لَاnot القَبْرُthe grave مَسْحُورٌenchanted وَلَاand not فِيat بَابِهِits door
لَا القَبْرُ مَسْحُورٌ وَلَا فِي بَابِهِ
رَصَدٌa guardian يَذُودُdefends هُنَاكَthere عَنْon behalf of أَصْحَابِهِits occupants
رَصَدٌ يَذُودُ هُنَاكَ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِ
The grave is not enchanted, nor at its door
The grave is not enchanted, nor at its gate
is there a guardian to defend its occupants.
Is there a guard to ward away its inmates.
لَكِنَّbut فِيهِin it حُرْمَةًsanctity مَدْفُونَةًburied
لَكِنَّ فِيهِ حُرْمَةً مَدْفُونَةً
هِيَit حُرْمَةُthe sanctity of المَدْفُونِthe buried man بَيْنَamong رِحَابِهِits precincts
هِيَ حُرْمَةُ المَدْفُونِ بَيْنَ رِحَابِهِ
But within it lies a buried sanctity:
But within it lies a buried sanctity,
the sanctity of the man buried in its precincts.
The sanctity of him buried in its expanse.
فِيin ذِمَّةِthe keeping of القَبْرِthe grave الوَفِيِّfaithful مُكَفَّنٌa shrouded man
فِي ذِمَّةِ القَبْرِ الوَفِيِّ مُكَفَّنٌ
لَاnot يُسْتَبَاحُmay be violated قُبَيْلَjust before يَوْمِthe day of حِسَابِهِhis reckoning
لَا يُسْتَبَاحُ قُبَيْلَ يَوْمِ حِسَابِهِ
In the faithful grave's keeping lies a shrouded man,
In the trustworthy grave lies one wrapped
not to be violated before his day of reckoning.
Who may not be violated before his reckoning.
نَصَبَتْهُwearied him أَوْصَابُthe afflictions of الحَيَاةِlife فَعَافَهَاso he spurned it
نَصَبَتْهُ أَوْصَابُ الحَيَاةِ فَعَافَهَا
مُسْتَشْفِيًاseeking healing بِالمَوْتِthrough death مِنْfrom أَوْصَابِهِhis afflictions
مُسْتَشْفِيًا بِالمَوْتِ مِنْ أَوْصَابِهِ
Life's afflictions wearied him, and he spurned it,
The throes of life assailed him, so he sought refuge
seeking in death a cure for his sufferings.
In death from its pangs.
فِيin مَخْدَعٍa chamber تَقِفُstand النَّوَائِبُcalamities عِنْدَهُbeside it
فِي مَخْدَعٍ تَقِفُ النَّوَائِبُ عِنْدَهُ
مَشْلُولَةًparalyzed وَتَغُورُand sink تَحْتَbeneath قِبَابِهِits vaults
مَشْلُولَةً وَتَغُورُ تَحْتَ قِبَابِهِ
In a chamber where calamities halt,
In a retreat where calamities halt,
paralyzed, and sink beneath its vaults.
Paralyzed, and sink beneath its dome,
يَلْقَىencounters بِهِin it العَاتِيthe ruthless man نَذِيرًاa warning عَاتِيًاfierce
يَلْقَى بِهِ العَاتِي نَذِيرًا عَاتِيًا
وَيَرَىand sees بِهِin it العَانِيthe afflicted man مَحَطَّthe resting place of رغابِهِhis desires
وَيَرَى بِهِ العَانِي مَحَطَّ رغابِهِ
The ruthless man encounters there a fierce warning,
The reckless sinner it warns, recklessly,
and the afflicted sees there the resting place of his desires.
And the weary it relieves of his weariness.
لَيْسَتْdoes not تخيرُchoose الروحُthe soul غيرَother than سكونِهِits stillness
لَيْسَتْ تخيرُ الروحُ غيرَ سكونِهِ
لَوْif خُيِّرَتْit were given choice وَالجِسْمُand the body غَيْرَother than تُرَابِهِits dust
لَوْ خُيِّرَتْ وَالجِسْمُ غَيْرَ تُرَابِهِ
The soul would choose no repose but the grave's,
This is no place for the soul to choose but stillness;
if given a choice, nor the body any dust but its dust.
Even if the body were not dust in its gown.
