لاdo not تنكِرُواdeny الأَنَّاتِthe groans فِيin أَوْتَارِيmy strings
لا تنكِرُوا الأَنَّاتِ فِي أَوْتَارِي
لَمْnot يَبْقَremains لِيfor me فِيin العَيْشِlife مِنْany أَوْطَارِdesires
لَمْ يَبْقَ لِي فِي العَيْشِ مِنْ أَوْطَارِ
Do not deny the groans within my strings.
Do not deny the melodies in my strings
No desires remain for me in life.
I have no more notes left in life
ذهَبَdeparted الأَحِبَّةthe loved ones بَعْضُهُمْsome of them مُتعَقِّبٌfollowing
ذهَبَ الأَحِبَّة بَعْضُهُمْ مُتعَقِّبٌ
بَعْضاًothers وَكَانand was السَّبقُprecedence لِلأَخْيَارِfor the best
بَعْضاً وَكَان السَّبقُ لِلأَخْيَارِ
My loved ones have gone, some following
Some of my loved ones passed away in pursuit
others; the best were the first to go.
Of others, and the lead went to the best
أَرْزَاءُcalamities دَهْرٍof time شَفَّنيwore me thin تَكْرَارُهَاtheir recurrence
أَرْزَاءُ دَهْرٍ شَفَّني تَكْرَارُهَا
أَفَمَاhave they then no بِهَاin them سَأَمٌweariness مِنَof التَّكرَارِrepetition
أَفَمَا بِهَا سَأَمٌ مِنَ التَّكرَارِ
The recurring calamities of time have worn me thin;
The changing times of fate wearied me with their repetition
have they, then, no weariness of repetition?
Is there no boredom from this repetition?
أَنَاI فِيin الحَيَاةlife رَهِينَةٌa hostage مَنْwho يَفْتَديwill ransom
أَنَا فِي الحَيَاة رَهِينَةٌ مَنْ يَفْتَدي
وَأَناand I الأَسِيرُthe captive فمَنْso who يَفُكُّwill loosen إِسَارِيmy bonds
وَأَنا الأَسِيرُ فمَنْ يَفُكُّ إِسَارِي
I am a hostage in life; who will ransom me?
I am a hostage in life, who will ransom me?
And I am the captive; who will loosen my bonds?
I am a captive, so who will unshackle me?
مَاnot طَالَwas long عُمْرِيmy life فِيin مَدَاهُits span وَإِنَّنيand indeed I
مَا طَالَ عُمْرِي فِي مَدَاهُ وَإِنَّني
لأَخَالُهُsurely I imagine it يَعْدُوexceeds مَدىthe span of الأَعْمَارِlifetimes
لأَخَالُهُ يَعْدُو مَدى الأَعْمَارِ
My life has not been long in span, yet I
My life is not long in its span, though I think it
feel that it exceeds the span of lifetimes.
Exceeds the span of lives
جِبْرِيلُGabriel وَاوَلدَاalas, my son! مَضىdeparted قَبْلِيbefore me فَبِيso within me
جِبْرِيلُ وَاوَلدَا مَضى قَبْلِي فَبِي
ثُكْلٌbereavement وَلذْعُand the sting of الثُّكلِbereavement لَذْعُthe sting of النَّارِfire
ثُكْلٌ وَلذْعُ الثُّكلِ لَذْعُ النَّارِ
Gabriel—alas, my son!—has gone before me; within me is
Gabriel and his children passed away before me
bereavement, and bereavement stings like fire.
So I have agony and the agony of loss is like fire
فِيin دَارِthe house of وَالدِهِhis father شَهِدْتُI witnessed نُمُوَّهُhis growth
فِي دَارِ وَالدِهِ شَهِدْتُ نُمُوَّهُ
أَيَّامَin the days when يَدْرُجُhe toddled نَاعِمَtender الأَظْفَارِthe fingernails
أَيَّامَ يَدْرُجُ نَاعِمَ الأَظْفَارِ
In his father's house I witnessed his growth,
In his father’s house I saw his growth
when he toddled, his nails still tender.
