أَدْعوI pray عليْهمْagainst them ولاand not أَدْعوI pray لهمْfor them أبَدَاever
أَدْعو عليْهمْ ولا أَدْعو لهمْ أبَدَا
مَنthose who لمdid not يمُدُّواthey extend لناto us فيin النَّازلاتِcalamities يَدَاa hand
مَن لم يمُدُّوا لنا في النَّازلاتِ يَدَا
I pray against them, and never pray for them:
those who did not lend us a hand in calamity,
وَمّنand those who تَخَلَّتْturned away عنِfrom القُرْبَىkinship عُروبَتُهُمْtheir Arab identity
وَمّن تَخَلَّتْ عنِ القُرْبَى عُروبَتُهُمْ
ومَنand those who أَباحواthey permitted دِماناour blood لِلغُزاةِto the invaders سُدَىin vain ...
ومَن أَباحوا دِمانا لِلغُزاةِ سُدَى ...
and those whose Arab identity forsook kinship,
and those who let invaders spill our blood in vain...
ياO رَبّLord واجْعلْand make لهمْfor them مِنfrom نَفْطِهمْtheir oil حَطَبًاfirewood
يا رَبّ واجْعلْ لهمْ مِن نَفْطِهمْ حَطَبًا
يَأْتيcomes عليهمْupon them ولاand not يُبْقِيleaves لهمْfor them مَدَدَاaid
يَأْتي عليهمْ ولا يُبْقِي لهمْ مَدَدَا
O Lord, turn their oil into firewood for them,
that consumes them and leaves them no aid.
لمdid not أدْعُI pray يَوْمًاever علىagainst حَيٍّa living soul فمَعْذِرَةًso pardon me
لم أدْعُ يَوْمًا على حَيٍّ فمَعْذِرَةً
مِنfrom بَعْدِafter غَزَّةَGaza ، أَنِّيthat I أَفقِدُam losing الرَّشَدَاsound judgment ...!
مِن بَعْدِ غَزَّةَ ، أَنِّي أَفقِدُ الرَّشَدَا ...!
I never once prayed against a living soul—so pardon me,
for, after Gaza, I am losing my reason...!
Sol 6.1