نَنسىwe forget وَيَعطِفُناand draws us back الإِخاءُbrotherhood فَنَذكُرُso we remember
نَنسى وَيَعطِفُنا الإِخاءُ فَنَذكُرُ
وَالحُبُّand love يُطوىis folded away فيin القُلوبِthe hearts وَيُنشَرُand is unfolded
وَالحُبُّ يُطوى في القُلوبِ وَيُنشَرُ
We forget; brotherhood draws us back, so we remember.
And love is folded within hearts and unfolded.
إِنّاindeed we لَعَمرُby the life of اللائِمينَthose who reproach عَلىfor الهَوىlove
إِنّا لَعَمرُ اللائِمينَ عَلى الهَوى
لَنَرىwe surely regard سَواءًalike مَنwhoever يَلومُblames وَيَعذِرُand excuses
لَنَرى سَواءً مَن يَلومُ وَيَعذِرُ
Indeed, by the lives of those who reproach us for love,
we regard alike those who blame and those who excuse.
نُرضيwe please الأَحِبَّةَthe loved ones لاnot نُراقِبُwe heed بَعدَهُمbeyond them
نُرضي الأَحِبَّةَ لا نُراقِبُ بَعدَهُم
أَهواءَthe whims مَنwhoever يَرضىis pleased وَمَنand whoever يَتَذَمَّرُgrumbles
أَهواءَ مَن يَرضى وَمَن يَتَذَمَّرُ
We please our loved ones; beyond them we pay no heed
to the whims of those who are pleased and those who grumble.
ياO مَنwhoever يُحاوِلُtries أَنto يُغَيِّرَchange عَهدَناour covenant
يا مَن يُحاوِلُ أَن يُغَيِّرَ عَهدَنا
انظُرlook إِلىat الإيمانِfaith هَلwhether يَتَغَيَّرُit changes
انظُر إِلى الإيمانِ هَل يَتَغَيَّرُ
O you who try to change our covenant,
look at faith: does it change?
الدَهرُtime يَشهَدُbears witness وَالحَوادِثُand events أَنَّناthat we
الدَهرُ يَشهَدُ وَالحَوادِثُ أَنَّنا
لِسِوىfor anything other than الوَفاءِloyalty لِقَومِناto our people لاnot نُؤثِرُwe prefer
لِسِوى الوَفاءِ لِقَومِنا لا نُؤثِرُ
Time bears witness, as do events, that we
prefer nothing but loyalty to our people.
إِخوانُناour brothers الأَدنَونَthe closest يَجمَعُunites بَينَناamong us
إِخوانُنا الأَدنَونَ يَجمَعُ بَينَنا
عَهدٌa covenant أَبَرُّmost faithful وَذِمَّةٌand a pledge ماnot تُخفَرُis violated
عَهدٌ أَبَرُّ وَذِمَّةٌ ما تُخفَرُ
Our closest brothers—what unites us is
a most faithful covenant and a pledge never violated.
ياO أُمَّةَpeople الإِنجيلِthe Gospel إِنّاindeed we أُمَّةٌa nation
يا أُمَّةَ الإِنجيلِ إِنّا أُمَّةٌ
فيin مِصرَEgypt واحِدةٌone لِمَنfor whoever يَتَدَبَّرُreflects
في مِصرَ واحِدةٌ لِمَن يَتَدَبَّرُ
O people of the Gospel, we are a nation,
one in Egypt, for whoever reflects.
دَرَجَتit grew up عَلىunder ذِمَمٍcovenants خَوالِدَeverlasting لَمnot تَزَلcease
دَرَجَت عَلى ذِمَمٍ خَوالِدَ لَم تَزَل
تَمضيpass القُرونُthe centuries بِهاwith them وَتَأتيand come الأَعصُرُthe ages
تَمضي القُرونُ بِها وَتَأتي الأَعصُرُ
It has grown up under everlasting covenants; ceaselessly
centuries pass with them, and ages come.
لَوif تَسأَلينَyou were to ask وَماand there is no بِناin us مِنany رَيبَةٍdoubt
لَو تَسأَلينَ وَما بِنا مِن رَيبَةٍ
فيماabout what نُكِنُّwe hold within مِنَof الإِخاءِbrotherhood وَنُظهِرُand reveal
فيما نُكِنُّ مِنَ الإِخاءِ وَنُظهِرُ
If you were to ask—and there is no doubt in us
about the brotherhood we hold within and reveal—
لَأَجابَكِwould answer you الفاروقُal-Faruq عَنّاon our behalf وَاِنبَرىand stepped forward
لَأَجابَكِ الفاروقُ عَنّا وَاِنبَرى
عَمرٌوAmr يُنَبِّئُكِtells you اليَقينَthe certain truth وَيُخبِرُand informs
عَمرٌو يُنَبِّئُكِ اليَقينَ وَيُخبِرُ
al-Faruq would answer you on our behalf, and forward would step
Amr, telling you the certain truth and making it known.
لَبَّيكِat your service مِنfrom داعٍa caller يُناشِدُappeals for أُخوَةًbrotherhood
لَبَّيكِ مِن داعٍ يُناشِدُ أُخوَةً
لَبَّيكِat your service فيin الحَقِّthe truth الَّذيwhich لاnot يُنكَرُis denied
لَبَّيكِ في الحَقِّ الَّذي لا يُنكَرُ
I answer your call as a caller appealing for brotherhood;
I answer your call in the truth that cannot be denied.
لَبَّيكِat your service مِصرُEgypt فَكُلُّناso all of us لَكِto you طائِعٌobedient
لَبَّيكِ مِصرُ فَكُلُّنا لَكِ طائِعٌ
أَنتِyou الحَياةُlife لِكُلِّto every نَفسٍsoul تَشعُرُfeels
أَنتِ الحَياةُ لِكُلِّ نَفسٍ تَشعُرُ
I answer your call, Egypt: we all obey you;
you are life to every soul that feels.
لاnot تَجهَلare unaware الأَعيادُthe festivals حينَwhen نُقيمُهاwe celebrate them
لا تَجهَل الأَعيادُ حينَ نُقيمُها
أَنَّthat الغَدَtomorrow المَأمولَhoped-for عيدٌa festival أَكبَرُgreater
أَنَّ الغَدَ المَأمولَ عيدٌ أَكبَرُ
The festivals, when we celebrate them, are not unaware
that the hoped-for tomorrow is a greater festival.
Sol 6.1