عَدِّturn away عَنِfrom العِينِwide-eyed wild cattle وَاليَعافيرِand young gazelles
عَدِّ عَنِ العِينِ وَاليَعافيرِ
وَعنand from أَثافٍhearthstones بَقينَthey remained فيin الدُّورِthe dwellings
وَعن أَثافٍ بَقينَ في الدُّورِ
Pass over the wide-eyed wild cattle and the young gazelles,
Turn away from the eye, and the ragged
and the hearthstones left in the dwellings.
And from ruins that remained in houses
تِلكَthose عِراصٌcourtyards مَواثِلٌstill standing دُرُسٌworn away
تِلكَ عِراصٌ مَواثِلٌ دُرُسٌ
عَدَتassailed عَلَيهاupon them يَدُthe hand الأَعاصيرِthe whirlwinds
عَدَت عَلَيها يَدُ الأَعاصيرِ
Those are courtyards, still standing yet worn away;
Those are deserted abodes and dwellings
the hand of whirlwinds has assailed them.
Through which the hands of storms have passed
فَدَتmay they ransom ظِباءُgazelles الفَلاةِthe wilderness نافِرَةًskittish
فَدَت ظِباءُ الفَلاةِ نافِرَةً
كلَّevery طلاًfawn فيin القُصورِthe palaces مقصورِsecluded
كلَّ طلاً في القُصورِ مقصورِ
May the skittish gazelles of the wilderness ransom
So the gazelles of the desert fled terrified
every fawn secluded in the palaces.
Every youth locked in palaces
يَبسِمُhe smiles عَنrevealing لُؤلُؤٍpearls وَعَنand revealing بَرَدٍhailstones
يَبسِمُ عَن لُؤلُؤٍ وَعَن بَرَدٍ
وَعَنand revealing أَقاحٍdaisies وَعَنand revealing سَناradiance نُورِlight
وَعَن أَقاحٍ وَعَن سَنا نُورِ
He smiles to reveal pearls and hailstones,
Smiling about pearls and coldness
and daisies, and the radiance of light.
And about gardens and brilliance of light
فَالراحُso the wine ياقوتَةٌa ruby بِراحَتِهِin his palm
فَالراحُ ياقوتَةٌ بِراحَتِهِ
حَمراءُred نيطَتwas suspended بِقُضبِfrom rods بَلُّورِcrystal
حَمراءُ نيطَت بِقُضبِ بَلُّورِ
The wine is a ruby in his palm,
So the palm, with its shade, is a red ruby
red, suspended from rods of crystal.
Tied with rods of crystal
مَتىwhenever بَداhe appears أَخجَلَhe puts to shame الغَزالَةَthe sun أَوor
مَتى بَدا أَخجَلَ الغَزالَةَ أَو
رَناhe gazes بِطَرفٍwith an eye حَليفِallied to تَكسيرِlanguor
رَنا بِطَرفٍ حَليفِ تَكسيرِ
He shames the sun whenever he appears or
Whenever it appeared, it made the gazelle shy
gazes with an eye wedded to languor.
Or it glanced with a flirting eye
دِمَشقُDamascus كَالشَمسِlike the sun لاno نَظيرَequal لَهاto her
دِمَشقُ كَالشَمسِ لا نَظيرَ لَها
يوجَدُis found فيamong سائِرِall التَصاويرِthe depictions
يوجَدُ في سائِرِ التَصاويرِ
Damascus is like the sun; no peer to her
Damascus is like the sun, it has no equal
is found among all depictions.
Found in the rest of images
كَأَنَّهاas though she were جَنَّةٌa paradise مُزَخرَفَةٌadorned
كَأَنَّها جَنَّةٌ مُزَخرَفَةٌ
زَهَتshe shone بِوِلدانِهاwith her youths وَبِالحُورِand with the houris
زَهَت بِوِلدانِها وَبِالحُورِ
She is like an adorned paradise,
As if it is an ornamented garden
resplendent with her youths and the houris.
Adorned with its boys and Houris
وَكُلُّand every غُصنٍbranch بِكُلِّwith every فاكِهَةٍfruit
وَكُلُّ غُصنٍ بِكُلِّ فاكِهَةٍ
دانٍnear لِجانيto the gatherer of الثِّمارِthe fruits مَهصُورِbent low
دانٍ لِجاني الثِّمارِ مَهصُورِ
And every branch, bearing every fruit,
And every branch with all kinds of fruit
is near the fruit-gatherer, bent low.
