قدindeed عدتyou have returned بعدafter ذهابdeparture منكby you ياO عيدfeast
قد عدت بعد ذهاب منك يا عيد
اذwhen كلevery شيءthing يسرgladdens النفسthe soul مفقودis lost
اذ كل شيء يسر النفس مفقود
You have returned after your departure, O feast,
You have returned after leaving, O Eid
when all that gladdens the soul is lost.
As if everything that delights the soul is lost
أانتare you عيدa feast بهin which الافراحjoys شاملةall-embracing
أانت عيد به الافراح شاملة
امor مأتمa mourning gathering فيهin which للاحزانfor sorrows تجديدrenewal
ام مأتم فيه للاحزان تجديد
Are you a feast whose joys embrace everyone,
Are you an Eid filled with joys
or a wake in which sorrows are renewed?
Or a mourning in which sorrows are renewed
عيدa feast اجلyes انتyou عيدa feast الاسلامIslam; possibly intended as 'no peace' بهin it
عيد اجل انت عيد الاسلام به
الاexcept لمنfor one قلبهhis heart بالغشwith deceit معقودbound
الا لمن قلبه بالغش معقود
A feast—yes, you are a feast with no peace in it [text uncertain],
You are the Eid of Islam in which
except for one whose heart is bound with deceit.
Woe to him whose heart is locked with deceit
عيدa feast بهat which عنكaway from you هذاthis الناسpeople فيin شغلpreoccupation
عيد به عنك هذا الناس في شغل
بهمهاwith their cares ماnot بهاamong them فيamong الالفthe thousand مسعودa happy person
بهمها ما بها في الالف مسعود
A feast at which these people are too preoccupied for you,
An Eid in which people are busy
burdened with their cares—not one in a thousand is happy.
With their worries that have no thousands of bliss
عيدa feast المhas come علىamid يأسdespair بمملكةupon a kingdom
عيد الم على يأس بمملكة
وليسand there is no فيهin it لجرحfor a wound سالthat has bled تضميدbandaging
وليس فيه لجرح سال تضميد
A feast that has come upon a kingdom in despair,
An Eid of despair in a kingdom
with no dressing in it for a bleeding wound.
In which there is no dressing of an oozing wound
حيثwhere الدخيلthe interloper سعيدfortunate منthrough تزلفهhis flattery
حيث الدخيل سعيد من تزلفه
وعنand away from مواطنهhis homelands للحرfor the free man تشريدbanishment
وعن مواطنه للحر تشريد
Where the interloper prospers through his flattery,
Where the foreigner is happy with his flattery
while the free man is driven from his homelands.
And the citizen is expelled and dispersed
عيدa feast تمجspew جراحthe wounds الحقof justice فيهin which دماblood
عيد تمج جراح الحق فيه دما
وخنجرand the dagger الضيمof oppression فيin الاحشاءthe entrails مغمودsheathed
وخنجر الضيم في الاحشاء مغمود
A feast in which the wounds of justice spew blood,
An Eid in which the wounds of truth bleed
while oppression's dagger lies sheathed in the entrails.
And the dagger of injustice is buried in the entrails
عيدa feast يكابدendure فيهduring which المسلمونthe Muslims اسىsorrow
عيد يكابد فيه المسلمون اسى
مبرحاagonizing ماnot عليهin enduring it الصبرpatience محمودpraiseworthy
مبرحا ما عليه الصبر محمود
A feast in which Muslims endure sorrow
An Eid in which Muslims suffer misery
so agonizing that patience with it is no virtue.
While patience over it is not praised
يبغونthey seek ركناًa pillar of support لهمfor themselves يستعصمونthey seek protection بهin it
يبغون ركناً لهم يستعصمون به
والركنand the pillar منby ضرباتthe blows الدهرof Time مهدودshattered
والركن من ضربات الدهر مهدود
They seek a pillar in which to find shelter,
They want a pillar to take refuge in
yet the pillar is shattered by the blows of Time.
While the pillar is destroyed by the blows of fate
يؤملونthey hope for زعيماa leader فيهin whom تسريةsolace
يؤملون زعيما فيه تسرية
وهلand can يسريdispel sorrow عنfrom المصفودthe fettered مصفودone fettered
وهل يسري عن المصفود مصفود
They hope for a leader who can bring solace;
They hope for a leader in whom there is solace
can one in chains console another in chains?
Can one bound bring comfort to another bound?
