لَيلايَmy Layla ماnot أَناI حَيٌّalive
لَيلايَ ما أَنا حَيٌّ
يُرجىto be hoped for وَلاand not أَناI مَيتُdead
يُرجى وَلا أَنا مَيتُ
My Layla, I am no living man
In whom hope rests, nor am I dead.
لَمnot أَقضِI fulfilled حَقَّthe due of بِلاديmy country
لَم أَقضِ حَقَّ بِلادي
وَهاand behold أَناI قَدalready قَضَيتُI have perished
وَها أَنا قَد قَضَيتُ
I have not fulfilled my country's due,
Yet here I am, already at my end.
شَفَيتُI would have soothed نَفسيmy soul لَوَif اَنّيthat I
شَفَيتُ نَفسي لَوَ اَنّي
لَمّاwhen رُميتُI was fired upon رَمَيتُI fired back
لَمّا رُميتُ رَمَيتُ
My soul would have found solace, had I
Fired back when I was fired upon.
بَيروتُBeirut لَوif أَنَّthat خَصماًan adversary
بَيروتُ لَو أَنَّ خَصماً
مَشىadvanced إِلَيَّtoward me مَشَيتُI would have advanced
مَشى إِلَيَّ مَشَيتُ
Beirut, had an adversary
Advanced toward me, I would have advanced.
أَوor داسَtrampled أَرضَكِyour land باغٍan aggressor
أَو داسَ أَرضَكِ باغٍ
لَدُستُهُI would have trampled him وَبَغَيتُand I would have attacked
لَدُستُهُ وَبَغَيتُ
Or had an aggressor trampled your land,
I would have trampled him and attacked.
أَوor حَلَّdescended فيكِin you عَدُوٌّan enemy
أَو حَلَّ فيكِ عَدُوٌّ
مُنازِلٌchallenging to combat ماnot اِتَّقَيتُI would have flinched
مُنازِلٌ ما اِتَّقَيتُ
Or had an enemy descended upon you,
In face-to-face combat, I would not have flinched.
لَكِنbut رَماكِfired upon you جَبانٌa coward
لَكِن رَماكِ جَبانٌ
لَوif بانَhe appeared ليto me لَاَشتَفَيتُI would have avenged myself
لَو بانَ لي لَاَشتَفَيتُ
But a coward fired upon you;
Had he appeared to me, I would have avenged myself.
لَيلايَmy Layla لاdo not تَحسَبينيthink me
لَيلايَ لا تَحسَبيني
عَلىfor الحَياةِlife بَكَيتُI wept
عَلى الحَياةِ بَكَيتُ
My Layla, do not think that I
Have wept for life.
وَلاand do not تَظُنّيsuppose شَكاتيmy lament
وَلا تَظُنّي شَكاتي
مِنover مَصرَعيmy death إِنif شَكَوتُI lament
مِن مَصرَعي إِن شَكَوتُ
Nor suppose my lament
Is over my death, if I lament.
وَلاand let not يُخيفَنكِfrighten you ذِكريmy mention
وَلا يُخيفَنكِ ذِكري
بَيروتَBeirut أَنّيthat I سَلَوتُI have ceased to love
بَيروتَ أَنّي سَلَوتُ
Nor fear, when I speak
Of Beirut, that I have forgotten you.
بَيروتُBeirut مَهدُthe cradle of غَراميmy love
بَيروتُ مَهدُ غَرامي
فيهاin her وَفيكِand in you صَبَوتُI felt youthful passion
فيها وَفيكِ صَبَوتُ
Beirut is the cradle of my love;
There, and for you, I felt youthful longing.
جَرَرتُI trailed ذَيلَthe hem of شَبابيmy youth
جَرَرتُ ذَيلَ شَبابي
لَهواًin play وَفيهاand in her جَرَيتُI ran
لَهواً وَفيها جَرَيتُ
I trailed the hem of my youth
In play, and there I ran.
فيهاin her عَرَفتُكِI knew you طِفلاًas a child
فيها عَرَفتُكِ طِفلاً
وَمِنand from هَواكِyour love اِنتَشَيتُI grew intoxicated
وَمِن هَواكِ اِنتَشَيتُ
There I knew you when I was a child,
And grew intoxicated with your love.
