منكدill-fated الحظfortune كثيرabundant in الجلدfortitude
منكد الحظ كثير الجلد
يخالهimagines him الرائيthe beholder خيالa phantom الأبدeternity
يخاله الرائي خيال الأبد
Ill-fated, with great fortitude,
The unlucky one, enduring of hardship
The beholder takes him for a phantom of eternity.
The onlooker imagines him the illusion of eternity
مسددaimed straight النظرةthe gaze فيtoward قومهhis people
مسدد النظرة في قومه
مشهمbattered (uncertain reading) المفرقthe crown of the head عارىbare الجسدthe body
مشهم المفرق عارى الجسد
His gaze fixed straight upon his people,
Fixed of gaze among his people
His crown [battered], his body bare.
Parted of hair, bare of body
لمnot تبكهmake him weep الأشجانsorrows لكنهbut he
لم تبكه الأشجان لكنه
مقطبfrowning الوجهthe face حليفcompanion of الكمدgrief
مقطب الوجه حليف الكمد
Sorrows have not made him weep, but he is
The passions did not make him weep, yet he is
Frowning, a companion of grief.
Frowning of face, intimate of dried up
قدindeed أرسلsent النيلthe Nile رسولاa messenger لهfor itself
قد أرسل النيل رسولا له
يبحثseeks عنfor مجدglory قديمancient فقدwas lost
يبحث عن مجد قديم فقد
The Nile has sent a messenger of its own,
The Nile sent a messenger to him
Seeking an ancient glory that was lost.
Seeking ancient glory now lost
كتابa book تاريخhistory قرأناwe have read بهin it
كتاب تاريخ قرأنا به
عنabout مصرEgypt أهوالاhorrors تهدshatter الجلدfortitude
عن مصر أهوالا تهد الجلد
A book of history in which we have read
A book of history we read in it
Of Egypt, horrors that shatter fortitude.
About Egypt and horrors that shake resolve
أعادتbrought back اللاهيthe heedless one إلىto رشدهhis good sense
أعادت اللاهي إلى رشده
وأوقدتand kindled فيin القلبthe heart ناراًa fire تقدblazes
وأوقدت في القلب ناراً تقد
They brought the heedless one back to his senses,
It returned the heedless to sanity
And kindled in the heart a fire that blazes.
And ignited a fire in the heart that guides
ويجتلىand beholds الناظرthe onlooker منfrom بابهhis doorway
ويجتلى الناظر من بابه
فيin ظلمةdarkness الليلthe night شعاعa ray الرشدwisdom
في ظلمة الليل شعاع الرشد
And from his doorway the onlooker beholds,
And the viewer from his doorway
In the darkness of night, a ray of wisdom.
Sees in the darkness of night a ray of guidance
ومصرand Egypt لاnot تعرفis known الاexcept بهthrough him
ومصر لا تعرف الا به
كأنهas though he عنوانthe emblem of هذاthis البلدland
كأنه عنوان هذا البلد
And Egypt is known only through him,
And Egypt knows not but through him
As though he were the emblem of this land.
As if he were the title of this country
لسانهhis tongue أبكمmute لكنماyet
لسانه أبكم لكنما
تخالهyou imagine him يصرخcrying out فيمنto whoever رقدslept
تخاله يصرخ فيمن رقد
His tongue is mute, and yet
His tongue is muted yet it is as though
You imagine him crying out to those asleep:
He cries out to those who slumber
منwhoever نامslept عنheedless of نيلattaining العلاgreatness ماnot ارتقىrose
من نام عن نيل العلا ما ارتقى
ومنand whoever مشىwalked فيon الأرضthe earth سعياstriving وجدfound
ومن مشى في الأرض سعيا وجد
Whoever sleeps heedless of attaining greatness does not rise;
Whoever sleeps from the Nile of knowledge does not rise high
And whoever walks the earth striving finds success.
And whoever walks the earth seeking, finds
وصاحبand the man of الهمةresolve يعلوrises بهاthrough it
وصاحب الهمة يعلو بها
وكلand every كلانsluggard عدوenemy ألدbitter
وكل كلان عدو ألد
And the man of resolve rises through it,
And the aspirational rises through it
And every sluggard is a bitter foe.
