عَرَفَhas known الزَمانُtime مَصارِعَdeaths الأَبطالِthe heroes
عَرَفَ الزَمانُ مَصارِعَ الأَبطالِ
وَأَقامَand held فيكَfor you مَآتِمَmourning rites الأَجيالِthe generations
وَأَقامَ فيكَ مَآتِمَ الأَجيالِ
Time has known the deaths of heroes,
And held for you the mourning rites of generations.
لِلمُسلِمينَfor Muslims بِكُلِّin every أَرضٍland رِنَّةٌa lament
لِلمُسلِمينَ بِكُلِّ أَرضٍ رِنَّةٌ
زَجَلُloud chanting المَآذِنِthe minarets مِنfrom صَداهاits echo العاليlofty
زَجَلُ المَآذِنِ مِن صَداها العالي
Muslims in every land have a lament;
The minarets' chanting is part of its soaring echo.
جَدَّدتَyou renewed لِلإِسلامِfor Islam مِنfrom شُهَدائِهِits martyrs
جَدَّدتَ لِلإِسلامِ مِن شُهَدائِهِ
ذِكراًa remembrance يُجَدِّدُrenews كُلَّevery شَجوٍgrief بالِfaded
ذِكراً يُجَدِّدُ كُلَّ شَجوٍ بالِ
You renewed for Islam, from among its martyrs,
A remembrance that renews every faded grief.
صَعِقَتwas thunderstruck لِمَوتِكَat your death دَولةُthe realm الآمالِhopes
صَعِقَت لِمَوتِكَ دَولةُ الآمالِ
وَجَلائِلِand mighty الآثارِlegacies وَالأَعمالِand deeds
وَجَلائِلِ الآثارِ وَالأَعمالِ
Thunderstruck by your death was the realm of hopes
And of mighty legacies and deeds.
لَيتَwould that المَنِيَّةَdeath أَمهَلَتكَhad granted you respite فَلَمand had not تَرُعfrightened
لَيتَ المَنِيَّةَ أَمهَلَتكَ فَلَم تَرُع
نَهضاتِendeavors أَروَعَa gallant man غَيرَnot ذيpossessing إِمهالِdelay
نَهضاتِ أَروَعَ غَيرَ ذي إِمهالِ
Would that Death had granted you respite, and not shaken
The endeavors of a gallant man who never tarried.
ماnot زِلتَyou ceased تَبتَدِرُyou hasten into الغِمارَthe perilous depths تَخوضُهاyou plunge through them
ما زِلتَ تَبتَدِرُ الغِمارَ تَخوضُها
شَتّىmanifold المَخاوِفِfears جَمَّةَabundant الأَهوالِterrors
شَتّى المَخاوِفِ جَمَّةَ الأَهوالِ
You kept rushing into perilous depths, plunging through them,
With their manifold fears and abundant terrors,
حَتّىuntil طَواكَenfolded you المَوتُdeath غَيرَnot مُجامِلٍshowing consideration
حَتّى طَواكَ المَوتُ غَيرَ مُجامِلٍ
شَعباًa people يُجِلُّكَwho revere you أَيَّماthe utmost إِجلالِreverence
شَعباً يُجِلُّكَ أَيَّما إِجلالِ
Until Death enfolded you, showing no regard
For a people who revered you beyond measure.
أَحيَيتَهُyou gave it life وَقَتَلتَand you killed نَفسَكَyourself بِالَّذيwith what
أَحيَيتَهُ وَقَتَلتَ نَفسَكَ بِالَّذي
حَمَّلتَهاyou made it bear مِنof فادِحِcrushing الأَثقالِthe burdens
حَمَّلتَها مِن فادِحِ الأَثقالِ
You gave them life, yet killed yourself with the
Crushing burdens you made your soul bear.
أَحَبَبتَyou loved مِصرَEgypt فَغالَso stole away مُهجَتَكَyour lifeblood الهَوىlove
أَحَبَبتَ مِصرَ فَغالَ مُهجَتَكَ الهَوى
وَنَجاand escaped بِمُهجَتِهِwith his life الخَلِيُّthe carefree man الساليunconcerned
وَنَجا بِمُهجَتِهِ الخَلِيُّ السالي
You loved Egypt, and love stole away your life,
While the carefree, unconcerned man escaped with his life.
أَصحَوتَhave you sobered? أَمor أَنتَyou اِمرِئٌa man تَبلىyou decay وَماwhile not
أَصحَوتَ أَم أَنتَ اِمرِئٌ تَبلى وَما
يَصحوsobers فُؤادٌa heart مِنكَof yours لَيسَis not بِبالِworn away
يَصحو فُؤادٌ مِنكَ لَيسَ بِبالِ
Have you sobered, or are you a man who decays, while
Your heart, untouched by decay, never sobers?
حَمَلَhe shouldered الحَياةَlife وَلَنand will not يَموتَdie عَلىthroughout المَدىtime
حَمَلَ الحَياةَ وَلَن يَموتَ عَلى المَدى
مُحييreviver العُصورِthe ages وَباعِثُand awakener الأَجيالِthe generations
مُحيي العُصورِ وَباعِثُ الأَجيالِ
He shouldered life, and shall never die as time endures—
The reviver of ages and awakener of generations.
