غيثrain علىupon القفرthe barren land حيّاناgreeted us وأحياناand revived us
غيث على القفر حيّانا وأحيانا
ياO شاعرpoet الجيلthe generation كانwas الجيلthe generation ظمآناthirsty
يا شاعر الجيل كان الجيل ظمآنا
Rain upon the barren land greeted us and brought us to life.
A downpour in the desert revived us at times
O poet of the generation, the generation was thirsty.
O poet of the generation, the generation was thirsty
كناwe were نعيشwe live منfrom الدنياthe world علىon عدةa promise
كنا نعيش من الدنيا على عدة
نبنيwe build منfrom الأملhope الموعودpromised دنياناour world
نبني من الأمل الموعود دنيانا
We lived on a promise from the world,
We used to live in this world with some hope
building our world from promised hope.
Building from the promised hope a world
فالآنand now قدindeed حققتit fulfilled ماwhat كانwas منتظراًawaited
فالآن قد حققت ما كان منتظراً
منهاfrom it وإنand though لمعتit shone بالوعدwith promise أحياناsometimes
منها وإن لمعت بالوعد أحيانا
And now it has fulfilled what was awaited
So now you have achieved what was awaited
from it, though it shone with promise at times.
From it, though it glittered with the promise at times
جاءتit came بأروعwith the finest منwho هزstirred البيانeloquence ومنand who
جاءت بأروع من هز البيان ومن
أعادrestored مجدglory القوافيrhymes مثلas ماwhat كاناit was
أعاد مجد القوافي مثل ما كانا
It brought the finest man who stirred eloquence and who
It came with more beautiful than shaking rhetoric and than
restored the glory of rhymes to what it once was.
Restoring the glory of rhymes as it was
ريحانةsweet basil النيلthe Nile هزتshook نفسهاitself طرباًin delight
ريحانة النيل هزت نفسها طرباً
وقدمتand offered لأميرto the prince الشعرpoetry ريحاناsweet basil
وقدمت لأمير الشعر ريحانا
The Nile's sweet basil set itself swaying with joy,
The breeze of the Nile shook herself with joy
and offered sweet basil to the Prince of Poetry.
And offered to the prince of poetry a basil
ماذاwhat نقولwe say ونبديand express بعدماafter سبقتpreceded
ماذا نقول ونبدي بعدما سبقت
لكfor you الشهادةtestimony منfrom تكريمhonoring مولاناour lord
لك الشهادة من تكريم مولانا
What can we say and declare, now that there has already come
What can we say and express after you were preceded
testimony in your favor through our lord's tribute?
With testimony from the honor of our teacher
أقمتyou established منfrom عبقريgenius الشعريpoetic برهاناa proof
أقمت من عبقري الشعري برهانا
وقبلهاand before it كنتyou were للأخلاقfor moral character عنواناan emblem
وقبلها كنت للأخلاق عنوانا
You have established proof of poetic genius,
You established proof of the genius of poetry
and before it, you were an emblem of virtue,
And before that you were a role model in morals
بآيتينwith two signs وفاءfidelity للتيto her who ذهبتdeparted
بآيتين وفاء للتي ذهبت
وأنتand you مَنwho حفظpreserved الذكرىthe memory ومنand who صاناsafeguarded
وأنت مَن حفظ الذكرى ومن صانا
with two signs: fidelity to her who has departed,
With two verses of loyalty to her who left
and you are the one who preserved the memory and safeguarded it.
You who preserved the memory and protected us
إنindeed التيshe who نضَّرتbrightened عيشاًa life نعمتyou delighted بهin it
إن التي نضَّرت عيشاً نعمت به
وصيرتand turned بيتكyour home المعمورflourishing بستاناa garden
وصيرت بيتك المعمور بستانا
Indeed, as for her who brightened the life you enjoyed
She who made life pleasant and enjoyable
and turned your flourishing home into a garden—
And made your inhabited house a garden
لوif لحظةa moment نحوtoward ذياكthat الضريحthe tomb رنتgazed
لو لحظة نحو ذياك الضريح رنت
عيناكyour eyes تلقyou find الهوىlove لمdid not يختلفchange شاناin state
عيناك تلق الهوى لم يختلف شانا
if, for a moment, toward that tomb
If for a moment your eyes turned towards that tomb
your eyes gazed, you would find love unchanged in its state.
