طيف تحدى به البارود و النار

طيف تحدى به البارود و النار

ما حاك طاغ و ما استبناه جبار

ما حاك طاغ و ما استبناه جبار

A vision through which gunpowder and fire defied

A specter defied gunpowder and fire

A vision challenged by gunpowder and fire,

what a tyrant wove and a despot built.

No tyrant engineered it, no despot designed it

Which no tyrant wove, nor oppressor built.

ذكرى من الثورة الحمراء و شحها

ذكرى من الثورة الحمراء و شحها

بالنور و القانيء المسفوك آذار

بالنور و القانيء المسفوك آذار

A memory of the red revolution, adorned

A memory of the red revolution and its fervor

A memory of the red revolution, adorned

by March with light and spilled crimson.

With light and torrential rain poured March

By March with light and crimson blood spilled out.

مرت على القمة البيضاء صاهرة

مرت على القمة البيضاء صاهرة

عنها الجليد فملء السفح أنهار

عنها الجليد فملء السفح أنهار

It passed over the white summit, melting

It passed over the white summit melting

It passed over the white peak, melting away

the ice from it, till rivers filled the slope.

The ice from it, filling the valleys with rivers

The ice from it, filling the slopes with rivers.

في كل نهر ترى ظلا تحف به

في كل نهر ترى ظلا تحف به

أشباح ( كاوا ) و يزهو حوله الفار

أشباح ( كاوا ) و يزهو حوله الفار

In every river you see a shadow, encircled

In each river you see a shadow enveloped

In every river you see a shadow embraced by

by Kawa's shades; around it the mouse struts.

Ghosts of Kawah and around it frolicking mice

The ghosts of Kawa, while glory blooms around him.

يا شعب ( كاوا ) سل الحداد كيف هوى

يا شعب ( كاوا ) سل الحداد كيف هوى

صرح على الساعد المفتول ينهار

صرح على الساعد المفتول ينهار

O people of Kawa, ask the blacksmith how there fell

Oh Kawah's people, ask the mourners how he fell

O people of Kawa, ask the Blacksmith how fell

an edifice, collapsing upon a sinewy forearm.

A fortress on the outstretched arm collapsed

A fortress, collapsing upon the mighty arm.

و كيف أهوت على الطاغي يد نفضت

و كيف أهوت على الطاغي يد نفضت

عنها الغبار و كيف انقض ثوار

عنها الغبار و كيف انقض ثوار

And how a hand struck down upon the tyrant, having shaken

And how the tyrant's hand that shook off the dust fell

And how a hand struck the tyrant, having shaken off

the dust from itself, and how rebels swooped down.

And how the rebels rushed forth

The dust from itself, and how rebels lunged.

و الجاعل ( الكير ) يوم الهول مشعلة

و الجاعل ( الكير ) يوم الهول مشعلة

تنصب منه على الآفاق أنوار

تنصب منه على الآفاق أنوار

And the one who made the bellows a torch on the day of terror,

And Al-Keer on the day of horror a torch

He who made the bellows, on the day of terror, a torch

from which lights pour across the horizons.

From it lights rose over horizons

From which lights pour out across the horizons.

قف عند ( شيرين ) واهتف ربما نطقت

قف عند ( شيرين ) واهتف ربما نطقت

وحدثتك بما تشتاق أحجار

وحدثتك بما تشتاق أحجار

Stand by Shirin and cry out; perhaps they will speak

Stop at Shirin and chant, perhaps it would speak

Stand by Shirin and call out; perhaps she will speak,

and tell you what you long for—the stones.

And tell you what the stones yearn for

And the stones will tell you of what they yearn for.

و ربما ارتجت الأصداء و انفجرت

و ربما ارتجت الأصداء و انفجرت

قيثارة في يد الراعي و مزمار

قيثارة في يد الراعي و مزمار

And perhaps the echoes will tremble, and there will burst forth

Perhaps the echoes would stir and burst

And perhaps the echoes will tremble and burst forth,

a lyre in the shepherd's hand, and a flute.

