نغماتmelodies المرءthe man عزفplaying المرأةthe woman
نغمات المرء عزف المرأة
هوhe منthrough محنتهافيher travail, in عزةhonor
هو من محنتهافي عزة
A man's melodies are the music a woman plays.
The tunes of man are woman's melody
Through her travail, he lives in honor.
She is of his affliction in dignity
كستclothed الذكرانthe men رباتthe ladies of الحجالthe bridal chambers
كست الذكران ربات الحجال
إنindeed ثوبthe garment of العشقpassionate love منfrom نسجthe weaving of الجمالbeauty
إن ثوب العشق من نسج الجمال
The ladies of bridal chambers have clothed men.
The males wore the veils of the brides
Indeed, love's garment is woven by beauty.
Indeed the garb of love is woven from beauty
عشقlove of الحقthe Truth رباهnurtured it حجرهاher lap
عشق الحق رباه حجرها
ذلكthat اللحنthe melody حواهheld it صدرهاher breast
ذلك اللحن حواه صدرها
Her lap nurtured love of the Truth.
Love of truth nurtured her rock
Her breast held that melody.
That melody it harbored in her chest
الذيwho قدhas بهرdazzled الكونthe universe سناهhis radiance
الذي قد بهر الكون سناه
قرنlinked الطيبperfume إليهاto her والصلاهand prayer
قرن الطيب إليها والصلاه
He whose radiance has dazzled the universe
Which stunned the universe, polished it
Linked perfume and prayer with her.
Paired goodness with it and prayer
جهلwas ignorant of القرآنthe Qur'an جهلاignorance مسلمa Muslim
جهل القرآن جهلا مسلم
قدhas رآهاregarded her أمةa slave woman لاnot تعظمis honored
قد رآها أمة لا تعظم
A Muslim has shown utter ignorance of the Qur'an;
Ignorance of the Quran is a Muslim's ignorance
He has regarded her as a slave not to be honored.
A nation that does not revere her saw her
إنماonly الأمthe mother عليناto us رحمةa mercy
إنما الأم علينا رحمة
وإلىand to الرسلthe messengers لديهاshe has نسبةa kinship
وإلى الرسل لديها نسبة
A mother is nothing but a mercy to us.
Indeed, the mother is a mercy upon us
And she has a kinship with the messengers.
And to the messengers she is a relation
رأفةthe compassion of المرسلthe Messenger فيin رأفتهاher compassion
رأفة المرسل في رأفتها
سيرthe ways of الأقوامpeoples منfrom صنعتهاher handiwork
سير الأقوام من صنعتها
The Messenger's compassion is in her compassion.
Mercy of the Messenger is in her mercy
The ways of peoples spring from her handiwork.
The ways of peoples are of her making
ومنand through الأمthe mother علتrose أقدارناour standing
ومن الأم علت أقدارنا
وبسيماهاand through her countenance بداappeared مقدارناour worth
وبسيماها بدا مقدارنا
And through the mother our standing has risen.
And from the mother our fates arose
And in her countenance our worth is revealed.
And by her features our worth was seen
لفظةthe word الأمةnation فيهاin it نكتsubtle meanings
لفظة الأمة فيها نكت
أترىdo you think فكركyour thought فيهاon it يثبتstays fixed
أترى فكرك فيها يثبت
The word 'nation' (ummah) holds subtle meanings.
The word nation in her is intimated
Will your mind dwell upon it?
Do you see your thoughts in her affirmed?
إنماonly الأمةthe nation منfrom وصلthe bond of الرحمkinship
إنما الأمة من وصل الرحم
دونهwithout it أمرthe business of حياةlife لاnot يتمis completed
دونه أمر حياة لا يتم
A nation springs only from the bond of kinship.
Indeed the nation is by kinship ties
Without it, life's affairs cannot be complete.
Without it, life's matter does not complete
قالsaid خيرthe best of الخلقcreation وهوand he is الحجةthe authority
قال خير الخلق وهو الحجة
تحتbeneath رجلthe foot of الأمهاتmothers الجنةParadise
تحت رجل الأمهات الجنة
The best of creation said, and he is the authority:
Said the best of creation and he is the authority
Paradise lies beneath the feet of mothers.
