معwith النسيمthe breeze العليلgentle الهادئtranquil الساريdrifting by night
مع النسيم العليل الهادئ الساري
أهديI offer إليكto you تحياتيmy greetings وأشعاريand my poems
أهدي إليك تحياتي وأشعاري
With the gentle, tranquil breeze drifting through the night,
With the gentle, frail breeze blowing
I send you my greetings and my poems,
I send you my greetings and poems
مقدراappreciating لكfor you ماwhat أنجزتyou accomplished منof عملwork
مقدرا لك ما أنجزت من عمل
نرنوwe gaze إليهtoward it بإجلالwith reverence وإكبارand esteem
نرنو إليه بإجلال وإكبار
In appreciation of the work you have accomplished,
Appreciating what you have accomplished
Which we behold with reverence and esteem.
We aspire to it with veneration and pride
ياO قائدleader of العربthe Arabs فيin أقسىthe harshest of معاركهtheir battles
يا قائد العرب في أقسى معاركه
أنتyou الزعيمthe leader وأنتand you الضيغمthe lion الضاريferocious
أنت الزعيم وأنت الضيغم الضاري
O leader of the Arabs in their fiercest battles,
O leader of the Arabs in their toughest battles
You are the leader, and you are the ferocious lion.
You are the leader, the raging storm
فلوfor if تجسمتwere embodied الأمجادglories فيin رجلa man
فلو تجسمت الأمجاد في رجل
لكنتthen you would be أنتyou بلاشكwithout doubt وإنكارand denial
لكنت أنت بلاشك وإنكار
For if glories were embodied in a man,
If glories took the form of a man
It would be you, beyond doubt or denial.
You would be him, without doubt or denial
أنتyou الهمامthe valiant one الذيwho لولاكbut for you ماnot نهضتrose
أنت الهمام الذي لولاك ما نهضت
عروبتيmy Arab identity ومضتand swept onward فيwith عنفthe fury of إعصارa hurricane
عروبتي ومضت في عنف إعصار
You are the valiant one; without you, it would not have risen—
You are the pillar, without whom my Arabism would not have risen
My Arab spirit—nor surged with a hurricane's fury,
And sailed in the violence of a hurricane
تشقit cleaves دربthe path of المعاليthe heights غيرnot عابئةheedful
تشق درب المعالي غير عابئة
بماwith what علىon الدربthe path منof شوكthorns وأحجارand stones
بما على الدرب من شوك وأحجار
Cleaving a path to the heights, heedless
Cutting through the path of glories, not bothered
Of the thorns and stones along the way.
By the thorns and rocks on the path
حققتyou fulfilled فيin شهرthe month of تموزJuly لناfor us أملa hope
حققت في شهر تموز لنا أمل
متوجاًcrowned بأكاليلwith wreaths منof الغارlaurel
متوجاً بأكاليل من الغار
In the month of July, you fulfilled a hope for us,
In July you achieved for us a dream
Crowned with wreaths of laurel.
Crowned with garlands of achievement
بثورةin a revolution قمتyou rose ضدagainst الظلمoppression فانتصرتand triumphed
بثورة قمت ضد الظلم فانتصرت
بكthrough you العروبةArab nationhood بعدafter الذلhumiliation والعارand shame
بك العروبة بعد الذل والعار
You rose in revolution against oppression, and victory came
With a revolution you rose up against injustice and prevailed
Through you to the Arab nation, after humiliation and shame.
Through you, Arabism recovered from disgrace and shame
طردتyou expelled منfrom أرضthe land of مصرEgypt الغاصبينthe usurpers وقدand already
طردت من أرض مصر الغاصبين وقد
عاثواthey wrought havoc فساداًdestructively بأهلupon the people of الدارthe land والدارand the land
عاثوا فساداً بأهل الدار والدار
You expelled the usurpers from Egypt's soil, after they had
You expelled the invaders from the land of Egypt when
Wrought havoc on the land's people and the land itself.
