ياO زعيمَleader الأحرارof the free قولاًin word وفعلاand in deed
يا زعيمَ الأحرار قولاً وفعلا
عدreturn إلىto الحكمpower محسناًdoing good فيهin it عدلاjustly
عد إلى الحكم محسناً فيه عدلا
O leader of the free, in word and deed,
O leader of the free, in word and deed,
return to power, doing good and acting justly there.
Return to power, making justice prevail.
أمسyesterday فارقتهyou left it جليلاًillustrious وقدand already عاyou returned to it (first part)
أمس فارقته جليلاً وقد عا
ودتهyou returned to it (remainder) للدوامto remain permanently فيهin it أجلاmore illustrious
ودته للدوام فيه أجلا
Yesterday you left it illustrious, and now you have
Yesterday you left exalted, and I wished
returned to it, more illustrious still, to remain there.
You an eternal rule, for you are glorious.
والذيand he who يملكholds المقاليدَthe keys of power أعطاgave
والذي يملك المقاليدَ أعطا
كyou وياand oh نعمَexcellent is منthe one who تولىassumed power وولىand appointed others
ك ويا نعمَ من تولى وولى
And he who holds the keys has given them
He who holds the reins has granted you
to you—and oh, how excellent the one who rules and appoints!
Authority. Blessed is he who assumed it and delegated it.
ظفرتshe gained منكfrom you منذsince عشرten years ببعضa portion
ظفرت منك منذ عشر ببعض
مصرEgypt واليومand today منكfrom you تطلبshe asks كلاthe whole
مصر واليوم منك تطلب كلا
A portion was gained from you ten years ago
I gained some of Egypt thanks to you ten years ago.
by Egypt; today she asks you for the whole.
Today I ask for it all from you.
وتسلمتهاand you took charge of her رسولاًas a messenger لنعماfor prosperity (word continues)
وتسلمتها رسولاً لنعما
هاher (word ending) اصطفىhe chose منfrom صحابةthe companions الخيرof goodness رسلاmessengers
ها اصطفى من صحابة الخير رسلا
And you took charge of her, a herald of her prosperity,
You took it as a messenger for the blessings
who chose messengers from the companions of goodness.
That the Best of the Companions of Goodness chose as messengers.
والذيand he who فيin شبابهhis youth أحسنmanaged well الأمthe affair (first part)
والذي في شبابه أحسن الأم
رaffair (remainder) أحقmost entitled السراةof the nobles بالأمرto authority كهلاas a mature man
ر أحق السراة بالأمر كهلا
And he who managed affairs well in his youth
He who in his youth did the best of deeds
is the worthiest of nobles to govern in maturity.
Is the most deserving of the elderly to lead.
منof حديدiron يداًa hand ملكتyou possessed ولكنbut (first part)
من حديد يداً ملكت ولكن
نbut (ending) وراءbehind الحديدthe iron قلباًa heart وعقلاand a mind
ن وراء الحديد قلباً وعقلا
You possess a hand of iron, but
You have an iron hand but
behind the iron are a heart and a mind.
Behind the iron is a heart and mind.
بينamong كلِّall العبادpeople بالحقِّwith justice تقضيyou judge
بين كلِّ العباد بالحقِّ تقضي
وترىand you regard الطاعةَobedience الكريمةَhonorable فضلاas a favor
وترى الطاعةَ الكريمةَ فضلا
You judge justly among all people,
Among all people you judge with truth
and regard honorable obedience as a favor.
And you see obedient generosity as virtue.
منwhoever يجئْcomes راضياًwillingly أراحbrings relief ومنand whoever ولturns away (first part)
من يجئْ راضياً أراح ومن ول
لىturns away (remainder) فعذراًthen pardon يلقىhe finds لديكwith you ومهلاand respite
لى فعذراً يلقى لديك ومهلا
Whoever comes willingly brings ease; whoever turns
Whoever comes satisfied, you comfort. Whoever
away finds pardon and respite with you.
Turns away stubbornly finds with you excuse and respite.
لاnot يخافfears اليمينthe oath ناقضهاits breaker ماso long as
لا يخاف اليمين ناقضها ما
دامit remains so كرهاًunder compulsion عقدhe swore اليمينthe oath وجهلاand in ignorance
دام كرهاً عقد اليمين وجهلا
He who breaks an oath does not fear it, so long as
You do not fear breaking an oath
he swore it under compulsion and in ignorance.
