إِذَاwhen فَكَّرْتَyou think فِيof وَطَنٍa homeland كَرِيمٍnoble
إِذَا فَكَّرْتَ فِي وَطَنٍ كَرِيمٍ
نَبَتْdrove away بِكَwith you عَنْهُaway from it نَائِبَةُa calamity اغْتِرَابِexile
نَبَتْ بِكَ عَنْهُ نَائِبَةُ اغْتِرَابِ
When you think of a noble homeland
From which the calamity of exile has driven you,
وَعَوَّضَكَand compensated you الزَّمَانُtime بِشرِّwith a worse دَارabode
وَعَوَّضَكَ الزَّمَانُ بِشرِّ دَار
وَسُكْنَىand lodging in مَنْزِلٍa dwelling وَحْشِdesolate الْجَنَابِthe surroundings
وَسُكْنَى مَنْزِلٍ وَحْشِ الْجَنَابِ
And time has given you a worse abode in exchange,
And lodging in a dwelling with desolate surroundings,
فَأَبْدِthen show بِمَاat what انْتَقَلْتَyou have moved لَهُto it اغْتِبَاطاًdelight
فَأَبْدِ بِمَا انْتَقَلْتَ لَهُ اغْتِبَاطاً
وَفَكِّرْand think فِيof انْتِقَالِكَyour move لِلتُّرَابِto the dust
وَفَكِّرْ فِي انْتِقَالِكَ لِلتُّرَابِ
Then show delight in the place you have moved to,
And think of your move to the dust.
Sol 6.1