ماليwhat is with me أرىI see القومَthe people بعدafter الحزنِsorrow فيin طربِjoy
مالي أرى القومَ بعد الحزنِ في طربِ
هلwhether عَادreturned سالفُbygone مجدِglory of العرْبِthe Arabs للعربِto the Arabs
هل عَاد سالفُ مجدِ العرْبِ للعربِ
Why do I see the people joyful after sorrow?
Has the Arabs' former glory returned to the Arabs?
نعمْyes وإِلاّand if not فماthen what للسكونِwith stillness مبتسماًsmiling
نعمْ وإِلاّ فما للسكونِ مبتسماً
منfrom بعدِafter ماthat أخذتهseized it سَوْرَةُa surge of الغضبِanger
من بعدِ ما أخذته سَوْرَةُ الغضبِ
Yes—else why is stillness smiling,
After a surge of anger had seized it?
وماand what لأهلِfor the people of الهدىguidance والحقِّand truth فيin صعدٍascent
وما لأهلِ الهدى والحقِّ في صعدٍ
وماand what لشرذمةِfor the band of الضَّلاّلِthe misguided فيin صببِdescent
وما لشرذمةِ الضَّلاّلِ في صببِ
And why are the people of guidance and truth ascending,
And the band of the misguided descending?
عادتْreturned وشائجُthe kinship bonds of فِهرٍFihr بعدafter ماthat انصرمتْthey were severed
عادتْ وشائجُ فِهرٍ بعد ما انصرمتْ
عنfrom بعضِهاone another عُصراًfor an age موصولةَjoined السَّببthe connection
عن بعضِها عُصراً موصولةَ السَّبب
Fihr's bonds of kinship have returned, after being severed
From one another for an age, their connection restored.
وقامَand took charge بالأمرِof the matter منhe who كانwas الأحقّmost entitled بهِto it
وقامَ بالأمرِ من كان الأحقّ بهِ
نجلthe scion of النبيِّthe Prophet الحسينِal-Husayn الطاهرِpure النسبin lineage
نجل النبيِّ الحسينِ الطاهرِ النسب
And he who had the greatest right to it took charge:
The Prophet's scion, al-Husayn, of pure lineage.
قرَّتْgrew cool بهthrough him أعينٌeyes منfrom قبلbefore قدhad سخنتْgrown hot
قرَّتْ به أعينٌ من قبل قد سخنتْ
بمدمعٍwith tears بالأسىwith sorrow والبثِّand anguish منسكبpouring forth
بمدمعٍ بالأسى والبثِّ منسكب
Through him eyes grew cool that once had burned
With tears pouring forth in sorrow and anguish.
وشُنِّفَتْand were adorned أسمُعٌears قدْalready كانhad أوقرهاweighed them down
وشُنِّفَتْ أسمُعٌ قدْ كان أوقرها
رنينُthe ringing of فاجِعةِcalamitous الأحداثِevents والنوَبand misfortunes
رنينُ فاجِعةِ الأحداثِ والنوَب
And ears were adorned that had been weighed down
By the toll of calamitous events and misfortunes.
وأدركتْand attained أنفُسٌsouls فيهin him أمانيَهاtheir hopes
وأدركتْ أنفُسٌ فيه أمانيَها
كانتْhad been تُسالُpoured out عَلَىupon مصقولةِpolished القُضبswords
كانتْ تُسالُ عَلَى مصقولةِ القُضب
And souls attained in him their hopes—
Souls once poured out upon polished blades.
أغضىhe closed his eyes زماناًfor a time عَلىto ماwhat كانhad been مُهتضماًviolated
أغضى زماناً عَلى ما كان مُهتضماً
منْof حقّهhis right عندamong أهلِthe people of الشَّكِّdoubt والرّيبand suspicion
منْ حقّه عند أهلِ الشَّكِّ والرّيب
For a time he closed his eyes to the denial
Of his right by the people of doubt and suspicion,
عساهُمُhoping they might أنْto يؤدّواrender حقَّthe due of أُمنيةa wish
عساهُمُ أنْ يؤدّوا حقَّ أُمنية
إذْsince لَمْnot يكنْhe was خاطبa suitor for الألقابِtitles والرُّتبand ranks
إذْ لَمْ يكنْ خاطب الألقابِ والرُّتب
Hoping they would give a cherished wish its due,
For he was no suitor of titles and ranks.
فَلَمْbut did not يزدهمْadd to them سوىexcept ظُلمٍinjustice لظُلمهِمُto their injustice
فَلَمْ يزدهمْ سوى ظُلمٍ لظُلمهِمُ
تَظلُّremain منهfrom it نفوسُthe souls of القوْمِthe people فيin تعبdistress
تَظلُّ منه نفوسُ القوْمِ في تعب
Yet this only added injustice to their injustice,
Under which the people's souls remain in distress.
فكمْfor how many كريمٍa noble man حناbowed للموتto death هامتَهُhis head
فكمْ كريمٍ حنا للموت هامتَهُ
عَلىupon الجذوعِthe tree trunks بحبلٍwith a rope غيرِnot مُنقضبsevered
عَلى الجذوعِ بحبلٍ غيرِ مُنقضب
For many a noble man bowed his head to death
Upon tree trunks, with an unbroken rope.
