معارفlearning أمor مجاهلignorance أمor روايهa play
معارف أم مجاهل أم روايه
تمثلis staged فيin البلادthe country بلاwithout درايهunderstanding
تمثل في البلاد بلا درايه
Learning, or ignorance, or a play
Knowledge or ignorance or a story
Staged in the country without understanding?
Acts in the country without insight
وأبطالand the heroes الروايةthe play منfrom among بنيهاits sons
وأبطال الرواية من بنيها
ومخرجهاand its director المديرthe administrator إلىto النهايهthe end
ومخرجها المدير إلى النهايه
And the play's heroes are its own sons,
And the heroes of the story are from it
And its director is the administrator, to the very end.
And its director leads it to the end
وأشخاصand the characters الروايةthe play طالباتfemale students
وأشخاص الرواية طالبات
وطلابand male students ولكنbut دونwithout غايهa purpose
وطلاب ولكن دون غايه
And the play's characters are female students,
And the characters of the story are female students
And male students, but without a purpose.
And male students but without purpose
إذاwhen أمرcommands المديرthe administrator فلاthen no اعتراضobjection
إذا أمر المدير فلا اعتراض
لأمرto the command المستبدthe tyrant ولاand no شكايهcomplaint
لأمر المستبد ولا شكايه
When the administrator commands, there is no objection
If the director orders, there is no objection
To the tyrant's command, and no complaint.
To the order of the despot and no complaint
لقدindeed أحسنتyou have done well بعدafter بحثan inquiry
لقد أحسنت بعد بحث
بهذاwith this الفصلdismissal فعلاtruly دعايهpublicity
بهذا الفصل فعلا دعايه
You have indeed done well, after an inquiry,
You have done well after research
With this dismissal—truly an act of publicity.
With this class it is really propaganda
فانكfor you سوفwill ترهبfrighten كلevery فصلclass
فانك سوف ترهب كل فصل
يحاولtries أنto يكودunclear; perhaps 'be' بهwithin it غوايهwaywardness
يحاول أن يكود به غوايه
For you will frighten every class
For you will terrify every class
That tries to [unclear verb] waywardness within it.
That tries to be in it sedition
وإنand if غوايةthe lure الوطنthe homeland استبدتhas taken hold
وإن غواية الوطن استبدت
بهذاof this الجيلgeneration كنbe سببthe source الهدايهguidance
بهذا الجيل كن سبب الهدايه
And if the homeland's lure has taken hold
And if the sedition of the homeland prevailed
Of this generation, be the source of guidance.
With this generation, be the cause of guidance
وأخرجand produce للبلادfor the country دميpuppets (probable reading) وأكدand assure
وأخرج للبلاد دمي وأكد
لناus أنthat السلامةsafety فيin الحمايهprotection
لنا أن السلامة في الحمايه
And produce puppets for the country, and assure
And bring out my blood for the country and confirm
Us that safety lies in protection.
That safety is in protection
ولاand do not تحسبreckon لأهلهمfor their families حساباan account
ولا تحسب لأهلهم حسابا
ولاnor لبلادهمto their country أدنىthe slightest عنايهattention
ولا لبلادهم أدنى عنايه
And pay no heed to their families,
And do not take their people into account
Nor the slightest attention to their country.
Or their country the slightest care
فإنكfor you سيدa master وهمand they عبيدslaves
فإنك سيد وهم عبيد
بمحضby sheer إرداةwill ياoh للعمايهwhat blindness!
بمحض إرداة يا للعمايه
For you are a master, and they are slaves,
For you are a master and they are slaves
By sheer will—oh, what blindness!
With pure blindness, oh what blindness
Sol 6.1