إِنِّيindeed I أَقَمْتُI remained عَلَىupon التَّعِلَّةْhopeful consolation
إِنِّي أَقَمْتُ عَلَى التَّعِلَّةْ
حَتَّىuntil نَقَعْتُI quenched الْيَوْمَtoday غلهْa burning thirst
حَتَّى نَقَعْتُ الْيَوْمَ غلهْ
I lingered, sustained by consoling hopes,
until today I quenched my burning thirst.
مَنْwho لاnot يُطِيعُobeys وَقَدْand already دَعَاcalled العَـal-ʿAsi (name begins)
مَنْ لا يُطِيعُ وَقَدْ دَعَا العَـ
ـاصيal-ʿAsi (name completed) وَجَدَand offered (uncertain reading) بِطِيبِwith the sweetness of نَهْلَهْits draught
ـاصي وَجَدَ بِطِيبِ نَهْلَهْ
Who would not obey, when al-
ʿAsi has called and [offered] its sweet draught?
نَهْرٌa river أَتَمَّperfected اللهُGod نِعْـblessing (first part)
نَهْرٌ أَتَمَّ اللهُ نِعْـ
ـمتهHis blessing (completion) بِهِthrough it وَأَدَامَand perpetuated فَضْلَهْHis bounty
ـمته بِهِ وَأَدَامَ فَضْلَهْ
A river—God perfected His
blessing through it and made His bounty endure.
أَغْلىthe most precious of مَفَاخِرِthe glories of حِمصَHoms فِيin الـthe
أَغْلى مَفَاخِرِ حِمصَ فِي الـ
ـدُّنْيَاworld وَأَغْلاهَاand the most precious of them محلهْits station
ـدُّنْيَا وَأَغْلاهَا محلهْ
The most precious of Homs's glories in the
world, and the most treasured in rank.
للهِto God ذَاكَthat النَّهْرُthe river مَاhow
للهِ ذَاكَ النَّهْرُ مَا
أَزْهَىsplendid خَمَائلُهُits groves المُظلَّهْshade-giving
أَزْهَى خَمَائلُهُ المُظلَّهْ
Praise God for that river! How
splendid its sheltering groves!
وَأَحَبَّand how lovely نَبْتَthe growth of الرَّوْضِthe garden فِيin
وَأَحَبَّ نَبْتَ الرَّوْضِ فِي
أَفْيَائِهَاtheir shade وَأَبَرand how kindly أَهْلَهْits people
أَفْيَائِهَا وَأَبَر أَهْلَهْ
And how lovely the garden's growth in
their shade, and how kindly its people!
هَذَاthis احْتِفَالٌa celebration مَاhow أُحَيْsweet (first part)
هَذَا احْتِفَالٌ مَا أُحَيْ
لَىsweet (completion) فِيin مَقَامٍa setting مَاhow أَجَلَّهْmajestic it is
لَى فِي مَقَامٍ مَا أَجَلَّهْ
This celebration—how very
sweet!—in a setting so majestic.
جَمَعَit gathered الحَدَائِقَthe gardens وَالأَزَاand the flowers (first part)
جَمَعَ الحَدَائِقَ وَالأَزَا
هِرَflowers (completion) وَالكَوَاكِبَand the stars وَالأَهلَّهْand the crescent moons
هِرَ وَالكَوَاكِبَ وَالأَهلَّهْ
It has gathered gardens and
flowers, stars and crescent moons.
جَمَعَit gathered الأَمَاجِيدَthe illustrious men الأُولَىthose who
جَمَعَ الأَمَاجِيدَ الأُولَى
بِهِمُthrough them السِّدَادُthe remedy لِكُلِّfor every خَلَّهْneed
بِهِمُ السِّدَادُ لِكُلِّ خَلَّهْ
It has gathered the illustrious, those
through whom every need is met;
وَأُولَىand possessors of وَجَاهَاتٍdistinctions خَلَتْwere free
وَأُولَى وَجَاهَاتٍ خَلَتْ
مِنْfrom كُلِّevery شَائِبَةٍblemish وَعلَّهْand defect
مِنْ كُلِّ شَائِبَةٍ وَعلَّهْ
and men of standing, free
from every blemish and defect;
وَصُنُوفَand diverse groups of إِخْوَانٍbrothers بِهِمْthrough whom
وَصُنُوفَ إِخْوَانٍ بِهِمْ
ضَمَّgathered الْحِمَىthe homeland لِلذَّوْدِfor defense شَمْلَهْits ranks
ضَمَّ الْحِمَى لِلذَّوْدِ شَمْلَهْ
and bands of brothers through whom
the homeland rallied its ranks for defense,
مُتَآلِفِينَunited in affection وَذَاكَand that شَرْa condition (first part)
مُتَآلِفِينَ وَذَاكَ شَرْ
طٌcondition (completion) لِلْحَيَاةِfor life المُسْتَقِلَّهْindependent
طٌ لِلْحَيَاةِ المُسْتَقِلَّهْ
united in affection—and that is a
condition for an independent life.
