حبذاhow lovely الريفthe countryside والخلائقand the people فيهin it
حبذا الريف والخلائق فيه
ضاحكاتlaughing الوجوهfaces تفترّbreak into smiles سحراenchantment
ضاحكات الوجوه تفترّ سحرا
How lovely the countryside and the people in it,
How delightful is the countryside and its creatures
Their laughing faces breaking into enchanting smiles.
With smiling faces that gleam at dawn
منwhoever يراهsees it وقدand has تبينdiscerned فيهin it
من يراه وقد تبين فيه
زمراًgroups فيin الزّحامthe throng تحشرare crowded together حشراin a mass
زمراً في الزّحام تحشر حشرا
Whoever sees it and has discerned within it
Whoever sees it and perceives in it
Groups crammed tightly together in the throng,
Groups in the crowds gathered together
يحسبthinks الضيقhardship آخذاًseizing فيin حماهits domain
يحسب الضيق آخذاً في حماه
بخناقby the throat ويحسبand thinks القومthe people أسرىcaptives
بخناق ويحسب القوم أسرى
Thinks hardship, within its bounds, is gripping them
Thinks the tightness is overtaking its protection
By the throat, and thinks the people captives.
With strangulation and thinks the people prisoners
وهمyet they are النورlight والمحبةand love والقلـand the heart (continued)
وهم النور والمحبة والقلـ
ـب(completes 'heart') طليقاًunfettered معwith النسائمthe breezes حُراfree
ـب طليقاً مع النسائم حُرا
Yet they are light and love, and the heart—
While they are the light, love and the heart
Unfettered with the breezes, free.
Free with the breeze, unbound
منظرa scene تلمحyou glimpse البساطةsimplicity فيهin it
منظر تلمح البساطة فيه
وترىand you see طيبةًkindness وبشراًand cheerfulness وطهراand purity
وترى طيبةً وبشراً وطهرا
A scene where you glimpse simplicity,
A scene where you glimpse simplicity
And see kindness, cheerfulness, and purity.
And see kindness, glad tidings and purity
منظرٌa scene تلمحyou glimpse السعادةhappiness فيهin it
منظرٌ تلمح السعادة فيه
لاdo not تقلsay ليto me أرىI see شقاءmisery وفقراand poverty
لا تقل لي أرى شقاء وفقرا
A scene where you glimpse happiness;
A scene where you glimpse happiness
Do not tell me, 'I see misery and poverty.'
Do not say to me you see misery and poverty
انظرlook at الجرّةthe jar التيwhich خلفوهاthey left it behind
انظر الجرّة التي خلفوها
وانظرand look at النيلthe Nile ضاحكاًlaughing مفتراsmiling
وانظر النيل ضاحكاً مفترا
Look at the jar they left behind,
Look at the jar they left behind
And look at the Nile, laughing and smiling.
And look at the laughing, frolicsome Nile
عبدواthey worshipped النيلthe Nile مذsince قديمancient times وألقواand they cast
عبدوا النيل مذ قديم وألقوا
كلevery عامyear لهto it عروساًa bride بكراvirgin
كل عام له عروساً بكرا
They worshipped the Nile since ancient times, and cast
They worshipped the Nile since ancient times and offered
To it each year a virgin bride.
Every year a virgin bride
مصرEgypt سحرenchantment ورقةand tenderness وصفاءand serenity
مصر سحر ورقة وصفاء
لِمَwhy لاnot يعبدworship المحبونthe lovers مصراEgypt
لِمَ لا يعبد المحبون مصرا
Egypt is enchantment, tenderness, and serenity.
Egypt is magic, elegance and clarity
Why should lovers not worship Egypt?
Why don't lovers worship Egypt?
Sol 6.1