فمthe mouth of الإحساسfeeling أصبحhas become فيin افترارa smile
فم الإحساس أصبح في افترار
فماso what للمدلجينfor night travelers وللدراريand for brilliant stars
فما للمدلجين وللدراري
The mouth of feeling is now parted in a smile.
The mouth of feeling has become inflamed
What need, then, have night travelers of the brilliant stars?
What is it to the veiled and the young girls
وفيand in الديجورthe pitch-dark أومضتflashed الثناياthe front teeth
وفي الديجور أومضت الثنايا
فباتso ... began الفجرdawn يوذنheralding بالنهارthe coming of day
فبات الفجر يوذن بالنهار
In the pitch-dark, the front teeth flashed,
And in the darkness the slopes gleamed
and dawn began to herald the day.
So the dawn heralded the day
بوارقlightning flashes منfrom خلالamid السحبthe clouds تبدوappear
بوارق من خلال السحب تبدو
فيقبسso ... draws a spark منfrom أشعتهاtheir rays المواريthe fire-kindler
فيقبس من أشعتها المواري
Flashes of lightning appear through the clouds,
Ships appear through the clouds
and the fire-kindler draws a spark from their rays.
And the lighthouses capture their rays
أماdrew aside (first verb fragment) طتdrew aside (second verb fragment) عنfrom محياthe face of القطرthe land ستراa veil
أما طت عن محيا القطر سترا
فياthen O للّهGod ماwhat تحتbeneath الستارthe veil
فيا للّه ما تحت الستار
They drew a veil aside from the face of the land:
Has the rain curtained Qatar
O God, what lies beneath the veil!
Oh my! What is behind the veil
وماand nothing خلفbehind الحجابthe veil سوىexcept ركازburied treasure
وما خلف الحجاب سوى ركاز
كماas قصrecounted الكتابthe Book عنconcerning الجدارthe wall
كما قص الكتاب عن الجدار
Behind the veil is nothing but buried treasure,
Nothing but jujube trunk
as the Book recounted concerning the wall.
As the book related about the wall
يدthe hand of الملوانnight and day قدindeed نسجتwove خيوطاthreads
يد الملوان قد نسجت خيوطا
عليهover it وأضمرتهand concealed it يدthe hand of المواريthe concealer
عليه وأضمرته يد المواري
The hand of night and day had woven threads
The painter’s hand wove threads
over it, and the concealer's hand had hidden it.
And the young girl's hand embroidered it
تعاقبتfollowed in succession اللياليthe nights وهوwhile it فيهاamid them
تعاقبت الليالي وهو فيها
معwith الأفلاكthe celestial spheres بالأفكارin thought سارjourneyed
مع الأفلاك بالأفكار سار
Nights followed one another, and amid them it
The nights succeeded each other and he
journeyed in thought with the celestial spheres.
Moved with ideas and planets
وكأنand as though الشمسthe sun غشتهاhad shrouded her الدياجيthe dark nights
وكأن الشمس غشتها الدياجي
وأطلعهاand brought her forth فأضحتso she became فيin احمرارredness
وأطلعها فأضحت في احمرار
And as though dark nights had shrouded the sun,
As if the fog covered the sun
it brought her forth, and she glowed red.
And made it appear red
وحلقand soared بازياas a falcon ينويintending اصطياداa hunt
وحلق بازيا ينوي اصطيادا
فجابso it traversed الجوthe sky يبحثsearching فيin البراريthe wilderness
فجاب الجو يبحث في البراري
It soared as a falcon, intent on hunting,
The falcon intended to hunt
and ranged the sky, searching the wilderness.
So it roamed the air searching the lands
جميعall الطيرthe birds بينbefore يديهits two hands ألقتlaid down
جميع الطير بين يديه ألقت
معwith افعجابadmiration أجنحةthe wings of المطارflight
مع افعجاب أجنحة المطار
All the birds before it laid down,
All the birds before it cast
in admiration, their wings of flight.
