ماnot حققachieved الأمنsecurity إلاexcept العدلjustice فيamong الأممnations
ما حقق الأمن إلا العدل في الأمم
ولاnor السلامpeace سوىexcept الموفينthose who fulfill بالذممtheir pledges
ولا السلام سوى الموفين بالذمم
Only justice has established security among nations,
Justice alone brings security to nations
And only those who honor their pledges have secured peace,
And peace only to those true to their word,
الناطقينthose who speak بماwhat تمليdictate ضمائرهمtheir consciences
الناطقين بما تملي ضمائرهم
دونwithout انحيازbias لذيtoward one with بطشbrute force وذيand one with نقمvengeance
دون انحياز لذي بطش وذي نقم
Those who speak as their consciences dictate,
Who speak what their conscience dictates
Without siding with wielders of brute force and vengeance.
Without bias for the tyrant or the avenger,
لهمthey have معwith الحقwhat is right تاريخa history يشرفهمhonors them
لهم مع الحق تاريخ يشرفهم
فيin مجلسCouncil الأمنSecurity أوor فيin هيئةOrganization الأممNations
في مجلس الأمن أو في هيئة الأمم
Their history of standing for what is right brings them honor,
They have a history with truth that honors them
In the Security Council or in the United Nations.
In the Security Council or in the United Nations,
يوازنونthey weigh matters إذاwhen قالواthey speak... وإنand if حكموthey judge
يوازنون إذا قالوا... وإن حكمو
فبالعدالةthen with justice لاnot بالزورwith falsehood والتهمand accusations
فبالعدالة لا بالزور والتهم
They weigh matters when they speak, and if they judge,
They weigh their words when they speak... and if they judge
It is with justice, not with falsehood and accusations.
It is with justice, not falsehood and accusation.
قلsay للقويto the powerful one طالتhave grown long أظافرهhis claws
قل للقوي طالت أظافره
فيamong الناسpeople إنindeed دوامpermanence الحالthe state of affairs لمdid not يدمlast
في الناس إن دوام الحال لم يدم
Tell the powerful one whose claws have grown long
Say to the mighty whose claws
Among the people: no state of affairs lasts forever.
Have long gripped the people: permanence cannot last.
يبدلchanges اللهGod أحوالcircumstances العبادthe servants فهلso, have...?
يبدل الله أحوال العباد فهل
نبئتyou have been told عنabout سحقهHis crushing ( عاداʿAd وعنand about إرمIram )
نبئت عن سحقه ( عادا وعن إرم )
God changes His servants' circumstances; have you, then,
God changes the state of His servants - have you not heard
Been told of His crushing of ʿAd, and of Iram?
Of the ruin of ‘Aad and of Iram?
وللشعوبand peoples have حقوقrights فيin مواطنهits homelands
وللشعوب حقوق في مواطنه
إنif لمdo not تنلهاgain them فلنthen will not تبخلhold back بسفكfrom shedding دمblood
إن لم تنلها فلن تبخل بسفك دم
And peoples have rights in their homelands;
The people have rights in their homelands;
If they do not gain them, they will not hold back from shedding blood.
If denied them, they will not stint to shed blood.
فناصرواso support كلevery مظلومwronged person أضرcaused harm بهto him
فناصروا كل مظلوم أضر به
ظلمinjustice القويof the powerful one وراعواand respect حرمةsanctity الذممpledges
ظلم القوي وراعوا حرمة الذمم
So support every wronged person harmed
So support every oppressed soul wronged
By the powerful one's injustice, and respect the sanctity of pledges.
By the injustice of the mighty, and respect the sanctity of covenants,
وطبقواand apply العدلjustice إنindeed العدلjustice أنشاهcreated it
وطبقوا العدل إن العدل أنشاه
لولاwere it not for العدالةjustice لمwould not تنهضrise ولمand would not تقمstand
لولا العدالة لم تنهض ولم تقم
And put justice into practice: justice brought it into being;
Apply justice, for it is justice that God established -
Without justice, it would neither have arisen nor stood.
Without justice foundations cannot stand nor rise.
قدindeed نصstipulated ميثاقهاits charter أنthat لاno ممالأةcollusion
قد نص ميثاقها أن لا ممالأة
ولاnor انحيازاًbias لذيtoward one guilty of ظلمinjustice وذيand one guilty of جرمcrime
ولا انحيازاً لذي ظلم وذي جرم
Its charter expressly stipulated that there be no collusion,
Its charter stipulates no truckling to
Nor siding with those guilty of injustice and crime.
Or siding with the unjust and the criminal.
فحوّلتهاthen transformed it سياساتpolicies القويof the powerful one إلىinto
فحوّلتها سياسات القوي إلى
منone who ليسdoes not يعبأةpay heed بالأخلاقto morals والقيمand values
من ليس يعبأة بالأخلاق والقيم
Then the policies of the powerful transformed it into
Yet policies of the powerful have turned it to
One that pays no heed to morals and values.
One who cares not for morals or values.
ماnot فيin السياسةpolitics دينreligion يستعانhelp is sought بهthrough it
ما في السياسة دين يستعان به
علىagainst المظالمinjustices بينbetween الخصمthe litigant والحكمand the arbiter
على المظالم بين الخصم والحكم
There is no religion in politics whose aid can be sought
There is no faith in politics to be invoked
Against injustices between the litigant and the arbiter.
Against wrongs, between opponent and judge.
دينthe religion السياسةof politics فيin الدنياthis world مصالحهits interests
دين السياسة في الدنيا مصالحه
لاno بأسharm بالكسبin gain منfrom حلthe lawful ومنand from حرمthe forbidden
لا بأس بالكسب من حل ومن حرم
The religion of politics in this world is its own interests:
The faith of politics in this world is its interests;
There is no harm in profit, whether lawful or forbidden.
No harm in profit from permitted or forbidden.
إنif حدثوكthey speak to you فبالكذبthen with falsehood الذيwhich عرفوthey know
إن حدثوك فبالكذب الذي عرفو
وبالضميرand with the conscience الذيthat قدalready شيبwas tainted بالنهمwith greed
وبالضمير الذي قد شيب بالنهم
If they speak to you, it is with the lies they know,
When they speak to you, it is with the lies they know
And with a conscience that has been tainted by greed.
And the conscience aged into gloom.
تلكthose الضمائرconsciences لوif صيغتwere cast فمنthen of حجرstone
تلك الضمائر لو صيغت فمن حجر
قاسhard ومنand of طمعgreed بالحقدwith hatred متسمmarked
قاس ومن طمع بالحقد متسم
Those consciences, if cast, would be made of stone,
Were those consciences molded, they would be of unyielding
Hard, and of greed marked by hatred.
Stone, or malice, poison, and gloom.
لاno شيءthing كالعدلlike justice إنindeed العدلjustice يصلحهsets it right
لا شيء كالعدل إن العدل يصلحه
ويصلحand sets right الناسpeople منamong عربArabs ومنand among عجمnon-Arabs
ويصلح الناس من عرب ومن عجم
Nothing equals justice: justice sets it right,
Nothing like justice - justice reforms
And sets people right, Arabs and non-Arabs alike.
And reforms people, Arab and non-Arab alike.