نَثَرواthey scattered عَلَيكَupon you نَوادِيَdewy ones الأَزهارِthe flowers
نَثَروا عَلَيكَ نَوادِيَ الأَزهارِ
وَأَتَيتُand I came أَنثُرُI scatter بَينَهُمamong them أَشعاريmy verses
وَأَتَيتُ أَنثُرُ بَينَهُم أَشعاري
They scattered dewy flowers upon you,
They scattered the gardens' flowers upon you,
And I came to scatter my verses among them.
And I came to scatter my poems amongst them.
زَينَadornment of الشَبابِyouth وَزَينَand adornment of طُلّابِseekers of العُلاthe heights
زَينَ الشَبابِ وَزَينَ طُلّابِ العُلا
هَلare أَنتَyou بِالمُهَجِof the hearts الحَزينَةِsorrowing داريaware
هَل أَنتَ بِالمُهَجِ الحَزينَةِ داري
O adornment of youth and adornment of seekers of the heights,
The adornment of youth and the adornment of students,
Are you aware of the sorrowing hearts?
Are you in the sad tomb my home?
غادَرتَناyou left us وَالحادِثاتُwhile calamities بِمَرصَدٍlie in wait
غادَرتَنا وَالحادِثاتُ بِمَرصَدٍ
وَالعَيشُand life عَيشُa life of مَذَلَّةٍhumiliation وَإِسارِand captivity
وَالعَيشُ عَيشُ مَذَلَّةٍ وَإِسارِ
You left us, with calamities lying in wait,
You left us while events were in watch
And life was a life of humiliation and captivity.
And life became a life of humiliation and captivity.
ماhow كانَwas أَحوَجَناour great need إِلَيكَfor you إِذاwhenever عَداattacked
ما كانَ أَحوَجَنا إِلَيكَ إِذا عَدا
عادٍan aggressor وَصاحَand shouted الصائِحونَthe criers بَدارِmake haste!
عادٍ وَصاحَ الصائِحونَ بَدارِ
How sorely we needed you whenever we were attacked
How much we needed you when an enemy transgressed
By an aggressor, and the criers shouted, 'Make haste!'
And the criers cried out for the home.
أَينَwhere الخَطيبُthe orator وَأَينَand where خَلّابُenchanter of النُهىminds
أَينَ الخَطيبُ وَأَينَ خَلّابُ النُهى
طالَgrew long اِنتِظارُthe waiting of السَمعِhearing وَالأَبصارِand sight
طالَ اِنتِظارُ السَمعِ وَالأَبصارِ
Where is the orator, and where the enchanter of minds?
Where is the orator and where is the discipliner of prohibitions?
Long have ears and eyes been waiting.
The hearing and sights have long awaited.
بِاللَهِby God ماwhat لَكَis with you لاnot تُجيبُyou answer مُنادِياًa caller
بِاللَهِ ما لَكَ لا تُجيبُ مُنادِياً
ماذاwhat أَصابَكَbefell you ياO أَباfather of المِغوارِthe intrepid warrior
ماذا أَصابَكَ يا أَبا المِغوارِ
By God, why do you not answer a caller?
By God, why do you not answer a caller?
What has befallen you, O Abu al-Mighwar?
What has befallen you, O father of delusions?
قُمrise وَاِمحُand erase ماwhat خَطَّتwrote يَمينُthe right hand of كُرومَرٍCromer
قُم وَاِمحُ ما خَطَّت يَمينُ كُرومَرٍ
جَهلاًin ignorance بِدينِof the faith of الواحِدِthe One القَهّارِthe All-Subduer
جَهلاً بِدينِ الواحِدِ القَهّارِ
Rise and erase what Cromer's right hand wrote
Arise and erase what Cromer's right hand inscribed
In ignorance of the faith of the One, the All-Subduer.
In ignorance of the religion of the One Subduer.
قَدindeed كُنتَyou were تَغضَبُgrowing angry لِلكِنانَةِfor al-Kinana (Egypt) كُلَّماwhenever
قَد كُنتَ تَغضَبُ لِلكِنانَةِ كُلَّما
هَمَّتshe was about to وَهَمَّand was about to رَجاؤُهاher hope بِعِثارِstumble
هَمَّت وَهَمَّ رَجاؤُها بِعِثارِ
You would grow angry for al-Kinana whenever
You used to be angered by sluggishness whenever
She and her hope were about to stumble,
It intended and plotted to cause stumbling.
