حماةguardians الدينof the faith والمجدand glory الخطيرexalted
حماة الدين والمجد الخطير
نفيراًmobilize! فالسعادةfor happiness بالنفيرthrough mobilization
نفيراً فالسعادة بالنفير
O guardians of the faith and of exalted glory,
Defenders of the perilous religion and glory
To arms! Happiness lies in mustering.
Come on, for happiness is in coming together
فقدfor indeed زحمتcrowded in منfrom الغربthe West الدياجيdeep darkness
فقد زحمت من الغرب الدياجي
لتذهبto do away بالضياءwith the light المستنيرshining
لتذهب بالضياء المستنير
For darkness has surged in from the West
The gloomy West has become crowded
to sweep away the shining light.
To take away the enlightened light
وهذاand this دينthe faith of خيرthe best of الرسلthe messengers طهTaha
وهذا دين خير الرسل طه
يناديcalls out فيكمamong you هلis there منany نصيرhelper
ينادي فيكم هل من نصير
And this faith of Taha, the finest of messengers,
And this is the religion of the best Messenger Taha
calls among you: 'Is there any helper?'
Calling you: Is there anyone to help?
بلادlands السملمينof the Muslims بكلin every قطرregion
بلاد السملمين بكل قطر
مهددةthreatened العواصمthe capitals والثغورand frontier towns
مهددة العواصم والثغور
The lands of the Muslims, in every region,
The Muslim countries in every place
have their capitals and frontier towns under threat.
Their capitals and borders are threatened
فكيفso how وانتمwhile you are الصيدthe proud nobles الغيارىthe jealous defenders of honor
فكيف وانتم الصيد الغيارى
ذووpossessors of الاحسابnoble lineages والعددand numbers الكثيرgreat
ذوو الاحساب والعدد الكثير
How, then, when you are proud men, jealous of honor,
So how, while you are ferocious prey
of noble lineage and great numbers,
Owners of reputations and large numbers
صبرتمyou bore للبغاثwith the weak birds فحامso they circled حوماًin circles
صبرتم للبغاث فحام حوماً
علىover أوكانnests جارحةpredatory الصقورfalcons
على أوكان جارحة الصقور
have you endured weak birds, which now wheel
You were patient towards contemptible insects
over the eyries of hunting falcons,
Hovering over eagles’ nests?
وعاثand ravaged بغابةin the forest الآسادof lions وحشa beast
وعاث بغابة الآساد وحش
قديماًonce كانit used to be يهزمrouted بالزئيرby a roar
قديماً كان يهزم بالزئير
while a beast runs riot in the lions' forest,
And in the lions’ jungle a vicious beast
though once it was routed by a roar?
Used to be defeated by just a roar
فتلكthus those ممالكkingdoms الأسلامof Islam تشكوlament
فتلك ممالك الأسلام تشكو
حلولthe onset of الويلwoe منهمfrom them والثبورand ruin
حلول الويل منهم والثبور
Thus the kingdoms of Islam lament
So those kingdoms of Islam complain
the onset of woe and ruin at their hands.
Of calamities and sorrows coming upon them from the enemy
فاصبحتso they became الجوامعthe congregational mosques دارساتdesolate
فاصبحت الجوامع دارسات
بتعميرthrough building up الكنائسthe churches والديورand monasteries
بتعمير الكنائس والديور
So the mosques have fallen into ruin
Mosques have become ruined
as churches and monasteries are built up.
With churches and monasteries reconstructed
وكمand how many قدindeed جاءناcame to us منهمfrom them نذيرa warner
وكم قد جاءنا منهم نذير
فلمyet did not تصغlisten المسامعthe ears للنذيرto the warner
فلم تصغ المسامع للنذير
And how many a warner has come to us from them,
And many a warner has come to us from them
yet ears did not heed the warner.
But the ears did not listen to the warner
وليسand there is not كمثلanything like هذاthis اليومday يومa day
وليس كمثل هذا اليوم يوم
فقدfor indeed جاؤاthey came بقاصمةwith a breaker الظهورof backs
فقد جاؤا بقاصمة الظهور
No day is like this day,
And today is not like any other day
for they have come with a back-breaking calamity.
For they have come with irresistible power
أقولI say لسائليto my questioner عنabout سرّthe secret of حربa war
أقول لسائلي عن سرّ حرب
أثيرتstirred up قدindeed سقطتyou have landed علىupon الخبيرthe knowledgeable one
أثيرت قد سقطت على الخبير
I tell the one who asks me the secret of a war
I say to those who ask about the secret of war
that was stirred up: 'You have found the one who knows.'
