لاdo not تقلsay عنabout لغتيmy language أمmother اللغاتِthe languages
لا تقل عن لغتي أم اللغاتِ
انهاindeed, she تبرأdissociates herself منfrom تلكthose البناتdaughters
انها تبرأ من تلك البنات
Do not call my language the mother of languages;
Do not speak ill of my language, the mother of all languages
Indeed, she disowns those daughters.
She disowns those ungrateful daughters
لغتيmy language أكرمُnoblest امٍّmother لمdid not تلدbear
لغتي أكرمُ امٍّ لم تلد
لذويهاfor her kin العُربthe Arabs غيرَanything but المكرماتhonors
لذويها العُرب غيرَ المكرمات
My language is the noblest mother; she has not borne
My language is the most honorable mother who never gave birth
For her Arab kin anything but honors.
To the ungenerous Arabs except the honored ones
ماnot رأتhas seen للضادof ḍād (the Arabic letter) عينيmy eye اثراًa trace
ما رأت للضاد عيني اثراً
فيin لغاتِlanguages الغربِthe West ذاتcharacterized by الثغثغاتbabbling
في لغاتِ الغربِ ذات الثغثغات
My eye has seen no trace of ḍād
My eyes have never seen a trace of the 'Dhad'
In the babbling languages of the West.
In the languages of the West with their lisping
انindeed ربيmy Lord خلقcreated الضادَḍād (Arabic) وقدand has
ان ربي خلق الضادَ وقد
خصهاfavored her بالحسناتwith virtues الخالداتeverlasting
خصها بالحسنات الخالدات
Indeed, my Lord created ḍād, and has
My Lord created the 'Dhad' and
Favored her with everlasting virtues.
Gifted it with eternal beauty
وعداand attacked عادٍan aggressor منfrom الغربthe West علىagainst
وعدا عادٍ من الغرب على
ارضناour land بالغزواتِwith invasions الموبقاتِdevastating
ارضنا بالغزواتِ الموبقاتِ
And an aggressor from the West fell upon
When an enemy from the West invaded
Our land with devastating invasions.
Our land with devastating attacks
ملكseized البيتَthe house وامسىand became ربَّهits master
ملك البيتَ وامسى ربَّه
وطوىand swept away الرزقsustenance واودىand put an end بالحياةto life
وطوى الرزق واودى بالحياة
He seized the house and became its master,
He seized the home and became its master
And swept away sustenance and put an end to life.
Depriving us of livelihood and life
هاجمattacked الضادḍād (Arabic) فكانتand she proved to be معقلاًa fortress
هاجم الضاد فكانت معقلاً
ثابتاًsteadfast فيin وجههhis face كلَّcomplete الثباتِsteadfastness
ثابتاً في وجهه كلَّ الثباتِ
He attacked ḍād, and she proved a fortress,
He attacked the 'Dhad' but it was
Utterly steadfast against him.
An impregnable fortress against all his assaults
معقلٌa fortress ردَّrepelled دواهيهِhis scourges فماso he did not
معقلٌ ردَّ دواهيهِ فما
باءَreturned إلاexcept بالأمانيwith hopes الخائباتِunfulfilled
باءَ إلا بالأماني الخائباتِ
A fortress that repelled his scourges, so he did not
A stronghold that repelled his vanities so he
Return with anything but unfulfilled hopes.
Met with nothing but failed ambitions
أيهاO العُربُArabs حمىprotected معقلكمyour fortress
أيها العُربُ حمى معقلكم
ربكمyour Lord منfrom شرthe evil تلكthose النائباتcalamities
ربكم من شر تلك النائبات
O Arabs, your fortress has been protected
O Arabs protect your stronghold
By your Lord from the evil of those calamities.
From the evil of those tyrants
إنindeed يوماًa day تجرحis wounded الضادḍād (Arabic) بهon it
إن يوماً تجرح الضاد به
هوit واللَهby God لكمfor you يومُthe day المماتِof death
هو واللَه لكم يومُ المماتِ
Indeed, a day on which ḍād is wounded
The day the 'Dhad' is wounded
Is, by God, the day of death for you.
Will be, by God, the day of death
أيهاO العربُArabs إذاif ضاقتgrew cramped بكمfor you
أيها العربُ إذا ضاقت بكم
مدنcities الشرقthe East لهولbecause of the terror of العادياتonslaughts
مدن الشرق لهول العاديات
O Arabs, if there is too little room for you
O Arabs, if the cities of the East tighten
In the cities of the East because of the terror of onslaughts,
Around you due to the horror of the enemies
فاحذرواthen beware انlest تخسرواyou lose الضادḍād (Arabic) ولوeven if
فاحذروا ان تخسروا الضاد ولو
دحرجوكمthey roll you معهاwith her فيinto الفلواتthe desert wastes
دحرجوكم معها في الفلوات
Then beware lest you lose ḍād, even if
Beware of losing the 'Dhad' even if
They roll you, along with her, into the desert wastes.
They force you with it into the deserts
Sol 6.1