عادتreturned بعودكwith your return آماليmy hopes وأحلاميand my dreams
عادت بعودك آمالي وأحلامي
وهاجand stirred قربكyour nearness تذكاريmy recollection وتهياميand my passionate longing
وهاج قربك تذكاري وتهيامي
With your return, my hopes and dreams returned.
Your return revived my hopes and dreams
Your nearness stirred my memories and passionate longing.
And your nearness stirred my memories and infatuations
وقمتand I rose أستنجزI demand fulfillment from الأيامthe days موعدهاtheir promise
وقمت أستنجز الأيام موعدها
مستشفياًseeking healing منfrom تباريحagonies وآلاميand my pains
مستشفياً من تباريح وآلامي
I rose to demand that the days fulfill their promise,
I started to fulfill the days' promise
seeking healing from torment and my pain.
Healing from sadness and pains
فماbut scarcely هممتI set about بماwhat أرجوهI hope for it مجتهداًstriving earnestly
فما هممت بما أرجوه مجتهداً
حتىuntil شعرتI felt بنارa fire تحتbeneath أقداميmy feet
حتى شعرت بنار تحت أقدامي
Yet scarcely had I earnestly set about what I hoped for
Before I strove for what I wished diligently
when I felt fire beneath my feet,
I felt a fire beneath my feet
وصائحand someone crying بيَto me لاdo not ترجُhope for الخلاصَdeliverance فقدfor already
وصائح بيَ لا ترجُ الخلاصَ فقد
سُدَّwas blocked السبيلthe path إليهto it منذfor أعوامyears
سُدَّ السبيل إليه منذ أعوام
and someone cried to me: “Do not hope for deliverance, for
Voices calling me - no salvation - the path
the path to it has been blocked for years.”
To it has been blocked for years
وماand not قضىdecreed اللّهGod إلاexcept بالذيthat which عجزتshe was incapable
وما قضى اللّه إلا بالذي عجزت
عنof حملهbearing it مصرEgypt منof خوفfear وأوهامand delusions
عن حمله مصر من خوف وأوهام
And God decreed only what proved too much
What God decreed except what I was unable
for Egypt to bear: fear and delusions.
To carry from fear and illusions
إذwhen هدshattered أركانهاher pillars تيارthe torrent غالبهاher conqueror
إذ هد أركانها تيار غالبها
وقدand may يهدshatter الرواسيfirm mountains الزاخرthe surging flood الطاميoverflowing
وقد يهد الرواسي الزاخر الطامي
Her conqueror’s torrent shattered her pillars;
When a raging current shook its pillars
a surging, overflowing flood can shatter mountains.
And may shake the overflowing dams
فماso nothing بهاin her غيرexcept أنفاسbreaths ترددهاshe repeats them
فما بها غير أنفاس ترددها
ومعشرand a people مستكينsubmissive غيرnot مقدامbold
ومعشر مستكين غير مقدام
Nothing remains in her but the breaths she draws,
It only has sighs that echo in it
and a people submissive, devoid of courage,
And a miserable group, not daring
راضٍcontent بماwith what اعتادthey grew used to منof ذلhumiliation ومتربةand destitution
راضٍ بما اعتاد من ذل ومتربة
وهولand the terror of عاديةan assault بلnay جورthe tyranny of أحكامdecrees
وهول عادية بل جور أحكام
content with accustomed humiliation and destitution,
Content with what they got used to from humiliation and dust
and the terror of assault—nay, the tyranny of decrees.
And accustomed injustice, rather injustice of verdicts
فماand never تذكَّرَremembered يوماًever أنthat موطنهtheir homeland
فما تذكَّرَ يوماً أن موطنه
باتتhave begun تمزقهtearing it apart أنيابthe fangs ضرغامof a lion
باتت تمزقه أنياب ضرغام
Never once have they remembered that their homeland
Never remembering one day that their homeland
is being torn apart by a lion’s fangs.
