سَنحَتْarose فرْصَةٌan opportunity لِقالَةَfor an utterance of حَقٍtruth
سَنحَتْ فرْصَةٌ لِقالَةَ حَقٍ
قَالَةُan utterance of الْحَقِّthe truth هَلْis there? بِهَاto it مِنْany نكِيرِobjection
قَالَةُ الْحَقِّ هَلْ بِهَا مِنْ نكِيرِ
An opportunity has arisen to utter a word of truth;
An opportunity arose to speak the truth
A word of truth—is there any objection to it?
Is there any denial in telling the truth?
أَفَتَأْبَىwill you then forbid? علىto المُحِبِّينَthe admirers وَالشاand the poet (beginning)
أَفَتَأْبَى على المُحِبِّينَ وَالشا
عِرُpoet (completion) فِيهِمْamong them إِبْدَاءَexpressing مَاwhat فِيin الضَّميرِthe inner self
عِرُ فِيهِمْ إِبْدَاءَ مَا فِي الضَّميرِ
Will you then forbid your admirers—and the poet
Will you refuse the lovers and the poet
among them—to express what lies in their hearts?
To express what is in their conscience?
يَاO أَمِيناًa trusted keeper عَلىover خَزَائِنِthe treasuries of مِصْرٍEgypt
يَا أَمِيناً عَلى خَزَائِنِ مِصْرٍ
وَوَزِيراًand a minister أَجْلِلْhow illustrious بِهِhe is مِنْas a وَزِيرِminister
وَوَزِيراً أَجْلِلْ بِهِ مِنْ وَزِيرِ
O trusted keeper of Egypt's treasuries,
O trustee of Egypt’s treasures
and minister—how illustrious a minister you are!
And minister, most venerable of ministers
مِصْرُEgypt تَرْجُوِshe hopes for مْنَكfrom you الْكَثِيرَmuch وَمَهْمَاand whatever
مِصْرُ تَرْجُوِ مْنَك الْكَثِيرَ وَمَهْمَا
تَرْجُهُshe hopes for it مِنْكfrom you فهْوَthen it is غيْرُnot كَثِيرmuch
تَرْجُهُ مِنْك فهْوَ غيْرُ كَثِير
Egypt hopes for much from you, and whatever
Egypt hopes a lot from you
she hopes for from you is not too much.
No matter how much it hopes, it is not much
كلُّall مَاضِيكyour past شَاهِدٌa witness لكin your favor عَدْلٌimpartial
كلُّ مَاضِيك شَاهِدٌ لك عَدْلٌ
بِالَّذِيto what كُنْتَyou were فِيin جِسَامِmomentous الأُمْورِaffairs
بِالَّذِي كُنْتَ فِي جِسَامِ الأُمْورِ
All your past is an impartial witness in your favor
All your past testifies to your justice
to what you were in momentous affairs:
In important affairs you have been
حَاكِمٌa ruler حَازِمٌresolute وَلِيٌّa governor مُطَاعٌobeyed
حَاكِمٌ حَازِمٌ وَلِيٌّ مُطَاعٌ
ثَاقِبُpenetrating الْفِكْرِthought صَادِقُaccurate التَّقدِيرِjudgment
ثَاقِبُ الْفِكْرِ صَادِقُ التَّقدِيرِ
a resolute ruler, a governor obeyed,
A decisive ruler, an obeyed guardian
penetrating in thought, sound in judgment.
Keen of thought, honest in assessment
يَتَحَاجَىtrade riddles الْحُسَّادُthe envious فِيكَabout you وَمَاand no كَاwas (beginning)
يَتَحَاجَى الْحُسَّادُ فِيكَ وَمَا كَا
نَwas (completion) حَسُودٌan envier لِنِعْمَةٍof a blessing بِذَكُورِmindful
نَ حَسُودٌ لِنِعْمَةٍ بِذَكُورِ
The envious trade riddles about you; yet no
The envious compete regarding you
envier ever remembers a blessing.
No one envies a favor to the virtuous
مَنْwhoever يُسَائِلْquestions يُفْحِمْهُsilences him بِالرَّدِّwith the reply أَبْقىthe most enduring
مَنْ يُسَائِلْ يُفْحِمْهُ بِالرَّدِّ أَبْقى
أَثَرٍlegacy مِنْكَof yours فِيin النَّهىdiscerning minds مأْثُورِpreserved
أَثَرٍ مِنْكَ فِي النَّهى مأْثُورِ
Whoever questions is silenced in reply by the most enduring
Whoever asks, you silence with an answer
legacy of yours, preserved in discerning minds.
