منwho للثكالىfor bereaved mothers وللجرحىand for the wounded وأيتامand orphans
من للثكالى وللجرحى وأيتام
أودىlaid low بهمthem حربa war طغيانtyranny وإسلامand Islam
أودى بهم حرب طغيان وإسلام
Who is there for bereaved mothers, the wounded, and orphans
For the bereaved, the wounded, and the orphans
laid low by a war between tyranny and Islam?
Brought down by the war of tyranny and Islam
ألقىcast الجميعeveryone إلىtoward اخوانهمtheir brothers رمقاa glance
ألقى الجميع إلى اخوانهم رمقا
مسترحماimploring mercy لمواساةfor comfort وإكرامand kind treatment
مسترحما لمواساة وإكرام
All cast a glance toward their brothers,
I extended to all my brothers a helping hand
imploring compassion, comfort, and kind treatment.
With compassion and honor to soothe and care
هذيthis woman تنوحwails وهذاand this man نادبmourning أبهhis father
هذي تنوح وهذا نادب أبه
وذاand that one يئنgroans لوجعfrom the pain of جرحهhis wound دامbleeding
وذا يئن لوجع جرحه دام
This woman wails, and this man mourns his father,
One grieves while the other mourns his father
and that one groans from the pain of his bleeding wound.
And another moans from the pain of his lingering wound
منwho ذاis it يواسيcomforts بتضميدby bandaging معاطبهمtheir wounds
من ذا يواسي بتضميد معاطبهم
فمنتهىfor the utmost البرkindness تخفيفeasing لآلامof pains
فمنتهى البر تخفيف لآلام
Who will comfort them by binding their wounds?
Who will tend their injuries with bandages?
For the utmost kindness is to ease suffering.
For the height of righteousness is to alleviate pain
همthey داهمتهمtook them by surprise صعاليكruffians صقليةSicily
هم داهمتهم صعاليك صقلية
شأنthe manner of اللصوصthieves تفاجيtaking by surprise دونwithout إعلامwarning
شأن اللصوص تفاجي دون إعلام
They were taken unawares by the ruffians of Sicily,
They were ambushed by the bandits of Sicily
in the manner of thieves, attacking without warning.
Like thieves taking them unawares
فاستنفرواso they mobilized لملاقاةto meet العدوthe enemy فكاand they were (first word-fragment)
فاستنفروا لملاقاة العدو فكا
نواcompletion of 'they were' فيin مواطنهمtheir homelands آسادlions آجامthickets
نوا في مواطنهم آساد آجام
So they mobilized to meet the enemy, and were
So they called to arms to face the enemy
lions of the thickets in their homelands.
And became in their lands roaring lions
واستصرخواand they called for aid أمةthe community of الإسلامIslam قاطبةin its entirety
واستصرخوا أمة الإسلام قاطبة
ممنfrom those بمصرin Egypt وبالخضراand in al-Khadra ('the Green') وبالشامand in al-Sham
ممن بمصر وبالخضرا وبالشام
And they called for aid from the whole community of Islam,
And pleaded with the entire Islamic nation
from those in Egypt, al-Khadra, and al-Sham,
In Egypt, the Levant, Iraq, and faraway India
وبالعراقand in Iraq وأقصىand the farthest reaches of الهندIndia فارتجفتthen it trembled
وبالعراق وأقصى الهند فارتجفت
طباقهاits layers السبعthe seven واهتزتand it shook بأعلامwith banners
طباقها السبع واهتزت بأعلام
and in Iraq and farthest India; then trembled
Whose seven regions shook and trembled with flags
its seven layers, and it shook with banners.
The Turkish lion roared to defend Tripoli
وأسرعتand hastened اسدlions الأتراكthe Turks ثائرةroused in fury
وأسرعت اسد الأتراك ثائرة
تحميprotecting طرابلساTripoli منfrom دوسthe trampling of أقدامfeet
تحمي طرابلسا من دوس أقدام
And the Turkish lions hastened forth in fury,
From being trampled underfoot
protecting Tripoli from trampling feet.
And the Sanusi rose in anger for it
وثارand rose up ذاكthat السنوسيal-Sanusi لهاon her behalf غضباin anger
وثار ذاك السنوسي لها غضبا
منادياcalling بالجهادfor jihad بينamong آكامhills
مناديا بالجهاد بين آكام
And that al-Sanusi rose in anger on her behalf,
Calling for jihad among the peaks
calling for jihad among the hills.