غَضَبَthe anger of التَقِيِّthe devout man لِرَبِّهِfor his Lord وَكِتابِهِand His Book
غَضَبَ التَقِيِّ لِرَبِّهِ وَكِتابِهِ
أَوor غَضبَةَa burst of anger الفاروقِal-Faruq لِلمُختارِfor the Chosen One
أَو غَضبَةَ الفاروقِ لِلمُختارِ
With a devout man's anger for his Lord and His Book,
The anger of the pious towards his Lord and His Book
Or al-Faruq's anger for the Chosen One.
Or the Farouq's anger towards the Chosen one.
قَدindeed ضاقَwas too narrow جِسمُكَyour body عَنfor مَداكَyour reach فَلَمand could not يُطِقendure
قَد ضاقَ جِسمُكَ عَن مَداكَ فَلَم يُطِق
صَبراًpatience عَلَيكَwith you وَأَنتَwhile you were شُعلَةُa flame of نارِfire
صَبراً عَلَيكَ وَأَنتَ شُعلَةُ نارِ
Your body proved too narrow for your reach, and could not
Your body was too narrow for your extension, so it could not
Bear you patiently, while you were a flame of fire.
Have patience upon you while you were a flame of fire.
أَودىbrought ruin بِهِupon it ذاكَthat الجِهادُstruggle وَهَدَّهُand crushed it
أَودى بِهِ ذاكَ الجِهادُ وَهَدَّهُ
عَزمٌresolve يَهُدُّthat crushes جَلائِلَthe gravest of الأَخطارِdangers
عَزمٌ يَهُدُّ جَلائِلَ الأَخطارِ
That struggle destroyed it, and it was crushed by
That jihad took its toll on him and directed him
A resolve that crushes the gravest dangers.
A resolve that directs the formidable perils.
لَعِبَتplayed يَمينُكَyour right hand بِاليَراعِwith the reed pen فَأَعجَزَتand outdid
لَعِبَت يَمينُكَ بِاليَراعِ فَأَعجَزَت
لَعِبَthe play of الفَوارِسِhorsemen بِالقَناwith spears الخَطّارِswaying
لَعِبَ الفَوارِسِ بِالقَنا الخَطّارِ
Your right hand played with the reed pen, surpassing
Your right hand played with the spear and overpowered
The horsemen's play with swaying spears.
The play of horsemen with the dangerous spear.
وَجَرَيتَand you raced لِلعَلياءِtoward the heights تَبغيseeking شَأوَهاtheir farthest reach
وَجَرَيتَ لِلعَلياءِ تَبغي شَأوَها
فَجَرىthen ran القَضاءُfate وَأَنتَwhile you were فيon المِضمارِthe racecourse
فَجَرى القَضاءُ وَأَنتَ في المِضمارِ
And you raced toward the heights, seeking their farthest reach,
You hastened towards the most high, seeking its prominence,
Then fate ran its course while you were on the racecourse.
And fate ran its course while you were in the race.
أَوَand is it that كُلَّماwhenever هَزَّbrandished الرَجاءُhope مُهَنَّداًan Indian-forged sword
أَوَ كُلَّما هَزَّ الرَجاءُ مُهَنَّداً
بَدَرَتrushed إِلَيهِtoward it غَوائِلُdeadly calamities الأَقدارِof fate
بَدَرَت إِلَيهِ غَوائِلُ الأَقدارِ
Is it that whenever hope brandishes an Indian-forged sword,
Or whenever hope swayed dejectedly,
The deadly calamities of fate rush upon it?
The contingencies of fates rushed to it.
عَزَّwas hard to find القَرارُrepose عَلَيَّfor me لَيلَةَon the night of نَعيِهِhis death's announcement
عَزَّ القَرارُ عَلَيَّ لَيلَةَ نَعيِهِ
وَشَهِدتُand I witnessed مَوكِبَهُhis procession فَقَرَّand settled قَراريmy repose
وَشَهِدتُ مَوكِبَهُ فَقَرَّ قَراري
Rest eluded me on the night his death was announced,
Resolve was difficult for me the night of his death notice
And I witnessed his procession, and my peace returned.
