رجالmen انكلتراEngland تبّتmay they perish يداكمyour two hands
رجال انكلترا تبّت يداكم
وغيمand the clouds الغمof sorrow أمطركمmay it rain upon you ركامهtheir piled-up mass
وغيم الغم أمطركم ركامه
Men of England, may your hands perish,
O men of England, your hands have withered
And may sorrow's massed clouds rain upon you.
And the clouds of sorrow rained rubble on you
نكثتمyou reneged بالعهودon the covenants وماand not وفيتمyou kept faith
نكثتم بالعهود وما وفيتم
وخنتمand you betrayed منthe one whom توليتمyou took charge of زمامهhis reins
وخنتم من توليتم زمامه
You broke your covenants and did not keep faith,
You broke your promises and did not fulfill
And betrayed the one whose reins you had taken.
And betrayed those you took the reins
أطلتمyou prolonged الاحتلالthe occupation بأرضin the land of مصرEgypt
أطلتم الاحتلال بأرض مصر
وعرشand the throne الملكof kingship تكنفهsurrounds it الكرامهdignity
وعرش الملك تكنفه الكرامه
You prolonged the occupation in the land of Egypt,
You prolonged the occupation in the land of Egypt
Though dignity surrounds the royal throne,
And the throne of the king is enveloped in dignity
وأمرand the state of الأمنsecurity أصبحhas become مستتباfirmly established
وأمر الأمن أصبح مستتبا
قويّstrong الركنthe foundation مرفوعraised الدعامهthe supporting pillar
قويّ الركن مرفوع الدعامه
And security has become firmly established,
And the security situation has become well established
Strong in its foundations, its supporting pillar raised high.
Strong, supported pillars
مهمتكمyour task بفضلby the grace of اللهGod تمتwas completed
مهمتكم بفضل الله تمت
وصارتand has become مصرEgypt فيin أسمىthe loftiest استقامهgood order
وصارت مصر في أسمى استقامه
Your task, by God's grace, is complete,
Your mission, by the grace of God, is complete
And Egypt is now in the finest state of order.
And Egypt is in the highest integrity
فماso not ندرىwe know لماذاwhy بعدafter هذاthis
فما ندرى لماذا بعد هذا
جنحتمyou inclined للتوطنtoward settling والإقامهand staying
جنحتم للتوطن والإقامه
So we do not know why, after this,
So we do not know why after this
You have turned toward settling and staying.
You inclined to settle and reside
فإنso if قلتمyou say ضيوفguests القطرof the country قلناwe reply
فإن قلتم ضيوف القطر قلنا
لبئسwretched indeed is الضيفthe guest أورثناhas bequeathed us السامهweariness
لبئس الضيف أورثنا السامه
So if you say, 'We are the country's guests,' we reply:
If you say you are guests of the country we say
'A wretched guest indeed, who has bequeathed us weariness.'
What a bad guest who caused us harm
وإنand if قلتمyou say لناours is الإشرافthe oversight قلناwe reply
وإن قلتم لنا الإشراف قلنا
مضىhas passed زمنthe time of الطفولةchildhood والفطامهand weaning
مضى زمن الطفولة والفطامه
And if you say, 'We have oversight,' we reply:
And if you say we have supervision we say
'The time of childhood and weaning has passed.'
The days of childhood and weaning have passed
وإنand if قلتمyou say لنشرto spread العلمknowledge قلناwe reply
وإن قلتم لنشر العلم قلنا
لعينfor the eye of علومكمyour sciences غشّتhas veiled عتامهdarkness
لعين علومكم غشّت عتامه
And if you say, 'To spread knowledge,' we reply:
And if you say to spread knowledge we say
'Darkness has veiled the eye of your learning.'
The impurities of your knowledge blinded
وإنand if قلتمyou say خدمناwe served كمyou أجبناwe answer
وإن قلتم خدمنا كم أجبنا
خدامتكمyour service لناto us كانتwas غرامهa penalty
خدامتكم لنا كانت غرامه
And if you say, 'We served you,' we answer:
And if you say we served you as we answer
'Your service to us was a penalty.'
Your service to us was detrimental
فبالمعروفso with decency سيرواdepart واترand leave (fragment) كوناus (word continuation)
فبالمعروف سيروا واتر كونا
فإنfor indeed صنيعكمyour conduct هذاthis تلامهa cause for reproach
فإن صنيعكم هذا تلامه
So depart with decency and leave us alone,
So do good and move on
For this conduct of yours is blameworthy.
For your actions now are blameworthy
وإلاand otherwise فالنعالthen the sandals علىupon قفاكمthe backs of your necks
وإلا فالنعال على قفاكم
وحاشاand far be it أنto نقولwe say معwith السلامهsafety
وحاشا أن نقول مع السلامه
Otherwise, sandals upon the backs of your necks!
Otherwise, the slippers are on your napes
And far be it from us to say, 'Go in peace!'
And forbid that we say with greetings
وعازand shame (likely intended: وعار) الخزىof disgrace يلحقكمmay it overtake you جميعاall
وعاز الخزى يلحقكم جميعا
فلاthen no عذرexcuse يفيدwill avail ولاnor ندامهremorse
فلا عذر يفيد ولا ندامه
And may the shame of disgrace overtake you all,
And the disgrace will befall you all
Then no excuse will avail, nor any remorse.
No excuse is useful, no regret
أدالmay He overthrow اللهGod دولتكمyour rule وأعمىand may He blind
أدال الله دولتكم وأعمى
بصائركمyour powers of insight إلىuntil يومthe Day of القيامهResurrection
بصائركم إلى يوم القيامه
May God overthrow your rule and blind
May God destroy your state and blind
Your powers of insight until the Day of Resurrection.
Your visions until the Day of Resurrection
Sol 6.1