جرىprevailed حكمthe rule الحديدof iron علىover النياقthe she-camels
جرى حكم الحديد على النياق
ودالتand passed away دولةthe reign الجردthe sleek-coated steeds العتاقthe noble ones
ودالت دولة الجرد العتاق
Iron's rule prevailed over the she-camels,
The rule of iron prevailed over the she-camels
And the reign of noble, sleek-coated steeds passed away,
And the state of bareness emancipated the slaves
سوىexcept قلصyoung she-camels تقلصtrot briskly فيin البواديthe deserts
سوى قلص تقلص في البوادي
وريضةand unbroken horses تضمرare conditioned للسباقfor racing
وريضة تضمر للسباق
Save young she-camels trotting in the deserts,
Except for the deserts that kept shrinking
And unbroken horses being conditioned for racing:
And the smooth sands that withered for the race
ذخائرrelics مؤذناتforetelling بانقراضextinction
ذخائر مؤذنات بانقراض
تذكرناremind us غوابرهاtheir bygone ones البواقيthe survivors
تذكرنا غوابرها البواقي
Relics foretelling extinction,
Treasures of minarets facing extinction
Their survivors reminding us of those gone before.
Remind us of their remaining ruins
لقدindeed أخذتwere seized عليهاfrom them الطرقthe roads نهبas plunder
لقد أخذت عليها الطرق نهب
نواعلshod mounts بالحديدwith iron أوor الطراقrubber tire-tread
نواعل بالحديد أو الطراق
Indeed, the roads were wrested from them as plunder
The roads did take them as booty
By mounts shod in iron or rubber.
With iron pegs or nails
وخلتand made سيرthe pace أسرعهاof their swiftest بطيئاslow
وخلت سير أسرعها بطيئا
ركائبmounts كالسهامlike arrows بالانطلاقin darting away
ركائب كالسهام بالانطلاق
And the pace of their swiftest was made to seem slow
And the fastest among them moved slowly
By mounts like arrows when they dart away,
Riders, like arrows at launch
ضواربranging فيthrough العنانthe high sky مسيراتpropelled
ضوارب في العنان مسيرات
بأنفاسby the breaths دوائبof ceaseless workers الاحتراقof combustion
بأنفاس دوائب الاحتراق
Ranging through the sky, propelled
Steeds at full gallop
By the breaths of ceaselessly burning engines,
With the breaths of camels at full flame
مزجاةdriven onward بأجنحةby wings غلاظstout
مزجاة بأجنحة غلاظ
تزفfluttering زفيفthe flutter أجنحةof wings رقاقdelicate
تزف زفيف أجنحة رقاق
Driven onward by sturdy wings
Mixed with thick wings
That flutter like delicate wings.
Bringing the whistling of thin wings
أباحmade possible تناهبthe scramble to seize الآفاقthe horizons عصرan age
أباح تناهب الآفاق عصر
أدالturned the tide منagainst الصوافنthe poised steeds والمناقيand the well-fed she-camels
أدال من الصوافن والمناقي
An age has opened the horizons to conquest,
An era that permitted the plundering of horizons
Turning the tide against poised steeds and well-fed she-camels.
More just than the whistles and watering places
فلمso we did not نذممdisparage لهاof theirs عهداan era ولكنbut
فلم نذمم لها عهدا ولكن
قضىdecreed عهدan era جديدnew بالفراقin favor of parting
قضى عهد جديد بالفراق
So we did not disparage their era, but
We did not violate any covenant with them
A new era decreed our parting.
But a new covenant brought about the separation
وكانand it was رؤيةa sight أولىfirst ححبتناblessed us (apparent typo)
وكان رؤية أولى ححبتنا
ببرءwith healing للقلوبfor the hearts وللحداقand for the pupils
ببرء للقلوب وللحداق
And it was a first sight that blessed us
And the first vision of our love
With healing for hearts and eyes:
Was innocence to the hearts and sights
خلاصةthe essence هاشمof Hashim فيin خيرthe finest عقبoffspring
خلاصة هاشم في خير عقب
وصفوةand the choicest منof those who مضىhave passed away فيin خيرthe best باقone remaining
وصفوة من مضى في خير باق
The essence of Hashim in the finest offspring,
The elite of Hashim in the best consequence
And the choicest of the departed in the best who remains.
