قضىfulfilled اليومَtoday ماwhat ودَّهwished for it المخلصوناthe devoted
قضى اليومَ ما ودَّه المخلصونا
معدُّordainer of المقاديرdestinies فيin العالميناthe worlds
معدُّ المقادير في العالمينا
Today he fulfilled what the devoted had wished—
The faithful have accomplished today what they wished
the ordainer of destinies throughout the worlds.
The arranger of destinies in both worlds
توقعتI anticipated ماwhat ابتغىhe sought للبلادfor the country
توقعت ما ابتغى للبلاد
فكانso it came to pass الذيthat which أبتغيI desire أنthat يكوناit should be
فكان الذي أبتغي أن يكونا
I anticipated what he sought for the country,
I anticipated what was sought for the country
so what I wished would happen came to pass.
And what I sought came to be
وماand not غَيَّرَhe changed الحالthe state of affairs فيin حكمهاher governance
وما غَيَّرَ الحال في حكمها
ولكنهbut he غَيَّرَchanged الحاكميناthe rulers
ولكنه غَيَّرَ الحاكمينا
He did not change the state of her governance,
Nothing changed the state by its judgment
but he changed the rulers.
Except it changed the rulers
ودارand turned الزمانُtime بأهلwith the people of الزماthe age (word continued)
ودار الزمانُ بأهل الزما
نfinal letter of 'the age' مستمهلينseeking respite ومستعجليناand urging haste
ن مستمهلين ومستعجلينا
And time turned with the people of the age,
And time circulated among the people of eras
some seeking respite and others urging haste.
Both those taking their time and those in a hurry
رجالٌmen مضواdeparted ورجالٌand men أتواarrived
رجالٌ مضوا ورجالٌ أتوا
وفيand in الملكthe realm أمثالهمtheir counterparts آخروناothers
وفي الملك أمثالهم آخرونا
Men departed, and men arrived,
Men who passed and men who came
and in the realm are others like them.
And in the kingdom there are others like them
ومصرُand Egypt الخصيبةfertile بالطيباin good things (word continued)
ومصرُ الخصيبة بالطيبا
تfinal letter of 'good things' مخصبةٌabundant بكرامin noble البنيناsons
ت مخصبةٌ بكرام البنينا
And Egypt, fertile in good things,
And fertile Egypt with blessings
is rich in noble sons.
Is fertile with the bounty of youths
لكلfor every فتىًyoung man منهمُamong them موعدٌan appointed time
لكل فتىً منهمُ موعدٌ
ولكنهمbut they فيin المدىthe long run ملتقوناconverge
ولكنهم في المدى ملتقونا
Each young man among them has an appointed time,
For each young man among them there is an appointment
yet in the long run they meet.
Yet in the course they converge
وماand not أناI منone who يسبقruns ahead of الحادثاتevents
وما أنا من يسبق الحادثات
وإنand although كنتُI was أدريI know بماabout what يصنعوناthey do
وإن كنتُ أدري بما يصنعونا
And I am not one to run ahead of events,
And I am not one who precedes events
though I know what they do.
Even if I know what they are doing
ولستُand I am not جزافاًat random أذيعI proclaim المنىhopes
ولستُ جزافاً أذيع المنى
ولكننيbut I أعدلthe fairest of الحاسبيناreckoners
ولكنني أعدل الحاسبينا
Nor do I proclaim hopes at random,
And I am not randomly spreading desires
but I am the fairest of reckoners.
But rather I am the most just of calculators
وإنand indeed لمنsurely whoever حَمَلbore العبءthe burden منof
وإن لمن حَمَل العبء من
أماناتهhis trusts أصدقُthe truest of الناضريناthe radiant ones
أماناته أصدقُ الناضرينا
And surely, whoever has borne the burden
And indeed for whoever shouldered the burden
of his trusts is the truest of the radiant.
Of his trusts, I am the most truthful of supporters
وفيand among القومthe people معترضa critic راصدwatchful
وفي القوم معترض راصد
يَعدُّhe counts النجومَthe stars علىagainst الساهريناthose keeping vigil
يَعدُّ النجومَ على الساهرينا
And among the people is a watchful critic,
And among the people there is an objecting watcher
counting the stars against those who keep vigil.
Counting the stars over those staying up
يريدhe seeks الكمالَperfection منfrom العالمينall people
يريد الكمالَ من العالمين
وفاءًout of loyalty لمصرَto Egypt وهمand they قادروناare capable
وفاءً لمصرَ وهم قادرونا
He seeks perfection from all people,
Wanting perfection from both worlds
out of loyalty to Egypt—and they are capable.
In loyalty to Egypt, and they are capable
وليسand there is nothing أجلُّnobler منthan الصالحاتِgood deeds
وليس أجلُّ من الصالحاتِ
لمنfor whoever شاءwished أنto يُرضيَplease الغاصبيناthe usurpers
لمن شاء أن يُرضيَ الغاصبينا
Nothing is nobler than good deeds
And nothing is nobler than good deeds
for whoever wishes to please the usurpers.
For those who want to satisfy the usurpers
Sol 6.1