ربيعكyour spring للروحfor the spirit كالبلسمlike balm
ربيعك للروح كالبلسم
بهيجbright الضحىthe morning light رائقserene المبسمthe smile
بهيج الضحى رائق المبسم
Your spring is like balm to the spirit,
Your springtime is like a balm for the soul
bright in its morning light, serene in its smile.
Delighting the morning, pleasing to behold
يحركstirs فيwithin النفسthe soul وجدانهاits feelings
يحرك في النفس وجدانها
ويطلقهاand frees it منfrom إسارthe bondage of الدمblood
ويطلقها من إسار الدم
It stirs the feelings within the soul
It stirs the heart's innermost feelings
and frees it from the bondage of blood,
And frees it from the shackles of woe
ويبعثهاand revives it حرةfree لاnot تضيقit feels constrained
ويبعثها حرة لا تضيق
بكيدby the scheming of العواذلthe reproachers واللومand blame
بكيد العواذل واللوم
and revives it, free and untroubled
Setting it free, unconstrained
by reproachers' scheming and blame.
By the plots of foes and their blame
ويرفعهاand lifts it منfrom حضيضthe lowest depths of الترابdust
ويرفعها من حضيض التراب
إلىto الأفقthe horizon الأرحبwider الأكرمnobler
إلى الأفق الأرحب الأكرم
It lifts it from the lowliness of dust
Raising it up from the dust of the earth
to the wider, nobler horizon,
To the vast and noble horizon
ويغمرهاand bathes it بحنانin the tenderness of السماءheaven
ويغمرها بحنان السماء
ويمنحهاand grants it هيبةthe dignity of المسلمthe Muslim
ويمنحها هيبة المسلم
and bathes it in heaven's tenderness
Bathing it in heaven's affection
and grants it a Muslim's dignity.
Granting it the awe of Islam
فتشرقthen shine فيin القلبthe heart أنوارهits lights
فتشرق في القلب أنواره
وينبضand beats بالحمدwith praise للمنعمfor the Bestower
وينبض بالحمد للمنعم
Then its lights shine in the heart,
Its lights shine in the heart
and it beats with praise for the Bestower,
Pulsing with praise of the Bestower
ويمشيand walks سوياupright علىon منهجa path
ويمشي سويا على منهج
سليمsound يؤديleading إلىto أسلمwhat is safer
سليم يؤدي إلى أسلم
and walks upright along a path
Walking together on the straight path
sound, leading to what is safer.
Leading securely to peace
ويعبقand wafts فيهwithin it أريجthe fragrance of الهدىguidance
ويعبق فيه أريج الهدى
زكياsweetly fragrant يطولlasts long علىbeyond الموسمthe season
زكيا يطول على الموسم
Within it wafts the fragrance of guidance,
Fragrant with the scent of guidance
sweetly fragrant, outlasting the season,
Pure, lasting through seasons
أرقmore delicate وأندىand dewier منthan الياسمينjasmine
أرق وأندى من الياسمين
وأبهىand more splendid جمالاin beauty منthan البرعمthe bud
وأبهى جمالا من البرعم
more delicate and dewy than jasmine,
More gentle and luminous than jasmine
and more splendid in beauty than a bud.
More beautiful than a bud
ربيعكyour spring ياO سيدmaster of الكائناتall beings
ربيعك يا سيد الكائنات
سناهits radiance ينيرilluminates القلوبthe hearts العميblind
سناه ينير القلوب العمي
Your spring, O master of all beings—
Your spring, O Master of all beings
its radiance lights the blind hearts
Its brilliance enlightens blinded hearts
ويرويand quenches غليلthe burning thirst of العطاشthe thirsty الذينwho
ويروي غليل العطاش الذين
يرونsee السرابthe mirage كسيلas a torrent طميswollen
يرون السراب كسيل طمي
and quenches the burning thirst of the thirsty who
Quenching the thirst of the parched
see the mirage as a swollen torrent.
Who see but mirages in the wasteland
نبيProphet of الهدىguidance هزنيstirred me ذكركمyour remembrance
نبي الهدى هزني ذكركم
فرحتso I rejoiced أعنيI mean بشوقwith longing ظميparched
فرحت أعني بشوق ظمي
Prophet of guidance, your remembrance has stirred me,
Your memory shook me, Prophet of Guidance
so I rejoiced—I mean, with parched longing.
