ياO سَعيدSa'id الدَهرthe age ياO غَيثlife-giving rain الأَنامْhumankind
يا سَعيد الدَهر يا غَيث الأَنامْ
ياO مَليكsovereign العَصرthe age ياO لَيثlion الزحامْthe fray
يا مَليك العَصر يا لَيث الزحامْ
O Sa'id of the age, O life-giving rain for humankind!
O sovereign of the age, O lion of the fray!
إِنindeed أَشعاريmy verses الَّتيwhich قَدalready لثمتhave kissed
إِن أَشعاري الَّتي قَد لثمت
راحةَthe palm العَدلjustice وفازَتand succeeded بِالمَرامin attaining the goal
راحةَ العَدل وفازَت بِالمَرام
Indeed, my verses, which have kissed
the palm of justice and attained their desire,
وَغَدَتand became آمنةsafe مِنfrom رَوعِهاtheir fear
وَغَدَت آمنة مِن رَوعِها
تَحتَbeneath أَعلامكyour banners ماemphatic particle بَينamong الخِيامthe tents
تَحتَ أَعلامك ما بَين الخِيام
and become safe from their fear
beneath your banners, among the tents,
هِيَthey مماbecause of what نالَهاhas befallen them الآنnow لَهاthey have
هِيَ مما نالَها الآن لَها
مقلةan eye عبرتهاits tears ذاتpossessed of اِنسِجامa steady flow
مقلة عبرتها ذات اِنسِجام
now, because of what has befallen them, have
an eye whose tears flow freely.
وَهِيَand they لاnot تفترّfalter مَعdespite هَذاthis الأَسىsorrow
وَهِيَ لا تفترّ مَع هَذا الأَسى
عَنfrom ثَناهاtheir praise فيconcerning الخديويthe Khedive وَالنِظامand the governing order
عَن ثَناها في الخديوي وَالنِظام
And despite this sorrow, they never falter
in their praise of the Khedive and the governing order.
وَهِيَand they ياO عاليlofty الذرىthe summits واثِقةconfident
وَهِيَ يا عالي الذرى واثِقة
أَنَّهاthat they عِندَat التَلاقيthe meeting لاnot تُضامwill be wronged
أَنَّها عِندَ التَلاقي لا تُضام
And they are confident, O you of lofty summits,
that at the meeting they will suffer no wrong.
وَلَقَدand indeed كَفتthey refrained عَنfrom الشَكوىcomplaint إِلىuntil
وَلَقَد كَفت عَن الشَكوى إِلى
أَنthat رَأَتthey saw وَجهكyour face ياO نعمexcellent الإِمامthe leader
أَن رَأَت وَجهك يا نعم الإِمام
And indeed, they refrained from complaint until
they saw your face—O excellent leader!
فاحتكمso judge فيهاconcerning them بِماaccording to what شئتyou wish وَقُلand say
فاحتكم فيها بِما شئت وَقُل
هَذِهِthese قَدindeed أَخذتhave obtained منيfrom me الذمامthe pledge of protection
هَذِهِ قَد أَخذت مني الذمام
So pass judgment on them as you wish, and say:
“These have indeed won my pledge of protection.”
Sol 6.1