ادعواsummon الأعزةَthe esteemed واصطفواand select الأنجاباthe distinguished
ادعوا الأعزةَ واصطفوا الأنجابا
وتخيرواand choose carefully الوكلاءthe delegates والنواباand the deputies
وتخيروا الوكلاء والنوابا
Summon the esteemed and select the distinguished,
Call the dear ones and choose the best,
and choose the delegates and deputies with care.
And pick the deputies and representatives.
ياO معشرَpeople الواديof the valley وفيand in آفاقهits horizons
يا معشرَ الوادي وفي آفاقه
عِبَرٌlessons كماas when تتصفحونyou leaf through كتاباa book
عِبَرٌ كما تتصفحون كتابا
O people of the valley, within its horizons
O people of the valley in its horizons,
are lessons, as when you leaf through a book.
There are lessons, as you turn the pages.
ليسis not الجهادthe struggle سوىanything but مجالٍan arena واحدٍa single
ليس الجهاد سوى مجالٍ واحدٍ
أكثرتُمُyou have multiplied لدخولهfor entering it الأبواباthe gates
أكثرتُمُ لدخوله الأبوابا
The struggle is but a single arena;
Jihad has but one arena,
you have multiplied the gates through which to enter it.
Yet you made for it numerous gates.
إناindeed we لنرضىare indeed content ذلكthat الجدلَdebate الذيwhich
إنا لنرضى ذلك الجدلَ الذي
حولَabout السياسةpolitics أنthat يكونit be صواباsound
حولَ السياسة أن يكون صوابا
We would indeed be pleased for the debate that
We would be pleased if that debate,
surrounds politics to be sound;
Around politics, turns out right.
ونودand we wish منof شتىthe various المبادئprinciples أنهاthat they
ونود من شتى المبادئ أنها
تغدوbecome إلىtoward غاياتكمyour goals أسباباmeans
تغدو إلى غاياتكم أسبابا
and we wish the various principles
We want the various principles,
to become means of reaching your goals.
To become means towards your goals.
وشفيعكمand your intercessor فيconcerning ذلكthat الصَخبِclamor الذيwhich
وشفيعكم في ذلك الصَخبِ الذي
ساءoffended المسامعthe ears أنthat يعودit turn عتاباto remonstrance
ساء المسامع أن يعود عتابا
What may excuse you for that clamor which
And pleading for you in that clamor,
offended the ears is that it turn to remonstrance.
That pained the ears, to become advice.
حتمٌa binding duty علىupon الأكفاءpeers والأندادand equals أنto
حتمٌ على الأكفاء والأنداد أن
يسعواstrive رفاقاًas comrades للحمىfor the homeland وصِحاباand companions
يسعوا رفاقاً للحمى وصِحابا
It is binding upon peers and equals
It is incumbent on the competent and peers,
to strive as comrades and companions for the homeland.
To seek out comrades for the sanctuary and companions.
ساوىhas made equal الوفاءloyalty لمصرto Egypt بينamong قلوبهمtheir hearts
ساوى الوفاء لمصر بين قلوبهم
وأجلُّهمand the greatest of them أثراًin achievement أجلُّgreatest ثواباin reward
وأجلُّهم أثراً أجلُّ ثوابا
Loyalty to Egypt has made their hearts equal,
Loyalty to Egypt made their hearts equal,
and the greatest of them in deeds is greatest in reward.
And the most influential of them, most rewarding.
ماnot آفةthe blight الوجدانof conscience أنthat تتفرقواyou split
ما آفة الوجدان أن تتفرقوا
شيعاًinto factions وأنand that تتنافسواyou compete أحزاباas parties
شيعاً وأن تتنافسوا أحزابا
The blight upon conscience is not that you split
The flaw of conscience is not to disperse,
into factions and compete as parties;
And form factions and parties.
لكنهاbut it is الشحناءُrancor تهتاجstirs up الأذىharm
لكنها الشحناءُ تهتاج الأذى
وعواصفand storms الفوضىof chaos تثيرstir up سباباabuse
وعواصف الفوضى تثير سبابا
rather, it is rancor, which stirs up harm,
But maliciousness excites harm,
and storms of chaos, which unleash abuse.
And storms of chaos provoke contempt.
أفماare there no لرهطfor a band منكمُof you يوماًonce هفاstrayed
أفما لرهط منكمُ يوماً هفا
منany شافعينintercessors إذاif انتهىit desists وأثاباand returns to right
من شافعين إذا انتهى وأثابا
Has a band among you that once went astray
Is there none among you who once sighed,
no intercessors, if it desists and returns to the right?
