أَعيدواrepeat الحَديثَthe message وَقولواand say أَجَلْyes
أَعيدوا الحَديثَ وَقولوا أَجَلْ
أَجابَhas answered الرَجاءُhope وَلَبّىand responded الأَمَلْaspiration
أَجابَ الرَجاءُ وَلَبّى الأَمَلْ
Repeat the message and say: Yes!
Hope has answered, and aspiration has responded.
أَجَلyes هَكَذاthus فَليُناديso let them proclaim المُلوكُthe kings
أَجَل هَكَذا فَليُنادي المُلوكُ
بِحَقِّon the rights of الشُعوبِthe peoples وَأَمرِand the affairs of الدُوَلْthe states
بِحَقِّ الشُعوبِ وَأَمرِ الدُوَلْ
Yes, thus let kings speak out
on peoples' rights and the affairs of states.
أَجَلyes هَكَذاthus فَليَجِلّso let it be exalted المَقامُrank
أَجَل هَكَذا فَليَجِلّ المَقامُ
وَيَسمُand grow lofty المَرامُthe aim وَيَعلُand rise high المَثَلْthe ideal
وَيَسمُ المَرامُ وَيَعلُ المَثَلْ
Yes, thus let rank be exalted,
the aim grow lofty, and the ideal rise high.
أَرىI see الشَرقَthe East يَهتَزُّquiver مِمّاat what رَأىit has seen
أَرى الشَرقَ يَهتَزُّ مِمّا رَأى
كَماjust as اِهتَزَّswayed ذوone possessed of النَشواتِraptures الثَمِلْdrunken
كَما اِهتَزَّ ذو النَشواتِ الثَمِلْ
I see the East quiver at what it has seen,
as one drunk with rapture sways.
تَخايَلَappeared in splendor فيهِin it بَريدُthe courier of المُلوكِthe kings
تَخايَلَ فيهِ بَريدُ المُلوكِ
يُقِلُّcarrying المَمالِكَthe kingdoms فيماin what حَمَلْit carried
يُقِلُّ المَمالِكَ فيما حَمَلْ
The kings' courier appeared there in splendor,
carrying kingdoms within its load;
يُقِلُّcarrying الكِنانَةَKinana (Egypt) فيin عِزِّهاher glory
يُقِلُّ الكِنانَةَ في عِزِّها
وَأُبَّهَةِand the splendor of الفاتِحينَthe conquerors الأُوَلْthe earliest
وَأُبَّهَةِ الفاتِحينَ الأُوَلْ
carrying Kinana in her glory
and the splendor of the earliest conquerors.
تَسيرُadvance مَواكِبُهاher processions فَخمَةًin grandeur
تَسيرُ مَواكِبُها فَخمَةً
تَهِلُّcheer البِقاعُthe lands لَهاfor them وَالسُبُلْand the roads
تَهِلُّ البِقاعُ لَها وَالسُبُلْ
Her processions advance in grandeur,
the lands and roads cheer for them.
مَواكِبُprocessions مُطلَقَةٌunfettered حُرَّةٌfree
مَواكِبُ مُطلَقَةٌ حُرَّةٌ
تَعافُshun الحِجالَthe bridal chambers وَتَأبىand reject الكَلَلْweariness
تَعافُ الحِجالَ وَتَأبى الكَلَلْ
Processions unfettered and free,
shunning bridal chambers and rejecting weariness.
مُلوكَO kings of الكِنانَةِKinana (Egypt) سيرواgo forward بِهاwith her
مُلوكَ الكِنانَةِ سيروا بِها
فَقَدfor indeed نَشَطَتshe has revived بَعدَafter طولِthe length of المَلَلْweariness
فَقَد نَشَطَت بَعدَ طولِ المَلَلْ
Kings of Kinana, go forward with her,
for she has roused herself after long weariness.
وَماand not نَكَبَتhas she swerved عَنfrom مَعاليthe heights of الأُمورِaffairs
وَما نَكَبَت عَن مَعالي الأُمورِ
عَلىin الرَيثِdeliberation مِنin أَمرِهاher affairs وَالعَجَلْand haste
عَلى الرَيثِ مِن أَمرِها وَالعَجَلْ
Nor has she swerved from lofty pursuits,
whether deliberate or hasty in her affairs.
أَضيئواilluminate الشِعابَthe mountain passes وَروضواand train الرِكابَthe riding camels
أَضيئوا الشِعابَ وَروضوا الرِكابَ
إِذاif نَدَّbolts جامِحُهاtheir unruly one أَوor جَفَلْshies
إِذا نَدَّ جامِحُها أَو جَفَلْ
Light the mountain passes and train the riding camels,
if an unruly one among them bolts or shies.
