مَنwho رَأىsaw البَرقَthe lightning بِغَورِيِّin the lowlands of السَنَدal-Sanad
مَن رَأى البَرقَ بِغَورِيِّ السَنَد
فيin أَديمِthe skin of اللَيلِnight يَفريcleaves وَيَقِدand blazes
في أَديمِ اللَيلِ يَفري وَيَقِد
Who has seen the lightning in the lowlands of al-Sanad,
Whoever saw lightning in my beloved Syria
cleaving the skin of night and blazing?
Flashing through the night sky, kindling,
حَيرَةُthe wavering of المِصباحِthe lamp تَزهوهُtosses it الصَباthe east wind
حَيرَةُ المِصباحِ تَزهوهُ الصَبا
خَلَلَamid الظَلماءِthe darkness يَخبوdims وَيَقِدand blazes
خَلَلَ الظَلماءِ يَخبو وَيَقِد
A lamp's wavering, tossed by the east wind,
The lamp's confusion makes the breeze exhilarate,
amid the darkness, dimming and flaring.
Glimmering through the darkness, kindling,
كُلَّماwhenever أَنجَدَrose to the heights عُلوِيَّlofty in السَناradiance
كُلَّما أَنجَدَ عُلوِيَّ السَنا
قامَrose بِالقَلبِin the heart اِشتِياقٌlonging وَقَعَدand subsided
قامَ بِالقَلبِ اِشتِياقٌ وَقَعَد
Whenever it climbed the heights, its radiance aloft,
Whenever lofty Syria comes to my mind,
longing rose and sank within my heart.
Yearning rises in my heart and sits down.
كَمhow many أَضاءَlit up البَرقُthe lightning ليfor me مِنof مَعهَدٍa familiar haunt
كَم أَضاءَ البَرقُ لي مِن مَعهَدٍ
ذابَmelted دَمعُthe tears of العَينِthe eye فيهِtherein وَجَمَدand froze
ذابَ دَمعُ العَينِ فيهِ وَجَمَد
How many a familiar haunt the lightning lit for me,
How much has lightning illuminated for me places of love,
where the eye's tears melted and froze;
My tears melted there and froze.
وَمَغانٍand abodes أَنبَتَmade grow الحُسنُbeauty بِهاin them
وَمَغانٍ أَنبَتَ الحُسنُ بِها
هَيَفاًslenderness تَرعاهُgrazes upon it عَينيmy eye وَغَيَدand suppleness
هَيَفاً تَرعاهُ عَيني وَغَيَد
and abodes where beauty had made grow
And places where beauty has sprouted,
slenderness for my eyes to graze upon, and supple grace.
Wavering, nourished by my gaze and singing.
كُلَّماwhenever عاوَدَreturned to قَلبيmy heart ذِكرُهاtheir remembrance
كُلَّما عاوَدَ قَلبي ذِكرُها
لَعِبَplayed الدَمعُtears بِجَفنَيَّupon my eyelids وَجَدِّand grew earnest
لَعِبَ الدَمعُ بِجَفنَيَّ وَجَدِّ
Whenever remembrance of them returned to my heart,
Whenever the memory of her returns to my heart,
tears played upon my eyelids, then grew earnest.
Tears play with my eyelids and roll down.
إِنَّindeed ريمَthe white gazelle of السُربِthe herd أَدنىbrought near ليto me الجَوىburning heartache
إِنَّ ريمَ السُربِ أَدنى لي الجَوى
وَنَأىand went far بِالصَبرِwith patience عَنّيfrom me وَالجَلَدand endurance
وَنَأى بِالصَبرِ عَنّي وَالجَلَد
The herd's white gazelle has brought heartache near me,
Indeed, the flock's shepherd brought me closest to passion
and carried patience and endurance far from me.
And patience kept away from me, and composure.
بِنَدىwith the freshness of غُصنَينِtwo boughs غُصنٍa bough وَنَقاًand a sand dune
بِنَدى غُصنَينِ غُصنٍ وَنَقاً
وَجَنىand the harvest of عَذبَينِtwo sweet things شَهدٍhoney وَبَرَدand hail
وَجَنى عَذبَينِ شَهدٍ وَبَرَد
With the freshness of two boughs—a bough and a sand dune—
With the dew of two branches, a branch and a sapling,
and the harvest of two sweet things—honey and hail.
