ياO دمنهورُDamanhur ارْقُبيهِwatch for him مَوكباًa procession
يا دمنهورُ ارْقُبيهِ مَوكباً
يَرقُبُwatches الأمرَthe matter بعينٍwith an eye سَاهرَهْsleepless
يَرقُبُ الأمرَ بعينٍ سَاهرَهْ
O Damanhur, watch for him in procession,
O Damanhour, watch out for their procession
Keeping watch over the matter with a sleepless eye.
Keeping a wakeful eye on the matter
واسْتَعِدِّيand prepare yourself وَاجْمعِيand gather أهلَthe people of القُرَىthe villages
واسْتَعِدِّي وَاجْمعِي أهلَ القُرَى
لاdo not تُباليpay heed بالقُلوبِto the hearts النَّافِرَهْrecoiling
لا تُبالي بالقُلوبِ النَّافِرَهْ
And make ready, and gather the people of the villages;
And prepare, gather the people of the villages
Pay no heed to recoiling hearts.
Not caring for the estranged hearts
وَدَعِيand let الأبواقَthe trumpets يُشجِيsadden صَوتُهاtheir sound
وَدَعِي الأبواقَ يُشجِي صَوتُها
شَعبَthe people of أسوانَAswan وأهلَand the people of القاهِرهْCairo
شَعبَ أسوانَ وأهلَ القاهِرهْ
And let the trumpets' sound stir sorrow in
And let the trumpets' voice excite
The people of Aswan and the people of Cairo.
The people of Aswan and Cairo's inhabitants
إنّindeed بالخزّانِat the reservoir مِنof أصحابِهاtheir bearers
إنّ بالخزّانِ مِن أصحابِها
ماas many as بِمصرٍin Egypt مِنof هُمومٍcares ثائرهْseething
ما بِمصرٍ مِن هُمومٍ ثائرهْ
Indeed, at the reservoir are their bearers,
For at El-Khazna are some of its people
As many as the seething cares in Egypt.
With troubles in Egypt now flaring
رَوَّعُوهُthey frightened him وأقامواand raised حَولهaround him
رَوَّعُوهُ وأقاموا حَوله
ضَجّةًan uproar تُؤْذيharms النُّفوسَthe souls الطّاهرهْpure
ضَجّةً تُؤْذي النُّفوسَ الطّاهرهْ
They frightened him and raised around him
They alarmed him and gathered around
An uproar that harms pure souls.
A clamor hurting pure souls
سَيقولُwill say القومُthe people نَصرٌa victory بَاهِرٌdazzling
سَيقولُ القومُ نَصرٌ بَاهِرٌ
وَجُنودٌand troops مِنfrom among ذَوِيناour kin ظافِرهْtriumphant
وَجُنودٌ مِن ذَوِينا ظافِرهْ
The people will say: “A dazzling victory,
The people will say: evident victory
And triumphant troops from among our kin!”
And troops of ours prevailing
قَصَصُtales of التّصفيقِapplause شَتَّىvarious عِندَهمwith them
قَصَصُ التّصفيقِ شَتَّى عِندَهم
ورواياتُand accounts of الجموعِthe crowds الزّاخرهْsurging
ورواياتُ الجموعِ الزّاخرهْ
They have many tales of applause,
Tales of applause vary amongst them
And accounts of surging crowds.
And stories of bustling crowds
ياO دَمنهورُDamanhur صِفِيdescribe ليto me يَوْمَهُمْtheir day
يا دَمنهورُ صِفِي لي يَوْمَهُمْ
إنّهindeed it is يومُa day of الجُدودِfortunes العَاثِرهْstumbling
إنّه يومُ الجُدودِ العَاثِرهْ
O Damanhur, describe their day to me;
O Damanhour, describe to me their day
Indeed, it is a day of stumbling fortunes.
It is the day of stumbling ancestors
لاdo not تَظُنِّيthink الأمرَthe affair مُمتدَّextended المَدَىthe duration
لا تَظُنِّي الأمرَ مُمتدَّ المَدَى
وَاصْبِريand be patient حَتَّىuntil تَدورَturns الدائرهْthe wheel
وَاصْبِري حَتَّى تَدورَ الدائرهْ
Do not think the affair will long endure;
Do not think the matter long-lasting
And be patient until the wheel turns.
And be patient until the cycle turns
إنَّindeed أَغبىthe most foolish النّاسِof people فيin الدُّنياthis world لَمَنْsurely the one who
إنَّ أَغبى النّاسِ في الدُّنيا لَمَنْ
يَذكُرُremembers الأُولىthis life ويَنْسَىand forgets الآخِرهْthe hereafter
يَذكُرُ الأُولى ويَنْسَى الآخِرهْ
Indeed, the most foolish person in this world is surely the one
The most foolish of people in life are those
Who remembers this life and forgets the hereafter.
Who remember the past but forget the future
Sol 6.1