أيُّwhat حربٍwar هذهthis أيُّwhat ضلالِmisguidance
أيُّ حربٍ هذه أيُّ ضلالِ
ولماذاand why أغلقواthey closed بابthe door of " المعاليAl-Ma'ali (lofty attainments) "
ولماذا أغلقوا باب " المعالي "
What war is this? What misguidance!
What war is this, what misguidance
And why did they close the door of “Al-Ma'ali”?
Why did they close the door of "Al Ma'ali"
حجبواthey barred " الرَّحمةAl-Rahmah (mercy) " وand" الحكمةAl-Hikmah (wisdom)" عنَّfrom us
حجبوا " الرَّحمة " و" الحكمة" عنَّ
وand"صفاSafa (purity) "وand"الفجرAl-Fajr (dawn)" منfrom بعدafter "وصالِWisal (union)"
و"صفا "و"الفجر" من بعد "وصالِ"
They barred “Al-Rahmah” and “Al-Hikmah” from us,
They veiled "Mercy" and "Wisdom" from us
and “Safa” and “Al-Fajr,” after “Wisal.”
And "Safa" and "Dawn" after "Connection"
أغلقواthey closed بوابةthe gateway of " الحافظAl-Hafiz (the memorizer) " فيهin it
أغلقوا بوابة " الحافظ " فيه
منfrom كتابthe Book of اللهGod ماwhat يتلوهُhe recites it تالِa reciter
من كتاب الله ما يتلوهُ تالِ
They closed the gateway of “Al-Hafiz,” where
They closed the gate of "Al-Hafez" in it
a reciter recites from the Book of God.
From the Book of Allah he recites
حرمواthey deprived الناسَthe people منof " النَّاسAl-Nas (the people) " وألْقوand they cast
حرموا الناسَ من " النَّاس " وألْقو
باwith (fragment) " الخليجيةAl-Khalijiyyah (of the Gulf) " فيin دربthe path of الزَّوالdemise
با " الخليجية " في درب الزَّوال
They deprived people of “Al-Nas” and cast
They forbade people from "People" and threw
“Al-Khalijiyyah” onto the path of demise.
"Al Khaleejiya" in the path of decline
أنذرواthey warned " المجْدَAl-Majd (glory) " وهلand should ينذرbe warned مجدthe glory of
أنذروا " المجْدَ " وهل ينذر مجد
مَنْone who يُناديcalls بهدوءٍwith calm واعتدالِand moderation
مَنْ يُنادي بهدوءٍ واعتدالِ
They warned “Al-Majd”; should they threaten the glory
They warned "Glory", but does glory warn
of one who calls with calm and moderation?
One who calls calmly and moderately
ضايقوناthey hemmed us in فيin فضاءthe expanse of اللهِGod حتَّىuntil
ضايقونا في فضاء اللهِ حتَّى
ضاقتgrew constricted الأنفسُsouls منfrom ضيقِthe narrowness of المجالِthe space
ضاقت الأنفسُ من ضيقِ المجالِ
They hemmed us in within God's expanse, until
They hassled us in Allah's space until
souls grew cramped by the narrowness of the space.
Souls were hassled by the narrowness of scope
مالهمwhat is wrong with them لمْdid not يُغلقواthey close بابthe door of انحرافٍdeviance
مالهم لمْ يُغلقوا باب انحرافٍ
فيon فضائياتِsatellite channels of عُهرٍdebauchery وانحلالِand moral decay ؟!
في فضائياتِ عُهرٍ وانحلالِ ؟!
Why did they not close the door to deviance
Why didn't they close the door of deviation
on satellite channels of debauchery and moral decay?!
In the satellites of obscenity and dissolution?!
تركواthey left أصواتَvoices of حقدٍhatred مذهبيٍّsectarian
تركوا أصواتَ حقدٍ مذهبيٍّ
تَمْلأُfill الآفاقَthe horizons شتْماًwith abuse وتُغاليand go to extremes
تَمْلأُ الآفاقَ شتْماً وتُغالي
They let voices of sectarian hatred
They left voices of sectarian hatred
fill the horizons with abuse and go to extremes.
Filling horizons with insults and transgressions
وأبواand they refused أنْto يتركواlet أصواتَvoices of خيرٍgoodness
وأبوا أنْ يتركوا أصواتَ خيرٍ
تُطربُdelight الآذانَthe ears بالسِّحرwith magic الحلالِlawful
تُطربُ الآذانَ بالسِّحر الحلالِ
And they refused to let voices of goodness
And they refused to leave the good voices
delight the ears with lawful magic.
