ضَجَّتcried out لِمَصرَعِat the death of غالِبٍGhalib
ضَجَّت لِمَصرَعِ غالِبٍ
فيon الأَرضِthe earth مَملَكَةُthe kingdom of النَباتِplants
في الأَرضِ مَملَكَةُ النَباتِ
At Ghalib's death, an outcry rose
The land mourned the death of its conqueror,
from the kingdom of plants on earth.
The kingdom of plants donned crepe veils.
أَمسَتbecame بِتيجانٍwith crowns عَلَيfor
أَمسَت بِتيجانٍ عَلَي
هِhim مِنَout of الحِدادِmourning مُنَكَّساتِlowered
هِ مِنَ الحِدادِ مُنَكَّساتِ
Its crowns were, for
It stood on one leg like a grieving woman,
him, lowered in mourning.
And brought stillness to all directions.
قامَتrose عَلىon ساقٍa leg لِغَيfor absence (continued)
قامَت عَلى ساقٍ لِغَي
بَتِهِhis absence (completion) وَأَقعَدَتِand brought low الجِهاتِthe regions
بَتِهِ وَأَقعَدَتِ الجِهاتِ
It rose to its feet at his absence,
Nature held a funeral attended by weeping women,
and brought all quarters low.
And the stars of the land sat sadly at their tables.
فيin مَأتَمٍa mourning assembly تَلقىyou find الطَبيعَnature (continued)
في مَأتَمٍ تَلقى الطَبيعَ
ةَcompletion of 'nature' فيهِin it بَينَamong النائِحاتِthe wailing women
ةَ فيهِ بَينَ النائِحاتِ
In a mourning assembly, you find Nature
The flowers wept crystal tears
there among the wailing women.
In their calyxes, their cheeks gashed.
وَتَرىand you see نُجومَthe stars of الأَرضِthe earth مِنfrom
وَتَرى نُجومَ الأَرضِ مِن
جَزَعٍanguish مَوائِدَswaying كاسِفاتِdarkened
جَزَعٍ مَوائِدَ كاسِفاتِ
And you see the stars of the earth, from
The wound of the healer was too deep to heal,
anguish, swaying and darkened.
It filled the cups of sorrow.
وَالزَهرُand the flowers فيin أَكمامِهِits sheaths
وَالزَهرُ في أَكمامِهِ
يَبكيweeps بِدَمعِwith the tears of الغادِياتِmorning rainclouds
يَبكي بِدَمعِ الغادِياتِ
And the flowers, in their sheaths,
The doves mourned their sheikh,
weep with the tears of morning rainclouds.
Their refuge in times of crisis.
وَشَقائِقُand the anemones of النُعمانِal-Nu'man آreturned (continued)
وَشَقائِقُ النُعمانِ آ
بَتcompletion of 'returned' بِالخُدودِwith cheeks مُخَمَّشاتِscratched
بَت بِالخُدودِ مُخَمَّشاتِ
And al-Nu'man's anemones returned
He who taught lessons that bore fruit,
with their cheeks scratched.
Not barren, empty words.
أَمّاas for مُصابُthe loss of الطِبِّmedicine فيin
أَمّا مُصابُ الطِبِّ في
هِhim فَسَلthen ask بِهِabout it مَلَأَthe assembly of الأُساةِphysicians
هِ فَسَل بِهِ مَلَأَ الأُساةِ
As for medicine's loss in
He fought the war on ignorance,
him, ask the assembly of physicians about it.
The war on empty chatter.
أَودىcarried off الحِمامُdeath بِشَيخِهِمtheir elder
أَودى الحِمامُ بِشَيخِهِم
وَمَآبِهِمand their refuge فيin المُعضِلاتِdifficult cases
وَمَآبِهِم في المُعضِلاتِ
Death carried off their elder
A beacon of light piercing the dark,
and their refuge in difficult cases,
Bringing knowledge to the ignorant lands.
مُلقيthe giver of الدُروسَlessons المُسفِراresulting (continued)
مُلقي الدُروسَ المُسفِرا
تِcompletion of 'resulting' عَنِin الغُروسِplantings المُثمِراتِfruitful
تِ عَنِ الغُروسِ المُثمِراتِ
who gave lessons that resulted
He was the pillar of glory for his people,
in fruitful plantings.