And the choice of those who passed in the remaining good
فحدثso speak عنof مزاياهhis merits الغواليprecious
فحدث عن مزاياه الغوالي
وحدثand speak عنof سجاياهhis qualities العتاقnoble
وحدث عن سجاياه العتاق
So speak of his precious merits,
So talk about his sublime traits
And speak of his noble qualities.
And talk about his emancipated qualities
تأتىhe arrived والعروبةwhile the Arab spirit فيin نشورrevival
تأتى والعروبة في نشور
فجاءso came الباعثانthe two revivers علىin وفاقaccord
فجاء الباعثان على وفاق
He arrived while the Arab spirit was reviving,
He came while Arabism was rising
And the two revivers came in accord.
So the two guides came in agreement
فتىa young man حلوsweet مذاقthe taste نداهof his bounty سلماin peace
فتى حلو مذاق نداه سلما
ولكنbut بأسهhis might مرbitter المذاقin taste
ولكن بأسه مر المذاق
A young man whose bounty tastes sweet in peace,
A lad sweet to the taste of his call but
But whose might is bitter to taste.
Whose might has bitter taste
حكيمa sage ينشرsets forth الآراءopinions نثراin prose
حكيم ينشر الآراء نثرا
فتلفيهاso you find them بديعةwonderful الانتساقin arrangement
فتلفيها بديعة الانتساق
A sage who sets forth his opinions in prose,
A wise man who scatters opinions in prose
And you find them wondrously ordered.
So you find them in the excellent arrangement
ويغربand performs wonders فيin فعائلهhis deeds فتأتيso they emerge
ويغرب في فعائله فتأتي
روائعmarvels فيin التفردuniqueness والسباقand preeminence
روائع في التفرد والسباق
He works wonders in his deeds, and they emerge
And he travels deep into his family
As marvels of uniqueness and preeminence.
Bringing wonders in uniqueness and precedence
لقدindeed ألفhe has grown accustomed to المخاطرdangers فهوso he يهفوlongs
لقد ألف المخاطر فهو يهفو
إليهاtoward them ماas long as وقتhave shielded منهاagainst them الأواقيthe safeguards
إليها ما وقت منها الأواقي
Indeed, he has grown accustomed to dangers, and he longs
He got used to dangers so he aspires
For them, so long as safeguards shield him from them.
To them whenever he is spared from them
فماso he does not يرتاضexercise إلاexcept مستثيراrousing
فما يرتاض إلا مستثيرا
كوامنهاwhat lurks within them علىon قدمa foot وساقand a leg
كوامنها على قدم وساق
So he never exercises without rousing
He shudders only when provoked
Their lurking perils with might and main,
Arousing their hidden parts to stand and walk
علىon متنthe back ابنson of أعوجA'waj فيin فلاةa wilderness
على متن ابن أعوج في فلاة
وفيand in أخرىanother علىon متنthe back البراقal-Buraq
وفي أخرى على متن البراق
On Ibn A'waj's back in a wilderness,
Atop the son of crooked in the wasteland
And in another, on al-Buraq's back.
And in another atop Al-Buraq
يلاقيhe encounters ماwhat يهولterrifies الناسpeople منهاamong them
يلاقي ما يهول الناس منها
وقدand he may يلهوplay بأخطرwith the most perilous ماwhat يلاقيhe encounters
وقد يلهو بأخطر ما يلاقي
He faces the perils that appall people,
He encounters what terrifies people
And may play with the gravest he encounters.
And sometimes plays with the most dangerous encounters
وبدلناand we took in exchange مطاياmounts لاcannot be تجارىoutpaced
وبدلنا مطايا لا تجارى
منin place of اللائيthose that عجزنwere unable عنto اللحاقkeep up
من اللائي عجزن عن اللحاق
And we took in exchange mounts none could outpace,
And we replaced untraceable mounts
In place of those unable to keep up.
That failed to keep up
وهلand can ترقىadvance بلادthe lands اللهof God طراall together
وهل ترقى بلاد الله طرا
وشأنwhile the condition العربof the Arabs يمكثremains غيرnot راقadvancing
وشأن العرب يمكث غير راق
And can all God's lands advance,
Can the countries of God ascend high
While the Arabs' condition stands still?
While the status of Arabs remains undesirable?