They had spread corruption among the people
ثمthen استعدتyou reclaimed قناةthe canal of العربthe Arabs فيin كلمwords
ثم استعدت قناة العرب في كلم
فأصبحso became القولspeech ذاpossessed of شأنimportance وآثارand effects
فأصبح القول ذا شأن وآثار
Then you reclaimed the Arabs' canal with words,
Then you regained the Suez Canal in an instant
And speech gained weight and consequence.
And words became significant and impactful
فهددthen threatened الغربthe West بالحربwith war الضروسferocious فلمbut did not
فهدد الغرب بالحرب الضروس فلم
تأبهpay heed بهto it لاno ولمand did not تجبنcower لإنذارat a warning
تأبه به لا ولم تجبن لإنذار
Then the West threatened ferocious war, but you did not
The West threatened a fierce war but you
Heed it—no—nor did you cower at a warning.
Did not care, you did not cower from warnings
صمدتyou stood firm فيin وجهthe face of منthose who جاءواcame لينتقموto take revenge
صمدت في وجه من جاءوا لينتقمو
فردso thwarted كيدthe scheming of البغاةthe aggressors الخالقthe Creator الباريthe Maker
فرد كيد البغاة الخالق الباري
You stood firm against those who came to take revenge,
You stood fast against those who came to take revenge
And the Creator, the Maker, thwarted the aggressors' plots.
So God foiled the evil schemes of the transgressors
آزرتyou supported ثورةthe revolution of شعبa people فيin جزائرنour Algeria
آزرت ثورة شعب في جزائرن
حتىuntil تحررthey were freed منfrom نيرa yoke ومنand from نارfire
حتى تحرر من نير ومن نار
You supported a people's revolution in our Algeria,
You supported the revolution of a people in our Algeria
Until they were freed from the yoke and from the fire.
Until it was liberated from shackles and fire
قدindeed كنتyou were ناصرهtheir supporter إبانduring محنتهtheir ordeal
قد كنت ناصره إبان محنته
واليومand today تنجدهyou aid them فيin الحادثthe event الطاريunexpected
واليوم تنجده في الحادث الطاري
You were indeed their supporter during their ordeal,
You had been its supporter during its ordeal
And today you aid them in the sudden crisis.
And today you come to its aid in this sudden calamity
وعندماand when قامrose سلالSallal بثورتهin his revolution
وعندما قام سلال بثورته
لينقذto rescue الشعبthe people منfrom ظلمoppression وأضرارand harm
لينقذ الشعب من ظلم وأضرار
And when Sallal rose in his revolution
And when Sulal rose up in his revolution
To save the people from oppression and harm,
To save the people from injustice and harm
منfrom الظلامdarkness منfrom الطغيانtyranny قاومهresisted him
من الظلام من الطغيان قاومه
منone who لاnot يراعيrespects حقوقthe rights of الهGod والجارand the neighbor
من لا يراعي حقوق اله والجار
From darkness, from tyranny—he was opposed
From darkness, from tyranny he resisted
By one who disregards the rights of God and neighbor.
One who does not respect the rights of God and neighbor
ساندتyou supported شعباa people بجيشwith an army لوif صدمتyou struck بهwith it
ساندت شعبا بجيش لو صدمت به
شمlofty الحبالthe ropes (likely intended: mountains) لغارتthey would have sunk أيutter إغوارsinking into the depths
شم الحبال لغارت أي إغوار
You supported a people with an army; had you hurled it against
You supported a people with an army, if confronted
The lofty mountains [apparently intended], they would have sunk into the depths.
It would have demolished any citadels
حققتyou fulfilled جلmost of أمانيناour hopes غايتنour goal
حققت جل أمانينا غايتن
فيin وحدةa union جمعتناunited us ضدagainst كفارunbelievers
في وحدة جمعتنا ضد كفار
You fulfilled most of our hopes, our goal,
You achieved most of our hopes and desires
In a union that joined us against unbelievers,
In unity that brought us together against infidels
وضدand against منthose who جزأواthey partitioned ظلماunjustly لناfor us وطنa homeland
وضد من جزأوا ظلما لنا وطن
موحداunified فيinto دويلاتpetty states وأقطارand regions
موحدا في دويلات وأقطار
And against those who unjustly divided our homeland,
And against those who unjustly divided our homeland
Once united, into petty states and regions.
