بَعضَless of هذاthis الجفاءِharshness وَالعُدوانِand aggression
بَعضَ هذا الجفاءِ وَالعُدوانِ
راقِبيbe mindful of اللَهَGod أُمَّةَO nation of الطُليانِthe Italians
راقِبي اللَهَ أُمَّةَ الطُليانِ
Less of this harshness and aggression!
Some of this estrangement and hostility
Be mindful of God, O nation of the Italians!
O people of oppression, be mindful of God
قدindeed مَلأتِyou have filled الفَضاءَthe expanse غَدراًwith treachery وَجهلاًand ignorance
قد مَلأتِ الفَضاءَ غَدراً وَجهلاً
وَتَسَنَّمتِand you mounted غارِبَthe crest of الطُغيانِtyranny
وَتَسَنَّمتِ غارِبَ الطُغيانِ
You have filled the expanse with treachery and ignorance,
You have filled space with deceit and ignorance
and mounted the crest of tyranny.
And ascended the peak of tyranny
وَبَعثتِand you sent السَفينَthe ships تَرمىto bombard طَرابُلTripoli (first part)
وَبَعثتِ السَفينَ تَرمى طَرابُل
سَcompletion of 'Tripoli' بحَربٍwith a war مَشبوبَةِblazing with النيرانِfires
سَ بحَربٍ مَشبوبَةِ النيرانِ
And you sent the ships to bombard Tripoli
You launched ships throwing fireballs
with a war of blazing fires.
Into a combusting sea of warfare
تَخرِقُbreaches البَحرَthe sea وَالمَواثيقَand the treaties وَالعَهand the covenant (first part)
تَخرِقُ البَحرَ وَالمَواثيقَ وَالعَه
دَcompletion of 'the covenant' جِهاراًopenly وَذِمَّةَand the protection owed to الجيرانِthe neighbors
دَ جِهاراً وَذِمَّةَ الجيرانِ
They cleave the sea—and breach treaties and the covenant—
Tearing through the sea and covenants and the
openly, and the protection owed to neighbors.
Sanctity of neighbors openly
سَيَّرَتهاdrove them onward أضغانُthe rancor of قومٍa people لِقَومٍagainst another people
سَيَّرَتها أضغانُ قومٍ لِقَومٍ
سَلِمواthey were free منfrom دناءةِthe baseness of الأَضغانِrancor
سَلِموا من دناءةِ الأَضغانِ
They were driven by one people's rancor against another,
Driven by the grudges of a people against a people
who were free from the baseness of rancor.
Who escaped the disgrace of grudges
مَنwhoever رَآهاsaw them تَجريsailing تَوَهَّمَimagined أَنَّthat the الthe
مَن رَآها تَجري تَوَهَّمَ أَنَّ ال
قومَpeople هبّواthey rose up لِلثَّأرِfor vengeance للأَوطانfor the homelands
قومَ هبّوا لِلثَّأرِ للأَوطان
Whoever saw them sailing imagined that the
Whoever saw them sail thought the people
people had risen to avenge their homelands.
Rose to take vengeance for the homelands
لاno وَرَبِّby the Lord of الأُسطولِthe fleet ماnot حمَلcarried الأُسthe fleet (first part)
لا وَرَبِّ الأُسطولِ ما حمَل الأُس
طولُcompletion of 'the fleet' جَيشاan army إلىto حمىthe protected lands of الحُبشانِthe Abyssinians
طولُ جَيشا إلى حمى الحُبشانِ
No! By the Lord of the fleet, the fleet carried no
No - by the Lord of the fleet - the fleet
army to the Abyssinians' protected lands.
Did not carry an army to protect the Abyssinians
إنَّindeed قومَthe people of الطُليانِthe Italians أحرَصُmore cautious منthan أنto
إنَّ قومَ الطُليانِ أحرَصُ من أن
يُفضَحواbe disgraced مَرَّتَينtwice فيon مَيدانa battlefield
يُفضَحوا مَرَّتَين في مَيدان
Indeed, the Italian people are too cautious to
The people of oppression are too proud
be disgraced twice on a battlefield.
To be shamed twice in battle
لَيستis not الحَربُthe war لِلعَدُوِّagainst the enemy الذيwho باbecame (first part)
لَيست الحَربُ لِلعَدُوِّ الذي با
تَcompletion of 'became' عزيزاًmighty بِالرَجلِwith infantry وَالفُرسانِand horsemen
تَ عزيزاً بِالرَجلِ وَالفُرسانِ
The war is not against the enemy who has grown
War is not for the formidable enemy
mighty with infantry and horsemen.
