بينamid أهوالterrors وأخطاand dangers (first part)
بين أهوال وأخطا
رcontinuation of 'dangers' صباحاin the morning ومساءand in the evening
ر صباحا ومساء
Amid terrors and dangers,
Between horrors and mistakes
morning and evening,
Morning and evening
حالةthe condition الجنديof the soldier فيin الميthe battlefield (first part)
حالة الجندي في المي
دانcontinuation of 'the battlefield' يأسdespair وعناءand hardship
دان يأس وعناء
the soldier's lot on the battlefield
The state of the soldier in the battlefield is despair and hardship
is despair and hardship.
His family, children, money and possessions lost in vain
أهلهhis family أولادهhis children أمhis wealth (first part)
أهله أولاده أم
والهcontinuation of 'his wealth' ضاعتwere lost هباءlike dust
واله ضاعت هباء
His family, his children, his wealth
His death awaits him between land and sky
have vanished like dust.
And for death, when he closes his eyelids, he is food
حتفهhis death يرقبهlies in wait for him ماparticle in 'between'
حتفه يرقبه ما
بينbetween أرضearth وسماءand sky
بين أرض وسماء
His death lies in wait for him
What does he hope for in life when hope is lost
between earth and sky.
Will he be cowardly when cowardice is the weapon of the weak
وهوand he للموتfor death إذاwhen ماemphatic particle
وهو للموت إذا ما
أغمضhe closes الجفنthe eyelid غذاءfood
أغمض الجفن غذاء
And for death, whenever he
Or will he call upon the God of the universe or not call at all
closes his eyes, he is food.
He has nothing left but to face death, and death is life
ماwhat الذيthat which يرجوهhe hopes for فيin الدنthe world (first part)
ما الذي يرجوه في الدن
ياcontinuation of 'the world' وقدand already ضاعwas lost الرجاءhope
يا وقد ضاع الرجاء
What does he hope for in this world,
The principle of the soldier in the battlefield is victory or martyrdom
when hope has been lost?
Crouching like a lion, unbothered by the severe cold
أترىdo you think يجبنhe turns coward والجبand cowardice (first part)
أترى يجبن والجب
نcontinuation of 'cowardice' سلاحthe weapon الضعفاءof the weak
ن سلاح الضعفاء
Do you think he would turn coward, when cowardice
Binding his army, when told: "Get ready, O soldiers!"
is the weapon of the weak?
The soldier welcomed death in sacrifice for the country
أمor ترىyou think يدعوhe invokes إلهthe God of الthe
أم ترى يدعو إله ال
كونuniverse أمor لاتno time for دعاءprayer
كون أم لات دعاء
Or do you think he invokes the God of the
If he sees the flag raised high, he rejoices
universe—or is this no time for prayer?
Or if he sees it lowered, he is like a slave
ماnot لهhe has غيرother than اقتحامplunging into الthe
ما له غير اقتحام ال
موتdeath والموتand death حياةlife
موت والموت حياة
He has no choice but to plunge into
Let whoever lives, live; the soldier is now a martyr
death—and death is life.
It is enough for him that his nation lives in prosperity
مبدأthe principle الجنديof the soldier فيin الميthe battlefield (first part)
مبدأ الجندي في المي
دانcontinuation of 'the battlefield' نصرvictory أوor مماتdeath
دان نصر أو ممات
The soldier's principle on the battlefield:
He has fulfilled the highest duty in that battlefield
victory or death.
Eulogize him, for he is the symbol of glory, the symbol of pride
هوhe ذاthis one فيin خندقa trench يكclothes him (first part)
هو ذا في خندق يك
سوهcontinuation of 'clothes him' ثوبa garment منof جليدice
سوه ثوب من جليد
There he is in a trench, clothed
Make his unknown grave a monument to be visited
in a garment of ice.
Scatter roses on his grave in silence and dignity
رابضcrouching كالليثlike a lion لاnot يعheeds (first part)
رابض كالليث لا يع
بأcontinuation of 'heeds' بالبردto the cold الشديدsevere
بأ بالبرد الشديد
Crouching like a lion, he pays no heed
And mention the soldier in the battlefield who accepts no escape
to the bitter cold.
Who preferred death over living in humiliation and disgrace
رابطsteadfast الجأشof heart إذاwhen قيit is said (first part)
رابط الجأش إذا قي
لcontinuation of 'it is said' استعدواstand ready ياO جنودsoldiers
ل استعدوا يا جنود
Steadfast of heart when told,
Who watered the land with his blood, so it bore fruit
'Stand ready, soldiers!'