Their wings admiring the flight
وماand ... not هوit غيرother than إحساسa feeling شريفnoble
وما هو غير إحساس شريف
شعرتI felt بأنهthat it is فيin النفسthe soul جاريflowing
شعرت بأنه في النفس جاري
It is nothing but a noble feeling
It is nothing but a noble feeling
that I felt flowing within the soul.
That felt it flowing in the soul
وحسبكand enough for you بالشعورwith feeling إذاwhen ترقىit rises
وحسبك بالشعور إذا ترقى
وأجرىand made flow سلسبيلهits sweet stream فيin المجاريthe channels
وأجرى سلسبيله في المجاري
Feeling suffices you when it rises
It suffices you that the feeling excels
and sends its sweet stream through the channels.
And flows its tributaries in the courses
فكمhow often, then بعثsent الحياةlife إلىinto نفوسsouls
فكم بعث الحياة إلى نفوس
فأرجعهاand restored them وكانتwhile they were فيin احتضارthe throes of death
فأرجعها وكانت في احتضار
How often it sent life into souls,
So how much did it bring life to souls
restoring them as they lay dying.
That were dying and revived them
وقلدهاand adorned them with شريطthe sash of العزhonor فخراproudly
وقلدها شريط العز فخرا
فباتso ... became الشأنstanding مرفوعraised المنارthe beacon
فبات الشأن مرفوع المنار
It proudly adorned them with the sash of honor,
And collared them with the honour band proudly
so the beacon of their standing rose on high.
So the matter became an elevated beacon
وكمand how often نفثتbreathed بهthrough it الألبابminds سحراenchantment
وكم نفثت به الألباب سحرا
وكمand how many أجرىit set sailing ببحرهon its sea منof جوارships
وكم أجرى ببحره من جوار
How often minds breathed enchantment through it,
And how much did minds infuse in it magic
and how many ships it set sailing on its sea.
And made its sea flow generosity
وكمand how many رضعتsuckled لبانهits milk منof شعوبpeoples
وكم رضعت لبانه من شعوب
صغارsmall فارتقتthen rose بهthrough it للكبارto the great
صغار فارتقت به للكبار
How many peoples suckled its milk
And how many nations sucked its nectar
while small, then through it rose to join the great.
When young then grew with it
وكمand how often رفعواthey raised بهthrough it للحقfor truth صوتاa voice
وكم رفعوا به للحق صوتا
فأصبحso it became لابساwearing تاجthe crown of الوقارdignity
فأصبح لابسا تاج الوقار
How often they raised through it a voice for truth,
And how high was raised by it a voice for truth
and truth came to wear the crown of dignity.
That it wore the crown of dignity
وكمand how often نهضتrose بهthrough it هممaspirations وهبتand blew
وكم نهضت به همم وهبت
علىupon الضعفاءthe weak أرواحbreezes انتصارof victory
على الضعفاء أرواح انتصار
How often resolve rose through it, and there blew
And how many wills were risen by it
over the weak the breezes of victory.
That gave defeated souls victory
إلىto التاريخhistory فيamong الأممthe nations اللواتيthat
إلى التاريخ في الأمم اللواتي
طواهاfolded them away الدهرtime نظرةa look ذيof one possessing اعتبارdiscernment
طواها الدهر نظرة ذي اعتبار
Look to history, to those nations
To history in nations
that time has folded away, with a discerning eye.
That time buried with consideration
ودونكand take منfrom دنانهits casks كأسa cup of راحwine
ودونك من دنانه كأس راح
تنوبserves instead لديكfor you عنin place of كأسa cup of العقارstrong wine
تنوب لديك عن كأس العقار
Here, take from its casks a cup of wine
I have for you from his flasks a drink
to serve you in place of a cup of strong wine.
That stands for you instead of medicine
ولاand do not تشربdrink بأقداحfrom cups صغارsmall
ولا تشرب بأقداح صغار
فقدfor indeed ضاقhas grown too narrow الزمانthe age عنfor الصغارthe small
فقد ضاق الزمان عن الصغار
Do not drink from little cups,
Do not drink from small cups
for the age has no room for the small.
