طَرِبَ الحَطيمُ وَكَبَّرَ الحرَمانِ
وَاِعتَزَّ دينُ اللَهِ بَعدَ هَوانِ
The ruins rejoiced and deprivation glorified,
And the religion of God was honored after humiliation.
قامَت سُيوفُ الفاتِحينَ بِنَصرِهِ
وَالنَصرُ بَينَ مُهَنَّدٍ وَسِنانِ
The swords of the conquerors rose to support it,
And victory lies between Muhannd and Sinan.
ظَمِئَت جَوانِحُهُ إِلى حَرِّ الوَغى
فَسَقَتهُ شُؤبوبَ النَجيعِ القاني
Their souls thirsted for the heat of battle,
So the clouds of spears quenched them with heavy rain.
تَعدو الذِئابُ عَلى مُمَنَّعِ غيلِهِ
وَالأُسدُ غَضبى وَالسُيوفُ عَوانِ
The wolves trespass on the sanctuary of his glory,
While the lion is wrathful and the swords are allies.
لا قُبَّةُ الإِسلامِ قائِمَةٌ وَلا
مُلكُ الخَلائِفِ ثابِتُ الأَركانِ
The dome of Islam no longer stands,
Nor is the kingdom of the Caliphs firmly established.
يَمضي تُراثُ المُسلِمينَ مُوَزَّعاً
وَالمُسلِمونَ نَواكِسُ الأَذقانِ
The heritage of the Muslims is divided,
While the Muslims bow their heads in shame.
ما بَينَ مِصرَ إِلى طَرابُلسٍ إِلى
عَدَنٍ إِلى القَوقازِ فَالبَلقانِ
From Egypt to Tripoli, Aden, the Caucasus and Balkans -
The Cross attacked it with the strike of a hater,
كَرَّ الصَليبُ عَلَيهِ كَرَّةَ حانِقٍ
ضَرِمَ العَداوَةِ ثائِرِ الشَنآنِ
Kindling enmity, raging with vengeance.
Leaping at it from behind and before,
مُتَوَثِّبٍ مِن خَلفِهِ وَأَمامِهِ
مُتَأَلِّبٍ يَلقاهُ كُلَّ أَوانِ
Assailing it at every moment.
It strikes it from above time and beneath it,
يَرميهِ مِن فَوقِ الزَمانِ وَتَحتِهِ
وَيُريهِ كَيفَ يَدينُ لِلحِدثانِ
And shows it how the young turn to the aged.
The Crescent tried in vain to rise,
حارَ الهِلالُ فَما يُحاوِلُ نَهضَةً
إِلّا رَماهُ مُحَلِّقُ الصُلبانِ
Only for the hovering Crosses to shoot it down.
The swords pass without pausing by a slaughter,
تَمضي السُيوفُ فَما تُجاوِرُ مَقتَلاً
إِلّا حَماهُ تَعَصُّبُ الجيرانِ
Except to be shielded by the zeal of neighbors.
We acknowledge the facts though it pains us,
نُعطي الوَقائِعَ حَقَّها وَيَسوءُنا
حَنَقُ الظُبى وَتَعَتُّبُ الفُرسانِ
Vexing the horsemen and saddening the knights.
They claimed their civilization would destroy
زَعَموا الحَضارَةَ أَن يُبيدَ طُغاتُهُم
دينَ الحَياةِ وَمِلَّةِ العُمرانِ
The religion of life and the nation of civilization.
What frightens the oppressors while we have
ماذا يَروعُ الظالمينَ وَبَينَنا
أَمنُ المَروعِ وَنَجدَةُ اللَّهفانِ
The security of the frightened and aid of the passionate?
We are the people of the Quran and the religion
إِنّا بَنو القُرآنِ وَالدينِ الَّذي
صَدَعَ الشُكوكَ وَجاءَ بِالتِبيانِ
That dispelled doubts and came with clear proof.
It restored the rights of both worlds,
ضاعَت حُقوقُ العالَمينَ فَرَدَّها
وَأَقامَها بِالقِسطِ وَالميزانِ
Establishing them with justice and balance.
It guided the unjust and humbled the arrogant,
ظَلَمَ العَزيزُ فَهَدَّهُ وَأَهانَهُ
وَحَمى الذَليلَ فَباتَ غَيرَ مُهانِ
Protecting the weak who spent the night in tranquility.
We pardon though the swords do not yearn,
نَعفو وَما اِشتَفَتِ السُيوفُ وَلا هَفا
بِصُدورِها شَوقٌ إِلى الأَجفانِ
Nor have their breasts swelled with desire for sheaths.
Time has treated us harshly, leaving us
عَصَفَ الزَمانُ بِنا فَكُنّا بَينَهُم
كَالشاةِ بَينَ مَخالِبِ السِرحانِ
Like sheep among the claws of wolves.
They tyrannized the weak, terrifying
جاروا عَلى المُستَضعَفينَ وَرَوَّعوا
مَن باتَ في دَعَةٍ وَطيبِ أَمانِ
Those who spent the night in meekness and security.
They granted the disgraced a disgraced life,
مَنّوا عَلَيهِم بِالحَياةِ ذَليلَةً
مَحيا الذَليلِ وَمَوتُهُ سِيّانِ
Since the life and death of the disgraced are equal.
They complain of the clamor of the dead, though to them
يَشكون حَشرَجَةَ القَتيلِ وَعِندَهُم
أَنَّ الحَياةَ تَكونُ في الأَكفانِ
Life can only be found in shrouds.
I have never seen an oppressor as unjust,
وَلَقَد رَأَيتُ فَما رَأَيتُ كَظالِمٍ
جَمِّ الشَكاةِ وَقاتِلٍ مَنّانِ
Silencing complaints and killing the outspoken.
He prevented the Caliphate from being supported,
مَنَعَ الخِلافَةَ أَن تُضامَ وَحاطَها
حامي الحَجيجِ وَناصِرُ القُرآنِ
While the guardian of pilgrims and helper of the Quran surrounded it.
An army marched with the Prophet leading it,
جَيشٌ يَسيرُ بِهِ النَبِيُّ وَحَولَهُ
جُندُ المَلائِكِ بَينَهُ العُمَرانِ
The army of angels around it inhabiting it.
