أَعُقابٌis it an eagle فيin عَنانِthe heights of الجَوِّthe sky لاحappeared
أَعُقابٌ في عَنانِ الجَوِّ لاح
أَمor سَحابٌa cloud فَرَّfled مِنfrom هَوجِthe fury of الرِياحthe winds
أَم سَحابٌ فَرَّ مِن هَوجِ الرِياح
Is it an eagle appearing in the heights of the sky,
or a cloud that fled the fury of the winds?
أَمor بِساطُthe carpet of الريحِthe wind رَدَّتهُsent it back النَوىdistance
أَم بِساطُ الريحِ رَدَّتهُ النَوى
بَعدَafter ماthat طَوَّفَroamed فيthrough الدَهرِthe ages وَساحand wandered
بَعدَ ما طَوَّفَ في الدَهرِ وَساح
Or the wind's carpet, which distance has sent back
after it roamed through the ages and wandered?
أَوor كَأَنَّas though البُرجَthe constellation أَلقىcast out حوتَهُits fish
أَو كَأَنَّ البُرجَ أَلقى حوتَهُ
فَتَرامىso it hurtled فيthrough السَماواتِthe heavens الفِساحspacious
فَتَرامى في السَماواتِ الفِساح
Or as though the constellation had cast out its fish,
which hurtled through the spacious heavens?
أَقبَلَتit approached مِنfrom بُعُدٍafar تَحسَبُهاyou would take it for
أَقبَلَت مِن بُعُدٍ تَحسَبُها
نَحلَةًa bee عَنَّتappeared وَطَنَّتand buzzed فيin الرِياحthe winds
نَحلَةً عَنَّت وَطَنَّت في الرِياح
It came from afar; you would take it for
a bee that appeared and buzzed in the winds.
ياO سِلاحَweapon of العَصرِthe age بُشِّرناwe were given glad tidings بِهِof it
يا سِلاحَ العَصرِ بُشِّرنا بِهِ
كُلُّevery عَصرٍage بِكَمِيٍّwith an armored champion وَسِلاحand a weapon
كُلُّ عَصرٍ بِكَمِيٍّ وَسِلاح
O weapon of the age, of which we were given glad tidings—
every age has its armored champion and its weapon.
إِنَّindeed عِزّاًglory لَمnot يُظَلَّلbe sheltered فيon غَدٍthe morrow
إِنَّ عِزّاً لَم يُظَلَّل في غَدٍ
بِجَناحَيكَby your two wings ذَليلٌabased مُستَباحopen to violation
بِجَناحَيكَ ذَليلٌ مُستَباح
Indeed, any glory not sheltered tomorrow
beneath your wings is abased and open to violation.
فَتَكاثَرso multiply وَتَأَلَّفand unite فَيلَقاًas a legion
فَتَكاثَر وَتَأَلَّف فَيلَقاً
تَعصِمُyou safeguard السِلمَpeace وَتَعلوand rise لِلكِفاحfor combat
تَعصِمُ السِلمَ وَتَعلو لِلكِفاح
So multiply, and unite into a legion,
to safeguard peace and soar to combat.
مِصرُEgypt لِلطَيرِfor birds جَميعاًall مَسرَحٌa playground
مِصرُ لِلطَيرِ جَميعاً مَسرَحٌ
ماnot لَناwe have فيهِin it ذُنابىa tail أَوor جَناحa wing
ما لَنا فيهِ ذُنابى أَو جَناح
Egypt is a playground for all birds;
yet we have neither tail nor wing in it.
رُبَّmany a سِربٍflock قاطِعٍtraveling مَرَّpassed بِهِthrough it
رُبَّ سِربٍ قاطِعٍ مَرَّ بِهِ
هَبَطَalighted upon الأَرضَthe earth مَلِيّاًfor a long while وَاِستَراحand rested
هَبَطَ الأَرضَ مَلِيّاً وَاِستَراح
Many a traveling flock passed through it,
alighted on the earth for a long while, and rested.