وَمِنand from عُيونِthe springs of رُباهاher hills
وَمِن عُيونِ رُباها
وَعَذبِand the sweetness of فيكِyour mouth اِرتَوَيتُI drank my fill
وَعَذبِ فيكِ اِرتَوَيتُ
And from the springs of her hills
And your sweet mouth, I drank my fill.
فيهاin her لِلَيلىfor Layla كِناسٌa gazelle's covert
فيها لِلَيلى كِناسٌ
وَليand for me مِنَof العِزِّhonor بَيتُa house
وَلي مِنَ العِزِّ بَيتُ
There Layla has a gazelle's covert,
And I a house of honor.
فيهاin her بَنىbuilt لِيَfor me مَجداًglory
فيها بَنى لِيَ مَجداً
أَوائِليmy forebears وَبَنَيتُand I built
أَوائِلي وَبَنَيتُ
There glory was built for me
By my forebears, and I too built.
لَيلىLayla سِراجُthe lamp of حَياتيmy life
لَيلى سِراجُ حَياتي
خَباit dimmed فَماso no فيهِin it زَيتُoil
خَبا فَما فيهِ زَيتُ
Layla, the lamp of my life
Has dimmed; there is no oil in it.
قَدalready أَطفَأَتهُextinguished it كُراتٌcannonballs
قَد أَطفَأَتهُ كُراتٌ
ماthere is no مِنfrom لَظاهُنَّtheir blaze فَوتُescape
ما مِن لَظاهُنَّ فَوتُ
Cannonballs have extinguished it;
There is no escape from their blaze.
رَمىfired بِهِنَّwith them بُغاةٌtyrants
رَمى بِهِنَّ بُغاةٌ
أَصَبنَنيthey struck me فَتَوَيتُso I perished
أَصَبنَني فَتَوَيتُ
Tyrants hurled them;
They struck me, and I perished.
لَوif تُفتَدىyou could be ransomed بِحَياتيwith my life
لَو تُفتَدى بِحَياتي
مِنَfrom الرَدىdeath لَفَدَيتُI would ransom you
مِنَ الرَدى لَفَدَيتُ
If you could be ransomed with my life
From death, I would ransom you.
وَلَوand if وَقاكَshielded you وَفِيٌّa loyal one
وَلَو وَقاكَ وَفِيٌّ
بِمُهجَةٍwith a life's blood لَوَقَيتُI would shield you
بِمُهجَةٍ لَوَقَيتُ
And if a loyal one could shield you
With a life's blood, I would shield you.
إِنif عِشتَyou lived أَوor مِتَّyou died إِنّيindeed I
إِن عِشتَ أَو مِتَّ إِنّي
كَماas نَوَيتَyou resolved نَوَيتُI resolved
كَما نَوَيتَ نَوَيتُ
Whether you live or die, I
Have resolved as you resolved.
لَيلايَmy Layla عيشيlive وَقَرّيand be at peace
لَيلايَ عيشي وَقَرّي
إِذاwhen الحِمامُdeath دَعانيcalls me
إِذا الحِمامُ دَعاني
My Layla, live and be at peace
When death calls me.
لَيلايَmy Layla ساعاتُthe hours of عُمريmy life
لَيلايَ ساعاتُ عُمري
مَعدودَةٌnumbered بِالثَوانيin seconds
مَعدودَةٌ بِالثَواني
My Layla, the hours of my life
Are numbered in seconds.
فَكَفكِفيso hold back مِنsome of دُموعٍtears
فَكَفكِفي مِن دُموعٍ
تَفريrend حُشاشَةَthe last spark of life of فانيa dying man
تَفري حُشاشَةَ فاني
So hold back those tears
That rend a dying man's last spark of life.
وَمَهِّديand prepare لِيَfor me قَبراًa grave
وَمَهِّدي لِيَ قَبراً
عَلىon ذُراthe heights of لُبنانِLebanon
عَلى ذُرا لُبنانِ
And prepare a grave for me
On Lebanon's heights.
ثُمَّthen اِكتُبيwrite فَوقَupon لَوحٍa tablet
ثُمَّ اِكتُبي فَوقَ لَوحٍ
لِكُلِّfor every قاصٍone far away وَدانيand one near
لِكُلِّ قاصٍ وَداني
Then write upon a tablet
For everyone, far and near:
هُناhere الَّذيthe one who ماتَdied غَدراًtreacherously
هُنا الَّذي ماتَ غَدراً
هُناhere فَتىthe young man of الفِتيانِyoung men
هُنا فَتى الفِتيانِ
Here lies one who died by treachery;
Here lies the finest of young men.
