وَفدُthe delegation البحيرةِof Beheira جاءcame طَوْعin willing obedience to يَقينهِits conviction
وَفدُ البحيرةِ جاء طَوْع يَقينهِ
يَقضِيrenders لكto you الحقَّthe due المُؤَكَّدَfirmly established شاكراgratefully
يَقضِي لك الحقَّ المُؤَكَّدَ شاكرا
Beheira's delegation came in willing obedience to its conviction,
The envoy of the lake came willingly
gratefully paying you what is assuredly your due.
To fulfill your undoubted right with gratitude
حَصَّنْتَyou fortified دُستورَthe constitution of البلادِthe country وصُنْتَهُand you safeguarded it
حَصَّنْتَ دُستورَ البلادِ وصُنْتَهُ
عنfrom أنthat يكونit should become أذىًan affliction لِقومكَto your people ضائراharmful
عن أن يكون أذىً لِقومكَ ضائرا
You fortified the country's constitution and safeguarded it
You fortified the constitution of the country and protected it
from becoming a harmful affliction to your people.
Lest it should harm your people, being harmful
يَأبَىrefuse الأُلىَthose who خذلواforsook الكِنانةَthe Quiver (Egypt) أنto يَرَوْاthey see
يَأبَى الأُلىَ خذلوا الكِنانةَ أن يَرَوْا
لبنيfor the sons of الكِنانةِthe Quiver (Egypt) فيin الشّدائدِhardships ناصراa champion
لبني الكِنانةِ في الشّدائدِ ناصرا
Those who forsook Egypt, the Quiver, refuse to see
The exalted refuse that the loyalists see
a champion for the Quiver's sons in times of hardship.
For the loyalists in adversities, a supporter
إنif ينتهواthey desist يَغْفِرْhe forgives وإنand if يتمرَّدُواthey rebel
إن ينتهوا يَغْفِرْ وإن يتمرَّدُوا
يجدوكthey will find you غَلَّابَoverwhelmingly victorious الصَّرامةِstern resolve قاهراa conqueror
يجدوك غَلَّابَ الصَّرامةِ قاهرا
If they desist, he forgives; and if they rebel,
If they desist He forgives, and if they rebel
they will find you a conqueror, overwhelming in stern resolve.
They will find you a severe conqueror, subduing
ماnot الحكمُrule تُنكِرُهُrejects it البِلادُthe country مخازياًdisgraces
ما الحكمُ تُنكِرُهُ البِلادُ مخازياً
كالحكمِlike rule تَعرفُهُrecognizes it البلادُthe country مَفَاخراgrounds for pride
كالحكمِ تَعرفُهُ البلادُ مَفَاخرا
Rule the country rejects as a source of shame is not
No rule that the country denies disgracefully
like rule the country recognizes as a source of pride.
Like the rule the country recognizes proudly
يستنصرونthey seek aid عليكagainst you خَصْمَthe foe of بِلادِهمtheir country
يستنصرون عليك خَصْمَ بِلادِهم
فَيلومُهمso he reproaches them ويَصُدُّand he turns away عنهمfrom them سَاخِراmockingly
فَيلومُهم ويَصُدُّ عنهم سَاخِرا
They seek aid against you from their country's foe,
They seek help against you, adversary of their country
so he reproaches them and turns away from them in scorn.
So He blames them and blocks them off, scoffing
أنتyou الملومُthe one blamed وإنand even though قَضَيْتَyou fulfilled ذِمَامَهاthe duty owed to her
أنت الملومُ وإن قَضَيْتَ ذِمَامَها
لِمَwhy تُرشِدُyou guide الأعمىthe blind وتهديand you lead الحائراthe bewildered
لِمَ تُرشِدُ الأعمى وتهدي الحائرا
You are the one blamed, even though you have fulfilled your duty to her:
You are blamed even when you hold their reins
why do you guide the blind and lead the bewildered?
Why guide the blind and lead the lost?
Sol 6.1