أمmother الربيعينthe two springtimes ابسميsmile وتهلليand beam with joy
أم الربيعين ابسمي وتهللي
زهواproudly بتاريخin the history of البطولةheroism وارفليand stride in splendor
زهوا بتاريخ البطولة وارفلي
Mother of the Two Springs, smile and beam with joy,
Mother of the two springs, smile and be joyful
Proud of your heroic history, stride in splendor.
Exult in the history of heroism and flutter
أمmother الأسودthe lions الثأرينthe avenging ones تحيةa greeting
أم الأسود الثأرين تحية
بدمwith the blood of الشهيدthe martyr كتابthe book of مجدكyour glory سجليrecord
بدم الشهيد كتاب مجدك سجلي
Mother of the avenging lions, greetings!
Mother of the avenging lions, greetings
Write the book of your glory in the martyr's blood.
With the martyr's blood, register your glory
أمmother البطولةheroism والرجولةand manliness والاباand proud defiance
أم البطولة والرجولة والابا
دكيsmash قلاعthe fortresses of الظالمينthe oppressors وزلزليand shake
دكي قلاع الظالمين وزلزلي
Mother of heroism, manliness, and proud defiance,
Mother of heroism, manliness and fathers
Smash the oppressors' fortresses and shake them.
Demolish the tyrants' castles and shake them
أمmother الأباهthe unbowed الطيبينthe noble مآثراin their deeds
أم الأباه الطيبين مآثرا
لاmay you never زلتcease to be للاسلامfor Islam أمنعthe most impregnable معقلstronghold
لا زلت للاسلام أمنع معقل
Mother of the unbowed, noble in their deeds,
Mother of the good fathers, your feats
May you ever remain Islam's most impregnable stronghold.
Remain for Islam the sturdiest fortress
ياO منبتbirthplace of الأحرارthe free أخوةbrothers of هاشمHashim
يا منبت الأحرار أخوة هاشم
المستقيمthe upright الخاشعthe reverent المتبتلthe devoted worshipper
المستقيم الخاشع المتبتل
O birthplace of free men, brothers of Hashim,
O breeder of the free, Hashimite brothers
The upright, the reverent, the devoted,
The upright, reverent, tested
الراسخfirmly rooted الايمانin faith لمdid not يجزعlose heart ولمand did not
الراسخ الايمان لم يجزع ولم
يخضعsubmit لجبارto a tyrant ولمand did not يتذللabase himself
يخضع لجبار ولم يتذلل
Firm in faith, he never lost heart, nor
Steadfast in faith, undaunted and unbowed
Bowed to a tyrant or abased himself.
To any tyrant, never humiliated
كالطودlike a towering mountain تهزأmock بالرياحat the winds شعافةits peaks
كالطود تهزأ بالرياح شعافة
فتحولand so stand بينbetween جنوبهاtheir south wind والشمألand the north wind
فتحول بين جنوبها والشمأل
Like a mountain whose peaks mock the winds,
Like a towering mountain scorning the winds
And keep their south wind apart from the north.
Turning them away between its peaks
وكريمةand a woman noble in الأنسابlineage ظاهرةlofty الذرىthe heights
وكريمة الأنساب ظاهرة الذرى
سكنتshe dwelt منamong العلياءthe heights of honor أسمىthe loftiest منزلabode
سكنت من العلياء أسمى منزل
And a noble-born woman, towering in stature,
Noblest of lineages, highest of mansions
Has dwelt in the loftiest abode on high.
You have dwelt, loftiest of abodes
لمdid not تقترفcommit ذنباa sin سوىexcept إيمانهاher belief
لم تقترف ذنبا سوى إيمانها
بعدالةin the justice of الاسلامIslam لاnot بالمنجلin the sickle
بعدالة الاسلام لا بالمنجل
She committed no sin save her belief
Guilty only of faith in Islam's justice
In the justice of Islam, not in the sickle.
Not of the executioner's blade
ياO حفصةHafsa الفاروقal-Faruq فيin أيامناour days
يا حفصة الفاروق في أيامنا
ياO مضربan exemplar cited in الامثالproverbs فيin المستقبلthe future
يا مضرب الامثال في المستقبل
O Hafsa of al-Faruq in our own days,
O Hafsa of the Farouk, in our days
O you who will be held up as an example in the future!
O epitome of the future exemplar
للهto God, expressing admiration صدركyour breast ماnot انحنىbowed لرصاصةbefore a bullet
لله صدرك ما انحنى لرصاصة
منfrom حاقدa spiteful man أوor ملحدan atheist متحللmorally unrestrained
من حاقد أو ملحد متحلل
God bless your breast, which never bowed before a bullet
God, your chest never bowed to a bullet
From a spiteful man or a godless libertine.
From any hater or atheist dissolute
أمmother الربيعينthe two springtimes اعذريforgive متألماa suffering man
أم الربيعين اعذري متألما
ذاpossessed of غصةchoking grief وتأملand reflection وتحملand endurance
ذا غصة وتأمل وتحمل
Mother of the Two Springs, forgive a suffering man,
Mother of the two springs, forgive my pain
With choking grief, reflection, and endurance.
