أرأيتَhave you seen? رباتِmistresses of الجمالِbeauty
أرأيتَ رباتِ الجمالِ
ينطقنthey speak بالدُّررin pearls الغواليprecious
ينطقن بالدُّرر الغوالي
Have you seen the mistresses of beauty
I saw the ladies of beauty
speaking in precious pearls?
Speaking pearls of eloquence
سلبتstole صحائفُهنtheir pages ماwhat
سلبت صحائفُهن ما
بنحورهنَّupon their throats منof اللآليpearls
بنحورهنَّ من اللآلي
Their pages have stolen all
Their scrolls robbed what
the pearls upon their throats.
Was on their throats of jewels
سلسflowed smoothly اليراعthe reed pen بكفهنin their hands
سلس اليراع بكفهن
سلاسةَthe smoothness of العذبsweet water الزلالclear and pure
سلاسةَ العذب الزلال
The reed pen flowed smoothly in their hands,
Smooth hand motions
as smoothly as sweet, clear water.
Like sweet clear nectar
فخطرنso they swayed gracefully فيin بردينtwo cloaks منof:
فخطرن في بردين من:
نسجthe weaving of الفصاحةeloquence، والدلالand coy charm
نسج الفصاحة، والدلال
So they swayed in two cloaks
So they excelled in tissues of:
woven of eloquence and coy charm.
Eloquence and intimation
حُسْنbeauty of البيانexpression منfrom الحساthe beauties (first part)
حُسْن البيان من الحسا
ن(completes 'the beauties') نهايةthe height of السحرenchantment الحلالlawful
ن نهاية السحر الحلال
The beauty of speech from fair women
Eloquence from the eloquent
is the height of lawful enchantment.
Is the height of permitted sorcery
وحديثهand its speech أشهىsweeter إلىto
وحديثه أشهى إلى
قلبthe heart of الأديبthe man of letters منthan الوصالunion with the beloved
قلب الأديب من الوصال
And its speech is sweeter to
And their speech is more craved
the man of letters' heart than lovers' union.
By the heart of the literate than union
طَلَبَsought الغوانيthe beauties فيin الحياlife (first part)
طَلَبَ الغواني في الحيا
ة(completes 'life') نصيبهنtheir share منof النضالstruggle
ة نصيبهن من النضال
The beauties sought in life
The insane sought in life
their share of struggle.
Their share of struggle
وأثرنهاand they stirred it up شعواءfierce منfrom
وأثرنها شعواء من
خلفbehind الخدورthe curtained chambers علىagainst الرجالmen
خلف الخدور على الرجال
And they kindled a fierce battle from
And they influenced it raging
behind their chamber curtains against men.
Behind the chambers upon men
وإرادةand the will of الغيدgraceful maidens الكواfull-breasted maidens (first part)
وإرادة الغيد الكوا
عب(completes 'full-breasted maidens') منfrom إرادةthe will of ذيthe Possessor of الجلالmajesty
عب من إرادة ذي الجلال
And the will of graceful, full-breasted maidens
And the will of the resolute ladies
comes from the will of the Lord of Majesty.
From the will of the Almighty
أناI عنaway from بنيthe children of حواءَEve أعI declared (first part)
أنا عن بني حواءَ أع
لنتُ(completes 'I declared') الفرارflight منfrom المجالthe arena
لنتُ الفرار من المجال
I, faced with Eve's children, have declared
I announced about Eve's daughters
my flight from the arena.
My escape from the arena
قلمthe pen of الفتاةthe young woman كجفنهاlike her eyelid
قلم الفتاة كجفنها
فيماin what يَريشit fletches منof النبالarrows
فيما يَريش من النبال
A young woman's pen is like her eyelid
A girl's pen is like her eyelid
in the arrows it fletches.
In what it showers of arrows
ماnot كنتُI was أولَthe first ضيغمlion
ما كنتُ أولَ ضيغم
طلبsought الأمانsafety منfrom الغزالthe gazelle
طلب الأمان من الغزال
I was not the first lion
I wasn't the first who
to ask a gazelle for safety.
Sought safety from a gazelle
قمrise ياO أمينAmin، ترyou will see الفتاthe young woman (first part)
قم يا أمين، تر الفتا
ةَ(completes 'the young woman') تجيدshe excels at تدبيجthe ornate composition of المقالprose
ةَ تجيد تدبيج المقال
Rise, Amin, and see the young woman
Rise O Ameen, leave the girl
excel at composing polished prose.
