لعامindeed, a year ميمونauspicious أغرُّradiant سعيدُhappy
لعام ميمون أغرُّ سعيدُ
فيهin it رجاءhope للبلادfor the country جديدُnew
فيه رجاء للبلاد جديدُ
Indeed, an auspicious, radiant, happy year,
in which there is new hope for the country.
هذيthese لياليهits nights الحسانlovely تجمّلتhave adorned themselves
هذي لياليه الحسان تجمّلت
للمسلمينfor the Muslims كأنماas though هيthey غيدlissome maidens
للمسلمين كأنما هي غيد
These lovely nights of its have adorned themselves
for the Muslims, as though they were lissome maidens.
وأخوهand its brother لاقتهgreeted it النصارىthe Christians طالعاًrising
وأخوه لاقته النصارى طالعاً
معهwith it كماjust as صحبaccompanied النديدthe peer نديدa peer
معه كما صحب النديد نديد
And the Christians greeted its brother as it rose,
beside it, as one peer accompanies another.
جمعتunited قلوبthe hearts الملتينof both faiths يداهماtheir two hands
جمعت قلوب الملتين يداهما
وتفاءلand saw a good omen التثليثTrinitarianism والتوحيدand monotheism
وتفاءل التثليث والتوحيد
Their two hands united the hearts of both faiths,
and Trinity and divine Oneness saw a good omen.
وكأنماand as though هذاthis الهلالcrescent moon طليعةa vanguard
وكأنما هذا الهلال طليعة
تتقدمgoes ahead of الآمالthe hopes وهيwhile they are وفودdelegations
تتقدم الآمال وهي وفود
And this crescent seems a vanguard,
leading hopes that come as delegations,
تُزجَىare ushered onward كماjust as تُزجَىare ushered onward إليكtoward you مواكبٌprocessions
تُزجَى كما تُزجَى إليك مواكبٌ
فيat مهرجانa festival أوor تسيرmarch جنودtroops
في مهرجان أو تسير جنود
ushered onward as processions are ushered toward you
at a festival, or as troops march.
وإذاand if أردتyou wish فكلthen every وادvalley جنةa paradise
وإذا أردت فكل واد جنة
وإذاand if أمرتyou command فكلthen every يومday عيدa feast
وإذا أمرت فكل يوم عيد
And if you wish, every valley is a paradise,
and if you command, every day is a feast.
وضيوفand the guests of مصرEgypt منحتهمyou gave them gifts فملكتهمand so you won them over
وضيوف مصر منحتهم فملكتهم
فغدواso they became وكلهمand all of them إليكtoward you ودودaffectionate
فغدوا وكلهم إليك ودود
And Egypt's guests—you gave them gifts and won them over,
so they became, every one, affectionate toward you.
ورأواand they found طريقكyour way سمحةgracious مأمونةsafe
ورأوا طريقك سمحة مأمونة
وتبينواand discerned مرماكyour goal وهوthough it was بعيدfar off
وتبينوا مرماك وهو بعيد
And they found your way gracious and safe,
and discerned your goal, distant though it was.
لهمُfor them رحيقthe nectar of النيلthe Nile مطَّردflowing continuously ومنand from
لهمُ رحيق النيل مطَّرد ومن
أخلاقthe virtues of شعبكyour people سلسلsweet water مورودsought for drinking
أخلاق شعبك سلسل مورود
For them the Nile's nectar flows unceasingly, and from
your nation's virtues comes sweet water sought for drinking.
نعمواthey delighted بطَيِّبِهin its goodness وأشهدهمand made them witnesses علىto
نعموا بطَيِّبِه وأشهدهم على
غاياتهits aims برهانُهits proof المشهودplainly witnessed
غاياته برهانُه المشهود
They delighted in its goodness, and were made witnesses to
its aims by its manifest proof.
لوif راضتthey tamed المرّيدthe rebellious fiend خلتهyou would think him اغتدىhad become
لو راضت المرّيد خلته اغتدى
ملكاًan angel كريماًnoble ذلكthat المرّيدrebellious fiend
ملكاً كريماً ذلك المرّيد
Were those virtues to tame a rebellious fiend, you would think he had become
a noble angel—that very rebellious fiend.
السلمpeace عدتهits armament وعدةand the armament of غيرهothers besides it
السلم عدته وعدة غيره
نارfire كثيرgreat شرهاits harm وحديدand iron
نار كثير شرها وحديد
Peace is its armament; the armament of others is
fire, whose harm is great, and iron.
وأجلand the noblest of قادتهits guides هداكyour guidance وذكرهand its remembrance of
وأجل قادته هداك وذكره
ماwhat نالattained آباءfathers وحازand won جدودforefathers
ما نال آباء وحاز جدود
And its noblest guides are your guidance and its remembrance
of what fathers attained and forefathers won.
ياO منone who لهto him belong سلطانthe sovereignty of مصرEgypt وعرشهاand its throne
يا من له سلطان مصر وعرشها
ولواؤهاand its banner ورواقهاand its canopy الممدودoutspread
ولواؤها ورواقها الممدود
O you who hold Egypt's sovereignty and throne,
and its banner and its outspread canopy,
وابنand son of الذينthose who استخلفوكmade you their successor مزوداًwell equipped
وابن الذين استخلفوك مزوداً
تبنىyou build علىupon آثارهمtheir legacy وتشيدand raise high
تبنى على آثارهم وتشيد
and son of those who made you their well-equipped successor,
you build upon their legacy and raise it high.
فمنso from النبيthe Prophet لكfor you المحبةlove والرضىand approval
فمن النبي لك المحبة والرضى
ومنand from الإلهGod لعزمكfor your resolve التأييدsupport
ومن الإله لعزمك التأييد
So from the Prophet come love and approval for you,
and from God, support for your resolve.
وإذاand when امتطيتyou mount الدهرTime فيماamong what تمتطيyou ride
وإذا امتطيت الدهر فيما تمتطي
فعلىthen on الغداةthe morrow المأربthe goal الموعودpromised
فعلى الغداة المأرب الموعود
And when you take Time as one of your mounts,
then on the morrow awaits the promised goal.
ألفhas grown familiar with السلامةsafety والفلاحand success مجاهدa striver
ألف السلامة والفلاح مجاهد
يتعجلhastens toward الآمالthe hopes وهوwhile he is رشيدrightly guided
يتعجل الآمال وهو رشيد
Safety and success are familiar to a striver
who hastens toward his hopes with sound judgment.
Sol 6.1