The gift of Egypt to the nations.
قَدindeed كانَhe was حَربَa foe of الظُلمِinjustice حَرa foe (continued)
قَد كانَ حَربَ الظُلمِ حَر
بَcompletion of 'foe' الجَهلِignorance حَربَa foe of التُرَّهاتِnonsense
بَ الجَهلِ حَربَ التُرَّهاتِ
Indeed, he was a foe of injustice, a foe
Say to the critic, do not judge
of ignorance, a foe of nonsense;
The nobly free for their faults.
وَالمُسَتضاءُand the source of illumination بِنورِهِby his light
وَالمُسَتضاءُ بِنورِهِ
فيin الخافِياتِhidden matters المُظلِماتِdark
في الخافِياتِ المُظلِماتِ
and one whose light was a guide
The brilliant bear no wrong,
through hidden, dark matters.
Diminish not their worth.
عَلَمُa beacon to الوَرىhumankind فيin عِلمِهِhis learning
عَلَمُ الوَرى في عِلمِهِ
فيin الغَربِthe West مُغتَرِبُexiled الرُفاتِthe remains
في الغَربِ مُغتَرِبُ الرُفاتِ
A beacon to humankind in his learning,
They are the tools of national glory,
his remains lie in exile in the West.
Unequalled in merit and virtue.
قَدindeed كانَhe was فيهِin it مَحَلَّan object of إِجreverence (continued)
قَد كانَ فيهِ مَحَلَّ إِج
لالِcompletion of 'reverence' الجَهابِذَةِthe experts الثِقاتِtrusted
لالِ الجَهابِذَةِ الثِقاتِ
There he had been held in reverence
They gather the remnants,
by the trusted experts,
Revive our zeal and will.
وَمُمَثِلَand a representative of المِصرِيِّthe Egyptian فيin
وَمُمَثِلَ المِصرِيِّ في
حَظِّthe share of الشُعوبِthe nations مِنَof الهِباتِendowments
حَظِّ الشُعوبِ مِنَ الهِباتِ
and represented the Egyptian in
Revered in life and death,
the nations' share of endowments.
God revived the mummies,
قُلsay لِلمُريبِto the doubter إِلَيكَaway with you لاdo not
قُل لِلمُريبِ إِلَيكَ لا
تَأخُذhold عَلىagainst الحُرِّthe noble man الهَناتِsmall faults
تَأخُذ عَلى الحُرِّ الهَناتِ
Tell the doubter: Away! Do not
Daughters and sons emerged from the dust,
hold a noble man's small faults against him.
And came to life from their tombs.
إِنَّindeed النَوابِغَthe gifted أَهلَthe people of بَدBadr (continued)
إِنَّ النَوابِغَ أَهلَ بَد
رٍcompletion of 'Badr' ماnot لَهُمtheirs مِنany سَيِّئاتِmisdeeds
رٍ ما لَهُم مِن سَيِّئاتِ
Indeed, the gifted are the people of Badr:
Hear Egypt’s criers glorify her,
no misdeeds are theirs.
And the crowds repeat her praise.
هُمthey فيin عُلاthe ascent of الوَطَنِthe nation الأَداthe instrument (continued)
هُم في عُلا الوَطَنِ الأَدا
ةُcompletion of 'the instrument' فَلاso do not تَحُطَّbelittle مِنَfrom الأَداةِthe instrument
ةُ فَلا تَحُطَّ مِنَ الأَداةِ
They are the instrument of the nation's ascent;
Those who seek her rights,
so do not belittle the instrument.
‘Mid tranquility and resolve.
وَهُمُand they الأُلىthose who جَمَعواunited الضَماconsciences (continued)
وَهُمُ الأُلى جَمَعوا الضَما
ئِرَcompletion of 'consciences' وَالعَزائِمَand resolves مِنfrom شَتاتِdispersion
ئِرَ وَالعَزائِمَ مِن شَتاتِ
And they are those who united consciences
Who make her their qibla,
and resolves once scattered.
When chanting or in prayer.
لَهُمُfor them التَجِلَّةُreverence فيin الحَياlife (continued)
لَهُمُ التَجِلَّةُ في الحَيا
ةِcompletion of 'life' وَفَوقَand beyond ذَلِكَthat فيin المَماتِdeath
ةِ وَفَوقَ ذَلِكَ في المَماتِ
Reverence is their due in life,
They found their ideal father,
and still more in death.
