مِنْFromمِصْرَEgyptإِلَىٰtoمَدْيَنَMidian
From Egypt to Midian
وَلَكِنْButإِلَىٰtoأَيْنَwhereيَذْهَبُdoes goمُوسَىٰMoses
But where does Moses go
وَمِصْرُwhile Egyptكُلُّهَاall of itمَمْلَكَةٌis a kingdomلِفِرْعَوْنَ!for Pharaoh!
while all of Egypt is a kingdom of Pharaoh!
وَشُرْطَةُAnd the police ofفِرْعَوْنَPharaohبِالْمِرْصَادِ،are on the lookout,
And Pharaoh's police are on the lookout,
وَلَهُمْand they haveعُيُونُthe eyesالْغُرَابِof the raven
and they have the eyes of the raven
وَشَامَةُand the molesالنَّمْلِ!of the ant!
and the moles of the ant!
قَصَدَIntendedمُوسَىٰMosesأَنْtoيَذْهَبَgo
Moses intended to go
إِلَىٰtoمَدْيَنَMidianالْبَلَدِthe countryالْعَرَبِيِّ،Arab,
to Midian, the Arab country,
حَيْثُwhereلَاnotتَصِلُreachesإِلَيْهِto itيَدُthe handفِرْعَوْنَ.of Pharaoh.
where the hand of Pharaoh does not reach it.
إِنَّIndeedمَدْيَنَMidianبَادِيَةٌis a desertوَقُرًىand villages
Indeed, Midian is a desert and villages
لَيْسَthere is notفِيهَاin itمَدَنِيَّةُcivilizationمِصْرَ.of Egypt.
in which there is no civilization of Egypt.
وَلَيْسَAnd there are notفِيهَاin itقُصُورُpalacesمِصْرَof Egypt
And there are no palaces of Egypt in it
وَأَسْوَاقُand marketsمِصْرَ.of Egypt.
and markets of Egypt.
وَلَكِنَّهَاBut it isبِلَادٌa countryسَعِيدَةٌhappy
But it is a happy country
لِأَنَّهَاbecause itبَعِيدَةٌis farمِنْfromفِرْعَوْنَPharaoh
because it is far from Pharaoh
وَإِنَّهَاand itسَعِيدَةٌis happyلِأَنَّهَاbecause itبِلَادٌis a countryحُرَّةٌfree
and it is happy because it is a free country
لَيْسَتْnot beingتَحْتَunderحُكْمِthe ruleفِرْعَوْنَ.of Pharaoh.
not under the rule of Pharaoh.
يَاOh,حَبَّذَاhow excellent isالْبَدَاوَةُnomadic life
Oh, how excellent is nomadic life
مَعَwithالْحُرِّيَّةِfreedomوَالْعَدْلِ،and justice,
with freedom and justice,
وَيَاand oh,شَقَاوَةُhow miserable isالْمَدَنِيَّةُcivilization
and oh, how miserable is civilization
مَعَwithالْعُبُودِيَّةِslaveryوَالذُّلِّ.and humiliation.
with slavery and humiliation.
هُنَالِكَThereيُصْبِحُbecomesكُلُّeveryأَحَدٍone
There, everyone becomes
لَاnotيَخَافُfearingسَطْوَةَthe mightفِرْعَوْنَof Pharaohوَقَهْرَهُ،and his oppression,
not fearing the might of Pharaoh and his oppression,
وَهُنَالِكَand thereيَبِيتُspends the nightكُلُّeveryأَحَدٍone
and there, everyone spends the night
لَاnotيَخَافُfearingشُرْطَةَthe policeفِرْعَوْنَof Pharaohوَشَرَّهُ،and his evil,
not fearing the police of Pharaoh and his evil,
هُنَالِكَthereلَاnotتُذْبَحُare slaughteredالْأَبْنَاءُ.the sons.
there the sons are not slaughtered.
قَصَدَHe headedمُوسَىٰMosesمَدْيَنَtoward Midianوَخَرَجَand went outمِنْfromمِصْرَEgypt
Moses headed toward Midian and went out from Egypt
خَائِفًاfearfulيَتَرَقَّبُ،vigilant,أَيَتْبَعُهُis he followedأَحَدٌ؟by anyone?
fearful, vigilant, is he followed by anyone?
وَلَكِنْButنَامَsleptعَنْهُfrom himالشُّرْطَةُthe police
But the police slept on him.
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