His call was answered by the group
فلبتso answered الدعوةthe summons الكبرىthe great جماعتهhis followers
فلبت الدعوة الكبرى جماعته
تسعىhastening مدججةfully armed منof كلevery ضرغامmighty lion
تسعى مدججة من كل ضرغام
So his followers answered the great summons,
Armed and racing from every valley
hastening fully armed, every man a mighty lion.
He asked us in the name of the crescent
ومدهاand supplied her بغزيرwith abundant المالmoney سائلناthe one appealing to us
ومدها بغزير المال سائلنا
باسمin the name of الهلالthe Crescent ليشفيto relieve غلةthe burning thirst of الظاميthe thirsty one
باسم الهلال ليشفي غلة الظامي
And the one appealing to us supplied her with abundant funds,
To provide funds to heal the pain of the oppressed
in the Crescent's name, to quench the thirsty one's burning thirst.
Feeling stirred to revive in us every emotion
دبspread الشعورawareness فأحياand revived كلevery عاطفةfeeling
دب الشعور فأحيا كل عاطفة
فيناwithin us وأوجدناand brought us into being منfrom بعدafter إعدامannihilation
فينا وأوجدنا من بعد إعدام
Awareness spread and revived every feeling
And inspired life after death
within us, and brought us into being after annihilation.
Each of us trembled with fervor
فخفso hastened منwhoever خفstirred to action مناamong us للوغىto battle طرباjoyfully
فخف من خف منا للوغى طربا
مستسهلاmaking light of حتفهhis death مستصغرbelittling الراميthe marksman
مستسهلا حتفه مستصغر الرامي
So whoever among us stirred rushed joyfully to battle,
Eagerly rushing toward his fate, undaunted by the archer
making light of his death, scorning the marksman,
One who does not care sacrificing lives
منwho لاnot يباليcares بأرواحabout lives يبددهاhe squanders them
من لا يبالي بأرواح يبددها
طوىrolled up الجسامthe mighty سجلاتscrolls بأجسامwith bodies
طوى الجسام سجلات بأجسام
who cares nothing for the lives he squanders.
Has folded deeds within bodies
He rolled up the mighty like scrolls, bodies and all.
March on in the plan you publicly made
سيرواproceed علىalong خطةa course قمتمyou undertook بهاit علناopenly
سيروا على خطة قمتم بها علنا
سيرthe progress of الأهلةcrescent moons فيin المجرىthe course لإتمامtoward completion
سير الأهلة في المجرى لإتمام
Follow the course you have openly undertaken,
Like the crescent following its course to fullness
as crescent moons move along their course toward fullness.
Those people lie dead in their lands
أولئكthose القومpeople صرعىstricken فيin معاطنهمtheir encampments
أولئك القوم صرعى في معاطنهم
مسيجونhemmed in بالآمby pains وأسقامand illnesses
مسيجون بالآم وأسقام
Those people lie stricken in their encampments,
Bound by pain and disease
hemmed in by pain and illness,
While you in the shade of security make your pasture
وأنتموwhile you فيin ظلالthe shades of الأمنsafety مرتعكمyour pasture
وأنتمو في ظلال الأمن مرتعكم
ألمdid not? تكنbe بينكمbetween you وصلاتbonds أرحامkinship
ألم تكن بينكم وصلات أرحام
while you enjoy your pasture in the shade of safety.
Were there no family ties between you?
Were there not bonds of kinship between you
Also the unity of Islam binds us
أيضاًalso وجامعةand the fellowship of الإسلامIslam تربطناbinds us
أيضاً وجامعة الإسلام تربطنا
بهمto them وتحكمand secures ربطاthe bond أيutmost إحكامfirmness
بهم وتحكم ربطا أي إحكام
as well? And the fellowship of Islam binds us
To them inextricably, most perfectly
to them, securing the bond with utmost firmness.
Be generous to them as they were with themselves
جودواgive generously عليهمto them كماjust as جادواthey gave generously بأنفسهمwith their own lives
جودوا عليهم كما جادوا بأنفسهم
فمبلغfor the utmost reach of العلمknowledge إنعامkindness بإنعامin return for kindness
فمبلغ العلم إنعام بإنعام
Give generously to them, as they gave their lives,
For the utmost knowledge is favor for favor
for the height of knowledge is kindness in return for kindness.