And I witnessed his procession so my resolve weakened.
وَتَسابَقَتand raced one another فيهِconcerning him النُعاةُbearers of death news فَطائِرٌso one flew
وَتَسابَقَت فيهِ النُعاةُ فَطائِرٌ
بِالكَهرَباءِby electricity وَطائِرٌand one flying بِبُخارِby steam
بِالكَهرَباءِ وَطائِرٌ بِبُخارِ
And the bearers of his death's news raced—one flew
The eulogizers raced in it, one by electricity
By electricity, and another flew by steam.
And one by steam.
شاهَدتُI witnessed يَومَthe Day of الحَشرِGathering يَومَthe day of وَفاتِهِhis death
شاهَدتُ يَومَ الحَشرِ يَومَ وَفاتِهِ
وَعَلِمتُand I learned مِنهُfrom it مَراتِبَdegrees of الأَقدارِworth
وَعَلِمتُ مِنهُ مَراتِبَ الأَقدارِ
I witnessed the Day of Gathering on the day of his death,
I witnessed on the Day of Gathering, the day of his death,
And from it I learned the degrees of worth.
And realized from it the stations of destinies.
وَرَأَيتُand I saw كَيفَhow تَفيduly repay الشُعوبُnations رِجالَهاtheir men
وَرَأَيتُ كَيفَ تَفي الشُعوبُ رِجالَها
حَقَّthe due of الوَلاءِloyalty وَواجِبَand the duty of الإِكبارِreverence
حَقَّ الوَلاءِ وَواجِبَ الإِكبارِ
And I saw how nations accord their men
And I saw how nations bid farewell to its men
The loyalty due to them and the reverence they are owed.
The right of loyalty and the duty of reverence.
تِسعونَninety أَلفاًthousand حَولَaround نَعشِكَyour bier خُشَّعُbowed in reverence
تِسعونَ أَلفاً حَولَ نَعشِكَ خُشَّعُ
يَمشونَthey walk تَحتَbeneath لِوائِكَyour banner السَيّارِadvancing
يَمشونَ تَحتَ لِوائِكَ السَيّارِ
Ninety thousand, bowed in reverence around your bier,
Ninety thousand around your coffin humbly
Walk beneath your advancing banner.
Walking under your swaying banner.
خَطّواthey wrote بِأَدمُعِهِمwith their tears عَلىupon وَجهِthe face of الثَرىthe earth
خَطّوا بِأَدمُعِهِم عَلى وَجهِ الثَرى
لِلحُزنِfor sorrow أَسطاراًlines عَلىupon أَسطارِlines
لِلحُزنِ أَسطاراً عَلى أَسطارِ
They wrote with their tears upon the face of the earth
They traced with their tears upon the face of the earth
Line upon line of sorrow.
Lines of sorrow upon lines.
آناًat times يُوالونَthey keep up الضَجيجَthe clamor كَأَنَّهُمas though they were
آناً يُوالونَ الضَجيجَ كَأَنَّهُم
رَكبُa caravan of الحَجيجِpilgrims بِكَعبَةِat the Kaaba of الزُوّارِvisitors
رَكبُ الحَجيجِ بِكَعبَةِ الزُوّارِ
At times they keep up their clamor, as though they were
Sometimes they burst out wailing as if they were
A caravan of pilgrims at the visitors' Kaaba.
The pilgrim caravan at the Kaaba of pilgrims.
وَتَخالُهُمand you would think them آناًat times لِفَرطِfor the depth of خُشوعِهِمtheir reverence
وَتَخالُهُم آناً لِفَرطِ خُشوعِهِم
عِندَat المُصَلّىthe prayer ground يُنصِتونَlistening silently لِقاريto a reciter
عِندَ المُصَلّى يُنصِتونَ لِقاري
And at times, such is their reverence, you would think them
And sometimes their humility made them seem
At the prayer ground, listening silently to a reciter.
As if at the prayer niche listening to my recitation.
