لَم أَنسَ حينَ مَشَت إِلَيَّ تَلومَني

لَم أَنسَ حينَ مَشَت إِلَيَّ تَلومَني

لَمّا رَأَتني باسِماً مُتَهَلِّلا

لَمّا رَأَتني باسِماً مُتَهَلِّلا

I have not forgotten when she walked up to me, reproaching me,

I have not forgotten when she walked toward me, casting blame,

When she saw me smiling, radiant.

When she saw me smiling, my face beaming with joy.

قالَت أَتَطرَبُ وَالمَنايا حُوَّمٌ

قالَت أَتَطرَبُ وَالمَنايا حُوَّمٌ

في الأَرضِ كَيفَ رَمَت أَصابَت مَقتَلا

في الأَرضِ كَيفَ رَمَت أَصابَت مَقتَلا

She said, "Do you rejoice while death hovers

She said: "Do you rejoice while deaths are hovering,

Over the earth, its every shot striking a vital spot?

Striking the earth with fatal aim wherever they are cast?"

أُنظُر فَقَد خَلَتِ البُيوتُ مِنَ الشَبابِ

أُنظُر فَقَد خَلَتِ البُيوتُ مِنَ الشَبابِ

وَلا جَمالٌ لِمَنزِلٍ مِنهُم خَلا

وَلا جَمالٌ لِمَنزِلٍ مِنهُم خَلا

Look: the homes are empty of young men,

"Look, for the homes have been emptied of their youth,

And no home bereft of them has any beauty."

And there is no beauty in a dwelling left void of them."

فَسَأَلتُها أَوَ لَيسَ مِن أَجلِ العُلى

فَسَأَلتُها أَوَ لَيسَ مِن أَجلِ العُلى

وَهَنائِنا خاضوا اوَغى قالَت بَلى

وَهَنائِنا خاضوا اوَغى قالَت بَلى

So I asked her, "Was it not for glory

So I asked her: "Is it not for the sake of glory,

And our happiness that they plunged into the fray?" She said, "Yes."

And for our well-being, that they plunged into the fray?" She said: "Yes."

يا هَذِهِ أَإِذا بَكَيتُ لِبُعدِهِم

يا هَذِهِ أَإِذا بَكَيتُ لِبُعدِهِم

يَتَبَسَّمونَ أَجابَتِ الحَسناءُ لا

يَتَبَسَّمونَ أَجابَتِ الحَسناءُ لا

"O woman, if I weep at their absence,

"O you! If I were to weep for their absence,

Will they smile?" The beautiful woman answered, "No."

Would they then smile?" The fair one answered: "No."

كُفّي المَلامَ إِذَن فَما أَنا جاهِلٌ

كُفّي المَلامَ إِذَن فَما أَنا جاهِلٌ

ما تَعلَمينَ وَكَيفَ لي أَن أَجهَلا

ما تَعلَمينَ وَكَيفَ لي أَن أَجهَلا

"Then cease your reproaches, for I am not ignorant

"Cease your blame, then, for I am not ignorant

Of what you know; how could I be ignorant?

Of what you know; indeed, how could I be unaware?"

لَكِن بَعَثتُ الفِكرَ في آثارِهِم

لَكِن بَعَثتُ الفِكرَ في آثارِهِم

في البَحرِ في الأَجواءِ في عَرضِ الفَلا

في البَحرِ في الأَجواءِ في عَرضِ الفَلا

But I sent my thoughts along their trail,

"But I have sent my thoughts to follow their trails,

At sea, in the skies, in the expanse of the wilderness.

Across the seas, into the skies, and through the vast deserts."

فَرَأَيتُ نورَ المَجدِ فَوقَ بُنودِهِم

فَرَأَيتُ نورَ المَجدِ فَوقَ بُنودِهِم

وَرَأَيتُهُم يَمشونَ مِن نَصرٍ إِلى

وَرَأَيتُهُم يَمشونَ مِن نَصرٍ إِلى

Then I saw the light of glory above their banners,

"There I saw the light of glory shining above their banners,

And I saw them marching from victory to...

And I saw them marching from one victory to the next."

سَدّوا عَلى الباغي المَسالِكَ كُلَّها

سَدّوا عَلى الباغي المَسالِكَ كُلَّها

فَالمَوتُ إِن وَلّى وَإِن هُوَ أَقبَلا

فَالمَوتُ إِن وَلّى وَإِن هُوَ أَقبَلا

They barred the aggressor from every path:

"They have blocked every path against the aggressor,

So death awaits him, whether he retreats or advances.

So death awaits him whether he retreats or advances."

فَإِذا شَمَمتِ اليَومَ رائِحَةَ الدِماءِ

فَإِذا شَمَمتِ اليَومَ رائِحَةَ الدِماءِ

وَطالَعَت عَيناكِ آثارَ البِلى

وَطالَعَت عَيناكِ آثارَ البِلى

So if today you smell the scent of blood,

"So if today you smell the scent of blood,

And your eyes behold the traces of decay,

And your eyes behold the traces of ruin and decay,"

فَاِستَبشِري فَغَداً إِذا النَقعُ اِنجَلى

فَاِستَبشِري فَغَداً إِذا النَقعُ اِنجَلى

سَتَعودُ دُنيانا أَحَبَّ وَأَجمَلا

سَتَعودُ دُنيانا أَحَبَّ وَأَجمَلا

Take heart, for tomorrow, when the battle dust clears,

"Rejoice! For tomorrow, when the dust of battle clears,

Our world will return, dearer and more beautiful."

Our world shall return, more beloved and more beautiful."