كَذَبَlied الوُشاةُthe slanderers وَأَخطَأَand erred اللُوّامُthe faultfinders
كَذَبَ الوُشاةُ وَأَخطَأَ اللُوّامُ
أَنتُمyou (plural) أولوpossessors of عَهدٍa covenant وَنَحنُand we كِرامُnoble
أَنتُم أولو عَهدٍ وَنَحنُ كِرامُ
The slanderers lied, and the faultfinders were wrong.
You are keepers of a covenant, and we are noble.
حُبٌّlove تُجِدُّrenew الحادِثاتُevents عُهودَهُits pledges
حُبٌّ تُجِدُّ الحادِثاتُ عُهودَهُ
وَتزيدُand increase فيin حُرُماتِهِits sacred rights الأَيّامُthe days
وَتزيدُ في حُرُماتِهِ الأَيّامُ
A love whose pledges events renew,
And whose sanctity the days increase.
وَصَلَjoined المُقَوقَسُal-Muqawqis بِالنَبِيِّwith the Prophet حِبالَهُhis cords
وَصَلَ المُقَوقَسُ بِالنَبِيِّ حِبالَهُ
فَإِذاand behold الحِبالُthe cords كَأَنَّهاas if they were أَرحامُties of kinship
فَإِذا الحِبالُ كَأَنَّها أَرحامُ
Al-Muqawqis tied his cords to the Prophet,
And behold, those cords were like ties of kinship.
وَجَرىand abided عَلَيهِby it خَليفَةٌa caliph فَخَليفَةٌthen a caliph
وَجَرى عَلَيهِ خَليفَةٌ فَخَليفَةٌ
وَإِمامُand an imam عَدلٍof justice بَعدَهُafter him فَإِمامُthen an imam
وَإِمامُ عَدلٍ بَعدَهُ فَإِمامُ
And caliph after caliph abided by it,
And after him, a just imam, then another.
لاnot نَنشُدُwe seek العَهدَthe covenant المُؤَكَّدَsolemnly affirmed بَينَناbetween us
لا نَنشُدُ العَهدَ المُؤَكَّدَ بَينَنا
النيلُthe Nile عَهدٌa covenant دائِمٌenduring وَذِمامُand a binding pledge
النيلُ عَهدٌ دائِمٌ وَذِمامُ
We seek no solemn covenant between us;
The Nile is an enduring covenant and pledge.
مُدّواextend القُلوبَthe hearts مُصافِحينَclasping hands بِمَوقِفٍat a gathering
مُدّوا القُلوبَ مُصافِحينَ بِمَوقِفٍ
عَكَفَremained devoted الصَليبُthe Cross عَلَيهِto it وَالإِسلامُand Islam
عَكَفَ الصَليبُ عَلَيهِ وَالإِسلامُ
Extend your hearts in a handshake at a gathering
To which the Cross and Islam have devoted themselves.
عيسىJesus وَأَحمَدُand Ahmad وَالأَئِمَّةُand the imams كُلُّهُمall of them
عيسى وَأَحمَدُ وَالأَئِمَّةُ كُلُّهُم
بَينَamong الحَوارِيّينَthe disciples فيهِin it قِيامُstanding
بَينَ الحَوارِيّينَ فيهِ قِيامُ
Jesus and Ahmad, and all the imams,
Stand there among the disciples.
أَعلىthe loftiest البِناءِbuilding لَكُلِّfor every شَعبٍpeople ناهِضٍrising
أَعلى البِناءِ لَكُلِّ شَعبٍ ناهِضٍ
ماthat which كانَwas مِنهُof it عَلىupon الإِخاءِbrotherhood يُقامُis built
ما كانَ مِنهُ عَلى الإِخاءِ يُقامُ
The loftiest edifice for every rising people
Is that which is built upon brotherhood.
الدينُreligion لِلَهِbelongs to God العَلِيِّthe Most High وَإِنَّماbut only
الدينُ لِلَهِ العَلِيِّ وَإِنَّما
دينُthe creed of الحَياةِlife تَوَدُّدٌmutual affection وَوِئامُand harmony
دينُ الحَياةِ تَوَدُّدٌ وَوِئامُ
Religion belongs to God Most High; but
Life's creed is only mutual affection and harmony.
إِنif كانَthere is لِلواشيfor the slanderer المُفَرِّقِwho sows division مَأرِبٌa purpose
إِن كانَ لِلواشي المُفَرِّقِ مَأرِبٌ
فَلَناthen we have كَذَلِكَlikewise مَأرِبٌa purpose وَمَرامُand a goal
فَلَنا كَذَلِكَ مَأرِبٌ وَمَرامُ
If the divisive slanderer has a purpose,
Then we too have a purpose and a goal.
أَنَظَلُّshall we remain صَرعىfallen وَالشُعوبُwhile the nations حَثيثَةٌhastening
أَنَظَلُّ صَرعى وَالشُعوبُ حَثيثَةٌ
وَنَعيشُand we live فَوضىin chaos وَالحَياةُwhile life نِظامُorder
وَنَعيشُ فَوضى وَالحَياةُ نِظامُ
Shall we remain fallen while nations hasten onward,
And live in chaos while life is order?
إِنّاindeed we لِمِصرَfor Egypt عَلىdespite تَقَلُّبِthe changing أَمرِهاof her fortunes
إِنّا لِمِصرَ عَلى تَقَلُّبِ أَمرِها
أَبناؤُهاher sons الموفونَfaithful وَالخُدّامُand servants
أَبناؤُها الموفونَ وَالخُدّامُ
For Egypt, through all her changing fortunes, we are
Her faithful sons and servants.
نَرعىwe guard حِماهاher domain وَالخُطوبُwhile calamities مُغيرَةٌraiding
نَرعى حِماها وَالخُطوبُ مُغيرَةٌ
وَنَصونُهاand we protect her وَالحادِثاتُwhile adversities جِسامُgrave
وَنَصونُها وَالحادِثاتُ جِسامُ
We guard her domain while calamities raid,
And protect her though adversities are grave.
وَنَقُدُّand we cut مِنfrom مُهجاتِناour lifeblood عَلَماًa banner لَهاfor her
وَنَقُدُّ مِن مُهجاتِنا عَلَماً لَها
تُطوىare furled وَتُنشَرُand are unfurled تَحتَهُbeneath it الأَعلامُthe banners
تُطوى وَتُنشَرُ تَحتَهُ الأَعلامُ
And from our lifeblood we cut a banner for her,
Beneath which banners are furled and unfurled.
إِنif تَرفَعِraise الهِمَمُhigh resolves الشُعوبَthe nations فَإِنَّناthen indeed we
إِن تَرفَعِ الهِمَمُ الشُعوبَ فَإِنَّنا
شَعبٌa people تدينُsubmit لَهُto it الصِعابُhardships هُمامُresolute
شَعبٌ تدينُ لَهُ الصِعابُ هُمامُ
If high resolve raises nations, then we
Are a resolute people to whom hardships submit.
ياO مِصرُEgypt هُبّيarise فيamong المَمالِكِthe kingdoms وَاِعمَليand work
يا مِصرُ هُبّي في المَمالِكِ وَاِعمَلي
ذَهَبُhas gone الكَرىslumber وَتَوَلَّتِand have departed الأَحلامُthe dreams
ذَهَبُ الكَرى وَتَوَلَّتِ الأَحلامُ
O Egypt, arise among the kingdoms and work!
Slumber has gone, and dreams have departed.
Sol 6.1