غَلَبَovercame الخُشوعُreverence عَلَيهِمُthem فَدُموعُهُمso their tears
غَلَبَ الخُشوعُ عَلَيهِمُ فَدُموعُهُم
تَجريflow بِلاwithout كَلَحٍgrimacing وَلاnor اِستِنثارِnose-blowing
تَجري بِلا كَلَحٍ وَلا اِستِنثارِ
Reverence overcame them, so their tears
Humility overcame them so their tears
Flow without grimaces or nose-blowing.
Flowed without restraint or wiping.
قَدindeed كُنتَyou were تَحتَbeneath دُموعِهِمtheir tears وَزَفيرِهِمand their sighs
قَد كُنتَ تَحتَ دُموعِهِم وَزَفيرِهِم
ماjust بَينَbetween سَيلٍa torrent دافِقٍrushing وَشَرارِand sparks
ما بَينَ سَيلٍ دافِقٍ وَشَرارِ
You were beneath their tears and their sighs,
You were under their tears and sighs
Between a rushing torrent and sparks.
Between a gushing torrent and sparks.
أَسعىI hasten فَيَأخُذُنيthen seizes me اللَهيبُthe blaze فَأَنثَنيso I turn back
أَسعى فَيَأخُذُني اللَهيبُ فَأَنثَني
فَيَصُدُّنيthen bars my way مُتَدَفِّقُsurging التَيّارِthe current
فَيَصُدُّني مُتَدَفِّقُ التَيّارِ
I hasten forward; the blaze seizes me, and I turn back,
I hasten so the blaze seizes me and bends me
Then the surging current bars my way.
So the overflowing current repels me.
لَوif لَمhad not أَلُذI sought refuge بِالنَعشِby the bier أَوor بِظِلالِهِin its shade
لَو لَم أَلُذ بِالنَعشِ أَو بِظِلالِهِ
لَقَضَيتُI would have perished بَينَbetween مَراجِلٍcauldrons وَبِحارِand seas
لَقَضَيتُ بَينَ مَراجِلٍ وَبِحارِ
Had I not sought refuge by the bier or in its shade,
Had I not clung to the casket or its shades
I would have perished between cauldrons and seas.
I would have perished between hot ashes and seas.
كَمhow many ذاتِa woman of خِدرٍseclusion يَومَon the day طافَcircled بِكَaround you الرَدىdeath
كَم ذاتِ خِدرٍ يَومَ طافَ بِكَ الرَدى
هَتَكَتshe tore open عَلَيكَin grief for you حَرائِرَthe silks of الأَستارِthe curtains
هَتَكَت عَلَيكَ حَرائِرَ الأَستارِ
How many a secluded woman, the day death circled you,
How many chaste women on the day destiny turned you over
Tore open for you the silken curtains!
Tore off their veils upon you.
سَفَرَتshe unveiled her face تُوَدِّعُbidding farewell to أُمَّةًa nation مَحمولَةًborne
سَفَرَت تُوَدِّعُ أُمَّةً مَحمولَةً
فيon النَعشِthe bier لاnot خَبَراًan item of news مِنَamong الأَخبارِthe news
في النَعشِ لا خَبَراً مِنَ الأَخبارِ
She unveiled herself to bid farewell to a nation carried
You traveled to bid farewell to a carried nation
On the bier, not merely an item of news.
In the coffin, unaware of news.
أَمِنَتshe felt safe from عُيونَthe eyes of الناظِرينَonlookers فَمَزَّقَتso she tore
أَمِنَت عُيونَ الناظِرينَ فَمَزَّقَت
وَجهَthe front of الخِمارِthe veil فَلَمand did not تَلُذseek refuge بِخِمارِin a veil
وَجهَ الخِمارِ فَلَم تَلُذ بِخِمارِ
She felt safe from the onlookers' eyes, so she tore
The onlookers' eyes were reassured so they tore
The front of her veil, and sought no refuge in a veil.
The face of the veil but did not enjoy the veil.
قَدalready قامَhad arisen ماjust بَينَbetween العُيونِthe eyes وَبَينَهاand her
قَد قامَ ما بَينَ العُيونِ وَبَينَها
سِترٌa screen مِنَof الأَحزانِsorrows وَالأَكدارِand distress
سِترٌ مِنَ الأَحزانِ وَالأَكدارِ
There had already risen between the eyes and her
A barrier of sorrows and gloom stood between the eyes and it.
