هَتَفَcalled out الدليلُthe guide وسَارَand set out ركبُthe caravan النّيلِof the Nile
هَتَفَ الدليلُ وسَارَ ركبُ النّيلِ
بُوركتماmay you both be blessed منas سائرٍa traveler ودليلِand a guide
بُوركتما من سائرٍ ودليلِ
The guide called out, and the Nile's caravan set forth.
The guide proclaimed and the caravan of the Nile marched on
Blessed be you both, traveler and guide!
Blessed are the guide and traveler!
السُّبْلُthe roads يمُنٌgood fortune والرِّكابُand the mounts عنايةٌprovidential care
السُّبْلُ يمُنٌ والرِّكابُ عنايةٌ
تُلقِيcasts الأعِنَّةthe reins فيinto يَدَيْthe two hands of جبريلِGabriel
تُلقِي الأعِنَّة في يَدَيْ جبريلِ
The roads are good fortune, the mounts providence,
The roads are auspicious and the riders attentive
Casting their reins into Gabriel's hands.
Throwing their glances into Gabriel's hands
تَمشِيthey journey وتَتَبعُهاand follow them المناهلُthe watering places سمحةًgenerously
تَمشِي وتَتَبعُها المناهلُ سمحةً
يَبذُلْنَthey offer كلَّevery مُصفَّقٍclarified draught مَعسولِhoney-sweet
يَبذُلْنَ كلَّ مُصفَّقٍ مَعسولِ
They journey, and generous watering places follow them,
They walk with the springs following obediently
Offering every honey-sweet, clarified draught.
Each bright stream offering honeyed drink
هِمَمٌhigh resolves شددنَfastened رِحالَهُنُّtheir saddles علىupon السُّهَىAl-Suha (a star)
هِمَمٌ شددنَ رِحالَهُنُّ على السُّهَى
وعَصَفْنَand swept fiercely بينbetween الغَفْرِAl-Ghafr (a lunar mansion) والإِكليلِand Al-Iklil (a lunar mansion)
وعَصَفْنَ بين الغَفْرِ والإِكليلِ
High resolves fastened their saddles upon Al-Suha,
Firm intentions tightened their saddles over sorrows
And swept fiercely between Al-Ghafr and Al-Iklil.
And breezed between forgiveness and wreaths
جَاوَزْنَthey crossed كلَّevery مدىًreach إلىto غاياتِهits furthest limits
جَاوَزْنَ كلَّ مدىً إلى غاياتِه
وأَبَيْنَand refused كلَّevery مُعرَّسٍnighttime resting place ومَقيلِand midday resting place
وأَبَيْنَ كلَّ مُعرَّسٍ ومَقيلِ
They crossed every stretch to its furthest bounds,
They crossed every stretch to its limits
And refused every nighttime halt and midday resting place.
And refused every glittering mirage and campsite
يَحمِلْنَthey carry آمالَthe hopes البلادِof the country مُنيفةًlofty
يَحمِلْنَ آمالَ البلادِ مُنيفةً
تسموrising بأتلعَto the loftiest ماthat which يُنالُcan be attained جليلِnoble
تسمو بأتلعَ ما يُنالُ جليلِ
They carry the country's lofty hopes,
Bearing the nation’s hopes gracefully
Rising to the loftiest, noblest height attainable.
Rising above all peaks however lofty
شَارفنَنيthey approached me والدّهرُwhile Time فيin خُيلائِهits arrogance
شَارفنَني والدّهرُ في خُيلائِه
فَعجِبتُso I marveled منat حَدَثانِهits vicissitudes المحمولِborne along
فَعجِبتُ من حَدَثانِه المحمولِ
They drew near me while Time was in its arrogance,
They took me by surprise while time was arrogantly marching on
And I marveled at the turns of fate borne with them.
I marveled at the novelty of their approach
اللهُGod أكبرُis greatest تلكthat رايةُthe banner حزبهِof His party
اللهُ أكبرُ تلك رايةُ حزبهِ
عُقِدتْwas fastened برايةِto the banner جُندهِof His army المأمولِhoped for
عُقِدتْ برايةِ جُندهِ المأمولِ
God is greatest! That is the banner of His party,
God is Greatest! That is the banner of His party
Fastened to the banner of His hoped-for army.
