غريبa stranger ، وأوطانيand my homelands تُداسare trampled وأمتيand my nation
غريب ، وأوطاني تُداس وأمتي
تعانيsuffers وموجand the wave الظلمof oppression يشتدgrows fiercer صائلهits onslaught
تعاني وموج الظلم يشتد صائله
A stranger, while my homelands are trampled and my nation
A stranger, while my homelands are trampled and my nation
Suffers, and the onslaught of oppression's wave grows fiercer.
Suffers, and the wave of injustice intensifies its floods
غريبa stranger، وهلand is there فيin هذهthis الدارabode منزلa home؟
غريب، وهل في هذه الدار منزل؟
لمنfor one who فيin سواهاsomewhere other than it تستقرare settled منازلهhis dwellings
لمن في سواها تستقر منازله
A stranger—and is there a home in this abode
A stranger, is there in this house a home?
For one whose dwellings are settled elsewhere?
For one whose homes settle elsewhere
ألاah ليتif only شعريmy knowledge ياO بلاديmy homeland متىwhen أرىI see
ألا ليت شعري يا بلادي متى أرى
خميساًan army منof الأبطالheroes سارتhave marched forth جحافلهits legions
خميساً من الأبطال سارت جحافله
Ah, if only I knew, my homeland, when I shall see
Oh, would that I knew, my country, when will I see
An army of heroes whose legions have marched forth.
A Thursday when rows of heroes marched
يجَّمعناunites us شرعreligious law حكيمwise وسنّةand prophetic tradition
يجَّمعنا شرع حكيم وسنّة
فيبدواso becomes apparent لناto us زيفthe deceit الضلالof misguidance وباطلهand its falsehood
فيبدوا لنا زيف الضلال وباطله
Wise religious law and prophetic tradition unite us,
That a wise Shariah and Sunnah unite us
So the deceit of misguidance and its falsehood become plain to us.
So the falsity of misguidance appears to us and its falsehood
أقافلةO caravan الإسلامof Islam هياcome on تحفزيready yourself
أقافلة الإسلام هيا تحفزي
وسيريand march onward فإنfor indeed الشرevil سارتhave set out قوافلهits caravans
وسيري فإن الشر سارت قوافله
O caravan of Islam, come, ready yourself,
Oh pinnacles of Islam, motivate
And march onward, for evil's caravans have set out.
And march for evil marched its caravans
أياO أمتيmy nation،قدmay يأنسfind comfort المرءa person بالهوىin desire
أيا أمتي،قد يأنس المرء بالهوى
ويشتاقand yearns للدنياfor this world وفيهاand in it مشاغلهhis preoccupations
ويشتاق للدنيا وفيها مشاغله
O my nation, a person may find comfort in desire,
Oh my nation, one may get accustomed to passion
And yearn for this world, where his preoccupations lie.
And yearn for the world and its preoccupations
ويمضيand goes on معwith الأيامthe days يشدوsings بحبهاof love for it
ويمضي مع الأيام يشدو بحبها
وفيهاand in it ولوand if only يدريhe knew تقيمdwell مقاتلهhis mortal perils
وفيها ولو يدري تقيم مقاتله
And he goes on with the days, singing of his love for it,
And pass with the days singing of loving it
While in it, if only he knew, his mortal perils dwell.
And in it, even if one realizes, its fighters reside
غريبstrange، أنختارdo we choose الحياضthe pools، وماؤهاand their water
غريب، أنختار الحياض، وماؤها
غثاءscum وحوضand the basin الدينof faith تصفوrun clear مناهلهits water sources
غثاء وحوض الدين تصفو مناهله
Strange—do we choose the pools, though their water
A stranger, I choose the barren valleys, their
Is scum, while the water sources of faith's basin run clear?
Waters are murky while the religion’s basin its springs are clear
وكمand how many منof صديقa friend تحسبyou suppose الخيرgoodness قصدهhis intention
وكم من صديق تحسب الخير قصده
فتبدوthen appear علىover مرthe passing of اللياليthe nights مهازلهhis follies
فتبدو على مر الليالي مهازله
And many a friend you think intends good,
And how many a friend you assume good is his aim
Then, as the nights pass, his follies come to light.
So over the nights his slips appear
ومنand whoever سارjourneys فيin الدنياthis world بغيرwithout طريقةa path
ومن سار في الدنيا بغير طريقة
* فقدthen indeed باتhas ended up والأوهامand delusions سمa poison يداخلهpermeates him
* فقد بات والأوهام سم يداخله
And whoever journeys through this world without a path
And one who walked in the life without its ways
Ends up with delusions—a poison seeping into him.
Has slept while illusions’ poison seeps into him
تناولtake منfrom الأغصانthe branches ماwhat تستطيعهyou can manage it
تناول من الأغصان ما تستطيعه
* ودعكand spare yourself منfrom الغصنthe branch الذيwhich لاnot تطاولهyou can reach it
* ودعك من الغصن الذي لا تطاوله
Take from the branches what you can reach,
Take from the branches what you can reach
And leave aside the branch you cannot reach.
Leave off from the branch which you cannot reach