Amr trembles on the banner and Khalid
يَهتَزُّ عَمرٌو في اللِواءِ وَخالِدٌ
وَيَمورُ حَيدَرَةٌ بِكُلِّ عِنانِ
Storms with full might.
They entered battles without flinching,
خاضَ الحُروبَ فَما تَدافَعَ لُجُّها
إِلّا تَدافَعَ فيهِ يَلتَطِمانِ
As two seas collide and crash into each other.
Floating on the blood when it spills
يَطفو عَلى ثَبَجِ الدِماءِ إِذا هَوَت
في الهالِكينَ رَواسِبُ الشُجعانِ
Are scum of the brave bubbling on the surface.
The valiant do not care, when swords clash,
وَيَشُقُّ مُصطَفَقَ العُبابِ إِذا طَغى
يَرمي عُبابَ الشَرِّ وَالطُغيانِ
Which delicacy they are served, or which beauty embraces them.
The bonds of loyalty grow between the loyal,
ما لِلجُنودِ الباسِلينَ وَإِن عَلَوا
بِجُنودِ رَبِّ العالَمينَ يدانِ
As they cling to the rope of God, seeking refuge in Him.
The Caliph’s sword and the many swords
الحافِظينَ عَلى الخِلافَةِ عِزَّها
الناصِرينَ خَليفَةَ الرَحمَنِ
While the men strike and stab each other.
On ships and in battalions, when you advance
غَدَرَ العَدُوُّ فَعَلَّمَتهُ سُيوفُهُم
صِدقَ العُهودِ وَصِحَّةَ الإيمانِ
Undaunted and not timid or cowardly.
A determination drives you that without which
السَيفُ إِنجيلُ الهِدايَةِ إِن دَجا
لَيلُ الضَلالِ فَطاحَ بِالعُميانِ
Eras would stand still and mountains tremble.
When the Caliphate saw you it rejoiced,
يَجلو عَماياتِ النُفوسِ بِأَسرِها
ما فيهِ مِن عِظَةٍ وَحُسنِ بَيانِ
And came to you willingly seeking your blessing.
It shook off its chains and the tribes competed,
دينُ اليَقينِ لِكُلِّ شَعبٍ جاحِدٍ
سَنَّ العُقوقَ وَدانَ بِالعِصيانِ
Strutting after effort and travail.
It followed the advice of the tyrant and was betrayed
قَومٌ إِذا رَفَعوا اللِواءَ فَإِنَّهُ
وَالنَصرُ بَينَ سُيوفِهِم أَخَوانِ
For an age where it endured his rule and suffered.
Oppression upon oppression and bad governance,
ما يَفتِآنِ إِذا الوَغى جَمَعتُهُما
يَتَناجَيانِ بِها وَيَعتنقانِ
Corrupt management and procrastination.
When hearts diverge from their master,
بَينَ الدَمِ الجاري نَديمَي لذَّةٍ
إن لَذَّتِ الصَهباءُ لِلنُدمانِ
No strength of bodies can avail him.
Dynasties collapse or stand but not through
يَنبَتُّ حَبلُ الأَصفِياءِ وَيَنطَوي
وَهُما بِحَبلِ اللَهِ مُعتَصِمانِ
Anything but the most secret thoughts.
Do not be fooled by the outward show of one feigning meekness
سَيفُ الخَليفَةِ وَالسُيوفُ كَثيرَةٌ
وَالقَومُ بَينَ تَضارُبٍ وَطِعانِ
Who silenced his complaints and concealed his agony.
If the throne of a tyrant stands firm,
ما في القَواضِبِ وَالكَتائِبِ إِن مَضى
وَمَضَيتَ غَيرَ مُفَلَّلٍ وَجَبانِ
Its foundations rest upon a volcano.
When a man takes matters into his own hands,
تُمضيكَ مِنهُ عَزيمَةٌ مِن دونِها
يَقِفُ الزَمانُ وَيَرجُفُ الثَقَلانِ
They slip away and his feet falter.
God saved His religion through a Caliph
لَمّا أَطَلَّ عَلى الخِلافَةِ كَبَّرَت
وَمَشَت إِلَيهِ بِبَيعَةِ الرِضوانِ
Of pure conscience and true faith.
He took the fight to the enemy with brave heroes
صَدَعَت بِهِ أَغلالَها وَتَدافَعَت
تَختالُ بَعدَ الجهدِ وَالرَسَفانِ
Whose battleground ran with blood.
The cowards’ empires shook with fear of him
أَخَذَت بِرَأيِ المُستَبِدِّ وَغودِرَت
زَمَناً تُعالِجُ حُكمَهُ وَتُعاني
And the foxes and wolves took flight.
When the echo of his roar circulated,
ظُلمٌ عَلى ظُلمٍ وَسوءُ سِياسَةٍ
وَفَسادُ تَدبيرٍ وَطولُ تَوانِ
The mountains of China and Japan trembled.
In his claws, the citadels tumbled down,
وَإِذا القُلوبُ تَفَرَّقَت عَن مالِكٍ
لَم يُغنِ عَنهُ تَمَلُّكُ الأَبدانِ
Two fortresses for Islam, unconquerable.
The enemy’s wounding of the Caliphate wounded it deeply,
تَهوي الأَسِرَّةُ أَو تَقومُ وَما لَها
غَيرُ السَرائِرِ هادِمٌ أَو بانِ
Two bloody gashes upon its heart.
The Crescent and the State were both drowned in blood,
لا يَخدَعَنَّكَ ظاهِرٌ مِن مُحنِقٍ
خافَ الشَكاةَ فَلاذَ بِالكِتمانِ
With religion and worldly matters engulfed together.
The rule was defended by him and he held fast to it
إِن قامَ عَرشُ المُستَبِدِّ فَإِنَّما
قامَت قَواعِدُهُ عَلى بُركانِ
With the strongest pact and guarantee.
They tested the Caliphate’s sword and trials revealed
وَالمَرءُ إِن أَخَذَ الأُمورَ بِرَأيِهِ
طاشَت يَداهُ وَزَلَّتِ القَدَمانِ
The keenest steel and purest metal within.