Tied to the banners of His hoped-for troops
حزبُthe party النّجاةِof salvation أعدَّprepared أفضلَthe best عُدَّةٍequipment
حزبُ النّجاةِ أعدَّ أفضلَ عُدَّةٍ
واستنَّand adopted أقومَthe most upright سُنّةٍpractice وسبيلِand path
واستنَّ أقومَ سُنّةٍ وسبيلِ
The party of salvation has prepared the best equipment,
The party of salvation prepared the finest equipment
And adopted the most upright practice and path.
And held fast to the soundest ways and path
عاليloud in الزَّئيرِroaring يَصونُguards مجدَthe glory بلادهِof its country
عالي الزَّئيرِ يَصونُ مجدَ بلادهِ
مثلlike الهِزَبرِthe lion يَصونُguards مجدَthe glory الغيلِof the thicket
مثل الهِزَبرِ يَصونُ مجدَ الغيلِ
Loud-roaring, it guards its country's glory,
Loudly roaring to protect the glory of their country
As a lion guards the glory of its thicket.
As the hissing serpent protects the glory of the dunes
يهويfalls لواءُthe banner معاشرٍof communities ولواؤُهwhile its banner
يهوي لواءُ معاشرٍ ولواؤُه
فيon رأسthe summit of مُمتنِعٍan unassailable height أشمَّproud طويلِtowering
في رأس مُمتنِعٍ أشمَّ طويلِ
The banner of many communities falls, while its own
Their banners plunge as the ostrich feather sways
Is atop an unassailable, proud, towering height.
At the head of an unassailable towering form
عقدواthey sealed لناfor us الميثاقَthe covenant مَجداًglory كُلَّهall of it
عقدوا لنا الميثاقَ مَجداً كُلَّه
والمجدُand glory للأحرارِfor the free أفضلُthe finest سُولِdesire
والمجدُ للأحرارِ أفضلُ سُولِ
They sealed a covenant for us, all of it glory,
They pledged glory entire to us
And glory is the finest aspiration of the free.
And glory for the free is the finest booty
حملcarried البريدُthe courier كتَابَهُits letter فكأنّماso it was as though
حمل البريدُ كتَابَهُ فكأنّما
حَملَcarried البريدُthe courier بهwith it كتابَthe book رسولِof a messenger
حَملَ البريدُ به كتابَ رسولِ
The courier carried its letter, as though
The postman carried his letter as though
With it the courier carried a messenger's book.
The postman carried in it a prophet’s letter
يلقاهُfinds it فيin الفُرقانِthe Qur'an شعبُthe people محمّدٍof Muhammad
يلقاهُ في الفُرقانِ شعبُ محمّدٍ
ويراهand sees it شعبُthe people يسوعَof Jesus فيin الإنجيلِthe Gospel
ويراه شعبُ يسوعَ في الإنجيلِ
The people of Muhammad find it in the Qur'an,
It will be received in the Furan by Muhammad’s people
And the people of Jesus see it in the Gospel.
And seen by Jesus’ people in the Bible
إنّindeed الحياةَlife لدىin the keeping of النُّفوسِsouls أمانةٌa trust
إنّ الحياةَ لدى النُّفوسِ أمانةٌ
للهِfor God ليسis not ضياعُهاits loss بِقليلِa small matter
للهِ ليس ضياعُها بِقليلِ
Indeed, life is a trust in the keeping of souls,
Life with people is a trust from God
Held for God; squandering it is no small matter.
Losing it is no small matter
وأرىand I see الفلاحَsuccess لمنfor whoever يقومُfulfills بحقّهاits due
وأرى الفلاحَ لمن يقومُ بحقّها
ويصونُهاand safeguards it صَوْنَwith the care of امرئٍa person مَسئولِanswerable
ويصونُها صَوْنَ امرئٍ مَسئولِ
And I see success for whoever fulfills its due,
I see reward in fulfilling this right
And safeguards it as an accountable person would.
Protecting it like one bearing responsibility
والظّلمُand injustice مركبُهits mount الهوىcaprice وسبيلُهand its path
والظّلمُ مركبُه الهوى وسبيلُه
طُغيانُthe tyranny جبّارٍof a despot وضعفُand the weakness جَهولِof an ignorant person
طُغيانُ جبّارٍ وضعفُ جَهولِ
Injustice's mount is caprice, and its path is
Injustice—its ride is passion, its path
A despot's tyranny and an ignorant man's weakness.
Tyranny of an oppressor, weakness of an ignorant one
إثمٌa sin ينوءُstaggers الجاهلونthe ignorant بِشَطرهِunder half of it
إثمٌ ينوءُ الجاهلون بِشَطرهِ
منfrom among كلّevery مَيْتٍdead person فيin الحياةِlife دخيلِan intruder
من كلّ مَيْتٍ في الحياةِ دخيلِ
A sin beneath half of which the ignorant stagger—
A sin some fools partly lean toward
Each a dead man, an intruder upon life.
