أَبنيO sons of أُسامَةَUsama قَدalready دَناhas drawn near الأَمرُthe affair
أَبني أُسامَةَ قَد دَنا الأَمرُ
ماis it not? آنَthe time has come أَنfor يَتَنَبَّهَto awaken الدَهرُTime
ما آنَ أَن يَتَنَبَّهَ الدَهرُ
O sons of Usama, the moment has drawn near.
Is it not time for Time to awaken?
ماhow أَحسَنَbeautiful الدُنياthe world وَليسَwhile there is not لَكُمfor you
ما أَحسَنَ الدُنيا وَليسَ لَكُم
فيamong أَهلِهاits people نَهيٌauthority to forbid وَلاnor أَمرُauthority to command
في أَهلِها نَهيٌ وَلا أَمرُ
How lovely the world is when you have
no power among its people to forbid or command!
رَفَعَتكُمُraised you up الأَيّامُthe days غالِطَةًmistakenly
رَفَعَتكُمُ الأَيّامُ غالِطَةً
لاnot أَنَّbecause فيكُمamong you مِنanyone who لَهُhe has قَدرُworth
لا أَنَّ فيكُم مِن لَهُ قَدرُ
The days raised you up by mistake,
not because anyone among you has worth.
الجائِرينَthe oppressors الغادِرينَthe treacherous وَبِئand vile (word continues)
الجائِرينَ الغادِرينَ وَبِئ
سَ(completes 'vile') الخُلَّتانِthe two traits الجورُoppression وَالغَدرُand treachery
سَ الخُلَّتانِ الجورُ وَالغَدرُ
You oppressors, you traitors—and how vile
are the two traits: oppression and treachery!