للهِGod be praised for قَوْمٌa people بِالثَّباتِwith steadfastness تَدَرَّعُواthey armored themselves
للهِ قَوْمٌ بِالثَّباتِ تَدَرَّعُوا
وَبِكُلِّand with every جَامِعَةِmeans of uniting الشَّتاتِthe scattered تَذرَّعُواthey equipped themselves
وَبِكُلِّ جَامِعَةِ الشَّتاتِ تَذرَّعُوا
God be praised for a people armored in steadfastness,
who embraced every means of bringing the scattered together.
أَلدَّهْرُtime مُنْقَادٌis obedient إِذَاwhen ماever (emphatic) صمَّمواthey resolve firmly
أَلدَّهْرُ مُنْقَادٌ إِذَا ما صمَّموا
وَالنَّصرُand victory مِيعَادٌa promised appointment إِذَاwhen مَاever (emphatic) أَزْمعُواthey determine to act
وَالنَّصرُ مِيعَادٌ إِذَا مَا أَزْمعُوا
Time obeys whenever they resolve firmly,
and victory is promised whenever they determine to act.
هَلْdo تَعْرِفُونَyou know عَشِيرَةًa clan خَابُواthey failed وَقَدْthough already
هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ عَشِيرَةً خَابُوا وَقَدْ
جَمَعُواthey gathered الْقُرَىthe villages وَعَلَىand upon الحَقِيقَةِthe truth أَجمَعُواthey agreed
جَمَعُوا الْقُرَى وَعَلَى الحَقِيقَةِ أَجمَعُوا
Do you know a clan that failed, having
united the villages and agreed upon the truth?
مَنْwhoever يَطْلُبِseeks العَلْيَاءَthe heights يُدْرِكْwill reach أَوْجَهَاًits summit
مَنْ يَطْلُبِ العَلْيَاءَ يُدْرِكْ أَوْجَهَاً
مُتتَبِّعاًpersistently pursuing وَالْفَائِزُand the victor المُتَتَبِّعُthe persistent pursuer
مُتتَبِّعاً وَالْفَائِزُ المُتَتَبِّعُ
Whoever seeks the heights will reach their summit
by persevering; the victor is the persevering one.
بَعْضُsome المُنَىaspirations كَالشِّعرِlike poetry خَيْرٌbetter تَرْكُهُabandoning it
بَعْضُ المُنَى كَالشِّعرِ خَيْرٌ تَرْكُهُ
إِنْif لَمْnot يُوَفَّقis successful فِيهin it إِلاَّexcept المَطْلَعُthe opening
إِنْ لَمْ يُوَفَّق فِيه إِلاَّ المَطْلَعُ
Some aspirations, like poetry, are better abandoned
if only the opening succeeds.
والمَجْدُand glory إِنْif لَمْnot يُحْلَone gains مِنْهُfrom it بِطَائِلٍanything worthwhile
والمَجْدُ إِنْ لَمْ يُحْلَ مِنْهُ بِطَائِلٍ
كَالوِرْدlike a draught قلَّis scant وَمَرَّand is bitter مِنْهُof it المَقْطَعُthe ending
كَالوِرْد قلَّ وَمَرَّ مِنْهُ المَقْطَعُ
And glory, if nothing worthwhile is gained from it,
is like a scant draught whose final taste is bitter.
إِنْif كَانَis بَعْضُpart of الْبَأْسِvalor قوَّةthe strength أَشْجَعٍof a brave man
إِنْ كَانَ بَعْضُ الْبَأْسِ قوَّة أَشْجَعٍ
فَالْبَأْسُthen valor كُلُّall البَأْسِvalor خُلْقٌa character أَشْجَعbraver
فَالْبَأْسُ كُلُّ البَأْسِ خُلْقٌ أَشْجَع
If a brave man's strength is part of valor,
then valor, all valor, is a braver character.
وَيَجِلُّand surpasses in greatness عَنْbeyond نَفْعِthe service الشُّجاعِof the brave man بِلادَهُhis country
وَيَجِلُّ عَنْ نَفْعِ الشُّجاعِ بِلادَهُ
مَاwhat قَدْmay يُفِيدُbenefit بِلاَدَهُhis country المُتَبَرِّعُthe donor
مَا قَدْ يُفِيدُ بِلاَدَهُ المُتَبَرِّعُ
Greater than a brave man's service to his country
is the good a donor may do his country.
