قدindeed تعذبتI suffered فيin العراقIraq كثيراgreatly
قد تعذبت في العراق كثيرا
كنتI was فيin جنةa paradise اقاسيenduring سعيراhellfire
كنت في جنة اقاسي سعيرا
I have suffered greatly in Iraq.
I have suffered much in Iraq
I was in a paradise, enduring hellfire.
I was in a paradise enduring hellfire
والذيand the one who فيهin it قدindeed اطالprolonged عذابيmy torment
والذي فيه قد اطال عذابي
كانwas خصماan adversary علىat عذابيtormenting me قديراcapable
كان خصما على عذابي قديرا
And the one there who prolonged my torment
And the one who prolonged my torment
Was an adversary adept at tormenting me.
Was capable of increasing my suffering
أيwhat عدلjustice يجيئcomes ممنfrom one who يرىconsiders العذthe censure (start of العذل; likely intended: justice)
أي عدل يجيئ ممن يرى العذ
لcensure (end of العذل; likely intended: justice) لحقدbecause of hatred فيin نفسهhis soul انto يجوراact unjustly
ل لحقد في نفسه ان يجورا
What justice can come from one who deems it [just]—
What justice comes from one who sees hardship
Out of hatred in his soul—to act unjustly?
As hatred in his soul to oppress
لمnot يكنthere was ليfor me ذنبa fault سوىexcept اننيthat I رمsought (start of رمت)
لم يكن لي ذنب سوى انني رم
تI (suffix completing رمت) بشعريthrough my poetry لامةfor a nation تحريراliberation
ت بشعري لامة تحريرا
I had no fault except that I sought—
My only crime was that I threw
Through my verse, freedom for a nation.
My poetry to a nation seeking liberation
قدmay يخونbetray الحياةlife منone who كانwas حراًfree
قد يخون الحياة من كان حراً
بيديهwith his two hands ولاbut does not يخونbetray الضميراthe conscience
بيديه ولا يخون الضميرا
One who is free may betray life
One who is free may betray life
With his own hands, but not betray his conscience.
But does not betray conscience
حجرواthey restricted العقلreason فيin الذينthose who لهمhave عقreason (start of عقل)
حجروا العقل في الذين لهم عق
لreason (end of عقل) ولمand did not يتركواleave لهfor it تفكيراthinking
ل ولم يتركوا له تفكيرا
They fettered reason in those possessed of it,
They shackled the mind in those who have a mind
And left it no room for thought.
And left them no thought
ضربواthey struck بالسيفwith the sword الذيwhich ارهفوهthey sharpened it
ضربوا بالسيف الذي ارهفوه
عندناamong us البرلمانthe parliament والدستوراand the constitution
عندنا البرلمان والدستورا
With the sword they had sharpened, they struck
They struck with the sword they had sharpened
Our parliament and constitution.
Among us, parliament and constitution
ساسةpoliticians الشرقthe East حيثwherever كانواthey were فريقa group
ساسة الشرق حيث كانوا فريق
ليسthere is not فيهمamong them منanyone who يحسنis skilled at التدبيراgovernance
ليس فيهم من يحسن التدبيرا
The politicians of the East, wherever they are, are a band
The politicians of the East where they were a band
With no one among them skilled in governance.
Among them none knew how to manage affairs
يأكلونthey eat الطعامfood اكلاeating ذريعاvoracious
يأكلون الطعام اكلا ذريعا
ثمthen يشكونthey complain of بطنةoverfullness from eating وزحيراand painful bowel straining
ثم يشكون بطنة وزحيرا
They eat food voraciously,
They eat food voraciously
Then complain of overfull bellies and painful bowel straining.
Then complain of indigestion and heartburn
Sol 6.1