يَّاكِapparently: greeted you (incomplete word) أرضًاland، وازدهاكِand adorned you سماءَsky
يَّاكِ أرضًا، وازدهاكِ سماءَ
بحرٌa sea شداsang صخرًاrock، وصفَّقَand clapped ماءَwater
بحرٌ شدا صخرًا، وصفَّقَ ماءَ
[Greeted] you on land and adorned you in the sky—
O land, vast as heaven,
A sea that sang through rock and clapped through water.
The sea beat against rocks and scattered water.
يحبوbestows شعابَكِyour inlets فيat الضحىmidmorning قُبُلاتُهits kisses
يحبو شعابَكِ في الضحى قُبُلاتُه
ويرفُّand flutters أنفاسًاas breaths بهنَّamong them مساءَat evening
ويرفُّ أنفاسًا بهنَّ مساءَ
At midmorning it bestows its kisses on your inlets,
Your crags adore kisses in the morning light
And at evening flutters among them as breaths of air.
And exhale sweet breaths when evening comes.
متجدِّدَever-renewing الصبَواتِin passions أودعَlodged حبَّهُits love
متجدِّدَ الصبَواتِ أودعَ حبَّهُ
شتَّىvaried الأشعَّةِrays فيكِupon you والأنداءَand the dewdrops
شتَّى الأشعَّةِ فيكِ والأنداءَ
With ever-renewing passions, it lodged its love
Renewing vows, he placed his love
In the varied rays and dewdrops upon you.
In your manifold rays and echoes.
وَلِعٌenamored بتخطيطِwith tracing lines الرمالin the sand كأَنَّهُas though it were
وَلِعٌ بتخطيطِ الرمال كأَنَّهُ
عرَّافَةٌa woman diviner، تستطلِعُseeking to learn الأنباءَthe tidings
عرَّافَةٌ، تستطلِعُ الأنباءَ
Enamored of tracing lines in the sand, as though it were
Playing with tracing the sands as if
A woman diviner seeking tidings.
He were a soothsayer, divining news.
ومصوِّرٌand a painter لبقُdeft الخيالin imagination، يصوغُfashions منfrom
ومصوِّرٌ لبقُ الخيال، يصوغُ من
فنِّthe art الجمالِof beauty السِّحرَenchantment، والإغراءَand allure
فنِّ الجمالِ السِّحرَ، والإغراءَ
And a painter, deft in imagination, fashioning from
Depicting fancy’s subtlety, he forms
The art of beauty enchantment and allure.
Of beauty’s art magic and allure.
نسقَarrayed الشواطِئَthe shores زينةًas adornment وأدقَّهاand finely crafted them
نسقَ الشواطِئَ زينةً وأدقَّها
صُورًاas pictures بريَّاwith the fragrance صفحتيهِof its two faces تراءَىappeared
صُورًا بريَّا صفحتيهِ تراءَى
It arrayed the shores as adornment and finely wrought them
He designed the shores with adornment
Into pictures, appearing amid its two faces' fragrance.
And shaped them into wondrous scenes.
يَجلوbrightens بريشَتِهِwith its brush السماءَthe sky، وإنَّمَاand indeed
يَجلو بريشَتِهِ السماءَ، وإنَّمَا
زادَتْincreased بريشَتِهِthrough its brush السماءُthe sky جَلَاءَin clarity
زادَتْ بريشَتِهِ السماءُ جَلَاءَ
It brightens the sky with its brush; indeed,
With his feathers he lights the sky,
The sky has grown clearer through its brush.
His feathers make the sky brighter,
لاnot الصبحُmorning أوضَحُclearer منthan مطالعهِits risings بهاupon them
لا الصبحُ أوضَحُ من مطالعهِ بها
شمسًاin sunshine، ولاnor أزهىmore splendid سنًاin radiance وضياءَand light
شمسًا، ولا أزهى سنًا وضياءَ
Morning is no clearer than its risings there
Not brighter than his dawning places
In sunshine, nor more splendid in radiance and light.
