بددdispersed الفجرdawn مطبقاتenveloping layers الظلامof darkness
بدد الفجر مطبقات الظلام
وصحاand awoke العربthe Arabs بعدafter طولa long duration المنامof slumber
وصحا العرب بعد طول المنام
Dawn dispersed the enveloping layers of darkness.
The dawn dispelled layers of darkness
And the Arabs awoke after a long slumber.
And the Arabs awoke after a long sleep
ومضيand advanced الركبthe caravan فيalong سبيلa path سوىstraight
ومضي الركب في سبيل سوى
بعدafter خبطstumbling وفرقةand division وخصامand strife
بعد خبط وفرقة وخصام
And the caravan advanced along a straight path,
And the caravan set out on the path of righteousness
After stumbling, division, and strife.
After stumbling, separation, and discord
جمعتbrought together شملهمtheir ranks فلسطينPalestine لماwhen
جمعت شملهم فلسطين لما
أنthat غزتهاinvaded her جيوشarmies قومof a people لئامvile
أن غزتها جيوش قوم لئام
Palestine brought them together when
Palestine united them when
Armies of a vile people invaded her,
The armies of an unjust people invaded it
وادعتand claimed بعثthe revival دولةof the state إسرائيلof Israel
وادعت بعث دولة إسرائيل
فيهاwithin her وأغلظتand grew harsh فيin الكلامspeech
فيها وأغلظت في الكلام
And claimed to revive the state of Israel
And claimed the resurrection of the state of Israel
Within her, and grew harsh in speech.
In it and were harsh in speech
وتمادتand persisted فيin غيهاtheir wrongdoing تذبجslaughters (apparent misspelling) العزلthe unarmed
وتمادت في غيها تذبج العزل
انتقاماin vengeance منagainst عاجزa helpless person أوor غلامa boy
انتقاما من عاجز أو غلام
And persisted in their wrongdoing, slaughtering the unarmed,
And continued in their error, slaughtering the helpless
In vengeance against a helpless person or a boy.
In vengeance against the powerless or youth
ديرDeir (monastery) يسYas (place-name element) سلهask it عنabout منكراتatrocities
دير يس سله عن منكرات
Deir Yas—ask it about atrocities.
Ask them about their abominations