قمrise هنئcongratulate العشائراthe clans
قم هنئ العشائرا
وأعلنand proclaim البشائراthe glad tidings
وأعلن البشائرا
Rise, congratulate the clans,
Rise and offer congratulations to the clans,
and proclaim the glad tidings.
And announce the glad tidings,
وبالمنىand with hopes فحدثthen speak to النفـthe soul (start)
وبالمنى فحدث النفـ
ـسsoul (end) وسلand soothe الخاطراthe mind
ـس وسل الخاطرا
And with hopes regale the soul,
Speak to the soul of its aspirations,
and soothe the mind.
And console the troubled mind.
فيومناfor our day الحاضرpresent لاnot
فيومنا الحاضر لا
يشبهresembles أمسyesterday الدابراdeparted
يشبه أمس الدابرا
For our present day does not
For this, our present day,
resemble yesterday now gone.
Resembles not the yesterday that has passed away,
وعصرناand our age الآتيcoming حرworthy (start)
وعصرنا الآتي حر
يworthy (end) أنto يفوقsurpass الحاضراthe present
ي أن يفوق الحاضرا
And our coming age is worthy
And our coming era is worthy
of surpassing the present.
Of surpassing the present.
أرىI see علىon الأفقthe horizon منfrom الـthe (start of 'East')
أرى على الأفق من الـ
ـشرقEast (end) سحاباa cloud ماطراrain-bearing
ـشرق سحابا ماطرا
I see on the horizon, from the
I see upon the horizon, from the East,
East, a rain-bearing cloud,
A cloud laden with rain,
يوشكis about أنto ينبتbring forth فيin الـthe (start of 'East')
يوشك أن ينبت في الـ
ـشرقEast (end) نباتاvegetation ناضراflourishing
ـشرق نباتا ناضرا
about to bring forth in the
About to bring forth in the East
East fresh, flourishing growth.
Vegetation lush and fresh.
أرىI see أماميbefore me نهضةan awakening
أرى أمامي نهضة
كبرىgreat وعصراand an age زاهراradiant
كبرى وعصرا زاهرا
I see before me an awakening,
I see before me a great awakening,
mighty, and a radiant age.
And an era in full bloom.
قفpause بيwith me أحدثكI shall tell you حديـa tale (start)
قف بي أحدثك حديـ
ـثاtale (end) ليof mine طريفاcurious نادراrare
ـثا لي طريفا نادرا
Pause with me; I shall tell you a tale
Stay with me, that I may tell you a tale,
of mine, curious and rare.
One that is strange and rare to me.
أتىcame رئيa familiar spirit الجنthe jinn فيon
أتى رئي الجن في
بعضone of اللياليthe nights شاعراa poet
بعض الليالي شاعرا
A jinn familiar came, on
The spirit-seer of the Jinn came,
one of the nights, to a poet,
On one of the nights, visiting a poet.
كأنماas though هوhe (شصاShiṣār (start)
كأنما هو (شصا
رShiṣār (end)) إذwhen أتىhe came to (خنافراKhunāfir)
ر) إذ أتى (خنافرا)
as though he were Shiṣār
As if he were the muse Shasar,
when he came to Khunāfir.
When he came to visit Khanafir.
حفhe hovered بهaround him فيin عالمthe realm of النـsleep (start)
حف به في عالم النـ
ـومsleep (end) ورفand fluttered طائراflying
ـوم ورف طائرا
He hovered around him in the realm of
He hovered around him in the realm of sleep,
sleep, and fluttered in flight,
Fluttering like a bird,
وملأand filled البيتthe house علىaround الـthe (start of 'poet')
وملأ البيت على الـ
ـشاعرpoet (end) طيباperfume عاطراfragrant
ـشاعر طيبا عاطرا
and filled the house around the
And he filled the house upon the poet
poet with fragrant perfume.
With a fragrant, perfumed scent.
فحدقthen gazed intently الشاعرthe poet فيat
فحدق الشاعر في
وجهthe face of الرئيthe familiar spirit حائراbewildered
وجه الرئي حائرا
The poet gazed intently at
So the poet stared into
the familiar's face, bewildered.
The spirit's face, bewildered.
