بَنيsons of مِصرَEgypt لوذواseek refuge بِالسَكينَةِin tranquility وَاِصبِرواand be patient
بَني مِصرَ لوذوا بِالسَكينَةِ وَاِصبِروا
فَماfor ... not هِيَit إِلّاexcept غَمرَةٌan ordeal ثُمَّthen تَنجَليit clears away
فَما هِيَ إِلّا غَمرَةٌ ثُمَّ تَنجَلي
Sons of Egypt, seek refuge in tranquility and be patient.
For it is only an ordeal, which will then pass away.
لَكُمfor you فيin ظِلالِthe shade of السِلمِpeace ماwhat جاوَزَsurpasses المُنىhopes
لَكُم في ظِلالِ السِلمِ ما جاوَزَ المُنى
وَأَعياand proved unattainable عَلىto مَنwhoever باتَspent the night لِلحَربِby war يَصطَليbeing scorched
وَأَعيا عَلى مَن باتَ لِلحَربِ يَصطَلي
In the shade of peace, you have what surpasses all hopes,
and eludes those who spend their nights scorched by war.
نَزَلتُمyou have submitted عَلىto حُكمِthe rule of الأَناةِrestraint وَإِنَّماand indeed
نَزَلتُم عَلى حُكمِ الأَناةِ وَإِنَّما
نَزَلتُمyou have lodged مِنَof الدُنياthe world بِأَمنَعِin the most impregnable مَعقِلِstronghold
نَزَلتُم مِنَ الدُنيا بِأَمنَعِ مَعقِلِ
You have submitted to the rule of restraint; and indeed,
you have lodged in the world's most impregnable stronghold.
رُدواcome to drink الأَمنَsecurity مَعسولَhoney-sweet النِطافِwaters وَنَكِّبواand turn aside
رُدوا الأَمنَ مَعسولَ النِطافِ وَنَكِّبوا
بَنيsons of مِصرَEgypt عَنaway from وِردِdrinking النَقيعِthe brew المُثَمِّلِintoxicating
بَني مِصرَ عَن وِردِ النَقيعِ المُثَمِّلِ
Come to security's honey-sweet waters, and turn aside,
sons of Egypt, from drinking the intoxicating brew.
أَمِنتُمyou are safe from بَراكينَthe volcanoes of الحُروبِwars تُثيرُهاstir them up
أَمِنتُم بَراكينَ الحُروبِ تُثيرُها
زَلازِلُearthquakes تَرميhurl بِالمَمالِكِkingdoms مِنfrom عَلِon high
زَلازِلُ تَرمي بِالمَمالِكِ مِن عَلِ
You are safe from the volcanoes of war, stirred
by earthquakes that hurl kingdoms down from on high.
تَثورُthey erupt فَتَمحوthen obliterate كُلَّevery حِصنٍfortress وَتَرتَميand fire forth
تَثورُ فَتَمحو كُلَّ حِصنٍ وَتَرتَمي
فَتَمسَحُthen sweep away مَقذوفاتُهاtheir projectiles كُلَّevery جَحفَلِvast army
فَتَمسَحُ مَقذوفاتُها كُلَّ جَحفَلِ
They erupt, obliterate every fortress, and unleash volleys;
then their projectiles sweep away every host.
تَدُرُّmake flow دَمَthe blood of الأَبطالِheroes مِنfrom كُلِّevery مَثعَبٍoutlet
تَدُرُّ دَمَ الأَبطالِ مِن كُلِّ مَثعَبٍ
وَتَستَفرِغُand drain away الآجالَallotted lifespans مِنfrom كُلِّevery مَقتَلِfatal wound
وَتَستَفرِغُ الآجالَ مِن كُلِّ مَقتَلِ
They make heroes' blood gush from every outlet,
and drain away allotted lifespans through every mortal wound.
تَخَيَّرَselected صنفَيهاtheir two kinds كُروبٌKrupp وَموزَرٌand Mauser
تَخَيَّرَ صنفَيها كُروبٌ وَموزَرٌ
لِحَصدِfor reaping البَراياhumankind مِنfrom أَخيرٍthe last وَأَوَّلِand the first
لِحَصدِ البَرايا مِن أَخيرٍ وَأَوَّلِ
Krupp and Mauser selected their two kinds
to reap humankind, the last and the first alike.
عَواصِفُtempests أَحياناًsometimes خَواطِفُsnatchers تارَةًat other times
عَواصِفُ أَحياناً خَواطِفُ تارَةً
مَتىwhenever تَرَهاsee them شُمُّlofty المَعاقِلِstrongholds تَجفَلِrecoil in terror
مَتى تَرَها شُمُّ المَعاقِلِ تَجفَلِ
Tempests at times, at others snatchers of life;
whenever lofty strongholds see them, they recoil.