Wolves' fangs tear it at night
يعرِّضexposes النفسthe self للباغيto the aggressor بلاwithout عُدَدٍarms
يعرِّض النفس للباغي بلا عُدَدٍ
حتىuntil يصابis struck فيشكوthen complains of قسوةthe cruelty الراميof the marksman
حتى يصاب فيشكو قسوة الرامي
They expose themselves to the aggressor without arms,
Exposing themselves to the oppressor boundlessly
until struck, then complain of the marksman’s cruelty.
Until he is hit, then complains of the archer's ruthlessness
ياO قادماًnewcomer وعيونwhile the eyes الخلقof everyone ترمقهwatch him
يا قادماً وعيون الخلق ترمقه
أقمstay علىin الرحبwelcome ياO ذاpossessor of المطمحaspiration الساميlofty
أقم على الرحب يا ذا المطمح السامي
O newcomer, with everyone’s eyes upon you,
O you who come while people's eyes watch you
stay, warmly welcomed, you of lofty ambition.
Stand in the open, O you of high ambition
تأمَّلconsider اليومtoday ماwhat يبدوappears لعينكto your eye منamong
تأمَّل اليوم ما يبدو لعينك من
وجوهfaces حزبينof two camps أعوانٍsupporters ولوّامand reproachers
وجوه حزبين أعوانٍ ولوّام
Consider today what meets your eye in
Look today at what appears before your eyes
the faces of two camps: supporters and reproachers.
Faces of two parties, supporters and blamers
فمنfor whoever رأىsaw خطأthe error مسعاكof your endeavor باتcame to be وفيand in
فمن رأى خطأ مسعاك بات وفي
فؤادهhis heart منكtoward you غيظanger محرقsearing حامblazing
فؤاده منك غيظ محرق حام
Whoever judged your endeavor mistaken now bears in
Whoever saw you make a mistake, anger remains
his heart a searing, blazing anger toward you.
In his heart against you, burning and zealous
فماand not تلقّاكhe met you إلاexcept غاضباًangry حنقاًenraged
فما تلقّاك إلا غاضباً حنقاً
كأنماas though أنتyou جانa perpetrator of شرthe worst آثامsins
كأنما أنت جان شر آثام
He meets you only in anger and resentment,
None will meet you except angry and indignant
as though you had committed the worst of sins.
As if you are an evil, sinful demon
ومنand whoever رآكsaw you مصيباًin the right قامrose محتفلاًcelebrating
ومن رآك مصيباً قام محتفلاً
مكبراًextolling لكyou يُبديshowing كلevery إكرامhonor
مكبراً لك يُبدي كل إكرام
And whoever judged you right rose in celebration,
And whoever sees you as right will celebrate
revering you and showing you every honor.
Congratulating you, showing all respect
يظنhe thinks أنكthat you لاnot تنفكcease to be ذاpossessed of أملhope
يظن أنك لا تنفك ذا أمل
فيof خوضplunging into معمعةbattle أوor نشرunfurling أعلامbanners
في خوض معمعة أو نشر أعلام
He thinks you never cease to hope
Thinking you always have hope
to plunge into battle or unfurl banners,
Of entering turmoil or raising flags
وأنand that تعودyou return إلىto ماضيthe former state of نفوذكyour influence فيin الthe
وأن تعود إلى ماضي نفوذك في ال
واديvalley وتصبحand become ذاpossessed of نقضannulment وإبرامand ratification
وادي وتصبح ذا نقض وإبرام
and to regain your former influence in the
And that you return to your former influence in
valley, with power to annul and ratify.