Of every outsider in life, an intruder
إنindeed الذيHe who خلقcreated الشعوبthe peoples أعزةًdignified
إن الذي خلق الشعوب أعزةً
جعلmade العذابtorment جزاءthe recompense كلِّof every ذليلabject person
جعل العذاب جزاء كلِّ ذليل
Indeed, He who created the peoples with dignity
He who made nations glorious
Made torment the recompense of every abject person.
Made torture the recompense of every disgraced one
ضُمُّواunite القلوبَthe hearts بنيsons الكنانةِof al-Kinana (Egypt) وَاجْمعواand gather
ضُمُّوا القلوبَ بني الكنانةِ وَاجْمعوا
صَفَّىْthe two ranks of نُفوسٍsouls حُرّةٍfree وعُقولِand minds
صَفَّىْ نُفوسٍ حُرّةٍ وعُقولِ
Unite your hearts, sons of al-Kinana, and gather
Unite, O Kinana, and gather
The two ranks of free souls and minds.
The ranks of free souls and minds
أنتمyou بنوsons of الشُّمِّthe proud الفوارعِthe towering ماnot أَتَىbrought forth
أنتم بنو الشُّمِّ الفوارعِ ما أَتَى
بانيthe builder الدّهورِof the ages لمجدهمfor their glory بِمثيلِwith an equal
باني الدّهورِ لمجدهم بِمثيلِ
You are the sons of proud, towering men; never has
You are the outstanding sons of Syria—what
The builder of the ages brought the equal of their glory.
The Creator brought for their glory can have no equal
خيرُthe best البلادِof lands ثَرىًin soil وأكرمُهاand the most generous of them يداًin hand
خيرُ البلادِ ثَرىً وأكرمُها يداً
جُعِلَتْwas made لأكرمِfor the noblest أُمّةٍnation وقبيلِand tribe
جُعِلَتْ لأكرمِ أُمّةٍ وقبيلِ
The best of lands in soil, the most generous of hand,
The best of lands in earth and most generous in hand
Was made for the noblest nation and tribe.
Were made for the most honorable people and tribe
لاdo not تُشعِرواmake feel مِصرَEgypt الغليلَburning anguish ولاnor يكنlet there be
لا تُشعِروا مِصرَ الغليلَ ولا يكن
منكمfrom you لِمُضْطغِنٍfor a grudge-bearer شِفاءُrelief غليلِburning spite
منكم لِمُضْطغِنٍ شِفاءُ غليلِ
Do not make Egypt feel burning anguish, nor let
Do not let oppressed Egypt feel distress nor be
Anything from you soothe a grudge-bearer's burning spite.
For those in anguish a cure for anguish
اللهُGod أَدْركَهاcame to her aid وصانَand guarded كَيانَهاher existence
اللهُ أَدْركَها وصانَ كَيانَها
بِمُدرَّبينَthrough trained men علىin القِراعِcombat فُحولِstalwart
بِمُدرَّبينَ على القِراعِ فُحولِ
God came to her aid and preserved her being
May God protect it and preserve its existence
Through stalwart men trained in combat,
With those well-trained in combat—intrepid heroes
غُلُبٍstout-necked; mighty إذاwhen كذبَproved false الحُماةُthe defenders بِمشهدٍin battle
غُلُبٍ إذا كذبَ الحُماةُ بِمشهدٍ
صَدقواproved true لهاto her منfrom among فِتيةٍyoung men وكُهولِand mature men
صَدقوا لها من فِتيةٍ وكُهولِ
Stout-necked warriors who, when defenders failed in battle,
When protectors lied in a witnessed battle
Proved true to her, youths and mature men alike.
They proved true to it with some youths and elders
مِنfrom among كلّevery سَمْحٍgenerous man فيamid الغِمارِthe fray بنفسهِwith his life
مِن كلّ سَمْحٍ في الغِمارِ بنفسهِ
جَمِّintense in الضَّنانةِjealous protectiveness بالذّمارِof what he must defend بَخيلِunwilling to yield
جَمِّ الضَّنانةِ بالذّمارِ بَخيلِ
Each generous with his life amid the fray,
With each magnanimous soul risking itself
Fiercely jealous of his honor, loath to yield it.
