لاdo not تلمblame أنfor هجرتُI forsook أيامَthe days of أنسىmy joy
لا تلم أن هجرتُ أيامَ أنسى
فصراعfor the struggle الخطوبcalamities يصقلpolishes نفسيmy soul
فصراع الخطوب يصقل نفسي
Do not blame me for forsaking the days of my joy;
Do not blame me for abandoning the days of intimacy
For wrestling with calamities polishes my soul.
For the struggle of calamities polishes my soul
ومنand of العارshame أنthat أعيشI live ذليلاabased
ومن العار أن أعيش ذليلا
ولئنand even if كنتI was رافلاًluxuriantly robed بالدمقسin fine silk
ولئن كنت رافلاً بالدمقس
And it is shameful for me to live abased,
And it is shameful for me to live in humiliation
Even if I were luxuriantly robed in fine silk.
And though I was soft with pleasures
كلّevery حيliving person يقيمabides يوماًa day علىunder الضيمoppression
كلّ حي يقيم يوماً على الضيم
جبانa coward أحرىmore fitting بهfor him قعرthe depths of رمسa grave
جبان أحرى به قعر رمس
Every living soul who abides a day under oppression
Every living being rises one day over injustice
Is a coward, more suited to the depths of a grave.
A coward is more deserving to be at the bottom of a tomb
ماnot خلقناwe were created فيon الأرضearth للأكلfor eating والشربand drinking
ما خلقنا في الأرض للأكل والشرب
ولكنbut للموتto die تحتbeneath الدرفسthe banner
ولكن للموت تحت الدرفس
We were not created on earth to eat and drink,
We were not created on earth for food and drink
But to die beneath the banner,
But for death under spears
ولنسعىand for us to strive وراءafter مجدglory أثيلٍdeep-rooted
ولنسعى وراء مجد أثيلٍ
صارhas become فيin عهدناour age كأطلالlike ruins درسworn away
صار في عهدنا كأطلال درس
And to strive after deep-rooted glory
And we will strive for everlasting glory
That in our age has become like ruins worn away.
That has become like ruins studied in our time
لمdid not نحافظwe preserve علىover تراثthe heritage of جدودforefathers
لم نحافظ على تراث جدود
كانwas خيرthe best of التراثheritage فيin كلevery نفسsoul
كان خير التراث في كل نفس
We did not preserve our forefathers' heritage,
We did not preserve the heritage of our ancestors
Which was the finest heritage in every soul.
Which was the best heritage within every soul
ففقدناso we lost الحفاظsense of honor والمجدand glory والنبلand nobility
ففقدنا الحفاظ والمجد والنبل
وصرناand we became عبيدslaves of تركTurks وفرسand Persians
وصرنا عبيد ترك وفرس
So we lost our sense of honor, glory, and nobility,
So we lost chastity, glory, and nobility
And became slaves of Turks and Persians.
And we became slaves of Turks and Persians
أينwhere are شمlofty الأنوفnoses منof كلevery قومpeople
أين شم الأنوف من كل قوم
أخضعواthey subdued الخافقينthe eastern and western horizons أولthe day before أمسyesterday
أخضعوا الخافقين أول أمس
Where are the proud, high-nosed men of every people,
Where is the determination of each people
Who subdued the eastern and western horizons the day before yesterday?
Who subjugated the brave just yesterday
اينwhere are ذاكthat الثراءwealth والجاهand prestige والملكand dominion
اين ذاك الثراء والجاه والملك
وأينand where is الأسطولthe fleet فيin البحرthe sea يرسيlies at anchor
وأين الأسطول في البحر يرسي
Where are that wealth, that prestige, and that dominion?
Where is that wealth, prestige, and kingdom
And where is the fleet lying at anchor at sea?
And where are the fleets anchored in the sea
نعبثَwe toy (as written) الدهرtime والحوادثand events فيهاwith them
نعبثَ الدهر والحوادث فيها
فتولتso they vanished وغالهاand destroyed them يومa day نحسill-starred
فتولت وغالها يوم نحس
[Opening word apparently misprinted] Time and events played havoc with them,
We play with fate and tribulations in it
So they vanished, and an ill-starred day destroyed them.
So it turned against us on an ill-omened day
ياO شبابyouth of الحمىthe homeland وماand there is no one للمعاليfor lofty deeds
يا شباب الحمى وما للمعالي
غيركمother than you فانهضواso rise بسيفwith a sword وترسand a shield
غيركم فانهضوا بسيف وترس
O youth of the homeland, lofty deeds have no one
O youth with zeal - and who but you
But you; so rise with sword and shield.
Deserves greatness - so rise up with sword and shield
ثمthen ضحواsacrifice بكلwith all غالdear ثمينprecious
ثم ضحوا بكل غال ثمين
كيso that نريحwe may relieve البلادthe land منof كلevery جبسbase coward
كي نريح البلاد من كل جبس
Then sacrifice all that is dear and precious,
Then sacrifice all that is precious
So that we may rid the land of every base coward.
That we may rid the country of every tyrant
واستميتواand fight to the death فيin ساحةthe arena of المجدglory حتىuntil
واستميتوا في ساحة المجد حتى
يظهرappears الحقُtruth فيin غلائلlight robes of بُرسcotton
يظهر الحقُ في غلائل بُرس
And fight to the death in glory's arena until
And sacrifice yourselves in the battlefield of glory
Truth appears in robes of cotton.
Until the truth emerges from the fray of spears
Sol 6.1