صَرحٌan edifice عَلىabove الواديthe valley المُبارَكِthe blessed ضاحيsunlit
صَرحٌ عَلى الوادي المُبارَكِ ضاحي
مُتَظاهِرُconspicuous in الأَعلامِthe banners وَالأَوضاحِand bright adornments
مُتَظاهِرُ الأَعلامِ وَالأَوضاحِ
A sunlit edifice above the blessed valley,
A palace on the blessed valley gleaming
Its banners and bright adornments plainly displayed.
Displaying flags and banners beaming
ضافيample in الجَلالَةِmajesty كَالعَتيقِlike the Ancient House مُفضَلٌfavored
ضافي الجَلالَةِ كَالعَتيقِ مُفضَلٌ
ساحاتِcourts of فَضلٍbounty فيin رِحابِexpanses of سَماحِgenerosity
ساحاتِ فَضلٍ في رِحابِ سَماحِ
Ample in majesty like the Ancient House, richly favored,
Exuding majesty like ancient treasure
With courts of bounty in expanses of generosity.
With generosity in the expanse of magnanimity
وَكَأَنَّand as though رَفرَفَهُits canopy رِواقٌa portico مِنof ضُحىًmorning light
وَكَأَنَّ رَفرَفَهُ رِواقٌ مِن ضُحىً
وَكَأَنَّand as though حائِطَهُits wall عَمودُa pillar of صَباحِdawn
وَكَأَنَّ حائِطَهُ عَمودُ صَباحِ
And its canopy seems a portico of morning light,
As though its fluttering were a portico of dawn
And its wall seems a pillar of dawn.
As though its wall were a pillar of morning light
الحَقُّright خَلفَbehind جَناحٍa wing اِستَذرىsought shelter بِهِin it
الحَقُّ خَلفَ جَناحٍ اِستَذرى بِهِ
وَمَراشِدُand guides to السُلطانِgovernance خَلفَbehind جَناحِa wing
وَمَراشِدُ السُلطانِ خَلفَ جَناحِ
Right has taken shelter behind a wing,
Truth behind a wing it took as a refuge
And the guides of governance behind another wing.
And the sultan's guides behind a wing
هُوَit هَيكَلُthe temple of الحُرِيَّةِfreedom القانيthe crimson لَهُto it belong
هُوَ هَيكَلُ الحُرِيَّةِ القاني لَهُ
ماwhat لِلهَياكِلِto temples مِنof فِدىًransom-offerings وَأَضاحِand sacrifices
ما لِلهَياكِلِ مِن فِدىً وَأَضاحِ
It is freedom's crimson temple, endowed
It is the temple of freedom erecting
With the ransom-offerings and sacrifices of temples.
Temples need no ransom or sacrifice
يَبنيbuilds كَماas تُبنىare built الخَنادِقُthe trenches فيin الوَغىbattle
يَبني كَما تُبنى الخَنادِقُ في الوَغى
تَحتَbeneath النِبالِthe arrows وَصَوبِهاand their downpour السَحّاحِtorrential
تَحتَ النِبالِ وَصَوبِها السَحّاحِ
It takes shape as trenches are built in battle,
It builds like trenches in times of strife
Beneath arrows and their torrential downpour.
Under arrows and their hissing swish
يَنهارُcollapses الاِستِبدادُdespotism حَولَaround عِراصِهِits courtyards
يَنهارُ الاِستِبدادُ حَولَ عِراصِهِ
مِثلَlike اِنهِيارِthe collapse of الشِركِidolatry حَولَaround صَلاحِSalah
مِثلَ اِنهِيارِ الشِركِ حَولَ صَلاحِ
Despotism collapses around its courts,
Tyranny collapses around its foundations
As idolatry collapsed around Salah.
Like the collapse of idolatry around virtue
وَيُكَبُّand is flung down طاغوتُthe false god of الأُمورِpower لِوَجهِهِupon its face
وَيُكَبُّ طاغوتُ الأُمورِ لِوَجهِهِ
مُتَحَطِّمَshattered الأَصنامِthe idols وَالأَشباحِand the phantoms
مُتَحَطِّمَ الأَصنامِ وَالأَشباحِ
And the false god of power is flung face down,
And the false deity of affairs falls on its face
Its idols and phantoms shattered.
