ملكa kingdom كماas ترضىyou desire وعدلٌand justice قائمُstanding firm
ملك كما ترضى وعدلٌ قائمُ
منكfrom you الندىbounty ولكand to you الولاءloyalty الدائمُenduring
منك الندى ولك الولاء الدائمُ
A kingdom as you desire, and justice standing firm.
A just king as you please, justice established
From you comes bounty; to you, enduring loyalty.
From you the dew, to you eternal loyalty
ولأهلكand for your people النجوىprivate counsel وأنتwhile you are نزيلهمtheir guest
ولأهلك النجوى وأنت نزيلهم
ولمصرand for Egypt ماwhat حملbrought البشيرthe herald of good news القادمarriving
ولمصر ما حمل البشير القادم
Your people have your private counsel while you are their guest,
And for your family intimate talk, you being their guest
and Egypt has what the arriving herald has brought.
And for Egypt what the herald brings
ياO تاليnext in rank to السلطانthe sultan إذwhen جمعتْكماbrought you both together
يا تالي السلطان إذ جمعتْكما
فيin devotion to اللّهGod أعيادٌfestivals لهfor Him ومواسمand sacred seasons
في اللّه أعيادٌ له ومواسم
O next in rank to the sultan, when you two were united
O successor to the Sultan when both of you are united
in devotion to God by His festivals and sacred seasons.
In Allah holidays for Him and seasons
إنindeed الذيthe one who يبغيacts unjustly عليكagainst you وأنتwhile you are فيin
إن الذي يبغي عليك وأنت في
هذيthis المكانةstation لهوhe is surely باغٍa transgressor غارمliable to pay
هذي المكانة لهو باغٍ غارم
Indeed, whoever wrongs you while you are in
Indeed whoever envies you while you are in
this station is surely a transgressor who must pay.
This position is a resentful loser
أولىmost fitting بمنfor one who عرضreviewed الجيوشthe armies مدرباًas a trainer
أولى بمن عرض الجيوش مدرباً
أنto يُفتدَىbe ransomed وهوwhile he is المصليone who prays الصائمone who fasts
أن يُفتدَى وهو المصلي الصائم
It is most fitting that one who reviewed the armies as their trainer
Better for one who presented armies trained
should be ransomed, being one who prays and fasts.
To be ransomed while he prays and fasts
أحييتَyou revived فيin رمضانRamadan بينamid ربوعِهمtheir dwellings
أحييتَ في رمضان بين ربوعِهم
للّهfor God ماwhat أحيَتrevived بمكةin Mecca هاشمHashim
للّه ما أحيَت بمكة هاشم
In Ramadan, amid their dwellings, you revived
You revived in the meadows of Ramadan between them
for God what Hashim had revived in Mecca.
For Allah what you revived in Mecca, Hashim
وولائمand banquets لحماةfor the defenders of مصرEgypt كأنماas though
وولائم لحماة مصر كأنما
أنباؤهاnews of them لعفاةfor the needy of مصرEgypt ولائمbanquets
أنباؤها لعفاة مصر ولائم
And banquets for Egypt's defenders, as though
And banquets for Egypt’s defenders as though
news of them were banquets for Egypt's needy.
Their news for the chaste of Egypt and banquets
ومظاهرand manifestations of الدينreligion الفضائلvirtues والهدىand guidance
ومظاهر الدين الفضائل والهدى
ومظاهرand manifestations of الدنياworldly life ندىgenerosity ومكارمand noble deeds
ومظاهر الدنيا ندى ومكارم
And the displays of religion: virtues and guidance;
And manifestations of religion, virtues, guidance
and the displays of worldly life: generosity and noble deeds.
And manifestations of life, dew, and nobilities
وتركتand you left فيin شوارهمtheir equipment الأثرthe mark الذيwhich
وتركت في شوارهم الأثر الذي
أثنىpraised عليهit المستشيرthe seeker of counsel الحازمresolute
أثنى عليه المستشير الحازم
And in their equipment you left the mark that
And you left in their bustle the effect that
the resolute seeker of counsel praised.
