شرفتwas ennobled بعرشكby your throne عالياًraised high والتاجِand the crown
شرفت بعرشك عالياً والتاجِ
أرضٌa land مقدسةٌsacred وشعبand a people راجيhopeful
أرضٌ مقدسةٌ وشعب راجي
Ennobled by your lofty throne and crown are
You have honored your throne on high, and the crown,
a sacred land and a hopeful people.
A sacred land and a hopeful people,
ياO صاحبmaster of العيدthe festival السعيدjoyous لأمةfor a nation
يا صاحب العيد السعيد لأمة
أضحتhas become تُناديcalling aloud حرةfree وتناجيand confiding
أضحت تُنادي حرة وتناجي
O master of a nation's joyous festival,
O owner of the blessed Eid for the nation
a nation now free to call aloud and confide.
That has come to call out freely and confide
ذكرتshe recalled لمولدكfor your birthday المكرمhonored نعمةa blessing
ذكرت لمولدك المكرم نعمة
فيin الملكkingship ذكرىremembrance of ليلةthe Night of المعراجthe Ascension
في الملك ذكرى ليلة المعراج
For your honored birthday she recalled a blessing
You recalled for your honored birth the blessing
in kingship, as she recalls the Night of Ascension.
In the King the memory of the night of ascension
آلتpassed سفينتهاher ship إليكto you فسقتهاso you steered it
آلت سفينتها إليك فسقتها
عفَّpure in المقاصدaims آمنsafe from الأمواجthe waves
عفَّ المقاصد آمن الأمواج
Her ship passed into your hands, and you steered it,
Her ship came to you so you watered it
pure of purpose, secure amid the waves.
Intentions relaxed, the waves calmed
لكto you عندهاwith her ماwhat للمنجِّيto the rescuer المفتديthe redeemer
لك عندها ما للمنجِّي المفتدي
منof واجبduty عندwith الوفيthe faithful one الناجيthe saved one
من واجب عند الوفي الناجي
You are owed by her what the rescuing redeemer
For you she has what the savior redeemer has
is owed in duty by the faithful one he saved.
From a duty for the loyal savior
حملتbore جوانحهاher breast لواءكyour banner قبلماbefore
حملت جوانحها لواءك قبلما
حملتbore لواءكyour banner فخمةmighty الأبراجthe turrets
حملت لواءك فخمة الأبراج
Her breast bore your banner before
She carried your standard on her wings before
the ship with mighty turrets bore your banner.
Your glorious standard was carried by towers
الجيشthe army والأسطولand the fleet مماamong what تبتنيyou build
الجيش والأسطول مما تبتني
لفكاكto free أعناقnecks وكشفand dispel دياجيnight's darkness
لفكاك أعناق وكشف دياجي
The army and fleet are among the things you build
The army and navy built by you
to free necks from bondage and dispel night's darkness.
To free necks and reveal dawns
ضَمنَhas assured المدىthe goal المأمولhoped for ماwhat أجملتyou have perfected منof
ضَمنَ المدى المأمول ما أجملت من
سببmeans وماand what أحسنتyou have made sound منof منهاجa course
سبب وما أحسنت من منهاج
The hoped-for goal is assured by your well-devised
Secured the hoped-for scope of what you collected
means and the sound course you have set.
Of cause and what you instituted of approach
ماnot كانwere قومكyour people منin طلابseeking رفاقهمtheir companions
ما كان قومك من طلاب رفاقهم
بغزاةinvaders of أرضland أوor جباةcollectors of خراجtribute
بغزاة أرض أو جباة خراج
Your people, seeking fellowship with their companions, were never
Never were your people seekers of companions
invaders of land or collectors of tribute.
Invaders of land or collectors of tribute
لجتpersisted obstinately عواذلهمtheir reproachers فزادهمso it increased them in هوىًlove
لجت عواذلهم فزادهم هوىً
ماwhat أكثرواthey multiplied فيin ضجةclamor ولجاجand obstinate dispute
ما أكثروا في ضجة ولجاج
Their reproachers persisted, yet their love only grew
Their virgins came so they increased in passion
with all the clamor and wrangling they raised.
