لا تَسلْ عن سلامتِهْ

لا تَسلْ عن سلامتِهْ

روحه فوق راحتِهْ

روحه فوق راحتِهْ

Do not ask about his safety.

Do not ask of his peace,

His soul lies upon his palm.

His spirit above his comfort.

بدَّلَتْهُ همومُهُ

بدَّلَتْهُ همومُهُ

كفناً من وسادِتهْ

كفناً من وسادِتهْ

His worries have given him

His worries have changed him,

a shroud in place of his pillow.

To a shroud of his pillow.

يَرقبُ الساعةَ التي

يَرقبُ الساعةَ التي

بعدَها هولُ ساعتِهْ

بعدَها هولُ ساعتِهْ

He watches for the hour that

He awaits the hour,

is followed by the terror of his own hour.

After which, the horror of his hour.

شاغلٌ فكرَ مَنْ يراهُ

شاغلٌ فكرَ مَنْ يراهُ

بإطراقِ هامتِهْ

بإطراقِ هامتِهْ

He occupies the thoughts of whoever sees him

Busy is the mind of he who sees him,

with his bowed head.

With the frown of his anxiety.

بيْنَ جنبيْهِ خافقٌ

بيْنَ جنبيْهِ خافقٌ

يتلظَّى بغايتهْ

يتلظَّى بغايتهْ

Between his sides is a beating heart,

Between his sides flutters a heart,

ablaze with his purpose.

That burns for its purpose.

من رأى فَحْمةَ الدُّجى

من رأى فَحْمةَ الدُّجى

أُضْرِمَتْ من شرارتِهْ

أُضْرِمَتْ من شرارتِهْ

Who has seen the coal of night

Who saw the darkness of gloom,

set ablaze by his spark?

Kindled from his embers?

حَمَّلَتْهُ جهنَّمٌ

حَمَّلَتْهُ جهنَّمٌ

طَرفَاً من رسالتِه

طَرفَاً من رسالتِه

Hell has charged him

Hell burdened him,

with part of his mission.

With part of his message.

هو بالباب واقفُ

هو بالباب واقفُ

والرًّدى منه خائفُ

والرًّدى منه خائفُ

He stands at the door,

He is at the door standing,

and death is afraid of him.

And destruction is afraid of him.

فاهدأي يا عواصفُ

فاهدأي يا عواصفُ

خجلاً من جراءتِهْ

خجلاً من جراءتِهْ

So be still, O storms,

So calm, O storms,

in shame before his daring.

Ashamed of his determination.

صامتٌ لوْ تكلَّما

صامتٌ لوْ تكلَّما

لَفَظَ النَّارَ والدِّما

لَفَظَ النَّارَ والدِّما

He is silent; were he to speak,

Silent - if they conversed,

he would spew fire and blood.

He would pronounce fire and blood.

قُلْ لمن عاب صمتَهُ

قُلْ لمن عاب صمتَهُ

خُلِقَ الحزمُ أبكما

خُلِقَ الحزمُ أبكما

Tell whoever found fault with his silence:

Say to those who disapproved his silence,

Resolve was created mute.

Wisdom was created mute.

وأخو الحزم لم تزل

وأخو الحزم لم تزل

يدُهُ تسْبِقُ الفما

يدُهُ تسْبِقُ الفما

And the man of resolve has always

And the brother of wisdom has never

had his hand precede his mouth.

Ceased to have his hand precede his mouth.

لا تلوموه قد رأى

لا تلوموه قد رأى

منْهجَ الحقِّ مُظلما

منْهجَ الحقِّ مُظلما

Do not blame him; he has seen

Do not blame him, for he has seen

the path of truth in darkness,

The path of truth obscured.

وبلاداً أحبَّها

وبلاداً أحبَّها

ركنُها قد تهدًّما

ركنُها قد تهدًّما

and a land he loved,

And a country he loved,

whose pillar had crumbled,

Whose pillar has crumbled.

وخصوماً ببغْيِهمْ

وخصوماً ببغْيِهمْ

ضجَّت الأَرضُ والسما

ضجَّت الأَرضُ والسما

and foes at whose oppression

And enemies whose hatred

earth and sky cried out.

Made the earth and sky roar.

مرَّ حينٌ فكاد يق

مرَّ حينٌ فكاد يق

تُلهُ اليأْسُ إنَّما

تُلهُ اليأْسُ إنَّما

There was a time when he was nearly killed

A time has passed almost

by despair; yet—

Killing him with despair.

هو بالباب واقفُ

هو بالباب واقفُ

والرَّدى منه خائفُ

والرَّدى منه خائفُ

He stands at the door,

He is at the door standing,

and death is afraid of him.

And destruction is afraid of him.

فاهدأي يا عواصفُ

فاهدأي يا عواصفُ

خجلاً مِن جراءتِهْ

خجلاً مِن جراءتِهْ

So be still, O storms,

So calm, O storms,

in shame before his daring.

Ashamed of his determination.