ياO آلpeople of مصرEgypt حذارِbeware أنlest
يا آل مصر حذارِ أن
يتناولreach البلقانُthe Balkans مصراEgypt
يتناول البلقانُ مصرا
O people of Egypt, beware lest
O people of Egypt, beware lest
the Balkans engulf Egypt.
the Balkans reach Egypt.
إنيindeed I أخافfear النارthe fire بعfirst part of 'after'
إني أخاف النار بع
دcompletion of 'after' وميضهاits flash أنthat تستمراcontinue
د وميضها أن تستمرا
Indeed, I fear the fire, af-
I fear the fire, after
ter its flash, may continue to burn:
its flash, may burn on.
بينbetween الشعوبthe peoples عداوةenmity
بين الشعوب عداوة
تأبىrefuses لهاfor them أنto تستقراfind stability
تأبى لها أن تستقرا
among the nations, an enmity
Between the peoples lies enmity
that refuses to settle down.
that refuses to let them find stability.
هذاthis صديقfriend اليومtoday منthan
هذا صديق اليوم من
ذاكthat العدوthe enemy أشدmore severe شراin evil
ذاك العدو أشد شرا
Today’s friend is
This friend of today, compared with
more wicked than that enemy;
that enemy, is more wicked.
فلقدfor indeed تعوَّدhas grown accustomed أنto يسوfirst part of 'cause grief'
فلقد تعوَّد أن يسو
ءcompletion of 'cause grief' بماwith what يسرbrings joy وأنand to يضراcause harm
ء بما يسر وأن يضرا
for he is accustomed to do harm
For he has grown used to causing grief
through what delights, and to inflict injury.
with what brings joy, and to doing harm.
إنيindeed I علىin الحالينboth cases للfor the
إني على الحالين لل
بلدland الأمينsecure أخافI fear أمراsome calamity
بلد الأمين أخاف أمرا
In either event, for
Indeed, in either case, for the
the secure country I fear danger.
secure land I fear some calamity.
فالقومfor those people إنif لمnot يأخذوthey take (continued)
فالقوم إن لم يأخذو
هit نصيبهمtheir share أخذوهthey take it أجراas payment
ه نصيبهم أخذوه أجرا
For if those people do not take
For if those people do not take
it as their share, they will take it as payment.
it as their share, they take it as payment.
فيin قبرصCyprus العظةthe lesson الكبيfirst part of 'great'
في قبرص العظة الكبي
رةcompletion of 'great' سائلوهاask her فهيfor she أدرىknows best
رة سائلوها فهي أدرى
In Cyprus lies the great les-
In Cyprus lies the great lesson;
son—ask her, for she knows best.
ask her, for she knows best.
والباغياتand the aggressors علىupon الوديfirst part of 'the gentle one'
والباغيات على الودي
عcompletion of 'the gentle one' المطمئنthe unsuspecting one وثبنthey sprang عشراten in number
ع المطمئن وثبن عشرا
And the aggressors upon the gentle,
And the aggressors, upon the gentle,
secure one pounced—ten in number.
unsuspecting one, sprang—ten in number.
هلquestion marker جاءhas come يومthe day of الشرقthe East تقfirst part of 'divide it'
هل جاء يوم الشرق تق
سمهcompletion of 'divide it' العداةthe enemies ولاand no مفراescape
سمه العداة ولا مفرا
Has the East’s day come, to be div-
Has the day come for the East to be divided
ided by its enemies, with no escape?
by its enemies, with no escape?
غلبhas prevailed الأذىharm فلوso if استطعcould (verb continues)
غلب الأذى فلو استطع
تI (ending of preceding verb) جعلتI would make بطنthe belly of الأرضthe earth ظهراa back or outer surface
ت جعلت بطن الأرض ظهرا
Affliction has prevailed; if I could,
Harm has prevailed; if I could,
I would turn the earth’s belly into its back.
I would turn the earth's belly into its back.
هليis there? (nonstandard form) ليfor me إلىto الأفلاكthe celestial spheres منany
هلي لي إلى الأفلاك من
سببmeans of ascent عسايperhaps I أعيشI live حراfree
سبب عساي أعيش حرا
Is there for me, toward the heavens, some
Is there for me, to the celestial spheres, any
means by which I might live free?
means of ascent, so that I might live free?