فَدَعِso let الدفينَthe buried man يَنَامُsleep مِلءَto the fill of جُفُونِهِhis eyelids
فَدَعِ الدفينَ يَنَامُ مِلءَ جُفُونِهِ
فِيin نعشِهِhis coffin، وحذارِand beware مِنْof إِغْضَابِهِangering him
فِي نعشِهِ، وحذارِ مِنْ إِغْضَابِهِ
So let the buried man sleep his eyelids' fill
Leave the buried to sleep his fill,
in his coffin, and beware of angering him.
On his bier, and beware of arousing his wrath.
حَرَمٌsacred ground عَلَيْكَto you رُفَاتُهُhis remains فَارْبَأْso honor بِهِhim
حَرَمٌ عَلَيْكَ رُفَاتُهُ فَارْبَأْ بِهِ
وَارْبَأْand safeguard بِنَفْسِكَyourself مِنْfrom مَسَاسِtouching نِقَابِهِhis veil
وَارْبَأْ بِنَفْسِكَ مِنْ مَسَاسِ نِقَابِهِ
His remains are inviolable to you; honor him,
His remains are sacrosanct, so treat them with propriety,
and keep yourself above touching his veil.
And propriety for yourself lies in respecting his veil.
إِنَّindeed المُغِيرَthe raider عَلَىupon القُبُورِthe graves وَأَهْلِهَاand their inhabitants
إِنَّ المُغِيرَ عَلَى القُبُورِ وَأَهْلِهَا
يَغْدُوbecomes الرَّدَىdeath المَحْتُومُinevitable بَعْضَpart of عِقَابِهِhis punishment
يَغْدُو الرَّدَى المَحْتُومُ بَعْضَ عِقَابِهِ
Indeed, whoever raids the graves and their inhabitants—
He who violates graves and their occupants
inevitable death becomes but part of his punishment.
Will inevitably suffer - such is part of his punishment.
إِنْif يَنْجُhe escapes مِنْfrom صَمْصَامِهِمْtheir keen sword وَذُبَابِهِand its point
إِنْ يَنْجُ مِنْ صَمْصَامِهِمْ وَذُبَابِهِ
لَمْnot يَنْجُhe escapes مِنْfrom غَضَبِthe wrath of الثَّرَىthe earth وَذُبَابِهِand its flies
لَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْ غَضَبِ الثَّرَى وَذُبَابِهِ
If he escapes their keen sword and its point,
If he escapes their poison and insects
he will not escape the earth's wrath and its flies.
He will not escape the wrath of the soil and its insects.
هَذَاthis الدَّفِينُburied man وَإِنْand even if ثَوَىhe lies buried ذُوpossessor of صَوْلَةٍmight
هَذَا الدَّفِينُ وَإِنْ ثَوَى ذُو صَوْلَةٍ
مَاnot فُلَّwas blunted سَيْفٌa sword زُجَّthrust ضِمْنَwithin قِرَابِهِits sheath
مَا فُلَّ سَيْفٌ زُجَّ ضِمْنَ قِرَابِهِ
This buried man, though laid to rest, possesses might;
Though laid to rest, this deceased was a man of might;
no sword is blunted by being thrust into its sheath.
No sword cast aside will lose its bite.
أَتُبِيحُdo you expose نَفْسَكَyourself للرَّدَىto death مُتَعَمِّدًاdeliberately
أَتُبِيحُ نَفْسَكَ للرَّدَى مُتَعَمِّدًا
فَيَنَالُهَاso it claims it، وَتَحَارُand you are baffled فِيabout أَسْبَابِهِits causes
فَيَنَالُهَا، وَتَحَارُ فِي أَسْبَابِهِ
Do you deliberately expose yourself to death,
Would you deliberately allow yourself to be violated
so it claims you, while you puzzle over its causes?
And then be bewildered as to its cause?
مَنْwhoever رَاحَwent on يَقْتَحِمُplunging into الخِضَمَّthe deep مُكَافِحًاbattling
مَنْ رَاحَ يَقْتَحِمُ الخِضَمَّ مُكَافِحًا
أَمْوَاجَهُits waves دَفَنَتْهُthey buried him طَيَّwithin the folds of عُبَابِهِits surging waters
أَمْوَاجَهُ دَفَنَتْهُ طَيَّ عُبَابِهِ
Whoever plunged into the deep, battling
He who dares plunge into the fray
its waves, was buried by them within its surging depths.
