هجرتyou forsook الثرىthe earth وطلبتand you sought السماءthe sky
هجرت الثرى وطلبت السماء
ولاand no غروwonder دأبhabit العليthe lofty one العلاءthe heights
ولا غرو دأب العلي العلاء
You forsook the earth and sought the sky.
I abandoned the earth and sought the heavens,
No wonder: the lofty one's way is to seek the heights.
It is no wonder, the way of the exalted is sublime.
فإنand if يرثكlament you الناسpeople فيin حزنهمtheir sorrow
فإن يرثك الناس في حزنهم
فإنيthen I لمصرfor Egypt اطيلprolong الرثاءlamentation
فإني لمصر اطيل الرثاء
And if people lament you in their sorrow,
If people inherit you in their sorrow,
then I prolong my lament for Egypt.
I will prolong my elegy for Egypt.
بكتكshe wept for you وكمand how many منof ذكيa gifted person بكتshe wept
بكتك وكم من ذكي بكت
لقدindeed عودتhas been accustomed مصرEgypt طولlength البكاءweeping
لقد عودت مصر طول البكاء
She wept for you—and how many gifted people has she mourned!
Many a brilliant mind wept for you,
Egypt has indeed grown accustomed to long weeping.
Egypt has grown accustomed to weeping.
وكانتand she used to تخافfear عليكfor you الفناءperishing
وكانت تخاف عليك الفناء
فليستso she does not تخافfear عليكfor you الفناءperishing
فليست تخاف عليك الفناء
And she once feared your passing away;
She used to fear your demise,
now she no longer fears your passing away.
Now no longer fearing your passing.
وإنكand indeed you حيalive بطيبthrough the goodness of الثناءpraise
وإنك حي بطيب الثناء
كماjust as كنتyou were حيّاّalive بطيبthrough the goodness of الثناءpraise
كما كنت حيّاّ بطيب الثناء
And you live on through fine praise,
For you live on with virtuous praise,
just as you lived through fine praise before.
As you lived with fine acclaim.
علىnotwithstanding أنthat فيin مهجthe hearts of الفاضلينthe virtuous
على أن في مهج الفاضلين
عليكfor you لواعجburning pangs تأبىrefuse الشفاءhealing
عليك لواعج تأبى الشفاء
Yet in the hearts of the virtuous
Yet in the hearts of the noble,
burn pangs of grief for you that refuse to heal.
Are pangs that resist all healing.
همthey فقدواlost معكwith you زينthe adornment of الشبابyouth
هم فقدوا معك زين الشباب
وهمand they عدمواwere deprived of معكwith you صدقthe sincerity of الإخاءbrotherhood
وهم عدموا معك صدق الإخاء
They lost with you the adornment of youth,
They lost, with you, the beauty of youth,
and with you they lost the sincerity of brotherhood.
And lost, with you, the sincerity of brotherhood.
وفواremained faithful لكto you بالودin affection بعدafter النوىseparation
وفوا لك بالود بعد النوى
كذاكsuch حزاءrecompense (likely جزاء) الوفيthe faithful one الوفاءfaithfulness
كذاك حزاء الوفي الوفاء
They remained true to you in affection after parting;
They fulfilled, for you, with affection after intent,
such is the faithful one's reward: faithfulness.
Such is the reward of the loyal, loyalty.
فماso no للمعارفfor learning عنكof you سلوforgetting
فما للمعارف عنك سلو
ولاand no للمعارفfor learning فيكconcerning you عزاءconsolation
ولا للمعارف فيك عزاء
So learning cannot forget you,
The acquainted have no consolation from you,
nor does learning find solace for your loss.
Nor solace without you.
رحتكshe looked to you (likely رجتك) زماناًfor a time لأعبائهاfor her burdens
رحتك زماناً لأعبائها
فزلتthen you departed وقدand indeed زالvanished ذاكthat لرجاءhope (likely الرجاء)
فزلت وقد زال ذاك لرجاء
She looked to you for a time to shoulder her burdens;
She called you for a time, burdened,
then you departed, and that hope vanished.
Then stumbled, and that hope has faded.
تظلcontinues تناديكcalling you فيin حزنهاher grief
تظل تناديك في حزنها
وهيهاتand alas لستyou do not تجيبanswer النداءthe call
وهيهات لست تجيب النداء
She keeps calling you in her grief,
She continues calling you in her grief,
but alas, you do not answer the call.
Yet alas! you answer no call.
يعادseparation (likely بعاد) ولكنand yet لغيرnot for تدانdrawing near
يعاد ولكن لغير تدان
فراقparting ولكنand yet بعيدfar off اللقاءreunion
فراق ولكن بعيد اللقاء
Separation, but with no drawing near;
There is reunion, but not for past companions,
a parting, but reunion is far away.
Parting, but far from remeeting.
تجاوزتyou passed beyond ملكاًa realm قليلbrief in البقاءduration
تجاوزت ملكاً قليل البقاء
ويممتand you headed toward ملكاًa realm كثيرlong in البقاءduration
ويممت ملكاً كثير البقاء
You passed beyond a short-lived realm,
You transcended a kingdom of brief duration,
and turned toward a realm that long endures.
And aspired to a kingdom of lasting duration.
فمتعكso may He grant you enjoyment اللهGod فيهin it بخيرwith goodness
فمتعك الله فيه بخير
قصارىthe utmost محبيكthose who love you هذاthis الدعاءprayer
قصارى محبيك هذا الدعاء
So may God grant you goodness to enjoy there;
May God grant you the best therein
this prayer is all that those who love you can offer.
As your loving devotees pray.
Sol 6.1