Statues and apparitions smashed and demolished
هُوَit ماwhat بَنىbuilt الأَعزالُthe unarmed بِالراحاتِwith their palms أَوor
هُوَ ما بَنى الأَعزالُ بِالراحاتِ أَو
هُوَit ماwhat بَنىbuilt الشُهَداءُthe martyrs بِالأَرواحِwith their lives
هُوَ ما بَنى الشُهَداءُ بِالأَرواحِ
It is what the unarmed built with their palms, or
It is what the hermits built with leisure
It is what the martyrs built with their lives.
Or what the martyrs built with their souls
أَخَذَتهُwon it مِصرُEgypt بكُلِّat the price of every يَومٍday قاتِمٍdark
أَخَذَتهُ مِصرُ بكُلِّ يَومٍ قاتِمٍ
وَردِrose-red الكَواكِبِthe stars أَحمَرِcrimson الإِصباحِthe dawn
وَردِ الكَواكِبِ أَحمَرِ الإِصباحِ
Egypt won it at the price of every dark day,
Egypt took it every gloomy day
Rose-red in stars, crimson at dawn.
With the stars' return, dawn rosy and bright
هَبَّتrose up سِماحاًfreely giving بِالحَياةِwith life شَبابُهاher youth
هَبَّت سِماحاً بِالحَياةِ شَبابُها
وَالشَيبُand the gray-haired بِالأَرماقِwith their remaining breaths غَيرُnot شِحاحِstingy
وَالشَيبُ بِالأَرماقِ غَيرُ شِحاحِ
Her young rose up, freely offering their lives,
Its youth poured generosity into life
And her elders were not stingy with their last breaths.
And old age with little life left was not stingy
وَمَشَتand she marched إِلىtoward الخَيلِthe cavalry الدَوارِعِarmored وَاِنبَرَتand she stood forth
وَمَشَت إِلى الخَيلِ الدَوارِعِ وَاِنبَرَت
لِلظافِرِto face the victor الشاكيfully armed بِغَيرِwithout سِلاحِa weapon
لِلظافِرِ الشاكي بِغَيرِ سِلاحِ
She marched toward armored cavalry and stood forth
It marched to the swift steeds and sprang up
Against the armed victor, without a weapon.
For the victorious complainant with no weapons
وَقَفاتُstands for حَقٍّright لَمdid not تَقِفهاtake them أُمَّةٌa nation
وَقَفاتُ حَقٍّ لَم تَقِفها أُمَّةٌ
إِلّاexcept that اِنثَنَتreturned آمالُهاits hopes بِنَجاحِwith success
إِلّا اِنثَنَت آمالُها بِنَجاحِ
No nation ever took such stands for right
Stands for truth no nation took
Without its hopes returning crowned with success.
Except that its hopes in success bent
وَإِذاand when الشُعوبُthe peoples بَنَواbuilt حَقيقَةَthe substance of مُلكِهِمtheir sovereignty
وَإِذا الشُعوبُ بَنَوا حَقيقَةَ مُلكِهِم
جَعَلواthey made المَآتِمَmourning gatherings حائِطَa wall for الأَفراحِrejoicing
جَعَلوا المَآتِمَ حائِطَ الأَفراحِ
And when peoples build the substance of their sovereignty,
And when people build the reality of their reign
They make mourning a rampart for rejoicing.
They make dirges the wall of joy
بُشرىglad tidings إِلىto الواديthe valley تَهُزُّstirs نَباتَهُits growth
بُشرى إِلى الوادي تَهُزُّ نَباتَهُ
هَزَّthe shaking of الرَبيعِspring مَناكِبَthe shoulders of الأَدواحِthe great trees
هَزَّ الرَبيعِ مَناكِبَ الأَدواحِ
Glad tidings to the valley, stirring its growth
Good tidings to the valley shaking its plants
As spring shakes the shoulders of great trees.
Like spring shaking the shoulders of water-drawers
تَسريtravels مُلَمَّحَةَbrightly marked الحُجولِat the white fetlocks عَلىover الرُبىthe hills
تَسري مُلَمَّحَةَ الحُجولِ عَلى الرُبى
وَتَسيلُand streams غُرَّتُهاits forehead blaze بِكُلِّacross every بِطاحِbroad plain
وَتَسيلُ غُرَّتُها بِكُلِّ بِطاحِ
It courses over the hills with gleaming white fetlocks,
Trudging thirsty camels over the hillside
And its forehead blaze streams across every plain.
