ستقرعyou will gnash بعدafter اليومtoday منfrom ندمremorse سنّاa tooth
ستقرع بعد اليوم من ندم سنّا
اذاwhen ماemphatic particle فؤادthe heart of الشعبthe people باحspoke openly بماof what جنّاit concealed
اذا ما فؤاد الشعب باح بما جنّا
After today, you will gnash your teeth in remorse,
After today you will regret years of sleep
when the people's heart speaks openly of what it has concealed,
If the heart of the people confesses what it has committed
ولبَّىand answered أباةthose who reject الضيمoppression أصواتthe cries of هاتفa caller
ولبَّى أباة الضيم أصوات هاتف
بهمto them أسمعتmade hear أصواتهhis cries الأنسhumankind والجِنّاand the jinn
بهم أسمعت أصواته الأنس والجِنّا
and those who reject oppression answer a caller's cries,
And the obstinate voices of injustice responded
whose cries to them reached humankind and the jinn.
With them I heard the voices of humans and jinn
يناديhe calls بأعلىat the top of صوتهhis voice قائلاًsaying لناto us
ينادي بأعلى صوته قائلاً لنا
ألاtake heed! استيقظيawake ياO أمةnation of اليمنYemen الوسنىdrowsy
ألا استيقظي يا أمة اليمن الوسنى
He calls at the top of his voice, saying to us:
Calling in the loudest voice saying to us
Take heed: awake, O drowsy nation of Yemen!
Beware O sleeping nation of happy Yemen
لقدindeed طالhas lasted long هذاthis هذاthis النومsleep حتىuntil كأنكمas though you
لقد طال هذا هذا النوم حتى كأنكم
أوىtook refuge منكamong you الأقصىthe farthest إلىto الكهفthe cave والأدنىand the nearest
أوى منك الأقصى إلى الكهف والأدنى
Indeed, this, this sleep has lasted so long that it is as though you—
This long sleep is as if you
the farthest and nearest among you—had taken refuge in the cave.
Sought refuge from the Noble Sanctuary to the lowest cavern
ولكنهbut it is كهفa cave شديدintense ظلامهits darkness
ولكنه كهف شديد ظلامه
مخوفfearsome وأهلand the people of الكهفthe cave نالواthey attained بهin it أمناsafety
مخوف وأهل الكهف نالوا به أمنا
But it is a cave whose darkness is intense,
But it is a cavern of intense darkness
fearsome, while the People of the Cave found safety in it.
Frightening, but the people of the cavern found safety in it
ألاtake heed! أيقظواawaken أحلامكمyour minds وتنبهّواand wake up
ألا أيقظوا أحلامكم وتنبهّوا
فماfor ... not الغربthe West أولىmore entitled بالعلاto glory فيin الدنىthe worlds منّأthan us
فما الغرب أولى بالعلا في الدنى منّأ
Take heed: rouse your minds and awaken!
Beware, awaken your dreams and arise
For the West is no more entitled to glory in the worlds than we are.
For the West is no more worthy of glory in life than us
ألاtake heed! فانهضواthen rise فوراًimmediately ليسلمso it may remain intact عزمكمyour resolve
ألا فانهضوا فوراً ليسلم عزمكم
وكونواand be يداًa hand كيماso that نذودwe ward off الردىdeath عناfrom us
وكونوا يداً كيما نذود الردى عنا
Take heed: rise at once, then, so that your resolve may remain intact.
Arise at once so your resolve is handed over
And be a single hand, so that we may ward off death from ourselves.
And be as one hand, that we may drive away evil from us
أميطواremove جلابيبthe cloaks of الجهالةignorance عنكمfrom yourselves
أميطوا جلابيب الجهالة عنكم
وعنand from عزكمyour dignity واستنطقواand make ... speak الضربblows والطعناand thrusts
وعن عزكم واستنطقوا الضرب والطعنا
Cast the cloaks of ignorance off yourselves,
Uncover the cloaks of ignorance from yourselves
and off your dignity; make blows and thrusts speak.
and your glory, and let the blows and stabs speak
فماfor ... not فيin حياةa life of الذلhumiliation خيرany good لعاقلfor a sensible person
فما في حياة الذل خير لعاقل
وفيand in موتهhis death بالعزwith dignity ليسnot يرىhe sees غبناloss
وفي موته بالعز ليس يرى غبنا
For a sensible person, there is no good in a life of humiliation,
For there is no good in a life of disgrace for the wise
and in his death with dignity, he sees no loss.
And in his death with glory he will see no loss
أماis there not? فيكُمamong you منany غيرةٍprotective zeal وحميةand ardor
أما فيكُم من غيرةٍ وحمية
علىfor الدينfaith والأرحامand kin والأرضand the land والأبناand children
على الدين والأرحام والأرض والأبنا
Is there no protective zeal and ardor among you
Is there not among you jealousy and zeal
for faith, kin, the land, and children?
for religion, kinship, land, and children?