The valley and regain rupture and reconciliation
كأنماas though هوhe ناسforgetful of ماwhat دهاكbefell you بماthrough what
كأنما هو ناس ما دهاك بما
ردتكleft you أهوالهits terrors ذاpossessed of مخلبa claw دامbleeding
ردتك أهواله ذا مخلب دام
As though he has forgotten what befell you, and how
As if they are people who do not know you
its terrors left you with a bleeding claw,
And what ordeals returned you, with lasting claw
ممزقtorn apart الشملthe company مقهورcrushed الإرادةthe will مكbroken (first part)
ممزق الشمل مقهور الإرادة مك
سورbroken (remainder) الجناحينboth wings فيin بؤسmisery وإعدامand destitution
سور الجناحين في بؤس وإعدام
your company scattered, your will crushed, your
Tearing apart unity, defeating will, wings clipped
wings broken, in misery and destitution,
In misery and annihilation
تعدوyou run أمامahead of سراياكyour squadrons التيwhich امتلأتwere filled
تعدو أمام سراياك التي امتلأت
رعباًwith terror فلمso did not ترyou see منهاfrom them غيرexcept إحجامshrinking back
رعباً فلم تر منها غير إحجام
running ahead of your squadrons, which were filled
Passing by your palaces which filled with
with terror, so you saw from them only shrinking back.
Fear, seeing no movement from them
ياO ثائراًrebel رامwho sought إصلاحthe reform of البلادthe country بماthrough what
يا ثائراً رام إصلاح البلاد بما
أقامhe stirred up منof فتنstrife فيهاwithin it وإفسادِand corruption
أقام من فتن فيها وإفسادِ
O rebel who sought to reform the country through
O rebel who wanted to reform the country with what
the strife and corruption he stirred up within it,
He started an ordeal and corruption in it
وغرهand deceived him نفرa band أبدواwho declared مآربهمtheir aims
وغره نفر أبدوا مآربهم
فيin دفعrepelling كلevery مغيرraider جائرunjust عادaggressive
في دفع كل مغير جائر عاد
and whom a band deceived, declaring their aims
And whom a group misled, showing their
to repel every unjust, aggressive raider,
Intentions to stop any transgressing tyrant
فصاحso he cried فيamong الناسthe people يدعوهمcalling them ويجبرهمand forcing them
فصاح في الناس يدعوهم ويجبرهم
علىto الجهادholy war إلىuntil أنthat أزعجhe disturbed الواديthe valley
على الجهاد إلى أن أزعج الوادي
so he cried among the people, calling and forcing them
He shouted at the people, calling on them and forcing them
to wage holy war until he shook the valley.
To jihad until he disturbed the valley
وقامand he took charge بالأمرof the task لمdid not يحكمperfect وسائلهits means
وقام بالأمر لم يحكم وسائله
ولاnor استعانsought help بتدبيرthrough planning وإرشادand guidance
ولا استعان بتدبير وإرشاد
He undertook the task without mastering its means,
He did not consider his means
nor seeking the aid of planning and guidance.
Or seek wisdom and guidance
وسارand he marched يحسبthinking أنthat الفوزvictory متصلwould endure
وسار يحسب أن الفوز متصل
لجندهfor his troops باتصالwith the continued supply of الماءwater والزادand provisions
لجنده باتصال الماء والزاد
He marched, thinking victory would endure
Walking thinking victory was guaranteed
for his troops while water and provisions kept coming.
For his soldiers like water and supplies
وماand not درىhe knew أنthat أقوىthe strongest of الطامحينthose aspiring إلىto
وما درى أن أقوى الطامحين إلى
غصبseizing البلادthe country لهfor him باتواlay بمرصادin ambush
غصب البلاد له باتوا بمرصاد
He did not know that the strongest of those aspiring
Not knowing the strongest of those coveting
to seize the country lay in wait for him.
