صدَّhe turned away عنيfrom me ولاand no عجَبwonder
صدَّ عني ولا عجَب
كلevery شيءٍthing لهfor it سببa cause
كل شيءٍ له سبب
He turned away from me, and no wonder.
He turned away from me, no wonder
Everything has a cause.
Everything has a reason
ذهبتhas passed ساعةthe hour الرضىof favor
ذهبت ساعة الرضى
وأتتand has come ساعةthe hour الغضبof anger
وأتت ساعة الغضب
The hour of favor has passed,
The hour of consent has passed
and the hour of anger has come.
And the hour of anger has come
مستبدdespotic بحكمهِin his rule
مستبد بحكمهِ
فأناso I am مثلُjust as ماwhat أحبhe wished
فأنا مثلُ ما أحب
He is despotic in his rule,
Arbitrary in his rule
so I am as he has wished:
So I'm like what I love
تارةًat times صاحبpossessor of المنىhopes
تارةً صاحب المنى
تارةًat times صاحبُpossessor of الكُرَبsorrows
تارةً صاحبُ الكُرَب
at times possessed of hopes,
Sometimes the companion of wishes
at times beset by sorrows.
Sometimes the companion of worries
فلقاءٌso a meeting بهِin it الهناbliss
فلقاءٌ بهِ الهنا
وفراقٌand a parting بهِin it التعبweariness
وفراقٌ بهِ التعب
So meeting brings bliss,
So a meeting with him is bliss
and parting brings weariness.
And separation from him is fatigue
كلall ذنبيmy sin لأَنَّbecause ليI have
كل ذنبي لأَنَّ لي
فيهfor him صدراًa breast قدindeed التهبcaught fire
فيه صدراً قد التهب
My only sin is that I have
My only sin is that
a breast that has caught fire for him,
I have for him a heart that burned
ولأنيand because I عشقتهُloved him
ولأني عشقتهُ
باردَcold القلبthe heart والشَنَبand the mouth's freshness
باردَ القلب والشَنَب
and because I loved him—
And that I loved him
cold of heart and cool of mouth.
Cold of heart and grim of mustache
أَيُّهاO العامyear مرحباwelcome
أَيُّها العام مرحبا
بالمنىwith hopes فيكwithin you والأربand desires
بالمنى فيك والأرب
O year, welcome,
O year, hello
with hopes and desires within you!
With wishes in you and prosperity
قلsay فماthen what أنتyou حاملٌcarrying
قل فما أنت حاملٌ
بينbetween بُردَيكَyour two cloaks منof عجبwonder
بين بُردَيكَ من عجب
Say, then, what do you carry
Say, what are you carrying
between your two cloaks, of wonders?
Between your two arms of wonder
رايةَthe banner السلمِof peace أمor تُرىone wonders
رايةَ السلمِ أم تُرى
رايةَthe banner الحربِof war والحرَبand despoilment
رايةَ الحربِ والحرَب
The banner of peace—or, I wonder,
The flag of peace or the flag
the banner of war and ruin?
Of war and turmoil
فائتلافاًand concord بهin it المنىhopes
فائتلافاً به المنى
أمor خلافاًdiscord بهِin it العطَبruin
أم خلافاً بهِ العطَب
And concord, in which hopes lie,
Is it harmony with it is wishes
or discord, in which ruin lies?
Or conflict with it is misery
أَتُرَىI wonder الصفرُthe yellow peoples أمor بنوsons of
أَتُرَى الصفرُ أم بنو
البيضِthe whites تعتزُّglory بالغلَبin victory
البيضِ تعتزُّ بالغلَب
I wonder, will the yellow peoples or the sons
Is it yellow or are the
of the whites glory in victory?
Whites proud of triumph
وهلand will الهندُIndia بعدafter ذاكthat
وهل الهندُ بعد ذاك
بأَمنٍin safety منfrom النُوَبcalamities
بأَمنٍ من النُوَب
And will India, after that,
And is India after that
be safe from calamities?
Safe from assaults
أمor هيَit النارُfire فوقَabove باPa- (Pamir)
أم هيَ النارُ فوقَ با
ميرَmir (completing Pamir) يعلوrises لهاfor it لَهبa flame
ميرَ يعلو لها لَهب
Or is it fire above Pa-
Or is it the fire above
mir, its flame rising high?
