مَاno بَعْدَafter قُرْبِكَnearness to you لِلآمَالِfor hopes مُنْتَزَحُa distant place
مَا بَعْدَ قُرْبِكَ لِلآمَالِ مُنْتَزَحُ
ولاand no علَىupon الدَّهْرِtime; fate بَعْدَafter اليَوْمِtoday مُقْتَرَحُa request; a wish
ولا علَى الدَّهْرِ بَعْدَ اليَوْمِ مُقْتَرَحُ
After drawing near you, hopes have nowhere farther to go.
Beyond your nearness, hopes have no delight,
Nor, after today, is there anything left to ask of time.
Nor after this day, does life any prospects invite,
قَدْindeed يَسَّرَmade easy اللَّهُGod مِنَّاfrom among us مَانُسَرُّwhat gladdens us بهِby it
قَدْ يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ مِنَّا مَانُسَرُّ بهِ
فَرَاحَso became كُلُّevery فُؤادٍheart حَظُّهُits share الفَرَحُjoy
فَرَاحَ كُلُّ فُؤادٍ حَظُّهُ الفَرَحُ
God has indeed made possible among us what brings us joy.
God has granted us that which gladdened our plight,
Thus every heart came to have joy as its share.
And so, every heart rejoiced in its respite.
لَمْdid not يَخْفَbe hidden لِلرُّشْدِto right guidance مِنهاجٌa path علَىfrom أَحَدٍanyone
لَمْ يَخْفَ لِلرُّشْدِ مِنهاجٌ علَى أَحَدٍ
والبَدْرُand the full moon يُشْرِقُshines والبُرْهَانُand the proof يتَّضِحُbecomes clear
والبَدْرُ يُشْرِقُ والبُرْهَانُ يتَّضِحُ
The path to right guidance was hidden from no one.
No path to righteousness has been obscured from anyone,
And the full moon shines, and the proof becomes clear.
The full moon shines and the proof is apparent to each one.
ولِلنًّسيمِand for the breeze شَذَىa fragrance مَاnot كنتُI was أَعُهَدُهُfamiliar with it
ولِلنًّسيمِ شَذَى مَا كنتُ أَعُهَدُهُ
لَوْif لَمْdid not يَهبَّwaft الشَّذَىthe fragrance الحَضْرِيُّof the city والمِدَحُand praises
لَوْ لَمْ يَهبَّ الشَّذَى الحَضْرِيُّ والمِدَحُ
And the breeze bears a fragrance I would not have known,
The breeze has a fragrance I never knew it donned,
Had the city's fragrance and praises not wafted.
Were it not for the urban and poetic winds that have blown.
بِيُوسُفٍthrough Yusuf وَأَخِيهِand his brother مِصْرُEgypt بَاسِمَةٌsmiling
بِيُوسُفٍ وَأَخِيهِ مِصْرُ بَاسِمَةٌ
وَقَدْand indeed ثَنَىbent مِعْطَفيهاher two sides الدَّلُّcoy grace والمَرَحُand merriment
وَقَدْ ثَنَى مِعْطَفيها الدَّلُّ والمَرَحُ
Through Yusuf and his brother, Egypt is smiling.
With Joseph and his brother, Egypt smiles elated,
And coy grace and merriment have made her sides sway.
As generosity and joy have its cloak decorated.
البَاذِلَيْنِthe two who give freely لِمَاof what تَحْوِيcontain أَكفُّهُماthe palms of them both
البَاذِلَيْنِ لِمَا تَحْوِي أَكفُّهُما
والعِرْضُand honor خَلْفَbehind حِجابٍa veil لَيْسَis not يُلْتَمحُglimpsed
والعِرْضُ خَلْفَ حِجابٍ لَيْسَ يُلْتَمحُ
The two who freely give whatever their palms hold,
Bestowing with hands that conceal all that they carry,
While their honor lies behind a veil, not to be glimpsed.
While modesty is veiled, no gaze can it parry.
مِنfrom مَعْشَرٍa people كَسُيوفِlike swords الهِنْدِof India مُضَلتَةًunsheathed (apparently intended)
مِن مَعْشَرٍ كَسُيوفِ الهِنْدِ مُضَلتَةً
لكِنْbut يُداوونَthey heal يَوْمon the day العَفْوِof pardon مَاwhat جَرَحُواthey wounded
لكِنْ يُداوونَ يَوْم العَفْوِ مَا جَرَحُوا
From a people like the unsheathed swords of India,
A people like the sharp swords of India they may seem,
Yet on the day of pardon, they heal what they wounded.
Yet, on days of pardon, all wounds they do redeem.
هُمْthey غُرَّةٌa white forehead blaze فيon جَبِينِthe brow الدَّهْرِof time واضِحَةٌclearly visible
هُمْ غُرَّةٌ في جَبِينِ الدَّهْرِ واضِحَةٌ
مِنfrom غَيْرِother than; without سُوْءٍill; disease ولكنْand yet غَيْرُهُمْothers besides them وَضَحُleukoderma; white skin blotches
مِن غَيْرِ سُوْءٍ ولكنْ غَيْرُهُمْ وَضَحُ
They are a clear white blaze upon the brow of time,
Upon the brow of time, obvious is their sheen,
Without blemish; yet others are white blotches of disease.
Without evil, though to others it may clearly beam.
لَهُمْfor them مَناقِبُvirtues; merits فيon سِلْكِthe thread العُلىof glory نُظِمَتْwere strung
لَهُمْ مَناقِبُ في سِلْكِ العُلى نُظِمَتْ
وَأَصْبَحتْand have become هيَthey (the virtues) مابينَamong الورَىhumankind سُبَحُprayer beads
وَأَصْبَحتْ هيَ مابينَ الورَى سُبَحُ
Their virtues have been strung upon the thread of glory,
In the path of the lofty, their merits have been set,
And they have become prayer beads among humankind.
And so between mankind, their repute is the best.
Sol 6.1