رَمَتهُstruck him أَيديthe hands of جُناةٍcriminals
رَمَتهُ أَيدي جُناةٍ
مِنfrom جيرَةِthe neighbors of النيرانِthe fires
مِن جيرَةِ النيرانِ
The hands of criminals struck him,
From the neighbors of the fires.
قُرصانُpirates of بَحرٍthe sea تَوَلَّواturned away
قُرصانُ بَحرٍ تَوَلَّوا
مِنfrom حَومَةِthe thick of المَيدانِthe battlefield
مِن حَومَةِ المَيدانِ
Sea-pirates who turned away
From the thick of the battlefield.
لَمnot يَخرُجواthey ventured out قَيدَthe measure of شِبرٍa handspan
لَم يَخرُجوا قَيدَ شِبرٍ
عَنbeyond مَسبَحِthe swimming-ground of الحيتانِthe whales
عَن مَسبَحِ الحيتانِ
They ventured not a handspan
Beyond the whales' swimming-ground,
وَلَمand not يُطيقواthey could endure ثَباتاًstanding firm
وَلَم يُطيقوا ثَباتاً
فيin أَوجُهِthe faces of الفُرسانِthe horsemen
في أَوجُهِ الفُرسانِ
And could not stand their ground
In the face of horsemen.
فَشَمَّرواso they girded themselves لِاِنتِقامٍfor revenge
فَشَمَّروا لِاِنتِقامٍ
مِنagainst غافِلٍan unsuspecting man فيin أَمانِsafety
مِن غافِلٍ في أَمانِ
So they girded themselves for vengeance
Against an unsuspecting man in safety.
وَسَوَّدواand they blackened وَجهَthe face of روماRome
وَسَوَّدوا وَجهَ روما
بِالكَيدِby scheming لِلجيرانِagainst the neighbors
بِالكَيدِ لِلجيرانِ
And blackened the face of Rome
By scheming against their neighbors.
تَبّاًperdition لَهُمupon them مِنas بُغاثٍweakling birds
تَبّاً لَهُم مِن بُغاثٍ
فَرّواthey fled مِنَfrom العِقبانِthe eagles
فَرّوا مِنَ العِقبانِ
Curse them, those paltry birds
Who fled from the eagles!
لَوif أَنَّهُمthat they نازَلوناfaced us in combat
لَو أَنَّهُم نازَلونا
فيin الشامِal-Sham يَومَon a day of طِعانِspear-fighting
في الشامِ يَومَ طِعانِ
Had they faced us in combat
In al-Sham, on a day of spear-fighting,
رَأَواthey would have seen طَرابُلسَTripoli تَبدوappearing
رَأَوا طَرابُلسَ تَبدو
لَهُمto them بِكُلِّin every مَكانِplace
لَهُم بِكُلِّ مَكانِ
They would have seen Tripoli appear
To them in every place.
ياO لَيتَنيwould that I لَمnot أُعاجَلI were hurried away
يا لَيتَني لَم أُعاجَل
بِالمَوتِby death قَبلَbefore الأَوانِthe appointed time
بِالمَوتِ قَبلَ الأَوانِ
Would that I were not hurried
To death before my time,
حَتّىso that أَرىI may see الشَرقَthe East يَسموrising
حَتّى أَرى الشَرقَ يَسمو
رَغمَdespite اِعتِداءِthe assaults of الزَمانِtime
رَغمَ اِعتِداءِ الزَمانِ
So I might see the East rise
Despite time's assaults,
وَيَستَرِدُّand regains جَلالاًmajesty
وَيَستَرِدُّ جَلالاً
لَهُits own وَرِفعَةَand loftiness of شانِstanding
لَهُ وَرِفعَةَ شانِ
And regain the majesty
That was its own, and exalted rank;
وَليَعلَمَand so may know الغَربُthe West أَنّاthat we
وَليَعلَمَ الغَربُ أَنّا
كَأُمَّةِlike the nation of اليابانِJapan
كَأُمَّةِ اليابانِ
And that the West might know that we,
Like the nation of Japan,
لاnot نَرتَضيwe accept العَيشَlife يَجريrunning its course
لا نَرتَضي العَيشَ يَجري
فيin ذِلَّةٍhumiliation وَهَوانِand disgrace
في ذِلَّةٍ وَهَوانِ
Will not accept life passing
In humiliation and disgrace.
