أيقظawaken شعوركyour awareness واطرحand cast aside برقعveil الكسلlaziness
أيقظ شعورك واطرح برقع الكسل
وشمرand tuck up الذيلthe hem واستوفزand spring up الىtoward العملwork
وشمر الذيل واستوفز الى العمل
Awaken your awareness and cast aside the veil of laziness.
Awaken your conscience and cast off the veil of laziness
And tuck up your hem and spring to work.
Roll up your sleeves and be zealous for action
مضىhas passed زمانan age تقاليدtraditions نقدّسهاwe hold them sacred
مضى زمان تقاليد نقدّسها
ولاand do not نشاهدwe see ماwhat فيهاis in them منof الخللfaults
ولا نشاهد ما فيها من الخلل
Gone is the age of traditions we held sacred,
An age of traditions we sanctify has passed
Without noticing the faults within them.
Yet we do not see the flaws that are in them
وللتقاليدand traditions have آجالlifespans محددةfixed
وللتقاليد آجال محددة
وكلand every عصرage وماand what فيهis in it إلىuntil أجلan appointed term
وكل عصر وما فيه إلى أجل
Traditions have fixed lifespans,
Traditions have appointed terms
And every age, with all it holds, has its term.
And every age has an end to its time
كناwe used to نرىconsider بدعاheretical innovations ماwhat أحدثوهthey introduced it لناfor us
كنا نرى بدعا ما أحدثوه لنا
وكلand every شيءthing عتيقancient عندناto us أزليeternal
وكل شيء عتيق عندنا أزلي
We deemed what they introduced for us heretical innovations,
We used to see as heresy what they brought about for us
And every ancient thing, to us, was eternal.
While everything old to us was eternal
يرقىascends السوىothers الصرحthe lofty edifice والأزياand the clothes مزخرفةadorned
يرقى السوى الصرح والأزيا مزخرفة
ونحنand we فيin سملa threadbare garment نبكيweep علىover الطللthe ruins
ونحن في سمل نبكي على الطلل
Others ascend the lofty edifice, their clothes adorned,
The lofty edifice and magnificent decorations decay
While we, in threadbare clothing, weep over the ruins.
While we languish weeping over ruins
أوor نحرقwe gnash الإرمthe molars المضنيexhausting ونعجبand we marvel منat
أو نحرق الإرم المضني ونعجب من
إخفاقfailure سعيstriving وماand there are no فيin الجهلignorance منany حيلresources
إخفاق سعي وما في الجهل من حيل
Or exhaust ourselves gnashing our teeth, and marvel at
Or we burn the productive palm grove and admire
The failure of our striving, though ignorance has no resources.
The failure of effort and the wiles of ignorance
تداولتناpassed successively over us عصورages والنفوسand the souls علىin
تداولتنا عصور والنفوس على
ذاكthat الجمودstagnation ومسراناand our journey علىat مهلa slow pace
ذاك الجمود ومسرانا على مهل
Age after age has passed over us, while our souls cling to
Ages have passed us by and souls continue
That stagnation, and our journey proceeds slowly.
In that stagnation, taking their time
تجارناour merchants فيin كسادslack trade والفلاحةand agriculture فيin
تجارنا في كساد والفلاحة في
جدبdrought وذوand the practitioner of الحرفةthe craft التعساءwretched فيin مللboredom
جدب وذو الحرفة التعساء في ملل
Our merchants suffer slack trade, and farming lies in
Our merchants suffer recession, agriculture
Drought, while the man of a wretched craft is bored.
Drought, the wretched artisan boredom
مرتpassed بناover us حقبepochs والقومand the people جامدةinert
مرت بنا حقب والقوم جامدة
يرثىone feels pity لهاfor them الحالthe plight اذwhen تشكوthey complain منof الفشلfailure
يرثى لها الحال اذ تشكو من الفشل
Epochs passed over us, while the people remained inert,
Eras have passed while the people remained stagnant
Their plight pitiable as they complained of failure.
