دعاsummoned الإقليمُthe region شاعرَهits poet فلبىand he answered
دعا الإقليمُ شاعرَه فلبى
جميلbeautiful الصوتof voice وافتنَّand displayed his artistry افتتاناin rapture
جميل الصوت وافتنَّ افتتانا
The region summoned its poet, and he answered,
Sweet of voice, displaying his art in rapture.
سيعرفنيwill know me بنوهits sons بعدafter جهلignorance
سيعرفني بنوه بعد جهل
وأذكرand I shall remember حامداًwith gratitude ذاthis المهرجاناthe festival
وأذكر حامداً ذا المهرجانا
Its sons will know me, having known me not,
And I shall remember this festival with gratitude.
وتبقىand will remain فيكin you أشعاريmy poems رحيقاًas nectar
وتبقى فيك أشعاري رحيقاً
كماjust as تبقىendure مآثركyour noble deeds الزماناthroughout time
كما تبقى مآثرك الزمانا
And in you my poems will remain as nectar,
As your noble deeds endure throughout time.
وإنand indeed لكyours is الحسامَthe sword بهwith it تحامىyou defend
وإن لك الحسامَ به تحامى
عنin defense of الواديthe valley وإنand indeed ليَmine is اللساناthe tongue
عن الوادي وإن ليَ اللسانا
And yours is the sword with which you defend
The valley, and mine is the tongue.
أذكِّرُI remind بالفضيلةof virtue منwhoever تلاهىis lost in diversion
أذكِّرُ بالفضيلة من تلاهى
وأُعْجِلُand I spur on بالنصيحةwith counsel منwhoever توانىis slow to act
وأُعْجِلُ بالنصيحة من توانى
I remind those lost in diversion of virtue,
And with counsel I spur on those who lag.
ستجعلyou will make أهلthe people of مصرEgypt وملحقيهاand her dependencies
ستجعل أهل مصر وملحقيها
ملائكةangels وتجعلهاand you will make her جناناgardens of paradise
ملائكة وتجعلها جنانا
You will make the people of Egypt and her dependencies
Angels, and turn her into gardens of paradise.