My eyes rejoiced, overflowing with yearning
وأشدواand I sing بفضلكof your excellence بينamong الرجالmen
وأشدوا بفضلك بين الرجال
جهاراopenly نهاراby day بملءwith the fullness of الفمthe mouth
جهارا نهارا بملء الفم
And I sing of your excellence among men,
And I proclaimed your superiority among men
openly, in daylight, with full voice.
Loudly, clearly, with all my voice
وأدعوand I call الأنامhumankind لمنهاجكمto your way
وأدعو الأنام لمنهاجكم
ومنهاجكمand your way غايةthe ultimate aim of المنغمthe singer
ومنهاجكم غاية المنغم
I call humankind to your way,
And called on all people to follow your way
and your way is the singer's ultimate aim,
Your way, pinnacle of harmony
وروحand the spirit of السلامpeace لكلfor all الأنامhumankind
وروح السلام لكل الأنام
فلاso no عربيArab ولاand no أعجميnon-Arab
فلا عربي ولا أعجمي
and the spirit of peace for all humankind,
And the spirit of peace for all people
with no distinction between Arab and non-Arab.
No distinction between Arab or foreigner
خلتhas passed away بدعةthe innovation of الجاهلينthe ignorant الجفاهthe coarse
خلت بدعة الجاهلين الجفاه
وولتand vanished معwith الباطلfalsehood المرغمhumbled
وولت مع الباطل المرغم
The innovation of the ignorant and coarse has passed,
The ignorance of bigots has passed
and vanished with humbled falsehood.
And falsehood's rule is finished
وماتand died التفاخرboasting والكبرياءand pride
ومات التفاخر والكبرياء
فكلfor all البريةcreation منfrom آدمAdam
فكل البرية من آدم
Boasting and pride have died,
Pride and arrogance are dead
for all creation comes from Adam.
All of humanity stems from Adam
وحلand took التفاضلdistinction by merit بالصالحاتthrough righteous deeds
وحل التفاضل بالصالحات
محلthe place of التعاظمself-aggrandizement بالأعظمover greater rank
محل التعاظم بالأعظم
Distinction through righteous deeds has taken
Distinction now comes through good deeds
the place of boasting of greater rank.
Not by claims of greatness or power
فماso whatever أبرمااللهGod has made firm لمnot ينتقضbe undone
فما أبرماالله لم ينتقض
وماand whatever نقضundid اللهGod لمnot يبرمbe made firm
وما نقض الله لم يبرم
So whatever God has made firm remains unbroken,
What God has ordained will not be undone
and whatever God has undone is not made firm.
What He annuls cannot be restored
فليسfor it is not سواءequal نظامa system وضيعlowly
فليس سواء نظام وضيع
ونهجand a way منfrom الخالقthe Creator المنعمthe Bestower
ونهج من الخالق المنعم
For a lowly system is not equal
Chaos and order are not the same
to a way from the Creator, the Bestower.
Grace from the Giving Creator
وهلand can يستويbe equal بشرa human يدعيclaims
وهل يستوي بشر يدعي
علوماknowledge معwith الخالقthe Creator الأعلمthe All-Knowing
علوما مع الخالق الأعلم
And can a human who claims
Can the human who claims
knowledge be equal to the Creator, the All-Knowing?
Wisdom compare to the All-Wise?
وكيفand how بربكby your Lord ترضىyou accept بذاthis
وكيف بربك ترضى بذا
وأنتwhile you تحنyearn إلىfor الأقومthe most upright
وأنت تحن إلى الأقوم
And how, by your Lord, can you accept this,
How can you accept this, my Lord
when you yearn for what is most upright?
When you yearn for what is most just?
ألستdo you not تخالفهاyou oppose it فطرةby innate nature
ألست تخالفها فطرة
فطرتyou were fashioned عليهاupon it منby الأرحمthe Most Merciful
فطرت عليها من الأرحم
Do you not oppose it by the very nature
Does it not contradict the nature
upon which the Most Merciful fashioned you?
You were created in, O Most Merciful?