In the days he toddled with soft fingers
وَشَهِدْتُand I witnessed كَيْفَhow تُعِدُّprepares أَمٌّa mother بَعْدَهُafter him
وَشَهِدْتُ كَيْفَ تُعِدُّ أَمٌّ بَعْدَهُ
لِلمَجْدِfor glory أَوْحَدَهَاher only son وَلِلأَخْطارِand for dangers
لِلمَجْدِ أَوْحَدَهَا وَلِلأَخْطارِ
And I saw how, after him, a mother prepared
And I saw how a mother after him
her only son for glory and for dangers.
Prepared for glory her only one and for perils
لاَno بِدْعَwonder أَنْthat يُلفَىare found صِغارٌchildren أُنْبِتُواwere brought up
لاَ بِدْعَ أَنْ يُلفَى صِغارٌ أُنْبِتُوا
لِلّهfor God وَالأَوْطَانِand the homelands جِدَّtruly كِبَارِgreat
لِلّه وَالأَوْطَانِ جِدَّ كِبَارِ
No wonder that children brought up
Of course little ones will be raised
for God and their homelands should prove truly great.
For God and the homelands, leaders of elders
مَاwhatever أَنْسَI forget لاnot أَنْسَىI forget المُهَذَّبةَthe refined woman الَّتِيwho
مَا أَنْسَ لا أَنْسَى المُهَذَّبةَ الَّتِي
صِينتْwere safeguarded مَحَاسِنُهَاher graces بِتاجِwith a crown of وَقَارِdignity
صِينتْ مَحَاسِنُهَا بِتاجِ وَقَارِ
Whatever I forget, I will not forget the refined woman whose
Unforgettable is the graceful mother
graces were safeguarded by a crown of dignity.
Whose beauty was crowned with a crown and dignity
أُمٌّa mother مِنَamong الَّلائِيthose women who نَدَرْنَwere rare وَكَانَand were مِنamong
أُمٌّ مِنَ الَّلائِي نَدَرْنَ وَكَانَ مِن
أَبْنائِهِنَّtheir sons نَوَادِرُthe marvels of الأَدْهَارِthe ages
أَبْنائِهِنَّ نَوَادِرُ الأَدْهَارِ
A mother among those rare women, whose
A mother from those who are rare, and from
sons numbered the marvels of the ages.
Her children were the rarities of times
نَشَّأنَهُمْthey raised them وَبِنُورِهِنَّand with their light أَضَأْنَهُمْthey illumined them
نَشَّأنَهُمْ وَبِنُورِهِنَّ أَضَأْنَهُمْ
وَمِنَand from الشمُوسِthe suns أَشِعَّةthe rays of الأَقْمَارِthe moons
وَمِنَ الشمُوسِ أَشِعَّة الأَقْمَارِ
They raised them and illumined them with their own light;
They raised them, and with their light they illuminated them
and from the suns come the rays of the moons.
With rays from the suns and the moons
يَاO ناعِياًannouncer of death جِبْرِيلَGabriel إِنindeed نَعِيَّهُhis death announcement
يَا ناعِياً جِبْرِيلَ إِن نَعِيَّهُ
لأَشَدُّsurely the harshest مَاwhat خُطتْwrote يَدُthe hand of المِقْدارِfate
لأَشَدُّ مَا خُطتْ يَدُ المِقْدارِ
O bearer of Gabriel's death-news, truly his death announcement
Oh you who mourn Gabriel, mourning him
is the harshest thing the hand of fate has written.
Is the most painful stroke dealt by fate
إِنِّيindeed I لَتُدْمَىare surely made to bleed بِالحُرُوفِby the letters نَوَاظِرِيmy eyes
إِنِّي لَتُدْمَى بِالحُرُوفِ نَوَاظِرِي
مَاwhat لِلحُرُوفِwith the letters يَثِبْنَthey leap وَثبَthe leap of شرَارِsparks
مَا لِلحُرُوفِ يَثِبْنَ وَثبَ شرَارِ
Indeed, these letters make my eyes bleed;
My eyes are surely tearful from the letters
why do the letters leap like sparks?
