إلىto الأميرthe prince فدتهmay it ransom him النفسthe soul أهديهاI dedicate it
إلى الأمير فدته النفس أهديها
مقالةa statement كنتI was قبلbefore اليومtoday أخفيهاconcealing it
مقالة كنت قبل اليوم أخفيها
To the prince—may my soul ransom him—I dedicate it:
To the Prince I sacrifice my soul and gift to him
A statement I had concealed before today.
Words I had hidden before this day
لاnot أننيthat I خائفafraid منof قولهاuttering it أحداanyone
لا أنني خائف من قولها أحدا
لوeven if أغضبتit angered هذهthis الدنياthe world ومنand whoever فيهاis in it
لو أغضبت هذه الدنيا ومن فيها
Not that I fear anyone for uttering it,
Not that I was afraid of anyone speaking them
Even if it angered this world and all within it.
Even if this world and all in it were angered
لكننيbut I لمdid not أجدfind ظرفاan occasion يلائمهاsuiting it
لكنني لم أجد ظرفا يلائمها
غيرexcept الذيthe one نحنwe فيهin it قدmay يواتيهاsuit it
غير الذي نحن فيه قد يواتيها
But I found no occasion to suit it
But I did not find a chance befitting for them
Except the one we are in, which may favor it.
Except this one that may present itself
مقالةa statement ملؤهاits contents الإخلاصsincerity أرفعهاI submit it
مقالة ملؤها الإخلاص أرفعها
لقائدto the leader الشعبof the people قلبthe heart الشعبof the people ممليهاdictating it
لقائد الشعب قلب الشعب ممليها
A statement filled with sincerity I submit
Words filled with sincerity I elevate
To the people's leader; the people's heart dictates it.
To the leader of the people, the people's hearts have inspired them
آنhas come الأوانthe time فماso not التأجيلdelay يمنعناprevents us
آن الأوان فما التأجيل يمنعنا
لنعلنlet us proclaim الحقthe right إقراراin affirmation وتنبيهاand as a warning
لنعلن الحق إقرارا وتنبيها
The time has come; delay will not hold us back.
The time has come, so why delay
Let us proclaim the right, affirming it and giving warning.
To declare the truth as affirmation and warning
وحقناand our right وحدةunion القطرينof the two lands تتبعهاfollows it
وحقنا وحدة القطرين تتبعها
حريةfreedom أنتyou معناهاits meaning وراعيهاand its guardian
حرية أنت معناها وراعيها
And our right is the union of the two lands, followed by
Our right is the unity of both countries that follows it
Freedom—you are its meaning and its guardian.
Freedom, you are its meaning and guardian
لاdo not تنتظرexpect أنto تنالgain العتقemancipation منfrom أممnations
لا تنتظر أن تنال العتق من أمم
تجارةtrade الرقslavery ماnot زالتhas ceased تعاطيهاcarrying it on
تجارة الرق ما زالت تعاطيها
Do not expect to gain emancipation from nations
Do not wait to gain freedom from nations
That still engage in the slave trade.
Whose trade is still slavery
وعودpromises خلفbreach of promise فسلso ask عرقوبArqoub يعرفهاhe knows them
وعود خلف فسل عرقوب يعرفها
وسلand ask وزيرهمtheir minister لاno شكdoubt ناسيهاforgetful of them
وسل وزيرهم لا شك ناسيها
Broken promises—ask Arqoub; he knows them.
Remember the promises they broke
And ask their minister—surely he has forgotten them.
And remember their minister doubtless forgot them
فالحقfor the right يؤخذis taken لاnot يعطىis given مجاملةas a courtesy
فالحق يؤخذ لا يعطى مجاملة
فخذهso take it قسراby force ولاand do not ترجوهhope for it تمويهاthrough deception
فخذه قسرا ولا ترجوه تمويها
For a right is taken, not given as a favor.
Truth is taken not given as a courtesy
So take it by force, and do not hope for it through deceit.
So take it by force and do not wish them to equivocate
لاdo not تركننever rely لذيon one with الأطماعgreedy designs تحسبهyou consider him
لا تركنن لذي الأطماع تحسبه
خلاa friend ففيfor in كمهhis sleeve أفعىa viper يواريهاhe conceals it
خلا ففي كمه أفعى يواريها
Never rely on one with greedy designs, thinking him
Do not let the ambitious think
A friend; for in his sleeve he conceals a viper.
There is opportunity where a snake lies in wait
هيit السلاحthe weapon فحاذرso beware منof تقلبهاits twists and turns
هي السلاح فحاذر من تقلبها
فماfor there is no للدغتهاfor its bite آسa healer يداويهاwho treats it
فما للدغتها آس يداويها
It is the weapon, so beware its twists and turns.
It is the weapon so beware how you wield it
For its bite has no healer who can cure it.
For nothing can cure its sting
رقطاءspeckled تباdamnation لهاupon it تدعىis called السياسةpolitics لاnot
رقطاء تبا لها تدعى السياسة لا
يرمىaims لغيرat anything other than خداعdeceiving الناسthe people حاويهاits snake-charmer
يرمى لغير خداع الناس حاويها
Speckled—damn it!—it is called politics; never
Wretched politics that claims to be wise not
Does its snake-charmer aim at anything but deceiving people.