Will be drowned in its waves.
وَمُدَغْدِغُand one who tickles الثُّعْبَانِthe serpent دَاخِلَinside جُحْرِهِits hole
وَمُدَغْدِغُ الثُّعْبَانِ دَاخِلَ جُحْرِهِ
مُسْتَهْدِفٌexposing himself عَمْدًاdeliberately لسُمِّto the venom of لُعَابِهِits saliva
مُسْتَهْدِفٌ عَمْدًا لسُمِّ لُعَابِهِ
And he who tickles the serpent inside its hole
To provoke the serpent in its burrow
deliberately exposes himself to the venom of its saliva.
Is to deliberately invite the venom of its mouth.
وَمُرَوِّعُand one who startles الضِّرْغَامِthe lion فِيin عِرِّيسِهِits lair
وَمُرَوِّعُ الضِّرْغَامِ فِي عِرِّيسِهِ
يَهْويfalls فَرِيسَةَas prey to مِخْلَبَيْهِits two claws وَنَابِهِand its fang
يَهْوي فَرِيسَةَ مِخْلَبَيْهِ وَنَابِهِ
And he who startles the lion in its lair
And to alarm the wolf in its den
falls prey to its two claws and its fang.
Is to become prey to its claws and fangs.
دَعْleave لِلقَضَاءِto destiny كِتَابَهُits book يَقْضِيit decrees بِمَاwhat
دَعْ لِلقَضَاءِ كِتَابَهُ يَقْضِي بِمَا
يَقْضِيit decrees فَلَسْتَfor you are not رَهِينَcaptive to أَمْرِthe command of كِتَابِهِits book
يَقْضِي فَلَسْتَ رَهِينَ أَمْرِ كِتَابِهِ
Leave destiny its book; let it decree what
Let Destiny's book decide what it may;
it decrees, for you are not captive to its book's command.
You are not hostage to its decisions.
مَاnot كَانَwas سَعْدُكَyour good fortune مِنْfrom صُدَاحِthe singing of هَزَارِهِits nightingale
مَا كَانَ سَعْدُكَ مِنْ صُدَاحِ هَزَارِهِ
أَوْor كَانَwas نَحْسُكَyour ill fortune مِنْfrom نَعيبِthe croaking of غُرَابِهِits raven
أَوْ كَانَ نَحْسُكَ مِنْ نَعيبِ غُرَابِهِ
Your good fortune never came from its nightingale's song,
Your fortune owes naught to its lucky birds
nor your ill fortune from its raven's croaking.
Nor your misfortune to the flaws of its crows.
كَلَّاno وَلَاand not أَولاكَgranted you مَاءَthe water of غَدِيرِهِits pool
كَلَّا وَلَا أَولاكَ مَاءَ غَدِيرِهِ
غَيْرُother than الَّذِيthe one who أَوْلَاكَgranted you لَمعَthe gleam of سَرَابِهِits mirage
غَيْرُ الَّذِي أَوْلَاكَ لَمعَ سَرَابِهِ
No! And none granted you the water of its pool
No! Nor do its ponds ordain your fate.
but the one who granted you the gleam of its mirage.
Only He who gave its mirage its glitter.
حُكْمُthe decree of الرَّدَىdeath فِيin الكَوْنِthe universe حُكْمٌa decree مُبْرَمٌirrevocable
حُكْمُ الرَّدَى فِي الكَوْنِ حُكْمٌ مُبْرَمٌ
وَلَوِand even if اعْتَصَمْتَyou sought refuge بِنَجْمِهِin its star وَسَحَابِهِand its clouds
وَلَوِ اعْتَصَمْتَ بِنَجْمِهِ وَسَحَابِهِ
Death's decree in the universe is irrevocable,
The law of decay in the universe is immutable
even if you seek refuge in its star and clouds.
Even if you cling to its stars and clouds.
لَكِنَّbut مَنْwhoever يَقْضِيdies بِعَجْزِin the frailty of مَشِيبِهِhis gray age
لَكِنَّ مَنْ يَقْضِي بِعَجْزِ مَشِيبِهِ
غَيْرُother than الَّذِيthe one who يَقْضِيdies بِزَهْوِin the splendor of شَبَابِهِhis youth
غَيْرُ الَّذِي يَقْضِي بِزَهْوِ شَبَابِهِ
Yet one who dies in the frailty of his gray age
Yet who decrees the despair of old age
is not like one who dies in the splendor of his youth.
