قرِّبيbring close وجهكِyour face منto وجهthe face of القصيدهthe poem
قرِّبي وجهكِ من وجه القصيده
لترتميso they may cast themselves فيهِinto it معانيكِyour meanings الجديدهْnew
لترتمي فيهِ معانيكِ الجديدهْ
Bring your face close to the face of the poem,
Bring your face close to the face of this poem
so your new meanings may cast themselves into it.
So that your new meanings may fall into it
واسأليand ask عنabout مشرقِthe dawning of العزَّةِdignity فيهاwithin it
واسألي عن مشرقِ العزَّةِ فيها
وand عنabout المجدِglory الذيthat وفَّىfulfilled عهودهْits pledges
و عن المجدِ الذي وفَّى عهودهْ
And ask about the dawning of dignity within it,
And ask about the dawn of glory in it
and about glory that fulfilled its pledges,
And about the glory that kept its word
وand عنabout التاريخhistory مازالis still شغوفاًenamored
و عن التاريخ مازال شغوفاً
برؤاهاof its visions وسجاياهاand its virtues الفريدهْunique
برؤاها وسجاياها الفريدهْ
and about history, still enamored
And about history that is still passionate
of its visions and its unique virtues.
About seeing it and its unique traits
قرِّبيbring close وجهكِyour face منto إيقاعthe rhythm of شعريmy poetry
قرِّبي وجهكِ من إيقاع شعري
لتَريso you may see قُربَthe nearness of الأمانيthe hopes البعيدهdistant
لتَري قُربَ الأماني البعيده
Bring your face close to the rhythm of my poetry,
Bring your face close to the rhythm of my poetry
so you may see the nearness of distant hopes,
To see the nearness of distant wishes
لتريso you may see أحرُفَthe letters of شعريmy poetry ياO نعاتٍunclear address (nʿāt)
لتري أحرُفَ شعري يا نعاتٍ
وتَرَيْand see روضَthe garden of شعوريmy feelings ووُرُودَهْand its roses
وتَرَيْ روضَ شعوري ووُرُودَهْ
so you may see the letters of my poetry, O [unclear: nʿāt],
To see the letters of my poetry, oh attributes!
and see the garden of my feelings and its roses,
And see the garden of my feelings and its roses
وتريْand see قلبَthe heart of مُحِبٍّone who loves لكِfor you أمسىhas come to
وتريْ قلبَ مُحِبٍّ لكِ أمسى
يطرُدُdrives away الليلَthe night ويجتازُand crosses سُدُودَهْits barriers
يطرُدُ الليلَ ويجتازُ سُدُودَهْ
and see the heart of one who loves you, who now
And see the heart of one who loves you has become
drives away the night and crosses its barriers.
Expelling the night and crossing its barriers
يحملُbears الهمَّworry علىover حالكِyour plight ، لكنْbut
يحملُ الهمَّ على حالكِ ، لكنْ
روحُهُhis soul بالحُلُمِwith the dream الآتيto come سعيدهْhappy
روحُهُ بالحُلُمِ الآتي سعيدهْ
He bears worry over your plight, yet
Bearing worries for your state, but
his soul rejoices in the dream to come.
His soul is happy with the coming dream
إيهِah ياO غزةَGaza ، صبرٌpatience واحتسابٌand hope for God's reward
إيهِ يا غزةَ ، صبرٌ واحتسابٌ
ياO مِثالَexemplar of المُدُنِthe cities الكُبرىgreat العتيدهْwell-established
يا مِثالَ المُدُنِ الكُبرى العتيدهْ
Ah, Gaza—patience and hope for God's reward!
Oh Gaza, patience and contentment
O exemplar of great, well-established cities!
Example of great forthcoming cities
إيِهِah ياO غزَّةُGaza ، فيin عينِthe eye of القوافيthe rhymes
إيِهِ يا غزَّةُ ، في عينِ القوافي
أملٌhope رحبٌvast وأسوارٌand walls مشيدَهْraised high
أملٌ رحبٌ وأسوارٌ مشيدَهْ
Ah, Gaza—in the eye of rhyme,
Oh Gaza, in the rhymes of poetry
there is vast hope and walls raised high.
There is ample hope and erected walls
إنَّنيindeed I أُبصرُsee فيin ليلِكِyour night فجْراًa dawn
إنَّني أُبصرُ في ليلِكِ فجْراً
سيُزيحُwill drive away الليلَthe night عنَّاaway from us ويهُودَهْand its Jews
سيُزيحُ الليلَ عنَّا ويهُودَهْ
Indeed, I see a dawn within your night
I see dawn in your night
that will drive the night and its Jews away from us.
That will remove the night from us and its Jewishness
غزَّةَGaza الأَمجَادَglories فيin عينَيكِyour two eyes شمسٌa sun
غزَّةَ الأَمجَادَ في عينَيكِ شمسٌ
نورُهاits light يكشفُreveals آثاراًtraces مجيدهْglorious
نورُها يكشفُ آثاراً مجيدهْ
Gaza of glories, in your eyes there is a sun;
In your eyes, Gaza of glories, there is a sun
its light reveals glorious traces.
Whose light reveals glorious relics
أقبلَcame الفجْرُthe dawn رسولاًas a messenger لانتصارٍof a victory
أقبلَ الفجْرُ رسولاً لانتصارٍ
ساقsent forth فيin دوامةِthe vortex of الليلِthe night بريدهْits courier
ساق في دوامةِ الليلِ بريدهْ
Dawn came as a messenger of a victory
Dawn has come as a messenger of victory
that sent its courier through the vortex of night.
Bearing in the darkness of night its mail
جبَلُthe mountain of الهِمَّةresolve لاnot يقدرcan إلاَّexcept
جبَلُ الهِمَّة لا يقدر إلاَّ
مؤمنٌa believer بالخالقin the Creator الهاديthe Guide صُعُودهْascending it
مؤمنٌ بالخالق الهادي صُعُودهْ
The mountain of resolve—none but
The mountain of ambition can only be climbed
a believer in the Creator, the Guide, can ascend it.
By one who believes in the guiding Creator
Sol 6.1