قيلit was said صمتاsilence! فقلتso I said لستI am not بميتdead
قيل صمتا فقلت لست بميت
إنماonly الصمتsilence ميزةa distinctive trait للجمادof inanimate things
إنما الصمت ميزة للجماد
I was told, 'Silence!' So I said, 'I am not dead.'
They said "Be silent," so I said "I'm no dead man
Silence is a trait of inanimate things alone.
Silence is but a trait of the inanimate
إنindeed معنىthe meaning of الحياةlife قولword وفعلand deed
إن معنى الحياة قول وفعل
وهيand it is رمزa symbol مقدسsacred للجهادof struggle
وهي رمز مقدس للجهاد
Indeed, the meaning of life is word and deed,
The meaning of life is word and deed
and it is a sacred symbol of struggle.
And it's the sacred symbol of struggle
لاnot أطيقI can bear السكوتsilence ماas long as دامcontinues to be قلبيmy heart
لا أطيق السكوت ما دام قلبي
خافقاbeating واللسانand the tongue يروىconveys مراديmy desire
خافقا واللسان يروى مرادي
I cannot bear silence as long as my heart
I cannot bear silence as long as my heart
beats and my tongue conveys my desire.
Beats, and my tongue fulfills my will
إنماindeed البلبلthe bulbul المغردwarbling يشدوsings
إنما البلبل المغرد يشدو
أينماwherever كانit is فيin الربىthe hills فيin الوهادthe hollows
أينما كان في الربى في الوهاد
Indeed, the warbling bulbul sings
The warbling nightingale sings
wherever it is, in the hills or in the hollows.
Wherever it is, whether the plains or valleys
ذاكthat دابيmy way مدىthroughout الحياةlife وإنيand indeed I
ذاك دابي مدى الحياة وإني
لاnot أباليI care بماabout what تجيءbring العواديadversities
لا أبالي بما تجيء العوادي
That is my way throughout life, and I
That is my way throughout life, and I
do not care what adversities may bring.
Do not care what destinies may come
ماnot أظنI think الأقفاصthe cages مهماhowever ادلهمتthey grow dark
ما أظن الأقفاص مهما ادلهمت
تمنعdeny الطيرthe birds لذةthe delight of الإنشادsinging
تمنع الطير لذة الإنشاد
I do not think that cages, however dark they grow,
I do not think cages, no matter how artful
can deny birds the delight of singing.
Can prevent a bird from enjoying song
إنماindeed الرزقsustenance والمعيشةand livelihood والموand dea- (split word)
إنما الرزق والمعيشة والمو
ت-th (completes 'death') جميعاall بأمرby the command of ربthe Lord of العبادhumankind; God's servants
ت جميعا بأمر رب العباد
Indeed, sustenance, livelihood, and death
Livelihood, sustenance and death
are all by the command of the Lord of humankind.
Are all by the command of the Lord of Worshippers