طرباًrejoice فؤاديmy heart لاmay you never برحتcease to be طروباenraptured
طرباً فؤادي لا برحت طروبا
متفكِّهاًamusing yourself بالفاتناتwith enchanting women لعوباplayful
متفكِّهاً بالفاتنات لعوبا
Rejoice, my heart; may you never cease to be enraptured,
My heart has been delighting in rapture
delighting in enchanting women, ever playful.
Frolicking with beauties in play
عادreturned الرجاءhope إلىto حياتكyour life ضاحكاًsmiling
عاد الرجاء إلى حياتك ضاحكاً
عودthe return of الربيعspring إلىto حماكyour sanctuary قشيباfresh
عود الربيع إلى حماك قشيبا
Hope has returned smiling to your life,
Hope has returned to your life laughing
as spring returns, fresh, to your sanctuary.
Like the return of spring to your hoary temples
ماnot روَّعتْكfrightened you منfrom الزمانtime حوادثٌcalamities
ما روَّعتْك من الزمان حوادثٌ
مرتpassed لِتَنسَىso you would forget منزلاًa home وحبيباand a beloved
مرت لِتَنسَى منزلاً وحبيبا
No calamities of time have frightened you
The vicissitudes of time did not frighten you
as they passed, into forgetting a home and a beloved.
They passed for you to forget a home and a beloved
جددrenew غرامكyour passion إنfor هنداًHind لمnot تزلceased
جدد غرامك إن هنداً لم تزل
ترعىhonors ذمامكher pledge to you نائياًfar away وقريباand near
ترعى ذمامك نائياً وقريبا
Renew your passion, for Hind still
Renew your passion if India did not cease
honors her pledge to you, whether you are far or near.
To tend to your reins remotely and closely
ماذاwhat blame علىupon المشتاقthe yearning lover فيin ذكراهremembering him لوif
ماذا على المشتاق في ذكراه لو
وفَّىpaid full tribute to الحبيبthe beloved تغزُّلاًin love poetry ونسيباand amorous verse
وفَّى الحبيب تغزُّلاً ونسيبا
What blame upon the yearning lover if, in remembrance,
What is upon the longing lover in his recollection if
he pays his beloved full tribute in love songs and tender verse?
The beloved was faithful, amorous and intimate
لمnot تستبدَّheld absolute sway جميلةٌa beautiful woman بمتيَّمٍover an enamored man
لم تستبدَّ جميلةٌ بمتيَّمٍ
إلاexcept ليحلوso that it becomes sweet عيشهhis life ويطيباand pleasant
إلا ليحلو عيشه ويطيبا
No beautiful woman ever held sway over a lovesick man
A beauty never monopolized a yearner
except to make his life sweet and pleasant.
Except to sweeten his life and make it good
أناI والهوىand love إلفانtwo companions لمnot يرsaw واحدone
أنا والهوى إلفان لم ير واحد
مناof us مكاناًa point فيin أخيهhis brother مريباsuspicious
منا مكاناً في أخيه مريبا
Love and I are companions; neither
Me and passion are two familiars whom one did not see
of us has found anything suspicious in his brother.
In the other a place of doubt and suspicion
أرضىI accept بماwhat يقضيit decrees وألقىand I deem ظلمهits injustice
أرضى بما يقضي وألقى ظلمه
عدلاًjustice وأعصىand I defy اللومblame والتثريباand reproach
عدلاً وأعصى اللوم والتثريبا
I accept what it decrees and count its tyranny
I am content with His decree and meet His injustice
as justice, and defy blame and reproach.
With justice, and disobey blame and reproach
ويفيدنيand it grants me أدباًrefinement وإحساناًand virtue وإنand even though
ويفيدني أدباً وإحساناً وإن
قاسيتI endured منهfrom it الوجدpassionate longing والتعذيباand torment
قاسيت منه الوجد والتعذيبا
It grants me refinement and virtue, even though
And it benefits me in manners and benevolence even if
I have endured through it longing and torment.
I suffered from it distress and torment
إنindeed الشبيبةyouth والجمالand beauty تقاسماdivided between them
إن الشبيبة والجمال تقاسما
عقليmy mind فلستso I am not إلىto الرشادgood sense منيباturning back
عقلي فلست إلى الرشاد منيبا
Youth and beauty have divided
Indeed youth and beauty shared
my mind between them, so I do not turn back to good sense.
