ياO سراةَnotables البِلادthe land يَكفيsuffices for البِلاداthe land
يا سراةَ البِلاد يَكفي البِلادا
ماأَذابَwhat melted القُلوبَthe hearts وَالأَكباداand the livers
ماأَذابَ القُلوبَ وَالأَكبادا
O notables of the land, the land has had enough
O harbinger of the countries, enough harboring
of what has melted hearts and livers.
That melted hearts and livers
اِنتِدابa mandate أَحدُّsharper مِنthan شفرةblade السَيthe sword (first fragment)
اِنتِداب أَحدُّ مِن شفرة السَي
فcompletion of 'the sword' وَأَورىand more fiercely kindling مِنthan المَناياdeaths زِناداfire-strikers
ف وَأَورى مِن المَنايا زِنادا
A Mandate sharper than a sword's blade,
Inciting is sharper than a sword's blade
and striking fiercer sparks than death itself.
And more calamitous than death's wares
وَعَدpromise بَلفورBalfour دَكّهاrazed it فَلِماذاso why
وَعَد بَلفور دَكّها فَلِماذا
تَجعَلونyou turn الأَنقاضthe ruins مِنهاof it رَماداashes
تَجعَلون الأَنقاض مِنها رَمادا
Balfour's promise razed it—so why
Balfour promised to demolish it, so why
do you turn its ruins into ashes?
Do you make ruins out of it into ashes?
ماwhat الَّذيthat which تَفعَلونyou are doing وَالجَوwhile the sky مربدovercast (first fragment)
ما الَّذي تَفعَلون وَالجَو مربد
دcompletion of 'overcast' وَهَذيand these الأَعداءenemies تَقضيaccomplish المُراداthe desired aim
د وَهَذي الأَعداء تَقضي المُرادا
What are you doing, while the sky is overcast
What are you doing while the air is cold
and these enemies accomplish their aims?
And these enemies accomplish their purpose?
أَفرغتمhave you finished مِنwith كُلevery أَمرٍmatter سِوىapart from المَجthe council (first fragment)
أَفرغتم مِن كُل أَمرٍ سِوى المَج
لسcompletion of 'the council' يَحتاجrequires همَةًresolve وَجِهاداand struggle
لس يَحتاج همَةً وَجِهادا
Have you finished every matter, apart from the council,
Have you emptied yourselves of everything except the council
that calls for resolve and struggle?
That needs vigor and jihad?
أَحبطmay He thwart اللَهGod سَعيكُمyour efforts أَلِحبِّis it for love of الذpleasures? (unclear fragment)
أَحبط اللَه سَعيكُم أَلِحبِّ الذ
ذاunclear continuation of 'pleasures?' قُمتمyou rose تَهيّئونَyou are preparing العِتاداthe equipment
ذا قُمتم تَهيّئونَ العِتادا
May God thwart your efforts! Is it for love of [pleasures?]
May Allah frustrate your efforts, do you love this
that you have risen to prepare your equipment?
While you are preparing the tools?
تنبذونyou cast aside الأَوطانthe homelands فيin طَلَبpursuit of المَنoffice (first fragment)
تنبذون الأَوطان في طَلَب المَن
صبcompletion of 'office' وَالدينand religion وَالهُدىand guidance وَالرَشاداand righteousness
صب وَالدين وَالهُدى وَالرَشادا
You cast aside your homelands in pursuit of office,
You relinquish the homelands in pursuit of
and cast aside religion, guidance, and righteousness.
Appointment, religion, guidance and integrity
إِنindeed فيin المَوطنthe homeland العَزيزbeloved سِواهbesides it
إِن في المَوطن العَزيز سِواه
أَلفa thousand شغلtasks فَأَوسعوهاso lavish upon them اِجتِهاداdiligent effort
أَلف شغل فَأَوسعوها اِجتِهادا
Indeed, in the beloved homeland, apart from it,
Indeed, in the precious homeland besides it
there are a thousand tasks: devote abundant effort to them.
