خطبتdelivered an oration تؤبنكeulogizing you الدموعthe tears
خطبت تؤبنك الدموع
ومشتand walked تشيعكescorting you to burial الجموعthe crowds
ومشت تشيعك الجموع
Tears spoke, eulogizing you,
Tears preached your eulogy
and the crowds walked in your funeral procession.
And crowds walked to bid you farewell
فيat موقفa gathering خطباؤهits orators
في موقف خطباؤه
عييتfaltered in speech ولمand did not تعيfalter الدموعthe tears
عييت ولم تعي الدموع
At that gathering, the orators
In a stance, its speakers
faltered in speech, yet the tears did not.
Were dumbfounded, and tears did not comprehend
العينthe eye ترسلsends forth دمعهاits tears
العين ترسل دمعها
والدمعand the tears اكثرهmost of them نجيعblood
والدمع اكثره نجيع
The eye sends forth its tears,
The eye sheds its tears
and most of those tears are blood.
And most of the tears are heartfelt
ليسare not الدموعthe tears لدىamid الرزاياcalamities
ليس الدموع لدى الرزايا
غيرother than أفئدةhearts تميعmelt
غير أفئدة تميع
Tears amid calamities are nothing
For afflicted souls, tears are naught
but hearts melting away.
But hearts that melt
تحتbeneath الضلوعthe ribs لهيبa blaze ناfire (first part)
تحت الضلوع لهيب نا
رfire (completion) ماnot تحملهbear it الضلوعthe ribs
ر ما تحمله الضلوع
Beneath the ribs is a blaze of fire
Under the ribs is a burning fire
that the ribs cannot bear.
That ribs cannot bear
اماas for الصدوعthe cracks منfrom الاسىgrief
اما الصدوع من الاسى
فلقدso indeed تكاثرتhave multiplied الصدوعthe cracks
فلقد تكاثرت الصدوع
As for the cracks caused by grief,
As for the cracks from sorrow
the cracks have indeed multiplied.
Indeed, the cracks have multiplied
ماذاwhat جرىhappened حتىso that تهيّجbecame agitated
ماذا جرى حتى تهيّج
هكذاlike this البلدthe land الوديعpeaceful
هكذا البلد الوديع
What happened to stir
What has happened that provoked
the peaceful land like this?
This peaceful nation so?
سرgo فيon سبيلكyour way راشداًrightly guided
سر في سبيلك راشداً
واذهبand depart كماjust as ذهبdeparted الربيعspring
واذهب كما ذهب الربيع
Go on your way, rightly guided,
You walked bravely down the path
and depart as spring departed.
And left, as spring left
الشعبthe people يمشيwalk خاشعاًreverently
الشعب يمشي خاشعاً
وامامهand before them النعشthe bier الرفيعheld high
وامامه النعش الرفيع
The people walk in solemn reverence,
The people walk solemnly
and before them is the bier held high.
Before them, the lofty coffin
قدindeed ميزتكdistinguished you رجاحةsound judgment
قد ميزتك رجاحة
فيin العقلthe mind والخلقand character الوسيعgenerous
في العقل والخلق الوسيع
You were distinguished by soundness
Wisdom distinguished you
of mind and a generous character.
Of broad intellect and manners
وصنعتand you did ماwhat بلغتreached يداtwo hands
وصنعت ما بلغت يدا
كyour وحبذاand how admirable منكfrom you الصنيعthe deed
ك وحبذا منك الصنيع
And you did all that your hands could reach;
You did what your hands could reach
and how admirable was your work!
And excellent was your work
والمرءand a person ليسis not بفاعلa doer
والمرء ليس بفاعل
الاexcept لماof what هوhe يستطيعcan do
الا لما هو يستطيع
A person can do nothing
One can only do
except what he is able to do.
What he is capable of
انif كانwas فيصلFaisal آفلاsetting
ان كان فيصل آفلا
فلنجلهthen for his son غازيGhazi طلوعa rising
فلنجله غازي طلوع
If Faisal has set,
If Faisal is gone
then his son Ghazi rises.
Then for his son Ghazi, a new dawn
غازيGhazi زعيمthe leader الشعبthe people فهوso they
غازي زعيم الشعب فهو
لغيرto anyone other than غازيGhazi لاnot يطيعobey
لغير غازي لا يطيع
Ghazi is the people's leader, so they
Ghazi, the people's leader, he only
obey no one other than Ghazi,
Obeys Ghazi, and no other
فيin وحدةunity عربيةArab
في وحدة عربية
للذودfor defense فيin دمهاits blood نزوعan urge
للذود في دمها نزوع
in Arab unity,
In Arab unity
with an urge to defend in its blood.
To defend it, he is eager
فيin ليلthe night حزنيmy grief كانتwas الظلماءthe darkness
في ليل حزني كانت الظلماء
عابسةfrowning تروعstrikes terror
عابسة تروع
In the night of my grief, the darkness was
In my night of sorrow, darkness
frowning and terrifying.
Was gloomy and disturbing
فاذاand whenever مضىpassed منهof it هزيعa stretch of the night
فاذا مضى منه هزيع
جاءcame يخلفهtaking its place هزيعa stretch of the night
جاء يخلفه هزيع
And whenever a stretch of it passed,
And when part of it faded
another came to take its place,
Another part came, replacing
حتىuntil اذاwhen طلعrose الصباthe morning (first part)
حتى اذا طلع الصبا
حthe morning (completion) وقامand rose ابيضهits white light يشيعspreads
ح وقام ابيضه يشيع
until, when morning broke
Until the morning broke
and its white light began to spread,
And its whiteness started spreading
ساءلتI asked منwho ملكking العراIraq (first part)
ساءلت من ملك العرا
قIraq (completion) فقيلso it was said ليto me غازيGhazi القريعthe eminent one
ق فقيل لي غازي القريع
I asked, 'Who is king of Iraq?'
I asked who rules Iraq
and was told, 'Ghazi, the eminent one.'
And I was told Ghazi the radiant
ملكa king كأنas though التاجthe crown فوabove (first part)
ملك كأن التاج فو
قabove (completion) جبينهhis brow نجمa star لموعgleaming
ق جبينه نجم لموع
A king, as though the crown above
A king whose crown atop
his brow were a gleaming star.
His brow is like a shining star
ياoh فرحتيmy joy بالتاجin the crown انindeed
يا فرحتي بالتاج ان
التاجthe crown حقa right لاnot يضيعis lost
التاج حق لا يضيع
Oh, my joy in the crown! Indeed,
My joy with the crown
the crown is a right that will not be lost.
For the crown is a right that persists
اصلthe root الزعامةleadership فيصلFaisal
اصل الزعامة فيصل
والاصلand the root تتبعهfollow it الفروعthe branches
والاصل تتبعه الفروع
Faisal is the root of leadership,
The lineage of leadership is Faisal’s
and the branches follow the root.
And the branches follow the origin
اشرعbegin فانfor indeed مهمةthe task
اشرع فان مهمة
الاصلاحreform اولهاits first step الشروعbeginning
الاصلاح اولها الشروع
Begin, for the task
Set sail, for the task
of reform starts with making a start.
Of reform, its beginning is paramount
وأمرand command فكلfor all بنيthe sons of العروArabhood (first part)
وأمر فكل بني العرو
بةArabhood (completion) حينwhen تأمرهمyou command them سميعattentive
بة حين تأمرهم سميع
And command, for all the sons of Arabhood
And command, for all Arab folks
listen when you command them.
When you command them, are compliant
Sol 6.1