كررواrepeat البشرىthe glad tidings مرةًonce بعدafter مرةanother time
كرروا البشرى مرةً بعد مرة
بينamong كلall الورىhumankind بأفصحin the clearest نبرهtone
بين كل الورى بأفصح نبره
Repeat the glad tidings, time after time,
among all humankind, in the clearest tones.
كرروُهاrepeat them علىto المسامعlistening ears كيso that ماemphatic particle
كرروُها على المسامع كي ما
يتوقىmay shield itself ببردهاwith their coolness القلبُthe heart حرهits heat
يتوقى ببردها القلبُ حره
Repeat them to listening ears, so that
their coolness may shield the heart from its heat.
وأذيعواand broadcast فيthroughout الخافقينEast and West صداهاtheir echo
وأذيعوا في الخافقين صداها
يذرعُtraverses البرَّthe land ثمthen يجتازُcrosses بحرهits sea
يذرعُ البرَّ ثم يجتازُ بحره
Broadcast their echo throughout East and West,
traversing the land, then crossing its sea.
وانثرواand scatter زهرهاtheir blossoms علىupon الروضthe meadow حتىuntil
وانثروا زهرها على الروض حتى
يتحلىadorns itself بهِwith them وينظمَand arrays زهرهits flowers
يتحلى بهِ وينظمَ زهره
Scatter their blossoms upon the meadow, until
it adorns itself with them and arrays its flowers.
وانفحواand imbue الوردَthe rose طيبهاwith their fragrance واجعلوهُand make it
وانفحوا الوردَ طيبها واجعلوهُ
ينتشيrevel نفحهُits fragrant breath وينشقُand inhale عطرهits perfume
ينتشي نفحهُ وينشقُ عطره
Imbue the rose with their fragrance, and let it
revel in its scent and breathe its perfume.
وأفيضواand pour forth ضياءَهاtheir radiance وانشروهُand spread it
وأفيضوا ضياءَها وانشروهُ
وأروُناand show us فيon كلevery أفقٍhorizon بدرهits full moon
وأروُنا في كل أفقٍ بدره
Pour forth their radiance and spread it,
and show us its full moon on every horizon.
تلكthose بشرىglad tidings بالنفسwith one's life تشرىare bought وتسوىand is worth
تلك بشرى بالنفس تشرى وتسوى
لذتيmy delight باستماعهاin hearing them ألفَa thousand بدرهpurses of money
لذتي باستماعها ألفَ بدره
These tidings are bought with one's life; and worth
a thousand purses is my delight in hearing them.
يقرأُreads المرءُa person آيهاtheir verses فيلاشيand dispels
يقرأُ المرءُ آيها فيلاشي
متنهاtheir text كربهُhis anguish ويشرحُand opens صدرهhis breast
متنها كربهُ ويشرحُ صدره
A person reads their verses; banishing
his anguish, their text opens his breast.
انهاthey are فيon جيدthe neck of البشائرglad tidings عقدٌa necklace
انها في جيد البشائر عقدٌ
بلrather أراهاI see them فيin العقدthe necklace أنفسَthe most precious دُرَّهpearl
بل أراها في العقد أنفسَ دُرَّه
On the neck of glad tidings they are a necklace;
rather, I see them as its most precious pearl.
انهاthey are للنفوسfor souls طيبٌperfume وللآand for the ears (word begins)
انها للنفوس طيبٌ وللآ
ذانears (word ending) شنفٌan ear ornament وللنواظرand for the eyes قرهdelight
ذان شنفٌ وللنواظر قره
They are perfume for souls, and for
the ears, an ornament; for the eyes, delight.
وجبينُand the brow of الآمالhopes أصبحhas become منهاthrough them
وجبينُ الآمال أصبح منها
زاهراًradiant مشرقاًshining بأيمنwith the most auspicious غرهgleam
زاهراً مشرقاً بأيمن غره
Through them the brow of hope has become
radiant, shining with the most auspicious gleam.
يتملىsavors السوريُّthe Syrian منهاfrom them سروُراًjoy
يتملى السوريُّ منها سروُراً
إِنif يكتمهُhe conceals it فهيthen they تفشيdisclose سرهhis secret
إِن يكتمهُ فهي تفشي سره
The Syrian savors the joy they bring;
if he conceals it, they disclose his secret.
