هوit الركبthe caravan غاديهِits morning traveler سلامٌpeace ورائحُهْand its evening traveler
هو الركب غاديهِ سلامٌ ورائحُهْ
تبلّجَshone forth يُغشِيveils ناظِرَthe eye of الشّمسِthe sun واضِحُهْits radiance
تبلّجَ يُغشِي ناظِرَ الشّمسِ واضِحُهْ
It is the caravan: peace is its morning traveler and its evening one.
It shone forth, its radiance dazzling the sun's eye.
إذاwhen السُّبلُthe roads ضاقتgrew too narrow عنfor سواهany other than it فلمand so did not يَسِرْtravel
إذا السُّبلُ ضاقت عن سواه فلم يَسِرْ
تَنقَّلroamed شتّىfar and wide فيin القلوبِhearts مَنادِحُهْits open expanses
تَنقَّل شتّى في القلوبِ مَنادِحُهْ
When roads constrict all others, leaving them unable to travel,
its spacious courses range far and wide through hearts.
هوit الركبُthe caravan فيهwithin it منof سَناthe radiance of الحقِّtruth لمحةٌa gleam
هو الركبُ فيه من سَنا الحقِّ لمحةٌ
تَجمَّعgathered ساريthe night-traveler of النّورِlight فيهاwithin it وسابِحُهْand its swimmer
تَجمَّع ساري النّورِ فيها وسابِحُهْ
It is the caravan, bearing a gleam of truth's radiance,
in which light's night-roamer and swimmer have gathered.
تطلَّعَrose ملءَfilling الدهرِtime والدّهرُand time كلُّهall of it
تطلَّعَ ملءَ الدهرِ والدّهرُ كلُّه
لِسانٌa tongue يُحيّيهِsalutes it وكفٌّand a hand تُصافِحُهْshakes its hand
لِسانٌ يُحيّيهِ وكفٌّ تُصافِحُهْ
It rose to fill all time, and time entire
is a tongue saluting it and a hand shaking its hand.
حَللتَyou alighted أباO father of الأشبالِthe lion cubs منّاof ours بأنفسٍamong souls
حَللتَ أبا الأشبالِ منّا بأنفسٍ
عناهاtormented them منfrom الشّوقِlonging المُبرِّحِagonizing لافِحُهْits scorching blast
عناها من الشّوقِ المُبرِّحِ لافِحُهْ
You alighted, Abu al-Ashbal, among souls of ours
tormented by the searing blast of agonizing longing.
فأبلغتهاso you brought them to رِيَّthe quenching of الصَّدَىthirst ومنحتَهاand you granted them
فأبلغتها رِيَّ الصَّدَى ومنحتَها
منof البِرِّkindness والمعروفِand good deeds ماwhat أنتyou مانِحُهْits bestower
من البِرِّ والمعروفِ ما أنت مانِحُهْ
Thus you slaked their thirst and bestowed upon them
such kindness and goodness as you bestow.
أياديكyour favors ذِكرٌrenown للكنانةِfor al-Kinanah صاعدٌascending
أياديك ذِكرٌ للكنانةِ صاعدٌ
ومجدٌand glory يُبارِيrivals همّةَthe ambition of النّجمِthe star طامِحُهْits soaring reach
ومجدٌ يُبارِي همّةَ النّجمِ طامِحُهْ
Your favors are rising renown for al-Kinanah,
and glory whose soaring reach rivals the star's ambition.
بعثتَyou revived بهاwithin her عصرَthe age of الحضارةcivilization مُونقاًsplendid
بعثتَ بها عصرَ الحضارة مُونقاً
تطيبُare sweet مَجانيهits fruits وتذكوand grow stronger نوافِحُهْits fragrant breezes
تطيبُ مَجانيه وتذكو نوافِحُهْ
You revived within her a splendid age of civilization,
whose fruits are sweet and whose fragrant breezes grow strong.
وأدنيتَand you brought near منof آمالهِاher hopes الغُرِّradiant ماthose that لوىtwisted
وأدنيتَ من آمالهِا الغُرِّ ما لوى
يَدَthe hand of الدّهرِTime جافيهits remote part وأعياهُand exhausted him نازِحُهْits far-off part
يَدَ الدّهرِ جافيه وأعياهُ نازِحُهْ
And you brought near those radiant hopes of hers that had twisted
Time's hand through their remoteness, and exhausted him through their distance.
إذاwhenever رُحتَyou set out تَستقصِيpursuing to the utmost مطالبهاher goals العُلىlofty
إذا رُحتَ تَستقصِي مطالبها العُلى
عناsubmitted المطلبُthe goal الجبّارُformidable وانْقادَand yielded جَامِحُهْits unruly part
عنا المطلبُ الجبّارُ وانْقادَ جَامِحُهْ
Whenever you set out to pursue her lofty goals to the utmost,
the formidable goal submits, and its defiance yields.