And the harvest of two sweets, honey and cold water.
قُلsay لِزَورِto the visitation of الشَيبِgray hair أَهلاًwelcome إِنَّهُindeed it
قُل لِزَورِ الشَيبِ أَهلاً إِنَّهُ
أَخَذَtook away الغَيّerror وَأَعطانيand gave me الرَشَدsound judgment
أَخَذَ الغَيّ وَأَعطاني الرَشَد
Bid gray hair's visit welcome, for it
Say to the flowers of old age, welcome,
has taken away error and given me sound judgment.
It took misguidance and gave me wisdom.
طارِقٌa night visitor قَوَّمَstraightened عوديmy stem بِالنُهىwith reason
طارِقٌ قَوَّمَ عودي بِالنُهى
بَعدَماafter اِستَغمَزَhad grown weak مِنfrom طولِthe length of الأَوَدcrookedness
بَعدَما اِستَغمَزَ مِن طولِ الأَوَد
A night visitor that straightened my stem with reason,
Tariq straightened my crookedness with advice
after long crookedness had left it weakened.
After being soaked in excessive love.
وَقَرَgrew sedate اليَومَtoday جُموحاًheadstrong رَأسَهُhis head
وَقَرَ اليَومَ جُموحاً رَأسَهُ
جارَstrayed ماas much as جارَhe strayed طَويلاًfor a long time وَقَصَدand took the straight path
جارَ ما جارَ طَويلاً وَقَصَد
Today his once-unruly head has grown sedate;
And today he bowed his unruly head,
long he strayed as he would, then took the straight path.
Moving away from the excesses of the past.
ظَلَّremained لَمّاعٌa flashing cloud جَلاهُdispersed it بارِحٌa scorching wind
ظَلَّ لَمّاعٌ جَلاهُ بارِحٌ
بَعدَماafter أَبرَقَit flashed lightning حيناًfor a while وَرَعَدand thundered
بَعدَما أَبرَقَ حيناً وَرَعَد
A flashing cloud lingered, dispersed by a scorching wind,
The brilliant remained shining after being illuminated for a time,
after it had flashed a while and thundered.
After it flashed and rumbled.
لاdo not تَعُدَّcount العَيشَlife شَيئاًanything إِنَّهُindeed it
لا تَعُدَّ العَيشَ شَيئاً إِنَّهُ
نَفَسٌa breath يَقضيexpires وَأَيّامٌand days تُعَدare counted
نَفَسٌ يَقضي وَأَيّامٌ تُعَد
Count life as nothing, for it is
Do not consider life to be anything, it is but
a breath that expires, and days that are counted.
A breath that passes and days that are counted.
إِنَّماonly الأَيّامُthe days يَومٌa day واحِدٌsingle
إِنَّما الأَيّامُ يَومٌ واحِدٌ
وَغُرورٌand a delusion اِسمُهُits name اليَومَtoday وَغَدand tomorrow
وَغُرورٌ اِسمُهُ اليَومَ وَغَد
Days are but a single day,
Indeed, the days are but one day,
and a delusion named 'today' and 'tomorrow.'
And delusion - its name is today and tomorrow.
ياO قِوامَpillar of الدينِthe faith مُلّيتَmay you long enjoy بِهاof it
يا قِوامَ الدينِ مُلّيتَ بِها
دَولَةًa dominion تَجريruns إِلىtoward غَيرِno أَمَدappointed end
دَولَةً تَجري إِلى غَيرِ أَمَد
O Qiwam al-Din, may you long enjoy it:
O pillar of the faith whom she made
a dominion whose course has no end.
A state moving aimlessly without end.
كَسِقاطِlike sparks of النارِfire أَورىkindled قَدحُهُits striking
كَسِقاطِ النارِ أَورى قَدحُهُ
كُلَّماwhenever فَرَّit fled عَنِfrom النارِthe fire وَقَدit blazed
كُلَّما فَرَّ عَنِ النارِ وَقَد
Like sparks of fire, kindled by its striking,
Like sparks from the hearth,
whenever it escapes the fire, it blazes.