Other than He who decrees the rapture of youth?
إِيهٍah أَخَاbrother of اللُّوردَاتِthe lords كَعْبَةَKaaba of فَخْرِهِمْtheir pride
إِيهٍ أَخَا اللُّوردَاتِ كَعْبَةَ فَخْرِهِمْ
وَمُحَلِّيَand adorner of الأَنْسَابَlineages مِنْfrom أَحْسَابِهِhis noble merits
وَمُحَلِّيَ الأَنْسَابَ مِنْ أَحْسَابِهِ
Ah, brother of the lords, the Kaaba of their pride,
Alas! O apex of their pride
and adorner of lineages with his noble merits,
And validator of their lineages and pedigrees!
تَاللهِby God مَاnot أَنَاI شَامِتٌgloating بِمُلِمَّةٍover a calamity
تَاللهِ مَا أَنَا شَامِتٌ بِمُلِمَّةٍ
طَعَنَتْpierced صَمِيمَthe very core of العِلْمِlearning فِيin أَعْصَابِهِits nerves
طَعَنَتْ صَمِيمَ العِلْمِ فِي أَعْصَابِهِ
by God, I do not gloat over a calamity
By God, I am not exultant at a calamity
that pierced learning's very heart through its nerves.
That has stabbed knowledge deep in its essence.
نَزَلَتْbefell عَلَيْكَupon you فَغَيَّبَتْso it eclipsed بِكَin you كَوْكَبًاa star
نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْكَ فَغَيَّبَتْ بِكَ كَوْكَبًا
سَرْعَانَhow quickly بَيْنَbetween سُطُوعِهِits shining وَغِيَابِهِand its setting
سَرْعَانَ بَيْنَ سُطُوعِهِ وَغِيَابِهِ
It befell you and, in you, eclipsed a star;
Upon you has descended an eclipse that made you
how brief the span between its shining and its setting!
Vanish between your rising and setting.
رُمْتَyou sought الخُلُودَimmortality وَقَدْand indeed خَلَدْتَyou became immortal وَإِنْand though تَكُنْit be
رُمْتَ الخُلُودَ وَقَدْ خَلَدْتَ وَإِنْ تَكُنْ
ذَهَبَتْwas spent حَيَاتُكَyour life فِيin سَبِيلِthe pursuit of طِلَابِهِseeking it
ذَهَبَتْ حَيَاتُكَ فِي سَبِيلِ طِلَابِهِ
You sought immortality, and have attained it, though
You aspired to immortality but indeed you have become immortal
your life was spent in its pursuit.
Even if your life was lost in the quest for knowledge.
مَاnot مَاتَdied مَنْwhoever مَلَأfilled المَجَالِسَthe gatherings ذِكْرُهُhis remembrance
مَا مَاتَ مَنْ مَلَأ المَجَالِسَ ذِكْرُهُ
وَحَبَاهُand bestowed on him كُلُّall الكَوْنِthe universe مِنْof إِعْجَابِهِits admiration
وَحَبَاهُ كُلُّ الكَوْنِ مِنْ إِعْجَابِهِ
He is not dead whose memory fills gatherings,
One whose name fills gatherings has not died,
and whom the whole universe has honored with its admiration.
Gifted by all creation with its admiration.
لَمْnot تَأْلُyou slackened فِيin وَادِيthe Valley of المُلُوكِthe Kings مُنَقِّبًاexcavating
لَمْ تَأْلُ فِي وَادِي المُلُوكِ مُنَقِّبًا
فِيat سَفْحِthe foot of قِمَّتِهِits peak وَرَأْسِand the top of هِضَابِهِits hills
فِي سَفْحِ قِمَّتِهِ وَرَأْسِ هِضَابِهِ
You spared no effort, excavating in the Valley of the Kings,
You did not cease delving into the valley of kings,
at the foot of its peak and the tops of its hills,
At the foot of its summit and the top of its slopes,
حَتَّىuntil وَقَعْتَyou came عَلَىupon دَفِينِthe buried hoard of كُنُوزِهِits treasures
حَتَّى وَقَعْتَ عَلَى دَفِينِ كُنُوزِهِ
وَأَذَعْتَand you proclaimed آيَwondrous signs of حِجَابِهِits veil وَعُجَابِهِand its marvels
وَأَذَعْتَ آيَ حِجَابِهِ وَعُجَابِهِ
until you came upon its buried treasures
Until you landed upon a buried treasure
and made known its veiled wonders and marvels.
