وقفstopped الزمانtime فماso there is no لوعدكfor your promise موعدappointed time
وقف الزمان فما لوعدك موعد
وعفاand faded away المكانthe place فماso there is no لعهدكfor your memory معهدfamiliar haunt
وعفا المكان فما لعهدك معهد
Time has stopped; no appointed day remains for your promise.
Time has stopped, so your promise has no appointment
And place has faded; no familiar haunt remains for your memory.
Space has pardoned, so your covenant has no covenant
هيit is طلعةan appearance لكof yours فيin الحياةlife وغيبةand an absence
هي طلعة لك في الحياة وغيبة
كالظلlike a shadow إذwhen يبدوit appears وإذand when يتبددit dissolves
كالظل إذ يبدو وإذ يتبدد
Yours is an appearance in life, and an absence,
It is an ascension for you in life and an absence
Like a shadow when it appears and when it dissolves.
Like a shadow when it appears and when it disappears
بالأمسyesterday كنتyou were وأمسand yesterday فيin أفقthe horizon التقىpiety
بالأمس كنت وأمس في أفق التقى
شقwas rent الحجابthe veil فكانso there was منكfrom you المولدbirth
شق الحجاب فكان منك المولد
Yesterday you were; and yesterday, on piety's horizon,
Yesterday you were and yesterday on the horizon of the meeting
The veil was rent, and your birth came to be.
The veil was torn so from you was the birth
بالأمسyesterday كنتyou were وأنتwhile you were طفلa child لاعبat play
بالأمس كنت وأنت طفل لاعب
طيراa bird يباكرvisits at dawn أيكهits grove ويغردand sings
طيرا يباكر أيكه ويغرد
Yesterday you were, as a child at play,
Yesterday you were and you were a playing child
A bird visiting its grove at dawn and singing.
A bird that rises early chirping and singing
بالأمسyesterday كنتyou were اليانعthe blossoming youth الفطنthe perceptive one الذيwho
بالأمس كنت اليانع الفطن الذي
يشدوsings المعارفthe branches of knowledge شدوهنtheir song وينشدand recites
يشدو المعارف شدوهن وينشد
Yesterday you were the blossoming, perceptive youth who
Yesterday you were the fresh, prudent one
Sang of learning in its own strains, and recited.
Whose friends sang his praises and recited his poems
بالأمسyesterday طلاباan eager seeker لغاياتof the aims العلىhigh glory
بالأمس طلابا لغايات العلى
يدنوdraws near لهمتكto your resolve المرامthe goal الابعدthe farthest
يدنو لهمتك المرام الابعد
Yesterday, an eager seeker of glory's highest aims,
Yesterday students of the highest aspirations
The farthest goal drew near to your resolve.
Your ambition brought you near to the farthest goals
بالأمسyesterday مفتتحa founder الصحافةthe press حرةfree
بالأمس مفتتح الصحافة حرة
طابتgrew sweet مراشفهاits drinking places وراقand grew clear الموردthe water source
طابت مراشفها وراق المورد
Yesterday, you launched a free press;
Yesterday, opening free press
Sweet were its draughts, and clear its spring.
Its pillows were sweet and the stream was pleasing
بالأمسyesterday ذوداdefending عنon behalf of الضعفاءthe weak لاnot
بالأمس ذودا عن الضعفاء لا
تألوspare effort جهاداstriving والحفائظand protective passions تجهدstrain
تألو جهادا والحفائظ تجهد
Yesterday, defending the weak, you did not
Yesterday, defending the weak without
Spare effort in struggle, while protective passions strained.
Tiring of struggle though the eyelids droop
بالأمسyesterday وحياinspiration خاطباas a speaker أوor كاتباas a writer
بالأمس وحيا خاطبا أو كاتبا
فالسمعso hearing يطربis delighted والنهىand minds تسترشدseek guidance
فالسمع يطرب والنهى تسترشد
Yesterday, a voice of inspiration, speaking or writing,
Yesterday, inspired as an orator or writer
So hearing was delighted, and minds sought guidance.
The hearing delights and the advice is well-guided
بالأمسyesterday مقداماbold لقومكfor your people حازماresolute
بالأمس مقداما لقومك حازما
تبنيyou build لهمfor them مغنىan abode علىhigh honor وتوطدand fortify
تبني لهم مغنى على وتوطد
Yesterday, bold and resolute for your people,
Yesterday, undaunted for your people, decisive
You built them an abode of glory and made it firm.
