أفيIs it on…? كلevery يومday يشهدwitnesses النيلthe Nile نابغاًa genius
أفي كل يوم يشهد النيل نابغاً
يعيشhe lives فنرجوهso we pin our hopes on him ويقضيand he dies فنجزعُso we grieve
يعيش فنرجوه ويقضي فنجزعُ
Must the Nile witness, every day, a brilliant son
Does the Nile each day behold a genius
who lives, and we place our hopes in him—then dies, and we grieve?
who lives, so we pin our hopes on him, and dies, so we grieve?
وليسand there is no لكمfor you فيat موسمcelebration الحيthe living person مظهرappearance
وليس لكم في موسم الحي مظهر
وليسand there is no لكمfor you فيat مأتمfuneral الميتthe dead person مفزعdismay
وليس لكم في مأتم الميت مفزع
You make no appearance at the living man's celebration,
Yet you make no appearance at the celebration of the living,
nor are you a refuge at the dead man's mourning.
nor show any dismay at the funeral of the dead.
لقدindeed سئمتgrew weary هذيthese الكراسيُّthe chairs مكثَكمyour lingering
لقد سئمت هذي الكراسيُّ مكثَكم
فهلاso why not شعرتُمyou noticed وهيwhile they تشكوcomplain وتضرعand plead
فهلا شعرتُم وهي تشكو وتضرع
These very seats have wearied of your lingering;
Indeed, these chairs have grown weary of your lingering;
if only you could feel them as they complain and implore!
so why have you not noticed, as they complain and plead?
فإنso if شئتمُyou wish أنto يعفوforgive النيلthe Nile عنكمُyou (object of forgiveness)
فإن شئتمُ أن يعفو النيل عنكمُ
ويكبركمand honor you أبناءsons مصرEgypt ويرفعواand raise you high
ويكبركم أبناء مصر ويرفعوا
If you wish the Nile to pardon you,
So if you wish the Nile to forgive you,
and the sons of Egypt to esteem and exalt you,
and the sons of Egypt to honor you and raise you high,
فخلواthen relinquish مقاليدthe reins الأمورof affairs لأهلهاto those fit for them
فخلوا مقاليد الأمور لأهلها
إذاwhen أرعدthunders الجبارthe tyrant لمdid not يتزعزعواthey waver
إذا أرعد الجبار لم يتزعزعوا
then yield the reins of affairs to those fit to hold them—
then leave the reins of affairs to those fit for them—
those who, when the tyrant thunders, do not waver.
those who do not waver when the tyrant thunders.
إذنthen لرأيتمyou would surely have seen ماwhat رأىhe saw منof كرامةhonor
إذن لرأيتم ما رأى من كرامة
ومرحمةand compassion ذاكthat الشهيدthe martyr المشيعescorted to burial
ومرحمة ذاك الشهيد المشيع
Then you would have seen the honor and compassion
Then you would have known the same honor
received by that martyr escorted in procession.
and compassion as that martyr escorted to burial.
Sol 6.1