A sun, nor lovelier of years and glow.
كلَّاno indeed، ولاnor الليلnight المكوكَبُstar-studded أفْقُهُits horizon
كلَّا، ولا الليل المكوكَبُ أفْقُهُ
بأغرَّany more radiant بدرًاin full moon، أوor أرقَّmore delicate سماءَin sky
بأغرَّ بدرًا، أو أرقَّ سماءَ
No, nor does night, its horizon star-studded,
Indeed, nor is the starry night sky clearer,
Have a brighter full moon or a more delicate sky.
Displaying the fullest moon or fairest heaven.
ياO رُبَّmany a زاهيةِradiant one الأصيلِat sunset أحالهاit transformed it
يا رُبَّ زاهيةِ الأصيلِ أحالها
أفُقًاinto a horizon أحمَّdusky ولجَّةًand a deep حمراءَcrimson
أفُقًا أحمَّ ولجَّةً حمراءَ
O, many a shore radiant at sunset it has transformed
O Lord of native splendor, make it
Into a dusky horizon and a crimson deep!
A horizon warmer, an intense red sea.
وكأنماand as though طوتِit folded away السماءَthe sky ونشَّرَتْand unfurled
وكأنما طوتِ السماءَ ونشَّرَتْ
لهبًاflame، وفجَّرتand made gush الصخورَthe rocks دماءَblood
لهبًا، وفجَّرت الصخورَ دماءَ
And as though it had folded away the sky and unfurled
As if it folded up the sky and unfurled
Flame, and made the rocks gush blood.
Flames and burst rocks into blood.
ولربَّand many a عاطرةِfragrant النسيمِin breeze، عليلةٍlanguid
ولربَّ عاطرةِ النسيمِ، عليلةٍ
طالعتُI beheld، فيهاupon it الليلةَthe night القمراءَmoonlit
طالعتُ، فيها الليلةَ القمراءَ
And many a fragrant-breezed, languid shore
And for the Lord of the fragrant breeze, an invalid
Where I have beheld the moonlit night.
I visited, and in it the pale night,
رقصتْdanced بهاupon it الأمواجُthe waves تَحتbeneath شُعاعِهَاits rays
رقصتْ بها الأمواجُ تَحت شُعاعِهَا
وسَرَتْand drifted تجاذبُtugging للنسيمof the breeze رداءَa cloak
وسَرَتْ تجاذبُ للنسيم رداءَ
The waves danced there beneath its rays,
The waves danced under its rays
And drifted, tugging at the breeze's cloak.
And the breeze pulled its gown to and fro,
حتىuntil إذاwhen رانَsettled الكرىslumber بجفونِهَاupon their eyelids
حتى إذا رانَ الكرى بجفونِهَا
ألقتْthey turned إليكِtoward you بسمعهاwith their hearing إصغاءَin attentive listening
ألقتْ إليكِ بسمعها إصغاءَ
Until, when slumber settled on their eyelids,
Until when the stars blinked their eyes,
They turned their hearing toward you, listening intently.
They inclined their hearing to you attentively,
تتسمَّعُlistening closely النوتيَّto the boatman تحتbeneath شراعِهِhis sail
تتسمَّعُ النوتيَّ تحت شراعِهِ
يشدوhe sings، فيبدعُand so excels فيin النشيدِthe song غناءَin singing
يشدو، فيبدعُ في النشيدِ غناءَ
Listening to the boatman beneath his sail,
Listening to the flautist under its banner
Who sings, excelling in the music of his song.
Composing, excelling in singing.
هزَّتstirred لياليthe nights الصيفِof summer ساحرَthe enchantment صوتِهِof his voice
هزَّت ليالي الصيفِ ساحرَ صوتِهِ
فشجىso it saddened الشواطئَthe shores واستخَفَّand stirred الماءَthe water
فشجى الشواطئَ واستخَفَّ الماءَ
Summer nights stirred his voice's enchantment,
The nights of summer shook his enchanting voice,
So it saddened the shores and set the water astir.
