ايهِAh! رَبّاهُO my Lord! ماwhat أَراهُI see it أَماميbefore me
ايهِ رَبّاهُ ما أَراهُ أَمامي
أَيُّwhat نورٍlight فيin أَيُّماwhat أَسدافِveils of darkness
أَيُّ نورٍ في أَيُّما أَسدافِ
Ah, my Lord! What do I see before me?
O my Lord what is this I see before me
What light, in what veils of darkness!
What light in what firmament
هُوَit مَثوىthe resting place الأَلحانِof melodies بَعدَafter شَتاتٍdispersal
هُوَ مَثوى الأَلحانِ بَعدَ شَتاتٍ
وَمَقَرُّand the abode الأَرواحِof spirits بَعدَafter طَوافِwandering
وَمَقَرُّ الأَرواحِ بَعدَ طَوافِ
It is the resting place of melodies after dispersal,
It is the abode of melodies after scattering
and the abode of spirits after wandering.
And the dwelling of souls after wandering
تَرقُبُyou watch المَوتَdeath وَالحَياةَand life تَسيراthe two walk (first part)
تَرقُبُ المَوتَ وَالحَياةَ تَسيرا
نِdual verb ending عَلىalong الوَقتِtime وَهوَwhile it is كَالرَجّافِlike the restless sea
نِ عَلى الوَقتِ وَهوَ كَالرَجّافِ
You watch death and life walking
Death and life proceed calmly
along time, while it is like a restless sea,
On time which flows like a pendulum
فيin اِنتحِاءٍseclusion عَنِaway from العَوالِمِthe worlds قاصٍfar-off
في اِنتحِاءٍ عَنِ العَوالِمِ قاصٍ
حَيثُwhere يَرقىascends السُكونُstillness مَرقىthe height الفَضاءِof space
حَيثُ يَرقى السُكونُ مَرقى الفَضاءِ
in a distant seclusion from the worlds,
Yearning away from the worlds conclusively
where stillness rises to the height of space.
Where tranquility ascends to the expanse of space
وَطُيورُand the birds القَضاءِof fate تَنعَبُcroak فيin المَوdeath (first part)
وَطُيورُ القَضاءِ تَنعَبُ في المَو
تِdeath (completion) نَعيباًa croaking يَزيدُincreases هَولَthe terror الفَناءِof annihilation
تِ نَعيباً يَزيدُ هَولَ الفَناءِ
And the birds of fate croak in
And the birds of destiny twitter in death
death, with a croaking that deepens annihilation's dread.
A twitter that intensifies the horror of demise
غَيرَhowever أَنَّthat السُكونَstillness يَنهَشُهُgnaws at it نَهgnawing (first part)
غَيرَ أَنَّ السُكونَ يَنهَشُهُ نَه
شاgnawing (completion) وَيَمشيand walks الحَفىthe barefoot one عَلىupon الضَوضاءِthe din
شا وَيَمشي الحَفى عَلى الضَوضاءِ
Yet stillness gnaws at it
But tranquility is shredded by it
ravenously, and the barefoot one walks upon the din.
And destiny walks on the commotion
سَرمَدِيُّeverlasting البَقاءِin being يَحكُمُrules فيover المَوdeath (first part)
سَرمَدِيُّ البَقاءِ يَحكُمُ في المَو
تِdeath (completion) وَيَبقىand endures عَلىthrough بَقاءِthe endurance البَقاءِof endurance
تِ وَيَبقى عَلى بَقاءِ البَقاءِ
Everlasting in being, it rules over
Eternal in existence, it rules in death
death, and endures through endurance's own endurance.
And remains on the existence of existence
وَإِذاand if ماemphatic particle اِستَمَعتَyou listen هالَكَappalls you صَمتٌa silence
وَإِذا ما اِستَمَعتَ هالَكَ صَمتٌ
فيamid عَويلُthe wailing الآزالِeternities past وَالآبادِand eternities to come
في عَويلُ الآزالِ وَالآبادِ
And if you listen, a silence appalls you
And if you listen, silence responds
amid the wailing of eternities past and future.