To usurp the country lay in wait for him
وكانand happened ماwhat كانhappened مماamong things that ليسnot يجهلهis ignorant of it
وكان ما كان مما ليس يجهله
لاneither حاضرa townsman يقظalert in الذكرىmemory ولاnor بادa desert-dweller
لا حاضر يقظ الذكرى ولا باد
And what happened happened—things of which
It happened what the vigilant present does not ignore
neither a mindful townsman nor a nomad is ignorant:
Nor the gone forget
وقائعbattles شابgrew gray منهاfrom them الدهرTime وامتلأتand was filled
وقائع شاب منها الدهر وامتلأت
رعباًwith terror بهاthrough them الأرضthe earth منfrom غورlowlands وأنجادand uplands
رعباً بها الأرض من غور وأنجاد
battles that turned Time gray and filled
Events the ages recorded which filled
the earth with terror, in lowlands and uplands.
The earth with awe from valley to peak
لوif يعلمknew القومthe people عقباهاtheir outcome وغايتهاand their end
لو يعلم القوم عقباها وغايتها
ماnot هُنِّئَتwould have been congratulated قبلهاbefore them أمa mother بأولادon children
ما هُنِّئَت قبلها أم بأولاد
Had the people known their outcome and end,
If they know its consequences and purpose
no mother beforehand would have been congratulated on her children.
It would not be congratulated before happening or when children are born
ماwhatever أنسI forget لاnot أنسI forget يومthe day ارتدَّretreated فيلقهمtheir legion
ما أنس لا أنس يوم ارتدَّ فيلقهم
عنfrom الحصونthe forts ارتدادthe retreat of الهائمthe wandering man الصاديthe thirsty
عن الحصون ارتداد الهائم الصادي
Whatever I forget, I cannot forget the day their legion retreated
Unforgettable, unforgettable is the day their legions
from the forts like a thirsty wanderer,
Retreated from the strongholds like lost camels
مغادرينleaving جموعاًmultitudes عندwith غالبهمtheir conqueror
مغادرين جموعاً عند غالبهم
مستسلمينsurrendering بأرواحwith souls وأجسادand bodies
مستسلمين بأرواح وأجساد
leaving multitudes with their conqueror,
Abandoning in groups against their defeater
surrendering body and soul.
Surrendering souls and bodies
فماand not مضىhad passed يومهمtheir day إلاbut وقادتهمwhile their commanders
فما مضى يومهم إلا وقادتهم
مُثَقَّلونweighed down بأغلالwith shackles وأصفادand fetters
مُثَقَّلون بأغلال وأصفاد
Their day had scarcely passed before their commanders
Their day did not pass except as their leaders
were weighed down with shackles and fetters.
Were burdened with shackles and chains
وتمand was complete للإنكيزfor the English النصرvictory واتخدواand they took
وتم للإنكيز النصر واتخدوا
منهمfrom among them لهمfor themselves خيرthe best أنصارsupporters وروّادand guides
منهم لهم خير أنصار وروّاد
Victory was complete for the English, and they made
And the English were granted victory and took
of them their finest helpers and guides.
The best supporters and pioneers from them
واعتادand grew used to حزبُكyour party ضيمَthe oppression المعتديof the aggressor فغداso became
واعتاد حزبُك ضيمَ المعتدي فغدا
لشرto the worst of ماwhat كنتyou used to تخشىfear شرَّthe worst معتادone accustomed
لشر ما كنت تخشى شرَّ معتاد
Your party grew used to the aggressor’s oppression, becoming
Your party got used to the oppressor's injustice and so
most wretchedly accustomed to the worst you once feared.
Became prone to the evil you used to fear
وانقادand submitted مؤتمراًobeying بالأمرthe command منتهياًdesisting
وانقاد مؤتمراً بالأمر منتهياً
بالنهيِat prohibition والخوفُwhile fear فيهwithin it رائحgoing at evening غادgoing at dawn
بالنهيِ والخوفُ فيه رائح غاد
It submitted, obeying commands and desisting
Following orders conclusively
at prohibitions, while fear haunted it evening and morning.
