قدindeed كنتyou were للملكfor kingship
قد كنت للملك
ماnot كنتyou were للهلكfor death
ما كنت للهلك
You were indeed meant for kingship;
You were for the king
you were not meant for death.
Not for perishing
قلوبناour hearts تأسىgrieve
قلوبنا تأسى
عيونناour eyes تبكيweep
عيوننا تبكي
Our hearts grieve;
Our hearts grieve
our eyes weep
Our eyes weep
عليكfor you ياO فيصلFaisal
عليك يا فيصل
عليكfor you ياO فيصلFaisal
عليك يا فيصل
for you, O Faisal.
For you O Faisal
for you, O Faisal.
For you O Faisal
الخطبthe calamity قدhas عماspread everywhere
الخطب قد عما
والحزنand sorrow قدhas طماoverflowed
والحزن قد طما
Calamity has engulfed all,
Sorrows spread
and sorrow has overflowed.
And grief flooded
فاضتoverflowed مآقيناour tear ducts
فاضت مآقينا
تبلناdrench us لماwhen
تبلنا لما
Our tear ducts overflowed,
Our tragedies poured out
drenching us when
Flooding us with
نعيتyour death was announced ياO فيصلFaisal
نعيت يا فيصل
نعيتyour death was announced ياO فيصلFaisal
نعيت يا فيصل
your death was announced, O Faisal.
Your loss O Faisal
your death was announced, O Faisal.
Your loss O Faisal
الشرقthe East والغربand the West
الشرق والغرب
والسلمand peace والحربand war
والسلم والحرب
The East and the West,
East and West
and peace and war,
Peace and war
والدينand religion والدنياand worldly life
والدين والدنيا
دموعهاtheir tears سكبpouring forth
دموعها سكب
and religion and worldly life—
Faith and world
their tears stream forth.
Their tears poured
تبكيكweeps for you ياO فيصلFaisal
تبكيك يا فيصل
تبكيكweeps for you ياO فيصلFaisal
تبكيك يا فيصل
They weep for you, O Faisal.
Crying for you O Faisal
They weep for you, O Faisal.
Crying for you O Faisal
ارواحناour souls لاعتwere anguished
ارواحنا لاعت
آمالناour hopes ضاعتwere lost
آمالنا ضاعت
Our souls were anguished;
Our souls languished
our hopes were lost.
Our hopes vanished
نفوسناour souls رامتsought
نفوسنا رامت
سلوىsolace فماbut not استطاعتwere able
سلوى فما استطاعت
Our souls sought
Our selves wanted
solace, but could not
Solace but could not find
سلواكforgetting you ياO فيصلFaisal
سلواك يا فيصل
سلواكforgetting you ياO فيصلFaisal
سلواك يا فيصل
forget you, O Faisal.
Solace in you O Faisal
forget you, O Faisal.
Solace in you O Faisal
كنتyou were منamong الشعبthe people
كنت من الشعب
بمنزلin the place of القلبthe heart
بمنزل القلب
You were among the people
You were of the people
in the place of the heart.
Like the heart
منwho ذاthat one الذيwho عنهaway from them
من ذا الذي عنه
فيin ساعةthe hour الكربdistress
في ساعة الكرب
Who was it that, from them,
Who in times
in the hour of distress,
Of distress could
اقصاكremoved you ياO فيصلFaisal
اقصاك يا فيصل
اقصاكremoved you ياO فيصلFaisal
اقصاك يا فيصل
took you away, O Faisal?
Abandon you O Faisal
took you away, O Faisal?
Abandon you O Faisal
وكنتand you were كالصبحlike the dawn
وكنت كالصبح
تصفوyou are serene وتستوحىand are drawn on for inspiration
تصفو وتستوحى
And you were like the dawn,
You were like the dawn
serene and a source of inspiration.
Pure and inspiring
فراقكyour parting الداميbleeding
فراقك الدامي
جرحa wound علىupon جرحa wound
جرح على جرح
Your bleeding parting
Your terrible absence
is wound upon wound.
Wound upon wound
اواهalas ياO فيصلFaisal
اواه يا فيصل
اواهalas ياO فيصلFaisal
اواه يا فيصل
Alas, O Faisal!
Oh sorrow for you O Faisal
Alas, O Faisal!
Oh sorrow for you O Faisal
دافعتyou defended بالصدقwith sincerity
دافعت بالصدق
عنin defense of حرمةthe sanctity الحقjustice
عن حرمة الحق
You defended with sincerity
You defended with truth
the sanctity of justice.
The sanctity of right
والناسand the people قدindeed كانتwere
والناس قد كانت
فيin الغربthe West والشرقand the East
في الغرب والشرق
And people would,
And people were
in the West and the East,
In East and West
تراكsee you ياO فيصلFaisal
تراك يا فيصل
تراكsee you ياO فيصلFaisal
تراك يا فيصل
behold you, O Faisal.
Seeing you O Faisal
behold you, O Faisal.
Seeing you O Faisal
وكنتand you were فيin الشدهhardship
وكنت في الشده
تهيئyou prepare العدهthe supplies
تهيئ العده
And in hardship you would
In adversity
make ready the supplies.
You readied for defense
تخشىyou are fearful منof الفوضىchaos
تخشى من الفوضى
تدعوyou call الىfor الوحدهunity
تدعو الى الوحده
You feared chaos;
Feared chaos
you called for unity.