That delight the ears with lawful magic
كيفhow يغتالونَthey assassinate فيin الآفاقِthe horizons صوتa voice
كيف يغتالونَ في الآفاقِ صوت
يُرشدُguides النَّاسَthe people إلىto خيرthe best of الفِعالِdeeds ؟!
يُرشدُ النَّاسَ إلى خير الفِعالِ ؟!
How can they assassinate, across the horizons, a voice
How can they assassinate in the horizons a voice
that guides people toward the best of deeds?!
That guides people to the best of deeds?!
وand يُتيحونَthey allow مجالاًroom لدَعَاوىfor claims
و يُتيحونَ مجالاً لدَعَاوى
تجرفsweep away النَّاسthe people إلىto دربِthe path of الضَّلالِmisguidance
تجرف النَّاس إلى دربِ الضَّلالِ
And they give room to claims
And make way for claims
that sweep people onto the path of misguidance.
That carry people to the path of misguidance
أيُّهاO القانونُlaw أصبحتَyou have become عجيبstrange
أيُّها القانونُ أصبحتَ عجيب
فيin زمانيmy time ، ناطقاًspeaking عنof سوءِbadness حالِa condition
في زماني ، ناطقاً عن سوءِ حالِ
O law, you have become strange
O law, you have become strange
in my time, speaking of a wretched state.
In my time, speaking of ill
تَحْجِبُyou bar العَالِمَthe scholar وand الشَّيخthe sheikh وتُبقيand you leave
تَحْجِبُ العَالِمَ و الشَّيخ وتُبقي
واهِماًa deluded man منطقهhis reasoning ضَربُa kind of مُحالabsurdity
واهِماً منطقه ضَربُ مُحال
You bar the scholar and the sheikh, yet leave
You veil the scholar and the sheikh and keep
a deluded man whose reasoning is a kind of absurdity.
Delusional one whose logic is absurd
أيُّwhat عقلٍmind يحجبbars الحقَّthe truth اعتسافarbitrarily
أيُّ عقلٍ يحجب الحقَّ اعتساف
أيُّwhat إرهابٍterror وظُلْمٍand injustice واختلالِand disorder ؟!
أيُّ إرهابٍ وظُلْمٍ واختلالِ ؟!
What mind arbitrarily bars the truth?
What mind veils the truth with arrogance
What terror, injustice, and disorder?!
What terrorism, injustice and disorder?!
لستَyou are not قانوناًa law ، ولكنand yet أنتَyou حكمٌa ruling
لستَ قانوناً ، ولكن أنتَ حكمٌ
جائرٌunjust فيin كفِّthe hand of مذمومblameworthy in الخصالِcharacter traits
جائرٌ في كفِّ مذموم الخصالِ
You are not law, but a ruling,
You are not law, but you are an
unjust, in the hand of one of blameworthy character.
Unjust ruler in the grip of despised traits
صانكَhe protected you الأقوىthe strongest ليبقىso he may remain منكَthan you أقوىstronger
صانكَ الأقوى ليبقى منكَ أقوى
وليحميand so he may protect بكَthrough you أشباهsemblances of الرِّجالِmen
وليحمي بكَ أشباه الرِّجالِ
The strongest protected you, to remain stronger than you
The strongest protected you to keep the strongest
and to protect, through you, mere semblances of men.
And protect the likes of men through you
قدْindeed رأيناكَwe have seen you عنيفاًviolent مُستبدّtyrannical
قدْ رأيناكَ عنيفاً مُستبدّ
فيin فلسطينPalestine بدعمby supporting الاحتلالِthe occupation
في فلسطين بدعم الاحتلالِ
We have indeed seen you violent and tyrannical
We have seen you violent and despotic
in Palestine, supporting the occupation.
In Palestine with occupation support
ورأيناكَand we have seen you غشوماًbrutally unjust فيin عراقٍIraq
ورأيناكَ غشوماً في عراقٍ
لمdid not يذقtaste منكَfrom you سوىexcept طعمthe taste of الوبالcalamity
لم يذق منكَ سوى طعم الوبال
And we have seen you brutally unjust in Iraq,
And we saw you deceitful in an Iraq
which tasted nothing from you but the taste of calamity.
That tasted from you only the taste of affliction
ورأيناكَand we have seen you تُجاريyou go along with مَنْone who يُناديcalls
ورأيناكَ تُجاري مَنْ يُنادي
لفسادِfor the corruption of الفعلِaction أوor سوءthe evil of المقالِspeech
لفسادِ الفعلِ أو سوء المقالِ
And we have seen you go along with those who call
And we saw you compete with those who call
for corrupt deeds or evil speech.