Why do letters leap and spark like embers?
فِيin العَالَمِthe world العَرَبِيِّArab أَيَّةwhat a هِزقٍshock (unclear reading)
فِي العَالَمِ العَرَبِيِّ أَيَّة هِزقٍ
لأُفُولِat the setting of ذَاكthat الكَوْكبِstar المُتوَارِيvanishing
لأُفُولِ ذَاك الكَوْكبِ المُتوَارِي
What a shock throughout the Arab world
In the Arab world what a loss
at the setting of that vanishing star!
From the setting of that hidden star
فدحَweighed heavily المُصَابُthe calamity بِهof losing him فَمَاso there is no مِنْany مُقْلَةٍeye
فدحَ المُصَابُ بِه فَمَا مِنْ مُقْلَةٍ
إِلاَّexcept بَكَتْهُwept for him بِمَدْمَعٍwith a flow of tears مِدْرَارِcopious
إِلاَّ بَكَتْهُ بِمَدْمَعٍ مِدْرَارِ
His loss weighed heavily; there was not an eye
The calamity that befell spreads grief, and there is no eyelid
but wept for him in a torrent of tears.
That did not weep for him with flowing tears
كَيْفَhow great الأَسَىthe sorrow فِيin مِصْرَEgypt لوْif يَجْزِىcould repay الأَسَىsorrow
كَيْفَ الأَسَى فِي مِصْرَ لوْ يَجْزِى الأَسَى
بِالحَقِّrightfully أَجْرَthe reward of مُجَاهِدٍa struggler صَبَّارِsteadfastly patient
بِالحَقِّ أَجْرَ مُجَاهِدٍ صَبَّارِ
How great the sorrow in Egypt, if sorrow could pay
How is the sorrow in Egypt as if sorrow
the rightful reward of a steadfast struggler!
In justice pays the wage of a steadfast fighter
سَارَتْshe marched تُشَيِّعهُto accompany his funeral وَلَمْand never ترَwas seen أُمَّةٌa nation
سَارَتْ تُشَيِّعهُ وَلَمْ ترَ أُمَّةٌ
فِيin مِثلِthe like of ذَاكthat المَشْهَدِspectacle الجَرَّارِvast and sweeping
فِي مِثلِ ذَاك المَشْهَدِ الجَرَّارِ
She marched to his funeral; no nation had been seen
Millions bid him farewell, no nation has seen
in a spectacle like that vast procession.
The likes of that great procession
أَمُعِيدَO restorer of هَذاthis الشَّرْقِEast بَعدَafter سَحَابَةٍa cloud
أَمُعِيدَ هَذا الشَّرْقِ بَعدَ سَحَابَةٍ
غشِيَتْهُcovered it دهْراًfor an age مَصْدَرَa source of الأَنْوَارِlights
غشِيَتْهُ دهْراً مَصْدَرَ الأَنْوَارِ
O you who restored this East, after a cloud
Will he restore this East after clouds
had veiled it for an age, to a fountainhead of light!
Have shrouded it, the source of light, for ages?
لوْif أَنْصَفَتْكَtreated you justly صِحَافةٌthe press بِكthrough you أَصْبَحَتْbecame
لوْ أَنْصَفَتْكَ صِحَافةٌ بِك أَصْبَحَتْ
ذَاتَpossessor of الجَلالَةِmajesty كَلَّلَتْكcrowned you بِغَارِwith laurel
ذَاتَ الجَلالَةِ كَلَّلَتْك بِغَارِ
Had the press done you justice—the press that through you became
If the press were fair to you, it would have crowned you
'Her Majesty'—it would have crowned you with laurel.
“His Majesty” garlanded you with excellence
لأَبِيكَto your father كَانَbelonged السَّبقُprecedence فِيon مِضْمَارِهَاits racecourse
لأَبِيكَ كَانَ السَّبقُ فِي مِضْمَارِهَا
وَإِلَيْكَand to you آلَpassed السَّبقُthe lead فِيon المِضْمَارِthe racecourse
وَإِلَيْكَ آلَ السَّبقُ فِي المِضْمَارِ
Your father was first upon its racecourse,
Your father preceded in his field
and to you passed the lead upon that course.
