ياO بِنتَdaughter of روماRome لاdo not تَكونيbe كَماas
يا بِنتَ روما لا تَكوني كَما
كانَتwas أَثيناAthens بينamid قيلٍhearsay وَقالِand gossip
كانَت أَثينا بين قيلٍ وَقالِ
O daughter of Rome, do not be as
O daughter of Rome, be not like
Athens was, amid hearsay and gossip.
Athens amidst talk and chatter.
دَفَنتِyou buried عدلَjustice اللَهِGod's فيin أَرضِهHis earth
دَفَنتِ عدلَ اللَهِ في أَرضِه
فَاِستَوثِقيso guard yourself منagainst شَرِّthe evil of ذاكَthat المَآلِoutcome
فَاِستَوثِقي من شَرِّ ذاكَ المَآلِ
You buried God's justice in His earth;
You buried the justice of God in His land,
So guard yourself against the evil of that outcome.
So beware the evil of that consequence.
أَهلُكِyour people قومٌa folk يَبحثونexamine الدُمىthe idols
أَهلُكِ قومٌ يَبحثون الدُمى
وَيَزجرونَand take omens from الطيرَthe birds طيرَbirds of الخيالِfancy
وَيَزجرونَ الطيرَ طيرَ الخيالِ
Your people are a folk who examine idols,
Your people are a folk who seek bloodshed
And take omens from birds—the birds of fancy.
And frighten the birds, the birds of fantasy.
لاno بِدعَwonder إنif طارواthey flew بِألبابهِمwith their wits
لا بِدعَ إن طاروا بِألبابهِم
وَأَصبَحواand they became منthrough غَيِّهِمtheir waywardness فيin خبالِmadness
وَأَصبَحوا من غَيِّهِم في خبالِ
No wonder if their wits have taken flight,
Inevitably, if they flew away with their minds
And through their waywardness they have fallen into madness.
And became lost in their delusion.
هذيthis طرابُلسٌTripoli وَأَبناؤُهاand her sons الشُجthe brave (word begins)
هذي طرابُلسٌ وَأَبناؤُها الشُج
عانُcontinuation of 'brave' يُزجونَurge forward صُفوفَranks of القِتالِbattle
عانُ يُزجونَ صُفوفَ القِتالِ
This is Tripoli, and her sons, the brave—
This is Tripoli, and its rugged sons
—ones, urge forward the ranks of battle.
Who arrange the rows of battle.
دَوارِعُarmored ships الطُليانthe Italians' لمnot تَستَطِعbe able
دَوارِعُ الطُليان لم تَستَطِع
صَبراًendurance علىunder النَسفِblasting وَرَشقِand volleys of النِبالِarrows
صَبراً على النَسفِ وَرَشقِ النِبالِ
The Italians' armored ships could not
The fortresses of the Italians could not
Endure the blasting and the volleys of arrows,
Endure with patience the bombardment and the volley of arrows.
حتّىuntil هَوَتthey fell لِلقاعِto the bottom معمورةًmanned
حتّى هَوَت لِلقاعِ معمورةً
فَدَنِّسَتand they defiled مَثنىin pairs (likely 'resting place' intended) نَفيسِprecious اللآليpearls
فَدَنِّسَت مَثنى نَفيسِ اللآلي
Until they sank to the bottom, still manned,
Until the populated city collapsed
And defiled the resting place of precious pearls.
Defiling the refuge of the precious treasures.
حَلُمتَyou have been forbearing ياO لَيتُwould that (likely 'lion' intended) وَلَمّاand not yet تَثِبyou spring
حَلُمتَ يا لَيتُ وَلَمّا تَثِب
فَاِزأَرso roar فقدfor indeed حانhas come وُضوحُclear appearance of الهِلالِthe crescent
فَاِزأَر فقد حان وُضوحُ الهِلالِ
You have been forbearing, O lion, and have not yet sprung;
You were forbearing, oh if only you had not slipped
So roar, for the time has come for the crescent to appear clearly.
Then roar, for the crescent's clarity has come.
فيin يَدِكَyour hand المِنجَلُthe sickle فاحصُدso reap بهwith it
في يَدِكَ المِنجَلُ فاحصُد به
أَعمارَthe lives of أَقوامٍpeoples طَغواthey transgressed فيin الضَلالِerror
أَعمارَ أَقوامٍ طَغوا في الضَلالِ
In your hand is the sickle; so reap with it
In your hand is the sickle, so reap with it
The lives of peoples who have transgressed in error.
The lives of people who went astray into misguidance.
Sol 6.1