Sol 6.1

  1. شجنٌ بِقَلبِكَ يَطمَئِنُّ وَيَفزَعُ

    وَهَوىً لِنَفسِكَ يَستَقِلُّ وَيَرجِعُ

    A sorrow in your heart grows calm and takes fright,

    And a passion in your soul departs and returns.

  2. تَنسى الشُموسَ الغارِباتِ وَقَد بَدا

    لِهَوى الأَحِبَّةِ مِن جُفونِكَ مَطلَعُ

    You forget the setting suns, now that there has appeared

    A dawn from your eyelids for love of the beloved.

  3. دَمعٌ تَرَدَّدَ مِنكَ خَلفَ عَزيمَةٍ

    ذابَت فَفاضَ كِلاهُما يَتَدَفَّعُ

    Your tears wavered behind a resolve

    That melted; then both overflowed, rushing forth.

  4. لَكَ أَن تَبيتَ عَلى الصَبابَةِ عاكِفاً

    قَلِقت وَسادُكَ أَم تَلَوّى المَضجَعُ

    You may spend the night absorbed in yearning,

    Whether your pillow grows restless or the bed writhes.

  5. أَيُطيقُ عِبءَ النَومِ جَفنٌ مُتعَبٌ

    وَيُطيعُ حُكمَ الصَبرِ قَلبٌ موجَعُ

    Can a weary eyelid bear the burden of sleep,

    And can an aching heart obey patience's decree?

  6. تَبَلَتكَ مِصرُ وَمِصرُ في حَرَمِ الهَوى

    دارٌ تَضُمُّ العاشِقينَ وَتَجمَعُ

    Egypt has made you lovesick; and Egypt, in love's sanctuary,

    Is a home that embraces lovers and gathers them together.

  7. يُجبى لَها شَغَفُ القُلوبِ وَإِنَّما

    تُجبى القُلوبُ بِأَسرِها وَالأَضلُعُ

    The hearts' ardor is gathered as tribute for her—but in truth,

    The hearts are gathered whole, and the ribs as well.

  8. ما أَنتَ وَحدَكَ بِالكِنانَةِ مولِعاً

    كُلٌّ بِها صَبٌّ وَكُلٌّ مولَعُ

    You are not alone in being enamored of al-Kinana;

    All are lovesick for her, and all are enthralled.

  9. دارٌ تُزَوِّدُ كُلَّ ناءٍ لَوعَةً

    تَجِدُ الدِيارُ غَليلَها وَالأَربُعُ

    A home that gives everyone far away a burning longing,

    Whose burning ache the dwellings and homesteads feel.

  10. وَضَعَ الجِباهَ الشُمَّ عَن عَليائِها

    جاهٌ أَشَمُّ لَها وَعِزٌّ أَرفَعُ

    Proud brows have been lowered from their heights

    By her lofty prestige and her higher honor.

  11. كَأسُ الهَوى العُذرِيِّ فَوقَ يَمينِها

    حَرّى يُلِمُّ بِها المَشوقُ فَيُصرَعُ

    The cup of chaste love upon her right hand

    Is burning hot; the yearning lover draws near it and is struck down.

  12. يَمشي الشَهيدُ عَلى الشَهيدِ وَإِنَّما

    يَمضي عَلى أَثَرِ الرِفاقِ وَيَتبَعُ

    One martyr walks upon another; yet he merely

    Goes in his companions' footsteps and follows them.

  13. يا مِصرُ أَنتِ لِكُلِّ نَفسٍ مَطلَبٌ

    جَلَلٌ وَأَنتِ لِكُلِّ قَلبٍ مَطمَعُ

    O Egypt, for every soul you are a goal

    Of great moment; and for every heart you are an object of desire.

  14. في كُلِّ مُطَّرَحٍ حَزينٌ يَشتَكي

    وَبِكُلِّ مُضطَجَعٍ صَريعٌ يَفزَعُ

    In every resting place a sorrowful one laments,

    And on every bed a stricken one takes fright.

  15. يَنسابُ فيكَ النيلُ مِلءَ عِنانِهِ

    فَالحُسنِ ينبتُ وَالملاحَةُ تَنبُعُ

    The Nile glides through you with free rein,

    So beauty grows, and loveliness wells up.

  16. حاباكِ مِن جَعلَ المَحاسِنَ آيَةً

    لَكِ مِن رَوائِعِها الطِرازُ الأَبدَعُ

    He who made beauties a sign has favored you;

    Yours, among their marvels, is the most exquisite pattern.

  17. لَكِ مِن أَيادي الحُسنِ كُلُّ سَنِيَّةٍ

    يَجني هَواكِ عَلى القُلوبِ فَتَشفَعُ

    Of beauty's gifts, every splendid one is yours;

    Love of you wrongs the hearts, and each gift intercedes.

  18. عُذرُ الصَبابَةِ أَنَّ حُبَّكِ سُؤدُدٌ

    عالٍ وَمَجدٌ ما يُرامُ فَيُفرَعُ

    Longing's excuse is that love of you is honor,

    Exalted, and a glory no seeker can surmount.

  19. تُحيينَ بِالقَتلِ النُفوسَ فَلا المُنى

    تُطوى لَدَيكَ وَلا الدِماءُ تُضَيَّعُ

    You bring souls to life by killing; so no hopes

    Are folded away with you, nor is blood wasted.

  20. بِدَمي وَكُلِّ دَمٍ إِلَيَّ مُحَبَّبٍ

    دَمُكِ الزَكِيُّ إِذا أَصابَكَ مُفجِعُ

    With my blood and all blood dear to me, I would ransom

    Your pure blood, should a calamity strike you.

  21. إِنّي قَضَيتُ فَكُلُّ عيدٍ مَأتَمٌ

    حَتّى يُظِلَّكِ عيدُكِ المُتَوَقَّعُ

    I have decreed: every festival is a funeral,

    Until your awaited festival spreads its shade over you.

  22. اللَهُ شاءَ فَمَن يُبَدِّلُ حُكمَهُ

    وَقَضى القَضاءَ فَمَن يَرُدُّ وَيَمنَعُ

    God has willed it; who then can alter His decree?

    And He has ordained the decree; who then can turn it back and prevent it?

  23. سيري عَلى بَرَكاتِهِ وَتَمَسَّكي

    مِنهُ بِحَبلِ عِنايَةٍ ما يُقطَعُ

    Go forth with His blessings, and hold fast

    To a cord of His care that cannot be severed.

  24. تَمشينَ ظامِئَةَ المَطالِبِ وَالمُنى

    وَكَأَنَّما يَمشي إِلَيكِ المَشرَعُ

    You walk thirsting for aspirations and hopes,

    And it is as though the watering place were walking toward you.

  25. لا تَترُكي المُتَطَيِّرينَ لِيَأسِهِم

    اليَأسُ يَكذِبُ وَالتَطَيُّرُ يَخدَعُ

    Do not leave those who fear ill omens to their despair;

    Despair lies, and fear of ill omens deceives.

  26. في كُلِّ أُفقٍ إِن نَظَرتِ وَكَوكَبٍ

    نورٌ يُضيءُ مِنَ الرَجاءِ وَيَسطَعُ

    On every horizon, if you look, and in every star,

    A light of hope glows and shines.

  27. فَخُذي البِشارَةَ مِن فَمي وَتَأَمَّلي

    آياتِ رَبِّكِ وَاِنظُري ما يَصنَعُ

    So take the glad tidings from my mouth, and contemplate

    The signs of your Lord, and see what He does.