Its pots fly from the fire when burning
أَصلُهاits root يَطلُبُseeks أَعماقَthe depths of الثَرىthe earth
أَصلُها يَطلُبُ أَعماقَ الثَرى
وَذُراهاand its summits يَطلُبُseek النَجمَthe stars صُعُدupward
وَذُراها يَطلُبُ النَجمَ صُعُد
Its root seeks the depths of the earth,
Its roots seek the depths of the earth,
and its summits seek the stars, ascending.
And its sparks seek the highest stars.
كُلَّماwhenever زادَincreased عُلُوّاًin height فَرعُهاits branch
كُلَّما زادَ عُلُوّاً فَرعُها
زادَincreased مَسراهاits spread قَراراًin stability وَوَطَدand firmness
زادَ مَسراها قَراراً وَوَطَد
Whenever its branch grows higher,
The higher its branches reach,
its spread grows steadier and more firmly rooted.
The firmer its pegs drive and embed.
كَيفَhow توهيcould weaken طُنُباًa tent-rope مِنof بَيتِهاits tent
كَيفَ توهي طُنُباً مِن بَيتِها
نُوَبُthe reversals of الأَيّامِdays وَالجَدُّand good fortune وَتِدa stake
نُوَبُ الأَيّامِ وَالجَدُّ وَتِد
How could a rope of its tent be weakened
How can it be protected from its home
by time's reversals, when fortune is its stake?
By the turns of time, effort, and tent pegs?
أَنتَyou آسيهاits healer إِذاwhen لَجَّraged بِهاin it
أَنتَ آسيها إِذا لَجَّ بِها
مِنfrom أَعاديهاits enemies رَداعٌa headache وَضَمَدand rancor
مِن أَعاديها رَداعٌ وَضَمَد
You are its healer whenever it is plagued
You give it succor when the ignorant attack it,
by headache and rancor from its foes.
With a coat of mail and a shield.
قائِدُleader of الخَيلِthe cavalry تَساقىtrading draughts بِالرَدىof death
قائِدُ الخَيلِ تَساقى بِالرَدى
تَحتَbeneath آسادٍlions لَهاfor them النَقعُthe dust لُبَدmanes
تَحتَ آسادٍ لَها النَقعُ لُبَد
Leader of steeds that trade draughts of death
The leader of the horses races with the others
beneath lions, with dust for their manes.
Under the hooves whose strike is loud.
تَحسِبُyou would think الشوسَthe grim warriors عَلىupon أَكتادِهاtheir withers
تَحسِبُ الشوسَ عَلى أَكتادِها
فِلَقَslabs of الجَندَلِrock فيin ماءِthe watery sheen of الزَرَدchain mail
فِلَقَ الجَندَلِ في ماءِ الزَرَد
You would think the grim warriors upon their withers
You account the warriors with their weapons
slabs of rock in the watery sheen of mail.
Splitting the links of the coats of mail in murky water.
وَعَلىand against أَربَقَArbaq قَدindeed أَرسَلَهاhe sent them forth
وَعَلى أَربَقَ قَد أَرسَلَها
كَالقَطاlike sandgrouse الجَونِdusky يُبادِرنَthey race toward الثَمَدscant water
كَالقَطا الجَونِ يُبادِرنَ الثَمَد
And against Arbaq he sent them forth,
And the piebalds he sent out
like dusky sandgrouse racing toward scant water.
Like wild cats hastening for the loot.
وَبِيَمٍّand in a sea وَدَجوهاthey opened its veins بِالقَناwith lances
وَبِيَمٍّ وَدَجوها بِالقَنا
رُبَّماhow often داوَيتَyou healed مِنfrom غَيرِother than عَمَدdeliberate intent
رُبَّما داوَيتَ مِن غَيرِ عَمَد
And in a sea they opened its veins with lances—
Sometimes you cure without intention
how often you have healed without intending to!
With a Yamanite sword and a spear.
يَومَon the day أَمسىbecame by evening مِنfrom قَناهاtheir lances ماطِراًraining
يَومَ أَمسى مِن قَناها ماطِراً
سالَflowed واديهِits valley مِنَfrom الطَعنِspear-thrusts وَمَدand swelled
سالَ واديهِ مِنَ الطَعنِ وَمَد
On the day it rained by evening from their lances,
On a day when its spears rained down
its valley flowed from the thrusts and overflowed.