As long as you dislike making the oath ignorantly.
ولقدand indeed تذهبmay vanish الخصومةthe dispute أوor تبremain (first part)
ولقد تذهب الخصومة أو تب
قىremain (remainder) وقدرand the worth البلادِof the country أعلىhigher وأغلىand dearer
قى وقدر البلادِ أعلى وأغلى
Disputes may indeed vanish or
Disputes either disappear or remain,
remain; the country's worth is higher and dearer.
While the country’s destiny is higher and dearer.
أيعودwill it return? العنادُobstinacy يوماًever ولمand did not تبyou leave (first part)
أيعود العنادُ يوماً ولم تب
قyou leave (remainder) لدعوىfor the claims المكابرينof stubborn deniers محلاany room
ق لدعوى المكابرين محلا
Can obstinacy ever return, when you have left
Can stubbornness return someday when no
no room for the claims of stubborn deniers?
Place remains for the claims of the obstinate?
لمnot تدعhas left دعوةthe call الكرامof noble people إلىto اللGod (first part)
لم تدع دعوة الكرام إلى الل
هGod (ending) كفوراًa disbeliever باللّهin God يعبدworshipping عجلاa calf
ه كفوراً باللّه يعبد عجلا
The noble men's call to God has left
You did not leave the honorable people’s call to God
no disbeliever in God worshipping a calf.
Ungrateful, worshipping a calf.
ولكand yours is الرفقُgentleness بالمصرّtoward the persistent one علىin الطبdisposition (first part)
ولك الرفقُ بالمصرّ على الطب
عdisposition (remainder) عسىperhaps تستطيعyou can للطبعfor the disposition نقلاa transformation
ع عسى تستطيع للطبع نقلا
And you may be gentle with one fixed in his nature,
You have been gentle with Egypt’s nature
perhaps you can change that nature.
Hoping to transfer that nature.
ومنand of الحزمprudence والمروءةand noble character حرماwithholding (word continues)
ومن الحزم والمروءة حرما
نكyour (word ending) منone who ليسis not للرعايةof care أهلاworthy
نك من ليس للرعاية أهلا
And it is prudence and honor to withhold
Out of wisdom and chivalry, your care
your care from one unworthy of it.
Has deprived those unfit to lead.
ولقدand indeed يصبحُmay become الأقلُthe smaller number كثيراًmany
ولقد يصبحُ الأقلُ كثيراً
ولقدand indeed يصبحُmay become الكثيرُthe greater number أقلاfewer
ولقد يصبحُ الكثيرُ أقلا
The few may indeed become many,
The few may become many,
and the many may indeed become fewer.
And the many may become few.
ماwhat is wrong لقتلىwith the fallen الجهادof the struggle باتواthey have become وهمwhile they للfor the
ما لقتلى الجهاد باتوا وهم لل
شهواتdesires الكريهةloathsome اليومtoday قتلىvictims
شهوات الكريهة اليوم قتلى
What ails the fallen of the struggle? They have become
The martyrs of jihad passed away while today
today the victims of loathsome desires.
They are martyrs to vile passions.
شيعةٌfollowers للزعيمof the leader فيin يدthe hand هاماHaman (first part)
شيعةٌ للزعيم في يد هاما
نHaman (ending) استغلتexploited شيطانهhis devil واستغلاand he exploited
ن استغلت شيطانه واستغلا
The leader's followers, in Haman's hand,
A leader’s supporters are in the grip of the reckless
exploited his devil, and he exploited them.
Who exploited their devil and gained power.
صنمٌan idol غرّdeluded عابديهhis worshippers وغرُّوand they deluded
صنمٌ غرّ عابديه وغرُّو
هhim وكانتand was تلكthat العبادةworship هزلاa farce
ه وكانت تلك العبادة هزلا
An idol deluded his worshippers, and they deluded
An idol deceived its worshippers and they were
him; that worship was a farce.
Deceived, making that worship a mockery.
