تقدمتadvanced الاقوامthe nations مسرعةswiftly تجريrunning
تقدمت الاقوام مسرعة تجري
وليسand there is no لشعبfor a people قدalready تأخرfallen behind منany عذرexcuse
وليس لشعب قد تأخر من عذر
The nations have advanced, running swiftly,
The nations hastened forth running ahead
and a people that has fallen behind has no excuse.
And no laggard people has any excuse
بنيsons of وطنيmy homeland انindeed الشعوبthe peoples جميعهاall of them
بني وطني ان الشعوب جميعها
علىon الارضthe earth ارسالin throngs الىtoward غايةa goal تجرىrun
على الارض ارسال الى غاية تجرى
O sons of my homeland, all the peoples
My homeland, all the peoples on earth
on earth run in throngs toward a goal.
Are sent to run towards a goal
بنيsons of وطنيmy homeland انindeed الضعيفthe weak لمعسرsurely impoverished
بني وطني ان الضعيف لمعسر
بنيsons of وطنيmy homeland انindeed القويthe strong لفيsurely in يسرease
بني وطني ان القوي لفي يسر
O sons of my homeland, the weak are surely impoverished.
My homeland, the poor man is in hardship
O sons of my homeland, the strong surely live in ease.
My homeland, the strong man is at ease
بنيsons of وطنيmy homeland انindeed الخصاصةpoverty وحدهاalone
بني وطني ان الخصاصة وحدها
اذاwhen لحتpress hard الحاجاتneeds قاصمةbreaking الظهرthe back
اذا لحت الحاجات قاصمة الظهر
O sons of my homeland, poverty alone,
My homeland, privation alone
when needs press hard, breaks the back.
If basic needs bite and break the back
بنيsons of وطنيmy homeland ماthere is no منany سلامpeace لامةfor a nation
بني وطني ما من سلام لامة
اذاif هيit لمdoes not تسندrely علىon عسكرan army مجرvast
اذا هي لم تسند على عسكر مجر
O sons of my homeland, there is no peace for a nation
My homeland, no peace for a nation
if it does not rely on a vast army.
If it does not rely on a strong army
يباعis sold ويشرىand bought الشعبthe people فيin سوقa market
يباع ويشرى الشعب في سوق
ببخسfor a pittance منof الاثمانthe prices والشعبand the people لاnot يدريknow
ببخس من الاثمان والشعب لا يدري
The people are sold and bought in a market
The people are sold and bought in the market
for paltry prices, while the people are unaware.
At paltry prices, and the people do not know
وماand not الخيرgood بالمقصودwhat is intended منهاfrom it وانماbut rather
وما الخير بالمقصود منها وانما
يرادis intended بهاthrough it شرevil واكثرand more منthan شرevil
يراد بها شر واكثر من شر
And good is not its intended purpose; rather,
The intended good is not what they want
evil is intended through it, and more than evil.
Rather the aim is evil, and more than evil
واصعبand harsher منthan قيدa fetter ثقيلheavy حديدهits iron
واصعب من قيد ثقيل حديده
علىupon الرجلthe foot اقيادfetters ثقالheavy علىupon الفكرthought
على الرجل اقياد ثقال على الفكر
And harsher than a fetter whose iron weighs heavy
And harder than the heavy chains of iron
upon the foot are heavy fetters upon thought.
On a man are shackles heavy on the mind
جرىran الغربthe West سباقاahead of others الىtoward كلevery غايةgoal
جرى الغرب سباقا الى كل غاية
فماso what بالis the matter with هذاthis الشرقthe East اصبحhas become لاnot يجريrunning
فما بال هذا الشرق اصبح لا يجري
The West has raced ahead toward every goal;
The West raced to every goal
so what ails this East, that it no longer runs?
So why has the East ceased to run?
وماand not اناI فيin دنيايmy world الاexcept كسابحlike a swimmer
وما انا في دنياي الا كسابح
تصارعهwrestle with him الامواجthe waves فيin لجةthe depths of البحرthe sea
تصارعه الامواج في لجة البحر
And in my world I am but like a swimmer
And I in my world am but a swimmer
with whom the waves wrestle in the depths of the sea.
Battling waves in a sea's turbulence
لقدindeed باتspent the night عنديwith me طيفthe phantom of ليلىLayla مواصلاin loving union
لقد بات عندي طيف ليلى مواصلا
فجيدso a neck الىagainst جيدa neck ونحرand an upper chest الىagainst نحرan upper chest
فجيد الى جيد ونحر الى نحر
Indeed, Layla’s phantom spent the night in loving union with me,
Indeed a vision of Laila kept me company
neck against neck, and breast against breast.
Cheek to cheek, and breast to breast
وقدand indeed كانwas منهof it الجسمthe body حينwhen يضمنيit clasped me
وقد كان منه الجسم حين يضمني
اليهto itself كجمرlike embers اوor احرhotter منthan الجمرthe embers
اليه كجمر او احر من الجمر
And its body was, when it drew me
And her body when it held me close
to itself, like embers—or hotter than embers.
Was like embers, or hotter than embers
وكادand nearly بنارwith a fire منهfrom it يحرقburn مهجتيmy soul
وكاد بنار منه يحرق مهجتي
وقلبيand my heart وماand what يحويهcontains it يunclear (likely 'in') طيهits fold طمريmy tattered robe
وقلبي وما يحويه ي طيه طمري
And with its fire it nearly burned my soul,
And nearly burnt my inner being with her fire
and my heart, and all my tattered robe holds in its folds.
My heart and all it contains, my bones and flesh
فآلمنيso it hurt me حتىso much that شكوتI complained of عناقهits embrace
فآلمني حتى شكوت عناقه
وحتىand even كأنas though الوصلunion شرworse منthan الهجرseparation
وحتى كأن الوصل شر من الهجر
So it hurt me so much that I complained of its embrace,
She tormented me until I complained of her embrace
and even union seemed worse than separation.
As if union was worse than separation
فلماso when انتبهناwe awoke كانhad قدalready غابvanished طيفهاher phantom
فلما انتبهنا كان قد غاب طيفها
ولمand did not يبقremain عنديwith me منهof it شيءanything سوىexcept الذكرmemory
ولم يبق عندي منه شيء سوى الذكر
Then, when we awoke, her phantom had already vanished,
But when we awoke her vision had vanished
and nothing of it remained with me but memory.
And nothing of it remained except the memory