قامbegan يرغيfrothing عقبafter هاكthat الهديرthe roar
قام يرغي عقب هاك الهدير
كافرdenier of الدينthe faith كذّابliar of العربthe Arabs
كافر الدين كذّاب العرب
He began frothing after that roar,
He started yelling after that defeat
A denier of the faith, the liar of the Arabs.
The infidel of religion, the liar of Arabs
لاذtook refuge خلفbehind الرهاينthe hostages يستجيرseeking protection
لاذ خلف الرهاين يستجير
يومwhen ثارتarose عواصيفtempests الغضبwrath
يوم ثارت عواصيف الغضب
He took refuge behind the hostages, seeking protection,
Why did he take refuge behind hostages
When the tempests of wrath arose.
When the storms of anger erupted
يزحفcreeps forward الموتdeath وand اللحظهthe moment تسيرmoves on
يزحف الموت و اللحظه تسير
موعدappointed hour عصابةgang الغدرtreachery اقتربhas drawn near
موعد عصابة الغدر اقترب
Death creeps forward, and the moment moves on.
Death is marching and the moment is passing
The treacherous gang's appointed hour has drawn near.
The appointment of the treacherous gang approached
كلevery خاينtraitor ترىyou see حبلهhis rope قصيرshort
كل خاين ترى حبله قصير
دامso long as للحقfor justice طلاّبseekers وand طلبa demand
دام للحق طلاّب و طلب
Every traitor's rope, you see, is short,
You see every traitor's rope is short
So long as there are seekers of justice and a demand for it.
As long as there are seekers of truth and quest
لاdo not تعدّىoverstep حدودكyour bounds ياO غريرnaïve one
لا تعدّى حدودك يا غرير
سيفناour sword صَلبsteel وand سيوفكyour swords خشبwood
سيفنا صَلب و سيوفك خشب
Do not overstep your bounds, you naïve one.
Do not transgress your limits, o fool
Our sword is steel, and your swords are wood.
Our sword is firm while yours are wood
ماthere is no لكسرٍfor a fracture كسرناwe inflicted بكon you جبيرa healer
ما لكسرٍ كسرنا بك جبير
منwhoever هوىfell سيفناour sword فوقهupon him عطبperished
من هوى سيفنا فوقه عطب
No healer can mend the fracture we have inflicted on you.
We did not break with you a mended bone
Whoever our sword falls upon perishes.
Whoever desired our sword above perished
ياصغيرO little man تشبثclung فيto صغيرa little man
ياصغير تشبث في صغير
الذنبthe tail كيفhow يتبعfollows لهto it ذنبa tail
الذنب كيف يتبع له ذنب
O little man who clung to a little man!
O little one held on to the little
How can a tail have another tail following it?
How can sin bring about sin
ماnot بقىremains لكfor you علىin الباطلfalsehood نصيرa supporter
ما بقى لك على الباطل نصير
شفlook تبيعكyour follower تنكّرdisowned you وand انقلبturned against you
شف تبيعك تنكّر و انقلب
No supporter remains for you in falsehood.
No supporter remains for your falsehood
Look: your follower has disowned you and turned against you.
See how denial and turning away sold you
منfrom فهدFahd جاكcame to you ياO جابرJaber بشيرa bearer of good news
من فهد جاك يا جابر بشير
قادled لكfor you مجلسcouncil الامنsecurity وand حربa war
قاد لك مجلس الامن و حرب
From Fahd, O Jaber, a bearer of good news came to you.
Who brought you Jaber the harbinger, o Fedhd
He led the Security Council and a war on your behalf.
The council of security and war led you
وand ارسلواthey sent يمtoward صدامSaddam النذيرthe warning messenger
و ارسلوا يم صدام النذير
طاعhe obeys ولاّor else غصبناهwe force him انسحبhe withdraws
طاع ولاّ غصبناه انسحب
And they sent the warning messenger toward Saddam.
And they sent messenger Saddam the warner
Either he obeys, or we force him to withdraw.
He obeyed or we would have forced him to withdraw
Sol 6.1