رمتyou sought للقومfor the people نهضةan awakening فيin الحياةlife
رمت للقوم نهضة في الحياة
ورجوعاًand a return الىto طريقthe path النجاةsalvation
ورجوعاً الى طريق النجاة
You sought for the people an awakening in life,
I inspired in my people an awakening to life
And a return to the path of salvation,
And a return to the path of salvation
واندفاعاًand a surge forward كماas قدalready اندفعsurged forward الاقوامthe nations
واندفاعاً كما قد اندفع الاقوام
قبلاbefore ويقظةand an awakening منfrom سباتslumber
قبلا ويقظة من سبات
And a surge forward, as nations had surged
And a surge forward as nations had surged before
Before, and an awakening from slumber.
And an awakening from slumber
فبهمso to them صحتyou cried out انto يهبواthey rise خفافاnimbly
فبهم صحت ان يهبوا خفافا
ويجوبواand they traverse الطريقthe road بالوثباتwith leaps
ويجوبوا الطريق بالوثبات
So you cried to them to spring up nimbly,
So I hoped they would spring up lightly
And traverse the road in leaps,
And traverse the path in leaps
انto يفكواthey loosen كالريحlike the wind عنهمfrom themselves قيوداchains
ان يفكوا كالريح عنهم قيودا
اثقلتهمweighed them down بكثرةwith the abundance of الحلقاتthe links
اثقلتهم بكثرة الحلقات
To shake off, like the wind, the chains
To cast off the shackles that had weighed them down
That weighed them down with their many links;
With their excessive links
انto يسيرواthey walk منfrom الثقافةlearning فيin ضوstart of 'light' (ضوء)
ان يسيروا من الثقافة في ضو
ءend of 'light' (ضوء) يقيهمprotects them معرةthe disgrace of العثراتstumbles
ء يقيهم معرة العثرات
To walk in the light of learning,
To walk in the light of culture
That shields them from the disgrace of stumbling.
That would save them from stumbling
قلتyou said انthat الاقوامthe nations قدalready سبقوكمhave outstripped you
قلت ان الاقوام قد سبقوكم
فالحقوهمso catch up with them ووسعواand lengthen الخطواتthe strides
فالحقوهم ووسعوا الخطوات
You said, 'The nations have already outstripped you;
I said the nations had gone before you
So catch up with them, and lengthen your strides.'
So pursue them and broaden your strides
قلتyou said هاكمhere you are نوراًlight فظلواyet they continued عليهin preference to it
قلت هاكم نوراً فظلوا عليه
يؤثرونthey prefer البقاءremaining فيin الظلماتdarkness
يؤثرون البقاء في الظلمات
You said, 'Here is light for you,' yet instead
I gave you light yet you chose
They kept preferring to remain in darkness.
To remain in darkness
بالغواthey went to extremes فيin الجمودstagnation حتىuntil كأنas though
بالغوا في الجمود حتى كأن
القومthe people ناسfolk لمdid not يشعرواthey have a sense بالحياةof life
القوم ناس لم يشعروا بالحياة
They carried stagnation so far that it seemed
You exceeded in stagnation as if
The people were folk who had not felt life.
You never felt life
لفظواthey spat out ماwhat منحتهمyou granted them منof حقوقrights
لفظوا ما منحتهم من حقوق
نشدتهاsought them الاجيالthe generations لفظthe spitting out of النواةa date stone
نشدتها الاجيال لفظ النواة
They spat out the rights you granted them,
You shed the rights I granted you
Which generations had sought, as one spits out a date stone.
That generations had sought to gain
رمتyou sought انهاضهمto rouse them فلمbut did not يجدواthey find فيin
رمت انهاضهم فلم يجدوا في
نفسهمtheir own selves منany هوىdesire الىtoward النهضاتawakenings
نفسهم من هوى الى النهضات
You sought to rouse them, but they found within
I inspired your rise yet you found
Themselves no desire for awakenings.
No desire within yourselves for ascension
شئتyou wished تحريرهمto free them فلمbut did not يرتضواthey accept
شئت تحريرهم فلم يرتضوا
الاexcept اساراًbondage مستحكمfirmly secured الحلقاتthe links
الا اساراً مستحكم الحلقات
You wished to free them, but they would accept
I wanted your liberation yet you would accept
Nothing but bondage with tightly fastened links.
Only firmly clasped shackles
فدنواso they drew near يكلؤنهthey guard it فيin جموعthrongs
فدنوا يكلؤنه في جموع
زحفتthey advanced لاnot تنىthey slacken عنfrom الهجماتthe attacks
زحفت لا تنى عن الهجمات
So they drew near to guard it in throngs
So they approached you, constantly attacking
That advanced, never slackening in their assaults.
