تَمْضِيyou pass away وَأنْتَthough you are مَضَنَّةُthe cherished one الأَوْطَانِof the homelands
تَمْضِي وَأنْتَ مَضَنَّةُ الأَوْطَانِ
وَدَرِيئَةٌand a shield ذُخِرَتْheld in reserve لَهذَاfor this الآنِhour
وَدَرِيئَةٌ ذُخِرَتْ لَهذَا الآنِ
You pass away, though you are cherished by the homelands;
a shield held in reserve for this very hour.
هَذَاthis هُوَis الخَطْبُthe calamity الأَجَلُّthe gravest وَهَذِهِand this
هَذَا هُوَ الخَطْبُ الأَجَلُّ وَهَذِهِ
أَدْعَىmost deserving رَزَايَاهَاof its sorrows إلىَof الأَشْجَانِgrief
أَدْعَى رَزَايَاهَا إلىَ الأَشْجَانِ
This is the gravest calamity, and this
is the sorrowful nation's loss most deserving of grief.
عُذْراًforgive us إذَاif الأُمُّthe mother الثَّكُولُbereaved تَوَلَّتْturned away
عُذْراً إذَا الأُمُّ الثَّكُولُ تَوَلَّتْ
وَفَقِيدُهَاand the one she lost هوis آثَرُthe dearest الفِتْيَانِof the young men
وَفَقِيدُهَا هو آثَرُ الفِتْيَانِ
Forgive the bereaved mother if she turns away,
for the one she has lost was her dearest son.
كَانَتْshe was مُقَلَّدَةًwearing قِلاَدَةَa necklace أنْجُمٍof stars
كَانَتْ مُقَلَّدَةً قِلاَدَةَ أنْجُمٍ
زُهْرٍbright يَزِينُadorns نِظَامَهَاits arrangement قَمَرَانِtwo moons
زُهْرٍ يَزِينُ نِظَامَهَا قَمَرَانِ
She once wore a necklace of stars,
bright stars whose setting was adorned by two moons.
فَتَنَاثَرَتْthen scattered مِنهَاfrom it الكَوَاكِبُthe stars وَانْطَوَىand disappeared
فَتَنَاثَرَتْ مِنهَا الكَوَاكِبُ وَانْطَوَى
قَمَرٌa moon فَكَانَso became عَزَاؤُهَاher consolation فِيin الثَّانِيthe second
قَمَرٌ فَكَانَ عَزَاؤُهَا فِي الثَّانِي
Then the stars scattered from it, and one moon disappeared;
she found her consolation in the second.
حَتَّىuntil إذَاwhen مَاindeed انْقَضَّfell جَدَّدَrenewed رُزْؤُهُhis loss
حَتَّى إذَا مَا انْقَضَّ جَدَّدَ رُزْؤُهُ
أَرْزَاءَهَاher sorrows وَقَضَىand put an end عَلَىto السلوَانِconsolation
أَرْزَاءَهَا وَقَضَى عَلَى السلوَانِ
But when he too fell, his loss renewed
her sorrows and put an end to consolation.
عُودَاcome back, you two بناwith us نَعْرِضْlet us recount جُهُوداًefforts كَرَّسَتْthat dedicated
عُودَا بنا نَعْرِضْ جُهُوداً كَرَّسَتْ
لِلْمَجْدِto glory صَرْحاًa monument بَاذِخَtowering البُنْيَانِin construction
لِلْمَجْدِ صَرْحاً بَاذِخَ البُنْيَانِ
Come, let us return to recount the efforts that raised
for glory a monument of towering construction.
فيin عَرضِهَاrecounting them عِظَةٌa lesson عَلَىthrough تَكْرَارِهَاits repetition
في عَرضِهَا عِظَةٌ عَلَى تَكْرَارِهَا
تَزْكُوgrows richer وَإنْeven if تَكُit is مِلءَthe fullness of كُلِّevery جَنَانِheart
تَزْكُو وَإنْ تَكُ مِلءَ كُلِّ جَنَانِ
In recounting them is a lesson that grows richer
with repetition, though it fills every heart already.