For intercessors when he ended and settled?
فكلواso entrust إلىto غدهits tomorrow جديدthe new course أمورهof its affairs
فكلوا إلى غده جديد أموره
وضعواand place علىover الماضيthe past القديمlong bygone حجاباa veil
وضعوا على الماضي القديم حجابا
So entrust its new affairs to its tomorrow,
Set out to a new tomorrow,
and draw a veil over the distant past.
And drop a veil on the old past,
واستجمعواand muster للملكِfor the king والواديand the valley قوىًforces
واستجمعوا للملكِ والوادي قوىً
تثنيturn back المغيرَthe raider وتدفعand repel المنتاباthe intruder
تثني المغيرَ وتدفع المنتابا
Muster strength for the king and the valley,
And gather strength for the king and valley,
to turn back the raider and repel the intruder.
That deters the aggressor and wards off the critic.
هذيthis سياسةthe policy منof whoever أرادwishes لمصرfor Egypt أنto
هذي سياسة من أراد لمصر أن
يجتازsurmount سدّاًa barrier أوor يشقَّcleave عباباsurging waters
يجتاز سدّاً أو يشقَّ عبابا
Such is the policy of whoever wishes, for Egypt,
This is the policy of one who wants for Egypt,
to surmount a barrier or cleave surging waters.
To overcome a dam or cleave through a mountain pass.
فإذاso if تماسكتمyou stand united أمامbefore غريمكمyour adversary
فإذا تماسكتم أمام غريمكم
منهfrom him فككتمyou will free أيدياًhands ورقاباand necks
منه فككتم أيدياً ورقابا
If you stand united before your adversary,
So if you stand united before your enemy,
you will free hands and necks from him.
You will undo his hands and necks.
وإذاand if تقاتلتمyou fight one another علىover الأسلابthe spoils منfrom
وإذا تقاتلتم على الأسلاب من
قبلbefore الوقائعthe battles كنتمyou will be الأسلاباthe spoils
قبل الوقائع كنتم الأسلابا
But if you fight one another over the spoils
And if you fight over the spoils beforehand,
before the battles, you yourselves will be the spoils.
You will be the spoils.
إنif كانhe is لاnot يرضيهsatisfies him إلاexcept ضيمكمyour humiliation
إن كان لا يرضيه إلا ضيمكم
فالحزمthen prudence أنto تبقواremain عليهtoward him غضاباangry
فالحزم أن تبقوا عليه غضابا
If nothing pleases him but your humiliation,
If he accepts nothing but your loss,
then prudence is to remain angry with him.
Prudence is to remain wrathful toward him.
حريةfreedom الإنسانof humanity حقa right شائعٌshared by all
حرية الإنسان حق شائعٌ
فخذوهso take it سلماًpeacefully أوor خذوهtake it غلاباby force
فخذوه سلماً أو خذوه غلابا
Human freedom is a right shared by all;
Human freedom is a common right,
so take it peacefully, or take it by force.
Take it peacefully or forcibly.
اليومَtoday ترجوكمhopes in you بلادكمُyour country وماand how
اليومَ ترجوكم بلادكمُ وما
أولىfitting الرجاءَhope بأنfor it to يكونbe حساباcalculation
أولى الرجاءَ بأن يكون حسابا
Today your country places its hopes in you; how
Today your country implores you- and what
fitting that hope should be grounded in calculation!
More deserving of response than a call?
وأضرand more harmful منthan أعداءthe enemies قومof a people يائسٌa despairing man
وأضر من أعداء قوم يائسٌ
يدعوinvites العداةَthe enemies لقومهover his people أرباباas masters
يدعو العداةَ لقومه أربابا
More harmful to a people than their enemies is a despairing man
More harmful than enemies of a people, is one
who invites enemies to be masters over his people.
Who calls the enemies masters of his people.
أولىmore fitting بهذاfor this النيلِNile إنif همthey ساومواbargain
أولى بهذا النيلِ إن هم ساوموا
فيهover it بنيهits sons أنto يعودit return سحاباas clouds
فيه بنيه أن يعود سحابا
Better for this Nile, if they bargain
If they bargain regarding this Nile, and in it
with its sons over it, to turn back into clouds:
Their children, it should return to being a cloud.