Are a thousand preoccupations, so expand the endeavor
وَطنa homeland بائسwretched يُباعis being sold وَأَنتُمwhile you
وَطن بائس يُباع وَأَنتُم
لاnot تَزالونyou cease تَخدَعونyou deceive العِباداthe people
لا تَزالون تَخدَعون العِبادا
A wretched homeland is being sold, while you
A miserable homeland sold while you
still go on deceiving the people.
Still trick the servants
مثخنgrievously stricken بِالجِراحwith wounds أَبرَأهmay He heal it الGod (first fragment)
مثخن بِالجِراح أَبرَأه ال
لَهcompletion of 'God' فَهلاthen why not كُنتُمyou were لَهُto it عوّاداvisitors to the sick
لَه فَهلا كُنتُم لَهُ عوّادا
Ravaged by wounds—may God heal it!
Riddled with wounds cured by none but
Why, then, have you not visited it in its sickness?
Him, so why weren't you its comforters?
كَيفَhow يَلقىit finds مِنamong هادِميهthose who demolish it بِناةًbuilders
كَيفَ يَلقى مِن هادِميه بِناةً
كَيفَhow يَرجوit hopes for مِنfrom جارِحيهthose who wound it ضماداa bandage
كَيفَ يَرجو مِن جارِحيه ضمادا
How can it find builders among those who demolish it?
How can he find builders among its destroyers?
How can it hope for a bandage from those who wound it?
How can he expect bandages from its tormentors?
ياO جُناةoffenders عَلىagainst البِلادthe land بِدَعوىunder the pretext of الthe
يا جُناة عَلى البِلاد بِدَعوى ال
خَيرgoodness وِالبرand virtue لاnot نَعمتمmay you enjoy رقاداsleep
خَير وِالبر لا نَعمتم رقادا
O offenders against the land, under the pretext of
O killers of the countries under the guise of
goodness and virtue—may you never enjoy sleep!
Good and righteousness, you did not sleep
قامَarose مِنfrom بَينكُمamong you سَماسرةbrokers السوevil (first fragment)
قامَ مِن بَينكُم سَماسرة السو
ءcompletion of 'evil' فَهَلso do تَشتَكونyou complain of ثُمthen اِقتِصاداthe economy
ء فَهَل تَشتَكون ثُم اِقتِصادا
Brokers of evil have arisen from among you—
The brokers of evil rose among you
so do you then complain about the economy?
So do you complain and then be economical?
فيin غَدٍtomorrow يَنشأgrow up الصِغارthe children فَيبغوso they seek (first fragment)
في غَدٍ يَنشأ الصِغار فَيبغو
نcompletion of 'so they seek' تلاداًan inheritance وَماand not تَرَكتُمyou left تلاداan inheritance
ن تلاداً وَما تَرَكتُم تلادا
Tomorrow the children will grow up and seek
Tomorrow children will grow up seeking
an inheritance, yet you have left no inheritance.
Homelands while you left them no homelands
بعتموهyou sold it إِلىto العَدوthe enemy فَمِنso from أَيwhere (first fragment)
بعتموه إِلى العَدو فَمِن أَي
نcompletion of 'where' يُلاقونthey find مَلجأa refuge وَمهاداand a bed
ن يُلاقون مَلجأ وَمهادا
You sold it to the enemy—where, then,
You sold it to the enemy so from where
will they find a refuge and a bed?
Will they find refuge and rest?
أَنتُمyou اليَومtoday تَزرَعونyou sow فَساداًcorruption
أَنتُم اليَوم تَزرَعون فَساداً
وَغَداًand tomorrow سَوفwill يُثمرbear fruit اِستعباداenslavement
وَغَداً سَوف يُثمر اِستعبادا
Today you sow corruption,
Today you sow corruption
and tomorrow it will bear enslavement as its fruit.
And tomorrow slavery will bear fruit
ياO سَماءsky اِنقضّيcollapse وَياand O أَرضearth ميديreel
يا سَماء اِنقضّي وَيا أَرض ميدي
قَتلتwas slain (contextual reading) أُمَةًa nation وَبادَتand perished بِلاداa country
قَتلت أُمَةً وَبادَت بِلادا
O sky, collapse, and O earth, reel!
O sky, collapse and o earth, tilt
A nation has been slain, and a country has perished.
A nation was killed and countries perished
Sol 6.1