يشكوlaments تباريحهits torments الاسلامIslam مضطهداoppressed
يشكو تباريحه الاسلام مضطهدا
اينwhere are الاباةthose defying humiliation واينand where are الذادةthe defenders الصيدproud and noble
اين الاباة واين الذادة الصيد
Oppressed, Islam laments its torments:
Islam complains, persecuted
where are the defiant, where the proud defenders?
Where is the determination and where is the firm shield?
الحقjustice يوطأis trampled بالاقدامunderfoot منسحقاcrushed
الحق يوطأ بالاقدام منسحقا
وماand no هنالكthere يحمىdefends الحقjustice صنديدchampion
وما هنالك يحمى الحق صنديد
Justice is trampled underfoot and crushed,
Truth is trampled underfoot, crushed
and no champion there defends it.
And there is no strong defender of truth there
بابthe gate المنيةof death مفتوحopen لمضطهدto an oppressed person
باب المنية مفتوح لمضطهد
وكلand every بابdoor سواهother than it فهوso it is مسدودshut
وكل باب سواه فهو مسدود
The gate of death stands open to the oppressed,
The door of death is open to the persecuted
while every other door is shut.
While every other door is locked
الغيدthe graceful women تبكيweep شجاهاtheir grief فيin المصابthe calamity وماand how
الغيد تبكي شجاها في المصاب وما
اشجىheart-rending دموعاtears همتstreamed تبكيweep بهاwith them الغيدthe graceful women
اشجى دموعا همت تبكي بها الغيد
The graceful women weep their grief in calamity; how
Palm trees cry over their wounds after affliction but
heart-rending are the streaming tears those women shed!
No tears can cry over palm trees' wounds
ماnot انindeed لهاfor them منany عقودnecklaces غيرexcept ادمعهاtheir tears
ما ان لها من عقود غير ادمعها
منهاfrom them تحلىare adorned بهاwith them اللباتthe hollows of the throat والجيدand the neck
منها تحلى بها اللبات والجيد
They have no necklaces except their tears;
They have no jewelry but their tears
with these their throats and necks are adorned.
With which foreheads and cheeks are adorned
نالتhave attained مطالبهاtheir demands الاقوامthe peoples قاطبةall together
نالت مطالبها الاقوام قاطبة
ومطلبand the demand العربof the Arabs المهضومdenied its due مردودrejected
ومطلب العرب المهضوم مردود
All peoples have attained their demands,
The nations obtained all their demands
while the Arabs' slighted claim is rejected.
While the neglected demand of the Arabs is rejected
فيon كلevery يومday تصيبbefalls القومthe people كارثةa calamity
في كل يوم تصيب القوم كارثة
فداحةgrievous ويروعand terrifies القومthe people تهديدa threat
فداحة ويروع القوم تهديد
Every day a calamity strikes the people,
Every day a terrible calamity befalls the people
a grievous one, and threats fill them with terror.
Frightening and threatening the people
لاno قلبheart الاexcept وفيهand in it الحزنgrief مرتكمheaped up
لا قلب الا وفيه الحزن مرتكم
وماand no لأبعادfor the dimensions هذاthis الحزنgrief تحديدlimit
وما لأبعاد هذا الحزن تحديد
There is no heart in which grief is not heaped,
There is no heart but in it sorrow lies heavily
and the dimensions of this grief know no bounds.
With no limit to the extent of this sorrow
لاnot الروضthe garden نضرfresh كماas قدindeed كنتyou used to تعهدهknow it
لا الروض نضر كما قد كنت تعهده
ولاnor لبلبلهfor its nightingale الصيداحclear-voiced تغريدsong
ولا لبلبله الصيداح تغريد
The garden is not fresh as you once knew it,
The garden is no longer vibrant as you used to tend it
nor does its clear-voiced nightingale sing.
Nor does the nightingale trill in it
اتىthere came علىupon الروضthe garden حتىuntil جفit dried up منfrom ظمأthirst
اتى على الروض حتى جف من ظمأ
يومa day منof الدهرTime يشوىsears النبتthe plants صيخودscorching
يوم من الدهر يشوى النبت صيخود
Over the garden came, till it dried from thirst,
Affliction came to the garden until it withered of thirst
one of Time's scorching days, searing the plants.
