للهto God (expressing admiration) أنتyou وهلand is there? لفنكfor your art
لله أنت وهل لفنك
ياO مجاهدMujahid منany نظيرequal
يا مجاهد من نظير
How splendid you are! Does your art
God bless you! And does your art,
—O valiant striver—have any peer?
O Mujahid, have any equal?
لاdo not تخشىfear بأساhardship فالحياfor life (continued)
لا تخشى بأسا فالحيا
ةcompletion of 'life' حياةa life فنart أوor شعورfeeling
ة حياة فن أو شعور
Fear no adversity, for li—
Fear no hardship, for life
—fe is a life of art or feeling.
is a life of art or feeling.
وانظرand look إلىat حالcondition الأميرةthe princess
وانظر إلى حال الأميرة
لاnot تلينyield إلىto الأميرthe prince
لا تلين إلى الأمير
Look upon the princess’s plight:
And look at the princess's state:
she will not yield to the prince.
she does not yield to the prince.
بلrather فضلتshe preferred صعلوكهاher pauper الthe (continued)
بل فضلت صعلوكها ال
فنانartist ذاhaving الكوخthe hut الحقيرlowly
فنان ذا الكوخ الحقير
Instead, she preferred her vagabond, the ar—
Rather, she preferred her pauper, the
—tist of the humble hut.
artist with the lowly hut.
هامتshe was madly enamored بحبكwith love for you لاnot بشيءbecause of anything
هامت بحبك لا بشيء
غيرother than نايكyour reed flute والصفيرand the whistling
غير نايك والصفير
She was rapt in love with you for nothing
She fell madly in love with you for nothing
but your reed flute and its piping.
but your reed flute and whistling.
حتىuntil إذاwhen ماemphatic particle بعتyou sold فنكyour art
حتى إذا ما بعت فنك
صرتyou became ذاhaving شأنstanding خطيرgreat
صرت ذا شأن خطير
Until, when you sold your art,
Until, when you sold your art,
you became a man of great standing,
you became a man of great standing,
ورجوتand you hoped for قربthe nearness of وصولهاreaching her
ورجوت قرب وصولها
بالجاهthrough prestige والمالand wealth الكثيرabundant
بالجاه والمال الكثير
and hoped that you would soon attain her
and hoped soon to win her,
through prestige and abundant wealth.
through prestige and abundant wealth—
فإذاthen, behold سهادsleeplessness قلبهاher heart
فإذا سهاد قلبها
ملكa possession لفنانbelonging to an artist فقيرpoor
ملك لفنان فقير
But behold: her heart’s sleepless longing
then, behold, her heart's sleepless longing
belongs to a poor artist.
belonged to a poor artist.
سرproceed فيalong طريقكyour path لاdo not تخفfear
سر في طريقك لا تخف
فالشوكfor the thorns للوردbelong to the rose النضيرfresh and flourishing
فالشوك للورد النضير
Go on your way; do not fear,
Go along your path; do not fear,
for thorns attend the radiant rose.
for the fresh rose has thorns.
واعملand work بجدwith diligence فالبلادfor the country
واعمل بجد فالبلاد
اليومtoday هبتhas risen للمسيرto march
اليوم هبت للمسير
Work earnestly, for the country
And work diligently, for the country
has risen today to march.
today has risen to march.
إنindeed الممثلthe actor مرشدa guide
إن الممثل مرشد
ومعلمand a teacher والعلمand knowledge نورlight
ومعلم والعلم نور
Glory belongs to a guide—
Indeed, the actor is a guide
a teacher—and knowledge is light.
and a teacher, and knowledge is light.
غاياتهhis aims ترميare directed إلىtoward
غاياته ترمي إلى
تحكيمgiving ruling power to سلطانthe authority of الضميرconscience
تحكيم سلطان الضمير
Its aims are directed toward
His aims are directed toward
making conscience sovereign.
establishing the rule of conscience.
فهوfor he الخليقworthy بأنof being يجلhonored
فهو الخليق بأن يجل
وأنand of being يساعدhelped فيin الأمورaffairs
وأن يساعد في الأمور
It is therefore worthy of reverence
For he is worthy of being honored
and of helping in all affairs.
and of being helped in his affairs.
ماnot قلتI said شيئاanything بلrather لفنكto your art
ما قلت شيئا بل لفنك
فضلcredit تحريكstirring الشعورfeeling
فضل تحريك الشعور
I have said nothing; rather, your art
I have said nothing; rather, your art
deserves the credit for stirring feeling.
deserves the credit for stirring feeling.
Sol 6.1