يَستَمِعhears المستبدthe tyrant فيin كلevery شيءthing
يَستَمِع المستبد في كل شيء
صوتa voice داعa caller لثورةfor the revolt of الضعفاءthe weak
صوت داع لثورة الضعفاء
The tyrant hears, in everything,
The tyrant hears in everything
a voice calling for the revolt of the weak.
A voice calling for the revolt of the weak.
وَيَرىand sees السيفthe sword فيin المَسارحthe theaters مسلوunsheathed (split word)
وَيَرى السيف في المَسارح مسلو
لاcompletes the split word 'unsheathed' وَحَتّىand even بلوحةon the screen of السينماءthe cinema
لا وَحَتّى بلوحة السينماء
And he sees the sword in the theaters, unsheath—
And sees the sword unsheathed in the theaters,
—ed, even on the cinema screen.
And even on the cinema screen.
هَكَذاthus يحسبhe supposes الخيالillusion فَيمسيso he becomes
هَكَذا يحسب الخيال فَيمسي
وَهُوَand he ذوpossessing قوةpower منamong الجبناءthe cowards
وَهُوَ ذو قوة من الجبناء
Thus does imagination reckon, and he becomes,
Thus he takes illusion for truth and becomes,
though possessed of power, one of the cowards.
Despite his power, one of the cowards.
