بناتٍ
ولاnor عَرَفit knew التخنُّثَeffeminacy فيamong بنيناour sons
ولا عَرَف التخنُّثَ في بنينا
So it knew no wantonness among girls,
Never knowing depravity in girls,
Nor did it know effeminacy among our sons.
Or effeminacy in boys.
ولمand did not يتشدَّقواspeak pompously بقشورِwith husks of علمٍlearning
ولم يتشدَّقوا بقشورِ علمٍ
ولمْand did not يتقيّبواunclear verb as written فيamong المُلحديناthe atheists
ولمْ يتقيّبوا في المُلحدينا
Nor did they boast of the husks of learning,
They never flaunted the pretense of learning,
Nor did they [verb unclear in the source] among the atheists.
Or imitated the atheists.
ولمand did not يتبجحواboast فيabout كلِّevery أمرٍmatter
ولم يتبجحوا في كلِّ أمرٍ
خطيرٍweighty كيْso that يقالَit might be said مثقفوناour intellectuals
خطيرٍ كيْ يقالَ مثقفونا
Nor did they speak boastfully on every matter
They never boasted vainly in any grave matter,
Of consequence, just to be called 'our intellectuals.'
So it would be said: they are our intellectuals!
كذلكَthus أخرجَbrought forth الإسلامُIslam قوميmy people
كذلكَ أخرجَ الإسلامُ قومي
شباباًas youth مُخلصاًdevoted حراًfree أميناtrustworthy
شباباً مُخلصاً حراً أمينا
Thus Islam brought forth my people
That is how Islam produced my people,
As devoted, free, trustworthy youth.
Youth sincere, free, and trustworthy.
وعلَّمهُand taught them الكرامةَdignity كيفhow تُبنىis built
وعلَّمهُ الكرامةَ كيف تُبنى
فيأبىso they refuse أنْto يُقَّيدَbe bound أوor يهوناbecome lowly
فيأبى أنْ يُقَّيدَ أو يهونا
And taught them how dignity is built,
It taught them honor and how it is built,
So they refuse to be bound or brought low.
Refusing to be subdued or disgraced.
دعونيspare me منfrom آمانٍhopes كاذباتٍfalse
دعوني من آمانٍ كاذباتٍ
فلمfor not أجدِI found المُنىwishes إلاexcept ظُنوناconjectures
فلم أجدِ المُنى إلا ظُنونا
Spare me false hopes,
Spare me false securities,
For I have found wishes to be nothing but conjecture.
For I found no rest but in suspicions.
وهاتواand bring ليto me منَfrom الإيمانِfaith نوراًa light
وهاتوا لي منَ الإيمانِ نوراً
وقَوُّواand strengthen بينَbetween جنبيَّmy two sides اليَقيناcertainty
وقَوُّوا بينَ جنبيَّ اليَقينا
And bring me a light from faith,
And bring me the light of faith,
And strengthen certainty within my breast.
And strengthen my heart with certainty.
أمدُّI stretch out يديmy hand فأنتزعُand so I uproot الرواسيthe firmly rooted mountains
أمدُّ يدي فأنتزعُ الرواسي
وأبنِand build المجدَglory مؤتلقاًradiant مكيناfirmly established
وأبنِ المجدَ مؤتلقاً مكينا
I stretch out my hand and uproot the firmly rooted mountains,
I will extend my hand and uproot foundations,
And build glory, radiant and firmly founded.
And firmly build glory anew!
Sol 6.1