ماذاwhat أرىdo I see؟ أرىI see محيـa face (start)
ماذا أرى؟ أرى محيـ
ـاface (end) كالصباحlike the morning سافراunveiled
ـا كالصباح سافرا
What do I see? I see a face
What do I see? I see a countenance
unveiled like the morning.
Shining clearly like the morning,
أرىI see جبيناa brow مشرقradiant الـthe color (start)
أرى جبينا مشرق الـ
ـونcolor (end) وطرفاand a gaze فاتراlanguid
ـون وطرفا فاترا
I see a brow of radiant
I see a forehead of radiant color,
hue, and a languid gaze.
And a gaze soft and languid.
أرىI see قواماa figure كالقضـlike a branch (start)
أرى قواما كالقضـ
ـيبbranch (end) سادلاletting fall غدائراtresses
ـيب سادلا غدائرا
I see a figure like a slender branch,
I see a stature like a slender branch,
letting his tresses fall.
Letting down flowing locks of hair.
أرىI see فتىa youth منfrom among فتيةthe youths of الغـthe unseen (start)
أرى فتى من فتية الغـ
ـيبunseen (end) سادلاletting fall غدائراtresses
ـيب سادلا غدائرا
I see a youth among the youths of the
I see a youth from the youths of the Unseen,
unseen, letting his tresses fall.
Letting down flowing locks of hair.
أرىI see فتىa youth منfrom among فتيةthe youths of الغـthe unseen (start)
أرى فتى من فتية الغـ
ـيبunseen (end) جميلاbeautiful ساحراenchanting
ـيب جميلا ساحرا
I see a youth among the youths of the
I see a youth from the youths of the Unseen,
unseen, lovely and enchanting.
Beautiful and enchanting.
أرىI see فتىa youth يبسمsmiles عنrevealing
أرى فتى يبسم عن
ثغرa mouth جلاdispelled الدياجراthe dark shadows
ثغر جلا الدياجرا
I see a youth whose smile reveals
I see a youth smiling to reveal
a mouth that dispels the darkness,
A smile that dispels the darkness,
كأنهas though it were حقa casket عقيـcarnelian (start)
كأنه حق عقيـ
ـقcarnelian (end) مفعمbrimming with جواهراjewels
ـق مفعم جواهرا
as though it were a carnelian casket
As if it were a vessel of agate
brimming with jewels.
Filled to the brim with jewels.
يحملhe carries فيin أحضانهhis embrace الأthe (start of 'fragrances')
يحمل في أحضانه الأ
عرافfragrances (end) والأزاهراand the flowers
عراف والأزاهرا
He carries in his embrace the
Carrying in his embrace
fragrances and the flowers,
Scents and blossoming flowers,
محنيةbent أهلةcrescents
محنية أهلة
مثنيةtwined ضفائراbraids
مثنية ضفائرا
bent into crescents,
Curved like crescent moons,
twined into braids.
With braids folded upon themselves.
عليهupon him هالةa halo منof النـthe light (start)
عليه هالة من النـ
ـورlight (end) تسرdelights الناظراthe beholder
ـور تسر الناظرا
Upon him is a halo of
Surrounded by a halo of light
light, delighting the beholder.
That delights the beholder.
ياO عجباwonder تراهdo you think him جنـa jinn (start)
يا عجبا تراه جنـ
ـناjinn (end) أمor ملاكاan angel طاهراpure؟
ـنا أم ملاكا طاهرا؟
What a wonder! Do you think him a jinn,
Oh wonder! Is he a Jinn,
or a pure angel?
Or a pure, celestial angel?
سبحانglory be to منHim who صورfashioned ليfor me
سبحان من صور لي
هذاthis الجمالbeauty الباهراdazzling
هذا الجمال الباهرا
Glory to Him who fashioned for me
Glory be to the One who fashioned for me
this dazzling beauty!
This dazzling beauty.
ياO زائراvisitor لمnot أرI have seen أبـmore splendid (start)
يا زائرا لم أر أبـ
ـهىmore splendid (end) قطever منهthan him زائراa visitor
ـهى قط منه زائرا
O visitor—never have I seen
O visitor, never have I seen
a visitor more splendid than he!