The best conquerors aided him,
اللَهُ أَدرَكَ دينَهُ بِخَليفَةٍ
بَرِّ السَريرَةِ صادِقِ الإيمانِ
The most loyal of companions and generous of friends.
They sought the youth of the kingdom and ransomed it
أَخَذ السَبيلَ عَلى العَدُوِّ بِقَسوَرٍ
دامي المَكَرِّ مُخَضَّبِ المَيدانِ
With aged devotees and passionate youth.
Souls soared to gain the blessing of God,
ريعَت له أُمَمُ النِمالِ وَأَجفَلَت
دُوَلُ الثَعالِبِ مِنهُ وَالذُؤبانِ
Shedding blood to erect its pillars.
The blood spilled was the greatest thing they built
لَمّا تَرَدَّدَ في فَروقَ زَئيرُهُ
رَجَفَت جِبالُ الصينِ وَاليابانِ
And the noblest thing they established of monuments.
At the Dardanelles and after it the Peninsula,
في مِخلَبَيهِ إِذا الحُصونُ تَهَدَّمَت
حِصنانِ لِلإِسلامِ مُمتَنِعانِ
The horrors of water and awe of fire.
The shapes of death appeared completely,
جَرَحَ الأُلى صَدَعوا الخِلافَةَ فَاِشتَفى
جُرحانِ في أَحشائِها دَمِيانِ
Of varied forms and abundant hues.
Each surges with them while others stand still,
حَمَلا الهِلالَ عَلى عُبابٍ مِن دَمٍ
الدينُ وَالدُنيا بِهِ غَرِقانِ
So war rages yet rests in tranquility.
Two fires sparked in the battalions,
المُلكُ مُعتَصِمٌ بِهِ مُستَمسِكٌ
مِنهُ بِأَوثَقِ ذِمَّةٍ وَضَمانِ
Two conditions amidst the burning embers.
One overflows from the ships, while the other
سَيفُ الخِلافَةِ جَرَّبوهُ فَكَشَّفَت
مِنهُ التَجارِبُ عَن أَغَرَّ يَمانِ
Streams between plains and shepherds.
The sea opens its depths to the warships
خَيرُ الغُزاةِ الفاتِحينَ أَعانَهُ
أَوفى الصِحابِ وَأَكرَمُ الأَخدانِ
As they plunge in pairs and alone.
The land’s passions are aflame, nursing
طَلَبوا شَبابَ المُلكِ وَاِحتَسَبوا الفِدى
في اللَهِ مِن شيبٍ وَمِن شُبّانِ
The bitterness of anger and agony of sorrow.
They laid traps for the enemy, and between them
وَسَمَت بِأَركانِ الخِلافَةِ أَنفُسٌ
يَسمو الأَمينُ بِها إِلى رِضوانِ
Quaked the lover’s passion and the young man’s fervor.
Until cunning took hold of the cunning one,
كانَ الدَمَ المَسفوحَ أَكبَرُ ما بَنوا
وأَجَلُّ ما دَعَموا مِنَ الجُدرانِ
Affliction befell him wherever he turned.
Their souls thirsted for the black drink of death,
في الدَردَنيلِ وَفي الجَزيرَةِ بَعدَهُ
رُعبُ المِياهِ وَرَوعَةُ النيرانِ
And death lapped the thirst of the thirsty.
They drank the red drafts of death, its surge
بَرَزَت تَماثيلُ المَنِيَّةِ كُلُّها
شَتّى الضُروبِ كَثيرَةَ الأَلوانِ
Foaming amidst the green meadows and riverbanks.
Torrents casting it as shadows whose darkness
كُلٌّ يَموجُ بِها وَكُلٌّ ساكِنٌ
فَالحَربُ في قَلَقٍ وَفي اِطمِئنانِ
Pours out like the flooding of the deluge.
They ravaged the dreams of invaders, and events
نارانِ بَرَّحَ بِالكَتائِبِ مِنهُما
حالانِ في الهَيجاءِ مُختَلِفانِ
There stagnated their dreams like statues.
Do the lions in their lairs toss mice
هَذي تَفيضُ مِنَ البُروجِ وَهَذِهِ
تَنسابُ بَينَ أَباطِحٍ وَرِعانِ
And the eagle nation throw lizards?
The feeble-minded thought war was frivolous,
البحرُ يَفتَحُ لِلبَوارِجِ جَوفَهُ
فَتَغورُ مِن مَثنىً وَمِن وُحدانِ
Not realizing the price of Turks and Germans.
Two swords never raced to destroy a kingdom
وَالبَرُّ مُلتَهِبُ الجَوانِحِ مُضمِرٌ
حَنَقَ المَغيظِ وَلَوعَةَ الحَرّانِ
Except the two inevitable moments raced them.
God’s destiny unfolds between their two edges,
مَدَّ الشِراكَ إِلى العَدُوِّ وَبَينَها
طَرَبُ المَشوقِ وَهِزَّةُ الجَذلانِ
And between their two breasts roam the Angels of Death.
Where are the deaths that swim bearing
حَتّى إذا أَخَذَ الدَهاءُ بِلُبِّهِ
أَخَذَ البَلاءُ عَلَيهِ كُلَّ مَكانِ
The awe of the seas and wrath of the waves?
Ships sank by the whale when it lunged,
ظَمِئَت إِلى وِردِ الأُسودِ نُفوسُهُم
وَالمَوتُ يَنقَعُ غُلَّةَ الظَمآنِ
Gliding between whale and crab.
The work of the Most High surpassed minds,
شَرِبوا المَنايا الحُمرَ يَسطَعُ مَوجُها
بَينَ المُروجِ الخُضرِ وَالغُدرانِ
Transcending the realm of powers and possibilities.
They uncovered knowledge from its wraps and attained
تَرمي بِها لُجَجٌ يَظَلُّ شُواظُها
مُتَدَفِّقاً كَتَدَفُّقِ الطوفانِ
The secret of superiority within it and advantage.
They commanded the elements so the obstinate obeyed,
عَصَفَت بِأَحلامِ الغُزاةِ وَقائِعٌ
رَكَدَت بِأَحلامٍ هُناكَ رِزانِ
The difficult became easy and the far came near.
Death swam at their command in the clouds
أَإِلى الأُسودِ الغُلبِ في أَجماتِها
تَرمي شِعابُ البيدِ بِالجِرذانِ
And death frolicked in the cradle of life.
