أُخرجْgo out الىto الناسِthe people إذsince ماnot عدْتyou remain بينهموamong them
أُخرجْ الى الناسِ إذ ما عدْت بينهمو
ذاكthat الذميمَthe loathsome one الذيwho يُخشىis feared ويُجتنبُand is shunned
ذاك الذميمَ الذي يُخشى ويُجتنبُ
Go out to the people, for among them you are no longer
that loathsome one who is feared and shunned.
إذwhen كنتَyou were فيهِمamong them ضعيفاًweak منهُfrom it قدindeed سلمُواthey were safe
إذ كنتَ فيهِم ضعيفاً منهُ قد سلمُوا
والآنand now أنتyou العتيُّthe overbearing one السيّدُthe master الصّخبُthe clamorous one
والآن أنت العتيُّ السيّدُ الصّخبُ
When you were weak among them, they were safe from it.
And now you are the overbearing, clamorous master.
دعْset aside عنكَaway from you خوفاًfear فإنّfor indeed القومَthe people قدalready فهِمواthey understood
دعْ عنكَ خوفاً فإنّ القومَ قد فهِموا
ولّىhas passed زمانٌa time بهin it ياO عارُShame تنغلبُyou are defeated
ولّى زمانٌ به يا عارُ تنغلبُ
Set fear aside, for the people have understood.
Gone is the time when, O Shame, you were defeated.
لاdo not تُخْفِhide وجهاًa face قبيحاًugly راحhas begun يلتثموto be kissed
لا تُخْفِ وجهاً قبيحاً راح يلتثمو
باتتْhave come to be لهfor it أعينٌeyes ترنوgaze وتنجذِبُand are drawn
باتتْ له أعينٌ ترنو وتنجذِبُ
Do not hide an ugly face that has begun to be kissed;
There are now eyes that gaze at it and are drawn to it.
والناسand the people فيover خصْمِكyour opponent الأقوىthe strongest قدalready اختصَمواthey quarreled
والناس في خصْمِك الأقوى قد اختصَموا
وصْمتُهمand their silence فيكabout you نصرٌa victory ليسis not يُستلبُwrested away
وصْمتُهم فيك نصرٌ ليس يُستلبُ
And the people have quarreled over your strongest foe.
And their silence about you is a victory that cannot be wrested away.
قدindeed جاءhas come يومُكyour day والأيّامand the days تُغتنموare seized
قد جاء يومُك والأيّام تُغتنمو
والعُرْبand the Arabs فيin ردّةٍbacksliding والحالُand the situation ينْقلبُis overturned
والعُرْب في ردّةٍ والحالُ ينْقلبُ
Your day has come, and days are to be seized.
And the Arabs are backsliding, and the state of things is overturned.
لاno واقفًاone standing بينهمamong them فكلُّهمْfor all of them هرِمواhave grown old
لا واقفًا بينهم فكلُّهمْ هرِموا
قدindeed نالَhas taken its toll منon جلِّهمُmost of them اللّهوُamusement واللّعبُand play
قد نالَ من جلِّهمُ اللّهوُ واللّعبُ
None stands among them, for all have grown old.
Amusement and play have taken their toll on most of them.
أمّاas for النساءُthe women فقدthen indeed شُغّلنthey have been kept busy والرّحموand the womb
أمّا النساءُ فقد شُغّلن والرّحمو
ماnot عادcontinues to ينجبُbear children ذكرانًاmales فنضطرِبُso we grow uneasy
ما عاد ينجبُ ذكرانًا فنضطرِبُ
As for the women, they have been kept busy, and the womb
no longer bears males, and so we grow uneasy.
خرّبْlay waste to بيوتاًhouses بهاwithin them الاخلاقُmorals تنعدِموcease to exist
خرّبْ بيوتاً بها الاخلاقُ تنعدِمو
واعمرْand build up بيوتاًhouses إلىto مثواكَyour dwelling تَنتسِبُare affiliated
واعمرْ بيوتاً إلى مثواكَ تَنتسِبُ
Lay waste to houses where morals vanish,
And build up houses that belong to your dwelling.