A wise consultant praised
أولىmore fitting لكfor you الحصنthe fortress الذيwhich أمددتهyou reinforced it
أولى لك الحصن الذي أمددته
وإنand even if اشتهتكlong for you مدائنcities وعواصمand capitals
وإن اشتهتك مدائن وعواصم
More fitting for you is the fortress you reinforced,
Better suited for you is the fortress you supported
though cities and capitals long for you.
Even if capitals and metropolises desired you
لكyou have فيهin it جندtroops إنif تشأyou wish فضراغمthen lions
لك فيه جند إن تشأ فضراغم
ملءfilling البلادthe land وإنand if تشأyou wish فقشاعمthen great vultures
ملء البلاد وإن تشأ فقشاعم
There you have troops: if you wish, they are lions
For you in it an army if you want, so be it
filling the land; and if you wish, great vultures.
Filling the countries, and if you want, so be it
قالواthey said عليلill قلتI said مجهوداًexhausted بماby what
قالوا عليل قلت مجهوداً بما
لاnot تستطيعcan accomplish أعاربArabs وأعاجمand non-Arabs
لا تستطيع أعارب وأعاجم
They said, "Ill"; I said, "Exhausted by what
They said you were ill, I said exerting with what
neither Arabs nor non-Arabs can accomplish."
Neither Arabs nor foreigners can endure
إنindeed الذيthe one who حاطprotected البلادthe country أحقmore deserving أنto
إن الذي حاط البلاد أحق أن
يبقىremain لهاfor her وهوwhile he is الصحيحhealthy السالمunharmed
يبقى لها وهو الصحيح السالم
Indeed, he who guarded the country more deserves
Indeed, the one who surrounded the countries is most deserving
to remain for her, healthy and unharmed.
To remain for them while he is healthy and safe
فاسلكso follow سبيلكyour path فيamid العيونthe eyes قريرةcontented
فاسلك سبيلك في العيون قريرة
واسكنand dwell in قلوباًhearts عُدْتَyou returned وهيwhile they were حوائمfluttering in longing
واسكن قلوباً عُدْتَ وهي حوائم
So follow your path amid eyes made glad,
So go your way with delighted eyes
and dwell in hearts still fluttering when you returned.
And settle hearts you returned while they are ardent
تبعتthey followed قطاركyour train وهوwhile it was قصرa palace سائرmoving
تبعت قطارك وهو قصر سائر
بعدafter السفينةthe ship وهيwhile it was طودa mountain عائمfloating
بعد السفينة وهي طود عائم
They followed your train, a moving palace,
You followed your caravan, it being a travelling palace
after the ship, a floating mountain.
After the ship, it being a towering edifice
حسبenough for الورىmankind شرحاًas an explanation لماof what جربتyou experienced أنthat
حسب الورى شرحاً لما جربت أن
تلقىyou meet وفودَهُمُtheir delegations وثغركand your mouth باسمsmiling
تلقى وفودَهُمُ وثغرك باسم
Enough explanation for mankind of what you experienced is
Enough for people an explanation for what you experienced
that you meet their delegations with smiling lips.
To meet their delegations while your grin is smiling
وكلتyou entrusted بالأحكامwith governance أكرمa most noble man حولهaround him
وكلت بالأحكام أكرم حوله
متعاونونmen cooperating علىfor الصلاحthe common good أكارمnoble men
متعاونون على الصلاح أكارم
You entrusted governance to a most noble man, around whom
And you tasked with the rulings the most generous around you
noble men cooperate for the common good:
Cooperators on righteousness, the most generous
وزراءthe ministers of مصرEgypt ومعلنوand proclaimers of برهانهاher proof
وزراء مصر ومعلنو برهانها
إنif زاغstrays جبارٌa tyrant وكابرand stubbornly denies ناقمa resentful foe
إن زاغ جبارٌ وكابر ناقم
Egypt's ministers, proclaiming her case
Ministers of Egypt and its evident proof
if a tyrant strays and a resentful foe stubbornly denies it.
