أيهاO you التائهthe wanderer فيon دربthe path of الحياةlife
أيها التائه في درب الحياة
غافلاheedlessly يمشيhe walks علىon غيرother than هدىguidance
غافلا يمشي على غير هدى
O wanderer on the path of life,
O you who wanders the path of life
Heedlessly walking without guidance,
Heedlessly walking without guidance
يتباهىhe boasts بالمعاصيof sins والفجورand debauchery
يتباهى بالمعاصي والفجور
ويقيمand he spends الليلthe night فيin حانa tavern of الخمورwine
ويقيم الليل في حان الخمور
Boasting of sins and debauchery,
Boasting of sins and immorality
And spending the night in a wine tavern,
And spending the night in taverns
غارقاdrowning بالإثمin sin والوزرand guilt الكبيرgreat
غارقا بالإثم والوزر الكبير
قمrise وتبand repent للهto God منfrom قبلbefore المماتdeath
قم وتب لله من قبل الممات
Drowning in sin and grievous guilt,
Immersed in grave sin and heavy burden
Rise and repent to God before death.
Arise and repent to Allah before death
أيwhat عذرexcuse سوفwill تبديهyou present it غداtomorrow
أي عذر سوف تبديه غدا
عدreturn إلىto اللهGod بقلبwith a heart خاشعhumble
عد إلى الله بقلب خاشع
What excuse will you offer tomorrow?
What excuse will you offer tomorrow?
Return to God with a humble heart,
Return to Allah with a humble heart
وادعهand call upon Him ليلاat night بطرفwith an eye دامعtearful
وادعه ليلا بطرف دامع
يتولاكHe cares for you بعفوwith pardon واسعboundless
يتولاك بعفو واسع
And call upon Him at night with a tearful eye.
And call upon Him at night with a tearful eye
He will take you into His care with boundless pardon,
He will take care of you with vast forgiveness
ويبدلand He replaces كلall تلكthose السيئاتmisdeeds
ويبدل كل تلك السيئات
حسناتgood deeds أجرهاtheir reward لنwill not ينفداrun out
حسنات أجرها لن ينفدا
And turn all those misdeeds
And replace all those sins
Into good deeds whose reward will never end.
With good deeds whose reward will never end
كلall هذاthis العفوpardon للعبدfor the servant المنيبpenitent
كل هذا العفو للعبد المنيب
سانعا[unclear in the supplied text] منfrom خالقthe Creator of الكونthe universe الرحيبvast
سانعا من خالق الكون الرحيب
All this pardon is for the penitent servant,
All this forgiveness is for the repenting servant
[Unclear word] from the Creator of the vast universe,
Seeking refuge with the Kind Creator
للذيfor whoever تابrepented إليهto Him منwithin قريبa short time
للذي تاب إليه من قريب
وإلىand to اللهGod أقامperformed الصلواتthe prayers
وإلى الله أقام الصلوات
For whoever turned back to Him without delay,
For those who repented to Him recently
And offered prayers to God,
And only to Allah established prayers
ولغيرand to other than ربهhis Lord ماnot سجداhe prostrated
ولغير ربه ما سجدا
موسمthe season of التوبةrepentance وافىhas arrived فاغتنمso seize
موسم التوبة وافى فاغتنم
And prostrated to none but his Lord.
And to none but his Lord prostrated
The season of repentance has arrived, so seize
The season of repentance has come so seize it
فرصةthe opportunity of الإيمانfaith منfrom قبلbefore الندمregret
فرصة الإيمان من قبل الندم
نعمةthe blessing of الإيمانfaith منamong كبرىthe greatest النعمblessings
نعمة الإيمان من كبرى النعم
The opportunity of faith before regret.
The chance of faith before regret
The blessing of faith is among the greatest blessings,
The blessing of faith is among the greatest blessings
فاغتنمهاso seize it وتقدمand advance بثباتwith steadfastness
فاغتنمها وتقدم بثبات
واستقمand be upright للهfor God تعطyou will be granted الرشداright guidance
واستقم لله تعط الرشدا
So seize it and advance steadfastly,
So take advantage of it and proceed with certainty
And be upright for God; you will be granted right guidance.
And be steadfast to Allah to attain righteousness
تزدهيgrow radiant الأرواحthe souls فيin شهرthe month of الصيامfasting
تزدهي الأرواح في شهر الصيام
ويغشيهاand envelops them سرورjoy وسلامand peace
ويغشيها سرور وسلام
Souls grow radiant in the month of fasting,
The souls shine in the month of fasting
And joy and peace enfold them.