With men and horsemen
إِنَّماonly الحربُthe war لِلأُلىagainst those who حَفِظواthey kept العَهthe covenant (first part)
إِنَّما الحربُ لِلأُلى حَفِظوا العَه
دَcompletion of 'the covenant' فنامَتso slept جيرانُهُمtheir neighbors فيin أمانِsafety
دَ فنامَت جيرانُهُم في أمانِ
The war is only against those who kept the covenant,
Rather, war is for the wretched who kept their word
so their neighbors slept in safety;
While their neighbors slept in safety
وَأَباحواand they opened اَبوابَهُمtheir doors حاتِمِيّاHatim-like in generosity (first part)
وَأَباحوا اَبوابَهُم حاتِمِيّا
تٍcompletion of 'Hatim-like' لمَنto whoever أَمَّهُمsought them out منamong الضيفانِthe guests
تٍ لمَن أَمَّهُم من الضيفانِ
and opened their doors with Hatim-like generosity
And opened their doors hospitably
to any guests who sought them out;
To whoever sought refuge with them
وَأَنالوهُمand they granted them حُقوقَthe rights of بَنيهِمtheir sons
وَأَنالوهُم حُقوقَ بَنيهِم
فِعلَin the manner of أَهلpeople of المَعروفِkindness بِاللَهفانtoward the distressed
فِعلَ أَهل المَعروفِ بِاللَهفان
and granted them the rights of their own sons,
And gave them the rights of their children
as the benevolent do for the distressed.
The deeds of the virtuous to the impassioned
وَيحَهُمalas for them ماwhy لِصُنعهِمwith their conduct أَبطَرَmade insolent القَوthe people (first part)
وَيحَهُم ما لِصُنعهِم أَبطَرَ القَو
مَcompletion of 'the people' فَعَقّواso they were ungrateful for ماwhat كانhad been مِنof إِحسانِkindness
مَ فَعَقّوا ما كان مِن إِحسانِ
Alas for them! Why did their kindness make those people insolent,
Stirring the people to break their kindness
so they were ungrateful for all the kindness shown?
Why did peace beget a grueling war
وَلِماذاand why تَمَخَّضَgave birth السِلمُpeace عَنto حَرwar (first part)
وَلِماذا تَمَخَّضَ السِلمُ عَن حَر
بٍcompletion of 'war' لَظاهاits blaze يَشويroasts الوجوهَthe faces عَوانِfought repeatedly
بٍ لَظاها يَشوي الوجوهَ عَوانِ
And why did peace give birth to a war
That scorches faces in savagery?
fought again and again, whose blaze roasts faces?
Favors were sown into the worst hands
مِنَحٌgifts قدindeed بُذِرنَwere sown فيin شَرِّthe worst of أَيدٍhands
مِنَحٌ قد بُذِرنَ في شَرِّ أَيدٍ
كُنَّthey have been مُذsince كُنَّthey existed مَنبِتَthe seedbed of الكُفرانingratitude
كُنَّ مُذ كُنَّ مَنبِتَ الكُفران
Gifts have been sown in the worst of hands,
Which have always produced unbelief
which, since they first existed, have been the seedbed of ingratitude.
So vanish manliness in the era of
هكَذاthus فَلتَكُso let them be المروءاتُdeeds of honor فيin عَصage (first part)
هكَذا فَلتَكُ المروءاتُ في عَص
رِcompletion of 'age' البَهاليلِthe noble lords منamong بَنيthe sons of الرومانthe Romans
رِ البَهاليلِ من بَني الرومان
Then let deeds of honor be thus, in the age
Good-for-nothings from the Romans
of the noble lords among the sons of the Romans!
We do not trust each other - this
لاlet not يَثِقtrust بَعضُناone of us بِبَعضٍin another وَهذاand this
لا يَثِق بَعضُنا بِبَعضٍ وَهذا
ماwhat أَعدَّhas prepared الإِنسانُman لِلإِنسانِfor man
ما أَعدَّ الإِنسانُ لِلإِنسانِ
Let none of us trust another—and this
Is what man has prepared for man
is what man has prepared for man.
If you greet a stranger, greet
إنif تُسَلِّمyou greet علىto الغَريبِthe stranger فَسَلِّمthen greet
إن تُسَلِّم على الغَريبِ فَسَلِّم
فيin ظِلالِthe shadows of السُيوفِthe swords وَالمُرّانand the spears
في ظِلالِ السُيوفِ وَالمُرّان
If you greet the stranger, then greet him
In the shadow of swords and spears
in the shadows of swords and spears.
An embrace may become a wrestling match
رُبَّماperhaps أَصبَحَbecomes العِناقُthe embrace صِراعاًa struggle
رُبَّما أَصبَحَ العِناقُ صِراعاً
فيin زَمانِthe age of الآدابِculture وَالعِرفانand knowledge
في زَمانِ الآدابِ وَالعِرفان
An embrace may turn into a struggle
In the age of morals and knowledge
in the age of culture and knowledge.
Partial English translation: 37 of 38 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1