ذيthis هِمَّةٌresolve دونهاbeneath it فيin شَأوِهاits reach الهِمَمُthe resolves
ذي هِمَّةٌ دونها في شَأوِها الهِمَمُ
لَمdid not تَتَّخِذadopt لا'no' وَلَمand did not تَكذِبprove false لَهاfor it نعَمُ'yes'
لَم تَتَّخِذ لا وَلَم تَكذِب لَها نعَمُ
This is a resolve whose reach all other resolves fall short of.
It has never made 'no' its answer, nor has its 'yes' proved false.
بَلَّغتَنيyou brought me to أَمَلاًa hope ماnot كُنتُI would have been بالِغَهُattaining it
بَلَّغتَني أَمَلاً ما كُنتُ بالِغَهُ
لَولاwere it not for وَفاؤُكَyour loyalty ياO مَظلومُMazloum وَالكَرَمُand generosity
لَولا وَفاؤُكَ يا مَظلومُ وَالكَرَمُ
You have brought me to a hope I would not have attained,
But for your loyalty, O Mazloum, and your generosity.
وِدادُكَyour affection العِزُّhonor وَالنعَمىand bounty لِخاطِبِهِfor its seeker
وِدادُكَ العِزُّ وَالنعَمى لِخاطِبِهِ
وَوُدُّand the affection of غَيرِكَothers besides you ضِحكُsmiling السِنِّthe teeth وَالكَلمُand words
وَوُدُّ غَيرِكَ ضِحكُ السِنِّ وَالكَلمُ
Your affection is honor and bounty to whoever seeks it;
But others’ affection is only smiling teeth and words.
أَكُلَّماis it that whenever قَعَدَتheld back بيme عَنكَfrom you مَعذِرَةٌan excuse
أَكُلَّما قَعَدَت بي عَنكَ مَعذِرَةٌ
مَشَتwalked إِلَيَّto me الأَياديfavors مِنكَfrom you وَالنِعَمُand blessings
مَشَت إِلَيَّ الأَيادي مِنكَ وَالنِعَمُ
Whenever an excuse holds me back from you,
Do your favors and blessings come walking to me?
تُجِلُّyou honor فيin قَلَمِthe pen of الأَوطانِthe homelands حامِلَهُits bearer
تُجِلُّ في قَلَمِ الأَوطانِ حامِلَهُ
فَكَيفَso how يَصبِرُrefrain عَنfrom إِجلالِكَhonoring you القَلَمُthe pen
فَكَيفَ يَصبِرُ عَن إِجلالِكَ القَلَمُ
You honor, in the pen of nations, the one who wields it;
So how can the pen refrain from honoring you?
Sol 6.1