سـجنونيthey imprisoned me دونمـاwithout any ذنـبcrime سـوىexcept
سـجنوني دونمـا ذنـب سـوى
أننـيthat I am ساميlofty المنىaspirations حرfree عزيزdignified
أننـي سامي المنى حر عزيز
They imprisoned me for no crime other than
They imprisoned me without any crime
that I am lofty in aspiration, free and dignified.
Except that I am high in aspiration, free, proud
لاnot يضيرharms السجنprison مثليone like me إنif يكنbe
لا يضير السجن مثلي إن يكن
مـوطنيmy homeland يصـبحbecomes فيin حزرٍa refuge (apparently intended: حرز) حزيرsecure (apparently intended: حريز)
مـوطني يصـبح في حزرٍ حزير
Prison does not harm one like me, if
Prison does not harm the likes of me if
my homeland comes to be in a secure refuge.
My homeland becomes surrounded by grief and sorrow
ولئنand even if أشــنقI am hanged تكـنْwill be مشـنقتيmy gallows
ولئن أشــنق تكـنْ مشـنقتي
منـبراًa pulpit يعلنُproclaims رجمthe stoning of الإنكليزthe English
منـبراً يعلنُ رجم الإنكليز
And even if I am hanged, my gallows will be
And if I get hanged, my hanging will be
a pulpit proclaiming the stoning of the English.
A platform declaring the stoning of the English