Leaning to the picker of ripe fruits
تَهُزُّهُrocks it راحَةُthe palm النَسيمِthe breeze عَلىwith الthe
تَهُزُّهُ راحَةُ النَسيمِ عَلى ال
رِفقِgentleness فَتُبديso it reveals اِهتِزازَthe trembling of مَقرورِone chilled
رِفقِ فَتُبدي اِهتِزازَ مَقرورِ
The breeze's palm rocks it with
The breeze shakes it gently on the
gentleness, revealing the shiver of one chilled.
Branches so it shows a swaying adorned with pearls
وَكُلّand every نَهرٍriver حَصباؤُهُits pebbles دُرَرٌpearls
وَكُلّ نَهرٍ حَصباؤُهُ دُرَرٌ
جَرَىflowed عَلَيهِنَّover them ذَوبُmelted essence كافورِcamphor
جَرَى عَلَيهِنَّ ذَوبُ كافورِ
And every river has pearls for pebbles;
And every river whose pebbles are pearls
melted camphor has flowed over them.
Over which the melted camphor has flowed
أَمواجُهُits waves كَالخُيولِlike horses غائِرَةًraiding
أَمواجُهُ كَالخُيولِ غائِرَةً
بِهازِمٍwith one routing كاسِرٍbreaking وَمَكسورِand broken
بِهازِمٍ كاسِرٍ وَمَكسورِ
Its waves are like horses on a raid,
Its waves are like horses attacking
some routing, some breaking, and some broken.
With a defeating and breaking surge
أَسرَعُswifter مِنthan أَكلُبٍhounds وَثَبنَthey leapt وَقَدand already
أَسرَعُ مِن أَكلُبٍ وَثَبنَ وَقَد
رَأَينَthey saw صَيداًgame مِنَfrom السَواجيرِthe wooden dog-collars
رَأَينَ صَيداً مِنَ السَواجيرِ
Swifter than hounds that spring—once
Swifter than dogs that jumped and saw
they have seen game—out of their wooden collars.
Prey of hares
تُطَبِّقُthey cover السَّهلَlevel ground وَالحزونَand rugged ground مَعاًtogether
تُطَبِّقُ السَّهلَ وَالحزونَ مَعاً
بِلاwithout دَوالٍbucket-lifts وَلاnor نَواعيرِwaterwheels
بِلا دَوالٍ وَلا نَواعيرِ
They cover level and rugged ground alike,
It encloses the plains and the valleys together
without bucket-lifts or waterwheels.
With no axes or saws
مَرابِعٌmeadows خَيَّمَpitched camp الرَبيعُspring بِهاin them
مَرابِعٌ خَيَّمَ الرَبيعُ بِها
فَماso not تَرىyou find قَلبَهُhis heart بِمَذعورِas alarmed
فَما تَرى قَلبَهُ بِمَذعورِ
Meadows where spring has pitched its tent,
Squares where spring has pitched its tents
so you do not find his heart alarmed.
So you won't see it panicked
رِياضُهاher gardens مِنof بَنَفسَجٍviolets بَهِجٍlovely
رِياضُها مِن بَنَفسَجٍ بَهِجٍ
وَنَرجِسٍand narcissus مُضعَفٍdouble-flowered وَمَنثورِand stocks
وَنَرجِسٍ مُضعَفٍ وَمَنثورِ
Her gardens are of lovely violets,
Its gardens are lively purple and narcissus
and double-flowered narcissus and stocks.
Scattered lavishly
وَوَردُهاand her roses كَالخُدودِlike cheeks تصبغُهاdyes them
وَوَردُها كَالخُدودِ تصبغُها
كَلَونِهاlike their color الراحُthe wine فيin القَواريرِthe glass flasks
كَلَونِها الراحُ في القَواريرِ
Her roses are like cheeks, dyed
And its roses are like cheeks colored
to their color by wine in glass flasks.
By the breeze in jars
تَمنَعُrestrain آنافَناour noses وَأَعيُنَناand our eyes
تَمنَعُ آنافَنا وَأَعيُنَنا
بِكُلِّwith every حسنٍbeauty وَكُلِّand every تَعطيرِfragrance
بِكُلِّ حسنٍ وَكُلِّ تَعطيرِ
They hold our noses and our eyes captive
They prevent our breaths and eyes
with every beauty and every fragrance.