أَراهُمُI see them أَنزَلوناthey have reduced us
أَراهُمُ أَنزَلونا
مَنازِلَto the stations of الحَيَوانِanimals
مَنازِلَ الحَيَوانِ
I see they have reduced us
To the stations of animals,
وَأَخرَجوناand they cast us جَميعاًall
وَأَخرَجونا جَميعاً
عَنoutside رُتبَةِthe rank of الإِنسانِhumankind
عَن رُتبَةِ الإِنسانِ
And cast us all
Outside the rank of humankind.
وَسَوفَand shall تَقضيbring ruin عَلَيهِمُupon them
وَسَوفَ تَقضي عَلَيهِمُ
طَبائِعُthe natural laws of العُمرانِcivilization
طَبائِعُ العُمرانِ
Yet they shall be brought to ruin
By the natural laws of civilization.
فَيُصبِحُso will become الشَرقُthe East غَرباًa West
فَيُصبِحُ الشَرقُ غَرباً
وَيَستَويand become equal الخافِقانِthe two horizons
وَيَستَوي الخافِقانِ
Then the East shall become a West,
And the two horizons shall be equal.
لاهُمَّO God جَدِّدrenew قُواناour strength
لاهُمَّ جَدِّد قُوانا
لِخِدمَةِfor the service of الأَوطانِhomelands
لِخِدمَةِ الأَوطانِ
O God, renew our strength
To serve our homelands.
فَنَحنُfor we فيin كُلِّevery صُقعٍregion
فَنَحنُ في كُلِّ صُقعٍ
نَشكوwe lament بِكُلِّin every لِسانِtongue
نَشكو بِكُلِّ لِسانِ
For we, in every region,
Lament in every tongue.
ياO قَومَpeople of إِنجيلِthe Gospel of عيسىJesus
يا قَومَ إِنجيلِ عيسى
وَأُمَّةَand nation of القُرآنِthe Qur'an
وَأُمَّةَ القُرآنِ
O people of Jesus' Gospel,
And nation of the Qur'an,
لاdo not تَقتُلواkill الدَهرَtime حِقداًin hatred
لا تَقتُلوا الدَهرَ حِقداً
فَالمُلكُfor dominion لِلدَيّانِbelongs to the Judge
فَالمُلكُ لِلدَيّانِ
Do not waste the ages in hatred;
For dominion belongs to the Judge.
إِنّيindeed I أَرىsee مِنfrom بَعيدٍafar
إِنّي أَرى مِن بَعيدٍ
جَماعَةًa group مُقبِليناapproaching
جَماعَةً مُقبِلينا
I see, in the distance,
A group approaching.
لَعَلَّperhaps فيهِمamong them نَصيراًa champion
لَعَلَّ فيهِم نَصيراً
لَعَلَّperhaps فيهِمamong them مُعيناa helper
لَعَلَّ فيهِم مُعينا
Perhaps among them is a champion;
Perhaps among them is a helper.
هَوِّنtake it easy عَلَيكَon yourself تَماسَكhold firm
هَوِّن عَلَيكَ تَماسَك
إِنّيindeed I سَمِعتُheard أَنيناa groan
إِنّي سَمِعتُ أَنينا
Take heart; hold yourself together.
I have heard a groan.
أَظُنُّI think هَذاthis man جَريحاًwounded
أَظُنُّ هَذا جَريحاً
يَشكوcomplaining of الأَسىpain أَوor طَعيناone stabbed
يَشكو الأَسى أَو طَعينا
I think this is a wounded man,
Crying out in pain, or one stabbed.
بِاللَهِby God ماذاwhat دَهاهُbefell him
بِاللَهِ ماذا دَهاهُ
ياO هَذِهِyou there خَبِّريناtell us
يا هَذِهِ خَبِّرينا
By God, what has befallen him?
You there, tell us.
لَقَدindeed دَهَتهُbefell him المَناياdeath
لَقَد دَهَتهُ المَنايا
مِنfrom غارَةِthe raid of الخائِنيناthe traitors
مِن غارَةِ الخائِنينا
Death has indeed struck him
Through the traitors' raid.
