أَكَذَاis this how نِهَايَةُthe end of ذَلِكَthat الْجُهْدِeffort
أَكَذَا نِهَايَةُ ذَلِكَ الْجُهْدِ
أَكَذَاis this how خِتَامُthe conclusion of السَّعيِstriving وَالْجِدِّand diligence
أَكَذَا خِتَامُ السَّعيِ وَالْجِدِّ
Is this the end of all that effort?
Is this the close of striving and diligence?
أَكَذَاis this how المَآثِرُnoble deeds فِيin نَتَائِجِهَاtheir outcomes
أَكَذَا المَآثِرُ فِي نَتَائِجِهَا
أَكَذَاis this how المَفَاخِرُglories آخِرَat the end of العَهْدِthe span
أَكَذَا المَفَاخِرُ آخِرَ العَهْدِ
Is this what noble deeds come to?
Is this how glories end at last?
يَعْرُوكَafflicts you دَاءٌan illness لاَnot تُقَاوِمُهُyou resist it
يَعْرُوكَ دَاءٌ لاَ تُقَاوِمُهُ
وَتَصِيرُand you pass مِنْfrom غَدهِits morrow إِلىto اللَّحْدِthe grave
وَتَصِيرُ مِنْ غَدهِ إِلى اللَّحْدِ
An illness strikes you that you cannot resist,
And the next day you pass into the grave,
مُتَلاَشِيَfading الأَنْفَاسِbreaths فِيin نَفَسٍa breath
مُتَلاَشِيَ الأَنْفَاسِ فِي نَفَسٍ
مُتَوَارِياًvanishing كَالطَّيفِlike a phantom عَنْfrom بُعْدa distance
مُتَوَارِياً كَالطَّيفِ عَنْ بُعْد
Your breaths fading in a single breath,
Vanishing like a phantom in the distance.
لاَno عَزْمَresolve يَدْفَعُwards off مَاwhat دَهَاكَstruck you وَلاَnor
لاَ عَزْمَ يَدْفَعُ مَا دَهَاكَ وَلاَ
صَوْتٌa voice عَلَىagainst عَادِيكَyour assailant يَسْتَعْديseeks redress
صَوْتٌ عَلَى عَادِيكَ يَسْتَعْدي
No resolve wards off what struck you, nor
Does a voice seek redress against your assailant.
إِنَّindeed الْحُسَامَthe sword وَقَدْand already نَضَتْهُhas drawn it يَدٌa hand
إِنَّ الْحُسَامَ وَقَدْ نَضَتْهُ يَدٌ
لَيَصِلُّsurely rings مَرْدُوداًbeing returned إِلىto الغِمْدِthe sheath
لَيَصِلُّ مَرْدُوداً إِلى الغِمْدِ
Even the sword, once a hand has drawn it,
Rings out as it is returned to its sheath.
إِنَّindeed النَّسيمَthe breeze قُبَيْلَjust before سَكْنَتهِits stillness
إِنَّ النَّسيمَ قُبَيْلَ سَكْنَتهِ
لَيَعِجُّsurely clamors بَيْنَamong الْبَانِthe moringa trees وَالرَّنْدِand the laurel
لَيَعِجُّ بَيْنَ الْبَانِ وَالرَّنْدِ
Even the breeze, just before it stills,
Clamors among the moringa and the laurel.
إِنَّindeed السحَابَthe cloud لَدَىupon تَبَدُّدِهits dispersal
إِنَّ السحَابَ لَدَى تَبَدُّدِه
لَيَبِيدُsurely perishes بَيْنَamid الْبَرْقِlightning وَالرَّعْدِand thunder
لَيَبِيدُ بَيْنَ الْبَرْقِ وَالرَّعْدِ
Even the cloud, as it breaks apart,
Perishes amid lightning and thunder.
أَبِلاَwas it without مُبَالاَةٍconcern ولاَnor أَسَفٍsorrow
أَبِلاَ مُبَالاَةٍ ولاَ أَسَفٍ
وَبِلاَand without مُجَافَاةٍestrangement وَلاَnor صَدِّrejection
وَبِلاَ مُجَافَاةٍ وَلاَ صَدِّ
Was it without concern or sorrow,
And without estrangement or rejection,
أَسْلَمْتَyou surrendered رَوْحَكَyour soul وَهْيَwhile it was هَادئَةٌserene
أَسْلَمْتَ رَوْحَكَ وَهْيَ هَادئَةٌ
لِيُقِلَّهَاto carry it نُورٌa light إِلىto الخُلْدeternity
لِيُقِلَّهَا نُورٌ إِلى الخُلْد
That you surrendered your tranquil soul
For a light to carry it into eternity,
وَتَرَكْتَand you left لِلاْحْيَاءِto the living إِنْif قَدَرْواthey could
وَتَرَكْتَ لِلاْحْيَاءِ إِنْ قَدَرْوا
أَنْto يَثْأَرُواtake vengeance مِنْagainst خَطبِكyour calamity المُرْدِيthe death-dealing
أَنْ يَثْأَرُوا مِنْ خَطبِك المُرْدِي
And left it to the living, if they could,
To avenge your death-dealing calamity?