A lyre in the hand of the shepherd and flute

A lyre in the shepherd's hand, and a flute.

و الفارس الثائر المغوار هل بقيت

و الفارس الثائر المغوار هل بقيت

من خيله الصافنات البلق آثار

من خيله الصافنات البلق آثار

And the valiant rebel horseman—are there still

Did traces remain of the smooth galloping horses

And the daring rebel knight, do there remain

traces of his poised, piebald steeds?

Of the raging, defiant horseman

Any traces of his piebald, noble steeds?

تكاد تسمع في الآفاق صيحة

تكاد تسمع في الآفاق صيحة

كأنها في سماء الحق إعصار

كأنها في سماء الحق إعصار

You can almost hear a cry across the horizons,

You can almost hear in the horizons a scream

You can almost hear a shout across the horizons,

like a whirlwind in the sky of truth.

As if it were a storm in the sky of truth

Like a hurricane in the sky of truth.

مرت على الظلم فاهتزت دعائمه

مرت على الظلم فاهتزت دعائمه

و جلجلت فهي للباغين انذار

و جلجلت فهي للباغين انذار

It swept over oppression, and its pillars shook,

It passed over injustice, so its pillars shook

It passed over injustice, and its pillars shook,

and thundered: it is a warning to the aggressors.

And it rang loudly, a warning to the unjust

And it thundered, a warning to the oppressors.

و ساء مستعمرا أن يستفيق على

و ساء مستعمرا أن يستفيق على

أصدائها جائع في الحقل منهار

أصدائها جائع في الحقل منهار

And it vexed a colonizer that there should awaken

And the colonizer awoke poorly to

It grieved the colonizer to wake up to

to its echoes a hungry man, collapsed in the field,

Its echoes, hungry in the collapsed field

Its echoes, a collapsed and hungry man in the field.

و أن يهب إلى الأغلال يحطمها

و أن يهب إلى الأغلال يحطمها

شعب و تنشق عن عينه أستار

شعب و تنشق عن عينه أستار

and that there should rush toward the shackles, to shatter them,

And the people rushed to the shackles to break them

And that a people rise to the shackles to smash them,

a people, and veils should part from its eye.

As veils split from their eyes

With veils torn away from their eyes.

كم أيتم البغي من طفل و سار على

كم أيتم البغي من طفل و سار على

بيت هوى جحفل للبغي جرار

بيت هوى جحفل للبغي جرار

How many a child has oppression orphaned! And over

How many orphans did injustice leave

How many children has tyranny orphaned, and marched upon

a fallen house marched oppression's vast host.

And a looted caravan traveled to the house of passion

A fallen home, a massive army of oppression.

و استؤسر الجائع العريان و اغتصبت

و استؤسر الجائع العريان و اغتصبت

عذراؤه و استبيح الحقل و الدار

عذراؤه و استبيح الحقل و الدار

And the hungry, naked man was taken captive, and raped

The naked starved were taken prisoner

The naked hungry one was captured, and raped was

was his maiden; the field and the home were plundered.

And their chaste women were violated

His virgin daughter, and the field and home violated.

و شردت في صحارى الثلج أفئدة

و شردت في صحارى الثلج أفئدة

من فوقها أعظم تدمى و أطمار

من فوقها أعظم تدمى و أطمار

And hearts were driven into the deserts of snow,

The field and the house were ransacked

And hearts were displaced in deserts of snow,

with bleeding bones and rags above them.

And hearts bled above the graves

Covered by bleeding bones and tattered rags.

و كشر السجن عن بابيه و ارتفعت

و كشر السجن عن بابيه و ارتفعت

حمر المشانق يغذوهن جزار

حمر المشانق يغذوهن جزار

And the prison bared its two gates, and there rose

And the prison opened its doors

The prison bared its gates like fangs, and there rose

red gallows, which a butcher feeds.

And the red gallows were fed by the butcher

Red gallows fed by a butcher.

