لواءَO banner اللهof God بُورِكَblessed be you مِنas a لواءِbanner
لواءَ الله بُورِكَ مِن لواءِ
وهلand is there بِجنودِconcerning the soldiers ربّكِof your Lord منany خَفاءِconcealment
وهل بِجنودِ ربّكِ من خَفاءِ
O banner of God, what a blessed banner!
The banner of God, blessed banner
And can your Lord's soldiers be hidden?
Is there any hiding for the soldiers of your Lord?
تُظلِّلُهاshade it الملائكُthe angels حينwhen تمشِيit marches
تُظلِّلُها الملائكُ حين تمشِي
وتقدمهاand precede it صُفوفُranks الأنبياءِof the prophets
وتقدمها صُفوفُ الأنبياءِ
The angels shade it as it marches,
The angels shade it as it walks
And ranks of prophets go before it.
And the rows of prophets precede it
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle النّصرُvictory أظلمَbecame dark جانباهُits two flanks
إذا ما النّصرُ أظلمَ جانباهُ
تَبلّجَshone forth فيin كتائِبهاits battalions الوِضاءِradiant
تَبلّجَ في كتائِبها الوِضاءِ
When victory's two flanks grow dark,
When victory darkens its sides
It shines forth amid the banner's radiant battalions.
Serenity shines in its regiments
كتائبُbattalions تركبُride الأقدارَthe fates خَيْلاًas steeds
كتائبُ تركبُ الأقدارَ خَيْلاً
وتَتّخِذُand take المعاقِلَstrongholds فيin السّماءِthe sky
وتَتّخِذُ المعاقِلَ في السّماءِ
Battalions that ride the fates as steeds,
Regiments that ride fate like horses
And make their strongholds in the sky.
And take fortresses in the sky
تَسُلُّdraw سُيوفَهاtheir swords فَتَكِلُّand so grow blunt عنهاagainst them
تَسُلُّ سُيوفَها فَتَكِلُّ عنها
مَضاربُthe striking edges كُلِّof every أَشطبَgrooved blade ذِيpossessing مَضاءِkeenness
مَضاربُ كُلِّ أَشطبَ ذِي مَضاءِ
They draw their swords, against which grow blunt
They unsheathe their swords, sparing none
The striking edges of every keen, grooved blade.
From the tents of any stubborn foe
جِهادٌa sacred struggle تقذفhurl الآياتُthe divine signs فيهِin it
جِهادٌ تقذف الآياتُ فيهِ
بِكلِّwith every مُدمِّرٍdestroyer عَجِلِswift to meet الفَناءِdestruction
بِكلِّ مُدمِّرٍ عَجِلِ الفَناءِ
A sacred struggle in which the divine signs hurl forth
A jihad in which verses hurl
Every destroyer, swift to perish.
Every swift destroyer to oblivion
تَطايَرflew asunder بالكتائبِwith the battalions والسّراياand the detachments
تَطايَر بالكتائبِ والسّرايا
فَغادَرهاand so left them كمنتشرِlike scattered الهباءِdust
فَغادَرها كمنتشرِ الهباءِ
It sent battalions and detachments flying,
The regiments and elite force took flight
And left them like dust strewn abroad.
Leaving it like dispersing dust
يَشقُّcleaves جَوانِحَthe flanks الشُّمِّthe towering الجواريships
يَشقُّ جَوانِحَ الشُّمِّ الجواري
ويعصفُand storms بالسَّوابحِagainst the swimmers فيin الجِواءِthe sky
ويعصفُ بالسَّوابحِ في الجِواءِ
It cleaves the flanks of towering ships,
It rips through the sides of evil winds
And sweeps away the swimmers in the sky.
And storms the swimming clouds in the air
حُماةَO defenders الحقِّof truth صُدُّواrepel كلَّevery عادٍaggressor
حُماةَ الحقِّ صُدُّوا كلَّ عادٍ
ورُدُّواand turn back المُبطلينthe champions of falsehood عنِfrom الهُراءِbabble
ورُدُّوا المُبطلين عنِ الهُراءِ
Defenders of truth, repel every aggressor,
The guardians of truth, stop every transgressor
And turn the champions of falsehood from their babble.