أَوَand ...? لَيْسَis not فِيin عَقِبِthe wake of الشِّقَاdiscord (first part)
أَوَ لَيْسَ فِي عَقِبِ الشِّقَا
قِdiscord (completion) الضَّعْفُweakness تَصْحَبُهُaccompanies it المَذَلَّهْhumiliation
قِ الضَّعْفُ تَصْحَبُهُ المَذَلَّهْ
And does not, in discord's wake,
weakness come, with humiliation beside it?
وَهَلِand is ...? النِّزَاعُconflict سِوَىanything but احْتِضَاdeath throes (first part)
وَهَلِ النِّزَاعُ سِوَى احْتِضَا
رٍdeath throes (completion) لِلشُّعُوبِof the peoples المُضْمحِلَّهْwasting away
رٍ لِلشُّعُوبِ المُضْمحِلَّهْ
And is conflict anything but the death throes
of nations wasting away?
قَوْمٌa people بِرُؤيَتِهِمْat the sight of them أَرَاshowed (first part of 'showed me')
قَوْمٌ بِرُؤيَتِهِمْ أَرَا
نِيme (completion of 'showed me') المَجْدَGlory عِزَّتَهits might وَنُبْلَهْand its nobility
نِي المَجْدَ عِزَّتَه وَنُبْلَهْ
A people—at the sight of them, Glory showed
me its might and its nobility.
آيَاتُsigns of هِمَّتِهِمْtheir resolve بَوَاevident (first part)
آيَاتُ هِمَّتِهِمْ بَوَا
دٍevident (completion) فِيin الْحُقُولِthe fields الْمُسْتَغَلَّهْcultivated
دٍ فِي الْحُقُولِ الْمُسْتَغَلَّهْ
The signs of their resolve are
plain in the cultivated fields.
وَلَهُمْand they have صِنَاعَاتٌindustries بِهَاthrough which الْـthe
وَلَهُمْ صِنَاعَاتٌ بِهَا الْـ
أَوْطَانُhomelands مَاas much as شَاءَتْthey wish مُدِلَّهْproud
أَوْطَانُ مَا شَاءَتْ مُدِلَّهْ
And theirs are industries of which the
homelands may boast as much as they please.
هلْcan ...? يُنْكِرُbe denied (contextual reading) المَجْدُglory الصَّحِيـgenuine (first part)
هلْ يُنْكِرُ المَجْدُ الصَّحِيـ
ـحُgenuine (completion) عَلَىwith التَّعَدُّدِthe multiplicity فِيin الأَدِلَّهْthe proofs
ـحُ عَلَى التَّعَدُّدِ فِي الأَدِلَّهْ
Can genuine glory be denied,
with such a wealth of proofs?
يَاO سَادَةgentlemen قَدْindeed أَعْظَمُواthey have exalted
يَا سَادَة قَدْ أَعْظَمُوا
شَأْنِيmy standing الْغَدَاةُthis morning وَمَاand how أَقَلَّهْslight it is
شَأْنِي الْغَدَاةُ وَمَا أَقَلَّهْ
O gentlemen, who have exalted
my standing this morning—how slight it is!
شُكْراًthanks لِمَاfor what أَوْلَيْتُمُyou have granted الْـthe
شُكْراً لِمَا أَوْلَيْتُمُ الْـ
ـعَبْدَservant الْفَقِيرَpoor مِنَof التَّجَلَّهْhonor
ـعَبْدَ الْفَقِيرَ مِنَ التَّجَلَّهْ
Thank you for what you have granted this
poor servant by way of honor,
وَمِنِand for امْتِدَاحٍpraise خَالَهُimagined it الْـthe
وَمِنِ امْتِدَاحٍ خَالَهُ الْـ
أُدَبَاءُmen of letters فِيَّin me وَلَسْتُand I am not أَهْلَهْworthy of it
أُدَبَاءُ فِيَّ وَلَسْتُ أَهْلَهْ
and for praise which the
men of letters thought I merited, though I am unworthy.
كُلٌّeach لَهُto him فَضْلٌa kindness عَلَيَّtoward me
كُلٌّ لَهُ فَضْلٌ عَلَيَّ
وَذَاكَand that فَضْلٌkindness عَائِدٌreturning لَهْto him
وَذَاكَ فَضْلٌ عَائِدٌ لَهْ
Each has shown me kindness,
and that kindness returns to him.
Sol 6.1