دَعset aside للجهادِfor battle قواعدَrules الزجَّاجِal-Zajjaj
دَع للجهادِ قواعدَ الزجَّاجِ
ودفاترَand the notebooks الورَّاقِal-Warraq والسرّاجِand al-Sarraj
ودفاترَ الورَّاقِ والسرّاجِ
For jihad, leave aside al-Zajjaj’s rules,
For battle, set aside al-Zajjaj’s rules,
And the notebooks of al-Warraq and al-Sarraj.
And the notebooks of al-Warraq and al-Sarraj.
علماؤناour scholars كثرواgrew numerous وقلَّand became few كُماتُناour warriors
علماؤنا كثروا وقلَّ كُماتُنا
فاليومَso today حاجتُناour need إلىfor الحجَّاجal-Hajjaj
فاليومَ حاجتُنا إلى الحجَّاج
Our scholars have multiplied, while our warriors have dwindled;
Our scholars have grown numerous, and our warriors few;
Today our need is for al-Hajjaj,
So today our need is for al-Hajjaj,
وإلىand for ابنِIbn (son of) ذيDhi (possessor of) يزنٍYazan يطهِّرُhe cleanses ملكَهُhis realm
وإلى ابنِ ذي يزنٍ يطهِّرُ ملكَهُ
منof وَطأةِthe oppressive tread الأحباشِthe Abyssinians والأعلاجand the barbarians
من وَطأةِ الأحباشِ والأعلاج
And for Ibn Dhi Yazan, to cleanse his realm
And for Ibn Dhi Yazan to cleanse his realm
From the crushing tread of Abyssinians and foreign interlopers;
Of the oppressive tread of the Abyssinians and the barbarians;
وإلىand for صلاحِSalah الدينِal-Din تشهدُattests to بَطشَهُhis might
وإلى صلاحِ الدينِ تشهدُ بَطشَهُ
حطّينُHattin للتحريرِfor liberation والإفراجand release
حطّينُ للتحريرِ والإفراج
And for Saladin—to whose might bears witness
And for Salah al-Din, whose might is attested
Hattin—for liberation and deliverance.
By Hattin, for liberation and release.
تلكَthose البوارجُthe battleships أقبلتhave approached وتبرَّجتand flaunted their finery
تلكَ البوارجُ أقبلت وتبرَّجت
فيin بحرناour sea أرسىmore firmly anchored منthan الأبراجthe towers
في بحرنا أرسى من الأبراج
Those warships have drawn near and flaunted themselves,
Those battleships have approached and flaunted their finery,
In our sea, anchored more firmly than towers.
In our sea, more firmly anchored than towers.
بُلدانُناour lands وثغورُناand our ports أهدافُهاtheir targets
بُلدانُنا وثغورُنا أهدافُها
إنif لمnot نقابلهاwe confront them علىon الأمواجthe waves
إن لم نقابلها على الأمواج
Our lands and frontier strongholds are their targets,
Our lands and our ports are their targets,
Unless we confront them upon the waves.
If we do not confront them upon the waves.
أربىoutstripped علىover كلِّall السفينِthe ships سفينُناour ships
أربى على كلِّ السفينِ سفينُنا
واليومَand today أصبَحناwe have become بلاwithout مِزلاجa skiff
واليومَ أصبَحنا بلا مِزلاج
Our fleet once surpassed every fleet,
Our ships outstripped all other ships,
And today we are left without even a bolt.
And today we are without a skiff.