زَلزَلتَyou shook أَقطارَthe far reaches البِلادِthe land فَلَمand did not تَبِتyou spend the night
زَلزَلتَ أَقطارَ البِلادِ فَلَم تَبِت
إِلّاexcept عَلىin خَطَرٍdanger مِنَfrom الزَلزالِthe earthquake
إِلّا عَلى خَطَرٍ مِنَ الزَلزالِ
You shook the land's far reaches, and never passed a night
Save under threat of an earthquake.
مَنwho يَدفَعُwill repel الغاراتِthe raids بَعدَكَafter you إِنif دَعاhe calls
مَن يَدفَعُ الغاراتِ بَعدَكَ إِن دَعا
ياO للحُماةِfor the defenders وَلَجَّand persists فيin الإِعوالِwailing
يا للحُماةِ وَلَجَّ في الإِعوالِ
Who will repel the raids after you, should someone cry,
'Defenders, help!' and persist in wailing?
مَنwho يُسمِعُwill make hear القاصينَthose far away شَكوىthe complaint أُمَّةٍa nation
مَن يُسمِعُ القاصينَ شَكوى أُمَّةٍ
ناضَلتَyou fought عَنهاfor it الدَهرَthroughout your life خَيرَthe best نِضالِstruggle
ناضَلتَ عَنها الدَهرَ خَيرَ نِضالِ
Who will make those far away hear the complaint of a nation
For which you fought all your life, with the noblest struggle?
مَنwho لِليَراعِfor the reed pen يُذيبُmelts هَولُthe terror صَريرِهِits scratching
مَن لِليَراعِ يُذيبُ هَولُ صَريرِهِ
قَلبَthe heart الكَمِيِّthe armored warrior وَمُهجَةَand the soul الرِئبالِthe lion
قَلبَ الكَمِيِّ وَمُهجَةَ الرِئبالِ
Who will take up the reed pen, whose fearsome scratching melts
The armored warrior's heart and the lion's soul?
مَنwho لِلمَنابِرِfor the pulpits يَرتَقيهاwill ascend them صائِحاًcrying out
مَن لِلمَنابِرِ يَرتَقيها صائِحاً
فيamong القَومِthe people صَيحَةَthe cry مِصقَعٍan eloquent orator مِقوالِfluent in speech
في القَومِ صَيحَةَ مِصقَعٍ مِقوالِ
Who will mount the pulpits, crying out
Among the people with an eloquent, fluent orator's cry?
ياO لَهفَthe anguish نَفسيmy soul إِذwhen تَنوبُbefalls عَظيمَةٌa calamity
يا لَهفَ نَفسي إِذ تَنوبُ عَظيمَةٌ
تَنزوleap القُلوبُthe hearts لَهاat it مِنَfrom الأَوجالِfears
تَنزو القُلوبُ لَها مِنَ الأَوجالِ
Oh, my soul's anguish when a calamity strikes,
At which hearts leap in terror!
ياO لَهفَthe anguish مِصرَEgypt عَلىfor مُجَدِّدِthe renewer مَجدِهاher glory
يا لَهفَ مِصرَ عَلى مُجَدِّدِ مَجدِها
وَمُقيلُهاand her rescuer مِنfrom عَثرَةِthe stumble الجُهّالِthe ignorant
وَمُقيلُها مِن عَثرَةِ الجُهّالِ
Oh, Egypt's anguish for the renewer of her glory,
And her rescuer from the stumbling of the ignorant!
أَمُفَطِّرَO you who rend الأَكبادِthe livers بِالتَرحالِby departing
أَمُفَطِّرَ الأَكبادِ بِالتَرحالِ
اللَهَheed God فيconcerning مُهجٍsouls عَلَيكَto you غَوالِprecious
اللَهَ في مُهجٍ عَلَيكَ غَوالِ
O you who rend livers with your departure,
For God's sake, spare souls that are dear to you!
إِنif كانَwas قَدalready حُمَّdecreed الفِراقُparting فَوَقفَةٌthen a pause
إِن كانَ قَد حُمَّ الفِراقُ فَوَقفَةٌ
تَشفيheals نُفوساًsouls آذَنتُI have announced بِزَوالِof passing away
تَشفي نُفوساً آذَنتُ بِزَوالِ
If parting has indeed been decreed, then grant a pause
To heal souls whose passing I have announced.
هَيهاتَfar from possible! ماnot جَزَعُthe anguish النُفوسِthe souls لِراحِلٍfor one departed
هَيهاتَ ما جَزَعُ النُفوسِ لِراحِلٍ
سارَتtraveled بِهِwith him الحَدباءُthe humpbacked bier غَيرُother than ضَلالِdelusion
سارَت بِهِ الحَدباءُ غَيرُ ضَلالِ
In vain! The souls' anguish for one departed
Whom the humpbacked bier bore away is nothing but delusion.
Sol 6.1