ليسnot يقوىis able علىto بيانexpress ابتهاجٍrejoicing
ليس يقوى على بيان ابتهاجٍ
عمّspread everywhere منهاfrom them ولوeven if قضىhe spent فيهِon it عمرهhis lifetime
عمّ منها ولو قضى فيهِ عمره
He cannot express the rejoicing
they have spread, though he spend his lifetime on it.
تلكthose بشرىtidings of الانقاذrescue منfrom ظلمthe tyranny of قومٍa people
تلك بشرى الانقاذ من ظلم قومٍ
جرعواmade swallow الشرقthe East منof أذاهمtheir harm أمرهits bitterest
جرعوا الشرق من أذاهم أمره
These are tidings of rescue from the tyranny of people
who made the East swallow the bitterest of their harm.
حكمُواthey appointed to rule فيهِover it كلَّevery عبدٍslave زنيمٍbaseborn
حكمُوا فيهِ كلَّ عبدٍ زنيمٍ
كانused to يُمضيimpose بالسادةِupon the lords الغُرِillustrious أمرهhis command
كان يُمضي بالسادةِ الغُرِ أمره
They set over it every baseborn slave,
who imposed his command upon illustrious lords,
ويسومُand subjects العزيزthe mighty ذلاًto humiliation ويمنيand afflicts الthe (word continues)
ويسومُ العزيز ذلاً ويمني ال
حرَّfree man بالضيمwith oppression وهوwhile he يصليهِsears him جمرهwith its embers
حرَّ بالضيم وهو يصليهِ جمره
heaping humiliation on the mighty and afflicting the
free man with oppression, searing him with its embers.
تلكthose بشرىtidings of إطلاقهِhis release بعدafter ماhe had ظremained (word begins)
تلك بشرى إطلاقهِ بعد ما ظ
لremained (word ending) قروناًfor centuries يبكيweeping ويشكوand lamenting أسرهhis captivity
ل قروناً يبكي ويشكو أسره
These are tidings of his release, after he had
spent centuries weeping and lamenting his captivity.
كلevery يومٍday علىover بنيهِhis sons الالىwho جوwrongfully (word begins)
كل يومٍ على بنيهِ الالى جو
راًwrongfully (word ending) وظلماًand unjustly غيلواwere treacherously slain لهُfor him الفُa thousand حسرهpangs of sorrow
راً وظلماً غيلوا لهُ الفُ حسره
Each day, for his sons who were wrongfully
and unjustly murdered, a thousand pangs were his.
كمhow many شهيدa martyr شنقاًby hanging قضىdied وفقيدٍand a lost one
كم شهيد شنقاً قضى وفقيدٍ
ماتَdied سجناًin prison أوor ذاقtasted فيin النفيexile خسرهhis loss
ماتَ سجناً أو ذاق في النفي خسره
How many a martyr died by hanging, and how many a lost one
died in prison or tasted loss in exile;
وغنيٍّand a wealthy man فيهthere قضىsuffered الخسفabasement لاnot يلfinds (word begins)
وغنيٍّ فيه قضى الخسف لا يل
قىfinds (word ending) لدفعto ward off الطوَىhunger منof الخبزbread كسرهa crust
قى لدفع الطوَى من الخبز كسره
and many a rich man there suffered abasement, unable
to find a crust of bread to ward off hunger.
جاءهُcame to him الغوثsuccor منfrom لدنهُHis presence تعالىexalted is He
جاءهُ الغوث من لدنهُ تعالى
مُبدلاًreplacing بالرخاءِwith prosperity واليسرand ease عسرهhis hardship
مُبدلاً بالرخاءِ واليسر عسره
Succor came to him from Him, the Exalted,
replacing his hardship with prosperity and ease.
وبجيشand for the army of التحريرliberation جيشthe army of اللنبيAllenby
وبجيش التحرير جيش اللنبي
خصَّHe specially bestowed تأييدهHis support وآتاهُand granted it نصرهHis victory
خصَّ تأييده وآتاهُ نصره
And the army of liberation, Allenby's army,
He singled out for His support and granted His victory.
منfrom فلسطينPalestine يومthe day كرّit charged اعترىovertook الالthe Germans (word begins)
من فلسطين يوم كرّ اعترى الال
مانَGermans (word ending) ذعرٌterror وأكبرَand deemed formidable التركthe Turks كرهits assault
مانَ ذعرٌ وأكبرَ الترك كره
The day it charged from Palestine, the Germans
were gripped by terror, and the Turks were awed by its assault.