How much they increased in clamor and contention
هلwill ...? تستقرsettle down غداًtomorrow هُنالِكَthere عصبةٌa faction
هل تستقر غداً هُنالِكَ عصبةٌ
حرَّىburning in الحشاthe breast منفوخةswollen in الأوداجthe neck-veins
حرَّى الحشا منفوخة الأوداج
Will a faction settle down there tomorrow,
Will a band settle there tomorrow
burning within, its neck-veins swollen,
Who heated the valley, swollen with hatred
وتقرand acknowledge للواديfor the valley بكاملthe entirety of حقهits right
وتقر للوادي بكامل حقه
فيin السلمpeace بعدafter وقائعthe battles of المهتاجthe raging one
في السلم بعد وقائع المهتاج
and acknowledge the valley's full rights
And settle the valley its full due
in peace, after the raging one's battles?
In peace after the incidents of turmoil
النيلthe Nile إنif لمdoes not يجرflow فيهthrough it محرراًliberated
النيل إن لم يجر فيه محرراً
بدَّلتyou would exchange فيضthe flood of زلالهits pure water بأجاجfor brine
بدَّلت فيض زلاله بأجاج
If the Nile does not flow freely through it,
The Nile, if it does not flow freely in it
you would trade its flood of pure water for brine.
It will change its pouring clarity into mud
إنindeed الخلافةthe caliphate بعضُpart of ماwhat عرضتoffered علىto
إن الخلافة بعضُ ما عرضت على
مصرَEgypt الشعوبُthe peoples بلهفةِwith the yearning of المحتاجone in need
مصرَ الشعوبُ بلهفةِ المحتاج
Indeed, the caliphate is but part of what was offered to
Indeed, the caliphate is some of what
Egypt by the peoples, with the yearning of one in need.
The nations offered Egypt yearningly needy
لكfor you دعوةa prayer فوقabove المنابرthe pulpits منهمُfrom them
لك دعوة فوق المنابر منهمُ
سبقتpreceded إليكto you شعائرthe rites of الحجّاجthe pilgrims
سبقت إليك شعائر الحجّاج
From them, a prayer for you rises above the pulpits,
For you a call above the pulpits from them
having reached you before the pilgrims' rites.
Preceded you like pilgrim rituals
ستجيءwill come أفواجاًin throngs إليكto you وفودُهمtheir delegations
ستجيء أفواجاً إليك وفودُهم
واللّهand God حولaround مواكبthe processions of الأفواجthe throngs
واللّه حول مواكب الأفواج
Their delegations will come to you in throngs,
Droves will come to you, their delegations
with God surrounding the throngs' processions,
And God surrounds the processions of droves
ويبايعونكand they will pledge allegiance to you بيعةthe allegiance of الصديقal-Siddiq فيin
ويبايعونك بيعة الصديق في
واديكyour valley تحتbeneath هلالهits crescent الوهّاجblazing
واديك تحت هلاله الوهّاج
and pledge you the allegiance pledged to al-Siddiq, in
And they will pledge allegiance to you, the allegiance of al-Siddiq
your valley, beneath its blazing crescent.
In your valley under its flaming crescent
يثقونthey trust بالحرمينwith the Two Sanctuaries فيكin you بمالكٍas possessor
يثقون بالحرمين فيك بمالكٍ
لأعزِّof the most precious مفتاحٍkey لخيرto the finest رتاجgate
لأعزِّ مفتاحٍ لخير رتاج
They trust you with the Two Sanctuaries, as possessor
They trust the Two Holy Mosques in you as holder
of the most precious key to the finest gate.
Of the key to the best dispensary
كانتit was عناءa burden للملوكto kings وعلةًand an affliction
كانت عناء للملوك وعلةً
وغداًand tomorrow تمارسهاyou will administer it بغيرwithout علاجa remedy
وغداً تمارسها بغير علاج
It was a burden to kings and an affliction,
It was wearisome for kings and a problem
yet tomorrow you will administer it without need of a remedy,
And tomorrow you will practice it without treatment
وتردهاand you will turn it into روضاًa garden لكلfor every موحدٍmonotheist
وتردها روضاً لكل موحدٍ
فيon الأرضearth بينamid مضايقnarrow passes وحراجand thickets
في الأرض بين مضايق وحراج
and turn it into a garden for every monotheist
And make it a meadow for every monotheist
on earth, amid straits and thickets,
On earth, between straits and thickets
وتنالand you will attain ماwhat أعياbaffled جدودَكyour forefathers نيلُهُattaining it
وتنال ما أعيا جدودَك نيلُهُ
وتعدُّand you will prepare للإسلامfor Islam خيرَthe finest سياجbulwark
وتعدُّ للإسلام خيرَ سياج
and attain what eluded your forefathers,
And attain what exhausted your ancestors
and provide Islam with the finest bulwark.
And prepare for Islam the best fence
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