My mind so I am not inclined to guidance
ياO هندHind حسبكenough for you منfrom محبكyour lover أنهthat he
يا هند حسبك من محبك أنه
أمسىhas become أسيراًa captive فيin يديكyour hands سليباdespoiled
أمسى أسيراً في يديك سليبا
O Hind, let it suffice you that your lover
O India enough of your lover that he
has become a captive in your hands, despoiled.
Has become a captive in your hands stripped
أمنيلتيwill you grant me حظّاًa share فأبقىso I remain عاشقاًa lover
أمنيلتي حظّاً فأبقى عاشقاً
أمor أنتyou مانعةdenying الوفيَّthe faithful one نصيباa portion
أم أنت مانعة الوفيَّ نصيبا
Will you grant me a share, so I may remain a lover,
Have you destined for me a share so I remain a lover
or will you deny the faithful one his portion?
Or are you preventing fate's loyalty
وترفقاًand gentleness أحياI live بهby it أمor قسوةcruelty
وترفقاً أحيا به أم قسوة
بالصبِّtoward the lovesick lover تُشمِتُmakes gloat حاسداًan envier ورقيباand a watcher
بالصبِّ تُشمِتُ حاسداً ورقيبا
And will it be kindness to sustain me, or cruelty
Show me tenderness by which I live or cruelty
to the lovesick, making an envier and a watcher gloat?
To the youth you gloat a rival and observer
أولىmore entitled بصفوto the serenity of العيشlife طائرa bird of روضةa garden
أولى بصفو العيش طائر روضة
يشدوsings فتحسبهso deem it الطيورthe birds غريباa stranger
يشدو فتحسبه الطيور غريبا
More entitled to life's serenity is a garden bird
More deserving of the purity of living is a garden bird
that sings, so the birds consider it a stranger.
Who sings while birds think it a stranger
وأحقand more deserving بالتفضيلof distinction شاعرa poet of أمةa nation
وأحق بالتفضيل شاعر أمة
ماnot زالceased to be فيهاwithin it داعياًcalling ومجيباand answering
ما زال فيها داعياً ومجيبا
And more deserving of distinction is a nation's poet,
And most deserving of preference is a nation's poet
ever calling and answering within it,
Who still calls upon it and responds to it
موفfaithful إذاwhen تركleaves البلادthe land أنيسهاits companion
موف إذا ترك البلاد أنيسها
ملأfilled البلادthe land تذكراwith remembrance ونحيباand lament
ملأ البلاد تذكرا ونحيبا
faithful: when the land's companion leaves it,
If he leaves the country of his companion
he fills the land with remembrance and lament.
He fills the country with reminiscence and weeping
ويفيضand he overflows فيin أعيادهاits festivals فرحاًwith joy فلمand so did not
ويفيض في أعيادها فرحاً فلم
يتركleave بهاwithin it متوجعاًa grieving person منكوباafflicted
يترك بها متوجعاً منكوبا
And he overflows with joy at its festivals, leaving
And overflows on its holidays with joy so he did not
no grieving, afflicted soul within it.
Leave in it a distressed anguished one
ياO غرةradiance of العصرthe age التيwhich جلَّىdispelled بهاthrough it
يا غرة العصر التي جلَّى بها
عباسهits Abbas عنfrom مصرهhis Egypt التقطيباthe frown
عباسه عن مصره التقطيبا
O radiance of the age, through which
O freshness of the time in which
its Abbas dispelled the frown from his Egypt,
Abbas has uncovered to it his frowning face
حتمٌa duty علىupon ابنthe son of النيلthe Nile ذكرىremembrance of طلعةan appearance
حتمٌ على ابن النيل ذكرى طلعة
لكof yours قدindeed أضاءتilluminated أعيناًeyes وقلوباand hearts
لك قد أضاءت أعيناً وقلوبا
the son of the Nile must recall an appearance
It is inevitable for the son of the Nile to commemorate an emergence
of yours that has illumined eyes and hearts.
For you which illuminated eyes and hearts
عيدfestival of الجلوسaccession صفتbecame serene بكthrough you الدنياthe world التيwhich
عيد الجلوس صفت بك الدنيا التي
أنسيتهاyou made it forget نوباًcalamities مضتthat passed وكروباand sorrows
أنسيتها نوباً مضت وكروبا
O accession day, you have made the world serene,
The celebration of accession likened you to the world which
making it forget past calamities and sorrows.
