( ضَاقَتْgrew tight فَلَمّاand when اسْتَحْكَمَتْclosed fast حَلَقاتُهاits rings)
( ضَاقَتْ فَلَمّا اسْتَحْكَمَتْ حَلَقاتُها)
ضَاقَتْgrew tight وَوَهْماًand mistakenly قَدْhad ظَنَنّاwe thought تُفْرَجُwould be eased
ضَاقَتْ وَوَهْماً قَدْ ظَنَنّا تُفْرَجُ
It tightened, and when its rings closed fast,
it tightened—we had mistakenly thought it would ease.
قدhas بُحَّgrown hoarse صوتthe voice of الحَقِّtruth فيin زَمَنِan age of الخَناdepravity
قد بُحَّ صوت الحَقِّ في زَمَنِ الخَنا
ياO ويحناwoe to us سادcame to rule السفيهُthe fool الأعوجُthe crooked
يا ويحنا ساد السفيهُ الأعوجُ
The voice of truth has grown hoarse in an age of depravity.
Alas for us! The crooked fool has come to rule.
رَهْطُthe band of الرُّوَيْبِضَةignorant upstarts انْبَرواthey stepped forward وتجبّرواand they grew tyrannical
رَهْطُ الرُّوَيْبِضَة انْبَروا وتجبّروا
أنَّthat الجَهالةَignorance منهمُfrom them تتخرَّجُgraduates
أنَّ الجَهالةَ منهمُ تتخرَّجُ
The band of ignorant upstarts stepped forward and grew tyrannical;
indeed, ignorance graduates from their ranks.
والمُفْسِدونَand the corrupters كَماlike الأفاعيsnakes قدhave دَنواthey drew near
والمُفْسِدونَ كَما الأفاعي قد دَنوا
مِنْfrom نابِهِمْtheir fang سُماًvenom زُعافاًdeadly أخْرَجواthey released
مِنْ نابِهِمْ سُماً زُعافاً أخْرَجوا
And the corrupters have drawn near like snakes;
from their fang they released deadly venom.
بَذرواthey sowed الفَسادَcorruption بأرْضِناin our land لاno ماnot اسْتَحواthey felt shame
بَذروا الفَسادَ بأرْضِنا لا ما اسْتَحوا
وعلىand toward رُؤاناour visions خِلْسَةًstealthily قدhave عَرّجواthey turned aside
وعلى رُؤانا خِلْسَةً قد عَرّجوا
They sowed corruption in our land—no, they felt no shame.
And stealthily they turned toward our visions.
نثرواthey scattered القَتامةَgloom فيin دُروبِthe paths of حياتناour lives
نثروا القَتامةَ في دُروبِ حياتنا
ماno longer عادَremains فيهاin it ماanything that يَسُرُّpleases ويُبْهِجُand gladdens
ما عادَ فيها ما يَسُرُّ ويُبْهِجُ
They scattered gloom along the paths of our lives;
nothing remains there to please or gladden.
اسْتَرخَصواthey held cheap الأرْدُنَّJordan دونَwithout مخافةٍfear
اسْتَرخَصوا الأرْدُنَّ دونَ مخافةٍ
فَفَسادُهُمfor their corruption مُسْتَأصِلٌuprooting ومُمَنْهَجُand systematic
فَفَسادُهُم مُسْتَأصِلٌ ومُمَنْهَجُ
They held Jordan cheap, without fear;
for their corruption is all-destroying and systematic.
سُرّاقُthieves of أحلامٍdreams ومَصّاصواand suckers of دَمٍblood
سُرّاقُ أحلامٍ ومَصّاصوا دَمٍ
فيalong كُلِّevery دَرْبِpath of نَقيصَةٍvice قدhave أدْلَجواthey journeyed by night
في كُلِّ دَرْبِ نَقيصَةٍ قد أدْلَجوا
Thieves of dreams and suckers of blood,
they have journeyed by night down every path of vice.
رُحْماكَyour mercy ربّيmy Lord لاno قُنوطَdespair بَقوْلَتيin my words
رُحْماكَ ربّي لا قُنوطَ بَقوْلَتي
لَكِنَّهُمbut they باعواthey sold الضَّميرَconscience وعَوّجواand they made crooked
لَكِنَّهُم باعوا الضَّميرَ وعَوّجوا
Your mercy, my Lord! There is no despair in my words,
but they sold their conscience and made things crooked.
وَطَنيmy homeland سَقوكَthey made you drink منfrom الكُؤوسِthe cups مَرارَهاtheir bitterness
وَطَني سَقوكَ من الكُؤوسِ مَرارَها
لاdo not تَبْتئِسْbe disheartened فالحَقُّfor truth حَتماًsurely أبْلجُradiant
لا تَبْتئِسْ فالحَقُّ حَتماً أبْلجُ
My homeland, they gave you the cups' bitterness to drink.
Do not be disheartened, for truth is surely radiant.
Sol 6.1