أبكيI weep ومثليand one like me بالبكاءin weeping حقيقjustified
أبكي ومثلي بالبكاء حقيق
آمالhopes شعبof a people مالهاthey have no تحقيقfulfillment
آمال شعب مالها تحقيق
I weep, and one like me has cause to weep:
A people's hopes find no fulfillment.
ولقدand indeed يذكرنيreminds me بعزof glory آفلvanished
ولقد يذكرني بعز آفل
برقa lightning flash لهخللit has, amid السحابthe clouds خفوقflickering
برق لهخلل السحاب خفوق
And I am indeed reminded of vanished glory
By a lightning flash flickering amid the clouds.
وكأنand as though اشباحthe shades of الجدودthe forefathers كتائبbattalions
وكأن اشباح الجدود كتائب
للطيرthe birds have فوقabove رؤوسهاtheir heads تحليقcircling flight
للطير فوق رؤوسها تحليق
And the forefathers' shades seem like battalions,
With birds circling above their heads.
لمdid not يحسبreckon النفرthe men الألىwho قدhad ضيقواimposed restrictions
لم يحسب النفر الألى قد ضيقوا
ماذاwhat يجرdrags وراءهbehind it التضييقrepression
ماذا يجر وراءه التضييق
Those men who had imposed restrictions did not reckon
What repression drags in its wake.
لمdid not ينتزعstrip away منfrom هؤلاءthese men غرورهمtheir conceit
لم ينتزع من هؤلاء غرورهم
نسبa lineage لهمof theirs فيamong الهالكينthe dead عريقdeep-rooted
نسب لهم في الهالكين عريق
These men were not stripped of their conceit
By their deep-rooted ancestry among the dead.
ضيمwas wronged العراقIraq فهلso have قضتperished ابناؤهits sons
ضيم العراق فهل قضت ابناؤه
امor هلis there لابناءamong the sons of العراقIraq عقوقfilial disloyalty
ام هل لابناء العراق عقوق
Iraq has been wronged—have its sons perished,
Or are Iraq's sons disloyal?
منيwas afflicted العراقIraq بثملةwith a rabble رجيعةvile
مني العراق بثملة رجيعة
جوthe air of العراقIraq بشدهمby their tightening grip مخنوقchoked
جو العراق بشدهم مخنوق
Iraq has been afflicted with a vile rabble;
Iraq's air is choked by their grip.
ماwhat بالis the matter with دنياthe world of المسلمينthe Muslims تأخرتhas fallen behind
ما بال دنيا المسلمين تأخرت
أهناكis there شيءsomething فيin الخفاءhiding يعوقholds back
أهناك شيء في الخفاء يعوق
Why has the Muslim world fallen behind?
Is there something hidden that holds it back?
وقدand indeed ابتلانيhas afflicted me اللَهGod جلexalted be جلالهHis majesty
وقد ابتلاني اللَه جل جلاله
بغرابwith a crow سوءof ill omen ذمwas reviled منهfrom it نعيقcawing
بغراب سوء ذم منه نعيق
And God—exalted be His majesty—has afflicted me
With an ill-omened crow whose cawing is reviled,
وبضفدعand with a frog لولاwere it not for اطرادthe persistence of نقيقهits croaking
وبضفدع لولا اطراد نقيقه
ماnot كنتI would have اعلمknown انهthat it was مخلوقa creature
ما كنت اعلم انه مخلوق
And with a frog: were it not for its incessant croaking,
I would never have known that it existed.
ولعلand perhaps منwhoever ضلhas lost السبيلthe way سيهتديwill find guidance
ولعل من ضل السبيل سيهتدي
يوماone day ومنand whoever قدalready نامslept سوفwill يفيقawaken
يوما ومن قد نام سوف يفيق
And perhaps those who lost the way will find guidance
One day, and those who have slept will awaken.
ولعلand perhaps ايامthe days of السلامpeace قريبةare near
ولعل ايام السلام قريبة
ولعلand perhaps ايامthe days of السلامpeace تروقwill delight
ولعل ايام السلام تروق
And perhaps the days of peace are near,
And perhaps the days of peace will bring delight.
انيindeed I لاوطانيfor my homelands وانand even if لمdo not تحترمhonor
اني لاوطاني وان لم تحترم
ادبيmy writing الذيwhich ابثثتهI shared it لصديقwith a friend
ادبي الذي ابثثته لصديق
I am devoted to my homelands, even if they do not honor
My writing, which I have shared with a friend.
بينيbetween me وبينand between مواطنhomelands احببتهاI have loved them
بيني وبين مواطن احببتها
عهدa covenant كماas شاءhas willed الولاءloyalty وثيقfirm
عهد كما شاء الولاء وثيق
Between me and the lands I have loved
Is a firm covenant, as loyalty has willed.
ايامin the days انيthat I قدalready ثملتI grew drunk بحبهاwith love for them
ايام اني قد ثملت بحبها
ماnot كانthere was لاneither كأسa cup ولاnor ابريقa pitcher
ما كان لا كأس ولا ابريق
In the days when I grew drunk with love for them,
There was neither cup nor pitcher.
حبlove of الديارthe native lands ومنand those who بهاare in them ليfor me مسكرan intoxicant
حب الديار ومن بها لي مسكر
وكأنماand as though حبlove of الديارthe native lands رحيقpure wine
وكأنما حب الديار رحيق
Love of the native lands and those within them is my intoxicant,
And love of the native lands is like pure wine.
Sol 6.1