Forgot eras past that went and worries
لأنزهنI shall surely delight نواظريmy eyes متنقلاًroaming
لأنزهن نواظري متنقلاً
أستقبلI welcome اللذاتpleasures فيكin you ضروباvarious kinds
أستقبل اللذات فيك ضروبا
I shall surely feast my eyes as I roam,
I will indulge my sights roaming
welcoming pleasures of every kind in you.
I meet pleasures in you of every kind
وأرىand I see بكلin every مدينةcity لكfor you زينةadornment
وأرى بكل مدينة لك زينة
وبكلand in every نادgathering صادحاًa singer وخطيباand an orator
وبكل ناد صادحاً وخطيبا
And in every city I see adornment for you,
And I see in every city an adornment for you
and in every gathering a singer and an orator.
And in every club one calling and orating
والأرضand the earth ترسلsends forth كالسطورlike lines of writing سهامهاits arrows
والأرض ترسل كالسطور سهامها
تهديoffers السماءthe sky سلامهاits greeting المحبوباbeloved
تهدي السماء سلامها المحبوبا
And earth sends up its arrows like lines of script,
And the land sends its arrows like lines
offering the sky its beloved greeting.
The sky sends its beloved greetings
أوor أنهاthey are عمدpillars رفعنhave raised رواقهاits canopy
أو أنها عمد رفعن رواقها
ومنعنهاand prevented it منout of شوقهاits longing التصويباdescending
ومنعنها من شوقها التصويبا
Or they are pillars that have raised its canopy
Or they are pillars raised high
and kept it from descending in its longing.
And prevented from their longing's aim
وكأنماand as though قطعfragments of الضياءlight كواكبstars
وكأنما قطع الضياء كواكب
تبعتْfollowed مداراًan orbit فيin السماءthe sky عجيباwondrous
تبعتْ مداراً في السماء عجيبا
As though the fragments of light were stars
As if the light cut the stars
following a wondrous orbit in the sky.
That followed a wondrous orbit in the sky
أوor أنهنthey are حمائمُdoves انطلقتflew off منfrom الthe
أو أنهن حمائمُ انطلقت من ال
قناصhunter تبغيseeking فيin الفضاءopen space هروباescape
قناص تبغي في الفضاء هروبا
Or they are doves that have flown from the
Or they are doves unleashed by no
hunter, seeking escape through open space.
Hunter seeking escape in the horizon
أوor أنهاthey are ثمرfruit توسطoccupied the middle of وادياًa valley
أو أنها ثمر توسط وادياً
فيin الأفقthe horizon لاعبهplayed with it النسيمthe breeze خصيباfertile
في الأفق لاعبه النسيم خصيبا
Or they are fruit set amid a valley,
Or they are fruit centered in a valley
fertile upon the horizon, caressed by the breeze.
Played with by the fertile breeze
وكأنماand as though تاليهwhat follows it يهبطهbrings it down to الثرىthe earth
وكأنما تاليه يهبطه الثرى
أُكَرٌballs رمتهthrew at it بهاwith them يدa hand فأصيباand it was struck
أُكَرٌ رمته بها يد فأصيبا
And as though what follows it, bringing it down to earth,
As if lining behind it the soil
were balls a hand had thrown at it, striking it.
Throws it so a skillful hand hits it
والبدرand the full moon وجهكyour face ياO ابنson of توفيقTawfiq فلاso neither
والبدر وجهك يا ابن توفيق فلا
يدنوcomes near فنلمسهso we may touch it ولاnor محجوباveiled
يدنو فنلمسه ولا محجوبا
The full moon is your face, O son of Tawfiq: it neither
And the moon is your face O son of Tawfiq so no
draws near enough for us to touch it, nor is it veiled.
One comes near to touch it and it is not veiled
وكأنماand as though تلكthose الوفودdelegations كتائبbattalions
وكأنما تلك الوفود كتائب
للفتحfor conquest قدindeed رتبتهاyou arranged them ترتيباin due order
للفتح قد رتبتها ترتيبا
And those delegations seem like battalions
And it is as if those delegations are regiments
you have marshaled in due order for conquest.
For the conquest you arranged and organized
تتمثلtakes shape النجوىwhispered thoughts بأوجههمupon their faces كماjust as
تتمثل النجوى بأوجههم كما
يتلونthey recite بالنورin light اسمكyour name المكتوباwritten
يتلون بالنور اسمك المكتوبا
Their whispered thoughts appear upon their faces as
The whispers embody their faces as
they recite your name, written in light.
