ياO منone who لهto him الخلقphysical form الحسنbeautiful والخلقand character والعقلand reason ومنand who
يا من له الخلق الحسن والخلق والعقل ومن
يحويencompasses العلومknowledge بكلin every فنfield
يحوي العلوم بكل فن
O you who possess fair form, character, and reason, and who
O you of beautiful character, morals, reason and understanding
encompass knowledge in every field,
You encompass all knowledge in every discipline
لاdo not تأسفنgrieve at all علىfor وطنa homeland
لا تأسفن على وطن
فيهin it تضامyou are wronged وتمتهنand you are humiliated
فيه تضام وتمتهن
do not grieve for a homeland
Do not grieve over a homeland
where you are wronged and humiliated.
Where there is oppression and degradation
يكفيsuffices كفىwas enough منas أسوةan example طهTaha وكلand every مخبتhumble devotee
يكفي كفى من أسوة طه وكل مخبت
كمhow often هاجرواthey emigrated منfrom بلدةa town
كم هاجروا من بلدة
It suffices: Taha and every humble devotee are example enough.
It is enough, stop, following the example of the virtuous Taha and every devotee
How often they have emigrated from a town!
How many emigrated from a country
وارحلand depart منfrom الدارthe dwelling التيwhich
وارحل من الدار التي
تعلىare raised الوهادthe lowlands علىabove الفتنstrife
تعلى الوهاد على الفتن
And leave the dwelling where
And traveled from a house
the lowlands are raised above strife.
That rose above seditions
وكنand be التقىpious كلwholly التقىpious واجلسand sit إلىbeside كلevery تقىa pious person
وكن التقى كل التقى واجلس إلى كل تقى
واحذرand beware ترىyou see كلevery شقيwicked person
واحذر ترى كل شقي
And be wholly pious, and sit beside every pious person.
And be devout, as devout as can be, and sit with every devout person
And beware of encountering any wicked man.
And beware, you see every wretched person
واهربand flee إلىto كنthe shelter of بقيa virtuous man
واهرب إلى كن بقي
ولوانهeven if it is حضنthe bosom of حضنḤaḍan
ولوانه حضن حضن
And flee to a virtuous man's shelter,
And flee to wherever remains
even if it is the bosom of Ḥaḍan.
Even if it is an embrace after embrace
إنindeed الفتىthe young man الحرfreeborn الكريمnoble لاnot يرتضيaccepts الفعلthe deed الذميمvile
إن الفتى الحر الكريم لا يرتضي الفعل الذميم
والهونand humiliation للنذلfor the base man اللئيمignoble
والهون للنذل اللئيم
Indeed, a freeborn, noble young man accepts no vile deed.
The free and generous man does not accept despicable deeds
And humiliation is for the base, ignoble man.
And humiliation for the mean and base
وارand hold … above (fragment) بأبنفسك… yourself (continuation) أنto تقيمdwell
وار بأبنفسك أن تقيم
بحيثwhere يغشاكcovers you الدرنfilth
بحيث يغشاك الدرن
And hold yourself above dwelling
And respect yourself not to stay
where filth covers you.
Where you are overwhelmed by debts
وإذاand if بلادكyour country غيهاits waywardness عمspread everywhere وطمand overflowed وبغيهاand its oppression
وإذا بلادك غيها عم وطم وبغيها
زادincreased ففرضكthen your duty طيهاtraversing it
زاد ففرضك طيها
And if your country's waywardness spreads and overflows, and its oppression
And if your countries were engulfed by blindness, injustice and aggression
increases, your duty is to journey beyond it.
And exceeding it became an obligation
وجبand traverse البلادthe lands فأيهاthen whichever of them
وجب البلاد فأيها
أرضاكpleased you فاخترthen choose وطنa homeland
أرضاك فاختر وطن
And traverse the lands: whichever of them
It is a duty to emigrate from them
pleases you, choose as a homeland.
Oh lands, so choose a homeland
واسعand strive كماas منone who قدalready سعىstrove ودعand leave الخلائقpeople أجمعاall of them
واسع كما من قد سعى ودع الخلائق أجمعا
واغنمand make the most of زمانكyour time مسرعاswiftly
واغنم زمانك مسرعا
And strive as others have striven, and leave all people behind.
Vast, like one who has strived and leave all creation
And swiftly make the most of your time.
And seize your time quickly
ودعand abandon التفكرthinking للمعاof familiar— (fragment)
ودع التفكر للمعا
هدو—haunts, and (continuation) الحنينlonging إلىfor السكنhome
هدو الحنين إلى السكن
And abandon thoughts of familiar—
And leave contemplation to the wise
—haunts, and longing for home.
Suppress your longing for home
كمhow many قدindeed رأيناwe have seen منone who وفىwas faithful فيin أرضهhis land دارسeffaced خفيobscure
كم قد رأينا من وفى في أرضه دارس خفي
وهمومهand his worries لاdo not تنتفيdisappear
وهمومه لا تنتفي
How many a faithful man we have seen in his own land, effaced and obscure,
How many we have seen loyal in his obscure land
and his worries do not disappear.
And his worries do not disappear
واعلمand know بأنthat الحرthe freeborn man فيin
واعلم بأن الحر في
أوطانهhis homelands يلقىencounters الغبنunfair treatment
أوطانه يلقى الغبن
And know that the freeborn man, in
And know that the free man
his homelands, suffers injustice.
In his homelands encounters injustice
واجعلand make فراغfreedom البالof mind أسa foundation وانظرand look ترىyou see كمhow many حبردسa scholar buried (fused words)
واجعل فراغ البال أس وانظر ترى كم حبردس
ببلادهin his country وأخزىand disgraced وخسand debased
ببلاده وأخزى وخس
And make peace of mind your foundation; look and see how many a scholar lies buried
And make freeing your mind a misery and see how many like a ferocious bear
in his own country, disgraced and debased,
Are humiliated and despised in their countries
كالدرlike pearls فيin الأصدافshells تستزريare held in contempt
كالدر في الأصداف تستزري
وتبخسand are undervalued فيin الثمنprice
وتبخس في الثمن
like pearls in shells, held in contempt
Like a pearl in oyster shells you try to cheapen
and undervalued in price.
And undervalue in price