دُمتَmay you endure لِلفَنِّfor art ودامَand may it endure الفَنُّart لَكfor you
دُمتَ لِلفَنِّ ودامَ الفَنُّ لَك
شاكراًgrateful فيat كُلِّevery حينٍmoment عَمَلكyour work
شاكراً في كُلِّ حينٍ عَمَلك
Long may you live for art, and long may art live for you,
May you endure for art, and may art endure for you,
ever grateful for your work.
ever grateful for your work.
بكَthrough you ياoh ماhow أجملَbeautiful الفَنَّart وبالand through the
بكَ يا ما أجملَ الفَنَّ وبال
فَنِّart أيضاalso أنتَyou ياoh ماhow أجمَلَكbeautiful you are
فَنِّ أيضا أنتَ يا ما أجمَلَك
Through you—how beautiful art is! And through...
Through you, oh, how beautiful is art! And through
art as well—how beautiful you are!
art, you too—oh, how beautiful you are!
فتنةَenchantment المشرقِof the East سُبحانَglory be to الذيthe One who
فتنةَ المشرقِ سُبحانَ الذي
فتنةَenchantment المغربِof the West أيضاalso جَعَلكmade you
فتنةَ المغربِ أيضا جَعَلك
You have enchanted the East—glory be to Him who
O enchantment of the East, glory to Him who
made you enchant the West as well.
made you the enchantment of the West as well.
أنتَyou هلdo ...? تَعلَمُyou know ماwhat تَفعَلُهyou do it
أنتَ هل تَعلَمُ ما تَفعَلُه
بنُفُوسto the souls الناسِof people أمor لاno عِلمَknowledge لَكfor you
بنُفُوس الناسِ أم لا عِلمَ لَك
Do you know what you are doing
Do you know what you do
to people’s souls, or have you no knowledge?
to people's souls, or are you unaware?
وإذاand if كنتَyou are علىupon عِلمٍknowledge بهof it
وإذا كنتَ على عِلمٍ به
فعلىthen to قَتلِkilling الوَرىhumankind مَنwho حَمَلَكurged you
فعلى قَتلِ الوَرى مَن حَمَلَك
And if you do know,
And if you are aware of it,
who drove you to slay humankind?
then who urged you to slay humankind?
تَملكُyou possess الأحرارَthe free إذwhen تَشدوyou sing وماand how
تَملكُ الأحرارَ إذ تَشدو وما
أبدعَwondrous الأحرارَthe free لَمَّاwhen تُمتَلَكthey are possessed
أبدعَ الأحرارَ لَمَّا تُمتَلَك
You possess the free when you sing—and how
You possess the free when you sing—and how
wondrous are the free when you possess them!
wondrous are the free when they are possessed!
ملِكَO king الفَنِّof art بشَرقٍin the East وبِغَرand in the West (first part)
ملِكَ الفَنِّ بشَرقٍ وبِغَر
بٍcompletion of 'West' بحَقٍّfor the sake of الفَنِّart أنصِفbe just to دُوَلَكyour realms
بٍ بحَقٍّ الفَنِّ أنصِف دُوَلَك
King of art in East and West,
O king of art in the East and in the
by art’s own right, deal justly with your realms.
West, for art's sake, be just to your realms.
أوَand (question marker) يَحظىenjoys الشَّرقُthe East دَوماًalways بكwith you إذwhile
أوَ يَحظى الشَّرقُ دَوماً بك إذ
لاnot يَرَاكَsees you الغَربُthe West ياoh ماhow أعدَلكjust you are
لا يَرَاكَ الغَربُ يا ما أعدَلك
Should the East always have the joy of you while
Does the East always enjoy your presence, while
the West never sees you? How just you are!
the West never sees you? Oh, how just you are!
فَعَلىso, as for التجوالِroaming فيin مُلكِكَyour kingdom ياoh
فَعَلى التجوالِ في مُلكِكَ يا
ليتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge أيُّwhich شُغلٍoccupation شَغَلَكoccupied you
ليتَ شِعري أيُّ شُغلٍ شَغَلَك
Then, as for touring throughout your kingdom—oh,
So, as for roaming your kingdom—oh,
would I knew what business has kept you!
would that I knew what business has kept you busy!
