خَبِّريtell (addressing a woman) القَومَthe people ياO سميَّةَfemale namesake of إِسكَنIskan- (beginning of Iskandar)
خَبِّري القَومَ يا سميَّةَ إِسكَن
دَرَ-dar (completing Iskandar) ياO رَبَّةَmistress of النُهىreason وَالذَكاءِand intelligence
دَرَ يا رَبَّةَ النُهى وَالذَكاءِ
Tell the people, O namesake of Iskandar,
Tell the people, O Sameya, resident
O mistress of reason and intelligence:
Turn, O mistress of restraint and intelligence
هَلwill? لوجهِfor the face of الأَنيسِAl-Anis ('the companion') بعدafter احتجِابٍbeing veiled
هَل لوجهِ الأَنيسِ بعد احتجِابٍ
منany (emphatic) سُفورٍunveiling فيin عالَمthe world of الأَدباءِwriters
من سُفورٍ في عالَم الأَدباءِ
Will the face of Al-Anis, after being veiled,
Is there for the face of the intimate after isolation
be unveiled in the world of letters,
Any insolence in the world of the cultured?
فَنَرىso we may see فيهin it كلَّevery بحثٍinquiry جديدٍnew
فَنَرى فيه كلَّ بحثٍ جديدٍ
يَقِفُplaces الحقَّjustice فيin صُفوفِthe ranks of النِساءwomen
يَقِفُ الحقَّ في صُفوفِ النِساء
so that we may see in it every fresh inquiry
So we see in it every new research
placing justice in the ranks of women?
Truth stands in the ranks of women
إِنَّindeed لِلغانِياتِfor fair women حقّاa claim عَليناupon us
إِنَّ لِلغانِياتِ حقّا عَلينا
ليسis not يَخفىhidden إِلّاexcept عَلىfrom الجُهلاءِthe ignorant
ليس يَخفى إِلّا عَلى الجُهلاءِ
Indeed, fair women have a claim upon us
Indeed, singing women have a right upon us
that is hidden only from the ignorant.
It is not hidden except from the ignorant
فاِجمَعيthen gather (addressing a woman) جيشَهنَّtheir army حَولَكِaround you إِنif شِئwish (verb continued)
فاِجمَعي جيشَهنَّ حَولَكِ إِن شِئ
نَthey (feminine plural suffix) طلابَpursuit of الحقوقِrights حَولَaround لِواءِa banner
نَ طلابَ الحقوقِ حَولَ لِواءِ
Then gather their army around you, if they wish
So gather their army around you if you wish
to pursue rights around a banner.
The seekers of rights around the banner
وَاِبعَثيand send forth (addressing a woman) منfrom ضياءِthe radiance of فِكركِyour thought فيamong الناthe peo- (word continued)
وَاِبعَثي من ضياءِ فِكركِ في النا
سِ-ple (completing 'the people') سَفيراًan envoy مسدَّدَwell-directed in الآراءjudgments
سِ سَفيراً مسدَّدَ الآراء
And send forth, from the radiance of your thought, among the people
And send from the light of your thought in people
an envoy whose judgments are sound.
An envoy guided of opinions
وَاِفتَحيand open (addressing a woman) بابَthe door to كلِّevery بحثٍinquiry بِلُطفٍwith gentleness
وَاِفتَحي بابَ كلِّ بحثٍ بِلُطفٍ
إِنَّماonly اللُطفُgentleness عُدَّةُarmament الحَسناءthe fair woman
إِنَّما اللُطفُ عُدَّةُ الحَسناء
And open the door to every inquiry with gentleness;
And open the door of every research with gentleness
gentleness alone is the fair woman's armament.
Gentleness is only the weapon of the beautiful
إِنif تُعارِضcontend with بكِthrough you الرجالَthe men نساءٌwomen
إِن تُعارِض بكِ الرجالَ نساءٌ
عارَضتهمcountered them بالحُجَّةِwith the argument البَيضاءwhite (figuratively, clear)
عارَضتهم بالحُجَّةِ البَيضاء
If women, through you, contend with men,
If ignorant men oppose you, women
they counter them with a clear, bright argument.
Oppose them with the white proof
إِنَّindeed لَلفُضلَياتِfor women of merit فيin كلّevery عصرٍage
إِنَّ لَلفُضلَياتِ في كلّ عصرٍ
أَثراan influence فيin خَواطِرthe minds of الفُضلاءmen of merit
أَثرا في خَواطِر الفُضلاء
Indeed, women of merit in every age have
Indeed, for the virtuous in every era
an influence on the minds of men of merit.
An effect in the thoughts of the virtuous
Sol 6.1