كالروحlike a refreshing breeze والريحانand sweet basil ذكركyour remembrance يعبقwafts fragrance
كالروح والريحان ذكرك يعبق
فتهللso rejoices الدنياthe world لهin it وتصفقand applauds
فتهلل الدنيا له وتصفق
Like a refreshing breeze and sweet basil, your remembrance wafts fragrance.
Your memory is like a soul and sweet basil, its fragrance allures,
So the world rejoices in it and applauds.
So the world rejoices for it and applauds,
وتسرهاand delights it ذكرىthe remembrance ربيعthe spring محمدof Muhammad
وتسرها ذكرى ربيع محمد
حيثwhere الحياةlife جميلةbeautiful تتأنقadorns itself
حيث الحياة جميلة تتأنق
And the remembrance of Muhammad's spring delights it,
And the memory of the spring of Muhammad delights it,
Where life is beautiful and adorns itself.
Where life is beautiful and elegant.
يهتزstirs عندat الفجرdawn نفحthe wafting عبيرهاof its fragrance
يهتز عند الفجر نفح عبيرها
كالمسكlike musk فيin أرجائهاits reaches يتفتقbursts forth
كالمسك في أرجائها يتفتق
At dawn, the breath of its fragrance stirs,
At dawn, the scent of its perfume shakes,
Bursting forth like musk throughout its reaches.
Like musk spreading through it.
وربيand hills موشاةembroidered الأديمthe surface بسندسwith fine silk
وربي موشاة الأديم بسندس
خضرgreen تموجripple كأنهاas though they were أستبرقbrocade
خضر تموج كأنها أستبرق
And hills, their surfaces embroidered with fine silk,
And my Lord has adorned the plain with green brocade,
Green and rippling, as though they were brocade.
That undulates as if it were silk.
وجداولand streams ماءthe water العيونof springs كمائهاlike their water
وجداول ماء العيون كمائها
عذباsweetly يفيضflows abundantly وسلسلاand smoothly flowing يترقرقripples
عذبا يفيض وسلسلا يترقرق
And streams, their water like the water of springs,
And streams of water from springs, their water
Flow sweetly, rippling clear and smooth.
Sweetly overflowing and murmuring smoothly.
والأقحوانand the chrysanthemum الطلقradiant يبسمsmiles ثغرهits mouth
والأقحوان الطلق يبسم ثغره
والياسمينand jasmine منضدneatly arranged ومنسقand ordered
والياسمين منضد ومنسق
And the radiant chrysanthemum smiles with its mouth,
The meadows smile, arrayed and organized,
And jasmine is neatly arranged and ordered.
And narcissus eyes gaze longingly.
وعيونand eyes نرجسةof a narcissus لهtoward him ترنوgaze كماjust as
وعيون نرجسة له ترنو كما
يرنوgazes المحبthe lover إلىtoward الحبيبthe beloved ويحدقand looks intently
يرنو المحب إلى الحبيب ويحدق
And a narcissus's eyes gaze toward him, as
As a lover yearns for their beloved and stares,
A lover gazes toward the beloved and looks intently.
A butterfly flits between the flowers,
وتطيرand flies ماthe space بينbetween الزهورthe flowers فراشةa butterfly
وتطير ما بين الزهور فراشة
طوراat times تغيبdisappears بهاamong them وطوراand at times تشرقshines forth
طورا تغيب بها وطورا تشرق
And a butterfly flies among the flowers,
Now hidden in them, now shining.
Now disappearing among them, now shining forth.
It is a rose in its time and place,
هيit وردةa rose بزمانهاin its time ومكانهاand its place
هي وردة بزمانها ومكانها
بالوردwith the roses يجمعهاunites it البهاbeauty والرونقand splendor
بالورد يجمعها البها والرونق
It is a rose in its own time and place;
United with roses in splendor and charm.
Beauty and splendor unite it with the roses.
So say to every skeptic:
فقلso say لكلto every مكابرobstinate person
فقل لكل مكابر
اللهGod يبدعcreates wondrously ماwhatever يشاءHe wills ويخلقand creates
الله يبدع ما يشاء ويخلق
So say to every obstinate person:
God creates what He wills and fashions.
God creates wondrously whatever He wills, and brings it into being.
