مهماno matter how تمطيstretches out ليلناour night الأسودblack
مهما تمطي ليلنا الأسود
مهماno matter how استبدrules despotically الظالمthe oppressor السيدthe master
مهما استبد الظالم السيد
No matter how long our black night stretches,
No matter how long our dark night lasts
No matter how tyrannically the oppressive master rules,
No matter how the oppressor prevails
مهماno matter how عتاgrows insolent الأقزامthe dwarfs والأعبدand the slaves
مهما عتا الأقزام والأعبد
ولوحواand they brandish بالقيدwith the shackle أوor هددواthey threaten
ولوحوا بالقيد أو هددوا
No matter how insolent the dwarfs and slaves grow,
No matter how the dwarfs and slaves boast
And brandish shackles or threaten,
And threaten with chains or intimidate
عنfrom نصرهchampioning الاسلامIslam هلshall نقعدwe sit idle
عن نصره الاسلام هل نقعد
كلاcertainly not سنبقىwe shall remain دائماalways ننشدwe chant
كلا سنبقى دائما ننشد
Shall we hold back from championing Islam?
Shall we sit still from supporting Islam?
No! We shall always keep chanting:
Never! We shall always chant
بفجرهwith its dawn لاno بدescape يأتيwill come الغدtomorrow
بفجره لا بد يأتي الغد
نحنwe دعاةadvocates of الخيرgoodness أهلpeople of الحجىreason
نحن دعاة الخير أهل الحجى
Tomorrow will surely come with its dawn.
Its dawn will surely come tomorrow
We are advocates of goodness, people of reason;
We are the people of virtue and protection
نظلwe remain فيin حلقthe throat of الأعاديthe foes شجىa choking thorn
نظل في حلق الأعادي شجى
وسوفand we shall لاnot نقطعsever حبلthe rope of الرجاhope
وسوف لا نقطع حبل الرجا
We remain a thorn in our foes' throats;
We remain a throbbing pain in the enemies' throats
And we shall not sever the rope of hope
And we shall not severe the cord of hope
منfrom فالقthe cleaver of الصبحdawn وماحيand the effacer of الدجىdarkness
من فالق الصبح وماحي الدجى
ليجعلso that ... may make اللهGod لناfor us مخرجاa way out
ليجعل الله لنا مخرجا
In the Cleaver of dawn and Effacer of darkness,
From the splitter of dawn and the eraser of darkness
So that God may make a way out for us.
May God make a way out for us
وليلand the night of أهلthe people of الغدرtreachery مهماhowever much دجاgrows dark
وليل أهل الغدر مهما دجا
بفجرهwith its dawn لاno بدescape يأتيwill come الغدtomorrow
بفجره لا بد يأتي الغد
And however dark the traitors' night grows,
And however long the traitors' night is obscured
Tomorrow will surely come with its dawn.
Its dawn will surely come tomorrow
لوif نهجرwe abandon الكفرunbelief واسبابهand its causes
لو نهجر الكفر واسبابه
سيفتحwill open اللهGod لناfor us بابهHis door
سيفتح الله لنا بابه
If we abandon unbelief and its causes,
If we abandon disbelief and its causes
God will open His door to us,
God will open his door for us
لنقرعso we may strike الظلمoppression وأصحابهand its adherents
لنقرع الظلم وأصحابه
ونمحقand we wipe out الكفرunbelief وأذنابهand its lackeys
ونمحق الكفر وأذنابه
So we may strike at oppression and its adherents,
To knock down injustice and its people
And wipe out unbelief and its lackeys.
And destroy disbelief and its followers
فقلso say لمنto whoever بالنصرabout victory قدhas رابهtroubled him
فقل لمن بالنصر قد رابه
أمرa matter فلمand did not يصبرendure لماin the face of what صابهbefell him
أمر فلم يصبر لما صابه
So tell whoever was troubled about victory
So say to those losing hope for victory
By some matter, and did not endure what befell him:
And impatient for what has befallen them
بفجرهwith its dawn لاno بدescape يأتيwill come الغدtomorrow
بفجره لا بد يأتي الغد
وقلand say لكلto every قاعدidler جاهلignorant
وقل لكل قاعد جاهل
Tomorrow will surely come with its dawn.
Its dawn will surely come tomorrow
And tell every ignorant idler:
And say to each ignorant sitter
لاnot تكتبis written العزةglory للخاملfor the idle
لا تكتب العزة للخامل
ولاnor لكلfor every سادرheedless person غافلunaware
ولا لكل سادر غافل
Glory is not written for the idle,
Victory is not written for the lazy
Nor for anyone heedless and unaware.
Nor the negligent oblivious one
يقولsays جلexalted is اللهGod منas a قائلspeaker
يقول جل الله من قائل
نقذفwe hurl بالحقwith truth علىagainst الباطلfalsehood
نقذف بالحق على الباطل
God—exalted is He as a speaker—says:
God says, who is saying this?
"We hurl truth against falsehood."
We strike falsehood with the truth
فجددso renew العهدthe pledge معwith العاملthe worker
فجدد العهد مع العامل
بفجرهwith its dawn لاno بدescape يأتيwill come الغدtomorrow
بفجره لا بد يأتي الغد
So renew the pledge with the worker:
So renew the pledge with the worker
Tomorrow will surely come with its dawn.
Its dawn will surely come tomorrow
ماnot كانwas للمؤمنfor the believer أنto يستكينsubmit
ما كان للمؤمن أن يستكين
أوor يرغبdesires العيشlife ذليلاabased مهينdespised
أو يرغب العيش ذليلا مهين
It is not for a believer to submit,
It is not for the believer to show weakness
Or desire to live abased and despised
Or to wish for a disgraced humiliated life
فيin حمأةthe mire of الظلمoppression ولاnor أنto يلينgrow pliant
في حمأة الظلم ولا أن يلين
معwith الطغاةthe tyrants الغبرةdust-stained الملحدينthe godless
مع الطغاة الغبرة الملحدين
In the mire of oppression, nor grow pliant
In the sweltering heat of injustice, or to soften
With the dust-stained, godless tyrants.
Towards the atheist tyrannical oppressors
بلrather يهتكhe tears away السترthe veil عنfrom الظالمينthe oppressors
بل يهتك الستر عن الظالمين
ويوعدand he threatens الأعداءthe enemies والحاقدينand the spiteful
ويوعد الأعداء والحاقدين
Rather, he tears the veil from the oppressors,
Rather he exposes the cover of the wrongdoers
And threatens the enemies and the spiteful:
And threatens the enemies and the resentful
بفجرهwith its dawn لاno بدescape يأتيwill come الغدtomorrow
بفجره لا بد يأتي الغد
Tomorrow will surely come with its dawn.
Its dawn will surely come tomorrow
Sol 6.1