بَطَلَO hero الكِنانةِKinana (Egypt) مَنwho لهاfor her ولأَهْلِهاand for her people
بَطَلَ الكِنانةِ مَن لها ولأَهْلِها
يحمِيprotects محارِمَهاher sanctities ويَكشِفُand removes عَارَهاher shame
يحمِي محارِمَها ويَكشِفُ عَارَها
O hero of Kinana, who will stand for her and her people,
The protector of the tribe, for it and its people
protect her sanctities and remove her shame?
Shielding its sanctities, exposing its disgraces
مَنْwho للغِمارِfor the fray يخوضُهاplunges into it إنif نكّبتْturned aside
مَنْ للغِمارِ يخوضُها إن نكّبتْ
عنهاfrom it العزائمُresolves تتَّقِيavoid أخطارَهاits dangers
عنها العزائمُ تتَّقِي أخطارَها
Who will plunge into the fray if resolve turns
One who plunges into battles when resolves
away from it, seeking to avoid its dangers?
Waver from it, avoiding its perils
مَنwho للسياسةِfor politics يَصطليِbears the heat of جَمَراتِهاits embers
مَن للسياسةِ يَصطليِ جَمَراتِها
فيin حيثُwhere تَجتنبُavoid الدُّهاةُthe shrewd أُوارَهاits blazing heat
في حيثُ تَجتنبُ الدُّهاةُ أُوارَها
Who will face politics and bear the heat of its embers,
One who stirs the embers of politics
where the shrewd shun its blaze?
Where the wicked avoid its flames
مَنwho للمغيرِto face the invader يَصُدُّهrepels him عنfrom أُمَّةٍa nation
مَن للمغيرِ يَصُدُّه عن أُمَّةٍ
عَرَفَتْكَknew you فيin جِدِّearnestness الوغَىbattle بَتَّارَهاits cleaving sword
عَرَفَتْكَ في جِدِّ الوغَى بَتَّارَها
Who will repel the invader from a nation
One who repels invaders from a nation
that knew you, in earnest battle, as its cleaving sword?
Known in fierce strife for its piercing blades
وَدّعتناyou bade us farewell والحادثاتُwhile calamities تَرُوعُناterrify us
وَدّعتنا والحادثاتُ تَرُوعُنا
وتُطيلُand prolong منfrom حولaround الحِمَىthe protected homeland تَهدارَهاtheir roaring
وتُطيلُ من حول الحِمَى تَهدارَها
You bade us farewell while calamities terrified us,
It bid us farewell as calamities terrified us
and prolonged their roaring around the protected homeland.
Prolonging tumult around the sanctuary
هَوَّنْتَyou eased منsome of وَجدِanguish النُّفوسِthe souls بِقَولةٍwith a saying
هَوَّنْتَ من وَجدِ النُّفوسِ بِقَولةٍ
رَدّتْrestored عليهاto them بالعَشِيِّat evening قَرارَهاtheir calm
رَدّتْ عليها بالعَشِيِّ قَرارَها
You eased the souls' anguish with a word
You eased the anguish in souls with assurance
that restored their calm to them at evening.
Restoring their calm in the evening
أنتyou المؤمّلُthe hoped-for one للبلادِfor the country إذاwhen انْتَحتْbore down
أنت المؤمّلُ للبلادِ إذا انْتَحتْ
هُوجُraging الخُطوبِcalamities فَزلزلتْand then shook أقطارَهاits regions
هُوجُ الخُطوبِ فَزلزلتْ أقطارَها
You are the country's hope when it is assailed
You are the hoped for the country when passions
by raging calamities that shake its regions.
Of strife erupt, shaking its regions
وإذاand when تُنوزِعَتِare contested المواقُفthe positions فيin غدٍtomorrow
وإذا تُنوزِعَتِ المواقُف في غدٍ
أوفيتَyou rose high تأخذُyou seize باليَديْنِwith both hands كِبارَهاthe greatest of them
أوفيتَ تأخذُ باليَديْنِ كِبارَها
And when positions are contested tomorrow,
And when positions clash someday
you will rise high, seizing the greatest with both hands.
You remain, taking both hands its elders
المجدُglory والخطرُand stature العظيمُgreat لأُمَّةٍfor a nation
المجدُ والخطرُ العظيمُ لأُمَّةٍ
وَعَتِunderstood الأُمورَaffairs فَعظَّمتْand so honored أحرارَهاits free men
وَعَتِ الأُمورَ فَعظَّمتْ أحرارَها
Glory and great stature belong to a nation
Glory and great danger for a nation
that understands affairs and honors its free men.
Have burdened affairs, so its freemen revered
حَسْبُenough for الممالكِkingdoms أنto تُعِزَّhonor حُماتَهاtheir defenders
حَسْبُ الممالكِ أن تُعِزَّ حُماتَها
وتُجِلَّand revere فيin الهِمَمِaspirations العُلىَlofty أنصارَهاtheir supporters
وتُجِلَّ في الهِمَمِ العُلىَ أنصارَها
It is enough for kingdoms to honor their defenders
It's enough for kingdoms to honor protectors
and revere their supporters for their lofty aspirations.
And exalt in resolve their top supporters
Sol 6.1