لعامfor a year ميمونauspicious أغرُّradiant سعيدُhappy
لعام ميمون أغرُّ سعيدُ
فيهin it رجاءhope للبلادfor the land جديدُnew
فيه رجاء للبلاد جديدُ
For an auspicious, radiant, happy year,
In which the land has new hope.
هذيthese لياليهits nights الحسانbeautiful تجمّلتadorned themselves
هذي لياليه الحسان تجمّلت
للمسلمينfor Muslims كأنماas though هيthey غيدgraceful maidens
للمسلمين كأنما هي غيد
These lovely nights of its have adorned themselves
For Muslims, as though they were graceful maidens.
وأخوهand its brother لاقتهwelcomed it النصارىthe Christians طالعاًrising
وأخوه لاقته النصارى طالعاً
معهwith it كماas صحبaccompanied النديدthe peer نديدa peer
معه كما صحب النديد نديد
And the Christians welcomed its brother as it rose
With it, as one peer accompanies another.
جمعتunited قلوبthe hearts الملتينof the two faiths يداهماtheir two hands
جمعت قلوب الملتين يداهما
وتفاءلand took heart التثليثbelief in the Trinity والتوحيدand belief in God's oneness
وتفاءل التثليث والتوحيد
Their hands united the hearts of the two faiths,
And Trinity and divine Oneness took heart.
وكأنماand as though هذاthis الهلالcrescent طليعةa vanguard
وكأنما هذا الهلال طليعة
تتقدمprecedes الآمالthe hopes وهيwhile they are وفودdelegations
تتقدم الآمال وهي وفود
And this crescent seems a vanguard
Marching before hopes that come as delegations,
تُزجَىare led onward كماas تُزجَىare led onward إليكto you مواكبٌprocessions
تُزجَى كما تُزجَى إليك مواكبٌ
فيat مهرجانa festival أوor تسيرmarch جنودtroops
في مهرجان أو تسير جنود
Led onward as processions are led to you
At a festival, or as troops march.
وإذاand if أردتyou wish فكلthen every وادvalley جنةa paradise
وإذا أردت فكل واد جنة
وإذاand if أمرتyou command فكلthen every يومday عيدa feast day
وإذا أمرت فكل يوم عيد
And if you wish, every valley is a paradise;
And if you command, every day is a feast.
وضيوفand the guests مصرof Egypt منحتهمyou gave them gifts فملكتهمso you won them over
وضيوف مصر منحتهم فملكتهم
فغدواso they became وكلهمand all of them إليكtoward you ودودaffectionate
فغدوا وكلهم إليك ودود
And you bestowed gifts on Egypt's guests and won them over,
So every one of them became affectionate toward you.
ورأواand they saw طريقكyour path سمحةgracious مأمونةsafe
ورأوا طريقك سمحة مأمونة
وتبينواand they discerned مرماكyour aim وهوwhile it is بعيدdistant
وتبينوا مرماك وهو بعيد
And they saw your path as gracious and secure,
And discerned your aim, distant though it was.
لهمُfor them رحيقnectar النيلof the Nile مطَّردflowing steadily ومنand from
لهمُ رحيق النيل مطَّرد ومن
أخلاقthe virtues شعبكof your people سلسلsweet, flowing water مورودfrequented for drinking
أخلاق شعبك سلسل مورود
For them the Nile's nectar flows steadily, and from
Your people's virtues comes sweet water to drink.
نعمواthey delighted بطَيِّبِهin its goodness وأشهدهمand made them witnesses علىto
نعموا بطَيِّبِه وأشهدهم على
غاياتهits aims برهانُهits proof المشهودplainly visible
غاياته برهانُه المشهود
They enjoyed its goodness, and were made witnesses to
Its aims by its manifest proof.
لوif راضتthey tamed المرّيدthe rebellious one خلتهyou would think him اغتدىhad become
لو راضت المرّيد خلته اغتدى
ملكاًan angel كريماًnoble ذلكthat المرّيدrebellious one
ملكاً كريماً ذلك المرّيد
Were these virtues to tame the rebel, you would think he had become
A noble angel—that very rebel.
السلمpeace عدتهhis armament وعدةand the armament غيرهof others besides him
السلم عدته وعدة غيره
نارfire كثيرgreat شرهاits evil وحديدand iron
نار كثير شرها وحديد
Peace is his armament; the armament of others
Is fire whose harm is great, and iron.
وأجلand the greatest قادتهof his commanders هداكyour guidance وذكرهand his remembrance
وأجل قادته هداك وذكره
ماwhat نالattained آباءfathers وحازand won جدودforefathers
ما نال آباء وحاز جدود
And foremost among his commanders are your guidance and his remembrance
Of what fathers attained and forefathers won.
ياO منyou who لهto whom belong سلطانsovereignty مصرof Egypt وعرشهاand her throne
يا من له سلطان مصر وعرشها
ولواؤهاand her banner ورواقهاand her canopy الممدودoutspread
ولواؤها ورواقها الممدود
O you who possess Egypt's sovereignty and her throne,
And her banner and her outspread canopy,
وابنand son الذينof those who استخلفوكmade you their successor مزوداًequipped
وابن الذين استخلفوك مزوداً
تبنىyou build علىupon آثارهمtheir legacy وتشيدand erect
تبنى على آثارهم وتشيد
And son of those who made you their successor, well equipped,
You build upon their legacy and raise edifices.
فمنso from النبيthe Prophet لكfor you المحبةlove والرضىand approval
فمن النبي لك المحبة والرضى
ومنand from الإلهGod لعزمكfor your resolve التأييدsupport
ومن الإله لعزمك التأييد
So from the Prophet come love and approval for you,
And from God, support for your resolve.
وإذاand when امتطيتyou mount الدهرTime فيماamong what تمتطيyou mount
وإذا امتطيت الدهر فيما تمتطي
فعلىthen by الغداةmorning المأربthe goal الموعودpromised
فعلى الغداة المأرب الموعود
And when, among your mounts, you mount Time,
Then by morning comes the promised goal.
ألفgrew familiar with السلامةsafety والفلاحand success مجاهدa striver
ألف السلامة والفلاح مجاهد
يتعجلhastens to fulfill الآمالhopes وهوwhile he is رشيدwise
يتعجل الآمال وهو رشيد
A striver has grown familiar with safety and success,
Who hastens to fulfill his hopes while remaining wise.
Sol 6.1