إنِّيindeed I لأَحْضُرُهَاbring them to mind وَقْلْبِيand my heart سَامِعٌlistening
إنِّي لأَحْضُرُهَا وَقْلْبِي سَامِعٌ
عَتْباًa reproach تُرَدِّدُهُthat it repeats بِغَيْرِwithout لِسَانِa tongue
عَتْباً تُرَدِّدُهُ بِغَيْرِ لِسَانِ
I bring those efforts before me, and my heart hears
a reproach repeated without a tongue:
تِلْكَthose المُنَىhopes نُثِرَتْwere scattered لَهُنَّfor them دِمَاؤُكُمْyour blood
تِلْكَ المُنَى نُثِرَتْ لَهُنَّ دِمَاؤُكُمْ
وَمَهِرْنَand were given a bridal price بِالأَرْوَاحِwith souls وَالأبدَانِand bodies
وَمَهِرْنَ بِالأَرْوَاحِ وَالأبدَانِ
Those hopes were bought with your scattered blood
and given souls and bodies as their bridal price.
أَلمِثْلِwas it for the like of مَاwhat أَفْضَتْhas come إلَيْهِto it حَالُكُمْyour condition
أَلمِثْلِ مَا أَفْضَتْ إلَيْهِ حَالُكُمْ
يَاO قَوْمُpeople مِنْthrough خُلْفٍdivision وَمِنْand through خِذْلاَنِabandonment
يَا قَوْمُ مِنْ خُلْفٍ وَمِنْ خِذْلاَنِ
Was it for a condition like the one you have reached,
my people, through division and abandonment?
مَنْwho ذَاis it that يَرُدُّrestores عَلَىto البِلاَدِthe country وَأَهْلِهَاand its people
مَنْ ذَا يَرُدُّ عَلَى البِلاَدِ وَأَهْلِهَا
عَهْدَthe age الوِئَامِof harmony وَقُوَّةَand the strength الإيمَانِof faith
عَهْدَ الوِئَامِ وَقُوَّةَ الإيمَانِ
Who will restore to the country and its people
the age of harmony and the strength of faith?
زُعَمَاؤُهَاits leaders مُتَكَافِلُونَstanding together وَنَشْئُهَاand its youth
زُعَمَاؤُهَا مُتَكَافِلُونَ وَنَشْئُهَا
أجْنَادُهُمْtheir soldiers بِالطَّوْعِwillingly وَالإذْعَانِand obediently
أجْنَادُهُمْ بِالطَّوْعِ وَالإذْعَانِ
Its leaders stood together, and its young
were their soldiers, willing and obedient.
وَالعَيْشُand life تَكْسُوهُclothe it المَفَاخرُproud deeds نَضْرَةًwith freshness
وَالعَيْشُ تَكْسُوهُ المَفَاخرُ نَضْرَةً
وَالأَرضُand the earth تُسْقَىis watered بِالنَّجِيعِwith blood القَانِيdeep red
وَالأَرضُ تُسْقَى بِالنَّجِيعِ القَانِي
Proud deeds clothed life in freshness,
while the earth was watered with deep red blood.
إنْif أُطْلِقُواthey were released أوْor قُيِّدُواbound إنْif أُمِّنُواthey were granted safety
إنْ أُطْلِقُوا أوْ قُيِّدُوا إنْ أُمِّنُوا
أوْor شُرِّدُواwere exiled حَالاَهُمُtheir two conditions سِيَّانِalike
أوْ شُرِّدُوا حَالاَهُمُ سِيَّانِ
Whether released or bound, whether granted safety
or driven into exile, their two conditions were alike.
وَزَمَاجِرُand the roars الإيعَادِof threats فِيin أسْمَاعِهِمْtheir ears
وَزَمَاجِرُ الإيعَادِ فِي أسْمَاعِهِمْ
أشْبَاهُlike مُطْرِبَةٍpleasing مِنَof الأَلْحَانِmelodies
أشْبَاهُ مُطْرِبَةٍ مِنَ الأَلْحَانِ
The roars of threats in their ears
were like pleasing strains of music.