This is the spring of Muhammad and its brilliance,
هذاthis ربيعthe spring محمدof Muhammad وبهاؤهand its splendor
هذا ربيع محمد وبهاؤه
كلall القلوبhearts لحسنهfor its beauty تتعشقfall deeply in love
كل القلوب لحسنه تتعشق
This is Muhammad's spring and its splendor;
All hearts are enchanted by its beauty.
All hearts fall deeply in love with its beauty.
And they live with his memory, renewing their pledge
وتعيشand live بالذكرىthrough remembrance تجددrenewing عهدهاtheir covenant
وتعيش بالذكرى تجدد عهدها
بالحقwith truth والخيرand goodness الذيwhich يتدفقpours forth
بالحق والخير الذي يتدفق
And live through remembrance, renewing their covenant
To the truth and goodness that flows from him.
With truth and the goodness that pours forth.
For life has changed and become confused,
فلقدfor indeed تبدلتhas changed الحياةlife وأصبحتand has become
فلقد تبدلت الحياة وأصبحت
حيرىbewildered وكادتand nearly بالحضارةon civilization تشرقchokes
حيرى وكادت بالحضارة تشرق
For life has changed and has become
And was almost illuminated by civilization.
Bewildered, nearly choking on civilization.
But the backward consider Muhammad's religion regressive,
ومسخرينand subservient men يرونregard دينthe religion محمدof Muhammad
ومسخرين يرون دين محمد
رجعيةbackwardness وبضاعةand merchandise لاnot تنفقsells
رجعية وبضاعة لا تنفق
And lackeys regard Muhammad's religion as
Unprofitable wares that bring no gain.
Backwardness, and merchandise that will not sell.
Wretched are they! No atheist knows the truth,
خسئواmay they be abased فماfor no عرفhas known الحقيقةthe truth ملحدan atheist
خسئوا فما عرف الحقيقة ملحد
ميتdead الضميرof conscience ولاnor جبانa coward أحمقfoolish
ميت الضمير ولا جبان أحمق
May they be abased! No atheist has known the truth,
Their conscience dead, nor coward fool.
Dead of conscience, nor any cowardly fool.
Like a parrot repeating what it is told,
كالببغاءlike a parrot يقولsays ماwhat يروىis told لهto him
كالببغاء يقول ما يروى له
جهلاignorantly يقلدimitates غيرهsomeone other than himself ويزوقand embellishes
جهلا يقلد غيره ويزوق
Like a parrot, he repeats what he is told,
Ignorantly imitating others and squawking.
Ignorantly imitating others and embellishing.
Turning with the winds, a believer one day
متقلبfickle حسبaccording to الظروفcircumstances فمؤمنthen a believer
متقلب حسب الظروف فمؤمن
يوماone day ويوماand another day كافرan unbeliever متزندقa heretic
يوما ويوما كافر متزندق
Changing with circumstances: a believer
And another, an unbelieving heretic.
One day, and another day an unbeliever, a heretic.
His nature never settles on a decision,
لاnot يستقرsettles علىupon قرارa fixed state طبعهhis nature
لا يستقر على قرار طبعه
ومتىand when استقرhas settled مدىthroughout الحياةlife الزئبقmercury
ومتى استقر مدى الحياة الزئبق
His nature settles upon no fixed state;
And how can mercury ever settle?
And when, throughout life, has mercury ever stayed still?
They have revealed themselves with the most despicable idea,
طلعواthey appeared علىbefore الدنياthe world بأخزىwith the most shameful فكرةidea
طلعوا على الدنيا بأخزى فكرة
شوهاءhideous ينكرهاrejects it الحجىreason والمنطقand logic
شوهاء ينكرها الحجى والمنطق
They appeared before the world with the most shameful idea,
Ugly and rejected by the reverent and logical.
Hideous, rejected by reason and logic,
Destructive in its origins and branches,
هدامةdestructive بأصولهاin its roots وفروعهاand its branches
هدامة بأصولها وفروعها
تشفيheals الأنامhumankind بماwith what تريدit wills وترهقand overburdens
تشفي الأنام بما تريد وترهق
Destructive in its roots and branches.
It heals people with what it wants and tires them.
It heals humankind with what it wills, and wears them down.
So the free person is dissolved
فالحرthus the free man فيماin what ترتئيit deems fitting متحللunbound
فالحر فيما ترتئي متحلل
منfrom كلevery شيءthing بالهدىwith guidance يتعلقis connected
من كل شيء بالهدى يتعلق
Thus, in its view, the free man is unbound
Of everything, clinging to guidance.
