دعواleave الشَّهيدَthe martyr لشعبٍto a people ليسdoes not ينساهُforget him
دعوا الشَّهيدَ لشعبٍ ليس ينساهُ
وارعواand uphold لِمصرَfor Egypt ذِماماًa pledge كانhe used to يرعاهُuphold it
وارعوا لِمصرَ ذِماماً كان يرعاهُ
Leave the martyr to a people who do not forget him.
Let the people not forget their martyr
And uphold for Egypt the pledge he upheld.
Who cared for Egypt as if it were his own
ماذاwhat تُعيدونdo you renew منof ذكرىremembrance امْرئٍa man نَبهٍdistinguished
ماذا تُعيدون من ذكرى امْرئٍ نَبهٍ
النّيلُthe Nile سِيرتُهُhis life story والدَّهرُand time ذِكراهُhis remembrance
النّيلُ سِيرتُهُ والدَّهرُ ذِكراهُ
What remembrance can you renew of a man of renown?
What memories can you renew of a perceptive man
The Nile is his life story, and time his remembrance.
Whose character is the Nile and remembrance eternal
خُوضواconfront الرُّماةَthe marksmen وسيرواand march حَوْلaround رايتهِhis banner
خُوضوا الرُّماةَ وسيروا حَوْل رايتهِ
جُنداًan army منof الحقِّtruth يرميshoots دُونَهُin its defense اللهُGod
جُنداً من الحقِّ يرمي دُونَهُ اللهُ
Confront the marksmen, and march around his banner,
Advance, O archers, around his banner
As an army of truth, in whose defense God shoots.
An army of truth whose shots God guides
إلىtoward الأَمامِthe front سِراعاًswiftly خلفَbehind قائِدكمyour leader
إلى الأَمامِ سِراعاً خلفَ قائِدكم
إلىtoward الأمامِthe front فهذيfor this منamong وَصاياهُhis counsels
إلى الأمامِ فهذي من وَصاياهُ
Onward, swiftly, behind your leader!
Onward quickly following your leader
Onward! For this is among his counsels.
For this is his command to you
سَنَّinstituted الجِهادَstruggle لكمfor you يحميdefends بهthrough it وطناًa homeland
سَنَّ الجِهادَ لكم يحمي به وطناً
سَنَّinstituted الحِدادَmourning عليهِupon it يومَon the day منعاهُhis death announcement
سَنَّ الحِدادَ عليهِ يومَ منعاهُ
He instituted struggle for you, defending a homeland through it;
He established struggle to protect a homeland
He instituted mourning for it on the day his death was announced.
And mourning when loss engulfed it
يَومٌa day تمرَّدَrebelled فاسْتعصتْso proved unmanageable فَواجعُهits tragedies
يَومٌ تمرَّدَ فاسْتعصتْ فَواجعُه
علىto الدَّهَاقِينthe shrewd men واسْتَشرتْand spread unchecked رزاياهُits calamities
على الدَّهَاقِين واسْتَشرتْ رزاياهُ
A day that rebelled: its tragedies defied
A day when chaos wracked it with torment
The shrewdest men, and its calamities spread unchecked.
Afflicting the feeble as agony spread
رَمىstruck المشارقَthe eastern lands بالخطبِwith the calamity الذيwhich انْتَفضتْshuddered
رَمى المشارقَ بالخطبِ الذي انْتَفضتْ
منهfrom it المغاربُthe western lands تخشىfearing هَوْلَthe terror مَرماهُits reach
منه المغاربُ تخشى هَوْلَ مَرماهُ
It struck the eastern lands with a calamity that shook
He hurled words eastwards whose power
The western lands, which feared the terror of its reach.
Made the west quake, fearing their ferocity
إنif يَفْزَعِtakes fright النّيلُthe Nile أوor يجزعْgrieves فقدthen indeed نُكِبتْhas been stricken
إن يَفْزَعِ النّيلُ أو يجزعْ فقد نُكِبتْ
دنياa world ممالكُهاits kingdoms فيin الرُّزءِthe bereavement أشباهُalike
دنيا ممالكُها في الرُّزءِ أشباهُ
If the Nile takes fright or grieves, calamity has struck
If the Nile is alarmed or dismayed
A world whose kingdoms are alike in their bereavement.
Then its kingdoms will fall into ruin and decay
ليسare not الهُداةُthe guides لشعبٍfor a people أوor لِمملكةٍfor a kingdom
ليس الهُداةُ لشعبٍ أو لِمملكةٍ
هُمْthey رحمةُmercy اللهGod للدُّنياfor the world ونُعماهُand His blessing
هُمْ رحمةُ الله للدُّنيا ونُعماهُ
Guides are not for one people or one kingdom;
Leaders of people and nations
They are God's mercy to the world and His blessing.
