علىupon التاريخhistory أنto يصغيlisten إليناto us
على التاريخ أن يصغي إلينا
ويملأand fill سمعهits hearing مماfrom what لديناwe have
ويملأ سمعه مما لدينا
History must listen to us
History must listen to us
and fill its hearing with what we have.
And fill its ears with what we have
فنحنfor we حماتهits defenders سلمًاin peace وحرباand in war
فنحن حماته سلمًا وحربا
ونحنand we بناتهits builders دينًاin religion ودنياand worldly life
ونحن بناته دينًا ودنيا
For we are its defenders in peace and war,
For we are its protectors in peace and war
and its builders in religion and worldly life.
And we are its daughters in religion and life
ونحنand we هداتهits guides قولًاin word وفعلاand in deed
ونحن هداته قولًا وفعلا
ونحنand we كماتهits armored warriors شدًّاin firmness وليناand gentleness
ونحن كماته شدًّا ولينا
We are its guides in word and deed,
And we are its guides in words and deeds
and its champions in firmness and gentleness.
And we are its supporters in firmness and gentleness
أضاءlit up علىupon منابرناour pulpits نجومًاstars
أضاء على منابرنا نجومًا
وأطلقand released فيin مواكبناour processions لحوناmelodies
وأطلق في مواكبنا لحونا
It kindled stars upon our pulpits
It brought forth stars on our platforms
and released melodies in our processions.
And unleashed our melodies in our processions
وكناand we were خيرthe finest أمتهhis community خلالًاin character
وكنا خير أمته خلالًا
بدينto the faith of محمدMuhammad متمسكيناholding fast
بدين محمد متمسكينا
And we were the finest of his community in character,
And we were the best of its nations in morals
holding fast to Muhammad's faith:
Adhering to the religion of Muhammad
طريقًاa path واضحًاclear لاno أمتunevenness فيهin it
طريقًا واضحًا لا أمت فيه
ولاnor عوجًاcrookedness هداةguides مهتديناrightly guided
ولا عوجًا هداة مهتدينا
a clear path, with no unevenness in it,
A clear path in which I have no doubt
nor crookedness—guides who are themselves rightly guided.
Nor crookedness, we are guided leaders
فماذاwhat, then ينقمthey resent الأعداءthe enemies مناin us
فماذا ينقم الأعداء منا
وماذاand what يدعونthey allege ويفتروناand fabricate
وماذا يدعون ويفترونا
What, then, do the enemies hold against us,
So what do the enemies resent us for?
and what do they allege and fabricate,
And what do they claim and falsely accuse us of
سوىother than إيمانناour belief باللهin God ربًّاas Lord
سوى إيماننا بالله ربًّا
وبالإسلامand in Islam تشريعًاas a code of law متيناfirm
وبالإسلام تشريعًا متينا
other than our belief in God as Lord
Other than our faith in God as Lord
and in Islam as a firm code of law?
And in Islam as our sturdy legislation?
أَبِيmy father الإسلامIslam ينبزناthey taunt us الأعاديthe enemies
أَبِي الإسلام ينبزنا الأعادي
كفىsuffices شرفًاas an honor بذلكin that لوif يعوناthey understood
كفى شرفًا بذلك لو يعونا
The enemies taunt us with 'Islam is my father';
The enemies of Islam insult us
that is honor enough, if only they understood.
That in itself is an honor, if only they understood us
لناfor us إسلامناour Islam ولهمand for them هواهمtheir whims
لنا إسلامنا ولهم هواهم
سواءwhether كانit be "مركسMarx" أوor لينيناLenin
سواء كان "مركس" أو لينينا
We have our Islam, and they have their whims,
We have our Islam, and they have their passions
whether it be Marx or Lenin.
Be it "Marx" or "Lenin"
فقدfor indeed وضحhas become clear الطريقthe path لكلto every سارnight traveler
فقد وضح الطريق لكل سار
وكانand was الحقthe truth منبلجًاshining forth مبيناmanifest
وكان الحق منبلجًا مبينا
For the path has become clear to every night traveler,
The path has been made clear for all who walk it
and the truth shone forth, clear and manifest.
And the truth was shining and evident
أترحمنيdoes it show me mercy? يدa hand بالأمسyesterday كانتwas
أترحمني يد بالأمس كانت
تضافحنيapparently: shakes my hand وتملئنيand fills me يقيناwith certainty
تضافحني وتملئني يقينا
Does a hand show me mercy, one that yesterday was
Will a hand that yesterday
shaking my hand and filling me with certainty?
Fought me and filled me with certainty betray me?
ويغدرand acts treacherously بيtoward me أخa brother قدindeed كنتI used to أسموthink highly
ويغدر بي أخ قد كنت أسمو
بهof him ظنًّاin my estimation وأحسبهand consider him أميناtrustworthy
به ظنًّا وأحسبه أمينا
And a brother betrays me, one whom I once held
And a brother I used to aspire to
in high esteem and considered trustworthy.
And considered faithful betray me?
ومنand from هديthe guidance of الجزيرةthe Peninsula وهيand it is مهدa cradle
ومن هدي الجزيرة وهي مهد
لنورfor the light of محمدMuhammad فيin العالميناthe worlds
لنور محمد في العالمينا
And from the guidance of the Peninsula, which is the cradle
From theguidance of the peninsula, cradle
of Muhammad's light throughout the worlds,
Of the light of Muhammad in both worlds
تطلعتlooked eagerly الشعوبthe peoples إلىtoward شعاعa ray of light
تطلعت الشعوب إلى شعاع
محاwiped away ظلماتهاtheir darkness والظالميناand the oppressors
محا ظلماتها والظالمينا
the peoples looked toward a ray
The peoples looked to a radiance
that swept away their darkness and the oppressors.
That erased their darkness and the unjust