Seeking love they will not differ
وآيةand a sign منof وفاءfidelity للألىto those who سحبتdrew
وآية من وفاء للألى سحبت
عليهمover them حادثاتvicissitudes الدهرtime نسياناoblivion
عليهم حادثات الدهر نسيانا
And a sign of fidelity to those over whom was drawn
And a sign of loyalty to the departed whom
oblivion by the vicissitudes of time:
The incidents of time drew forgetfulness
عهدthe age الرشيدal-Rashid وعهدand the age المجدglory فيin زمنa time
عهد الرشيد وعهد المجد في زمن
بهin it توطدbecame established ملكdominion العربthe Arabs سلطاناin power
به توطد ملك العرب سلطانا
the age of al-Rashid, and the age of glory, in a time
The era of Al-Rashid and the era of glory at a time
when Arab dominion was firmly established in power;
In which the kingdom of the Arabs was strengthened
وعهدand the age بغدادBaghdad حيثwhere العيشlife مؤتلقٌradiant
وعهد بغداد حيث العيش مؤتلقٌ
يهفوflutters خمائلgroves أوor يهتزsways أفناناboughs
يهفو خمائل أو يهتز أفنانا
and the age of Baghdad, where life was radiant,
And the era of Baghdad where living was splendid
fluttering in groves or swaying in boughs.
Swaying with infatuation or shaking with joy
جلوتهyou revealed him وهوwhile he فتاكa ruthless slayer بجعفرهof his Ja'far
جلوته وهو فتاك بجعفره
والسيفand the sword يقطرdrips بغضاءًhatred وعدواناand aggression
والسيف يقطر بغضاءً وعدوانا
You revealed him, a ruthless slayer of his Ja'far,
Its glory while being deadly to Ja'far
with the sword dripping hatred and aggression.
And the sword dripping with hatred and hostility
ياoh للطلاءwhat a varnish الذيthat يكسوcloaks النفوسsouls لكمhow often
يا للطلاء الذي يكسو النفوس لكم
كساclothed النفوسsouls منof التزييفdeceit ألواناcolors
كسا النفوس من التزييف ألوانا
Ah, the varnish that cloaks souls! How often
Oh what a coating that covers souls, for how long
it has clothed souls in colors of deceit!
Did it coat souls with layers of deception
تلكthat الطبيعةnature لاno شيءthing يغيرهاchanges it
تلك الطبيعة لا شيء يغيرها
ينامsleeps فيهاwithin it خيالspecter الفتكslaughter وسناناdrowsy
ينام فيها خيال الفتك وسنانا
Such is nature; nothing changes it.
That nature nothing changes it
Within it sleeps the specter of slaughter, drowsy.
In it sleeps the imagination of murder and fangs
الحرصgreed يوقظهawakens it والمجدand glory يوقظهawakens it
الحرص يوقظه والمجد يوقظه
والويلand woe إنif وثبleaps up الوسنانthe drowsy one يقظاناawake
والويل إن وثب الوسنان يقظانا
Greed awakens it, and glory awakens it;
Greed awakens it, and glory awakens it
and woe if the drowsy one leaps up awake!
And woe if the deadly snake wakes us
جوزيتmay you be rewarded عنon behalf of لغةlanguage الفصحىliterary Arabic وأمتهاand its nation
جوزيت عن لغة الفصحى وأمتها
عمراًa life مديداًlong وتكريماًand honor وإحساناand kindness
عمراً مديداً وتكريماً وإحسانا
May you be rewarded, on behalf of literary Arabic and its nation,
You have been rewarded for the language of eloquence and its nation
with a long life, honor, and kindness.
With a long life, and honor, and kindness
Sol 6.1