Forbidden and fearful
قدonce كنتyou were تخشىafraid علىfor الأوطانthe homeland حينwhen ترىyou saw
قد كنت تخشى على الأوطان حين ترى
منamong الأجانبforeigners فيهاwithin it بعضَa few أفرادindividuals
من الأجانب فيها بعضَ أفراد
You once feared for the homeland when you saw
You used to fear for the homeland when you saw
a mere few foreigners within it;
Some foreigners in it
واليومand today ضاقتit is cramped بحشدby a multitude كالرمالlike the sands فلاso not
واليوم ضاقت بحشد كالرمال فلا
يحصيهcan count it فيin ألفa thousand عامyears ألفُa thousand عدّادcounters
يحصيه في ألف عام ألفُ عدّاد
today it is cramped by a multitude like the sands, which
And today it is too narrow for the hordes like sand
a thousand counters could not number in a thousand years.
Innumerable in a thousand years by counters
يموجit surges كالبحرlike the sea ضمتناenfolded us غواربُهُits billows
يموج كالبحر ضمتنا غواربُهُ
فأغرقتناand drowned us بإرغاءwith frothing وإزبادand foaming
فأغرقتنا بإرغاء وإزباد
It surges like the sea; its billows enfolded us
They surge like the sea, their ships
and drowned us amid froth and foam.
Drowned us with gurgling and overflow
بتناwe became أسارىcaptives of خطوبcalamities لاno مفرescape لناfor us
بتنا أسارى خطوب لا مفر لنا
منfrom أسرهاtheir bondage وعدمناand we lack المنقذthe rescuer الفاديthe redeemer
من أسرها وعدمنا المنقذ الفادي
We have become captives of calamities, with no escape
We remained captives of tribulations, no escape
from their bondage, bereft of a rescuing redeemer.
From their captivity, our absence of a savior
إذاif بكيناwe weep ليشفىto soothe الدمعُtears غلَّتَناour burning anguish
إذا بكينا ليشفى الدمعُ غلَّتَنا
هاجraged الأعاديthe enemies بإنذارwith warnings وإيعادand threats
هاج الأعادي بإنذار وإيعاد
If we weep so tears may soothe our burning anguish,
If we cry to relieve our anguish
our enemies rage with warnings and threats.
The enemy rages with threat and warning
فنحبسso we withhold الدمعtears بلrather نبديwe show الخضوعsubmission لهمto them
فنحبس الدمع بل نبدي الخضوع لهم
وفيand in الجوانحour breasts نخفيwe conceal نارthe fire of أحقادhatreds
وفي الجوانح نخفي نار أحقاد
So we hold back tears—indeed, show submission to them,
So we hold back tears, rather show submission
while hiding fires of hatred in our breasts.
And hide the fire of grudges in our chests
هذيthis معيشةthe life of قومa people رمتَyou sought رفعتهمtheir elevation
هذي معيشة قوم رمتَ رفعتهم
يوماًone day فأسقطتَهمthen you cast them down منfrom طرفthe edge of منطادa balloon
يوماً فأسقطتَهم من طرف منطاد
Such is the life of a people whose elevation you sought
This is the livelihood of a people whom one day
one day, only to cast them down from a balloon’s edge.
You raised then dropped from a catapult
فلاso let not يغركdeceive you منof مصرEgypt زخارفُهاher ornaments
فلا يغرك من مصر زخارفُها
وماand what بهاis in her منof بساتينgardens وعمرانand buildings
وما بها من بساتين وعمران
Do not let Egypt’s ornaments deceive you,
Do not be fooled by Egypt's luxuries
nor the gardens and buildings within her.
And gardens and buildings in it
فإنماfor only هوit is ثوبa garment ساترcovering بدناًa body
فإنما هو ثوب ساتر بدناً
أذابهwasted it away طولthe length of أدواءdiseases وأحزانand sorrows
أذابه طول أدواء وأحزان
It is merely a garment covering a body
It is but a garment covering a body
wasted by long disease and sorrow.
