حبَّذاhow good it would be لوif يصومُhe fasts منّاamong us زعيمٌa leader
حبَّذا لو يصومُ منّا زعيمٌ
مثلُlike غَنْديGandhi عسىperhaps يُفيدُis beneficial صيامُهْhis fasting
مثلُ غَنْدي عسى يُفيدُ صيامُهْ
If only a leader among us would fast,
like Gandhi—perhaps his fasting would do some good.
لاnot يَصُمْlet him fast عنfrom طعامهhis food فيin فلسطيPalestine (first part)
لا يَصُمْ عن طعامه في فلسطي
نَcompletes 'Palestine' يموتwould die الزعيمُthe leader لولاwere it not for طعامُهْhis food
نَ يموت الزعيمُ لولا طعامُهْ
Let him not fast from his food in Palestine—
without his food, the leader would die.
لِيَصُمْlet him fast عنْfrom مبيعِهhis selling الأرضَthe land يحفظْhe will preserve
لِيَصُمْ عنْ مبيعِه الأرضَ يحفظْ
بقعةًa plot تستريحُrest فيهاin it عظامُهْhis bones
بقعةً تستريحُ فيها عظامُهْ
Let him fast from selling the land, and preserve
a plot where his bones may rest.
باركَmay bless اللهGod فيin حريصٍone protective علىof الأرthe land (first part)
باركَ الله في حريصٍ على الأر
ضِcompletes 'the land' غيورzealous ينْهىis directed إليهاtoward it اهتمامُهْhis concern
ضِ غيور ينْهى إليها اهتمامُهْ
God bless a man protective of the land,
zealous, whose concern is directed toward it.
همthey حماةُprotectors of البلادِthe homeland مِنfrom كلَّevery سوءٍharm
هم حماةُ البلادِ مِن كلَّ سوءٍ
وهُمُand they معْقِلُthe stronghold of الحمىthe homeland ودِعامُهْand its pillar
وهُمُ معْقِلُ الحمى ودِعامُهْ
They are the homeland's guardians against all harm,
and they are the homeland's stronghold and pillar.
نهجواthey followed منهجَthe path of القويَّthe strong وصفُّواand they formed ranks
نهجوا منهجَ القويَّ وصفُّوا
لجهادٍfor a struggle منصورةٌvictorious أعلاُمهْits banners
لجهادٍ منصورةٌ أعلاُمهْ
They followed the path of the strong and formed ranks
for a struggle whose banners are victorious.
إنماonly عُدَّةُthe resource of الضعيفِthe weak man احتجاجٌprotest
إنما عُدَّةُ الضعيفِ احتجاجٌ
لمُdid not يُجاوِزْgo beyond حدَّthe bounds of السطورِthe written lines احتدامُهْits fury
لمُ يُجاوِزْ حدَّ السطورِ احتدامُهْ
The weak man's only resource is protest,
whose fury has never passed the bounds of written lines.
كلَّevery يومٍday حزبٌa party وحُلْمٌand a dream فحدَّثso speak
كلَّ يومٍ حزبٌ وحُلْمٌ فحدَّث
عنْof ضعيفٍa weak man سلاُحهُhis weapon أحلاُمهْhis dreams
عنْ ضعيفٍ سلاُحهُ أحلاُمهْ
Every day, a party and a dream—so speak
of a weak man whose weapon is his dreams.
مغرمenamored بالبلادِof the homeland صَبlovesick ولكنْand yet
مغرم بالبلادِ صَب ولكنْ
بسوىin anything other than القولwords لاnot يفيضُoverflows غرامُهْhis passion
بسوى القول لا يفيضُ غرامُهْ
Enamored of the homeland, lovesick—yet
his passion overflows in nothing but words.
بَطلٌa hero إنwhen علاhe mounts المنابرَthe pulpits كرّارٌone who charges repeatedly
بَطلٌ إن علا المنابرَ كرّارٌ
سريعٌswift عندwhen it comes to الفَعالِaction انهزامُهْhis rout
سريعٌ عند الفَعالِ انهزامُهْ
A hero when he mounts the pulpits, ever charging;
when deeds are called for, his rout is swift.
آزرواsupport القائمينَthose engaged بالعملin work الصاrighteous (first part)
آزروا القائمينَ بالعمل الصا
لحcompletes 'righteous' إنَّindeed الأبيّthe noble-hearted man هذاthis مقامُهْhis place
لح إنَّ الأبيّ هذا مقامُهْ
Support those engaged in righteous work;
indeed, this is the noble-hearted man's place.
آزِروهمsupport them بالمالwith money فالأرضُfor the land صنa coffer (first part)
آزِروهم بالمال فالأرضُ صن
دوقٌcompletes 'coffer' لمالِكمfor your wealth بلrather قِوامُهْits mainstay
دوقٌ لمالِكم بل قِوامُهْ
Support them with money, for land is a coffer
for your wealth—rather, its very mainstay.
اشترواbuy الأرضthe land تشتريكمit will buy you منfrom الضيoppression (first part)
اشتروا الأرض تشتريكم من الضي
مِcompletes 'oppression' وآتٍand a future مسودَّةٌblackened أيامُهْits days
مِ وآتٍ مسودَّةٌ أيامُهْ
Buy the land; it will buy your freedom from oppression
and from a future whose days are dark.