Into states and emirates
أفرواthey tore away فلسطينPalestine منfrom أرضيmy land ومنand from وطنيmy homeland
أفروا فلسطين من أرضي ومن وطني
وقدموهاand handed it over لأفاكينto inveterate liars أشرارwicked
وقدموها لأفاكين أشرار
They tore Palestine from my land and my homeland,
They evacuated Palestine from my land and homeland
And handed it over to wicked liars.
And handed it over to wicked villains
وشردواand they scattered شعبهاits people فيin كلevery مهمهةtrackless wilderness
وشردوا شعبها في كل مهمهة
بينbetween الجريحthe wounded وبينand between الجائعthe hungry العاريthe naked
بين الجريح وبين الجائع العاري
And scattered its people across every wilderness,
And displaced its people in every demeaning way
Some wounded, others hungry and naked.
Among the wounded and the naked starving
فاثأرso avenge لشعبfor a people جنىcommitted a wrong المستعمرونthe colonizers علىagainst
فاثأر لشعب جنى المستعمرون على
أرضland لهbelonging to them فغدتso it became ملكاًproperty لفجارof evildoers
أرض له فغدت ملكاً لفجار
So avenge a people: the colonizers violated
So take revenge for a people the colonists wronged
Their land, which became the property of the wicked.
On land that became the possession of degenerates
حررliberate بناthrough us أرضthe land of أجداديmy forefathers السليبةstolen منfrom
حرر بنا أرض أجدادي السليبة من
صهيونZion إناindeed we لفيsurely in شوقyearning إلىfor الثارvengeance
صهيون إنا لفي شوق إلى الثار
Through us, free my forefathers' stolen land from
Liberate for us the stolen land of my ancestors from
Zion; indeed, we yearn for vengeance.
Zionists, we long for vengeance
لاdo not تنسforget انthat عُماناOman قدalready ألمbefell بهupon it
لا تنس ان عُمانا قد ألم به
نفسthe same المصابcalamity ومقدارand measure بمقدارfor measure
نفس المصاب ومقدار بمقدار
Do not forget that Oman has been struck by
Do not forget Oman has been afflicted
The same calamity, measure for measure.
With the same wound, blow for blow
مدتit extended إليكtoward you يدthe hand of الشكوىcomplaint لتنقذهso you may rescue it
مدت إليك يد الشكوى لتنقذه
مماfrom what تلاقيهit faces it منof ظلمoppression وأخطارand dangers
مما تلاقيه من ظلم وأخطار
It stretched a pleading hand toward you, that you might save it
It extended to you a hand of complaint to save it
From the oppression and dangers it faces.
From the injustice and dangers it faces
فاستعجلso hasten الأمرthe matter أنقذrescue منthe one أريدwas intended بهfor it
فاستعجل الأمر أنقذ من أريد به
شراharm فقدfor indeed وقعتit fell فيinto كفthe grasp of جبارa tyrant
شرا فقد وقعت في كف جبار
So hasten the matter; save the one for whom
So expedite the matter, save the one I want
Harm was intended, for it has fallen into a tyrant's grasp.
Harm for, he has fallen into the grip of an oppressor
واسلمand be safe ودمand endure للعلاfor greatness والمجدand glory ماas long as صدحتsang out
واسلم ودم للعلا والمجد ما صدحت
بلابلbulbuls بنشيدwith a song فوقabove أزهارflowers
بلابل بنشيد فوق أزهار
May you be safe and endure for greatness and glory as long as
And bid farewell and blood to glory, however loudly
Bulbuls sing their song above the flowers.
The nightingales sang above the flowers
منذsince الخلاقةcreation (apparently intended) لمdid not تنجبbring forth عروبتنour Arab nationhood
منذ الخلاقة لم تنجب عروبتن
كناصرlike Nasser مثلاan exemplar أعلىsupreme لأحرارfor free people
كناصر مثلا أعلى لأحرار
Since creation [apparently intended], our Arab nation has never brought forth
Since creation, Arabism has not given birth
A supreme exemplar like Nasser for the free.
To a champion of the free like you