إِلَيكَto you أَمدI extend يَديmy hand وَأَناand I
إِلَيكَ أَمد يَدي وَأَنا
أَراكَI see you رَقيقtender الحَشاthe heart وَالبَدنand the body
أَراكَ رَقيق الحَشا وَالبَدن
To you I stretch out my hand, as I
see you tender in heart and body.
وَسَوفand will اضمكI clasp you بعدafter زَماtime (continued next line)
وَسَوف اضمك بعد زَما
نfinal letter of زمان ('time') لصدريto my breast فَهاكَso take جنانيmy heart اذنthen
ن لصدري فَهاكَ جناني اذن
And after a time I shall clasp you
to my breast; here, then, take my heart.
طَوىbent الشوقlonging غصنيmy bough لشدةthrough the intensity of شَوقيmy yearning
طَوى الشوق غصني لشدة شَوقي
اليكَto you وَلاand not زلتyou have ceased to be طفلاa child وَلَنand will not
اليكَ وَلا زلت طفلا وَلَن
Longing has bent my bough through the intensity of my yearning
for you; you have not ceased to be a child, nor will you...
عرفتكI have known you تحملyou bear وَجهاa face صَبوحاradiant
عرفتك تحمل وَجها صَبوحا
وَقَلباand a heart طفوحاoverflowing بكلwith every حسنgoodness
وَقَلبا طفوحا بكل حسن
I have known you to bear a radiant face
and a heart overflowing with every virtue.
بعsell المهدthe cradle لاdo not تبكهweep over it اسفاin regret
بع المهد لا تبكه اسفا
وَلَوand even if بيعa sale غبنa loss بدونwithout ثمنa price
وَلَو بيع غبن بدون ثمن
Sell the cradle; do not weep over it in regret,
even if sold at a loss, without a price.
خطوبcalamities الزَمانtime وَقَدand indeed عظمتhave grown grave
خطوب الزَمان وَقَد عظمت
ستمليwill dictate عليكto you احتقارcontempt for الزَمَنtime
ستملي عليك احتقار الزَمَن
The calamities of time, now grown grave,
will dictate to you contempt for time.
نماhas grown الخطبcalamity فيناamong us فكنso be رجلاa man
نما الخطب فينا فكن رجلا
وَهاكَand take اليراعthe reed pen لنفعfor the benefit of الوطنthe homeland
وَهاكَ اليراع لنفع الوطن
Calamity has grown among us; so be a man,
and take the reed pen for the homeland's good.
مللناwe have wearied of الحَياةlife وَقَدand indeed عفتهاI have loathed it
مللنا الحَياة وَقَد عفتها
لِكَونيbecause I am وَحيداalone ازاءin the face of الفتنstrife
لِكَوني وَحيدا ازاء الفتن
We have wearied of life, and I have loathed it,
because I am alone in the face of strife.
صحبتI have kept company with كَثيراmany ولستand I am not أَرىI see
صحبت كَثيرا ولست أَرى
منfrom الصحبthe companions الاexcept ازديادan increase in المحنafflictions
من الصحب الا ازدياد المحن
I have kept company with many, yet I see
from companions nothing but increasing afflictions.
فخففso lighten خطاكyour steps وكنand be عضديmy supporting arm
فخفف خطاك وكن عضدي
وَجذand sever بعزمكwith your resolve هَذاthis الرسنthe tether
وَجذ بعزمك هَذا الرسن
So lighten your steps and be my supporting arm,
and sever this tether with your resolve.
أفاتكhas it escaped you? انthat البلادthe country هوتhas fallen
أفاتك ان البلاد هوت
وَداسand trampled بَنوthe sons of الغربthe West فيهاin it الدمنthe ruins of dwellings
وَداس بَنو الغرب فيها الدمن
Has it escaped you that the country has fallen,
and the sons of the West have trampled its ruins?
صبرناwe have been patient وَهَيهاتand far from likely انthat يقفواthey stop
صبرنا وَهَيهات ان يقفوا
وانand if لمnot تسارعyou hasten فَهَيهاتthen far from likely انthat
وان لم تسارع فَهَيهات ان
We have been patient, yet there is little hope they will stop;
and if you do not hasten, there is little hope that...
فهياso come عَزيزيmy dear نصنlet us safeguard بلداa country
فهيا عَزيزي نصن بلدا
سيفقدwill be lost مناfrom us إِذاif لَمnot يصنbe safeguarded
سيفقد منا إِذا لَم يصن
So come, my dear, let us safeguard a country
that will be lost to us if it is not safeguarded.
رَمانيcast me بغيركwith others than you كفthe hand of النَوىseparation
رَماني بغيرك كف النَوى
وَلَولاكand but for you طلقتI would have divorced حَتّىeven الوسنdrowsiness
وَلَولاك طلقت حَتّى الوسن
The hand of separation has cast me among others than you,
and but for you, I would have divorced even drowsiness.
Sol 6.1