دعleave عنكaway from you أيامdays السرورjoy
دع عنك أيام السرور
بينamid الجنائنthe gardens والغديرand the pond
بين الجنائن والغدير
Set aside the days of joy
Leave behind the days of joy
Amid the gardens and the pond.
Among the gardens and streams
واهجرand abandon لباناتlongings الهوىlove
واهجر لبانات الهوى
والبيضand the fair-skinned women رباتmistresses of الخدورcurtained chambers
والبيض ربات الخدور
And abandon the longings of love,
And abandon the pleasures of passion
And the fair women, mistresses of curtained chambers.
And the white ladies of tents
واتركand leave كؤوسcups الخمرwine فهيfor they are
واترك كؤوس الخمر فهي
لكلfor every خوارweakling حقيرcontemptible
لكل خوار حقير
And leave the cups of wine, for they are
And leave the wine cups for they
For every contemptible weakling.
Are for every despised drunk
ماnot أنتyou لليومfor the day اليسيرeasy
ما أنت لليوم اليسير
بلrather أنتyou لليومfor the day العسيرdifficult
بل أنت لليوم العسير
You are not meant for the easy day,
You are not for the easy day
But you are meant for the difficult day.
Rather, you are for the difficult day
فانهضso rise إلىto الهيجاbattle ولبّand answer
فانهض إلى الهيجا ولبّ
نداءthe call موطنكyour homeland الأسيرcaptive
نداء موطنك الأسير
Rise, then, to battle, and answer
So rise to the struggle and don
The call of your captive homeland.
The call of your captive homeland
فلقدfor indeed طغىran rampant الإفرنجthe Franks فيهin it
فلقد طغى الإفرنج فيه
واخفضوهand they brought it low منthrough الشرورevils
واخفضوه من الشرور
For indeed, the Franks have run rampant there,
For the Franks have transgressed it
And brought it low through evil.
And lowered it from evils
قدindeed أوردوهthey led it to الحتفdeath فهوso it is
قد أوردوه الحتف فهو
منof الدمارdestruction علىon شفيرa brink
من الدمار على شفير
They have led it to death, so it is
They have brought it to demise, so it is
On the brink of destruction.
On the verge of destruction
وأذلand was humbled فيهin it كلevery مئنافone who scorns indignity
وأذل فيه كل مئناف
ومغوارand a daring warrior صبورsteadfast
ومغوار صبور
And every proud man there has been humbled,
And disgraced in it every obstinate
And every daring, steadfast warrior.
And patient warrior
ويكرّمونand they honor بناamong us الصغيرthe lowly
ويكرّمون بنا الصغير
ويهزأونand they scoff منat الكبيرthe great
ويهزأون من الكبير
And they honor the lowly among us,
They honor us while young
And scoff at the great.
And mock us when old
ملأواthey filled البلادthe land منwith المذلةhumiliation
ملأوا البلاد من المذلة
والرذائلand vices والفجورand depravity
والرذائل والفجور
They have filled the land with humiliation,
They have filled the country with humiliation
And vices and depravity.
Vices and immorality
أحكامهمtheir rulings ملئتwere filled عتوّاarrogance
أحكامهم ملئت عتوّا
فهيso they are منof ظلمoppression وجورand injustice
فهي من ظلم وجور
Their rulings are filled with arrogance,
Their rule is full of arrogance
So they consist of oppression and injustice.
So it is of injustice and tyranny
همthey يدّعونclaim بأنthat عصرهمtheir age
هم يدّعون بأن عصرهم
لمنsurely among أزهىthe most splendid العصورages
لمن أزهى العصور
They claim that their age
They claim their era is
Is surely among the most splendid of ages.
Among the finest eras
خسئواmay they be abased ومنواand may they be afflicted بالضلالةwith error
خسئوا ومنوا بالضلالة
والمذلةand humiliation والثبورand ruin
والمذلة والثبور
May they be abased and afflicted with error,
Damned are they, straying
With humiliation and ruin.
In humiliation and disgrace
هاتيكthose أيامdays الرشيدal-Rashid
هاتيك أيام الرشيد
فتلكfor those معجزةthe miracle الدهورthe ages
فتلك معجزة الدهور
Those were the days of al-Rashid,
Those are the days of Al-Rashid
For those were the miracle of the ages.
That is the miracle of epochs
ولقدand indeed بداbecame manifest عدلthe justice الخلائفthe caliphs
ولقد بدا عدل الخلائف
للضريرto the blind وللبصيرand to the sighted
للضرير وللبصير
And the justice of the caliphs was indeed manifest
And the justice of the Caliphs had emerged
To the blind and to the sighted.
To the blind and the seeing
ياO شبلcub يعربYa‘rub آنthe time has come أنto
يا شبل يعرب آن أن
تحتاطyou take precautions لليومfor the day المطيرrainy
تحتاط لليوم المطير
O cub of Ya‘rub, the time has come
O young Arab, it is time
For you to prepare for the rainy day,
To prepare for the rainy day
حتىso that إذاwhen شبتflares up لظاهاits blaze
حتى إذا شبت لظاها
كنتyou will be كالأسدlike a lion الهصورfierce
كنت كالأسد الهصور
So that, when its blaze flares up,
So that when you grow up
You will be like a fierce lion.
