أترضىAre you content ياO كروبُKrupp بأنwith the fact that تسمَّىyou are called
أترضى يا كروبُ بأن تسمَّى
عميدchief القومthe people فيin فنart الدمارِdestruction
عميد القوم في فن الدمارِ
Are you content, O Krupp, to be called
Would you be pleased, O Crowe, to be called
The people's leader in the art of destruction,
The chief of the people in the art of destruction,
ويغضبكand it angers you اتهامُكthe accusation against you فيin الملاهيplaces of amusement
ويغضبك اتهامُك في الملاهي
ببغيٍof wrongdoing مورثٍbringing لكto you شرَّthe worst عارdisgrace
ببغيٍ مورثٍ لك شرَّ عار
Yet angered when accused, amid revelry,
And be angered by the accusation in theaters
Of wrongdoing that brings you the worst disgrace?
Of innate evil that brought you disgrace?
ذهبتyou fell ضحيةa victim الأقلامthe pens تبكيweep
ذهبت ضحية الأقلام تبكي
عليكfor you مدافعٌcannons ملءfilling الديارthe land
عليك مدافعٌ ملء الديار
You fell victim to the pens, mourned
You fell victim to pens that weep for you,
By cannons filling the land.
With cannons filling the land in your defense,
وقُدِّرَand it was decreed أنthat يكونshould be كتابwriting راوٍof a narrator
وقُدِّرَ أن يكون كتاب راوٍ
أشدharsher عليكupon you منthan سيفa sword ونارand fire
أشد عليك من سيف ونار
And it was decreed that a narrator's writing should be
And it was decreed that the book of a narrator
Harsher upon you than sword and fire.
Would be harsher on you than sword and fire.
فماso not بلغreached الورىhumankind منعاكnews of your death إلاexcept
فما بلغ الورى منعاك إلا
وباتواand they became فيin اتعاظtaking heed واعتبارand drawing lessons
وباتوا في اتعاظ واعتبار
No sooner had news of your death reached humankind
Yet the world's prevention of you only led
Than they began taking heed and drawing lessons.
To lessons learned and wisdom gained.
فخاراًglory دولةrealm القلمthe pen المفدىthe cherished
فخاراً دولة القلم المفدى
فأنتfor you are اليومtoday أولىmore deserving بالفخارof glory
فأنت اليوم أولى بالفخار
Glory to you, realm of the cherished pen!
So take pride, o state of the noble pen,
For today you are more deserving of glory.
For today you are most deserving of pride.