And leadership in the field came to you
وَلَعَلَّand perhaps مَنْthe one whom أَعْقَبْتَyou left as successor وَالآثَارُand the tracks قَدْalready
وَلَعَلَّ مَنْ أَعْقَبْتَ وَالآثَارُ قَدْ
وضَحَتْbecame clear لَهُto him يَجْرِيwill run عَلىalong الآثَارِthe tracks
وضَحَتْ لَهُ يَجْرِي عَلى الآثَارِ
And perhaps your successor, now that the tracks
Perhaps one who followed you, and the tracks
are clear to him, will run along those tracks.
Became clear to him, proceeds upon the tracks
مَاذَاwhat صَنَعْتَdid you do وَقَدْand indeed وَرِثْتَyou inherited صَحِيفَةًa newspaper
مَاذَا صَنَعْتَ وَقَدْ وَرِثْتَ صَحِيفَةً
تحيَاyou live بِهَاby it فِيin بَسْطَةٍabundance وَيَسَارِand prosperity
تحيَا بِهَا فِي بَسْطَةٍ وَيَسَارِ
What did you do, having inherited a newspaper
What did you do when you inherited a newspaper
on which you could live in abundance and prosperity?
That enabled you to live in ease and comfort?
لَمْnot يُرْضِكَsatisfied you اسْتِقْرَارُهَاits stability ولَقَدْand indeed تَرَىyou see
لَمْ يُرْضِكَ اسْتِقْرَارُهَا ولَقَدْ تَرَى
أَنَّthat الجُمُودَstagnation حَلِيفُthe ally of الاِسْتِقْرَارِstability
أَنَّ الجُمُودَ حَلِيفُ الاِسْتِقْرَارِ
Its stability did not satisfy you; indeed you saw
Stability did not please you, though you see
that stagnation is the ally of stability.
That stagnation is the ally of stability
فَمَضَيتَso you proceeded فِيin تَحْسِينِهَاimproving it قُدَماًforward وَلَمْand did not
فَمَضَيتَ فِي تَحْسِينِهَا قُدَماً وَلَمْ
تُحجِمْshrink back عَلىdespite العِلاَّتِdifficulties وَالأَخْطَارِand dangers
تُحجِمْ عَلى العِلاَّتِ وَالأَخْطَارِ
So you pressed forward in improving it, and did not
So you went ahead improving it, not hesitating
shrink back despite difficulties and dangers.
From reforms and dangers
وَرفَعْتَهاand you raised it لِلعَالَمِينَfor all the world منَارَةًa beacon
وَرفَعْتَها لِلعَالَمِينَ منَارَةً
تعْتَادُهُمْvisits them repeatedly بِشَعَاعِهَاwith its ray السَّيارِroaming
تعْتَادُهُمْ بِشَعَاعِهَا السَّيارِ
And you raised it as a beacon for all the world,
And you raised it for the world as a beacon
reaching them repeatedly with its roaming ray.
That provides them with its travelling rays
دِيوانُهَاits office بِالأَمْسِyesterday كانَwas دُوَيْرَةًa little house
دِيوانُهَا بِالأَمْسِ كانَ دُوَيْرَةً
وَاليَوْمَand today أَضْحَىhas become دَوْلَةًa state فِيwithin دَارِa house
وَاليَوْمَ أَضْحَى دَوْلَةً فِي دَارِ
Yesterday its office was a little house;
Yesterday its constitution was a hut
and today it has become a state within a house.