فحققso secure لنفسكfor yourself ماwhat تشتهيyou desire
فحقق لنفسك ما تشتهي
منof الطيباتgood things ولاand do not ترتمfling yourself
من الطيبات ولا ترتم
So secure for yourself what you desire
So seek what your soul desires
of good things, and do not fling yourself
Of goodness, and do not hesitate
بماinto what يتنافىconflicts معwith المنزلاتthe revelations
بما يتنافى مع المنزلات
منfrom الخالقthe Creator الباريءthe Maker الأعظمthe Most Great
من الخالق الباريء الأعظم
into what conflicts with the revelations
With what opposes the stations
from the Creator, the Maker, the Most Great.
Of the Exalted Creator
وحسبيand enough for me وحسبكand enough for you ماwhat قدindeed نرىwe see
وحسبي وحسبك ما قد نرى
ونلمسand feel منof دائناour sickness المؤلمpainful
ونلمس من دائنا المؤلم
Enough for me and you is what we see
You and I see and feel enough
and feel of our painful sickness.
From He who hurts and heals
نصيحwe cry out ولاbut no منany سميعhearer مجيبresponsive
نصيح ولا من سميع مجيب
ونصرخand scream فيin مهمةa wilderness (apparent typo) مبهمobscure
ونصرخ في مهمة مبهم
We cry out, but no listener answers,
We cry out with no answer
and scream in an obscure wilderness.
Lost in confusing dilemmas
ويبصرand see أعدائناour enemies ماwhat بناwithin us
ويبصر أعدائنا ما بنا
وسرand the cause of التأخرbackwardness لمnot يكتمbe concealed
وسر التأخر لم يكتم
Our enemies see what afflicts us,
Our enemies see our weakness
and the cause of our backwardness is not concealed.
The cause of our delay is clear
وبتناand we have become لهمfor them هدفاa target واضحاclear
وبتنا لهم هدفا واضحا
يجرdrags بناwith us منwhoever يريدwishes الرميshooting
يجر بنا من يريد الرمي
We have become a clear target for them;
We've become for them an easy target
whoever wishes to shoot drags us about.
Drawing us wherever they aim
فياso, O أيهاyou الكونthe universe منيfrom me استمعlisten
فيا أيها الكون مني استمع
وياand O أذنear of الدهرtime عنيfrom me افهميunderstand
ويا أذن الدهر عني افهمي
O universe, listen to me,
So listen, O Universe, to me
and O ear of time, understand me.
And understand, O Ears of Time
فأنيfor I am صريحcandid كماas تعلمينyou know
فأني صريح كما تعلمين
حريصdevoted علىto مبدئيmy principle القيمupright
حريص على مبدئي القيم
For I am candid, as you know,
I am candid, as you know
devoted to my upright principle.
Eager to uphold my principles
ومهماand however تعددتmultiply الواجهاتthe fronts
ومهما تعددت الواجهات
فلستyet I am not إلىto وجهةa direction أنتميI belong
فلست إلى وجهة أنتمي
However numerous the fronts,
No matter how faces change
I belong to no direction
I belong to one direction
سوىexcept قبلةthe qibla of المصطفىthe Chosen One والمقامand the Station
سوى قبلة المصطفى والمقام
لأرويto refresh الحشاشةthe life-force منfrom زمزمZamzam
لأروي الحشاشة من زمزم
save the Chosen One's qibla and the Station,
Only to the Chosen One's Sanctuary
to refresh my life-force with Zamzam.
To water the pilgrims at Zamzam
وأشهدand I make witness منwhoever دبtreads فوقupon الثرىthe soil
وأشهد من دب فوق الثرى
وتحتand beneath السماthe sky عزةthe honor of المسلمthe Muslim
وتحت السما عزة المسلم
I make all who tread upon the soil witness,
And witness, of all who tread the earth
beneath the sky, the Muslim's honor.
And under the sky, the Pride of Islam
أغارI am protective علىof أمتيmy nation أنlest تتيهit stray
أغار على أمتي أن تتيه
بهوجamid raging العواصفstorms فيin العيلمthe vast sea
بهوج العواصف في العيلم
I am protective of my nation, lest it stray
I envy that my nation may stray
amid raging storms on the vast sea.
In the unauthorized wilderness
أغارI am protective علىof أمتيmy nation أنlest تضلit lose
أغار على أمتي أن تضل
سبيلthe path of النجاةsalvation ولمand not تسلمit find safety
سبيل النجاة ولم تسلم
I am protective of my nation, lest it lose
I envy that my nation may lose
the path of salvation and fail to find safety.
