نادىhe called to الشَّبابَthe youth فهبَّso they sprang up منfrom إغفائِهِtheir slumber
نادى الشَّبابَ فهبَّ من إغفائِهِ
بَطَلٌa hero يَهُزُّshakes الجيلَthe generation رَجعُecho of نِدائهِhis call
بَطَلٌ يَهُزُّ الجيلَ رَجعُ نِدائهِ
He called to the youth, and they sprang from their slumber—
You called upon the youth, so they awoke from their slumber
a hero whose call's echo shakes the generation.
A hero shaking the generation, his call returning
حيٌّalive علىthrough مَرِّpassage of الدُّهورthe ages مُدَجَّجٌfully armed
حيٌّ على مَرِّ الدُّهور مُدَجَّجٌ
تتساقطُfall one after another الأجيالُthe generations حولaround لوائهِhis banner
تتساقطُ الأجيالُ حول لوائهِ
Alive through the passage of ages, fully armed,
Alive through the passing of ages, armored
generations fall around his banner.
Generations fall around his banner
تَفْنَىperish الوقائعُthe battles وَهْوَwhile he فيin مَرَحِgaiety of الصِّبَىyouth
تَفْنَى الوقائعُ وَهْوَ في مَرَحِ الصِّبَى
جَذلانُjoyful مُغتَبِطٌdelighted بِطولِat the length of بَقائهِhis continued existence
جَذلانُ مُغتَبِطٌ بِطولِ بَقائهِ
Battles perish while he remains in youth's gaiety,
Events fade while he plays joyfully like a youth
joyful, delighted at his enduring life.
Eternally glad with his enduringness
سَيفٌa sword أضاءَshone الحقُّtruth مِلءَthroughout فِرِنْدِهِits patterned steel
سَيفٌ أضاءَ الحقُّ مِلءَ فِرِنْدِهِ
وتَأَلَّقَand gleamed الإيمانُfaith مِلءَthroughout مَضائهِits cutting power
وتَأَلَّقَ الإيمانُ مِلءَ مَضائهِ
A sword with truth shining throughout its patterned steel,
A sword the truth lit up, the hilt filled with it
and faith gleaming through all its cutting power.
And faith shone, filled with its glow
نَظَرlooked الكُماةُthe armored warriors فماbut not رَأَوْاthey saw ذَاpossessing رَونقٍluster
نَظَر الكُماةُ فما رَأَوْا ذَا رَونقٍ
فيin حُسْنِbeauty of رونقهِits luster وصِدقِand genuineness of بَلائِهِits battle-prowess
في حُسْنِ رونقهِ وصِدقِ بَلائِهِ
The armored warriors looked, but found no shining blade
The cowards looked but saw no elegance
to match its lovely luster and its proven prowess.
In the elegance of his pose and the truth of his ordeal
عَضْبٌa keen sword حَمَىdefended عِرضَhonor of الكنانةِal-Kinana (Egypt, 'the Quiver') حَدُّهُits edge
عَضْبٌ حَمَى عِرضَ الكنانةِ حَدُّهُ
وَرَعىand safeguarded ذِمامَhonor and protection of الشَّرقِthe East فيamong أبنائهِits sons
وَرَعى ذِمامَ الشَّرقِ في أبنائهِ
A keen sword whose edge defended al-Kinana's honor,
Wrath that protected the honor of Egypt, its edge
and safeguarded the East's honor among its sons.
Tending to the reins of the East among its sons
وَجَدhe found المُغيرَthe raider يَجولُroaming فيwithin أحشائهاher entrails
وَجَد المُغيرَ يَجولُ في أحشائها
فَأَبَىso he refused القَرارَrest وَجالَand ranged فيwithin أحشائهِhis entrails
فَأَبَى القَرارَ وَجالَ في أحشائهِ
He found the raider roaming within her entrails,
He found the aggressor wandering in its belly
so he refused to rest and ranged within the raider's entrails.
