نُبِّئتُI was told ماwhat صَنَعَdid الَّذينَthose who تَأَلَّفواcame together
نُبِّئتُ ما صَنَعَ الَّذينَ تَأَلَّفوا
يَتَذاكَرونَrecalling together مَواطِنَthe seats of الأَحسابِancestral honors
يَتَذاكَرونَ مَواطِنَ الأَحسابِ
I was told what those who came together had done,
I was told what those who came together did
Recalling together the seats of ancestral honor.
They reminisce places of reckoning
يَدعونَinvoke مِصرEgypt وَمِصرُand Egypt مَجدُthe glory of أُبُوَّةٍancestry
يَدعونَ مِصر وَمِصرُ مَجدُ أُبُوَّةٍ
عالٍlofty وَعِزُّand the honor of عَشيرَةٍa clan وَصِحابِand companions
عالٍ وَعِزُّ عَشيرَةٍ وَصِحابِ
They invoke Egypt—and Egypt is ancestral glory,
They call out to Egypt, and Egypt is the glory of fatherhood
Lofty, and the honor of clan and companions.
Exalted and the honor of a tribe and companions
فَرَضيتُso I was pleased ثُمَّthen عَلِمتُI learned ماwhat لَمdid not يَصنَعواthey do
فَرَضيتُ ثُمَّ عَلِمتُ ما لَم يَصنَعوا
فَغَضِبتُso I grew angry ثُمَّthen رَضيتُI was pleased غَيرَnot مُحابِshowing favoritism
فَغَضِبتُ ثُمَّ رَضيتُ غَيرَ مُحابِ
So I was pleased; then I learned what they had not done,
So I was pleased, then I knew what they did not do
So I grew angry, then was pleased, showing no favoritism.
Then I was angry, appeased without favor
نَفَضواthey shook الأَكُفَّthe hands مِنَfrom الأُلىthose who جَمَحَتbolted بِهِمwith them
نَفَضوا الأَكُفَّ مِنَ الأُلى جَمَحَت بِهِم
شُرُدُstraying thoughts النُهىof reason وَعوازِبُand wandering thoughts الأَلبابِof intellects
شُرُدُ النُهى وَعوازِبُ الأَلبابِ
They shook their hands free of those carried away
They shook off the palms from the weak, they were assailed by
By runaway reason and wandering minds.
The madness of prohibitions and the unruliness of minds
وَرَعواand they honored ذِمامَthe duty owed to بِلادِهِمtheir country بِوَصِيَّةٍthrough an admonition
وَرَعوا ذِمامَ بِلادِهِم بِوَصِيَّةٍ
نَكَصَrecoiled الغَوِيُّthe misguided man لَهاbefore it عَلىupon الأَعقابِthe heels
نَكَصَ الغَوِيُّ لَها عَلى الأَعقابِ
And they kept faith with their country through an admonition
They held back the reins of their countries by a covenant
Before which the misguided man recoiled upon his heels.
The deviant recoiled from it on his heels
ياO عُدَّةَstrength الواديthe valley لِيَومِfor the day of رَجائِهِits hope
يا عُدَّةَ الوادي لِيَومِ رَجائِهِ
وَعَتادِهِand its armament لِلحادِثِfor the calamity المُنتابِthat strikes
وَعَتادِهِ لِلحادِثِ المُنتابِ
O strength of the valley for its day of hope,
O supplies of the valley for the day of his hopes
And its armament against the calamity that strikes,
And his preparations for the sudden misfortune
روضواtame المَطالِبِthe demands بِالرَوِيَّةِwith deliberation وَاِعلَمواand know
روضوا المَطالِبِ بِالرَوِيَّةِ وَاِعلَموا
أَنَّthat السَكينَةَcomposure أَنجَحُthe most effective الأَسبابِmeans
أَنَّ السَكينَةَ أَنجَحُ الأَسبابِ
Tame your demands with deliberation, and know
Quench the demands with calm, and know
That composure is the most effective of means.
That tranquility is the most successful of causes
إِنif شيبَis mingled حَقُّthe right of العالَمينَhumankind بِباطِلٍwith falsehood
إِن شيبَ حَقُّ العالَمينَ بِباطِلٍ
أَعيَتprove too difficult وَسائِلُهُits means عَلىfor الطُلّابِthe seekers
أَعيَت وَسائِلُهُ عَلى الطُلّابِ
If the right of humankind is mingled with falsehood,
If the hair of the Truth is whitened by falsehood
The means of gaining it defy those who seek it.
