أَمّاwill not? يَنهىrestrain دُعاةَadvocates of السوءِevil عَنّاfrom us
أَمّا يَنهى دُعاةَ السوءِ عَنّا
طَويلُlong هَوادَةٍforbearance وَجَميلُand gracious رِفقِgentleness
طَويلُ هَوادَةٍ وَجَميلُ رِفقِ
Will the advocates of evil not be held back from us
by long forbearance and gracious gentleness?
رُوَيداًhold back مَعشَرَcompany of العادينَthe aggressors إِنّاindeed we
رُوَيداً مَعشَرَ العادينَ إِنّا
نَطَقناwe spoke بِالنَصيحَةِwith counsel خَيرَthe best نُطقِspeech
نَطَقنا بِالنَصيحَةِ خَيرَ نُطقِ
Hold back, you aggressors: we
have voiced counsel in the finest speech.
وَنَعلَمُand we know أَنthat شَعبَthe people of النيلِthe Nile طُرّاًone and all
وَنَعلَمُ أَن شَعبَ النيلِ طُرّاً
عَلَيناupon us بِالرَجاءِwith hope الحَقِّtrue يُلقىcasts
عَلَينا بِالرَجاءِ الحَقِّ يُلقى
And we know that the people of the Nile, one and all,
place their true hopes in us.
لِمِصرَto Egypt قُلوبُناour hearts وَلَهاand to her هَواناour love
لِمِصرَ قُلوبُنا وَلَها هَوانا
عَلىin الحالَينِboth states مَحضاًpure غَيرَwithout مَذقِadmixture
عَلى الحالَينِ مَحضاً غَيرَ مَذقِ
Our hearts belong to Egypt, and our love is hers,
in both states, pure and unalloyed.
لَهاto her ماwhatever تَأخُذُtakes الدُنياthe world وَتُعطيand gives
لَها ما تَأخُذُ الدُنيا وَتُعطي
وَماand whatever تُغنيenrich حَوادِثُهاits events وَتُبقيand preserve
وَما تُغني حَوادِثُها وَتُبقي
Hers is all that the world takes and gives,
and all that its events enrich and preserve.
أَنَحنُare we? الجاهِلونَthe ignorant كَماas زَعَمتُمyou claimed
أَنَحنُ الجاهِلونَ كَما زَعَمتُم
مَعاذَrefuge in اللَهُGod مِنfrom جَهلٍignorance وَحُمقِand folly
مَعاذَ اللَهُ مِن جَهلٍ وَحُمقِ
Are we the ignorant, as you have claimed?
God preserve us from ignorance and folly!
أَنَحنُare we? الخائِنونَthe traitors كَماas اِدَّعَيتُمyou alleged
أَنَحنُ الخائِنونَ كَما اِدَّعَيتُم
بِأَيَّةِby what شيمَةٍtrait وَبِأَيِّand by what خُلقِcharacter
بِأَيَّةِ شيمَةٍ وَبِأَيِّ خُلقِ
Are we the traitors, as you have alleged?
By what trait, and by what character?
زَعَمتُمyou claimed أَنَّناthat we طُلّابُseekers of مالٍwealth
زَعَمتُم أَنَّنا طُلّابُ مالٍ
كَذَبتُمyou lied إِنَّناindeed we طُلّابُseekers of حَقِّjustice
كَذَبتُم إِنَّنا طُلّابُ حَقِّ
You claimed that we were seekers of wealth;
you lied: we are seekers of justice.
وَماand not مَلَكَتpossessed يَديmy hand فيin الدَهرِall time إِلّاexcept
وَما مَلَكَت يَدي في الدَهرِ إِلّا
يَراعَa reed pen of أَمانَةٍintegrity وَلِسانَand a tongue of صِدقِtruth
يَراعَ أَمانَةٍ وَلِسانَ صِدقِ
And my hand has never possessed anything but
a reed pen of integrity and a tongue of truth.
