ياO رياضياًRiyad (apparently corrupted in the text) رياضاًgardens جنيتI harvested منهاfrom them فنونيmy arts
يا رياضياً رياضاً جنيت منها فنوني
صدقmade true اللهGod فيكconcerning you كلall ظنونيmy expectations
صدق الله فيك كل ظنوني
O Riyad, gardens from which I harvested my arts!
O my garden, gardens I have reaped arts from you
God has made all my expectations of you come true.
God's truth in you, all my suspicions
قدindeed تزودتI took provisions منكfrom you خيراًgood كثيراًmuch
قد تزودت منك خيراً كثيراً
وهوand it is ذخرa stored treasure إنif صنتهI safeguard it يغنينيit makes me self-sufficient
وهو ذخر إن صنته يغنيني
I have taken abundant good from you as provisions,
I have stocked up on much good from you
And it is a treasure that, if I safeguard it, will sustain me.
And it is a treasure, if I protect it, it will enrich me
لستI do not أدريknow غديmy tomorrow ولكنbut سيأتيit will come
لست أدري غدي ولكن سيأتي
وغديand my tomorrow إنif جهلتهI do not know it يدرينيknows me
وغدي إن جهلته يدريني
I do not know my tomorrow, but it will come;
I do not know tomorrow, but it will come
And my tomorrow knows me, though I do not know it.
And tomorrow, if I am ignorant of it, it will teach me
تتراءىappear فيin أفقهits horizon آمالhopes
تتراءى في أفقه آمال
ساطعاتradiant ضياؤهاtheir light يعشينيdazzles me
ساطعات ضياؤها يعشيني
Hopes appear on its horizon,
In its horizon I see hopes
Radiant—their light dazzles me.
Shining, their light delights me
حسنتbecame beautiful منظراًin appearance وزادتand increased عديداًin number
حسنت منظراً وزادت عديداً
وقليلand a few منof بينهاamong them يكفينيsuffice me
وقليل من بينها يكفيني
They have grown beautiful to behold and increased in number,
It has improved the view and increased the number
And a few among them suffice me.
And little among them suffices me
حينwhen أضحىI spend the morning فيin البيتthe house أولthe first يومday
حين أضحى في البيت أول يوم
ليسthere is not عنديwith me منany واجبduty يسلينيthat diverts me
ليس عندي من واجب يسليني
When I spend my first day at home,
When it dawns the first day at home
I have no duty to divert me.
I have no duty that entertains me
وتمرand pass الساعاتthe hours بيby me مسرعاتhurrying
وتمر الساعات بي مسرعات
ولقدجand indeed (apparent typo) كانwas جريهاtheir running يلهينيdistracts me
ولقدج كان جريها يلهيني
And the hours pass swiftly by me,
And the hours pass me quickly
And indeed, their racing used to distract me.
And their flow used to amuse me
ويطلand peers out الصباحthe morning والناسwhile the people غرقىsubmerged
ويطل الصباح والناس غرقى
فيin كراهاtheir slumber والكونand the universe تحتbeneath السكونstillness
في كراها والكون تحت السكون
And morning peers out while people lie submerged
And the morning comes with people drowned
In their slumber, and the universe lies beneath stillness.
In their hate and the universe in stillness
فسلامso peace علىupon غديmy tomorrow فيin سناهits radiance
فسلام على غدي في سناه
قدindeed تبينتI discerned فيهin it وجهthe face الأمينal-Amin (the trustworthy one)
قد تبينت فيه وجه الأمين
So peace be upon my tomorrow in its radiance;
Peace be upon my tomorrow in its liveliness
I have discerned in it the face of al-Amin.
I have understood in it the face of the Trustworthy
إنif تكنyou are جئتyou have come بالتجاربwith trials إنيindeed I
إن تكن جئت بالتجارب إني
فيin أنتظارwaiting لهاfor them بعزمwith resolve متينfirm
في أنتظار لها بعزم متين
If you have come bearing trials, I am indeed
If you have come with trials, I
Waiting for them with firm resolve.
Await them with resolute determination
هذهthis همتيmy resolve وهذاand this يراعيmy reed pen
هذه همتي وهذا يراعي
فافتحso open اليومtoday ياO كتابbook شؤونيmy affairs
فافتح اليوم يا كتاب شؤوني
This is my resolve, and this my reed pen;
This is my ambition and this is what preoccupies me
So open today, O book of my affairs!
So open today, O book of my affairs
Sol 6.1