بمغاويرَwith valiant warriors كلهمeach of them يخطفُoutflashes البرlightning (word begins)
بمغاويرَ كلهم يخطفُ البر
قَlightning (word ending) سناهُhis radiance ويسبقand outstrips المرءَthe man فكرهhis thought
قَ سناهُ ويسبق المرءَ فكره
With warriors, each of whose radiance outflashes
lightning, and whose thought outstrips a man.
والغشومُand the tyrant المهتاضcrushed اذwhen هزموهُthey defeated him
والغشومُ المهتاض اذ هزموهُ
قوَّضواthey tore down عشهُhis nest وهدُّواand demolished وكرهhis lair
قوَّضوا عشهُ وهدُّوا وكره
And the crushed tyrant—when they defeated him,
they tore down his nest and demolished his lair.
أَسرواthey captured منهُof his men نحوabout تسعينninety ألفاًthousand
أَسروا منهُ نحو تسعين ألفاً
وأذاقوهُand made him taste صابbitter sap أشأَمِthe most ill-fated كسرهdefeat
وأذاقوهُ صاب أشأَمِ كسره
They took some ninety thousand of his men captive
and made him taste the bitter sap of a most disastrous defeat.
سنحتarose ثمَّthen فرصةٌan opportunity لبنىfor the sons of العرthe Arabs (word begins)
سنحت ثمَّ فرصةٌ لبنى العر
بِArabs (word ending) فسدواso they filled فيin الحربthe war أيةany ثغرهbreach
بِ فسدوا في الحرب أية ثغره
Then an opportunity arose for the sons of the
Arabs, and they closed every breach in the war.
قادهمhe led them ذلكthat الاميرُprince ابنson of أسمىthe most exalted
قادهم ذلك الاميرُ ابن أسمى
والدٍfather سليلscion of أشرفthe noblest أُسرهfamily
والدٍ سليل أشرف أُسره
That prince led them, son of the most exalted
father, scion of the noblest house,
شاهراًbrandishing بيمينهِin his right hand لسماهُperhaps 'his namesake' (text unclear)
شاهراً بيمينهِ لسماهُ
فيصلٍFaisal; also a cutting sword وكفاهُand enough for him صيتاًrenown وشهرهand fame
فيصلٍ وكفاهُ صيتاً وشهره
brandishing in his right hand [apparently his namesake blade],
Faisal—enough to bring him renown and fame.
هبّhe rose لماwhen الاتراكُthe Turks جهلاًignorantly اباهُhis father
هبّ لما الاتراكُ جهلاً اباهُ
أغضبوهُthey angered him واستنفدواand exhausted منهُfrom him صبرهhis patience
أغضبوهُ واستنفدوا منهُ صبره
He rose when the Turks, in their ignorance,
angered his father and exhausted his patience.
ومنand of الحُمقfolly أنto ترومَyou seek اقتحامstorming الthe (word continues)
ومن الحُمق أن ترومَ اقتحام ال
غارِcave جهراًopenly ولاand not تباليheed هزبرهits lion
غارِ جهراً ولا تبالي هزبره
It is folly to seek to storm the
cave openly, heedless of its lion.
وشمالاًand northward مماfrom what lies جنوبsouth of معانٍMa'an
وشمالاً مما جنوب معانٍ
سارَhe marched شرقَeast of الأُردُنِّthe Jordan يحميguarding عبرهits bank
سارَ شرقَ الأُردُنِّ يحمي عبره
Northward, from south of Ma'an,
he marched east of the Jordan, guarding its bank,
زاحفاًadvancing عنon يمينthe right of جيشthe army of اللنبيAllenby
زاحفاً عن يمين جيش اللنبي
وهوwhile he يقفوfollows فيin الفتحconquest والضَّمand annexation إِثرهits tracks
وهو يقفو في الفتح والضَّم إِثره
advancing on the right of Allenby's army,
following in its wake in conquest and annexation.
وكلاand both الجحفلينthe two great armies أوغلpushed deep يفريcleaving
وكلا الجحفلين أوغل يفري
سهلthe level ground of ذاكthat القفرwilderness السحيقdistant ووعرهand its rugged ground
سهل ذاك القفر السحيق ووعره
Both great armies pushed deep, cleaving
the level and rugged ground of that distant wilderness.
