وزيرminister of مصرEgypt أَعِدْهاrepeat it أصدقَtruest of الخطبِthe speeches
وزير مصر أَعِدْها أصدقَ الخطبِ
واشرحand expound بيانكyour declaration حرnoble in السعيstriving والطلبِand pursuit
واشرح بيانك حر السعي والطلبِ
Minister of Egypt, repeat it—the truest of speeches—
O Minister of Egypt, prepare the most honest speech,
And expound your declaration, noble in striving and pursuit.
And explain your statement, the free quest and demand,
وأسمعand make hear القومthe people عنabout مرماكyour aim ماwhat ألفواthey were accustomed to
وأسمع القوم عن مرماك ما ألفوا
أنto يسمعواthey hear عنabout مراميthe aims of القادةthe leaders النجبnoble
أن يسمعوا عن مرامي القادة النجب
And let the people hear of your aim what they are accustomed
And let the people hear from your goals what they are used to,
To hearing of the aims of noble leaders.
To hear from the goals of the eminent leaders.
عرفتyou learned كلevery خفيٍّhidden thing منof سياستهمtheir policy
عرفت كل خفيٍّ من سياستهم
وقدand indeed ملكتyou gained إليهمto them قوةstrength of السببthe bond
وقد ملكت إليهم قوة السبب
You have learned every hidden aspect of their policy,
I knew every hidden thing of their politics,
And have secured a strong bond with them.
And I have given them the power of reason.
أعياexhausted جبابرةَthe mighty rulers of الدنياthe world مراسُهُمُdealing with them
أعيا جبابرةَ الدنيا مراسُهُمُ
فجئتهمso you came to them منby طريقthe path of العلمlearning والأدبand refinement
فجئتهم من طريق العلم والأدب
Dealing with them exhausted the world's mighty rulers;
I weary the tyrants of the world with their milestones,
So you came to them by the path of learning and refinement.
So I came to them through the path of knowledge and discipline.
ترضيهمyou please them بعدafter ماthat أرضوكthey pleased you واحترمواand they respected
ترضيهم بعد ما أرضوك واحترموا
جميعall حقكyour right فيماin what كانthere was منof غضبanger
جميع حقك فيما كان من غضب
You please them after they pleased you and respected
Satisfy them after they have pleased you and respected
All your rights amid the anger that had arisen.
All your right in what was of anger,
تريدyou seek بالعهدthrough the pledge منهمfrom them والوفاءand fidelity لهمto them
تريد بالعهد منهم والوفاء لهم
عهدsafekeeping of البلادthe country علىthrough الأقدارfates والحقبand ages
عهد البلاد على الأقدار والحقب
You seek, through their pledge and your fidelity to them,
You want from them the covenant and loyalty to them
The country's safekeeping through fate and the ages.
The covenant of the countries on fates and eras.
ولمand did not تدعyou leave لهمُfor them ماwhat ساءwas distressing منof شُبَهٍsuspicions
ولم تدع لهمُ ما ساء من شُبَهٍ
ولمand did not تدعyou leave لهمُfor them ماwhat ضرَّharmed منof ريبdoubts
ولم تدع لهمُ ما ضرَّ من ريب
And you left them no distressing suspicions,
And you did not leave for them what was wrong with suspicion,
And you left them no harmful doubts.
Nor did you leave for them what was harmful from doubt.
وماand did not تجاوزexceed فيin الواديthe valley نصيبُهُمُtheir share
وما تجاوز في الوادي نصيبُهُمُ
منof الودادaffection نصيبthe share of التركthe Turks والعربand the Arabs
من الوداد نصيب الترك والعرب
Nor did their share in the valley exceed
And what exceeded its share in the valley
The Turks' and Arabs' share of affection.
Of affection is the share of the Turks and Arabs.
والناسand the people عندكin your eyes أشباهequals إذاwhen ائتلفتْharmonized
والناس عندك أشباه إذا ائتلفتْ
أهواؤهمtheir inclinations فيin حماكyour sanctuary الطيبpleasant الرحبspacious
أهواؤهم في حماك الطيب الرحب
And people are equals in your eyes whenever they are united
And people with you are halves when their whims unite
In their desires within your pleasant, spacious sanctuary.
In your pleasant, vast protection.
وإنand if يكنthere is فيهin it تمهيدpaving the way لمكتسبfor an earner
وإن يكن فيه تمهيد لمكتسب
فإنهthen it is غيرnot تمهيدpaving the way لمغتصبfor a usurper
فإنه غير تمهيد لمغتصب
And if it paves the way for one seeking gain,
And if there is in it preparation for an acquisition
It does not pave the way for a usurper.
Then it is not preparation for a usurper.
فيهin it المطارthe airfield لجوَّابٍfor a far-ranging traveler ومتَّجرٍand a trader
فيه المطار لجوَّابٍ ومتَّجرٍ
لاnot للمدججfor the heavily armed man يرميhe pelts الأرضthe earth باللهبwith flame
لا للمدجج يرمي الأرض باللهب
Its airfield is for the wayfarer and the trader,
In it there is space for one who answers and trades
Not for the heavily armed man who rains fire on the earth.
Not for the armed who throws the land with flames.
مرافقinterests of الناسpeople بينamong الناسpeople جامعةٌuniting
مرافق الناس بين الناس جامعةٌ
قبلbefore العلائقthe bonds منof قربىkinship ومنand of نسبdescent
قبل العلائق من قربى ومن نسب
People's common interests bind them together,
The accompaniment of people among people is a group
Before the bonds of kinship and descent.
Before kinship and lineage.
