حَيِّSalute الشبابَthe youth وحيِّand salute فيهِwithin it الشُّورىShura (consultation)
حَيِّ الشبابَ وحيِّ فيهِ الشُّورى
واستَجِلAnd behold طلعَتهاher countenance بهin it مَنشوراresurrected
واستَجِل طلعَتها به مَنشورا
Salute youth, and salute Shura within it.
And behold her countenance in it, brought back to life.
ماNot كانتِwas الشورىShura (consultation) سوىanything but كَهلٍa middle-aged man يَعوreturns (continued next line)
ما كانتِ الشورى سوى كَهلٍ يَعو
دُcompletion of 'returns' إلىto شَبابِهhis youth باسماًsmiling مَسرُوراjoyful
دُ إلى شَبابِه باسماً مَسرُورا
Shura was nothing but a middle-aged man returning
To his youth, smiling and joyful.
وإذاAnd when انزَوتshe retreats فلِكَىthen so that تَثورَshe may rise up وهكذاand likewise
وإذا انزَوت فلِكَى تَثورَ وهكذا
قَدMay تَنزويretreat أُسدُthe lions اشَّرىShara لِتَثُوراso they may charge
قَد تَنزوي أُسدُ اشَّرى لِتَثُورا
And when she retreats, it is to rise up; likewise,
The lions of Shara may retreat, only to charge.
بِحَياتِهاWith her life ضَحَّتshe sacrificed ولمand did not تَسخُpart willingly الحياlife (continued next line)
بِحَياتِها ضَحَّت ولم تَسخُ الحيا
ةُcompletion of 'life' بهاwith her فكانتso she became ميِّتاًa dead one مَنشوراresurrected
ةُ بها فكانت ميِّتاً مَنشورا
She sacrificed her life, but life would not part
With her; so she became a dead one resurrected.
Sol 6.1