So people became prey and the worlds a courtyard
غالوا بِمُلكِ الفاتِحينَ وَأَيقَنوا
أَنَّ النُفوسَ رَخيصَةُ الأَثمانِ
For Azrael to freely wander.
They roused the remarkable deaths and were roused by
تِلكَ المَصارِعُ ما تَكادُ مَنِيَّةٌ
تَجتازُ جانِبَها بِلا اِستِئذانِ
The greed of injustice and viciousness of pirates.
Generations were ruined though they were still
ما الجَيشُ مِن نَصرِ الإِلَهِ وَفَتحِهِ
كَالجَيشِ من فَشَلٍ وَمِن خِذلانِ
Infants who never knew their wet nurses.
They were alarmed by the sorrows of ages
وَيحَ الأُلى زَعَموا الحُروبَ دُعابَةً
ما غَرَّهُم بِالتُركِ وَالأَلمانِ
And maddened by the length of garments and severity of adversities.
They were granted major miracles and were distinguished
سَيفانِ ما اِستَبَقا مَقاتِلَ دَولَةٍ
إِلّا مَضى الأَجَلانِ يَستَبِقانِ
By the wonders of perfection and excellence of composition.
Its treasuries opened to them with a dye
يَجري قَضاءُ اللَهِ في حَدَّيهِما
وَيَجولُ في صَدرَيهِما المَلكانِ
That leaves nations rapidly shifting.
They manipulated realms and peoples with a policy
أَينَ المَنايا السابِحات حَوامِلاً
فَزَعَ البِحارِ وَرَعدَةَ الخُلجانِ
That elevated the inanimate over the animate.
They subjected us to both injustices, leaving us
غَرَّت جِرايَ فَجاءَها مِن تَحتِها
ما لَم يَكُن لِجِرايَ في الحُسبانِ
To taste neither the sweetness of life nor the joy of knowledge.
Poverty raises its banners among us
قَدَرٌ جَرى في الماءِ تَحتَ سُكونِهِ
وَجَرى الرَدى فَاِستَرسَلَ القَدَرانِ
While ignorance strikes above us with clay.
They gnawed at our money with claws
سِرُّ المَنِيَّةِ جائِلٌ في جَوفِهِ
كَالروحِ حينَ تَجولُ في الجُثمانِ
That consumed Egypt and Sudan’s treasures.
Tax collectors prey on the servants, sparing nothing,
سُفُنٌ هَوَت بِالحوتِ حينَ تَبادَرَت
تَنسابُ بَينَ الحوتِ وَالسَرَطانِ
Not even the most delicate maid or precious slave.
Sustenance is stripped away, along with clothing,
صُنعُ الأُلى فاتوا العُقولَ وَجاوَزوا
مَرمى القُوى وَمَواقِعَ الإِمكانِ
And whatever the poor man’s house contained of fleeting possessions.
The money is hoarded in their treasuries while
كَشَفوا عَنِ العِلمِ الغِطاءَ وَأَدرَكوا
سِرَّ التَفَوُّقِ فيهِ وَالرَجَحانِ
Hunger kills us without mercy.
You see the leader of the people extending his palm,
مَلَكوا العَناصِرَ فَالعَصِيُّ مُطاوِعٌ
وَالصَعبُ سَهلٌ وَالبَعيدُ مُدانِ
Begging aid from the charitable.
He who depleted the treasuries sleeps content,
المَوتُ يَسبَحُ في الغِمارِ بِأَمرِهِم
وَالمَوتُ يَمرَحُ في حِمى كيوانِ
While the father of children rests with eyes sealed shut.
The palace floats in bounty while the houses
فَالناسُ نَهبٌ وَالعَوالِمُ ساحَةٌ
عِزريلُ فيها دائِمُ الجَوَلانِ
Witness the death of inhabitants.
Each day, a new tax and special levy
هاجوا المَنايا الرائِعاتِ وَهاجَهُم
جَشَعُ العِدى وَتَأَلُّبُ القُرصانِ
That terrifies the far and near.
They prohibited our complaining, silencing
شابَت لَها الأَجيالُ وَهيَ أَجِنَّةٌ
لَم تَدرِ بَعدُ مَراضِعَ الوِلدانِ
Each mouth and tongue among us.
They shrugged off meekness, but could they shrug off
فَزِعَت بِأَحشاءِ الدُهورِ وَغالَها
طولُ الوُثوبِ وَشِدَّةُ النَزَوانِ
The agonies from their own hearts?
They grew angry at the free in our homelands,
أُوتوا كِبارَ المُعجِزاتِ وَمُيِّزوا
بِرَوائِعِ الإِحكامِ وَالإِتقانِ
Content with every fawning traitor.
The worst sins and decadence to them
جذبوا بِسِرِّ الكيمياءِ عَدُوَّهُم
فَأَطاعَ بَعدَ شَراسَةٍ وَحِرانِ
Are the fragrance of musk and softness of cashmere.
Infidelity altogether loves one’s nation,
مَدَّ العُيونَ إِلى اللِواءِ فَرَدَّهُ
أَعمى وَأَطفَأَ نارَهُ بِدُخانِ
While the free of conscience are faithful of soul.
Death has never obsessed the vile as it has
ضَلَّ المُلوكُ فَجَدَّدوا لِشُعوبِهِم
دينَ العَمى وَعِبادَةَ الأَوثانِ
A nation that hopes for life from its mortal enemy.
They came and caused such infighting between us
رَكِبوا العُقوقَ فَتِلكَ عُقبى أَمرِهِم
إِنَّ العُقوقَ مَطِيَّةُ الخُسرانِ
We were like snarling dogs and snarling hyenas.
When hearts turned hostile towards them
مَسَحَ الأَذى وَمَحا وَصِيَّةَ بُطرِسٍ
ماحي العُروشِ وَماسِحُ التيجانِ
They summoned against it an army of grudges.
They paved for us the path of enmity,
جَيشٌ مِنَ النَصرِ المُبينِ مَشى لَهُ
جَيشٌ مِنَ التَضليلِ وَالهَذَيانِ
Until the youth and his God opposed each other.