To the wailing of eternity and perpetuity
يَستَجيبُresponds to الفَناءَannihilation وَهوَwhile it is بَعيدٌdistant
يَستَجيبُ الفَناءَ وَهوَ بَعيدٌ
فَيُلاقيso it encounters مِنهُfrom it سُكونَthe stillness الجَمادِof lifeless matter
فَيُلاقي مِنهُ سُكونَ الجَمادِ
It answers annihilation, distant though it is,
Perishment responds from afar
and finds in it the stillness of lifeless matter.
To meet the stillness of inanimateness
حُلمٌa dream مُزعِجٌdisturbing تَراهُshe sees it بِهاin it الأَرthe earth (first part)
حُلمٌ مُزعِجٌ تَراهُ بِها الأَر
ضُthe earth (completion) وَهذاand this الفَناءُannihilation مِثلُlike الرُقادِsleep
ضُ وَهذا الفَناءُ مِثلُ الرُقادِ
A disturbing dream, seen there by
A disturbing dream the earth sees it as
the earth—and this annihilation is like sleep.
And this demise is like sleep
اِستَطارَتshe took fright لَهُat it وَحَقَّقَهُand made it real العَدnothingness (first part)
اِستَطارَت لَهُ وَحَقَّقَهُ العَد
مُnothingness (completion) مِنَout of الخَوفِfear فيamid المَناياdeaths العَواديravaging
مُ مِنَ الخَوفِ في المَنايا العَوادي
She took fright at it, and it was made real by
Non-existence imagined it for it
nothingness, out of fear amid ravaging deaths.
Out of fear in recurring deaths
لَيسَthere is not شَيءٌanything يُحييrevives المُنىhopes فيهِin it إِلّاexcept
لَيسَ شَيءٌ يُحيي المُنى فيهِ إِلّا
اِبيِضاضُthe whitening الثُلوجِof snow فَوقَupon الصُخورِthe rocks
اِبيِضاضُ الثُلوجِ فَوقَ الصُخورِ
Nothing revives hopes within it except
Nothing brings life to it save
the whitening of snow upon the rocks.
The whiteness of snow on the rocks
مِثلَlike صَوبِthe downpour العِهادِof recurring rains تَلحَقُjoins بِالبَعwith the rest (first part)
مِثلَ صَوبِ العِهادِ تَلحَقُ بِالبَع
ضِthe rest (completion) وَتَنهالُand pours down فيin اِصطِخابٍtumult نَكيرِdreadful
ضِ وَتَنهالُ في اِصطِخابٍ نَكيرِ
Like the downpour of recurring rains, it joins
Like the rush of calamities some
the rest and pours down in a dreadful tumult.
Beset others in tumultuous horror
تَطِسُpounds الصَخرَthe rock وَالكُهوفَand the caves وَتَنand swoops (first part)
تَطِسُ الصَخرَ وَالكُهوفَ وَتَن
قَضُّswoops (completion) عَلَيهاupon them مِثلَlike اِنقِضاضِthe swooping النُسورِof eagles
قَضُّ عَلَيها مِثلَ اِنقِضاضِ النُسورِ
It pounds the rock and the caves, and
They pound on rocks and caves
swoops upon them as eagles swoop.
And collapse upon them like birds of prey
لَهفيalas for me كُلَّall ماthat أَرىI see فَهُوَso it is مَوتٌdeath
لَهفي كُلَّ ما أَرى فَهُوَ مَوتٌ
يُنذِرُforewarns الأَرضَthe earth مَوعِداًan appointment بِالثُبورِwith ruin
يُنذِرُ الأَرضَ مَوعِداً بِالثُبورِ
Alas for me! All that I see is death,
I covet all I see for it is death
warning the earth of an appointment with ruin.
Forewarning the earth of decrepitude
يَستَريحُrests الزَمانُtime وَالمَوتُand death فيهِin it
يَستَريحُ الزَمانُ وَالمَوتُ فيهِ
بَعدَafter طولِthe length of التَطوافِwandering وَالجولانِand roaming
بَعدَ طولِ التَطوافِ وَالجولانِ
Time and death rest within it,
Time and death rest in it
after long wandering and roaming.
After the prolonged circling and roving
وَكَأَنَّand as though الزَمانَtime خامَرَهُpossessed it الخَوfear (first part)
وَكَأَنَّ الزَمانَ خامَرَهُ الخَو
فُfear (completion) فَأَضحىand so became مَعَwith الرَدىdeath فيin اِحتِضانِan embrace
فُ فَأَضحى مَعَ الرَدى في اِحتِضانِ
And it is as though time had been seized by
And as if time was possessed by fear
fear, and so lay with death in an embrace.