Appeasing the shores and treading lightly on the water,
وأثارَand roused أجنحةَthe wings الطُّيورِof the birds فحوَّمَتْso they circled
وأثارَ أجنحةَ الطُّيورِ فحوَّمَتْ
فيon الأفْقِthe horizon حيرىbewildered تَتْبَعُfollowing الأصداءَthe echoes
في الأفْقِ حيرى تَتْبَعُ الأصداءَ
And roused the birds' wings, so they circled
And stirred the wings of birds which circled
On the horizon, bewildered, following the echoes.
Lost in the horizon, pursuing echoes.
صُوَرٌimages فواتنُenchanting ياO شواطئُshores صاغهاit fashioned them
صُوَرٌ فواتنُ يا شواطئُ صاغها
لكfor you ذلكَthat البحرُthe sea الصَّناعُthe master craftsman رواءَin lovely form
لك ذلكَ البحرُ الصَّناعُ رواءَ
Enchanting images, O shores, fashioned
Scenes of beauties, O shores, which that sea
For you in beauty by that master-craftsman sea.
Artisan created for you as a storyteller,
فتنظَّريهِso await it علىat شعابكyour inlets مثلماjust as
فتنظَّريهِ على شعابك مثلما
رجعَreturned الغريبthe wanderer إلىto حِمَاهُhis refuge وفاءَin loyalty
رجعَ الغريب إلى حِمَاهُ وفاءَ
So await it at your inlets, like
So watch him on your crags as
A wanderer returning faithfully to his refuge.
The stranger returned to his protector loyally.
كمhow long ظلَّkept يضربُbeating فيagainst صخورِكِyour rocks موجُهُits waves
كم ظلَّ يضربُ في صخورِكِ موجُهُ
مماfrom what أجَنَّit harbored محبَّةًof love ووفَاءَand loyalty
مما أجَنَّ محبَّةً ووفَاءَ
How long its waves have beaten against your rocks,
How long he beat against your rocks in his waves
Out of the love and loyalty it harbored within!
Out of the love and loyalty he harbored,
عُذْرًاpardon، إذاif عَيَّتْit falters بمنطقةin the realm اللُّغىof languages
عُذْرًا، إذا عَيَّتْ بمنطقة اللُّغى
فهوَfor it is العَيِيُّthe inarticulate one المفحِمُwho silences الفُصَحَاءَthe eloquent
فهوَ العَيِيُّ المفحِمُ الفُصَحَاءَ
Pardon, if it falters in the realm of language,
Excuse him if he falters in speech
For it is the inarticulate one who silences the eloquent.
For he is the eloquent one, amazing orators.
فُخَذِيso take up الحديثَconversation عليهwith it واستمعيand listen لَهُto it
فُخَذِي الحديثَ عليه واستمعي لَهُ
كمhow many منof جمادٍa lifeless thing حدَّثَhas spoken to الأحياءَthe living
كم من جمادٍ حدَّثَ الأحياءَ
So take up conversation with it, and listen to it;
So take his talk and listen to him -
How many a lifeless thing has spoken to the living!
How many inanimate things converse with the living!
وسليهِand ask it، كيفَhow طوىit passed الليَاليthe nights ساهدًاawake
وسليهِ، كيفَ طوى الليَالي ساهدًا
وبَلاand tested الأحبَّةَthe loved ones فيكِupon you والأعداءَand the enemies
وبَلا الأحبَّةَ فيكِ والأعداءَ
And ask it how it passed the nights awake,
Ask him how he spent the nights sleepless,
And tested loved ones and enemies upon you.
Without loved ones or enemies in you,
كمhow many a ليلةٍnight لكfor you ياO شواطِئُshores خاضَهاit braved it
كم ليلةٍ لك يا شواطِئُ خاضَها
والهولُwhile terror يملأُfills حولَكِaround you الأرجاءَthe reaches
والهولُ يملأُ حولَكِ الأرجاءَ
How many a night it braved for you, O shores,
How many a night for you, O shores, he traversed
While terror filled the reaches all around you!