لِمَwhy لاnot يُفتَنُbe captivated فِتيانَthe youths of الحِمىthe homeland
لِمَ لا يُفتَنُ فِتيانَ الحِمى
ذَلِكَthat الإِقدامُdaring أَوor ذاكَthat الطِماحlofty ambition
ذَلِكَ الإِقدامُ أَو ذاكَ الطِماح
Why are the homeland's youths not captivated
by that daring or that lofty ambition
مِنof فَتىًa youth حَلَّarrived مِنَfrom الجَوِّthe sky بِهِمamong them
مِن فَتىً حَلَّ مِنَ الجَوِّ بِهِم
فَتَلَقّوهُso they welcomed him عَلىupon هامٍheads وَراحand palms
فَتَلَقّوهُ عَلى هامٍ وَراح
of a youth who came to them from the sky,
and whom they welcomed upon heads and palms?
إِنَّهُindeed he أَوَّلُthe first عُصفورٍsparrow لَهُمof theirs
إِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ عُصفورٍ لَهُم
هَزَّbeat فيin الجَوِّthe sky جَناحَيهِhis two wings وَصاحand cried out
هَزَّ في الجَوِّ جَناحَيهِ وَصاح
He is indeed their first sparrow
to beat his wings in the sky and cry out.
دَبَّتstirred الهِمَّةُaspiration فيهِwithin him وَمَشَتand marched
دَبَّت الهِمَّةُ فيهِ وَمَشَت
عَزَماتٌresolves مِنكَfrom you ياO حَربُHarb صِحاحsteadfast
عَزَماتٌ مِنكَ يا حَربُ صِحاح
Aspiration stirred in him, and there marched
steadfast resolves from you, O Harb.
ناطَحَlocked horns with النَجمَthe star فَتىًa youth عَلَّمتُهُyou taught him
ناطَحَ النَجمَ فَتىً عَلَّمتُهُ
فيin حَياةٍa life حُرَّةٍfree كَيفَhow النِطاحto lock horns
في حَياةٍ حُرَّةٍ كَيفَ النِطاح
A youth has locked horns with the stars, one you taught
how to lock horns in a life of freedom.
لَكَfor you فيamong الأَجيالِthe generations تِمثالٌa statue مَشىwalked
لَكَ في الأَجيالِ تِمثالٌ مَشى
وَجَدواthey found الرُشدَgood judgment عَلَيهِin him وَالصَلاحand virtue
وَجَدوا الرُشدَ عَلَيهِ وَالصَلاح
You have, among the generations, a statue that walks;
they found good judgment and virtue in him.
جاوَزَpassed beyond النيلَthe Nile وَعَبرَيهِand its two banks إِلىtoward
جاوَزَ النيلَ وَعَبرَيهِ إِلى
أَكَمِthe hills of الشامِthe Levant وَهاتيكَand those البِطاحbroad plains
أَكَمِ الشامِ وَهاتيكَ البِطاح
He passed beyond the Nile and its two banks toward
the hills of the Levant and those broad plains.
فارِسَknight of الجَوِّthe sky سَلامٌgreetings فيin الذُرىthe heights
فارِسَ الجَوِّ سَلامٌ في الذُرى
وَعَلىand upon الماءِthe water وَمِنand from كُلِّevery النَواحquarter
وَعَلى الماءِ وَمِن كُلِّ النَواح
O knight of the sky, greetings in the heights,
and upon the water, and from every quarter.
ثِبleap إِلىالنَجمِto the star وَزاحِمand jostle رُكنَهُits flank
ثِب إِلىالنَجمِ وَزاحِم رُكنَهُ
وَاِمتَلِئand fill yourself مِنwith خُيَلاءٍpride وَمِراحand exuberance
وَاِمتَلِئ مِن خُيَلاءٍ وَمِراح
Leap to the star and jostle its flank,
and fill yourself with pride and exuberance.
إِنَّindeed هَذاthis الفَتحَconquest لاno عَهدَprior knowledge بِهِof it
إِنَّ هَذا الفَتحَ لا عَهدَ بِهِ
لِضِفافِto the banks of النيلِthe Nile مِنsince عَهدِthe age of فِتاحPtah
لِضِفافِ النيلِ مِن عَهدِ فِتاح
Indeed, this conquest has been unknown
to the Nile's banks since the age of Ptah.