And broadcast the signs of its veil and wonders.
أَشْرَفْتَyou looked out مِنْهُfrom it عَلَىupon القُرُونِthe centuries خَوَالِيًاlong past
أَشْرَفْتَ مِنْهُ عَلَى القُرُونِ خَوَالِيًا
فَأَعَدْتَso you brought back مَاضِيهَاtheir past عَلَىupon أَعْقَابِهِits heels
فَأَعَدْتَ مَاضِيهَا عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِ
From it you looked out upon centuries long gone,
You ascended above the epochs triumphantly
and brought their past back along its own tracks.
And chronicled their past events.
وَرَأَيْتَand you saw فِيin التَّارِيخِhistory أَكْبَرَthe greatest ثَلْمَةٍgap
وَرَأَيْتَ فِي التَّارِيخِ أَكْبَرَ ثَلْمَةٍ
وَأَضَفْتَand you added أَبْوَابًاchapters إِلَىto أَبْوَابِهِits chapters
وَأَضَفْتَ أَبْوَابًا إِلَى أَبْوَابِهِ
You saw the greatest gap in history,
And in history you discerned its greatest blemish
and added chapters to its chapters.
And appended to its many chapters.
فَسَمَوْتَso you rose بِالوَادِيwith the valley إِلَىto أَسْمَىthe loftiest الذُّرَىheights
فَسَمَوْتَ بِالوَادِي إِلَى أَسْمَى الذُّرَى
لَكِنْbut جَنَيْتَyou committed an offense عَلَىagainst نَزِيلِthe dweller in شِعَابِهِits ravines
لَكِنْ جَنَيْتَ عَلَى نَزِيلِ شِعَابِهِ
Thus you raised the valley to the loftiest heights,
With the valley you reached the highest celestial sphere
but wronged the dweller in its ravines.
But trespassed upon an inhabitant of its valleys.
وَلَوِand if اكْتَفَيْتَyou had been content بِسَلْبِwith plundering كُلِّall of كُنُوزِهِhis treasures
وَلَوِ اكْتَفَيْتَ بِسَلْبِ كُلِّ كُنُوزِهِ
وَمَتَاعِهِand his belongings وَطَعَامِهِand his food وَثِيَابِهِand his clothing
وَمَتَاعِهِ وَطَعَامِهِ وَثِيَابِهِ
Had you been content to plunder all his treasures,
Had you just plundered all his treasure,
his belongings, his food, and his clothing,
Possessions, food and clothes,
لَعَفَاhe would have forgiven وَلَمْand not يَحْقِدْborne a grudge عَلَيْكَagainst you وَإِنَّمَاbut rather
لَعَفَا وَلَمْ يَحْقِدْ عَلَيْكَ وَإِنَّمَا
حَدَّثْتَyou spoke to نَفْسَكَyourself بِانْتِهَاكِof violating حِجَابِهِhis veil
حَدَّثْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِانْتِهَاكِ حِجَابِهِ
he would have forgiven you and borne no grudge; instead,
He would have pardoned you and not resented you.
you entertained the thought of violating his veil.
But you deliberately violated his sanctity,
أَيُهَانُis he to be humiliated فِرْعَوْنُPharaoh الكَبِيرُgreat بِقَبْرِهِin his grave
أَيُهَانُ فِرْعَوْنُ الكَبِيرُ بِقَبْرِهِ
وَهُوَand he العَزِيزُthe mighty one بِمُلْكِهِin his sovereignty وَجَنَابِهِand his majesty
وَهُوَ العَزِيزُ بِمُلْكِهِ وَجَنَابِهِ
Is the great Pharaoh to be humiliated in his grave,
Is the mighty Pharaoh disgraced by his tomb
he who is mighty in his sovereignty and majesty?
While he is glorious in his kingdom and ministries?
