نامواsleep فكلُّfor all المجدglory فيin ذاthis المنامslumber
ناموا فكلُّ المجد في ذا المنام
بينamid السوافيwindblown sands تحتbeneath دمعtears الغمامthe clouds
بين السوافي تحت دمع الغمام
Sleep, for all glory lies in this slumber,
They slept, so all glory in that sleep
amid the windblown sands, beneath the clouds' tears.
Between the blades under the tears of the clouds
انif يجعلواthey make الرملthe sand لكمfor you مرقداًa resting place
ان يجعلوا الرمل لكم مرقداً
ويفرشواand they spread للغيرfor others ريشَfeathers النعامostriches
ويفرشوا للغير ريشَ النعام
If they make the sand a resting place for you,
That they make the sand your grave
and spread ostrich feathers for others,
And furnish others with ostrich feathers
فحظكمthen your lot فيin عيشكمyour life مثلهits counterpart
فحظكم في عيشكم مثله
فيin موتكمyour death يقضيdictates بهذاby this النظامorder
في موتكم يقضي بهذا النظام
then your lot in life, like its counterpart
So your fortune in your life is like it
in death, dictates this order.
In your death this system applies
قدindeed كنتمyou were أولىmore deserving بذاكof that الرخامmarble
قد كنتم أولى بذاك الرخام
وغيركمand others besides you أولىmore deserving بهذاof this الرغامdust
وغيركم أولى بهذا الرغام
You were indeed more deserving of that marble,
You deserved that marble
and others more deserving of this dust.
And others deserved this pebbles
بلrather كنتمyou were أولىmore deserving بانof the fact that تسلمواyou survive
بل كنتم أولى بان تسلموا
ونحنand we أولىmore deserving منكمthan you بالحمامof death
ونحن أولى منكم بالحمام
Rather, you were more deserving of survival,
But you deserved to be saved
and we deserved death more than you.
And we deserve more than you the pigeons
فماso what الذيthat which يرجىis hoped for وقدand already أُوحشتhave been left desolate
فما الذي يرجى وقد أُوحشت
أوطانناour homelands منof مصلحيهاtheir reformers الكرامnoble
أوطاننا من مصلحيها الكرام
What, then, can be hoped for, now that desolate lie
So what is to be hoped when
our homelands, bereft of their noble reformers?
Our homelands are deserted by their generous people
ونحنand we فيin جيلٍa generation عداهُhas passed it by الوفاloyalty
ونحن في جيلٍ عداهُ الوفا
ملونmany-colored الوجهthe face ضعيفweak الذمامfidelity
ملون الوجه ضعيف الذمام
And we live in a generation that loyalty has passed by,
And we are in a generation that loyalty has avoided
many-colored of face, weak in keeping faith,
Multi-faced, weak-minded
يكرعُquaffs منfrom جاماتgoblets أفراحهits joys
يكرعُ من جامات أفراحه
فيin وطنa homeland يشقىsuffers وأهلand a people يُضامare oppressed
في وطن يشقى وأهل يُضام
quaffing from the goblets of its joys,
Drinking from the cups of joy
in a homeland that suffers while its people are oppressed.
In a country that suffers and people are wronged
جدتمyou gave generously بأرواحٍwith souls لهfor it وهوyet it لمdid not
جدتم بأرواحٍ له وهو لم
يجدgive generously عليكمupon you بضريحwith a tomb يُقامis erected
يجد عليكم بضريح يُقام
You gave your souls freely for it, yet it did not
You strove with souls for it and it
bestow upon you a tomb to be raised.
Did not erect for you a shrine
ياO ضيعةwaste الأرواحsouls أرواحكمyour souls
يا ضيعة الأرواح أرواحكم
فيin أُمةٍa nation أخلاقهاits morals فيin سقامsickness
في أُمةٍ أخلاقها في سقام
Alas for the waste of souls—your souls—
Oh you wasted souls, your souls
in a nation whose morals are sick;
In a nation whose morals are diseased
فيin أُمةa nation مشيتهاits gait قهقريbackward
في أُمة مشيتها قهقري
كأنَّas though عينيهاits two eyes لغيرtoward other than الأَمامthe front
كأنَّ عينيها لغير الأَمام
in a nation that walks backward,
In a nation whose path is regressive
as though its eyes were turned anywhere but forward.
As if its eyes see not the future
تقرعهاstrikes it أنباءُnews سفَّاحهاits butcher
تقرعها أنباءُ سفَّاحها
ينعمenjoys ease بالعيشin life عزيزhonored المقامstation
ينعم بالعيش عزيز المقام
News of its butcher strikes it:
The news of its butchers knocks it
he enjoys life, honored in station.
Prospering, of high status
جمالJamal باشاPasha ياO سماءُsky اشهديbear witness
جمال باشا يا سماءُ اشهدي
ينزلdwells فيin الغربthe West بظلin the shade of السلامpeace
ينزل في الغرب بظل السلام
Jamal Pasha—O sky, bear witness—
Jamal Pasha, oh sky bear witness
dwells in the West, in the shade of peace.
Descends in the west in the shade of peace
ينزلdwells فيin الغربthe West عزيزاًhonored فياso, O
ينزل في الغرب عزيزاً فيا
لبنانLebanon سطرinscribe واذكريand remember ياO شآمSham
لبنان سطر واذكري يا شآم
He dwells in the West, honored; so, O
Descends in the west honored, so
Lebanon, inscribe—and remember, O Sham—
Oh Lebanon record and remember oh Levant
جريمةa crime للغربof the West لاnot تمحىis erased
جريمة للغرب لا تمحى
منfrom مهجةthe heart الشرقthe East ليومuntil the day of القيامResurrection
من مهجة الشرق ليوم القيام
a crime of the West that shall not be erased
A crime to the west not erased
from the East's heart until the Day of Resurrection.
From the essence of the east till Judgement Day