فؤاديmy heart اسْترِحْrest بعدafter طولِthe length of العناءِsuffering
فؤادي اسْترِحْ بعد طولِ العناءِ
منfrom الخلفdiscord بينamong رجالِthe men of الزمنْthe age
من الخلف بين رجالِ الزمنْ
My heart, rest after long suffering
My heart, find rest after prolonged toil
from discord among the men of this age.
Among the men of this era, after conflict
فقدfor indeed آثرواthey preferred الصلحpeace بعدafter الجداdispute (first part)
فقد آثروا الصلح بعد الجدا
لcompletion of 'dispute' بينهمُamong them والنوىand estrangement والضغنْand rancor
ل بينهمُ والنوى والضغنْ
For they have chosen peace after the dispute
They have chosen reconciliation, after enmity
among them, estrangement, and rancor.
Between them, rancor and bitterness
وعادواand they returned إلىto الشملِunity يرجونهthey hope for it
وعادوا إلى الشملِ يرجونه
علاجاًas a cure لعلاتهمfor their ailments والمحنْand ordeals
علاجاً لعلاتهم والمحنْ
And they returned to unity, hoping it would be
And returned to unity, hoping for
a cure for their ailments and ordeals.
A cure for their afflictions and ordeals
وكانand was الموفقُthe reconciler بينamong الجميعeveryone
وكان الموفقُ بين الجميع
دمَthe blood of الشهداءِthe martyrs شبابَthe youth of الوطنْthe homeland
دمَ الشهداءِ شبابَ الوطنْ
And what reconciled them all was
The unifier between all of them
the blood of the martyrs—the homeland's youth.
Was the blood of martyrs, the youth of the nation
قضىfulfilled حقَthe due of مصرَEgypt المعنَّىthe anguished one بهاover her
قضى حقَ مصرَ المعنَّى بها
وأدىand discharged أمانتهاher trust المؤتمنْthe entrusted one
وأدى أمانتها المؤتمنْ
He who agonized over Egypt has paid her due,
He restored Egypt’s due rights
and her trustee has discharged her trust.
And fulfilled its entrusted duties
وأقبلand came forward كلeveryone وفيٍّfaithful لهاto her
وأقبل كل وفيٍّ لها
نقيِّpure السريرةِinner character سمحgracious العلنْoutward conduct
نقيِّ السريرةِ سمح العلنْ
And everyone faithful to her has come forward,
And every loyal one came to her
pure of heart, gracious in outward conduct.
Pure of conscience, tolerant openly
إذاwhen خفَّgrew lighter عنيَfor me عبءُthe burden of الضميرconscience
إذا خفَّ عنيَ عبءُ الضمير
فقدthen indeed خَفَّgrew lighter عنيَfor me عبءُthe burden of البدنْthe body
فقد خَفَّ عنيَ عبءُ البدنْ
When my burden of conscience is lightened,
When the burden is lifted from my conscience
then my bodily burden is lightened too.
Then the burden is lifted from my body
كفىsuffices بالتجاريبwith experience ياO أهلهاher people
كفى بالتجاريب يا أهلها
ضماناًas a safeguard لكمfor you بعدafter تلكthose الفتنْupheavals
ضماناً لكم بعد تلك الفتنْ
Experience suffices, O her people,
It is enough, o people, that these tribulations
as your safeguard after those upheavals.
Are a guarantee for you after those seditions
لقدindeed آنthe time has come أنto تدفعواyou repel عادياًan aggressor
لقد آن أن تدفعوا عادياً
أهانdishonored كرامتكمyour dignity وامتهنْand debased
أهان كرامتكم وامتهنْ
The time has surely come for you to repel an aggressor
It is time to repel an enemy
who has dishonored your dignity and debased it.
Who disgraced your dignity and defiled it
وأنand if عشتمُyou live بينamong أسْلابِهhis spoils
وأن عشتمُ بين أسْلابِه
فليسthen there is no علىover ميتa dead person منany حزنْsorrow
فليس على ميت من حزنْ
And if you live among his spoils,
If you live under his humiliation
there is no mourning over a dead man.
There is no shame upon the dead
وإنand if سرتمُyou march كلكمall of you واحداًas one
وإن سرتمُ كلكم واحداً
فكلُّthen every سبيلٍpath كريمٌnoble حسنْgood
فكلُّ سبيلٍ كريمٌ حسنْ
And if you all march as one,
And if you all come as one
then every path is noble and good.
Every honorable path is beautiful
وحريةand the freedom of الملكthe realm كلall الغنىwealth
وحرية الملك كل الغنى
لمنfor whoever يبتغيseeks مغنماًa gain أوor ثمنْrecompense
لمن يبتغي مغنماً أو ثمنْ
And the realm's freedom is the sum of all wealth
And the freedom of the nation is all treasure
for whoever seeks gain or recompense.
For one who seeks gain or compensation
Sol 6.1