وطنيmy homeland أنتyou الحبيبthe beloved الدائمُeverlasting
وطني أنت الحبيب الدائمُ
لكfor you فيin قلبيmy heart المقامthe place الأشرفُthe noblest
لك في قلبي المقام الأشرفُ
My homeland, you are the everlasting beloved.
My homeland, you are the eternal beloved
Yours is the noblest place in my heart.
You have the most noble place in my heart
وغراميand my passion بكfor you طبعan innate disposition لازمُabiding
وغرامي بك طبع لازمُ
سرنيit delights me أنيthat I بهwith it متَّصفُendowed
سرني أني به متَّصفُ
And my passion for you is an abiding instinct.
And my passion for you is an innate trait
It delights me that I am endowed with it.
I'm glad that I have this trait
لكfor you أسعىI strive دائباًtirelessly مجتهداdiligently
لك أسعى دائباً مجتهدا
برجاءwith hope ثابتsteadfast مقتدرِpowerful
برجاء ثابت مقتدرِ
For you I strive, tireless and diligent,
For you I constantly strive diligently
With hope both steadfast and strong.
With steadfast and powerful hope
لاnot أباليI mind فيon طريقيmy path أبداever
لا أبالي في طريقي أبدا
طالgrew long ليلىmy night أوor تمادىcontinued سهريmy wakefulness
طال ليلى أو تمادى سهري
I never mind, as I pursue my path,
I do not care on my path, ever
If my night grows long or my vigil lingers.
Whether the night is long or my vigil continues
وإذاand if قدرis decreed ليfor me عنكfrom you ارتحالْdeparture
وإذا قدر لي عنك ارتحالْ
كنتI would be مجبوراًcompelled عليهto it مكرهاunwilling
كنت مجبوراً عليه مكرها
And if departure from you is decreed for me,
And if departure from you is destined for me
I would be forced into it, against my will.
I would be forced to it unwillingly
وإنand even if امتدstretched on بيfor me البعدseparation وطالْand lasted long
وإن امتد بي البعد وطالْ
لمdid not يزدنيincrease in me بكfor you إلاexcept ولهاyearning
لم يزدني بك إلا ولها
And though my absence stretches on and on,
And if distance from you lengthens and continues
It only makes me yearn for you the more.
It only increases my yearning for you
فيكabout you ماwhat أنشدهI recite منof غزلِlove poetry
فيك ما أنشده من غزلِ
ظنهthought it السامعthe listener فيabout ذاتa woman of دلالْcoy charm
ظنه السامع في ذات دلالْ
I recite love poetry about you—
In you is what I recite of poetry
The listener thinks it is of a coy beauty—
The listener thinks it's about a sweetheart
مفصحاًproclaiming عنof حبكlove for you المشتعلِblazing
مفصحاً عن حبك المشتعلِ
فيin فؤادٍa heart ليَmine لاnot يشكوcomplains of اشتعالْburning
في فؤادٍ ليَ لا يشكو اشتعالْ
Proclaiming my love for you, ablaze
Expressing my burning love
In my heart, which never complains of its fire.
In a heart that does not complain of burning
وعلىand for حسنكyour beauty أبدىI show الحذراcaution
وعلى حسنك أبدى الحذرا
منagainst عدوan enemy طامحcovetous العينthe eye عنيدْstubborn
من عدو طامح العين عنيدْ
And for your beauty I am on guard
And for your beauty I am always cautious
Against a stubborn foe with a covetous gaze,
Of an envious enemy with evil intent
يبتغيseeks الشرevil ليقضيto satisfy وطراa desire
يبتغي الشر ليقضي وطرا
دونهbarring his way جيشكyour army ذوpossessing البأسbattle might الشديدْfierce
دونه جيشك ذو البأس الشديدْ
Who seeks evil to satisfy a desire;
Seeking to do harm and cause havoc
Your army, mighty in battle, bars his way.
While your army of mighty prowess protects you
وطنيmy homeland أفديكI ransom you بالروحwith my life إذاif
وطني أفديك بالروح إذا
مسَّكtouches you الدهرtime بسوءwith harm لاnot يطاقْcan be borne
مسَّك الدهر بسوء لا يطاقْ
My homeland, I would ransom you with my life if
My homeland, I would ransom you with my soul if
Time should touch you with unbearable harm.
