سدhold sway ماas much as اِستطعتyou can عَلىover ابنthe son of آدمAdam ياO أملHope
سد ما اِستطعت عَلى ابن آدم يا أمل
أَنتَyou الحَياةlife وَأَنتَand you ماwhat فيهاin it أَجلmost exalted
أَنتَ الحَياة وَأَنتَ ما فيها أَجل
Hold sway over Adam's son as far as you can, O Hope.
You are life, and you are the noblest thing in it.
الياسdespair يبعثsends فيinto النُفوسsouls عقارباscorpions
الياس يبعث في النُفوس عقاربا
تَقضيyou put an end عليهاto them بِماwith what لديكyou possess منof الحيلstratagems
تَقضي عليها بِما لديك من الحيل
Despair sends scorpions into souls;
You destroy them with the stratagems you possess.
كَمhow many بائِساًa wretched person انعشتyou revived فيهin him حَياتهhis life
كَم بائِساً انعشت فيه حَياته
وَجعلتهand you made him يَرنوgaze اليكtoward you بِلاwithout مقلeyes
وَجعلته يَرنو اليك بِلا مقل
In how many a wretch have you rekindled life,
And made him gaze toward you without eyes.
وَمتيماand a lovesick soul أَنقذتهyou saved him منfrom خطوةa step
وَمتيما أَنقذته من خطوة
كادَتnearly تسيرproceed بهwith him إِلىto الخَطبِthe calamity الجللgrave
كادَت تسير به إِلى الخَطبِ الجلل
And a lovesick soul you saved from a step
That almost carried him into grave calamity.
ومعذباand a tormented person خففتyou eased عَنهfor him مصابهhis affliction
ومعذبا خففت عَنه مصابه
وَقَدwhile already اغتدىhe had begun يَشكوto lament مَصائبmisfortunes ماwhat حملhe bore
وَقَد اغتدى يَشكو مَصائب ما حمل
And a tormented soul—you eased his affliction,
When he had begun lamenting the misfortunes he bore.
وَمحاصراand one besieged فيin أَرضهhis land لولاكbut for you ماnot اسfirst part of 'was able'
وَمحاصرا في أَرضه لولاك ما اس
طاعcompletion of 'was able' الوقوفstanding أَمامbefore أَطماعthe ambitions of الدولstates
طاع الوقوف أَمام أَطماع الدول
And one besieged in his own land—but for you, he could not have
Stood against the ambitions of states.
كَمhow many غايةa goal كادَتwas nearly تَكونto be مَنيعةunattainable
كَم غاية كادَت تَكون مَنيعة
ذللتهاyou made it attainable للناسfor people فاِختارواso they chose العملwork
ذللتها للناس فاِختاروا العمل
How many a goal, almost unattainable,
You made attainable for people, so they chose to work.
كَمhow many مسلكاa path وَعراrugged إِلىfor قصادهthose bound for it
كَم مسلكا وَعرا إِلى قصاده
كنتyou were السَميرthe night companion فذللواso they subdued فيهin it الوحلthe mire
كنت السَمير فذللوا فيه الوحل
On how many a path, rugged for its travelers,
You were their companion by night, so they overcame its mire.
كلall المَحافِلassemblies قدalready حوتكhave contained you كأَنَّماas though
كل المَحافِل قد حوتك كأَنَّما
فيهاin them بماto what تمليyou dictate عليناto us يحفلheed is paid
فيها بما تملي علينا يحفل
Every assembly has embraced you, as though
There, heed is paid to what you dictate to us.
كلall المآتمmourning gatherings أَنتَyou فيهاin them نازِلabiding
كل المآتم أَنتَ فيها نازِل
ترميyou aim إِلىat تَبديدdispelling ماwhat فيهاin them نزلhas befallen
ترمي إِلى تَبديد ما فيها نزل
In every mourning gathering, you abide,
Aiming to dispel whatever has befallen them.
خلleave المتيمthe lovesick one والأَسيفand the sorrowful one وَخلand leave منwhoever
خل المتيم والأَسيف وَخل من
قدalready ضاقَran short ذَرعاof endurance أَوor توجعsuffered pain واندملand healed
قد ضاقَ ذَرعا أَو توجع واندمل
Leave the lovesick and the sorrowful; leave whoever
Can bear no more, or has suffered pain and healed.
خلleave العروسthe bride بيتهاher home خلleave الرضيعthe nursing infant بمهدهin his cradle
خل العروس بيتها خل الرضيع بمهده
خلleave اليتيمthe orphan وحزنهand his sorrow خلleave المنعمthe prosperous one والجذلand the joyful one
خل اليتيم وحزنه خل المنعم والجذل
Leave the bride in her home; leave the infant in his cradle.
Leave the orphan and his sorrow; leave the prosperous and the joyful.
واحفلand care بمنكودfor one afflicted by السياسةpolitics انهfor he
واحفل بمنكود السياسة انه
أَولىmore deserving وَحاذرand beware انlest تَرىyou see فيهin him الفشلfailure
أَولى وَحاذر ان تَرى فيه الفشل
And care for the one afflicted by politics, for he
Is more deserving; take care lest you see failure in him.
هوَhe المكبلthe shackled one لاno حديدiron بساقهon his leg الthe
هوَ المكبل لا حديد بساقه ال
مشلولparalyzed ليسthere is not بكفهin his palm بعضany trace of الشللparalysis
مشلول ليس بكفه بعض الشلل
He is shackled, with no iron on his leg—the
Paralyzed one, with no trace of paralysis in his palm.
هُوَhe الذبيحةthe sacrificial victim بالحَريرwith silk تقطعتwere severed
هُوَ الذبيحة بالحَرير تقطعت
أَوداجهhis jugular veins كيso that يستعدhe may prepare الىfor الأَجلthe appointed end
أَوداجه كي يستعد الى الأَجل
He is the sacrificial victim; with silk were severed
His jugular veins, that he might prepare for death.
هيit السياسةpolitics وهوand he تحتunder قيودهاits fetters
هي السياسة وهو تحت قيودها
فاجعلهso make him يَرنوgaze للسعادةtoward happiness ياO أَملHope
فاجعله يَرنو للسعادة يا أَمل
It is politics, and he is under its fetters;
So make him gaze toward happiness, O Hope.
Sol 6.1