لاnot الصبرpatience يرجىis hoped for ولاand not السلوانsolace ينتظرis awaited
لا الصبر يرجى ولا السلوان ينتظر
قدindeed جلhas become momentous يومكyour day فيamong الأيامthe days ياO عمرUmar
قد جل يومك في الأيام يا عمر
Patience is not to be hoped for, nor solace awaited.
Neither patience is hoped for, nor solace awaited,
Great indeed is your day among the days, O Umar.
Your day has come in the days, O life,
ويحalas for القلوبthe hearts التيwhich أسكنتهاyou were housed in them أزلاًfrom eternity
ويح القلوب التي أسكنتها أزلاً
ماذاwhat عليكon your account منof الاحزانsorrows تدخرthey store up
ماذا عليك من الاحزان تدخر
Alas for the hearts that housed you from eternity!
Woe to the hearts in which you dwelled eternally,
What sorrows they store up over you!
What sorrows do you store to grieve them?
أنif تفنyou perish منهاfrom them فماthen ... not ذكراكyour memory فانيةperishing
أن تفن منها فما ذكراك فانية
تبقىremains الهيولىprimal matter وتفنىand perish وحدهاthey alone الصورthe forms
تبقى الهيولى وتفنى وحدها الصور
If you vanish from them, your memory does not perish.
If you perish from them, your passing is not remembered,
Primal matter remains; forms alone perish.
The elements remain while only forms vanish,
خطmarked out الوجودexistence لناfor us فيin بعضهpart of itself خططاًplots
خط الوجود لنا في بعضه خططاً
هيthey are الكنوزtreasures ولكنand yet أسمهاtheir name حفرpits
هي الكنوز ولكن أسمها حفر
Existence marked out plots for us in a part of itself.
The lines of existence are for us partly traced,
They are treasures, yet they are called pits.
They are treasures but their name is graves,
أنif يخلone leaves ريعa hill الصباyouth ينزلone settles in مرابعهاtheir dwelling places
أن يخل ريع الصبا ينزل مرابعها
أوor يندثرis effaced أثرa trace يظهرappears بهاin them أثرa trace
أو يندثر أثر يظهر بها أثر
If one leaves the hill of youth, one settles in their dwellings.
Should the yield of youth cease to descend in torrents
Or if one trace is effaced, another trace appears there.
Or a trace disappear in which a vestige appears
تجاورتlay side by side عندهاbeside them الأحسابnoble lineages فالتحمتthen merged
تجاورت عندها الأحساب فالتحمت
أنindeed الورىhumankind أسرةone family فيin الارضthe earth لاnot أسرfamilies
أن الورى أسرة في الارض لا أسر
Noble lineages lay side by side there, then merged.
Accounts gathered around it and merged,
Indeed, humankind is one family in the earth, not many families.
That the world is a family on earth, not individuals,
أنif تذوyou wither ياO غصنbough مصرEgypt فيin حديقتهاher garden
أن تذو يا غصن مصر في حديقتها
فحسبهاthen it suffices her منكfrom you أنthat قدalready أينعhas ripened الثمرthe fruit
فحسبها منك أن قد أينع الثمر
If you wither, O bough of Egypt, in her garden,
If you O Egypt's branch wither in its garden
Then it is enough for her that your fruit has ripened.
It just suffices it that fruit had ripened,
تنبوrebound الحوادثcalamities عنfrom أهرامهاher pyramids قعساًunyielding
تنبو الحوادث عن أهرامها قعساً
وليسand does not يأبىrefuse علىupon أهرامهاher pyramids الكبرold age
وليس يأبى على أهرامها الكبر
Calamities rebound from her unyielding pyramids,
Events prophesy against its pyramids silently
Nor does old age hold back from her pyramids.
And grandeur does not prevent its pyramids,
الناطقاتthose that speak لمصرfor Egypt وهيwhile she صامتةis silent
الناطقات لمصر وهي صامتة
والشاهداتand those bearing witness لمصرfor Egypt وهيwhile she تفتخرboasts
والشاهدات لمصر وهي تفتخر
They speak for Egypt while she is silent,
The vocal ones of Egypt while she is silent
And bear witness for Egypt while she boasts.
And the witnesses of Egypt while she prides,
بكwith you النواظرthe eyes والأفواهand the mouths فيin شغلoccupation
بك النواظر والأفواه في شغل
كلاeach of الفريقينthe two groups فيهin it جمتhave abounded الدررpearls
كلا الفريقين فيه جمت الدرر
Eyes and mouths are occupied with you;
With you glances and mouths are busy
In each of the two groups, pearls abound.
Both parties in it combined all treasures,
تسابقتthey vied فيكover you لاnot تألوslacken عزائمهاtheir resolves
تسابقت فيك لا تألو عزائمها
وقصرتand they fell short فاتتكso they came to you اليومtoday تعتذرapologizing
وقصرت فاتتك اليوم تعتذر
They vied over you, their resolve never flagging,
They raced regarding you, their resolves indefatigable,
Yet they fell short, so today they came to you apologizing.
They fell short so they apologise to you today,
يثنيbestow praise عليكupon you رجالmen الفضلmerit ماwhenever ذكرواthey make mention
يثني عليك رجال الفضل ما ذكروا
وتستطيبand savor المعاليlofty virtues كلall ماthat which ذكرواthey recount
وتستطيب المعالي كل ما ذكروا
Men of merit praise you whenever they speak of you,
Men of merit praise you for what they recalled
And lofty virtues savor all that they recount.
And glories relish whatever they recalled,
تبقىremain مساعيكyour endeavors فيهمamong them سلوةa solace لهمfor them
تبقى مساعيك فيهم سلوة لهم
يجريproceed الصغارthe young عليهاalong their course إنif همthey كبرواgrow up
يجري الصغار عليها إن هم كبروا
Your endeavors remain among them, a solace to them;
Your efforts remain solace for them,
The young will follow their path if they grow up.
The young emulate them if they become great,
ماno بعدbeyond مجدكyour glory للآمالfor hopes مطرحa goal
ما بعد مجدك للآمال مطرح
وليسand there is no بعدكafter you فيin الأمجادglories منتظرanything awaited
وليس بعدك في الأمجاد منتظر
Beyond your glory, hopes have no goal,
No hopes beyond your glory remain,
And after you, nothing more is awaited in glory.
And none awaits glory after you,
لاmay ... not زالcease قبركyour grave بالريحانwith sweet basil مزدهراًblooming
لا زال قبرك بالريحان مزدهراً
فكلfor every قلبheart بهin it أسكنتyou were housed مزدهرin bloom
فكل قلب به أسكنت مزدهر
May your grave ever bloom with sweet basil,
Your grave remains fragrant with basil,
For every heart that housed you is in bloom.
So every heart in which you dwelled is fragrant.
Sol 6.1