With all beauty and fragrance
وَالطَيرُand the birds فيin الدَّوحِthe great trees شادِياًsinging غَرداًtrilling
وَالطَيرُ في الدَّوحِ شادِياً غَرداً
مِنincluding بُلبُلٍa bulbul صافِرٍwhistling وَشَحرورِand a blackbird
مِن بُلبُلٍ صافِرٍ وَشَحرورِ
And the birds in the great trees sing and trill:
And birds in the valley singing cheerfully
a whistling bulbul and a blackbird,
Of nightingales and mocking birds
وَمِنand including هَزارٍa nightingale إِذاwhen دَعاit calls سحراًat dawn
وَمِن هَزارٍ إِذا دَعا سحراً
جاءَcame بِداوودَwith David وَالمَزاميرِand the Psalms
جاءَ بِداوودَ وَالمَزاميرِ
and a nightingale that, when it calls at dawn,
And of thousands which if called in the morning
brings forth David and the Psalms.
Would bring David and his Psalms
أُنموذَجٌa model لِلجِنانِfor Paradise's gardens رَبوَتُهاher hill
أُنموذَجٌ لِلجِنانِ رَبوَتُها
تُقَرِّرُconfirms الوَعدَthe promise أَيَّutmost تَقريرِconfirmation
تُقَرِّرُ الوَعدَ أَيَّ تَقريرِ
Her hill is a model of Paradise's gardens,
Its growth exemplifies heavens
confirming the promise most firmly.
Truly affirming the promise
ساحَflowed بِهاthrough her الماءُthe water بَينَbetween مُرتفِعٍrising
ساحَ بِها الماءُ بَينَ مُرتفِعٍ
وَذيand one with انتِصابٍuprightness وَبَينَand between مَجرورِdrawn along
وَذي انتِصابٍ وَبَينَ مَجرورِ
Water courses through her, now rising,
The water meandered through elevated
now standing upright, now drawn along.
And erect places and lowered ones too
تَرقُصُdance فيهاwithin her مِياهُهاher waters رَقصاًa dance
تَرقُصُ فيها مِياهُها رَقصاً
كَمُطرِبٍlike a minstrel بِالسَّماعِby music مَسرورِdelighted
كَمُطرِبٍ بِالسَّماعِ مَسرورِ
Her waters dance within her,
Dancing in them a dance
like a minstrel gladdened by music.
Like a singer happily playing music
تَنثُرُscatter دُراًpearls مِنof اللُجَينِsilver علاrose aloft
تَنثُرُ دُراً مِن اللُجَينِ علا
عَلىupon بِساطٍa carpet مِنof الدَّنانيرِdinars
عَلى بِساطٍ مِن الدَّنانيرِ
They scatter pearls of silver, rising
Scattering pearls of silver coins
above a carpet of dinars.
On a carpet of gold dinars
كَأَنَّas though نارَنجَهاher bitter oranges الكَراةُspheres إِذاwhen
كَأَنَّ نارَنجَها الكَراةُ إِذا
ماemphatic particle خُرِّطَتwere lathe-turned مِنfrom سَبائِكِingots النورِlight
ما خُرِّطَت مِن سَبائِكِ النورِ
Her bitter oranges are like spheres when
As if its orange fruits, when
they are turned from ingots of light.
Peeled off, are ingots of light
يَلوحُgleam بَينَamong الغُصونِthe branches فيin الوَرَقِthe leaves الthe
يَلوحُ بَينَ الغُصونِ في الوَرَقِ ال
خُضرِgreen فَمِنso some ظاهِرٍvisible وَمَستورِand concealed
خُضرِ فَمِن ظاهِرٍ وَمَستورِ
They gleam among the branches, amid leaves,
Appearing between the green leafy branches
green—some visible, others concealed.
Manifest and hidden
تَصَولَجَbecame a polo mallet الماءُthe water فَهوَso it يَطلُبُهاseeks them
تَصَولَجَ الماءُ فَهوَ يَطلُبُها
رَجاءَin hope of وَصلٍunion طِلابَthe quest of مَهجورِone forsaken
رَجاءَ وَصلٍ طِلابَ مَهجورِ
The water becomes a polo mallet, pursuing them
The thirsty water sought it
in hope of union, like a forsaken lover's quest.