Beneath mothers' feet lies Paradise
كشفتwere revealed بالأمthrough the mother أسرارthe secrets of الحياهlife
كشفت بالأم أسرار الحياه
بخلالthrough the virtues of الأمthe mother تسيارthe onward course of الحياهlife
بخلال الأم تسيار الحياه
Through the mother, the secrets of life were revealed.
She uncovered by the mother life's secrets
Life moves onward through the mother's virtues.
Through the mother life keeps on going
وبهاand through her فيin نهرناour river يعلوrises العبابthe surge
وبها في نهرنا يعلو العباب
ويدومand endures الموجthe waves فيهin it والحبابand the bubbles
ويدوم الموج فيه والحباب
And through her, the surge rises in our river,
And through her our river's foam rises
And the waves and bubbles endure within it.
And its wave and bubbles endure
هذهthis الغرةthe guileless girl بنتdaughter of القريةthe village
هذه الغرة بنت القرية
عبلةplump الجسمthe body وغفلand unadorned السحنةthe face
عبلة الجسم وغفل السحنة
This guileless girl, the daughter of the village,
This naïve one, daughter of village
Full-bodied, with an unadorned face,
Simple minded and absent refinement
حيةlively العينthe eye كهامdull المقولthe tongue
حية العين كهام المقول
دونwithout تعليمschooling وصقلand refinement والصقيلand polish
دون تعليم وصقل والصقيل
Lively-eyed, yet dull of speech,
Snakelike eyes like an orator's
Without schooling, refinement, or polish,
Without education, polishing or polish
ألمthe pain of الأمthe mother عليهاupon her يثقلweighs heavily
ألم الأم عليها يثقل
وجههاher face يعربspeaks عماof what تحملshe bears
وجهها يعرب عما تحمل
A mother's pain weighs heavily upon her;
A mother's pain weighs heavy upon her
Her face speaks of what she bears.
Her face conveys what she bears
أمرناour affairs يحكمare secured منthrough آلامهاher pains
أمرنا يحكم من آلامها
صبحناour dawn يشرقshines منfrom إظلامهاher darkness
صبحنا يشرق من إظلامها
Our affairs are secured through her pains;
Our matter is ruled by her agonies
Our dawn shines out of her darkness,
Our dawn shines from her darkness
إنif تهبshe gives منfrom حجرهاher lap للأمةto the nation
إن تهب من حجرها للأمة
مسلماa Muslim حقاtrue عظيمgreat in النجدةvalor
مسلما حقا عظيم النجدة
If from her lap she gives the nation
If she grants the nation from her essence
A true Muslim, great in valor.
A true Muslim, great in his benefit
والتيand she who رقتgrew delicate وخفتand grew light محملاin burden
والتي رقت وخفت محملا
باطنthe inner nature of المرأةwoman فيهwithin it عُطلاidle
باطن المرأة فيه عُطلا
And as for her who grew delicate and light of burden,
She who softened and lightened the burden
Woman's inner nature lies idle within;
A woman's essence in it slackened
شعshone نورthe light of الغربthe West فيin فكرتهاher thought
شع نور الغرب في فكرتها
وترىand you see الثورةrebellion فيin مقلتهاher eye
وترى الثورة في مقلتها
The light of the West shone in her thought,
The light of the West shone in her consciousness
And you see rebellion in her eye.
And sees revolution in her brain
قطعتshe severed أوصالthe limbs of هذيthis الأمةnation
قطعت أوصال هذي الأمة
حينwhen طاشتgrew reckless عينهاher eye بالنظرةwith the glance
حين طاشت عينها بالنظرة
She severed the limbs of this nation
She severed the limbs of this nation
When her eye grew reckless in its gaze.
When her gaze was crazed by the look
إنindeed حريتهاher freedom أصلthe root of البلاءaffliction
إن حريتها أصل البلاء
إنindeed حريتهاher freedom فقدthe loss of الحياءmodesty
إن حريتها فقد الحياء
Indeed, her freedom is the root of affliction.
