أسفريunveil وجهاًa face فتاةَO girl of العربthe Arabs
أسفري وجهاً فتاةَ العرب
وافيضيand pour forth منهfrom it أخلاقاًvirtue وديناand faith
وافيضي منه أخلاقاً ودينا
Unveil your face, girl of the Arabs,
Reveal your face, O girl of Arabia
and let virtue and faith flow from it.
And emanate from it morals and faith
واعبثيand trifle بالحجبwith the veils
واعبثي بالحجب
والزميand hold fast to منof دينكyour faith الحصنthe stronghold الحصيناimpregnable
والزمي من دينك الحصن الحصينا
And make light of veils,
Unveil yourself
and hold fast to your faith's impregnable stronghold.
And hold firm to the fortress of your religion
اسفريunveil وجهاًa face وصونيand guard الخلقاmoral character
اسفري وجهاً وصوني الخلقا
فيwithin ذمارٍa sanctuary منof تقىpiety
في ذمارٍ من تقى
Unveil your face, and guard your character
Reveal your face and protect morals
within a sanctuary of piety.
From the evils of impiety
إنماonly لحظاكyour two gazes لماwhen خلقاwere created
إنما لحظاك لما خلقا
خلقاwere created كيso that يرقماthey might inscribe
خلقا كي يرقما
Your two gazes, when they were created,
Your gaze was only created
were created only to inscribe.
To be created to shine
لوif أرادwished اللَهGod أنthat تحتجبيyou veil yourself
لو أراد اللَه أن تحتجبي
لابيwould have refused انto يخلقcreate اللَهGod العيوناthe eyes
لابي ان يخلق اللَه العيونا
Had God wished you to veil yourself,
If God had willed you to be veiled
God would have refused to create eyes.
He would not have created eyes
واجهيand face سافرةًunveiled وجهthe face of السماthe sky
واجهي سافرةً وجه السما
والضحىand the morning light المبتسماsmiling
والضحى المبتسما
Unveiled, face the face of the sky,
Reveal your face to the smiling dawn
and the smiling morning light.
And fall in love with light, shunning darkness
اعشقيlove النورthe light وجافيand shun الظلماthe darkness
اعشقي النور وجافي الظلما
فالضياfor the light ماnot حرماwas forbidden
فالضيا ما حرما
Love the light and shun the darkness,
For the light is not forbidden
for light has not been forbidden.
My Lord did not say in scriptures
انindeed ربيmy Lord لمdid not يقلsay فيin الكتبthe scriptures
ان ربي لم يقل في الكتب
انthat يكونshould be اللحظthe gaze عنfrom نورٍlight مصوناshielded
ان يكون اللحظ عن نورٍ مصونا
Indeed, my Lord has not said in the scriptures
That a gaze upon light should be veiled
that the gaze should be shielded from light.
Acquire knowledge and righteous deeds
حصليacquire العلمknowledge وحسنand excellence in العملaction
حصلي العلم وحسن العمل
واظهريand appear فيin المحفلthe assembly
واظهري في المحفل
Acquire knowledge and excellence in action,
And make yourself an exalted ideal
and appear in the assembly.
With piety towards men
واجعليand make نفسكyourself أعلىthe loftiest مثلexample
واجعلي نفسك أعلى مثل
بالتقىthrough piety للرجلfor man
بالتقى للرجل
And make yourself the loftiest example
Wear the garment, the garment of manners
through piety, for men.
It is the most beautiful garment you can wear
والبسيand wear الثوبthe garment ثوبthe garment of الأدبgood manners
والبسي الثوب ثوب الأدب
انهindeed it is أجملthe most beautiful ثوبgarment تلبسيناyou wear
انه أجمل ثوب تلبسينا
And wear the garment—the garment of propriety;
Daughter of Zein al-Deen brandish knowledge
indeed, it is the loveliest garment you wear.
And carry it as knowledge
بنتdaughter of زينZayn الدينal-Din هزيwave العلماthe banner
بنت زين الدين هزي العلما
واحمليهand carry it علماas an emblem
واحمليه علما
Daughter of Zayn al-Din, wave the banner,
Your army has marched as a towering army
and carry it as an emblem.
Betraying from injustice
قدindeed مشىmarched جيشكyour army جيشاًan army عرماfierce
قد مشى جيشك جيشاً عرما
خاذلاًleaving helpless منwhoever ظلماacted unjustly
خاذلاً من ظلما
Indeed, your army has marched, a fierce army,
Life is not pleasant for the Arabs
leaving the oppressors helpless.
Before victory smiles clearly
لاnot يطيبis sweet العيشlife عيشthe life of العربthe Arabs
لا يطيب العيش عيش العرب
قبلbefore أنthat ينقبلجdawns النصرvictory مبيناclear
قبل أن ينقبلج النصر مبينا
Life—the life of the Arabs—will not be sweet
O children of Arabs be upright in character
until victory dawns clear.
And ambitious in purpose
ياO بنيsons of يعربYa'rub طيبواbe noble شيماin character
يا بني يعرب طيبوا شيما
واستطيلواand rise high همماin aspirations
واستطيلوا همما
O sons of Ya'rub, be noble in character,
Liberate the motherland to rule nations
and let your aspirations soar.
And live gloriously
حررواliberate الأمthe mother تسودواyou will rule الأمماthe nations
حرروا الأم تسودوا الأمما
وتعيشواand you will live عظماas great ones
وتعيشوا عظما
Free the mother, and you will rule the nations,
And follow in her matter the law of the Prophet
and live in greatness.
She is like you, soul and clay
واتبعواand follow فيin أمرهاher affairs شرعthe law of النبيthe Prophet
واتبعوا في أمرها شرع النبي
إنهاindeed she is مثلكمlike you all روحاًin spirit وطيناand in clay
إنها مثلكم روحاً وطينا
And follow the Prophet's law concerning her;
indeed, she is like you, in spirit and clay.
Partial English translation: 32 of 34 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1