Melted by long pains and sorrows
ولاnor let يسركplease you ماwhat قلناهwe said it منof ظفرvictory
ولا يسرك ما قلناه من ظفر
وماand what فتحناهwe conquered it منof نوبNubia وسودانand Sudan
وما فتحناه من نوب وسودان
Nor let our talk of victory please you,
Do not be happy with what we said of victory
or our conquests in Nubia and Sudan.
And what we opened of Nubia and Sudan
فلاfor no نصيبshare لناfor us منهof it نعيشwe live بهon it
فلا نصيب لنا منه نعيش به
وإنماand only نحنwe are فيin يأسdespair وحرمانand deprivation
وإنما نحن في يأس وحرمان
We have no share of it to live on;
We have no share of it to live by
we are only in despair and deprivation.
Rather we are in despair and deprivation
باتتhas come to be بلادكyour country فيماin what لاnot تطيبis gladdened بهby it
باتت بلادك فيما لا تطيب به
نفسٌa soul لحرof a free person ولاnor تلتذtake delight عينانtwo eyes
نفسٌ لحر ولا تلتذ عينان
Your country has come to a state that cannot gladden
Your country became of what no free
a free person’s soul, nor delight the eyes.
Soul enjoys or eyes delight in
لوif نستطيعwe could انطلاقاًescape منfrom مضائقهاher straits
لو نستطيع انطلاقاً من مضائقها
خلتwould be emptied معالمهاher landmarks منof كلevery عثمانيOttoman
خلت معالمها من كل عثماني
If we could escape her straits,
If we could escape its straits
her landmarks would be deserted by every Ottoman.
Its landmarks would be devoid of Ottomans
ماذاwhy الحنينthe longing إليهاfor her وهيwhile she غاضبةis angry
ماذا الحنين إليها وهي غاضبة
تأبىshe refuses لقاءَكmeeting you منfrom هجرestrangement وسلوانand forgetfulness
تأبى لقاءَك من هجر وسلوان
Why this longing for her, when she is angry,
What is this longing to it while it is angry
refusing to meet you, estranged and forgetful?
Refusing to meet you, estranged
عساكperhaps you رمتintended بهذاby this أنto تشاركshare فيin
عساك رمت بهذا أن تشارك في
حملbearing النوائبcalamities قلبthe heart المعشرof the people العانيthe suffering
حمل النوائب قلب المعشر العاني
Perhaps by this you meant to share
May you have caused this to share
the burden of calamities with the suffering people’s heart.
The burden of afflictions with the suffering people
لولاكbut for you ماnot سلبwould have robbed الأعداءthe enemies نعمتهtheir well-being
لولاك ما سلب الأعداء نعمته
ولاnor تحكِّمَwould have ruled arbitrarily فيهover them كلُّevery خوانinveterate traitor
ولا تحكِّمَ فيه كلُّ خوان
But for you, enemies would not have robbed them of their well-being,
If not for you, the enemy would not have taken its bliss
nor would every traitor have lorded it over them.
And allowed every traitor control
وكانand there would be للقطرfor the country عنfrom هذاthis الشقاءmisery غنىexemption
وكان للقطر عن هذا الشقاء غنى
لوif كنتyou had أخلصتَbeen sincere فيin سرprivate وإعلانand public
لو كنت أخلصتَ في سر وإعلان
The country could have been spared this misery,
The country would have been rich without this misery
had you been sincere in private and in public.
If you were sincere in secret and public
ماhow كانformerly أهدأناcalm we were بالاًin mind وأحسنناand well we were
ما كان أهدأنا بالاً وأحسننا
حالاًin condition وأبعدناand far we were عنfrom كلevery عدوانaggression
حالاً وأبعدنا عن كل عدوان
How calm we once were in mind, how much better
Nothing would have kept us safer and in
in condition, how far removed from every aggression,
Better conditions, further from all aggression
إذwhen الحكومةgovernment عدلٌjustice فيin يديthe hands of ملكٍa king
إذ الحكومة عدلٌ في يدي ملكٍ
صافيpure in السريرةheart ذيpossessing رفقgentleness وإيمانand faith
صافي السريرة ذي رفق وإيمان
when government was justice in the hands of a king
As government is justice in the hands of a king
pure of heart, possessing gentleness and faith.
