استشرconsult حزبكyour party فيماconcerning what تفعلُyou do
استشر حزبك فيما تفعلُ
واجمعand unite الرأيopinion علىaround ماwhat تأملُyou hope for
واجمع الرأي على ما تأملُ
Consult your party about what you do,
And unite opinion around what you hope for.
واسمعand hear الفتوىthe counsel يقيناًcertainty أوor هوىcaprice
واسمع الفتوى يقيناً أو هوى
ولكand yours is الحكمthe judgment المحقthat vindicates المبطلthat invalidates
ولك الحكم المحق المبطل
And hear the counsel, be it conviction or caprice;
And yours is the judgment that vindicates or invalidates.
حزبكyour party الأمةthe nation فيin أحرارهاits free people
حزبك الأمة في أحرارها
وعلىand upon أحرارهاits free people المتَّكلreliance
وعلى أحرارها المتَّكل
Your party is the nation, embodied in its free people,
And on its free people one relies.
ترتضيapproves الدولةthe state ماwhat يرضىit approves ولاand not
ترتضي الدولة ما يرضى ولا
تقبلaccepts الدولةthe state ماwhat لاnot يقبلit accepts
تقبل الدولة ما لا يقبل
The state approves what your party approves, nor
Does the state accept what your party does not accept.
ساعةthe hour الفصلof decision وماand how أعظمهاgreat it is
ساعة الفصل وما أعظمها
وصلتهاhas reached it مصرEgypt فيماamong what تصلshe reaches
وصلتها مصر فيما تصل
The hour of decision—how momentous it is!
Egypt has reached it on her onward course.
فهيfor she تستقبلfaces ماwhat تختارهshe chooses it
فهي تستقبل ما تختاره
والمصيرand the destiny الضخمmomentous ماwhat تستقبلshe faces
والمصير الضخم ما تستقبل
For she faces what she chooses,
And what she faces is a momentous destiny.
جاءكcame to you الجبارthe mighty one يلقىoffers عهدهhis pledge
جاءك الجبار يلقى عهده
فحملتso you bore العهدthe pledge فيماamong what تحملyou bear
فحملت العهد فيما تحمل
The mighty one came to you, offering his pledge,
So you bore the pledge among all you bear.
تاركاًleaving خمسينfifty عاماًyears خلفهbehind him
تاركاً خمسين عاماً خلفه
تختفيvanish أحقادهاtheir hatreds والغيلand treachery
تختفي أحقادها والغيل
He left fifty years behind him,
Their hatreds and treachery fading from sight.
ورعىand he upheld الحقthe right الذيwhich لجتclamored بهabout it
ورعى الحق الذي لجت به
كتبbooks اللّهGod وضجand cried aloud الرسلthe messengers
كتب اللّه وضج الرسل
And he upheld the right insistently proclaimed
By God's books and loudly voiced by the messengers.
جلwas sublime حتىto the point that ضاقgrew too narrow عنfor موسوعهits vast expanse
جل حتى ضاق عن موسوعه
أبدendless duration الدهرof time وقلand fell short الأزلeternity past
أبد الدهر وقل الأزل
It was so sublime that its vastness could not be contained
By endless time, and eternity past fell short.
وتناولتand you took up الذيwhat مهَّدهprepared it
وتناولت الذي مهَّده
ليديكfor your two hands الشهداءthe martyrs الأولthe first
ليديك الشهداء الأول
And you took up what had been laid ready
For your hands by the first martyrs.
صنتyou preserved للعاملfor the worker ماwhat قدمهhe contributed it
صنت للعامل ما قدمه
وتأهَّبتand you readied yourself لهfor him تستكملyou complete
وتأهَّبت له تستكمل
You preserved for the worker what he had contributed,
And readied yourself to complete it for him.
وتناسيتand you put from mind الذيwhat تبذلهyou give it
وتناسيت الذي تبذله
وذكرتand you remembered الصحبthe companions فيماfor what بذلواthey gave
وذكرت الصحب فيما بذلوا
And you put from mind what you give,
And remembered your companions for what they gave.
وتلطَّفتand you were gracious فلمand so did not تبقyou leave لمنfor whoever
وتلطَّفت فلم تبق لمن
يشتكيcomplains معذرةًan excuse تنتحلis contrived
يشتكي معذرةً تنتحل
And you were gracious, leaving anyone who
Complains no excuse to contrive.
فليقلso let him say ماwhat شاءهhe wishes it معترضan objector
فليقل ما شاءه معترض
وليقلand let him say ماwhat شاءهhe wishes it ممتثلone who complies
وليقل ما شاءه ممتثل
So let an objector say whatever he wishes,
And let one who obeys say whatever he wishes.
ليسdoes not يجريhappen غيرother than ماwhat شئتyou willed ولاnor
ليس يجري غير ما شئت ولا
تنتهيend إلاexcept إليكto you السبلthe paths
تنتهي إلا إليك السبل
Nothing comes to pass but what you will, nor
Do the paths lead anywhere but to you.
أيwhat شكdoubt فيabout الذيwhat صرفتهyou managed it
أي شك في الذي صرفته
بعدafter ماthat أثنتspoke in praise عليهof it الدولthe states
بعد ما أثنت عليه الدول
What doubt remains about what you have managed,
After the nations have praised it?
أعجبwas impressed العرشthe throne بهby it مستبشراًrejoicing
أعجب العرش به مستبشراً
ومضىand went on الشعبthe people بهin its honor يحتفلcelebrating
ومضى الشعب به يحتفل
The throne admired it, rejoicing,
And the people went on celebrating it.
حزمكyour resolve الصالحsound أبقىleft أثراًa mark
حزمك الصالح أبقى أثراً
بالذيin that which أعيتكfailed you فيهin it الحيلstratagems
بالذي أعيتك فيه الحيل
Your sound resolve left a lasting mark
Where stratagems had failed you.
أنتyou أدرىknow best فيin الذيwhat قمتyou undertook بهwith it
أنت أدرى في الذي قمت به
كيفhow تُأتَىare approached وتُداوَىand are treated العللthe ailments
كيف تُأتَى وتُداوَى العلل
You know best, in what you have undertaken,
How ailments are approached and treated.
كادalmost منwhoever عاداكopposed you ظلماًunjustly يهتديfinds guidance
كاد من عاداك ظلماً يهتدي
ومنand whoever ارتدturned back ضلالاًin error يعقلsees reason
ومن ارتد ضلالاً يعقل
Whoever wrongfully opposed you has almost found guidance,
And whoever turned back in error has almost seen reason.
ولكand yours is السلطانthe power يحميguards أملاًa hope
ولك السلطان يحمي أملاً
أنتyou بانيهits builder الحكيمthe wise one البطلthe hero
أنت بانيه الحكيم البطل
And yours is the power that guards a hope;
You are its builder—the sage, the hero.
Sol 6.1