مَوْتٌa death كَمَوْتِlike the death of الطَّاعِنِينَthe aged وَقَدْwhen already
مَوْتٌ كَمَوْتِ الطَّاعِنِينَ وَقَدْ
مَضَتِhave passed السِّنونَthe years بِهِمْwith them إِلَىto الْحَدِّthe limit
مَضَتِ السِّنونَ بِهِمْ إِلَى الْحَدِّ
A death like that of the aged, when
The years have carried them to their limit.
مَاnot كُنْتُI was أَحْسَبُI thought أَنْthat تَقَرَّyou would rest بِلاَwithout
مَا كُنْتُ أَحْسَبُ أَنْ تَقَرَّ بِلاَ
شُغُلٍa task يَنُوطُbinds الْجَفْنَthe eyelid بِالسُّهدِto sleeplessness
شُغُلٍ يَنُوطُ الْجَفْنَ بِالسُّهدِ
I never thought that you could rest without
A task that binds the eyelid to sleeplessness.
ماnot كنْتI was أَحْسَبI thought أَنْthat تَبِيتَyou would spend the night بِلاَwithout
ما كنْت أَحْسَب أَنْ تَبِيتَ بِلاَ
أَمَلٍa hope تُؤَمِّلهyou cherish it وَلاَnor قَصْدِa purpose
أَمَلٍ تُؤَمِّله وَلاَ قَصْدِ
I never thought that you would pass a night without
A hope to cherish or a purpose.
لَكِنْbut جَهِلْنَاwe did not know مِنْكَof you أَنَّكthat you لَمْdid not
لَكِنْ جَهِلْنَا مِنْكَ أَنَّك لَمْ
تَكُyou were صَاخِباًclamorous فِيin مبْتَغَىpursuit of مَجْدِglory
تَكُ صَاخِباً فِي مبْتَغَى مَجْدِ
But we had not understood that you were never
Clamorous in pursuit of glory.
جزْتَyou traversed الْجِهَادَthe struggle تُرِيدyou sought جَوْهَرَهits essence
جزْتَ الْجِهَادَ تُرِيد جَوْهَرَه
وَبَلَغْتَand you reached عَنْby عَرَضِchance مَدَىthe utmost reach of الْحَمْدِpraise
وَبَلَغْتَ عَنْ عَرَضِ مَدَى الْحَمْدِ
You passed through struggle seeking its essence,
And reached the utmost praise without seeking it.
فَلَئِنْso even if رَقَدْتَyou slept لَقَدْindeed سَنَنْتَyou established هُدىًguidance
فَلَئِنْ رَقَدْتَ لَقَدْ سَنَنْتَ هُدىً
لِبَنِيكَfor your sons مِنْamong شِيبٍthe gray-haired وَمِنْand among مُرْدِthe beardless
لِبَنِيكَ مِنْ شِيبٍ وَمِنْ مُرْدِ
So though you sleep, you have established guidance
For your sons, both gray-haired and beardless.
أَخَذُواthey took السَّجيَّةthe character عَنْكَfrom you طَاهِرَةًpure
أَخَذُوا السَّجيَّة عَنْكَ طَاهِرَةً
وَنَبَوْاand they recoiled كَمَاjust as تَنْبُوyou recoil عَنِfrom الإِدِّabomination
وَنَبَوْا كَمَا تَنْبُو عَنِ الإِدِّ
They took their character from you, pure,
And recoiled, as you recoil, from abomination.
وَتَعَدَّدُواand they became many صُوَراًas images مُجَزَّأَةًfragmentary
وَتَعَدَّدُوا صُوَراً مُجَزَّأَةً
عَنْfrom كَامِلٍa complete man مُتَعَدِّدٍmany-sided فَرْدِunique
عَنْ كَامِلٍ مُتَعَدِّدٍ فَرْدِ
And became many, as fragmentary images
Of one whole man, manifold yet unique.