So he refused settlement and wandered in its bowels
اللهُGod أَوْدَعَهُinstilled in him حَمِيَّةَzeal of رُسلهِHis messengers
اللهُ أَوْدَعَهُ حَمِيَّةَ رُسلهِ
وأَمدَّهُand reinforced him بالنّصرِwith victory منfrom خُلفائهِHis vicegerents
وأَمدَّهُ بالنّصرِ من خُلفائهِ
God instilled in him the zeal of His messengers,
God endowed him with the zeal of His messengers
and supplied him with victory through His vicegerents.
And aided him with victory from His caliphs
أَوْفَىhe appeared علىabove الواديthe valley فَكبَّرَso it proclaimed God's greatness واحْتَفَىand honored
أَوْفَى على الوادي فَكبَّرَ واحْتَفَى
بالمُصطَفىto Mustafa المختارِthe chosen منfrom among زُعمائِهِits leaders
بالمُصطَفى المختارِ من زُعمائِهِ
He appeared above the valley, which proclaimed God's greatness and honored
He fulfilled his duty in the valley and glorified
Mustafa, chosen from among its leaders,
The Chosen One from among its leaders
النّافِثِwho breathes العَزَماتِfirm resolves فيinto أكنافِهِits reaches
النّافِثِ العَزَماتِ في أكنافِهِ
والباعِثِand who stirs النَّهَضاتِawakenings فيin أنحائهِits regions
والباعِثِ النَّهَضاتِ في أنحائهِ
who breathed firm resolve into its reaches,
Who breathes determination into its folds
and stirred awakenings throughout its regions;
And inspires renaissance in its parts
المُستعانِwhose help is sought علىagainst العدوِّthe enemy إذاwhen طَغَىhe tyrannizes
المُستعانِ على العدوِّ إذا طَغَى
المُستعينwho draws aid بِصبرِهِfrom his patience وَإبائِهِand his refusal to submit
المُستعين بِصبرِهِ وَإبائِهِ
whose help is sought against the enemy when he tyrannizes,
The one sought for aid against the enemy when he transgressed
who draws strength from his patience and refusal to submit;
And sought help through his patience and refusal
مَنone who لاnot يَرىdeems أنّthat الجهادَthe struggle مُروءةٌnoble virtue
مَن لا يَرى أنّ الجهادَ مُروءةٌ
حتّىuntil يكونَbecomes المرءُa man منamong شُهدائِهits martyrs
حتّى يكونَ المرءُ من شُهدائِه
who does not deem the struggle a noble deed
One who does not see that jihad is chivalry
until a man becomes one of its martyrs;
Until one becomes a martyr among its martyrs
مَنone who عَلَّمَtaught المِصريَّthe Egyptian حُبَّlove of بِلادهِhis homeland
مَن عَلَّمَ المِصريَّ حُبَّ بِلادهِ
وأَقامَand erected منfrom دَمِهِhis blood مِثالَan emblem of وَفائِهhis loyalty
وأَقامَ من دَمِهِ مِثالَ وَفائِه
who taught the Egyptian to love his homeland,
One who taught the Egyptian love of his country
and made of his blood an emblem of his loyalty;
And set an example with his blood of his loyalty
مَنone who أَنكرَrejected اليأسَdespair المُذِلَّhumiliating وعَابَهُand condemned it
مَن أَنكرَ اليأسَ المُذِلَّ وعَابَهُ
لأَخِيfor the brother of الحياةِlife فمدَّso he extended حَبلَcord of رَجائِهhis hope
لأَخِي الحياةِ فمدَّ حَبلَ رَجائِه
who rejected humiliating despair and condemned it
One who denied humiliating despair and faulted it
in life's companion, extending the cord of his hope.
For the brother of life, extending his rope of hope
ماnot قَالَhe said حِينَwhen صباhe fell in love بلاديmy country يَشتكيcomplaining of
ما قَالَ حِينَ صبا بلادي يَشتكي
أَلَمpain of الهَوَىlove ويَضِجُّand cries out منfrom بُرحَائهِits torment
أَلَم الهَوَى ويَضِجُّ من بُرحَائهِ
When he fell in love, he did not cry 'My country!' to lament
When his country complained, burdened with
the pain of love or cry out against its torment.