حَتَّىeven الإنَاثُthe women وَلَمand it had not يَكُنْbeen مِنْamong شَأْنِهَاtheir customary pursuits
حَتَّى الإنَاثُ وَلَم يَكُنْ مِنْ شَأْنِهَا
خَوْضُplunging into الغِمَارِdanger بِجَانِبِalongside الذُّكْرَانِthe men
خَوْضُ الغِمَارِ بِجَانِبِ الذُّكْرَانِ
Even the women, though it had not been their custom
to plunge into danger alongside the men,
بَرَزَتْcame out إلىَto السَّاحَاتِthe squares لاَdoes not يَعْتَاقُهَاhinder them
بَرَزَتْ إلىَ السَّاحَاتِ لاَ يَعْتَاقُهَا
خَفَرٌmodesty وَهَلْand is there خَفَرٌmodesty بِدَارِin a place هَوانِof humiliation
خَفَرٌ وَهَلْ خَفَرٌ بِدَارِ هَوانِ
came out into the squares, unhindered
by modesty; what place has modest reserve in a house of humiliation?
أَلجَانِيَاتِthe gatherers الوَرْدَof roses رَامَتْsought حَظَّهَاtheir share
أَلجَانِيَاتِ الوَرْدَ رَامَتْ حَظَّهَا
فِيin كُلِّevery مَرْمَىrange مِنof رَصَاصِbullets الجَانِيof the aggressor
فِي كُلِّ مَرْمَى مِن رَصَاصِ الجَانِي
The gatherers of roses sought their share
wherever the aggressor's bullets flew.
يَاO حُسْنَهَاhow beautiful she is وَبَنَاتُهَاand her daughters مَخْضُوبةٌstained
يَا حُسْنَهَا وَبَنَاتُهَا مَخْضُوبةٌ
بِجِرَاحِwith wounds مَنْof those whom تَأَسُوthey tend مِنَamong الشُّجْعَانِthe brave
بِجِرَاحِ مَنْ تَأَسُو مِنَ الشُّجْعَانِ
How beautiful she was, her daughters stained
with the wounds of the brave whom they tended!
فِيin ذَلِكَthat الزَّمَنِtime الكَبِيرِgreat بِمَاbecause of what جَرَىhappened
فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَنِ الكَبِيرِ بِمَا جَرَى
فِيهِwithin it هُوَit قَلَّwas rare فِيamong الأَزْمَانِthe ages
فِيهِ هُوَ قَلَّ فِي الأَزْمَانِ
In that great time, made great by what happened
within it, a time rarely seen among the ages,
ذَاقَtasted الطُّغَاةُthe tyrants مَرَارَةَthe bitterness الوِرْدِof the draught الَّذِيwhich
ذَاقَ الطُّغَاةُ مَرَارَةَ الوِرْدِ الَّذِي
شَرَعُواthey prepared وَسَاءَتْand evil was شِرعَةُthe law الطُّغْيَانِof tyranny
شَرَعُوا وَسَاءَتْ شِرعَةُ الطُّغْيَانِ
the tyrants tasted the bitterness of the draught
they had prepared; bitter indeed was tyranny's law.
وَتَبَيَّنُواand they realized خَطَرَthe danger اللِّدَادِof obstinate opposition فَلَيَّنُواso they softened
وَتَبَيَّنُوا خَطَرَ اللِّدَادِ فَلَيَّنُوا
مِنْfrom جَفْوَةِthe harshness الجَبَرُوتِof force وَالسُّلْطَانِand power
مِنْ جَفْوَةِ الجَبَرُوتِ وَالسُّلْطَانِ
They saw the danger of obstinate opposition and softened
their harsh exercise of force and power.
وَمَشَوْاand they went إلىto زُعَمَاءthe leaders مِصْرَof Egypt كَمَاas مَشَىwent
وَمَشَوْا إلى زُعَمَاء مِصْرَ كَمَا مَشَى
أَقْرَانُpeers مَمْلَكَةٍof a kingdom إلىَto أقْرَانِpeers
أَقْرَانُ مَمْلَكَةٍ إلىَ أقْرَانِ
They approached the leaders of Egypt as
the peers of one kingdom approach their peers.
