والبحرand the sea ماhow أسناهradiant it is فيin صفوcalm وماand how
والبحر ما أسناه في صفو وما
أبهاهsplendid it is فيin الإرغاءfoaming والإزبادand frothing
أبهاه في الإرغاء والإزباد
And the sea—how radiant it is in calm, and how
The sea, how flawless in clarity and glow
splendid it is in foaming and frothing!
How sublime in surge and flow
صالتswept علىover الدنياthe world بهthrough it فينيقياPhoenicia
صالت على الدنيا به فينيقيا
قدماlong ago ونعمand splendid is الفخرthe glory للأجدادfor the ancestors
قدما ونعم الفخر للأجداد
Through it Phoenicia swept over the world,
It brought Phoenicia in the old days glory
long ago—and what splendid glory for the ancestors!
And what great pride for ancestors to know
إذwhen لمnot يكنthere was فيamong الناسthe people ملاحa sailor ولمand not
إذ لم يكن في الناس ملاح ولم
يكthere was فوقupon لجdeep water رائحan evening traveler أوor غادa morning traveler
يك فوق لج رائح أو غاد
When there was no sailor among humankind, and none
When no mariner was known amongst all men
traveled upon the deep at evening or in the morning.
No sail beyond the shore was seen to go
فتحتshe won بهthrough it للعلمfor knowledge فتحاa victory باهراdazzling
فتحت به للعلم فتحا باهرا
ووقتand she protected بهthrough it الأسواقthe markets كلevery كسادstagnation
ووقت به الأسواق كل كساد
Through it she won a dazzling victory for knowledge,
It opened up great vistas for all knowledge
and through it shielded the markets from all stagnation.
And revived markets in their ebbs and lows
واستدنتand she brought near البلدthe land القصيfar-off فلمso she did not تدعleave
واستدنت البلد القصي فلم تدع
لليأسfor despair معنىa meaning فيin مجالa realm بعادdistance
لليأس معنى في مجال بعاد
And drew the far-off land near, leaving no
It summoned nations from distant lands
meaning for despair in the realm of distance.
Leaving no place for despair to grow
ياO بحرsea ياO مرآةmirror فخرglory خالدeverlasting
يا بحر يا مرآة فخر خالد
أبقوهthey preserved it فيin الأبصارthe eyes والأخلادand the minds
أبقوه في الأبصار والأخلاد
O sea, O mirror of everlasting glory,
O sea, eternal pride we mirror
which they preserved in eyes and minds,
Preserve it in all minds that think and know
هلdo تعذرyou excuse الحفداءthe descendants فيماfor what ضيعواthey squandered
هل تعذر الحفداء فيما ضيعوا
منof مفخراتglorious achievements أولئكthose الأجدادthe ancestors
من مفخرات أولئك الأجداد
do you excuse the descendants for what they squandered
Can we excuse what ancestors let waste
of those ancestors’ glorious achievements?
Of glories that were made long ago
Sol 6.1