ياO راحلاdeparting one عناfrom us وذكركand your memory خالدeverlasting
يا راحلا عنا وذكرك خالد
أبداforever ليحيىto keep alive بينناamong us الآلاماthe sorrows
أبدا ليحيى بيننا الآلاما
O you departing from us, while your memory lives forever—
O you who depart from us, your memory endures
Forever keeping our sorrows alive among us.
Forever, to keep our sorrows alive among us.
سرgo بالسلامةin safety حاملاcarrying زفراتناour sighs
سر بالسلامة حاملا زفراتنا
واذكرand remember مقامكyour stay بينناamong us الأعواماthe years
واذكر مقامك بيننا الأعواما
Go in safety, bearing our sighs,
Go in safety, carrying our sighs,
And remember through the years your stay among us.
And remember your years of residence among us.
واذكرand remember حكايةthe story دنشواىDinshaway فإنهاfor indeed it
واذكر حكاية دنشواى فإنها
كمso many خلّفتit left behind بينamong الربوعthe homesteads يتامىorphans
كم خلّفت بين الربوع يتامى
Remember the tale of Dinshaway, for it
And remember the story of Dinshaway, for it
Left so many orphans throughout the land.
Left so many orphans among the homesteads.
واعلمand know بأنكthat you قدindeed أهنتyou dishonored ديانةa faith
واعلم بأنك قد أهنت ديانة
كمhow many أخضعتit made submit لنبيهاto its Prophet الأفهاماminds
كم أخضعت لنبيها الأفهاما
And know that you have insulted a faith
And know that you have dishonored a faith
That has humbled so many minds before its Prophet.
That made so many minds submit to its Prophet.
هلdo? ينكرdeny الأقوامthe peoples أنthat محمداMuhammad
هل ينكر الأقوام أن محمدا
ملأfilled الوجودexistence وسلاماand peace
ملأ الوجود وسلاما
Can any people deny that Muhammad
Do the peoples deny that Muhammad
Filled all existence with peace?
Filled existence with peace?
إنif كنتyou are تجهلdo not know أمرهhis story فسلthen ask الورىhumankind
إن كنت تجهل أمره فسل الورى
وسلand ask الورجودexistence (apparent typo) بلrather اسألask الأياماthe days
وسل الورجود بل اسأل الأياما
If you know nothing of his cause, then ask mankind;
If you do not know his story, then ask humankind,
Ask existence itself—nay, ask the ages.
And ask existence—rather, ask the days.
كمhow many كانthere was قبلكbefore you منof دعىّa pretender يرتجىhoped
كم كان قبلك من دعىّ يرتجى
طمسblotting out الضياءthe light فماyet did not أصابattain مراماan aim
طمس الضياء فما أصاب مراما
How many pretenders before you hoped
How many a pretender before you hoped
To blot out the light, yet never gained their aim.
To blot out the light, yet failed to attain his aim.
مدنيةًcivilization الديناthe world (apparent typo) أجيبيanswer جاهلاan ignorant man
مدنيةً الدينا أجيبي جاهلا
أَوليسand is it not? واضعthe one who laid أسكyour foundation الإسلاماIslam
أَوليس واضع أسك الإسلاما
O civilization of the world, answer an ignorant man:
O civilization of the world, answer an ignorant man:
Was it not Islam that laid your foundation?
And is it not Islam that laid your foundation?
لكنماbut الأغراضulterior motives تعمىblind أهلهاthose who harbor them
لكنما الأغراض تعمى أهلها
حتىuntil يرواthey see ضوءthe light النهارof day ظلاماas darkness
حتى يروا ضوء النهار ظلاما
Yet vested interests blind those they possess
But ulterior motives blind those who harbor them,
Until they see the light of day as darkness.
Until they see the light of day as darkness.
هذاthis ختامكyour ending بينamong قومa people أحسنواthey acted kindly
هذا ختامك بين قوم أحسنوا
لكto you صنعهمtheir dealings أحسِنhow fine! بذاكthat is ختاماas an ending
لك صنعهم أحسِن بذاك ختاما
This is your end among a people who were kind
This is your ending among a people who were kind
In all they did for you—what a splendid ending!
In their dealings with you—what a fine ending!