غلَّتْwas shackled يدٌa hand منهof his قدalready كانتْhad been ببسطتهاthrough its open-handedness
غلَّتْ يدٌ منه قد كانتْ ببسطتها
تفكُّwould untie عنfrom كلِّevery عانٍcaptive عقدةَthe knot of الكربanguish
تفكُّ عن كلِّ عانٍ عقدةَ الكرب
A hand of his was shackled that, in its open bounty,
Would untie every captive's knot of anguish.
وَكمand how many مخدَّرةٍa secluded woman للنفيfor exile قدhad برزتْcome forth
وَكم مخدَّرةٍ للنفي قد برزتْ
ترىseeing أباهاher father عَلىupon الأجداعِthe tree trunks عنfrom كثبnearby
ترى أباها عَلى الأجداعِ عن كثب
And many a secluded woman came forth into exile,
Seeing her father on the tree trunks close at hand.
وَغيرand other than ذلكthat ماthat which لوif كنتI were ذاكرَهrecounting it
وَغير ذلك ما لو كنت ذاكرَه
أمليتُI would dictate جمّاًa great many منof الأسفارِvolumes والكتبand books
أمليتُ جمّاً من الأسفارِ والكتب
And more besides—were I to recount it,
I would dictate a multitude of volumes and books.
دعاhe called فلبّاهso they answered him فرسانُthe knights of الحروبِwar وَمَنْand those who
دعا فلبّاه فرسانُ الحروبِ وَمَنْ
ترىdeem الشهادةَmartyrdom فيهاin them أعظمthe greatest of القربacts of devotion
ترى الشهادةَ فيها أعظم القرب
He called, and the knights of war answered him, and those
Who deem martyrdom in war the greatest act of devotion.
لبيكat your service داعيherald of أميرِthe Commander of المؤمنينthe Faithful عَلَىfor
لبيك داعي أميرِ المؤمنين عَلَى
بَذْلِgiving النفوسِlives وَغاليand the dearest of الأهلِkin والنشبand wealth
بَذْلِ النفوسِ وَغالي الأهلِ والنشب
At your service, herald of the Commander of the Faithful, ready
To give our lives, our dearest kin, and our wealth.
للهِfor God, in admiration جيشthe army of أمينِthe trusted one of اللهِGod منتصراًvictorious
للهِ جيش أمينِ اللهِ منتصراً
يدنيbrings near جيوشَthe armies of العدىthe enemy منto موردِthe watering place of العطبdestruction
يدني جيوشَ العدى من موردِ العطب
How splendid is the victorious army of God's trusted one,
Bringing the enemy's armies near the watering place of doom!
شامواthey beheld بروقَthe lightning flashes of سيوفِthe swords of العربِthe Arabs فانخطفتْand were snatched away
شاموا بروقَ سيوفِ العربِ فانخطفتْ
أبصارُهمtheir sight فعمواso they were blinded عنto مسلكِthe path of الهربescape
أبصارُهم فعموا عن مسلكِ الهرب
They beheld the lightning of the Arabs' swords, which snatched away
Their sight, blinding them to the path of escape.
واستسلمواand they surrendered لرجالاتِto the great men of الوغىbattle فعفتْso they pardoned
واستسلموا لرجالاتِ الوغى فعفتْ
عنconcerning النفوسِlives وَقدand had already عَفَّتْrefrained عنfrom السلبplunder
عن النفوسِ وَقد عَفَّتْ عن السلب
And they surrendered to the men of battle, who spared
Their lives, having already refrained from plunder.
ياO صاحبَcommander of الجيشِthe army والقهّارُand the All-Subduer يعضدهupholds him
يا صاحبَ الجيشِ والقهّارُ يعضده
مدرعاًarmored بمواضيwith the keen blades of السادةِthe chiefs النجبthe noble
مدرعاً بمواضي السادةِ النجب
O commander of the army, upheld by the All-Subduer,
Armored with the keen blades of noble chieftains,
لكto you الهناjoy بدمشقin Damascus الشامal-Sham إِذْwhen برزتْshe came forth
لك الهنا بدمشق الشام إِذْ برزتْ
تستقبلto welcome الجيشَthe army فيin أثوابهاher robes القشبnew
تستقبل الجيشَ في أثوابها القشب
Joy be yours in Damascus of al-Sham, as she came forth
To welcome the army in her new robes.
خذْtake سَمْتَthe direction of لبنانLebanon فالشكوىfor the outcry لقدindeed عظمتْhas grown great
خذْ سَمْتَ لبنان فالشكوى لقد عظمتْ
وَسرْand march (لبيروتto Beirut) ثمthen اخلصْpress on إلىto (حلبAleppo)
وَسرْ (لبيروت) ثم اخلصْ إلى (حلب)
Set your course for Lebanon, for the outcry has indeed grown great;
And march to Beirut, then press on to Aleppo.
لاnot زالcease يخفِقُfluttering فيin أرباعِناour lands عَلَمٌa banner
لا زال يخفِقُ في أرباعِنا عَلَمٌ
مربَّعُfourfold اللونِin color نفديهwe ransom it بكلwith every أَبfather
مربَّعُ اللونِ نفديه بكل أَب
May a banner never cease to flutter in our lands,
Four-colored, which we would ransom with every father.