Bareilly whose blaze rises high
وقُوىand the powers العالمينِof the two worlds فيin
وقُوى العالمينِ في
معركa battleground الخُلفِof discord والصَخَبand clamor
معرك الخُلفِ والصَخَب
And the powers of the two worlds are in
And the powers of both worlds in
a battleground of discord and clamor.
The battle of discord and turmoil
فالسماso the sky مكفهرَّةٌglowering
فالسما مكفهرَّةٌ
والفضاand the firmament اهتزَّshuddered واضطربand convulsed
والفضا اهتزَّ واضطرب
So the sky is glowering,
So the sky is overcast
and the firmament has shuddered and convulsed.
And space shook and was disturbed
كلall هذاthis لأجلfor the sake of شبرٍa handspan منof
كل هذا لأجل شبرٍ من
الأرضland يُكتَسَبis gained
الأرض يُكتَسَب
All this for the sake of a handspan of
All this for the sake of a handspan
land to be gained.
Of land to be seized
ياO عقولَminds of الأنامِhumankind ماnot
يا عقولَ الأنامِ ما
زلتِyou have ceased فيin أَوضعthe lowest الرُتبranks
زلتِ في أَوضع الرُتب
O minds of humankind, still
O minds of people, you
you remain in the lowest ranks!
Are still in the lowest of ranks
ايهah بورPort ارثرٍArthur لقدindeed
ايه بور ارثرٍ لقد
هزَّنيhas stirred me نحوكِtoward you الطَربrapture
هزَّني نحوكِ الطَرب
Ah, Port Arthur! Indeed,
Oh Bardur Arthur, passion
rapture has stirred me toward you.
Has moved me towards you
لاno فماfor not حدَّثَrecounted الرُواةthe narrators
لا فما حدَّثَ الرُواة
ولاnor كاتبٌa writer كتبwrote
ولا كاتبٌ كتب
No, for the narrators have not recounted,
No, the narrators did not tell
nor has a writer written,
Nor did any writer write
مثلَthe like of ماwhat عنكِabout you قدindeed رُويwas related
مثلَ ما عنكِ قد رُوي
فهوfor it is اعجوبةthe wonder of العجبwonders
فهو اعجوبة العجب
the like of what has been related of you;
Like what has been told about you
for it is the wonder of wonders.
It is the wonder of wonders
رَحِمmay have mercy اللَهGod أنفساًon souls
رَحِم اللَه أنفساً
غالهاclaimed them عندكَbeside you العطَبdestruction
غالها عندكَ العطَب
May God have mercy on souls
May God have mercy on souls
that destruction claimed beside you,
Whose love for you was devotion
وجيوشاًand on armies تدافعتsurged
وجيوشاً تدافعت
صُعُداًuphill فيكِwithin you أوor صبَبdownhill
صُعُداً فيكِ أو صبَب
and on armies that surged
And armies that vied
uphill within you, or downhill—
On your summits or lowlands
بلrather أُسوداًlions تقحَّمتplunged
بل أُسوداً تقحَّمت
غمرةَthe depths of الموتِdeath لمdid not تهبfear
غمرةَ الموتِ لم تهب
rather, lions that plunged
Rather, lions that plunged
into the depths of death, unafraid.
Into the abyss of death and did not flee
ساقهاdrove them الحكمُthe ruling power للهلاكِto destruction
ساقها الحكمُ للهلاكِ
فماتتso they died كماas وجبwas required
فماتت كما وجب
The ruling power drove them to destruction,
Fate led them to destruction
so they died, as was required.
So they died as was destined
ياO رفاتَremains of الأُسودِthe lions
يا رفاتَ الأُسودِ
فلتنثنيso let bend عندكَbefore you الرُكَبknees
فلتنثني عندكَ الرُكَب
O remains of the lions,
O remnants of the lions
so let knees bend before you.
Let processions halt at you
أَيُّهاO العامُyear هلshall ...? أرىI see
أَيُّها العامُ هل أرى
راحةًrest فيكin you أمor نصبweariness
راحةً فيك أم نصب
O year, shall I see
O year, do I see
rest in you, or weariness?
Comfort in you or affliction
أصديقٌare you a friend? فتُرتجىand thus you are hoped in
أصديقٌ فتُرتجى
أمor عدوٌّan enemy فتجتَنَبand thus you are avoided
أم عدوٌّ فتجتَنَب
Are you a friend, in whom to place hope,
A friend to be hoped for
or an enemy, to be shunned?
Or a foe to be avoided