ياO شاعِرَpoet الشَرقِthe East اِتَّئِدtake your time
يا شاعِرَ الشَرقِ اِتَّئِد
ماذاwhat تُحاوِلُdo you seek بَعدَafter ذاكthat
ماذا تُحاوِلُ بَعدَ ذاك
O poet of the East, take your time.
What do you seek beyond that?
هَذيthese النُجومُthe stars نَظَمتَهاyou strung them
هَذي النُجومُ نَظَمتَها
دُرَرَpearls القَريضِof verse وَماand not كَفاكit sufficed you
دُرَرَ القَريضِ وَما كَفاك
These stars—you have strung them
As pearls of verse, yet that did not suffice you.
وَالبَدرُand the full moon قَدalready عَلَّمتَهُyou taught it
وَالبَدرُ قَد عَلَّمتَهُ
أَدَبَthe etiquette of المُثولِstanding in attendance إِذاwhen رَآكit sees you
أَدَبَ المُثولِ إِذا رَآك
And the full moon—you have taught it
The etiquette of standing before you when it sees you.
وَسَمَوتَand you rose فيin أُفُقِthe horizon of السُعوgood fortune (word begins)
وَسَمَوتَ في أُفُقِ السُعو
دِgood fortune (word ends) فَكِدتَso you nearly تَعثُرُstumble بِالسِماكover al-Simak
دِ فَكِدتَ تَعثُرُ بِالسِماك
And you have soared in the firmament of good fortune,
Till you nearly stumbled over al-Simak.
وَحَباكَand he bestowed upon you عَبّاسُAbbas المَحاpraise (word begins)
وَحَباكَ عَبّاسُ المَحا
مِدَpraise (word ends) بِالمَواهِبِwith gifts وَاِصطَفاكand singled you out
مِدَ بِالمَواهِبِ وَاِصطَفاك
And Abbas has bestowed praise upon you
With gifts, and singled you out.
وَدَعَتكَand she called you مِصرُEgypt رَسولَهاher envoy
وَدَعَتكَ مِصرُ رَسولَها
لِلغَربِto the West مُذsince عَرَفَتshe recognized عُلاكyour eminence
لِلغَربِ مُذ عَرَفَت عُلاك
And Egypt has called you her envoy
To the West, since she recognized your eminence.
فَاِرحَلso depart وَعُدand return بِوَديعَةِin the safekeeping of الthe
فَاِرحَل وَعُد بِوَديعَةِ ال
رَحمَنِAll-Merciful أَنتَyou وَصاحِباكand your two companions
رَحمَنِ أَنتَ وَصاحِباك
So depart and return in the safekeeping of the
All-Merciful—you and your two companions.