Their braids dripping at every watering hole
اِلتامَتِreunited الأَحزابُthe parties بَعدَafter تَصَدُّعٍdivision
اِلتامَتِ الأَحزابُ بَعدَ تَصَدُّعٍ
وَتَصافَتِand reconciled الأَقلامُthe pens بَعدَafter تَلاحيwrangling
وَتَصافَتِ الأَقلامُ بَعدَ تَلاحي
The parties have reunited after division,
The factions united after splitting
And pens have reconciled after wrangling.
And the pens reconciled after discord
سُحِبَتwere drawn عَلىover الأَحقادِhatreds أَذيالُthe trailing hems of الهَوىaffection
سُحِبَت عَلى الأَحقادِ أَذيالُ الهَوى
وَمَشىand walked عَلىover الضِغنِresentment الوِدادُlove الماحيthat erases
وَمَشى عَلى الضِغنِ الوِدادُ الماحي
Affection's trailing robes were drawn over hatreds,
The tails of grudges were pulled back
And love walked over resentment, wiping it away.
And affection walked, erasing hatred
وَجَرَتand flowed أَحاديثُtalk of العِتابِreproach كَأَنَّهاas though they were
وَجَرَت أَحاديثُ العِتابِ كَأَنَّها
سَمَرٌevening conversation عَلىover الأَوتارِthe strings وَالأَقداحِand the cups
سَمَرٌ عَلى الأَوتارِ وَالأَقداحِ
Words of reproach flowed as though they were
Conversations of rebuke flowed as though
Evening talk amid strings and goblets.
They were nightly talks over strings and wine cups
تَرميyou cast بِطَرفِكَwith your gaze فيinto المَجامِعِthe gatherings لاnot تَرىyou see
تَرمي بِطَرفِكَ في المَجامِعِ لا تَرى
غَيرَother than التَعانُقِembracing وَاِشتِباكِand clasping of الراحِpalms
غَيرَ التَعانُقِ وَاِشتِباكِ الراحِ
You cast your gaze among the gatherings and see nothing
Cast your eyes in assemblies and you will not see
But embraces and hands clasped together.
Save embracing and interlocking of comfort
شَمسَsun of النَهارِday تَعَلَّميlearn الميزانَbalance مِنfrom
شَمسَ النَهارِ تَعَلَّمي الميزانَ مِن
سَعدِSaad الدِيارِthe land وَشَيخِهاand its elder النَضّاحِthe bountiful
سَعدِ الدِيارِ وَشَيخِها النَضّاحِ
O daytime sun, learn balance from
Sun of day, learn scales from
Saad of the land, its bountiful elder.
The auspicious land and its chanting sheikh
ميليincline اِنظُريهِlook at him فيin النَدِيِّthe assembly كَأَنَّهُas though he were
ميلي اِنظُريهِ في النَدِيِّ كَأَنَّهُ
عُثمانُUthman عَنin defense of أُمِّthe Mother of الكِتابِthe Book يُلاحيcontends
عُثمانُ عَن أُمِّ الكِتابِ يُلاحي
Incline and behold him in the assembly, as though he were
Look upon him in calm as though he were
Uthman, contending for the Mother of the Book.
Uthman consulting the Mother of Scripture
كَمhow many تاجِa crown of تَضحِيَةٍsacrifice وَتاجِand a crown of كَرامَةٍdignity
كَم تاجِ تَضحِيَةٍ وَتاجِ كَرامَةٍ
لِلعَينِto the eye حَولَaround جَبينِهِhis brow اللَمّاحِthe radiant
لِلعَينِ حَولَ جَبينِهِ اللَمّاحِ
How many a crown of sacrifice and crown of dignity
So many crowns of sacrifice and crowns of honour
Appears to the eye about his radiant brow!
For the eye around his luminous forehead
وَالشَيبُand gray hair مُنبَثِقٌbursting forth كَنورِlike the light of الحَقِّtruth مِنfrom
وَالشَيبُ مُنبَثِقٌ كَنورِ الحَقِّ مِن
فَودَيهِhis two temples أَوor فَجرِthe dawn of الهُدىguidance المِنصاحِbreaking forth
فَودَيهِ أَو فَجرِ الهُدى المِنصاحِ
And gray hair bursts forth, like the light of truth, from
And grey hair issuing like the light of truth
His temples, or like the breaking dawn of guidance.