The brave open-handed man resembles
إنindeed الشجاعthe brave man سخيgenerous الكفthe hand يشبههresembles him
إن الشجاع سخي الكف يشبهه
هماthe two of them الشقيقانthe two brothers مقدامa bold man لمقدامto a bold man
هما الشقيقان مقدام لمقدام
Indeed, the open-handed man resembles the brave man;
The two as faithful guardians for guardians
they are brothers, one bold soul matched with another.
If faced with crisis, you will always find him
كلاهماeach of the two ابداalways إنif أزمةa crisis عرضتarises
كلاهما ابدا إن أزمة عرضت
تجدهyou find him للوطنfor the homeland المستبسلthe dauntless one الحاميthe defender
تجده للوطن المستبسل الحامي
Each of them, always, should a crisis arise,
For the nation, the self-sacrificing protector
you find to be the homeland's fearless defender.
If not victorious with the white swords
إنif لمnot تكنyou are بنصالwith the blades of البيضgleaming swords منتصراvictorious
إن لم تكن بنصال البيض منتصرا
فاستخدمthen employ الصفرyellow (gold) coins فهيfor they are خيرthe best خدامservants
فاستخدم الصفر فهي خير خدام
If you do not prevail with the blades of gleaming swords,
Make use of the yellow, for they are the best servants
then employ the yellow coins, for they are the best of servants.
And do not be discouraged from supporting
ولاand let not يصدكdeter you قلscant means عنfrom معاضدةgiving support
ولا يصدك قل عن معاضدة
فالصفرfor zero ينطقspeaks منضماwhen joined لأرقامto numbers
فالصفر ينطق منضما لأرقام
And let scant means not deter you from lending support,
For joined together, zeros make numbers
for zero speaks when joined to numbers.
Unity is like rain pouring down
الاتحادunity كمثلlike الغيثrain هاطلهits downpour
الاتحاد كمثل الغيث هاطله
مذwhen جادpoured abundantly منfrom نقطdroplets بالعارضin the cloud الهاميthe streaming
مذ جاد من نقط بالعارض الهامي
Unity is like rain in its downpour,
Once it flows from drops on high
when it pours from droplets in the streaming cloud.
Without unity, eminent personalities
الاتحادunity ولولاهand without it لماwould not برزتhave emerged
الاتحاد ولولاه لما برزت
فيin العالمthe world الحيويliving أشخاصforms أجرامbodies
في العالم الحيوي أشخاص أجرام
Unity—without it, there would never have appeared
Would not have emerged in the lively world
in the living world the forms of bodies.
Say: it is the secret of existence
قلsay فهوfor it is حينئذthen سرthe secret of الوجودexistence وماand what
قل فهو حينئذ سر الوجود وما
أدراكcould make you know ماwhat السرthe secret فاعلمso know فضلهits merit الساميexalted
أدراك ما السر فاعلم فضله السامي
Say: it is then the secret of existence—and what
And what can tell you what sublime grace it has?
can tell you what that secret is? Know its exalted worth.
There has been no nation without it having
ماnever كانit was فيin أمةa nation إلاexcept وكانand there was لهاfor it
ما كان في أمة إلا وكان لها
شأنstature تخرbow down لهbefore it أعناقnecks أقوامpeoples
شأن تخر له أعناق أقوام
No nation has ever possessed it without gaining
A status making nations bow their necks
a stature before which the necks of peoples bow.
I do not lack the will to stir your resolve
ماnot أعوزتنيhave been lacking to me الىtoward استنهاضكمrousing you هممresolve
ما أعوزتني الى استنهاضكم همم
فأنتمfor you are اليومtoday غرسa planting زهرهits blossom نامgrowing
فأنتم اليوم غرس زهره نام
I have not lacked resolve to rouse you,
For you are today blossoming youth
for today you are a planting whose blossoms flourish.
Continue to rouse your spirit
دومواcontinue علىon السيرadvancing فيin استنهاضrousing همتكمyour resolve
دوموا على السير في استنهاض همتكم
فلاfor there is no سعادةhappiness فيin الدنياthis world بإحجامthrough holding back
فلا سعادة في الدنيا بإحجام
Continue on your course, rousing your resolve,
For no happiness in life with hesitation
for holding back brings no happiness in this world.
Partial English translation: 59 of 60 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1