قمrise إلىto الأهرامthe pyramids واخشعand bow in reverence واطَّرحand cast off
قم إلى الأهرام واخشع واطَّرح
خِيلةhaughtiness الصِّيدthe proud lords وزهوand vainglory الفاتحينthe conquerors
خِيلة الصِّيد وزهو الفاتحين
Rise, go to the Pyramids; bow low and cast aside
Rise, go to the pyramids, bow in reverence, and cast off
the swagger of the proud and the vainglory of conquerors.
the haughtiness of proud lords and the vainglory of conquerors.
وتمهَّلand tread slowly إنماindeed تمشىyou walk علىupon
وتمهَّل إنما تمشى على
حَرَمsanctuary الدهرTime ونادىand the meeting place الأولينthe ancients
حَرَم الدهر ونادى الأولين
Tread slowly—you are walking upon
And tread slowly, for you are walking upon
Time’s sanctuary and the assembly of the ancients.
Time's sanctuary and the meeting place of the ancients.
وارتقand climb الأحجارthe stones واصعدand ascend منبراa pulpit
وارتق الأحجار واصعد منبرا
لمnot يُسَخَّرbe made to serve لأميرfor the commander المؤمنينthe faithful
لم يُسَخَّر لأمير المؤمنين
Climb the stones and ascend a pulpit
Climb the stones and mount a pulpit
never placed at the service of any Commander of the Faithful.
that was never made to serve the Commander of the Faithful.
ادعُcall قوميmy people منfrom ذرىthe heights أعوادهits timbers
ادعُ قومي من ذرى أعواده
لخلالto virtues كالصباحlike the morning المستبينclearly apparent
لخلال كالصباح المستبين
Call my people, from the height of its supports,
Call my people from the heights of its timbers
to virtues as clear as the breaking dawn.
to virtues as clear as the morning.
قلsay لهمto them عهدىَmy knowledge فيكمamong you أمةًa nation
قل لهم عهدىَ فيكم أمةً
عرفواthey knew الحقthe truth وقوماand a people صابرينsteadfast
عرفوا الحق وقوما صابرين
Tell them: I have known you as a nation
Tell them: I have known you as a nation
that knew the truth, and as a patient people.
that knew the truth, and as a steadfast people.
عطفshowed favor الدهرTime علىto ثورتكمyour revolution
عطف الدهر على ثورتكم
ولوىand turned الناسَthe people عليهاtoward it معجبينadmiring
ولوى الناسَ عليها معجبين
Time inclined toward your revolution
Time favored your revolution
and turned the peoples toward it in admiration.
and turned the people toward it in admiration.
هزتshook الليثthe lion ولماand not yet يَصحsobered up منfrom
هزت الليث ولما يَصح من
دمblood غليومَGuillaume وصيدٍand proud lords آخرينother
دم غليومَ وصيدٍ آخرين
It shook the lion before he had recovered from
It shook the lion, not yet sobered from
Guillaume’s blood and the steel of others.
the blood of Guillaume and other proud lords.
فرأىthen he saw ماwhat لمhad not يقعentered فيin وهمهhis imagination
فرأى ما لم يقع في وهمه
مصرEgypt تستكبرstands proud والألمانand the Germans دِينwere subdued
مصر تستكبر والألمان دِين
Then he saw what had never entered his fancy:
Then he saw what had never entered his mind:
Egypt standing proud, and the Germans brought low.
Egypt standing proud while the Germans were subdued.
ثورةa revolution أقبلتcame السلمُPeace بهاwith it
ثورة أقبلت السلمُ بها
عجبُthe wonder الرائينthe beholders سحرُthe enchantment السامعينthe listeners
عجبُ الرائين سحرُ السامعين
A revolution came, bearing peace—
A revolution that Peace brought forth,
a wonder to beholders, an enchantment to hearers.
a wonder to beholders, an enchantment to listeners.