And today it became a state in its abode
شَتَّانَwhat a difference بَيْنَbetween صَحِيفةٍa newspaper بِمُتُونِهَاwith its main texts
شَتَّانَ بَيْنَ صَحِيفةٍ بِمُتُونِهَا
وَشُرُوحِهَاand its commentaries فَيَّاضةِoverflowing الأَنْهَارِrivers
وَشُرُوحِهَا فَيَّاضةِ الأَنْهَارِ
What a difference between a newspaper whose texts
What a difference between a newspaper with its texts
and commentaries pour forth in rivers,
And explanations, flowing rivers
وَصَحِيفَةٍand a newspaper مِنْfrom كُلِّevery مَطْلَعِrising-place of كَوْكَبٍa star
وَصَحِيفَةٍ مِنْ كُلِّ مَطْلَعِ كَوْكَبٍ
يُزْجَىis sent إِلَيْهَاto it أَطْرَفُthe freshest of الأَخْبارِthe news
يُزْجَى إِلَيْهَا أَطْرَفُ الأَخْبارِ
and a newspaper to which, from every star's rising-place,
And a newspaper receiving from every rising star
the freshest news is sent!
The choicest news conveyed to it
هِيَit مَعْرِضٌa display لِلحادِثَاتِfor events قَرِيبَةٌnearby
هِيَ مَعْرِضٌ لِلحادِثَاتِ قَرِيبَةٌ
وَبَعِيدَةٌand distant فِيin كُلِّevery صُبْحٍmorning نَهَارِday
وَبَعِيدَةٌ فِي كُلِّ صُبْحٍ نَهَارِ
It is a display of events, near
It is an exhibition of current events
and far, every morning of every day.
Near and far, every morning and evening
هِيَit حلْبَةٌan arena فِيهَاwithin it مَدىًa course مُتَطَاوِلٌfar-reaching
هِيَ حلْبَةٌ فِيهَا مَدىً مُتَطَاوِلٌ
لِمُكاِفحِيfor opponents of رَأْيٍa view وَلِلأَنْصَارِand for supporters
لِمُكاِفحِي رَأْيٍ وَلِلأَنْصَارِ
It is an arena with a far-reaching course
It is an arena wherein an ongoing conflict
for opponents of a view and for its supporters.
Takes place between opposing opinions and their supporters
ضُمِنَتْwas guaranteed بِهَاwithin it لِحُمَاةِto defenders of كُلِّevery حَقِيقَةٍtruth
ضُمِنَتْ بِهَا لِحُمَاةِ كُلِّ حَقِيقَةٍ
حُرِّيَّةfreedom of النزَعَاتِinclinations وَالأَفْكَارِand ideas
حُرِّيَّة النزَعَاتِ وَالأَفْكَارِ
Within it, defenders of every truth are guaranteed
Freedom of dispositions and ideas is guaranteed in it
freedom of inclinations and ideas.
For protectors of every truth
أَيْنwhere الصَّوَابُwhat is right هُوَthat is الطِّلابُthe quest وَدُونَهُand before attaining it
أَيْن الصَّوَابُ هُوَ الطِّلابُ وَدُونَهُ
كَدُّthe toil of النُّهىminds وَتَنَافُحُand the contention of الأَحْرَارِfree people
كَدُّ النُّهى وَتَنَافُحُ الأَحْرَارِ
'Where is what is right?' is the quest; on the way to it lie
Wherever right is found, it is sought, and below it
the toil of minds and the contention of free people.
Is the force of prevention and conflict of the noble
أَظْهِرْmake aware عَلىof مَاwhat فِيin الضَّمَائِرِhearts; consciences كُلَّeveryone ذِيhaving
أَظْهِرْ عَلى مَا فِي الضَّمَائِرِ كُلَّ ذِي
شَأْنٍa concern بِهin it فَالخَيْرُfor good فِيin الإِظْهَارِdisclosure
شَأْنٍ بِه فَالخَيْرُ فِي الإِظْهَارِ
Acquaint with what lies in people's hearts all who have
Reveal everything in consciences, every person of stature
a concern in it; for good lies in disclosure.
For good is in revelation
قَدْmay تفْتِنُbewitch الأَبْصَارَeyes بَهْرَجَةٌgaudy glitter وَقَدْand may
قَدْ تفْتِنُ الأَبْصَارَ بَهْرَجَةٌ وَقَدْ
تَغْشىveil البَصَائِرَinner vision فِتْنَةُthe bewitchment of الأَبْصَارِeyes
تَغْشى البَصَائِرَ فِتْنَةُ الأَبْصَارِ
Gaudy glitter may bewitch the eyes, and
Eyes may be tempted by splendor, and sights
the eyes' enchantment may veil inward sight.