أَفَمَاdid you not رَأَيْتَsee أَمَامَهُbefore him وَحِيَالَهُand facing him
أَفَمَا رَأَيْتَ أَمَامَهُ وَحِيَالَهُ
حرسَthe guard of البَلَاطِthe palace مُدَجَّجًاfully armed بِحِرَابِهِwith its spears
حرسَ البَلَاطِ مُدَجَّجًا بِحِرَابِهِ
Did you not see before him and facing him
Before him, did you not see his courtiers
the palace guard, fully armed with its spears?
Armored with their weapons?
وَرَأَيْتَand you saw «أَنُّوبيسَAnubis» فِيin نَاوُوسِهِhis sarcophagus
وَرَأَيْتَ «أَنُّوبيسَ» فِي نَاوُوسِهِ
مُتَحَفِّزًاpoised for action، وَand«أمونَAmun» فِيin مِحْرَابِهِhis sanctuary
مُتَحَفِّزًا، وَ«أمونَ» فِي مِحْرَابِهِ
And you saw Anubis in his sarcophagus,
And you saw Anubis on his bier,
poised for action, and Amun in his sanctuary.
And Amon in his shrine.
هُوَhe صَامِتٌsilent لَكِنَّهُbut he فِيin صَمْتِهِhis silence
هُوَ صَامِتٌ لَكِنَّهُ فِي صَمْتِهِ
أَقْوَىstronger وَأَبْلَغُand more eloquent مِنْهُthan himself فِيin إِعْرَابِهِhis speech
أَقْوَى وَأَبْلَغُ مِنْهُ فِي إِعْرَابِهِ
He is silent, yet in his silence
Silent he lies, but silence declares
he is stronger and more eloquent than in his speech.
More than speech his meaning.
أَعْيَىhe thwarted الفَنَاءَdecay فَلَمْso not يَنَلْهُit reached him وَلَمْand not يَزَلْhas ceased
أَعْيَى الفَنَاءَ فَلَمْ يَنَلْهُ وَلَمْ يَزَلْ
مُتَأَلِّقَradiant اللَّمَعَانِin brilliance نُورُthe light of إِهَابِهِhis skin
مُتَأَلِّقَ اللَّمَعَانِ نُورُ إِهَابِهِ
He thwarted decay, which could not touch him, and still
Time wearied of him but could not wear him down.
the light of his skin shines brilliantly.
The light of his appearance continues to shine.
الروحُthe spirit حَائِمَةٌhovering عَلَىover تَابُوتِهِhis coffin
الروحُ حَائِمَةٌ عَلَى تَابُوتِهِ
وَالجِسْمُand the body رَطْبُfresh and supple العودِthe stem فِيin جِلْبَابِهِits robe
وَالجِسْمُ رَطْبُ العودِ فِي جِلْبَابِهِ
The spirit hovers over his coffin,
The soul hovers over his coffin
and the body, supple as a fresh bough, lies in its robe.
While the body is moist wood in its shroud.
مَضَتِpassed القُرُونُthe centuries عَلَيْهِover him وَهْوَwhile he كَأَنَّهُas though he
مَضَتِ القُرُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَهْوَ كَأَنَّهُ
بِالأَمْسِyesterday حَطَّhe set down هُنَاكَthere يُمْنَthe blessing of رِكَابِهِhis mounts
بِالأَمْسِ حَطَّ هُنَاكَ يُمْنَ رِكَابِهِ
Centuries have passed over him, yet it is as though
Centuries have passed over him, yet he is as if
only yesterday he brought his blessed mounts to rest there.
Yesterday he alighted there to the right of his mount.
فترىso you see اللَّظَىthe flame مُتَنفِّسًاbreathing بطعامِهِthrough his food
فترى اللَّظَى مُتَنفِّسًا بطعامِهِ
وَتَرَىand you see الحبَابَthe bubbles مُشَعْشِعًاsparkling بِشَرَابِهِin his drink
وَتَرَى الحبَابَ مُشَعْشِعًا بِشَرَابِهِ
So you see flame breathing through his food,
You see sustenance exhaling from his food,
and see bubbles sparkling in his drink.
And his flask still sparkling with his drink.
