الآنnow صحbecame valid العهدthe covenant والميثاقُand the compact
الآن صح العهد والميثاقُ
لكfor you وارتضاكand approved of you الخلقhumankind والخلاقُand the Creator
لك وارتضاك الخلق والخلاقُ
Now the covenant and compact are confirmed
for you; humankind and the Creator have approved of you.
عرضpresented السفيرthe ambassador كتابهhis document فأجابهso answered him
عرض السفير كتابه فأجابه
مماfrom what ألفتyou are accustomed to الحزمfirm resolve والإشفاقand compassion
مما ألفت الحزم والإشفاق
The ambassador presented his document, and he was answered
by the resolve and compassion familiar to you.
رحبتyou welcomed محتفلاًcelebrating بهin his honor ورعيتهand you cared for him
رحبت محتفلاً به ورعيته
كرماًout of generosity وأنتand you are الشائقone who inspires longing المشتاقone who longs
كرماً وأنت الشائق المشتاق
You welcomed him with honor and cared for him,
out of generosity—you who inspire longing and long yourself.
فصلdecisiveness الخطابof speech وإنهand it indeed is لَخِتامُsurely the culmination of ماwhat
فصل الخطاب وإنه لَخِتامُ ما
وصلreached الدهاةthe shrewd إليهto it والحذاقand the skillful
وصل الدهاة إليه والحذاق
The decisive word—indeed, it is the culmination of what
the shrewd and skillful have attained.
لمdid not تمضهyou ratify it عنon behalf of مصرEgypt إلاexcept ناقداًas a discerning critic
لم تمضه عن مصر إلا ناقداً
فيهin it لكfor you التقييدrestriction والإطلاقand release
فيه لك التقييد والإطلاق
You ratified it on Egypt's behalf only with discernment;
in it, the power to bind and release is yours.
كانwas الوثاقthe fetter لهاfor her فعادthen passed لخصمهاto her adversary
كان الوثاق لها فعاد لخصمها
وغريمهاand her foe الجبارtyrannical وهوand it is وثاقa fetter
وغريمها الجبار وهو وثاق
The fetter was upon her, then passed to her adversary
and her tyrannical foe—a fetter still.
وأخذتand you took منfrom ثمرthe fruit of السلامpeace وظلهand its shade
وأخذت من ثمر السلام وظله
ماwhat شاءتdesired الآمالhopes والأخلاقand virtues
ما شاءت الآمال والأخلاق
And you gathered from the fruit and shade of peace
all that hopes and virtues desired.
سجلتyou recorded فيهin it لقومكfor your people استقلالهمtheir independence
سجلت فيه لقومك استقلالهم
فاعتزso grew strong إيلافٌfellowship وجلَّand grew great وفاقconcord
فاعتز إيلافٌ وجلَّ وفاق
You recorded your people's independence in it;
so fellowship grew strong, and concord grew great.
وقضيتand you fulfilled حقَّهمُtheir due عليكincumbent upon you وماand not انتهىended
وقضيت حقَّهمُ عليك وما انتهى
لهمُfor them تقاضٍclaiming what is due بعدُyet واستحقاقand entitlement
لهمُ تقاضٍ بعدُ واستحقاق
And you fulfilled their claim upon you; yet there is no end
to their demands and entitlements, even now.
وتفاءلand grew hopeful الشرقthe East الموفَّقgranted success واقتدىand followed an example
وتفاءل الشرق الموفَّق واقتدى
بكyou as its model واطمأنَّand found reassurance إلىin الحجازthe Hijaz عراقIraq
بك واطمأنَّ إلى الحجاز عراق
And the East, blessed with success, grew hopeful and followed
your example; Iraq found reassurance in the Hijaz.
صلحتwent well أموركyour affairs فيin أناتكyour deliberation مثلماjust as
صلحت أمورك في أناتك مثلما
صلحتwent well وأنتwhile you were المسرعthe swift one السبّاقthe one who outstrips others
صلحت وأنت المسرع السبّاق
Your affairs went well in your deliberation, just as
they did when you were swift and in the lead.
واجتزتand you surpassed غاياتthe limits of الظنونexpectations فساغso became fitting ليfor me
واجتزت غايات الظنون فساغ لي
فيكconcerning you الغلوُّextravagant praise وجازand became permissible ليfor me الإغراقextreme exaggeration
فيك الغلوُّ وجاز لي الإغراق
And you surpassed the limits of expectation, so I was justified
in praising you extravagantly, and permitted to go to extremes.
هلwill...? يسلمbe safe الإنسانhumankind منfrom حكامهits rulers
هل يسلم الإنسان من حكامه
منfrom بعدafter ماthat قادوهthey led it أمسyesterday وساقواand drove
من بعد ما قادوه أمس وساقوا
Will humanity be safe from its rulers
after they led it yesterday and drove it on,
ويقيand protect حضارتهits civilization صواعقهits thunderbolts فلاso not
ويقي حضارته صواعقه فلا
يجتاحهاravage it الإغراقdrowning والإحراقand burning
يجتاحها الإغراق والإحراق
and shield its civilization from its own thunderbolts, so that
neither drowning nor burning ravages it?
