عَندلَيبnightingale السُرورjoy فيin مصرEgypt غرَّدْsang
عَندلَيب السُرور في مصر غرَّدْ
فَوقَupon غُصنa bough بِرَوضةin a garden الأُنسdelight أَملَدْsupple
فَوقَ غُصن بِرَوضة الأُنس أَملَدْ
The nightingale of joy sang in Egypt,
The nightingale of joy in Egypt sang
Upon a supple bough in the garden of delight.
Above a branch in the garden of companionship outstretched
وَأَدارand passed around النَديمُthe boon companion صافيpure سلافٍchoice wine
وَأَدار النَديمُ صافي سلافٍ
مِنfrom خديدa little cheek عَلىfor الدَوامall time مورّدْrose-tinted
مِن خديد عَلى الدَوام مورّدْ
And the boon companion passed around pure, choice wine,
And the gentle breeze turned a clear drink
From a little cheek forever rose-tinted.
Of dew always flowing from the vine
وَسَقاهاand served it مَمزوجةmixed برضابwith the nectar of lips
وَسَقاها مَمزوجة برضاب
سكريّsugar-sweet مِنهُfrom it أَخوa man of النسكascetic devotion عَربدcaroused drunkenly
سكريّ مِنهُ أَخو النسك عَربد
And he served it mixed with the nectar of lips,
And gave it mixed with pleasure
Sugar-sweet—on it even an ascetic caroused.
Intoxicating drink from which the abstainer became inebriated
وَالرَقيبand the watcher الَغبيّfoolish عَناfrom us تَولَّىwithdrew
وَالرَقيب الَغبيّ عَنا تَولَّى
وَالحَبيبand the beloved الأَبيّproud بِالوَصلthrough union أَسعَدbrought happiness
وَالحَبيب الأَبيّ بِالوَصل أَسعَد
And the foolish watcher withdrew from us,
And the foolish sentinel about us was preoccupied
And the proud beloved brought happiness through union.
While the beloved friend rejoiced in the union
وَعكَفناand we devoted ourselves علىto الخَلاعةrevelry لَكنbut
وَعكَفنا على الخَلاعة لَكن
بوقارwith dignity لَهُto it الصِيانةpropriety تَشهَدbears witness
بوقار لَهُ الصِيانة تَشهَد
And we devoted ourselves to revelry, yet
And we indulged in merriment but
With a dignity to which propriety bore witness.
With dignity its modesty bore witness
وَاِنتَهَزناand we seized مِنfrom الزَمانtime المواسيconsoling
وَاِنتَهَزنا مِن الزَمان المواسي
فُرصةan opportunity مِنهُfrom it فيfor المَسَرةjoy تُحمدis praiseworthy
فُرصة مِنهُ في المَسَرة تُحمد
And from time, our comforter, we seized
And we seized enjoyable times
A praiseworthy chance it offered for rejoicing.
From it an opportunity for joy to be praised
وَنَشَرناand we unfurled فيin القُربcloseness أَعلامbanners وَصلunion
وَنَشَرنا في القُرب أَعلام وَصل
وَلِواءand the banner الأَفراحjoys فيناamong us مؤيدupheld
وَلِواء الأَفراح فينا مؤيد
And in closeness we unfurled the banners of union,
And we spread in nearness flags of union
And the banner of joys was upheld among us.
With the banners of joy in us supported
وَرَكَضناand we raced بِخَيلِناwith our horses فيin مَجالa course
وَرَكَضنا بِخَيلِنا في مَجال
سَبقُناour lead فيهِin it لِلتَهانيin congratulations مؤكَّدassured
سَبقُنا فيهِ لِلتَهاني مؤكَّد
And we raced our horses on a course
And our horses raced in an arena
Where our lead in offering congratulations was assured.
Our leading in it for congratulations confirmed
وَنَهضناand we rose إِلىto وَليمةa wedding feast شَمسa sun
وَنَهضنا إِلى وَليمة شَمس
فيin المَعاليlofty honors لَهاshe has بِناءan edifice مشيدlofty
في المَعالي لَها بِناء مشيد
And we rose to attend the wedding feast of a sun,
And we rose to a banquet of a sun
Whose edifice stands lofty in the heights of honor.
In the heights for it a lofty edifice built
ياoh لَهاfor her مِنa (exclamatory) كَريمةnoble daughter لمليكof a sovereign
يا لَها مِن كَريمة لمليك
هُوَhe بَينamong المُلوكkings فيin الكَونthe world مُفرَدpeerless
هُوَ بَين المُلوك في الكَون مُفرَد
What a noble daughter of a sovereign she is—
Oh what a generous one for a king
He stands peerless among the kings of the world.