سنحفظwe shall preserve منfrom خلائقthe character traits مورثيناof our forebears
سنحفظ من خلائق مورثينا
أمانةthe entrusted legacy مجدهمof their glory أوفىthe fullest خلاقshare
أمانة مجدهم أوفى خلاق
We shall preserve from our forebears' traits
We shall preserve from the ethics of our ancestors
The trust of their glory, our fullest share.
The honest custody of their glory
ونهجرand we shall forsake ماwhat ألفناهwe have grown used to اختياراwillingly
ونهجر ما ألفناه اختيارا
إذاif ماever (emphatic) اعتاقناit hinders us أدنىthe slightest اعتياقhindrance
إذا ما اعتاقنا أدنى اعتياق
And willingly forsake what we have grown used to,
And discard what we have gotten accustomed to
If it hinders us in the slightest.
When we emancipate the slightest liberation
تقدمناhave outstripped us الذينthose whom تقدمتهمoutstripped them
تقدمنا الذين تقدمتهم
بناbearing us دهراfor ages خطىthe steps العنسof mature she-camels الدقاقlight and fine
بنا دهرا خطى العنس الدقاق
They have outstripped us—those once left behind
We preceded those whom
By the light steps of mature she-camels bearing us for ages.
We preceded for an age with erect steps
فجابواso they traversed منfrom علon high قطباa pole فقطباthen another pole
فجابوا من عل قطبا فقطبا
لعلمfor knowledge يستفادto be gained أوor ارتفاقpractical benefit
لعلم يستفاد أو ارتفاق
And from on high they crossed pole after pole,
They covered the highest of poles and every pole
For knowledge to be gained or practical benefit.
For knowledge to be gained or dignity
فإماso either أنthat نجليwe take first place فيin مداهمtheir course
فإما أن نجلي في مداهم
وإماor else أنthat نسيرwe travel معwith الرفاقthe companions
وإما أن نسير مع الرفاق
So either we take the lead upon their course,
Either we disappear in their extension
Or travel onward with our companions.
Or we walk with comrades
أتبصرdo you see منfrom سماءthe sky الشرقof the East طيراbirds
أتبصر من سماء الشرق طيرا
توافدflocking in فيin إئتلافharmony وائتلاقand radiance
توافد في إئتلاف وائتلاق
Do you see birds from the eastern sky,
Do you see in the sky of the East, birds
Flocking together in harmony and radiance?
That flock in harmony and cooperation
علىupon السربthe flock المطلappearing overhead اليومtoday منهاfrom it
على السرب المطل اليوم منها
سلامgreetings منfrom قلوبhearts فيin اشتياقlonging
سلام من قلوب في اشتياق
Upon the flock appearing from it today,
What rests today of them over Egypt
Greetings from hearts filled with longing.
Are greetings from longing hearts
تلمthey alight بمصرin Egypt حاملةcarrying إليهاto her
تلم بمصر حاملة إليها
جلالةHis Majesty فيصلFaisal ملكKing العراقof Iraq
جلالة فيصل ملك العراق
They alight in Egypt, bearing to her
That unite over Egypt carrying to it
His Majesty Faisal, King of Iraq.
The majesty of Faisal, King of Iraq
فياoh, then عجباwonder لهاat them كيفhow استقلتthey bore aloft
فيا عجبا لها كيف استقلت
بمجدa glory ماليءfilling السبعthe seven الطباقlayered heavens
بمجد ماليء السبع الطباق
Oh, wonder at them—how they bore aloft
What wonders that it gained independence
A glory filling the seven layered heavens!
With glory filling the seven layers
تيمناwe augured well بمطلتعهfrom his advent (apparent typo) وكناand we had been
تيمنا بمطلتعه وكنا
علىin ظمإthirst إلىfor هذاthis التلاقيmeeting
على ظمإ إلى هذا التلاقي
We took his advent as a good omen, and had been
In auspices of its horizon while we
Thirsting for this meeting.
Were yearning for this reunion
فلمso did not تزدgain المآقيthe eye-corners إذwhen تجلتit appeared
فلم تزد المآقي إذ تجلت
علىbeyond ماwhat كانhad been منهاof it فيin المآقيthe eye-corners
على ما كان منها في المآقي
So, when that majesty appeared, our eyes gained nothing
The tribulations did not increase as it appeared
Beyond what of it was already in our eyes.
Over what was there of tribulations
Sol 6.1