حَبَرتyou penned مقالةan article جمعتit gathered together فأوعتand so encompassed fully
حَبَرت مقالة جمعت فأوعت
وجاءتand it came فيin سبيلthe cause of الحقtruth غايةthe utmost
وجاءت في سبيل الحق غاية
You penned an article that gathered and encompassed all,
You composed an article, collected and comprehended,
And it reached the utmost in the cause of truth.
That came in pursuit of the truth and purpose.
شفيتyou quenched غليلناour burning thirst ودفعتand warded off عناfrom us
شفيت غليلنا ودفعت عنا
وقمتand you fulfilled بمنتهىto the utmost فرضthe duty of الكفايةcollective sufficiency
وقمت بمنتهى فرض الكفاية
You quenched our burning thirst and defended us,
It quenched our thirst and warded off from us,
And fulfilled the communal duty to the utmost.
And you fulfilled the ultimate obligation.
فرunclear; possibly 'so may … not' زالتceased (with a negative: continued) سهامكyour arrows صائباتhitting their mark
فر زالت سهامك صائبات
علىin رغمspite of الوشايةslander والسعايةand malicious denunciation
على رغم الوشاية والسعاية
So may your arrows keep striking true [opening unclear],
So your arrows continued hitting their mark,
Despite slander and malicious denunciation.
Despite the slander and scheming.
ففيfor on صدرthe front page of المقطمAl-Muqattam قدindeed قرأناwe read
ففي صدر المقطم قد قرأنا
سطوراlines خطهاinscribed them قلمthe pen of الغوايةmisguidance
سطورا خطها قلم الغواية
For on the front page of Al-Muqattam we have read
For in the heart of Al-Muqtam we read,
Lines inscribed by the pen of misguidance.
Lines written by the pen of misguidance.
وفيand on صدرthe front page of المؤيدAl-Mu’ayyad قدindeed تلوناwe recited
وفي صدر المؤيد قد تلونا
بحمدwith praise to اللهGod آياتverses الهدايةguidance
بحمد الله آيات الهداية
And on the front page of Al-Mu’ayyad we have recited
And in the heart of Al-Mu'ayyad we recited,
With praise to God, verses of guidance.
By the grace of God, verses of guidance.
يصدِّعناgives us headaches المقطمAl-Muqattam كلevery يومday
يصدِّعنا المقطم كل يوم
ويزعجناand alarms us بإعلانby proclaiming الحمايةthe protectorate
ويزعجنا بإعلان الحماية
Al-Muqattam gives us headaches every day,
Al-Muqtam saddens us every day,
And alarms us by proclaiming the protectorate.
And disturbs us by declaring protection.
وينذرناand warns us بويلof woe بعدafter ويلwoe
وينذرنا بويل بعد ويل
علىupon ويلwoe كماjust as نعقcawed أبنIbn (son of) دايهDāyah (in the crow’s epithet)
على ويل كما نعق أبن دايه
And warns us of woe after woe,
And warns us of woe after woe,
On top of woe, as Ibn Dāyah the crow cawed.
Upon woe, as the son of Daihah wails.
فمهلاso, easy now فيلسوفphilosopher of الشرevil مهلاeasy now
فمهلا فيلسوف الشر مهلا
فإنfor indeed لكلfor every نازلةcalamity نهايةan end
فإن لكل نازلة نهاية
So, easy now, philosopher of evil—easy!
So wait, O philosopher of evil, wait,
For every calamity has an end.
For every situation has an end.
لقدindeed كشفlifted المؤيدAl-Mu’ayyad عنكfrom you ستراa veil
لقد كشف المؤيد عنك سترا
وأظهرand revealed للملاto the public بطلthe protagonist of الروايةthe play
وأظهر للملا بطل الرواية
Indeed, Al-Mu’ayyad has lifted a veil from you,
Al-Mu'ayyad has uncovered your veil,
And revealed the play’s protagonist to the public.
And shown the defects of the narrator.
فمثِّلso play غيرother than هذاthis الدورrole واعلمand know
فمثِّل غير هذا الدور واعلم
بأنthat اللوردthe lord قدindeed قطعcut off الجرايةthe stipend
بأن اللورد قد قطع الجراية
So play another role, and know
So take on a role other than this, and know
That the lord has cut off the stipend.
That the Lord has cut off your salary.
Sol 6.1