The path of salvation and not submit
أغارI am protective علىof أمتيmy nation أنlest تدوخit reel
أغار على أمتي أن تدوخ
ولمand not تتمكنit gain mastery منof السلمpeace
ولم تتمكن من السلم
I am protective of my nation, lest it reel
I envy that my nation may wander
and fail to attain peace,
Not taking hold of the rope
فتقعدthen it sits صماءdeaf مضرورةstricken
فتقعد صماء مضرورة
تطربهاdelights it لغةthe language of الأبكمthe mute
تطربها لغة الأبكم
then sit deaf and stricken,
Sitting deaf and confused
delighted by the language of the mute,
Distracted by the mute's nonsense
وتشغلهاand distract it سفسفاتthe trivialities of الأمورaffairs
وتشغلها سفسفات الأمور
عنfrom الفرضprescribed duty والواجبand obligation الأقدمforemost
عن الفرض والواجب الأقدم
and distracted by trivial affairs
Busied by the trifles of life
from prescribed duty and the foremost obligation.
Forgetting duty and law
وتدفنand buries آمالهاits hopes بالضحىin morning light
وتدفن آمالها بالضحى
وتمسيand enters evening وتصبحand enters morning فيin مأتمmourning
وتمسي وتصبح في مأتم
It buries its hopes in broad daylight,
Burying its hopes in vain
and spends evening and morning in mourning.
Ending each day in sorrow
تقومit rises وتقعدand sits منfrom همهاits distress
تقوم وتقعد من همها
وماءand the water of المدامعtears يهميpours هميunceasingly
وماء المدامع يهمي همي
It rises and sits in its distress,
Rising and resting worried
and the water of tears pours unceasingly.
Eyes overflowing with tears
تناشدit implores أبناءهاits sons عروةa bond
تناشد أبناءها عروة
منof الدينreligion والحقand truth لمnot تفصمbe severed
من الدين والحق لم تفصم
It implores its sons for a bond
Begging its children for a rope
of religion and truth that has not been severed,
Of faith and truth not severed
وترجوand hopes for لعلاتهاfor its ailments مرهماa salve
وترجو لعلاتها مرهما
وليسand there is not سوىexcept الدينreligion منany مرهمsalve
وليس سوى الدين من مرهم
and hopes for a salve for its ailments,
Hoping for a salve to its woes
yet there is no salve but religion.
When only the religion can heal
أخيmy brother لاdo not تلنfalter فالألىfor those قدوةan example
أخي لا تلن فالألى قدوة
لمثليfor one like me ومثلكand one like you فيin المأزمcrisis
لمثلي ومثلك في المأزم
My brother, do not falter, for those men are examples
My brother do not give up
for the likes of me and you in a crisis.
The exemplars blazed a trail for us
وكانواand they would إذاwhen ماever ادلهمgrew dark الزمانthe times
وكانوا إذا ما ادلهم الزمان
جلوهthey cleared it بعزمwith resolve فتيyouthful سميlofty
جلوه بعزم فتي سمي
Whenever the times grew dark,
Whenever times betrayed them
they cleared the gloom with youthful, lofty resolve.
They faced it with determined resolve
لههمtheirs (apparent typo) قدرهمtheir worth باعتبارin the esteem of الرجالmen
لههم قدرهم باعتبار الرجال
وسمعتهمand their renown فيat ذرىthe summits of الأنجمthe stars
وسمعتهم في ذرى الأنجم
They hold their place in men's esteem,
They valued their destiny
and their renown is at the summits of the stars.
As befits men of repute
تقدمadvance فأنتfor you are الأبيunbowed الشجاعbrave
تقدم فأنت الأبي الشجاع
ولاand do not تتهيبbe intimidated ولاand do not تحجمhold back
ولا تتهيب ولا تحجم
Advance, for you are unbowed and brave,
Move forward, you are strong and brave
and do not be intimidated or hold back.
Do not hesitate or refrain
عليكhold fast بهديto the guidance of الرسولthe Messenger الكريمnoble
عليك بهدي الرسول الكريم
ومنهاجand the way of قرآنكyour Qur'an المحكمauthoritative
ومنهاج قرآنك المحكم
Hold fast to the noble Messenger's guidance
Follow the Guide of the Noble Messenger
and the way of your authoritative Qur'an.