يَتَذَكَّرُونَthey remember إِمَامَهُمْtheir leader عُمَراًUmar
يَتَذَكَّرُونَ إِمَامَهُمْ عُمَراً
أَيَّامَthe days when كَانَhe was فَرِيدَةَthe matchless jewel of الْعِقْدِthe necklace
أَيَّامَ كَانَ فَرِيدَةَ الْعِقْدِ
They remember their leader, Umar,
In the days when he was the necklace's matchless jewel.
ذِكْرَىa memory اسْتَدَامَتْهَاhave kept it enduring النُّفُوسُthe souls فَمَاso there is no
ذِكْرَى اسْتَدَامَتْهَا النُّفُوسُ فَمَا
فِيin الدَّهْرِtime مِنْany قَبْلٍbefore وَلاَnor بَعْدِafter
فِي الدَّهْرِ مِنْ قَبْلٍ وَلاَ بَعْدِ
A memory souls have kept alive, so
Time knows no before and no after.
مَقْرُونَةًcoupled بِتجِلَّةٍwith reverence وَهَوىًand love
مَقْرُونَةً بِتجِلَّةٍ وَهَوىً
أَخَذاًdrawing مَزِيدَهُمَاtheir increase مِنَfrom الْوَجْدِyearning
أَخَذاً مَزِيدَهُمَا مِنَ الْوَجْدِ
Coupled with reverence and love,
Both drawing their increase from yearning.
أَيْO فَاقِديهِyou bereft of him لَقَدْindeed تَكَاثَرَhas multiplied مَاwhat
أَيْ فَاقِديهِ لَقَدْ تَكَاثَرَ مَا
جَمَعَتْhave gathered رَزَايَاcalamities of الدَّهْرِtime فِيin فَقْدِa loss
جَمَعَتْ رَزَايَا الدَّهْرِ فِي فَقْدِ
O you bereft of him, how numerous are the sorrows
Time's calamities have gathered in a single loss!
كَمْhow many كَانَthere were فِيamong الشِّيَمِthe virtues الَّتِيthat ذَهَبَتْvanished
كَمْ كَانَ فِي الشِّيَمِ الَّتِي ذَهَبَتْ
بِوَفَاتهِwith his death كَنْزٌa treasure لِذِيfor one with وُدِّaffection
بِوَفَاتهِ كَنْزٌ لِذِي وُدِّ
How many of the virtues that vanished
With his death were treasures to a loving friend!
حَقَّقتُI verified تَحْقِيقاًwith certainty مُرُوءَتَهُhis chivalry
حَقَّقتُ تَحْقِيقاً مُرُوءَتَهُ
وَإِخَاءَهُand his brotherhood بِيَدthrough a helping hand لَهof his عَنْديwith me
وَإِخَاءَهُ بِيَد لَه عَنْدي
I knew his chivalry with certain knowledge,
And his brotherhood, through a helping hand he lent me.
مَاhow كَانَhe was أَوْدَعَهُgentle he was وَأَرْفَعَهُand lofty he was
مَا كَانَ أَوْدَعَهُ وَأَرْفَعَهُ
نَعْساًdrowsiness (perhaps 'spirit') وَأَنْزَعَهُand far removed he was عَنِfrom الحِقْدِrancor
نَعْساً وَأَنْزَعَهُ عَنِ الحِقْدِ
How gentle he was, and how lofty
In spirit [reading uncertain], and how free from rancor!
مَاhow كَانَhe was أَرْفَقَهُgentle he was عَلَىdespite نَزَقٍimpetuosity
مَا كَانَ أَرْفَقَهُ عَلَى نَزَقٍ
وَأَشَدَّand how fierce صَوْلَتَهُhis onslaught عَلَىagainst النِّدِthe rival
وَأَشَدَّ صَوْلَتَهُ عَلَى النِّدِ
How gentle he was despite impetuosity,
Yet how fierce his onslaught against a rival!
مَاhow كَانَhe was أَسْمَحَهُgenerous he was بِمَأْثُرَةٍwith a noble deed
مَا كَانَ أَسْمَحَهُ بِمَأْثُرَةٍ
تُسْدَىbestowed وَأَفْرَحَهُand glad he was بِمَاin what يُسْدِيhe bestows
تُسْدَى وَأَفْرَحَهُ بِمَا يُسْدِي
How generous he was with a noble deed
Bestowed, and how glad in what he bestowed!
يَلْقَاكَhe meets you وَهْوَwhile he is مُحَاسِنٌgracious أَبَداًalways
يَلْقَاكَ وَهْوَ مُحَاسِنٌ أَبَداً
أَنَّىwherever تَكُنْyou are وَيَسُرُّand delights مَاwhat يُبْدِيhe reveals
أَنَّى تَكُنْ وَيَسُرُّ مَا يُبْدِي
He meets you, ever gracious,
Wherever you may be; what he reveals delights.