Thus it fell into the arms of destruction
وَتَلاشىand vanished بِهِwithin it رُوَيداًslowly رُوَيداًslowly
وَتَلاشى بِهِ رُوَيداً رُوَيداً
ثُمَّthen أَهوىsank عَلَيهِupon it كَالوَسنانِlike someone drowsy
ثُمَّ أَهوى عَلَيهِ كَالوَسنانِ
And slowly, slowly it vanished within it,
And faded in it slowly, slowly
then sank upon it like someone drowsy.
Then collapsed upon it like a pillar
فَإِذاthen behold بِالفَناءِwith annihilation يَحكُمُrules فَرداًalone
فَإِذا بِالفَناءِ يَحكُمُ فَرداً
فَوضَوِيّاًlawlessly عَلىover جَلالِthe majesty المَكانِof the place
فَوضَوِيّاً عَلى جَلالِ المَكانِ
Then behold, annihilation rules alone,
So demise rules singularly
lawlessly, over the majesty of the place.
Chaotically over the majesty of the place
هُوَit وادٍa valley لِلمَوتِfor death يَنشُرُspreads فيهِin it
هُوَ وادٍ لِلمَوتِ يَنشُرُ فيهِ
شِبَهa semblance دُنياof a world تَفنىthat perishes وَشِبهَand a semblance حَياةِof life
شِبَه دُنيا تَفنى وَشِبهَ حَياةِ
It is a valley of death, where death spreads
It is a valley of death spreading in it
a semblance of a perishing world and a semblance of life.
Semblance of a perishing world, and semblance of life
يَبسُطُspreads out الوَقتَtime كَالخِضَمِّlike the vast sea لِيَطويto fold up
يَبسُطُ الوَقتَ كَالخِضَمِّ لِيَطوي
هِit وَيَعدوand races عَلَيهِover it كَالسَعلاةِlike a she-ghoul
هِ وَيَعدو عَلَيهِ كَالسَعلاةِ
It spreads time out like the vast sea, only to fold
Time is spread like a carpet to fold it
it up, and races over it like a she-ghoul.
And gallops upon it like the swift
مَزَّقَتtore apart نَفسَهاthemselves الرِياحُthe winds عَلَيهِover it
مَزَّقَت نَفسَها الرِياحُ عَلَيهِ
داوِياتٍroaring مِنfrom فَوقِهِabove it مُعوِلاتِwailing
داوِياتٍ مِن فَوقِهِ مُعوِلاتِ
The winds tore themselves apart over it,
The winds tore themselves apart on it
roaring from above it, wailing.
Storms from above it, disastrous
لَغظٌa clamor يُشبِهُresembles الحَياةَlife بِمَin what تَحcontains (first part)
لَغظٌ يُشبِهُ الحَياةَ بِمَ تَح
ويcontains (completion) وَلكِنand yet خِلوٌempty مِنَof الأَصواتِsounds
وي وَلكِن خِلوٌ مِنَ الأَصواتِ
A clamor resembling life in what it
A turbulence resembling life in what it folds
contains, yet empty of sounds.
But devoid of sounds
تُبصِرُyou see الدَوحِthe great trees صاعِداًrising فيinto فَضاءٍspace
تُبصِرُ الدَوحِ صاعِداً في فَضاءٍ
يَتَراءىappears عَلَيهِabove it كَالأَشباحِlike specters
يَتَراءى عَلَيهِ كَالأَشباحِ
You see the great trees rising into space,
You see the horizon rising in a space
appearing above it like specters,
Appearing in it like ghosts
فيin لُبوسٍa garb مِنَof الدَياجيرِdeep darkness داجٍdark
في لُبوسٍ مِنَ الدَياجيرِ داجٍ
لَفَّهُenfolded it غَيهَبُdeep gloom مُسَفُّlow-sweeping الجَناحِof wing
لَفَّهُ غَيهَبُ مُسَفُّ الجَناحِ
in a dark garb of deep darkness,
In attire of pitch-dark darkness
enfolded by gloom with low-sweeping wings.