Their condition lamentable, confessing failure
حتىuntil تجلتcleared بشمسthrough the sun of الاقتصادeconomy لناfor us
حتى تجلت بشمس الاقتصاد لنا
غياهبdeep darkness كشفتwere lifted عنfrom بارقa lightning-flash of الأملhope
غياهب كشفت عن بارق الأمل
Until the sun of economy dispelled for us
Until the sun of economics made clear to us
Deep darkness, revealing a lightning-flash of hope.
Obscurities that revealed glimmers of hope
دلتit guided دلالةwith the guidance of ذيone possessing صدقtruthfulness بلهجتهاin its voice
دلت دلالة ذي صدق بلهجتها
إذfor شفعتهاsupported it يدthe hand of الإنجازaccomplishment لاnot المطلprocrastination
إذ شفعتها يد الإنجاز لا المطل
It gave guidance in the voice of one sincere,
It pointed with truthful eloquence in its language
For the hand of accomplishment, not procrastination, supported it.
Since the hand of achievement, not failure, pled for it
قدindeed أشرقتit shone فيin سماthe sky of الإرشادguidance ناشرةunfurling
قد أشرقت في سما الإرشاد ناشرة
أعلامbanners of نصحcounsel لتحميناto protect us منfrom الخطلfolly
أعلام نصح لتحمينا من الخطل
It shone in the sky of guidance, unfurling
It shone in the skies of guidance, spreading
Banners of counsel to protect us from folly.
Banners of advice to protect us from loss
فأصبحتso became سلعgoods of الأهليthe local inhabitant نافقةselling readily
فأصبحت سلع الأهلي نافقة
فيin سوقهhis market ويدand the hand of الفلاحthe farmer فيat عملwork
في سوقه ويد الفلاح في عمل
So the local man's goods began to sell readily
Thus national goods became abundant in their markets
In his market, and the farmer's hand was busy at work.
And the farmer’s hand set to work
واسترسلتand it flowed freely لنساءto the women of الحيthe quarter فاغترفتso they drew
واسترسلت لنساء الحي فاغترفت
منهاfrom it الأياميwomen without husbands وسوتهنand it made them equal بالرجلto men
منها الأيامي وسوتهن بالرجل
It flowed freely to the quarter's women, who drew
It flowed freely to the women of the district and drew
From it—the women without husbands—and it made them equal to men.
From them daily wages, equating them with men
واشركتهنand it involved them فيin الأعمالthe work شاغلةoccupying
واشركتهن في الأعمال شاغلة
ايديthe hands of اللواتيthose women who اشتكينcomplained الضرsuffering منfrom عللafflictions
ايدي اللواتي اشتكين الضر من علل
It gave them a share in the work, occupying
It involved them in occupations, employing
The hands of those who had complained of suffering from afflictions.
The hands of those who complained of afflictions
وارسلتهاand sent them لأهليهنto their families جامعةcombining
وارسلتها لأهليهن جامعة
برينtwo kindnesses فيin عملan act بالنقدwith cash والحللand fine garments
برين في عمل بالنقد والحلل
And sent them to their families, combining
And it sent them to their families, gathering
Two kindnesses in one act: cash and fine garments.
Subsistence through money and finery
أعظمhow great بهit is أيwhat مشروعenterprise يمائلهequals it
أعظم به أي مشروع يمائله
منamong المشاريعenterprises فيin الأقطارcountries والمللand faiths
من المشاريع في الأقطار والملل
How great it is! What enterprise can equal it
What enterprise rivals it
Among enterprises across countries and faiths?
Among enterprises in realms and nations?
هوit الكفيلthe guarantor بإصلاحof reform وتوضحةand clarification
هو الكفيل بإصلاح وتوضحة
هوit الدليلthe guide لناfor us فيon أيany ماemphatic particle سبلpaths
هو الدليل لنا في أي ما سبل
It guarantees reform and clarification;
It is capable of reform and clarification
It is our guide on any path.
It is our guide to whatever paths
فانشرso open لهto it أذناan ear وافتحand open بهthrough it بصراsight
فانشر له أذنا وافتح به بصرا
واجنand reap النتائجthe results بالأسماعwith the ears والمقلand the eyes
واجن النتائج بالأسماع والمقل
So lend it an ear, and through it open your eyes,
So lend it an ear and open with it your sight
And reap the results with your ears and eyes.