Your traces in guidance are most told
أَنَاI أَدْرِيknow إِنْeven if كَانَwas غيْرِيَsomeone other than me لَمdid not يَدْknow (beginning)
أَنَا أَدْرِي إِنْ كَانَ غيْرِيَ لَم يَدْ
رِknow (completion) وَهَلْand is there? مِنْany مُنَبِّيءٍan informant كَخَبِيرِlike an expert
رِ وَهَلْ مِنْ مُنَبِّيءٍ كَخَبِيرِ
I know, even if another does not
I know even if others don’t know
know—and can any informant equal an expert?
Is there an informer like the expert?
أَنَاI أَدْرِيknow مَنِwho الْفَتَىthe man حِينَwhen يَدْعُوcalls
أَنَا أَدْرِي مَنِ الْفَتَى حِينَ يَدْعُو
صَارِخُa crier of الْحَقِّtruth فِيin المَقَامِthe occasion الْخَطِيرِcritical
صَارِخُ الْحَقِّ فِي المَقَامِ الْخَطِيرِ
I know who the man is when the call comes
I know who is the young man when he calls
from truth's crier at the crucial moment.
The truth’s advocate in the critical stance
أَناI أَدْرِيknow مَاwhat مُصْطَفَىMustafa مَاwhat مَزَاياvirtues
أَنا أَدْرِي مَا مُصْطَفَى مَا مَزَايا
ذلِكthat العَالِمِthe scholar الْحَصِيفِdiscerning الْقَدِيرِcapable
ذلِك العَالِمِ الْحَصِيفِ الْقَدِيرِ
I know Mustafa's worth, and the virtues
I know what Mustafa’s traits are
of that discerning, capable scholar:
That wise, careful, able scholar
مَاwhat بِهِin him مِنْof نَبالةٍnobility وَأَناةٍand patience
مَا بِهِ مِنْ نَبالةٍ وَأَناةٍ
وَمَضَاءٍand resolve فِيin الرَّأْيِjudgment وَالتَّدْبِيرِand administration
وَمَضَاءٍ فِي الرَّأْيِ وَالتَّدْبِيرِ
the nobility and patience he possesses,
His nobility, composure
and his resolve in judgment and administration;
Resolve, opinion and management
مَاwhat بِهِin him مِنْof نَزَاهَةٍintegrity وَصَفَاءٍand purity
مَا بِهِ مِنْ نَزَاهَةٍ وَصَفَاءٍ
وَوَفَاءٍand loyalty وَمِنْand of سَمَاحٍgenerosity وَخيْرِand goodness
وَوَفَاءٍ وَمِنْ سَمَاحٍ وَخيْرِ
the integrity and purity he possesses,
His integrity, clarity
and his loyalty, generosity, and goodness.
Loyalty, generosity and good
أَيُّهَاO السادَةُgentlemen الأُولىwho اجْتَمَعُواthey gathered الْيَوْtoday (beginning)
أَيُّهَا السادَةُ الأُولى اجْتَمَعُوا الْيَوْ
مَtoday (completion) لِمَعْنىًfor a purpose أَوْحَاهُinspired it سَامِيlofty الشُّعورِfeeling
مَ لِمَعْنىً أَوْحَاهُ سَامِي الشُّعورِ
O gentlemen who have gathered
O masters, gathered today
today for a purpose inspired by lofty feeling:
For a meaning inspired by lofty feelings
هَلْhave? رَأَيْتُمْyou seen مَجْداًglory كَإِقْرَارِlike the acknowledgment أَحْرَاfree men (beginning)
هَلْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَجْداً كَإِقْرَارِ أَحْرَا
رٍfree men (completion) كِبَارٍgreat بِفضْلِof the merit of حُرٍa free man كَبِيرِgreat
رٍ كِبَارٍ بِفضْلِ حُرٍ كَبِيرِ
Have you seen glory like the acknowledgment
Have you seen glory like acknowledging
by great free men of a great free man's merit?
The nobility of a free, great man?
مَنْwhoever يَكُونُis الرَّئِيسَthe leader وَالْقَوْمُand the company أَنْتمْyou
مَنْ يَكُونُ الرَّئِيسَ وَالْقَوْمُ أَنْتمْ
حَسْبُهُenough for him أَنْto يَكونَbe صَدْرَchief of الصُّدُورِthe chiefs
حَسْبُهُ أَنْ يَكونَ صَدْرَ الصُّدُورِ
Whoever is chief, with you as the company,
Who can be president when you are the nation
has honor enough in being chief among chiefs.
It’s enough that he be the best of all
غايَةُthe height of الْجاهِprestige فِيin مَكَانَتَهِhis standing مِنْكُمْamong you
غايَةُ الْجاهِ فِي مَكَانَتَهِ مِنْكُمْ
وَأَنْتُمْand you ذُؤابَةُthe crown of الْجُمْهُورِthe people
وَأَنْتُمْ ذُؤابَةُ الْجُمْهُورِ
The height of prestige lies in his standing among you,
The pinnacle of prestige is his position among you
and you are the crown of the people.
While you are the elite of the masses
Sol 6.1