Pure of conscience, merciful and faithful
نمسيwe pass the evening ونصبحand we enter morning فيin حريةfreedom ولناand we have
نمسي ونصبح في حرية ولنا
علىover صروفthe vicissitudes of اللياليthe nights كلfull سلطانmastery
على صروف الليالي كل سلطان
We passed evening and morning in freedom, wielding
We sleep and wake in freedom and have
full mastery over the vicissitudes of nights.
Power over the nights' changes
والنيلand the Nile مطَّرِدٌsteadily flowing عذبٌsweet نتيهwe glory بهin it
والنيل مطَّرِدٌ عذبٌ نتيه به
علىover الفراتthe Euphrates وسيحانand Sayhan وجيحانand Jayhan
على الفرات وسيحان وجيحان
The Nile flowed steadily, sweet; through it we vaunted ourselves
The Nile steadily flows sweetly wandering
above the Euphrates, Sayhan, and Jayhan.
Better than Euphrates, Sihon, and Jeyhoun
والشملand our company مجتمعunited والبشرand joy ملتمعshining
والشمل مجتمع والبشر ملتمع
والعيشand life ماemphatic particle بينbetween ميدانa square وبستانand a garden
والعيش ما بين ميدان وبستان
Our company was united, joy shone bright,
Unity is together and people assembled
and life passed between square and garden.
Livelihood between field and orchard
قدindeed كدرmuddied الدهرTime بعدafter الصفوclarity موردهits watering place
قد كدر الدهر بعد الصفو مورده
فالكلso everyone ماemphatic particle بينbetween ظمآنthirsty وغصّانand choking
فالكل ما بين ظمآن وغصّان
Time has muddied its once-clear watering place,
Time has disturbed its clear spring after peace
so all are either thirsty or choking,
Everyone between thirsty and regretful
بفتنةthrough a sedition ماnot جنيناwe reaped منfrom عواقبهاits consequences
بفتنة ما جنينا من عواقبها
إلاexcept أشدthe harshest عقابٍpunishment يزجرthat deters الجانيthe offender
إلا أشد عقابٍ يزجر الجاني
through a sedition from whose consequences we reaped
With sedition whose consequences we did not reap
only the harshest punishment to deter the offender.
Except most severe punishment deterring the sinner
فياso O بواقيremnants of العرابيِّينUrabi’s followers ليسnot لكمwithin your power
فيا بواقي العرابيِّين ليس لكم
أنto ترجعواyou restore ماwhat تقضَّىpassed away منذsince أزمانlong ages
أن ترجعوا ما تقضَّى منذ أزمان
O remnants of Urabi’s followers, you cannot
So O remaining Arabists, you cannot
bring back what passed away long ages ago,
Return what passed long ago
ولاnor تردّواreverse قضاءًa decree of fate نابthat befell موطنكمyour homeland
ولا تردّوا قضاءً ناب موطنكم
بماbecause of what تقدمpreceded منof بغيoppression وطغيانand tyranny
بما تقدم من بغي وطغيان
nor reverse a fate that befell your homeland
Nor reverse the decree which afflicted your homeland
because of earlier oppression and tyranny.
With the past tyranny and aggression
إذwhen خيبfrustrated اللّهGod ماwhat كانتused to نفوسكمyour souls
إذ خيب اللّه ما كانت نفوسكم
تخفيconceal وتعلنand declare منof ظنconjecture وحسبانand calculation
تخفي وتعلن من ظن وحسبان
For God frustrated what your souls
As God thwarted what your souls
concealed and proclaimed—their conjectures and calculations.