Yearning and hoping to reach the abandoned
فَكَمso how many حُسامٍa sword عَلىupon مَنابِرِpulpits شا[start of 'cascade']
فَكَم حُسامٍ عَلى مَنابِرِ شا
ذَروانِها[completion of 'her cascade'] لِلمِياهِfor the waters مَشهورِdrawn
ذَروانِها لِلمِياهِ مَشهورِ
How many a sword upon the pulpits of her
So many swords on its lofty platforms
cascade is drawn for the waters!
Famous for striking water
ماnot لِميادينِهاfor her squares وَلِلشَرَفِand for al-Sharaf الthe
ما لِميادينِها وَلِلشَرَفِ ال
أَعلىUpper نَظيرٌan equal بِكُلِّamong every مَنظورِthing seen
أَعلى نَظيرٌ بِكُلِّ مَنظورِ
Her squares and al-Sharaf
Its plains and sublime outlook
al-A'la have no equal among all things seen.
Have no match in any view
عَنbeside شَرَفيهاher two Sharafs الجِنانُParadise's gardens كاسِفَةًeclipsed
عَن شَرَفيها الجِنانُ كاسِفَةً
راسِفَةًfettered فيin قُيودِbonds تَقصيرِshortcoming
راسِفَةً في قُيودِ تَقصيرِ
Beside her two Sharafs, Paradise's gardens are eclipsed,
About its outlook the gardens are shy
shackled in the bonds of falling short.
And modest in the fetters of falling short
دَعleave aside شِعَبَravines بَوّانَBawwan وَالأُبُلَّةِand al-Ubulla وَالand the
دَع شِعَبَ بَوّانَ وَالأُبُلَّةِ وَال
إيوانَIwan وَاِغمُدand sheath غَمدانَGhamdan فيin البورِdesolation
إيوانَ وَاِغمُد غَمدانَ في البورِ
Leave Bawwan's ravines, al-Ubulla, and the
Leave the steeps of Bawwān, Al ‘Ubaylat, and Al ‘Iyūn
Iwan, and sheath Ghamdan in desolation.
And sheathe the swords in scabbards
حازَتshe attained صِفاتِthe attributes of الكَمالِperfection كَالمَلِكِlike the king الthe
حازَت صِفاتِ الكَمالِ كَالمَلِكِ ال
صالِحِal-Salih ذيpossessing المَكرُماتِnoble deeds وَالخَيرِand goodness
صالِحِ ذي المَكرُماتِ وَالخَيرِ
She has attained perfection's qualities, like the king,
It has attained the qualities of a righteous king
al-Salih, endowed with noble deeds and goodness.
Of generosity and goodness
سُبحانَglory to مَنHim who بِالإِحسانِwith beneficence زَيَّنَهُadorned him
سُبحانَ مَن بِالإِحسانِ زَيَّنَهُ
والحُسنِand beauty فيin مُسنَدٍattributed report وَمَأثورِand transmitted tradition
والحُسنِ في مُسنَدٍ وَمَأثورِ
Glory to Him who adorned him with beneficence
Glorified is He who adorned it
and beauty, in attributed accounts and transmitted lore.
With charity and beauty on a sublime stand
مَلكٌa king صَهيلُthe neighing of الجِيادِsteeds يُطرِبُهُdelights him
مَلكٌ صَهيلُ الجِيادِ يُطرِبُهُ
إِطرابَthe delight of مَنone who بِالسَماعِby music مَسرورِis delighted
إِطرابَ مَن بِالسَماعِ مَسرورِ
A king whom the neighing of steeds delights,
A king whose steeds’ neighing delights him
with the delight of one gladdened by music.
As one delighted with music is delighted
إِنif لَبِسَhe dons الدِرعَmail armor فيin الكَريهَةِbattle وَالand the
إِن لَبِسَ الدِرعَ في الكَريهَةِ وَال
بيضَةَhelmet فَوقَabove الجَبينِthe brow ذيpossessing النورِlight
بيضَةَ فَوقَ الجَبينِ ذي النورِ
If he dons a coat of mail in battle, and the
If he wore armor in battle and white helmets
helmet above his luminous brow,
On the shining forehead
تَحَيَّرَwere bewildered الناسُthe people مِنهُby him فيat قَمَرٍa moon
تَحَيَّرَ الناسُ مِنهُ في قَمَرٍ
ماno قَمَرٌmoon مِنهُby him غَيرَother than مَقمورِoutshone
ما قَمَرٌ مِنهُ غَيرَ مَقمورِ
people marvel at him as a moon
People were confused by his moonlike beauty
beside which every moon is outshone.