To build for them a haven of strength and firmness
بالأمسyesterday بذالa lavish giver العوارفkind favors والندىand generosity
بالأمس بذال العوارف والندى
حتىuntil ترىyou see لكof yours عندbeside كلevery يدhand يدa helping hand
حتى ترى لك عند كل يد يد
Yesterday, lavish with favors and generosity,
Yesterday, bestowing kindnesses and dew
Until, beside every hand, you saw a helping hand of yours.
So that beside each hand you see a hand
بالأمسyesterday موفورrichly endowed with الهناءhappiness مباركاblessed
بالأمس موفور الهناء مباركا
فيin عيلةa family للمجدfor glory فيهاwithin it مقصدa destination
في عيلة للمجد فيها مقصد
Yesterday, richly blessed with happiness,
Yesterday, abundant in bliss, blessed
Within a family that glory chose as its destination.
In a family aiming for glory as its purpose
يرجوhopes تعددكyour being multiplied الورىhumankind بعديدهاthrough its many members
يرجو تعددك الورى بعديدها
وتقرand is gladdened عينthe eye الجودof generosity أنthat يتعددواthey multiply
وتقر عين الجود أن يتعددوا
Humanity hopes to see you multiplied through its many members,
They hope for your numbers to multiply through it
And generosity's eye is gladdened that they should multiply.
And the eye of generosity rejoices that they abound
بالأمسyesterday كنتyou were وكانand there was ذلكthat كلهall of it
بالأمس كنت وكان ذلك كله
واليومand today.. لاno أمسyesterday غدوتyou have become ولاand no غدtomorrow
واليوم.. لا أمس غدوت ولا غد
Yesterday you were, and all of that was;
Yesterday you were and all that was
And today you have become neither yesterday nor tomorrow.
And today .. no yesterday you have become, nor tomorrow
أليومtoday منwhoever شاءwishes for الحكيمthe sage المفتدىworth sacrificing oneself for
أليوم من شاء الحكيم المفتدى
فيناamong us ومنand whoever شاءwishes for الزعيمthe leader السيدthe noble master
فينا ومن شاء الزعيم السيد
Today, whoever seeks the sage we would give our lives for,
Today, whoever the Wise Redeemer willed among us
Among us, and whoever seeks the noble leader—
And whoever the great Leader willed
أليومtoday لاno توماTouma ولاand no كتبbooks ولاand no
أليوم لا توما ولا كتب ولا
خطبspeeches ولاand no مدحpraise إليهto him ترددis repeated
خطب ولا مدح إليه تردد
Today, no Touma, no books, no
Today, no Thomas or books or
Speeches, nor praise repeated to him.
Speeches or praise to which you return
أليومtoday لاno جدوىbounty ولاand no مجدglory ولاand no
أليوم لا جدوى ولا مجد ولا
دارa house تؤممهاthey head toward it العفاةsupplicants فتسعدso you bring joy
دار تؤممها العفاة فتسعد
Today, no bounty, no glory, no
Today no avail, no glory, no
House sought by supplicants, whom you make happy.
Home which the dissolute usurp and delight in
أليومtoday لاno رجلman يقالit is said هوhe الفتىthe gallant one
أليوم لا رجل يقال هو الفتى
وحمىand a sanctuary يشارone points إليهto it هذاthis المرفدthe source of aid
وحمى يشار إليه هذا المرفد
Today, no man of whom one says, 'He is the gallant one,'
Today, no man called the gallant one
Nor a haven one points to: 'Here is the source of aid.'
And no protector referred to as the supplier
أليومtoday إنif جارis unjust الزمانtime فجائرthen it is unjust
أليوم إن جار الزمان فجائر
ذهبis gone الذيthe one who بجنابهat his side يستنجدhelp is sought
ذهب الذي بجنابه يستنجد
Today, if time is cruel, cruel it is;
Today, if time is unjust, unjust
Gone is the one at whose side help was sought.