لِلهِGod be praised for سَانِحَةٌan opportunity وَعَبْدُand Abd عَزِيزِهَاits Aziz
لِلهِ سَانِحَةٌ وَعَبْدُ عَزِيزِهَا
سَنَحَتْit arose فَأَنْجحَهَاso he made it succeed الذَّكِيُّthe intelligent man الأَرْوَعُthe admirable one
سَنَحَتْ فَأَنْجحَهَا الذَّكِيُّ الأَرْوَعُ
God be praised for an opportunity and its Abd Aziz!
It arose, and the brilliant, admirable man brought it to fruition.
مَنْwhoever قالَsaid هَذيthis بِدْعَةan innovation قلْsay بَدْأَةٌan initiative
مَنْ قالَ هَذي بِدْعَة قلْ بَدْأَةٌ
فِيin الْخَيْرِgoodness أَبْدَهُmost spontaneous مَاthat which تُرَامُis sought وَأَبْدَعُand most original
فِي الْخَيْرِ أَبْدَهُ مَا تُرَامُ وَأَبْدَعُ
Whoever calls this an innovation—say, 'An initiative
in goodness, the most spontaneous and original one could seek.'
إِنْif لمnot يَصُنْsafeguards خُلُقَthe character الصِّغارِof children مُهذِّبٌan educator
إِنْ لم يَصُنْ خُلُقَ الصِّغارِ مُهذِّبٌ
مَاذاwhat يُحَاوِلُcan attempt وَازِعٌan enforcer ومُشرِّعُand a lawgiver
مَاذا يُحَاوِلُ وَازِعٌ ومُشرِّعُ
If an educator does not safeguard children's character,
what can an enforcer or lawgiver accomplish?
أَوْor لَمْnot يَكُنْis أَدَبُthe refinement السَّجايَاof character رَادِعاًa restraint
أَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَدَبُ السَّجايَا رَادِعاً
لِلنَّاشِئِينَfor the young هلِdoes العُقُوبَةُpunishment تَردَعُdeter
لِلنَّاشِئِينَ هلِ العُقُوبَةُ تَردَعُ
Or if refinement of character cannot restrain
the young, will punishment restrain them?
فِيin كُلِّevery قُطْرٍland مَلْجأa shelter أَفَمَاso is there no لَنَاfor us
فِي كُلِّ قُطْرٍ مَلْجأ أَفَمَا لَنَا
فِيin أَنْthat نجَارِيَwe keep pace مَاwhat يُجارَىis emulated مطْمَعُhope
فِي أَنْ نجَارِيَ مَا يُجارَى مطْمَعُ
In every land there is a shelter; have we no
hope of matching what others have achieved?
مَاwhat بَالُنَاails us نجِدُwe find الشُّعوبَthe peoples أَمَامَناahead of us
مَا بَالُنَا نجِدُ الشُّعوبَ أَمَامَنا
وَعلَىand following مِثَالِthe example صَنِيعِهمْof their deeds لاَnot نصْنَعُwe act
وَعلَى مِثَالِ صَنِيعِهمْ لاَ نصْنَعُ
What ails us, that we find other peoples ahead of us,
yet do not follow the example of their deeds?
أَشْرِفْhow noble بِبُنْيَانٍa building إِلىtoward تَشْيِيدهِits construction
أَشْرِفْ بِبُنْيَانٍ إِلى تَشْيِيدهِ
هُرِعَrushed الكِرَامُthe generous وَحَقُّهمْand rightly for them أَنْto يُهْرَعُواrush
هُرِعَ الكِرَامُ وَحَقُّهمْ أَنْ يُهْرَعُوا
How noble the building, to whose construction
the generous rushed—and rightly did they rush.
هُوَit لِلْعَفافِfor chastity مِنَfrom الدَّعَارَةdebauchery مُوْئِلٌa refuge
هُوَ لِلْعَفافِ مِنَ الدَّعَارَة مُوْئِلٌ
هُوَit لِلإِبَاءِfor proud dignity مِنَfrom المَهَانَةhumiliation مَفْزَعُa haven
هُوَ لِلإِبَاءِ مِنَ المَهَانَة مَفْزَعُ
It is a refuge for chastity from debauchery;
it is a haven for proud dignity from humiliation.