Are God's mercy upon the world and its grace
نَفسٌa soul حَمَىguarded الأُفُقُthe horizon العلويُّlofty مَوضعَهاits place
نَفسٌ حَمَى الأُفُقُ العلويُّ مَوضعَها
واختارهاand chose it اللهGod منfrom أَسْنَىthe most splendid عَطاياهُHis gifts
واختارها الله من أَسْنَى عَطاياهُ
A soul whose place the lofty horizon guarded,
A soul whose lofty principles the horizon protected
And which God chose from among His most splendid gifts.
And God chose from the finest of his gifts
منof هِمَّةِthe resolve الرُسْلِof the messengers ماnot يَغتالُهاslays it خَوَرٌweakness
من هِمَّةِ الرُسْلِ ما يَغتالُها خَوَرٌ
ولاnor يَطيشُmakes reckless بهاwith it مالٌwealth ولاnor جاهُrank
ولا يَطيشُ بها مالٌ ولا جاهُ
It has the messengers' resolve; no weakness can slay it,
A will like that of prophets, no disgrace corrupts
Nor can wealth or rank make it reckless.
Nor wealth nor status makes it stray
ماnever باتwas منfrom فِتنةِthe temptation الدُّنياof the world علىat خَطرٍrisk
ما بات من فِتنةِ الدُّنيا على خَطرٍ
وصاحبُwhile the bearer التاجِof the crown مفتونٌenthralled بدنياهُby his worldly life
وصاحبُ التاجِ مفتونٌ بدنياهُ
He was never at risk from the world's temptations,
No ruler smitten with love of the world
While the bearer of the crown was enthralled by his worldly life.
Has survived its temptations and decay
ذكرىO memory الشَّهيدِof the martyr وماand not نجزيwe recompense مَواقفَهُhis deeds
ذكرى الشَّهيدِ وما نجزي مَواقفَهُ
فيamong العامِلينَthose who strive ولاnor نُحصِيwe count مَزاياهُhis merits
في العامِلينَ ولا نُحصِي مَزاياهُ
O memory of the martyr—we cannot repay his deeds
To recount the martyr and tally his stances
Among those who strive, nor count his merits—
Among the living, enumerating his virtues
كُونيbe لمِصرَfor Egypt حياةًa life غيرَnot هازلةٍfrivolous
كُوني لمِصرَ حياةً غيرَ هازلةٍ
وَعلِّمِيand teach الجِدَّearnestness شعباًa people ساءَturned wretched محَياهُits life
وَعلِّمِي الجِدَّ شعباً ساءَ محَياهُ
Be for Egypt a life free from frivolity,
Be for Egypt an undimmed life
And teach earnestness to a people whose life has turned wretched.
And teach struggle to a people who scorned resolve
إنّindeed الأُلىthose who زعمواdeemed الأوطانَhomelands هَيِّنَةًof little worth
إنّ الأُلى زعموا الأوطانَ هَيِّنَةً
جَرُّواbrought علىupon الشَّعبِthe people ماwhat تأبىrejects سجاياهُits innate traits
جَرُّوا على الشَّعبِ ما تأبى سجاياهُ
Indeed, those who deemed homelands of little worth
The unworthy thought countries easy prey
Brought upon the people what their nature rejects.
And dragged the people into what their nature rejects
همthey سَخَّروهُharnessed it لأمرٍto a cause ليسdoes not يَعرفهknow it
هم سَخَّروهُ لأمرٍ ليس يَعرفه
فَاسْتنَّso rushed headlong يعصِفُraging واستنَّتْand rushed headlong ضحاياهُits victims
فَاسْتنَّ يعصِفُ واستنَّتْ ضحاياهُ
They harnessed it to a cause it did not know,
They exploited them for an end unknown
So it rushed headlong, raging, and its victims rushed too.
And so were ruined those drawn into their trap
ثمthen انجلىcleared النَّقعُthe dust عنfrom دَهْياءَa catastrophe مُفزِعَةٍterrifying
ثم انجلى النَّقعُ عن دَهْياءَ مُفزِعَةٍ
الموتُdeath أيْسَرُeasier منهاthan it حِينَwhen تلقاهُyou meet it
الموتُ أيْسَرُ منها حِينَ تلقاهُ
Then the dust cleared to reveal a terrifying catastrophe;
Then the haze lifted, revealing horrors
Death, when you face it, is easier than that.
Worse than death when encountered
لاdo not تَحسبِsuppose الأمرَthe matter ماwhat تُبدِيreveal ظواهرُهits appearances
لا تَحسبِ الأمرَ ما تُبدِي ظواهرُه
فإنّماfor only الأمرُthe matter ماwhat تطوِيconceal خَفاياهُits hidden depths
فإنّما الأمرُ ما تطوِي خَفاياهُ
Do not think the matter is what its appearances reveal;
Think not a matter is what appearances suggest
For the matter is only what its hidden depths conceal.