لاnot يملكونthey control مسيرهits course يوماًever ولاnor
لا يملكون مسيره يوماً ولا
يرتادit visits إلاexcept الأهلَkin والأحباباand loved ones
يرتاد إلا الأهلَ والأحبابا
they could never control its course, nor would it
They cannot control its course one day,
visit any but kin and loved ones.
And it frequents only the people and loved ones.
فيin الممكنthe possible الميسورthe attainable عونكمُyour aid علىtoward
في الممكن الميسور عونكمُ على
ماwhat طالis long مرحلةin journey وعزand is hard طلاباto attain
ما طال مرحلة وعز طلابا
In what is possible and within reach lies your aid toward
In what is possible and feasible is your aid,
what lies a long journey away and is hard to attain.
For what is a long journey and difficult pursuit.
بعضsome المنىhopes يلدbegets الجنونَmadness وإنماbut indeed
بعض المنى يلد الجنونَ وإنما
خيرthe best المنىhopes ماthose that وافقaccord with الألباباsound minds
خير المنى ما وافق الألبابا
Some hopes beget madness; rather,
Some wishes beget madness, and the best wishes
the best hopes are those that accord with reason.
Are those that agree with the wise.
للشرقfor the East عندكمُin your keeping الأماناتthe trusts التيwhich
للشرق عندكمُ الأمانات التي
جعلit made الكفيلthe guarantor بهاof them لهfor itself الأحقاباthe ages
جعل الكفيل بها له الأحقابا
In your keeping are the East's trusts,
The East has with you trusts,
for which it made the ages its guarantor.
Which time has made you their keepers.
ماnot خادمa servant الأوطانof homelands إلاexcept منone who يرىsees
ما خادم الأوطان إلا من يرى
فيin تركهhis renouncing ألقابهhis titles الألقاباtrue honors
في تركه ألقابه الألقابا
None serves his country but one who sees
No one serves homelands except one who sees,
true honors in renouncing his titles.
Leaving his titles as the greatest titles.
لاnot يجتنيhe reaps ثمراًfruit سوىexcept ماwhat قدمتhave provided
لا يجتني ثمراً سوى ما قدمت
فيهاin them يداهhis two hands ولاnor يسيغhe savors شراباa drink
فيها يداه ولا يسيغ شرابا
He reaps no fruit save what was provided
He reaps no fruits but what his hands presented,
there by his own hands, nor does he savor a drink.
And tastes no drink but what he poured.
لاnot يستويhe stands فوقَupon المنابرthe pulpits خاطباًas an orator
لا يستوي فوقَ المنابر خاطباً
إلاexcept كماjust as يستقبلhe faces المحراباthe prayer niche
إلا كما يستقبل المحرابا
He never stands upon the pulpits as an orator
He mounts no pulpits as an orator,
save as he would face the prayer niche.
Except as he faces the prayer niche.
فمنso whoever افتدىredeems الوطنthe homeland المقدسَsacred طائعاًwillingly
فمن افتدى الوطن المقدسَ طائعاً
فقدhas indeed افتدىredeemed مأوىًa shelter لهfor himself ومآباand a place of return
فقد افتدى مأوىً له ومآبا
So whoever willingly redeems the sacred homeland
So one who willingly redeems the sacred homeland,
has redeemed his own shelter and place of return.
Has redeemed for himself a refuge and sanctuary.
ذهبتْare gone طغاةthe tyrants الناسof humankind غيرَexcept بقيةa remnant
ذهبتْ طغاة الناس غيرَ بقية
فيin كلevery فجٍّmountain pass ماnot تزالcease to be ذئاباwolves
في كل فجٍّ ما تزال ذئابا
Mankind's tyrants are gone, save a remnant,
The tyrants of mankind are gone except a remainder,
still wolves in every mountain pass.
In every rugged valley there still remain wolves.
ملأىfull بطونهمُtheir bellies دماًof blood منfrom بعدafter ماthat
ملأى بطونهمُ دماً من بعد ما
أكلواthey ate ثمارَthe fruits الأرضof the earth والأعشاباand the grasses
أكلوا ثمارَ الأرض والأعشابا
Their bellies are full of blood, after
Their stomachs filled with blood after they ate,
they have eaten the earth's fruits and grasses.
The fruits of the earth and the plants.
فتخوفواso fear آراءهمtheir views منfrom قبلbefore أنthat
فتخوفوا آراءهم من قبل أن
تتخوفواyou fear الأظفارthe claws والأنياباand the fangs
تتخوفوا الأظفار والأنيابا
So fear their ideas before
So beware their views before,
you fear their claws and fangs.
You beware the claws and fangs.