Their chemistry has wondrous mysteries to them,
نُظِمَت فَما اِطَّرَدَ الخَيالُ لِشاعِرٍ
إِلّا بِأَلفاظٍ لَها وَمَعانِ
Revealing man’s superiority to him.
Its hidden vaults opened to them with a potion
هَدَّ الكَنائِسَ ما وَعَت جُدرانُها
مِن موبِقاتِ البَغيِ وَالعُدوانِ
Leaving nations rapidly changing.
They manipulated realms and peoples, raising
اَفَيُؤمِنونَ بِقَولِ بُطرُسَ أَم لَهُم
فيهِ كِتابٌ لِاِبنِ مَريَمَ ثانِ
The inanimate over the living.
They conquered us with both injustices, leaving us
لَيتَ القُبورَ إِلى العَراءِ نَبَذنَهُ
لِيَرى مَصيرَ المُلكِ رَأيَ عَيانِ
To taste neither the sweetness of life nor the joy of knowledge.
Poverty raises its banners over us
مُلكٌ تَأَلَّفَ في عُصورٍ جَمَّةٍ
وَاِنحَلَّ بَينَ دَقائِقٍ وَثَوانِ
While ignorance strikes above us with bricks.
They gnawed at our money with claws
يا آلَ رومانوفَ أَصبَحَ مُلكُكُم
عِظَةَ الشُعوبِ وَعِبرَةَ الأَزمانِ
That exhausted Egypt and Sudan’s treasures.
Tax collectors assault the servants, sparing
ضَجَّ النُعاةُ فَما بَكى حُلَفاؤُكُم
أَينَ الدُموعُ وَكَيفَ يَبكي الجاني
Neither the delicate nor nurtured.
Daily sustenance is stripped away, along with clothing,
تَبكي الطُلولُ لَكُم وَيَقضي حَقَّكُم
عاوي الذِئابِ وَناعِقُ الغِربانِ
And whatever the poor man’s house contained of fleeting possessions.
The money is hoarded in treasuries while
اللَهُ هَدَّ كِيانَكُم بِكَتائِبٍ
يَرمي بِها فَيَهُدَّ كُلَّ كِيانِ
Hunger kills us without mercy.
You see the leader of the people extend his palm,
لا تَجزَعوا لِلمُلكِ بَعدَ ذَهابِهِ
المُلكُ لِلَهِ العَلِيِّ الشانِ
Seeking charity from the benevolent.
He who depleted the treasuries sleeps content,
سيناءُ تيهي بِالغُزاةِ وَفاخِري
وَاروي الحَديثَ لِسائِرِ الرُكبانِ
While the father of children rests with eyes shut tight.
The palace floats in bounty while the homes
ماذا بَدا لَكِ مِن أَعاجيبِ الوَغى
وَشَهِدتِ مِن أَسَدٍ وَمِن قِطعانِ
Witness the death of inhabitants.
Each day, a new tax and special levy
ماذا رَأَيتِ مِنَ البَواسِلِ إِذ دَعا
داعي العَوانِ فَطارَ كُلُّ جَنانِ
That terrifies the near and far.
They prohibited our complaints, gagging
أَرَأَيتِ أَبطالَ الرِجالِ مُشيحَةً
تَلهو بِبيضِ كَواعِبٍ وَغَوانِ
Every mouth and tongue among us.
They shrugged off meekness, but could they shrug off
أَعلِمتِ مَن يَلقى الحُتوفَ إِذا الْتَقى
ضاري اللُيوثِ وَناعِمُ الغِزلانِ
The agonies from their own hearts?
They were hostile to the free in our lands,
مَلَكوا الشِعابَ عَلى العَدُوِّ وَزاحَموا
شَعبَ النُسورِ وَأُمَّةَ العِقبانِ
Satisfied with every fawning traitor.
The worst decadence and sins to them
الجَوُّ يَهتِفُ لِلمَلائِكِ خاشِعاً
وَالأَرضُ تَشهَدُ صَولَةَ الجِنّانِ
Are the scent of musk and softness of cashmere.
Infidelity altogether loves one’s nation,
رَكِبوا العَزائِمَ فَالرِياحُ جَنائِبٌ
تَنقادُ طَيِّعَةً بِلا أَرسانِ
While the free of conscience have faithful souls.
Death has never obsessed the vile as it has
وَالشُهبُ بَينَ أَكُفِّهِم مَقذوفَةٌ
حَمراءُ تَصبُغُ خُضرَةَ القيعانِ
A nation that hopes for life from its mortal enemy.
They came and caused such infighting between us
رُسُلٌ يُشَيِّعُها الرَدى وَرَسائِلٌ
يَرمي بِها مَلَكٌ إِلى شَيطانِ
We were like snarling dogs and snarling hyenas.
When hearts turned hostile towards them
أَمراقِصَ الفَتَياتِ حينَ تَأَلَّبوا
ظَنّوا الوَغى وَملاعِبَ الفِتيانِ
They summoned against it an army of grudges.
They paved for us the path of enmity,
هَمُّ الفَوارِسِ في القِتالِ وَهَمُّهُم
في قَرعِ أَكوابٍ وَعَزفِ قِيانِ
Until the youth and his God opposed each other.
Their chemistry has wondrous mysteries to them,
كانَت مِنَ الأَقوامِ نَشوَةَ جاهِلٍ
وَالسَيفُ يَكشِفُ غَمرَةَ النَشوانِ
Revealing man’s superiority to him.
Its hidden vaults opened to them with a potion
يا مِصرُ إِن رَجَعَ المَشوقُ فَقَد وَفى
حُسنُ البَلاءِ بِحُسنِكِ الفَتّانِ
Leaving nations rapidly changing.
They manipulated realms and peoples, raising
وَلّى عَلى كُرهٍ وَبَينَ ضُلوعِهِ
وَجدٌ يُغالِبُهُ عَلى السُلوانِ
The inanimate over the living.
They conquered us with both injustices, leaving us
كَم في المَمالِكِ مِن شَجِيٍّ مُغرَمٍ
يَهفو إِلَيكِ وَشَيِّقٍ وَلهانِ
To taste neither the sweetness of life nor the joy of knowledge.