Its means have failed for the seekers
إِنindeed الأَناةَpatience لِذيfor the possessor of الشَجاعَةِcourage عِصمَةٌa safeguard
إِن الأَناةَ لِذي الشَجاعَةِ عِصمَةٌ
وَالحَزمُand prudence دِرعُarmor الأَغلَبِthe mighty one الوَثّابِthe pouncing one
وَالحَزمُ دِرعُ الأَغلَبِ الوَثّابِ
Indeed, patience is a safeguard for the brave,
Verily, deliberation is protection for the brave
And prudence is the armor of the mighty one who springs to attack.
And wisdom is the impenetrable armor of the winner
وَالأَمرُand the matter إِنif حَجَبَveils الظَلامُdarkness وُجوهَهُits aspects
وَالأَمرُ إِن حَجَبَ الظَلامُ وُجوهَهُ
فَالرَأيُthen judgment أَسطَعُthe brightest كَوكَبٍstar وَشِهابِand meteor
فَالرَأيُ أَسطَعُ كَوكَبٍ وَشِهابِ
And if darkness veils a matter's aspects,
And the matter, if darkness veils its faces
Then judgment is the brightest star and meteor.
Then reason is the brightest star and flame
مَنwho ذاthis one يُجادِلُdisputes with فيover الحُقوقِrights وُلاتَهاtheir guardians
مَن ذا يُجادِلُ في الحُقوقِ وُلاتَها
وَيُصيبُهُمand assails them بِمَلامَةٍwith blame وَعِتابِand reproach
وَيُصيبُهُم بِمَلامَةٍ وَعِتابِ
Who would dispute over rights with their guardians,
Who will dispute the rights and their people
And assail them with blame and reproach?
And rebuke them with blame and reproach
وَيَقولُand says لِلصاديto the thirsty man المُصَفِّقِsplashing وِردُهُhis water supply
وَيَقولُ لِلصادي المُصَفِّقِ وِردُهُ
أَتَموتُwill you die? أَمor تَحياyou live بِغَيرِwithout شَرابِa drink
أَتَموتُ أَم تَحيا بِغَيرِ شَرابِ
And say to the thirsty man whose water splashes,
And say to the compliant clapper his rejection
Will you die, or live without a drink?
Do you die or live without a drink?
يَرِدُcomes to drink from المَنِيَّةَdeath إِذas يَفيضُoverflows ذُعافُهاits deadly poison
يَرِدُ المَنِيَّةَ إِذ يَفيضُ ذُعافُها
وَيَرىand he sees الزُلالَpure water يَغيضُdwindles فيin الأَكوابِthe cups
وَيَرى الزُلالَ يَغيضُ في الأَكوابِ
He drinks of death as its deadly poison overflows,
He refuses death when its flames overflow
And sees pure water dwindling in the cups.
And sees the fresh water boiling in the cups
مَنwho ذاthis one يَرُدُّturns away عَنِfrom الحَياةِlife دُعاتَهاits advocates
مَن ذا يَرُدُّ عَنِ الحَياةِ دُعاتَها
وَيُريدُهاand wants it لِلناسِfor people سَوطَa whip of عَذابِtorment
وَيُريدُها لِلناسِ سَوطَ عَذابِ
Who would turn life's advocates away from it,
Who will deter the inviters of life from it
And want it to be a scourge of torment for humankind?
And wants it for people as a whip of torment?
مَنwho ذاthis one يُماريdisputes with الناسَpeople فيover شَمسِthe sun of الضُحىmidmorning
مَن ذا يُماري الناسَ في شَمسِ الضُحى
مَنwho ذاthis one يُقَنِّعُveils وَجهَهاits face بِنِقابِwith a veil
مَن ذا يُقَنِّعُ وَجهَها بِنِقابِ
Who would dispute with people over the midmorning sun?
Who will contend with people in the sun of morning?
Who would cover its face with a veil?
Who will veil its face with a mask?
لاdo not تُشمِتواgive cause to gloat الأَعداءَthe enemies إِنَّindeed عُيونَهُمtheir eyes
لا تُشمِتوا الأَعداءَ إِنَّ عُيونَهُم
نُصِبَتare fixed لَكُمon you فيin جَيئَةٍcoming وَذَهابِand going
نُصِبَت لَكُم في جَيئَةٍ وَذَهابِ
Do not give your enemies cause to gloat, for their eyes
Do not gloat, enemies, verily their eyes
Are fixed on you in your coming and going.
Were set upon you in coming and going
لاno شَيءَthing أَبهَجُmore delightful مَنظَراًas a sight فيماamong what تَرىthey see
لا شَيءَ أَبهَجُ مَنظَراً فيما تَرى
مِنthan نَكبَةٍa disaster تَجتاحُكُمsweeps over you وَمُصابُand affliction
مِن نَكبَةٍ تَجتاحُكُم وَمُصابُ
Nothing they see is a more delightful sight
Nothing you see is more dazzling
Than disaster and affliction sweeping over you.