يُبْقِيpreserves عَلَىupon الأَطْفَالِthe children وَهْيَand they are قُوَىthe strength الحِمَىof the homeland
يُبْقِي عَلَى الأَطْفَالِ وَهْيَ قُوَى الحِمَى
مِنْfrom أَنْthat يُضَيِّعهاsquander them عَلَيْهto its loss مُضَيِّعُa squanderer
مِنْ أَنْ يُضَيِّعها عَلَيْه مُضَيِّعُ
It safeguards the children, the strength of the homeland,
lest a careless soul squander them to its loss.
مَاwhat جَاهُنَاour standing فِيamong النَّاسِpeople مَاwhat عُنْوانُنَاour emblem
مَا جَاهُنَا فِي النَّاسِ مَا عُنْوانُنَا
أَأُولئِكَis it those المُتَشرِّدُونthe homeless wanderers الظلَّعُthe limping
أَأُولئِكَ المُتَشرِّدُون الظلَّعُ
What is our standing among people? What is our emblem?
Is it those homeless, limping wanderers—
مِنْfrom كُلِّevery مَنْone who يَطْوِيpasses صِبَاهُhis childhood عَلَىin الطَّوَىhunger
مِنْ كُلِّ مَنْ يَطْوِي صِبَاهُ عَلَى الطَّوَى
وَالبُهْمُwhile young beasts فِيin نَضْرِthe lushness الْخمَائِلِof the groves تَرْتَعُgraze
وَالبُهْمُ فِي نَضْرِ الْخمَائِلِ تَرْتَعُ
each passing his childhood in hunger,
while young beasts graze in lush groves?
لاَno سِتْرَcovering يَسْترُهُshelters him وَمَاand no مِنْany مِفْضَلٍbenefactor
لاَ سِتْرَ يَسْترُهُ وَمَا مِنْ مِفْضَلٍ
غَيْرُother than القَذىrefuse تكْسَاهare clothed in it تِلْكَthose الأَضْلُعُribs
غَيْرُ القَذى تكْسَاه تِلْكَ الأَضْلُعُ
No covering shelters him, and no benefactor is there
but refuse, in which those ribs are clothed.
أَزْهَارُthe blossoms مِصْرَof Egypt شَهِيَّةdelightful وَثِمَارُand the fruits مِصْرَof Egypt
أَزْهَارُ مِصْرَ شَهِيَّة وَثِمَارُ مِصْرَ
جَنِيَّةripe for picking وَالنَّيلُand the Nile نِعْمَhow excellent المَشْرَعُthe watering place
جَنِيَّة وَالنَّيلُ نِعْمَ المَشْرَعُ
Egypt's blossoms are delightful, and Egypt's fruits
are ripe for picking; a splendid watering place is the Nile.
أَيُّwhich الجِنانِof the gardens هُوَit الْخَصِيبُthe fertile one وَمَاwhen no بِهin it
أَيُّ الجِنانِ هُوَ الْخَصِيبُ وَمَا بِه
رِيٌّthirst-quenching drink لِعَيْلَتِهِfor its dependents الضِّعافِthe weak ومَشْبَعُand nourishment
رِيٌّ لِعَيْلَتِهِ الضِّعافِ ومَشْبَعُ
What garden is truly fertile if it offers no
drink or sustenance for its frail dependents?
قَدْindeed حَانَthe time has come أَنْthat تُهْدَىbe guided السَّبيلَthe way جَمَاعَةٌa community
قَدْ حَانَ أَنْ تُهْدَى السَّبيلَ جَمَاعَةٌ
أَنْتُمْyou لَهَاfor it الْهَامَاتُthe heads وَهْيَand it الأَذْرُعُthe arms
أَنْتُمْ لَهَا الْهَامَاتُ وَهْيَ الأَذْرُعُ
The time has come for a community to be shown the way;
you are its heads, and it the arms.
قَدْindeed حَانَthe time has come أَنْthat يُؤْوَىbe sheltered الفَقِيرُthe poor إِلىto حِمىa refuge
قَدْ حَانَ أَنْ يُؤْوَى الفَقِيرُ إِلى حِمى
قَدْindeed حَانَthe time has come أَنْthat يَقْوَىgrow strong الصَّغيرُthe child الأَضْرَعُthe frail
قَدْ حَانَ أَنْ يَقْوَى الصَّغيرُ الأَضْرَعُ
The time has come for the poor to be sheltered in a refuge;
the time has come for the frail child to grow strong.