Concealed and declared of assumptions and judgment
كفاكمُenough for you ماwhat لقيتمyou suffered بعدafter ثورتكمyour revolt
كفاكمُ ما لقيتم بعد ثورتكم
منof التشتُّتdispersion عنaway from أهلfamily وأوطانand homelands
من التشتُّت عن أهل وأوطان
Enough of what you suffered after your revolt,
Enough the dispersement you faced after your
scattered far from families and homelands.
Revolution from family and homelands
فاستغفرواso ask forgiveness of ربكمyour Lord منهاfor it لعلكمُperhaps you
فاستغفروا ربكم منها لعلكمُ
تحظونmay attain منهfrom Him بغفرانforgiveness ورضوانand favor
تحظون منه بغفران ورضوان
So ask your Lord’s forgiveness for it; perhaps
Ask your Lord for forgiveness, perhaps you
you may win from Him forgiveness and favor.
Will attain forgiveness and satisfaction from Him
وياand O بلاديَmy country ماليwhat ails me كلماwhenever نظرتbehold
ويا بلاديَ مالي كلما نظرت
عينايmy two eyes ماwhat فيكis within you منof جندtroops وأعوانand helpers
عيناي ما فيك من جند وأعوان
And O my country, why, whenever
And O my country, whenever I look
my eyes behold the troops and helpers within you,
My eyes see no soldiers or helpers
وسطوةٍand power للدخيلof the intruder المعتديthe aggressor اضطربتtrembled
وسطوةٍ للدخيل المعتدي اضطربت
روحيmy soul وقرَّحand ulcerated سكبُthe pouring of الدمعtears أجفانيmy eyelids
روحي وقرَّح سكبُ الدمع أجفاني
and the invading aggressor’s might, does
And the foreign oppressor's might disturbs
my soul tremble, and pouring tears ulcerate my eyelids?
My soul and tears shedding hurts my eyelids
واah حُرَّthe burning of شوقيmy yearning إلىfor يومa day أراكI see you بهon it
وا حُرَّ شوقي إلى يوم أراك به
فيin مأمنsafety منهfrom him بلrather واalas طولَthe length of تحنانيmy longing
في مأمن منه بل وا طولَ تحناني
Ah, the heat of my longing for a day when I see you
O longing to see you safe
safe from him—nay, alas, how long my yearning!
From it, O endless pity
فلاthen not نطيعwe obey سوىany but عبدAbd (servant) الحميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy) ولاnor
فلا نطيع سوى عبد الحميد ولا
نرضىwe accept أميراًa prince سوىother than عباسكyour Abbas الثانيthe Second
نرضى أميراً سوى عباسك الثاني
Then we shall obey none but Abd al-Hamid, nor
We obey none but Abdülhamid
accept any prince but your Abbas the Second.
And accept no prince but your Abbas II
هناكthere أهتفI cry out بالأشعارin verse منتعشاًrevived
هناك أهتف بالأشعار منتعشاً
مهنِّئاًoffering congratulations أطربI delight الدنياthe world بألحانيwith my melodies
مهنِّئاً أطرب الدنيا بألحاني
There I shall cry out in verse, revived,
There I will chant poems refreshed
offering congratulations, delighting the world with my melodies:
Congratulating, delighting the world with my tunes
ياO مصرEgypt دامmay endure لكfor you النيلthe Nile الوفيُّthe faithful ولاand may not
يا مصر دام لك النيل الوفيُّ ولا
أقلَّنيbear me فيكwithin you غصنa branch غيرnot ريانwell-watered
أقلَّني فيك غصن غير ريان
O Egypt, may your faithful Nile endure, and may
O Egypt, may your faithful Nile last and no
no branch bear me within you unless well-watered.
Branch in you dry except thriving
Sol 6.1