And the Straight Path of your Book
فلاso do not تتنازلyield ولاand do not تنحرفdeviate
فلا تتنازل ولا تنحرف
ولاand do not تتشاءمbe pessimistic ولاand do not تسأمgrow weary
ولا تتشاءم ولا تسأم
Do not give ground, and do not stray,
Do not compromise or deviate
do not be pessimistic, and do not grow weary.
Nor lose hope or tire
تقدمadvance فماfor there is no فيin حياةthe life of الورىhumankind
تقدم فما في حياة الورى
مكانplace لمستضعفfor the powerless معدمdestitute
مكان لمستضعف معدم
Advance, for in humankind's life there is
Move forward, for in life
no place for the powerless and destitute.
There is no place for the weak
وجردand bare بوجهin the face of الخصومthe foes اللئامvile
وجرد بوجه الخصوم اللئام
سلاحكyour weapon لاnot عفةthe restraint of المحرمthe consecrated pilgrim
سلاحك لا عفة المحرم
And bare, in the face of your vile foes,
Bare your weapon bravely
your weapon, not a consecrated pilgrim's restraint,
Against the vile enemies
لتمسحto wipe away فيin القدسJerusalem منfrom أهلهاits people
لتمسح في القدس من أهلها
دموعthe tears of الاراملwidows واليتمand orphanhood
دموع الارامل واليتم
to wipe away in Jerusalem, from its people,
To wipe the tears of Jerusalem's
the tears of widows and orphanhood.
Widows and orphans
فليسfor it is not منof الحزمprudence أنto تنثنيturn back
فليس من الحزم أن تنثني
بيومon the day of الكفاحstruggle ولمand not تقدمyou advance
بيوم الكفاح ولم تقدم
It is not prudence to turn back
Do not bend on the day of struggle
on the day of struggle before you have advanced;
Without stepping forward
وليسand it is not منof العزمresolve أنthat ينطفيit go out
وليس من العزم أن ينطفي
لهيبthe flame of الفداءsacrifice ولمand not يضرمbe kindled
لهيب الفداء ولم يضرم
nor is it resolve that it should go out—
Do not let the flame of sacrifice
the flame of sacrifice—before it is kindled.
Be extinguished before it can ignite
تحركmove فأنتfor you are العزيزmighty الكريمnoble
تحرك فأنت العزيز الكريم
ولوeven if أثرhas marked القيدthe shackle فيon المعصمthe wrist
ولو أثر القيد في المعصم
Move, for you are mighty and noble,
Move, you are mighty and generous
even if the shackle has marked your wrist.
Even if chains mark your wrists
ولاand do not تبتئسbe dismayed منby سمومthe venoms of الصلالvipers
ولا تبتئس من سموم الصلال
ولاand do not تخشfear منfrom نهشةthe bite of الأرقمthe speckled serpent
ولا تخش من نهشة الأرقم
Do not be dismayed by vipers' venom,
Do not despair of the poisons of misguidance
and do not fear the speckled serpent's bite.
Or fear the vipers' bites
وخضهاand plunge into them كماas خاضهاplunged into them الأقدمونthe forebears
وخضها كما خاضها الأقدمون
بحاراseas تموجsurge بقانيwith crimson الدمblood
بحارا تموج بقاني الدم
Plunge into them as the forebears did—
Plunge in as our forebears did
seas surging with crimson blood.
Into seas storming with blood
ولاand do not تكbe منamong معشرa people تافهpetty
ولا تك من معشر تافه
يقيسmeasures السعادةhappiness بالدرهمby the dirham
يقيس السعادة بالدرهم
Do not belong to a petty people
Do not be like the worthless rabble
who measure happiness by the dirham,
Who measure happiness in coins
وينظرand looks للكونat the universe منthrough كوةa small window
وينظر للكون من كوة
تطلoverlooks علىonto عالمa world مظلمdark
تطل على عالم مظلم
and look at the universe through a small window
Looking out from a narrow crevice
overlooking a dark world,
Onto a darkened world
يعيشlives وليسand there is not لهfor him غايةan aim
يعيش وليس له غاية
سوىexcept مشربdrink وسوىand except مطعfood (truncated word)
سوى مشرب وسوى مطع
living with no purpose
Living aimlessly
but drink and food.
Concerned only with drink and food
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