And you plucked freedom after him in victory
هاlook همthey الأعداءthe enemies مناfrom us
ها هم الأعداء منا
قيدa distance of ميلa mile أوor بريدa postal stage (distance measure)
قيد ميل أو بريد
Look, the enemies are near us—
What a dead person he is! Both young and old
a mile or a postal stage away.
Setting a record in self-sacrifice and steadfastness for the highest example
رحبwelcomed الجنديthe soldier بالwith the
رحب الجندي بال
موتdeath فداءas a sacrifice للبنودfor the banners
موت فداء للبنود
The soldier welcomed
With patience and resolve for the cause
death, a sacrifice for the banners.
إنif تكنthey are مرفوعةraised خفfluttering (first part)
إن تكن مرفوعة خف
فاقةcontinuation of 'fluttering' فهوthen he يسودis master
فاقة فهو يسود
If they are raised,
fluttering, he is master;
أوor يراهاhe sees them أنزلتwere lowered فهthen he (first part)
أو يراها أنزلت فه
وcontinuation of 'he' شبيهsimilar بالعبيدto slaves
و شبيه بالعبيد
or if he sees them lowered,
he is like a slave.
فليعشso let him live منwhoever عاشlives فالجنfor the soldier (first part)
فليعش من عاش فالجن
ديcontinuation of 'the soldier' قدalready ماتdied شهيدa martyr
دي قد مات شهيد
Let whoever lives live on, for the soldier
has died a martyr.
حسبهenough for him أنthat ينعمenjoy الأحthe living (first part)
حسبه أن ينعم الأح
ياءcontinuation of 'the living' منof أمتهhis nation بالطيباتwith good things
ياء من أمته بالطيبات
It is enough for him that the living
of his nation enjoy good things.
قدalready قضىfulfilled فيin ذلكthat الميthe battlefield (first part)
قد قضى في ذلك المي
دانcontinuation of 'the battlefield' أسمىthe noblest الواجباتduties
دان أسمى الواجبات
On that battlefield, he fulfilled
the noblest duties.
مجدوهglorify him فهوfor he رمزthe symbol of الthe
مجدوه فهو رمز ال
مجدglory بلrather رمزthe symbol of الفخارpride
مجد بل رمز الفخار
Glorify him, for he is the symbol of
glory—indeed, the symbol of pride.
واجعلواand make منof قبرهhis grave المجunknown (first part)
واجعلوا من قبره المج
هولcontinuation of 'unknown' تمثالاa statue يزارthat is visited
هول تمثالا يزار
And make of his unknown grave
a statue to be visited.
وانثرواand scatter الوردroses علىupon القبthe grave (first part)
وانثروا الورد على القب
رcontinuation of 'the grave' بصمتin silence ووقارand solemnity
ر بصمت ووقار
And scatter roses upon his grave
in silence and solemnity.
واذكرواand remember الجنديthe soldier فيin الميthe battlefield (first part)
واذكروا الجندي في المي
دانcontinuation of 'the battlefield' لاnot يرضىaccepts الفرارfleeing
دان لا يرضى الفرار
And remember the soldier on the battlefield:
he refuses to flee.
فضلpreferred الموتdeath علىover عيa life (first part)
فضل الموت على عي
شcontinuation of 'a life' بذلّin humiliation وصغارand abasement
ش بذلّ وصغار
He preferred death to a life
of humiliation and abasement.
قدalready سقىwatered منwith دمهhis blood الأرthe earth (first part)
قد سقى من دمه الأر
ضcontinuation of 'the earth' فجادتso it yielded generously بالثمارwith fruit
ض فجادت بالثمار
He watered the earth with his blood,
and it yielded fruit abundantly.
واقتطفتمand you reaped بعدهafter him حرfreedom (first part)
واقتطفتم بعده حر
ريةcontinuation of 'freedom' بالانتصارthrough victory
رية بالانتصار
And after him you reaped
freedom through victory.
ياoh لهfor him منof ميتa dead man أحgave life (first part)
يا له من ميت أح
ياcontinuation of 'gave life' كباراadults وصغاراand children
يا كبارا وصغارا
What a dead man—he gave life
to adults and children!
ضارباsetting رقماa number قياسيrecord-setting (first part)
ضاربا رقما قياسي
ياcontinuation of 'record-setting' ببذلthrough offering التضحياتsacrifices
يا ببذل التضحيات
Setting a record
through offering sacrifices,
فيin سبيلthe path of المثلthe ideal الأعthe highest (first part)
في سبيل المثل الأع
لىcontinuation of 'the highest' بصبرwith patience وثباتand steadfastness
لى بصبر وثبات
for the sake of the highest ideal,
with patience and steadfastness.
Partial English translation: 29 of 60 Arabic lines translated.