لَولا العَجوزُ بِمَنبِجٍ

لَولا العَجوزُ بِمَنبِجٍ

ما خِفتُ أَسبابَ المَنِيَّه

ما خِفتُ أَسبابَ المَنِيَّه

Were it not for the old woman in Manbij,

Were it not for the old woman in Manbij

I would not have feared the causes of death.

I would not have feared the causes of affection

وَلَكانَ لي عَمّا سَأَل

وَلَكانَ لي عَمّا سَأَل

تُ مِنَ الفِدا نَفسٌ أَبِيَّه

تُ مِنَ الفِدا نَفسٌ أَبِيَّه

And what I asked

And I would have, for the one who asked of me

for as ransom, my proud soul would have scorned.

A self that refuses redemption

لَكِن أَرَدتُ مُرادَها

لَكِن أَرَدتُ مُرادَها

وَلَوِ اِنجَذَبتُ إِلى الدَنِيَّه

وَلَوِ اِنجَذَبتُ إِلى الدَنِيَّه

But I desired what she wished,

But I wanted her wish

even if I were drawn toward abasement.

Even if I was pulled to baseness

وَأَرى مُحاماتي عَلَي

وَأَرى مُحاماتي عَلَي

ها أَن تُضامَ مِنَ الحَمِيَّه

ها أَن تُضامَ مِنَ الحَمِيَّه

And I deem my defense of her,

And I see my defenders upon her

lest she be wronged, a matter of honor.

That she be protected from passion

أَمسَت بِمَنبِجَ حُرَّةٌ

أَمسَت بِمَنبِجَ حُرَّةٌ

بِالحُزنِ مِن بَعدي حَرِيَّه

بِالحُزنِ مِن بَعدي حَرِيَّه

A freeborn woman in Manbij has become

She remained in Manbij grieved

prone to sorrow in my absence.

After me, confused

لَو كانَ يُدفَعُ حادِثٌ

لَو كانَ يُدفَعُ حادِثٌ

أَو طارِقٌ بِجَميلِ نِيَّه

أَو طارِقٌ بِجَميلِ نِيَّه

If a calamity could be warded off,

If an incident could be deflected

or a night visitor, by noble intent,

Or a visitor of good intention

لَم تَطَّرِق نُوَبُ الحَوا

لَم تَطَّرِق نُوَبُ الحَوا

دِثِ أَرضَ هاتيكَ التَقِيَّه

دِثِ أَرضَ هاتيكَ التَقِيَّه

the blows of calamity would not have struck

The strikes of incidents would not have struck

the land of that devout woman.

The land of those devout people

لَكِن قَضاءُ اللَهِ وَال

لَكِن قَضاءُ اللَهِ وَال

أَحكامِ تَنفُذُ في البَرِيَّه

أَحكامِ تَنفُذُ في البَرِيَّه

But God's decree and

But the decree of Allah and

judgments take effect throughout creation.

His rulings are carried out in the land

وَالصَبرُ يَأتي كُلَّ ذي

وَالصَبرُ يَأتي كُلَّ ذي

رُزءٍ عَلى قَدرِ الرَزِيَّه

رُزءٍ عَلى قَدرِ الرَزِيَّه

And patience comes to every bearer

And patience comes to everyone

of loss, in proportion to the calamity.

According to the measure of calamity

لازالَ يَطرِقُ مَنبِجاً

لازالَ يَطرِقُ مَنبِجاً

في كُلِّ غادِيَةٍ تَحِيَّه

في كُلِّ غادِيَةٍ تَحِيَّه

May there ever come knocking at Manbij,

It still visits Manbij

with every morning raincloud, a greeting.

In every departing morning, a greeting

فيها التُقى وَالدينُ مَج

فيها التُقى وَالدينُ مَج

موعانِ في نَفسٍ زَكِيَّه

موعانِ في نَفسٍ زَكِيَّه

There, piety and faith are brought

In it are piety and religion

together in a pure soul.

Gathered in a pure soul

يا أُمَّتا لاتَحزَني

يا أُمَّتا لاتَحزَني

وَثِقي بِفَضلِ اللَهِ فِيَّه

وَثِقي بِفَضلِ اللَهِ فِيَّه

O my mother, do not grieve;

My nation, do not grieve me

and trust in God's grace toward me.

And trust in the grace of Allah in me

يا أُمَّتا لاتَيأَسي

يا أُمَّتا لاتَيأَسي

لِلَّهِ أَلطافٌ خَفِيَّه

لِلَّهِ أَلطافٌ خَفِيَّه

O my mother, do not despair:

My nation, do not despair

God has hidden mercies.

Allah has hidden gentleness

كَم حادِثٍ عَنّا جَلا

كَم حادِثٍ عَنّا جَلا

هُ وَكَم كَفانا مِن بَلِيَّه

هُ وَكَم كَفانا مِن بَلِيَّه

How many a calamity He has cleared away from us,

How many incidents He has diverted from us

and how many an affliction He has spared us!

And how much He has protected us from affliction

أوصيكَ بِالصَبرِ الجَمي

أوصيكَ بِالصَبرِ الجَمي

لِ فَإِنَّهُ خَيرُ الوَصِيَّه

لِ فَإِنَّهُ خَيرُ الوَصِيَّه

I counsel you to beautiful patience,

I advise you with excellent patience

for it is the best counsel.

For it is the best bequest