وتحرِّمand outlaw الحربَwar الشعوبُthe peoples جميعهاall of them
وتحرِّم الحربَ الشعوبُ جميعها
إنif قامarises خلفٌdisagreement بينهمamong them وشقاقand discord
إن قام خلفٌ بينهم وشقاق
And will all peoples outlaw war
if disagreement and discord arise among them?
وضمانand the safeguard of ذيthe holder of الحقthe right المقدسsacred بينهمamong them
وضمان ذي الحق المقدس بينهم
رأيُthe judgment of المحكَّمِthe arbitrator لاnot الدمthe blood المهراقshed
رأيُ المحكَّمِ لا الدم المهراق
And the safeguard for the holder of a sacred right among them
is the arbitrator's judgment, not blood poured out.
وشرائعand the laws of الإنسانhumankind وهيand they are كثيرةmany
وشرائع الإنسان وهي كثيرة
ماwhat سنتhave established العاداتcustoms والأذواقand tastes
ما سنت العادات والأذواق
And humanity's laws, many as they are,
are what customs and tastes have established.
والحكمand rule ماthat which ملكwon القلوبhearts سماحهits clemency
والحكم ما ملك القلوب سماحه
لاnot ماthat which عنتbowed لمراسهto its force الأعناقnecks
لا ما عنت لمراسه الأعناق
And rule is that whose clemency wins hearts,
not that whose force makes necks bow.
منwho ليfor me بيومwith a day فيin السماءthe heavens وموضعand a place
من لي بيوم في السماء وموضع
والأرضand the earth قدسٌa sanctuary والأنامand humankind رفاقcompanions
والأرض قدسٌ والأنام رفاق
Who will grant me a day and a place in the heavens,
with earth a sanctuary and humankind companions,
ومضاربand the encampments of الجندthe army الرهيبfearsome يعيدهاhe restores them
ومضارب الجند الرهيب يعيدها
وهيand they are الرياضthe gardens الخضرgreen والأسواقand the marketplaces
وهي الرياض الخضر والأسواق
and the fearsome army's camps restored
as green gardens and marketplaces
بطلthe hero of الحمىthe homeland وأمينهand its guardian منfrom بعدafter ماthat
بطل الحمى وأمينه من بعد ما
هزَّshook الحمىthe homeland الإرعادthundering والإبراقand lightning
هزَّ الحمى الإرعاد والإبراق
by the homeland's hero and guardian, after
thunder and lightning shook the homeland?
سكنfound repose الزمانtime إلىin رضاكyour approval ولمand did not يزلcease
سكن الزمان إلى رضاك ولم يزل
صخبthe clamor of المكابرthe obstinate one فيكagainst you وهوand it is نفاقhypocrisy
صخب المكابر فيك وهو نفاق
Time found peace in your approval, yet there has not ceased
the obstinate one's clamor against you—and it is hypocrisy.
ولوand if اكتفتhad been satisfied صحفthe newspapers of العنادobstinacy بمنذرwith a warner
ولو اكتفت صحف العناد بمنذر
ماnot كانthere would have been إلغاءcancellation ولاnor إغلاقclosure
ما كان إلغاء ولا إغلاق
And had a warner sufficed for the obstinate newspapers,
there would have been neither cancellation nor closure.
ومنand of الضرورةnecessity أنthat تحلbefall بكاتبupon a writer
ومن الضرورة أن تحل بكاتب
تلكthose الشكائمbridle-bits بعدthereafter والأطواقand collars
تلك الشكائم بعد والأطواق
And it is necessary that a writer be made to bear
those bridle-bits and collars thereafter.
إنif زرتyou visit إقليميmy province ففيهthen in it بقدرin proportion to ماwhat
إن زرت إقليمي ففيه بقدر ما
أحسنتyou have done good تقبيلٌkissing غداًtomorrow وعناقand embracing
أحسنت تقبيلٌ غداً وعناق
If you visit my province, there will be, in proportion to
the good you have done, kisses and embraces tomorrow.
لبيتyou answered دعوتهits invitation وخيرand the best of رجائهits hopes
لبيت دعوته وخير رجائه
إشرافكyour presence الميمونauspicious والأشواقand longings
إشرافك الميمون والأشواق
You answered its invitation; the best of its hopes
and longings is your auspicious presence.
تهديconvey سلامكyour greeting عاطراًfragrant أجواؤهits skies
تهدي سلامك عاطراً أجواؤه
وترددand echo الذكرىremembrance لكfor you الآفاقthe horizons
وتردد الذكرى لك الآفاق
Its skies convey your fragrant greeting,
and the horizons echo the remembrance of you.
أيعدُّcan it be counted? ماwhat أوليتهyou bestowed upon it وأقلand the least of ماwhat
أيعدُّ ما أوليته وأقل ما
تسديyou bestow إليهupon it البرءhealing والأرزاقand sustenance
تسدي إليه البرء والأرزاق
Can what you have bestowed on it be counted, when the least
you grant it is healing and sustenance?
Sol 6.1