Which has been stirred up over the experts
حديثthe tale of الحربwar يعربspeaks عنof شجونsorrows
حديث الحرب يعرب عن شجون
وانeven though كثرتabound أقاويلclaims الغرورof deception
وان كثرت أقاويل الغرور
The tale of war tells of sorrows,
The talk of war expresses grievances
though deceptive claims abound.
Even if the delusions are many
فلاfor not استعمارcolonization of أرضland حاولوهthey sought it
فلا استعمار أرض حاولوه
ولاnor توسيعexpansion of سلطانdominion كبيرmighty
ولا توسيع سلطان كبير
For they sought neither the colonization of land
For they sought neither colonization
nor the expansion of a mighty dominion;
Nor expanding great dominion
ولكنbut لأغتيالto assassinate الدينthe faith جاؤاthey came
ولكن لأغتيال الدين جاؤا
ليطفواto extinguish منof سناهits radiance أيany نورlight
ليطفوا من سناه أي نور
but they came to assassinate the faith,
Rather they came to assassinate the religion
to extinguish every light of its radiance.
To extinguish any light from its radiance
وقالواand they said لاnot يزالceases الغربthe West يسعىto strive
وقالوا لا يزال الغرب يسعى
منbecause of الإسلامIslam فيon نهجa path عثورstumbling
من الإسلام في نهج عثور
And they said, 'The West still treads
And they said the West will always strive
a stumbling path because of Islam.'
To trip the Muslims and impede them
وماand no للمسلمينfor the Muslims منany اهتمامconcern
وما للمسلمين من اهتمام
لهمfor them الاexcept ملاقاتmeeting السفيرthe envoy
لهم الا ملاقات السفير
And the Muslims have no concern
And the Muslims have no concern for them
for them except to meet the envoy.
Except meeting the ambassadors
وماand no مثلlike الحسامthe keen sword لناfor us سفيرenvoy
وما مثل الحسام لنا سفير
فانfor indeed بحدّهby its edge حسمthe settling of الامورaffairs
فان بحدّه حسم الامور
No envoy serves us like the keen sword,
Ambassadors are not our swords,
for its edge settles affairs.
which settle matters with their sharpness
لقدindeed بلغhas reached الزبىthe hilltops سيلthe torrent of الاعاديenemies
لقد بلغ الزبى سيل الاعادي
فضاقso became cramped بسيلهمby their torrent رحبthe spaciousness of الصدورbreasts
فضاق بسيلهم رحب الصدور
The torrent of foes has indeed reached the hilltops,
The enemy has reached the point
and their flood has cramped the broadest breasts.
That hearts are too narrow for their flood
فهلاso why not تصدقونyou strike in earnest القومthe people ضرباًblows
فهلا تصدقون القوم ضرباً
تسيلflow عليهupon it أوديةthe valleys of النحورthroats
تسيل عليه أودية النحور
Why not deal those men earnest blows,
So why don’t you preemptively strike them
beneath which the valleys of throats run with blood?
Until valleys of death flow over them?
إذاif الفgrew accustomed to الدنيthe base man حياةa life of ذلhumiliation
إذا الف الدني حياة ذل
فموتthen death with العزhonor أولىis more fitting بالغيورfor the defender of honor
فموت العز أولى بالغيور
If the base man is accustomed to a life of humiliation,
If living life in humiliation
then an honorable death better befits the guardian of honor.
Then dying honorably is better for the zealous
لقدindeed حلواthey descended upon طرابلساًTripoli فاضحتand it became
لقد حلوا طرابلساً فاضحت
مراميtargets للشهابfor the fiery bolt المستطيرfar-flying
مرامي للشهاب المستطير
They have indeed descended upon Tripoli, which has become
Indeed they entered Tripoli and it became
a target for far-flying bolts of fire.
A target for the swiftly fired flames
فقامتso rose دونهاin its defense عربArabs كرامnoble
فقامت دونها عرب كرام
تجالدfight بالمهندةwith Indian-forged swords الذكورhard-tempered
تجالد بالمهندة الذكور
Then noble Arabs rose in its defense,
So Arab heroes rose up to protect it
fighting with stout, Indian-forged swords.
With slaughter from the spears of brave men
والتand they swore غيرnot حانئةoath-breaking بانthat لاnot
والت غير حانئة بان لا
يكونwould be لهمfor them بهاtherein غيرother than القبورgraves
يكون لهم بها غير القبور
And they swore, true to their oath, that nothing
Swearing there would be nothing for the enemy
would be theirs there except graves.