From his temples or the dawn of honest advice
لَبّىhe answered أَذانَthe call of الصُلحِreconciliation أَوَّلَthe first قائِمٍto rise
لَبّى أَذانَ الصُلحِ أَوَّلَ قائِمٍ
وَالصُلحُand reconciliation خُمسُone fifth of قَواعِدُthe foundations of الإِصلاحِreform
وَالصُلحُ خُمسُ قَواعِدُ الإِصلاحِ
He answered reconciliation's call, the first to rise,
He answered the call for peace first to rise
And reconciliation is one fifth of reform's foundations.
And peace is the fifth pillar of reform
سَبَقَhe preceded الرِجالَthe men مُصافِحاًshaking hands with وَمُعانِقاًand embracing
سَبَقَ الرِجالَ مُصافِحاً وَمُعانِقاً
يُمنىthe right hand of السَماحِgenerosity وَهَيكَلَand the temple of الإِسحاجِforbearance
يُمنى السَماحِ وَهَيكَلَ الإِسحاجِ
He preceded the men in shaking hands with and embracing
He preceded men greeting and embracing
The right hand of generosity and the temple of forbearance:
The right of magnanimity and temple of pilgrimage
عَدلىAdli الجَليلِthe illustrious اِبنِson of الجَليلِthe illustrious مِنَamong المَلاthe nobles
عَدلى الجَليلِ اِبنِ الجَليلِ مِنَ المَلا
وَالماجِدِand the noble اِبنِson of الماجِدِthe noble المِسماحِthe generous
وَالماجِدِ اِبنِ الماجِدِ المِسماحِ
Adli the illustrious, son of an illustrious man among the nobles,
He leaned on the magnificent son of the magnificent
And the noble son of a noble, openhanded man.
From dynasty and scion of the benevolent dynasty
حُلوُsweet in السَجِيَّةِdisposition فيwithin قَناةٍa spear-shaft مُرَّةٍbitter
حُلوُ السَجِيَّةِ في قَناةٍ مُرَّةٍ
ثَمِلُintoxicated in الشَمائِلِmanners فيwithin وَقارٍdignity صاحِsober
ثَمِلُ الشَمائِلِ في وَقارٍ صاحِ
Sweet in disposition, within a bitter spear-shaft,
Sweet of temperament in a channel of bitterness
Drunk with grace, yet sober in dignity.
Full of qualities in dignified composure
شَتّىvarious فَضائِلَvirtues فيin الرِجالِmen كَأَنَّهاas though they were
شَتّى فَضائِلَ في الرِجالِ كَأَنَّها
شَتّىvarious سِلاحٍweapons مِنof قَناspears وَصِفاحِand sword blades
شَتّى سِلاحٍ مِن قَنا وَصِفاحِ
The many virtues in men are like
He combined diverse virtues in men as though
Many kinds of weapons: spears and sword blades.
They were diverse coats of mail and armor
فَإِذاand when هِيَthey اِجتَمَعَتunite لِمُلكِfor a realm جَبهَةًas one front
فَإِذا هِيَ اِجتَمَعَت لِمُلكِ جَبهَةً
كانَتthey become حُصونَfortresses of مَناعَةٍimpregnability وَنِطاحِand combat
كانَت حُصونَ مَناعَةٍ وَنِطاحِ
When they unite as one front for a realm,
So when they gathered to shield his realm
They become fortresses of defense and combat.
They became fortresses of resilience and protection
اللَهُGod أَلَّفَunited لِلبِلادِfor the land صُدورَهاits leading men
اللَهُ أَلَّفَ لِلبِلادِ صُدورَها
مِنfrom كُلِّevery داهِيَةٍshrewd man وَكُلِّand every صُراحِman of pure mettle
مِن كُلِّ داهِيَةٍ وَكُلِّ صُراحِ
God has united for the land its leading men,
God harmonized the hearts of the country
Every man of acumen and every man of pure mettle.
From every cunning one and every hothead
وَزُراءُministers of مَملَكَةٍa kingdom وَدَعائِمُand pillars of دَولَةٍa state
وَزُراءُ مَملَكَةٍ وَدَعائِمُ دَولَةٍ
أَعلامُluminaries of مُؤتَمَرٍan assembly أُسودُlions of صَباحِmorning
أَعلامُ مُؤتَمَرٍ أُسودُ صَباحِ
Ministers of a kingdom and pillars of a state,
Ministers of a kingdom and pillars of a state
Luminaries of an assembly, lions of the morning.