فَتحتَyou opened لهاfor her بابَthe gate of الحياةِlife فأقبلتْand so she came forward
فَتحتَ لها بابَ الحياةِ فأقبلتْ
وأقبلَand came طيرُthe birds of اليُمنِgood fortune يَنهالُstreams down سانِحُهْits auspicious flier
وأقبلَ طيرُ اليُمنِ يَنهالُ سانِحُهْ
You opened life's gate for her, and she came forward,
and birds of good fortune came, their auspicious fliers streaming down.
وماand not عَرفَknew الأقوامُthe peoples باباًa gate يَسُرُّهمgladdens them
وما عَرفَ الأقوامُ باباً يَسُرُّهم
منof الخيرgoodness إلاexcept فيin يَدَيْكَyour two hands مَفاتِحُهْits keys
من الخير إلا في يَدَيْكَ مَفاتِحُهْ
And no people have known a gate that gladdens them
with blessings unless its keys lie in your hands.
سَنَنْتَyou established لِشعبِfor the people of النّيلِthe Nile سُنَّةَthe way of ناهضٍone who rises
سَنَنْتَ لِشعبِ النّيلِ سُنَّةَ ناهضٍ
بَعيدِfar مَدَىthe reach of الآمالِhopes شَتَّىvaried مَطارِحُهْhis aims
بَعيدِ مَدَى الآمالِ شَتَّى مَطارِحُهْ
You established for the Nile's people the way of one who rises,
whose hopes reach far and whose aims are many.
وأَرشدتَهُand you guided them تَبغِيseeking لهfor them الجِدَّearnest endeavor خُطَّةًas a course
وأَرشدتَهُ تَبغِي له الجِدَّ خُطَّةً
فأمسكَso held back غاويهِtheir wayward one وأقصرَand desisted مازِحُهْtheir jester
فأمسكَ غاويهِ وأقصرَ مازِحُهْ
And you guided them, seeking earnest endeavor as their path,
so their wayward ones held back and their jesters desisted.
تَعلَّمَlearned مِنكَfrom you السَّعْيَstriving لاnot يَعرفُknows الوَنَىweariness
تَعلَّمَ مِنكَ السَّعْيَ لا يَعرفُ الوَنَى
فماso did not ارْتَدَّturn back ساعيهِtheir striver ولاnor كفَّcease كادِحُهْtheir toiler
فما ارْتَدَّ ساعيهِ ولا كفَّ كادِحُهْ
They learned from you to strive, knowing no weariness;
so their strivers never turned back, nor did their toilers cease.
يظلُّremains أمامَbefore الدَّهرِTime والدَّهرُwhile Time ثائرٌraging
يظلُّ أمامَ الدَّهرِ والدَّهرُ ثائرٌ
يُدافِعُهresists him عنin defense of حَقِّهِtheir right ويُكافِحُهْand battles him
يُدافِعُه عن حَقِّهِ ويُكافِحُهْ
They stand before Time while Time rages,
defending their right against him and battling him.
ولنand will not يَستطيعَattain الشّعبُthe people مَجداًglory ورفعةًand eminence
ولن يَستطيعَ الشّعبُ مَجداً ورفعةً
إذاif نامَsleeps بانيهِtheir builder وعَرْبَدand runs riot صائِحُهْtheir loudmouth
إذا نامَ بانيهِ وعَرْبَد صائِحُهْ
And the people will never attain glory and eminence
if their builder sleeps and their loudmouth runs riot.
بَنَيْتَyou built فأحسنتَand you excelled البناءَthe building وإنّهand indeed it
بَنَيْتَ فأحسنتَ البناءَ وإنّه
لَباقٍsurely enduring علىthrough مَرِّthe passage of الحوادثِevents صَالِحُهْits sound part
لَباقٍ على مَرِّ الحوادثِ صَالِحُهْ
You built and built well; and surely
what is sound in it endures through the passage of events.
دمنهورُDamanhur منfrom جَداوكَyour bounty مُشرِقةُshining with السَّناradiance
دمنهورُ من جَداوكَ مُشرِقةُ السَّنا
ويومُكَand your day فيهاin her كابرُgreat in الشّأنِsignificance راجحُهْits weighty aspect
ويومُكَ فيها كابرُ الشّأنِ راجحُهْ
Damanhur shines in splendor through your bounty,
and your day there is great and weighty in significance.
طلعَتyou rose عليهاover her غُدوةَon the morning of السّبتِSaturday كوكباًas a star
طلعَت عليها غُدوةَ السّبتِ كوكباً
تُغاديهِvisit it in the morning أسرابُflocks of المُنَىhopes وتُراوِحُهْand visit it in the evening
تُغاديهِ أسرابُ المُنَى وتُراوِحُهْ
You rose over her on Saturday morning, a star
that flocks of hopes visit morning and evening.