The clan avariciously hoards dinars
حُرِّnoble in الذّمامِpledged honor يَعدُّهhe counts it منpart of دينهِhis faith
حُرِّ الذّمامِ يَعدُّه من دينهِ
ويَراهُand sees it as مجدَthe glory of أبٍa father وعِرضَand the honor of سليلِa descendant
ويَراهُ مجدَ أبٍ وعِرضَ سليلِ
Noble in pledged honor, he counts it part of his faith,
Freeing the priceless soul, he counts as part of his faith
And sees in it a father's glory and a descendant's honor.
And sees as glory of forebear and honor of descendant
يَرعاهُhe tends it فيin شَرْخِthe bloom of الصِّبىyouth ومَشيبهِand his gray-haired age
يَرعاهُ في شَرْخِ الصِّبى ومَشيبهِ
ويَصونُهand guards it للجيلِfor the generation بعدَafter الجيلِthe generation
ويَصونُه للجيلِ بعدَ الجيلِ
He tends it in the bloom of youth and his gray-haired age,
In the prime of youth and in old age he protects it
And guards it for generation after generation.
And preserves it for generations after generations
ماnot العهدُthe covenant منfrom شَرَفٍhonor وصِدقِand sincerity of مُروءةٍchivalry
ما العهدُ من شَرَفٍ وصِدقِ مُروءةٍ
كالعهدِlike the covenant منfrom كَذِبٍfalsehood ومنand from تضليلِdeception
كالعهدِ من كَذِبٍ ومن تضليلِ
No covenant born of honor and true chivalry
No covenant of nobility and honesty of manhood
Is like a covenant born of lies and deception.
Like the covenant of lies and deception
ليتwould that الأُلىَthose who شرعواlaid down المذاهبَdoctrines جَمّةًmany
ليت الأُلىَ شرعوا المذاهبَ جَمّةً
صدعواshattered الشُّكوكَdoubts بمذهبٍwith a doctrine مقبولِacceptable
صدعوا الشُّكوكَ بمذهبٍ مقبولِ
Would that those who laid down so many doctrines
If only the enlightened instituted creeds altogether
Had shattered doubts with an acceptable doctrine.
Shattering doubts with an accepted doctrine
أَوَand is it that كلّماwhenever نَصرَchampioned الحقائقَtruths أهلُهاtheir adherents
أَوَ كلّما نَصرَ الحقائقَ أهلُها
عَثُرَstumbled الكَمِيُّthe armored warrior بِمُدَّعٍupon a pretender مخذولِdefeated
عَثُرَ الكَمِيُّ بِمُدَّعٍ مخذولِ
Is it that whenever truths are championed by their adherents,
But whenever the truthful supported truths
The armored warrior stumbles upon a defeated pretender?
The ignorant one stumbled with a rejected claim
يَغْشَىhe enters الكفاحَthe struggle منfrom المُحالِabsurdity بِمُثْخَنٍwith one grievously wounded
يَغْشَى الكفاحَ من المُحالِ بِمُثْخَنٍ
دامِيbleeding from الجراحِwounds ويحتميand takes shelter بقتيلِbehind a slain man
دامِي الجراحِ ويحتمي بقتيلِ
He enters the fray with a sorely wounded champion of absurdity,
He overwhelms endeavor out of impossibility with one covered in gashes
Whose wounds bleed, and he shelters behind a slain man.
His wounds still bleeding as he takes cover behind a casualty
عَصفَswept fiercely الفوارسُthe horsemen بالجنودِthrough the troops فماso you do not ترىsee
عَصفَ الفوارسُ بالجنودِ فما ترى
إلاexcept فُلولاًrouted remnants منfrom وراءِbehind فُلولِrouted remnants
إلا فُلولاً من وراءِ فُلولِ
The horsemen swept through the troops, and you see
The horsemen stormed the troops—you see naught
Only routed remnants behind routed remnants.
But remnants behind remnants in retreat
شلوٌa mangled body علىupon شِلوٍa mangled body يطيرُflies فُضاضُهits fragments
شلوٌ على شِلوٍ يطيرُ فُضاضُه
ودمٌand blood يسيلُflows علىover دمٍblood مطلولِshed unavenged
ودمٌ يسيلُ على دمٍ مطلولِ
A mangled body upon a mangled body, its fragments flying,
Paralysis upon paralysis as their chicks are frightened away
And blood flows over blood shed unavenged.
