إليكto you إليكto you ياO وطنيmy homeland
إليك إليك يا وطني
منايmy desire وفتنةand the enchantment of العصرthe age
مناي وفتنة العصر
To you, to you, O my homeland,
To you, to you O my homeland
my desire and the enchantment of the age,
My life and the temptation of time
نفاثةan outpouring والهٍof a distraught lover كمدgrief-stricken
نفاثة والهٍ كمد
يهيمhe is enraptured بذكركby your remembrance العطرfragrant
يهيم بذكرك العطر
an outpouring from a grief-stricken lover
Fragrant breath and dreams like incense
who is enraptured by your fragrant remembrance.
Wander in the memory of your perfume
خيالthe vision of سناكyour radiance يؤنسنيkeeps me company
خيال سناك يؤنسني
ضحىthe brightness of الفجرdawn وفيand in السحرthe pre-dawn hours
ضحى الفجر وفي السحر
The vision of your radiance keeps me company
The phantom of your glory comforts me
in the light of dawn and in the pre-dawn hours.
In the dawn and at night
وقلبيand my heart فيwithin جوانحهits ribs
وقلبي في جوانحه
تثيرstir حنينهits longing فكريmy thoughts
تثير حنينه فكري
And deep within my heart,
And my heart in its feathers
my thoughts stir its longing;
My thoughts arouse its yearning
فيحياso it comes alive فيكin you منthrough املhope
فيحيا فيك من امل
ويهدأand it grows calm وهوwhile it is فيin سعراa blaze
ويهدأ وهو في سعرا
so it comes alive in you through hope,
So it lives in you with hope
and grows calm, though it is aflame.
And calms down while raging
حديثtalk of علاكyour glory يطربنيdelights me
حديث علاك يطربني
ويومand the day of لقاكmeeting you منamong وطريmy desires
ويوم لقاك من وطري
Talk of your glory delights me,
Talking about you delights me
and the day I meet you is among my desires.
And the day I meet you, my darling
وبرقand the flash of سناكyour radiance يشعرنيmakes me aware
وبرق سناك يشعرني
بقدسof the sanctity of شبابكyour youth النضرflourishing
بقدس شبابك النضر
And the flash of your radiance makes me aware
The lightning of your glory reminds me
of the sanctity of your flourishing youth.
Of the sanctity of your shining youth
ونورand the light of هداكyour guidance يبعدنيdraws me away
ونور هداك يبعدني
عنfrom الاحداثcalamities والغيرand changes of fortune
عن الاحداث والغير
And the light of your guidance draws me away
And the light of your guidance takes me
from calamities and changes of fortune,
Away from events and others
عنfrom الدنياthe world وماand what فيهاis in it
عن الدنيا وما فيها
وفيand in الأرضينthe lands منof بشرhumankind
وفي الأرضين من بشر
from the world and all within it,
Away from the world and what is in it
and the people throughout the lands.
And of mankind on earth
أراكI see you فيin ذرىthe heights of النجمthe stars
أراك في ذرى النجم
وفيand in الشمسthe sun وفيand in القمرthe moon
وفي الشمس وفي القمر
I see you in the heights of the stars,
I see you in the dust of the stars
and in the sun and in the moon,
And in the sun and in the moon
وفيand in النسماتthe breezes ساريةtraveling by night
وفي النسمات سارية
وفيand in متموجthe rippling of الزهرthe flowers
وفي متموج الزهر
and in the breezes traveling by night,
And in the blowing winds
and in the rippling flowers,
And in the undulating flowers
وفيand in الاحلامdreams ساجيةtranquil
وفي الاحلام ساجية
وفيand in الأشباحforms والصورand images
وفي الأشباح والصور
and in tranquil dreams,
And in dreams wandering
and in forms and images,
And in ghosts and images
وفيand in فرحيmy joy وفيand in حزنيmy sorrow
وفي فرحي وفي حزني
وفيand in جديmy earnestness وفيand in سمريmy nighttime conversation
وفي جدي وفي سمري
and in my joy and in my sorrow,
And in my joy and in my sorrow
and in my earnestness and my nighttime talk.