مَاذَاwhat بَلَوْاdid they find مِنْof ظَرْفِthe grace عَدْلِيِّof Adli وَمِنand of
مَاذَا بَلَوْا مِنْ ظَرْفِ عَدْلِيِّ وَمِن
رَأَيٍjudgment يُدَارُthat is considered وَمِنْand of ثَبَاتٍsteadfastness جَنَانِof heart
رَأَيٍ يُدَارُ وَمِنْ ثَبَاتٍ جَنَانِ
What did they find in Adli's grace, in
his measured judgment, and in his steadfast heart?
يَتَسَاجَلُونَthey debate one another وَفِيand in المُسَاجَلّةِdebate الهُدَىis guidance
يَتَسَاجَلُونَ وَفِي المُسَاجَلّةِ الهُدَى
إذْwhen تَبْرَاُare cleansed النِّيَّاتُintentions مِنْof أدْرَانِstains
إذْ تَبْرَاُ النِّيَّاتُ مِنْ أدْرَانِ
They debated one another, and debate brings guidance
when intentions are cleansed of stains.
وَيَرُوحُand he goes عَدْلِيَّAdli وَيَغْدُوand returns سَاعِياًstriving
وَيَرُوحُ عَدْلِيَّ وَيَغْدُو سَاعِياً
لَيِقاًably إلىtoward الغَايَاتِthe goals فِيwith اطْمِئْنَانِconfidence
لَيِقاً إلى الغَايَاتِ فِي اطْمِئْنَانِ
Adli went and returned, striving
ably and confidently toward his goals.
لَمْhe did not exceed يَعْدُthe wisest أحْكَمَplan خُطَّةٍhe devises it when he devises it يَخْتَطُّهَاhe devises it
لَمْ يَعْدُ أحْكَمَ خُطَّةٍ يَخْتَطُّهَا
فِيمَاwhether يُبَاعِدُhe holds back تَارَةًat times وَيُدَانِيand draws near
فِيمَا يُبَاعِدُ تَارَةً وَيُدَانِي
He never departed from the wisest plan he devised,
whether he held back at one moment or drew near at another.
إنْif يَنْفَصِمْbreaks سَبَبٌa bond يَصِلهُhe joins it وَإنْand if يَقَعْoccurs
إنْ يَنْفَصِمْ سَبَبٌ يَصِلهُ وَإنْ يَقَعْ
خَطَلٌan error يَذُدْهُhe wards it off بِمقَاطِعِwith decisive arguments البُرْهَانِof proof
خَطَلٌ يَذُدْهُ بِمقَاطِعِ البُرْهَانِ
If a bond broke, he joined it; if
an error arose, he warded it off with decisive proof.
إيمانُهُhis faith الوَضَّاحُradiant نَجْمٌa star ثَابِتٌfixed
إيمانُهُ الوَضَّاحُ نَجْمٌ ثَابِتٌ
فِيat القُطْبِthe pole وَالأَفْلاَكِwhile the heavens فِيare in الدَّوَرَانِrotation
فِي القُطْبِ وَالأَفْلاَكِ فِي الدَّوَرَانِ
His radiant faith was a fixed star
at the pole while the heavens turned.
يَقَعُoccurs اخْتِلاَطُconfusion الرَّأيِof opinion إلاَّexcept حَيْثُمَاwherever
يَقَعُ اخْتِلاَطُ الرَّأيِ إلاَّ حَيْثُمَا
يَبْدُوappears سَنَاهُits light لِمُقْلَةِto the eye الحيْرَانِof the bewildered
يَبْدُو سَنَاهُ لِمُقْلَةِ الحيْرَانِ
Opinions became confused, except wherever
its light appeared to a bewildered eye.
مَاhe continued زَالَto resist يَدْفَعُthe usurpers غَاصِبِيof his homelands أوْطَانِهِhis homelands
مَا زَالَ يَدْفَعُ غَاصِبِي أوْطَانِهِ
حَتَّىuntil أدالَgranted victory اللهُGod لِلأوْطَانِto the homelands
حَتَّى أدالَ اللهُ لِلأوْطَانِ
He kept resisting those who seized his homelands
until God granted the homelands victory.