For time has become too short for smallness
وشنفand adorn the ear بالمكارمwith noble deeds كلevery سمعear
وشنف بالمكارم كل سمع
ورددهاand repeat them بسجعاتwith the trills of الكناريthe canary
ورددها بسجعات الكناري
Adorn every ear with noble deeds,
And sharpen every hearing with generosity
and repeat them in the canary's trills.
And chant them in beautiful cadences
وخصصand set apart منfrom بناتthe daughters of الفكرthought جوقاa troupe
وخصص من بنات الفكر جوقا
فعشاقfor lovers of الروايةdrama فيin انتظارwaiting
فعشاق الرواية في انتظار
Set apart a troupe from the daughters of thought,
And set aside for thoughts’ daughters a band
for lovers of drama are waiting.
For lovers of singing await
وسرand walk بينamong الورىmankind سيرa manner of walking اعتدالmoderation
وسر بين الورى سير اعتدال
وكنand be منagainst حاسديكthose who envy you علىon حذارguard
وكن من حاسديك على حذار
Walk among mankind with a measured step,
And walk among the people with moderation
and be on guard against those who envy you.
And beware those envious of you
وفندand refute ماwhat تقولهsays it المناويthe adversary
وفند ما تقوله المناوي
بتحقيقاتwith the investigations of حبرa scholar ذيpossessing اقتدارability
بتحقيقات حبر ذي اقتدار
Refute what the adversary says
And refute what adversaries say
with the investigations of a capable scholar.
With the proofs of influential ink
وقلand say منwhoever للعنادلto nightingales كانused to يصغيlisten
وقل من للعنادل كان يصغي
فلاthen does not يصغيlisten لتنهيقto the braying of الحمارthe donkey
فلا يصغي لتنهيق الحمار
And say: Whoever has listened to nightingales
And say “Who would listen to nightingales
will not listen to a donkey's braying.
Then listen to braying of donkeys?”
وحافظand safeguard عنon behalf of كيانكyour being فيin وجودexistence
وحافظ عن كيانك في وجود
ولاand do not تنظرlook لهupon it نظرwith a look of احتقارcontempt
ولا تنظر له نظر احتقار
Safeguard your being in existence,
And guard your existence with pride
and do not look upon it with contempt.
And do not look at it with contempt
وبادرand hasten فيinto الرياضthe gardens لقطفto gather زهرblossoms
وبادر في الرياض لقطف زهر
فإنfor indeed العودthe branch أصبحhas become فيin اخضرارgreenness
فإن العود أصبح في اخضرار
Hasten into the gardens to gather blossoms,
And take the lead in the garden to pluck a flower
for the branch has turned green.
For the wood has become green
وحدثand tell عنof جدودكyour forebears بالمزاياwith their merits
وحدث عن جدودك بالمزايا
ولوeven if كانتwere مزاياهمtheir merits كنارlike fire
ولو كانت مزاياهم كنار
Tell of your forebears' merits,
And talk of your ancestors’ merits
even if their merits were like fire.
Even if their merits are embers
ودبجand embellish فيin الصحائفthe pages ماwhat رويناwe recounted
ودبج في الصحائف ما روينا
ليصبحso ... may become ماwhat رقمتهyou inscribed it فيin انتشارcirculation
ليصبح ما رقمته في انتشار
Embellish the pages with what we have recounted,
And write in pages what we related
so that what you have inscribed may spread.
To become what you composed propagated
فحباتfor the beads of الجواهرjewels فيin انتظامordered arrangement
فحبات الجواهر في انتظام
وطاقاتand the bouquets of الأزاهرblossoms فيin انتشارspreading
وطاقات الأزاهر في انتشار
For the beads of jewels are strung in order,
For beads of pearls are in harmony
and bouquets of blossoms lie spread out.