And in my seriousness and my cheer
اناI أفديكwould ransom you ياO وطنيmy homeland
انا أفديك يا وطني
بروحwith the spirit of ثائرa rebel اشرwildly exuberant
بروح ثائر اشر
I would ransom you, O my homeland,
I ransom you, O my homeland
with the spirit of a wildly exuberant rebel,
With a rebellious soul
ونفسand a soul لاnot تزعزعهاshake it
ونفس لا تزعزعها
رواسيthe firm-set mountains of الخوفfear والحذرand caution
رواسي الخوف والحذر
and a soul unshaken
And a spirit that stable faith
by the firm-set mountains of fear and caution,
And fear do not shake
وقلبand a heart فيهwithin it موجدةresentment
وقلب فيه موجدة
علىagainst الأيامthe days والعصرand the age
على الأيام والعصر
and a heart filled with resentment
And a heart in which is kindled
against the days and the age,
A fire over the days and times
وفكرand a mind ملؤهits fullness is ثقةtrust
وفكر ملؤه ثقة
بعدلin the justice of اللَهGod والقدرand fate
بعدل اللَه والقدر
and a mind filled with trust
And a mind filled with confidence
in the justice of God and fate.
In the justice of God and fate
فداؤكyour ransom كلevery مضطهدoppressed person
فداؤك كل مضطهد
وكلand every معذبtormented الفكرin mind
وكل معذب الفكر
Every oppressed person is your ransom,
I sacrifice every oppressed
and everyone tormented in mind,
And every tortured mind
يرىhe sees الآلامsufferings تنهشهgnawing at him
يرى الآلام تنهشه
فيصبرso he endures صبرthe patience of مقتدرone possessing strength
فيصبر صبر مقتدر
who sees suffering gnawing at him,
Who sees torments tearing him
yet endures with the patience of the strong;
Yet he perseveres with mighty patience
يقدسhe sanctifies لذةthe pleasure of الألمpain
يقدس لذة الألم
ويعبدand he worships بهجةthe joy of الكدرsorrow
ويعبد بهجة الكدر
he sanctifies the pleasure of pain
Sanctifies the joy of pain
and worships the joy of sorrow.
And worships the rapture of suffering
وهلand are there وردroses بلاwithout حسكthorns
وهل ورد بلا حسك
وهلand is there شهدhoney بلاwithout إِبرstingers
وهل شهد بلا إِبر
And are there roses without thorns?
Could there ever be roses without thorns
And is there honey without stings?
Or honey without stings?
وهلand do نستافwe breathe in ياO وطنيmy homeland
وهل نستاف يا وطني
نسائمthe breezes of زهركyour blossoms العطرfragrant
نسائم زهرك العطر
And do we breathe in, O my homeland,
Shall we ever, O my homeland, enjoy
the breezes of your fragrant blossoms
The fragrant aromas of your flowers
بلاwithout ألمpain يطهرناthat cleanses us
بلا ألم يطهرنا
منfrom الأرجاسdefilements والوضرand filth
من الأرجاس والوضر
without pain that cleanses us
Without anguish that purifies us
of defilements and filth?
From defilements and vileness?
متىwhen ألقاكI meet you ياO وطنيmy homeland
متى ألقاك يا وطني
وهلاand why not ينتهيcome to an end عمريmy life
وهلا ينتهي عمري
When shall I meet you, O my homeland?
When I meet you, O my homeland
And why does my life not end?
Will my life not end?
متىwhen قدalready طالhas grown long منتظريmy waiting
متى قد طال منتظري
متىwhen قدalready عيلhas been exhausted مصطبريmy patience
متى قد عيل مصطبري
When? My waiting has grown long.
How long have I waited
When? My patience is exhausted.
How inured to adversity is my endurance!
اناI فيin هذهthis الدنياthe world
انا في هذه الدنيا
غريبa stranger الدارin abode والوطرand desire
غريب الدار والوطر
I am, in this world,
In this world I am
a stranger in abode and desire.
A stranger in land and kin
Sol 6.1