The pain of passion and boiling with its expanses
لكنّهاbut it is نَجوىintimate confidence of المشوقِthe yearning lover وآيةٌand a sign
لكنّها نَجوى المشوقِ وآيةٌ
عُذريّةٌchaste منfrom حُبّهِhis love وولائهِand his allegiance
عُذريّةٌ من حُبّهِ وولائهِ
Rather, it was the yearning lover's whispered confidence, and a sign
But it is the whispering of longing and a sign
of chaste devotion, born of his love and allegiance.
Of excuse from his love and loyalty
لمdid not يَلْقَِexperience قَيْسٌQays فيin هَوىlove of ليلاهhis Layla ماwhat
لم يَلْقَِ قَيْسٌ في هَوى ليلاه ما
لاقَىhe suffered ولاnor ابنُson of خزامَKhuzam فيin عَفرائِهِhis Afra
لاقَى ولا ابنُ خزامَ في عَفرائِهِ
Qays never suffered for love of his Layla what
No Qais found in his love of Layla what
he suffered, nor did Ibn Khuzam for his Afra.
He found, nor Ibn Khuzama in his looseness
أدَّىdelivered الرّسالةَthe message والممالكُwhile the kingdoms هُتَّفٌcheering
أدَّى الرّسالةَ والممالكُ هُتَّفٌ
لِجَلالِfor the majesty of مَشهدهِhis presence وَحُسْنِand excellence of أدائهِhis delivery
لِجَلالِ مَشهدهِ وَحُسْنِ أدائهِ
He delivered the message while kingdoms shouted acclaim
He fulfilled the message while the kingdoms acclaimed
for the majesty of his presence and the excellence of his delivery.
The majesty of his scene and the beauty of his performance
نُورٌa light منfrom الوحيrevelation المُباركِblessed ساطعٌshining
نُورٌ من الوحي المُباركِ ساطعٌ
فيin أُمَّةٍa nation حَيْرَىbewildered وشعبٍand a people تائهِlost
في أُمَّةٍ حَيْرَى وشعبٍ تائهِ
A light from blessed revelation, shining
A light from the blessed revelation shining
among a bewildered nation and a wandering people;
Among a confused nation and wandering people
ورسولُand a messenger of حقٍّtruth ماnot اسْتَبدَّtook mastery بهover him الهَوىpassion
ورسولُ حقٍّ ما اسْتَبدَّ به الهَوى
يوماًfor a day ولاnor أعياهُdefeated him مُعضِلُthe intractability of دائهِhis illness
يوماً ولا أعياهُ مُعضِلُ دائهِ
and a messenger of truth whom passion never mastered
A messenger of truth not corrupted by passion
for a day, nor did his intractable illness defeat him.
A day, nor overwhelmed by the complexity of his case
يَرمِيhe strikes بحكمتِهwith his wisdom النُّفوسَthe souls إذاwhen الْتَوَتْthey grow crooked
يَرمِي بحكمتِه النُّفوسَ إذا الْتَوَتْ
ورَمَىand struck الغبيُّthe fool بمكرهِwith his scheming ودَهائِهand his guile
ورَمَى الغبيُّ بمكرهِ ودَهائِه
He strikes souls with his wisdom when they grow crooked,
He throws souls with his wisdom when they falter
and the fool struck with his scheming and guile.
While the ignorant throw with their cunning and tricks
يستنزلhe brings down الخَصمَthe adversary العنيدَstubborn علىby يدٍa hand
يستنزل الخَصمَ العنيدَ على يدٍ
تَتناولُthat takes المرّيخَMars منfrom عَليائهِits lofty height
تَتناولُ المرّيخَ من عَليائهِ
He brings the stubborn adversary down by a hand
He brings down the stubborn opponent with a hand
that takes Mars from its lofty height.
