قفstand صافحshake hands with الوطنَthe homeland العزيزَthe beloved ونادِand call out
قف صافح الوطنَ العزيزَ ونادِ
القومُthe people قوميmy people والبلادُand the land بلاديmy land
القومُ قومي والبلادُ بلادي
Stand, clasp the beloved homeland's hand, and call:
The people are my people, and the land is my land.
والبسand put on دروعكyour coats of mail فهيfor they لمdid not تبرحcease to be كماas
والبس دروعك فهي لم تبرح كما
فارقتهاyou left them زرداًrings of chain mail منfrom الأكبادhearts (literally, livers)
فارقتها زرداً من الأكباد
And put on your coats of mail: they remain as
you left them—rings of mail fashioned from hearts.
وتعرفand acquaint yourself with البلدthe land الذيwhich اوحشتهyou left forlorn
وتعرف البلد الذي اوحشته
فعدتso assailed عليهupon it منbecause of نواكyour departure عواديcalamities
فعدت عليه من نواك عوادي
And reacquaint yourself with the land you left forlorn,
where calamities struck because of your departure.
وتنكرتand grew unrecognizable حالاتهits conditions لقطينهto its inhabitants
وتنكرت حالاته لقطينه
حتىuntil البعيرthe camel حداsang a camel-driving chant وسيقand was driven الحاديthe camel-driver
حتى البعير حدا وسيق الحادي
And its condition became unrecognizable to its inhabitants,
until the camel sang the driving-song, and the camel-driver was driven.
تجدyou find الكناسthe gazelles' covert إذاwhen بكىmourned غزلانهits gazelles
تجد الكناس إذا بكى غزلانه
ضجcried out العرينthe lion's den جوىin anguish الىto الآسادthe lions
ضج العرين جوى الى الآساد
You find that when the covert mourns its gazelles,
the lion's den cries to the lions in anguish.
وامرand the bitterest ماthat which نزلcame down الزمانtime بهwith it علىupon
وامر ما نزل الزمان به على
أبناءthe sons of يعربYa‘rub عيثهits ravaging بالضادagainst the tongue of Ḍād (Arabic)
أبناء يعرب عيثه بالضاد
And the bitterest blow time brought down upon
the sons of Ya‘rub is its ravaging of the tongue of Ḍād.
افماdo you not, then تراهاsee her أمmother of أكرمthe noblest أمةٍnation
افما تراها أم أكرم أمةٍ
تزجىis driven إلىto جدثa grave معwith الأولادthe children
تزجى إلى جدث مع الأولاد
Do you not see her, mother of the noblest nation,
driven to a grave along with her children?
أخذtook hold الدخيلthe intruder بهاof her فلمso did not يسلمescape unharmed لهاof hers
أخذ الدخيل بها فلم يسلم لها
منfrom عجمتيهhis twofold foreignness مجلسa council أوor نادan assembly hall
من عجمتيه مجلس أو ناد
The intruder took hold of her, and nothing of hers was safe
from his twofold foreignness—no council or assembly hall.
عفواًpardon me أباO father of الأيتامthe orphans فهيfor they are بوارحٌill omens
عفواً أبا الأيتام فهي بوارحٌ
عرضتappeared بجوin the sky of سوانحauspicious omens الإسعادbringing joy
عرضت بجو سوانح الإسعاد
Pardon me, father of orphans: these are ill omens
that appeared in the sky of joy's auspicious omens.
عفواًpardon me فماfor it is not هذاthis المقامoccasion مقامهاtheir occasion
عفواً فما هذا المقام مقامها
فيat عيدthe festival of عودكyour return اجملthe loveliest الأعيادfestivals
في عيد عودك اجمل الأعياد
Pardon me: this is no occasion for them,
at the festival of your return, the loveliest of festivals.
عيدٌa festival يحييهcelebrates it اليتيمthe orphan ولحظهand his gaze
عيدٌ يحييه اليتيم ولحظه
متألقٌradiant ولسانهand his tongue لكfor you شادsinging
متألقٌ ولسانه لك شاد
A festival the orphan celebrates, his gaze
radiant, and his tongue singing for you.
ومعاهدand institutions of الإحسانcharity تنثرscatter زهرهاtheir flowers
ومعاهد الإحسان تنثر زهرها
فرحاًrejoicing بعارفهاin their Arif الفتىthe young man الجوادthe generous
فرحاً بعارفها الفتى الجواد
And the institutions of charity scatter their flowers,
rejoicing in their Arif, the generous young man.
