Sol 6.1

  1. عسى تعرف العلياء ذنبي إلى الدهر

    ومن عادة الدنيا مطالبة الحر

    Perhaps lofty glory will recognize my offense against Time;

    And it is the world's custom to make demands upon the noble man.

  2. لحى الله أياما تصول على الفتى

    وما زال شأن الدهر للضر والقهر

    May God curse days that assail the young man,

    And Time's way has ever been harm and oppression.

  3. وقد علمت قوم بأنك تاجها

    ولو أنها حلت ذرى الأنجم الزهر

    And a people know full well that you are their crown,

    Even were they to dwell on the summits of the shining stars.

  4. وقد صرت للدنيا وللدين موئلا

    وحاشاك أن تنسى جميلا من الذكر

    And you have become a refuge for the world and for faith,

    And far be it from you to forget a gracious word of praise.

  5. مكارم قالت حين تنهل هل أتى

    بهذا على الإنسان حين من الدهر

    Noble deeds said, as they poured forth: “Has there come

    Upon humankind a span of Time with the like of this?”

  6. فلا زلت بحرا للمكارم زاخرا

    معاليك في مد وشانيك في جزر

    So may you ever remain a sea overflowing with noble deeds,

    Your glories at flood tide, and your detractor at ebb.

  7. بذكر له يختال القريض وتنثنى

    قوافيه في كبر على سائر الشعر

    With praise that makes poetry strut, while

    Its rhymes sway in pride above all other verse.

  8. فيا ربنا فانصر عرابي على العدى

    وعسكرنا السامى على كل ذي شر

    So, O our Lord, grant Urabi victory over the foes,

    And our exalted army over every evildoer.

  9. وجد كرما بالنصر منك لأحمد

    له الله راع قد تكفل بالنصر

    And generously bestow victory from You upon Ahmad;

    God is his guardian, who has guaranteed victory.

  10. ونحن حماة بالمدافع والقنا

    وبالمال والتدبير والعسكر المجر

    And we are defenders with cannons and spears,

    And with wealth, strategy, and the vast army.

  11. فما انفك حتى أيد الله حزبه

    وأشرق وجه الأرض جزلان بالبشر

    So he never relented until God strengthened his forces,

    And the face of the earth shone, exultant with joy.

  12. وولى بنو الأفرنج بين هزائم

    وحلت بأهل البغى قاصمة الظهر

    And the sons of the Franks fled amid defeats,

    And a back-breaking calamity befell the aggressors.

  13. وكم من عداة قد رماها بعزمه

    وفتح يحل المغلقات من الأمر

    And how many foes he struck with his resolve,

    And many a victory that unlocks what is closed in affairs!

  14. يهز سيوف الهند وهي جداول

    فتقذف في أمواجها شعل الجمر

    He brandishes the swords of India, which are streams,

    That fling flames of embers within their waves.

  15. وليلة غزو للعدو كأنها

    لكثرة من أردى بها ليلة النحر

    And a night of raiding the enemy seemed,

    For the many he slew in it, a night of sacrifice.

  16. بجيش كمثل الليل هولا وهيبة

    وإن زانه ما فيه من أنجم زهر

    With an army like the night in terror and awe,

    Though the shining stars within it adorned it.

  17. وباتت جنود الله فوق ضوامر

    بأوضاحها تغنى السراة عن الفجر

    And God's troops spent the night astride lean steeds,

    Whose white markings spared night-travelers the need for dawn.

  18. لقد فاق أيام الزمان بأسرها

    وأبدا حديثا عن حنين وعن بدر

    It has indeed surpassed all the days of Time,

    And brought forth a tale of Hunayn and of Badr.

  19. وإني لمرتاح إلى كل قادم

    إذا كان من ذاك الجهاد على ذكر

    And I am indeed delighted by every newcomer,

    If he has that struggle in mind.

  20. فيطريني ذاك الحديث وطيبه

    ويفعل في ما ليس في قدرة الخمر

    So that tale and its sweetness refresh me,

    And do to me what wine has no power to do.

  21. وأصغى إليه مستعيدا حديثه

    كأني ذو وقر ولست بذي وقر

    And I listen to him, asking him to repeat his tale,

    As though I were hard of hearing, though I am not.

  22. فدم لاقتناء المجد في أكمل المنى

    وفي أرفع العلياء وفي أمجد النصر

    So live on to gain glory, with hopes fulfilled to the utmost,

    And in the loftiest eminence, and in the most glorious victory.