That handles Mars despite its haughtiness
أخذتit seized كُرومَرCromer فَاسْتبِيحَso he was overpowered ولمand did not يَزَلْcease
أخذت كُرومَر فَاسْتبِيحَ ولم يَزَلْ
يُسْقَىhe is made to drink عُصارةَpressed juice of بَغْيهِhis tyranny وعَدائِهand his hostility
يُسْقَى عُصارةَ بَغْيهِ وعَدائِه
It seized Cromer, who was overpowered, and he still
He seized Cromer so it was violated but he did not stop
is made to drink the pressed juice of his tyranny and hostility.
Watering the fruit of its aggression and enmity
يَبغِيhe commits aggression علىagainst الشَّعبِthe people الضّعيفِweak بِأرضِهon their soil
يَبغِي على الشَّعبِ الضّعيفِ بِأرضِه
ويُغالِبُand contends with الدّيانَthe Divine Judge فَوقَabove سَمائِهHis heaven
ويُغالِبُ الدّيانَ فَوقَ سَمائِه
He oppresses the weak people upon their own soil,
The justice of fate was fairer than its tyranny
and contends with the Divine Judge above His heaven.
In Denshawai and the heinousness of its judgment
ألقَىhe cast down السِّلاحَarms وَرَاحَand began يَنعَقُcawing مالهhe has no
ألقَى السِّلاحَ وَرَاحَ يَنعَقُ ماله
جُندٌtroops سِوَىexcept هَذَيانهِhis delirium وهُرائِهand his nonsense
جُندٌ سِوَى هَذَيانهِ وهُرائِه
He cast down his weapons and began cawing; he has no
When he brought the oppressed the news,
troops except his delirium and his nonsense.
The doves harmonized after their weeping
ذُعِرَتْwere terrified لِنكبتِهat his downfall الجنودُthe troops أعِزَّةًmighty
ذُعِرَتْ لِنكبتِه الجنودُ أعِزَّةً
وتَفزّعَand took fright الأُسطولُthe fleet فيin دأمائهِits deep waters
وتَفزّعَ الأُسطولُ في دأمائهِ
The troops, mighty though they were, were terrified at his downfall,
O supporter of the weak, you slept but did not sleep
and the fleet took fright in its deep waters.
The tormentor of this people over its weak
عَدلُjustice of القضاءِfate أَدالَexacted redress مِنfor طُغيانهِhis tyranny
عَدلُ القضاءِ أَدالَ مِن طُغيانهِ
فيat دنشوايَDinshaway ومنand for أَثيمِsinful قضائِهhis verdict
في دنشوايَ ومن أَثيمِ قضائِه
The justice of fate exacted redress for his tyranny
Your time has passed, O slain by its worries
at Dinshaway, and for his sinful verdict.
So ask it, did its time pass from its ordeal?
لمّاwhen أتىreached المُسْتَضْعَفِينَthe downtrodden حَديثهُnews of him
لمّا أتى المُسْتَضْعَفِينَ حَديثهُ
أَلِفَgrew accustomed to الحَمامُthe doves السَّجعَcooing بعدafter بُكائِهtheir weeping
أَلِفَ الحَمامُ السَّجعَ بعد بُكائِه
When news of him reached the downtrodden,
Fate made it mischievous so weakened its bones
the doves took to cooing after their weeping.
And it overwhelmed it, so increased its burdens
ياO ناصرَchampion of الضُّعفاءِthe weak نِمتَyou slept ولمbut did not يَنَمْsleep
يا ناصرَ الضُّعفاءِ نِمتَ ولم يَنَمْ
جَلّادُexecutioner of هذاthis الشّعبِpeople عنaway from ضُعفائِهits weak
جَلّادُ هذا الشّعبِ عن ضُعفائِه
O champion of the weak, you sleep, but he does not sleep—
It suffers bearing sickness, if not for the need
this people's executioner—nor leave its weak alone.