Blood flows upon spilled blood
الحقُّtruth يصرعُfells كلevery أشوسfierce باسلٍintrepid
الحقُّ يصرعُ كل أشوس باسلٍ
ويَفُلُّand blunts كلَّevery مُذرَّبٍsharpened blade مسلولِunsheathed
ويَفُلُّ كلَّ مُذرَّبٍ مسلولِ
Truth fells every fierce, intrepid warrior,
Truth fells every stubbornly unjust one
And blunts every sharpened, unsheathed blade.
And every trained deceiver retreats defeated
أُسطولُthe fleet ربّكَof your Lord للقتالِfor battle وجيشُهand His army
أُسطولُ ربّكَ للقتالِ وجيشُه
إنif جَدَّgrows earnest جِدُّthe effort الجيشِof the army والأسطولِand the fleet
إن جَدَّ جِدُّ الجيشِ والأسطولِ
Your Lord's fleet and His army are for battle,
Your Lord’s fleet is for battle and His troops—
If the army and fleet's efforts grow earnest.
If the army and navy charge, their charge is firmest
للهِGod has إنif نَشَطَspring into action الرّماةُthe archers كتائبٌbattalions
للهِ إن نَشَطَ الرّماةُ كتائبٌ
تَرمِيthat strike الكتائبَbattalions عنthrough يَدَيْthe two hands of عِزريلAzrael
تَرمِي الكتائبَ عن يَدَيْ عِزريل
God has battalions, if the archers spring into action,
By God, if the marksmen were active, battalions
That strike battalions through Azrael's hands.
That make battalions fall before Israfel’s hand
هلdo تملكُpossess الدُولُthe states العَصيَّةُdefiant حِيلةًany recourse
هل تملكُ الدُولُ العَصيَّةُ حِيلةً
إنif قالsays ربُّكَyour Lord للمالكِto the ruler زُولىvanish!
إن قال ربُّكَ للمالكِ زُولى
Do the defiant states possess any recourse
Can disobedient states devise any trick
If your Lord says to the ruler, 'Vanish'?
If your Lord says to the angel: Be gone!
لاlet ... not ييأَسَنَّever despair منof الفِكاكِrelease علىover المَدىtime
لا ييأَسَنَّ من الفِكاكِ على المَدى
شعبٌa people رهينُheld captive by أداهمٍiron fetters وكُبولِand shackles
شعبٌ رهينُ أداهمٍ وكُبولِ
Let there never be despair of release as time goes on,
A people hostage to injustice and tyranny must not despair of release
For a people held captive in iron fetters and shackles.
However long the term and shackled the fetters
لاnot الشّرقُthe East بالواهيfeeble ولاnor عَصرُthe age الأُلىَof those who
لا الشّرقُ بالواهي ولا عَصرُ الأُلىَ
خذلوهthey forsook it عصرُan age تَهيُّبٍof timidity ونُكولِand retreat
خذلوه عصرُ تَهيُّبٍ ونُكولِ
The East is not feeble, nor is the age of those
Neither the fading East nor enlightened ages
Who forsook it an age of timidity and retreat.
Have abandoned it—ages of fear and retreat
مَنwho يدفعِcan repel الطُّوفانَthe flood أقبلَhas come منfrom عَلٍon high
مَن يدفعِ الطُّوفانَ أقبلَ من عَلٍ
يستنُّraces فيthrough لُجَجٍsurging depths لهof its own وسُيولِand torrents
يستنُّ في لُجَجٍ له وسُيولِ
Who can repel the flood coming from on high,
Who can hold back the coming flood raised by Ali
Racing through its surging depths and torrents?
Seeking shelters for it and channels?
إنّindeed السّماءَheaven تدفَّقتْhave poured forth رحَمَاتُهاits mercies
إنّ السّماءَ تدفَّقتْ رحَمَاتُها
تَسقِيwaters المشارقَthe eastern lands بعدafter طولِa long period of مُحولِdrought
تَسقِي المشارقَ بعد طولِ مُحولِ
Indeed, heaven's mercies have poured forth,
The heavens indeed have poured out their mercies
Watering the eastern lands after long drought.
Watering the horizons after long deprivation
وإذاand when الشُّعوبُthe peoples اسْتصرَخَتْcry out for help to أنصارَهاtheir helpers
وإذا الشُّعوبُ اسْتصرَخَتْ أنصارَها
فاللهُthen God أكرمُthe most generous ناصرٍhelper وكفيلِand guarantor
فاللهُ أكرمُ ناصرٍ وكفيلِ
And when the peoples cry out to their helpers,
And when people cry out for their supporters
Then God is the most generous helper and guarantor.
God is the noblest supporter and guarantor
Sol 6.1