But the grave in it
رجالmen طيبهمtheir perfume نقعthe dust of المذاكيseasoned steeds
رجال طيبهم نقع المذاكي
كأنas though النقعthe dust نفاحwere wafting العبيرperfume
كأن النقع نفاح العبير
Men whose perfume is the dust of seasoned steeds,
Men whose nature is the scent of misk
as though that dust were a waft of perfume.
As though scent were the perfume of musk
إذاwhen كلمتare wounded وجوهthe faces of القومthe men خاضواthey plunge into
إذا كلمت وجوه القوم خاضوا
غمارthe depths of الموتdeath مبتسميsmiling الثغورmouths
غمار الموت مبتسمي الثغور
When the men's faces are wounded, they plunge
When talking with them they rush
into the depths of death with smiles upon their lips.
Into the sea of death smiling
فكمso how often حشدواthey massed علىat وردthe watering-place of المناياdeath
فكم حشدوا على ورد المنايا
كماjust as حشدmassed الظماءthe thirsty علىالنميرat pure, fresh water
كما حشد الظماء علىالنمير
How often they massed at death's watering-place,
So many of them crowded over the rose of death
as the thirsty mass at pure, fresh water.
As the thirsty crowd on top of the flowing spring
اشعبO nation الظالمينof oppressors وذلكand that اسمa name
اشعب الظالمين وذلك اسم
يبينreveals عنabout مسماهits bearer الحقيرcontemptible
يبين عن مسماه الحقير
O nation of oppressors—that is a name
Those tyrannical aggressors - and that is a name
that reveals its contemptible bearer.
Showing its insignificant bearer
هجمتyou assaulted علىupon طرابلسTripoli هجوماًan assault
هجمت على طرابلس هجوماً
وسمتwas branded بهby it أورباEurope بالشرورwith evils
وسمت به أوربا بالشرور
You launched upon Tripoli an assault
They attacked Tripoli savagely
by which Europe was branded with evil.
Branding Europe as evil
وقالواand they said انماonly جئناwe came لعدلfor justice
وقالوا انما جئنا لعدل
فاجلىbut revealed القولthe statement عنabout كذبfalsehood وزورand deceit
فاجلى القول عن كذب وزور
And they said, 'We came only for justice,'
And they claimed: “We came only for justice”
but the claim laid bare falsehood and deceit.
So clear away the speech of lies and falsehood!
فتلكso those بأرضon the soil of ايرانIran تجلتwere revealed
فتلك بأرض ايران تجلت
براهينthe proofs of العدالةjustice بالسفورin plain view
براهين العدالة بالسفور
There, on the soil of Iran, were revealed
For in Iran that “justice” revealed itself
the proofs of justice in plain view.
In tyranny and treachery
فحلتso settled بالشمالin the north الروسthe Russians رغماصin defiance
فحلت بالشمال الروس رغماص
عنof استقلالهاher independence دهرthroughout the age of الدهورages
عن استقلالها دهر الدهور
And the Russians settled in the north, in defiance
So in the North the ruthless Russians seized it
of her independence from time immemorial.
Denying it independence for ages
وسارتand marched بالجنوبin the south بغيرwithout عذرexcuse
وسارت بالجنوب بغير عذر
جنودthe troops of الانكليزthe English ولاand no عذيرone who excuses
جنود الانكليز ولا عذير
And in the south marched, without excuse,
And in the South the English army marched
the English troops, with none to excuse them.
Without reason or excuse
فسلso ask! تبريزTabriz عماabout what كابدتهshe endured it
فسل تبريز عما كابدته
ففيfor in انبائهاher tidings جزعanguish for الصبورthe steadfast
ففي انبائها جزع الصبور
So ask Tabriz about what she endured,
Ask Tabriz about what afflictions it faced
for her tidings distress even the steadfast.
For its stories distress even the patient
كأنيas though I بالمدافعbeheld the cannons وهيwhile they ترميfire
كأني بالمدافع وهي ترمي
فتصعفand ravage بالجوامعthe mosques والقصورand palaces
فتصعف بالجوامع والقصور
I seem to see the cannons as they fire,
It is though I see the canons bombarding
ravaging the mosques and palaces.
Weakening the mosques and palaces
إذاwhen رعدتthey thunder اجابتهاanswer them خفوقاًwith pounding
إذا رعدت اجابتها خفوقاً
قلوبthe hearts of الغيدgraceful women رباتmistresses of الخدورcurtained chambers
قلوب الغيد ربات الخدور
When they thunder, answering them with pounding
Whenever they roar the hearts of the protected ones
are the hearts of graceful women, mistresses of curtained chambers.