قدalready حكَىtold الحَاكيthe phonograph لناto us عَنكabout you فَقُلso said (first part)
قد حكَى الحَاكي لنا عَنك فَقُل
ناwe (suffix) أَسِحرٌmagic? أنتَyou أمor أنتَyou مَلَكan angel
نا أَسِحرٌ أنتَ أم أنتَ مَلَك
A teller has told us of you; so tell—
The phonograph has told us of you, so we
us: are you sorcery, or are you an angel?
said, 'Are you magic, or are you an angel?'
ورأيناكَand we saw you علىon الشَّاشةِthe screen إذwhen
ورأيناكَ على الشَّاشةِ إذ
بكَwith you دارتit revolved مثلُlike نَجمٍa star فيin فَلَكan orbit
بكَ دارت مثلُ نَجمٍ في فَلَك
We saw you on the screen as
And we saw you upon the screen, as
it revolved with you like a star in its orbit.
with you it revolved like a star in an orbit.
وشهِدناكَand we witnessed you وقدwhile already سجَّلتَyou recorded منfrom
وشهِدناكَ وقد سجَّلتَ من
فَوقِهاupon it الفَنَّart كماjust as قدalready سَجَّلَكit recorded you
فَوقِها الفَنَّ كما قد سَجَّلَك
And we watched you, having engraved art
And we watched you record, upon
upon it, just as it had recorded you.
it, art, just as art had recorded you.
أظلَمَتgrew dark فيat فَجرِthe dawn of فَنٍّart شَمسُهُits sun
أظلَمَت في فَجرِ فَنٍّ شَمسُهُ
فَلتَسِرso go forth فيin الفَنِّart نوراًa light فيamid حَلَكdarkness
فَلتَسِر في الفَنِّ نوراً في حَلَك
At the dawn of an art whose sun went dark,
Art's sun grew dark at its dawn;
go forth through art, a light amid the darkness.
so go forth in art, a light amid darkness.
إنindeed حالَthe state of الفَنِّart فيin ماضيكَyour past صَيmade (first part)
إن حالَ الفَنِّ في ماضيكَ صَي
يَرcompletion of 'made' مُستقبلَهُits future مُستَقبَلَكyour future
يَر مُستقبلَهُ مُستَقبَلَك
For art’s condition in your past has made...
Indeed, art's state in your past has
its future your own future.
made its future your future.
وهنيئاًand congratulations لوِسامٍto a medal حَنَّyearned لِلfor the
وهنيئاً لوِسامٍ حَنَّ لِل
فَنٍّart فِيin صَدرٍa breast بِهupon it قدalready قَبَّلَكit kissed you
فَنٍّ فِي صَدرٍ بِه قد قَبَّلَك
And blessed is the medal that yearned for...
And joy to a medal that yearned for
art upon a breast, and with it has kissed you.
art within a breast upon which it has kissed you.
قدalready حباكَgranted you اللهُGod أسمىthe loftiest رُتبةٍrank
قد حباكَ اللهُ أسمى رُتبةٍ
إذwhen بِقَلبِin the heart of الناسِthe people ُطرّاًall أنزَلَكHe lodged you
إذ بِقَلبِ الناسِ ُطرّاً أنزَلَك
God has bestowed upon you the highest rank,
God has granted you the loftiest rank,
placing you in the hearts of all the people.
when He placed you in the hearts of all people.
ياO هزاراًnightingale غُصنُهits bough مِنهُbecause of it إذاwhen
يا هزاراً غُصنُه مِنهُ إذا
ماemphasis after 'when' تَغنَىit sings فَتَثَنَّىthen it sways فَهَلَكthen it perishes
ما تَغنَى فَتَثَنَّى فَهَلَك
O nightingale whose bough, whenever
O nightingale, whose bough, because of you, when
it sings, sways beneath it and breaks:
you sing, sways and perishes—
هيit نَفسيmy soul وبنفسيand with my soul أناI أصI do (first part)
هي نَفسي وبنفسي أنا أص
نَعُcompletion of 'I do' ماwhat شِئتI wish فخُذهاso take it فهيَfor it is لَكyours
نَعُ ما شِئت فخُذها فهيَ لَك
it is my soul. With my own soul, I...
it is my soul, and with my soul I
make whatever you wish. Take it—it is yours.
do what I wish; so take it, for it is yours.
Sol 6.1