On a day that scorched and dried out vegetation
تسرgladden بالعيدat the feast اقواماpeoples اولىpossessing شممproud dignity
تسر بالعيد اقواما اولى شمم
ايامهاtheir days البيضwhite لاnot ايامهاtheir days السودblack
ايامها البيض لا ايامها السود
Proud-hearted peoples are gladdened at the feast
Some people rejoice in the Eid
by their white days, not their black days.
Not in their white days but in their black days
اذهبgo فانfor indeed قلوبthe hearts الشعبof the people داميةbleeding
اذهب فان قلوب الشعب دامية
ماnot انindeed لهاfor them منany سلوsolace فيكin you ياO عيدfeast
ما ان لها من سلو فيك يا عيد
Go, for the people's hearts are bleeding;
Go away, for the people’s hearts are bleeding
they find no solace in you, O feast.
They can find no solace in you, O Eid
وكيفand how تفتحcan be opened ابوابthe gates السرورof joy لهاfor them
وكيف تفتح ابواب السرور لها
وفيwhile in يدa hand غيرother than ايديكyour hands المقاليدthe keys
وفي يد غير ايديك المقاليد
How can the gates of joy be opened to them,
How can you open the doors of joy for them
while the keys lie in hands other than yours?
While the keys are in the hands of others
كناwe would نرحبoffer welcome بالاعيادto the feasts عائدةreturning
كنا نرحب بالاعياد عائدة
لوif كانthere were فيin العيدthe feast للاحزانfor sorrows تبديدdispelling
لو كان في العيد للاحزان تبديد
We would welcome the feasts on their return,
We used to welcome the returning Eids
if the feast could dispel sorrows.
If the Eid could dispel sorrows
لاno وحدةunity فيin النظامthe order اليومtoday تجمعهمunites them
لا وحدة في النظام اليوم تجمعهم
فانfor indeed قوميmy people عباديدscattered groups عباديدscattered groups
فان قومي عباديد عباديد
No unity of order brings them together today,
There is no unity in the system today to unite them
for my people are scattered—utterly scattered.
For my people are all disunited
وماand no بكلthroughout all بلادthe lands العربof the Arabs منany جذلjoy
وما بكل بلاد العرب من جذل
ولاnor بكلthroughout all بلادthe lands العربof the Arabs مسعودa happy person
ولا بكل بلاد العرب مسعود
There is no joy anywhere in the Arab lands,
In all Arab countries there is no peace
nor a happy person anywhere in the Arab lands.
In all Arab countries there is no bliss
قدindeed كانwas وجهكyour face بساماsmiling لناظرهto its beholder
قد كان وجهك بساما لناظره
واليومand today يملأfills منكof yours الوجهthe face تجعيدwrinkling
واليوم يملأ منك الوجه تجعيد
Your face once smiled on whoever beheld it;
Your face used to smile at the beholder
today your face is filled with wrinkles.
But today wrinkles fill the face
اظافرthe claws الدهرof Time غاصتhave sunk فيهinto it عابثةwantonly
اظافر الدهر غاصت فيه عابثة
ففيهso in it منfrom كلevery ظفرclaw منهof it اخدودa furrow
ففيه من كل ظفر منه اخدود
The claws of Time have sunk into it, wantonly,
The nails of fate are embedded in it, tampering
and each of its claws has left a furrow there.
In it are hollows made by every one of its nails
الدهرTime يعطىgives سروراًjoy يمنعهwithholds it
الدهر يعطى سروراً يمنعه
وذلكمand that منهon its part لاneither بخلstinginess ولاnor جودgenerosity
وذلكم منه لا بخل ولا جود
Time gives joy, then withholds it,
Fate gives joy that it withholds
and that is neither stinginess nor generosity on its part.
Such is its lack of stinginess or generosity
ماnot كانthere was قبلاbefore لهذاfor this الشعبpeople منany خطلfolly
ما كان قبلا لهذا الشعب من خطل
حتىuntil اطمأنit felt secure فغرتهthen deceived it المواعيدthe promises
حتى اطمأن فغرته المواعيد
This people had never before been foolish,
My people had no deficiency before
until it grew complacent and promises beguiled it.
So that promises reassured them
انindeed السهامthe arrows وانeven though كانتthey are منصلةfitted with arrowheads
ان السهام وان كانت منصلة
يعوزهاthey lack منهfrom it عندat الرميshooting تسديدaccurate aim
يعوزها منه عند الرمي تسديد
The arrows, though fitted with points,
Arrows, even if well-aimed
still lack the people's sure aim when they are loosed.