A visitor more splendid than he,
ياO مالكاpossessor of عواطفيmy affections
يا مالكا عواطفي
عليover me والمشاعراand the feelings
علي والمشاعرا
O you who possess my affections
O you who possess my emotions
and my feelings, holding sway over me,
And all my sentiments,
أراكI see you أوتيتyou were granted منof الـthe (start of 'blessing')
أراك أوتيت من الـ
ـنعمةblessing (end) حظاa share وافراabundant
ـنعمة حظا وافرا
I see you have been granted of
I see you have been endowed
blessing an abundant share.
With a bountiful share of grace,
أرىI see عليكupon you أثرthe mark of الـthe (start of 'good fortune')
أرى عليك أثر الـ
ـيمنgood fortune (end) يلوحshines ظاهراplainly visible
ـيمن يلوح ظاهرا
I see upon you the mark of
I see upon you the mark of blessings
good fortune, plainly shining.
Shining clearly and openly.
عساكperhaps you are معلناannouncing بأنبـwith tidings (start)
عساك معلنا بأنبـ
ـاءtidings (end) السماءheaven جاهراproclaiming aloud
ـاء السماء جاهرا
Perhaps you come announcing
Perhaps you are a herald announcing
heaven's tidings aloud.
The tidings of heaven aloud.
قلspeak .. أتسمعI shall listen attentively لكto you مطـobedient (start)
قل .. أتسمع لك مطـ
ـيعاobedient (end) وأجبكand answer you شاكراgratefully
ـيعا وأجبك شاكرا
Speak; I shall listen to you
Speak, and I will listen obediently,
obediently, and answer you gratefully.
And answer you with gratitude.
قالhe said .. طويتI traversed عالمthe realm of الـthe (start of 'unseen')
قال .. طويت عالم الـ
ـغيبunseen (end) إليكto you سائراjourneying
ـغيب إليك سائرا
He said: I traversed the realm of the
He said: I have traversed the world of the Unseen,
unseen, journeying toward you,
Journeying towards you,
مغادراleaving مراتعthe pastures of الـthe (start of 'spirits')
مغادرا مراتع الـ
ـأرواحspirits (end) والحظائراand the enclosures
ـأرواح والحظائرا
leaving the pastures of the
Leaving behind the pastures of spirits
spirits and the enclosures,
And the celestial folds.
وحاملاand carrying إليكto you سـa secret (start)
وحاملا إليك سـ
ـراsecret (end) يشرحgladdens السرائراthe inmost hearts
ـرا يشرح السرائرا
and bringing to you a
Bearing unto you a secret
secret that gladdens inmost hearts.
That comforts the inner souls.
فكنso be إذاthen لماof what سألـI shall impart (start)
فكن إذا لما سألـ
ـقيهimpart it (end) عليكto you ذاكراmindful
ـقيه عليك ذاكرا
So, then, of what I shall
So be mindful of what
impart to you, be mindful;
I am about to cast upon you,
وكنand be إذاthen لهof it مذproclaiming (start)
وكن إذا له مذ
يعاproclaiming (end) فيin البلادthe lands ناشراspreading
يعا في البلاد ناشرا
and be, then, its herald,
And be a broadcaster of it,
spreading it throughout the lands.
Spreading it throughout the lands.
سمعتI heard صوتاa voice منfrom غياhidden depths (start)
سمعت صوتا من غيا
باتhidden depths (end) الغيوبthe unseen realms صادراissuing forth
بات الغيوب صادرا
I heard a voice from the hidden
I heard a voice issuing from
depths of the unseen issuing forth:
The depths of the Unseen:
قدindeed آنthe time has come للمسلمfor the Muslim أنto
قد آن للمسلم أن
يستمرئfind palatable المصائراdestinies
يستمرئ المصائرا
The time has come for the Muslim
The time has come for the Muslim
to find his destinies sweet.
To find sweetness in his destiny.
إنindeed لهfor him فيon صفحةthe face of ألأرthe earth (start)
إن له في صفحة ألأر
ضearth (end) لرسماsurely an imprint فاخراglorious
ض لرسما فاخرا
He surely has, upon the face of the
Indeed, upon the face of the earth,
earth, a glorious imprint.
He has a glorious imprint.