You will be like the roaring lion
منwhoever يطلبseeks الأمرa goal الخطيرmomentous
من يطلب الأمر الخطير
يضحّsacrifices بالشىءwith the thing الخطيرprecious
يضحّ بالشىء الخطير
Whoever seeks a momentous goal
Whoever seeks the difficult matter
Must sacrifice something precious.
Sacrifices the precious thing
والموتand death خيرbetter للفتىfor a young man
والموت خير للفتى
بالطعنby thrusts فيinto ثغرhollows النحورthroats
بالطعن في ثغر النحور
And death is better for a young man,
And death is better for the youth
By thrusts into the hollows of throats,
With a stab in the throat
منthan أنto يصابbe stricken بعلةwith an illness
من أن يصاب بعلة
ويموتand he dies وهوwhile he is علىon السريرthe bed
ويموت وهو على السرير
Than to be stricken with an illness
Than to be afflicted
And die while lying in bed.
And die while bedridden
والعيشand life لاnot يهناis sweet إذاwhen
والعيش لا يهنا إذا
عاشlives المسودthe chief كالأجيرlike a hired hand
عاش المسود كالأجير
And life is not sweet when
Living does not shame one
A chief lives like a hired hand.
If the enslaved lives like a hireling
والحرّand a free man فيin ظلمthe darkness القبورgraves
والحرّ في ظلم القبور
خيرbetter منthan الملكthe king الأسيرcaptive
خير من الملك الأسير
And a free man in the darkness of graves
While the free under the injustice of graves
Is better than a captive king.
Is better than the captive king
ياO شبلcub يعربYa‘rub لستyou are not ممنamong those who
يا شبل يعرب لست ممن
يرتضيaccepts willingly العيشlife المريرbitter
يرتضي العيش المرير
O cub of Ya‘rub, you are not among those
O young Arab, I am not one
Who accept a bitter life.
Who accepts a bitter living
ماnot كنتyou were يوماever منone who يهابis afraid
ما كنت يوما من يهاب
منof الوعيدa threat أوor النذيرa warning
من الوعيد أو النذير
Never have you been one to fear
I have never been one who fears
A threat or a warning.
Threats or warnings
فعلامso why تقعدdo you sit idle والبلادwhile the land
فعلام تقعد والبلاد
منfrom المهانةhumiliation فيin سعيرa blazing fire
من المهانة في سعير
Why, then, do you sit idle while the land
Why then are you sitting while the country is
Burns in the fire of humiliation?
In a blazing humiliation?
خضّبdye ثراهاits soil بالدماءwith blood
خضّب ثراها بالدماء
فقدfor indeed دعتكit has called you إلىto النفيرmobilization
فقد دعتك إلى النفير
Dye its soil with blood,
Dye its soil with blood
For it has called you to arms.
For it has called you to mobilize
والمجدand glory لاnot يحياlives إذاif
والمجد لا يحيا إذا
لمdo not تسقهyou water it بدمwith blood غزيرabundant
لم تسقه بدم غزير
And glory cannot live if
Glory does not live if
You do not water it with abundant blood.
You do not water it with plentiful blood
لاnot تمهرis given a bride-price الحريةfreedom الحمراءblood-red
لا تمهر الحرية الحمراء
بالثمنwith a price اليسيرpaltry
بالثمن اليسير
The bride-price of blood-red freedom is not paid
Freedom is not cheapened
With a paltry sum.
With a meager price
كلاno indeed ولاnor تعطىis given جزافاat random
كلا ولا تعطى جزافا
دونwithout قاصمةa calamity that breaks الظهورbacks
دون قاصمة الظهور
No indeed! Nor is it granted at random,
Nay, it is not given freely
Without an ordeal that breaks backs.
Without fierce fighting
ويفوزand triumphs فيهاin it نازعوهاthose who wrest it
ويفوز فيها نازعوها
منfrom قشاعيمmighty old ones النسورthe eagles
من قشاعيم النسور
And those who triumph are those who wrest it
And those who compete for it
From the mighty old eagles.
Are the monarchs of hawks
هذاhere is صلاحSalah الدينal-Din يهتفcalls out
هذا صلاح الدين يهتف
فيكwithin you منfrom خلفbeyond العصورthe ages
فيك من خلف العصور
Here is Salah al-Din calling out
This is Salah al-Din calling
Within you, from beyond the ages,
You from beyond eras
أنthat ليسthere is no للوطنfor the homeland المفدىworth sacrificing for
أن ليس للوطن المفدى
غيرother than عزمكyour resolve منany نصيرchampion
غير عزمك من نصير
That the homeland worth sacrificing for has
That the redeemed homeland has
No champion but your resolve.
No supporter but your resolve
Sol 6.1