فَنِعمَso how fine السَبيلُthe road السَوِيُّstraight الأَمينُsafe
فَنِعمَ السَبيلُ السَوِيُّ الأَمينُ
وَنِعمَand how fine المَطِيُّthe mounts السِماحُwilling الذُلُلْdocile
وَنِعمَ المَطِيُّ السِماحُ الذُلُلْ
How fine, then, the straight and safe road,
and how fine the willing, docile mounts!
وَخَيرُand the best العَتادِequipment لَهاfor her هِمَّةٌresolve
وَخَيرُ العَتادِ لَها هِمَّةٌ
يَذوبُmelts لَهاbefore it الخَطبُcalamity أَوor يَضمَحِلْvanishes
يَذوبُ لَها الخَطبُ أَو يَضمَحِلْ
And her best equipment is resolve,
before which calamity melts or vanishes;
وَرَأيٌand counsel يُسَدِّدُguides aright مِنهاof hers الخُطىthe steps
وَرَأيٌ يُسَدِّدُ مِنها الخُطى
وَيُمسِكُand keeps أَقدامَهاher feet أَنfrom تَزَلْslipping
وَيُمسِكُ أَقدامَها أَن تَزَلْ
and counsel that guides her steps aright
and keeps her feet from slipping.
سَكَتُّمyou kept silent وَضَجَّتand clamored تُناديcalling out الشُعوبُthe peoples
سَكَتُّم وَضَجَّت تُنادي الشُعوبُ
فَكانَso was السُكوتُthe silence لِأَمرٍfor a matter جَلَلْmomentous
فَكانَ السُكوتُ لِأَمرٍ جَلَلْ
You kept silent while the peoples clamored, calling out;
that silence, then, was for a momentous matter.
فَمَنwho then يُنكِرُdenies اليَومَtoday أَوor مَنwho يَقولُsays
فَمَن يُنكِرُ اليَومَ أَو مَن يَقولُ
بِلادٌa land هَواءٌempty air وَشَعبٌand a people هَمَلْuntended
بِلادٌ هَواءٌ وَشَعبٌ هَمَلْ
Who, then, denies it today, or who will say:
“A land of empty air, a people left untended”?
نُعيدُwe repeat الحَديثَthe message إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِمتَرىhe doubts
نُعيدُ الحَديثَ إِذا ما اِمتَرى
وَنُسهِبُand elaborate فيهِon it إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle جَهِلْhe is ignorant
وَنُسهِبُ فيهِ إِذا ما جَهِلْ
We repeat the message whenever anyone doubts,
and expound it whenever he does not know.
جَعَلناهُwe made it دَعوَتَناour supplication فيin الصَلاةِprayer
جَعَلناهُ دَعوَتَنا في الصَلاةِ
إِذاwhen خَرَّfalls down ساجِدُناour prostrating worshipper يَبتَهِلْsupplicating fervently
إِذا خَرَّ ساجِدُنا يَبتَهِلْ
We have made it our supplication in prayer,
when our worshipper falls prostrate, imploring.
أَقولُI say لِمِصرَto Egypt وَمِصرُand Egypt الحَياةُlife
أَقولُ لِمِصرَ وَمِصرُ الحَياةُ
حَياةُthe life of الغَدِtomorrow الدائِمِeverlasting المُتَّصِلْunbroken
حَياةُ الغَدِ الدائِمِ المُتَّصِلْ
I say to Egypt—and Egypt is life,
the life of an everlasting, unbroken tomorrow—
لَقَدindeed جَدَّhave striven earnestly شَعبُكِyour people فيin شَأنِهِtheir cause
لَقَد جَدَّ شَعبُكِ في شَأنِهِ
فَماso not يَتَوانىdo they slacken وَماand not يَتَّكِلْdo they rely on others
فَما يَتَوانى وَما يَتَّكِلْ
Your people have indeed striven earnestly for their cause,
so they neither slacken nor rely on others.
قَضىhas decreed اللَهُGod رَبُّكِyour Lord أَنthat تَخلَعيyou cast off
قَضى اللَهُ رَبُّكِ أَن تَخلَعي
قُيودَthe shackles of الهَوانِhumiliation وَأَنand that يَستَقِلْthey gain independence
قُيودَ الهَوانِ وَأَن يَستَقِلْ
God, your Lord, has decreed that you cast off
the shackles of humiliation, and that your people gain independence.
Sol 6.1