قامarose رهطa band منكمof you فاقتحمواand assailed
قام رهط منكم فاقتحموا
كبرياءarrogance الفاتحينthe conquerors الظافرينvictorious
كبرياء الفاتحين الظافرين
A band of you arose and stormed
A band of you arose and assailed
the haughty pride of the victorious conquerors.
the arrogance of the victorious conquerors.
جحدواthey repudiated السيفthe sword وردّواand rejected حكمهits rule
جحدوا السيف وردّوا حكمه
عُزَّلاunarmed إلاexcept منfor الحقthe truth المبينmanifest
عُزَّلا إلا من الحق المبين
They denied the sword and rejected its judgment,
They repudiated the sword and rejected its rule,
unarmed, save for manifest right.
unarmed, save for the manifest truth.
همةresolve تكتبهاrecords it مصرEgypt لهمfor them
همة تكتبها مصر لهم
إنif أبيتمyou refuse أنto تكونواyou be الكاتبينthe writers
إن أبيتم أن تكونوا الكاتبين
A resolve Egypt will record for them,
A resolve that Egypt will record to their credit,
if you yourselves refuse to be its scribes.
if you refuse to be its chroniclers.
استخفّmade light of الليثُthe lion إجماعكمyour unanimity
استخفّ الليثُ إجماعكم
وهوand he is نابُthe fang العَجَمthe non-Arabs الداهيcunning الرزينcomposed
وهو نابُ العَجَم الداهي الرزين
The lion made light of your unanimity,
The lion made light of your unity,
though he was the foreigners’ fang, cunning and grave.
though he is the foreigners' cunning, composed fang.
فزأرتمso you roared زأرةa roar أقعىhe crouched لهاat it
فزأرتم زأرة أقعى لها
وأجالand swept اللحظhis gaze فيهمover them يستبينtrying to discern
وأجال اللحظ فيهم يستبين
Then you roared—a roar that made him crouch—
So you roared a roar at which he crouched,
and he swept his gaze among them, trying to discern,
and swept his gaze over them, trying to see clearly,
مستعيذاseeking refuge منكُمfrom you باللهin God أنlest
مستعيذا منكُم بالله أن
تُصبحواyou become by morning الهندIndia وتمسواand you become by evening الصِينSinn فِينFéin
تُصبحوا الهند وتمسوا الصِين فِين
seeking refuge from you in God, lest
seeking refuge from you in God, lest
by morning you be India, by evening China, in
you become India by morning and Sinn Féin by evening.
نفرa band of men تأوىfinds refuge إليهمwith them أمةa nation
نفر تأوى إليهم أمة
ووزيرand a minister يَتولىleads الثائرينthe revolutionaries
ووزير يَتولى الثائرين
a handful to whom an entire nation turns,
A band of men in whom a nation finds refuge,
and a minister who sides with the revolutionaries.
and a minister who leads the revolutionaries,
وشبابand young men منwhoever رآهمsaw them عصبةًa band
وشباب من رآهم عصبةً
قالsaid نَحلٌbees أُوذنتwere alerted بالمعتدينto the aggressors
قال نَحلٌ أُوذنت بالمعتدين
And youths—whoever saw them as a band
and young men—whoever saw them in a band
would say: bees alerted to aggressors.
said: 'Bees alerted to aggressors!'
وجموعand crowds عُزَّلunarmed ماnot أكترثتcared
وجموع عُزَّل ما أكترثت
لجموعto crowds بالمواضيwith keen swords معلنينdisplaying openly
لجموع بالمواضي معلنين
And unarmed crowds that cared nothing
and unarmed crowds who paid no heed
for hosts brandishing keen-edged blades.
to crowds openly brandishing keen swords.
زادهمgave them سعدSaad شَباتَيtwo keen points همةresolve
زادهم سعد شَباتَي همة
كالحسامlike the sword العضبkeen-edged والرمحand the spear السَّنينsharpened
كالحسام العضب والرمح السَّنين
Saad gave them the twin edges of resolve,
Saad gave them two keen points of resolve,
like the cutting sword and the keen-tipped spear.
like the keen-edged sword and the sharpened spear.
Sol 6.1