يأبىrefuses لهfor him الالاهGod أنto
يأبى له الالاه أن
يبقىremain ذليلاabased صاغراhumbled
يبقى ذليلا صاغرا
God refuses to let him
God refuses that he should
remain abased and humbled.
Remain abased and submissive.
كونيbe لهfor him ياO أرضearth فرparadise (start)
كوني له يا أرض فر
دوساparadise (end) كأمسas yesterday زاخراoverflowing
دوسا كأمس زاخرا
Be for him, O earth, a
Be for him, O Earth, a paradise,
paradise, overflowing as of old.
Teeming with life as in days of yore.
كونيbe لهfor him أسرةthrones
كوني له أسرة
كونيbe لهfor him منابراpulpits
كوني له منابرا
Be thrones for him;
Be for him a family,
be pulpits for him.
Be for him a platform of authority.
غداtomorrow يذلwill humble اللهGod منwhoever
غدا يذل الله من
يطغىtyrannizes عليكover you جائراunjustly
يطغى عليك جائرا
Tomorrow God shall humble whoever
Tomorrow God will humble those
tyrannizes over you unjustly.
Who tyrannize you with injustice.
غداtomorrow يصيرbecomes كلevery مقـoppressed (start)
غدا يصير كل مقـ
ـهورعليكoppressed (end), upon you قاعراan uprooter
ـهورعليك قاعرا
Tomorrow, each one oppressed
Tomorrow, every oppressed one
on your soil shall become an uprooter.
Shall rise upon you, victorious.
وهاتفاand a caller منfrom قبلthe direction of الـthe (start of 'Throne')
وهاتفا من قبل الـ
ـعرشThrone (end) يقولsaying آمراcommanding
ـعرش يقول آمرا
And a caller from the direction of the
And a voice calling from before
Throne, speaking in command:
The Throne, speaking a command:
ياO روحspirit رحgo إلىto بنيthe children of الـthe (start of 'earth')
يا روح رح إلى بني الـ
ـأرضearth (end) وسرand journey مبادراhastening
ـأرض وسر مبادرا
O spirit, go to the children of the
"O Spirit, go to the children of Earth,"
earth, and journey with all speed;
"And proceed with haste."
واخترand choose لهذاfor this الشأنaffair فيon
واختر لهذا الشأن في
الأرضthe earth سفيراan emissary ماهراskillful
الأرض سفيرا ماهرا
and choose for this affair, upon
"And choose for this mission on Earth"
the earth, a skillful emissary.
"A skilled and capable ambassador."
فلمso … not أجدI found غيركanyone but you للـfor the (start of 'unveiling')
فلم أجد غيرك للـ
ـكشفunveiling (end) عليهof it قادراcapable
ـكشف عليه قادرا
So I found none but you
"And I found none but you"
capable of unveiling it.
"Capable of revealing it."
ألستare you not آسياa healer لأهـof the passions (start)
ألست آسيا لأهـ
ـواءpassions (end) القلوبthe hearts آسراa captor؟
ـواء القلوب آسرا؟
Are you not a healer,
"Are you not a healer of the passions,"
captivating the passions of hearts?
"Captivating the hearts?"
إنindeed منsome of الشعرpoetry لوحـtruly revelation (start)
إن من الشعر لوحـ
ـياrevelation (end) يكشفunveils الضمائرthe inner thoughts!
ـيا يكشف الضمائر!
Indeed, some poetry is revelation
"Indeed, within poetry lies a revelation"
that lays bare the inmost thoughts!
"That unveils the hidden conscience!"
فاستيقظso awoke الشاعرthe poet جذjoyful (start)
فاستيقظ الشاعر جذ
لانjoyful (end) وقامand rose باكراearly
لان وقام باكرا
So the poet awoke rejoicing,
So the poet awoke, filled with joy,
and rose early.
And rose early at the break of dawn.
ولمand did not يزلcease يدعوcalling القرىthe villages
ولم يزل يدعو القرى
لليمنto good fortune والحواضراand the cities
لليمن والحواضرا
And he kept calling the villages
He ceased not to call the villages
and cities to good fortune,
And the cities to the path of blessing,
حتىuntil نفىbanished الشؤمill fortune منfrom الأthe (start of 'earth')
حتى نفى الشؤم من الأ
رضearth (end) وعادand returned ظافراtriumphant
رض وعاد ظافرا
until he banished ill fortune from the
Until he banished misery from the land,
earth, and returned triumphant.
