سَكِّن قِراعاً انت شَوطُ مَجالهِ

سَكِّن قِراعاً انت شَوطُ مَجالهِ

لَدَدٌ بغيرِ مُهنَّدٍ وسِنانِ

لَدَدٌ بغيرِ مُهنَّدٍ وسِنانِ

Quell a clash: you are the span of its arena—

Settle the contention, you are a tract whose length

bitter strife without an Indian-steel sword or spearhead.

Is without smoothness or teeth

كم فيكَ من هذي الملاحم طعنةٌ

كم فيكَ من هذي الملاحم طعنةٌ

نَفَذَت اليك بلا أداةِ طِعانِ

نَفَذَت اليك بلا أداةِ طِعانِ

How many a thrust you bear from these battles

How many wounds from this epic did pierce you

has pierced you without a thrusting weapon!

Reached you without a piercing weapon

فالروحُ والجِسمُ الوَثُوبِ كِلاهما

فالروحُ والجِسمُ الوَثُوبِ كِلاهما

ما زالَ في حربٍ بغيرِ أمانِ

ما زالَ في حربٍ بغيرِ أمانِ

For the soul and the impetuous body, both,

For the soul and body, both garments

remain at war, without safety.

Remain at war without safety

ضِدَّانِ لن يَتَوافَقا لسلامةٍ

ضِدَّانِ لن يَتَوافَقا لسلامةٍ

ابداً وهل ضِدَّانِ يَنفِقانِ

ابداً وهل ضِدَّانِ يَنفِقانِ

Two opposites will not agree to peace

Two opposites will never agree to peace

ever—and can two opposites agree?

Will two opposites ever concur?

يا صانعاً صُلحَ الخُصومِ تَعَهُّداً

يا صانعاً صُلحَ الخُصومِ تَعَهُّداً

صالحِهما فلَعَلَّ يَصطلِحانِ

صالحِهما فلَعَلَّ يَصطلِحانِ

O you who undertake to make peace between foes,

O maker of peace between disputants, take care

reconcile them both: perhaps they will make peace.

To reconcile them, perhaps they will be on good terms

فيسوعُ قد انهى لنا إِنجيلهُ

فيسوعُ قد انهى لنا إِنجيلهُ

في ما اتى بالحقّ والبُرهانِ

في ما اتى بالحقّ والبُرهانِ

For Jesus has conveyed his Gospel to us,

For Jesus has completed for us in his Gospel

in what he brought with truth and proof:

What he brought of the truth and proof

طُوبى لمصطنعِي السَلامةِ انهم

طُوبى لمصطنعِي السَلامةِ انهم

أَبنايَ ضِمنَ وقايتي وجُناتي

أَبنايَ ضِمنَ وقايتي وجُناتي

"Blessed are the makers of peace, for they

Blessed are the makers of peace, they

are my sons, within my protection and my gardens."

Are of my assured protection and gardens

فاحذَرهما ما دُمتَ حَيّاً إِذ هما

فاحذَرهما ما دُمتَ حَيّاً إِذ هما

ماءٌ ونارٌ ليسَ يجتمعانِ

ماءٌ ونارٌ ليسَ يجتمعانِ

So beware of them both as long as you live, for they

So beware of them both as long as you live

are water and fire, which do not come together.

For they are water and fire that never meet

امسيتُ بينهما لذلك حائراً

امسيتُ بينهما لذلك حائراً

لم تَبرَحا بالعُنفِ تجتذبانِ

لم تَبرَحا بالعُنفِ تجتذبانِ

Thus I have become bewildered between them;

I have remained confused between them

they have not ceased tugging at me violently.

They do not cease to violently pull me

فكأَنني يعقوبُ فيما بينَ را

فكأَنني يعقوبُ فيما بينَ را

حيلٍ وليَّاءَ ابنَتَي لابانِ

حيلٍ وليَّاءَ ابنَتَي لابانِ

So I am like Jacob, between Ra-

So I am like Jacob amidst the wiles

chel and Leah, the two daughters of Laban.

And affection of Laban's two daughters