Enwrapped by the darkness of wings
وَتَرىand you see البَرقَlightning مومِضاًflashing يَتَرامىdarting
وَتَرى البَرقَ مومِضاً يَتَرامى
فيthrough ثَناياthe folds الأَسدافِof darkness مِثلَlike الجِراحِwounds
في ثَنايا الأَسدافِ مِثلَ الجِراحِ
And you see lightning flash and dart
And you see the lightning winking prolifically
through the folds of darkness like wounds,
In the folds of the firmament like wounds
أَوor كَحَربٍlike a war عَلىagainst الظَلامِdarkness عَوانٍrenewed
أَو كَحَربٍ عَلى الظَلامِ عَوانٍ
قامَarose بَينَbetween الأَجسادِbodies وَالأَرواحِand souls
قامَ بَينَ الأَجسادِ وَالأَرواحِ
or like a renewed war against darkness
Or like a battle against darkness, aiding
that arose between bodies and souls.
It rose between bodies and souls
وَتَرىand you see المَوجَthe waves فَوقَهُabove it يَركَبُmounts المَوthe waves (first part)
وَتَرى المَوجَ فَوقَهُ يَركَبُ المَو
جَthe waves (completion) وَيَعلوand rises مُهاجِماًattacking شُطآنَهits shores
جَ وَيَعلو مُهاجِماً شُطآنَه
And you see waves above it mounting
And you see the wave above it, a wave rides a wave
waves, and rising to assault its shores.
And rises high, attacking in its surge
ظُلُماتٌdarkness مِنfrom فَوقِهاabove it ظُلُماتٌdarkness
ظُلُماتٌ مِن فَوقِها ظُلُماتٌ
تُعجِزُdefeats الطَرفَthe eye فيwithin مَداهاits expanse الإِبانَهdiscernment
تُعجِزُ الطَرفَ في مَداها الإِبانَه
Darkness, with darkness above it,
Darkness upon darkness that wearies the eye in its extent
defying the eye's discernment across its expanse.
Sombre, billowing, sprawling in turbulence in a fiery night
مُدجِناتٌdarkly overcast هَواضِبٌrain-laden clouds تَتَرامىsurge
مُدجِناتٌ هَواضِبٌ تَتَرامى
فيin اِصطِخابٍtumult فيin لَيلَةٍa night أَرونانَهdreadful
في اِصطِخابٍ في لَيلَةٍ أَرونانَه
Dark, rain-laden clouds surge
O Lord where is the escape from it and this
in tumult through a dreadful night.
Phantom of death has prolonged its neighing
رَبِّmy Lord أَينَwhere المَفَرُّthe escape مِنهاfrom them وَهذاand this
رَبِّ أَينَ المَفَرُّ مِنها وَهذا
شَبَحُthe specter المَوتِof death قَدhas indeed أَطالَstretched out جِرانَهits neck
شَبَحُ المَوتِ قَد أَطالَ جِرانَه
My Lord, where is escape from them, while this
It is this ship sailing hastily
specter of death has stretched out its neck?
In haste running with the currents
هِيَthey are هذيthese السَفينُships تَمضيgo عِجالاًhurriedly
هِيَ هذي السَفينُ تَمضي عِجالاً
مُسرِعاتٍhastening تَجريsail عَلىalong التَيّارِthe current
مُسرِعاتٍ تَجري عَلى التَيّارِ
Here are these ships, moving hurriedly,
Perishing into one another then reviving
hastening as they sail along the current.
To redo the act in life
تَتَلاشىdissolve فيinto بَعضِهاone another ثُمَّthen تَحياlive
تَتَلاشى في بَعضِها ثُمَّ تَحيا
لِتُعيدَto repeat التَمثيلَthe enactment فيthrough الأَعمارِlifetimes
لِتُعيدَ التَمثيلَ في الأَعمارِ
They dissolve into one another, then live again,
Some resembling others in life
to reenact the drama through lifetimes.
Had they not differed in eras
مُشبِهاresembling بَعضُهاsome of them عَلىthroughout العُمرُlife بَعضاًothers
مُشبِها بَعضُها عَلى العُمرُ بَعضاً
لَوif خَلَتthey were free مِنof تَبايُنِthe divergence الأَوطارِof desires
لَو خَلَت مِن تَبايُنِ الأَوطارِ
Each would resemble the others throughout life,
Oh for this demise and its passion
were they free of differing desires.