And petals of flowers are scattering
وقلand say تزكوflourishes شبيبتناour youth إذاwhen ما(emphasis)
وقل تزكو شبيبتنا إذا ما
جنانthe gardens of الفكرthought منهاwithin them فيin ازدهارbloom
جنان الفكر منها في ازدهار
And say: Our youth will flourish when
And say “Our youth is purified if
the gardens of thought within them are in bloom.
The gardens of thought become prosperous in it
وقاومand resist ماas long as أقامتكkeep you standing الدواعيthe motives
وقاوم ما أقامتك الدواعي
منamong العقباتthe obstacles أحجارthe stones of العثارstumbling
من العقبات أحجار العثار
Resist, as long as motives keep you standing,
And resist what motives raise for you
the stumbling stones among the obstacles.
Of rocks of adversity
وحرضand urge عنon behalf of صحيحاتthe sound المباديprinciples
وحرض عن صحيحات المبادي
جهاراopenly فيin جهارopenness فيin جهارopenness
جهارا في جهار في جهار
Urge the cause of sound principles,
And openly elicit correct principles
openly, openly, openly.
Announcing loudly, loudly, loudly
وقلand say هذاthis شعورthe feeling of الشعبthe people أبدىhas revealed
وقل هذا شعور الشعب أبدى
أمانيهits hopes لتصبحso they may become فيin اشتهارpublic notice
أمانيه لتصبح في اشتهار
And say: This is the people's feeling; it has revealed
And say “This is what people feel, showing
its hopes, that they may become widely known.
Their hopes to become public
وخذand take بيمينهby its right hand نحوtoward المعاليthe heights
وخذ بيمينه نحو المعالي
وخضand plunge معwith منwhoever يخوضهplunges into it فيinto الغمارthe fray
وخض مع من يخوضه في الغمار
Take it by the right hand toward the heights,
And take them by the hand to the heights
and plunge into the fray with whoever braves it.
And plunge with whoever plunges into fray
ولجand enter بابthe gate of الحظوظgood fortune وقلand say سلامpeace
ولج باب الحظوظ وقل سلام
علىupon الأحرارthe free فيin هذيthese الديارlands
على الأحرار في هذي الديار
Enter the gate of good fortune and say: Peace
And enter the gate of fortunes and say “Peace
upon the free in these lands.
Upon the free in these lands”
ولاand do not تنظرlook لنفسكat yourself بازدراءwith scorn
ولا تنظر لنفسك بازدراء
فماfor nothing سخرharnessed الحديدiron سوىexcept البخارsteam
فما سخر الحديد سوى البخار
Do not regard yourself with scorn,
And do not look upon yourself with contempt
for nothing but steam has harnessed iron.
For has iron been humiliated except by steam?
وحيعلand call 'come' فيamong الأنامthe people علىto اتحادunity
وحيعل في الأنام على اتحاد
لينطقso ... may speak جمعناour assembly بفمwith a mouth of افتخارpride
لينطق جمعنا بفم افتخار
Call among the people for unity,
And unite people in solidarity
so our assembly may speak with a mouth of pride.
So our assembly speaks proudly
فإنfor indeed الصفرzero ينطقspeaks بانضمامby joining
فإن الصفر ينطق بانضمام
معwith الأرقامthe digits فيin العددnumeration الغباريdust-based
مع الأرقام في العدد الغباري
For zero speaks when joined
For zero speaks by joining
with the digits in dust-based numeration.
Numbers in the dusty sum
وفيand in كنفthe shelter of الأميرthe prince لناfor us ذمارhonor under protection
وفي كنف الأمير لنا ذمار
ومثلهand one like him منone who يذبdefends عنon behalf of الذمارwhat must be protected
ومثله من يذب عن الذمار
Under the prince's wing, our honor is guarded;
And in the prince’s care we have supporters
one such as he defends what must be held sacred.