He among kings in existence unequaled
وَهوَand he للمكرماتin noble deeds بحرa sea خضمٌّvast
وَهوَ للمكرمات بحر خضمٌّ
عَذبُsweet نَهلٍa draught فيin مَصرEgypt لاnot زالَcease يُوردbrings others to water
عَذبُ نَهلٍ في مَصر لا زالَ يُورد
And he is a vast sea of noble deeds,
And he is for favors an vast ocean
Sweet to drink from in Egypt—may he never cease to bring others to water.
Of sweet water in Egypt still pouring
قَدhas أَنامlulled to sleep الأَنامthe people فيin ظلthe shade of أَمنsafety
قَد أَنام الأَنام في ظل أَمن
فيin جَميعall البِقاعlands بِالعَدلthrough justice مُمتدspread out
في جَميع البِقاع بِالعَدل مُمتد
He has lulled the people to sleep in the shade of safety,
The people slept in the shade of security
Spread by justice throughout every land.
In all regions in justice far‐reaching
وَكَساهمand clothed them مِنof الرَفاهةprosperity بُرداًa mantle
وَكَساهم مِن الرَفاهة بُرداً
كُلevery يَومday فيin عَصرهhis reign يَتجدّدis renewed
كُل يَوم في عَصره يَتجدّد
And clothed them in a mantle of prosperity,
And he cloaked them in prosperity with a garment
Renewed each day throughout his reign.
Each day in his time made anew
وَمُلوكand the kings الكَلامeloquence أَثنواpraised عَلَيهِhim
وَمُلوك الكَلام أَثنوا عَلَيهِ
بِحَديثwith an account إِلىto المَكارمnoble deeds يُسندis traced back
بِحَديث إِلى المَكارم يُسند
And the kings of eloquence praised him,
And the kings of speech praised him
With an account traced back to noble deeds,
With talk leaning on virtues
بِحَديثwith an account معنعنlinked by successive 'from' attributions عنfrom ثِقاتtrustworthy narrators
بِحَديث معنعن عن ثِقات
نَقلواthey transmitted عَنfrom أَبيهhis father ثُمَthen عنfrom الجَدّthe grandfather
نَقلوا عَن أَبيه ثُمَ عن الجَدّ
An account passed down through trustworthy narrators,
Talk refined from trusted sources
Who transmitted it from his father, then from his grandfather:
Transmitted from his father and grandfather
وَهوَand it is أَنthat العفاةseekers of bounty مِنin غَيرthe absence of سؤلٍa request
وَهوَ أَن العفاة مِن غَير سؤلٍ
مِنهُfrom him فازواthey gained بِوابلٍwith a downpour لَيسَdoes not ينفدrun out
مِنهُ فازوا بِوابلٍ لَيسَ ينفد
Namely, that seekers of bounty, without asking,
That the destitute without asking
Received from him a downpour that never runs dry.
From him won a downpour inexhaustible
ياO نَسيمbreeze الأَفراحjoys بِاللَهby God روّحrefresh
يا نَسيم الأَفراح بِاللَه روّح
أَنتَyou أَرواحناour souls وَفيناand through us تردّدwaft repeatedly
أَنتَ أَرواحنا وَفينا تردّد
O breeze of joys, by God, refresh
Oh breeze of joy for God's sake enliven
Our souls yourself, and keep wafting through us.
You are our spirit in us echoing
فَبِسَعدfor through the good fortune of المَنصورal-Mansur صَهرِson-in-law of الخديويthe Khedive
فَبِسَعد المَنصور صَهرِ الخديوي
فيin لَياليهhis nights بُلبلُnightingale الأُنسdelight غرّدsang
في لَياليه بُلبلُ الأُنس غرّد
For through the good fortune of al-Mansur, the Khedive's son-in-law,
For with Saeed the Victorious son‐in‐law of the Khedive
The nightingale of delight sang throughout his nights.
In his nights the bulbul of companionship sang
وَلإِفراحهand to gladden him فَديتكmay I be your ransom أَرّخcompose a chronogram
وَلإِفراحه فَديتك أَرّخ
شَمسa sun عزglory زفتwas led as a bride إِلىto بَدرa full moon سؤدَدnobility
شَمس عز زفت إِلى بَدر سؤدَد
And to gladden him—may I be your ransom—compose a chronogram:
And for his joy I sacrifice myself for you record
A sun of glory was led as a bride to a full moon of nobility.
The sun of glory marched to the full moon
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