وَداعًاfarewell أَخاناour brother " أَباfather of الكَرْمِلِCarmel " ...
وَداعًا أَخانا " أَبا الكَرْمِلِ " ...
وقَدْand indeed شَطَّتِhas gone far away الأَرْضُthe earth بِالمَنْزِلِwith the home
وقَدْ شَطَّتِ الأَرْضُ بِالمَنْزِلِ
Farewell, our brother, “Abu al-Karmil”...
Farewell brother "Abu al-Karmeli" ...
And the earth has carried the home far away.
As the earth has become too small for settlement
نُحِبُّكَwe love you قَدْرَas much as الّّذِيwhat زِدْتَناyou added to us
نُحِبُّكَ قَدْرَ الّّذِي زِدْتَنا
مِنَof الحُبِّlove لِلْمَنْزِلِfor the home الأَوَّلِthe first
مِنَ الحُبِّ لِلْمَنْزِلِ الأَوَّلِ
We love you as much as you have deepened in us
We love you as much as you increased
The love for the first home.
Our love for the first home
هُناكَthere هُناhere سَوْفَshall نَبْقَىwe remain مَعًاtogether
هُناكَ هُنا سَوْفَ نَبْقَى مَعًا
إِلَىuntil يَوْمِthe day of عَوْدَتِناour return المُقْبِلِthe coming
إِلَى يَوْمِ عَوْدَتِنا المُقْبِلِ
There, here, we shall remain together,
There we will remain together
Until the coming day of our return.
Until the day of our next return
لَقَدْindeed طالَhas lasted long فيin المُرِّbitterness مَرُّthe passing of الزَّمَانِtime ،
لَقَدْ طالَ في المُرِّ مَرُّ الزَّمَانِ ،
وَلاand no بُدَّescape مِنfrom قادِمٍa future to come أَجْمَلِmore beautiful !
وَلا بُدَّ مِن قادِمٍ أَجْمَلِ !
Long indeed has been time’s passing in bitterness,
The bitterness of time has been long
And a more beautiful future must come!
And something better must come!
"نَعيمًاin bliss" بَدأْتَyou began علَىupon جَنَّةٍa paradise
"نَعيمًا" بَدأْتَ علَى جَنَّةٍ
لِتَحْظَىso that you may attain بِهِthrough it جَنَّةًa paradise فيin عَلِthe heights !
لِتَحْظَى بِهِ جَنَّةً في عَلِ !
“In bliss” you began in a paradise,
"Naim", you began in a paradise
To gain through it a paradise on high!
To enjoy it, a paradise on high!
سَلامٌpeace عَلَيْكَupon you بِمَاwith what وَدَّعَتْshe bade farewell
سَلامٌ عَلَيْكَ بِمَا وَدَّعَتْ
" فِلَسْطينُPalestine " أَوْلادَهاher children : "ياO هَلِيmy kin!"
" فِلَسْطينُ " أَوْلادَها : "يا هَلِي!"
Peace be upon you, in the words with which
Peace be upon you, as
“Palestine” bade her children farewell: “O my kin!”
"Palestine" bid farewell to her children: "Oh my!"
Sol 6.1