Called for unity
لبيكat your service ياO فيصلFaisal
لبيك يا فيصل
لبيكat your service ياO فيصلFaisal
لبيك يا فيصل
At your service, O Faisal!
"At your service" O Faisal
At your service, O Faisal!
"At your service" O Faisal
العسفoppression موجودis present
العسف موجود
وانتand you مفقودare missing
وانت مفقود
Oppression remains,
Oppression remains
while you are gone.
While you are gone
عيونناour eyes بيضwhite
عيوننا بيض
ايامناour days سودblack
ايامنا سود
Our eyes are white;
Our eyes whitened
our days are black,
Our days darkened
كالليلlike the night ياO فيصلFaisal
كالليل يا فيصل
كالليلlike the night ياO فيصلFaisal
كالليل يا فيصل
as night, O Faisal.
Like the night O Faisal
as night, O Faisal.
Like the night O Faisal
اليأسdespair قدhas ابلىwrought havoc
اليأس قد ابلى
فيamong الناسthe people واستولىand taken hold
في الناس واستولى
Despair has wrought havoc
Despair worn out
among the people and taken hold.
And seized the people
فيin رحبةthe broad expanse of الواديthe valley
في رحبة الوادي
عروبةArabdom ثكلىbereaved
عروبة ثكلى
In the valley's broad expanse,
In the valley's expanse
bereaved Arabdom
A grieving Arabness
تفديكransoms you ياO فيصلFaisal
تفديك يا فيصل
تفديكransoms you ياO فيصلFaisal
تفديك يا فيصل
would ransom you, O Faisal.
Redeems you O Faisal
would ransom you, O Faisal.
Redeems you O Faisal
وعدتناyou promised us الأمناsecurity
وعدتنا الأمنا
فيin ظلكyour shade الادنىthe nearest
في ظلك الادنى
You promised us security
You promised safety
beneath your nearby shade.
In your shadow
وعدتناyou promised us لكنbut
وعدتنا لكن
فيin غفلةunawareness مناon our part
في غفلة منا
You promised us, but,
You promised but
while we were unaware,
In our heedlessness
رحلتyou departed ياO فيصلFaisal
رحلت يا فيصل
رحلتyou departed ياO فيصلFaisal
رحلت يا فيصل
you departed, O Faisal.
You left O Faisal
you departed, O Faisal.
You left O Faisal
الدهرTime لاnot يدرىknows
الدهر لا يدرى
لمنat whom رمىit shot يفرىit rends
لمن رمى يفرى
Time does not know
Fate does not know
whom it rends with its shots,
Whom it casts away
ومنand whom بهwith him اودىit destroyed
ومن به اودى
اناindeed we علىagainst الدهرTime
انا على الدهر
or whom it has slain.
And whom it takes
Against Time we
We protest against fate
نحتجwe protest ياO فيصلFaisal
نحتج يا فيصل
نحتجwe protest ياO فيصلFaisal
نحتج يا فيصل
protest, O Faisal.
O Faisal
protest, O Faisal.
O Faisal
ماnot انتyou مقبورburied
ما انت مقبور
يحفكsurrounds you المورthe drifting dust
يحفك المور
You are not buried
You are not buried
with drifting dust around you;
Shrouded in death
بلrather قبركyour grave الداميbleeding
بل قبرك الدامي
فيin القلبthe heart محفورdug
في القلب محفور
rather, your bleeding grave
But your bloody grave
is dug into the heart.
Is carved in hearts
فيin القلبthe heart ياO فيصلFaisal
في القلب يا فيصل
فيin القلبthe heart ياO فيصلFaisal
في القلب يا فيصل
In the heart, O Faisal.
In hearts O Faisal
In the heart, O Faisal.
In hearts O Faisal
ياO راعيguardian of الذمهthe covenant
يا راعي الذمه
وكاشفand dispeller of الغمهgrief
وكاشف الغمه
O guardian of the covenant,
O guardian of conscience
and dispeller of grief,
Dispeller of distress
فيin موطنan abode دانnear
في موطن دان
منto مهجةthe heart of الامهthe nation
من مهجة الامه
in an abode close
In a homeland
to the nation's heart
From the mother nation's core
مثواكyour resting place ياO فيصلFaisal
مثواك يا فيصل
مثواكyour resting place ياO فيصلFaisal
مثواك يا فيصل
is your resting place, O Faisal.
Is your resting place O Faisal
is your resting place, O Faisal.
Is your resting place O Faisal
اناindeed we لفيsurely in لجa deep sea
انا لفي لج
منof الأسىsorrow فجraw
من الأسى فج
We are indeed in a deep sea
I am in deep
of raw sorrow.
Sorrow
يزيدناadds to our حزناsorrow
يزيدنا حزنا
نشيدكyour song المشجىsorrow-stirring
نشيدك المشجى
Our grief is deepened
Increasing our grief
by your plaintive song.
Your moving elegy
فاسمعهso hear it ياO فيصلFaisal
فاسمعه يا فيصل
فاسمعهso hear it ياO فيصلFaisal
فاسمعه يا فيصل
So hear it, O Faisal.
So hear it O Faisal
So hear it, O Faisal.
So hear it O Faisal
Sol 6.1