ياO عارُShame قدindeed كنتyou were بيتاًa house منamong بيُوتِهموtheir houses
يا عارُ قد كنت بيتاً من بيُوتِهمو
لاno ذائدًاdefender عنكof you إلّاexcept سبّةٌan object of scorn خَرِبُruined
لا ذائدًا عنك إلّا سبّةٌ خَرِبُ
O Shame, you were once a house among their houses,
With none to defend you but a reviled wreck.
واليومand today أنتyou أميرٌa prince فيin قصورهِموtheir palaces
واليوم أنت أميرٌ في قصورهِمو
بلrather أنتyou أعلاهموthe highest of them قدراًin rank وتُنتخبُand you are elected
بل أنت أعلاهمو قدراً وتُنتخبُ
And today you are a prince in their palaces.
Rather, you are highest among them in rank, and you are elected.
ثبِّتْmake firm خُطاكَyour steps فمنْfor whoever عاداكَopposes you مُنهزموdefeated
ثبِّتْ خُطاكَ فمنْ عاداكَ مُنهزمو
وكلُّand everyone منwho لمhas not يجِبْanswered دعواكَyour call مُنسحِبُwithdrawing
وكلُّ من لم يجِبْ دعواكَ مُنسحِبُ
Make your steps firm, for whoever opposes you is defeated.
And everyone who has not answered your call is withdrawing.
إجعلْmake إلَهكyour god (إيلوهيمElohim) واقتسِمواand share among yourselves
إجعلْ إلَهك (إيلوهيم) واقتسِموا
أدوارroles شرٍّevil بهthrough it الشرقُthe East سيلتهِبُwill blaze
أدوار شرٍّ به الشرقُ سيلتهِبُ
Make Elohim your god, and share out among yourselves
roles of evil through which the East will go up in flames.
سخِّرْput at the disposal of أراضيكyour lands للأعْداءِfor the enemies يلتهِمواthey may devour
سخِّرْ أراضيك للأعْداءِ يلتهِموا
ماwhat ظلَّremains منof أُمّةٍa nation أنهكهاexhausted it الطّرَبُrevelry
ما ظلَّ من أُمّةٍ أنهكها الطّرَبُ
Put your lands at the enemies' disposal, so they may devour
what remains of a nation exhausted by revelry.
حرّضincite عليهِمagainst them نساءَهمtheir women ونسلَهموand their offspring
حرّض عليهِم نساءَهم ونسلَهمو
ثقّفْeducate بحقٍin rights وإنسانٍand humankind ليَحْتربواso they fight one another
ثقّفْ بحقٍ وإنسانٍ ليَحْتربوا
Incite their women and their offspring against them.
Teach them of rights and humankind, so that they fight one another.
حرِّفْdistort لهمfor them دينَهمtheir religion وازدرِand scorn ماwhat علِمواthey knew
حرِّفْ لهم دينَهم وازدرِ ما علِموا
يُمْسِwill become العزيزُthe mighty one ذليلاًabased ثمّthen يغْترِبُgoes into exile
يُمْسِ العزيزُ ذليلاً ثمّ يغْترِبُ
Distort their religion for them, and scorn what they know.
The mighty one will become abased, then go into exile.
لاdo not تهدمِdemolish البيتthe house كيso that لاnot تنهضَrise الهِمَموresolves
لا تهدمِ البيت كي لا تنهضَ الهِمَمو
وابْنِand build البروجَthe towers جِوارَهbeside it فتنحجبُso they are concealed
وابْنِ البروجَ جِوارَه فتنحجبُ
Do not demolish the house, lest resolve rise;
And build towers beside it, so that resolve is concealed.
حضّرْprepare سموماpoisons ولثْand taint بهاwith them فنونهموtheir arts
حضّرْ سموما ولثْ بها فنونهمو
حتىso that إذاwhen ماemphatic particle رأواthey see حمقهموtheir folly اكتئبواthey grow despondent
حتى إذا ما رأوا حمقهمو اكتئبوا
Prepare poisons, and taint their arts with them,
So that, when they see their folly, they grow despondent.