Figures of a conference, lions of dawn
يَبنونَthey build بِالدُستورِwith the constitution حائِطَthe wall of مُلكِهِمtheir realm
يَبنونَ بِالدُستورِ حائِطَ مُلكِهِم
لاnot بِالصِفاحِwith sword blades وَلاnor عَلىupon الأَرماحِspears
لا بِالصِفاحِ وَلا عَلى الأَرماحِ
They build their realm's wall with the constitution,
They build with the constitution the wall of their reign
Not with sword blades, nor upon spears.
Not with forgiveness nor by spears
وَجَواهِرُand the jewels of التيجانِcrowns ماso long as لَمnot تُتَّخَذare fashioned
وَجَواهِرُ التيجانِ ما لَم تُتَّخَذ
مِنfrom مَعدِنِthe ore of الدُستورِthe constitution غَيرُnot صِحاحِgenuine
مِن مَعدِنِ الدُستورِ غَيرُ صِحاحِ
And the jewels of crowns, unless fashioned
And crown jewels were never taken
From the ore of the constitution, are not genuine.
Except from the essence of constitution, nothing counterfeit
اِحتَلَّoccupied حِصنَthe fortress of الحَقِّright غَيرُothers than جُنودِهِits soldiers
اِحتَلَّ حِصنَ الحَقِّ غَيرُ جُنودِهِ
وَتَكالَبَتand scrambled fiercely أَيدٍhands عَلىfor المِفتاحِthe key
وَتَكالَبَت أَيدٍ عَلى المِفتاحِ
The fortress of right was occupied by troops not its own,
The fortress of truth was seized by none but its soldiers
And hands scrambled fiercely for the key.
And hands grabbed at the key
ضَجَّتcried out عَلىfor أَبطالِهاtheir heroes ثُكُناتُهُits barracks
ضَجَّت عَلى أَبطالِها ثُكُناتُهُ
وَاِستَوحَشَتand grew forlorn لِكُماتِهاfor their warriors النُزّاحِthe distant
وَاِستَوحَشَت لِكُماتِها النُزّاحِ
Its barracks cried out for their heroes,
Its barracks clamored over its heroes
And grew forlorn without their distant warriors.
And were desolate for their concentration
هُجِرَتwere deserted أَرائِكُهُits couches وَعُطِّلَand was silenced عودُهُits lute
هُجِرَت أَرائِكُهُ وَعُطِّلَ عودُهُ
وَشَلاand became empty مِنَof الغادينَmorning visitors وَالروّاحِand evening visitors
وَشَلا مِنَ الغادينَ وَالروّاحِ
Its couches were deserted, its lute silenced,
Its thrones were abandoned and its lute fell silent
And it stood empty of morning and evening visitors.
And slackened were those departing and returning
وَعَلاهُand covered it نَسجُthe weaving of العَنكَبوتِthe spider فَزادَهُso it added to it
وَعَلاهُ نَسجُ العَنكَبوتِ فَزادَهُ
كَالغارِlike the cave مِنof شَرَفٍhonor وَسِمتِand the mien of صَلاحِrighteousness
كَالغارِ مِن شَرَفٍ وَسِمتِ صَلاحِ
A spider's weaving covered it, adding to it,
And it was covered by spider webs, increasing
Like the cave, honor and the mien of righteousness.
Its nobility and virtuous demeanor
قُلsay لِلبَنينِto the sons مَقالَwords of صِدقٍtruth وَاِقتَصِدand be brief
قُل لِلبَنينِ مَقالَ صِدقٍ وَاِقتَصِد
ذَرعُthe patience of الشَبابِyouth يَضيقُgrows short بِالنُصّاحِwith advisers
ذَرعُ الشَبابِ يَضيقُ بِالنُصّاحِ
Speak words of truth to the sons, and be brief;
Say to the youths words of truth and moderation
Youth's patience is short with counselors.
For the arm of youth is too narrow for advising
أَنتُمyou بَنوsons of اليَومَthe day العَصيبِthe grievous نَشَأتُموyou grew up
أَنتُم بَنو اليَومَ العَصيبِ نَشَأتُمو
فيamid قَصفِthe crashing of أَنواءٍstorms وَعَصفِand the raging of رِياحِwinds
في قَصفِ أَنواءٍ وَعَصفِ رِياحِ
You are sons of the grievous day; you grew up
You are the sons of the dire day brought up
Amid crashing storms and raging winds.