And it is filled with joy and peace
ويفيضand overflows القلبthe heart نوراlight وابتسامand smiles
ويفيض القلب نورا وابتسام
وبذكرand through remembrance of اللهGod يجلوit dispels الظلماتthe darkness
وبذكر الله يجلو الظلمات
And the heart overflows with light and smiles,
The heart overflows with light and smiles
And through remembrance of God it dispels the darkness.
And with God's remembrance darkness disappears
مطمئنtranquil البالin mind يحياhe lives رغداin ease
مطمئن البال يحيا رغدا
تحيةa salute to المرأةthe woman المسلمةMuslim
تحية المرأة المسلمة
At peace in mind, he lives in ease.
With a reassured mind one lives in prosperity
A Salute to the Muslim Woman
Greetings to the Muslim woman
بنتdaughter of الهدىguidance أيتهاO you الراشدهright-minded woman
بنت الهدى أيتها الراشده
لاmay you not زلتcease فيon دربthe path of الهدىguidance صاعدةascending
لا زلت في درب الهدى صاعدة
Daughter of guidance, O right-minded woman,
The guided daughter, O righteous one
May you never cease ascending the path of guidance.
You are still ascending the path of guidance
سيريproceed إلىtoward العزةhonor فيin موكبa procession
سيري إلى العزة في موكب
يهتفit chants بالرسالةwith the message الخالدةeternal
يهتف بالرسالة الخالدة
Go toward honor in a procession
Keep going to glory in a parade
That proclaims the eternal message—
That chants the eternal message
رسالةthe message of الاسلامIslam لاnot غيرهanything other than it
رسالة الاسلام لا غيره
منof فكرthought أوor نظمsystems فاسدةcorrupt
من فكر أو نظم فاسدة
The message of Islam, and nothing else,
The message of Islam and none other
Whether ideas or corrupt systems.
Of corrupt thought or principles
يزحفit marches للمجدtoward glory وراياتهand its banners
يزحف للمجد وراياته
علىto سموthe loftiness of شأنهits standing شاهدهbear witness
على سمو شأنه شاهده
It marches toward glory, and its banners
It marches to glory with its banners
Bear witness to its lofty standing.
High in stature be its witness
يعيدit restores للأمةto the nation عنوانهاits identity
يعيد للأمة عنوانها
حتىuntil تفيقawaken الهممthe aspirations الراقدةdormant
حتى تفيق الهمم الراقدة
It restores the nation's identity,
It restores the nation its identity
Until dormant aspirations awaken,
Until the dormant ambitions awaken
ويبعثand it kindles العزمresolve بشبانهاin its young men
ويبعث العزم بشبانها
ليتبعواso they may follow جموعهاits multitudes الحاشدةgathered
ليتبعوا جموعها الحاشدة
And kindles resolve in its young men,
And determination inspires its youth
So they may follow its gathered multitudes.
To follow its massive crowds
أختيmy sister وللاسلامand Islam has أنوارهits lights
أختي وللاسلام أنواره
تشعthey shine رغمdespite السحبthe clouds اللابدهmassed
تشع رغم السحب اللابده
My sister, Islam has its lights,
My sister, and Islam has its lights
Which shine despite the massed clouds,
That shine despite the inevitable clouds
تضيءthey illuminate للركبfor the caravan دروبthe paths to العلىthe heights
تضيء للركب دروب العلى
بأعينwith eyes مبصرةdiscerning ناقدةcritical
بأعين مبصرة ناقدة
Lighting the caravan's paths to the heights
It illuminates the path of sublimity
With discerning, critical eyes.
With discerning and critical eyes
لاnot ترتضيهاaccepts her فكرةan idea فجةcrude
لا ترتضيها فكرة فجة
شوهاءmisshapen أوor عقيدةa creed جامدةrigid
شوهاء أو عقيدة جامدة
She is not accepted by a crude idea—
It accepts no deviant thought
Misshapen—or by a rigid creed.
Or rigid doctrine
لاnot تعرفshe knows الكذبlying بمنهاجهاin her method
لا تعرف الكذب بمنهاجها
وسيلةa means للغايةto the goal الماجدةnoble
وسيلة للغاية الماجدة
Her method knows no lying
It knows not falsehood in its curriculum
As a means to the noble goal.
Nor violence as means to noble ends
ولاnor ترىshe sees العنفviolence سبيلاa way إلىto
ولا ترى العنف سبيلا إلى
نشرspreading معانيهاher ideals ولاnor حاقدةspiteful
نشر معانيها ولا حاقدة
Nor does she see violence as a way to
It believes in good and seeks no
Spread her ideals, nor is she spiteful.