Agony, contemplation and endurance
ماnot كلall ماthat which حفظkept الفؤادthe heart أبثهI disclose it
ما كل ما حفظ الفؤاد أبثه
بتمامةin its entirety وإذاand if سكتI fall silent يحقis a right ليfor me
بتمامة وإذا سكت يحق لي
I do not disclose all that my heart has kept
Not all the heart has kept do I pour out
In full; and if I fall silent, that is my right.
With perfection, and if I am silent, I have the right
ماnot خفتyou feared مؤتمرthe congress of السلامpeace ولاand not غفتslumbered
ما خفت مؤتمر السلام ولا غفت
لكof yours مقلةan eye كالصابرlike one who endures patiently المتجملwith dignity
لك مقلة كالصابر المتجمل
You did not fear the Peace Congress, nor did
Neither did I fear the peace conference nor sleep
Your eye slumber, like one who endures with dignity.
You have a steadfastness like the stoic composed
وبصرتand you looked بالكفرat unbelief اللئيمthe vile يؤزهurges it on
وبصرت بالكفر اللئيم يؤزه
حقدhatred علىagainst إسلامكyour Islam المتأصلdeeply rooted
حقد على إسلامك المتأصل
And you saw vile unbelief, spurred on
And I saw vile disbelief insulting
By hatred of your deeply rooted Islam.
Your deep-rooted Islam, hatefully imposed
فصرختso you cried out فيin وجهthe face of الطغاةthe tyrants أبيةunbowed
فصرخت في وجه الطغاة أبية
والناسand the people بينbetween مرجعone invoking 'To God we belong and return' ومحوقلand one invoking 'No power or might but through God'
والناس بين مرجع ومحوقل
So you cried out in the tyrants' faces, unbowed,
So I cried defiantly in the tyrants' faces
While people invoked 'To God we belong and return' or 'No power or might but through God.'
While people wavered, confused and distraught
وصمدتand you stood firm للبلوىagainst affliction كماas صمدstood firm الألىthose of old
وصمدت للبلوى كما صمد الألى
فكشفتso you exposed كلevery مشعوcharlatan (partial word) ذوand (ذ completes the preceding word) مضللdeceiver
فكشفت كل مشعو ذو مضلل
And you stood firm against affliction, as those of old stood,
And you withstood tribulations like the lofty peaks
And so exposed every charlatan and deceiver.
Exposing every devious misleading guide
ونشرتand you unfurled ألويةthe banners of الفداself-sacrifice خفاقةfluttering
ونشرت ألوية الفدا خفاقة
فوقabove الروابيthe hills كالسماكlike al-Simak الأعزلthe Unarmed (Spica)
فوق الروابي كالسماك الأعزل
And you unfurled the banners of sacrifice, fluttering
And raised the banners of sacrifice billowing
Above the hills like Spica, the Unarmed Star.
Over the hills bare like an unarmed hero
حفظتyou guarded دينthe religion of محمدMuhammad منfrom ظالمan oppressor
حفظت دين محمد من ظالم
طاغtyrannical ومنand from متجبرan overbearing man متبذلdebased
طاغ ومن متجبر متبذل
You guarded Muhammad's religion from an oppressor,
You safeguarded Muhammad's faith from an unjust
A tyrant, and from an overbearing, debased man.
Arrogant tyrant and from a vile transgressor
ياO فتيةyoung men of الحدباءal-Hadba أنتمyou قدوةan example
يا فتية الحدباء أنتم قدوة
للناهضينfor those rising to action الأوفياءthe loyal الكملperfect in virtue
للناهضين الأوفياء الكمل
O young men of al-Hadba, you are an example
O lads of Hadebah, you are examples
For those rising to action, loyal and perfect in virtue,
To sincere loyal risers of perfection
الصادقينthe truthful إذاwhen تلجلجfaltered in speech غيرهمothers besides them
الصادقين إذا تلجلج غيرهم
ومجاهدينand fighters منof الطرازthe rank الأولthe first
ومجاهدين من الطراز الأول
Truthful when others falter in speech,
True when others waver in confusion
And fighters of the first rank,
And mujahideen of the finest breed
والثابتينand the steadfast إذاwhen الخطوبcalamities تزاحمتcrowded together
والثابتين إذا الخطوب تزاحمت
يتدرعونthey armor themselves لهاagainst them بصبرwith patience أجملthe noblest
يتدرعون لها بصبر أجمل
And steadfast when calamities crowd together,
Steadfast when hardships amass
Armoring themselves against them with the noblest patience.
Shielding them with the most beautiful patience
ماذاwhat أعددshall I recount منof بطولاتheroic deeds لكمof yours
ماذا أعدد من بطولات لكم
ستضيءwill illuminate آفاقthe horizons of الغدtomorrow المستقبلthe coming
ستضيء آفاق الغد المستقبل
Which of your heroic deeds shall I recount,
What feats of heroism shall I recount for you
That will light the horizons of the coming morrow?
That will illuminate the horizons of the future?