In the debris of gales and lashing winds
وَرَأَيتُموand you saw الوَطَنَthe homeland المُؤَلَّفَunited صَخرَةًa rock
وَرَأَيتُمو الوَطَنَ المُؤَلَّفَ صَخرَةً
فيamid الحادِثاتِcalamities وَسَيلِهاand their torrent المُجتاحِthe sweeping
في الحادِثاتِ وَسَيلِها المُجتاحِ
And you saw the united homeland as a rock
And you saw the united nation become a boulder
Amid calamities and their sweeping torrent.
In events and their raging flood
وَشَهِدتُموand you witnessed صَدعَthe splitting of الصُفوفِthe ranks وَماand what جَنىwrought
وَشَهِدتُمو صَدعَ الصُفوفِ وَما جَنى
مِنby أَمرِthe command of مُفتاتٍa usurper وَنَهيِand the prohibition of وَقاحِan insolent man
مِن أَمرِ مُفتاتٍ وَنَهيِ وَقاحِ
You witnessed the ranks split apart, and the harm wrought
And you witnessed the rift in the ranks and what was reaped
By a usurper's commands and an insolent man's prohibitions.
From orders gone awry and immodest prohibiting
صَوتُthe voice of الشُعوبِthe peoples مِنَof the kind of الزَئيرِroaring مُجَمَّعاًwhen united
صَوتُ الشُعوبِ مِنَ الزَئيرِ مُجَمَّعاً
فَإِذاbut when تَفَرَّقَit scatters كانَit becomes بَعضَsome نُباحِbarking
فَإِذا تَفَرَّقَ كانَ بَعضَ نُباحِ
The voice of peoples, united, is a roar;
The voice of nations roaring when assembled
When divided, it is merely a little barking.
Yet when dispersed becomes but barking
أَظمَتكُموُmade you thirsty الأَيّامُthe days ثُمَّthen سَقَتكُموgave you drink
أَظمَتكُموُ الأَيّامُ ثُمَّ سَقَتكُمو
رَنَقاًturbid water مِنَof الإِحسانِbenevolence غَيرَnot قَراحِpure water
رَنَقاً مِنَ الإِحسانِ غَيرَ قَراحِ
The days made you thirsty, then gave you to drink
The days nurtured you then quenched your thirst
The muddy waters of kindness, not a pure draught.
With benevolence without stint
وَإِذاand when مُنِحتَyou are granted الخَيرَgood مِنby مُتَكَلِّفٍa grudging giver
وَإِذا مُنِحتَ الخَيرَ مِن مُتَكَلِّفٍ
ظَهَرَتappeared عَلَيهِupon it سَجِيَّةُthe character of المَنّاحِthe giver
ظَهَرَت عَلَيهِ سَجِيَّةُ المَنّاحِ
And when good is granted you by a grudging giver,
And when good is granted by a pretentious one
The giver's character shows upon the gift.
The nature of hypocrisy becomes evident
تَرَكتُكُموI left you مِثلَlike المَهيضِthe injured one جَناحُهُhis wing
تَرَكتُكُمو مِثلَ المَهيضِ جَناحُهُ
لاneither فيin الحِبالِthe snares وَلاnor طَليقَfree in سَراحِrelease
لا في الحِبالِ وَلا طَليقَ سَراحِ
I left you like one whose wing is broken,
You were left like a bird with crippled wing
Neither in snares nor freely released.
Neither bound by ropes nor freed unfettered
مَنwho صَيَّرَturned الأَغلالَthe shackles زَهرَblossoms of قَلائِدٍnecklaces
مَن صَيَّرَ الأَغلالَ زَهرَ قَلائِدٍ
وَكَساand clothed القُيودَthe fetters مَحاسِنَwith the beauties of الأَوضاحِsilver ornaments
وَكَسا القُيودَ مَحاسِنَ الأَوضاحِ
Who turned shackles into the blossoms of necklaces,
He who made shackles a necklace of flowers
And clothed fetters in the beauty of silver ornaments?
