حربwar وهذيand this one بعدهاafter it حربwar
حرب وهذي بعدها حرب
لاnot ينتهيends فيin العالمthe world الكربanguish
لا ينتهي في العالم الكرب
War, and after this one, war.
War, and after it more war
Anguish in the world knows no end.
Suffering in this world does not end
قدindeed عادhas become أدنىthe least ماwhat نحاذرهwe dread it
قد عاد أدنى ما نحاذره
فيin الملماتcalamities الطعنstabbing والضربand blows
في الملمات الطعن والضرب
Now the least of what we dread
The least of what we fear has returned
Amid calamities is stabbing and blows.
Stabbing and beating in turmoil
ياoh ليتif only شعريmy knowledge ماwhat يكونwill be غداtomorrow
يا ليت شعري ما يكون غدا
منof حالcondition هذاthis الخلقhumankind ياO ربLord
من حال هذا الخلق يا رب
Would that I knew what tomorrow holds
Oh how I wonder what tomorrow will bring
For the lot of these people, O Lord.
For the state of these people, oh Lord
الظلthe shadow يسدرpersists blindly فيin غوايتهits waywardness
الظل يسدر في غوايته
لاnot يرعويtakes heed عجمnon-Arabs ولاnor عربArabs
لا يرعوي عجم ولا عرب
The shadow persists blindly in its waywardness.
Oppression wanders in its misguidance
Neither non-Arabs nor Arabs take heed.
No non-Arab or Arab does it spare
أمor يغتدونgo forth in the morning وهمwhile they are سواسيةequal
أم يغتدون وهم سواسية
لاnot الشرقthe East مظلومoppressed ولاnor الغربthe West
لا الشرق مظلوم ولا الغرب
Or will they go forth in the morning as equals,
Or do they transgress while equals
Neither East nor West oppressed?
Neither East oppressed nor West
Sol 6.1