ذُودُواdrive away الحَرَامَthe unlawful عَنِfrom الحَلاَلِthe lawful يَدُمْit will endure لَكُمْfor you
ذُودُوا الحَرَامَ عَنِ الحَلاَلِ يَدُمْ لَكُمْ
فَلأَفْتَكِfor surely the deadliest of الْوَحْشِthe beasts الَّذيthe one that هُوَit is أَجْوعُhungriest
فَلأَفْتَكِ الْوَحْشِ الَّذي هُوَ أَجْوعُ
Drive the unlawful away from the lawful, and it will endure for you;
for the deadliest of beasts is the hungriest.
ذُودُواward off الحِسَابَthe reckoning الحَقَّthe true عَنْfrom أَحْسَابِكُمْyour good names
ذُودُوا الحِسَابَ الحَقَّ عَنْ أَحْسَابِكُمْ
فلَرُبَّماfor perhaps كَذَبproves false الثَّناءُthe praise الأَشْيَعُthe most widespread
فلَرُبَّما كَذَب الثَّناءُ الأَشْيَعُ
Shield your good names from a just reckoning,
for the most widespread praise may prove false.
ذاكَthat الشَّقاءُmisery مُغَادِياًcoming in the morning وَمُرَاوِحاًand coming in the evening
ذاكَ الشَّقاءُ مُغَادِياً وَمُرَاوِحاً
مَمَّاamong what تُمَضُّare tormented بِهby it النُّفوسُthe souls وَتوجَعُand hurt
مَمَّا تُمَضُّ بِه النُّفوسُ وَتوجَعُ
That misery, coming morning and evening,
is among the things that torment and wound souls.
لِيَزُلْlet it vanish زَوَالَlike the passing المَحْلِof drought لاَnot يُؤْسَىis mourned لَهُfor it
لِيَزُلْ زَوَالَ المَحْلِ لاَ يُؤْسَى لَهُ
وَلْيَزدَهِرْand let flourish بِمَكَانهِin its place مَاwhat نَزْرَعُwe plant
وَلْيَزدَهِرْ بِمَكَانهِ مَا نَزْرَعُ
Let it vanish as drought vanishes, with none to mourn it,
and let what we plant flourish in its place,
فَتَخِفَّso may lessen فِيin أَكْبَادِنَاour livers شُعَلُthe flames الأَسَىof sorrow
فَتَخِفَّ فِي أَكْبَادِنَا شُعَلُ الأَسَى
وَتَكُفَّand may cease عَنْfrom خَدِّfurrowing الخُدُودthe cheeks الأَدْمُعُthe tears
وَتَكُفَّ عَنْ خَدِّ الخُدُود الأَدْمُعُ
so grief's flames may subside within our vitals,
and tears may cease to furrow cheeks.
يَاO منْyou who تَبَارَواcompeted مُسْرِعِينَhastening إِلىtoward النَّدىgenerosity
يَا منْ تَبَارَوا مُسْرِعِينَ إِلى النَّدى
وَالأَمْجَدُونَand the noblest إِلىtoward المَبَرَّةِcharity أَسْرَعُare swifter
وَالأَمْجَدُونَ إِلى المَبَرَّةِ أَسْرَعُ
O you who competed in hastening toward generosity—
and the noblest are swiftest to charity—
هَلْdoes يُنْكِرُreject الْوَطَنْthe homeland اخْتِلاَفَthe diversity صُنُوفِكُمْof your groups
هَلْ يُنْكِرُ الْوَطَنْ اخْتِلاَفَ صُنُوفِكُمْ
وَالفَضْلُwhile merit فِيماin what is بيْنَكُمْbetween you مُتَوزَّعُis distributed
وَالفَضْلُ فِيما بيْنَكُمْ مُتَوزَّعُ
does the homeland reject your differing groups,
when merit is shared among you all?
فِيin مِصْرَEgypt مُنْذُfrom اليَوْمِtoday أَسْنَىthe most radiant مَوْقِفٍscene
فِي مِصْرَ مُنْذُ اليَوْمِ أَسْنَى مَوْقِفٍ
لِلْمَجْدof glory يُشْهَدُis witnessed فِيin الزَّمَانِtime وَيُسْمَعُand heard of
لِلْمَجْد يُشْهَدُ فِي الزَّمَانِ وَيُسْمَعُ
In Egypt, from this day, a most radiant scene
of glory shall be witnessed and heard of through the ages.