صَبّواthey poured عَلَيناupon us الرَزاياcalamities
صَبّوا عَلَينا الرَزايا
لَمnot يَتَّقواthey feared اللَهَGod فيناin dealing with us
لَم يَتَّقوا اللَهَ فينا
They poured calamities upon us;
They did not fear God in dealing with us.
فَخَفِّفواso lessen مِنsome of أَذاهُhis suffering
فَخَفِّفوا مِن أَذاهُ
إِنif كُنتُمُyou are فاعِليناgoing to act
إِن كُنتُمُ فاعِلينا
So ease his suffering,
If you mean to do anything.
لاdo not تَيأَسيdespair وَتَجَلَّدand be steadfast
لا تَيأَسي وَتَجَلَّد
أَراكَI see you شَهماًbrave رَكيناsteadfast
أَراكَ شَهماً رَكينا
Do not despair; stand firm.
I see you are brave and steadfast.
أَبشِرtake heart فَإِنَّكَfor indeed you ناجٍa survivor
أَبشِر فَإِنَّكَ ناجٍ
وَاِصبِرand be patient مَعَwith الصابِريناthe patient
وَاِصبِر مَعَ الصابِرينا
Take heart, for you will survive,
And be patient among the patient.
أَوّاهُalas إِنّيindeed I أَراهُsee him
أَوّاهُ إِنّي أَراهُ
بِالمَوتِby death أَمسىhe has become رَهيناa hostage
بِالمَوتِ أَمسى رَهينا
Alas, I see him
Now held hostage by death.
جِراحُهُhis wounds بالِغاتٌgrievous
جِراحُهُ بالِغاتٌ
تُعييbaffle الطَبيبَthe physician الفَطيناthe discerning
تُعيي الطَبيبَ الفَطينا
His wounds are grievous,
Baffling the discerning physician.
وَعَنand within قَريبٍa short time سَيَقضيhe will die
وَعَن قَريبٍ سَيَقضي
غَضَّin the bloom of الشَبابِyouth حَزيناgrieving
غَضَّ الشَبابِ حَزينا
And soon he will die,
Grieving, in the bloom of youth.
أُفٍّfie لِقَومٍupon a people جِياعٍhungry
أُفٍّ لِقَومٍ جِياعٍ
قَدindeed أَزعَجواthey have disturbed العالَميناall the worlds
قَد أَزعَجوا العالَمينا
Fie upon a ravenous people
Who have thrown the world into turmoil!
قِراهُمُtheir welcome أَينَwherever حَلّواthey alight
قِراهُمُ أَينَ حَلّوا
ضَربٌa beating يَقُدُّthat cleaves المُتوناthe backs
ضَربٌ يَقُدُّ المُتونا
Their welcome, wherever they alight,
Is a beating that cleaves backs.
عَقّواthey betrayed المُروءَةَchivalry هَدّواthey demolished
عَقّوا المُروءَةَ هَدّوا
مَفاخِرَthe glories of الأَوَّليناthe ancients
مَفاخِرَ الأَوَّلينا
They betrayed chivalry and tore down
The glories of the ancients.
عاثواthey wrought فَساداًcorruption وَفَرّواand fled
عاثوا فَساداً وَفَرّوا
يَستَعجِلونَthey urge to haste السَفيناthe ships
يَستَعجِلونَ السَفينا
They wrought corruption and fled,
Urging the ships to hasten.
وَأَلبَسواand they clothed الغَربَthe West خِزياًin shame
وَأَلبَسوا الغَربَ خِزياً
فيin قَرنِهِits century العِشريناthe twentieth
في قَرنِهِ العِشرينا
And clothed the West in shame
In its twentieth century.
وَأَلجَمواand they bridled كُلَّevery داعٍadvocate
وَأَلجَموا كُلَّ داعٍ
وَأَحرَجواand they embarrassed المُصلِحيناthe reformers
وَأَحرَجوا المُصلِحينا
They bridled every advocate
And embarrassed the reformers.
فَياso O أُرُبَّةُEurope مَهلاًhold back
فَيا أُرُبَّةُ مَهلاً
أَينَwhere الَّذيthat which تَدَّعيناyou claim
أَينَ الَّذي تَدَّعينا
So, Europe, hold back!
Where is what you claim?
ماذاwhat تُريدينَdo you want مِنّاfrom us
ماذا تُريدينَ مِنّا
وَالداءُand the disease أَمسىhas become دَفيناburied deep
وَالداءُ أَمسى دَفينا
What do you want from us,
When the disease now lies buried deep?