Its valley flowed with stabs and thrusts.
فَضَّscattered جَمعَthe host of الغِيِّerror عَنaway from شِدَّتِهاtheir onslaught
فَضَّ جَمعَ الغِيِّ عَن شِدَّتِها
زَأَرَroared الضَيغَمُthe lion فَاِنصاعَso fled النَقَدthe small sheep
زَأَرَ الضَيغَمُ فَاِنصاعَ النَقَد
He scattered error's host before their onslaught;
It broke the army of the ignorant with its intensity,
the lion roared, and the small sheep fled.
The wolf howled so the hyena yielded.
وَنَجاand escaped المَغرورُthe deluded one مِنfrom جامِحِهاtheir headlong charge
وَنَجا المَغرورُ مِن جامِحِها
مُفلِتَescaping like الشَحمَةِa morsel of fat حَلقَthe throat of المُزدَرِدthe swallower
مُفلِتَ الشَحمَةِ حَلقَ المُزدَرِد
The deluded one escaped their headlong charge,
And the arrogant one escaped its ferocity,
like a morsel of fat slipping from a swallower's throat.
With lips split, the ribs exposed.
غاوِياًmisguided يَحلُمُhe dreams بِالمُلكِof kingship وَهَلand can
غاوِياً يَحلُمُ بِالمُلكِ وَهَل
يَغلِبُprevail العَيرُthe ass عَلىover بَيتِthe den of الأَسَدthe lion
يَغلِبُ العَيرُ عَلى بَيتِ الأَسَد
Misguided, he dreams of kingship—but can
Deluded, he dreams of kingship, but does
an ass prevail over a lion's den?
The camel overcome the lion’s abode?
إِذكُروناremember us يَومَthe day of ذيDhi قارٍQar وَقَدand already
إِذكُرونا يَومَ ذي قارٍ وَقَد
أَقبَلوهُthey faced him عارِضَa cloud of الطَعنِspear-thrusts بَرَدhail
أَقبَلوهُ عارِضَ الطَعنِ بَرَد
Remember us on the day of Dhi Qar, when
Remember us on the day of Dhi Qar when
they faced him with a cloud of thrusts raining hail.
They confronted the stabbing with the cutting of swords.
رُحِضَwas washed الأَغلَفُthe uncircumcised one فيin تَيّارِهِits torrent
رُحِضَ الأَغلَفُ في تَيّارِهِ
وَرَدَreached the water العِلجُthe foreigner وَماand scarcely كادَmanaged to يَرِدreach it
وَرَدَ العِلجُ وَما كادَ يَرِد
The uncircumcised one was washed in its torrent;
The fools were tossed in its currents,
the foreigner reached its waters, scarcely managing to arrive.
The brave held firm and barely receded.
يَصطَليscorches in نارَطِعانٍthe fire of spear-combat فَضَّةًfresh, unbroken
يَصطَلي نارَطِعانٍ فَضَّةً
أَوقَدَتkindled فيهاtherein نِزارُNizar بنُson of مَعَدMaadd
أَوقَدَت فيها نِزارُ بنُ مَعَد
He scorches in the untamed fire of spear-combat,
It unsheathed the Indian steel to light up
which Nizar son of Maadd kindled there.
With fires Nero bin Ma’ad had kindled.
سَلask صَفيحَthe blades of الهِندِIndia عَنabout مَوقِفِهِhis stand
سَل صَفيحَ الهِندِ عَن مَوقِفِهِ
وَبِعَينِand in the eye of الشَمسِthe sun لِلنَقعِfrom the dust رَمَدinflammation
وَبِعَينِ الشَمسِ لِلنَقعِ رَمَد
Ask the blades of India about his stand,
It dragged the enemy’s abode collapsing,
while dust brought soreness to the sun's eye.
Like the foam of the sea hurling froth.
جَرَّdrew along فيinto دارِthe abode of الأَعاديthe enemies فَيلَقاًan army
جَرَّ في دارِ الأَعادي فَيلَقاً
كَرُغاءِlike the bellowing of البَحرِthe sea يَرميcasting بِالزَبَدwith foam
كَرُغاءِ البَحرِ يَرمي بِالزَبَد
He drew an army into the foes' domain,
So the roofs became spears
like the sea's bellowing, flinging foam.
