الشمسthe sun قدalready غربتhas set فلاحand then appeared وراءهاbehind it
الشمس قد غربت فلاح وراءها
شفقan afterglow بحاشيةat the edge of السماءthe sky رقيقdelicate
شفق بحاشية السماء رقيق
The sun has set, and behind it has appeared
The sun has set, leaving behind
A delicate afterglow along the sky's edge.
A twilight with thin sky fringes
ويخالand supposes مبصرهits beholder اذاif لمnot ينتبهtakes heed
ويخال مبصره اذا لم ينتبه
انthat الذيthat which يرنوgazes اليهat it حريقa fire
ان الذي يرنو اليه حريق
And its beholder, if heedless, supposes
And to the beholder’s eye, if heedless,
That what he gazes upon is a fire.
It seems the glow he longs for is a blaze
وكأنand as though هذاthis الليلthe night ثوبa robe اسودblack
وكأن هذا الليل ثوب اسود
وكأنماand as though فيهwithin it النجومthe stars خروقholes
وكأنما فيه النجوم خروق
And this night is like a black robe,
As if this night is a black robe
And the stars within it are like holes.
And the stars in it, rents
نامواthey slept وكادand nearly السيلthe flood يجرفsweeps away ركبهمtheir caravan
ناموا وكاد السيل يجرف ركبهم
والليلand the night ساجstill والرقادand slumber عميقdeep
والليل ساج والرقاد عميق
They slept, and the flood nearly swept their caravan away,
They fell asleep as the torrent nearly swept them away
While the night was still and slumber deep.
And the night is dark and slumber deep
وتجاذبand tugged at each other الليلthe night البهيمpitch-black وصبحهand its dawn
وتجاذب الليل البهيم وصبحه
حتىuntil بداappeared وقميصهand its shirt مشقوقtorn
حتى بدا وقميصه مشقوق
And the pitch-black night and its dawn tugged at each other,
Night and morn pulled each other
Until dawn appeared, its shirt torn.
Until dawn emerged with a torn shirt
تمشيwalk الشعوبthe peoples الىtoward الامامthe front جميعهاall of them
تمشي الشعوب الى الامام جميعها
زمراًin groups فتتسعso widen الخطىthe strides وتضيقand narrow
زمراً فتتسع الخطى وتضيق
All peoples walk forward,
Nations march ahead together
In groups, their strides widening and narrowing.
In droves, with steps now wide and now narrow
لاnot يستويare alike سرعانهاtheir swift ones وبطاؤهاand their slow ones
لا يستوي سرعانها وبطاؤها
والطائراتand the aircraft رفيعةhigh aloft والنوقand the she-camels
والطائرات رفيعة والنوق
Their swift and their slow are not alike,
Not equal their speed and their slowness
Nor are high-flying aircraft and she-camels.
With airplanes high and camels low
الفىfound فريقa group فيin الزهادةasceticism رشدهits right course
الفى فريق في الزهادة رشده
واختارand chose اشباعfulfillment الحياةlife فريقa group
واختار اشباع الحياة فريق
One group found its right course in asceticism,
One group chose ascetic wisdom
And another chose to live life to the full.
Another group chose a life of plenty
الشعبthe people حولaround الرافدينthe Two Rivers مكبلshackled
الشعب حول الرافدين مكبل
والشعبand the people حولaround الرافدينthe Two Rivers حنيقenraged
والشعب حول الرافدين حنيق
The people around the Two Rivers are shackled,
The people at the two rivers chained
And the people around the Two Rivers are enraged.
The people at the two rivers moaning
شتانvast is the difference بينbetween الشعبthe people وهوwhile they are منقيدin bondage
شتان بين الشعب وهو منقيد
يشكوcomplains of الاذىharm والشعبand the people وهوwhile they are طليقfree
يشكو الاذى والشعب وهو طليق
How vast the difference between a people in bondage,
Far between the fettered people
Complaining of harm, and a people free!
Complaining of harm and the people freed
ولقدand indeed امدI extend الطرفthe gaze مشتاقاyearning الىtoward
ولقد امد الطرف مشتاقا الى
آتىthe future of العراقIraq فلاyet no يلوحappears بريقa glimmer
آتى العراق فلا يلوح بريق
And indeed I stretch my gaze, yearning toward
The outstretched hand longingly awaits
Iraq's future, yet no glimmer appears.
One coming from Iraq, but no glow appears
أتصانare safeguarded? للشعبfor the people الهضيمdowntrodden حقوقهtheir rights
أتصان للشعب الهضيم حقوقه
امor ليسthere are no للشعبfor the people الضعيفweak حقوقrights
ام ليس للشعب الضعيف حقوق
Are the downtrodden people's rights safeguarded,
Are you loyal to the wronged people’s rights
Or does a weak people have no rights?
Or do the weak people have no rights?
لاdo not تحسبنever suppose الظالمينthe oppressors بنجوةin safety
لا تحسبن الظالمين بنجوة
منfrom نقمةretribution بالظالمينupon the oppressors تحيقcloses in
من نقمة بالظالمين تحيق
Never think the oppressors safe
Do not think the unjust are spared
From retribution that will overtake the oppressors.
From vengeance that will come for the unjust
سأولI shall say يومon the day سقوطهمtheir downfall فيin وجههمtheir faces
سأول يوم سقوطهم في وجههم
هذاthis جزاءthe recompense of الخائنينthe traitors فذوقواso taste it!
هذا جزاء الخائنين فذوقوا
On the day of their downfall, I shall say to their faces:
I will ask on the day of their downfall, in their faces
This is the traitors' recompense—so taste it!
This is the traitors' reward, so taste it