مجلةmagazine الرأيAl-Ra’y (Opinion) ياO خيرfinest of المجلاتmagazines
مجلة الرأي يا خير المجلات
إليكto you منfrom معجبan admirer أزكىthe purest التحياتgreetings
إليك من معجب أزكى التحيات
Al-Ra’y magazine, O finest of magazines,
Al Rai magazine, O the best of magazines
To you, from an admirer, the purest greetings.
To you from an admirer, the most sincere greetings
أقبلتyou came كالغادةlike a maiden الحسناءbeautiful زينتهاher adornment
أقبلت كالغادة الحسناء زينتها
سموnobility أخلاقهاher character بينamong الفتياتthe young women
سمو أخلاقها بين الفتيات
You came like a beautiful maiden, whose adornment
You came like a beautiful rose, adorned
Is her lofty character among the young women.
By the loftiness of your ethics among the young women
جئتyou came الدليلthe proof علىof فجرa dawn لنهضتناfor our awakening
جئت الدليل على فجر لنهضتنا
يضيءilluminates مطلعهits rising سودblack الدجناتthe gloomy nights
يضيء مطلعه سود الدجنات
You came as proof of a dawn for our awakening,
You came as evidence of the dawn of our revival
Whose rising lights the blackness of gloomy nights.
Its rising sun illuminates the darkness of repression
فنبصرso we see الحقthe truth فيin ضوءlight of النهارthe day بماthrough that which
فنبصر الحق في ضوء النهار بما
يزيلremoves عنfrom أعينeyes of الناسthe people الغشاواتهthe veils (ending unclear)
يزيل عن أعين الناس الغشاواته
So we see truth in daylight, through that which
So we see the truth in daylight's glow
Lifts the veils from people’s eyes,
Which removes the veils from the eyes of the people
ويهزمand defeats الظلمoppression معalong with شبحthe specter of الظلامdarkness فلاso ... not
ويهزم الظلم مع شبح الظلام فلا
نعودwe return نسمعwe hear ذكراa mention للعداواتof enmities
نعود نسمع ذكرا للعداوات
And defeats oppression along with the specter of darkness, so
And it defeats injustice with the specter of darkness, so
We no longer hear any mention of enmities.
We no longer hear talk of hostilities
هناكthen نذكرwe acknowledge للجيلfor the generation الجديدnew يداa helping hand
هناك نذكر للجيل الجديد يدا
فاقتsurpassed يديthe two hands of حاتمHatim فعلاin performing لخيراتof good deeds
فاقت يدي حاتم فعلا لخيرات
Then we shall remember the new generation’s helping hand,
There we mention to the new generation a hand
Which surpassed Hatim’s two hands in doing good deeds.
That exceeded the hand of Hatim in real goodness
إلىtoward الأمامthe front أياO رأىRa’y (opinion) الشبابyouth ولاand do not
إلى الأمام أيا رأى الشباب ولا
تخشىfear الهزيةdefeat (apparently intended) واصبرand be steadfast للملماتthrough calamities
تخشى الهزية واصبر للملمات
Forward, O Al-Ra’y of youth, and do not
Onwards, O Rai of the youth, and do not
Fear defeat; be steadfast through calamities.
Fear ridicule and be patient with misfortunes
فماfor ... is nothing الحياةlife سوىbut ميدانa field of معركةbattle
فما الحياة سوى ميدان معركة
فازwon الشجاعthe brave man بهin it منwhoever صبرendured ساعاتfor hours
فاز الشجاع به من صبر ساعات
For life is nothing but a battlefield,
For life is but a battlefield
Where the brave man wins—the one who endures for hours.
Won by the brave who endured the hours
أهجتyou stirred منيfrom me شعوراa feeling كامناdormant فبداso it emerged
أهجت مني شعورا كامنا فبدا
رغميagainst my will وأبرزتهand I brought it forth فيin بعضa few أبياتverses
رغمي وأبرزته في بعض أبيات
You stirred a dormant feeling within me, so it emerged
You have provoked in me a latent feeling that emerged
Against my will, and I brought it forth in a few verses.
Despite me and I presented it in some verses
وكانand ... was شيطانthe demon of شعريmy poetry لاnot يطاوعنيobeying me
وكان شيطان شعري لا يطاوعني
ولاnor يجودgives generously بشيءwith anything غيرother than آهاتsighs
ولا يجود بشيء غير آهات
And the demon of my poetry would not obey me,
And my poetry devil would not obey me
Nor yield anything but sighs.
Or bestow anything but sighs
فماso what الذيthat which جاءcame بالملعونwith the accursed one أحسبهI think he
فما الذي جاء بالملعون أحسبه
قدalready طالعread الرايAl-Ra’y أوor بعضsome المجلاتmagazines
قد طالع الراي أو بعض المجلات
What, then, brought the accursed one? I think he
What brought about the accursed one, I reckon
Has read Al-Ra’y, or some magazines,
Saw Al Rai or some of the magazines
لناقدby a critic لاnot يرىsees فيin النقدcriticism فائدةa benefit
لناقد لا يرى في النقد فائدة
إنif لمnot يكنit is خالصاpurely devoted للعلمto knowledge والذاتand the self
إن لم يكن خالصا للعلم والذات
By a critic who sees no benefit in criticism
A critic who does not see any benefit in criticism
Unless it is devoted purely to knowledge and the self;
Unless it is pure for science and self
أوor كاتبa writer ثائرrebellious يدعوcalls الشبابthe young إلىto
أو كاتب ثائر يدعو الشباب إلى
خيرthe best of الفعالdeeds وتركand abandonment للضلالاتof misguided ways
خير الفعال وترك للضلالات
Or a rebellious writer who calls the young to
Or an angry writer who calls on the youth
The best of deeds and the abandonment of misguided ways;
To the best deeds and leaving misguidance
أوor رامزone who alludes لفكاهاتto jests يخالطهاmingles with them
أو رامز لفكاهات يخالطها
جدseriousness يمازحهjests with it حلوthe sweetness of الدعاباتbanter
جد يمازحه حلو الدعابات
Or one who alludes to jests mingled with
Or one who hints at humor interspersed
Seriousness, playfully teased by the sweetness of banter.
With serious playfully sweet joking
ومنand who همthey إنهمindeed, they are طلابstudents of مدرسةa school
ومن هم إنهم طلاب مدرسة
هذاthis هوit is الفوزtriumph فيin المستقبلthe future الآتيto come
هذا هو الفوز في المستقبل الآتي
And who are they? They are indeed students at a school.
And they are students of a school
This is triumph in the future to come.
This is the win in the coming future