Within itself, it would have ended its chaos
وَلَّىpassed زَمانُكَyour time ياO صريعَone laid low by هُمومهِits cares
وَلَّى زَمانُكَ يا صريعَ هُمومهِ
فَاسألهُso ask it هلwhether وَلَّىhas passed زَمانُtime of عَنائِهits suffering
فَاسألهُ هل وَلَّى زَمانُ عَنائِه
Your time has passed, O one laid low by its cares;
When you went away, and you were the refuge of its affair,
so ask it whether the time of its suffering has passed.
The hoped-for doctor went away for its healing
الدّهرُtime شاغَبَهُharassed it فأوهنَso weakened عَظمَهُits bones
الدّهرُ شاغَبَهُ فأوهنَ عَظمَهُ
وطغَىand tyrannized عليهِover it فَزادَso increased فيin أعبائِهits burdens
وطغَى عليهِ فَزادَ في أعبائِه
Time harassed it and weakened its bones,
Your successor trustees after you are present
and tyrannized over it, increasing its burdens.
While one's refuge is to one's trustees
يشقىit suffers بِحملfrom carrying الدّاءِthe sickness لولاwere it not for حاجةٌa need
يشقى بِحمل الدّاءِ لولا حاجةٌ
فيin نفسِهits soul لَقَضَىit would have put an end علىto حَوْبائهِits life
في نفسِه لَقَضَى على حَوْبائهِ
It suffers beneath the weight of sickness; were it not for a need
They made your passion a law and avoided
within its soul, it would have put an end to its life.
Whoever deviated from you, lost in their passions
لمّاwhen ذهبتَyou departed وكُنتَand you were مَرجعَthe recourse for أمرهِits affairs
لمّا ذهبتَ وكُنتَ مَرجعَ أمرهِ
ذَهبَdeparted الطّبيبُthe physician المُرْتَجَىhoped for لِشفائِهfor its cure
ذَهبَ الطّبيبُ المُرْتَجَى لِشفائِه
When you departed—and you had been the recourse for its affairs—
They are the valley's ammunition for its day of peace
the physician it hoped would cure it was gone.
And its equipment hoped for during its turbulence
خُلفاؤُكyour successors الأمناءُtrustworthy بعدكafter you حُضَّرٌpresent
خُلفاؤُك الأمناءُ بعدك حُضَّرٌ
والمرءُand a person مَرجعُهhis recourse إلىto أُمنائِهِhis trusted ones
والمرءُ مَرجعُه إلى أُمنائِهِ
Your faithful successors are present after you,
The youth were energized and it was said, oh Egypt arise
and a person's recourse is to those he trusts.
And the path of truth appeared after its concealment
جَعلواthey made هَواكَlove of you شريعةًa sacred law وتجنَّبواand avoided
جَعلوا هَواكَ شريعةً وتجنَّبوا
منwhoever مَالَturned عنكَaway from you وضلَّand strayed فيin أهوائهِhis desires
من مَالَ عنكَ وضلَّ في أهوائهِ
They made love of you a sacred law, and shunned
And if the youth passes away trying for a request
whoever turned from you and strayed amid his own desires.
It accomplishes the impossible and wanders in its lanes
هُمْthey عُدَّةُresources of الواديthe valley ليومِfor the day of سلامِهits peace
هُمْ عُدَّةُ الوادي ليومِ سلامِه
وعَتادهُand its armament المرجوُّhoped for فيin هَيْجائِهits battle
وعَتادهُ المرجوُّ في هَيْجائِه
They are the valley's strength for its day of peace,
This is your building, nothing erodes it
and its hoped-for armament in battle.
Your Lord suffices as protector of its structure
نَشطَroused themselves الشّبابُthe youth وَقِيلَand it was said ياO مصرُEgypt انْهضِيarise
نَشطَ الشّبابُ وَقِيلَ يا مصرُ انْهضِي
وبَدَاand appeared سَبيلُpath of الحقِّtruth بعدafter خَفَائِهits concealment
وبَدَا سَبيلُ الحقِّ بعد خَفَائِه
The youth stirred, and it was said: 'O Egypt, arise!'
