كسرواthey smashed رأسهhis head فخرand he fell صريعاًstricken
كسروا رأسه فخر صريعاً
فوقupon بيضاءa white expanse خضبتwas stained بدماهwith his blood
فوق بيضاء خضبت بدماه
They smashed his head, and he fell stricken,
Upon a white expanse stained with his blood.
كسروهthey broke him ظلماًunjustly فلمso did not يبقremain حرٌّa free man
كسروه ظلماً فلم يبق حرٌّ
فيin بلادthe lands الأعرابthe Bedouin Arabs إلاexcept بكاهhe wept for him
في بلاد الأعراب إلا بكاه
They broke him unjustly, and every free man
In the lands of the Bedouin Arabs wept for him.
لهفanguish نفسيmy soul هذاthis شهيدٌa martyr جديدnew
لهف نفسي هذا شهيدٌ جديد
ياO خليليَّmy two friends فارثياهso lament him, you two ارثياهlament him, you two
يا خليليَّ فارثياه ارثياه
My soul grieves—here is another martyr!
O my two friends, lament him, lament him!
واحملاهand carry him, you two إلىto كثيبٍa dune قريبٍnearby
واحملاه إلى كثيبٍ قريبٍ
حيثwhere يثويrests احرارناour free men وادفناهand bury him, you two
حيث يثوي احرارنا وادفناه
And carry him to a nearby dune,
Where our free men rest, and bury him.
ثمthen عوداreturn, you two وبشراand you two give glad tidings to وطنيmy homeland
ثم عودا وبشرا وطني
فالعيشfor life انto نموتwe die فداهas a sacrifice for it
فالعيش ان نموت فداه
Then return and bring my homeland glad tidings:
For to live is to die for it.
انindeed كسرsplitting الجباهthe brows بالفأسwith an axe خيرbetter
ان كسر الجباه بالفأس خير
لذويهاfor their bearers منthan أنthat تذلbe abased الجباهthe brows
لذويها من أن تذل الجباه
Indeed, having brows split by an axe is better
For their bearers than having their brows abased.
Sol 6.1