نبأnews الصلحpeace طنrang فيناamong us صداهits echo
نبأ الصلح طن فينا صداه
ليتwould that شعريmy knowledge ماwhat كانwas تحتbeneath غطاهits cover
ليت شعري ما كان تحت غطاه
The news of peace—its echo rang among us.
The news of peace roared within us
I wish I knew what lay beneath its cover.
I wonder what was beneath its cover
أضرموهاthey kindled it لنصرةto champion الحقjustice حرباa war
أضرموها لنصرة الحق حربا
فأضلّواthen they lost السبيلthe way فيat ملتقاهits junction
فأضلّوا السبيل في ملتقاه
They kindled a war to champion justice,
They sparked a war in defense of truth
Then lost the way at its junction.
Yet lost the path at its crossroads
سالتflowed الأرضthe earth والسماءand the sky دماءblood
سالت الأرض والسماء دماء
أيwhich شعبpeople لمdid not تجرflow فيهاin it دماهits blood
أي شعب لم تجر فيها دماه
The earth and sky flowed with blood.
The earth and sky shed blood
Which people's blood did not flow there?
What people did not have their blood shed
ألبسواthey clothed الحقjustice طيلسانmantle ابنson of حربHarb
ألبسوا الحق طيلسان ابن حرب
أيwhich عينeye لمdid not تبكweep حينwhen تراهsees it
أي عين لم تبك حين تراه
They clothed justice in Ibn Harb's mantle.
They dressed the truth in war's attire
Which eye did not weep upon seeing it?
What eye did not weep when seeing it
لوif سألناهwe asked it قالit would say إنيindeed I am بريءfree of blame
لو سألناه قال إني بريء
منof زمانan age شلّتmay be palsied وتبّتand may perish يداهits two hands
من زمان شلّت وتبّت يداه
If we asked it, it would say, 'I disown
If we asked him he would say I'm innocent
An age—may both its hands be palsied and perish!'
From an era whose hands were paralyzed
Sol 6.1