Frigid spoils like others
تؤمنshe believes بالخيرin goodness ولاand does not تبتغيshe seeks
تؤمن بالخير ولا تبتغي
كغيرهاlike others besides her مغانماspoils باردهeffortless; literally cold
كغيرها مغانما بارده
She believes in goodness and does not seek,
It battles evil and its people
As others do, effortless spoils.
And those who befriend foreign regimes
تصارعshe wrestles with الشرevil وأصحابهand its adherents
تصارع الشر وأصحابه
ومنand whoever يواليsupports النظمthe systems الوافدةimported
ومن يوالي النظم الوافدة
She wrestles with evil and its adherents,
It obliterates injustice and its causes
And those who support imported systems,
With an unwavering, steadfast zeal
وتمحقand she eradicates الظلمoppression وأسبابهand its causes
وتمحق الظلم وأسبابه
بهمةwith resolve صارخةresounding صامدةsteadfast
بهمة صارخة صامدة
And eradicates oppression and its causes
Stronger than injustice and its people
With resounding, steadfast resolve.
For it is conscious and guided
أقوىstronger منthan الظلمoppression ومنand than أهلهits practitioners
أقوى من الظلم ومن أهله
لأنهاbecause she واعيةaware راشدةrightly guided
لأنها واعية راشدة
Stronger than oppression and its practitioners,
It knows the intentions of its enemies
Because she is aware and rightly guided.
Thus it was not hapless and submissive
تعرفshe knows ماwhat ينويهthey intend it أعداؤهاher enemies
تعرف ما ينويه أعداؤها
فلمso not تكنshe was سادرةheedless سامدةoblivious
فلم تكن سادرة سامدة
She knows what her enemies intend,
It believed only in its Quran
So she was not heedless or oblivious.
An eternal, pure doctrine
ماnot آمنتshe believed إلاexcept بقرآنهاin her Qur'an
ما آمنت إلا بقرآنها
عقيدةa creed خالصةpure خالدةeverlasting
عقيدة خالصة خالدة
She believed in nothing but her Qur'an—
It renounced passion for passion of its faith
A pure, everlasting creed.
Content, grateful and praising
عافتshe forsook هواهاher desire لهوىfor the love of دينهاher religion
عافت هواها لهوى دينها
راضيةcontent شاكرةthankful حامدةoffering praise
راضية شاكرة حامدة
She forsook her own desire for love of her religion,
And I heard the wavering ones say
Content, grateful, and offering praise.
Words that would make the forbearing react foolishly
ومذبذبينand wavering men سمعتI heard منهمfrom them قالةa saying
ومذبذبين سمعت منهم قالة
تدعit leaves الحليمthe levelheaded person بخفةwith the frivolity of السفهاءfools
تدع الحليم بخفة السفهاء
And from wavering men I heard a saying
They pretend while having no wisdom
That leaves the levelheaded with the frivolity of fools.
Changing colors like a chameleon
يتنطعونthey pontificate وماand not بهمamong them منany عاقلsensible person
يتنطعون وما بهم من عاقل
يتلونونthey change colors تلونthe color-changing of الحرباءthe chameleon
يتلونون تلون الحرباء
They pontificate, though not one of them is sensible,
They hope our enemies make peace with us
Changing colors as a chameleon does.
By God, this is the logic of fools
يرجونthey hope منfrom أعدائناour enemies سلماpeace لناfor us
يرجون من أعدائنا سلما لنا
هذاthis لعمريby my life منطقthe reasoning of السخفاءfools
هذا لعمري منطق السخفاء
They hope for peace for us from our enemies.
Where is this peace and where are its principles
This, by my life, is the reasoning of fools.
Like a mirage in the desert
أينwhere السلامpeace وأينand where منهfrom it مبادىءprinciples
أين السلام وأين منه مبادىء
مثلlike السرابa mirage يلوحit glimmers فيin البيداءthe desert
مثل السراب يلوح في البيداء
Where is peace, and what has it to do with principles
Where is this peace and where are its principles
Like a mirage glimmering in the desert?
Built on blind fanaticism
أينwhere السلامpeace وأينand where منهfrom it مبادىءprinciples
أين السلام وأين منه مبادىء
قامتwere founded علىon العصبيةfanaticism الحمقاءfoolish
قامت على العصبية الحمقاء
Where is peace, and what has it to do with principles
Where is this peace? In the massacres of Libya?
