رِوايَةٌa tale قَدhas رَوَتrecounted عَنabout أُمَّةِthe nation العَرَبِthe Arabs
رِوايَةٌ قَد رَوَت عَن أُمَّةِ العَرَبِ
ماwhat لَيسَis not يُنسىforgotten عَلىthrough الأَيّامdays وَالحِقَبِand ages
ما لَيسَ يُنسى عَلى الأَيّام وَالحِقَبِ
A tale has told of the Arab nation
what is never forgotten through days and ages:
مَآثِرٌnoble deeds فيin سجلِّthe register المَجدِglory قَدalready كتَبَتwere inscribed
مَآثِرٌ في سجلِّ المَجدِ قَد كتَبَت
لَوif أَنصِفَتْwere treated justly خَطَّهاwould inscribe them الرَّاوونَthe chroniclers بِالذَّهَبin gold
لَو أَنصِفَتْ خَطَّها الرَّاوونَ بِالذَّهَب
noble deeds already inscribed in the register of glory—
had they been given their due, the chroniclers would have inscribed them in gold.
هُمthey الرِّجالُthe men رِجالُmen الفَخرِglory ذكرهمُtheir memory
هُم الرِّجالُ رِجالُ الفَخرِ ذكرهمُ
باقٍenduring عَلىthrough الدَّهرِthe ages فيin الأَفواهِmouths وَالكُتُبِand books
باقٍ عَلى الدَّهرِ في الأَفواهِ وَالكُتُبِ
They are the men, the men of glory; their memory
endures through the ages, in mouths and books.
أَهلُpossessors المَزِيةِdistinction فيin بَأسٍvalor وَفيand in كَرَمٍgenerosity
أَهلُ المَزِيةِ في بَأسٍ وَفي كَرَمٍ
وَسَادةُand masters الشِّعرِpoetry وَالأَقوالِand sayings وَالخُطبِand oratory
وَسَادةُ الشِّعرِ وَالأَقوالِ وَالخُطبِ
Men of distinction in valor and generosity,
and masters of poetry, sayings, and oratory.
كَمhow many غَصَّwas thronged نادٍa gathering بِهِمwith them قَدَماًof old وَكَمand how often عَمَرَتenlivened
كَم غَصَّ نادٍ بِهِم قَدَماً وَكَم عَمَرَت
آثارَهُمtheir legacies نادياًa gathering فيamong العُجمِnon-Arabs وَالعَرَبِand Arabs
آثارَهُم نادياً في العُجمِ وَالعَرَبِ
How many a gathering thronged with them of old, and how often
their legacies enlivened a gathering among non-Arabs and Arabs.
ظَلْناwe continued نُطارحُwe exchanged عَنهُمabout them كُلَّevery نادِرَةٍremarkable tale
ظَلْنا نُطارحُ عَنهُم كُلَّ نادِرَةٍ
لَمnot تَخْلُwas devoid مِنof أَدَبٍinstruction لِلمَرءِfor a person أَوor طَرَبِdelight
لَم تَخْلُ مِن أَدَبٍ لِلمَرءِ أَو طَرَبِ
We kept exchanging every remarkable tale about them,
never without instruction for a person, or delight,
حَتّىuntil تَبَدّتappeared لَناto us أَشخاصُهُمtheir figures فَقَضىand then felt
حَتّى تَبَدّت لَنا أَشخاصُهُم فَقَضى
مِنon أَجلِهاtheir account كُلّevery وَهمٍimagination أَعجَبthe greatest العَجَبِwonder
مِن أَجلِها كُلّ وَهمٍ أَعجَب العَجَبِ
until their figures appeared before us, and then
every imagination felt the greatest wonder on their account.
فيon لَيلَةٍa night لَمnot يَكُنthere was لِلحلمfor dreams مُنتَجِعٌa resting place
في لَيلَةٍ لَم يَكُن لِلحلم مُنتَجِعٌ
فيهاin it وَلاnor فيin الكَرىslumber لِلطَّرفِfor the eye مِنany أَرَبِdesire
فيها وَلا في الكَرى لِلطَّرفِ مِن أَرَبِ
On a night when dreams had no resting place
there, nor had the eye any desire for slumber,
بِتناwe spent the night نَرىwe beheld مَنthose who خَلاhad gone before مِنof مَعشَرa company دَرَجواthey had passed away
بِتنا نَرى مَن خَلا مِن مَعشَر دَرَجوا
كَأَنَّهُمas though they أُنشِرواwere resurrected مِنfrom دارسِtime-worn التُّربِdust
كَأَنَّهُم أُنشِروا مِن دارسِ التُّربِ
we spent the night beholding bygone men of a company long departed,
as though they had been resurrected from time-worn dust.
ثُمَthen اِنقَضَواthey vanished وَإِلىand to اللَّهِGod المَصيرthe return وَماand nothing
ثُمَ اِنقَضَوا وَإِلى اللَّهِ المَصير وَما
يَبقىremains سِوىexcept وَجههُHis face المَيمونُblessed فيwithin الحجبِthe veils
يَبقى سِوى وَجههُ المَيمونُ في الحجبِ
Then they vanished; and to God is the return, and nothing
remains but His blessed face behind the veils.
لِلّهِto God ناشرُthe unfolder هَذاthis البَردthe mantle مِنas رجلٍa man
لِلّهِ ناشرُ هَذا البَرد مِن رجلٍ
وَفيgave in full النَّجابةِnoble excellence حَقَّthe due الفَضلِmerit وَالأَدبِand letters
وَفي النَّجابةِ حَقَّ الفَضلِ وَالأَدبِ
God bless the man who unfolded this mantle,
who gave noble excellence its due in merit and letters.
قَدhas جَدَّدتْrenewed يَدهhis hand وَشيَthe embroidery القَديمthe past لَناfor us
قَد جَدَّدتْ يَده وَشيَ القَديم لَنا
وَإِنَّand indeed فيin الخَمرِwine مَعنىًa quality لَيسَis not فيin العنَبِgrapes
وَإِنَّ في الخَمرِ مَعنىً لَيسَ في العنَبِ
His hand has renewed for us the embroidery of the past,
and indeed, wine has a quality not found in grapes.
Translation model: Sol 6.1