Indeed her freedom is the origin of blight
Indeed, her freedom is the loss of modesty.
Indeed her freedom lost all modesty
ليلهاher night ماnot ضاءshone فيهin it نجمهاher star
ليلها ما ضاء فيه نجمها
لمnot يطقcould bear أعباءthe burdens of أمa mother علمهاher learning
لم يطق أعباء أم علمها
Her star has not shone in her night;
Her night in which her star did not shine
Her learning could not bear a mother's burdens.
Could not bear a mother's burdensome knowledge
ليتهاwould that she لمhad not تنمgrown فيin روضتناour garden
ليتها لم تنم في روضتنا
ليتهاwould that she تغسلbe washed out منfrom حلتناour robe
ليتها تغسل من حلتنا
Would that she had not grown in our garden;
Would that she had not slept in our meadow
Would that she might be washed out of our robe.
Would that she wash from our garb
أنجمstars of التوحيدdivine oneness فيin غيبthe unseen realm of الأبدeternity
أنجم التوحيد في غيب الأبد
مضمراتhidden ليسnot يحصيهاcounts them عددa number
مضمرات ليس يحصيها عدد
The stars of divine oneness, in eternity's unseen realm,
The stars of monotheism in the unseen of eternity
Lie hidden; no number can count them.
Latent things beyond count's reckoning
لمnot تسيبbeen freed بعدyet منfrom قيدthe fetter of العدمnonexistence
لم تسيب بعد من قيد العدم
لمnot تقيدbound بعدyet فيwithin كيفquality وكمand quantity
لم تقيد بعد في كيف وكم
Not yet freed from the fetters of nonexistence,
Did not leave yet from the grip of nonexistence
Not yet confined within quality and quantity.
Did not restrict yet in how and when
جلواتmanifestations فيin دجاناour darkness تضمرlie hidden
جلوات في دجانا تضمر
فيin ظلامthe darkness of الكونthe universe عناfrom us تسترare veiled
في ظلام الكون عنا تستر
Manifestations lie hidden in our darkness;
Appearances in our darkness latent
In the universe's darkness, they are veiled from us.
In the gloom of the cosmos from us veiled
قطراتdrops لمnot تزنadorned زهرthe flowers of الربىthe hills
قطرات لم تزن زهر الربى
وزهورand flowers لمnot تفتحهاopened them الصباthe east wind
وزهور لم تفتحها الصبا
Drops that have not adorned the flowers of the hills,
Drops that did not weigh the flowers' scent
And flowers the east wind has not opened.
And flowers not opened by the zephyr
إنماonly تنبتgrow هذهthese الزهراتblossoms
إنما تنبت هذه الزهرات
ناضراتfresh فيin رياضthe gardens of الأمهاتmothers
ناضرات في رياض الأمهات
These blossoms grow only
These blossoms grow verdant
Fresh in the gardens of mothers.
In the gardens of mothers
أيهاO العاقلwise one مالthe wealth of الأمةthe nation
أيها العاقل مال الأمة
ليسis not منfrom عقيانهاits pure gold والفضةand silver
ليس من عقيانها والفضة
O wise one, the nation's wealth
O you reasonable, the nation's wealth
Does not lie in its pure gold and silver;
Is not from its silver and gold
إنهindeed, it is أولادهاits children ملءfull of الأملhope
إنه أولادها ملء الأمل
فيin ذكاءintelligence ونشاطand vigor وعملand work
في ذكاء ونشاط وعمل
It is its children, full of hope,
But its children, filled with hope
With intelligence, vigor, and work.
In intelligence, vigor and work
تحفظpreserves الأمthe mother إخاءthe brotherhood of الأمةthe nation
تحفظ الأم إخاء الأمة
وقوىand the powers of قرآنناour Qur'an والملةand the faith
وقوى قرآننا والملة
The mother preserves the nation's brotherhood
The mother preserves the nation's brotherhood
And the strength of our Qur'an and the faith.
And strength of our Quran and faith