May be covered by the temptation of eyes
لكِنَّbut حُكْمَthe judgment of الحقِّtruth يَصْدُقُproves true آخِراًin the end
لكِنَّ حُكْمَ الحقِّ يَصْدُقُ آخِراً
فِيمَاin what يُقَوِّمُهُit appraises مِنَof الأَقْدارِworth; standing
فِيمَا يُقَوِّمُهُ مِنَ الأَقْدارِ
But truth's judgment proves sound in the end
But the judgment of truth proves right in the end
in its assessment of worth.
In what it assesses of values
وَالشَّعبُand the people يَوْمَئِذٍon that day يُوَلِّيentrust أَمْرَهُtheir affairs
وَالشَّعبُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يُوَلِّي أَمْرَهُ
مَنْthe one whom يَصْطَفِيهِthey select him عَنْwith رِضىًconsent وَخِيَارِand choice
مَنْ يَصْطَفِيهِ عَنْ رِضىً وَخِيَارِ
Then the people entrust their affairs
And then the people will appoint
to one they select willingly and by choice.
Whomever it chooses, out of consent and virtue
أَهْرَامُAl-Ahram (pyramids) مِصْرَof Egypt عَتِيدُهَاits present form بَعْثٌa rebirth لَهَاfor her
أَهْرَامُ مِصْرَ عَتِيدُهَا بَعْثٌ لَهَا
وَعَهِيدُهَاand its ancient form للفَخْرِfor pride والتَّذكارِand remembrance
وَعَهِيدُهَا للفَخْرِ والتَّذكارِ
Egypt's Al-Ahram: its present form brings her new life;
The pyramids of Egypt, its renaissance is imminent
and its ancient form is for pride and remembrance.
And its appointment is for pride and commemoration
جِبْرِيلُGabriel كالِئُهَاits guardian الدَّؤُوبُtireless وَشَخْصُهُand his figure
جِبْرِيلُ كالِئُهَا الدَّؤُوبُ وَشَخْصُهُ
فِيin المَرْقَبِthe watchtower العَالِيlofty وَراءَbehind سِتارِa curtain
فِي المَرْقَبِ العَالِي وَراءَ سِتارِ
Gabriel is its tireless guardian, his figure
Gabriel is its tireless architect, and his persona
in the lofty watchtower, behind a curtain.
Is in the high observatory behind the curtain
مِصْرُEgypt الهَوَىhis love يَحْيَاhe lives لَهَاfor her وَرِضَاهُand his delight مَاwhat
مِصْرُ الهَوَى يَحْيَا لَهَا وَرِضَاهُ مَا
ترْضاهُshe approves of it فِيin الإِعْلانِpublicity وَالإِسْرَارِand secrecy
ترْضاهُ فِي الإِعْلانِ وَالإِسْرَارِ
Egypt is his love; he lives for her, and his delight is what
Egypt’s desire lives for it, and his approval is what
delights her, in public and in secret.
He approves in declaration and in secret
وَلِمِصْرَand for Egypt مَاwhat يَجْنِيhe earns وَمَاand what يَبْنِيhe builds وَمَاand what
وَلِمِصْرَ مَا يَجْنِي وَمَا يَبْنِي وَمَا
يَصِلُhe joins الأَصَائِلَlate afternoons فِيهin it بِالأَسْحَارِto the predawn hours
يَصِلُ الأَصَائِلَ فِيه بِالأَسْحَارِ
And for Egypt are all he earns, all he builds, and all
And for Egypt whatever it reaps, builds, and connects
the work in which he joins late afternoons to predawn hours.
Lineages at dawn
لاno شَيءَanything فِيamong الأَقْوَامِpeoples إِلاَّexcept قوْمُهُhis people
لا شَيءَ فِي الأَقْوَامِ إِلاَّ قوْمُهُ
لاno شَيءَanything إِلاَّexcept مِصْرُEgypt فِيamong الأَمْصَارِlands; cities
لا شَيءَ إِلاَّ مِصْرُ فِي الأَمْصَارِ
Among peoples, there is none but his people;
Nothing in nations but his people
among lands, there is none but Egypt.