In relentless offensives
رفضواthey rejected النورlight والسعادةand happiness والتحريرand liberation
رفضوا النور والسعادة والتحرير
مزرينshowing contempt بالهدىfor guidance والهداةand the guides
مزرين بالهدى والهداة
They rejected light, happiness, and liberation,
You rejected light, joy and freedom
Scorning guidance and those who guide.
Scornful of guidance and guides
حسناتgood deeds جزاؤهاtheir recompense سيئاتevil deeds
حسنات جزاؤها سيئات
تلكthat بئسwretched is الجزاءthe recompense للحسناتfor good deeds
تلك بئس الجزاء للحسنات
Good deeds repaid with evil deeds—
Good deeds repaid by misdeeds
That is a wretched recompense for good deeds.
What a miserable reward for good deeds
سوفwill يطرىpraise التاريخhistory ماwhat لكyou possess منof
سوف يطرى التاريخ ما لك من
نفسa soul سماrose high نبلهاits nobility ومنand of عزماتfirm resolves
نفس سما نبلها ومن عزمات
History will extol what you possess:
History will relate what contemptible
A soul of lofty nobility, and firm resolves.
Spirit you had, you who scorned nobility and resolves
انهمindeed they فضلواpreferred وللجهلand ignorance has حكمsway
انهم فضلوا وللجهل حكم
انthat تظلremain النساءthe women محتجباتveiled
ان تظل النساء محتجبات
They preferred—and ignorance holds sway—
They preferred ignorance rule
That women should remain veiled.
That women remain veiled
ولقدand indeed تنظرlooks at الفتاةthe girl اباهاher father
ولقد تنظر الفتاة اباها
والاسىand sorrow ملءfilling تلكمthose النظراتlooks
والاسى ملء تلكم النظرات
A girl may indeed look at her father,
The young girl looks to her father
And sorrow fills those looks.
With eyes full of that sorrow
اخرheld back المسلمينthe Muslims عمنbehind those سواهمother than them
اخر المسلمين عمن سواهم
رهقoppression المسلمينthe Muslim men للمسلماتagainst Muslim women
رهق المسلمين للمسلمات
What has held Muslims back behind others
Muslims are the last of all others
Is Muslim men's oppression of Muslim women.
Muslims have overwhelmed Muslim women
أتراهمdo you think they سيرجعونwill turn back عنfrom الغيerror
أتراهم سيرجعون عن الغي
وعماand from what يجرit brings منof ويلاتwoes
وعما يجر من ويلات
Do you think they will turn away from error
Do you think they will desist from waywardness
And from the woes it brings?
And the disasters it entails
امor يقولونthey say هكذاthus قدindeed وجدناwe found
ام يقولون هكذا قد وجدنا
فيin القديمthe old days الآباءthe fathers والامهاتand the mothers
في القديم الآباء والامهات
Or will they say, 'This is how we found
Or do they say "Thus we found
Our fathers and mothers in days of old'?
Our fathers and mothers of old"
لاnot تحولchange الاخلاقmoral habits الاexcept ببطءslowly
لا تحول الاخلاق الا ببطء
انهاindeed they are ميراثan inheritance منfrom الامواتthe dead
انها ميراث من الاموات
Moral habits change only slowly;
Morals only change slowly
They are an inheritance from the dead.
They are a legacy of the dead
ليسdoes not يقوىhave strength جهلignorance وانeven if قادit led اجناstart of 'troops' (أجناداً)
ليس يقوى جهل وان قاد اجنا
داًend of 'troops' (أجناداً) علىagainst ماwhat للعلمknowledge has منof حملاتassaults
داً على ما للعلم من حملات
Ignorance, even if it leads troops, cannot prevail
Ignorance cannot be empowered
Against the assaults of knowledge.
Even if it leads the vulgar in attacks
ماnot لانصارهfor its supporters الكثيرةnumerous شأنimportance
ما لانصاره الكثيرة شأن
قدmay تضيعbe lost الالوفthe thousands فيamong الوحداتthe single units
قد تضيع الالوف في الوحدات
Its many supporters count for nothing;
Its great numbers are inconsequential
Thousands may vanish among mere ones.
Thousands may be lost in the units
قدindeed عزوتمyou attributed الىto السفورunveiling غروراًvanity
قد عزوتم الى السفور غروراً
طائشاًreckless قدmay يفضىlead الىto الهفواتlapses
طائشاً قد يفضى الى الهفوات
You have attributed to unveiling a vanity
You have pridefully clung to decadence
That is reckless and may lead to lapses.
Recklessly courting peril
هلdoes يحولstand as a barrier الحجابthe veil بينbetween التيthe woman who لمhas not
هل يحول الحجاب بين التي لم
تتثقفbecome educated والطيشand recklessness فيin الرغباتdesires
تتثقف والطيش في الرغبات
Does the veil stand between the woman who has not
Does the veil prevent she who is uneducated
Been educated and recklessness in her desires?
From foolhardiness in desires?