And return the corrupters from deviance
وَصُونواand protect الشَّعبَthe people عنfrom أهواءِthe whims قَومٍof a group
وَصُونوا الشَّعبَ عن أهواءِ قَومٍ
أضَاعوهُabandoned them بِمُنقَطعِat the end of الرّجاءِhope
أضَاعوهُ بِمُنقَطعِ الرّجاءِ
And shield the people from the whims of men
They protected the people from the whims
Who abandoned them beyond the reach of hope.
Of a people who lost them in despair
يَصيحُcry out بهto them الحُماةُthe defenders وقدand already تردَّىthey have fallen
يَصيحُ به الحُماةُ وقد تردَّى
بِمَذْأَبةٍinto a wolf-haunt تَجاوبُresounding بالعواءِwith howls
بِمَذْأَبةٍ تَجاوبُ بالعواءِ
The defenders cry out to them, now fallen
The guardians call to it as it falls
Into a wolf-haunt resounding with howls.
With a roar that echoes in howls
أقامthey dwelt بهاin it يُصانِعُplacating كلَّevery طاوٍhungry creature
أقام بها يُصانِعُ كلَّ طاوٍ
شديدِfierce in الختلِguile مُستعرِablaze with الضَّراءِferocity
شديدِ الختلِ مُستعرِ الضَّراءِ
They dwelt there, placating every hungry beast,
He deals with every obstinate tyrant
Fierce in guile, ablaze with ferocity.
Severe in evil, raging in harm
تراهyou see it علىdespite الكِلاءَةِthe guarding والتَّوقِّيand caution
تراه على الكِلاءَةِ والتَّوقِّي
مُلِحَّrelentless of النّابِfang يكرعُdrinks deeply فيin الدّماءِblood
مُلِحَّ النّابِ يكرعُ في الدّماءِ
You see it, despite the watch and precautions,
You see him insisting and being cautious
Relentless of fang, drinking deep of blood.
Keen fanged, guzzling blood
أَغارَraided وماwhile not تَغَيَّبتِhad disappeared الدّرارِيthe bright stars
أَغارَ وما تَغَيَّبتِ الدّرارِي
وعاثَand ravaged وماwhile not غفاhad dozed ليلُthe night الرِّعاءِof the shepherds
وعاثَ وما غفا ليلُ الرِّعاءِ
It raided before the bright stars disappeared,
He raided while the warriors slept
And ravaged while the shepherds' night had not yet dozed.
And wreaked havoc while the shepherds dozed
لَعمرُby the life of النّاكِثينthe oath-breakers لقدindeed وَفَيْناwe kept faith
لَعمرُ النّاكِثين لقد وَفَيْنا
علىdespite ماwhatever كانthere was منof مَضَضِthe bitter pain الوفاءِof keeping faith
على ما كان من مَضَضِ الوفاءِ
By the life of the oath-breakers, we have kept faith,
By the oath of oath-breakers, we have fulfilled
Despite all the bitter pain of keeping faith.
What was of loyalty’s discontent
نصونُwe safeguard لِمصرَfor Egypt حُرمَتهاits sanctity ونَحمِيand defend
نصونُ لِمصرَ حُرمَتها ونَحمِي
حقيقَتهاits honor ونَصدقُand prove true فيin الفِداءِsacrifice
حقيقَتها ونَصدقُ في الفِداءِ
We safeguard Egypt's sanctity and defend
We protect Egypt's sanctity and defend
Its honor, and prove true in sacrifice.
Its truth and are honest in sacrifice
سَجِيَّتُناour nature وسنّةُand the tradition مَنof those whom ورِثناwe inherited from
سَجِيَّتُنا وسنّةُ مَن ورِثنا
منamong السَّلفِthe forebears المُقدّمِforemost فيin السَّناءِglory
من السَّلفِ المُقدّمِ في السَّناءِ
Our nature, and the tradition of those whose heirs we are,
Our nature and way of those we inherited
Among the forebears foremost in glory:
From the eminent ancestors of glory
أئِمَّةُleaders نَجدةٍof valor ودُعاةُand heralds حقِّof truth
أئِمَّةُ نَجدةٍ ودُعاةُ حقِّ
أقامواthey raised المجدَglory مُمتَنِعَimpregnable in البناءِstructure
أقاموا المجدَ مُمتَنِعَ البناءِ
Leaders in valor and heralds of truth,
The imams of glory and the callers of truth
They raised glory as an impregnable edifice.