Nothing but Egypt in cities
هَذاthis هُوَis الصَّحفِيُّthe journalist إِلاَّexcept أَنَّهُthat he
هَذا هُوَ الصَّحفِيُّ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ
فِيin صُورَةٍa guise أُخْرَىanother مِنَamong التجَّارِmerchants
فِي صُورَةٍ أُخْرَى مِنَ التجَّارِ
This is the journalist, though he is,
This is the journalist, except
in another guise, one of the merchants:
He is in another image of merchants
مِنْamong جَالِبِيthose who bring الإِيسَارِprosperity حَيْثُwherever تَوَسَّطواthey mediate
مِنْ جَالِبِي الإِيسَارِ حَيْثُ تَوَسَّطوا
فِيamong النَّاسِpeople لاnot مِنْamong جَالِبِيthose who bring الإِعْسَارِhardship
فِي النَّاسِ لا مِنْ جَالِبِي الإِعْسَارِ
one of those who bring prosperity wherever they mediate
Of those bringing ease, wherever they interceded
among people, not those who bring hardship;
Among people, not those bringing hardship
وَالنَّاصِحِينَand the sincere ones النَّافِعِينَwho benefit دِيَارَهُمْtheir homelands
وَالنَّاصِحِينَ النَّافِعِينَ دِيَارَهُمْ
بِنَزَاهَةِthrough the integrity of الإِيرَادِreceiving وَالإِصْدَارِand issuing
بِنَزَاهَةِ الإِيرَادِ وَالإِصْدَارِ
and of the sincere ones who benefit their homelands
And the advisors benefiting their countries
through integrity in receiving and issuing.
With integrity of revenue and expenditure
جَادَتْbecame excellent بِضَاعَتُهُhis merchandise وَضُوعِفَand was doubled رِبْحُهُhis profit
جَادَتْ بِضَاعَتُهُ وَضُوعِفَ رِبْحُهُ
بِسَمَاحِthrough the generosity of بَائِعِهَاits seller وَشُكْرِand the gratitude of الشَّارِيthe buyer
بِسَمَاحِ بَائِعِهَا وَشُكْرِ الشَّارِي
His merchandise was excellent, and his profit doubled
His merchandise was generous, and its profit was lessened
through the seller's generosity and the buyer's gratitude.
By the generosity of its seller and gratitude of the buyer
تَتعَددُgrow numerous الصَّدَقَاتُthe alms فِيin نَفقَاتِهِhis expenditures
تَتعَددُ الصَّدَقَاتُ فِي نَفقَاتِهِ
حَتَّىso that لَيُخْطِئَهاit surely misses them الحِسَابُthe account الجَارِيrunning
حَتَّى لَيُخْطِئَها الحِسَابُ الجَارِي
The alms in his spending grow so numerous
Charities multiply in his expenditures
that the running account fails to reckon them.
Until the ledger misses counting them
لاَlet not يَنْظُرَنَّever look إِلىupon العَظِيمِthe great one بِفِعْلهِthrough his deeds
لاَ يَنْظُرَنَّ إِلى العَظِيمِ بِفِعْلهِ
قَوْمٌa people بِأَعْيُنِwith the eyes of مَاهِنِينَmenials صِغَارِpetty
قَوْمٌ بِأَعْيُنِ مَاهِنِينَ صِغَارِ
Let no people look upon one great through his deeds
Let not people look to the great in his deeds
with the eyes of petty menials.
With the eyes of insignificant, mean ones
فَالمُتْلِفُfor the squanderer الجَبَّارُprodigious فِيمَاin what قَدَّرُواthey reckoned
فَالمُتْلِفُ الجَبَّارُ فِيمَا قَدَّرُوا
مَاnot كانَwas غَيْرَother than المُخِلفِthe replenisher الجَبَّارِprodigious
مَا كانَ غَيْرَ المُخِلفِ الجَبَّارِ
For the prodigious squanderer, in their reckoning,
So the generous giant compared to what they assessed
was nothing but a prodigious replenisher.