From everything connected with right guidance.
As for the noble one, you know his affair,
أماas for الشريفthe honorable man فقدthen indeed علمتمyou have learned أمرهhis condition
أما الشريف فقد علمتم أمره
منهمfrom them وهلand has? عرفknown الكرامةdignity أخرقa fool
منهم وهل عرف الكرامة أخرق
As for the honorable man, you have learned his condition
Did the lowly ever know nobility?
From them—and has a fool ever known dignity?
And "peace" in the language of beasts is massacres,
والسلمand peace فيin لغةthe language الوحوشof beasts مجازرmassacres
والسلم في لغة الوحوش مجازر
فيهاin them دماءthe blood ذويof those possessing المروءةhonor تهرقis spilled
فيها دماء ذوي المروءة تهرق
And peace, in the language of beasts, means massacres,
In which flows the blood of the honorable.
Where the blood of people of honor is spilled.
Over the heads of the innocent, blades fall,
وعلىand over رؤوسthe heads الأبرياءof the innocent مناجلsickles
وعلى رؤوس الأبرياء مناجل
ومطارقand hammers تهويfall وحبلand a rope يخنقstrangles
ومطارق تهوي وحبل يخنق
And over the heads of the innocent hang sickles,
Hammers crash, and ropes strangle.
And hammers fall, and a rope strangles.
And an orphan at the cradle swims
ويتيمهand an orphan girl بالمهدin the cradle تسبحswims فيin دمblood
ويتيمه بالمهد تسبح في دم
منfrom والديهاher parents نحوهاtoward her يتدفقpours forth
من والديها نحوها يتدفق
And an orphan girl in her cradle swims in blood
In the blood pouring from her parents toward her.
Flowing toward her from her parents.
Wretched is the son of Adam if he discards guidance,
تعسmay he be wretched ابنthe son آدمof Adam إنif تجردstrips himself منof هدىguidance
تعس ابن آدم إن تجرد من هدى
فهوfor he is اللئيمbase المستبدtyrannical المحنقenraged
فهو اللئيم المستبد المحنق
Wretched be the son of Adam if he strips himself of guidance,
For he is the tyrant, the despot, the enraged one.
For he is base, tyrannical, and enraged.
O Muslim youth, this is your day,
ياO فتيةyoung men الإسلامof Islam هذاthis يومكمyour day
يا فتية الإسلام هذا يومكم
هياcome بأخلاقwith the moral character النبيof the Prophet تخلقواembody it
هيا بأخلاق النبي تخلقوا
O young men of Islam, this is your day!
Come, act with the morals of the Prophet.
Come, embody the Prophet's moral character.
Close ranks and do not expose a gap
رصواclose tightly الصفوفthe ranks ولاand do not تعافواshun ثغرةa breach
رصوا الصفوف ولا تعافوا ثغرة
يندسslips in منهاthrough it خائنa traitor ومفرقand a divider
يندس منها خائن ومفرق
Close the ranks, and leave no breach unattended,
Where a traitor and divider might sneak through.
Through which a traitor and a sower of division slip.
Leave behind others' principles and be steadfast
ودعواand abandon مباديءthe principles غيركمof those other than you وتثبتواand ascertain carefully
ودعوا مباديء غيركم وتثبتوا
مماfrom what حوتهthey contain of it منof الفسادcorruption وحققواand investigate
مما حوته من الفساد وحققوا
And abandon others' principles; examine carefully
In what your Quran contains of truths, and verify them.
The corruption they contain, and investigate.
Your Quran, O Muslims, its brilliance
قرآنكمyour Quran ياO مسلمونMuslims سناؤهits radiance
قرآنكم يا مسلمون سناؤه
كالبدرlike the full moon فيin كبدthe heart السماof the sky يتألقshines
كالبدر في كبد السما يتألق
Your Quran, O Muslims—its radiance
Is like the full moon in the middle of the sky, shining.
Shines like the full moon in the heart of the sky.
Justice is abundant in it, and without it
العدلjustice موفورabundant بهin it وبغيرهand outside it
العدل موفور به وبغيره
زورfalsehood وبهتانand slander وظلمand injustice مطبقall-encompassing
زور وبهتان وظلم مطبق
Justice abounds in it; outside it
Falsehood, lies, and oppression prevail.
