هذاthis خيالُlikeness أبيmy father طبعتُI was fashioned علىafter
هذا خيالُ أبي طبعتُ على
غرارهhis model فيin مناهجpaths الأدبliterature
غراره في مناهج الأدب
This is my father's likeness; I was fashioned after
This is my father's imagination I modeled
his model in the paths of literature.
In the same way in literature
أخذتI took عنهfrom him الإباءproud dignity فيin خلقيmy character
أخذت عنه الإباء في خلقي
والصدقand truthfulness فيin منطقيmy speech وفيand in كتبيmy books
والصدق في منطقي وفي كتبي
From him I took proud dignity of character,
I took from him dignity in my nature
and truthfulness in my speech and in my books.
And honesty in my speech and in my writings
ماnot كانwas ليfor me أنto أقولI say هاbehold انذاI am here
ما كان لي أن أقول ها انذا
لوif لمnot يكنbe ذلكthat الشريفnoble man أبيmy father
لو لم يكن ذلك الشريف أبي
I could not have said, "Here I am,"
I could have never said here I am
had that noble man not been my father.
Had that noble one not been my father
Sol 6.1