Oh for this destiny and fate
واalas لِهذاfor this الفَناءِannihilation واalas لهَواهُfor love of it
وا لِهذا الفَناءِ وا لهَواهُ
واalas لِهذاfor this القَضاءِfate وَالأَقدارِand the destinies
وا لِهذا القَضاءِ وَالأَقدارِ
Alas for this annihilation! Alas for love of it!
O time how you have wasted a life
Alas for this fate and these destinies!
Lush, of abundant shadows
أَيُّهاO الوَقتُtime كَمhow many أَطَحتَyou overthrew بِعَيشٍa life
أَيُّها الوَقتُ كَم أَطَحتَ بِعَيشٍ
خَضلٍlush كانَwas وارِفَspreading الأَظلالِin shade
خَضلٍ كانَ وارِفَ الأَظلالِ
O time, how many a life you have overthrown,
Where we were and in it was fulfilled
lush, with far-spreading shade!
Every need from hopes and wishes
حَيثُwhere كُنّاwe were وَقَدand had indeed تَحَقَّقَbeen fulfilled فيهِwithin it
حَيثُ كُنّا وَقَد تَحَقَّقَ فيهِ
كُلَّevery حاجٍneed مِنfrom سانِحِarising الآمالِhopes
كُلَّ حاجٍ مِن سانِحِ الآمالِ
Where we dwelt, and where there was fulfilled
Every day grows fairer and kinder
every need born of the hopes that came our way.
Then tomorrow passes similarly
كُلُّevery يَومٍday يَزدادُincreases حُسناًin beauty وَلُطفاًand gentleness
كُلُّ يَومٍ يَزدادُ حُسناً وَلُطفاً
ثُمَّthen تَمضيpass الغَدىthe mornings عَلىaccording to مِنوالِa pattern
ثُمَّ تَمضي الغَدى عَلى مِنوالِ
Each day grew in beauty and gentleness,
No cloud has marred its sky
then the mornings passed in the same pattern.
And it passed gently in the best of states
لَمdid not يُكَدَّرtrouble سَماءَهُits sky أَيُّany غَيمٍcloud
لَم يُكَدَّر سَماءَهُ أَيُّ غَيمٍ
وَمَضىand passed ناعِماًin ease بِأَحسَنِin the finest حالِstate
وَمَضى ناعِماً بِأَحسَنِ حالِ
No cloud troubled its sky,
And there comes to you cooing and wailing
and it passed in ease, in the finest state.
From the darkness of caves and clamour
وَتُؤاتيكَand comes to you أَنَّةٌa moan وَعَويلٌand a wail
وَتُؤاتيكَ أَنَّةٌ وَعَويلٌ
مِنfrom ظَلامِthe darkness الكُهوفِof caves وَالغيرانِand caverns
مِن ظَلامِ الكُهوفِ وَالغيرانِ
And a moan and a wail come to you
Is it the lament of dreams felled by death?
from the darkness of caves and caverns.
And the plaint of what hopes endure?
أَهِيَis it شَكوىthe lament الأَحلامِof dreams يَصرَعُهاstrikes them down المَوdeath (first part)
أَهِيَ شَكوى الأَحلامِ يَصرَعُها المَو
تُdeath (completion) وَشَكوىand a lament مِمّاabout what تَقاسيendure الأَمانيwishes
تُ وَشَكوى مِمّا تَقاسي الأَماني
Is it the lament of dreams struck down by
Or is it the soul crying for help and weeping
death, and a lament for what wishes endure?
From a hostile enemy in death, of evil omen?
أَمor هِيَit is الروحُthe soul تَستَغيثُcries for help وَتَبكيand weeps
أَم هِيَ الروحُ تَستَغيثُ وَتَبكي
مِنbecause of عَدُوٍّan enemy فيin المَوتِdeath ذيpossessing شَنآنِhatred
مِن عَدُوٍّ في المَوتِ ذي شَنآنِ
Or is it the soul crying for help and weeping
Or is it death singing in darkness?
because of an enemy in death, full of hatred?
Or tunes echoing from paradise?
أَمor هُوَit is المَوتُdeath فيin الظَلامِdarkness يُغنىsings
أَم هُوَ المَوتُ في الظَلامِ يُغنى
أَمor عَزيفٌan eerie din يُدويresounds مِنَfrom الجَنّانِthe jinn
أَم عَزيفٌ يُدوي مِنَ الجَنّانِ
Or is it death singing in the darkness,
Alas, my poet, enough lingering
or an eerie din resounding from the jinn?