The fortress of the cause arises, the valley on
And the path of truth appeared after being hidden.
Its sides roams in its expanses
وإذاand when الشّبابُthe youth مَضَىset out يُحاوِلُpursuing مَطلباًa goal
وإذا الشّبابُ مَضَى يُحاوِلُ مَطلباً
نَفذَpenetrated المحالَthe impossible وجَالَand ranged فيthrough أثنائِهits midst
نَفذَ المحالَ وجَالَ في أثنائِه
And when the youth set out to pursue a goal,
Say to those smiling, be gentle, and between their eyes
they pierced the impossible and ranged through its midst.
A people thrown into the hell of their misery
هذاthis بناؤُكَyour building مَالَهُit has no مِنany هادمٍdemolisher
هذا بناؤُكَ مَالَهُ مِن هادمٍ
وكفَىand sufficient is بِربِّكyour Lord حافظاًas guardian لِبنائِهof His building
وكفَى بِربِّك حافظاً لِبنائِه
This is your building, with none to tear it down;
Do not mock the people in your weddings
and your Lord suffices as guardian of His building.
They are in their bereavements and in their losses
حِصنُfortress of القضيّةِthe cause يَنهضُrises الواديthe valley علىupon
حِصنُ القضيّةِ يَنهضُ الوادي على
جَنَباتِهِits flanks ويجولُand roams فيin أفيائِهِits shades
جَنَباتِهِ ويجولُ في أفيائِهِ
The cause's fortress: the valley rises upon
The men knew life through you and saw
its flanks and roams within its shades.
What death covers beneath its sheets
قُلْsay لِلأُلىَto those who نَعِمُواlived in ease وبينwhile before عُيونهمtheir eyes
قُلْ لِلأُلىَ نَعِمُوا وبين عُيونهم
شَعبٌa people تَردَّىfell فيinto جَحيمhell of شقائِهits misery
شَعبٌ تَردَّى في جَحيم شقائِه
Say to those who live in ease, while before their eyes
And it became clear that humiliation is for one content
a people has fallen into the hell of its misery:
With his time through his hypocrisy and pretense
لاdo not تسخرواmock بالشَّعبِat the people فيamid أعراسِكمyour wedding feasts
لا تسخروا بالشَّعبِ في أعراسِكم
هوit فيamid مآتمِهits mourning rites وفيand amid أَرزائِهits calamities
هو في مآتمِه وفي أَرزائِه
Do not mock the people amid your wedding feasts;
No one dead while alive except a hypocrite
they are amid their mourning rites and their calamities.
Whose conscience is wrapped in its cloak
عَرَفَcame to know الرّجالُthe men بكthrough you الحياةَlife وَأَبصَرُواand saw
عَرَفَ الرّجالُ بك الحياةَ وَأَبصَرُوا
ماذاwhat يُواريconceals الموتُdeath تحتَbeneath غِطائهِits covering
ماذا يُواري الموتُ تحتَ غِطائهِ
Through you men knew life, and saw
The religion of politics and men levels
what death conceals beneath its covering.
You are the unique imam among its jurists
وتَبيَّنُواand realized أنّthat الهوانَhumiliation لِقانعٍbelongs to one content
وتَبيَّنُوا أنّ الهوانَ لِقانعٍ
مِنfrom دَهرهِhis age بِنفاقهِwith his hypocrisy وريائهِand his ostentation
مِن دَهرهِ بِنفاقهِ وريائهِ
And they realized that humiliation belongs to one content
What do kingdoms matter if their little demons
with his hypocrisy and pretense as his portion from time.
Cast the usurper assassin without disgrace
ماnot مَيِّتُthe dead one among الأحياءِthe living غيرُother than مُنافقٍa hypocrite
ما مَيِّتُ الأحياءِ غيرُ مُنافقٍ
بَاليthreadbare الضّميرِin conscience مُكفَّنٍshrouded بِردائهِin his cloak
بَالي الضّميرِ مُكفَّنٍ بِردائهِ
The dead among the living is none but a hypocrite,
And most hostile of the country’s sons
with a threadbare conscience, shrouded in his cloak.