Seeking anything but to trick the people that harbor it
إنindeed السياسةpolitics رجسfilth لاnot يطهرهcleanses it
إن السياسة رجس لا يطهره
إلاexcept دمblood طاهرpure حتىuntil يغطيهاit covers it
إلا دم طاهر حتى يغطيها
Indeed, politics is filth that nothing can cleanse
Politics is wickedness that nothing can cleanse
Except pure blood, until it covers politics.
Except pure blood until it covers it
لولاbut for الدماءblood لماwould not have فازتit won ببغيتهاits desired goal
لولا الدماء لما فازت ببغيتها
شامSham ولاnor حكمتruled مصرEgypt بواديهاits desert lands
شام ولا حكمت مصر بواديها
But for blood, its goal would never have been attained
Were it not for bloodshed it would not have won its wants
By Sham, nor would Egypt have ruled its desert lands.
Nor would Syria or Egypt have ruled its valley
فالقso cast العصاthe staff إنهاindeed it للسحرagainst sorcery مبطلةnullifying
فالق العصا إنها للسحر مبطلة
مثلlike الكليمthe one who spoke with God إذاwhen ماemphatic particle خافhe feared يلقيهاhe casts it
مثل الكليم إذا ما خاف يلقيها
So cast the staff: it nullifies sorcery,
Break the rod for it dispels sorcery
Like the one who spoke with God, who casts it when afraid.
Like Moses when he feared he threw it down
ياO أيهاyou (vocative) الليثthe lion قمrise خلصfree عرينكyour lair منfrom
يا أيها الليث قم خلص عرينك من
سطوonslaught الذئابthe wolves ولاand do not ترهبfear عواديهاtheir attacks
سطو الذئاب ولا ترهب عواديها
O lion, rise and free your lair from
O lion rise and save your den from
The wolves' onslaught, and do not fear their attacks.
The wolves' attack and do not fear their howling
فالأسدfor lions إنif زمجرتthey roar عزتthey are mighty وإنand if سكتthey fall silent
فالأسد إن زمجرت عزت وإن سكت
تسطوassail الكلابthe dogs عليهاagainst them فيin أرضيهاtheir lands
تسطو الكلاب عليها في أرضيها
For lions are mighty when they roar; but when they fall silent,
For if the lion roared they were timid and if he was silent
Dogs assail them in their own lands.
The dogs would impose on him even in his land
وإنand indeed شعبكyour people للتوجيهfor guidance منتظرwaiting
وإن شعبك للتوجيه منتظر
فاصدرso issue إرادتكyour will العلياsupreme يلبيهاthey answer it
فاصدر إرادتك العليا يلبيها
And indeed, your people await guidance.
Your people await your supreme guidance
So proclaim your supreme will; they will answer it.
So issue your exalted will that they may answer
فليسfor there is not فيin قلبهits heart للصبرfor patience متسعroom
فليس في قلبه للصبر متسع
منfrom بعدafter أربعةfour سودblack لياليهاtheir nights
من بعد أربعة سود لياليها
For their heart has no room for patience
For their hearts have no patience left
After four whose nights were black.
After four black nights and their days
ذاقtasted الأمرينbitter suffering منfrom ذلhumiliation ومصغبةand hunger
ذاق الأمرين من ذل ومصغبة
ومنand from مظالمinjustices ماnot ينفكceases يرويهاrecounting them
ومن مظالم ما ينفك يرويها
They tasted utter bitterness from humiliation and hunger,
That tasted bitter humiliation and tyranny
And from injustices they never cease recounting.
And injustices that do not cease to flow
عادواthey returned بهwith it القهقرىbackward فيin كلevery ناحيةsphere
عادوا به القهقرى في كل ناحية
ليثبتواto prove أنهthat it شاةa sheep لراعيهاbelonging to its shepherd
ليثبتوا أنه شاة لراعيها
They drove the populace backward in every sphere,
They regressed him in every way
To prove it a sheep belonging to its shepherd.
To prove he is a sheep for his shepherd
وماand did not درواthey knew أنناthat we جدناwe gave generously بأنفسناwith our lives
وما دروا أننا جدنا بأنفسنا
رخيصةcheap فيin حروبwars لستI am not أحصيهاcounting them
رخيصة في حروب لست أحصيها
And they did not know that we freely gave our lives,
And they did not know we staked our souls
Holding them cheap, in wars I cannot count,
In wars beyond counting to gain today
لنظفرso that we may win اليومtoday باستقلالindependence تربتناour soil
لنظفر اليوم باستقلال تربتنا
ونستعيدand we regain لهاfor it أمجادthe glories ماضيهاits past
ونستعيد لها أمجاد ماضيها
To win today the independence of our soil,
The independence of our soil
And restore to it the glories of its past.
And restore its past glories
مولايmy lord هذاthis صدىecho الشعبof the people سجلهrecorded it
مولاي هذا صدى الشعب سجله
حاكa mimic حكيin imitation of الطيرthe birds إذwhen تشدوsing شواديهاtheir songbirds
حاك حكي الطير إذ تشدو شواديها
My lord, this is the people's echo, recorded
My lord this is the people's echo record it
By one who mimics birds as their songbirds sing.
Weave the birds' song as they sing their poetry
أزاحhe removed عنfrom صدرهhis breast حملاa burden ونفسهand relieved it
أزاح عن صدره حملا ونفسه
إنindeed المقالةthe statement لاnot تخفىare hidden معانيهاits meanings
إن المقالة لا تخفى معانيها
He lifted a burden from his breast and eased it;
He unburdened his chest though the words
Indeed, the statement's meanings are not hidden.
Could not conceal their meanings
Sol 6.1