بَلبَلَ النُّطقُ قَلبَ مَن لم يَكُونُوا

بَلبَلَ النُّطقُ قَلبَ مَن لم يَكُونُوا

بَينَهُم في شُورَى المُلُوكِ حُضُورا

بَينَهُم في شُورَى المُلُوكِ حُضُورا

The speech bewildered the hearts of those who had not been

The speech of those not present at the council of kings perplexed the heart

present among them at the council of kings.

Their gathering astonished as though waves stirred heavily in a sea

عَجَّ بِالجَمعِ مُنتَداهُم كَما في ال

عَجَّ بِالجَمعِ مُنتَداهُم كَما في ال

بَحرِ تُبدِي الأَموَاجُ عَجاًّ كَبيرا

بَحرِ تُبدِي الأَموَاجُ عَجاًّ كَبيرا

Their assembly place roared with the throng, as in the

When the north and south winds

sea the waves raise a mighty roar,

Blew the clouds of Zafs violently

إِذ بإِيقارَةٍ صَباً وَجَنُوبٌ

إِذ بإِيقارَةٍ صَباً وَجَنُوبٌ

بهِما غَيمُ زَفسَ عُنفاً أُثيرا

بهِما غَيمُ زَفسَ عُنفاً أُثيرا

when at Icaria an east wind and a south wind

Or as locusts raise up the harvest of ripened grain as prepared tables

violently stirred the clouds of Zeus;

Thus were they confused and scattered

او كما تَرفَعُ الدَّبُورُ بِأَرضٍ

او كما تَرفَعُ الدَّبُورُ بِأَرضٍ

سُنبُلَ الزَّرعِ مَائِداً مَوتُورا

سُنبُلَ الزَّرعِ مَائِداً مَوتُورا

or as the west wind lifts across a field

Between a fate that flows changing

the ears of grain, swaying and buffeted.

With the power of his voice he cries out

هكذَا بُلبِلُوا وراحُوا شَتَاتاً

هكذَا بُلبِلُوا وراحُوا شَتَاتاً

بَينَ ماضٍ للفُلكِ يجرِي مُغِيرا

بَينَ ماضٍ للفُلكِ يجرِي مُغِيرا

Thus they were bewildered and went off scattered,

And the clouds of dust raised by him

among them one bound for the ships, charging at a run,

And the joyous keen of those yearning for the lute

بِقُوَى صَوتِهِ يَصِيحُ وَتَعلُو

بِقُوَى صَوتِهِ يَصِيحُ وَتَعلُو

هُ غُيُومُ الغُبَارِ منهُ نُشُورا

هُ غُيُومُ الغُبَارِ منهُ نُشُورا

shouting with the strength of his voice, while rising above

Rent the air with delight and eagerness

him are clouds of dust, billowing out from him.

They hasten the cleaning of the celestial sphere’s basin

وَصَدِيدُ الذِينَ للعَودِ تاقوا

وَصَدِيدُ الذِينَ للعَودِ تاقوا

خَرَقَ الجوِّ بَهجَةً وَحُبُورا

خَرَقَ الجوِّ بَهجَةً وَحُبُورا

And the clamor of those who yearned to return

And the flowing of its poles past it

pierced the air with joy and gladness.

Then were it not for Hira they would have returned though

يَعجَلُونَ التَّنظِيفَ في تُرَعِ ال

يَعجَلُونَ التَّنظِيفَ في تُرَعِ ال

فُلكِ وجَرِّ الأركَانِ عَنها عُبُورا

فُلكِ وجَرِّ الأركَانِ عَنها عُبُورا

They hastened to clear the channels of the

Destiny had decreed their victory

ships and haul their supports away to let them pass.

ثُمَّ لَولا هِيرَا لَعَادُوا وإِن خُطَّ

ثُمَّ لَولا هِيرَا لَعَادُوا وإِن خُطَّ

قَضاءٌ بِفَوزِهِم مَسطُورا

قَضاءٌ بِفَوزِهِم مَسطُورا

Then, but for Hera, they would have returned, despite a written

decree ordaining their victory.