قَالَsaid لِيto me قَوْمِيmy people وَلَمَّاand not yet يَعْلَمُواthey know
قَالَ لِي قَوْمِي وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمُوا
كَمْhow أَنَاI صَلْبٌsteadfast وَطُوفَانِيand my flood عَنِيدْunyielding
كَمْ أَنَا صَلْبٌ وَطُوفَانِي عَنِيدْ
My people said to me, not yet knowing
My people warned me though they did not know
how steadfast I am, and how unyielding my flood:
How stubborn I am and my raging flood is obstinate
احْذِرِbeware الأَهْوَالَthe horrors وَلْتَخْشَand fear الرَّدَىdeath
احْذِرِ الأَهْوَالَ وَلْتَخْشَ الرَّدَى
وَارْقُبِand watch الأَحْدَاثَthe events لَكِنْbut مِنْfrom بَعِيدْafar
وَارْقُبِ الأَحْدَاثَ لَكِنْ مِنْ بَعِيدْ
Beware the horrors, and fear death;
Beware of horrors and fear havoc
and watch events, but from afar.
And watch events but from afar
كَمْhow much دَمٍblood قَدْindeed سَالَflowed فِيon الأَرْضِthe earth وَكَمْand how many
كَمْ دَمٍ قَدْ سَالَ فِي الأَرْضِ وَكَمْ
مُهْجَةٍa soul قَدْindeed هَزَّهَاshook it نَزْعٌdeath throes شَدِيدْviolent
مُهْجَةٍ قَدْ هَزَّهَا نَزْعٌ شَدِيدْ
How much blood has flowed on the earth, and how many
How much blood has flowed on earth and how many
souls have been shaken by violent death throes!
A severe pulling has shaken
إِنَّمَاonly المَوْتُdeath هُوَit الصَّمْتُsilence هُنَاhere
إِنَّمَا المَوْتُ هُوَ الصَّمْتُ هُنَا
وَحَيَاةُand life الخُلْدِeternity تُؤْتَىis granted لِلْعَنِيدْto the unyielding
وَحَيَاةُ الخُلْدِ تُؤْتَى لِلْعَنِيدْ
Here, death is nothing but silence,
Death here is but silence
and eternal life is granted to the unyielding.
And eternal life is granted to the obstinate
سَرَقُواthey stole أَحْلاَمَdreams شَعْبِيmy people وَادَّعَوْاand they claimed
سَرَقُوا أَحْلاَمَ شَعْبِي وَادَّعَوْا
أَنَّهُمْthat they جَاءُواthey came لِتَحْرِيرِto liberate العَبِيدْthe slaves
أَنَّهُمْ جَاءُوا لِتَحْرِيرِ العَبِيدْ
They stole my people's dreams and claimed
They stole the dreams of my people and claimed
that they had come to liberate the slaves.
They came to liberate the slaves
مَزَّقُواthey tore apart الأَطْفَالَthe children فِيin المَاضِيthe past سُدَىًin vain
مَزَّقُوا الأَطْفَالَ فِي المَاضِي سُدَىً
بَعْدَمَاafter اقْتَادُواthey led away شُيُوخِيmy elders بِالحَدِيدْin iron shackles
بَعْدَمَا اقْتَادُوا شُيُوخِي بِالحَدِيدْ
They tore the children apart in the past, in vain,
They tore apart children in the past in vain
after leading my elders away in iron shackles.
After they had led my elders in shackles
فَدَعُونِيso let me أُحْرِقِI burn الغَيْظَrage بِهِمْthrough them
فَدَعُونِي أُحْرِقِ الغَيْظَ بِهِمْ
ثَمَّthere أَحْيَاI live بَعْدَafter قَتْلِيmy being killed مِنْfrom جَدِيدْnew
ثَمَّ أَحْيَا بَعْدَ قَتْلِي مِنْ جَدِيدْ
So let me burn away my rage through them;
So let me burn my rage with them
there I shall live anew after being killed.
Then after my death, live anew
Sol 6.1