ثَراءُthe wealth of ذَويthose possessing النُهىreason أَوفىthe fullest ثَراءًwealth
ثَراءُ ذَوي النُهى أَوفى ثَراءً
وَرِزقُand the bounty of الصالِحاتِgood deeds أَجَلُّthe noblest رِزقِbounty
وَرِزقُ الصالِحاتِ أَجَلُّ رِزقِ
The wealth of the wise is the fullest wealth,
and the bounty of good deeds is the noblest bounty.
تَوَقَّيناwe guarded against الشَماتَةَgloating مِنfrom أُناسٍpeople
تَوَقَّينا الشَماتَةَ مِن أُناسٍ
ذَويpossessing ضَغنٍrancor فَماbut not نَفَعَhelped التَوَقّيcaution
ذَوي ضَغنٍ فَما نَفَعَ التَوَقّي
We guarded against the gloating of people
full of rancor, but caution did no good.
خُذوهاtake it كَالصَواعِقِlike thunderbolts أَنذَرتكُمit warned you
خُذوها كَالصَواعِقِ أَنذَرتكُم
بِرَعدٍwith thunder مِنfrom زَواجِرِهاits rebukes وَبَرقِand lightning
بِرَعدٍ مِن زَواجِرِها وَبَرقِ
Take it like thunderbolts: it has warned you
with thunder from its rebukes, and lightning.
تُدَمِّرُit destroys ماwhat بَنيتُمyou built مِنof صُروحٍedifices
تُدَمِّرُ ما بَنيتُم مِن صُروحٍ
تَطيرُfly apart لِهَولِهاat its terror مِنfrom كُلِّevery شقِّside
تَطيرُ لِهَولِها مِن كُلِّ شقِّ
It destroys the edifices you have built,
which fly apart before its terror on every side.
صُروحُedifices of مُضَلَّلينَdeluded people تَعاوَرَتكُمhave handled you in turn
صُروحُ مُضَلَّلينَ تَعاوَرَتكُم
بُناةُbuilders of السوءِevil خَلقاًa generation بَعدَafter خَلقِa generation
بُناةُ السوءِ خَلقاً بَعدَ خَلقِ
Edifices of deluded men—you have been handled in turn
by builders of evil, generation after generation.
أَبادَتthey obliterated كُلَّall مَعرِفَةٍknowledge وَفَنٍّand art
أَبادَت كُلَّ مَعرِفَةٍ وَفَنٍّ
وَأَفنَتand they annihilated كُلَّall مَقدِرَةٍability وَحِذقِand skill
وَأَفنَت كُلَّ مَقدِرَةٍ وَحِذقِ
They obliterated all knowledge and art,
and annihilated all ability and skill.
هَوَتfell شُرُفاتُهاtheir battlements العُلياhighest وَشاهَتand became disfigured
هَوَت شُرُفاتُها العُليا وَشاهَت
وُجوهُthe faces of القَومِthe people منamong سودٍblack-skinned people وَزُرقِand blue-eyed people
وُجوهُ القَومِ من سودٍ وَزُرقِ
Their highest battlements fell, and disfigured were
the people's faces, black-skinned and blue-eyed alike.
أَسوءُis it wickedness? سَريرَةٍinner intent وَخَبالُand derangement of قَلبٍthe heart
أَسوءُ سَريرَةٍ وَخَبالُ قَلبٍ
وَلُؤمُand baseness of غَريزَةٍnature وَفَسادُand corruption of عِرقِlineage
وَلُؤمُ غَريزَةٍ وَفَسادُ عِرقِ
Is it evil intent and derangement of the heart,
and baseness of nature and corruption of lineage?
نَعوذُwe seek refuge بِرَبِّناin our Lord مِنfrom كُلِّevery سوءٍevil
نَعوذُ بِرَبِّنا مِن كُلِّ سوءٍ
وَنَبرَأُand we dissociate ourselves مِنfrom مَعَرَّةِthe disgrace of كُلِّall رِقِّbondage
وَنَبرَأُ مِن مَعَرَّةِ كُلِّ رِقِّ
We seek refuge in our Lord from every evil,
and dissociate ourselves from the disgrace of all bondage.
Sol 6.1