غنتsang بلالهاtheir nightingales وصفقand clapped دوحهاtheir spreading trees
غنت بلالها وصفق دوحها
طرباًin rapture بعودat the return of الوردthe drinking water للورادto those coming to drink
طرباً بعود الورد للوراد
Their nightingales sang, and their spreading trees clapped,
in rapture at the water's return to those who come to drink.
انindeed اليتامىthe orphans فارقتهاleft them روحهاtheir spirit
ان اليتامى فارقتها روحها
بنواكat your departure ثمthen أوتreturned; took shelter إلىto الأجسادthe bodies
بنواك ثم أوت إلى الأجساد
Indeed, the orphans' spirit had left them
at your departure, then returned to their bodies.
وأحبةٍand beloved friends منfrom حولaround عارفArif انif دعاhe called
وأحبةٍ من حول عارف ان دعا
لباهanswered his call منهمamong them كلevery أصيدproud, noble man فادself-sacrificing
لباه منهم كل أصيد فاد
And beloved friends around Arif—if he called,
every proud, self-sacrificing man among them answered him.
حفواthey gathered around بمجلاهaround his presence الوضيءِradiant كأنهمas though they were
حفوا بمجلاه الوضيءِ كأنهم
حرسguards يحفsurrounding بأكرمaround the noblest of القوادcommanders
حرس يحف بأكرم القواد
They gathered around his radiant presence, as though they were
guards surrounding the noblest of commanders.
لماwhen أتاهمreached them انthat عارفArif عائدreturning
لما أتاهم ان عارف عائد
وقفواthey stood لدىbeside الزخارthe surging sea بالمرصادon the lookout
وقفوا لدى الزخار بالمرصاد
When word reached them that Arif was returning,
they stood beside the surging sea, keeping watch,
يستقبلونwelcoming علىat المراسيthe moorings روحهمtheir spirit
يستقبلون على المراسي روحهم
ردتwas restored عليهمto them بعدafter طولa long period of بعادseparation
ردت عليهم بعد طول بعاد
welcoming at the moorings their spirit,
restored to them after a long separation.
حتىuntil طلعتyou rose into view وكلand every بؤسmisery مختفٍvanished; hidden
حتى طلعت وكل بؤس مختفٍ
لماwhen طلعتyou rose into view وكلand every سعدgood fortune بادmanifest
لما طلعت وكل سعد باد
until you rose into view, and every misery vanished;
when you rose into view, all good fortune shone forth.
فاجلسso sit علىupon العرشthe throne الذيwhich أعليتهyou raised it
فاجلس على العرش الذي أعليته
بمآثرٍthrough noble deeds وضاحةٍradiant واياديand acts of generosity
بمآثرٍ وضاحةٍ وايادي
So sit upon the throne that you have raised
with radiant deeds and acts of generosity:
عرشthe throne of القلوبhearts وايand what عرشٍthrone مثلهlike it
عرش القلوب واي عرشٍ مثله
ركبascended الملوكkings بصولةthrough the might of الأجنادthe troops
ركب الملوك بصولة الأجناد
the throne of hearts—and what throne like it
have kings ascended through the might of armies?
ماnot المبتغيone who seeks بالجيشwith an army فتحَthe conquest of معاقلٍstrongholds
ما المبتغي بالجيش فتحَ معاقلٍ
كالمبتغيlike one who seeks بالفضلthrough generosity فتحthe winning of فؤادa heart
كالمبتغي بالفضل فتح فؤاد
One who seeks, with an army, to conquer strongholds is not
like one who seeks, through generosity, to win a heart.
حييتhail to you ياO أملhope of البلادthe land تكنهshelter him
حييت يا أمل البلاد تكنه
مهجthe hearts of البلادthe land مخافةfor fear of الحسادthe envious
مهج البلاد مخافة الحساد
Hail, O hope of the land, sheltered
by the land's hearts, for fear of the envious.
قدindeed غربوكthey exiled you وعادةand the custom of الأسيافswords انthat
قد غربوك وعادة الأسياف ان
لاnot تستقرremain رهينةcaptive الأغمادthe scabbards
لا تستقر رهينة الأغماد
They did exile you; and it is the way of swords
not to remain captives of their scabbards.
العودthe return أحمدmore praiseworthy انindeed كعباًKa‘b عادreturned منfrom
العود أحمد ان كعباً عاد من
مرماهhis place of exile فليهنأso let it rejoice فؤادthe heart of سعادSu‘ad
مرماه فليهنأ فؤاد سعاد
The return is more welcome: indeed, Ka‘b has returned from
his place of exile; let Su‘ad's heart rejoice.
Sol 6.1