It is not the shore of heights but rather
إِيهِAh ياO شاعِريmy poet كَفاكَenough for you مُقاماًstaying
إِيهِ يا شاعِري كَفاكَ مُقاماً
هاbehold هُناhere فَالفَناءُfor annihilation جَمُّabundant in الضِفافِshores
ها هُنا فَالفَناءُ جَمُّ الضِفافِ
Ah, my poet, you have lingered long enough
A corner from the shore of heights
here, for annihilation is rich in shores.
You will see the hiding place of nights and find
لَيسَis not شَطُّthe shore الأَعرافِof al-A'raf (the Heights) هذاthis وَلكِنbut
لَيسَ شَطُّ الأَعرافِ هذا وَلكِن
هُوَit is رُكنٌa corner مِنof شاطِىءِthe shore الأَعرافِof al-A'raf (the Heights)
هُوَ رُكنٌ مِن شاطِىءِ الأَعرافِ
This is not the shore of al-A'raf, but
The death of time in its extensive darkness
a corner of the shore of al-A'raf.
Where no guide is there to direct
سَتَرىyou will see مَخبَأَthe hiding place اللَياليof nights وَتَلقىand find
سَتَرى مَخبَأَ اللَيالي وَتَلقى
مَصرَعَthe death-place الوَقتِof time فيin دُجاهُits darkness الضافيall-enveloping
مَصرَعَ الوَقتِ في دُجاهُ الضافي
You will see the hiding place of nights, and find
Nor above it clamors a protector
time's death-place in its all-enveloping darkness,
So its orb sailed cleaving the darkness
حَيثُwhere لاno مَعلَمٌlandmark هُنالِكَthere يَهديguides
حَيثُ لا مَعلَمٌ هُنالِكَ يَهدي
لاno وَلاnor فَوقَهُabove it يُصاخُis listened to لِطافِto a wanderer
لا وَلا فَوقَهُ يُصاخُ لِطافِ
where no landmark there offers guidance,
In a course whose travel is fleet
no, nor is any wanderer heeded above it.
It churns the wave and heavy mist with a foot
فَسَرىthen traveled by night فُلكُهاher vessel يَشُقُّcleaves الدَياجىthe darkness
فَسَرى فُلكُها يَشُقُّ الدَياجى
فيat ذَميلٍa brisk trot مَسيرُهُits course رَكّاضِgalloping
في ذَميلٍ مَسيرُهُ رَكّاضِ
Then her ship sailed by night, cleaving the dark,
Evil, assailing destruction on the fallen
at a brisk trot, its course a gallop.
Then it anchored and a shudder
يَمخَرُplows through المَوجَthe waves وَالعُبابَand the billows بِقَيدوwith a prow (first part)
يَمخَرُ المَوجَ وَالعُبابَ بِقَيدو
مٍprow (completion) شَتيمٍgrim عَلىthrough الرَدىdeath خَوّاضِplunging
مٍ شَتيمٍ عَلى الرَدى خَوّاضِ
It plows through the waves and billows with a
Enwrapped it over a shore of fears, calm
grim prow, plunging through death.
No vision upon it but darkness
ثُمَّthen أَرسىanchored وَقَدand indeed عَراهُseized it رَجيفٌa trembling
ثُمَّ أَرسى وَقَد عَراهُ رَجيفٌ
فَوقَupon شَطٍّa shore مِنَof المَخاوِفِfears ناضِstripped bare
فَوقَ شَطٍّ مِنَ المَخاوِفِ ناضِ
Then it anchored, seized by a trembling,
No sense upon it but contraction
upon a bare shore of fears.
لَيسَthere is no رُؤياvision عَلَيهِupon it غَيرُexcept ظِلامٍdarkness
لَيسَ رُؤيا عَلَيهِ غَيرُ ظِلامٍ
لَيسَthere is no حِسٌّsensation عَلَيهِupon it غَيرَexcept اِنقِباضِconstriction
لَيسَ حِسٌّ عَلَيهِ غَيرَ اِنقِباضِ
No vision upon it but darkness;
no sensation upon it but constriction.
Partial English translation: 99 of 102 Arabic lines translated.