شهيدmartyr البلادthe land ألاdo you not تسمعُyou hear
شهيد البلاد ألا تسمعُ
وهلand have...? غبتyou gone away عناfrom us ولاand not ترجعُyou return
وهل غبت عنا ولا ترجعُ
Martyr of the land, do you not hear?
O martyr of the country, can you hear?
And have you left us, never to return?
Have you been absent from us, never to return?
عزيزhard to bear عليناfor us اخاO brother of المكرماتnoble deeds
عزيز علينا اخا المكرمات
فراقكparting from you والنأيand distance والمصرعand death
فراقك والنأي والمصرع
Grievous to us, brother of noble deeds,
Dear to us, O brother of generosity
are parting from you, distance, and your death.
Your absence, remoteness, and death
ولكنيbut I متىwhen صاحmy friend حمّwas decreed القضاءfate
ولكني متى صاح حمّ القضاء
وحلand befell البلاءcalamity فماso what نصنعcan we do
وحل البلاء فما نصنع
But I ask: when, my friend, fate is decreed,
But when the decree of fate cries out
and calamity strikes, what can we do?
And tribulation befalls, what can we do?
دموعtears الوفاءloyalty علامَwhy النضوبdrying up
دموع الوفاء علامَ النضوب
فسحيso pour forth ثكلتكmay I be bereaved of you ياO أدمعtears
فسحي ثكلتك يا أدمع
Tears of loyalty, why this drying up?
Tears of loyalty, why do you dry up?
So pour forth—may I be bereaved of you, O tears!
So grieve for your bereavement, O tears
وياand O قلبheart ناجِcommune with الزعيمthe leader الشهيدthe martyr
ويا قلب ناجِ الزعيم الشهيد
وضميand clasp رفاتكyour remains ياO أضلعribs
وضمي رفاتك يا أضلع
And O heart, commune with the martyred leader;
And O heart, confide in the martyred leader
and clasp your remains, O ribs.
And gather his remains, O ribs
سعيدSa'id تنوحlament عليكover you السيوفthe swords
سعيد تنوح عليك السيوف
وتوحيand impart إلىto النفسthe soul ماwhat يفجعcauses anguish
وتوحي إلى النفس ما يفجع
Sa'id, the swords lament you,
Saeed, the swords mourn you
and impart to the soul what brings anguish.
And suggest to the soul what grieves
وتذكركand remember you الصافناتthe poised horses الجيادthe swift steeds
وتذكرك الصافنات الجياد
ويندبكand mourn you القاعthe plain والبلقعand the barren waste
ويندبك القاع والبلقع
And the swift steeds, poised at rest, remember you,
And the sheathed blades remember you
and the plain and barren waste mourn you.
And the plains and horses mourn you
وتبكيand weep عليكfor you نجومstars السماءheaven
وتبكي عليك نجوم السماء
وترنوand gaze إليكtoward you ولاand not تسطعshine
وترنو إليك ولا تسطع
And the stars of heaven weep for you,
And the stars of the sky weep for you
and gaze toward you without shining.
And yearn for you but do not shine
ويبكيand weeps عليكfor you الوفاءloyalty الجميلthe beautiful
ويبكي عليك الوفاء الجميل
وقلبيand my heart عليكfor you أخيmy brother موجعaching
وقلبي عليك أخي موجع
And beautiful loyalty weeps for you,
And loyal love weeps for you
and my heart aches for you, my brother.
And my heart aches for you, my brother
سعيدSa'id نناجيكwe commune with you فيin لهفةlonging
سعيد نناجيك في لهفة
وندعوand we call سعيدSa'id فهلso do...? تسمعyou hear
وندعو سعيد فهل تسمع
Sa'id, we commune with you in longing,
Saeed, we confide in you ardently
and we call, 'Sa'id!'—do you hear?
And call on Saeed, can you hear?
أخاO brother of العربthe Arabs هذيthese شؤونaffairs of الحياةlife
أخا العرب هذي شؤون الحياة
نروحwe go at evening ونغدوand we go at dawn ولاand not نرجعwe return
نروح ونغدو ولا نرجع
Brother of the Arabs, such are life's affairs:
O brother of the Arabs, such is the life
we go at evening and at dawn, never to return.
We go and return, and do not come back
وانand not هيit الاexcept خفقةa flicker فيin السراجthe lamp
وان هي الا خفقة في السراج
سيلفظهاit will cast it forth ثمthen لاnot يسطعit shines
سيلفظها ثم لا يسطع
And it is but a flicker in the lamp,
It is but a flicker in the lamp
which it will cast forth, then shine no more.
