قالتshe said: أرىI see بحرَsea الضغائنthe grudges مُزبداًfoaming
قالت: أرى بحرَ الضغائن مُزبداً
أمواجُهُits waves سكرىdrunken بأفواهin the mouths of العداthe foes
أمواجُهُ سكرى بأفواه العدا
She said: I see the sea of rancor foaming,
She said: I see the sea of grudges foaming,
Its waves drunken in the mouths of foes.
Its waves drunk with the mouths of enemies.
قلتI said: اطمئنيbe reassured لمdid not يَعِشْlive فيin أرضناour land
قلت: اطمئني لم يَعِشْ في أرضنا
فَرعونPharaoh رمزاًas a symbol أوor يعوقُYa‘uq مسوَّداmade master
فَرعون رمزاً أو يعوقُ مسوَّدا
I said: Be reassured; never has there lived in our land
I said: Be reassured, no Pharaoh lived in our land
Pharaoh as a symbol, or Ya‘uq as a master.
As a symbol or sooty Jacob.
مرفوعةٌraised فوقabove الكواكبthe stars هامُناour heads
مرفوعةٌ فوق الكواكب هامُنا
لمdid not تنحنِbow ذلاَّin humiliation ولمand did not تبسُطْhold out يداa hand
لم تنحنِ ذلاَّ ولم تبسُطْ يدا
Our heads are held high above the stars;
Our ambitions are raised above the stars,
They have not bowed in humiliation, nor held out a hand.
They did not bow down humiliated, nor extend a hand.
إنif أُهْرِقتْare shed الفداءin sacrifice دماؤناour blood
إن أُهْرِقتْ الفداء دماؤنا
أسمىthe noblest شهادةcertificate مولدٍof birth يومُthe day الفداof sacrifice
أسمى شهادة مولدٍ يومُ الفدا
If our blood is shed in sacrifice,
If our blood is shed in sacrifice,
The noblest birth certificate is the day of sacrifice.
It is the highest testimony of a day of redemption.
Sol 6.1