ظِماءٌthirsty ones تُريدُseek الرِيَّa full drink مَنwho ذاthis one يَذودُهاdrives them away
ظِماءٌ تُريدُ الرِيَّ مَن ذا يَذودُها
أَتُوزَعُare they held back? والأقوامُwhile the peoples شَتَّىvaried ورُودُهاtheir coming to water
أَتُوزَعُ والأقوامُ شَتَّى ورُودُها
Thirsty ones seek to drink their fill—who is it that drives them away?
Are they to be held back, while the peoples come to water in varied ways?
دَعُوهاleave them وبَرْدَwith the coolness of الماءِthe water تَنْقَعْquench بهwith it الصَّدَىthirst
دَعُوها وبَرْدَ الماءِ تَنْقَعْ به الصَّدَى
ولمّاwhile not yet تَذُبْmelt أَحْشَاؤُهاtheir entrails وكُبودُهاand their livers
ولمّا تَذُبْ أَحْشَاؤُها وكُبودُها
Leave them with cool water, to quench their thirst with it,
while their entrails and livers have not yet melted.
هوit الموتُdeath إنif ذِيدَتْare driven away عنِfrom الوِردِthe watering place هيمُهاtheir thirst-maddened ones
هو الموتُ إن ذِيدَتْ عنِ الوِردِ هيمُها
وظلَّتْand remain حَيارَىbewildered فيin يَدَيْthe hands of منwhoever يَقودُهاleads them
وظلَّتْ حَيارَى في يَدَيْ من يَقودُها
It is death if their thirst-maddened ones are driven from the watering place,
and remain bewildered in the hands of whoever leads them.
أَفيis it within العدلِjustice أنthat لاnot ترفعَraise الرّأسَthe head أُمَّةٌa nation
أَفي العدلِ أن لا ترفعَ الرّأسَ أُمَّةٌ
يُهِيبُcalls out بهاto her الدّاعِيthe caller وتأْبَىbut refuse قُيودُهاher chains
يُهِيبُ بها الدّاعِي وتأْبَى قُيودُها
Is it just that a nation should not raise her head,
when the caller urges her on, but her chains forbid it?
أُعِدَّتْwere prepared لهاfor her الأغلالُthe shackles شتّىof various kinds وإنّماbut in truth
أُعِدَّتْ لها الأغلالُ شتّى وإنّما
أُعِدَّتْwere prepared لهاfor her أكفانُهاher shrouds ولُحودُهاand her graves
أُعِدَّتْ لها أكفانُها ولُحودُها
Shackles of every kind have been prepared for her, but in truth
her shrouds and graves have been prepared for her.
فلاso there is no عَدْلَjustice حتّىuntil تُسْتَردَّare restored حُقوقُهاher rights
فلا عَدْلَ حتّى تُسْتَردَّ حُقوقُها
ويُقْضَىand are adjudged لهاto her استقِلالُهاher independence ووجودُهاand her existence
ويُقْضَى لها استقِلالُها ووجودُها
So there is no justice until her rights are restored,
and her independence and existence are granted her.
إذاif لمdoes not تَسُدْbe sovereign مِصرٌEgypt ولمand does not تَحْيَlive حُرَّةًfree
إذا لم تَسُدْ مِصرٌ ولم تَحْيَ حُرَّةً
فليسthen there is no لمِصريٍّfor an Egyptian حَياةٌa life يُريدهاhe desires it
فليس لمِصريٍّ حَياةٌ يُريدها
If Egypt is not sovereign and does not live free,
then no Egyptian has a life he desires.
ولنand will not تُدرِكَgrasp الأقوامُthe peoples معنىthe meaning of حياتِهاtheir life
ولن تُدرِكَ الأقوامُ معنى حياتِها
إذاif رُزِئَتْare afflicted بالأجنبيِّwith a foreigner يسودهاrules them
إذا رُزِئَتْ بالأجنبيِّ يسودها
And peoples will not grasp the meaning of their lives
if they are afflicted with a foreigner ruling them.
رَضيناwe were content بماwith what سَنَّdecreed الرّئيسُthe president فإنso if تكنthere is
رَضينا بما سَنَّ الرّئيسُ فإن تكن
لهfor him شِرعةٌa code عَدْلٌjust فتلكَthen those are حُدودهاits bounds
له شِرعةٌ عَدْلٌ فتلكَ حُدودها
We accepted what the president decreed; if there is
a just code of his, then those are its bounds.
نُريدُwe seek حياةًa life فيamong الممالكthe kingdoms حُرّةًfree
نُريدُ حياةً في الممالك حُرّةً
تُطالِعُناdawn upon us بعدafter النُّحوسِill fortunes سُعودُهاits good fortunes
تُطالِعُنا بعد النُّحوسِ سُعودُها
We seek a free life among the kingdoms,
whose good fortunes dawn upon us after ill fortune.
لناwe have شأنناour affairs فيin مصرEgypt تبغيshe seeks بناthrough us العُلَىthe heights
لنا شأننا في مصر تبغي بنا العُلَى
فَنقضِيso we fulfill لهاfor her أوطارَهاher wishes ونَزيدُهاand give her more
فَنقضِي لها أوطارَها ونَزيدُها
Our affairs in Egypt are our own; through us she seeks the heights,
so we fulfill her wishes and give her more.
سَيُقْضَىjudgment will be given لناin our favor إنif كانthere is فيon الأرضِthe earth عادلٌa just person
سَيُقْضَى لنا إن كان في الأرضِ عادلٌ
بِرَدِّfor the restoration of حُقوقٍrights ماnot يُطاقُcan be borne جُحودُهاdenial of them
بِرَدِّ حُقوقٍ ما يُطاقُ جُحودُها
Judgment will be given in our favor, if there is anyone just on earth,
for the restoration of rights whose denial cannot be borne.
Sol 6.1