Poverty raises its banners over us
مايَشتَفي بِالوَصلِ مِنكِ مُعَذَّبٌ
إِلّا أَسَأتِ إِلَيهِ بِالهِجرانِ
While ignorance strikes above us with bricks.
They gnawed at our money with claws
عَبَثَ الهَوى بِالفُرسِ فيكِ هُنَيهَةً
وَعَبَثتِ بِاليونانِ وَالرومانِ
That exhausted Egypt and Sudan’s treasures.
Tax collectors assault the servants, sparing
رَمسيسُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّ بَرقَكِ خُلَّبٌ
وَهَواكِ لَيسَ يَدومُ لِلخِلّانِ
Neither the delicate nor nurtured.
Daily sustenance is stripped away, along with clothing,
عَقَدَ الهَوى لَكِ بَيعَةً يُدلي بِها
ما شِئتِ مِن زُلفى وَمِن قُربانِ
And whatever the poor man’s house contained of fleeting possessions.
The money is hoarded in treasuries while
ضَمَّ الضُلوعَ عَلى هَواكِ وَضَمَّهُ
بَيتُ الشُموسِ وَمَجمَعُ الكُهّانِ
Hunger kills us without mercy.
You see the leader of the people extend his palm,
يَهذي بِحُبِّكِ وَالهَياكِلُ خُشَّعٌ
وَالشَعبُ يَسجُدُ وَالشُموسُ رَوانِ
Seeking charity from the benevolent.
He who depleted the treasuries sleeps content,
وَالجُندُ مِن حَولِ المَواكِبِ واقِفٌ
صَفَّينِ مِن حَولَيهِما صَفّانِ
While the father of children rests with eyes shut tight.
The palace floats in bounty while the homes
تَحتَ البُنودِ الخافِقاتِ يَزينُها
غالي الحَريرِ وَخالِصُ العِقيانِ
Witness the death of inhabitants.
Each day, a new tax and special levy
وَكَأَنَّ أَعناقَ الجِيادِ مَزاهِرٌ
وَكَأَنَّ تَردادَ الصَهيلِ أَغانِ
That terrifies the near and far.
They prohibited our complaints, gagging
تَرمي بِأَعيُنِها الفِجاجَ كَأَنَّما
جُلِبَت صَوافِنُها لِيَومِ رِهانِ
Every mouth and tongue among us.
They shrugged off meekness, but could they shrug off
لَم تُنصِفيهِ وَلا ذَكَرتِ عُهودَهُ
بَينَ الوُلوعِ الجَمِّ وَالهَيَمانِ
The agonies from their own hearts?
They were hostile to the free in our lands,
لا تُنكري عِظَةً يُريكِ سُطورَها
زاهي النُقوشِ وَشامِخُ البُنيانِ
Satisfied with every fawning traitor.
The worst decadence and sins to them
عِظَةٌ تُشيرُ إِلى الدُهورِ وَكُلُّها
قَلبٌ يُشيرُ إِلَيكِ بِالخَفَقانِ
Are the scent of musk and softness of cashmere.
Infidelity altogether loves one’s nation,
الدَهرُ كَأسُكِ وَالمَمالِكُ كُلُّها
ظَمآى إِلَيكِ وَأَنتِ بِنتُ الحانِ
While the free of conscience have faithful souls.
Death has never obsessed the vile as it has
طوفي بِكَأسِكِ في النَدامى وَاِصرَعي
ما شِئتِ مِن أُمَمٍ وَمِن بُلدانِ
A nation that hopes for life from its mortal enemy.
They came and caused such infighting between us
مُدّوا بَني التاميزِ مِن أَبصارِكُم
وَخُذوا أصابِعَكُم عَنِ الآذانِ
We were like snarling dogs and snarling hyenas.
When hearts turned hostile towards them
وَاِستَقبِلوا سودَ الصَحائِفِ وَاِعلَموا
أَنَّ الكِنانَةَ أَوَّلُ العُنوانِ
They summoned against it an army of grudges.
They paved for us the path of enmity,
آذَيتُمونا مُدمِنينَ فَجَرِّبوا
عُقبى الأَذى وَمَغَبَّةَ الإِدمانِ
Until the youth and his God opposed each other.
Their chemistry has wondrous mysteries to them,
كُنتُم ضُيوفَ الدَهرِ ما لِجَلائِكُم
عَن مِصرَ مِن أَجَلٍ وَلا إِبّانِ
Revealing man’s superiority to him.
Its hidden vaults opened to them with a potion
هَل كانَ صَوتُ الحَقِّ غَيرَ سَحابَةٍ
زالَت غَواشيها عَنِ الأَذهانِ
Leaving nations rapidly changing.
They manipulated realms and peoples, raising
هَل كانَ صِدقُ العَهدِ غَيرَ دُعابَةً
هَل كانَ عَدلُ الحُكمِ غَيرَ دِهانِ
The inanimate over the living.
They conquered us with both injustices, leaving us
رُمنا حَياةَ العامِلينَ فَلَم نَجِد
مِن ناصِرٍ فيكُم وَلا مِعوانِ
To taste neither the sweetness of life nor the joy of knowledge.
Poverty raises its banners over us
حارَبتُمُ الأَخلاقَ حَربَ مُناجِزٍ
يَرمي بِزاخِرَةِ العُبابِ عَوانِ
While ignorance strikes above us with bricks.
They gnawed at our money with claws
شَرُّ الجَرائِرِ وَالمَساوي عِندَكُم
شَمَمُ الأَبِيِّ وَنَخوَةُ الغَيرانِ
That exhausted Egypt and Sudan’s treasures.
Tax collectors assault the servants, sparing
وَالكُفرُ أَجمَعُ أَن يُحِبَّ بِلادَهُ
حُرُّ السَريرَةِ مُؤمِنُ الوُجدانِ
Neither the delicate nor nurtured.
Daily sustenance is stripped away, along with clothing,
ما أَولَعَ المَوتَ الزُؤامَ بِأُمَّةٍ
تَرجو الحَياةَ مِنَ العَدُوِّ الشاني
And whatever the poor man’s house contained of fleeting possessions.
The money is hoarded in treasuries while
جاءوا فَكانَ مِنَ التَناحُرِ بَينَنا
ما كانَ مِن عَبسٍ وَمِن ذُبيانِ
Hunger kills us without mercy.