Your inscribed name is colored by the light
إنsurely الذيHe who أحياrevived البلادthe land بنيلهاthrough its Nile
إن الذي أحيا البلاد بنيلها
لكfor you مرجعrestoring بهاwithin it مجدهاits glory المغصوباusurped
لك مرجع بها مجدها المغصوبا
Surely He who brought the land to life through its Nile
He who revived the countries with their Nile
will restore its stolen glory there for you.
To you returns their usurped glory
وهبتكshe granted you عاليthe height of عرشهاher throne ووهبتهاand you granted her
وهبتك عالي عرشها ووهبتها
عدلاًjustice فكنتso you became الواهبthe giver الموهوباthe one given
عدلاً فكنت الواهب الموهوبا
She gave you her lofty throne, and you gave her
You granted its noble throne and granted it
justice: thus you were the giver and the gift.
Justice so you were the granter and granted
لاnot يبلغattain الأقوامthe peoples منهاfrom her مأرباًan aim
لا يبلغ الأقوام منها مأرباً
ماas long as دمتyou remain فيهمamong them ناقداًa discerning judge وحسيباand a reckoner
ما دمت فيهم ناقداً وحسيبا
No peoples will gain their ends from her
The nations cannot attain from it a battleground
so long as you scrutinize them and call them to account.
As long as you critique and calculate among them
وسينجلونand they will withdraw كماas انجلتwithdrew منfrom قبلهمbefore them
وسينجلون كما انجلت من قبلهم
أممٌnations أشدُّmightier وقائعاًin battles وحروباand wars
أممٌ أشدُّ وقائعاً وحروبا
And they shall withdraw, as before them withdrew
And they will succeed as those before them succeeded
nations mightier in battles and wars.
Nations of graver events and wars
سعياًstrive لتنسيناto make us forget بموعودwith promised الرضىcontentment
سعياً لتنسينا بموعود الرضى
إثماًa crime جناهcommitted it منthose who مضواwent before وذنوباand sins
إثماً جناه من مضوا وذنوبا
Strive to make us forget, with the promise of contentment,
Seeking to make us forget with the promise of contentment
the crime committed by those gone before, and their sins.
A sin those past committed and sins
إناwe indeed لنرجوsurely hope بعدafter أهبتكyour preparations التيwhich
إنا لنرجو بعد أهبتك التي
بهرتdazzled حسودكyour envier صيحةa cry فوثوباthen a charge
بهرت حسودك صيحة فوثوبا
We surely hope, after your preparations which
We do indeed hope after your emergence which
have dazzled your envier, for a battle cry and then a charge.
Dazzled your envious with a cry and awoke
لاnot تأمنُare safe from الأوطانhomelands غدرَthe treachery of زمانهاtheir times
لا تأمنُ الأوطان غدرَ زمانها
ويبيتُand remains جانبُهاtheir flank أعزَّsupremely strong مهيباfeared
ويبيتُ جانبُها أعزَّ مهيبا
No homeland is safe from the treachery of its times,
The homelands do not feel safe from the betrayal of their time
nor does its flank stand mighty and feared,
And its side harbors a mighty awe
حتىuntil يبيتَbecomes أديمُهاtheir surface متألِّقاًgleaming
حتى يبيتَ أديمُها متألِّقاً
بدمwith the blood of العدىthe foes ولواؤهاand their banner مخضوباdyed
بدم العدى ولواؤها مخضوبا
until its soil lies gleaming
Until its surface remains luminous
with the blood of foes and its banner is dyed.
With the blood of enemies and its banner bloodied
إنindeed اتصالكyour bond بالخليفةwith the Caliph ضامنguarantees
إن اتصالك بالخليفة ضامن
ردthe repulse of المغيرthe raider مروعاًterrified مغلوباdefeated
رد المغير مروعاً مغلوبا
Surely your bond with the Caliph guarantees
Your connection to the Caliph is a guarantor
the raider's repulse, terrified and defeated,
To return the aggressor terrified and defeated
والحجةand the proof البيضاءclear فيin يدكyour hand التيwhich
والحجة البيضاء في يدك التي
فتحتopened مجالاًa field للجهادfor jihad رحيباspacious
فتحت مجالاً للجهاد رحيبا
and is the clear proof in your hand that
And the clear proof in your hand which
has opened a broad field for jihad.
