كوكبٌa star أبدلتهُchanged it ايدييhands اللياليthe nights
كوكبٌ أبدلتهُ ايديي الليالي
منfrom سماءِthe heaven of العلىloftiness سماءَthe heaven of المعاليnoble attainments
من سماءِ العلى سماءَ المعالي
A star transformed by the hands of the nights,
A planet my nights have transformed
from the heaven of heights to the heaven of noble attainments.
From the sky of the Highest to the sky of ideals
مشرقٌshining بينناamong us نهاراًby day وليلاًand by night
مشرقٌ بيننا نهاراً وليلاً
منذsince أمسىbecame نهارناour day كاللياليlike the nights
منذ أمسى نهارنا كالليالي
Shining among us by day and by night,
A bright star between us night and day
since our day became like the nights.
Since our day has become like the nights
هوit حلمٌa dream وإنand though شهدناهُwe witnessed it فالغفfor heedlessness (first part)
هو حلمٌ وإن شهدناهُ فالغف
لةُheedlessness (completion) نومٌsleep لأعينِfor the eyes of الجُّهَّالِthe ignorant
لةُ نومٌ لأعينِ الجُّهَّالِ
It is a dream, though we have witnessed it; for heedlessness
It is a dream though we witness it
is sleep for the eyes of the ignorant.
Sleep is oblivion to the eyes of the ignorant
إنَّindeed قوميmy people فيamong الناسِmankind قومٌa people نيامٌasleep
إنَّ قومي في الناسِ قومٌ نيامٌ
فلذاso for this reason يحلمونَthey dream بالآمالِof hopes
فلذا يحلمونَ بالآمالِ
Indeed, my people are, among mankind, a sleeping people,
My people are truly a sleeping folk
so they dream of hopes.
Thus they dream of hopes
لمdid not نزلْwe cease عاشقينَin love للغربِwith the West حتىuntil
لم نزلْ عاشقينَ للغربِ حتى
زارناvisited us اليومَtoday منهُfrom it طيفُa phantom of الخيالِimagination
زارنا اليومَ منهُ طيفُ الخيالِ
We remained in love with the West until
We were enamored with the West until
today a phantom of imagination visited us from it.
The specter of fantasy visited us today from it
أيهاO الغربُthe West علمِteach الشرقَthe East أنَّthat الthe
أيها الغربُ علمِ الشرقَ أنَّ ال
علمَscience لاno شيءَthing فيهِin it صعبُdifficult المنالِattainment
علمَ لا شيءَ فيهِ صعبُ المنالِ
O West, teach the East that
O West, teach the East that
nothing in science is hard to attain.
Knowledge is nothing difficult to attain
كلُّevery شيءٍthing يجوزُis possible لكنْbut علىaccording to قدmeasure (first part)
كلُّ شيءٍ يجوزُ لكنْ على قد
رِmeasure (completion) العقولِminds اختلافناour differences فيin الحالِcircumstance
رِ العقولِ اختلافنا في الحالِ
Everything is possible, but according to the measure
Everything is permissible but according to
of our minds, our circumstances differ.
The extent of our minds, our differing states
ويحَalas for قوميmy people حتىeven جمادُthe lifeless matter of أوروباEurope
ويحَ قومي حتى جمادُ أوروبا
نالَobtained منfrom رزقِthe sustenance of خيلناour horses والبغالِand the mules
نالَ من رزقِ خيلنا والبغالِ
Alas for my people! Even Europe's lifeless matter
Woe to my people, even the inanimate of Europe
has taken a share of our horses' and mules' sustenance.
Got their share of our horses and mules
أيهذاO you الترامُtram أنتَyou دليلُa sign of الأthe sky (first part)
أيهذا الترامُ أنتَ دليلُ الأ
فْقِsky (completion) فيon الأرضِthe earth وشرقهاand its east والشمالِand the north
فْقِ في الأرضِ وشرقها والشمالِ
O tram, you are a sign of the sky
O tram, you are proof of the apex
on earth, in its east and north.
Of skill on earth, East and North
قيلَit was said فوقَabove المريخِMars ناسٌpeople فلماthen when
قيلَ فوقَ المريخِ ناسٌ فلما
أنكرواthey denied جاءهمcame to them بهذاwith this المثالِexample
أنكروا جاءهم بهذا المثالِ
It was said that above Mars there were people; when
It was said beyond Mars are people so when
they denied it, this example was brought to them.
They denied, this came as an example
قرأتْread منfrom حديدكَyour iron الناسُthe people سطراًa line
قرأتْ من حديدكَ الناسُ سطراً
إنَindeed قولَthe words of الرجالِmen فيin الأعمالِdeeds
إنَ قولَ الرجالِ في الأعمالِ
From your iron, people read a line:
From your iron people read a line
'Indeed, men's words are in their deeds.'