ألبسْهموclothe them الذلَّhumiliation عبّاءاتِcloaks منof those who نعِمواlived in ease
ألبسْهمو الذلَّ عبّاءاتِ من نعِموا
ولْيبقand let remain فيهمamong them منof الرجولةِmanhood اللقبُthe title
ولْيبق فيهم من الرجولةِ اللقبُ
Clothe them in humiliation, the cloaks of those who lived in ease.
And let only the name of manhood remain among them.
أنذرتُكI warned you الشامَal-Sham منof ليثٍa lion بهwithin it نهَموravenous hunger
أنذرتُك الشامَ من ليثٍ به نهَمو
يأتيapproaches طرائدهُits prey منfrom حيْثwhere تحتسِبُyou expect
يأتي طرائدهُ من حيْث تحتسِبُ
I have warned you of al-Sham, of a lion with ravenous hunger.
It approaches its prey from where you expect.
أنذرتُكI warned you الشامَal-Sham إنّindeed الشامَal-Sham تنهزِموis defeated
أنذرتُك الشامَ إنّ الشامَ تنهزِمو
فيin جوفِthe depths of حلْمa dream رواهrecounted it قبلكbefore you الكذِبُfalsehood
في جوفِ حلْم رواه قبلك الكذِبُ
I have warned you of al-Sham: al-Sham is defeated
in the depths of a dream that falsehood recounted before you.
والشامُand al-Sham فيهاin it جنودٌsoldiers بيتهُمtheir home كرَمُوgenerosity
والشامُ فيها جنودٌ بيتهُم كرَمُو
وسيفهمand their sword شرفٌhonor وبأسُهمand their might عَجَبُa marvel
وسيفهم شرفٌ وبأسُهم عَجَبُ
And in al-Sham are soldiers whose home is generosity,
And their sword is honor, and their might a marvel.
قدmay ينتهيcome to an end ماwhat بنيناهwe built it وينهدِموand collapse
قد ينتهي ما بنيناه وينهدِمو
إنْif عادتِreturns الشامُal-Sham أوor سيوفُهاits swords القشُبُnewly burnished
إنْ عادتِ الشامُ أو سيوفُها القشُبُ
What we have built may come to an end and collapse,
If al-Sham returns, or its newly burnished swords.
ونطلبُand we seek الصّفحَpardon والحصونُand the fortresses تُقتحموare stormed
ونطلبُ الصّفحَ والحصونُ تُقتحمو
ونندبُand we lament الحظّluck والمنونُand death تقتربُdraws near
ونندبُ الحظّ والمنونُ تقتربُ
And we will seek pardon while the fortresses are stormed,
And we will lament our luck as death draws near.
أنذرتكI warned you القدسَJerusalem لاdo not let يضلّكmislead you الخدَموthe servants
أنذرتك القدسَ لا يضلّك الخدَمو
فالشيخُfor the elder فيهاin it هزبرٌa lion شبلهُhis cub يثبُleaps
فالشيخُ فيها هزبرٌ شبلهُ يثبُ
I have warned you of Jerusalem; do not let the servants mislead you.
For the elder there is a lion whose cub leaps.
والقدسand Jerusalem للشامfor al-Sham مهماhowever عارضتobject أُممُوnations
والقدس للشام مهما عارضت أُممُو
والشامand al-Sham للقدسfor Jerusalem مهماhowever خالفdisagree العربُthe Arabs
والشام للقدس مهما خالف العربُ
And Jerusalem is for al-Sham, however nations may object;
And al-Sham is for Jerusalem, however the Arabs may disagree.
لاdo not let يخدعنّكever deceive you صبرٌpatience طالhas lasted long والألمُوand pain
لا يخدعنّك صبرٌ طال والألمُو
لنwill not يقنعَbe content القومُthe people حتّىuntil يرجعَreturns الغضبُanger
لن يقنعَ القومُ حتّى يرجعَ الغضبُ
Do not let prolonged patience and pain deceive you.
The people will not be content until anger returns.
Sol 6.1