You see the leader of the people extend his palm,
لَمّا تَأَلَّبَتِ القُلوبُ حِيالَهُم
حَشَدوا لَها جَيشاً مِنَ الأَضغانِ
Seeking charity from the benevolent.
He who depleted the treasuries sleeps content,
شَرَعوا لَنا سُبُلَ العَداوَةِ بَينَنا
حَتّى الفَتى وَإِلَهُهُ خَصمانِ
While the father of children rests with eyes shut tight.
The palace floats in bounty while the homes
لِلكيمياءِ مِنَ العَجائِبِ عِندَهُم
سِرٌّ يُريكَ تَفَوُّقَ الإِنسانِ
Witness the death of inhabitants.
Each day, a new tax and special levy
فَتَحتَ خَزائِنُها لَهُم عَن صِبغَةٍ
تَدَعُ الشُعوبَ سَريعَةَ الذَوَبانِ
That terrifies the near and far.
They prohibited our complaints, gagging
ساسوا المَمالِكَ وَالشُعوبَ سِياسَةً
رَفَعوا الجَمادَ بِها عَلى الحَيَوانِ
Every mouth and tongue among us.
They shrugged off meekness, but could they shrug off
مَلَكوا عَلَينا البُغيَتَينِ فَلَم نَذُق
طَعمَ الحَياةِ وَلَذَّةَ العِرفانِ
The agonies from their own hearts?
They were hostile to the free in our lands,
الفَقرُ يَرفَعُ بَينَنا أَعلامَهُ
وَالجَهلُ يَضرِبُ فَوقَنا بِجِرانِ
Satisfied with every fawning traitor.
The worst decadence and sins to them
عَضّوا عَلى أَموالِنا بِنَواجِذٍ
أَكَلَت خَزائِنَ مِصرَ وَالسودانِ
Are the scent of musk and softness of cashmere.
Infidelity altogether loves one’s nation,
تَهمي المُكوسُ عَلى العِبادِ فَلا يَفي
صَوبُ النُضارِ بِصَوبِها الهَتّانِ
While the free of conscience have faithful souls.
Death has never obsessed the vile as it has
تُجبى لِساداتِ البِلادِ وَبَينَها
مُهَجُ الإِماءِ وَأَنفُسُ العِبدانِ
A nation that hopes for life from its mortal enemy.
They came and caused such infighting between us
القوتُ يُسلَبُ وَاللِباسُ وَما حَوَت
دارُ الفَقيرِ مِنَ المَتاعِ الفاني
We were like snarling dogs and snarling hyenas.
When hearts turned hostile towards them
المالُ جَمٌّ في الخَزائِنِ عِندَهُم
وَالجوعُ يَقتُلُنا بِغَيرِ حَنانِ
They summoned against it an army of grudges.
They paved for us the path of enmity,
وَتَرى عَميدَ القَومِ يَبسُطُ كَفَّهُ
يَرجو المَعونَةَ في ذَوي الإِحسانِ
Until the youth and his God opposed each other.
Their chemistry has wondrous mysteries to them,
نامَ الَّذي أَفنى الخَزائِنَ ظُلمُهُ
وَأَبو البَنينَ مُسَهَّدُ الأجفانِ
Revealing man’s superiority to him.
Its hidden vaults opened to them with a potion
القصر يسبحُ في النعيمِ بربِّهِ
والدار تشهدُ مَصرَعَ السُكّانِ
Leaving nations rapidly changing.
They manipulated realms and peoples, raising
في كُلِّ يَومٍ مَغرَمٌ وَإِتاوَةٌ
يَتَفَزَّعُ القاصي لَها وَالداني
The inanimate over the living.
They conquered us with both injustices, leaving us
نَقِموا الشَكاةَ عَلى الحَزينِ فَأَمسَكوا
مِنّا بِكُلِّ فَمٍ وَكُلِّ لِسانِ
To taste neither the sweetness of life nor the joy of knowledge.
Poverty raises its banners over us
نَفَضوا الكِنانَةَ مِن ذَخائِرِها فَهَل
نَفَضوا جَوانِحَها مِنَ الأَحزانِ
While ignorance strikes above us with bricks.
They gnawed at our money with claws
غَضِبوا عَلى الأَحرارِ في أَوطانِهِم
وَرَضوا بِكُلِّ مُداهِنٍ خَوّانِ
That exhausted Egypt and Sudan’s treasures.
Tax collectors assault the servants, sparing
أَسرٌ وَتَشريدٌ وَضَربٌ موجِعٌ
وَأَذىً يُبَرِّحُ بِالبَريءِ العاني
Neither the delicate nor nurtured.
Daily sustenance is stripped away, along with clothing,
هُم قَدَّموا القَومَ الطَغامَ وَأَخَّروا
مَلَأَ السُراةِ وَمَعشَرَ الأَعيانِ
And whatever the poor man’s house contained of fleeting possessions.
The money is hoarded in treasuries while
نُبِّئتُ ما زَعَمَ الشَريفُ وَقَومُهُ
فَسَمِعتُ ما لَم تَسمَعِ الأُذنانِ
Hunger kills us without mercy.
You see the leader of the people extend his palm,
وَرَأَيتُ ما زانَ المُلوكَ فَلَم أَجِد
كَطِرازِ مُلكٍ بِاِسمِهِ مُزدانِ
Seeking charity from the benevolent.
