ياO رسولَmessenger of النضالِstruggle طبْتَyou are blessed مُقاماin your abode
يا رسولَ النضالِ طبْتَ مُقاما
خالدٌimmortal (Khalid) أنتَyou صِنُوthe counterpart of اِسمِكَyour name ماas long as ساyou kept company (first part)
خالدٌ أنتَ صِنُو اِسمِكَ ما سا
O messenger of struggle, blessed are you in your abode,
Immortal are you, Khalid, true to your name, so long as you keep
حِقَبٌages سُلِّطَتْwere unleashed وأنتَand you عنيدٌunyielding
حِقَبٌ سُلِّطَتْ وأنتَ عنيدٌ
تنجليclears away عنكَfrom you غَمْرةٌan ordeal فتَوالىthen follows
تنجلي عنكَ غَمْرةٌ فتَوالى
Ages were unleashed against you, yet you remained defiant,
An ordeal lifts from you; then comes
تتحدّىyou defy ظُلْمَthe oppression of الطواغيتِthe tyrants لاnot تَرyou fear (first part)
تتحدّى ظُلْمَ الطواغيتِ لا تَر
تطلُبُyou seek المَوْتَdeath للخُلودِfor immortality اختِياراًby choice
تطلُبُ المَوْتَ للخُلودِ اختِياراً
You defy the tyrants' oppression; you do not
You seek death for immortality, by choice,
ياO رسولَmessenger of النضالِstruggle طِبتَyou are blessed مُقاماin your abode
يا رسولَ النضالِ طِبتَ مُقاما
وتَصفَّحْand scrutinize هذيthese الوجوهَfaces تَجِدْهاyou will find them
وتَصفَّحْ هذي الوجوهَ تَجِدْها
O messenger of struggle, blessed are you in your abode,
And study these faces: you will find them
باقةٌa bouquet منfrom غِياضthe groves of بغدادBaghdad لمَّتْhas gathered
باقةٌ من غِياض بغداد لمَّتْ
كنْbe رسولاًa messenger منfrom العراقِIraq إلىto الشاal-Sham (first part)
كنْ رسولاً من العراقِ إلى الشا
A bouquet from Baghdad's groves has gathered
Be a messenger from Iraq to al-Sham,
وأشِعْand spread فيthrough رُبوعِthe quarters of جِلَّقJilliq منfrom بَغBaghdad (first part)
وأشِعْ في رُبوعِ جِلَّق من بَغ
هوَit صَوتٌa voice للعُمرfor life وand العَصْرthe age وand التاhistory (first part)
هوَ صَوتٌ للعُمر و العَصْر و التا
And spread through Jilliq's quarters, from Baghdad,
It is a voice for life, the age, and history,
يأنَفُdisdains المجدُglory أنthat تَظَلَّshould remain زروعُthe crops of الthe
يأنَفُ المجدُ أن تَظَلَّ زروعُ ال
زيَّفواthey counterfeited دارةًa home وحِلْفَand a bond of رَضاعsuckling
زيَّفوا دارةً وحِلْفَ رَضاع
Glory scorns to leave the crops of
They counterfeited a home and a bond of suckling
واللياليand the nights تَقُصُّclip منهمfrom them جَناحاًa wing
والليالي تَقُصُّ منهم جَناحاً
ياO رسولَmessenger of النضالِstruggle ألفُa thousand سَلامgreetings
يا رسولَ النضالِ ألفُ سَلام
And the nights clip a wing from them,
O messenger of struggle, a thousand greetings
مثلَماjust as طبتyou are blessed عَزْمةًin resolve وand اقتِداراin prowess
مثلَما طبت عَزْمةً و اقتِدارا
مرتyou kept company (last part) ليلاًby night وand ماas long as أضأْتَyou illuminated نَهاراby day
مرت ليلاً و ما أضأْتَ نَهارا
as you are blessed in resolve and prowess.
company by night, and so long as you light up the day.
تقهَرُyou subdue الموجَthe waves مَدَّةًsurge وand انحِساراebb
تقهَرُ الموجَ مَدَّةً و انحِسارا
غمرةٌan ordeal بعدَهاafter it تجُرَّdrags غِماراordeals
غمرةٌ بعدَها تجُرَّ غِمارا
subduing the waves in their surge and ebb.
another ordeal, dragging more ordeals behind it.
هَبyou fear (last part) ماnot يرغبُdesires الشُجاعthe brave man ضراراharm
هَب ما يرغبُ الشُجاع ضرارا
إذwhereas جبانٌa coward يَهوَىlongs for المماتَdeath اضطِراراunder compulsion
إذ جبانٌ يَهوَى المماتَ اضطِرارا
fear; a brave man desires no harm.
whereas a coward longs for death under compulsion.
وتقبَّلْand accept منfrom دارِthe land of أهليكَyour kin داراa home
وتقبَّلْ من دارِ أهليكَ دارا
بكthrough you تشتدُّgrow stronger فرحةًin joy وand ازدِهاراin radiance
بك تشتدُّ فرحةً و ازدِهارا
And accept a home from the land of your kin.
growing more joyful and radiant through you.
خَيرَbest ماthat لمَّتِgathered الوُرودَthe roses نِثاراscattered
خَيرَ ما لمَّتِ الوُرودَ نِثارا
مِal-Sham (last part) خَديناًas a close friend يُزجىoffers الخَدينَthe close friend الحِواراconversation
مِ خَديناً يُزجى الخَدينَ الحِوارا
scattered roses in the finest of gatherings.
a friend offering conversation to a friend.
دادBaghdad (last part) صَوتاًa voice يهديguides الجُموعَthe crowds الحَيارَىthe bewildered
داد صَوتاً يهدي الجُموعَ الحَيارَى
ريخhistory (last part) يُمليdictates وقائعاًevents لاnot تُمارىare disputed
ريخ يُملي وقائعاً لا تُمارى
a voice that guides the bewildered crowds.
dictating events beyond dispute.
مَجْدِglory نَهْباًas plunder رهنَat the mercy of الرياحِthe winds اعتِصاراbeing wrung dry
مَجْدِ نَهْباً رهنَ الرياحِ اعتِصارا
وفِطامٍand weaning مُستوحشاتٍskittish creatures نِفاراfleeing
وفِطامٍ مُستوحشاتٍ نِفارا
glory as plunder, at the winds' mercy, wrung dry.
and weaning—skittish creatures fleeing.
والرزاياand calamities تَغتالُstealthily snatch منهمfrom them مَطاراthe power of flight
والرزايا تَغتالُ منهم مَطارا
لكto you وand القادةِthe leaders الهُداةِwho guide الغَيارىthe devoted
لك و القادةِ الهُداةِ الغَيارى
and calamities steal away their power of flight.
to you and the devoted leaders who guide.
Sol 6.1