كانَthere was لِلغربانِfor the crows فيin العَصرِthe age مَليكa king
كانَ لِلغربانِ في العَصرِ مَليك
وَلَهُand he had فيin النَخلَةِthe palm tree الكُبرىthe great أَريكa canopied couch or pavilion
وَلَهُ في النَخلَةِ الكُبرى أَريك
Once there was a king of the crows,
The ravens had a king in the evening
And in the great palm tree he had a canopied pavilion.
And he had a throne in the tallest palm tree
فيهِwithin it كُرسِيٌّa throne وَخِدرٌand a private chamber وَمُهودand cradles
فيهِ كُرسِيٌّ وَخِدرٌ وَمُهود
لِصِغارِfor the young of المُلكِroyalty أَصحابِholders of العُهودِsuccession pledges
لِصِغارِ المُلكِ أَصحابِ العُهودِ
Within it were a throne, a private chamber, and cradles
In it was a chair, a pillow and a bed
For the royal young, heirs to the throne.
For the little princes, the heirs
جاءَهُcame to him يَوماًone day ندورُNudūr الخادِمُthe servant
جاءَهُ يَوماً ندورُ الخادِمُ
وَهوَand he فيat البابِthe gate الأَمينُthe trustworthy الحازِمُthe resolute
وَهوَ في البابِ الأَمينُ الحازِمُ
One day Nudūr the servant came to him,
One day, the loyal servant Nudur
Faithful and resolute at the gate.
Came to him, standing at the safe door
قالَhe said ياO فَرعَscion of المُلوكِthe kings الصالِحينthe righteous
قالَ يا فَرعَ المُلوكِ الصالِحين
أَنتَyou ماnot زِلتَyou have ceased تُحِبُّyou love الناصِحينthose offering counsel
أَنتَ ما زِلتَ تُحِبُّ الناصِحين
He said: O scion of righteous kings,
He said "O branch of the righteous kings
You still love those who offer counsel.
You still love the advice of well-wishers
سوسَةٌa weevil كانَتwas عَلىaround القَصرِthe palace تَدورcircling
سوسَةٌ كانَت عَلى القَصرِ تَدور
جازَتpassed through القَصرَthe palace وَدَبَّتand crept فيinto الجُدورthe roots
جازَت القَصرَ وَدَبَّت في الجُدور
A weevil was circling the palace;
A centipede was circling around the palace
It passed through the palace and crept into the roots.
It passed the palace and crept into the roots
فَاِبعَثِso send الغِربانَthe crows فيfor إِهلاكِهاdestroying it
فَاِبعَثِ الغِربانَ في إِهلاكِها
قَبلَbefore أَنthat نَهلِكَwe perish فيin أَشراكِهاits snares
قَبلَ أَن نَهلِكَ في أَشراكِها
So send the crows to destroy it,
So send the ravens to destroy it
Before we perish in its snares.
Before it traps us in its claws
ضَحكَlaughed السُلطانُthe sultan فيat هَذاthis المَقالspeech
ضَحكَ السُلطانُ في هَذا المَقال
ثُمَّthen أَدنىdrew near خادِمَthe servant of الخَيرِgoodness وَقالand said
ثُمَّ أَدنى خادِمَ الخَيرِ وَقال
The sultan laughed at these words,
The sultan laughed at these words
Then drew the good servant near and said:
Then he called the good servant closer and said
أَناI رَبُّlord of الشَوكَةِmight الضافيbroad الجَناحof wing
أَنا رَبُّ الشَوكَةِ الضافي الجَناح
أَناI ذوpossessor of المِنقارِthe beak غَلّابُvanquisher of الرِياحthe winds
أَنا ذو المِنقارِ غَلّابُ الرِياح
I am the lord of might, broad of wing;
"I am the lord of the mighty-winged thorn
I am the beaked one, vanquisher of the winds.
I am the one with the beak, tamer of winds
أَناI لاdo not أَنظُرُlook فيinto هَذيthese الأُمورmatters
أَنا لا أَنظُرُ في هَذي الأُمور
أَناI لاdo not أُبصِرُsee تَحتيbeneath me بانُدورO Nudūr (apparent textual typo)
أَنا لا أُبصِرُ تَحتي بانُدور
I do not look into these matters.
I do not look into these matters
I do not look beneath me, O Nudūr.
I do not see a centipede beneath me"
ثُمَّthen لَمّاwhen كانَthere was عامٌa year بَعدَafter عامa year
ثُمَّ لَمّا كانَ عامٌ بَعدَ عام
قامَarose بَينَbetween الريحِthe wind وَالنَخلِand the palms خِصامa quarrel
قامَ بَينَ الريحِ وَالنَخلِ خِصام
Then, when year followed year,
Then after a year and then a year
A quarrel arose between the wind and the palms.
A dispute arose between the wind and the palm tree
وَإِذاand behold النَخلَةُthe palm tree أَقوىhad become hollow جِذعُهاits trunk
وَإِذا النَخلَةُ أَقوى جِذعُها
فَبَداso seemed لِلريحِto the wind سَهلاًeasy قَلعُهاuprooting it
فَبَدا لِلريحِ سَهلاً قَلعُها
And behold, the palm tree’s trunk had become hollow,
And the palm tree, its trunk was stronger
So uprooting it seemed easy to the wind.
So uprooting it was easy for the wind
فَهَوَتso it fell لِلأَرضِto the ground كَالتَلِّlike a hill الكَبيرthe great
فَهَوَت لِلأَرضِ كَالتَلِّ الكَبير
وَهَوىand fell الديوانُthe court hall وَاِنقَضَّand crashed down السَريرthe throne
وَهَوى الديوانُ وَاِنقَضَّ السَرير
So it fell to the ground like a great hill,
It fell to the earth like a great hill
And the court hall fell, and the throne crashed down.
The council fell and the throne collapsed
فَدَهاso befell السُلطانَthe sultan ذاthis الخَطبُcalamity المَهولthe dreadful
فَدَها السُلطانَ ذا الخَطبُ المَهول
وَدَعاand called خادِمَهُhis servant الغاليthe dear يَقولsaying
وَدَعا خادِمَهُ الغالي يَقول
Thus this dreadful calamity befell the sultan,
This terrible news shocked the sultan
And he called his dear servant, saying:
And he called his valuable servant saying
ياO نُدورَNudūr of الخَيرِgoodness أَسعِفcome to aid بِالصِياحby crying out
يا نُدورَ الخَيرِ أَسعِف بِالصِياح
ماnot (rhetorical question) تَرىyou see ماwhat فَعَلَتdid فيناto us الرِياحthe winds
ما تَرى ما فَعَلَت فينا الرِياح
O good Nudūr, help me by crying out!
"Oh Nudur do me a favor, cry out
Do you not see what the winds have done to us?
What do you think the winds have done to us?"
قالَhe said ياO مَولايَmy lord لاdo not تَسأَلask نُدورNudūr
قالَ يا مَولايَ لا تَسأَل نُدور
أَناI لاdo not أَنظُرُlook فيinto هَذيthese الأُمورmatters
أَنا لا أَنظُرُ في هَذي الأُمور
He said: O my lord, do not ask Nudūr;
He said "Oh my lord, do not ask Nudur
I do not look into these matters.
I do not look into these matters"
Sol 6.1