And the ground became severed body parts.
فَعَلىso above الجَوِّthe air سُقوفٌroofs مِنof قَناًspears
فَعَلى الجَوِّ سُقوفٌ مِن قَناً
وَعَلىand on الأَرضِthe earth قُطوعُsevered pieces مِنof جَسَدbodies
وَعَلى الأَرضِ قُطوعُ مِن جَسَد
Overhead were roofs of spears,
It overwhelmed the enemies until it left them
and on the earth, severed pieces of bodies.
Like the flash of lightning hurling arms.
أَصعَقَstunned الأَعداءَthe enemies حَتّىuntil خِلتُهُI thought him
أَصعَقَ الأَعداءَ حَتّى خِلتُهُ
زَفَيانَthe rushing of الريحِthe wind يَرميhurling بِالعَضَدwith upper arms
زَفَيانَ الريحِ يَرمي بِالعَضَد
He stunned the enemies until I thought him
A pool after swirling you would think it
the blast of the wind, flinging upper arms.
A sludge of tar then cooled and hardened.
رَكدَةٌa lull عَنafter جَولَةٍa charge تَحسَبُهاyou would think it
رَكدَةٌ عَن جَولَةٍ تَحسَبُها
مِرجَلَthe cauldron of القَينِthe smith غَلاboiled ثُمَّthen بَرَدcooled
مِرجَلَ القَينِ غَلا ثُمَّ بَرَد
A lull after a charge—you would think it
No spear among them went astray,
the smith's cauldron, boiled and then cooled.
No sword tripped among what it found.
ماwhoever أَضَلَّmissed الرَمحُthe lance فيهاtherein مِنهُمُof them
ما أَضَلَّ الرَمحُ فيها مِنهُمُ
عَثَرَstumbled السَيفُthe sword بِهِupon him فيماamong what وَجَدit found
عَثَرَ السَيفُ بِهِ فيما وَجَد
Whomever the lance missed among them there,
Of the Sasanians it most humbled
the sword stumbled upon among its finds.
The cornerstone of the kingdom and its pillars.
مِنof بَنيthe sons of ساسانَSasan أَقنىًa hawk-nosed man ضُرِبَتwere raised
مِن بَني ساسانَ أَقنىً ضُرِبَت
حُجَرُthe chambers of المُلكِkingship عَليهِover him وَالسُدَدand the portals
حُجَرُ المُلكِ عَليهِ وَالسُدَد
A hawk-nosed scion of Sasan; raised were
In every horizon its sun rises,
royal chambers and portals over him.
Does a sun favor a particular land?
طَلَعَتrose فيon كُلِّevery أُفقٍhorizon شَمسُهُhis sun
طَلَعَت في كُلِّ أُفقٍ شَمسُهُ
هَلdo تَرىyou think يَختَصُّhas exclusive claim بِالشَمسِto the sun بَلَدa land
هَل تَرى يَختَصُّ بِالشَمسِ بَلَد
His sun has risen on every horizon;
We have not seen one like his father ever beget
do you think the sun belongs to one land alone?
He gave birth to all people through his son.
ماnever رَأَيناwe have seen كَأَبيهِlike his father ناجِلاًa sire
ما رَأَينا كَأَبيهِ ناجِلاً
وَلَدَbegot الناسَmankind جَميعاًall بِوَلَدthrough one son
وَلَدَ الناسَ جَميعاً بِوَلَد
We have seen no sire like his father,
If he is a crown and a pillar
who begot all mankind in a single son.
Then his son is the crown’s pearl and the pillar’s capital.
إِنif يَكُنhe is تاجاًa crown وَعَضداًand an arm فَاِبنُهُthen his son
إِن يَكُن تاجاً وَعَضداً فَاِبنُهُ
دُرَّةُthe pearl of التاجِthe crown وَدُملوجُand the armlet of العَضُدthe upper arm
دُرَّةُ التاجِ وَدُملوجُ العَضُد
If he is a crown and an arm, then his son is
Your shadow never disappears nor
the crown's pearl and the upper arm's bracelet.
Does fortune cease to fulfill its promise in you.