أمَّاas for سَرِيرَتُهُhis inner character وَسِيرَتُهُand his conduct فَلَمْthey did not
أمَّا سَرِيرَتُهُ وَسِيرَتُهُ فَلَمْ
تَتَخَالَفَاdiffer فِيin السِّرِّprivate وَالإعْلاَنِand public
تَتَخَالَفَا فِي السِّرِّ وَالإعْلاَنِ
As for his inward character and outward conduct, they
never differed in private and in public.
لَمْdid not يَشْهَدِsee النُّدْمَانُhis companions عَدْلِيَّاAdli إذَاwhen
لَمْ يَشْهَدِ النُّدْمَانُ عَدْلِيَّا إذَا
رُفِعَwas set aside الوَقَارُformality بمَجْلِسِin the gathering النُّدَمانِof companions
رُفِعَ الوَقَارُ بمَجْلِسِ النُّدَمانِ
His companions never saw Adli, even when
formality was set aside among friends,
كَلاَّno indeed وَلَمْand he was not يُرَseen فِيin مَقَامِa setting رَصَانَةٍof solemnity
كَلاَّ وَلَمْ يُرَ فِي مَقَامِ رَصَانَةٍ
مُتَكَلِّماًspeaking كَتَكَلُّمِlike the speech النَّشْوَانِof a drunken man
مُتَكَلِّماً كَتَكَلُّمِ النَّشْوَانِ
nor was he ever seen in a solemn setting
speaking as a drunken man speaks.
كَلاَّno indeed وَلَمْand did not تَشْغَلُهُpreoccupy him ذَاتُa woman of خَلاَعَةِwantonness
كَلاَّ وَلَمْ تَشْغَلُهُ ذَاتُ خَلاَعَةِ
كَلاَّno indeed وَلَمْand did not تَفْتِنْهُtempt him بِنْتُthe daughter دِنَانِof wine jars
كَلاَّ وَلَمْ تَفْتِنْهُ بِنْتُ دِنَانِ
Nor did a wanton woman preoccupy him;
nor did the daughter of wine jars tempt him.
أمَّاas for شَمَائلُهُhis qualities فَفيthen in نَفَحَاتِهاtheir fragrant wafts
أمَّا شَمَائلُهُ فَفي نَفَحَاتِها
عَبَقُthe fragrance القَرَابَةِof kinship مِنْwith أُولِيthose possessing التِّيجَانِcrowns
عَبَقُ القَرَابَةِ مِنْ أُولِي التِّيجَانِ
As for his qualities, their fragrance bore
a trace of kinship with those who wear crowns.
وَلَهَاand they have حِلٌىadornments مِمَّاamong what تُلاَحِظُهُreason observes النُّهَىminds
وَلَهَا حِلٌى مِمَّا تُلاَحِظُهُ النُّهَى
فِيin اللَّوْذَعِيِّthe gifted person العَاطِلِplainly dressed المُزْدَانِadorned
فِي اللَّوْذَعِيِّ العَاطِلِ المُزْدَانِ
They also had adornments that reason recognizes
in a gifted person, whether plainly dressed or adorned.
آدَابُهُhis manners آدَابُthe manners إنْسَانٍof a person إذَاwhen
آدَابُهُ آدَابُ إنْسَانٍ إذَا
كَمُلّتْwere complete مَعَانِيthe meanings النُّبْلِof nobility فِيin الإنْسَانِa person
كَمُلّتْ مَعَانِي النُّبْلِ فِي الإنْسَانِ
His manners were those of a person in whom
the meanings of nobility had reached completion.
يُهْدِيhe gives ابْتِسَامَتَهُhis smile عَلَىin قَدَرٍmeasure فَمَاso not
يُهْدِي ابْتِسَامَتَهُ عَلَى قَدَرٍ فَمَا
هُوَhe is بِالسَّخيِّlavish بِهَاwith it وَلاَnor الضَّنَّانِmiserly
هُوَ بِالسَّخيِّ بِهَا وَلاَ الضَّنَّانِ
He offered his smile in due measure: he was
neither lavish with it nor miserly.