If the words of men are in deeds
ولهُand for it القضبُthe rails أحرفٌletters فوقهاabove them الأthe wires (first part)
ولهُ القضبُ أحرفٌ فوقها الأ
سلاكُwires (completion) شكلٌvowel marks لموضعِfor the point of الإشكالِambiguity
سلاكُ شكلٌ لموضعِ الإشكالِ
And its rails are letters; above them the
It has rods atop which are
wires are vowel marks at the point of ambiguity.
Wires, embodying the form of dilemma
كلُّevery دارٍabode تدورُyou circulate فيهاin it أراهاI see it
كلُّ دارٍ تدورُ فيها أراها
غضةًfresh ذاتَpossessing بهجةٍdelight وجمالِand beauty
غضةً ذاتَ بهجةٍ وجمالِ
Every abode through which you circulate, I see
Every house revolving in which I see
fresh, full of delight and beauty.
Lush, of delightful beauty
فبنوهاfor its sons الغذاthe nourishment وتلكَand those عروقُveins of الthe
فبنوها الغذا وتلكَ عروقُ ال
جسمِbody تجريyou flow بهِwith it إلىto الأوصالِthe limbs
جسمِ تجري بهِ إلى الأوصالِ
For its sons are the nourishment, and those are the veins
They built it food and those are veins of the
of the body; you flow with it to the limbs.
Body coursing through it to the limbs
ليتَwould that شعريmy knowing أكانتِwas ...? الأرضُthe earth أفقاًa sky
ليتَ شعري أكانتِ الأرضُ أفقاً
سودواthey blackened وجههُits face منfrom الأهوالِhorrors
سودوا وجههُ من الأهوالِ
I wonder: was the earth a sky
Would that I knew, was the earth a horizon
whose face they blackened with horrors,
They darkened its face from horrors
وهوand it فوقَabove القضبانِthe rails بعضُone of الدراريthe radiant stars
وهو فوقَ القضبانِ بعضُ الدراري
عكسوهُthey inverted it فسارَso it traveled فوقَabove الهلالِthe crescent
عكسوهُ فسارَ فوقَ الهلالِ
and it, above the rails, one of the radiant stars
While above the rods are some young ones
that they inverted, so it traveled above the crescent?
They reflected it so it moved above the crescent
أمor هوit النفسُthe soul والخطوطُand the tracks
أم هو النفسُ والخطوطُ
خيوطُthe threads of العمرُlife تمضيit moves بهاalong them إلىtoward الآجالِthe appointed ends
خيوطُ العمرُ تمضي بها إلى الآجالِ
Or is it the soul, and are the tracks
Or is it the soul and the lines
the threads of life, along which it moves toward life's appointed ends?
Cords of life passing through them to the appointed times
فهيfor they مهماhowever much يمدُّone extends فيهاin them سواءٌalike
فهي مهما يمدُّ فيها سواءٌ
تنتهيcome to an end منamong قصيرةٍshort ones وطوالِand long ones
تنتهي من قصيرةٍ وطوالِ
For however far they are stretched, they are all alike:
So whatever it extends in them is the same
the short and the long both come to an end.
Ending from short and long
أمor هوit القلبُthe heart فوقهُabove it كهرباءٌelectricity
أم هو القلبُ فوقهُ كهرباءٌ
الوجدُpassion إنif مسَّهاit touches it جرىit rushes منfrom خيالِa vision
الوجدُ إن مسَّها جرى من خيالِ
Or is it the heart, above which is the electricity
Or is it the heart above which is electricity
of passion—if it touches it, it rushes, stirred by a vision,
Ecstasy, if touched, flows from fantasy
طائفاًroaming ينشدُseeking الذيwhat ضلَّwas lost منهُfrom it
طائفاً ينشدُ الذي ضلَّ منهُ
واقفاًstopping كلَّevery لحظةٍmoment لسؤالِto ask
واقفاً كلَّ لحظةٍ لسؤالِ
roaming, seeking what it has lost,
Going around singing of the one who strayed from it
stopping every moment to ask?
Standing each instant for asking
ذلكَthat الجدُّearnest endeavor وهوyet it عندَamong رجالِthe men of الشرthe East (first part)
ذلكَ الجدُّ وهو عندَ رجالِ الشر
قِEast (completion) شيءٌa thing كلعبةِlike a toy of الأطفالِchildren
قِ شيءٌ كلعبةِ الأطفالِ
That is earnest endeavor, yet among the men of the East
That seriousness which to the men of the
it is something like a children's toy.
East is a thing like children’s games
Sol 6.1