بلrather ارىI see فيin الحجابthe veil تسهيلfacilitation ماwhat
بل ارى في الحجاب تسهيل ما
تخشونهyou fear it منof نكرoutrages علىagainst الفتياتyoung women
تخشونه من نكر على الفتيات
Rather, I see the veil as enabling what
Rather I see the veil facilitates
You fear: outrages against young women.
What you fear of shame upon the young women
قدindeed وجدتI found الجمودstagnation للهلكto destruction ادنىnearer
قد وجدت الجمود للهلك ادنى
ووجدتand I found الحياةlife فيin الحركاتmovements
ووجدت الحياة في الحركات
I have found stagnation closer to destruction,
I have found stagnation more akin to demise
And I have found life in movement.
And life found in movement
ايهاO الداعيadvocate أنthat شعبكyour people ماnot زالceased
ايها الداعي أن شعبك ما زال
الىtoward الماضيthe past ويحدهapparently 'alone' (وحده) ذاhaving التفاتa turning of attention
الى الماضي ويحده ذا التفات
O advocate, your people still
O you who call, your people still
Turn their gaze toward the past alone.
Look to the past, bound by that regard
لاnot يرىsee فيin التجديدrenewal قومكyour people الاexcept
لا يرى في التجديد قومك الا
بدعةan innovation تقصيهمdrives them away عنfrom الجناتthe gardens of Paradise
بدعة تقصيهم عن الجنات
Your people see in renewal nothing but
They see nothing in renewal but heresy
An innovation that banishes them from the gardens of Paradise.
That bars them from Heavens
مصطفىMustafa بالاصلاحwith reform جاءcame ولكنbut
مصطفى بالاصلاح جاء ولكن
لمdid not يجدencounter ماwhat وجدتyou encountered منof عقباتobstacles
لم يجد ما وجدت من عقبات
Mustafa came with reform, but
Mustafa came with reform but found
He did not meet the obstacles you met.
The obstacles you have found
نظمhe organized الجيشthe army واستردand reclaimed بهwith it ازstart of 'Izmir' (ازمير)
نظم الجيش واسترد به از
ميرend of 'Izmir' (ازمير) منfrom بعدafter خوضهhis plunging into الغمراتthe perilous depths
مير من بعد خوضه الغمرات
He organized the army and with it reclaimed
He organized the army and regained
Izmir, after braving the depths of peril.
Glory after wading hardships
هذهthis جنةa paradise لكمfor you all فادخلوهاso enter it
هذه جنة لكم فادخلوها
وكلواand eat ماwhatever شئتمyou wish منof الطيباتthe good things
وكلوا ما شئتم من الطيبات
This is a paradise for you; enter it,
This is your Heaven, enter it
And eat whatever good things you wish.
And eat of its blessings what you wish
اناI ارجوhope لهمfor them اليكto you مآباa return
انا ارجو لهم اليك مآبا
وبوديand it is my wish انthat لاnot تخيبfail رجاتيmy hope
وبودي ان لا تخيب رجاتي
I hope for their return to you,
I hope for them to come to you
And I wish that my hope should not fail.
And I wish you do not disappoint my hopes
تلكthat امنيتيmy wish فانso if هيit ضاعتis lost
تلك امنيتي فان هي ضاعت
ذهبتwill waste away نفسيmy soul خلفهاafter it حسراتgriefs
ذهبت نفسي خلفها حسرات
That is my wish; if it is lost,
That is my wish, if it is wasted
My soul will waste away after it in grief.
My soul will be lost in regrets
انindeed هذيthis قصيدتيmy poem لكfor you فاقرأso read
ان هذي قصيدتي لك فاقرأ
هاit (suffix of فاقرأها) تجدهاyou will find it حقائقاًtruths بيناتplainly evident
ها تجدها حقائقاً بينات
This poem of mine is for you, so read
This poem is for you, so read it
It; you will find in it clear truths.
You will find in it clear truths
كلall ابياتthe verses شعرهاits poetry نغماتmelodies
كل ابيات شعرها نغمات
فاستمعso listen ساعةawhile الىto النغماتthe melodies
فاستمع ساعة الى النغمات
All the verses of its poetry are melodies;
Each of its verses has melodies
So listen awhile to the melodies.
So listen awhile to the melodies
ليسnot منof طبعهاits nature البكاءweeping ولكنbut
ليس من طبعها البكاء ولكن
شربتit has drunk ماءthe water of دجلةthe Tigris والفراتand the Euphrates
شربت ماء دجلة والفرات
Weeping is not in its nature, yet
Their nature is not to weep yet
It has drunk the water of the Tigris and Euphrates.
They drank from Euphrates and Tigris
ربmany a شعرpoem كأنas though ابياتهits verses فيin
رب شعر كأن ابياته في
السمعthe ear مجموعةa collection منof الشهقاتsobs
السمع مجموعة من الشهقات
Many a poem has verses that, to
Some poetry is like its verses
The ear, seem a gathering of sobs.
Are shouts gathered in hearing