أحرارَfree men مصرَEgypt الأوفياءthe faithful سلامُpeace
أحرارَ مصرَ الأوفياء سلامُ
لكمُto you وعهدand a pledge دائمlasting وذمامُand a bond of honor
لكمُ وعهد دائم وذمامُ
O faithful free men of Egypt, peace
O Egypt's loyal and noble freemen, greetings
be upon you, with a lasting pledge and bond of honor.
To you, and an everlasting covenant and bond
فارقتُمُyou left السجنthe prison الذيwhich فيهin it لكمfor you
فارقتُمُ السجن الذي فيه لكم
عددa tally of المآثرglorious deeds كانتwere الأيامthe days
عدد المآثر كانت الأيام
You have left the prison where, for you,
I left behind the prison where for you
the days were a tally of glorious deeds.
Deeds were as numerous as the days gone by
عودواreturn كماjust as أمضىhoned المهندthe Indian-steel sword صيقلa sword-polisher
عودوا كما أمضى المهند صيقل
عزماًin resolve وعاودand returned to غيلَهits thicket الضرغامthe lion
عزماً وعاود غيلَه الضرغام
Return like an Indian sword honed by a polisher,
Return as the Indian sword was burnished
keen in resolve, and like a lion returning to its thicket.
With resolve, and honed again its edge
طلبdemanded الغريمthe adversary المالmoney منكمfrom you فديةas ransom
طلب الغريم المال منكم فدية
وفِداكمُand a ransom for you الأرواحlives والأجسامand bodies
وفِداكمُ الأرواح والأجسام
The adversary demanded money from you as ransom,
The foe asked you for ransom
and may lives and bodies be your ransom.
But your lives and bodies were payment enough
حريةthe freedom of الأقوامpeoples ليستis not سلعةa commodity
حرية الأقوام ليست سلعة
تبتاعهاbuy it وتبيعهاand sell it الأقوامpeoples
تبتاعها وتبيعها الأقوام
The freedom of peoples is not a commodity
The freedom of nations is no commodity
that peoples buy and sell.
To be bought and sold by people
ولوand even if ارتضيتمyou consented بالنضارwith pure gold شراءهاbuying it
ولو ارتضيتم بالنضار شراءها
حالتturned نضاراًinto pure gold هذهthese الأهرامpyramids
حالت نضاراً هذه الأهرام
And had you consented to buy it with pure gold,
And had you agreed to pay for it with vigor
these pyramids would have turned to gold.
This vigor would have moved mountains
إطلاقكمyour release إقرارan acknowledgment خصمكمُyour adversary لكمto you
إطلاقكم إقرار خصمكمُ لكم
بالحقof the right لاnot عفوa pardon ولاnor إنعامa favor
بالحق لا عفو ولا إنعام
Your release is your adversary's acknowledgment
Your release acknowledges your opponent
of your right, not a pardon or a favor.
Granted you right, not grace or favor
كانتit was مكابرةobstinate defiance فعادتthen it became عندكمbefore you
كانت مكابرة فعادت عندكم
وهيand it is امتثالcompliance منهon his part واستسلامand surrender
وهي امتثال منه واستسلام
What was obstinacy has, before you, turned
Obstinacy it was, now in you
to compliance on his part and surrender.
Acquiescence and surrender on his part
أينالwill he obtain? منكمfrom you بعدnow وهوwhile he is مساومbargaining
أينال منكم بعد وهو مساوم
ماwhat لمdid not ينلobtain منfrom قبلbefore وهوwhile he was لزامcoercing
ما لم ينل من قبل وهو لزام
Will he now gain from you, while bargaining,
Could he gain from you after bargaining
what he failed to gain before, while coercing?
What he failed to gain before by force?
ويجوزand is it permissible? فيregarding شرفhonor مساومةbargaining ولوand even if
ويجوز في شرف مساومة ولو
أمضىspent الحياةlife الحرthe free man وهيwhile it is ضرامa raging blaze
أمضى الحياة الحر وهي ضرام
And is bargaining over honor permissible, even if
And it is excusable in matters of honor
a free man should spend his life in raging fire?
If the free man spends his life in misery
حسبenough for المجاهدthe struggler أنthat يبيتhe passes the night وبرهwhile his kindness
حسب المجاهد أن يبيت وبره
لذويهto his kin عندin the eyes of عدوهhis enemy آثامsins
لذويه عند عدوه آثام
Enough for the struggler to pass the night with his kindness
Enough for the warrior if he sleeps while
to his kin reckoned as sins in his enemy's eyes.
His sins against his people lie with his foe
هلdoes ...? ينكرdeny الحقthe right المبينmanifest ويدعيand claim
هل ينكر الحق المبين ويدعي
ماwhat لمdid not تجزهsanction it شريعةa law ونظامand a code
ما لم تجزه شريعة ونظام
Does he deny the manifest right and lay claim to
Can he deny the clear truth and claim
what no law or code has sanctioned,
What no law or system allowed?
ويحرِّمand forbids القولspeech الصريحplain مغالطاًusing sophistry
ويحرِّم القول الصريح مغالطاً
وجميعand all ماthat which كسبتearned يداهhis two hands حرامunlawful
وجميع ما كسبت يداه حرام
and, with sophistry, forbid plain speech,
And forbid frank speech, deceiving,
though all his hands have earned is unlawful?
Deeming all his hands wrought as illicit?