تِلكَthose أَبوابُthe gates of السَماءِheaven اِنفَتَحَتhave opened
تِلكَ أَبوابُ السَماءِ اِنفَتَحَت
ماwhat وَراءَbeyond البابِthe gate ياO طَيرَbird of النَجاحsuccess
ما وَراءَ البابِ يا طَيرَ النَجاح
Those gates of heaven have opened;
what lies beyond the gate, O bird of success?
أَسَماءُis the sky of النيلِthe Nile أَيضاًalso حَرَمٌa forbidden preserve
أَسَماءُ النيلِ أَيضاً حَرَمٌ
مِنalong طَريقِthe route to الهِندِIndia أَمor جَوٌّairspace مُباحopen to all
مِن طَريقِ الهِندِ أَم جَوٌّ مُباح
Is the Nile's sky, too, a forbidden preserve
along the route to India, or is it open air?
عَينُAyn شَمسٍShams مُلِأَتwas filled مِنwith مَوكِبٍa procession
عَينُ شَمسٍ مُلِأَت مِن مَوكِبٍ
كانَwas لِلأَبطالِto heroes أَحياناًsometimes يُتاحgranted
كانَ لِلأَبطالِ أَحياناً يُتاح
Ayn Shams was filled with a procession
such as was sometimes granted to heroes.
رُبَّماat times جَلَّلَcovered وَجهَthe face of الأَرضِthe earth أَوor
رُبَّما جَلَّلَ وَجهَ الأَرضِ أَو
رُبَّماat times سَدَّbarred عَلىfor الشَمسِthe sun السَراحfree passage
رُبَّما سَدَّ عَلى الشَمسِ السَراح
At times it covered the face of the earth, or
at times it barred the sun's free passage.
إِنif يَفُتهُbe absent from it الجَيشُthe army أَوor رَوَّعتُهُits splendor
إِن يَفُتهُ الجَيشُ أَو رَوَّعتُهُ
لَمdid not يَفُتهُbe absent from it النَشَأُthe young الزُهرُradiant الصِباحfair-faced
لَم يَفُتهُ النَشَأُ الزُهرُ الصِباح
If the army or its splendor failed it,
the radiant, fair-faced youth did not fail it.
وَفِدىand a ransom for فائِزَةٍFa'iza سُمرُbrown القَناlances
وَفِدى فائِزَةٍ سُمرُ القَنا
وَفِدىand a ransom for حارِسِهاher guardian بيضُwhite الصِفاحsword-blades
وَفِدى حارِسِها بيضُ الصِفاح
And may the brown lances be ransom for Fa'iza,
and white sword-blades be ransom for her guardian.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَبطَأَتshe was late حَتّىuntil لَمnot يَنَمsleep
وَلَقَد أَبطَأَت حَتّى لَم يَنَم
لِلحِمىof the homeland لَيلٌa night وَلَمand not يَنعَمenjoy ease صَباحa morning
لِلحِمى لَيلٌ وَلَم يَنعَم صَباح
And she was so late that there was no sleep
for the homeland's night, nor ease for its morning.
فَاِبتَغيso sought العُذرَan excuse كِرامٌnoble men وَاِنبَرَتand arose
فَاِبتَغي العُذرَ كِرامٌ وَاِنبَرَت
أَلسُنٌtongues فيin الثَلمِdisparagement وَالهَدمِand destruction فِصاحeloquent
أَلسُنٌ في الثَلمِ وَالهَدمِ فِصاح
So noble men sought an excuse, while there arose
tongues eloquent in disparagement and destruction.
تَلتَويturn unruly الخَيلُhorses عَلىagainst راكِبِهاtheir rider
تَلتَوي الخَيلُ عَلى راكِبِها
كَيفَhow then بِالعاصِفِwith the gale فيon يَومِa day of الجِماحrunning wild
كَيفَ بِالعاصِفِ في يَومِ الجِماح
Horses may turn against their rider;
what, then, of a gale when it runs wild?
لَيسَis not مَنone who يَركَبُrides سَرجاًa saddle لَيِّناًsoft
لَيسَ مَن يَركَبُ سَرجاً لَيِّناً
مِثلَlike مَنone who يَركَبُrides أَعرافَthe manes of الرِياحthe winds
مِثلَ مَن يَركَبُ أَعرافَ الرِياح
One who rides a soft saddle is not
like one who rides the manes of the winds.