While terror filled the spaces around you,
والسفْنُand the ships مرهفةُslender القلاعِin sails كأنَّمَاas though
والسفْنُ مرهفةُ القلاعِ كأنَّمَا
تطأُtread السحابَthe clouds، وتهبِطُand descend into الدأمَاءَthe dark sea
تطأُ السحابَ، وتهبِطُ الدأمَاءَ
And ships with slender sails, as though
And ships with towering citadels as if
They trod the clouds and descended into the dark sea.
They tread the clouds and descend the darkness.
حملتْthey carried لمصرَto Egypt الفاتحينَthe conquerors وطوَّحَتْand flung
حملتْ لمصرَ الفاتحينَ وطوَّحَتْ
بالنيْلinto the Nile منهمْof them جَحْفَلًاa mighty host، ولِوَاءَand a banner
بالنيْل منهمْ جَحْفَلًا، ولِوَاءَ
They carried conquerors to Egypt and flung
They carried Egypt’s conquerors and landed
Into the Nile a mighty host and a banner of theirs.
At the Nile, an army and banners from them.
ولوand if استطاعit could لردَّit would have repelled عنكِfrom you بلاءَهُمْtheir scourge
ولو استطاع لردَّ عنكِ بلاءَهُمْ
وأطارَand sent flying كلَّevery سفينةٍship أشلَاءَin pieces
وأطارَ كلَّ سفينةٍ أشلَاءَ
And had it been able, it would have warded their scourge off you,
If only he could, he would ward off their affliction from you
And sent every ship flying in pieces.
And make every ship’s timbers take flight,
أوor كانhad يملِكُpossessed قدرةًpower حَشَدَit would have mustered الدُّجَىthe darkness
أو كان يملِكُ قدرةً حَشَدَ الدُّجَى
ونضاand unsheathed الرجومَthe meteoric missiles، وجنَّدَand enlisted الأنواءَthe storms
ونضا الرجومَ، وجنَّدَ الأنواءَ
Or had it possessed the power, it would have mustered the darkness,
Or if he possessed the power, he would marshal the darkness
And unsheathed the meteors and enlisted the storms.
And summon the meteorites and rally the winds,
ودعاand called غوارِبَهُits wave-crests الخفافَswift فأقْبَلَتْso they came
ودعا غوارِبَهُ الخفافَ فأقْبَلَتْ
فرمىthen hurled بهاwith them قدرًاat fate، وردَّand repelled قضَاءَdestiny
فرمى بها قدرًا، وردَّ قضَاءَ
And called its swift wave-crests, so they came,
Summon his nimble ships and they would come,
Then hurled them against fate and turned back destiny.
He would hurl at them fate and reverse destiny.
فاستعرضيso review سِيَرَthe chronicles الحياةِof life وردِّدِيand repeat
فاستعرضي سِيَرَ الحياةِ وردِّدِي
ماwhat سرَّgladdened منof أنبائِهِنَّtheir tidings، وساءَand grieved
ما سرَّ من أنبائِهِنَّ، وساءَ
So review life's chronicles, and repeat
So recount the march of life and repeat
What in their tidings gladdened and grieved.
What was secretly of its news, and what was public.
وخُذِيand take ليومِكِfor your day منfrom قديمكِyour past أُهْبَةًprovision
وخُذِي ليومِكِ من قديمكِ أُهْبَةً
ومنand from الجديدthe new تَعِلَّةًsolace ورجاءَand hope
ومن الجديد تَعِلَّةً ورجاءَ
And take from your past provision for your day,
And take from your past an example
And from the new, solace and hope.
And from the new, a lesson and hope,
إيهٍspeak on! شواطئَshores مصرَof Egypt، والدنياand the world مُنًىlongings
إيهٍ شواطئَ مصرَ، والدنيا مُنًى
تهفوyearn إليكِtoward you بناbearing us صباحَmorning مساءَevening
تهفو إليكِ بنا صباحَ مساءَ
Speak on, shores of Egypt—the world is longings
Alas, shores of Egypt, and the world an abode
That bear us yearning toward you, morning and evening.