وتجنواand they fabricated accusations علىagainst الذيthe one who يهبbestows العزhonor (first part)
وتجنوا على الذي يهب العز
زَhonor (ending) فلاقواso they met منهfrom him هواناًhumiliation وذلاand abasement
زَ فلاقوا منه هواناً وذلا
And they falsely accused the one who bestows honor,
They betrayed the one who grants might
so they met with humiliation and abasement from him.
And so they met from him disgrace and humiliation.
والذيand what أدركوهthey gained it فيin غفلةِthe heedlessness الأيthe days (first part)
والذي أدركوه في غفلةِ الأي
يامِthe days (remainder) فرواthey fled بهwith it طعاماًfood معلاsickening
يامِ فروا به طعاماً معلا
And what they gained while the days were heedless
In the heedlessness of days they attacked him,
they carried off in flight—a sickening meal.
Then fled from him as birds startled from their nest.
ليسis not منone who يتركleaves المناصبoffices طوعاًvoluntarily
ليس من يترك المناصب طوعاً
مثلlike منone who يتركleaves المناصبَoffices عزلاthrough dismissal
مثل من يترك المناصبَ عزلا
One who leaves office willingly is not
One who willingly leaves office
like one who leaves office through dismissal.
Is not like one forced from office.
أعلىis it at? نفسهhimself مضىwent on أمor علىat الأقfate (first part)
أعلى نفسه مضى أم على الأق
دارfate (remainder) يلقىhurls الطريدthe outcast ناراًfire وغلاand rancor
دار يلقى الطريد ناراً وغلا
Is it at himself, or at fate,
Whether he raised himself or met
that the outcast goes on hurling fire and rancor?
Disgrace, the exiled one faces fire and embers.
قدmay يجنُّgo mad المغيظُthe enraged man حتىuntil تراهyou see him
قد يجنُّ المغيظُ حتى تراه
وهوwhile he is شيخٌan old man منfrom غيظهhis rage صارhe became طفلاa child
وهو شيخٌ من غيظه صار طفلا
An enraged man may go mad, until you see him,
Anger may accumulate until you see
though an old man, turned by his rage into a child.
Him old yet anger made him a child.
حسبهمenough for them دولةthe reversal الزمانof time حسيباًas a reckoner
حسبهم دولة الزمان حسيباً
وكفاهمand it sufficed them لماof what أساءواthey did wrong سجلاa record
وكفاهم لما أساءوا سجلا
Time's reversal is reckoner enough for them,
Their protector against what they did wrong
and record enough of the wrongs they did.
Was the march of time, their register.
فيكon your account لامواthey blamed منthe one who اصطفاكchose you وأغرواand they incited
فيك لاموا من اصطفاك وأغروا
بكagainst you منthe one who خانهمbetrayed them فكانواso they were أضلاfurther astray
بك من خانهم فكانوا أضلا
On your account they blamed the one who chose you, and incited
They blamed you for choosing them, and fooled
against you one who betrayed them; so they were still further astray.
Those they betrayed, becoming more lost.
لوhad أصابواthey judged rightly لتابعوكthey would have followed you وقدand already أعturned away (first part)
لو أصابوا لتابعوك وقد أع
رضturned away (remainder) عنهمfrom them شفيعهمtheir intercessor وتخلىand withdrew
رض عنهم شفيعهم وتخلى
Had they judged rightly, they would have followed you; already
Had they succeeded, they would have followed you. But you
their intercessor had turned away from them and withdrawn.
Forgave them, while their mediator turned away.
انتهتended عندكwith you الروايةthe play بالعقwith the final outcome (first part)
انتهت عندك الرواية بالعق
بىthe final outcome (remainder) وأنتand you الأتمthe most complete دوراًin role وفصلاand in act
بى وأنت الأتم دوراً وفصلا
The play has ended with you in its final
The story ended with you being wise,
outcome; yours are the fullest role and act.
You who played the perfect, complete role.
فامضso proceed فيin الملكrule باسمin the name of فاروقFarouk وارفعand exalt
فامض في الملك باسم فاروق وارفع
بينbetween عرشيهِhis two thrones شعبهhis people المستقلاindependent
بين عرشيهِ شعبه المستقلا
So go on ruling in Farouk's name, and exalt
March on in power like Al-Farooq and raise
his independent people between his two thrones.
Your independent people from the throne.
Sol 6.1