خَدَعوهُ إِذ ضاقَ السَبيلُ بِمَكرِهِم
وَرَموا بِآمالٍ إِلَيهِ حِسانِ
فَأَباحَ ما مَنَعَت فَوارِسُ هاشِمٍ
وَحَمَت وُلاةُ البَيتِ من عدنانِ
يا ذا الجَلالَةِ لا سَعِدتَ بِتاجِهِ
مُلكاً سِواكَ بِهِ السَعيدُ الهاني
أَمَلَكتَ ما بَينَ البَقيعِ فَجُدَّةٍ
وَأَبَحتَ جَيشَكَ ما وَراءَ مَعانِ
وَبَصَرتَ بِالوُزراءِ حَولَكَ خُشَّعاً
تُمضي أُمورَ المُلكِ في الإيوانِ
يُجبى إِلَيكَ مِنَ البِلادِ خَراجُها
ما بَينَ ذي سَلَمٍ إِلى عُسفانِ
مُلكٌ أَمَدَّكَ مِن خَزائِنِهِ بِما
أَعيا الجُباةَ وَناءَ بِالخُزّانِ
الجُندُ مَعقودُ اللِواءِ لِفَيصَلٍ
بَينَ الظُبى وَعَوامِلِ المُرّانِ
يَلقى النَبِيَّ مُدَجَّجاً في جُندِهِ
وَبَنو أَبيهِ عَلى اللِواءِ حَوانِ
أَيَقودُ جَيشَكَ أَم يَقودُ عُيَينَةٌ
شُمَّ الفَوارِسِ مِن بَني غَطفانِ
سَلَبوا اللِقاحَ وَإِنَّ دينَ مُحَمَّدٍ
لَأَعَزُّ مِن إِبلٍ عَلَيهِ وَضانِ
أَهدى إِلَيكَ مِنَ المَفاخِرِ مِثلَ ما
أَهدى يَزيدُ إِلى بَني شَيبانِ
فَتَحَ الحِجازَ رِمالَهُ وَصُخورَهُ
وَأَتى إِلَيكَ بِرَندِهِ وَالبانِ
اعذُر شُعوبَ المُسلِمينَ إِذا هَفَت
إِنّي أَرى الحَرَمَينِ يَنتَفِضانِ
وَلَئِن جَرَت حَولَ النَبِيِّ عُيونُها
فَلَقَد رَأَت عَينَيهِ تَنهَمِلانِ
تَمحو السُيوفُ وَلِلحَقائِقِ حُكمُها
مُلكَ الخَيالِ وَدَولَةَ الصِبيانِ
ما المُلكُ مِن عِزٍّ وَبَأسٍ صادِقٍ
كَالمُلكِ مِن كَذِبٍ وَمِن بُهتانِ
صونوا بَني الأَعرابِ مِن عَوراتِها
دَعوى لَعَمرِ اللَهِ غَيرَ حَصانِ
غَشّى عَلى أَبصارِكُم وَقُلوبِكُم
كَاللَيلِ مِن حُجُبٍ وَمِن أَكنانِ
أَنَسيتُمُ الآياتِ بالِغَةً فَما
بِصَحائِفِ التاريخِ مِن نِسيانِ
التُركُ جُندُ اللَهِ لَولا بَأسُهُم
لَم يَبقَ في الدُنيا مُقيمُ أَذانِ
خُلَفاؤُهُ الأَبرارُ نَزَّهَ حُبَّهُم
فيهِ وَطَهَّرَهُم مِنَ الأَدرانِ
لَم يَخذُلوهُ وَلا أَضاعوا حَقَّهُ
في شِدَّةٍ مِن أَمرِهِم وَلَيانِ
صانوا بِحَدِّ السَيفِ حَوزَةَ مُلكِهِم
وَحِفاظَ كُلِّ مُشَيَّعٍ صَلَتانِ
يَأتَمُّ فيهِ خَليفَةٌ بِخَليفَةٍ
وَيَزيدُ خاقانٌ عَلى خاقانِ
بِالمَغرِبَينِ مَمالِكٌ أَودى بِها
عَبَثُ الخَلائِفِ مِن بَني قَحطانِ
أَودى بِها عَبدُ العَزيزِ وَقَومُهُ
قَومُ الخَليعِ وَشيعَةُ السَكرانِ
تَشقى رَعِيَّتُهُ وَيَظمَأُ مُلكُهُ
فَيَلوذُ مِنهُ بِناعِمٍ رَيّانِ
ذَعَرَ الجَآذِرَ وَالظِباءَ فَما وَفَت
أَفياءُ مِصرَ وَلا رُبى لُبنانِ
مَلِكٌ أَحاطَ بِتاجِهِ وَسَريرِهِ
جَيشُ القِيانِ وَعَسكَرُ الغِلمانِ
تَحمي حِماهُ بِصافِناتِ كُؤوسِها
وَتَصونُهُ بِصَوارِمِ الأَلحانِ
عَصَفَت بِأَندَلُسٍ رِياحُ جَهالَةٍ
مادَت لَها الدُنيا مِنَ الرَجفانِ
صَدَعَت قُوى الإِسلامِ بَينَ مُلوكِها
وَرَمَت بَنيهِ بِأَبرَحِ الأَشجانِ
راحوا يُديرونَ الشِقاقَ وَحَولَهُم
عَينُ المُغيرِ تَدورُ كَالثُعبانِ
يَتَنازَعونَ رِداءَ مُلكٍ مونِقٍ
خَضِلِ الحَواشي مُذهَبِ الأَردانِ
لَبِسَ العَدُوُّ ظِلالَهُ وَتَكَشَّفوا
لِبَني الزَمانِ تَكَشُّفَ العُريانِ
صَدَّ النَبِيُّ مِنَ الحَياءِ بِوَجهِهِ
وَلَوَت أُمَيَّةُ صَفحَةَ الخِزيانِ
وَأَهَلَّ موسى في القُبورِ وَطارِقٌ
يَتَفَجَّعانِ مَعاً وَيَنتَحِبانِ
خَطبٌ تَباعَدَ حينُهُ وَإِخالُهُ
أَدنى الخُطوبِ وَأَقرَبَ الأَحيانِ
أَبكي وَرُزءُ المُسلِمينَ وَما لَقوا
في العالَمينَ أَشَدُّ ما أَبكاني
أَبكي لِدامِيَةِ الجَوانِحِ هاجَها
ما هاجَني مِن دائِها وَشَجاني
الدَهرُ أَندَلُسٌ وَكُلٌّ ذِكرُها
وَعُهودُ سُكّانٍ لَها وَمَغاني
وَالكائِناتُ قَصيدَةٌ تَروي لَنا
عَنها فُنونَ الوَجدِ وَالتَوَقانِ
اللَيلُ فيها وَالنَهارُ كَلاهما
بَيتانِ طولَ الدَهرِ يَبتَدِرانِ
فَهُما رَسولاها إِلى أَهلِ الهَوى
وَهُما الهَوى وَالشَوقُ يَتَّصِلانِ
مُلكٌ هَوى بَينَ الكُؤوسِ جَنازَةً
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