وبأيand with what قافيةrhyme أصوغshall I fashion ملاحماepics
وبأي قافية أصوغ ملاحما
تتلىare recited علىover مرthe passage of الزمانtime بمحفلat an assembly
تتلى على مر الزمان بمحفل
And with what rhyme shall I fashion epics
And in what rhyme shall I compose epics
To be recited at gatherings through the passing ages?
To be recited through time in assemblies?
شهداؤكمyour martyrs ملأواfilled والجنانand the Gardens of Paradise فنصفهاso half of them
شهداؤكم ملأوا والجنان فنصفها
للعالمينfor all the worlds ونصفهاand half of them للموصلfor Mosul
للعالمين ونصفها للموصل
Your martyrs have filled the Gardens; half of them
Your martyrs have filled paradise, half of it
Are for all the world, and half for Mosul.
For the worlds, and half for Mosul
وقسمتمand you divided قيدthe chain of الفخارglory فنصفهso half of it
وقسمتم قيد الفخار فنصفه
للعالمينfor all the worlds ونصفهand half of it للموصلfor Mosul
للعالمين ونصفه للموصل
And you divided the chain of glory; half of it
You have divided the pride of pottery, half of it
Is for all the world, and half for Mosul.
For the worlds and half for Mosul
ياO فتيةyoung men of الحدباءal-Hadba لاdo not تنسواforget دماblood
يا فتية الحدباء لا تنسوا دما
ظلماunjustly أريقwas shed وخسةand basely منby أرذلa most vile person
ظلما أريق وخسة من أرذل
O young men of al-Hadba, do not forget blood
O lads of Hadebah, do not forget blood
Shed unjustly and basely by the vilest of men.
Spilled unjustly, and the vilest dishonor
لاdo not تنسواforget المذبوحthe slaughtered منamong أطفالكمyour children
لا تنسوا المذبوح من أطفالكم
ونسائكمand your women ومنand among الشيوخthe elders العزلthe unarmed
ونسائكم ومن الشيوخ العزل
Do not forget those slaughtered among your children,
Do not forget the children murdered from among you
Your women, and the unarmed elders.
And your women and aged isolated
لاdo not تنسواforget العرضhonor المصونprotected يلوثهhe defiles it
لا تنسوا العرض المصون يلوثه
علجa brute تنشأwas reared فيin الحضيضthe depths الأسفلthe lowest
علج تنشأ في الحضيض الأسفل
Do not forget protected honor, defiled
Do not forget the guarded honor defiled
By a brute raised in the lowest depths.
By vicious beasts spawned in the lowest pits
لاdo not تنسواforget القرآنthe Qur'an مزقهtore it apart العمىblindness
لا تنسوا القرآن مزقه العمى
حقداout of hatred وداسand trampled حروفهits letters بالأرجلwith feet
حقدا وداس حروفه بالأرجل
Do not forget the Qur'an: blindness tore it apart
Do not forget the Quran torn up in blindness
In hatred, and trampled its letters underfoot.
Hatred, its letters trampled underfoot
ياO فتيةyoung men of الحدباءal-Hadba صونواsafeguard دينكمyour faith
يا فتية الحدباء صونوا دينكم
وذروهand let it يغليboil فيin الصدورthe breasts كمرجلlike a cauldron
وذروه يغلي في الصدور كمرجل
O young men of al-Hadba, guard your faith,
O lads of Hadebah, guard your faith
And let it boil in your breasts like a cauldron,
And keep it boiling in hearts like a furnace
لنردso that we may repel كلevery عقيدةcreed مدخولةtainted
لنرد كل عقيدة مدخولة
بعقيدةwith a faith أسمىloftier ونهجand a path أمثلbetter
بعقيدة أسمى ونهج أمثل
So that we may repel every tainted creed
We will refute each corrupted doctrine
With a loftier faith and a better path,
With a loftier creed and more perfect path
ونبثand we may spread فيamong الأجيالthe generations أوضحthe clearest فكرةidea
ونبث في الأجيال أوضح فكرة
قامتwas founded علىupon هديthe guidance of الكتابthe Book المنزلrevealed
قامت على هدي الكتاب المنزل
And spread among the generations the clearest idea,
And instill in generations the clearest concept
Founded on the guidance of the revealed Book,
Based on the guidance of the revealed Book
ونصدand we may thwart كيدthe plotting of الملحدينthe atheists بهمهwith resolve
ونصد كيد الملحدين بهمه
لمhas not تنحرفstrayed يوماever ولمand has not تتبدلchanged
لم تنحرف يوما ولم تتبدل
And thwart the atheists' plotting with resolve
And foil the atheists' plots with a resolve
That has never strayed or changed,
Never deviating from the straight path
ونسيرand we may march on والتاريخwhile history يشهدbears witness أنناthat we
ونسير والتاريخ يشهد أننا
سرناwe walked علىon نهجthe path of النبيthe Prophet المرسلthe one sent as messenger
سرنا على نهج النبي المرسل
And march on, while history bears witness that we
And we shall go on, history witnessing
Have followed the path of the Prophet, the Messenger.
We have trod the way of the Prophet sent
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