Founded on senseless fanaticism?
Or the slaughterhouses of green Tunisia?
أينwhere السلامpeace أفيis it in مجازرthe massacres of قبيةQibya
أين السلام أفي مجازر قبية
أمor فيin مذابحthe massacres of تونسTunisia الخضراءgreen
أم في مذابح تونس الخضراء
Where is peace—in the massacres of Qibya?
Or in Algeria where they left no
Or in the massacres of green Tunisia?
Home without calamity and tribulation
أمor فيin الجزائرAlgeria حيثwhere لمdid not يبقواthey leave بهاin it
أم في الجزائر حيث لم يبقوا بها
بيتاa house بغيرwithout مصيبةcalamity وبلاءand affliction
بيتا بغير مصيبة وبلاء
Or in Algeria, where they left not
Or in Jerusalem, O supporters
A house without calamity and affliction?
Where blood flows like fluids
أمor فيin ربوعthe lands of القدسJerusalem ياO أنصارهits champions
أم في ربوع القدس يا أنصاره
حيثwhere الدماءblood هناكthere كالدأماءlike the sea
حيث الدماء هناك كالدأماء
Or in the lands of Jerusalem, O its champions,
Or in the valleys of Kashmir where sedition
Where blood there is like the sea?
Blindly fuels the blind sedition
أمor فيon ربىthe hills of كشميرKashmir حيثwhere الفتنةstrife
أم في ربى كشمير حيث الفتنة
عمياءblind تلوfollowing الفتنةstrife العمياءblind
عمياء تلو الفتنة العمياء
Or on Kashmir's hills, where strife
Nehru provocatively fans its flames
Is blind, following blind strife?
Then goes around calling for extinguishing
نهروNehru يؤججhe stokes نارهاits fire بوقاحةbrazenly
نهرو يؤجج نارها بوقاحة
ويروحand he goes about يدعوcalling الناسthe people للاطفاءto extinguish
ويروح يدعو الناس للاطفاء
Nehru stokes its fire brazenly,
We do not expect reform from those who worship
And goes about calling people to put it out.
Bulls or warring sheep
لاnot نرتجيwe expect الاصلاحreform منfrom متعبدa worshipper
لا نرتجي الاصلاح من متعبد
للثورof the bull أوor للنعجةof the ewe الحرباءthe chameleon
للثور أو للنعجة الحرباء
We do not expect reform from a worshipper
If he had any good he would free himself
Of the bull or the chameleon-like ewe.
From that tattered paganism
لوif كانhe were ذاpossessing خيرgoodness لحررhe would free نفسهhimself
لو كان ذا خير لحرر نفسه
منfrom تلكمthat (addressing you all) الوثنيةidolatry الخرقاءfoolish
من تلكم الوثنية الخرقاء
If he had any goodness, he would have freed himself
We do not want peace but will grant it
From that foolish idolatry.
To the useless, cowardly fools
لسناwe are not نريدwe want السلمpeace بلrather سنعافهwe will leave it
لسنا نريد السلم بل سنعافه
للأغبياءto the fools العالةthe dependents الجبناءthe cowards
للأغبياء العالة الجبناء
We do not want peace; rather, we shall leave it
We will grant it to the owls that hoot in the darkness
To the fools, the dependents, the cowards.
Grant it to the bats of darkness
سنعافهwe will leave it للبومto the owl ينعبit hoots فيin الدجىthe darkness
سنعافه للبوم ينعب في الدجى
سنعافهwe will leave it لوطاوطto the bats الظلماءof darkness
سنعافه لوطاوط الظلماء
We shall leave it to the owl hooting in the dark,
To those who crouch submissively from weakness
We shall leave it to the bats of darkness,
To monkeys, to worms, to parrots
للقابعينto those crouching الخانعينthe submissive منfrom الونىfeebleness
للقابعين الخانعين من الونى
للقردto the ape للديدانto the worms للببغاءto the parrot
للقرد للديدان للببغاء
To those crouching, submissive from feebleness,
Glory is attained with iron and blood
To the ape, to the worms, to the parrot.
Not by writing among every moron
المجدglory يدركis attained بالحديدwith iron وبالدماand with blood
المجد يدرك بالحديد وبالدما
لاnot بالكتابةby writing عندbeside كلevery خلاءprivy
لا بالكتابة عند كل خلاء
Glory is won with iron and with blood,
Not by writing beside every privy.
Partial English translation: 94 of 96 Arabic lines translated.
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