Is one who does not see the occupier as his enemy
دينُreligion of السياسةِpolitics والرّجالُand men مراتبٌranks
دينُ السياسةِ والرّجالُ مراتبٌ
أَنتَyou الإمامُthe imam الفردُpeerless مِنamong فُقَهائِهits jurists
أَنتَ الإمامُ الفردُ مِن فُقَهائِه
Politics is a faith, and men have their ranks;
It is in its majesty the protector of its sons
you are the peerless imam among its jurists.
And resting place of those past of its fathers
ماwhat للممالكِfor the kingdoms إنif رَمَىstrikes عِزريلُهاtheir Azrael
ما للممالكِ إن رَمَى عِزريلُها
بالغاصبِwith the usurper المغتالِthe murderer غيرُother than جلائِهhis expulsion
بالغاصبِ المغتالِ غيرُ جلائِه
What recourse have kingdoms, if their Azrael strikes them
Is one who sells his country like one who defends it
with the usurping murderer, except to drive him out?
Keeping it from his sale and trade?
وأشدُّand fiercest of أبناءِsons of البِلادِthe country عَداوةًin enmity
وأشدُّ أبناءِ البِلادِ عَداوةً
مَنone who لاnot يرىregards المحتلَّthe occupier مِنamong أعدائهِhis enemies
مَن لا يرى المحتلَّ مِن أعدائهِ
And the most hostile of the country's sons
The people of Egypt are not of a nature
is he who does not count the occupier among his enemies.
To abandon the loyal among its supporters
هيit فيin جلالتهاits majesty حِمَىsanctuary of أبنائِهhis sons
هي في جلالتها حِمَى أبنائِه
ومضاجعُand resting places of الماضينthe departed منamong آبائهِhis forefathers
ومضاجعُ الماضين من آبائهِ
In its majesty, the land is the sanctuary of his sons,
Indeed, the arrogant have heard the report distorted
and the resting places of his departed forefathers.
They do not know the plain from its news
أفَمَنthen is one who يَبيعُsells بلادَهُhis country كمجاهدٍlike a fighter
أفَمَن يَبيعُ بلادَهُ كمجاهدٍ
ينأىkeeps away بهاit عنfrom بَيْعهِhis selling وشرائهِand his buying
ينأى بها عن بَيْعهِ وشرائهِ
Then is one who sells his country like a fighter
We are not protectors of the Nile if they gain it
who keeps it beyond his selling and buying?
Until the blood of men flows like its water
شعبُpeople of الكنانةِal-Kinana (Egypt, 'the Quiver') ليسis not منamong أخلاقِهtheir traits
شعبُ الكنانةِ ليس من أخلاقِه
أنto يخذلَabandon المُوفينthose who keep faith منamong نُصرائهِtheir supporters
أن يخذلَ المُوفين من نُصرائهِ
It is not in the character of al-Kinana's people
to abandon those of their supporters who keep faith.
إنّindeed الأُلىthose who سَمِعواheard الحديثthe account مُلفَّقاًfabricated
إنّ الأُلى سَمِعوا الحديث مُلفَّقاً
جَهِلواdid not know الصّريحَthe plain truth المحضَunalloyed منof أنبائهِits reports
جَهِلوا الصّريحَ المحضَ من أنبائهِ
Indeed, those who heard the tale in a fabricated version
did not know the plain, pure truth of its reports.
لسناwe are not حُماةَguardians of النّيلِthe Nile إنif ظفرواthey gain possession بهِof it
لسنا حُماةَ النّيلِ إن ظفروا بهِ
حتّىuntil يَسيلَflows دَمُblood of الرجالِthe men كمائِهِlike its water
حتّى يَسيلَ دَمُ الرجالِ كمائِهِ
We are no guardians of the Nile if they seize it
before men's blood flows like its waters.
Partial English translation: 100 of 106 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1