A screen of sorrows and distress.
You were wrapped in the flag you purified
أُدرِجتَyou were wrapped فيin العَلَمِthe flag الَّذيwhich أَصفَيتَهُyou devoted sincerely to it
أُدرِجتَ في العَلَمِ الَّذي أَصفَيتَهُ
مِنكَfrom you الوِدادَaffection فَكانَso it became خَيرَthe finest شِعارِgarment
مِنكَ الوِدادَ فَكانَ خَيرَ شِعارِ
You were wrapped in the flag to which you gave
Of love for you, so it was the best emblem.
Your sincere love, and it became the finest garment.
Two flags above the heads, both
عَلَمانِtwo standards مِنfrom فَوقِabove الرُؤوسِthe heads كِلاهُماboth of them
عَلَمانِ مِن فَوقِ الرُؤوسِ كِلاهُما
فيin طَيِّهِits folds سِرٌّa secret مِنَamong الأَسرارِthe secrets
في طَيِّهِ سِرٌّ مِنَ الأَسرارِ
Two standards above the heads, each of them
Containing in its folds a secret of secrets.
With a secret among secrets in its folds.
The caller of separation summoned them so they came
ناداهُماcalled them both داعيthe herald of الفِراقِparting فَأَمسَياso both became
ناداهُما داعي الفِراقِ فَأَمسَيا
يَتَعانَقانِthey embrace each other عَلىupon شَفيرٍa brink هاريcrumbling
يَتَعانَقانِ عَلى شَفيرٍ هاري
The herald of parting called them, and they came to be
Embracing at a burning edge.
Embracing each other upon a crumbling brink.
By God, neither did the lover panic nor cry
تَاللَهِby God ماnot جَزِعَgrieved المُحِبُّthe lover وَلاnor بَكىwept
تَاللَهِ ما جَزِعَ المُحِبُّ وَلا بَكى
لِنَوىًfor a parting مُرَوِّعَةٍdreadful وَبُعدِand the remoteness of مَزارِthe place of meeting
لِنَوىً مُرَوِّعَةٍ وَبُعدِ مَزارِ
By God, no lover has grieved or wept
For a frightening intention and distant burial place.
For a dreadful parting and a distant place of meeting,
The crescent moon panicked over you the day you left it
جَزَعَthe anguish of الهِلالِthe Crescent عَلَيكَfor you يَومَthe day تَرَكتَهُyou left it
جَزَعَ الهِلالِ عَلَيكَ يَومَ تَرَكتَهُ
ماjust بَينَbetween حَرِّthe heat of أَسىًsorrow وَحَرِّand the heat of أُوارِa blaze
ما بَينَ حَرِّ أَسىً وَحَرِّ أُوارِ
As the Crescent grieved for you the day you left it
Between the heat of sorrow and the heat of becoming faint.
Between the heat of sorrow and the heat of a blaze,
Looking around, confused, making a choice
مُتَلَفِّتاًlooking about مُتَحَيِّراًbewildered مُتَخَيِّراًseeking to choose
مُتَلَفِّتاً مُتَحَيِّراً مُتَخَيِّراً
رَجُلاًa man يُناضِلُfights عَنهُfor it يَومَon a day of فَخارِglory
رَجُلاً يُناضِلُ عَنهُ يَومَ فَخارِ
Looking about, bewildered, seeking out
Of a man who contends on its behalf on the day of pride.
A man to fight for it on a day of glory.
Surely the thirty years you prided with
إِنَّindeed الثَلاثينَthe thirty years الَّتيthat بِكَin you فاخَرَتtook pride
إِنَّ الثَلاثينَ الَّتي بِكَ فاخَرَت
باتَتhave become تُقاسُmeasured بِأَطوَلِagainst the longest الأَعمارِlifetimes
باتَت تُقاسُ بِأَطوَلِ الأَعمارِ
Indeed, the thirty years that took pride in you
Have become measured by the longest lifespans.
Have come to be measured against the longest lifetimes.