ياO صاحبpossessor of الطيباتvirtues المستحقdeserving بهاthrough them
يا صاحب الطيبات المستحق بها
كلall الرياساتhigh offices والألقابand titles والرتبand ranks
كل الرياسات والألقاب والرتب
O possessor of virtues, through which you deserve
O owner of the good things, deserving
Every high office, title, and rank;
Of all supremacy, titles and positions,
وواهبand giver of الراحةease الكبرىthe greatest لأمتهto his nation
وواهب الراحة الكبرى لأمته
وإنand even if تحمَّلhe shoulders كلall الهمcare والتعبand toil
وإن تحمَّل كل الهم والتعب
And giver of the greatest ease to his nation,
And granter of great comfort to your nation
Though he shoulders every care and toil;
Even if you carried all the worry and fatigue,
وجامعand uniter of الشعبthe people فيin حزبa party أقامhe established بهthrough it
وجامع الشعب في حزب أقام به
علىfor السلامpeace دليلthe argument of الدائبthe tireless man الدربseasoned
على السلام دليل الدائب الدرب
And uniter of the people in a party, through which he made
And uniter of the people in a party you established
The tireless, seasoned man's case for peace;
On peace, the guide of the busy road,
وموفدand sender of الحرthe free man يدعوhe calls upon كلevery مملكةkingdom
وموفد الحر يدعو كل مملكة
بماwith what تخيَّرhe chose منof عقبىoutcome ومنقلبand return
بما تخيَّر من عقبى ومنقلب
And sender of the free man to address every kingdom
And sender of the free calling each kingdom
With his chosen outcome and return,
With what you chose of consequences and changes
مكرماًhonored أينماwherever كانتwas سفارتهhis diplomatic mission
مكرماً أينما كانت سفارته
وأيand what تكرمةhonor ترضيكpleases you لمnot تجبbe due
وأي تكرمة ترضيك لم تجب
Honored wherever his diplomatic mission may be—
Honored wherever his embassy was
And what honor pleasing to you was not deserved?
And whatever honor that satisfies you did not respond
ليطمئنso as to feel secure إليهwith him كلُّevery معتركٍcombatant
ليطمئن إليه كلُّ معتركٍ
ويستقرand find stability عليهupon him كلُّevery مضطربtroubled person
ويستقر عليه كلُّ مضطرب
So every combatant may feel secure with him,
So that every battlefield may be reassured
And every troubled person find stability in him.
And every troubled may settle on it.
وليسand is not غيرother than الذيwhat ترضىyou approve of بمنتظرٍawaited
وليس غير الذي ترضى بمنتظرٍ
وليسand is not غيرother than الذيwhat ترجوyou hope for بمرتقبexpected
وليس غير الذي ترجو بمرتقب
And nothing but what pleases you is awaited,
And there is none other than the one you are satisfied with waiting
And nothing but what you hope for is expected.
And there is none other than the one you hope for expected
أرىI see أعاديthe enemies of ماwhat أحسنتهyou did it well انصرفواthey turned away
أرى أعادي ما أحسنته انصرفوا
إلىto الولائمfeasts والألحانand melodies والطربand revelry
إلى الولائم والألحان والطرب
I see the enemies of your good work have turned
I see the enemies, however good I was to them, they left
To feasts, melodies, and revelry.
To banquets, melodies and joy.
إنindeed الألىthose who أخطأواthey misjudged فيin الجدserious affairs موقفهمtheir stand
إن الألى أخطأوا في الجد موقفهم
أحقmore deserving بالعيشof living فيin لهوdiversion وفيand in لعبplay
أحق بالعيش في لهو وفي لعب
Indeed, those who took the wrong stand in serious affairs
If the enemies have missed their stance in seriousness
Are better suited to a life of diversion and play.
It is more deserving to live in vanity and play.
لعلهمperhaps they بعدafter ماthat كذبتهمyou proved them liars يئسواthey despaired
لعلهم بعد ما كذبتهم يئسوا
منof أنthat يجيئوكthey come to you يوماًone day بالدمwith the blood الكذبfalse
من أن يجيئوك يوماً بالدم الكذب
Perhaps, after you proved them liars, they have despaired
Perhaps after I denied them, they despaired
Of coming to you one day with false blood.
That they will come to you one day with false blood.
شكَواthey complained of قوانينَكyour laws المثلىexemplary وماand did not ذكرواthey mention
شكَوا قوانينَك المثلى وما ذكروا
شكواكyour complaint منof شغبdisorder يدويresounds ومنand of صخبclamor
شكواك من شغب يدوي ومن صخب
They complained of your exemplary laws, yet did not mention
They complained of your ideal laws and did not mention
Your complaint of resounding disorder and clamor.
Complaints about the clamor that rumbles and thunders
كمhow often أكرهوكthey coerced you وتأبىyet you refuse أنto تعاملهمyou treat them
كم أكرهوك وتأبى أن تعاملهم
إلاexcept معاملةthe treatment of الإخوانbrothers والصحبand companions
إلا معاملة الإخوان والصحب
How often they have coerced you, yet you refuse to treat them
How much they hated you and you refused to deal with them
Except as brothers and companions.
Except with the treatment of brothers and friends
إذاif قدرتyou have power علىover الأخلاقmorals تصلحهاyou reform them
إذا قدرت على الأخلاق تصلحها
فقدthen surely قدرتyou have power علىover الأهوالterrors والنوبand calamities
فقد قدرت على الأهوال والنوب
If you have the power to reform character,
When you can correct morals, you have
Then surely you have power over terrors and calamities.
Been able to withstand horrors and afflictions
Sol 6.1