وَكَأَنَّهُand as though he فِيin قَصْرِهِhis palace لَاnot قَبْرِهِhis grave
وَكَأَنَّهُ فِي قَصْرِهِ لَا قَبْرِهِ
مُتَرَبِّعٌseated cross-legged بِالعِزِّin glory فَوْقَupon وِثَابِهِhis couch
مُتَرَبِّعٌ بِالعِزِّ فَوْقَ وِثَابِهِ
As though he were in his palace, not his grave,
As if in his palace, not his tomb,
seated cross-legged in glory upon his couch.
Enthroned in glory upon his carpet.
وَالعِلْمُand learning مِنْamong كُهَّانِهِhis priests، وَالمَوْتُand death مِنْamong
وَالعِلْمُ مِنْ كُهَّانِهِ، وَالمَوْتُ مِنْ
حُرَّاسِهِhis guards، وَالدَّهْرُand time مِنْamong حُجَّابِهِhis chamberlains
حُرَّاسِهِ، وَالدَّهْرُ مِنْ حُجَّابِهِ
And learning is among his priests, and death among
Knowledge is his seer, death his guard,
his guards, and time among his chamberlains.
And time his chamberlain.
مَهْلًاhold back بَنِيsons of «التاميزthe Thames» فيin غُلوَائِكُمْyour excesses
مَهْلًا بَنِي «التاميز» في غُلوَائِكُمْ
فَالظُّلْمُfor oppression كَمْhow often يَجْنِيinflicts harm عَلَىupon أَرْبَابِهِits masters
فَالظُّلْمُ كَمْ يَجْنِي عَلَى أَرْبَابِهِ
Hold back, sons of the Thames, in your excesses;
Have patience, O sons of the Thames in your trespass!
how often oppression brings harm upon its masters!
For how much wrong can befall its perpetrators!
أَقْلَقْتُمُyou disturbed فِيin البَحْرِthe sea حُوتَthe whale of عُبَابِهِits surging depths
أَقْلَقْتُمُ فِي البَحْرِ حُوتَ عُبَابِهِ
وَذَعَرْتُمُand you frightened فِيon البَرِّthe land قَسْوَرَthe lion of غَابِهِits forest
وَذَعَرْتُمُ فِي البَرِّ قَسْوَرَ غَابِهِ
You have disturbed, in the sea, the whale of its surging depths,
You stirred fear in the beasts of its wilds,
and frightened, on land, the lion of its forest.
And panic among the creatures of its jungle.
وَثَلَلْتُمُand you toppled فِيon الأَرْضِthe earth عَرْشَthe throne of مُلُوكِهَاits kings
وَثَلَلْتُمُ فِي الأَرْضِ عَرْشَ مُلُوكِهَا
وَنَزَعْتُمُand you stripped away فيin الجَوِّthe sky حُكْمَthe dominion of عُقَابِهِits eagle
وَنَزَعْتُمُ في الجَوِّ حُكْمَ عُقَابِهِ
You have toppled, on earth, the throne of its kings,
You felled in the earth the thrones of its kings,
and stripped, in the sky, its eagle of dominion.
And in the heavens the rule of its birds.
وَسحقْتُمُand you crushed الشعْبَthe people الضعِيفَweak بجَوْرِكُمْwith your tyranny
وَسحقْتُمُ الشعْبَ الضعِيفَ بجَوْرِكُمْ
ووضعتُمُand you placed الأَغْلَالَthe shackles فَوْقَupon رِقَابِهِtheir necks
ووضعتُمُ الأَغْلَالَ فَوْقَ رِقَابِهِ
You have crushed the weak people with your tyranny,
You crushed the weak populace unjustly,
and laid shackles upon their necks.
And fettered their necks cruelly.
فَدَعواso leave المُكفَّنَthe shrouded man آمِنًاsafe تَحْتَbeneath الثَّرَىthe earth
فَدَعوا المُكفَّنَ آمِنًا تَحْتَ الثَّرَى
بَعْدَafter الجِهَادِthe struggle وَبَعْدَand after طُولِthe length of عَذَابِهِhis torment
بَعْدَ الجِهَادِ وَبَعْدَ طُولِ عَذَابِهِ
So leave the shrouded man safe beneath the earth,
So leave the shrouded to rest safely beneath the soil
after his struggle, after his long torment.
After his struggle, after the length of his torment.
Sol 6.1