ياO مغربWest الإسلامof Islam كيفhow غفلتyou were heedless عنof
يا مغرب الإسلام كيف غفلت عن
غربthe West النصارىof the Christians فيin بلادthe lands المشرقِof the East
غرب النصارى في بلاد المشرقِ
O Muslim West, how could you fail to heed
O West of Islam, how were you heedless of
the Christian West in the lands of the East?
the Christians’ West in the lands of the East?
أنتyou الأحقmore entitled بهاto them وإنand if لمnot تستطعyou are able
أنت الأحق بها وإن لم تستطع
سبقاًprecedence إليهاto them ياO ابنَson of دينيmy faith فالْحَقِthen catch up
سبقاً إليها يا ابنَ ديني فالْحَقِ
You have the greater claim to those lands; and if you cannot
You have the greater right to them; and if you cannot
get there first, O son of my faith, then catch up.
reach them first, O son of my faith, then catch up.
اخترتَyou chose منهfrom it هزلهits frivolity فأضرَّso it did harm بيto me
اخترتَ منه هزله فأضرَّ بي
واختارand it chose منيfrom me النفعbenefit غيرwithout مفرّقmaking distinctions
واختار مني النفع غير مفرّق
You chose its frivolity, and it brought me harm,
You chose from it its frivolity, and so it harmed me;
while it chose from me what profits, without distinction.
And it chose what was useful from me, making no distinctions.
وأخذتand you took عنيfrom me اللهوamusement غيرnot محاذرfearing
وأخذت عني اللهو غير محاذر
أعقابهits consequences فاربأso elevate بنفسكyourself وارفقand be gentle
أعقابه فاربأ بنفسك وارفق
And from me you took idle pleasure, unmindful
And you took amusement from me, without fearing
of its consequences—so hold yourself above it, and rise.
its consequences; so hold yourself above this, and be gentle.