And the like of him who protects supporters
وفيand in تصريحهhis declaration الرسميofficial معنىa meaning
وفي تصريحه الرسمي معنى
يدلpoints علىto مساعيهhis endeavors الكبارgreat
يدل على مساعيه الكبار
In his official declaration there is a meaning
And in his formal statement there is meaning
that attests to his great endeavors.
That shows his great efforts
وفيand in ذاكthat التنازلthe concession منهfrom him مغزىa deeper meaning
وفي ذاك التنازل منه مغزى
يشفreveals عنconcerning التنازلthe concession باختيارby free choice
يشف عن التنازل باختيار
In that concession of his there is a deeper meaning,
And in that concession from him there is meaning
revealing that the concession was freely made.
That clarifies his deliberate concession
وفيand in ذاكthat الصنيعthe deed لناfor us دليلproof
وفي ذاك الصنيع لنا دليل
ينمspeaks علىof أياديهhis favors الغزارabundant
ينم على أياديه الغزار
In that deed we have proof
And in that action for us evidence
that speaks of his abundant favors.
That indicates his generous hands
وفيand in الوطنthe homeland العزيزbeloved لناwe have أمانيaspirations
وفي الوطن العزيز لنا أماني
يحقّقهاfulfills them السياسيّthe statesman المداريtactful
يحقّقها السياسيّ المداري
In our beloved homeland we have aspirations
And in the precious homeland we have hopes
that the tactful statesman fulfills.
That the reasonable politician fulfils
فكنso be يابنO son of البلادthe land حليفan ally of صدقtruthfulness
فكن يابن البلاد حليف صدق
وإخلاصand sincerity وقلand say هذاthis شعاريmy motto
وإخلاص وقل هذا شعاري
So be, O son of the land, an ally of truth
So be, son of the countries, allied with honesty
and sincerity, and say: This is my motto.
And sincerity and say “This is my motto”
ودونكand take فيamid المطالبthe demands منfrom صداهاtheir echo
ودونك في المطالب من صداها
سميعاlistening keenly رافعاraising صوتthe cry of الحصارsiege
سميعا رافعا صوت الحصار
Take up the echo of the demands,
And note down demands whose echoes
listening keenly, raising the cry of siege.
Are heard by you raising voice of embargo
وشاهدand behold منfrom بوارقهاtheir flashes بريقاa gleam
وشاهد من بوارقها بريقا
يريكshows you بأنّthat زندthe fire-stick of الحقtruth وارkindled
يريك بأنّ زند الحق وار
Behold a gleam of their flashes,
And witness flashes of light from them
showing you that truth's fire-stick is kindled.
Showing you the spark of truth kindling
وقلand say إناindeed we فتحناhave opened اليومtoday باباa door
وقل إنا فتحنا اليوم بابا
إلىto الإنصافjustice مرفوعraised الستارthe curtain
إلى الإنصاف مرفوع الستار
And say: Today we have opened a door
And say, “We opened today a door
to justice, with the curtain raised.
To justice with curtains lifted up”
ورددand repeat صوتكyour voice الرنانringing فيهاtherein
وردد صوتك الرنان فيها
رنينthe ringing of الأكرمينthe noblest منof النضارpure gold
رنين الأكرمين من النضار
Let your ringing voice resound there,
And echo your ringing voice in it
with the ring of the finest pure gold.
The ringing of the best of the youth
وسرand go بكwith yourself للأمامforward وقلand say هلمواcome, all of you
وسر بك للأمام وقل هلموا
إلىto الدستورthe constitution هيّاcome on للبدارto make haste
إلى الدستور هيّا للبدار
Move yourself forward, and say: Come,
And go ahead and say “Come
to the constitution—come, make haste,
To constitution, come to revolt”
لنلبسso we may clothe تونسTunisia الخضراءthe green تاجاwith a crown
لنلبس تونس الخضراء تاجا
وينزعand may cast off شعبناour people ثوبthe robe of الصغارhumiliation
وينزع شعبنا ثوب الصغار
that we may crown green Tunisia,
To dress green Tunisia a crown
and our people cast off the robe of humiliation.
And our people remove dress of childhood