It added to history some white pages
ضَمَّتthey added إِلىto التاريخِhistory بِضعَa few صَحائِفٍpages
ضَمَّت إِلى التاريخِ بِضعَ صَحائِفٍ
بَيضاءَwhite مِثلَlike صَحائِفِthe pages of الأَبرارِthe righteous
بَيضاءَ مِثلَ صَحائِفِ الأَبرارِ
They added to history a few pages,
Like the pages of the righteous.
White as the pages of the righteous.
I likened them to a fragrant spot
شَبَّهتُهُنَّI likened them بِنُقطَةٍto a drop عِطرِيَّةٍfragrant
شَبَّهتُهُنَّ بِنُقطَةٍ عِطرِيَّةٍ
وَسِعَتit contained مُحَصَّلَthe essence of رَوضَةٍa garden مِعطارِrichly fragrant
وَسِعَت مُحَصَّلَ رَوضَةٍ مِعطارِ
I likened them to a fragrant drop
That contained the harvest of a perfumed garden.
Holding the essence of a richly fragrant garden.
You left them like an exemplar emulated in its footsteps
خَلَّفتَهاyou left them behind كَالمَشقِlike a copybook model يَحذوfollows حَذوَهاtheir example
خَلَّفتَها كَالمَشقِ يَحذو حَذوَها
راجىone hoping for الوُصولِarrival وَمُقتَفيand one following الآثارِthe tracks
راجى الوُصولِ وَمُقتَفي الآثارِ
You left them like a copybook model, whose pattern is followed
A hopeful of reaching and a pursuer of traces.
By one hoping to arrive and one following the tracks.
What about the sublime if they are landmarks
ماذاwhat عَلىupon الساريthe night traveler وَهُنَّwhile they are مَناثِرٌscatterings (uncertain reading)
ماذا عَلى الساري وَهُنَّ مَناثِرٌ
لَوif سارَhe traveled بَينَthrough مَجاهِلٍunknown lands وَقِفارِand wastelands
لَو سارَ بَينَ مَجاهِلٍ وَقِفارِ
What harm could befall the night traveler, while they lie scattered,
If it traveled between ignorant lands and deserts?
If he travels through unknown lands and wastelands?
You continued to choose tough positions
ماnot زِلتَyou ceased تَختارُchoosing المَواقِفَplaces to stand وَعرَةًrugged
ما زِلتَ تَختارُ المَواقِفَ وَعرَةً
حَتّىuntil وَقَفتَyou stood لِذَلِكَagainst that الجَبّارِtyrant
حَتّى وَقَفتَ لِذَلِكَ الجَبّارِ
You kept choosing rugged places to stand,
Until you stood up to that Compeller.
Until you stood against that tyrant.
And you demolished a wall excellently built
وَهَدَمتَand you demolished سوراًa wall قَدindeed أَجادَperfected بِناءَهُits construction
وَهَدَمتَ سوراً قَد أَجادَ بِناءَهُ
فِرعَونُPharaoh ذوpossessor of الأَوتادِstakes وَالأَنهارِand rivers
فِرعَونُ ذو الأَوتادِ وَالأَنهارِ
And you demolished a wall whose construction had been perfected
By Pharaoh of the stakes and rivers.
By Pharaoh, lord of stakes and rivers.
And you connected between our complaints and sheikhs
وَوَصَلتَand you linked بَينَbetween شَكاتِناour complaint وَمَشايِخٍand elders
وَوَصَلتَ بَينَ شَكاتِنا وَمَشايِخٍ
فيin البَرلَمانِParliament أَعِزَّةٍhonored أَخيارِupright
في البَرلَمانِ أَعِزَّةٍ أَخيارِ
And you linked our complaint to elders
Honorable and virtuous elders in Parliament.
In Parliament, honored and upright.
They uncovered the veil from the eyes so they saw
كَشَفواthey lifted الغِطاءَthe covering عَنِfrom العُيونِthe eyes فَأَبصَرواand they saw
كَشَفوا الغِطاءَ عَنِ العُيونِ فَأَبصَروا
ماwhat فيin الكِنانَةِal-Kinana (Egypt) مِنof أَذىًharm وَضِرارِand injury
ما في الكِنانَةِ مِن أَذىً وَضِرارِ
They lifted the veil from their eyes, and saw
The harm and evils in sluggishness.
