سلامpeace عليكمupon you أهلpeople of مصرEgypt إلىuntil حينِa time
سلام عليكم أهل مصر إلى حينِ
معاذيرexcuses ممعودone with a stomach ailment ولوعةand the anguish of مشجونِone grief-stricken
معاذير ممعود ولوعة مشجونِ
Peace be upon you, people of Egypt, until another time.
Greetings to you, people of Egypt, for a time
The excuses of one with an ailing stomach, and the anguish of one grief-stricken.
Excuses are praised and longing is woeful
صبرتI endured علىin the face of الدائينthe two ailments عامينtwo years لمdid not أدعI abandon
صبرت على الدائين عامين لم أدع
جهاديmy struggle لمغصوبfor one dispossessed وناءand one far away ومسجونand one imprisoned
جهادي لمغصوب وناء ومسجون
I endured both afflictions for two years, never abandoning
I have been patient with illnesses for two years, I have not called
my struggle for the dispossessed, those far away, and the imprisoned.
My jihad for the usurped, the suffering, and the imprisoned
سألتكمُI asked you ستينsixty يوماًdays إجازةleave
سألتكمُ ستين يوماً إجازة
تلمسهاhe requested it منيfrom me الطبيبthe doctor يداوينيhe treats me
تلمسها مني الطبيب يداويني
I asked you for sixty days’ leave,
I asked you for sixty days of leave
which the doctor treating me requested of me.
So the doctor can treat me
فإماthen either حياةa life بعدهاafter it مستريحةrestful
فإما حياة بعدها مستريحة
وإماor else قنوطdespair بعدafter ذلكthat يطوينيit engulfs me
وإما قنوط بعد ذلك يطويني
Then either a restful life will follow,
Either I will have a restful life after it
or despair will engulf me after that.
Or despair will wrap me after that
وماand nothing بيَails me إلاexcept همُّthe anxiety of موفٍone faithful لقومهto his people
وما بيَ إلا همُّ موفٍ لقومه
بحريّةby the freedom of الواديthe valley المقدسthe sacred مفتونenraptured
بحريّة الوادي المقدس مفتون
And nothing ails me but the anxiety of one faithful to his people,
And I have no desire except the concern of one loyal to his people
enraptured by the freedom of the sacred valley.
Enchanted by the freedom of the sacred valley
Sol 6.1