Who established everlasting glory
عليهمover them منof جلالthe grandeur الذّكرof remembrance سُورٌa wall
عليهم من جلال الذّكر سُورٌ
تروعكawes you منهfrom it سِيماthe stamp الكبرياءِof majesty
تروعك منه سِيما الكبرياءِ
Around them stands a wall of glorious remembrance,
Upon them from the majesty of mention are walls
Its stamp of majesty fills you with awe.
That awe you, especially the grandeur
يَهابُfears الدّهرُTime جانِبَهُits flank فَينْأَىand draws away
يَهابُ الدّهرُ جانِبَهُ فَينْأَى
ويُغضيand averts its gaze النَّجمُthe star عنهfrom it منout of الحَياءِshyness
ويُغضي النَّجمُ عنه من الحَياءِ
Time fears its flank and draws away,
Time fears their side, so it turns away
And the star shyly averts its gaze from it.
And the stars hide their faces in shyness
جَثتْknelt هِمَمُthe aspirations الخلودِof immortality علىupon ذُراهُits heights
جَثتْ هِمَمُ الخلودِ على ذُراهُ
وأقعتand crouched حولهaround it ذِمَمُthe pledges البَقاءِof permanence
وأقعت حوله ذِمَمُ البَقاءِ
Immortality's aspirations knelt upon its heights,
The ambitions of eternity collapsed at their burial grounds
And the pledges of permanence crouched around it.
And the lifespans fell around them
لعمركby your life ماnot حياةُthe life المرءِof a person إلاexcept
لعمرك ما حياةُ المرءِ إلا
جَلالُthe glory الذّكرِof remembrance فيin شرفِthe nobility الجَزاءِof recompense
جَلالُ الذّكرِ في شرفِ الجَزاءِ
By your life, a person's life is nothing but
By your life, the life of a person is only
The glory of remembrance in noble recompense.
The majesty of mention in the nobility of reward
إذاif لمnot تَبْنِyou build up قومَكَyour people حينwhen تبنيyou build
إذا لم تَبْنِ قومَكَ حين تبني
فأنتthen you وماand what تَشيدُyou erect إلىtoward العَفاءِobliteration
فأنت وما تَشيدُ إلى العَفاءِ
If you do not build up your people when you build,
If you do not build your people as you build
Then you and what you erect are bound for oblivion.
You and what you erect are to ruin
حُماةَO guardians النّيلِof the Nile كيفhow بناwill it be with us إذاif ماemphatic particle
حُماةَ النّيلِ كيف بنا إذا ما
أضاعَsquanders النّيلَthe Nile وَفدُthe delegation الأدعياءِof pretenders
أضاعَ النّيلَ وَفدُ الأدعياءِ
Guardians of the Nile, what will become of us if
Protectors of the Nile, how can we, if
A delegation of pretenders squanders the Nile?
The allies of pretenders waste the Nile?
هُمُthey ائْتَمرواplotted بهِagainst it فَتداركوهُso rescue it
هُمُ ائْتَمروا بهِ فَتداركوهُ
وَرُدُّواand ward off عنهfrom it عاديَةthe onslaught القَضاءِof fate
وَرُدُّوا عنه عاديَة القَضاءِ
They have plotted against it—so rescue it,
They conspired against it, so forestall them
And ward off from it the onslaught of fate.
And ward off the blow of fate from it
أَيذهبُwill it be lost? بينbetween مَأدُبةٍa banquet وأُخرىand another
أَيذهبُ بين مَأدُبةٍ وأُخرى
فَبِئْسَso wretched is الضّيفُthe guest ضيفُthe guest ذَويof those possessing السَّخَاءِgenerosity
فَبِئْسَ الضّيفُ ضيفُ ذَوي السَّخَاءِ
Is it to be lost between one banquet and another?
Will it go from one banquet to another?
Wretched indeed is the guest of the generous!
What an evil guest is the guest of generosity!