If a tyrant deviated and an angry one resisted
سارواthey proceeded الهويناgently راشدينrightly guided فأدركواand so attained
ساروا الهوينا راشدين فأدركوا
ماwhat ليسnot يدركهattains it الهلوعthe anxious man الهائمbewildered
ما ليس يدركه الهلوع الهائم
They moved gently, rightly guided, and attained
They went willingly guided so they attained
what no anxious, bewildered man can attain.
What the anxious confused one cannot attain
فإذاso when هُمُthey رَضِيَwas pleased الضعيفُthe weak man المشتكيthe complainant
فإذا هُمُ رَضِيَ الضعيفُ المشتكي
عنهمwith them فقدthen indeed غضبgrew angry القويthe powerful man الهاجمthe assailant
عنهم فقد غضب القوي الهاجم
And when the weak complainant is pleased
Thus they are satisfied, the weak complainant being
with them, the mighty assailant is angered.
Pleased with them, for the strong assailant has become angry
ياO ابنson of الذينthose who بنواbuilt لمصرfor Egypt كيانهاher statehood
يا ابن الذين بنوا لمصر كيانها
والشرقwhile the East فوضىin chaos والعبادand the people سوائمgrazing herds
والشرق فوضى والعباد سوائم
O son of those who built Egypt's statehood,
O son of those who established Egypt’s entity
while the East was chaos and its people grazing herds.
While the East is chaos and the people restless
أفضواthey passed on إليكto you بأمرthe affairs of مصرEgypt وإنهand indeed it
أفضوا إليك بأمر مصر وإنه
بكthrough you مستعادrestored مجدهاher glory المتقادمancient
بك مستعاد مجدها المتقادم
They passed Egypt's affairs to you; and indeed,
They deferred to you Egypt’s command, and it
through you her ancient glory is restored.
Through you its past glory will be restored
توصيكenjoins you بالميعادto keep the pledge وهوwhich is فريضةa binding duty
توصيك بالميعاد وهو فريضة
ذكرىa remembrance مخلدةundying لهمof them ومعالمand monuments
ذكرى مخلدة لهم ومعالم
You are urged to keep the pledge—a binding duty—
Calling you to the appointment which is an obligation
by their undying memory and their monuments.
An immortalized memory for them and landmarks
والقومand those people أضيافguests وفواthey kept their word أوor أخلفواthey broke it
والقوم أضياف وفوا أو أخلفوا
وكرامةand honoring الأضيافthe guests حقٌّa duty لازمbinding
وكرامة الأضياف حقٌّ لازم
Those people are guests, whether they keep their word or break it,
And the people are guests, so whether they fulfill or contravene
and honoring guests is a binding duty.
And honoring guests is an incumbent right
إنif شئتyou wish فهيthen she is لهمfor them مجالa field واسعspacious
إن شئت فهي لهم مجال واسع
أوor شئتyou wish فهيthen she is المأزقthe narrow pass المتلاحمtightly hemmed-in
أو شئت فهي المأزق المتلاحم
If you wish, she is a spacious field for them;
If you wish then for them a vast opportunity
or, if you wish, a tightly hemmed-in defile.
Or you wish then it is the tight entanglement
فليُسلمواso let them hand over حكمrule of البلادthe country لأهلهاto its people
فليُسلموا حكم البلاد لأهلها
ولهمand for them مشاربdrinking places جمةabundant ومطاعمand eating places
ولهم مشارب جمة ومطاعم
Let them hand the country's rule to its people,
So let them hand the countries’ rule to its people
and for them, abundant places to drink and eat.