Are frightened - the ladies of the quarters
فلهفيalas, my grief! للخدورfor the curtained chambers بغيرwithout حامa protector
فلهفي للخدور بغير حام
يذبّwho defends عنon behalf of الحريمthe womenfolk ولاand no خفيرguardian
يذبّ عن الحريم ولا خفير
Alas for the curtained chambers, without a protector
So my burning passion goes to the quarters
to defend the womenfolk, nor any guardian.
With no guardian to protect the womenfolk
إذاwhen فزعfled in fear الصغيرthe child إلىto كبيرan adult
إذا فزع الصغير إلى كبير
اريقwas spilled دمthe blood of الصغيرthe child علىupon الكبيرthe adult
اريق دم الصغير على الكبير
When a child flees in fear to an adult,
If a small boy hastens to a grown man
the child's blood is spilled upon the adult.
The small boy’s blood spills over the grown man
باعلامwith the beacons of الهدىguidance لماwhen استجارتshe sought refuge
باعلام الهدى لما استجارت
رأتshe found منهمfrom them غياثsuccor for المتسجيرthe refuge-seeker
رأت منهم غياث المتسجير
When she sought refuge with the beacons of guidance,
When they sought protection with the banners of guidance
she found in them succor for those seeking refuge.
They saw no rescue coming from them
فقدfor indeed قامواthey rose اعتضاداًin support وانتصاراand defense
فقد قاموا اعتضاداً وانتصارا
لدينfor the faith of محمدMuhammad الهاديthe guide البشيرthe bearer of glad tidings
لدين محمد الهادي البشير
For they rose in support and defense
Rather they stood in order to support
of the faith of Muhammad, the guide and bearer of glad tidings.
The religion of Muhammad the heralding guide
دجىgrew dark ليلthe night of النوائبcalamities فاستضيئواso seek illumination!
دجى ليل النوائب فاستضيئوا
بانوارby the lights of الكواكبthe stars والبدورand full moons
بانوار الكواكب والبدور
The night of calamities has darkened; seek illumination
The gloom of tribulations grew dark
by the lights of the stars and full moons.
So they illuminated themselves with the stars and orbs
همthey العلماءthe scholars حقاًtruly فاتبعوهمso follow them!
هم العلماء حقاً فاتبعوهم
فانهمfor indeed they علىare upon الحقthe truth المنيرluminous
فانهم على الحق المنير
They are truly the scholars; follow them,
They are truly the scholars so follow them
for they stand upon the luminous truth.
For they are upon enlightened truth
أطيعواobey! أولياءthe holders of الأمرauthority منكمamong you
أطيعوا أولياء الأمر منكم
ففيهمfor in them طاعةis obedience to الملكthe King القديرthe All-Powerful
ففيهم طاعة الملك القدير
Obey those in authority among you,
Obey those in authority over you
for in obeying them is obedience to the All-Powerful King.
For obeying them is obeying the Powerful King
فماfor is not دارthe abode of السعادةfelicity غيرother than قطبa pivot
فما دار السعادة غير قطب
بإسلامwith the Islam of البسيطةthe earth مستديرrevolving
بإسلام البسيطة مستدير
For the Abode of Felicity is but a pivot
The abode of happiness is no other goal
around which Islam throughout the earth revolves.
Except the turning axis of magnificent Islam
قصارىthe ultimate end of الحيthe living فيin الدنياthis world فناءperishing
قصارى الحي في الدنيا فناء
فكيفso how نضنare we sparing بالعمرwith life القصيرshort
فكيف نضن بالعمر القصير
The end of the living in this world is to perish;
The best life in the world passes away
so how can we begrudge our brief lives?
So why be deluded with the short lifetime?
بإحدىin one of الحسنيينthe two best outcomes لناwe have وثوقcertainty
بإحدى الحسنيين لنا وثوق
وفيand in كلتيهماboth of them نيلthe attainment of السرورjoy
وفي كلتيهما نيل السرور
We are certain of one of the two best outcomes,
We have firm confidence in one of the two bounties
and in either lies the attainment of joy:
And in them both, attainment of bliss:
فاماso either بالشهادةthrough martyrdom وهيand it is نعمىa blessing
فاما بالشهادة وهي نعمى
واماor else بالسعادةthrough felicity والظهورand victory
واما بالسعادة والظهور
either martyrdom, which is a blessing,
Either through martyrdom and that is my blessing
or felicity and victory.
Or through victory and success
فتهضاًso rise! ملةcommunity of الإسلامIslam نهضاًrise!