And reap the results through hearing and observation
كنbe كيفماhowever شئتyou wish واستمسكand hold fast بعروتهto its handhold
كن كيفما شئت واستمسك بعروته
تحياcomes alive بهاthrough it الأرضthe land فيon سهلa plain وفيand on جبلa mountain
تحيا بها الأرض في سهل وفي جبل
Be however you wish, and hold fast to its handhold;
Be as you wish and hold fast to its cord
Through it the land comes alive, on the plain and on the mountain.
By it the land lives, on plain and mountain
كمhow much بثit spread نصحاcounsel وكمand how many ألقىit delivered مسامرةan evening talk
كم بث نصحا وكم ألقى مسامرة
تحياcomes alive بهاthrough it الأرضthe land فيon سهلa plain وفيand in جيلa generation
تحيا بها الأرض في سهل وفي جيل
How much counsel it spread, how many evening talks it gave!
How much advice it dispensed and how many nails it drove
Through it the land comes alive, on the plain and in a generation.
By which the land lives, in plain and generation
وكمand how many أشارit suggested إشاراتsuggestions مسددةwell-directed
وكم أشار إشارات مسددة
وكمand how many يدa hand مدهاit extended it تنبوkeeps aloof عنfrom الكللweariness
وكم يد مدها تنبو عن الكلل
And how many well-directed suggestions it made,
And how many well-aimed hints it made
And how many hands it extended, untouched by weariness!
And how many hands it extended to banish languor
عجturn aside بالسعيدwith the fortunate one إلىtoward البابthe gate الجديدnew يجدhe will find
عج بالسعيد إلى الباب الجديد يجد
مصداقproof of قوليmy words عياناplainly seen غيرnot محتملdoubtful
مصداق قولي عيانا غير محتمل
Lead the fortunate one toward Bāb al-Jadīd; he will find
Hurry, fortunate one, to the new door, you will find
Visible proof of my words, beyond any doubt.
Confirmation of my words, clearly, beyond doubt
ويلتقيand he will meet بكرامwith noble people فيin جوانبهاits precincts
ويلتقي بكرام في جوانبها
لاno عيبfault فيهمin them سوىexcept الإغراقtotal absorption فيin العملwork
لا عيب فيهم سوى الإغراق في العمل
And he will meet noble people within its precincts,
And you will meet honorable people in its precincts
Whose only fault is utter absorption in work.
Whose only flaw is immersion in work
قامواthey shouldered بأعباءthe burdens of أعمالwork تحررهمthat frees them
قاموا بأعباء أعمال تحررهم
وإنeven if تصفدis shackled منهاby them الدهرtime بالخجلwith shame
وإن تصفد منها الدهر بالخجل
They shouldered the burdens of work that frees them,
They have taken on the burdens of tasks that liberate them
Even if time itself is shackled by them with shame.
Even if time shackles them with shame
وكلand every شيءthing يرىis seen فيهاwithin it فقلthen say حسنgood
وكل شيء يرى فيها فقل حسن
واعجبand marvel بهat it شاكراgratefully واضربهand cite it كالمثلas an example
واعجب به شاكرا واضربه كالمثل
Of everything seen there, say: 'It is good.'
And everything you see in it is of fine quality
Admire it gratefully, and hold it up as an example.
So express admiration thankfully and cite it as an example
هذيthis الإدارةadministration تسعىstrives فيfor مصالحناour welfare
هذي الإدارة تسعى في مصالحنا
ياO أيهاyou التونسيTunisian أعنيI mean إليكfor you وليand for me
يا أيها التونسي أعني إليك ولي
This administration strives for our welfare,
This administration strives for our interests
O Tunisian—I mean, for you and for me.
O Tunisian, I appeal to you and say
فامددso extend لهاto it بالثناwith praise كفاa hand مشفعةaccompanied by
فامدد لها بالثنا كفا مشفعة
كفthe hand of المعينthe helper وهذاand this منتهىthe utmost الأملhope
كف المعين وهذا منتهى الأمل
So extend to it a hand of praise, accompanied by
So lend it support with outstretched palms
A helping hand; this is the utmost hope.
The palms of the helper, and this is the height of hope
Sol 6.1