دعوناleave us be ولاand do not تقربواapproach جمعناour gathering
دعونا ولا تقربوا جمعنا
ولاand do not تحرقوناburn us بنيرانكمwith your fires
ولا تحرقونا بنيرانكم
Leave us be, and do not approach our gathering,
Leave us be, do not come near our gathering,
and do not burn us with your fires.
And do not burn us with your fires,
رضيناwe have accepted بأناwith our being عبيدslaves الإمامof the Imam
رضينا بأنا عبيد الإمام
وإناand indeed we are كماas شاءhe wished عميٌblind وصمand deaf
وإنا كما شاء عميٌ وصم
We have accepted that we are the Imam's slaves,
We are content being slaves of the imam,
and we are, as he wished, blind and deaf.
And we are as blind and deaf as he desired.
نكبلwe shackle أقدامناour feet بالقيودwith chains
نكبل أقدامنا بالقيود
ونعقلand we bind أفواهناour mouths باللجمwith bridles
ونعقل أفواهنا باللجم
We shackle our feet with chains,
We shackle our feet with chains,
and bind our mouths with bridles,
And muzzle our mouths with gags,
ونفرشand we cover مضجعناour bed بالغباءwith stupidity
ونفرش مضجعنا بالغباء
ونقنعand we are content منfrom عيشناour life بالحلمwith a dream
ونقنع من عيشنا بالحلم
and cover our bed with stupidity,
We furnish our beds with ignorance,
and ask of our life no more than a dream.
And satisfy ourselves with dreams.
فماذاso what عليناupon us لوif أناthat we نعيشwe live
فماذا علينا لو أنا نعيش
أعمارناour lifetimes فيin الدجىthe darkness المدلهمpitch-black
أعمارنا في الدجى المدلهم
So what harm is there if we live
What does it matter if we live
our lives in pitch-black darkness?
Our lives in deep darkness?
وهبناwe have given الحياةlife لأوثانناto our idols
وهبنا الحياة لأوثاننا
ونبضand the beating القلوبof hearts ونورand the light البصرof sight
ونبض القلوب ونور البصر
We have offered life to our idols,
We were given life for our idols,
and the beating of hearts and the light of sight.
The beats of hearts and light of sight.
فماso what نبتغيمنwe seek from شعاعthe radiance الشموسof the suns؟
فما نبتغيمن شعاع الشموس؟
وماand what نرتضيwe find pleasing فيin ضياءthe light القمرof the moon؟
وما نرتضي في ضياء القمر؟
So what do we seek from the radiance of the suns?
What need have we for sunlight?
And what do we find pleasing in the moon's light?
What do we want with moonlight?
وفيand in الحشراتinsects.. لناfor us أسوةan example
وفي الحشرات.. لنا أسوة
تزهدناmakes us lose interest فيin حياةthe life البشرof humankind
تزهدنا في حياة البشر
And in insects we have an example
In insects we find example,
that makes us turn away from human life.
Making us scorn the life of man.
وفيand in عالمthe world الدودof worms عيشa life هنيءpleasant
وفي عالم الدود عيش هنيء
هبطناwe have descended إلىto مستواهits level الأغرglorious
هبطنا إلى مستواه الأغر
And in the world of worms there is a pleasant life;
In the world of worms there is pleasant living,
we have descended to its glorious level.
We have descended to their lowly level.
ولوand if نستطيعwe could النزولdescend البعيدfar down
ولو نستطيع النزول البعيد
نزلناwe would descend لمستوياتto the levels الحجرof stone
نزلنا لمستويات الحجر
And if we could descend still farther,
If we could descend even lower
we would descend to the levels of stone.
We would go down to the level of stone.
تريدونyou want ويحكموwoe to you...أنthat نثورwe rise in revolt
تريدون ويحكمو...أن نثور
وماand not نحنwe إلاexcept كدودlike the worms القبورof graves
وما نحن إلا كدود القبور
You want us—woe to you!—to rise in revolt,
You want, oh fools, for us to rebel,
yet we are only like the worms of graves.
But we are like graveyard worms,
نعيشwe live علىon جثثthe corpses الهالكينof the dead
نعيش على جثث الهالكين
أمثالكمthe likes of you منamong هواةlovers الشرورof evil
أمثالكم من هواة الشرور
We live on the corpses of the dead,
We live on the corpses of the dead,
the likes of you among the lovers of evil.
The likes of you, lovers of evil.
نمصwe suck دماءthe blood مغاويركمof your brave warriors
نمص دماء مغاويركم
ونسخرand we mock منat ويلهاits woe والثبورand doom
ونسخر من ويلها والثبور
We suck the blood of your brave warriors,
We suck the blood of your misguided ones,
and mock its woe and doom.
And mock their anguish and regrets,
نعششwe nest فيin هامةa skull عششتnested
نعشش في هامة عششت
بهاin it قبلناbefore us كبرياءthe pride الغرورof conceit
بها قبلنا كبرياء الغرور
We nest in a skull where once nested
We nest in the skull once inhabited
before us the pride of conceit.
By the arrogance of the vainglorious.
سنرقبwe shall await مصرعthe death أبطالكمof your heroes
سنرقب مصرع أبطالكم
طويلاًfor a long time وإناand indeed we are لشعبtruly a people صبورpatient
طويلاً وإنا لشعب صبور
We shall await your heroes' deaths
We will watch for long your heroes' deaths,
for a long time—and we are indeed a patient people.
For we are a people of patience.