Are falsehood, slander, and all-encompassing injustice.
Remove the veil from your eyes, for the false
فكواlift الحجابthe veil عنfrom العيونthe eyes فباطلfor false is
فكوا الحجاب عن العيون فباطل
ماwhat يدعيهhe claims it مغربone looking westward مشرقone looking eastward
ما يدعيه مغرب مشرق
Lift the veil from your eyes, for false is
Is what an eastern or western sunset claims.
What one looking West or East claims.
This is Allah's call, so listen to it
هذاthis نداءthe call اللهof God فاستمعواso listen لهto it
هذا نداء الله فاستمعوا له
وتقربواand draw near منهto Him وخافواand fear واتقواand be God-fearing
وتقربوا منه وخافوا واتقوا
This is God's call, so listen to it,
And draw near to Him, fear Him, and be pious.
And draw near to Him, fear Him, and be mindful of Him.
O man, you struggle,
ياO أيهاyou الانسانhuman being إنكindeed you are كادحtoiling
يا أيها الانسان إنك كادح
فاركنso turn for support إلىtoward نهجa path بكدحكwith your toil يرفقis gentle
فاركن إلى نهج بكدحك يرفق
O human being, you are toiling;
So incline to a path that eases your struggle.
So turn to a path that treats your toil gently.
I see no truth or justice except in Muhammad’s way,
أناI لاnot أرىsee فيin غيرother than نهجthe path محمدof Muhammad
أنا لا أرى في غير نهج محمد
حقاtruth ولاnor عدلاjustice بهin it أتوثقplace my trust
حقا ولا عدلا به أتوثق
I see, outside Muhammad's path,
None in which I trust.
Neither truth nor justice in which I can place my trust.
It is disgraceful for me as a Muslim to accept
عيبa disgrace عليupon me كمسلمas a Muslim أنto أرتضيaccept
عيب علي كمسلم أن أرتضي
نهجاa path يشذdeviates عنfrom الكتابthe Book ويفسقand transgresses
نهجا يشذ عن الكتاب ويفسق
It is shameful for me, as a Muslim, to accept
A path deviating from the Book, transgressing.
A path that departs from the Book and transgresses.
I am a Muslim, a disgrace and insult upon me
أناI مسلمa Muslim عارshame عليupon me وسبةand disgrace
أنا مسلم عار علي وسبة
وأناwhile I am العزيزhonored لكافرto an unbeliever أتملقI fawn
وأنا العزيز لكافر أتملق
I am a Muslim; it is shameful and disgraceful for me,
Is fawning upon an unbeliever.
Though I am honored, to fawn on an unbeliever,
Or that I practice everyday an idea
أوor أنto أمارسI take up كلevery يومday فكرةan idea
أو أن أمارس كل يوم فكرة
ليقودنيso that he leads me فيهاin it حمارa donkey ينطلقrushes forth
ليقودني فيها حمار ينطلق
Or to take up an idea every day,
In which a donkey leads me into dark and perilous places,
For a donkey, rushing forth, to lead me in it.
Where the rock cracks open from its horrors.
فيon كلevery أفقhorizon ظالمan oppressor ومجازand massacres (apparently truncated)
في كل أفق ظالم ومجاز
الصخرrock منfrom أهوالهاtheir terrors يتشققsplits apart
الصخر من أهوالها يتشقق
On every horizon: an oppressor and massacres,
And only the Muslims are the victims, do not be fooled by a caller and clapper.
Whose terrors split rock apart.
How many in Algiers did the enemy annihilate?
والمسلمونand the Muslims همthey الضحاياthe victims وحدهمthey alone
والمسلمون هم الضحايا وحدهم
لاdo not يخدعنكمlet him deceive you هاتفa shouter ومصفقand an applauder
لا يخدعنكم هاتف ومصفق
And Muslims alone are the victims.
They demolished mosques and burned down homes.
Let no shouter or applauder deceive you.
And France planned for Tunisia,
وهرانOran كمhow often فتكsavagely killed العدوthe enemy بأهلهاits people
وهران كم فتك العدو بأهلها
ومساجدand mosques هدمواthey demolished وبيتاand a house أحرقواthey burned
ومساجد هدموا وبيتا أحرقوا
Oran—how often the enemy has savagely killed its people!
With its blood Beja almost drowned.