And for them ample drinking places and eateries
وإذاand if همُthey خافواfear عليناfor us داهماًan assailant
وإذا همُ خافوا علينا داهماً
فبأيthen with what بنيانstructure يردis repelled الداهمthe assailant
فبأي بنيان يرد الداهم
And if they fear an assailant on our behalf,
And if they feared for us a sudden raid
with what structure is the assailant to be repelled?
With what edifice can the raider be repelled?
أبقادةٍwith leaders? هذاthis one لهذاthe other خاذلٌabandoning
أبقادةٍ هذا لهذا خاذلٌ
وبأخوةand with brothers هذاthis one لهذاthe other هازمdefeating
وبأخوة هذا لهذا هازم
With leaders, one abandoning another,
Some are cowardly traitors to others
and brothers, one defeating another,
And in brotherhood some defeat others
ومطالبand demands تجتاحهنsweep them away مطالبdemands
ومطالب تجتاحهن مطالب
وعزائمand resolves تغتالهنassassinate them عزائمresolves
وعزائم تغتالهن عزائم
and demands that other demands sweep away,
And demands that invade them are demands
and resolves that other resolves assassinate?
And resolves that assassinate them are resolves
فليصنعواso let them do المعروفa kindness يذكرهwill remember it لهمto their credit
فليصنعوا المعروف يذكره لهم
بعدafter الجلاءthe evacuation المعشرthe people المتشائمpessimistic
بعد الجلاء المعشر المتشائم
Let them do a kindness, to be remembered to their credit
So let them do good, those who grieve will mention it
after the evacuation by the pessimistic people.
After the departure, the pessimistic group
وليتركوناand let them leave us نَبنِto build فيin القطرينthe two lands ماwhat
وليتركونا نَبنِ في القطرين ما
شئناwe wish وليسand there is no لماof what بنيناwe have built هادمdestroyer
شئنا وليس لما بنينا هادم
And let them leave us to build in the two lands what
And let them leave us to build in the two regions whatever
we wish, with no destroyer of what we have built.
We wanted, and none can demolish what we built
قدmay يفعلdo الحرُّthe free man الأبيproud لنفسهfor himself
قد يفعل الحرُّ الأبي لنفسه
ماwhat ليسnot يفعلهdoes it الأجيرthe hired man الخادمthe servant
ما ليس يفعله الأجير الخادم
A proud free man may do for himself
Perhaps the free spirited can do for himself
what a hired servant does not do.
What an employee servant cannot do
ومنand among الصوابwhat is right وقدnow that ملكتyou control نجاتناour deliverance
ومن الصواب وقد ملكت نجاتنا
أنto ترقبنَّهمُsurely watch them وأنتwhile you are مسالمpeaceful
أن ترقبنَّهمُ وأنت مسالم
It is wise, now that you control our deliverance,
And it is prudent, since our deliverance has empowered you
to keep close watch on them while remaining peaceful.
That you watch them while you are peaceful
إنindeed الأساليبthe methods التيwhich أحسنتهاyou mastered them
إن الأساليب التي أحسنتها
لَمدارجٌare surely pathways ميمونةauspicious وسلالمand ladders
لَمدارجٌ ميمونة وسلالم
The methods you have mastered
Indeed the methods you perfected
are indeed auspicious pathways and ladders.
Are blessed steps and staircases
للّهGod bless رأيكyour judgment نائلاًattaining ومنوِّلاًand bestowing
للّه رأيك نائلاً ومنوِّلاً
ماwhat لاnot تحاولهattempt it قناspears وصوارمand sharp swords
ما لا تحاوله قنا وصوارم
God bless your judgment, attaining and bestowing
To Allah your opinion attaining and granted
what spears and sharp swords never attempt.
What arrows and swords cannot attain
ذاthis is بعضpart of عدتكyour armament التيwhich أعددتهاyou prepared it
ذا بعض عدتك التي أعددتها
للدهرfor the age وهوwhile it is مروَّعterror-stricken متفاقمgrowing worse
للدهر وهو مروَّع متفاقم
This is part of the armament you have prepared
This is some of your supplies you prepared
for an age terror-stricken and ever more troubled.
