سقاmay it water زمانthe time of الصباyouth ياO منزلabode of الهرمold age
سقا زمان الصبا يا منزل الهرم
دمٌblood منfrom الدمعtears أوor دمعٌtears منfrom الدِّيمthe steady rains
دمٌ من الدمع أو دمعٌ من الدِّيم
May the days of youth be watered, O abode of old age,
The youthful era watered you, O abode of ruins,
by blood from tears, or tears from steady rains.
With tears or blood from wounds still raw.
ياO نيلNile مصرEgypt ودمعيand my tears لاnot يحلّbe broken بكماin you both
يا نيل مصر ودمعي لا يحلّ بكما
عهدthe covenant of الوفاءَينthe two fidelities منof جارٍone flowing ومنسجمand one pouring
عهد الوفاءَين من جارٍ ومنسجم
O Nile of Egypt and my tears, may it not be broken in you both:
O Nile of Egypt, neither your nor my tears avail,
the covenant of twin fidelities—one flowing, one pouring—
Since the covenants of loyalty are gone, neighbor and intimate.
كراحتيْlike the two palms of علمʿAlam ('banner') الدينal-Din ('the faith') الأميرthe emir إذاwhen
كراحتيْ علم الدين الأمير إذا
لاقىhe met الرَّجاhope بمضيّwith radiant البشرcheerfulness مبتسمsmiling
لاقى الرَّجا بمضيّ البشر مبتسم
like the two palms of the emir ʿAlam al-Din, when
When religion's standard, Prince al-Malik al-Kamil,
he meets hope with radiant cheer, smiling.
Meets adversity, he still smiles at men.
ذوpossessing الرأيjudgment والعزمand resolve والهيجاءand battle مسبعةa lion-haunt
ذو الرأي والعزم والهيجاء مسبعة
والعلمand learning والحلمand forbearance والمعروفand kindness والكرمand generosity
والعلم والحلم والمعروف والكرم
He has judgment and resolve—battle being a lion-haunt—
Possessor of wisdom, resolve, ready eloquence,
and learning, forbearance, kindness, and generosity.
Knowledge, clemency, benevolence and generosity.
وفارسand the horseman of الجيشthe army كالعنوانlike a heading تقدمهhe went before it
وفارس الجيش كالعنوان تقدمه
والصَّفand the battle-rank كالسطرlike a line of writing والخطيّand the Khatti spear كالعلمlike a marker
والصَّف كالسطر والخطيّ كالعلم
And the army's horseman, like a heading, went before it,
Horseman of the army, a title preceding him,
and the rank is like a line of script, and the Khatti spear like a marker.
The line of verse, the standard preceding the flag.
أكرمhow noble بهhe is وأبيهand his father قبلهbefore him فلقدfor indeed
أكرم به وأبيه قبله فلقد
توارثاthe two inherited in succession شيماًvirtues ناهيكenough to impress you منof شيمvirtues
توارثا شيماً ناهيك من شيم
How noble he is, and his father before him! For indeed
Honor him and his father before him, for they
they inherited virtues in succession—what splendid virtues!
Have inherited noble traits—need I say more?
نصرتُI was granted victory فيin حربthe war against أياميmy days بهمthrough them فأناso I
نصرتُ في حرب أيامي بهم فأنا
فيin جنَّةٍa garden تحتbeneath ظلthe shade of السيفthe sword والقلمand the pen
في جنَّةٍ تحت ظل السيف والقلم
I was granted victory in the war against my days through them, and so I
With them I gained victory in the war of my days.
am in a garden beneath the shade of the sword and the pen.
So I dwell in a garden beneath the sword and the pen.
Sol 6.1