It will expire, then not shine again
قضيتyou spent حياتكyour life حيalive in الضميرconscience
قضيت حياتك حي الضمير
تقولyou speak الصراحthe plain truth ولاand not تفزعyou fear
تقول الصراح ولا تفزع
You spent your life with a living conscience,
You spent your life true to conscience
speaking the plain truth, unafraid.
Speaking honestly, never afraid
تجاهدyou strive فيin the cause of اللَهGod حقّwith the full measure of الجهادstriving
تجاهد في اللَه حقّ الجهاد
وتسديand you bestow on بلادكyour country ماwhat ينفعbenefits
وتسدي بلادك ما ينفع
You strove in God's cause with true striving,
You struggled in God’s cause sincerely
and gave your country what would benefit it.
Benefiting your country as you could
وقومكand your people ياO صاحmy friend ليto me (apparently an error for 'not') يعرفوthey know
وقومك يا صاح لي يعرفو
كَyou ولمand did not ينظروكthey look at you ولمand did not يسمعواthey listen
كَ ولم ينظروك ولم يسمعوا
And your people, my friend, did not know
And your people, O companion, may they know you
you, nor did they look at you or listen.
They did not look at or listen to you
فعشتso you lived غريباًa stranger تعدّyou count اللياليthe nights
فعشت غريباً تعدّ الليالي
وترقبand you await أمراًan occasion بهthrough it تطلعyou rise
وترقب أمراً به تطلع
So you lived a stranger, counting the nights,
So you lived a stranger, counting the nights
and awaited an occasion through which to rise,
Waiting for a breakthrough to emerge
إلىuntil انthat دعاكcalled you نفيرthe summons to الجهادjihad
إلى ان دعاك نفير الجهاد
فلبيتso you answered تسعىyou hasten ولاand not تجزعyou lose heart
فلبيت تسعى ولا تجزع
until the call to jihad summoned you,
Until the call to jihad stirred you
so you answered, hastening onward without dismay.
And you responded without hesitation or fear
وجئتand you came لتدفعto ward off صرفthe vicissitudes of الزمانtime
وجئت لتدفع صرف الزمان
فغالكand so it slew you ماwhat لاnot اخيmy brother يدفعcan be repelled
فغالك ما لا اخي يدفع
And you came to ward off the vicissitudes of time,
You came to repel the tide of time
but what cannot be repelled, my brother, slew you.
But, my brother, what can repel destiny?
ومتand you died شهيداًa martyr تضمembrace السيوفthe swords
ومت شهيداً تضم السيوف
رفاتكyour remains والتنكand the tank والمدفعand the cannon
رفاتك والتنك والمدفع
And you died a martyr; the swords embrace
You died a martyr, gathered by the swords
your remains, as do the tank and cannon.
Your remains, body, and weapons
ومتand you died عظيماًgreat يناجيcommunes with الخلودeternity
ومت عظيماً يناجي الخلود
خيالكyour image والبيدand the deserts والاربعand the dwellings
خيالك والبيد والاربع
And you died great; communing with eternity are
You died great, with immortality confiding
your image, the deserts, and the dwellings.
In your imagination, eternity, and principles
ولماand when قضيتyou died بكاكwept for you الصحابthe comrades
ولما قضيت بكاك الصحاب
وأولوكand they bestowed on you عطفاًcompassion لهمfor them يشفعintercedes
وأولوك عطفاً لهم يشفع
And when you died, your comrades wept for you,
And when your comrades fulfilled your right
and offered you compassion that intercedes for them.
Pleading for you, interceding on your behalf
وهذيand this سعادكyour Su'ad ملءfilling القلوبthe hearts
وهذي سعادك ملء القلوب
تحفّgather around بهاher العينthe eye والمسمعand the ear
تحفّ بها العين والمسمع
And here is your Su'ad, filling hearts;
This is your happiness, filling hearts
the eye and ear gather around her.
Captivating eyes and ears
وشيمةand the habit of قيومكyour people (apparent textual error) نسيانforgetting منwhoever
وشيمة قيومك نسيان من
يعيشlives وذكرand remembering الذيthe one who يصرعis struck down
يعيش وذكر الذي يصرع
And your people's habit is to forget whoever
And your steadfast qualities, forgetting
lives, and remember the one struck down.
Those who live, remembering those who die
سنذكرwe shall remember أعمالكyour deeds الخالداتthe immortal ones
سنذكر أعمالك الخالدات
ونقفوand we follow خطاكyour footsteps ولاand not نفزعwe fear
ونقفو خطاك ولا نفزع
We shall remember your immortal deeds,
We will recall your eternal deeds
and follow your footsteps without fear.
And follow your path, never afraid
Sol 6.1