What harm and injury lay in al-Kinana.
They rejected the prattling talk when they realized
نَبَذواthey rejected كَلامَthe words of اللُردِthe lord حينَwhen تَبَيَّنواthey discerned
نَبَذوا كَلامَ اللُردِ حينَ تَبَيَّنوا
حَنَقَthe fury of المَغيظِthe enraged man وَلَهجَةَand the tone of الثَرثارِthe chatterer
حَنَقَ المَغيظِ وَلَهجَةَ الثَرثارِ
They rejected the lord's words when they discerned
The wrath of anger and the dialect of the garrulous.
The enraged man's fury and the chatterer's tone.
And they threw them with two volumes, threw them
وَرَماهُمُand he hurled at them بِمُجَلَّدَينِwith two volumes رَمَوهُماthey cast them both
وَرَماهُمُ بِمُجَلَّدَينِ رَمَوهُما
فيinto رُتبَةِthe rank of الأَصفارِzeros لاnot الأَسفارِbooks
في رُتبَةِ الأَصفارِ لا الأَسفارِ
And he hurled two volumes at them; they cast both
In the rank of zeros, not travelogue.
Into the rank of zeros, not books.
Woe to those positions! They were
واهاًah! عَلىfor تِلكَthose المَواقِفِstands إِنَّهاindeed they
واهاً عَلى تِلكَ المَواقِفِ إِنَّها
كانَتwere مَواقِفَthe stands of لَيثِa lion of غابٍthe forest ضاريfierce
كانَت مَواقِفَ لَيثِ غابٍ ضاري
Ah, for those stands! Indeed, they
Positions of an absent raging lion.
Were the stands of a fierce lion of the forest.
Neither threats nor the speech of the wary deterred him
لَمdid not يَلوِهِturn him عَنهاfrom them الوَعيدُthreats وَلاnor ثَنىbend
لَم يَلوِهِ عَنها الوَعيدُ وَلا ثَنى
مِنof عَزمِهِhis resolve قَولُthe words of المُريبِthe doubter حَذارِbeware!
مِن عَزمِهِ قَولُ المُريبِ حَذارِ
Threats did not turn him from them, nor was bent
From his resolute saying of caution.
His resolve by the doubter's warning, 'Beware!'
So congratulations on your new residence and sleep in it
فَاِهنَأso rejoice بِمَنزِلِكَin your home الجَديدِnew وَنَمand sleep بِهِin it
فَاِهنَأ بِمَنزِلِكَ الجَديدِ وَنَم بِهِ
فيin غِبطَةٍbliss وَاِنعَمand enjoy بِخَيرِthe finest جِوارِneighborly company
في غِبطَةٍ وَاِنعَم بِخَيرِ جِوارِ
So rejoice in your new home, and sleep there
In bliss and enjoy the best neighborliness.
In bliss, and enjoy the best of neighbors.
And welcome the great reward, the reward for what
وَاِستَقبِلِand receive الأَجرَthe reward الكَبيرَgreat جَزاءَas recompense for ماwhat
وَاِستَقبِلِ الأَجرَ الكَبيرَ جَزاءَ ما
ضَحَّيتَyou sacrificed لِلأَوطانِfor the homelands مِنof أَوطارِdesires
ضَحَّيتَ لِلأَوطانِ مِن أَوطارِ
And receive the great reward in recompense for what
You sacrificed for homelands of periods.
You sacrificed of your desires for your homelands.
Excellent is the reward and excellent is what you have attained
نِعمَexcellent is الجَزاءُthe recompense وَنِعمَand excellent is ماwhat بُلِّغتَهُyou were made to attain it
نِعمَ الجَزاءُ وَنِعمَ ما بُلِّغتَهُ
فيin مَنزِلَيكَyour two homes وَنِعمَand excellent is عُقبىthe final outcome of الدارِthe abode
في مَنزِلَيكَ وَنِعمَ عُقبى الدارِ
Excellent is the recompense, and excellent what you were granted
In your two dwellings, and excellent is the outcome of the house.
In both your homes; excellent is the final abode.
Partial English translation: 103 of 104 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1