عَزَّتْshe grew exalted وَمِنْand among أَسْمَىthe loftiest المفاخِرِglories أَنَّهاthat she
عَزَّتْ وَمِنْ أَسْمَى المفاخِرِ أَنَّها
نَهَضَتْrose بِعِزَّتِهَاto uphold her honor العَقَائِدُthe faiths أَجْمَعُall
نَهَضَتْ بِعِزَّتِهَا العَقَائِدُ أَجْمَعُ
She is exalted; among her loftiest glories is that
all faiths have risen to uphold her honor.
كَالدَّوْحَةِlike the spreading tree الكُبْرَىthe great تَوَحَّدَwas united أَصْلُهَاits root
كَالدَّوْحَةِ الكُبْرَى تَوَحَّدَ أَصْلُهَا
وَمَضَتْand went مَذَاهِبَon different paths فِيinto السَّماءِthe sky الأَفْرُعُthe branches
وَمَضَتْ مَذَاهِبَ فِي السَّماءِ الأَفْرُعُ
Like a mighty spreading tree whose root is one,
and whose branches take different paths into the sky,
وَبِمَاand through what جَلَبْنَthey brought مِنَof الأَشِعَّةthe rays وَالنَّدَىand dew
وَبِمَا جَلَبْنَ مِنَ الأَشِعَّة وَالنَّدَى
نَمَتِgrew الْجُذُوعُthe trunks وَشَمْلُهَاand their whole مُتَجَمِّعُwas united
نَمَتِ الْجُذُوعُ وَشَمْلُهَا مُتَجَمِّعُ
through the rays and dew they brought,
the trunks grew, their unity held intact.
فَرَّطْتُI fell short فِيin تَشْبِيهِlikening مِصْرَEgypt بِدَوْحَةٍto a spreading tree
فَرَّطْتُ فِي تَشْبِيهِ مِصْرَ بِدَوْحَةٍ
هِيَshe رَوْضَةٌa garden وَنَبَانُهَاand her plants (probable reading) مُتَنَوِّعُvaried
هِيَ رَوْضَةٌ وَنَبَانُهَا مُتَنَوِّعُ
I fell short in likening Egypt to a tree:
she is a garden, and her plants are varied.
كُلُّall المحَاسِنِthe beauties فِيin الأَزَاهِرِthe blossoms حُسْنُهَاare her beauty
كُلُّ المحَاسِنِ فِي الأَزَاهِرِ حُسْنُهَا
وَبِكلand with every طِيبٍfragrance طِيبُهَاher fragrance مُتَضوِّعُwafts abroad
وَبِكل طِيبٍ طِيبُهَا مُتَضوِّعُ
All the beauties found in flowers are hers,
and her fragrance wafts abroad with every scent.
ذاكthat التَّبايُنُdiversity لِلْمُوَاطِنِfor the citizen صَالِحٌbeneficial
ذاك التَّبايُنُ لِلْمُوَاطِنِ صَالِحٌ
فِيat حينَa time when يَتَّحدُis one الْهَوَىaffection وَالمنْزَعُand purpose
فِي حينَ يَتَّحدُ الْهَوَى وَالمنْزَعُ
That diversity benefits the citizen
when affection and purpose are one.
لِبَنِيto the sons أبِيهِof his father مُفْتَديthe redeemer أَوْطَانِهِof his homelands
لِبَنِي أبِيهِ مُفْتَدي أَوْطَانِهِ
وَلِنَفْسِهِand to himself المُتَزَهِّدُthe ascetic المُتَوَرِّعُthe scrupulously pious
وَلِنَفْسِهِ المُتَزَهِّدُ المُتَوَرِّعُ
He who redeems his homelands belongs to his brothers;
and the ascetic, scrupulously pious man belongs to himself.
لَيْسَتْare not عِبَادَاتُthe acts of worship النُّفوسِof souls لِرَبِّهاto their Lord
لَيْسَتْ عِبَادَاتُ النُّفوسِ لِرَبِّها
إِلاَّexcept عَذَارَىmaidens خَيْرُهَاthe best of them المُتَقَنِّعُthe veiled one
إِلاَّ عَذَارَى خَيْرُهَا المُتَقَنِّعُ
The acts of worship souls offer their Lord are nothing
but maidens, the best of them veiled.
أَمَّاas for اللَّوَاتِيthose who يَنْجَلِينَunveil themselves لِحْكْمَةٍfor a wise purpose
أَمَّا اللَّوَاتِي يَنْجَلِينَ لِحْكْمَةٍ
فحِجَابُهُنَّthen their veil هوَit is الضِّياءُthe light الأَسْطَعُthe brightest
فحِجَابُهُنَّ هوَ الضِّياءُ الأَسْطَعُ
But those who unveil themselves for a wise purpose—
their veil is the most radiant light.