And clothed bonds in beauty's drapery
إِنَّindeed الَّتيthat which تَبغونَyou seek دونَbefore مَنالِهاits attainment
إِنَّ الَّتي تَبغونَ دونَ مَنالِها
طولُlength of اِجتِهادٍendeavor وَاِضطِرادُand continuation of كِفاحِstruggle
طولُ اِجتِهادٍ وَاِضطِرادُ كِفاحِ
Indeed, before attaining what you seek come
What you seek without reaching
Long endeavor and unceasing struggle.
Is long effort and continuing struggle
سيرواproceed إِلَيهاtoward it بِالأَناةِwith patience طَويلَةًlong-lasting
سيروا إِلَيها بِالأَناةِ طَويلَةً
إِنَّindeed الأَناةَpatience سَبيلُthe path to كُلِّevery فَلاحِsuccess
إِنَّ الأَناةَ سَبيلُ كُلِّ فَلاحِ
Move toward it with lasting patience;
Go to it steadily and patiently
For patience is the path to every success.
For patience is the way of all success
وَخُذواand take بِناءَthe building of المُلكِthe realm عَنfrom دُستورِكُمyour constitution
وَخُذوا بِناءَ المُلكِ عَن دُستورِكُم
إِنَّindeed الشِراعَthe sail مُثَقِّفُinstructor of المَلّاحِthe sailor
إِنَّ الشِراعَ مُثَقِّفُ المَلّاحِ
And learn to build your realm from your constitution;
And take the building of the kingdom from your constitution
For the sail teaches the sailor.
For the sail enlightens the sailor
ياO دارَhouse of مَحمودٍMahmoud سَلِمتِmay you be safe وَبورِكَتand may be blessed
يا دارَ مَحمودٍ سَلِمتِ وَبورِكَت
أَركانُكِyour pillars الهرَمِيَّةُpyramid-like الصُفّاحِbroad-faced
أَركانُكِ الهرَمِيَّةُ الصُفّاحِ
O house of Mahmoud, may you be safe, and blessed be
O house of Mahmoud, you are safe and blessed
Your broad-faced, pyramid-like pillars.
Your venerable pillars fully alert
وَاِزدَدتِand may you gain مِنfrom حُسنِthe beauty of الثَناءِpraise وَطيبِهِand its sweetness
وَاِزدَدتِ مِن حُسنِ الثَناءِ وَطيبِهِ
حَجَراًa stone هُوَthat is الدُرِيُّpearl-bright فيamong الأَمداحِtributes
حَجَراً هُوَ الدُرِيُّ في الأَمداحِ
And may you gain, from praise's beauty and sweetness,
You have increased in the goodness of praise and its fragrance
A stone that gleams like a pearl among tributes.
A stone that is precious in eulogies
الأُمَّةُthe nation اِنتَقَلَتmoved إِلَيكِto you كَأَنَّماas though
الأُمَّةُ اِنتَقَلَت إِلَيكِ كَأَنَّما
أَنزَلتِهاyou brought it down مِنfrom بَيتِهاits home بِجَناحِupon a wing
أَنزَلتِها مِن بَيتِها بِجَناحِ
The nation moved to you as though
The nation moved to you as though
You had brought it from its home upon a wing.
You descended it from its home on wing
بَرَكاتُblessings of شَيخٍan elder بِالصَعيدِin Upper Egypt مُحَمَّلٌburdened with
بَرَكاتُ شَيخٍ بِالصَعيدِ مُحَمَّلٌ
عِبءَthe burden of السِنينَyears مُؤَمَّلٍa source of hope نَفّاحِlavishly giving
عِبءَ السِنينَ مُؤَمَّلٍ نَفّاحِ
The blessings of an elder in Upper Egypt, bearing
The blessings of a sheikh in Upper Egypt laden
The burden of years, a source of hope, lavish in giving.
With the burden of fruitful years ripened
بِالأَمسِyesterday جادَhe gave generously عَلىto القَضِيَّةِthe cause بِاِبنِهِwith his son
بِالأَمسِ جادَ عَلى القَضِيَّةِ بِاِبنِهِ
وَاليَومَand today آواهاhe sheltered it بِأَكرَمَin the noblest ساحِcourtyard
وَاليَومَ آواها بِأَكرَمَ ساحِ
Yesterday he gave his son to the cause,
Yesterday he favored the cause with his son
And today he sheltered it in the noblest courtyard.
And today sheltered it in the most generous refuge
Sol 6.1