استشرconsult حزبكyour party فيماabout what تفعلُyou do
استشر حزبك فيما تفعلُ
واجمعand unite الرأيopinion علىaround ماwhat تأملُyou hope for
واجمع الرأي على ما تأملُ
Consult your party about what you do.
And unite opinion around what you hope to achieve.
واسمعand hear الفتوىthe counsel يقيناًwith conviction أوor هوىdesire
واسمع الفتوى يقيناً أو هوى
ولكand yours is الحكمthe judgment المحقthe one affirming right المبطلthe one affirming wrong
ولك الحكم المحق المبطل
And hear the counsel, whether born of conviction or desire.
The judgment is yours: to affirm what is right or wrong.
حزبكyour party الأمةthe nation فيamong أحرارهاits free people
حزبك الأمة في أحرارها
وعلىand on أحرارهاits free people المتَّكلthe one relied upon
وعلى أحرارها المتَّكل
Your party is the nation, embodied in its free people.
And on its free people you rely.
ترتضيapproves الدولةthe state ماwhat يرضىhe approves ولاand does not
ترتضي الدولة ما يرضى ولا
تقبلaccept الدولةthe state ماwhat لاdoes not يقبلhe accept
تقبل الدولة ما لا يقبل
The state approves what they approve, and
The state rejects what they reject.
ساعةhour الفصلof decision وماand how أعظمهاgreat it is
ساعة الفصل وما أعظمها
وصلتهاhas reached it مصرEgypt فيماamong what تصلit reaches
وصلتها مصر فيما تصل
The hour of decision—how momentous it is!
Egypt has reached it among the things it must face.
فهيfor it تستقبلawaits ماwhat تختارهit chooses
فهي تستقبل ما تختاره
والمصيرand the destiny الضخمmomentous ماwhat تستقبلit awaits
والمصير الضخم ما تستقبل
For it awaits what it chooses,
And a momentous destiny awaits it.
جاءكcame to you الجبارthe mighty one يلقىlaying down عهدهhis charge
جاءك الجبار يلقى عهده
فحملتand you bore العهدthe charge فيماamong what تحملyou bear
فحملت العهد فيما تحمل
The mighty one came to you, laying down his charge.
And you bore that charge among all you bore,
تاركاًleaving خمسينfifty عاماًyears خلفهbehind him
تاركاً خمسين عاماً خلفه
تختفيfade away أحقادهاtheir grudges والغيلand rancor
تختفي أحقادها والغيل
Leaving fifty years behind him,
Whose grudges and rancor fade away.
ورعىand upheld الحقthe right الذيwhich لجتinsisted بهupon it
ورعى الحق الذي لجت به
كتبbooks اللّهof God وضجand proclaimed الرسلthe messengers
كتب اللّه وضج الرسل
And he upheld the right that
God’s books insisted on and the messengers proclaimed.
جلwas immense حتىuntil ضاقwas too narrow عنfor its breadth or scope موسوعهits extent
جل حتى ضاق عن موسوعه
أبدendlessness الدهرof time وقلand say الأزلeternity
أبد الدهر وقل الأزل
So great was it that even
All time, let alone eternity, could not encompass its breadth.
وتناولتand you took up الذيwhat مهَّدهprepared
وتناولت الذي مهَّده
ليديكfor your hands الشهداءthe martyrs الأولthe first
ليديك الشهداء الأول
And you took up what
The first martyrs had prepared for your hands.
صنتyou preserved للعاملfor the worker ماwhat قدمهhe contributed
صنت للعامل ما قدمه
وتأهَّبتand you prepared لهfor him تستكملto complete
وتأهَّبت له تستكمل
You preserved for the worker what he had contributed,
And readied yourself to complete it for him.
وتناسيتand you overlooked الذيwhat تبذلهyou give
وتناسيت الذي تبذله
وذكرتand you remembered الصحبthe companions فيماin what بذلواthey gave
وذكرت الصحب فيما بذلوا
And you overlooked what you yourself had given,
While remembering what your companions had given.
وتلطَّفتand you were gracious فلمso you did not تبقleave لمنfor anyone who
وتلطَّفت فلم تبق لمن
يشتكيcomplains معذرةًan excuse تنتحلhe claims
يشتكي معذرةً تنتحل
And you were gracious, leaving no one who
Complains an excuse to claim.
فليقلso let him say ماwhat شاءهhe wishes معترضan objector
فليقل ما شاءه معترض
وليقلand let him say ماwhat شاءهhe wishes ممتثلa supporter
وليقل ما شاءه ممتثل
Let an objector say what he wishes,
And let a supporter say what he wishes.
ليسnothing يجريhappens غيرexcept ماwhat شئتyou willed ولاand not
ليس يجري غير ما شئت ولا
تنتهيend إلاexcept إليكat you السبلthe paths
تنتهي إلا إليك السبل
Nothing happens except what you will, and
All paths lead only to you.
أيwhat شكdoubt فيabout الذيthe one whom صرفتهyou dismissed
أي شك في الذي صرفته
بعدafter ماwhat أثنتpraised عليهhim الدولthe nations
بعد ما أثنت عليه الدول
What doubt is there about the one you dismissed,
After the nations had praised him?
أعجبadmired العرشthe throne بهit مستبشراًrejoicing
أعجب العرش به مستبشراً
ومضىand went on الشعبthe people بهwith it يحتفلcelebrating
ومضى الشعب به يحتفل
The throne welcomed it with delight,
And the people went on celebrating it.
حزمكyour resolve الصالحsound أبقىleft أثراًa mark
حزمك الصالح أبقى أثراً
بالذيin the matter that أعيتكexhausted you فيهin it الحيلstratagems
بالذي أعيتك فيه الحيل
Your sound resolve left a greater mark
In the matter where stratagems had failed you.
أنتyou أدرىknow best فيin الذيwhat قمتyou undertook بهwith it
أنت أدرى في الذي قمت به
كيفhow تُأتَىthey arise وتُداوَىand are treated العللthe afflictions
كيف تُأتَى وتُداوَى العلل
You know best, in what you have undertaken,
How afflictions arise and how they are treated.
كادnearly منone who عاداكopposed you ظلماًunjustly يهتديfound guidance
كاد من عاداك ظلماً يهتدي
ومنand one who ارتدturned away ضلالاًin error يعقلunderstands
ومن ارتد ضلالاً يعقل
Even one who opposed you unjustly nearly found guidance,
And one who had turned away in error began to understand.
ولكand yours is السلطانthe authority يحميprotecting أملاًa hope
ولك السلطان يحمي أملاً
أنتyou بانيهits builder الحكيمthe wise one البطلthe hero
أنت بانيه الحكيم البطل
And you have the authority to protect a hope
That you, its wise and heroic builder, have raised.
Sol 6