يَاO أَمِيراًa prince دَعَاcalled وَمَنْand who لاnot يُلَبِّيanswers the call
يَا أَمِيراً دَعَا وَمَنْ لا يُلَبِّي
فَرِحاًjoyfully إِنْif دَعَاcalled الأَمِيرُthe prince الكَرِيمُgenerous
فَرِحاً إِنْ دَعَا الأَمِيرُ الكَرِيمُ
O prince who has called—who would not answer
O prince who calls and he who does not respond
Joyfully when the generous prince calls?
Is happy when the generous prince calls
أَيُّwhat a حَفْلٍgathering فَخْمٍsplendid تَوَسَّطَتْtook the central place فِيهِin it
أَيُّ حَفْلٍ فَخْمٍ تَوَسَّطَتْ فِيهِ
وَالسُّرَاةُand the nobles الشُّهُودُattending عِقْدٌa necklace نَظِيمُfinely strung
وَالسُّرَاةُ الشُّهُودُ عِقْدٌ نَظِيمُ
What a splendid gathering, with you at its center,
What splendid and glorious gathering you presided over
And the attending nobles a finely strung necklace!
With the nobles as witnesses, an organized necklace
هَهُنَاhere يُكَرَّمُis honored الرَّئِيسَانِthe two presidents لَكِنْbut
هَهُنَا يُكَرَّمُ الرَّئِيسَانِ لَكِنْ
لِبِلادَيْنِfor two countries ذَلِكَthat التَّكْرِيمُhonor
لِبِلادَيْنِ ذَلِكَ التَّكْرِيمُ
Here the two presidents are honored, yet
That honor is for both countries
That honor is for two countries.
Between Greece and Egypt there are bonds
بَيْنَbetween إِغْرِيقيَاGreece وَمِصْرَand Egypt صِلاتٌbonds
بَيْنَ إِغْرِيقيَا وَمِصْرَ صِلاتٌ
مِنْof وِدَادٍaffection تَارِيخُهُنَّtheir history قَدِيمُancient
مِنْ وِدَادٍ تَارِيخُهُنَّ قَدِيمُ
Between Greece and Egypt there are bonds
Of old affection, its history is ancient
Of affection whose history is ancient.
Each neighbor traded with her sister what
قَايَضَتْexchanged كُلُّeach جَارَةٍneighbor أُخْتَهَاher sister مَاwhat
قَايَضَتْ كُلُّ جَارَةٍ أُخْتَهَا مَا
أَبْدَعَتْهُcreated it فُنُونُهَاher arts وَالعَلُومُand the sciences
أَبْدَعَتْهُ فُنُونُهَا وَالعَلُومُ
Each neighbor exchanged with her sister what
Her arts and sciences created
Her arts and sciences had created.
And over time they remained for accord
وَعَلَىand through الدَّهْرِthe ages ظَلَّتَاthe two remained للتَّآخِيfor brotherhood
وَعَلَى الدَّهْرِ ظَلَّتَا للتَّآخِي
مُتَداعٍcalling one another وَلاand not الأَوَاخِيthe bonds رَمِيمُdecayed
مُتَداعٍ وَلا الأَوَاخِي رَمِيمُ
And through the ages both remained devoted to brotherhood,
Affectionate, with no fading friendship
Calling one another, their bonds untouched by decay.
That is an enduring pact despite calamities
ذَاكَthat عَهْدٌa covenant بَاقٍenduring بِرَغْمِdespite العَوَادِيadversities
ذَاكَ عَهْدٌ بَاقٍ بِرَغْمِ العَوَادِي
وَمِنْand of الخَيْرِthe good أَنَّهُthat it سَيَدُومُwill endure
وَمِنْ الخَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَيَدُومُ
That covenant endures despite adversity,
And it is good that it will last
And it is good that it will endure.
You have appreciated, O queen of Canaan, what
حَبَّذَاhow fine يَاO كنَانَةَquiver اللهِof God مَاwhat
حَبَّذَا يَا كنَانَةَ اللهِ مَا
يَلقَاهُreceives it مِنْof عَطْفِكِyour kindness الوَلِيُّthe ally الحَمِيمُdear
يَلقَاهُ مِنْ عَطْفِكِ الوَلِيُّ الحَمِيمُ
How fine, O God's quiver, is what
You have received from your intimate guardian’s kindness
The dear ally receives of your kindness!
It is no wonder that you value it rightly
لَيْسَit is not بِدْعاًa novelty أَنْthat تُقَدِّرِيهِyou esteem him بِحَقٍّrightly
لَيْسَ بِدْعاً أَنْ تُقَدِّرِيهِ بِحَقٍّ
إِنَّمَاonly يُقَدِّرُappreciates العَظِيمَthe great العَظِيمُthe great
إِنَّمَا يُقَدِّرُ العَظِيمَ العَظِيمُ
It is no surprise that you rightly esteem him:
For the great appreciates the great
Only the great appreciate the great.
Partial English translation: 17 of 18 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1