فتهضاً ملة الإسلام نهضاً
بكلwith every مدججfully armed warrior اسدlion هصورcrushing its prey
بكل مدجج اسد هصور
So rise, community of Islam, rise,
So rise, O Islamic nation, rise
with every fully armed lion that crushes its prey.
Every strong lion roars
تراعis terrified الحربwar منهof him بمستميتby one fighting to the death
تراع الحرب منه بمستميت
يلاقيhe meets الموتdeath فيwith طرفa gaze قريرuntroubled
يلاقي الموت في طرف قرير
War trembles before him, a fighter to the death,
War is made cautious by those rushing to death
who meets death with an untroubled gaze
Meeting their end with a cheerful wink
ونفسand a soul قدindeed شراهاbought it اللهGod منهfrom him
ونفس قد شراها الله منه
بنعمىfor the bliss of جنةParadise ووصالand union with حورhouris
بنعمى جنة ووصال حور
and a soul that God has purchased from him
Their souls Allah has bought from them
for the bliss of Paradise and union with houris.
With the blessings of Paradise and damsels
فقلso say! للهاجمينto the attackers حذارbeware! يومa day
فقل للهاجمين حذار يوم
عبوسgrim الوجهof face صعبharsh قمطريرdreadfully severe
عبوس الوجه صعب قمطرير
So tell the attackers: beware a day
So say to the invaders: Beware a day
grim-faced, harsh, and dreadfully severe.
When the faces are angry and frowning
بيومon a day ينهضrises الإسلامIslam فيهin it
بيوم ينهض الإسلام فيه
فيصرخthen cries out قائلاsaying ياO أرضearth مورىheave!
فيصرخ قائلا يا أرض مورى
On a day when Islam rises,
On the day when Islam in it rises up
it cries out, saying, 'O earth, heave!'
Shouting: O sparkling land!
هنالكthere لاnot يرونthey see الهندIndia الاexcept
هنالك لا يرون الهند الا
سيوفthe swords of الهندIndia ساطعةblazing السعيرwith fire
سيوف الهند ساطعة السعير
There they shall see nothing of India but
There the India they know is none but
Indian swords, blazing with fire.
The flashing Indian swords
وتنقضand demolishes ثورةthe uprising of القوقاسthe Caucasus نقضاًutterly
وتنقض ثورة القوقاس نقضاً
صروحthe lofty edifices of الروسthe Russians بالعزمwith resolve المثيرrousing
صروح الروس بالعزم المثير
And the uprising of the Caucasus shall utterly demolish
The Caucasas revolt collapses
Russia's lofty edifices with rousing resolve.
The Russian bastions with the stirring resolve
وتبتدرand rush forth الكتائبthe battalions منfrom بخارىBukhara
وتبتدر الكتائب من بخارى
فمنthen from افغانAfghanistan بالجمin a multitude الغفيرvast
فمن افغان بالجم الغفير
And battalions shall rush forth from Bukhara,
And the brigades hustle from Bukhara
then from Afghanistan, in vast multitudes.
From Afghanistan with the immense army
وتنفيand drives out الاحتلاليينthe occupiers مصرEgypt
وتنفي الاحتلاليين مصر
فتثبتand reestablishes مجدهاher glory بعدafter الدثورeffacement
فتثبت مجدها بعد الدثور
And Egypt shall drive out the occupiers,
And it expels the occupiers from Egypt
and reestablish her glory after its fading.
Establishing its glory after ruin
فتونسthen Tunis فالجزائرthen Algeria سائراتmarching
فتونس فالجزائر سائرات
اليناtoward us سيرthe march of منتصرa victorious one ظهيرan ally
الينا سير منتصر ظهير
Then Tunis, then Algeria, shall march
Tunisia and Algeria travel onwards
toward us with the stride of a victorious ally.
To us in the path of a triumphant ally
وتشعرand becomes aware بالذيof what لقيتshe encountered وقاستand suffered
وتشعر بالذي لقيت وقاست
مراكشMarrakesh وهيwhile she is غائبةbereft of الشعورawareness
مراكش وهي غائبة الشعور
And she shall feel what she has faced and suffered—
And Morocco feels what it has met and endured
Marrakesh, though now bereft of awareness.
While absent-minded not knowing
فيغدواthen becomes المغربthe Maghreb الاقصىthe farthest قريباًnear
فيغدوا المغرب الاقصى قريباً
يواسيcomforts الشرقthe East باليومon the day العسيرof hardship
يواسي الشرق باليوم العسير
Then the Far Maghreb shall draw near,
So the Morocco far west will soon
bringing solace to the East on the day of hardship.
Comfort the East in the difficult time