ففيso in كلِّevery سبتٍSaturday منof مثالِكَyour likeness طائِفٌa passing vision
ففي كلِّ سبتٍ من مثالِكَ طائِفٌ
يَشوقُstirs longing in بهاthere شعباًa people ظِماءًthirsting جَوانِحُهْtheir hearts
يَشوقُ بها شعباً ظِماءً جَوانِحُهْ
So every Saturday a passing vision of your likeness
stirs longing there in a people with thirsting hearts.
تَلقّاكَwelcomed you بالإِجلالِwith reverence يُصفيكَsincerely offers you وُدَّهُtheir affection
تَلقّاكَ بالإِجلالِ يُصفيكَ وُدَّهُ
وغَرّدَand sang يقضيpaying حقَّthe due of نُعماكyour bounty صادِحُهْtheir singer
وغَرّدَ يقضي حقَّ نُعماك صادِحُهْ
They welcomed you with reverence, offering you their pure affection,
and their singer warbled, paying your bounty its due.
أرىI see الطيرَthe birds فيin واديكَyour valley شَتَّىvaried ضرُوبُهُtheir kinds
أرى الطيرَ في واديكَ شَتَّى ضرُوبُهُ
وماand not يستوِيare equal شاديهِtheir singer يوماًever ونائِحُهْand their mourner
وما يستوِي شاديهِ يوماً ونائِحُهْ
I see birds of many kinds in your valley,
and their songster and mourner are never alike.
مَدحتُكَI praised you إنّindeed الجاعِلَone who makes المجدَglory هَمَّهُhis concern
مَدحتُكَ إنّ الجاعِلَ المجدَ هَمَّهُ
لَيُكرَمُis surely honored مُطرِيهِhis eulogist ويُحْمَدُand is praised مادِحُهْhis praiser
لَيُكرَمُ مُطرِيهِ ويُحْمَدُ مادِحُهْ
I praised you: one who makes glory his concern—
his eulogist is surely honored, and his praiser is praised.
أَلَسْتَare you not الذيthe one who خَفَّفْتَyou alleviated عنfrom شعبِكَyour people الأَذىharm
أَلَسْتَ الذي خَفَّفْتَ عن شعبِكَ الأَذى
وأدركتَهand you rescued them والخطبُwhile calamity يشتدُّintensifies فادِحُهْits crushing force
وأدركتَه والخطبُ يشتدُّ فادِحُهْ
Are you not the one who eased your people's suffering,
and rescued them as calamity's crushing force intensified,
وأَرسلتَهُand you sent them forth مِلءَfilling الزّمانِtime مُغامِراًventuring boldly
وأَرسلتَهُ مِلءَ الزّمانِ مُغامِراً
وكانand they had been صريعاًstricken ماnot يُواتيكresponds to you رازِحُهْtheir burdened one
وكان صريعاً ما يُواتيك رازِحُهْ
and sent them adventuring through the full span of time,
when they had lain stricken, too burdened to respond to you?
ثَوَىlay زمناًfor a time يشكوcomplaining of الجراحَthe wounds فلمand did not تَزَلْyou cease
ثَوَى زمناً يشكو الجراحَ فلم تَزَلْ
تُداويهyou treated them حتّىuntil ارتدَّturned يَشكوهُcomplaining of them جَارِحُهْtheir wounder
تُداويه حتّى ارتدَّ يَشكوهُ جَارِحُهْ
They lay awhile complaining of their wounds, and you never ceased
to heal them, until their wounder complained of them in turn.
ولنand will not يُخطِئَmiss الشّعبُthe people السَبيلَthe path إلىto العُلاthe heights
ولن يُخطِئَ الشّعبُ السَبيلَ إلى العُلا
سبيلُكَyour path هاديهِtheir guide ورأيُكَand your judgment ناصِحُهْtheir adviser
سبيلُكَ هاديهِ ورأيُكَ ناصِحُهْ
And the people will not miss the path to the heights:
your path is their guide, and your judgment their counselor.
تَقدَّمَadvanced يبنيbuilding المجدَglory شتّىvaried وُجُوهُهits forms
تَقدَّمَ يبني المجدَ شتّى وُجُوهُه
فِساحاًspacious مَناحِيهits avenues سِماحاًopen مَسارِحُهْits roaming grounds
فِساحاً مَناحِيه سِماحاً مَسارِحُهْ
They advanced, building glory in its many forms,
its avenues broad, its fields open.
فلمso did not يَبْقَremain ماanything that يخشىfears عليهfor them صديقُهُtheir friend
فلم يَبْقَ ما يخشى عليه صديقُهُ
ولمnor did يبقَremain ماanything that يشفيassuages بهwith it الغَيْظَrage كاشِحُهْtheir foe
ولم يبقَ ما يشفي به الغَيْظَ كاشِحُهْ
So nothing remained for their friend to fear on their behalf,
nor anything with which their foe could assuage his rage.
Sol 6.1