سِرgo رُوَيداًgently فيthrough فَضاءٍan expanse سافِرٍunveiled
سِر رُوَيداً في فَضاءٍ سافِرٍ
ضاحِكِsmiling in الصَفحَةِface كَالفِردَوسِlike Paradise صاحclear
ضاحِكِ الصَفحَةِ كَالفِردَوسِ صاح
Go gently through an unveiled expanse,
smiling-faced and clear as Paradise.
طَرَفَتcast a glance عَيناًan eye بِهِupon it الشَمسُthe sun فَلَوand if
طَرَفَت عَيناً بِهِ الشَمسُ فَلَو
خُيِّرَتshe were given a choice لَمnot تَتَحَفَّزhasten لِلرَواحto depart
خُيِّرَت لَم تَتَحَفَّز لِلرَواح
The sun cast an eye upon it, and if
given the choice, would not hasten to depart.
وَتَكادُand almost الطَيرُthe birds مِنfrom خِفَّتِهِits lightness
وَتَكادُ الطَيرُ مِن خِفَّتِهِ
تَتَعالىsoar فيهِwithin it مِنwith غَيرِno جَناحwing
تَتَعالى فيهِ مِن غَيرِ جَناح
And such is its lightness that the birds almost
soar within it without a wing.
قِفstop تَأَمَّلcontemplate مِنfrom عُلُوٍّon high قُبَّةًa dome
قِف تَأَمَّل مِن عُلُوٍّ قُبَّةً
رُفِعَتwas raised لِلفَصلِfor judgment وَالرَأيِand opinion الصُراحforthright
رُفِعَت لِلفَصلِ وَالرَأيِ الصُراح
Stop and contemplate from on high a dome
raised for judgment and forthright opinion.
نَزَلَsettled النُوّابُthe deputies فيهاin it فِتيَةًyoung men
نَزَلَ النُوّابُ فيها فِتيَةً
فيin جَناحٍa wing وَشُيوخاًand elders فيin جَناحa wing
في جَناحٍ وَشُيوخاً في جَناح
The deputies settled there, young men
in one wing, and elders in another.
حَمَلواthey bore الحَقَّthe truth وَقامواand stood دونَهُin its defense
حَمَلوا الحَقَّ وَقاموا دونَهُ
كَرَعيلِlike a troop of الخَيلِhorses أَوor صَفِّa rank of الرِماحspears
كَرَعيلِ الخَيلِ أَو صَفِّ الرِماح
They bore the truth and stood in its defense,
like a troop of horses or a rank of spears.
ياO أَباfather of الفاروقِal-Faruq مَنwhoever تَرعىyou care for فَفيis then in
يا أَبا الفاروقِ مَن تَرعى فَفي
كَنَفِthe care of الفَضلِbounty وَفيand in ظِلِّthe shade of السِماحgenerosity
كَنَفِ الفَضلِ وَفي ظِلِّ السِماح
O father of al-Faruq, whoever you shelter is
in bounty's care and generosity's shade.
أَنتَyou مِنone whose آباؤُكِyour forefathers السُحبُthe clouds وَماand no
أَنتَ مِن آباؤُكِ السُحبُ وَما
فيin بِناءِthe building of السُحُبِclouds الأَيديhands الشِحاحmiserly
في بِناءِ السُحُبِ الأَيدي الشِحاح
You are one whose forefathers are clouds, and no
miserly hands take part in building clouds.
يَدُكَyour hand السَمحَةُgenerous فيin الخَيرِgood works وَفيand in
يَدُكَ السَمحَةُ في الخَيرِ وَفي
هِمَّةِthe zeal for الغَرسِplanting وَفيand in أُسوِhealing الجِراحwounds
هِمَّةِ الغَرسِ وَفي أُسوِ الجِراح
Your generous hand is in good works and in
the zeal for planting, and in healing wounds.
نَحنُwe أَفلَحناhave prospered عَلىupon الأَرضِthe earth بِكُمthrough you
نَحنُ أَفلَحنا عَلى الأَرضِ بِكُم
وَرَجَوناand we have hoped فيin السَماواتِthe heavens الفَلاحsuccess
وَرَجَونا في السَماواتِ الفَلاح
Through you we have prospered upon the earth,
and in the heavens we have hoped for success.
Sol 6.1