For the corruption of deeds or evil words
ورأيناكَand we have seen you تُحابيyou favor منْone who يُعرِّيstrips bare
ورأيناكَ تُحابي منْ يُعرِّي
فيon الفضائيلتِsatellite channels ربَّاتِthe ladies of الحجالِcurtained chambers
في الفضائيلتِ ربَّاتِ الحجالِ
And we have seen you favor those who strip bare
And we saw you befriend those who strip
on satellite channels, the ladies of curtained chambers.
The veiled women on satellite channels
ورأيناكَand we have seen you رأيناكَwe have seen you كثيرoften
ورأيناكَ رأيناكَ كثير
لابساًwearing ثوبَthe robe of التَّجنِّيfalse accusation وand الخبَالِmadness
لابساً ثوبَ التَّجنِّي و الخبَالِ
And we have seen you—seen you often—
And we saw you, we saw you a lot
wearing the robe of false accusation and madness.
Wearing the garb of villainy and trickery
أيُّهاO القانونُlaw مازلْتَyou still تُرينyou show us
أيُّها القانونُ مازلْتَ تُرين
فيin مقاماتِthe realms of الهوىcaprice شرَّthe worst مثالِexample
في مقاماتِ الهوى شرَّ مثالِ
O law, you still show us
O law, you still show
in the realms of caprice, the worst example.
In the positions of passion the worst example
أنتَyou بيتٌa house عنكبوتيٌّspider-like ضعيفٌweak
أنتَ بيتٌ عنكبوتيٌّ ضعيفٌ
يتلاشىvanishes واهناًfrail قبلbefore اكتمالِcompletion
يتلاشى واهناً قبل اكتمالِ
You are a weak spider's house,
You are a flimsy cobweb house
vanishing, frail, before completion.
That fades frailly before completion
أنتَyou مثْلُlike الذّئبِthe wolf لاdoes not يحكمrule إلexcept
أنتَ مثْلُ الذّئبِ لا يحكم إل
باعتداءٍthrough aggression وافتراسٍand predation واغتيالِand assassination
باعتداءٍ وافتراسٍ واغتيالِ
You are like the wolf, ruling only
You are like the wolf that rules only
through aggression, predation, and assassination.
With assault, predation and assassination
أيُّهاO القانونُlaw إنif كنتَyou are ستبقىyou will remain
أيُّها القانونُ إن كنتَ ستبقى
رافعاًraising رايةthe banner of زورٍfalsehood واحتيالِand fraud
رافعاً راية زورٍ واحتيالِ
O law, if you are to remain
O law, if you remain
raising the banner of falsehood and fraud,
Raising the banner of fraud and deceit
فسنلقاكَthen we shall meet you بدرعٍwith a shield منof يقينٍcertainty
فسنلقاكَ بدرعٍ من يقينٍ
وسهامٍand arrows منof دعاءٍprayer وابتهالand supplication
وسهامٍ من دعاءٍ وابتهال
then we shall meet you with a shield of certainty
We will face you with a shield of conviction
and arrows of prayer and supplication.
And arrows of supplication and prayer
كنbe كماas شئتَyou wish فإنَّاfor indeed we قدindeed رفعنwe have raised
كن كما شئتَ فإنَّا قد رفعن
رايةthe banner of الحقِّtruth وإنَّاand indeed we لاdo not نباليwe care
راية الحقِّ وإنَّا لا نبالي
Be as you wish, for we have raised
Be as you wish, for we have raised
the banner of truth, and we do not care.
The banner of truth and we do not care
وعْيُناour awareness أكبرgreater منthan دعواكَyour claim إنَّindeed
وعْيُنا أكبر من دعواكَ إنَّ
نستمدُّwe draw العَونَhelp منfrom ربِّthe Lord of الجلالِMajesty
نستمدُّ العَونَ من ربِّ الجلالِ
Our awareness is greater than your claim; indeed,
And our eyes are bigger than your claims, we
we draw help from the Lord of Majesty.
Draw help from the Lord of Majesty
خاسرٌa loser وby اللهGod منwhoever يلقىmeets يقينcertainty
خاسرٌ و الله من يلقى يقين
بظنونٍwith conjectures ، وصلاحاand righteousness بضلالِwith misguidance
بظنونٍ ، وصلاحا بضلالِ
A loser, by God, is whoever meets certainty
Lost by Allah is he who meets conviction
with conjectures, and righteousness with misguidance.
With doubts, and reform with misguidance