أَيْO سَادَتِيmy lords طُرقُthe paths الفلاَحِto success كَثِيرَةٌmany
أَيْ سَادَتِي طُرقُ الفلاَحِ كَثِيرَةٌ
فِيin وَجْهِfront مَنْof whoever يَسْعَىstrives وَهَذاand this مَهْيَعُa broad road
فِي وَجْهِ مَنْ يَسْعَى وَهَذا مَهْيَعُ
O my lords, many are the roads to success
before whoever strives, and this is a broad highway.
مَنْwhoever يَبْغِseeks إِرْضَاءَto please النَّدَىgenerosity فَأَوَانُهُthen its time
مَنْ يَبْغِ إِرْضَاءَ النَّدَى فَأَوَانُهُ
أَوْor يَبْغِseeks إِرْضَاءَto please الْهُدَىright guidance فالمَوْضِعُthen the place
أَوْ يَبْغِ إِرْضَاءَ الْهُدَى فالمَوْضِعُ
Whoever seeks to please generosity—now is its hour;
or seeks to please right guidance—here is the place.
مِصْرُEgypt السَّخيَّةthe generous هَلْdoes يَقُولُsay عَذُولُهاher faultfinder
مِصْرُ السَّخيَّة هَلْ يَقُولُ عَذُولُها
بَخُلَتْshe was miserly عَلَىtoward الشَّأنِthe cause الَّذيwhich هُوَis أَنْفَعُmost beneficial
بَخُلَتْ عَلَى الشَّأنِ الَّذي هُوَ أَنْفَعُ
Generous Egypt—will her faultfinder say
'She was miserly toward the most beneficial cause'?
أَنْتُمْyou ذُؤابتهَاher crest وَأَنْتُمْand you قلْبُهَاher heart
أَنْتُمْ ذُؤابتهَا وَأَنْتُمْ قلْبُهَا
وَبِكمْand through you تُوَقَّىshe is shielded from الْحَادِثَاتُcalamities وَتُمْنَعُand protected
وَبِكمْ تُوَقَّى الْحَادِثَاتُ وَتُمْنَعُ
You are her crest, and you are her heart;
through you she is shielded and defended against calamities.
قُدُماًforward وَلاَand do not تَتَقَاعَسُواhang back قُدُماًforward وَلاَand do not
قُدُماً وَلاَ تَتَقَاعَسُوا قُدُماً وَلاَ
تَتَبَاطَأُواdelay وَالأَكْرَمُand the noblest المُتَطَوِّعُthe volunteer
تَتَبَاطَأُوا وَالأَكْرَمُ المُتَطَوِّعُ
Forward! Do not hang back! Forward! Do not
delay—the noblest is the volunteer.
إِنْif لَمْnot يَكُنْis إِحْسَانُناour beneficence مُتَوَقَّعاًexpected
إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِحْسَانُنا مُتَوَقَّعاً
يَوْمَon the day of الحَمِيَّةzeal for honor سَاءَwoeful is مَاwhat نتوَقَّعُwe expect
يَوْمَ الحَمِيَّة سَاءَ مَا نتوَقَّعُ
If our generosity cannot be counted on
on the day when honor calls, bleak is what we may expect.
هَذاthis لكمْto you شُكْرِيmy thanks بِشِعْرٍin verse خَالِصٍpure
هَذا لكمْ شُكْرِي بِشِعْرٍ خَالِصٍ
لاَno شَيءَanything فِيهin it مُصَرَّعfashioned in matching hemistich rhymes وَمُرَصَّعُand ornamented
لاَ شَيءَ فِيه مُصَرَّع وَمُرَصَّعُ
This is my thanks to you, in pure verse,
with nothing decked in matching rhymes or ornament.
هُوَit مَحْضُpure وَحْيٍinspiration بَدْؤُهُits beginning كخِتامِهِlike its ending
هُوَ مَحْضُ وَحْيٍ بَدْؤُهُ كخِتامِهِ
عفْوُthe spontaneity السَّجيَّةof natural disposition لَيْسَthere is no فِيهin it تصَنُّعُartifice
عفْوُ السَّجيَّة لَيْسَ فِيه تصَنُّعُ
It is pure inspiration, its beginning like its end,
the unforced flow of nature, free of artifice.
Sol 6.1