لبيكat your service لبيكat your service فيin هذيthese المروآتِnoble deeds
لبيك لبيك في هذي المروآتِ
أنتyou الأحقmost deserving بتكريمof honor وطاعاتِand acts of obedience
أنت الأحق بتكريم وطاعاتِ
At your service, at your service in these noble deeds!
I am here, I am here in these mirrors
You are most worthy of honor and obedience.
You are the most deserving of honor and obedience
أبلغhow eloquent بهاit is دعوةًas a call ضجclamored العبادthe people لهاat it
أبلغ بها دعوةً ضج العباد لها
يستعجلونthey seek to hasten الأمانيَّthe hopes القصيّاتfar-off
يستعجلون الأمانيَّ القصيّات
What an eloquent call! The people clamored at it,
Convey through it a call that the servants clamored for
eager to hasten the fulfillment of far-off hopes.
They hasten far-fetched wishes
والتفّand rallied حولكaround you أهلthe possessors of المالwealth واجتمعواand they gathered
والتفّ حولك أهل المال واجتمعوا
تنافساًvying فيin الهباتgifts الحاتمياتHatim-like in generosity
تنافساً في الهبات الحاتميات
And the wealthy rallied around you and assembled,
And the people of money gathered around you
vying in gifts worthy of Hatim.
Competing in generous Hatim-like donations
فمنfor whoever رأىsaw مرةonce ماwhat أنتyou مكتتبٌpledging
فمن رأى مرة ما أنت مكتتبٌ
بهwith it تطوعgave voluntarily للإحسانto charity مراتmany times
به تطوع للإحسان مرات
For whoever once saw what you pledged
So whoever saw you once subscribed
gave freely to charity time and again.
To volunteering for charity repeatedly
أمانةa trust للعلىfor glory أصبحتyou have come to تحملهاbear it
أمانة للعلى أصبحت تحملها
وأنتand you أكرمthe noblest منof those who أدىfulfilled الأماناتtrusts
وأنت أكرم من أدى الأمانات
A trust in the service of glory you have come to bear,
You became an honest trustee carrying a trust of the Most High
and you are the noblest of those who have honored trusts.
And you are more generous than those who fulfilled trusts
ومصرand Egypt تأخذdraws منهاfrom it وهيwhile it is زائدةincreasing
ومصر تأخذ منها وهي زائدة
كأنماas though هيit كنزa treasure فيin السماواتthe heavens
كأنما هي كنز في السماوات
And Egypt draws from it, yet it keeps increasing,
And Egypt takes from it while it is surplus
as though it were a treasure in the heavens.
As if it were a treasure in the heavens
آنthe time has come اهتمامكyour concern بالأوطانfor the homelands تسعدهاyou make them prosper
آن اهتمامك بالأوطان تسعدها
فإنماfor indeed كلevery مقدارdestined event لميقاتfor an appointed time
فإنما كل مقدار لميقات
Now is the time to tend the homelands and make them prosper,
Now your concern for the homelands makes them happy
for every destined event has its appointed time.
For every measure has an appointed time
عزائمresolves علوياتlofty نهضتyou rose بهاthrough them
عزائم علويات نهضت بها
فلاso not تريدyou desire وقوفاًa halt عندat غاياتgoals
فلا تريد وقوفاً عند غايات
You have risen through lofty resolves,
Sublime resolutions you rose with
so you seek no halt at any goal.
So you do not want to stop at limits
حسبenough for الرعيةthe subjects تذكاراًas remembrance لجدكof your grandfather أنthat
حسب الرعية تذكاراً لجدك أن
يرواthey see ثباتكyour steadfastness فيin هذيthese المجالاتendeavors
يروا ثباتك في هذي المجالات
It is remembrance enough of your grandfather for your subjects
It is enough for the people to remember your grandfather
to see your steadfastness in these endeavors.
To see your stability in these areas
يجنيcommits a wrong علىagainst مصرEgypt منwhoever ينسىforgets نصيحتهاloyalty to her
يجني على مصر من ينسى نصيحتها
وفضلand the merit of أهلكyour family فيin ماضthe past وفيand in آتwhat is to come
وفضل أهلك في ماض وفي آت
He wrongs Egypt who forgets the loyalty owed her,
Whoever forgets its advice and
and your family's merit, past and yet to come.
The grace of your family in the past and future harms Egypt
فلمfor not تقمyou acted عنon behalf of بنيهاher sons بالجميلwith kindness لهاto her
فلم تقم عن بنيها بالجميل لها
إلاexcept لتنسيَهاto make her forget تلكthose الجناياتcrimes
إلا لتنسيَها تلك الجنايات
For you have done her good on her sons' behalf
For it did not stand by its children with kindness
only to make her forget those crimes.