يَسْقِيكَhe gives you to drink عَذْباًsweet drink مِنْfrom تَجَارِبِهِhis experiences
يَسْقِيكَ عَذْباً مِنْ تَجَارِبِهِ
مَاwhat ذَاقَhe tasted مِنْهُfrom it الصَّابَbitter sap فِيat الْوِرْدِthe watering place
مَا ذَاقَ مِنْهُ الصَّابَ فِي الْوِرْدِ
He gives you a sweet draught of his experiences,
Though he tasted their bitter sap at the watering place.
يُفْتِيكَhe advises you عَنْfrom عِلْمٍknowledge وَيَسْتُرُهُand conceals it
يُفْتِيكَ عَنْ عِلْمٍ وَيَسْتُرُهُ
بِشَبِيهِwith a semblance of الاِسْتِفْهَامِquestioning فِيin الرَّدِّthe reply
بِشَبِيهِ الاِسْتِفْهَامِ فِي الرَّدِّ
He counsels you from knowledge, yet conceals it
In something like a question in his reply.
يَرْعَىhe safeguards الْحُقُوقَrights كَمَاjust as يُعَلِّمُهَاhe teaches them
يَرْعَى الْحُقُوقَ كَمَا يُعَلِّمُهَا
بِخُلُوصِwith sincerity وَافىcomplete in الرَّأْيِjudgment مُسْتَدِّsound
بِخُلُوصِ وَافى الرَّأْيِ مُسْتَدِّ
He safeguards rights as he teaches them,
With the sincerity of one whose judgment is full and sound.
كَمْhow many مَوْقِفٍa stand نَصَرَhe defended الضَّعيفَthe weak بِهِin it
كَمْ مَوْقِفٍ نَصَرَ الضَّعيفَ بِهِ
وَغَرِيمُهُwhile his adversary أَضْرَىfiercer مِنَthan الأُسْدِlions
وَغَرِيمُهُ أَضْرَى مِنَ الأُسْدِ
How often he stood in defense of the weak,
Though their adversary was fiercer than lions!
يَحْمِيhe defends شَرِيعَتَهُhis sacred law بِأبْلَغِwith the most eloquent of مَاwhat
يَحْمِي شَرِيعَتَهُ بِأبْلَغِ مَا
يُوحِيinspires تَنَزُّهُهَاits freedom عَنِfrom النَّقدِcriticism
يُوحِي تَنَزُّهُهَا عَنِ النَّقدِ
He defends his sacred law with all the eloquence
Its freedom from reproach inspires,
مُسْتَكْشِفاًuncovering أَسْرَارَthe secrets of حِكْمَتِهَاits wisdom
مُسْتَكْشِفاً أَسْرَارَ حِكْمَتِهَا
فِيin أَمْرِهَاits command وَالنَّهيِand prohibition وَالْحَدِand prescribed punishment
فِي أَمْرِهَا وَالنَّهيِ وَالْحَدِ
Uncovering the secrets of its wisdom
In its commands, prohibitions, and prescribed penalties.
مَهْمَاwhatever تَسُمْهُyou require of him إِفَادَةًa benefit سَنَحَتْpresents itself
مَهْمَا تَسُمْهُ إِفَادَةً سَنَحَتْ
لِبِلاَدِهِfor his country لَمْdid not يَأْلُslacken عَنْin جُهْدِeffort
لِبِلاَدِهِ لَمْ يَأْلُ عَنْ جُهْدِ
Whatever service you ask of him, when a chance arises
For his country, he spares no effort.
يَكْتُبْhe writes وَيَخطبْand speaks publicly غَيْرَnot مُدخِرٍsparing
يَكْتُبْ وَيَخطبْ غَيْرَ مُدخِرٍ
رَمَقاًa last breath بِوَاهِيwith weakened الْعَزْمِresolve مُنْهَدworn down
رَمَقاً بِوَاهِي الْعَزْمِ مُنْهَد
He writes and speaks, sparing not
A breath, though his resolve is frail and he is spent.
هَذِيthese فَضَائِلُهُhis virtues وَيَكْثُرُand plentiful is مَاwhat
هَذِي فَضَائِلُهُ وَيَكْثُرُ مَا
أَخْطَأْتُهُI missed it مِنْهُنَّamong them فِيin الْعَدِّthe count
أَخْطَأْتُهُ مِنْهُنَّ فِي الْعَدِّ
These are his virtues, and many are those
I have missed among them in my count.