Excelling in composing texts
وترَand you will see الفتاةthe young woman تسابقshe races الشـthe poets (first part)
وترَ الفتاة تسابق الشـ
ـعراء(completes 'the poets') فيin واديthe valley of الخيالimagination
ـعراء في وادي الخيال
And see the young woman race the poets
And you see the girl outpace the poets
in the valley of imagination.
In the valley of imagination
قدindeed روَّضتُI tamed متنthe back of الهواthe air (first part)
قد روَّضتُ متن الهوا
ء(completes 'the air')، وسابقتand I raced ريحthe wind of الشمالthe north
ء، وسابقت ريح الشمال
I have tamed the air's back
I tamed the air's expanse
and raced the north wind.
And outdid the North wind
حملتcarried يداهاher two hands مبضعاa scalpel
حملت يداها مبضعا
وشفتand healed منof الداءthe disease العضالintractable
وشفت من الداء العضال
Her two hands have held a scalpel
Her hands held a probe
and cured intractable disease.
And healed the most painful disease
شَدَتِsang الفتاةthe young woman، فقصرتand so she shortened
شَدَتِ الفتاة، فقصرت
بغنائهاwith her singing طولَthe length of اللياليthe nights
بغنائها طولَ الليالي
The young woman sang and shortened
The girl's voice shortened
the long nights with her singing.
The length of nights with her singing
وتوسطتand she entered the midst of حرمthe sanctuary of القضاthe judiciary (first part)
وتوسطت حرم القضا
ء(completes 'the judiciary')، فأحكمتthen she mastered طرقthe methods of الجدالdebate
ء، فأحكمت طرق الجدال
And she entered the sanctuary of justice
And she mediated in the judge's harem
and mastered the methods of debate.
Mastering the ways of debate
وغَدَتand she went إلىto التمثيلacting مرa guide (first part)
وغَدَت إلى التمثيل مر
شدة(completes 'a guide') إلىtoward كرمnobility of الخلالcharacter traits
شدة إلى كرم الخلال
And she turned to acting as a guide
And she became well-guided in acting
toward nobility of character.
To the manor of perfection
وقفتshe stood تصيحcalling out خطيبةas an orator
وقفت تصيح خطيبة
وتصدرتand she presided over كلevery احتفالcelebration
وتصدرت كل احتفال
She stood, declaiming as an orator,
She stood up preaching
and presided over every celebration.
And led every celebration
ماnot كنتُI used to أعهدknow of سبقهاher preeminence
ما كنتُ أعهد سبقها
فيin غيرother than ميدانthe field of الجمالbeauty
في غير ميدان الجمال
I had never known her to excel
I never knew her preceding
in any field but beauty.
Except in the field of beauty
حلمa dream تحققcame true، ياO أميـAmin (first part)
حلم تحقق، يا أميـ
ـنُ(completes 'Amin')، ولمand not يكنit was سهلeasy المنالattainment
ـنُ، ولم يكن سهل المنال
A dream has come true, Amin,
A dream come true, O Ameen
and it was not easy to attain.
And it wasn't easy to attain
هذاthis زمانthe age of المعجزاmiracles (first part)
هذا زمان المعجزا
ت(completes 'miracles')، وعصرand the era of تحقيقrealizing المحالthe impossible
ت، وعصر تحقيق المحال
This is the age of miracles,
This is the age of miracles
and the era of making the impossible real.
And time of making the impossible real
الأمهاتُthe mothers بريفin the countryside of مصـEgypt (first part)
الأمهاتُ بريف مصـ
ـرَ(completes 'Egypt') يهمنthey wander aimlessly فيin واديthe valley of الضلالerror
ـرَ يهمن في وادي الضلال
The mothers in rural Egypt
Mothers in Egypt's countryside
wander aimlessly in the valley of error.
Stray in the valley of misguidance
العلمlearning ألزمُmore essential للفتاto the young woman (first part)
العلم ألزمُ للفتا
ة(completes 'the young woman') منthan المهندthe Indian-steel sword للقتالfor battle
ة من المهند للقتال
Learning is more essential to a young woman
Education is more binding
than an Indian-steel sword is to battle.
To the girl than it's binding for fighting
رَبِّeducate الفتاةَthe young woman وألقهاand cast her
رَبِّ الفتاةَ وألقها
بينamong الذئابthe wolves، ولاand do not تبالworry!
بين الذئاب، ولا تبال!
Educate the young woman and cast her
Raise the girl and cast her
among the wolves, and do not worry!
Amongst the wolves, no matter!
Sol 6.1