Except to make it forget those crimes
إنindeed الألىthose who عمرmade flourish البلدانَthe lands جدُّهمُtheir grandfather
إن الألى عمر البلدانَ جدُّهمُ
همthey الأحقmost entitled عليهاover them بالإماراتto rulership
هم الأحق عليها بالإمارات
Indeed, those whose grandfather made the lands prosper
Verily those who sustained the life of countries are their grandfathers
are most entitled to dominion over them.
They are most deserving to rule them
إنif يتركواthey leave إرثهمtheir inheritance للحادثاتto calamities سدىneglected
إن يتركوا إرثهم للحادثات سدى
فمنthen who لهis there for it بعدafter أربابthose charged with الكفالاتguardianship
فمن له بعد أرباب الكفالات
If they leave their inheritance abandoned to calamities,
If they leave their inheritance to vain events
then who will care for it after its own guardians?
Then who will be guarantors after the guardians
وإنand if أضاعواthey squander حقوقاًrights لاnot تكلفهمcost them
وإن أضاعوا حقوقاً لا تكلفهم
غيرanything but التقاضيpressing claims فماthen what use is ذكرىthe memory of الفتوحاتconquests
غير التقاضي فما ذكرى الفتوحات
And if they forfeit rights that cost them
And if they forfeit rights that do not cost them
nothing but pressing their claims, what use is recalling conquests?
Anything other than litigation, what is the memory of the conquests
مهدsmooth لمصرfor Egypt سعيدO fortunate one الملكin kingship مسلكهاher path
مهد لمصر سعيد الملك مسلكها
حذارbeware كلevery عنيدobstinate one معتدٍaggressor عاتarrogant
حذار كل عنيد معتدٍ عات
Smooth Egypt's path, O fortunate sovereign;
Saied, the King, paved the way for Egypt
beware every stubborn, arrogant aggressor.
Beware every stubborn transgressor
فإنfor indeed أجرthe reward of الذيthe one who يسعىstrives لينقذهاto save her
فإن أجر الذي يسعى لينقذها
لأجرis surely the reward of منone who حالintervened بينbetween الذئبthe wolf والشاةand the sheep
لأجر من حال بين الذئب والشاة
For the reward of one who strives to save her
For the reward of one who strives to save it
is surely the reward of one who stands between the wolf and the sheep.
Is the reward of one who came between the wolf and sheep
ومنand among صوابكyour sound judgment إعدادpreparing الرجالmen لهاfor her
ومن صوابك إعداد الرجال لها
بالعلمwith learning قبلbefore القناlances والمشرفياتand Mashrafi swords
بالعلم قبل القنا والمشرفيات
And among your wise measures is preparing men for her
And it is wise of you to prepare men for it
with learning before lances and Mashrafi swords,
With knowledge before cannons and terraces
والاعتمادand relying علىon أبطالchampions of تجربةexperience
والاعتماد على أبطال تجربة
قبلbefore اعتمادrelying علىon أبطالchampions of غاراتraids
قبل اعتماد على أبطال غارات
and relying on champions of experience
And rely on seasoned warriors
before relying on champions of raids.
Before relying on warriors of raids
فأرسلنso be sure to send كلevery عامٍyear عشرةten نجباًgifted men
فأرسلن كل عامٍ عشرة نجباً
منهاfrom her يعودواthey return بآلافwith thousands of الرئاساتforms of leadership
منها يعودوا بآلاف الرئاسات
So send forth each year ten gifted men
So send ten prominent ones every year
from her, to return with thousands of forms of leadership.
Who will come back with thousands of presidencies
أوor ابنِbuild كليةًa college فيin مصرَEgypt جامعةًembracing
أو ابنِ كليةً في مصرَ جامعةً
شتىvarious الفنونarts وأنواعَand branches of الصناعاتindustry
شتى الفنون وأنواعَ الصناعات
Or found a college in Egypt that brings together
Or build a university college in Egypt
the diverse arts and branches of industry.
Of various arts and types of industries
إنif لمdoes not تَسُدْreign supreme مصرُEgypt فيin هذاthis الزمانage فلاthen may not
إن لم تَسُدْ مصرُ في هذا الزمان فلا
سادَattain glory الزمانthe age بأمصارٍthrough cities ودولاتand states
سادَ الزمان بأمصارٍ ودولات
If Egypt does not reign supreme in this age, then may
If Egypt in this time does not prevail
this age win no glory through cities and states.