إنَّindeed اْبْتِسَامَاتِthe smiles الوُجُوهِof faces كَثِيرَةٌare many
إنَّ اْبْتِسَامَاتِ الوُجُوهِ كَثِيرَةٌ
دَرَجَاتُهَاtheir degrees وَلَهَاand they have لِطَافُsubtle مَعَانِmeanings
دَرَجَاتُهَا وَلَهَا لِطَافُ مَعَانِ
Smiles on faces have many
degrees, and carry subtle meanings.
وَتَبَسُّطُand the warmth المُعْطِيof the giver بِهَاwith it منfrom نَفْسِهِhis own soul
وَتَبَسُّطُ المُعْطِي بِهَا من نَفْسِهِ
غَيْرُdifferent from التَّبَسُّطِthe warmth منfrom عَطَاءِa gift بَنَانِof the fingers
غَيْرُ التَّبَسُّطِ من عَطَاءِ بَنَانِ
The warmth one gives from one's own soul
differs from the warmth of a gift from the hand.
أخْلاَفُهُhis qualities كَمُلّتْwere complete مُصَفَّاةًpurified فَمَاso not
أخْلاَفُهُ كَمُلّتْ مُصَفَّاةً فَمَا
شِيبَتْwere mixed بِشَائِبَةٍwith a blemish مِنَof النُّقْصَانِdeficiency
شِيبَتْ بِشَائِبَةٍ مِنَ النُّقْصَانِ
His qualities were complete and pure; they were
mixed with no trace of deficiency.
يَرْعَىhe guards كَرَامَتَهُhis dignity وَيَحْذَرُand avoids كُلَّevery مَاthing that
يَرْعَى كَرَامَتَهُ وَيَحْذَرُ كُلَّ مَا
يُزْرِيdiminishes بِجَانِبِهَاits aspect الرَّفِيعِlofty الشَّانِin standing
يُزْرِي بِجَانِبِهَا الرَّفِيعِ الشَّانِ
He guarded his dignity and avoided anything
that might diminish its lofty standing.
وَاللُّطْفُand gentleness بَادٍis evident وَالإبَاءُand pride مُمَثِّلٌembodied
وَاللُّطْفُ بَادٍ وَالإبَاءُ مُمَثِّلٌ
فِيin شَخْصِهِhis person المُتَأنِّقِelegant المُتَوانِيunhurried
فِي شَخْصِهِ المُتَأنِّقِ المُتَوانِي
Gentleness was evident, and pride embodied
in his elegant, unhurried person.
وَالحِلْمُand forbearance فيهِin him سَجِيَّةٌa trait مَلَكِيَّةٌkingly
وَالحِلْمُ فيهِ سَجِيَّةٌ مَلَكِيَّةٌ
فَوقَabove القِلَىaversion وَالغلَّand rancor وَالعُدْوَانِand aggression
فَوقَ القِلَى وَالغلَّ وَالعُدْوَانِ
Forbearance was in him a kingly trait,
above aversion, rancor, and aggression.
مَنْwhoever يَغْتَفِرْforgives لِعَدُوِّهِhis enemy وَصَدِيقِهِand his friend
مَنْ يَغْتَفِرْ لِعَدُوِّهِ وَصَدِيقِهِ
ذَنْباًa fault فَتِلْكَthen that نِهَايَةُis the utmost الإحْسَانِof kindness
ذَنْباً فَتِلْكَ نِهَايَةُ الإحْسَانِ
Whoever forgives a fault in enemy and friend alike
has reached the utmost height of kindness.
فَلْيُجْمِلِso may He make abundant اللهُGod العَلِيُّMost High ثَوَابَهُhis reward
فَلْيُجْمِلِ اللهُ العَلِيُّ ثَوَابَهُ
وَيُقِرَّهُand settle him فِيin خَالِدَاتِeverlasting جِنَانِgardens
وَيُقِرَّهُ فِي خَالِدَاتِ جِنَانِ
May God Most High make his reward abundant
and settle him in everlasting gardens.
Sol 6