Was none other than the generous giant
إِنَّindeed الصِّحافَةthe press حَوْمَةُthe arena of الأَقْلامِpens لاَnot
إِنَّ الصِّحافَة حَوْمَةُ الأَقْلامِ لاَ
مَرْمَىthe casting-ground of القِدَاحِlot-arrows وَمَلْعَبُand the playground of الأَيْسَارِgamblers
مَرْمَى القِدَاحِ وَمَلْعَبُ الأَيْسَارِ
The press is the arena of pens, not
Journalism is the preserve of pens, not
a casting-ground for lot-arrows or a playground for gamblers.
The target of defamation and playing field of the vile
يُرمَىshots are fired بِهَاwith it عَنْfrom كُلِّevery قوْسٍbow إِنَّماyet
يُرمَى بِهَا عَنْ كُلِّ قوْسٍ إِنَّما
لاَno قوْسَbow إِلاَّexcept مَاwhat بَرَاهُhe carved it البَارِيthe Maker
لاَ قوْسَ إِلاَّ مَا بَرَاهُ البَارِي
With it, shots are fired from every bow; yet
It is shot from every bow, but only
there is no bow but what the Maker has carved.
A bow as righteous as the Creator approves
أَوor مَاnot رَأَيْنَاهَاwe have seen it تَشِيدُbuild مَمَالِكاًkingdoms
أَو مَا رَأَيْنَاهَا تَشِيدُ مَمَالِكاً
وَتُعِزُّand exalt أَقْطاراًlands عَلىabove أَقْطَارِother lands
وَتُعِزُّ أَقْطاراً عَلى أَقْطَارِ
Or have we not seen it build kingdoms
Or we have seen it build kingdoms
and exalt some lands above other lands?
And strengthen lands over lands
أَمُؤَبِّنيO eulogizers of جِبْرِيلَGabriel مِنْamong أَقْرَانهِhis peers
أَمُؤَبِّني جِبْرِيلَ مِنْ أَقْرَانهِ
فَضْلاَin merit وَمِنْand among إِخوَانِهِhis brothers الأَبْرَارِrighteous
فَضْلاَ وَمِنْ إِخوَانِهِ الأَبْرَارِ
O eulogizers of Gabriel, among his peers
My fellow mourners of Gabriel, of his peers
in merit and among his righteous brothers,
You have done him justice with this commemoration, but not
أَنْصَفْتُمُوهُyou have done him justice بِهَذهِwith this الذِّكْرىremembrance وَمَاand how
أَنْصَفْتُمُوهُ بِهَذهِ الذِّكْرى وَمَا
أَحْرَاهُworthy he is بِالتخْلِيدِof being immortalized وَالإِكْبارِand of honor
أَحْرَاهُ بِالتخْلِيدِ وَالإِكْبارِ
you have done him justice with this remembrance; how
What his striving for immortalization and greatness deserves
worthy he is of immortality and honor!
It is enough that the pyramids prepared for his country
حَسْبُsufficient for المُنَىaspirations مَاwhat هَيَّأتْhas secured أَهْرَامُهُhis Al-Ahram
حَسْبُ المُنَى مَا هَيَّأتْ أَهْرَامُهُ
لِبِلادهfor his country مِنْof عِزَّةٍhonor وَفخارِand pride
لِبِلاده مِنْ عِزَّةٍ وَفخارِ
Enough for our hopes is what his Al-Ahram has secured
From power and pride what they prepared
for his country of honor and pride.
And may his descendant after him
وَلْيُولِهِand may it grant him بِسَلِيلهthrough his descendant مِنْfrom بَعْدهafter him
وَلْيُولِهِ بِسَلِيله مِنْ بَعْده
أَمناًassurance عَلىconcerning الذِّكْرَىthe remembrance وَطِيبَand the pleasantness of قرَارِrepose
أَمناً عَلى الذِّكْرَى وَطِيبَ قرَارِ
And may it, through his descendant after him, grant him
Have safety upon remembrance and good settlement
assurance for his memory and peaceful repose.
Partial English translation: 111 of 112 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1