والعدوُّand the enemy المذعورُterrified يهربُflees منهمfrom them
والعدوُّ المذعورُ يهربُ منهم
جاعلاًmaking عذرهُhis excuse عنfor الفرِّflight ذُعرهhis terror
جاعلاً عذرهُ عن الفرِّ ذُعره
The terrified enemy fled before them,
making his terror his excuse for flight.
وبشهرٍand in a month ونصفand half شهرٍa month رأيناwe saw
وبشهرٍ ونصف شهرٍ رأينا
همthem أتمواthey completed كسرdefeating العدوthe enemy وقهرهand subduing him
هم أتموا كسر العدو وقهره
In a month and a half, we saw
them complete the enemy's defeat and subjugation.
والقرىand the villages والضياعُand the estates والمدنand the cities والسُّand the inhabitants (word begins)
والقرى والضياعُ والمدن والسُّ
كانinhabitants (word ending) طراall وقاهمprotected them اللهGod غدرهfrom his treachery
كان طرا وقاهم الله غدره
The villages, estates, cities, and their
inhabitants, all—God shielded them from his treachery.
وبمنِand for the bounty of الباريthe Creator وفضلand the favor of اللنبيAllenby
وبمنِ الباري وفضل اللنبي
لُسنهمtheir tongues فيin اعترافهاtheir acknowledgment مستمرَّهunceasing
لُسنهم في اعترافها مستمرَّه
And the Creator's bounty and Allenby's favor
their tongues never cease to acknowledge.
ذلكthat القائدcommander الذيwho سوفwill يُحييkeep alive
ذلك القائد الذي سوف يُحيي
شرقُناour East ذكرهُhis memory ويُعليand exalt قدرهhis standing
شرقُنا ذكرهُ ويُعلي قدره
That commander whose memory
our East will keep alive, and whose standing it will exalt.
وفلسطينand Palestine معwith شقيقتهاher sister الشاal-Sham (word begins)
وفلسطين مع شقيقتها الشا
مal-Sham (word ending) عليهof him تثنيspeaks praise وتعلنand proclaims شكرهthanks to him
م عليه تثني وتعلن شكره
Palestine, with her sister al-Sham,
praises him and proclaims her thanks.
والىand to الأحلافthe Allies الاماجدnoble تطويdispatches
والى الأحلاف الاماجد تطوي
مدحهاher praise والنسيمand the breeze يسرقُsteals نشرهits fragrance
مدحها والنسيم يسرقُ نشره
And to the noble Allies she dispatches
her praise, while the breeze steals its fragrance.
أنقذوهاthey rescued her منfrom ظالمa tyrant هيshe كانتhad been
أنقذوها من ظالم هي كانت
أمَةًa slave woman عندهُin his power فصارتso she became حرهfree
أمَةً عندهُ فصارت حره
They rescued her from a tyrant; she had been
his slave, and became free.
ظالمٍa tyrant شرُّهُhis evil بهاupon her كادnearly يوديbrought ruin
ظالمٍ شرُّهُ بها كاد يودي
فكفاهاso spared her محررُوهاher liberators شرهhis evil
فكفاها محررُوها شره
A tyrant whose evil nearly destroyed her,
but her liberators spared her his evil.
خلصوهاthey freed her منهfrom him وردُّواand turned back اليهupon him
خلصوها منه وردُّوا اليه
كيدهُhis scheming فانثنىso it recoiled مصيباًstriking نحرهhis throat
كيدهُ فانثنى مصيباً نحره
They delivered her from him and turned back upon him
his scheming, which recoiled and struck his own throat.
وأعادتand she repeated وساكنوهاand her inhabitants مراراًmany times
وأعادت وساكنوها مراراً
ماwhat تغنّتsang بهof it الملائكُthe angels مرَّهonce
ما تغنّت به الملائكُ مرَّه
She and her inhabitants repeated, time and again,
what the angels once sang:
فيin الاعاليthe heights للهto God حمدٌpraise وفيand on الارearth (word begins)
في الاعالي لله حمدٌ وفي الار
ضِearth (word ending) سلامٌpeace وفيand among الأنامhumankind مسرَّهjoy
ضِ سلامٌ وفي الأنام مسرَّه
Praise to God in the highest, and on
earth, peace, and joy among humankind.