السحرmagic فيكَin you وَفيكَand in you مِنamong أَسبابهits causes
السحر فيكَ وَفيكَ مِن أَسبابه
دَعةease المدلthe self-assured one بِعَبقريin the brilliance of شَبابهhis youth
دَعة المدل بِعَبقري شَبابه
The magic is in you, and in you lie some of its causes.
The ease of one proud of his brilliant youth.
ياO مَعهديmy school وَمَحطand resting place of عَهدthe days of صِبايmy childhood مِنof
يا مَعهدي وَمَحط عَهد صِباي مِن
دارhouse تَطرُقthat speaks عَنof شَبابdistinguished youth نابهgifted
دار تَطرُق عَن شَباب نابه
O my school, where the days of my childhood came to rest,
A house that speaks of gifted youth.
قسمdecreed البَقاءlasting life إِلَيكَfor you فيamong أَقدارهhis destinies
قسم البَقاء إِلَيكَ في أَقداره
مَنhe who شادَbuilt مَجدكyour glory فيin قَديمan ancient كِتابهhis book
مَن شادَ مَجدك في قَديم كِتابه
He who built your glory in his ancient book
Decreed lasting life for you among his destinies.
وَأَفاضَand poured forth فيكَinto you مِنof الهَديguidance آياتهits verses
وَأَفاضَ فيكَ مِن الهَدي آياته
وَمِنand of الهَوىlove وَالسحرand magic ملءa full نِصابهmeasure of it
وَمِن الهَوى وَالسحر ملء نِصابه
And poured into you verses of guidance,
And a full measure of love and magic.
اليَومtoday يَدفَعُنيdrives me الحَنينlonging فَأَنثنىso I turn back
اليَوم يَدفَعُني الحَنين فَأَنثنى
وَلهانardent مُضطَرِباtrembling إِلىtoward أَعتابِهِits threshold
وَلهان مُضطَرِبا إِلى أَعتابِهِ
Today longing drives me, and I turn back
Ardent and trembling, toward its threshold.
سَبقoutran الهَوىlonging عَينيmy eyes فيon مِضمارهits course
سَبق الهَوى عَيني في مِضماره
وَجَرىand ran وَأَجفَلand startled خاطِريmy thoughts مِنat its gate بابةits gate
وَجَرى وَأَجفَل خاطِري مِن بابة
Longing outran my eyes upon its course,
And sped on; my thoughts startled at its gate.
وَدَعتI bade farewell غَضtender صِبايmy childhood تَحتَbeneath ظِلالهits shade
وَدَعت غَض صِباي تَحتَ ظِلاله
وَدَفنتand I buried بيضthe bright years سنيof my life فيin مِحرابهits sanctuary
وَدَفنت بيض سني في مِحرابه
I bade my tender childhood farewell beneath its shade,
And buried my bright years within its sanctuary.
وَلَقيتand I met مِنfrom عنتthe difficulty of الزيودthe Zayds مَشاكِلاًproblems
وَلَقيت مِن عنت الزيود مَشاكِلاً
وَبَكيتand I wept مِنover عمروAmr وَمِنand over أَعرابهhis grammatical inflections
وَبَكيت مِن عمرو وَمِن أَعرابه
I met difficulties from the vexing Zayds,
And wept over Amr and his grammatical inflections.
نَضرتgrew fresh فَجرسنيthe dawn of my years مِنfrom أَندائِهِits dews
نَضرت فَجرسني مِن أَندائِهِ
وَاِشتَرَتand bought ملءa full measure يَديءmy hands مِنof أَعنابِهِits grapes
وَاِشتَرَت ملء يَديء مِن أَعنابِهِ
The dawn of my years grew fresh with its dews,
And my hands gathered their fill of its grapes.
رَفعraised الشَبابthe young إِلَيكَtoward you مِنfrom أَقلامِهِtheir pens
رَفع الشَباب إِلَيكَ مِن أَقلامِهِ
عَمداpillars مركزةfirmly planted عَلىupon آدابِهِits teachings
عَمدا مركزة عَلى آدابِهِ
The young raised toward you, from their pens,
Pillars firmly planted upon your teachings.
وَتَسابَقواand they raced لِلمَجدtoward glory فيكَwithin you وَكُلناand all of us
وَتَسابَقوا لِلمَجد فيكَ وَكُلنا
علقattached بِحَقby right المَجدto glory مِنamong طُلابهits seekers
علق بِحَق المَجد مِن طُلابه
They raced toward glory within you, and all of us
Were rightly counted among its seekers.
