يرقىascends الذرىthe heights ويعيشand lives مغتباطاrejoicing
يرقى الذرى ويعيش مغتباطا
شعبa people علىtoward أعدائهits enemies خشنstern
شعب على أعدائه خشن
It ascends the heights and lives rejoicing—
People rise high and live joyfully
a people stern toward its enemies.
A people harsh towards their enemies
تبكيweep العيونthe eyes الشامthe Levant راسفةfettered
تبكي العيون الشام راسفة
فيin القيدthe chains محدقةclosing in بهاaround her المحنthe ordeals
في القيد محدقة بها المحن
Eyes weep for the Levant, fettered
Eyes weep for Damascus sorrowfully
in chains, with ordeals closing in around her.
Afflicted with hardship staring at her
أتعزdo they gain honor? أمصارcities بفتيتهاthrough their young men
أتعز أمصار بفتيتها
وتهونand is abased تلكthat one بهمby them وتمتهنand is dishonored
وتهون تلك بهم وتمتهن
Do cities gain honor through their young men,
The greatest cities are honored by their youth
while that land is abased by them and dishonored?
While those disdain them and dishonor them
أشقىthe most wretched of اليتامىthe orphans فيin مرابعهits dwelling places
أشقى اليتامى في مرابعه
شعبa people يعيشlives ومالهand it has no وطنhomeland
شعب يعيش وماله وطن
The most wretched of orphans in its dwelling places
The most wretched orphans in their dwellings
is a people that lives with no homeland.
A people live yet have no homeland
Sol 6.1