For time, frightening and growing calamitous
لوif يصبرshowed patience الأحرارfree men صبركyour patience مرةonce
لو يصبر الأحرار صبرك مرة
ماnot لامهمwould blame them فيماfor what اشتهوهthey desired it اللائمthe faultfinder
ما لامهم فيما اشتهوه اللائم
If free men showed your patience just once,
If the noble could be patient like you once
no faultfinder would blame them for what they desired.
No blamer would blame them for what they desired
ولربماand often اتهمis accused البريءthe innocent man وأبعدتand drove away
ولربما اتهم البريء وأبعدت
عنهfrom him الصديقَthe friend دسائسintrigues ونمائمand malicious gossip
عنه الصديقَ دسائس ونمائم
Often the innocent is accused, and estranged
And perhaps the innocent would be accused and
from him is his friend, through intrigues and malicious gossip.
The friend driven away by scheming and gossip
إنif يسكتfalls silent الشاكيthe complainant إليكto you فطاعةthen in obedience
إن يسكت الشاكي إليك فطاعة
لكto you لاnot كماas سكتfell silent المغيظthe enraged man الواجمsullenly silent
لك لا كما سكت المغيظ الواجم
If one who complains to you falls silent, it is in obedience
If the complainant to you stays silent, it is obedience
to you, not the silence of an enraged, sullen man.
To you, not as the resentful angry one stayed silent
لاdo not let يُغضبنَّكanger you صائحٌa clamorer متعجِّلٌhasty
لا يُغضبنَّك صائحٌ متعجِّلٌ
ماwhat أنتyou مزمعهintent on it وماand what هوhe زاعمsupposes
ما أنت مزمعه وما هو زاعم
Let no hasty clamorer anger you:
Let no impatient screamer anger you
what you intend is one thing; what he supposes, another.
What you are not intending and he is claiming
ماذاwhat blame علىfalls on المشتاقthe yearning lover إذwhen يهتاجهstirs him
ماذا على المشتاق إذ يهتاجه
لأليفهtoward his beloved البرقthe lightning الذيwhich هوhe شائمwatches for rain
لأليفه البرق الذي هو شائم
What blame lies on the yearning lover, when stirred
What is upon the ardent when his beloved
toward his beloved by the lightning he watches?
Sparks excite him which are offensive?
إنif يعلمknows الشعبthe people الوديعgentle بحقكof your right الthe (continued)
إن يعلم الشعب الوديع بحقك ال
أعلىhighest فأنتthen you بحقof the right of شعبكyour people عالمaware
أعلى فأنت بحق شعبك عالم
If the gentle people know your right—the
If the peaceful people know your highest right
highest—you know your people's right.
You by the right of your people are a knower
جاءhas come اليقينcertainty فلاso there is no سبيلroom لماfor what ادعىalleged
جاء اليقين فلا سبيل لما ادعى
فيهabout it مريبa doubter أوor تخيلimagined واهمa deluded man
فيه مريب أو تخيل واهم
Certainty has come, leaving no room for what was alleged
Certainty came so there is no way to what an
about it by a doubter, or imagined by a deluded man.
Suspicious or delusional one claimed
منwhoever يملكcommands القولspeech المبينclear فإنهthen indeed he
من يملك القول المبين فإنه
لاnot يحذرfears الأجنادthe armies وهيthough they are خضارمvast seas
لا يحذر الأجناد وهي خضارم
Whoever commands clear speech
Who possesses the clear word, he indeed
does not fear armies, though they are vast seas.
Does not worry about armies, though they are violent
وأقرتand acknowledged الصيدthe proud lords الدهاةthe shrewd بحقهhis right
وأقرت الصيد الدهاة بحقه
سيانalike راضone willing فيamong الدهاةthe shrewd وراغمand one compelled
سيان راض في الدهاة وراغم
And proud, shrewd lords acknowledged his right:
And you acknowledged the predator’s right truthfully
among the shrewd, the willing and the compelled are alike.