And mosques they demolished, and a house they burned.
And the enemy in Oman crushes it with its oppression,
ولتونسand for Tunisia وضعتdevised فرنساFrance خطةa plan
ولتونس وضعت فرنسا خطة
بدمائهاin its blood بنزرتBizerte كادتnearly تغرقdrowns
بدمائها بنزرت كادت تغرق
And for Tunisia, France devised a plan:
How much it cries for help and no helper has sympathy.
Bizerte nearly drowned in its blood.
And over dear Kashmir, how much blind chaos
وعمانand Oman يسحقهاcrushes it العدوthe enemy بظلمهthrough its oppression
وعمان يسحقها العدو بظلمه
كمhow often تستغيثcries for aid ولاand no مغيثrescuer يشفقfeels compassion
كم تستغيث ولا مغيث يشفق
And Oman is crushed by the enemy's oppression;
Harms the Muslims and destroys them.
How often it cries for aid, with no compassionate rescuer.
And in the far corners of the world they destroyed brothers of yours,
وعلىand on ربيthe hills كشميرof Kashmir كمhow many منof فتنةa turmoil
وعلى ربي كشمير كم من فتنة
عمياءblind تؤذيharms المسلمينthe Muslims وتمحقand annihilates
عمياء تؤذي المسلمين وتمحق
And on the hills of Kashmir, how many a turmoil,
Your own jihad did not reach a tenth of theirs.
Blind, harms Muslims and annihilates them.
And Jerusalem, I do not know if we were negligent
وبمنهىand at the farthest end الدنياof the world بجارواin Jarwa إخوةbrothers
وبمنهى الدنيا بجاروا إخوة
منكمof you بعشرwith a tenth of جهادكمyour striving لمnot تلحقواyou have joined
منكم بعشر جهادكم لم تلحقوا
And at the world's farthest end, in Jarwa, are brothers
Of what the blue enemy did to it.
Of yours; you have not joined them with a tenth of your striving.
How base is a nation that now fears the Jews
والقدسand Jerusalem لاnot أدريI know أفيناis there among us? غافلsomeone unaware
والقدس لا أدري أفينا غافل
عماof what جناهhe has perpetrated it بهاin it العدوthe enemy الأزرقthe blue-eyed
عما جناه بها العدو الأزرق
And Jerusalem—I do not know: is anyone among us unaware
And is divided and scattered by them.
Of what the blue-eyed enemy has wrought there?
It extends its hands of disgrace pleading for
حتىeven اليهودthe Jews فياso alas لذلهwhat humiliation أمةa nation
حتى اليهود فيا لذله أمة
باتتhas come to be تخافfears منof اليهودthe Jews وتفرقand trembles
باتت تخاف من اليهود وتفرق
Even the Jews—what disgrace for a nation
Bread through which its enemies give charity.
That has come to fear the Jews and tremble.
It inhabited tents of humiliation after its palaces.
مدتstretched out أكفhands الخزيof disgrace تستجديbegging بهاwith them
مدت أكف الخزي تستجدي بها
خبزاbread بهwith it أعداؤهاits enemies تتصدقgive charity
خبزا به أعداؤها تتصدق
It stretched out hands of shame to beg with them
Can after this humiliation be realized?
For bread its enemies give it as charity.
Forgive us, O Messenger of God, our beacon,
سكنتdwelt in خيامtents الذلof humiliation بعدafter قصورهاits palaces
سكنت خيام الذل بعد قصورها
هلcan? بعدbeyond هذيthis ذلةhumiliation تتحققcome to pass
هل بعد هذي ذلة تتحقق
It dwelt in tents of humiliation after its palaces.
For division has indeed afflicted the Muslims.
Can any further humiliation come to pass?
Backbiting and hatred crept among them,
عفواpardon رسولMessenger اللهof God ياO نبراسناour beacon
عفوا رسول الله يا نبراسنا
فلقدfor indeed أصابafflicted المسلمينthe Muslims تفرقdivision
فلقد أصاب المسلمين تفرق
Pardon us, Messenger of God, O our beacon,
So they neglected their religion and tore it apart.
For division has afflicted the Muslims.
And the paths of corruption branched out, so that one
دبcrept in التناحرmutual strife والتباغضand mutual hatred بينهمamong them
دب التناحر والتباغض بينهم
فتهاونواso they were negligent فيin دينهمtheir religion وتمزقواand were torn apart
فتهاونوا في دينهم وتمزقوا
Mutual strife and hatred crept among them,
Dismisses obligations while a thousand tear them apart.