حَتّىso that يَكونit may be المَجدglory وَهُوَwhile it مصوحwithers
حَتّى يَكون المَجد وَهُوَ مصوح
فيon الأَرضthe earth مُنقَلبturning عَلىupon أَعقابهits heels
في الأَرض مُنقَلب عَلى أَعقابه
So that glory, even as it withers
And turns upon its heels on earth,
صُوراًimages مُوَثَقةfirmly bound العَرىthe bonds فيin ناشيءa young person
صُوراً مُوَثَقة العَرى في ناشيء
حدثyoung مُصورةimprinted عَلىupon أَعصابِهِhis nerves
حدث مُصورة عَلى أَعصابِهِ
May remain as images firmly bound within a young person,
Imprinted upon his nerves.
وَالمَجدand glory أَجدَرmore fitting بِالشَبابfor the young وَأَنماand indeed
وَالمَجد أَجدَر بِالشَباب وَأَنما
لِلناسamong people موجدةresentment عَلىtoward أَصحابهits possessors
لِلناس موجدة عَلى أَصحابه
Glory is more fitting for the young, and indeed
People bear resentment toward those who possess it.
هُوَit is مَعهَديmy school وَلَئنand though حَفظتI remember صَنيعهwhat it gave
هُوَ مَعهَدي وَلَئن حَفظت صَنيعه
فَأَناfor I am اِبنa son of سرحتهits grove الَّذيwho غَنىsang بِهِof it
فَأَنا اِبن سرحته الَّذي غَنى بِهِ
It is my school; though I remember what it gave me,
I am a son of its grove, the one who sang of it.
فَأَعيذso I seek to shield ناشئةthe young التُقىof piety أَنfrom يرجفواspreading rumors
فَأَعيذ ناشئة التُقى أَن يرجفوا
بِفَتىabout a young man يَمتwho traces his connection إِلَيهِto it فيin احسابهhis reckoning
بِفَتى يَمت إِلَيهِ في احسابه
I seek to shield its pious young from spreading rumors
About a young man who counts himself among its own.
ماI have زِلتcontinued أَكبَرto grow فيamong الشَبابthe young وَأَغتَديand I go forth in the morning
ما زِلت أَكبَر في الشَباب وَأَغتَدي
وَأَروحand I go forth in the evening بَينَamid بخbravo وَياand O مَرحىwelcome بِهِto him
وَأَروح بَينَ بخ وَيا مَرحى بِهِ
I kept growing among the young, going out each morning
And evening amid cries of ‘Bravo!’ and ‘Welcome to him!’
حَتّىuntil رَميتI was struck وَلَستُand I am not أَولthe first كَوكَبstar
حَتّى رَميت وَلَستُ أَول كَوكَب
نَفسtime itself الزَمانtime عَلَيهِupon it فَضلthe excess of شِهابهits meteors
نَفس الزَمان عَلَيهِ فَضل شِهابه
Until I was struck; I am not the first star
Upon which time has cast the excess of its meteors.
قالواthey said وَارجفتand trembled النُفوسthe souls وَأَوجفتand raced
قالوا وَارجفت النُفوس وَأَوجفت
هَلَعاًin terror وَهاجَand surged وَماجَand roared قُسورthe lion غابهof its forest
هَلَعاً وَهاجَ وَماجَ قُسور غابه
They spoke; souls trembled and raced
In fear, and the lion of its forest surged and roared.
كفرhe disbelieved اِبنIbn يوسفYusuf مِنout of شَقيwretchedness وَأَعتَديand transgressed
كفر اِبن يوسف مِن شَقي وَأَعتَدي
وَبَغىand rebelled وَلَستُand I am not بِعابئone who cares أَوor آبهheeds
وَبَغى وَلَستُ بِعابئ أَو آبه
‘Ibn Yusuf has disbelieved, gone astray, and transgressed!’
‘He has rebelled!’ Yet I neither heed nor care.
وَلَوand even if انthat فَوقbeyond المَوتdeath مِنsome seeker of harm مُتلمسwere
وَلَو ان فَوق المَوت مِن مُتلمس
لِلمَرءtoward a person مدextended إِلَيtoward me مِنsome of أَسبابهits means
لِلمَرء مد إِلَي مِن أَسبابه
Even if, beyond death, someone seeking a man
Extended toward me some of its means.
Translation model: Sol 6