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O inhabitant of the peaks, greeting!

ألا حي العقاب وقاطنيه

1. O inhabitant of the peaks, greeting!
And say welcome to your visitor.

١. أَلا حَيِّ العُقابَ وَقاطِنيهِ
وَقُل أَهلاً بِهِ وَبِزائِريهِ

2. I arrived and it relieved what was in my soul,
And made me sociable, so I was not lonely there.

٢. حَلَلتُ بِهِ فَنَفَّسَ ما بِنَفسي
وَأَنَّسَني فَما اِستَوحَشتُ فيهِ

3. How many wolves have we neighbored, but
I saw the wolf more peaceful than a jurist.

٣. وَكَم ذيبٍ نُجاوِرَهُ وَلَكِن
رَأَيتُ الذِئبَ أَسلَمَ مِن فَقيهِ

4. And I did not grieve the loss of a brother, because
I saw a man gets what he wants from his brother.

٤. وَلَم أَجزَع لِفَقدِ أَخٍ لِأَني
رَأَيتُ المَرءَ يُؤتى مِن أَخيهِ

5. And the days have despaired me, for I
Saw the face disdains the eminent.

٥. وَأَيأَسَني مِنَ الأَيّامِ أَنّي
رَأَيتُ الوَجهَ يَزهَدُ في الوَجيهِ

6. So I preferred remoteness over intimacy
Because I did not find who I would choose.

٦. فَآثَرتُ البِعادَ عَلى التَّداني
لِأَنّي لَم أَجِد مَن أَصطَفيهِ