So they neglected their religion and were torn apart.
Strange that one of virtue and guidance is silent
وتشعبتand branched out طرقthe paths الفسادof corruption فواحدso one person
وتشعبت طرق الفساد فواحد
يرفواmends الثياتthe clothes (apparent misspelling) لهمfor them وألفand a thousand تخرقtear
يرفوا الثيات لهم وألف تخرق
And the paths of corruption branched out: one man
While a brother of corruption yells lies and insults,
Mends their clothes, while a thousand tear them.
In a condition that insults the Messenger and his religion,
عجباhow strange أيسكتdoes he fall silent? ذوone possessing الفضيلةvirtue والهدىand guidance
عجبا أيسكت ذو الفضيلة والهدى
وأخوand one devoted to المفاسدcorrupt deeds بالخناwith obscenity يتشدقmouths boastfully
وأخو المفاسد بالخنا يتشدق
How strange! Does the man of virtue and guidance fall silent
Did Badr and Khandaq refuse this?
While the man of corruption mouths obscenities?
I, O Messenger of God, chant your name,
حالa state تسيءdoes harm إلىto الرسولthe Messenger ودينهand his religion
حال تسيء إلى الرسول ودينه
وتعافهاand rejects it بدرBadr ويأبىand refuses الخندقthe Trench
وتعافها بدر ويأبى الخندق
A state that wrongs the Messenger and his religion,
So that the ears of this age tremble and knock.
That Badr rejects and the Trench refuses.
And shake them with Allahu Akbar, a shaking
أناI ياO رسولMessenger اللهof God أشدوsing باسمكمyour name
أنا يا رسول الله أشدو باسمكم
فتضيخso listen intently آذانthe ears الزمانof time وتطرقand bow
فتضيخ آذان الزمان وتطرق
I, O Messenger of God, sing your name,
At whose hearing the unbelievers collapse and swoon.
So the ears of time listen intently and bow.
I am of the youth of Muhammad and his soldiers,
وتهزهاand shakes them اللهGod أكبرis greatest هزةa shaking
وتهزها الله أكبر هزة
لسماعهاat hearing it يهويfalls الكفورthe unbeliever ويصعقand is thunderstruck
لسماعها يهوي الكفور ويصعق
And 'God is greatest' shakes them with a tremor;
And I do not speak except with Muhammad’s guidance.
On hearing it, the unbeliever falls and is thunderstruck.
I pledged to my Lord to remain a fighter,
أناI منamong شبابthe young men محمدof Muhammad وجنودهand his soldiers
أنا من شباب محمد وجنوده
وبغيرand without هديthe guidance محمدof Muhammad لاnot أنطقI speak
وبغير هدي محمد لا أنطق
I am one of Muhammad's young men and soldiers,
And cling to no rope but God’s.
And without Muhammad's guidance I do not speak.
I am a Muslim in my creed and path,
بايعتI pledged allegiance to ربيmy Lord أنto أظلremain مجاهداstriving in His cause
بايعت ربي أن أظل مجاهدا
وبغيرand other than حبلthe rope اللهof God لاnot أتعلقI cling
وبغير حبل الله لا أتعلق
I have pledged to my Lord to keep striving in His cause,
A covenant with me for life, bound and sealed.
And cling to no rope but God's.
That I not make peace with any unbeliever or oppressor,
أناI مسلمa Muslim بعقيدتيin my creed وبمنهجيand in my path
أنا مسلم بعقيدتي وبمنهجي
عهدa covenant عليbinding on me مدىthroughout الحياةlife وموثقand a solemn pledge
عهد علي مدى الحياة وموثق
I am a Muslim in my creed and in my path:
A promise, even if I were to be hanged for it.
A covenant binding on me for life, and a solemn pledge,
أنthat لاnot أهادنI make a truce with كافراan unbeliever أوor ظالماan oppressor
أن لا أهادن كافرا أو ظالما
عهداa covenant ولوand even if منfor أجلthe sake of ذلكthat أشنقI am hanged
عهدا ولو من أجل ذلك أشنق
Never to make a truce with an unbeliever or an oppressor—
A covenant, even if I am hanged for it.
Partial English translation: 117 of 120 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1