نُباعُwe are sold وماand no أتَىcame to الأقوامَthe peoples شرعٌlaw
نُباعُ وما أتَى الأقوامَ شرعٌ
بِبَيْعِwith selling فيamong الشُّعوبِpeoples ولاnor شِراءِbuying
بِبَيْعِ في الشُّعوبِ ولا شِراءِ
We are sold, though no law has come to peoples
Merchandise, and no law brought the people
Sanctioning the sale or purchase of nations.
To sell or buy the nations
فَهلاthen why not إذْwhen أبَىrefused النخّاسُthe slave trader أَمستْbecame
فَهلا إذْ أبَى النخّاسُ أَمستْ
تُسامُare appraised نُفوسُناour souls سَوْمَat the price of الغلاءِhigh cost
تُسامُ نُفوسُنا سَوْمَ الغلاءِ
Then why, when the slave trader refused, were not
Why then, when the slaver refused, have
Our souls appraised at a high price?
Our souls been valued at high prices?
ألاtake heed لاlet not يطمعِcovet الأقوامُthe peoples فيناus
ألا لا يطمعِ الأقوامُ فينا
فلسناfor we are not بالعبيدِmale slaves ولاnor الإماءِfemale slaves
فلسنا بالعبيدِ ولا الإماءِ
Let no other peoples covet us!
Do not let the people covet us
For we are neither bondsmen nor bondwomen.
We are neither slaves nor bondwomen
وكيفand how يُرَدُّcan be entrusted للجهَلاءِto the ignorant حُكمٌrule
وكيف يُرَدُّ للجهَلاءِ حُكمٌ
إذاif جَهِلَfailed to understand الشُّعوبَthe peoples أولوthose possessing الدّهاءِcunning
إذا جَهِلَ الشُّعوبَ أولو الدّهاءِ
And how can rule be entrusted to the ignorant
How can the ignorant be given power
When men of cunning do not understand the peoples?
When the knowledgeable ignored the people?
لِئنْif indeed نكَبواthey afflicted الكِنانةَKinana حِينَwhen جاءواthey came
لِئنْ نكَبوا الكِنانةَ حِينَ جاءوا
لقدindeed نُكِبواthey were afflicted بِشعبٍwith a people ذِيpossessing إباءِproud defiance
لقد نُكِبوا بِشعبٍ ذِي إباءِ
If they brought calamity on Kinana when they came,
If they rejected the covenant when they came
They were surely afflicted with a people too proud to yield.
They were rejected by a steadfast people
بنيO sons التّاميزِof the Thames لاdo not تَثِقُواtrust بوفدٍin a delegation
بني التّاميزِ لا تَثِقُوا بوفدٍ
يُبايُعكمpledges allegiance to you علىon صِدقِthe sincerity الولاءِof loyalty
يُبايُعكم على صِدقِ الولاءِ
Sons of the Thames, do not trust a delegation
Children of Thamud, do not trust a delegation
That pledges you sincere allegiance.
That pledges loyalty to you
أرىI see الزُّعماءَthe leaders قدalready لبسواhave donned جميعاًall together
أرى الزُّعماءَ قد لبسوا جميعاً
لكمfor you ولقومهمand for their people ثَوْبَthe robe الرِّياءِof hypocrisy
لكم ولقومهم ثَوْبَ الرِّياءِ
I see the leaders have all donned
I see the leaders have all worn
For you and for their people the robe of hypocrisy.
For you and their people a robe of hypocrisy
دَعُواleave رُسلَthe envoys الوِفاقِof concord وماand what أرادواthey desired
دَعُوا رُسلَ الوِفاقِ وما أرادوا
فإنّاfor we لاdo not نُريدdesire سوىanything but الجلاءِwithdrawal
فإنّا لا نُريد سوى الجلاءِ
Leave the envoys of concord to what they desire,
Leave the messengers of concord, for they never wanted
For we desire nothing but withdrawal.
Anything but eviction
لَئِنْif indeed أَودَىhas brought ruin الغليلُburning thirst بناupon us فهذاthen this is
لَئِنْ أَودَى الغليلُ بنا فهذا
أوانُthe hour الرِيِّof quenching thirst للمُهَجِfor souls الظِّماءِthe thirsty
أوانُ الرِيِّ للمُهَجِ الظِّماءِ
If burning thirst has undone us, this is
If bitterness destroys us, then this is the time
The hour for thirsty souls to drink their fill.
To quench the thirst of the parched refugees
Sol 6.1