Gone is he whose side it would defend
أليومtoday إنif يدعcalls الصديقthe friend صديقهhis friend
أليوم إن يدع الصديق صديقه
صمhas gone deaf الندىgenerosity والبرand benevolence أعشىdim-sighted أرمدsore-eyed
صم الندى والبر أعشى أرمد
Today, if a friend calls to his friend,
Today, if a friend calls his friend
Generosity has gone deaf, and kindness is dim-sighted and sore-eyed.
Deaf is friendship, blind is kindness, bleary-eyed
ماتhas died النقيthe pure man خفاؤهhis private life وظهورهand his public life
مات النقي خفاؤه وظهوره
ماتhas died الوفيthe faithful man مغيبهhis absence والمشهدand presence
مات الوفي مغيبه والمشهد
Dead is the man pure in private and in public;
The honest one died, his hiding and revealing
Dead is the faithful man, absent or present.
The loyal one died, his absence and presence
فيin غربةa foreign land كالقفرlike a wilderness لمdid not يلممcall بهon him
في غربة كالقفر لم يلمم به
سكنa companion هناكthere ولمand did not يعدهvisit him العودvisitors to the sick
سكن هناك ولم يعده العود
In a foreign land like a wilderness, he was visited by no
In a loneliness like the desert, no one patched him
Companion there, nor did any visitors call.
A home there, and no return came to him
إفيانÉvian أنيhow خنتyou betrayed لائذاone seeking refuge
إفيان أني خنت لائذا
فتركتهso you left him تحتbeneath المباضعthe scalpels يقصدbeing cut apart
فتركته تحت المباضع يقصد
Évian, how did you betray one seeking refuge,
Alas I betrayed the one who took refuge
And leave him beneath the scalpels, cut apart?
So I left him beneath the knives to be slaughtered
وافاكhe came to you يستشفيseeking healing بماءwith water نافعbeneficial
وافاك يستشفي بماء نافع
فاعدتهso you sent him back لحماهto his homeland ميتاdead يلحدto be buried
فاعدته لحماه ميتا يلحد
He came to you seeking healing through beneficial water,
And he came to you to be healed with beneficial water
So you sent him back to his homeland dead, to be buried.
But I returned him to his shroud a corpse to be buried
لكنbut جازcrossed الغربthe West جارwas unjust غروبهhis setting
لكن جاز الغرب جار غروبه
ناهيكit suffices you وهوand he منfrom المشارقthe eastern lands فرقدa Farqad star
ناهيك وهو من المشارق فرقد
But he crossed the West; unjust was his setting—
But the unjust West has passed, its sunset passing
Enough to say: he was a Farqad star from the East.
No matter, from the East he arose and slept
فدحwas grievous المصابthe calamity ولاand no اعتراضobjection فإنهfor it is
فدح المصاب ولا اعتراض فإنه
حكمthe decree القديرof the Almighty وهلand is there لناfor us فيهin it يدa hand
حكم القدير وهل لنا فيه يد
Grievous is the loss, yet no objection—for it is
The affliction is wide, and no objection, for it is
The Almighty's decree—and have we any hand in it?
The Decree of the Almighty, and what power have we over it?
ياO ربLord سلمناwe submit وإنeven though فطرتwere split أسىin sorrow
يا رب سلمنا وإن فطرت أسى
مناwithin us حشاشاتremnants of life وشقتand were torn أكبدlivers
منا حشاشات وشقت أكبد
O Lord, we submit, though grief has split
O Lord, make us safe, and if sorrow
The remnants of life within us and torn our livers.
Has left us anxious and split our livers
صرفcarry out قضاءكyour decree فيamong العبادthe servants فإنهمfor they
صرف قضاءك في العباد فإنهم
ركبa caravan الفناءof perishing وأنتand you أنتyou السرمدthe Eternal
ركب الفناء وأنت أنت السرمد
Carry out Your decree among Your servants, for they are
Your ordainment for Your servants, for they
A caravan bound for extinction; and You, You are the Eternal.
Are riders of mortality while You, You are Eternal
ألشمسthe sun طالعةrising بفضلكthrough your grace تنجليshines clear
ألشمس طالعة بفضلك تنجلي
والشمسand the sun غاربةsetting لعدلكto your justice تسجدprostrates itself
والشمس غاربة لعدلك تسجد
The rising sun shines clear through Your grace,
The sun rises by Your grace, elucidating
And the setting sun prostrates itself before Your justice.
And the sun sets by Your justice, prostrating
Sol 6.1