أولىmore fitting بعمرانfor the civilization الممالكof kingdoms إنif خلتare absent
أولى بعمران الممالك إن خلت
منهاfrom them العواطفcompassionate feelings أنto تبيتlie خراباin ruins
منها العواطف أن تبيت خرابا
Better for flourishing kingdoms, if
More deserving of the kingdom’s prosperity, if it is devoid,
compassion leaves them, to lie in ruins.
Of passions, is for it to remain in ruins.
ياO أهلpeople هذاof this الحيquarter والعقبىand the final outcome لكمis yours
يا أهل هذا الحي والعقبى لكم
شيباًthe gray-haired أهزكمُI rouse you لهfor him وشباباand the young
شيباً أهزكمُ له وشبابا
O people of this quarter—the final outcome is yours—
O people of this alive and lasting neighborhood,
old and young, I rouse you for him.
Grey hair has shaken you, both young and old.
ليI have بينكمamong you ذكرىa record وماand not أناI بالذيone who
لي بينكم ذكرى وما أنا بالذي
جَارىfollowed هوىًa whim فيin باطلfalsehood أوحابىor showed favoritism
جَارى هوىً في باطل أوحابى
I have a record among you, and I am not one
I have a memory between you, and I am not one,
who followed a whim in falsehood or showed favoritism.
Who pursued false desires aimlessly.
هذاthis is أخٌa brother لكمُof yours عرفتمyou have known جهرَهhis outward self
هذا أخٌ لكمُ عرفتم جهرَه
وضميرَهand his conscience والفضلَand virtue والآداباand good manners
وضميرَه والفضلَ والآدابا
This is a brother of yours; you know his outward self
This is a brother to you, whom you knew his candor,
and his conscience, his virtue and good manners.
And conscience, excellence and manners.
وقدand indeed استعدhe has prepared لكلfor all ماthat ترضونyou approve منof
وقد استعد لكل ما ترضون من
حرthe heat الجهادof struggle فمنso whoever دَعاهcalls him أجاباhe answers
حر الجهاد فمن دَعاه أجابا
He has prepared for all you approve of
And he is prepared for whatever you approve,
in the heat of struggle; whoever calls him, he answers.
Of the heat of struggle- so whoever calls him, he responds.
وهوand he المصرُّthe steadfast one علىin عقيدتهhis conviction وإنeven if
وهو المصرُّ على عقيدته وإن
لاقىhe faces مواضيَkeen swords دونهاin its defense وحراباand spears
لاقى مواضيَ دونها وحرابا
He is steadfast in his conviction, even if
He is determined to his doctrine, even if,
he faces keen swords and spears in its defense.
He faces past it abysses and battlegrounds.
ماضيهhis past حجتهhis proof وفيand in غدهhis tomorrow لكمfor you
ماضيه حجته وفي غده لكم
ماwhat يستحقdeserves الحمدَpraise والإعجاباand admiration
ما يستحق الحمدَ والإعجابا
His past is his proof, and his future holds for you
His past is his proof, and for you in his tomorrow,
what deserves praise and admiration.
Is what deserves praise and admiration.
بحراسةunder the protection الشورىof consultation وتحتand beneath ظلالهاits shade
بحراسة الشورى وتحت ظلالها
ماall that شافshines منamong نِعمٍblessings وراقand delights وطاباand is good
ما شاف من نِعمٍ وراق وطابا
Under the guardianship of consultation and beneath its shade
With guarding the council and under its shadows,
lie blessings that shine, delight, and please.
How excellent and sweet is what he attained.
هلdo بعدafter ماthat طلعتْhave risen ضحىًin the morning light آمالكمyour hopes
هل بعد ما طلعتْ ضحىً آمالكم
تلقونyou find فيconcerning آمالكمyour hopes مرتاباa doubter
تلقون في آمالكم مرتابا
Now that your hopes have risen in full morning light,
After your hopes rose radiantly,
do you find anyone doubting your hopes?
Do you encounter doubts in your hopes?
إنيindeed I أرىsee لكمُfor you مَصيراًa destiny ماجِداًglorious
إني أرى لكمُ مَصيراً ماجِداً
يُرضيpleases الجدودَthe forefathers ويُسْعِدand gladdens الأعقاباposterity
يُرضي الجدودَ ويُسْعِد الأعقابا
Indeed, I see for you a glorious destiny
I see for you a glorious destiny,
that pleases the forefathers and gladdens posterity.
That satisfies the ancestors and makes descendants happy.
Sol 6.1