لاmay not ضَحاvanish ظِلُّكَمُyour shade يَوماًfor a day وَلاnor
لا ضَحا ظِلُّكَمُ يَوماً وَلا
مَطَلَdelayed الإِقبالُprosperity فيكُمfor you ماwhat وَعَدit promised
مَطَلَ الإِقبالُ فيكُم ما وَعَد
May your shade never vanish for a day, nor
And you have taken the easy life to excess,
prosperity delay what it has promised you.
The sanctuary of bounty and comfortable living.
وَتَفارَطتُمand may you outpace one another عَلىin رَفهِthe ease of السُرىnight travel
وَتَفارَطتُم عَلى رَفهِ السُرى
مَورِدَthe watering-place of النَعماءِbliss وَالعَيشِand life الرَغَدabundant
مَورِدَ النَعماءِ وَالعَيشِ الرَغَد
And may you outpace one another, traveling easily by night, toward
And seriousness has become unruly with you,
the watering-place of bliss and abundant life.
With no way to stop the march of time.
وَغَداand set off الجَدُّgood fortune جَموحاًheadlong بِكُمُwith you
وَغَدا الجَدُّ جَموحاً بِكُمُ
ماno لَهُfor it عَنaway from غايَةِthe farthest end of الأَيّامِthe days رَدturning back
ما لَهُ عَن غايَةِ الأَيّامِ رَد
And may fortune gallop headlong with you,
Your enemies’ lives shorten
with no turning aside from the farthest end of days.
While yours grow long and extend.
تَقصُرُare shortened الآجالُthe lifespans مِنof أَعدائِكُمyour enemies
تَقصُرُ الآجالُ مِن أَعدائِكُم
وَيُطالُand is lengthened العَيشُlife فيكُمamong you وَيُمَدand is prolonged
وَيُطالُ العَيشُ فيكُم وَيُمَد
May your enemies' allotted lives be shortened,
Traitors run out sometimes but not
while life among you is lengthened and extended.
The heaving sea with its deep swells.
تَنفَدُrun dry الغُدرانُthe pools أَحياناًsometimes وَماand no
تَنفَدُ الغُدرانُ أَحياناً وَما
لِعُبابِfor the surge of اليَمِّthe sea ذيpossessing اللُجِّdeep waters نَفَدdepletion
لِعُبابِ اليَمِّ ذي اللُجِّ نَفَد
Pools sometimes run dry, but there is no
Glory roars mightily through you,
end to the surge of the deep sea.
Content with the abode in you and the city.
جَعجَعَfixed المَجدُglory بِكُمamong you مَبرَكَهُits kneeling-place
جَعجَعَ المَجدُ بِكُم مَبرَكَهُ
راضِياًcontent بِالدارِwith the home فيكُمamong you وَالبَلَدand the country
راضِياً بِالدارِ فيكُم وَالبَلَد
Glory has fixed its kneeling-place among you,
And the domes of kingship were raised up
content with its home and country among you.
With pillars built by you.
وَقِبابُand the domes of المُلكِkingship فيin أَعطانِهاtheir watering grounds
وَقِبابُ المُلكِ في أَعطانِها
رُفِعَتwere raised مِنكُمby you بِعاديَّon Aad-like العَمَدpillars
رُفِعَت مِنكُم بِعاديَّ العَمَد
And the domes of kingship at their watering grounds
A group whose endeavors went in vain,
have been raised by you on Aad-like pillars.
He who covets numbers goes astray.
مَعشَرٌa people فاتَsurpassed المَساعيthe strivings سَعيُهُمtheir striving
مَعشَرٌ فاتَ المَساعي سَعيُهُم
ضَلَّwent astray مَنwhoever كاثَرَsought to outnumber رَملاًsand بِعَدَدwith a count
ضَلَّ مَن كاثَرَ رَملاً بِعَدَد
A people whose striving has outstripped all strivings—
They corrupted the times for their children,
lost is whoever tries to rival the sand in number.
None like them will ever be born.
أَفسَدواthey spoiled الدَهرَtime عَلىfor أَولادِهِits children
أَفسَدوا الدَهرَ عَلى أَولادِهِ
لاnot يُرىis seen مِثلُهُمُtheir equal فيمَنamong those whom وَلَدit begot
لا يُرى مِثلُهُمُ فيمَن وَلَد
They have spoiled time for its children:
O restorer of water to my barren land, and
none among those it begot is seen to equal them.