Opened a wide field for holy war
والشرقand the East ماnot زالceased to be الأحقmost entitled بشمسهto its sun
والشرق ما زال الأحق بشمسه
ولوَeven though اَنَّهاit عنهaway from it تطيلprolongs غروباsetting
ولوَ اَنَّها عنه تطيل غروبا
And the East is still most entitled to its sun,
And the East still most deserves its sun
even though it stays long away in its setting.
Even if it prolonged setting upon it
لوif لمnot تكنit were تنويintending الرجوعto return وضوؤهاand its light
لو لم تكن تنوي الرجوع وضوؤها
أعلىhigher وأجملand lovelier لمnot تكنit would be لتغيباto set
أعلى وأجمل لم تكن لتغيبا
Had it not meant to return with its light
If it did not intend return and its illumination
higher and lovelier, it would not have set.
Higher and more beautiful it would not have set
شادbuilt المآثرglorious monuments واستراحand rested وإِنَّهُand indeed it
شاد المآثر واستراح وإِنَّهُ
سَيَهُبُّit will rise أقوىstronger منthan أخيهits brother رهيباfearsome
سَيَهُبُّ أقوى من أخيه رهيبا
It built monuments of glory and rested; and surely it
It built glories and rested and it
will rise, stronger than its brother, fearsome.
Will rise stronger than its predecessor awe-inspiring
قدindeed عادbecame again طفلاًa child فيin المهادthe cradle مبشراًgiven glad tidings
قد عاد طفلاً في المهاد مبشراً
بعدafter المشيبgray-haired age بأنthat يكونit will be نجيباdistinguished
بعد المشيب بأن يكون نجيبا
It has become a child in the cradle again, given glad tidings
It has returned an infant in the crib heralding
after gray age that it will prove distinguished.
After graying that it will be esteemed
ينموit grows ورفقكand your kindness ياO ابنson of توفيقٍTawfiq بهtoward it
ينمو ورفقك يا ابن توفيقٍ به
رفقa kindness يردrestores إلىto الشبابyouth الشيباthe gray-haired
رفق يرد إلى الشباب الشيبا
It grows, and your kindness to it, O son of Tawfiq,
And it grows with your care O son of Tawfiq
is a kindness that restores the gray-haired to youth.
A care that returns white hair to youth
ياO صاحبpossessor of العرشينthe two thrones هذاthis one مالكٌruling
يا صاحب العرشين هذا مالكٌ
مصراًEgypt وذاand that one سودانَهاher Sudan والنوباand the Nubians
مصراً وذا سودانَها والنوبا
O master of two thrones, this one ruling
O holder of the two thrones this is your possession
Egypt, and that one her Sudan and the Nubians;
Egypt and its Sudan and Nuba
ومدبرand commander of الجيشينthe two armies هذاthis one مائجٌsurging
ومدبر الجيشين هذا مائجٌ
يحميdefends الشمالthe north وذاand that one يسيرmarches جنوباsouth
يحمي الشمال وذا يسير جنوبا
and commander of two armies: this one surges,
And director of the two armies this victor
defending the north, while that one marches south;
Protects the north and travels south
ومؤيدand champion of الإسلامIslam بالعلمwith the banner الذيwhich
ومؤيد الإسلام بالعلم الذي
أضحىhas come to يظلshade قبائلاًtribes وشعوباand peoples
أضحى يظل قبائلاً وشعوبا
and champion of Islam with the banner that
And supporter of Islam with knowledge that
now casts its shade over tribes and peoples.
Has become shading tribes and people
ذهَّبتyou gilded حاشيتَيَّmy two hems بالنعمwith favors التيwhich
ذهَّبت حاشيتَيَّ بالنعم التي
هذَّبْنَthey refined فيكabout you قصائديmy poems تهذيباthoroughly
هذَّبْنَ فيك قصائدي تهذيبا
You gilded both my hems with favors that
My two retinues have been refined by the favors that
have thoroughly refined my poems in your praise.
Refined in you my poems with discipline
فلكso yours are المدائحpraises ماas long as تداركrescued يائساًa despairing person
فلك المدائح ما تدارك يائساً
أملٌhope وماand as long as ذكرremembered المثابُthe rewarded one مثيباa benefactor
أملٌ وما ذكر المثابُ مثيبا
So praise is yours as long as the despairing are rescued
So yours are the praises whenever a despairing
by hope, and as long as the rewarded remember their benefactor.
Hope is realized and the rewarded is remembered