No era prevailed with metropolises and states
هلwas it that كنتI was بينamong بنيthe sons of أمسyesterday فأذكرهthat I should recall it
هل كنت بين بني أمس فأذكره
أمor لستam I not أشعرfeeling فيin يوميmy day بلوعاتburning pangs
أم لست أشعر في يومي بلوعات
Was I among yesterday's sons, that I should recall it,
Were you one of yesterday's sons and remember him
or do I not feel burning anguish in my own day?
Or do I not feel agony in my day?
وهلand should أكلِّفُI compel نفسيmy soul ضدَّagainst عادتهاits habit
وهل أكلِّفُ نفسي ضدَّ عادتها
إنيindeed, I أخافfear علىfor قلبيmy heart المسراتjoys
إني أخاف على قلبي المسرات
And shall I force my soul against its accustomed ways?
Should I task myself against my habit?
Indeed, I fear what joys may do to my heart.
I fear pleasures for my heart
وبيand within me نوازعyearnings ملءَfilling الأرضthe earth أُكبِرُهاI deem them too great
وبي نوازع ملءَ الأرض أُكبِرُها
عنfor أنto أناجيspeak privately بهاof them لولاwere it not for ضروراتيmy necessities
عن أن أناجي بها لولا ضروراتي
And within me are yearnings that fill the earth; I deem them too great
And in me are motives bigger than filling the earth
to confide, were it not for my necessities.
Too important that I complain about them except for my need
أعلنتُهاI proclaimed them قاصفاتٍcrashing كالرعودlike thunderclaps فلمyet did not
أعلنتُها قاصفاتٍ كالرعود فلم
أظفرobtain بسمعa hearing كريمٍgracious ذيpossessing مؤاساةsympathy
أظفر بسمع كريمٍ ذي مؤاساة
I proclaimed them, crashing like thunder, yet did not
I declared them like loud thunder but did not
gain a gracious, sympathetic hearing.
Find a hearing of merciful consolation
هلshould أرفعI lift العتبَreproach عنfrom دهريmy age ولستwhen I do not أرىsee
هل أرفع العتبَ عن دهري ولست أرى
شعارthe watchword of أحرارهits free men إلاexcept الشكاياتcomplaints
شعار أحراره إلا الشكايات
Should I spare my age reproach, when I see
Shall I lift indignation from my time and I do not see
no watchword for its free men but complaints?
Its slogan of free men other than complaints?
إنindeed البلادthe lands بلاwithout استقلالthe independence of صاحبهاtheir master
إن البلاد بلا استقلال صاحبها
قفرa desert لديهto him وإنeven if أصبحنthey become جناتgardens
قفر لديه وإن أصبحن جنات
Indeed, lands whose master has no independence
Countries without independence, their companion
are a desert to him, even if they become gardens.
Is desertion, even if gardens in the morning
فإنthen if تعدreturns حرَّةًfree مصرٌEgypt لصاحبهاto her master
فإن تعد حرَّةً مصرٌ لصاحبها
حقis justified القيامthe holding بهذيof these المهرجاناتfestivals
حق القيام بهذي المهرجانات
So if Egypt returns free to her master,
So if Egypt becomes free for its companion
it will be right to hold these festivals.
For the sake of these festivals
إنيindeed, I أعللconsole نفسيmyself بانتظارby awaiting غدٍtomorrow
إني أعلل نفسي بانتظار غدٍ
مستبقياًpreserving لغدٍfor tomorrow بعضsome الحشاشاتremnants of life
مستبقياً لغدٍ بعض الحشاشات
Indeed, I console myself by awaiting tomorrow,
I justify myself with awaiting a tomorrow
saving for tomorrow some remnants of life.
Reserving for tomorrow some assumptions
لعلperhaps للنيلfor the Nile منfrom تذكارremembrance of غابرهits past
لعل للنيل من تذكار غابره
بماof what يرجِّيهgives it hope فيin الآتيthe future بشاراتglad tidings
بما يرجِّيه في الآتي بشارات
Perhaps the Nile draws from remembrance of its past
Perhaps the Nile has from its past a reminder
glad tidings of what gives it hope for the future.
With glad tidings for what is to come of good news
إنيindeed, I لأرجئُdo postpone أعياديmy festivals وحينئذٍand then
إني لأرجئُ أعيادي وحينئذٍ
ترىwill see البلادthe land مصابيحيmy lamps وراياتيand my banners
ترى البلاد مصابيحي وراياتي
I am indeed postponing my festivals; when that day comes,
I postpone my celebrations, and then
the land will see my lamps and banners.
You will see, my country, my lights and banners
Sol 6.1