It is equal, pleased with the predator or coerced
والحقand truth إنif لجَّpersist الدعاةthe advocates بهin it استوىbecame equal
والحق إن لجَّ الدعاة به استوى
فيin نفعهbenefiting it متشيِّعٌa partisan ومقاومand an opponent
في نفعه متشيِّعٌ ومقاوم
Truth, when its advocates insist on it, is equally
And the truth, if advocates insist on it, its
served by partisan and opponent.
Benefit is equal, whether shiite or opponent
وإذاand when علتrises نفسthe soul of الأبيthe proud man غلتgrows precious فلاthen there is no
وإذا علت نفس الأبي غلت فلا
مستأجرhirer لإبائهof his self-respect ومساومand bargainer
مستأجر لإبائه ومساوم
When a proud man's soul rises, it grows too dear; none can
And if the free soul transcends, it transcends, so no
hire his self-respect or bargain for it.
Hired hand for its transcendence and bargaining
والشعبand the people مختارchoosing السلامpeace إلىtoward العلىthe heights
والشعب مختار السلام إلى العلى
سبباًas a means وأسبابand the means of الشعوبpeoples جرائمcrimes
سبباً وأسباب الشعوب جرائم
The people choose peace to reach the heights
And the people chose peace to the Most High
as their means, while other peoples' means are crimes.
A cause, and people’s causes are crimes
لانتgrew gentle سجاياهits traits كسلسلlike the sweet waters of نيلهits Nile
لانت سجاياه كسلسل نيله
وتحملand it endured الأيامthe days وهيthough they were مغارمburdens
وتحمل الأيام وهي مغارم
Their character grew gentle, like the sweet flow of their Nile,
Its traits shone like its Nile’s chain
and they endured the days, with all their burdens.
Bearing days while they are arduous
لاnot نالattained باغan aggressor بالأذىthrough harm حريةfreedom
لا نال باغ بالأذى حرية
فيin الخافقينEast and West ولاnor استقلgained independence الآثمthe sinner
في الخافقين ولا استقل الآثم
No aggressor ever gained freedom through harm
No aggressor attains freedom in the two horizons
in East or West, nor did a sinner gain independence.
Nor did the sinner gain independence
إنيindeed I أرىsee متنازعينcontenders تسوقهمdrives them
إني أرى متنازعين تسوقهم
عمياًblind إلىtoward الأمدthe end السحيقfar distant سخائمhatreds
عمياً إلى الأمد السحيق سخائم
I see contenders being driven
I see disputants driven blindly
blind toward a far-distant end by bitter hatreds:
To the distant inevitable abyss, evils
دولاًstates إذاif احتربتthey wage war فإنكthen you are آمنsafe
دولاً إذا احتربت فإنك آمن
وإذاand if هيthey اصطحبتjoin together فإنكthen you are غانمa gainer
وإذا هي اصطحبت فإنك غانم
states that, if they fight, leave you secure,
States, if they warred, then you are secure
and if they join together, leave you the gainer.
And if they befriended, then you gain
والدهرand time يكتمconceals حادثاًan event وأخافand I fear أنthat
والدهر يكتم حادثاً وأخاف أن
يتناولovertakes الدولاتthe states ماwhat هوit كاتمconceals
يتناول الدولات ما هو كاتم
Time conceals an event, and I fear that
And time conceals an incident, and I fear
what it conceals may overtake the states.
That what it conceals will afflict states
وخوارجand rebels عاشواlived علىon حنقrancor كماas
وخوارج عاشوا على حنق كما
تسعىscurry عقاربscorpions أوor تدبcreep أراقمspeckled serpents
تسعى عقارب أو تدب أراقم
And rebels lived on rancor, just as
And dissidents who lived on resentment like
scorpions scurry or speckled serpents creep.
