يَقولُsays البَرقُthe telegraph شَرٌّevil مُستَطيرٌfar-spreading
يَقولُ البَرقُ شَرٌّ مُستَطيرٌ
وَخُلفٌand discord بَينَamong سادَتِناour leaders شَديدُsevere
وَخُلفٌ بَينَ سادَتِنا شَديدُ
The telegraph reports far-spreading evil,
And bitter discord among our leaders.
وَيَزعُمُand it claims تارَةًsometimes أَنthat لَيسَthere is not شَيءٌanything
وَيَزعُمُ تارَةً أَن لَيسَ شَيءٌ
سِوىexcept الأَمرِthe course of action الَّذيwhich عَزَمَresolved upon العَميدُthe leader
سِوى الأَمرِ الَّذي عَزَمَ العَميدُ
And sometimes it claims there is nothing
Beyond the course the leader has resolved upon.
إِذاif اِختَلَفواthey disagree أَوِor اِتَّفَقواthey agree فَإِنّاthen indeed we
إِذا اِختَلَفوا أَوِ اِتَّفَقوا فَإِنّا
سِوىother than اِستِقلالِindependence مِصرٍEgypt لاnot نُريدُwe want
سِوى اِستِقلالِ مِصرٍ لا نُريدُ
Whether they differ or agree, we
Want nothing but Egypt's independence.
هُوَit الحَقُّthe right الَّذيwhich نَسعىwe strive إِلَيهِtoward it
هُوَ الحَقُّ الَّذي نَسعى إِلَيهِ
وَلَسناand we do not عَنهُfrom it ماas long as عِشناwe live نَحيدُwe deviate
وَلَسنا عَنهُ ما عِشنا نَحيدُ
It is the right toward which we strive,
And while we live, we shall not turn from it.
إِذاif لَمnot يَحفَظِis safeguarded اِستِقلالُindependence مِصرٍEgypt
إِذا لَم يَحفَظِ اِستِقلالُ مِصرٍ
فَلاthen neither سَعدٌSaad يُطاعُis obeyed وَلاnor سَعيدُSaid
فَلا سَعدٌ يُطاعُ وَلا سَعيدُ
If Egypt's independence is not safeguarded,
Then neither Saad nor Said shall be obeyed.
رَجاءُthe hope of الشَعبِthe people لاnot الأَحزابُthe parties تُجديare of use
رَجاءُ الشَعبِ لا الأَحزابُ تُجدي
إِذاif ضاعَit is lost الغَداةَtomorrow وَلاnor الوُفودُthe delegations
إِذا ضاعَ الغَداةَ وَلا الوُفودُ
The people's hope—no parties can help,
If it is lost tomorrow, nor can delegations.
نُطيعُwe obey العامِلينَthose who work وَنَفتَديهِمand we sacrifice ourselves for them
نُطيعُ العامِلينَ وَنَفتَديهِم
وَنَنصُرُهُمand we support them إِذاwhen اِشتَدَّgrows fierce الوَعيدُthe threat
وَنَنصُرُهُم إِذا اِشتَدَّ الوَعيدُ
We obey those who work, and sacrifice ourselves for them,
And support them when the threat grows fierce.
إِذاif اِعتَصَمواthey seek refuge فَنَحنُthen we لَهُمfor them حُصونٌfortresses
إِذا اِعتَصَموا فَنَحنُ لَهُم حُصونٌ
وَإِنand if زَحَفواthey advance فَنَحنُthen we لَهُمfor them جُنودُsoldiers
وَإِن زَحَفوا فَنَحنُ لَهُم جُنودُ
If they seek refuge, we are their fortresses,
And if they advance, we are their soldiers.
بِأَظهُرِناwith our backs وَأَيديناand our hands جَميعاًtogether
بِأَظهُرِنا وَأَيدينا جَميعاً
تَحَصَّنَfortified himself مُصطَفىMustafa وَرَمىand fired فَريدُFarid
تَحَصَّنَ مُصطَفى وَرَمى فَريدُ
With our backs and our hands together,
Mustafa fortified himself, and Farid fired.
لَعَمرُكَby your life ماnot تَخونُهماbetray them both الوَصاياthe testaments
لَعَمرُكَ ما تَخونُهما الوَصايا
وَلاnor الذِمَمُthe obligations المَصونَةُkept inviolate وَالعُهودُand the covenants
وَلا الذِمَمُ المَصونَةُ وَالعُهودُ
By your life, the testaments will not betray those two,
Nor the obligations kept inviolate and the covenants.
حَفِظناهاwe have preserved them لِمِصرَfor Egypt وَأَيُّand what شَعبٍpeople
حَفِظناها لِمِصرَ وَأَيُّ شَعبٍ
إِذاif ضاعَتare lost مَحارِمُهُits sanctities يَسودُholds sway
إِذا ضاعَت مَحارِمُهُ يَسودُ
We have preserved them for Egypt—and what people
Can prevail if what it holds sacred is lost?
ذَخائِرُtreasures سُؤدُدٍgreatness وَتُراثُand a heritage عِزٍّhonor
ذَخائِرُ سُؤدُدٍ وَتُراثُ عِزٍّ
وَمُلكٌand sovereignty لِلكِنانَةِfor Egypt, the Quiver لاnot يَبيدُperishes
وَمُلكٌ لِلكِنانَةِ لا يَبيدُ
Treasures of greatness and a heritage of honor,
And imperishable sovereignty for Egypt, the Quiver.
فَمَنso whoever يَكُis صادِقاًsincere فيin حُبِّlove for مِصرٍEgypt
فَمَن يَكُ صادِقاً في حُبِّ مِصرٍ
فَماthen there is no بِالحُبِّin love نُكرٌdenial أَوor جُحودُingratitude
فَما بِالحُبِّ نُكرٌ أَو جُحودُ
So for anyone sincere in loving Egypt,
Love holds neither denial nor ingratitude.
بَرِئتُI disown مِنَfrom المُخاتِلِthe deceiver فيin هَواهاlove for her
بَرِئتُ مِنَ المُخاتِلِ في هَواها
وَمِمَّنand from whoever لَيسَdoes not يَنفَعُhelp أَوor يُفيدُbenefit
وَمِمَّن لَيسَ يَنفَعُ أَو يُفيدُ
I disown whoever is deceitful in loving her,
And anyone who offers neither help nor benefit.
Sol 6.1