A moon unlike all other moons
لَيثُa lion وَغىًof battle ماnot لَهُhe has سِوىexcept البيضِbright swords والand the
لَيثُ وَغىً ما لَهُ سِوى البيضِ وال
نُشّابِarrows وَالسُمرِand tawny spears مِنas أَظافيرِclaws
نُشّابِ وَالسُمرِ مِن أَظافيرِ
A battle-lion, with nothing but bright swords and
A lion with nothing but claws and fangs
arrows and tawny spears for claws.
And brown hair on fingers
يَوَدُّhe wishes أَنto يَبذُلَbestow النَوالَlargesse لِمَنupon whoever
يَوَدُّ أَن يَبذُلَ النَوالَ لِمَن
يَقصِدُseeks جَدواهُhis bounty بِالقَناطيرِin qintars
يَقصِدُ جَدواهُ بِالقَناطيرِ
He wishes to bestow largesse upon whoever
He wishes to give gifts generously to those
seeks his bounty—in qintars.
Who approach his presence on feet
يَهتَزُّhe sways فيin سَرجِهِhis saddle فَيُعجَبُso one marvels مِنat
يَهتَزُّ في سَرجِهِ فَيُعجَبُ مِن
غُصنٍa branch نَضيرِfresh الأَوراقِleaves مَمطورِrain-showered
غُصنٍ نَضيرِ الأَوراقِ مَمطورِ
He sways in his saddle, and one marvels at
He is amazed by its branches that match
a rain-showered branch with fresh leaves.
The leaves, well-pruned
فَالسَيفُso the sword فيin كَفِّهِhis palm لَهُit has وَمَضا[start of 'flashing']
فَالسَيفُ في كَفِّهِ لَهُ وَمَضا
نُ[completion of 'flashing'] البَرقِlightning ماضٍkeen-edged عَظيمُgreat تَأثيرِeffect
نُ البَرقِ ماضٍ عَظيمُ تَأثيرِ
The sword in his palm has the flashing
So the sword in his hand has the flash
of lightning—keen-edged and mighty in effect.
Of lightning, great in effect
وَالرُّمحُand the lance يَسقيgives drink to فيin الرَّوعِterror ثَعلَبَهُits tang
وَالرُّمحُ يَسقي في الرَّوعِ ثَعلَبَهُ
طَعناتُهُits thrusts مِنfrom دَمِthe blood of الطَّواميرِtowering men
طَعناتُهُ مِن دَمِ الطَّواميرِ
The lance's tang is watered amid terror
And the spear waters its sharp edge
by its thrusts, with the blood of towering men.
With stabs from the necks of warriors
هَذاthis وَنُشّابَهُand his arrows يَطيرُfly مِنَfrom الthe
هَذا وَنُشّابَهُ يَطيرُ مِنَ ال
أَكبادِlivers فيin الحَربِwar كَالعَصافيرِlike sparrows
أَكبادِ في الحَربِ كَالعَصافيرِ
All this—and his arrows fly from the
He and his fangs attack livers
livers in battle like sparrows.
In war like little birds
أَخلاقُهُhis character كَالرِياضِlike gardens رائِقَةٌlovely
أَخلاقُهُ كَالرِياضِ رائِقَةٌ
مِمّاfrom what حَوَتهُthey contain it مِنَof الأَزاهيرِthe blossoms
مِمّا حَوَتهُ مِنَ الأَزاهيرِ
His character is lovely as gardens,
His manners are blooming gardens
with the blossoms they contain.
Of flowers gathered in them
أَنتَyou عِمادُthe pillar of الدُنياthe world وَأَنتَand you عِما[start of 'pillar']
أَنتَ عِمادُ الدُنيا وَأَنتَ عِما
دُ[completion of 'pillar'] الدينِreligion حَقّاًtruly وَلَيسَand not بِالزورِfalsely
دُ الدينِ حَقّاً وَلَيسَ بِالزورِ
You are the pillar of the world, and you are the pillar
You are the pillar of the world, and you are the pillar of religion truly, not falsely
of religion, in truth and not falsely.