كيعرب مظلوم يمد يدا

كيعرب مظلوم يمد يدا

إلى أخيه فما أن يهدر الثار

إلى أخيه فما أن يهدر الثار

Like Ya'rub, an oppressed man extends a hand

As if an oppressed Arab reached

Like an oppressed Arab extending a hand

to his brother, so vengeance is not wasted.

His hand to his brother, how blood will spill

To his brother, so that vengeance is not lost.

و المستغلان في سهل و في جبل

و المستغلان في سهل و في جبل

يدميها بالسياط الحمر غدار

يدميها بالسياط الحمر غدار

And the two exploited ones, on a plain and on a mountain—

The exploited in valley and mountain

The two exploited ones, in plain and in mountain,

a traitor makes them bleed with red whips.

Their blood spills from the red betrayer's whip

Are made to bleed by the red whips of a traitor.

سالت دماؤهما في السوط فامتزجت

سالت دماؤهما في السوط فامتزجت

فلن يفرقها بالدس أشرار

فلن يفرقها بالدس أشرار

Their blood flowed upon the lash and mingled;

Their blood mixed as it spilled from the lash

Their blood flowed onto the whip and mingled;

so evildoers will never divide it through intrigue.

Evil cannot separate it with hypocrisy

No wicked men shall separate it with intrigue.

و أغمد الظلم في الصدرين مخلبه

و أغمد الظلم في الصدرين مخلبه

فجمعت بالدم الجرحين أظفار

فجمعت بالدم الجرحين أظفار

And oppression sank its claw into both breasts,

And injustice sheathed its talons in their chests

Injustice plunged its claw into both chests,

so claws joined the two wounds with blood.

Its claws gathered the two wounds with blood

So the talons united the two wounds in blood.

ووحد الجوع عزم الجائعين على

ووحد الجوع عزم الجائعين على

أن يوقدوها و ألا تخمد النار

أن يوقدوها و ألا تخمد النار

And hunger united the hungry in their resolve

And hunger unified the will of the starved

Hunger united the resolve of the starving

to kindle it and never let the fire die.

To ignite it and not let the fire die out

To ignite the flame and ensure the fire never dies.

و كدس العري أجساد العراة على

و كدس العري أجساد العراة على

درب إلى النور قد أفضى بمن ساروا

درب إلى النور قد أفضى بمن ساروا

And nakedness heaped the bodies of the naked upon

And nakedness piled up naked bodies

Nakedness piled the bodies of the bare upon

a road that led those who walked it to the light.

On a path to light traveled by those who walked

A path to light that guided those who walked.

وقرب القيد من شعبين شدهما

وقرب القيد من شعبين شدهما

ووجهت من خطى الشعبين أفكار

ووجهت من خطى الشعبين أفكار

And the chain drew together two peoples it had bound,

And nearness of shackles bound two peoples

The shackle brought closer two peoples, bound together,

and ideas guided the footsteps of the two peoples.

And thoughts were directed from the two peoples' steps

And from the steps of both peoples, thoughts were aligned.

يا فرحة العيد ما في العيد من مرح

يا فرحة العيد ما في العيد من مرح

حتى تحرر من محتاهلها الدار

حتى تحرر من محتاهلها الدار

O joy of the festival, there is no mirth in the festival

Oh joy of celebration, there is no cheer in celebration

O joy of the feast, there is no mirth in the feast,

until the homeland is freed from its occupier.

Until the home is liberated from its invaders

Until the homeland is liberated from its occupier.

يا فرحة العيد ما في العيد من مرح

يا فرحة العيد ما في العيد من مرح

 حتى تحرر من محتاهلها الدار

حتى تحرر من محتاهلها الدار

O joy of the festival, there is no mirth in the festival

Oh joy of celebration, there is no cheer in celebration

O joy of the feast, there is no mirth in the feast,

until the homeland is freed from its occupier.

Until the home is liberated from its invaders

Until the homeland is liberated from its occupier.