For the truth it hides is what defines its shape
عفواًforgiveness وصفواًand pure goodwill لقومٍfor a people شِيبَwas tainted مَوْرِدُهمtheir water source
عفواً وصفواً لقومٍ شِيبَ مَوْرِدُهم
فالقولُfor speech أجْلَبُهُits most conducive للودِّto affection أَصفاهُits purest
فالقولُ أجْلَبُهُ للودِّ أَصفاهُ
Forgiveness and pure goodwill for a people whose water source was tainted;
Clemency and kindness to a people whose waters
For the purest speech best wins affection.
Have turned bitter, harsh words will only chafe
إنّاindeed we نُحاذرُare wary of قولَthe words الشامِتينَof those who gloat بناover us
إنّا نُحاذرُ قولَ الشامِتينَ بنا
حِزبٌa party يلومُblames وحزبٌand a party ضلَّwent astray مَسعاهُits endeavor
حِزبٌ يلومُ وحزبٌ ضلَّ مَسعاهُ
Indeed, we fear the words of those who gloat over us:
We fear the gloating of critics against us
"One party blames, and another's efforts have gone astray."
One party blames, another has strayed from the path
باتcame to be العِدىthe foes مِلءَfilling واديناour valley وباتand there was بناamong us
بات العِدى مِلءَ وادينا وبات بنا
منof التَّناحُرِmutual strife ماwhat نشكوwe lament بلاياهُits calamities
من التَّناحُرِ ما نشكو بلاياهُ
The foes filled our valley, while among us prevailed
Enmity fills our valley and we suffer
Such mutual strife that we lament its calamities.
The agony of discord and its consequences
إنّاindeed we جَهِلْنَاwe acted ignorantly فشقَّso split الحِقدُhatred وَحدَتناour unity
إنّا جَهِلْنَا فشقَّ الحِقدُ وَحدَتنا
وأدركَand obtained الخصمُthe adversary منّاfrom us ماwhat تَمنَّاهُhe wished for it
وأدركَ الخصمُ منّا ما تَمنَّاهُ
Indeed, we acted ignorantly, so hatred split our unity;
We were ignorant and hatred shattered our unity
And the enemy won from us what he had wished for.
Allowing rivals to seize what they hoped
اللهُGod أكبرُis greatest هذاthis يومa day ندفعهwe repel it
اللهُ أكبرُ هذا يوم ندفعه
خطباًa calamity خَشِيناهwe feared it ممنfrom those who ليسdo not يَخشاهُfear it
خطباً خَشِيناه ممن ليس يَخشاهُ
God is greatest! This is the day we repel it—
God is greatest! Today we defeat
A calamity we feared from those who do not fear it.
Afflictions we dreaded from those who fear Him not
مَدَّstretched out الشَّهيدُthe martyr إلىtoward الأحزابِthe parties يجمعُهاuniting them
مَدَّ الشَّهيدُ إلى الأحزابِ يجمعُها
منfrom جانبِthe side القَبرِof the grave يُمناهhis right hand ويُسراهُand his left hand
من جانبِ القَبرِ يُمناه ويُسراهُ
The martyr reached out to the parties, to unite them,
The martyr reached out to the parties to unite them
From beside the grave, with his right hand and his left.
Calling from the side of his grave, left and right
وأرسلَand sent forth الصّوتَthe voice يُسدِيoffering النُّصحَcounsel فابتدرتso hastened
وأرسلَ الصّوتَ يُسدِي النُّصحَ فابتدرت
مِصرُEgypt الجريحةُwounded تستشفِيseeking healing بنجواهُthrough his whisper
مِصرُ الجريحةُ تستشفِي بنجواهُ
And he sent forth his voice, offering counsel; so hastened
He sent forth his voice counseling virtue so
Wounded Egypt, seeking healing in his whisper.
Wounded Egypt sought remedy in his call
أيسمعُdo they hear? النُّصحَthe counsel قومٌa people أمor بهمamong them صَمَمٌdeafness
أيسمعُ النُّصحَ قومٌ أم بهم صَمَمٌ
أمor ليسdo not يفهمُunderstand بعضُsome القومِof the people معناهُits meaning
أم ليس يفهمُ بعضُ القومِ معناهُ
Do people hear the counsel, or are they deaf?
Will heedless people hear counsel
Or do some of the people not understand its meaning?
Or are they deaf, unable to comprehend?
اليومَtoday يُبصرُsees حادِيthe camel-driver الركبِof the caravan وِجْهَتَهُhis destination
اليومَ يُبصرُ حادِي الركبِ وِجْهَتَهُ
ويعرفُand knows الحائرُthe bewildered الضِّلِّيلُutterly astray عُقباهُhis ultimate fate
ويعرفُ الحائرُ الضِّلِّيلُ عُقباهُ
Today the caravan's camel-driver sees his destination,
Today the guide sees his destination
And the bewildered, wayward man knows his ultimate fate.
And the lost bewildered knows his trail
Sol 6.1