فَكَيفَhow then بِكُمwould you fare إِنif أَرزَمَتrumbled مُرجَحِنَّةٌa heavy-laden cloud
فَكَيفَ بِكُم إِن أَرزَمَت مُرجَحِنَّةٌ
تَصوبُraining down بِمَصهورِwith molten الحَديدِiron المُجَلجِلِclanging
تَصوبُ بِمَصهورِ الحَديدِ المُجَلجِلِ
How would you fare, then, if a heavy-laden cloud rumbled,
raining down clanging molten iron?
بَنيsons of مِصرَEgypt هَذاthis حاصِدُreaper of المَوتِdeath حانِقٌenraged
بَني مِصرَ هَذا حاصِدُ المَوتِ حانِقٌ
عَلىagainst الأَرضِthe earth يَرميstrikes كُلَّevery نَفسٍsoul بِمِنجَلِwith a sickle
عَلى الأَرضِ يَرمي كُلَّ نَفسٍ بِمِنجَلِ
Sons of Egypt, this reaper of death is raging
against the earth, striking every soul with a sickle.
تَرَدّواwrap yourselves in لِباسَthe garment of السِلمِpeace لاdo not تَعدِلواsubstitute بِهِfor it
تَرَدّوا لِباسَ السِلمِ لا تَعدِلوا بِهِ
سَرابيلَgarments مِنfrom نَسجِthe weaving of الفَناءِdestruction المُعَجَّلِhastened
سَرابيلَ مِن نَسجِ الفَناءِ المُعَجَّلِ
Wrap yourselves in peace's garment; do not exchange it
for robes woven of hastened destruction.
لَئِنeven if أَظمَأَhas made thirsty المالُmoney الجُيوبَpockets فَرُبَّماthen perhaps
لَئِن أَظمَأَ المالُ الجُيوبَ فَرُبَّما
رَمىcast كُلَّevery جَيبٍpocket مِنof نُضارٍpure gold بِمَنهَلِwith a wellspring
رَمى كُلَّ جَيبٍ مِن نُضارٍ بِمَنهَلِ
Though money has made pockets thirsty, it may yet
cast into every pocket a wellspring of pure gold.
فَماfor ... not بَرِحَceased to be الوُرّادُwater-seekers مِنfrom كُلِّevery منزِعٍquarter
فَما بَرِحَ الوُرّادُ مِن كُلِّ منزِعٍ
عَلىon جانِبَيهِits two sides مِنincluding عُكوفٍthose who remain وَنُزَّلِand sojourners
عَلى جانِبَيهِ مِن عُكوفٍ وَنُزَّلِ
For water-seekers from every quarter are still
on either side of it, residents and sojourners alike.
أَلَحّواthey persisted عَلَيهِat it بِالدَلاءِwith buckets تُجيلُهاswing them
أَلَحّوا عَلَيهِ بِالدَلاءِ تُجيلُها
يَداthe two hands of كُلِّevery مَوّارِswift mover of الرِشاءَينِthe two well-ropes موغِلِreaching deep
يَدا كُلِّ مَوّارِ الرِشاءَينِ موغِلِ
They work it relentlessly with buckets, swung
by both hands of each man swiftly plying two ropes and reaching deep.
سَيَعرِفُناwill know us التاريخُhistory إِنif كانَit has been جاهِلاًignorant
سَيَعرِفُنا التاريخُ إِن كانَ جاهِلاً
وَيَقضيand will judge لَناin our favor بِالفَضلِas meritorious مَنwhoever جاءَcomes يَبتَليto test
وَيَقضي لَنا بِالفَضلِ مَن جاءَ يَبتَلي
History will know us, if it has been ignorant of us,
and whoever comes to test us will acknowledge our merit.
أَخَذناwe have taken hold بِأَسبابِof the means of الحَياةِlife نَسوسُهاwe govern it
أَخَذنا بِأَسبابِ الحَياةِ نَسوسُها
سَياسَةَwith the statecraft of شَعبٍa people ذيpossessing تَجارِبَexperience حُوَّلِresourceful
سَياسَةَ شَعبٍ ذي تَجارِبَ حُوَّلِ
We have taken hold of life's means, governing it
with the statecraft of a resourceful, experienced people.
نُصانِعُwe conciliate أَحداثَthe events of اللَياليthe nights فَإِنbut if أَبَتthey refuse
نُصانِعُ أَحداثَ اللَيالي فَإِن أَبَت
رَضيناwe are content بِأَحكامِwith the decrees of القَضاءِdestiny المُنَزَّلِsent down
رَضينا بِأَحكامِ القَضاءِ المُنَزَّلِ
We seek accord with the events of the nights; but if they refuse,
we are content with the decrees of destiny sent down.
Sol 6.1