Time ever brought you unbearable harm
وأرىand I find اللذةdelight فيin دفعrepelling الأذىharm
وأرى اللذة في دفع الأذى
عنكfrom you بالنيرانwith fire والبيضand gleaming swords الرقاقْslender
عنك بالنيران والبيض الرقاقْ
And I find delight in driving harm
And I see joy in warding off harm from you
From you with fire and slender, gleaming swords.
With flames and flying arrows
فيكin you أديتI fulfilled حقوقاًdues للهوىto love
فيك أديت حقوقاً للهوى
طوعin obedience to ماwhat يقضيdecrees بهby it سكرthe intoxication of الشبابْyouth
طوع ما يقضي به سكر الشبابْ
In you I paid love its dues,
For you I have fulfilled the rights of passion
Obeying what youth's intoxication decreed,
Yielding to whatever the intoxication of youth decreed
مطلقunbridled الرغبةdesire مشتدstrong القوىstrength
مطلق الرغبة مشتد القوى
آخذاًpartaking منof كلall ماthat لذwas delightful وطابْand was pleasant
آخذاً من كل ما لذ وطابْ
Unbridled in desire, full of vigor,
With boundless desires and vigorous strength
Partaking of all that was sweet and pleasant,
Taking from all that is delightful and pleasant
فيamong رفاقcompanions كمصابيحlike lamps الدجىthe darkness
في رفاق كمصابيح الدجى
أوor لآليpearls of التاجthe crown أوor زهرflowers of الربىthe hills
أو لآلي التاج أو زهر الربى
Among companions like lamps in the darkness,
With companions like lamps in the darkness
Or pearls of the crown, or flowers of the hills.
Or the pearls of a crown or the flowers of meadows
فتيةyoung men أهلpeople of سماحgenerosity يرتجىis hoped for
فتية أهل سماح يرتجى
ودُّهمtheir affection لاnot يعرفونthey know الغضباanger
ودُّهم لا يعرفون الغضبا
Generous youths—one hopes
Noble youth whose friendship is hoped for
For their affection; they know no anger.
They know no anger in their affection
كمhow often تثنيناwe swayed بأغصانamong boughs شداsang
كم تثنينا بأغصان شدا
فوقهاabove them الطيرthe birds بلحنwith a melody مطربِenchanting
فوقها الطير بلحن مطربِ
How often we swayed among boughs to the song
How often we bent the branches of a vine
Of birds above them, with an enchanting melody.
Over which the birds sang melodiously
وتلاعبناand we frolicked برملاتon sands بداappeared
وتلاعبنا برملات بدا
نورهاtheir radiance يبهرdazzles مثلlike الذهبِgold
نورها يبهر مثل الذهبِ
And we frolicked on sands that shone,
And toyed with sands that shone
Their radiance dazzling like gold.
Like dazzling gold
وتراميناand we pelted one another بزهرwith flowers كمhow often شفىhealed
وترامينا بزهر كم شفى
بشذاهwith its fragrance قلبَthe heart of صبٍّa lovesick one عاشقِenamored
بشذاه قلبَ صبٍّ عاشقِ
And we tossed flowers at each other—how often they healed
And we tossed flowers that healed
With their fragrance, a lovesick lover's heart!
With their fragrance the heart of a passionate lover
وأدرناand we passed around بينناamong us كأساًa cup صفاwas clear
وأدرنا بيننا كأساً صفا
لونهاits color مثلlike الزمانthe time السابقِbygone
لونها مثل الزمان السابقِ
And we passed a cup among us, clear
And we passed between us a cup of pure wine
In hue, like the days gone by.
Its color like bygone days
أيwhich خيراتكyour blessings عنديwith me أذكرُI recount
أي خيراتك عندي أذكرُ
إنهاindeed they are أكبرgreater منthan أنto تحسباbe counted
إنها أكبر من أن تحسبا
Which of your blessings upon me shall I recount?
What bounties of yours can I recount
Indeed, they are too great to be counted.
They are too vast to enumerate
هلwould ...? إذاif قضَّيتُI spent عمريmy life أشكرُI give thanks
هل إذا قضَّيتُ عمري أشكرُ
فضلهاtheir bounty أقضيI discharge لهاto them ماwhat وجباwas due
فضلها أقضي لها ما وجبا
Would I, if I spent my life giving thanks
If I spent my life thanking you
For their bounty, give them what is due?