Than a calamity that befalls you and affliction
سُدّواblock سَبيلَthe path of الشَرِّevil وَاِجتَنِبواand avoid الأَذىharm
سُدّوا سَبيلَ الشَرِّ وَاِجتَنِبوا الأَذى
وَخُذواand handle الأُمورَaffairs بِحِكمَةٍwith wisdom وَصَوابِand sound judgment
وَخُذوا الأُمورَ بِحِكمَةٍ وَصَوابِ
Block the path of evil, and avoid harm,
Block the way of evil, avoid harm
And handle affairs with wisdom and sound judgment.
And take matters with wisdom and right
ذوthe possessor of العَقلِreason إِنif سَنَّlegislate الوُلاةُthe rulers وَأَدَّبواand impose discipline
ذو العَقلِ إِن سَنَّ الوُلاةُ وَأَدَّبوا
فيunder سُنَّةٍa code مِنfrom عَقلِهِhis reason وَكِتابِand a book
في سُنَّةٍ مِن عَقلِهِ وَكِتابِ
The man of reason, if rulers legislate and impose discipline,
The reasonable one, if the governors enact
Lives by a code drawn from his reason and a book.
In a tradition of his reason and scripture
أَنتُمyou وُلاةُguardians of الحَقِّright فيin أَوطانِكُمyour homelands
أَنتُم وُلاةُ الحَقِّ في أَوطانِكُم
وَالحَقُّand truth يَصدَعُshatters شُبهَةَthe doubt of المُرتابِthe skeptic
وَالحَقُّ يَصدَعُ شُبهَةَ المُرتابِ
You are the guardians of right in your homelands,
You are the guardians of truth in your homelands
And truth shatters the skeptic's doubt.
And the truth splits the doubt of the skeptic
اللَهُGod أَكبَرُis greatest هَلis there? لَكُمfor you مِنfrom دونِهاother than her
اللَهُ أَكبَرُ هَل لَكُم مِن دونِها
وَطَنٌa homeland يُرامُto be sought لِغابِرِfor the coming الأَحقابِages
وَطَنٌ يُرامُ لِغابِرِ الأَحقابِ
God is greatest! Have you, apart from her,
God is Greater! Do you have apart from it
A homeland to seek through the ages to come?
A homeland lasting to the vanishing eras?
اللَهَGod فيconcerning أَمَلٍa hope لِمِصرَfor Egypt مُحَبَّبٍbeloved
اللَهَ في أَمَلٍ لِمِصرَ مُحَبَّبٍ
هَتَفَproclaimed البَشيرُthe bearer of good news بِهِabout it عَلىat الأَبوابِthe gates
هَتَفَ البَشيرُ بِهِ عَلى الأَبوابِ
Be mindful of God concerning a hope dear to Egypt,
God in hope for beloved Egypt
Which the bearer of good news proclaimed at the gates.
The harbinger shouted it at the doors
رُدّواreturn التَحِيّةَthe greeting هادِئينَcalmly وَعالِجواand handle
رُدّوا التَحِيّةَ هادِئينَ وَعالِجوا
بِالرِفقِwith gentleness كُلَّevery سِتارَةٍcurtain وَحِجابِand veil
بِالرِفقِ كُلَّ سِتارَةٍ وَحِجابِ
Return the greeting calmly, and handle
Return the greeting calmly and treat
Every curtain and veil with gentleness.
With gentleness every veil and barrier
وَتَيَمَّنواand take good omens بِالطَيرِfrom the birds سَعداًgood fortune وَاِحذَرواand beware
وَتَيَمَّنوا بِالطَيرِ سَعداً وَاِحذَروا
لِلنَحسِas an ill omen طَيراًa bird دائِمَconstant in التَنعابِcawing
لِلنَحسِ طَيراً دائِمَ التَنعابِ
And take omens of good fortune from birds, and beware
And take good omens from the birds, and beware
Of a bird of ill omen, forever cawing.
The birds of ill omen, ever grumbling
لوذواtake refuge بِآدابِin the rules of conduct of الحَياةِlife وَراقِبواand watch
لوذوا بِآدابِ الحَياةِ وَراقِبوا
نَزَواتِthe rash impulses of قَومٍpeople ناقِمينَresentful غِضابِangry
نَزَواتِ قَومٍ ناقِمينَ غِضابِ
Take refuge in life's rules of conduct, and watch
Take refuge in the manners of life, and observe
The rash impulses of resentful, angry people.
The whims of a resentful folk, angry
Sol 6.1