أَينَwhere الحَضارَةُcivilization إِنّاindeed we
أَينَ الحَضارَةُ إِنّا
بِعَيشِناwith our life قَدalready رَضيناwe have been content
بِعَيشِنا قَد رَضينا
Where is civilization? We
Have been content with our life.
لَمnot نُؤذِwe harmed فيin الدَهرِall time جاراًa neighbor
لَم نُؤذِ في الدَهرِ جاراً
وَلَمand not نُخاتِلwe deceived خَديناa friend
وَلَم نُخاتِل خَدينا
Never in all time have we harmed a neighbor,
Nor have we deceived a friend.
مَسَرَّةَMasarra الشامِof al-Sham إِنّاindeed we
مَسَرَّةَ الشامِ إِنّا
إِخوانُكُمyour brothers ماas long as حَييناwe live
إِخوانُكُم ما حَيينا
Masarra of al-Sham, we are
Your brothers as long as we live.
ثِقواtrust فَإِنّاfor we وَثِقناhave trusted
ثِقوا فَإِنّا وَثِقنا
بِكُمin you وَجِئناand we came قَطيناas residents
بِكُم وَجِئنا قَطينا
Trust us, for we have trusted
In you, and come to dwell among you.
إِنّاindeed we نَرىsee فيكَin you عيسىJesus
إِنّا نَرى فيكَ عيسى
يَدعوcalling إِلىto الخَيرِgoodness فيناamong us
يَدعو إِلى الخَيرِ فينا
We see in you Jesus
Calling to goodness among us.
قَرَّبتَyou brought closer بَينَbetween قُلوبٍhearts
قَرَّبتَ بَينَ قُلوبٍ
قَدalready أَوشَكَتhad nearly أَنto تَبيناpart
قَد أَوشَكَت أَن تَبينا
You brought together hearts
That had almost parted.
فَأَنتَso you فَخرُthe pride of النَصارىthe Christians
فَأَنتَ فَخرُ النَصارى
وَصاحِبُand companion of المُسلِميناthe Muslims
وَصاحِبُ المُسلِمينا
You are the pride of the Christians,
And the companion of the Muslims.
رَأَيتُI saw يَأسَthe despair of طَبيبيmy physician
رَأَيتُ يَأسَ طَبيبي
وَهَمسَهُand his whisper فيin فُؤاديmy heart
وَهَمسَهُ في فُؤادي
I saw my physician's despair
And his whisper in my heart.
لاdo not تَندُبينيlament me فَإِنّيfor I
لا تَندُبيني فَإِنّي
أَقضيI die وَتَحياand lives بِلاديmy country
أَقضي وَتَحيا بِلادي
Do not mourn me, for I
Am dying while my country lives.
أَستَودِعُI entrust to اللَهَGod شَهماًa valiant man
أَستَودِعُ اللَهَ شَهماً
نَدباًgallant طَويلَlong of النِجادِsword-belt
نَدباً طَويلَ النِجادِ
I entrust to God a valiant man,
Gallant, with a long sword-belt.
أَستَودِعُI entrust to اللَهَGod روحاًa soul
أَستَودِعُ اللَهَ روحاً
كانَتwas رَجاءَthe hope of البِلادِthe land
كانَت رَجاءَ البِلادِ
I entrust to God a soul
That was the hope of the land.
فَياso O شَهيداًmartyr رَمَتهُstruck him
فَيا شَهيداً رَمَتهُ
غَدراًtreacherously كُراتُthe cannonballs of الأَعاديthe enemies
غَدراً كُراتُ الأَعادي
O martyr, struck
Treacherously by the enemies' cannonballs,
نَمsleep هانِئاًhappy مُطمَئِنّاًat peace
نَم هانِئاً مُطمَئِنّاً
فَلَمfor not تَنَمhave slept أَحقاديmy hatreds
فَلَم تَنَم أَحقادي
Sleep happy and at peace,
For my hatreds have not slept.
فَسَوفَso shall يُرضيكَsatisfy you ثَأرٌvengeance
فَسَوفَ يُرضيكَ ثَأرٌ
يُذيبُthat melts قَلبَthe heart of الجَمادِlifeless matter
يُذيبُ قَلبَ الجَمادِ
Vengeance shall yet satisfy you,
Melting the heart of lifeless matter.