That yearns for you, morning and evening,
ناجيتِyou whispered to أحلامَthe dreams الربيعِof spring، فأقبلتْso they approached
ناجيتِ أحلامَ الربيعِ، فأقبلتْ
وأشرتِand you beckoned للصيفِto summer الوسيمِhandsome، فجاءَso it came
وأشرتِ للصيفِ الوسيمِ، فجاءَ
You whispered to spring's dreams, and they drew near,
You conjured the dreams of spring, and they came,
And beckoned to handsome summer, and it came.
You summoned fair summer, and it arrived,
يَحبوكِit bestows on you منfrom صفوِthe serenity الزمانِof time وأُنْسِهِand its delight
يَحبوكِ من صفوِ الزمانِ وأُنْسِهِ
ماwhatever شئتِyou wish منof مَرَحِthe mirth الحياةِof life، وشاءَand it wishes
ما شئتِ من مَرَحِ الحياةِ، وشاءَ
It grants you, from time's serenity and delight,
Desiring you of the prime of time and its intimacy
Whatever mirth of life you and it desire.
Whatever you wished of life’s joy and well-being,
وغدًاand tomorrow تضيءُwill shine علىupon جَبينكِyour brow لمحةٌa gleam
وغدًا تضيءُ على جَبينكِ لمحةٌ
طبعَimprinted الخلودُimmortality سماتِهَاits features الغَرَّاءَradiant
طبعَ الخلودُ سماتِهَا الغَرَّاءَ
And tomorrow a gleam will shine upon your brow,
And tomorrow a gleam will shine on your brow
Whose radiant features immortality has imprinted.
Eternity imprinting its brilliant markings,
وترفُّand flutters مِنْهُfrom it علىupon ثُغُورِكِyour lips قبلةٌa kiss
وترفُّ مِنْهُ على ثُغُورِكِ قبلةٌ
أصغَىlistened النسيمthe breeze لهاto it، وغضَّand lowered its gaze حياءَin modesty
أصغَى النسيم لها، وغضَّ حياءَ
And from it a kiss flutters onto your lips,
It will tremble from it upon your shores a kiss
The breeze listened to it and lowered its gaze in modesty.
The breeze leaned in to listen, and withdrew shyly.
فاستقبليso welcome الصيفَsummer الجميلَbeautiful، وهيِّئيand prepare
فاستقبلي الصيفَ الجميلَ، وهيِّئي
للشِّعْرِfor poetry فيكِwithin you خميلَةٌa grove غنَّاءَluxuriant
للشِّعْرِ فيكِ خميلَةٌ غنَّاءَ
So welcome beautiful summer, and prepare
So welcome the beautiful summer, and prepare
For poetry within you a luxuriant grove.
For poetry in you a singing, inspiring companion,
وتسمَّعِيand listen to لحنَthe melody الخيالِof imagination، وأفرِدِيand set apart
وتسمَّعِي لحنَ الخيالِ، وأفرِدِي
ليfor me فوقabove مائِكِyour waters صَخْرَةًa rock بيضاءَwhite
لي فوق مائِكِ صَخْرَةً بيضاءَ
And listen to imagination's melody, and set apart
And listen to the melody of imagination, reserve
For me, above your waters, a white rock.
For me above your waters a white rock,
واستعرضيand display حورَthe houris الجِنانِof Paradise، وأطلِقِيand release
واستعرضي حورَ الجِنانِ، وأطلِقِي
لغَةَthe language السماءِof heaven، وأَلْهِمِيand inspire الشعراءَthe poets
لغَةَ السماءِ، وأَلْهِمِي الشعراءَ
And display the houris of Paradise, and release
And display the houris of paradise, unleash
The language of heaven, and inspire the poets.
The language of heaven, and inspire the poets.
Sol 6.1