And returned triumphant.
ومنand whoever وعىunderstood قاسmeasured by analogy علىagainst الـthe (start of 'like things')
ومن وعى قاس على الـ
ـنظائرlike things (end) النظائراlike things
ـنظائر النظائرا
And whoever understands measures
And he who understands, measures the future
like things against their like.
By the parallels of the past.
ياO شعبpeople قمrise علىagainst الهموthe sorrows (start)
يا شعب قم على الهمو
مsorrows (end) والشؤومand ill omens ثائراrevolting
م والشؤوم ثائرا
O people, rise against sorrows
O people, rise against your cares
and ill omens in revolt.
And misfortunes, in revolt.
ياO شعبpeople جدhas become urgent الجدthe serious business فانـso arise (start)
يا شعب جد الجد فانـ
ـهضarise (end) واكسبand earn المفاخراglories
ـهض واكسب المفاخرا
O people, the hour for action has come—
O people, the matter is grave, so rise
arise, and win renown.
And earn your glory.
ياO شعبpeople رضcultivate بالصالحاwith righteous deeds (start)
يا شعب رض بالصالحا
تrighteous deeds (end) أرضكyour land الجزائراAlgeria
ت أرضك الجزائرا
O people, cultivate with righteous deeds
O people, tend with righteous deeds
your land, Algeria,
Your land, Algeria.
واتبعand follow بهاin it معالمthe landmarks of الأthe (start of 'forefathers')
واتبع بها معالم الأ
جدادforefathers (end) والمآثراand noble deeds
جداد والمآثرا
and follow there the landmarks of the
And follow therein the landmarks
forefathers and their noble deeds.
And feats of your ancestors.
قدindeed أنجبتshe has borne وتنجبand she bears الأthe (start of 'free men')
قد أنجبت وتنجب الأ
حرارfree men (end) والحرائراand free women
حرار والحرائرا
She has borne, and still bears,
She has borne, and continues to bear,
free men and free women.
Free men and free women.
ماnot برwas dutiful to أمهhis mother الولوprolific (start)
ما بر أمه الولو
دprolific (end) منwhoever يراهاsees her عاقراbarren
د من يراها عاقرا
He has not honored his prolific mother
He is not dutiful to his fertile mother
who regards her as barren.
Who perceives her as barren.
قلsay للألىto those who هبواsprang up إلىtoward
قل للألى هبوا إلى
داعيthe caller to العلىgreatness نوافراhastening forth
داعي العلى نوافرا
Say to those who sprang up toward
Say to those who rushed towards
the caller to greatness, hastening forth:
The call of glory, hastening:
سيرواproceed علىby ضوءthe light of اليقـcertainty (start)
سيروا على ضوء اليقـ
ـينcertainty (end) تأمنواyou will be safe from المعاثراpitfalls
ـين تأمنوا المعاثرا
Proceed by the light of certainty;
March on by the light of certainty,
you shall be safe from pitfalls.
And you shall be safe from stumbling.
فاللهfor God خيرbest حافظاas guardian
فالله خير حافظا
واللهand God خيرbest ناصراas helper
والله خير ناصرا
For God is the best guardian,
For God is the best Guardian,
and God is the best helper.
And God is the best Helper.
عسىmay الالهGod أنto يكوbe (start)
عسى الاله أن يكو
نbe (end) للكسيرfor the broken جابراa mender
ن للكسير جابرا
May God be
May the Divine be
a mender of the broken,
A mender of the broken,
وأنand that يكونHe be لحماهfor His sanctuary
وأن يكون لحماه
المستباحviolated غائراjealously protective
المستباح غائرا
and may He, for His sanctuary
And for His sanctuary,
now violated, be a zealous defender.
Violated by others, a jealous defender.
فهوfor He is المعزthe Giver of honor أولاfirst
فهو المعز أولا
وهوالمعزand He is the Giver of honor آخراlast
وهوالمعز آخرا
For He is the Giver of honor at the beginning,
For He is the Bestower of honor, first,
and He is the Giver of honor at the end.
And the Bestower of honor, last.
Sol 6.1