Scorpions roaming or snakes crawling
ألفواthey grew accustomed to الشعابthe ravines العوجcrooked شائكةthorny كماas
ألفوا الشعاب العوج شائكة كما
ألفواthey grew accustomed to الرياحthe winds الهوجtempestuous وهيthough they were سمائمscorching blasts
ألفوا الرياح الهوج وهي سمائم
They grew used to crooked, thorny ravines, just as
They were accustomed to winding rugged gorges as they
they grew used to raging winds, though they were scorching blasts.
Were accustomed to blustering winds, evil omens
بئستwretched are حدائقgardens منfrom دماءٍblood ريُّهاtheir watering
بئست حدائق من دماءٍ ريُّها
ومنازلٌand houses أحجارهنtheir stones جماجمskulls
ومنازلٌ أحجارهن جماجم
Wretched are gardens watered with blood,
Evil are gardens watered with blood
and houses whose stones are skulls.
And homes whose building stones are skulls
ياO ليتwould that جدكyour grandfather لمnot يدعleave متنمراًa ferocious man
يا ليت جدك لم يدع متنمراً
منهمamong them ولمand not يرعtend الجزيرةthe peninsula راحمa merciful man
منهم ولم يرع الجزيرة راحم
Would that your grandfather had left no ferocious man
Oh, if only your grandfather had not left a tyrannizer
among them, and no merciful man had tended the peninsula.
Of them and did not shepherd the peninsula compassionately
أحزابthe parties of مصرEgypt إذاwhen رضيتyou are pleased قلادةa necklace
أحزاب مصر إذا رضيت قلادة
شتىdiverse فرائدهاits precious gems وأنتand you are الناظمthe one who strings them
شتى فرائدها وأنت الناظم
Egypt's parties, when you are pleased, are a necklace,
The parties of Egypt, if you accept its various
its gems diverse, and you the one who strings them.
Necklaces while you are the orchestrator
والنيلand the Nile بينbetween يديكyour two hands يجريflows سلسلاًsmoothly
والنيل بين يديك يجري سلسلاً
والعيشand life رغدabundant فيin زمانكyour time ناعمpleasant
والعيش رغد في زمانك ناعم
The Nile flows smoothly before you,
And the Nile before you flows smoothly
and life in your time is ample and pleasant.
And living comfortably in your time easy
أتهزcan shake? يوماًever عرشكyour throne العاليlofty يدa hand
أتهز يوماً عرشك العالي يد
ولهwhile it has قلوبthe hearts of المخلصينthe loyal دعائمas pillars
وله قلوب المخلصين دعائم
Could any hand ever shake your lofty throne,
Does a hand someday shake your high throne
when loyal hearts are its pillars?
While sincere hearts are its pillars?
لاnot مصرEgypt واجفةtrembling ولاnor أنصارهاher supporters
لا مصر واجفة ولا أنصارها
مستضعفونpowerless ولاnor الخليفةthe caliph نائمasleep
مستضعفون ولا الخليفة نائم
Egypt is not trembling, nor are her supporters
Neither acquiescent Egypt nor its supporters
powerless, nor is the caliph asleep.
Are weak, nor is the Caliph sleeping
هذيthis البلادthe land المطمئنةsecure كلماwhenever
هذي البلاد المطمئنة كلما
دهتassail البلادthe lands زلازلearthquakes ورواجمand pelting calamities
دهت البلاد زلازل ورواجم
This is the land at peace whenever
These tranquil countries whenever
earthquakes and pelting calamities assail other lands.
Countries quaked with tremors and floods
لكyou may أنto تكونbe كماas تشاءyou wish وحسبهاand enough for her
لك أن تكون كما تشاء وحسبها
أنthat لاnot يسوسgoverns الملكthe realm غيركother than you حاكمa ruler
أن لا يسوس الملك غيرك حاكم
You may be as you wish; it is enough for her
You can be as you wish, and it suffices it
that no ruler other than you should govern the realm.
That none but you governs the kingdom
Sol 6.1