نادتكshe called you ياO أختهاher sister الخضراthe green فلسطينPalestine
نادتك يا أختها الخضرا فلسطين
ضوانcounterparts (uncertain reading) فيin الرايopinion بلفورٌBalfour ومورينوand Morino
ضوان في الراي بلفورٌ ومورينو
Palestine called to you, O her green sister.
Palestine, green sister, called to you
Balfour and Morino are counterparts in opinion.
Balfour and Moyne were agreeable in thought
التوأمانthe twins سواءalike فيin خيالهماtheir imagination
التوأمان سواء في خيالهما
ساراthe two proceeded ولكنand yet كماas تسريslither الثعابينthe snakes
سارا ولكن كما تسري الثعابين
The twins are alike in their imaginings.
The two twins similar in their imagination
They proceeded, but as snakes slither.
Walking alike, but like snakes do they go
هذاthis one المحبّذthe advocate of صهيونيةZionism ملئتwas filled
هذا المحبّذ صهيونية ملئت
حمقاwith folly وذلكand that one بالتجنيسwith naturalization مفتونinfatuated
حمقا وذلك بالتجنيس مفتون
This one champions a Zionism filled
This Zionist, full of folly he became
with folly, and that one is infatuated with naturalization.
And that through rhyming, was obsessed
كلeach يحاولattempts حسبin accordance with الراقصينthose dancing لهfor him
كل يحاول حسب الراقصين له
ماwhat لاnot يبرّرهjustifies it عقلٌreason ولاnor دينreligion
ما لا يبرّره عقلٌ ولا دين
Each attempts, to suit those who dance for him,
Each trying, to please their own dancers
what neither reason nor religion justifies.
Unjustified by mind or faith
قلبoverturning الحقائقthe truths فيin كفيهماtheir two palms انقلبتwere convulsed
قلب الحقائق في كفيهما انقلبت
منهbecause of it القلوبthe hearts بلindeed, even الشمthe towering البراكينthe volcanoes
منه القلوب بل الشم البراكين
The overturning of truths in their palms convulsed
They flipped truths in their palms
hearts—indeed, even the towering volcanoes.
Hearts from them turned, even volcanoes
راماthe two sought انسلاخاa breaking away عنfrom الأوطانthe homelands فاتحدتso united
راما انسلاخا عن الأوطان فاتحدت
فيهاwithin them صناديدهاtheir champions الغرthe illustrious اميامينthe blessed (uncertain spelling)
فيها صناديدها الغر اميامين
The two sought a break from the homelands; thus united
Seeking a tearing from homelands, so united
within them were their illustrious, blessed champions.
In them, their notables, ignorant they came
لنwill not يبلغاهthe two attain it ونحوand toward (likely 'and we') الناهضونthose who rise علىin
لن يبلغاه ونحو الناهضون على
رغمdefiance of الأنوفthe noses وتحصيناand count us الملايينthe millions
رغم الأنوف وتحصينا الملايين
They will not attain it; and [we] are those who rise,
They will not reach it, and we will stand tall
despite those proud noses, and we number in the millions.
Despite their noses, our millions a fortress
إناindeed we الأباةthe unbowed وللآباand to the forefathers (uncertain spelling) بناwith us صلةa bond
إنا الأباة وللآبا بنا صلة
وهكذاand thus الدهرtime تحريكstirring وتسكينand stilling
وهكذا الدهر تحريك وتسكين
We are the unbowed, and we are bound to the forefathers.
We are the resolute, and for our fathers, a bond
And thus is time: stirring and stilling.
So is time, stirring and calming
إنif أرخصتناdevalued us اللياليthe nights وهيwhile they are خاجلةashamed
إن أرخصتنا الليالي وهي خاجلة
أوor قالsaid قائلهمtheir speaker إناindeed we المساكينthe wretched
أو قال قائلهم إنا المساكين
If the nights cheapen us, though themselves ashamed,
If we cheapened our nights, as they fade
or one of them says we are the wretched,
Or if their sayer said, we are the poor
قلsay قولناour statement الفصلthe decisive للمستقبلfor the future انتظرواwait, all of you
قل قولنا الفصل للمستقبل انتظروا
ماwhat بينناbetween us يومهاon its day تقضيshall judge الموازينthe scales
ما بيننا يومها تقضي الموازين
say our decisive word: wait for the future;
Say our word, the judgment is for the future, wait
what lies between us, the scales shall judge that day.
What is between us, that day the scales will decide
Sol 6.1