ياO أخيmy brother ياO اخيmy brother المصاعبُthe hardships شتىmanifold
يا أخي يا اخي المصاعبُ شتى
وبَعيدٌand distant مُرادُناour goal والمَواردand the watering places
وبَعيدٌ مُرادُنا والمَوارد
O my brother, O my brother, the hardships are manifold,
O my brother, O my brother, troubles are many
And far away are our goal and the watering places.
And far off is our goal, and resources scarce
وأمامَand before العيونِthe eyes دَربٌa path عسيرٌdifficult
وأمامَ العيونِ دَربٌ عسيرٌ
لمdid not تَسِرwalk قَبلَناbefore us عليهِupon it الأوابدthe wild beasts
لم تَسِر قَبلَنا عليهِ الأوابد
And before our eyes lies a difficult path;
Before our eyes there lies a difficult path
No wild beasts have trodden it before us.
Untraveled before by the resolute
مُظلمٌdark مُوحِشٌdesolate كثيرfull of الأفاعيthe serpents
مُظلمٌ مُوحِشٌ كثير الأفاعي
والسَّعاليand the she-ghouls المُستهوياتِluring الطَرائدthe prey
والسَّعالي المُستهوياتِ الطَرائد
Dark, desolate, full of serpents
Dark and desolate, with many snakes
And she-ghouls that lure their prey.
And beasts of prey roaming the wilderness
غيرbut أنَّthat المَسيرَthe journey لاno بُدَّescape منهfrom it
غير أنَّ المَسيرَ لا بُدَّ منه
إنif أردناwe wish إدراكَattainment بعضَsome of المَواعدthe promises
إن أردنا إدراكَ بعضَ المَواعد
Yet the journey must be made,
Yet we must take this journey
If we wish to see some promises fulfilled.
If we want to attain some of our hopes
فلنسرso let us walk فيin الظلامthe darkness فيin القفرthe wilderness فيin
فلنسر في الظلام في القفر في
الوَحشةloneliness فيin الوَيلِwoe فيon طريقthe path المُجاهدthe striver
الوَحشة في الوَيلِ في طريق المُجاهد
So let us walk through darkness, through the wilderness, through
So let us march in the darkness, in the wasteland
Loneliness, through woe, along the striver's path.
In the wilds, in misery, on the path of the brave
فلنسِرso let us walk اعزلَينِboth unarmed إِلَّاexcept منfor الحَقِّthe truth
فلنسِر اعزلَينِ إِلَّا من الحَقِّ
سِلاحاًas a weapon والفِكرُand thought حادٍa singing camel-driver وقائدand a leader
سِلاحاً والفِكرُ حادٍ وقائد
So let us walk, both unarmed save for truth
Let us march, armed only with truth
As our weapon, with thought as our singing camel-driver and leader.
As weapon, and keen thought to lead and guide
واذاand when اشتدَّتgrow fiercer الذئابُthe wolves عُواءًin howling
واذا اشتدَّت الذئابُ عُواءً
فنُقابِلthen we answer عُواءَهاtheir howling بالنَشائدwith songs
فنُقابِل عُواءَها بالنَشائد
And when the wolves' howling grows fierce,
And if wolves howl loudly around us
Then we shall answer their howling with songs.
We’ll meet their howls with songs of glory
واذاand when احلَولكَgrows pitch-black الظلامُthe darkness أضأناwe light
واذا احلَولكَ الظلامُ أضأنا
مَشعَلَthe torch القلبِthe heart مثلَlike نارfire المَواقدthe hearths
مَشعَلَ القلبِ مثلَ نار المَواقد
And when the darkness grows pitch-black, we shall light
And if darkness closes in around you
The heart's torch, like fire in the hearths.
Light the torch of your heart, like fire in the watchtowers
ياO اخيmy brother ياO رفيقَcompanion عَزميmy resolve وضُعفيand my weakness
يا اخي يا رفيقَ عَزمي وضُعفي
سِرwalk on نكابدlet us endure إنَّindeed الشجاعَthe brave one المُكابدthe one who endures
سِر نكابد إنَّ الشجاعَ المُكابد
O my brother, O companion in my resolve and my weakness,
O my brother, O strength and weakness both
Walk on; let us endure, for the brave one is the one who endures.
March on, for the valiant, though suffering, march on
فإذاand if ماemphatic particle عَييتُI grow weary تَسنُدُyou support ضُعفيmy weakness
فإذا ما عَييتُ تَسنُدُ ضُعفي
وأناand I بعدafter ذاthat لضُعفِكfor your weakness ساندa supporter
وأنا بعد ذا لضُعفِك ساند
And if ever I grow weary, you will support me in my weakness,
If I grow weary, your weakness will support me
And afterward I shall support you in your weakness.
And I'll support yours when you can go no further
سِرwalk on تقدَّمadvance لكيso that نَخطَّwe mark out طَريقاًa path
سِر تقدَّم لكي نَخطَّ طَريقاً
لأباةِfor those who refuse الهَوانِhumiliation عِندَduring الشَدائدhardships
لأباةِ الهَوانِ عِندَ الشَدائد
Walk on, advance, so that we may mark out a path
March on, that we may blaze a trail
For those who refuse humiliation in times of hardship.
For those who refuse dishonor in adversity
ياO اخيmy brother ياO اخيmy brother المَصاعبُthe hardships شَتَّىmanifold
يا اخي يا اخي المَصاعبُ شَتَّى
غيرَbut أنَّاthat we فيin سيرِناour journey غيرُnot واحِدone
غيرَ أنَّا في سيرِنا غيرُ واحِد
O my brother, O my brother, the hardships are manifold,
O my brother, O my brother, troubles are many
Yet on our journey we are not alone.
Yet as one we march unfaltering
فلنسِرso let us walk فلنسِرso let us walk وإمَّاand if هَلَكناwe perish
فلنسِر فلنسِر وإمَّا هَلَكنا
قبلbefore إدراكِناour attainment المُنىthe wishes والمَواعدand the promises
قبل إدراكِنا المُنى والمَواعد
So let us walk, let us walk; and if we perish
Let us march, let us march, and if we perish
Before seeing our wishes and promises fulfilled,
Before attaining our hopes and goals
فكفاناthen it is enough for us أنَّاthat we ابتدأناwe began وأنَّاand that we
فكفانا أنَّا ابتدأنا وأنَّا
إنif عَجَزناwe fall short فقدthen indeed بدأناwe began نشاهدwe see
إن عَجَزنا فقد بدأنا نشاهد
Then it is enough for us that we began, and that
It's enough that we began, we started out
If we fall short, we have begun to see.
And if we fail, at least we've made a start
Sol 6.1