وَأَجَلُّهُنَّand greatest of them بِلاَwithout مُنَازَعَةٍdispute
وَأَجَلُّهُنَّ بِلاَ مُنَازَعَةٍ
ذَاكَthat الْوَفَاءُfidelity لِمِصْرَto Egypt بِالْعَهْدِto the pledge
ذَاكَ الْوَفَاءُ لِمِصْرَ بِالْعَهْدِ
And the greatest of them, beyond dispute,
Is that faithful keeping of his pledge to Egypt.
ذَاكَthat التَّغالِيextreme devotion يَسْتَمِيتُhe braves death بِهِthrough it
ذَاكَ التَّغالِي يَسْتَمِيتُ بِهِ
لِيُقِيلَto raise up شَعْباًa people عَاثِرَstumbling in الْجَدfortune
لِيُقِيلَ شَعْباً عَاثِرَ الْجَد
That boundless devotion, through which he braves death
To raise a people whose fortune has stumbled.
أُسْتَاذَنَاour teacher زَوِّدْprovide مَسَامِعَنَاour ears
أُسْتَاذَنَا زَوِّدْ مَسَامِعَنَا
دَرْسَthe lesson of الْوَدَاعِfarewell هُدىًguidance لِمُسْتَهْدِfor one seeking guidance
دَرْسَ الْوَدَاعِ هُدىً لِمُسْتَهْدِ
Our teacher, grant our ears
A farewell lesson, guidance for one seeking guidance.
إِنِّيindeed I لأُدْرِكُsurely perceive مَاwhat تُعِيدُyou repeat عَلَىto
إِنِّي لأُدْرِكُ مَا تُعِيدُ عَلَى
أَرْوَاحِنَاour souls وَأُحِسُّand I feel مَاwhat تُبْدِيyou reveal
أَرْوَاحِنَا وَأُحِسُّ مَا تُبْدِي
I surely grasp what you repeat to
Our souls, and feel what you reveal.
سَمْعاًhearkening لِقَوْلٍto words أَنْتَyou قَائِلُهُtheir speaker
سَمْعاً لِقَوْلٍ أَنْتَ قَائِلُهُ
مِنْfrom حَيْثُwhere بِتَّyou have come to dwell بِعَالَمِin the realm of الرُّشْدِright guidance
مِنْ حَيْثُ بِتَّ بِعَالَمِ الرُّشْدِ
We listen to the words you speak
From where you dwell in the realm of right guidance.
طَوْعاًin obedience لِمَاto what بَلَّغْتَناyou conveyed to us وَبِهِand in it
طَوْعاً لِمَا بَلَّغْتَنا وَبِهِ
لُبُّthe essence of الصَّوَابِrightness وَغَايَةُand the utmost الْقَصْدِpurpose
لُبُّ الصَّوَابِ وَغَايَةُ الْقَصْدِ
We obey what you have conveyed to us, for in it lie
The heart of rightness and the ultimate aim.
لَيْسَis not الْحِمَامdeath مَنْwhoever يُكَافِحُstrives فِيfor
لَيْسَ الْحِمَام مَنْ يُكَافِحُ فِي
إِسْعَادِbringing happiness to أُمَّتهِhis nation سِوَىexcept وَعَدِa promise
إِسْعَادِ أُمَّتهِ سِوَى وَعَدِ
Death, for one who strives to
Bring happiness to his nation, is nothing but a promise.
مَوْتُthe death of المُجَاهِدِthe striver لاَnot بِهin it
مَوْتُ المُجَاهِدِ لاَ بِه
كَسِوَاهُlike another's بَلْrather هُوَit is وَاجِبٌa duty أُدِّيfulfilled
كَسِوَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ وَاجِبٌ أُدِّي
The striver's death is not, in itself,
Like another's: it is a duty fulfilled.
فَتَعَلَّمُواso learn ثُمَّthen اعْمَلُواact وَثِقُواand be certain
فَتَعَلَّمُوا ثُمَّ اعْمَلُوا وَثِقُوا
أَنَّthat الْحَيَاةَlife بِقَدْرِin proportion to مَاwhat تُجْدِيit yields
أَنَّ الْحَيَاةَ بِقَدْرِ مَا تُجْدِي
So learn, then act, and be certain
That life is worth as much as it gives.
وَالدَّهْرُand time أَجْمَعُin its entirety دُونَless than ثَانِيَةٍa second
وَالدَّهْرُ أَجْمَعُ دُونَ ثَانِيَةٍ
يَفْدِيransoms بِهَاwith which الأوْطَانَthe homelands مَنْwhoever يَفْدِيsacrifices himself
يَفْدِي بِهَا الأوْطَانَ مَنْ يَفْدِي
And all of time is worth less than a second
In which the self-sacrificing ransom their homelands.
Translation model: Sol 6.1