And every coward is a vicious enemy
يطوفroams فيthrough ارجائهhis precincts صارخاًcrying out
يطوف في ارجائه صارخاً
جيشan army منof الأرواحspirits جمvast العددin number
جيش من الأرواح جم العدد
Through his precincts, crying out, roams
Roaming in its environs screaming
An army of spirits, vast in number:
An army of spirits, huge in number
أرواحspirits فرعونPharaoh وأنصارهand his supporters
أرواح فرعون وأنصاره
منthose who شيدواbuilt مجداglory متينsturdy العمدpillars
من شيدوا مجدا متين العمد
The spirits of Pharaoh and his supporters,
The spirits of Pharaoh and his supporters
Who built glory on sturdy pillars.
Who built a strong and firm glory
أضاعهsquandered it أبناؤهمtheir sons بعدهمafter them
أضاعه أبناؤهم بعدهم
وعزand rare is مجدglory ضائعlost لاnot يردis restored
وعز مجد ضائع لا يرد
Their sons squandered it after them,
Their children after them lost it
And rare is a lost glory that is never restored.
And the glory of the lost cannot be restored
ياoh ليتناif only we نرجعwe restore مجداglory مضىgone by
يا ليتنا نرجع مجدا مضى
لاnot تعزبis absent الحيلةresourcefulness عمنfrom whoever يجدstrives
لا تعزب الحيلة عمن يجد
Oh, if only we could restore a glory gone by!
Oh if only we could restore a glory now gone
Resourcefulness never eludes one who strives.
Ingenuity is not in vain for one who tries
تدوسهtrample him الزوارthe visitors منamong هابطone descending
تدوسه الزوار من هابط
أوor صاعدone ascending غرignorant عليهupon him صعدclimbed
أو صاعد غر عليه صعد
Visitors trample him—some descending,
It is trodden by visitors, ones descending
Or an ignorant climber who has climbed upon him.
Or ascending, climbed upon it without seeking permission
قدindeed استبدواthey acted tyrannically ونسواand they forgot مجدهhis glory
قد استبدوا ونسوا مجده
كأنماas though القادرthe powerful one منwhoever يستبدtyrannizes
كأنما القادر من يستبد
They have acted tyrannically and forgotten his glory,
They took control and forgot its glory
As though the mighty were those who tyrannize.
As if the Capable is who takes control
كأنهas though he لمnot يكنwas قبرthe tomb of الذيthe one who
كأنه لم يكن قبر الذي
كانwas أخاa man of جدresolve بعيدfar-reaching الامدduration
كان أخا جد بعيد الامد
As though he were not the tomb of one
It is as if he did not exist, the tomb
Who was a man of long-enduring resolve.
That was once near, of lasting times
حقincumbent علىupon الزوارthe visitors أنto يسجدواprostrate themselves
حق على الزوار أن يسجدوا
ياoh سعدgood fortune منwhoever فيin ظلهhis shade قدindeed سجدprostrated himself
يا سعد من في ظله قد سجد
It is the visitors' duty to prostrate themselves;
It is deserved of visitors that they bow down
How fortunate is he who has prostrated himself in his shade!
Oh fortunate is he in whose shade has bowed down
ياO دارسstudent of التاريخhistory قفstand خاشعاreverently
يا دارس التاريخ قف خاشعا
فعمدةfor the mainstay of التاريخhistory هذاthis الأسدlion
فعمدة التاريخ هذا الأسد
O student of history, stand in reverence,
O student of history, stand reverent
For this lion is the mainstay of history.
For the pillar of history is this lion
ياO باحثاseeker عنfor مجدglory دهرan age مضىgone by
يا باحثا عن مجد دهر مضى
وجدتyou have found فيin الأهرامthe pyramids ماwhat تفتقدyou lack
وجدت في الأهرام ما تفتقد
O seeker of the glory of an age gone by,
O seeker of glory of an era gone by
You have found in the pyramids what you lack.
In the pyramids you find what you miss
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.