Perfect in grace and manner.
عُثمانُUthman قُمrise تَرَyou will see آيَةًa sign
عُثمانُ قُم تَرَ آيَةً
اللَهُGod أَحياrevived المومِياتِthe mummies
اللَهُ أَحيا المومِياتِ
Uthman, rise and see a sign:
Even the youth surpassed their elders
God has revived the mummies.
In wisdom, patience, care.
خَرَجَتthey emerged بَنينَas sons مِنَfrom الثَرىthe earth
خَرَجَت بَنينَ مِنَ الثَرى
وَتَحَرَّكَتand stirred مِنهُfrom it بَناتِdaughters
وَتَحَرَّكَت مِنهُ بَناتِ
They emerged as sons from the earth,
They weighed men by their worth,
and daughters stirred forth from it.
And gave as each deed warrants.
وَاِسمَعand hear بِمِصرَin Egypt الهاتِفيthe proclaiming men (continued)
وَاِسمَع بِمِصرَ الهاتِفي
نَcompletion of 'the proclaiming men' بِمَجدِهاin praise of her glory وَالهاتِفاتِand the proclaiming women
نَ بِمَجدِها وَالهاتِفاتِ
And hear in Egypt the men proclaiming
Say to those who twist the facts,
her glory, and the women proclaiming it;
Of past, present and to come.
وَالطالِبينَand those demanding لِحَقِّهاfor her rightful due
وَالطالِبينَ لِحَقِّها
بَينَbetween السَكينَةِcalm وَالثَباتِand steadfastness
بَينَ السَكينَةِ وَالثَباتِ
and those demanding her rightful due,
Thought sent its messenger,
in calm and steadfastness;
With miracles yet to perform.
وَالجاعِليهاand those making her قِبلَةًa direction of prayer
وَالجاعِليها قِبلَةً
عِندَwhen التَرَنُّمِchanting وَالصَلاةِand prayer
عِندَ التَرَنُّمِ وَالصَلاةِ
and those who make her their direction of prayer
Jesus of feeling, wherever he walked,
when chanting and praying.
He brought life back to the nations.
لاقَواthey matched أُبُوَّتَهُمtheir forefathers
لاقَوا أُبُوَّتَهُم
غُرِّshining المَناقِبِvirtues وَالصِفاتِand qualities
غُرِّ المَناقِبِ وَالصِفاتِ
They have matched their forefathers
in shining virtues and qualities.
حَتّىeven الشَبابُthe young تَراهُمُyou see them
حَتّى الشَبابُ تَراهُمُ
غَلَبواthey outdid الشُيوخَthe elders عَلىin الأَناةِdeliberation
غَلَبوا الشُيوخَ عَلى الأَناةِ
Even the young, as you see,
have outdone the elders in deliberation.
وَزَنواthey weighed الرِجالَmen فَكانَso was ماwhat
وَزَنوا الرِجالَ فَكانَ ما
أَعطَواthey gave عَلىaccording to قَدَرِthe measure of الزِناتِthe weights
أَعطَوا عَلى قَدَرِ الزِناتِ
They weighed men, and what
they gave was in proportion to the weights.
قُلsay لِلمَغاليطِto those who err فيabout الحَقاthe truths (continued)
قُل لِلمَغاليطِ في الحَقا
ئِقِcompletion of 'the truths' حاضِرٍpresent مِنهاof them وَآتِand to come
ئِقِ حاضِرٍ مِنها وَآتِ
Tell those who err about the truths,
present and to come:
الفُكرُthought جاءَhas come رَسولُهُits messenger
الفُكرُ جاءَ رَسولُهُ
وَأَتىand came بِإِحدىwith one of المُعجِزاتِthe miracles
وَأَتى بِإِحدى المُعجِزاتِ
Thought's messenger has come
and brought one of the miracles.
عيسىJesus الشُعورِof feeling إِذاwhen مَشىhe walks
عيسى الشُعورِ إِذا مَشى
رَدَّrestored الشُعوبَthe peoples إِلىto الحَياةِlife
رَدَّ الشُعوبَ إِلى الحَياةِ
The Jesus of feeling, when he walks,
brings the peoples back to life.
Partial English translation: 50 of 62 Arabic lines translated.