Could I fulfill what I owe you?
دمتmay you endure ياO نيلNile أبرkindest الأنهرِthe rivers
دمت يا نيل أبر الأنهرِ
بنفوسto souls كمhow often رأتhave seen منكfrom you وفاءْfaithfulness
بنفوس كم رأت منك وفاءْ
Long may you endure, O Nile, kindest of rivers
Endure, O Nile, most generous of rivers
To souls that have so often found you faithful.
With souls you have shown such loyalty
دمتmay you continue تجريflowing ياO شبيهlikeness of الكوثرِal-Kawthar
دمت تجري يا شبيه الكوثرِ
مهديbestowing on الواديthe valley هناءhappiness ورخاءْand prosperity
مهدي الوادي هناء ورخاءْ
Long may you flow, O likeness of al-Kawthar,
Keep flowing, you who resemble al-Kawthar
Bestowing happiness and prosperity on the valley.
Cradle of the valley's joy and comfort
دمتِmay you remain ياO صحراءُdesert ميدانَa field for الجنودْthe troops
دمتِ يا صحراءُ ميدانَ الجنودْ
بينbetween قطريكِyour two regions اللذينِwhich both اتحداunited
بين قطريكِ اللذينِ اتحدا
Long may you remain, O desert, a field for troops,
Endure, O desert, battlefield of armies
Between your two regions, joined as one,
Between your two united lands
مظهراًa display للبأسof valor منfrom بيضwhite troops وسودْand black troops
مظهراً للبأس من بيض وسودْ
يضمنguarantees النصرvictory لناfor us والسؤدداand glory
يضمن النصر لنا والسؤددا
A display of valor by white and black troops,
Displaying might of whites and blacks
Assuring us victory and glory.
That guarantees victory and well-being for us
ياO لواءbanner of العزglory إنيindeed I أعشقُadore
يا لواء العز إني أعشقُ
نوركyour light الساطعshining ياO شكلform of الهلالْthe crescent
نورك الساطع يا شكل الهلالْ
O banner of glory, I adore
O banner of glory, I am enamored of
Your shining light, O crescent form!
Your shining light, O crescent moon
مهجتيmy heart مثلكlike you باتتhas come to be تخفقُfluttering
مهجتي مثلك باتت تخفقُ
كلماwhenever هبتblows جنوبa south wind أوor شمالْa north wind
كلما هبت جنوب أو شمالْ
My heart, like you, has taken to fluttering
My being throbs just like you
Whenever a south or north wind blows.
Whenever the south or north wind blows
مصرEgypt ياO مسقطplace of falling رأسيmy head دمتmay you remain فيin
مصر يا مسقط رأسي دمت في
حوزةthe keeping of العباسal-Abbas حاميكyour protector السعيدْfortunate
حوزة العباس حاميك السعيدْ
Egypt, O land of my birth, may you remain in
Egypt, O home of my ancestors, may you remain
The keeping of al-Abbas, your fortunate protector,
In the safekeeping of the Noble Abbasid
الأميرthe prince العادلjust المؤتلفِin accord
الأمير العادل المؤتلفِ
بالإمامwith the Imam المرتضىesteemed عبدAbd (servant of) الحميدْal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy)
بالإمام المرتضى عبد الحميدْ
The just prince, in accord
The just prince allied
With the esteemed Imam, Abd al-Hamid.
With the rightly-guided Imam Abdul Hamid
جادتmay rain generously السحبthe clouds ثراكyour soil الطيباgood
جادت السحب ثراك الطيبا
وسقتand may water واديَكِyour valley الخصبfertile الوسيمْbeautiful
وسقت واديَكِ الخصب الوسيمْ
May the clouds lavish rain upon your goodly soil,
The auspicious clouds have been generous to you
And water your fertile, lovely valley;
Watering your fertile and handsome valley
وسرتand may drift فيكthrough you تراويحbreezes of الصباthe east wind
وسرت فيك تراويح الصبا
ونمتand may flourish فيكwithin you أساليبforms of النعيمْbliss
ونمت فيك أساليب النعيمْ
And may the east wind's breezes drift through you,
The morning breeze wanders through you
And may every form of bliss flourish within you.
And the ways of bliss sleep in you
Sol 6.1