خَطرتmoved gracefully آسياAsia بعيدِon the festive day of أبيهاher father
خَطرت آسيا بعيدِ أبيها
رَغمdespite بُؤسٍmisery يَعُّضهاgnawing at her وجراحِand wounds
رَغم بُؤسٍ يَعُّضها وجراحِ
Asia moved gracefully on her father's festive day,
Despite misery gnawing at her, and wounds;
وتغنتand sang بِحبِّهِof love for him وتَناسَتand put out of mind
وتغنت بِحبِّهِ وتَناسَت
بُرهةًfor a moment عالمthe world of الأذَىhurt والنُّواحِand lamentation
بُرهةً عالم الأذَى والنُّواحِ
And sang of her love for him, and let herself forget
For a moment the world of hurt and lamentation.
وأذابتand melted منfrom ألفa thousand ليلةnight نجher whispered confidences (word begins)
وأذابت من ألف ليلة نج
واهاher whispered confidences (word ends) ومنand from حافظٍHafiz علىover الأقداحِthe goblets
واها ومن حافظٍ على الأقداحِ
And from A Thousand Nights she melted her whispered
Confidences, and from Hafiz, over the goblets.
وأرادتَand wished تَخصُّهُto single him out بالهداياwith gifts
وأرادتَ تَخصُّهُ بالهدايا
منfrom مُتاحٍwhat was available لهاto her وغيرand not متاحِavailable
من مُتاحٍ لها وغير متاحِ
And she wished to single him out with gifts,
From what was available to her, and what was not.
كمhow many نجومٍstars لهاshe has تألَّقُshine بالوحwith inspiration (word begins)
كم نجومٍ لها تألَّقُ بالوح
حىِinspiration (word ends) ابُوداًever-abiding (uncertain reading) لخاطرٍfor a mind لماحkeen-sighted
حىِ ابُوداً لخاطرٍ لماح
How many stars she has, shining with
Inspiration, ever-abiding, for a keen-sighted mind!
كمhow much غناءsong بجوِّهاin her air يُعشقُis loved
كم غناء بجوِّها يُعشقُ
الدهرَfor all time خليقٍworthy بعيدهof his festive day الصداحِresounding with song
الدهرَ خليقٍ بعيده الصداحِ
How much song in her air is loved
For all time, worthy of his song-filled celebration!
كمhow many نفيسٍprecious things بأرضهاin her land ظلَّhave remained
كم نفيسٍ بأرضها ظلَّ
مستوراًhidden حَرىٍّworthy of بهذهthese الأفراحِcelebrations
مستوراً حَرىٍّ بهذه الأفراحِ
How many precious things in her land have remained
Hidden, worthy of these celebrations!
كمhow many لآلٍpearls ببحرِهاin her sea هيthey أولىare worthier
كم لآلٍ ببحرِها هي أولى
بهواهُof his love منthan ضولجٍa scepter (uncertain spelling) أوor وشاحِa sash
بهواهُ من ضولجٍ أو وشاحِ
How many pearls in her sea are worthier
Of his love than a scepter or a sash!
كمhow many كنوزٍtreasures تضُّمhold آثارهاher monuments الفخmagnificent (word begins)
كم كنوزٍ تضُّم آثارها الفخ
مةُmagnificent (word ends) يلمحنَgleam فيin شروقthe rising of الصباحِthe morning
مةُ يلمحنَ في شروق الصباحِ
How many treasures her magnificent monuments hold,
Gleaming in the morning's sunrise!
كلُّهاall of them تَشتهىyearn for وفوداًcoming to visit إليto (word begins)
كلُّها تَشتهى وفوداً إلي
هhim (word ends) بحنينwith longing القلوبِof hearts والأرواحِand souls
ه بحنين القلوبِ والأرواحِ
All of them yearn to come to
Him, with the longing of hearts and souls.
كلall هذىthese وغيرُand other than هَالمthem; did not (merged text) تَجدَهاfind them
كل هذى وغيرُ هَالم تَجدَها
آسياAsia رمزَan emblem of نشوةٍrapture وانشراحِand delight
آسيا رمزَ نشوةٍ وانشراحِ
All these, and others, did not seem to
Asia an emblem of rapture and delight.
لمdid not تجدهاfind them كفؤاًequal لمعنىto the meaning of الهthe gifts (word begins)
لم تجدها كفؤاً لمعنى اله
داياgifts (word ends) أوor لمعنىto a meaning حَوتهshe held it غيرnot مُباحِdisclosed
دايا أو لمعنى حَوته غير مُباحِ
She did not find them equal to the meaning of
Gifts, or to a meaning she held unspoken,
للذىfor the one who ظلَّcontinued فيin كفاحٍstruggle يُعليِuplifting (word begins)
للذى ظلَّ في كفاحٍ يُعليِ
يهاher (word ends) وماand did not زالcease فيin أمرِّthe bitterest of الكفاحِstruggles
يها وما زال في أمرِّ الكفاحِ
For the one who kept struggling to uplift
Her, and is still in the bitterest of struggles,
دائباtirelessly يشتهىyearns لهاfor her وحدةَunity المglory (word begins)
دائبا يشتهى لها وحدةَ الم
جدِglory (word ends) بعلمٍthrough knowledge يُعُّزthat gives might قبلَbefore السلاحِarms
جدِ بعلمٍ يُعُّز قبلَ السلاحِ
Tirelessly yearning for her unity in
Glory, through knowledge that gives might before arms.
فانطوتso she folded inward فوقَover لوعةٍburning anguish فيin نُهاهَاher mind
فانطوت فوقَ لوعةٍ في نُهاهَا
بِدعاءٍwith a prayer لهfor him وفوقَand over الجراحِthe wounds
بِدعاءٍ له وفوقَ الجراحِ
So she folded inward over anguish in her mind,
With a prayer for him, and over her wounds.
Sol 6.1