O my pillar after shaking and love.
ياO مُعيدَrestorer of الماءِwater فيto عوديmy stem وَياand O
يا مُعيدَ الماءِ في عودي وَيا
مُثبِتيyou who steadied me بَعدَafter اِضطِرابٍtrembling وَأَوَدand crookedness
مُثبِتي بَعدَ اِضطِرابٍ وَأَوَد
O you who restored water to my stem, and O
My fruits today belong to whoever made me bloom,
you who steadied me after trembling and crookedness,
And if the branch blooms it will bear fruit.
ثَمَريmy fruit اليَومَtoday لِمَنfor whoever أَورَقَنيclothed me in leaves
ثَمَري اليَومَ لِمَن أَورَقَني
وَإِذاand when ماever أَورَقَputs out leaves الفَرعُthe branch عَقَدsets fruit
وَإِذا ما أَورَقَ الفَرعُ عَقَد
my fruit today belongs to him who clothed me in leaves;
Each day fresh blessings from you
and when a branch puts out leaves, it sets fruit.
Tie the glory in new knots.
كُلَّevery يَومٍday لَكَyou have نُعمىa blessing غَضَّةٌfresh
كُلَّ يَومٍ لَكَ نُعمى غَضَّةٌ
تَعقُدُbinds الفَخرَhonor بِأَطواقٍwith necklaces جُدُدnew
تَعقُدُ الفَخرَ بِأَطواقٍ جُدُد
Each day you have a fresh blessing
Much grace from you time after time
that binds honor with new necklaces.
Came in pardon and hand after hand.
رُبَّmany a مَنٍّfavor بَعدَafter مَنٍfavor مِنكُمُfrom you
رُبَّ مَنٍّ بَعدَ مَنٍ مِنكُمُ
جاءَcame عَفواًunasked وَيَداًand a helping hand مِنfrom بَعدِafter يَدa helping hand
جاءَ عَفواً وَيَداً مِن بَعدِ يَد
Many a favor upon favor from you
So regard them as binding the sublime,
has come unasked, and a helping hand after a helping hand.
Bringing glory and glory is endless.
فَاِعتَقِدهاso wear them as necklaces ناظِماتٍstringing together لِلعُلىfor lofty deeds
فَاِعتَقِدها ناظِماتٍ لِلعُلى
جامِعاتِgathering المَجدِglory وَالمَجدُand glory بَدَدscattered
جامِعاتِ المَجدِ وَالمَجدُ بَدَد
So wear them as necklaces stringing lofty deeds together,
Of platforms of fame, no regrets will reach them,
gathering glory while glory lies scattered.
Nor a people or land they will fail to revive.
مِنamong مَطاياthe mounts of الذِكرِrenown لاnot يَحسُرُهاwearies them
مِن مَطايا الذِكرِ لا يَحسُرُها
أَبَداًever وَعثُrough terrain of بِلادٍlands وَجَدَدand firm ground
أَبَداً وَعثُ بِلادٍ وَجَدَد
Mounts of renown, never wearied
Knots for glory lasting, their essence
by rough lands or firm ground.
Is eternal, and for glory there are knots.
عُقَدٌknotted strands لِلمَجدِfor glory باقٍenduring عَينُهاtheir very substance
عُقَدٌ لِلمَجدِ باقٍ عَينُها
أَبَدَfor the eternity of الدَهرِtime وَلِلمَجدِand for glory عُقَدknotted strands
أَبَدَ الدَهرِ وَلِلمَجدِ عُقَد
Knotted strands for glory, their substance enduring
Foreigners who confront the horizon,
through all time—for glory has its strands.
For them in you are platforms and homes.
خارِجِيّاتٌexceptional unpedigreed racers يُبادونَthey race against المَدىthe distance
خارِجِيّاتٌ يُبادونَ المَدى
وَلَهاand for them فيكَin you بَواقٍreserves وَقُعُدand mounts at rest
وَلَها فيكَ بَواقٍ وَقُعُد
Exceptional racers, vying with the distance,
and in you they have reserves and mounts still at rest.
Partial English translation: 114 of 116 Arabic lines translated.