حدثتناtold us عنabout الغريمthe adversary اللياليthe nights
حدثتنا عن الغريم الليالي
والمقاديرand the fates بعدafter صمتthe silence of الرجالِthe men
والمقادير بعد صمت الرجالِ
The nights have told us of the adversary,
and the fates, after the men fell silent.
وشهدناand we witnessed منfrom الروايةthe play فصلاًan act
وشهدنا من الرواية فصلاً
بيِّناًunmistakable للمُمَثِّلby the actor الفعّالِvigorous
بيِّناً للمُمَثِّل الفعّالِ
And we witnessed an act from the play,
an unmistakable one, by the vigorous actor.
واطلعناand we learned ونحنwhile we فيat مبدءthe beginning of الوثthe leap (first part)
واطلعنا ونحن في مبدء الوث
بة(completes 'leap') منهfrom him علىof المدىthe reach والمآلand the outcome
بة منه على المدى والمآل
And we learned, while still at the beginning of the leap,
from him, of its reach and outcome.
أيwhat خيرgood لمصرfor Egypt ينويhe intends فأرضىso I may be pleased with
أي خير لمصر ينوي فأرضى
جدةprosperity القومof the people وانتقالand a change in الحالcircumstances
جدة القوم وانتقال الحال
What good does he intend for Egypt, that I should welcome
the people's prosperity and their changed circumstances?
يحلمthey dream القومthe people بالمنىof hopes منfrom مراميaims
يحلم القوم بالمنى من مرامي
هِhis (possessive suffix) ولمand have not يحلمواthey dreamed بغيرof anything except المحالthe impossible
هِ ولم يحلموا بغير المحال
The people dream of hopes fulfilled through his aims,
yet they have dreamed of nothing but the impossible.
ويرونand they see السلامpeace منهfrom him ذماماًa pledge of protection
ويرون السلام منه ذماماً
وأراهand I see it وسيلةa means المحتالthe schemer
وأراه وسيلة المحتال
And they see peace from him as a pledge of protection,
and I see it as the schemer's tool.
وأخافand I fear الذيwhat يريدhe wants منfrom الصلthe settlement (first part)
وأخاف الذي يريد من الصل
ح(completes 'settlement') ولوand even if جاءhe comes فيin مقامthe position of السؤالpetitioning
ح ولو جاء في مقام السؤال
And I fear what he wants from a settlement,
even if he comes as a petitioner.
Sol 6.1