يصولcharge فيهاwithin it العداthe foes فيin حجفلٍa mighty host لجبclamorous
يصول فيها العدا في حجفلٍ لجب
ولاand not يصدbe repelled بغيرby anything other than الجحفلthe mighty host اللجبclamorous
ولا يصد بغير الجحفل اللجب
The foes charge within it in a mighty, clamorous host;
In it the enemies rave in violent attack,
and can be repelled only by a mighty, clamorous host.
And nothing stops the attack except the rugged mountainside.
أينwhere الفتىthe youth العربيArab المستعانsought for aid بهfrom him
أين الفتى العربي المستعان به
يومon the day of الكريهةbattle هلwhether ضاعwas lost الفتىthe youth العربيArab
يوم الكريهة هل ضاع الفتى العربي
Where is the Arab youth whose aid is sought
Where is the valiant Arab who we seek aid from,
on the day of battle? Has the Arab youth vanished?
On the day of calamity, has the valiant Arab been lost?
إنىindeed I أرىI see حولهاaround it برقاًlightning وجلجلةand rumbling
إنى أرى حولها برقاً وجلجلة
وقدand indeed خلاhas been devoid رعدهاits thunder منof هاطلdownpour السحبthe clouds
وقد خلا رعدها من هاطل السحب
I see lightning and rumbling around it,
I see around it lightning and rumbling thunder,
yet its thunder is devoid of rain from the clouds.
Yet its thunder is devoid of rain-laden clouds.
إنيindeed I أرىI see الفلكthe celestial sphere الدوارrevolving ينذرهمwarns them
إني أرى الفلك الدوار ينذرهم
بعاجلof something imminent منof خرابruin الدارthe home مقتربapproaching
بعاجل من خراب الدار مقترب
I see the revolving celestial sphere warning them
I see the revolving sky warning them,
of the home's swift, approaching ruin.
Of imminent ruin to the house drawing near.
وقفتI stood بالدارat the home أبكيهاI weep for it وترمقنيand they gaze at me
وقفت بالدار أبكيها وترمقني
عيونهاits eyes بلحاظwith the glances of اللائمthe accuser العتبreproachful
عيونها بلحاظ اللائم العتب
I stood at the home, weeping for it, as I was watched
I stood by the house weeping for it, while
by its eyes, with a reproachful accuser's gaze.
Its eyes gaze at me with the blame of reproach.
بكيتهاI wept for it روضةa garden جفتdried up أزاهرهاits blossoms
بكيتها روضة جفت أزاهرها
وكرمةand a vine جردتwas stripped منof رتبةthe rank of العنبgrapes
وكرمة جردت من رتبة العنب
I wept for it—a garden whose blossoms had withered,
I cried for it, a garden whose flowers have withered,
and a vine stripped of the dignity of grapes.
And a vineyard stripped of bunches of grapes.
أبكىI weep لهاfor it وأواسيهاand I console it فتجرحنيso they wound me
أبكى لها وأواسيها فتجرحني
جراحهاits wounds وضماديand my bandage فيin يدthe hand of الحقبthe ages
جراحها وضمادي في يد الحقب
I weep for it and console it, only to be wounded
I cry for it and console it, so it wounds me,
by its wounds; my bandage is in the hand of the ages.
And my remedy is in the hands of time.
ياO دارhome of حزنيmy sorrow وآلاميand my pains ومنتجعيand my refuge
يا دار حزني وآلامي ومنتجعي
لاnot دارthe home of أنسيmy solace ولاnor كأسيmy cup ولاطربيnor my delight
لا دار أنسي ولا كأسي ولاطربي
O home of my sorrow and pains, my refuge,
O house of my sorrow, pain and refuge,
not the home of my solace, my cup, or my delight.
No house consoles me, no wine-cup or joy.
تطيبis sweet ذكراكyour memory فيin سمعيmy hearing يرتلهاchants it
تطيب ذكراك في سمعي يرتلها
قلبيmy heart فيشقيso makes wretched بهاthrough it حظيmy lot ولمand did not تطبgrow well
قلبي فيشقي بها حظي ولم تطب
Your memory sounds sweet in my ears, chanted
Memories of you sound sweet in my ears,
by my heart; through it my lot grows wretched, and you remain unhealed.
My heart recites them though they make my fortune miserable and bring no comfort.
تحتbeneath الرغامthe dust أباةthose who refuse الضيمoppression منincluding بطلa hero
تحت الرغام أباة الضيم من بطل
حرٍfree وشيخand an old man وطفلand a child مثخنgravely wounded وصبيand a boy
حرٍ وشيخ وطفل مثخن وصبي
Beneath the dust lie those who spurn oppression: a hero
Under the rubble the wrongfully slain hero,
who is free, an old man, a gravely wounded child, and a boy.
Elder, child, wounded one and boy.
وارحمتاAlas, what pity! لهمfor them فيin الردمthe rubble غالهمstruck them down
وارحمتا لهم في الردم غالهم
علىamid الطوىhunger فقدthe loss of أمa mother برةloving وأبand a father
على الطوى فقد أم برة وأب
Alas for them in the rubble, struck down
Have mercy on them in the earth that covers them,
amid hunger by the loss of a loving mother and a father.
Above the hill for they have lost mother and father.
قوميmy people وأهليand my kin وماand what لاقواthey endured ونجدتهمand aiding them
قومي وأهلي وما لاقوا ونجدتهم
تقيمنيmake me rise وعنادand the obstinacy of الدهرtime يقعدholds back بيme
تقيمني وعناد الدهر يقعد بي
My people and my kin, what they endured, and aiding them
My people, family, and those they encountered and aided,
make me rise, but time's obstinacy holds me down.
Keep me standing while the cruelty of fate makes me sit.