Without you, poetry lacks not one rhyme
دونَكَهاtake it لاmay not عَدِمتَyou lack قافِيَةًa rhymed poem
دونَكَها لا عَدِمتَ قافِيَةً
فيin الشِعرِpoetry ماnot فَضلُهاits merit بِمَنكورِdenied
في الشِعرِ ما فَضلُها بِمَنكورِ
Accept this ode—may you never know want—
Deemed excellent in poetry
in poetry, its merit cannot be denied.
The faces of its verses charm when
وُجوهُthe faces of أَبياتِهاits verses تَروقُdelight إِذاwhen
وُجوهُ أَبياتِها تَروقُ إِذا
ماemphatic particle أُنشِدَتare recited فَهيَso they are كَالدَنانيرِlike dinars
ما أُنشِدَت فَهيَ كَالدَنانيرِ
The faces of its verses delight whenever
Recited, for they are like gold dinars
they are recited, for they are like dinars.
O Isma'il, how many favors you have
كَمhow many لَكَyou have ياO إِسماعيلُIsmail مِنof مِنَنٍfavors
كَم لَكَ يا إِسماعيلُ مِن مِنَنٍ
مَسطورَةِinscribed الذِّكرِthe mention فيin الأَساطيرِchronicles
مَسطورَةِ الذِّكرِ في الأَساطيرِ
How many favors are yours, O Ismail,
Recorded in history
whose memory is inscribed in chronicles!
You have become the greatest king
أَصبَحتَyou have become بَينَamong المُلوكِkings أَعظَمَهُمthe greatest of them
أَصبَحتَ بَينَ المُلوكِ أَعظَمَهُم
قَدراًin rank وَذِكراًand renown وَرافِعِby the Raiser of الطّورِMount Tur
قَدراً وَذِكراً وَرافِعِ الطّورِ
You have become the greatest among kings
In status, fame, and sublimity
in rank and renown, by Him who raised Mount Tur!
So thegreeting of peace and correct guidance is due to you
فَجَمعُكَso your host السالِمُsound الصَحيحُregular وَمنand whoever
فَجَمعُكَ السالِمُ الصَحيحُ وَمن
عاداكَopposes you غادٍgoes forth فيin جَمعِa plural تَكسيرِbroken formation
عاداكَ غادٍ في جَمعِ تَكسيرِ
Your host is the sound, regular plural; whoever
And whoever opposes you is gone with being broken
opposes you goes forth in a broken plural.
O you whose attire is glorification
ياO مَنyou whose لِباسُthe garb of التَعظيمِexaltation حُلَّتُهُhis robe
يا مَن لِباسُ التَعظيمِ حُلَّتُهُ
ياO مُلبِسَone who clothes الضِدِّthe opponent ثَوبَa robe of تَصغيرِdiminution
يا مُلبِسَ الضِدِّ ثَوبَ تَصغيرِ
O you whose robe is the garb of exaltation,
O you who dressed the antithesis in belittlement
O you who clothe the foe in the robe of diminution!
How many enemies did you weaken their resolve
كَمhow many مِنof عَدُوٍan enemy أَنَّثتَyou feminized عَزمَتَهُhis resolve
كَم مِن عَدُوٍ أَنَّثتَ عَزمَتَهُ
وَكُنتَand you were مُستَعلِياًsupreme بِتَذكيرِthrough masculinization
وَكُنتَ مُستَعلِياً بِتَذكيرِ
How many an enemy's resolve you have feminized,
And you remained high with masculinization
while you prevailed through masculinity!
Remain forever mighty, arranging it
دُمremain أَبَداًforever فيin عِزٍّglory تُدَبِّرُهُyou govern it
دُم أَبَداً في عِزٍّ تُدَبِّرُهُ
بِالعَزمِwith resolve والحَزمِand prudence خَيرَthe best تَدبيرِgovernance
بِالعَزمِ والحَزمِ خَيرَ تَدبيرِ
Remain forever in glory, governing it
With resolve, wisdom and excellent management
with resolve and prudence in the finest manner,
As long as the earth and sky remain
ماas long as دامَتِlast الأَرضُthe earth وَالسماءُand heaven إِلىuntil
ما دامَتِ الأَرضُ وَالسماءُ إِلى
أَنthat يَأتِيَcomes النَفخُthe blowing بَعدُthereafter فيinto الصُورِthe Trumpet
أَن يَأتِيَ النَفخُ بَعدُ في الصُورِ
as long as earth and heaven endure, until
Until the blow is blown in the Trumpet
the Trumpet's blast arrives thereafter.
Partial English translation: 105 of 106 Arabic lines translated.