لمdid not يشفعintercede الشفعاءthe intercessors فيكمon your behalf مثلماas much as
لم يشفع الشفعاء فيكم مثلما
عذلrebuked الظلومthe tyrant الحاسبونthose who weigh matters ولامواand they reproached
عذل الظلوم الحاسبون ولاموا
No intercessors' pleas for you matched
No pleaders interceded for you like
the censure and blame the discerning leveled at the tyrant.
The oppressors, who censured and blamed
سرgladdened الرفاقthe companions خلاصكمyour deliverance فكأنهمso, as though they
سر الرفاق خلاصكم فكأنهم
عادواthey returned إلىto أوطانهمtheir homelands وأقامواand they settled
عادوا إلى أوطانهم وأقاموا
Your deliverance gladdened your companions, as though they
The secret of your deliverance your comrades
had returned to their homelands and settled there.
As though returned to their homelands to stay
وكأنماand as though التقتmet الجموعthe multitudes وضمهمand gathered them
وكأنما التقت الجموع وضمهم
شملa reunion وتمتand was fulfilled غايةa goal ومرامand an aspiration
شمل وتمت غاية ومرام
And as though the multitudes had met, brought together
As though the throngs had met and a reunion
in reunion, their goal and aspiration fulfilled.
Enfolded them, and the goal was achieved
نعمhow excellent الثوابthe reward لأهلfor the people of مصرEgypt نجاتكمyour deliverance
نعم الثواب لأهل مصر نجاتكم
منfrom بعدafter ماthat صلّواthey prayed لمصرfor Egypt وصامواand they fasted
من بعد ما صلّوا لمصر وصاموا
What a fine reward for Egypt's people is your deliverance,
Well deserved is Egypt’s reward for saving you
after they prayed and fasted for Egypt.
After praying and fasting for Egypt
عيدa festival لهfor it أعلامbanners مصرEgypt خوافقfluttering
عيد له أعلام مصر خوافق
ولغيرهand for another besides it منfrom بعدهafter it أعلامsigns
ولغيره من بعده أعلام
A festival for which Egypt's banners flutter,
A feast for it are Egypt’s banners in concord
and there are signs of another yet to follow.
And for others to come banners in turn
أزكىthe purest المقاصدpurposes والمطالبand aspirations ماthat which زكاbecame pure
أزكى المقاصد والمطالب ما زكا
فيهin it دمblood ومدامعand tears وكلامand words
فيه دم ومدامع وكلام
The purest purposes and aspirations are those in which
The purest aims and wants are those rendered pure
blood, tears, and words are made pure.
By blood, tears, and words
وإذاand when النفوسsouls خلتwithdrew alone إلىinto إيمانهاtheir faith
وإذا النفوس خلت إلى إيمانها
أضحتthey became ومنand among لذاتهاtheir pleasures الآلامpains
أضحت ومن لذاتها الآلام
And when souls withdraw into their faith,
And when souls turn to their faith
pain becomes one of their pleasures.
Pains become joys for their own sake
وطنa homeland تداركهcame to its rescue جهادُthe struggle of أعزةٍproud men
وطن تداركه جهادُ أعزةٍ
ومراسand the mettle of أبطالheroes فليسso it is not يضامoppressed
ومراس أبطال فليس يضام
A homeland rescued by the struggle of proud men
A nation redeemed by the struggle of nobles
and the mettle of heroes will not be oppressed.
And well-aimed blows of heroes suffers no wrong
قسمit apportioned الفرائضduties بينهمamong them فتكافأتso became balanced
قسم الفرائض بينهم فتكافأت
أعباؤهمtheir burdens وتساوتand became equal الأقسامthe shares
أعباؤهم وتساوت الأقسام
It apportioned duties among them, so evenly balanced
It apportioned duties among them, so matched
were their burdens, and equal were their shares.
Were their burdens, even their shares
ولقدand indeed جنتreaped بعضsome of الثمارthe fruits بلادكمyour country
ولقد جنت بعض الثمار بلادكم
وإلىand toward الكمالfulfillment الدأبperseverance والإقدامand bold action
وإلى الكمال الدأب والإقدام
And your country has indeed reaped some of the fruits;
Some fruits your country has reaped already
and toward fulfillment: perseverance and bold action.
But effort and resolve will lead to perfection
الحقthe right ماwhat قضتdecreed السماءHeaven بهconcerning it لكمfor you
الحق ما قضت السماء به لكم
لاnot ماwhat قضاهdecreed it مدفعa cannon وحسامand a keen sword
لا ما قضاه مدفع وحسام
Right is what Heaven has decreed for you,
True is the right the heavens ordained for you
not what cannon and sword have decreed.
Not what cannon and sword ordained
ياoh حبذاhow welcome الصلحpeace العتيدat hand وراءهbehind it
يا حبذا الصلح العتيد وراءه
عهدa pact كماas شاءwished الحمىthe homeland ووئامand concord
عهد كما شاء الحمى ووئام
Oh, how welcome the peace at hand, followed by
Blessed the coming peace in its wake
a pact as the homeland wished, and concord!
A covenant as the protector willed and concord
جمعbrought together الفريقينthe two sides اليقينcertainty علىin الرضاagreement
جمع الفريقين اليقين على الرضا
وانجابتand were dispelled الأحقادhatreds والأوهامand illusions
وانجابت الأحقاد والأوهام
Certainty brought both sides into accord,
Certainty of consent joined the two sides
and hatreds and illusions were dispelled.
And suspicions and resentments were dispelled
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