نجوتَyou survived فأنجيتso you saved هذاthis الوطنْthe homeland
نجوتَ فأنجيت هذا الوطنْ
وطالتand may it endure حياتكyour life طولthe length of الزمنْtime
وطالت حياتك طول الزمنْ
You survived, and so saved this homeland.
And may your life endure as long as time.
ولمand did not تتجاوزgo beyond أداةinstrument الأثيthe evildoer (continued)
ولم تتجاوز أداة الأثي
مِcompletion of “the evildoer” ماwhat ضاقwas narrow منof سرهhis secrecy والعلنْand openness
مِ ما ضاق من سره والعلنْ
Nor did the evildoer’s instrument go beyond
the narrow bounds of his secret and open affairs.
ولوand had علمتit known أنفذتit would have carried out ماwhat نوىhe intended
ولو علمت أنفذت ما نوى
منof الشرevil فيupon نفسهhis own soul والبدنand the body
من الشر في نفسه والبدن
And had it known, it would have carried out what he intended
of evil upon his own soul and body.
تبرَّأdisowned منof دمهhis blood أهلهhis kin
تبرَّأ من دمه أهله
وأنكرهand disowned him ثوبهhis garment والسكنand the dwelling
وأنكره ثوبه والسكن
His kin disowned his blood,
and his garment and dwelling disowned him.
وزادكand bolstered you بأساًin might ولاءloyalty البلادthe country
وزادك بأساً ولاء البلاد
علىfor دفعwarding off أهوالهاits terrors والمحنand ordeals
على دفع أهوالها والمحن
And the country’s loyalty increased your might
to ward off its terrors and ordeals.
وخافand feared العقوبةpunishment مغريthe inciter of الجناthe criminals (continued)
وخاف العقوبة مغري الجنا
ةcompletion of “the criminals” لاnot مرضاًan illness معدياًcontagious فاحتقنso he took an injection
ة لا مرضاً معدياً فاحتقن
And the inciter of criminals feared punishment,
not a contagious illness—so he took an injection.
تحدّاكhe challenged you غيرانjealous حتىuntil وهىhe weakened
تحدّاك غيران حتى وهى
وعاداكand opposed you غضبانangry حتىuntil وهنhe grew feeble
وعاداك غضبان حتى وهن
He challenged you in jealousy until he weakened,
and opposed you in anger until he grew feeble.
وكانand he was يتيهstrutting بدعوىwith claims of الفخارglory
وكان يتيه بدعوى الفخار
فأقعدهso laid him low شجوُهُhis grief والشجنand sorrow
فأقعده شجوُهُ والشجن
And he would strut, claiming glory,
so his grief and sorrow laid him low.
وأخفقand failed منwhoever شاءwished بيعto sell البلاthe country (continued)
وأخفق من شاء بيع البلا
دcompletion of “the country” بالحكمfor power بغياًunjustly وبئسand wretched was الثمنthe price
د بالحكم بغياً وبئس الثمن
And he failed who wished to sell the country
for power, unjustly—and wretched was the price.
وكادand nearly يفارقهdeserted him رهطُهُhis band
وكاد يفارقه رهطُهُ
قنوطاًin despair ويجتنبونand they shunned الوثنthe idol
قنوطاً ويجتنبون الوثن
And his band nearly deserted him
in despair, and they shunned the idol.
أساءhe mishandled السياسةpolitics حتىuntil رأىdeemed
أساء السياسة حتى رأى
سياستهhis politics الناسthe people شرthe worst of المهنtrades
سياسته الناس شر المهن
He mismanaged politics until
people deemed his politics the worst of trades.
أمنis one who…? يسرقsteals المالmoney باسمin the name of الجهاjihad (continued)
أمن يسرق المال باسم الجها
دcompletion of “jihad” يوماًever علىwith دولةa state يؤتمنis entrusted
د يوماً على دولة يؤتمن
Can one who steals money in the name of jihad
ever be entrusted with a state?
وأنتand you المعالجthe healer شتىvarious kinds of الأمورaffairs
وأنت المعالج شتى الأمور
فهلthen (question) تستطيعyou are able علاجhealing الضغنrancor
فهل تستطيع علاج الضغن
And you, the healer of affairs of every kind—
can you, then, heal rancor?
فدبرso plan سلامpeace الحمىthe protected homeland وانتظرand await
فدبر سلام الحمى وانتظر
عواقبهits consequences بعدafter درءwarding off الفتنstrife
عواقبه بعد درء الفتن
So plan for peace in the homeland, and await
its consequences after warding off strife.
وأنتand you الذيthe one whose حقis due تكريمهhonoring him
وأنت الذي حق تكريمه
وقامتand were established فرائضهits prescribed duties والسننand customs
وقامت فرائضه والسنن
And you are the one whose honoring is due,
and its prescribed duties and customs have been established.
وأنتand you وإخوانكand your brothers المصلحونthe reformers
وأنت وإخوانك المصلحون
لمصرfor Egypt ضمانa guarantee of المصيرthe future الحسنgood
لمصر ضمان المصير الحسن
And you and your brothers, the reformers,
are Egypt’s guarantee of a good future.
Sol 6.1