Lack precision upon release
ذمroar (text uncertain) المدافعof the cannons للاسماعto the ears قارعةa deafening blow
ذم المدافع للاسماع قارعة
كماas تصادمcollide جلمودa boulder وجلمودand a boulder
كما تصادم جلمود وجلمود
The cannons' roar pounds the ears,
Cannons boom deafeningly
as boulder crashes against boulder.
As solid objects collide with each other
نريدwe seek ظلاshade يقيناthat shields us الحرthe heat منfrom شجرtrees
نريد ظلا يقينا الحر من شجر
لمnot يبقremains اخضرgreen منهof it اليومtoday املودa tender shoot
لم يبق اخضر منه اليوم املود
We seek a tree's shade to shield us from the heat,
We want a shade to shelter us from heat
yet not one tender shoot of it remains green today.
Of a tree no longer green, now withered
لمnot يبقremains عنديwith me بغيرapart from الشعرpoetry منany ولعpassion
لم يبق عندي بغير الشعر من ولع
وانماand only الشعرpoetry اغرودa song واغرودand a song
وانما الشعر اغرود واغرود
No passion remains in me except for poetry,
I have no passion left but for poetry
and poetry is only song after song.
For poetry is my pride and glory
وماand not الحياةlife سوىother than نارa fire مؤججةablaze
وما الحياة سوى نار مؤججة
يثيرهاstirs it فيin دمthe blood الشبانof young men بارودgunpowder
يثيرها في دم الشبان بارود
Life is nothing but a blazing fire,
Life is but a raging fire
stirred by gunpowder in the blood of young men.
Ignited in the youth’s blood by gunpowder
وانهاand indeed it لاصطداماتis surely collisions بمنحدرon a slope
وانها لاصطدامات بمنحدر
كماas تصادمcollide بالسيلin the torrent الجلاميدthe boulders
كما تصادم بالسيل الجلاميد
And it is indeed collisions down a slope,
It is like collisions on a slope
as boulders collide in the torrent.
As boulders collide with floods
قدindeed علمتنيhave taught me تجاريبيmy experiences التيwhich سبقتcame before
قد علمتني تجاريبي التي سبقت
انthat ليسdoes not يظفرattain بالحاجاتthe things sought رعديدa coward
ان ليس يظفر بالحاجات رعديد
My past experiences have taught me
My past experiences have taught me
that no coward wins what he seeks.
That the thunderbolt achieves no needs
ايامthe days ذيof one possessing العزhonor اعيادfeast days برمتهاin their entirety
ايام ذي العز اعياد برمتها
اماas for الذليلthe abased فهذاthen this one مالهhe has no عيدfeast
اما الذليل فهذا ماله عيد
All the days of one held in honor are feast days;
Days of power, all Eids together
but the abased—such a man has no feast.
But for the disgraced there is no Eid
تجردwas stripped العودthe bough لماwhen هيضit was broken منof ورقleaves
تجرد العود لما هيض من ورق
فهلso will ستصبرyou be patient حتىuntil يورقputs forth leaves العودthe bough
فهل ستصبر حتى يورق العود
The bough, when broken, was stripped of its leaves;
The lute was stripped when its leaves withered
will you endure until the bough puts forth leaves?
Can it now wait until the wood grows leaves?
لمnot استمعI heard ردحاfor a long time للحقof justice منany نبأnews
لم استمع ردحا للحق من نبأ
حتىuntil تظنيتI came to suspect انthat الحقjustice ملحودburied
حتى تظنيت ان الحق ملحود
For a long time I heard no news of justice,
I have not heard justice proclaimed in news for long
until I came to suspect that justice lay buried.
I almost believed justice to be extinct
ياO حقJustice انكindeed you منby كلall الذينthose بهمupon whom
يا حق انك من كل الذين بهم
عثتwreaked havoc يدthe hand الحيفof oppression فيin الاقطارthe lands منشودsought
عثت يد الحيف في الاقطار منشود
O Justice, you are sought by all those upon whom
O justice, those who wronged
the hand of oppression has wreaked havoc across the lands.
Have stretched their hands of injustice in all lands
للحقfor justice حامa protector وفيand in الايامthe days متسعample scope
للحق حام وفي الايام متسع
الستdo you not تؤمنbelieve انthat اللهGod موجودexists
الست تؤمن ان الله موجود
Justice has a protector, and there is time enough;
Truth has a protector in time
do you not believe that God exists?
Do you not believe that God exists?