لاnever يُقيمَنَّshall remain عَلىunder الضَيمِoppression الأَسَدthe lion
لا يُقيمَنَّ عَلى الضَيمِ الأَسَد
نَزَعَpulled out الشِبلُthe cub مِنَfrom الغابِthe forest الوَتَدthe stake
نَزَعَ الشِبلُ مِنَ الغابِ الوَتَد
Let the lion never submit to oppression.
The lion does not dwell on injustice
The cub has pulled the stake out of the forest.
The cub pulled out the peg from the forest
كَبُرَgrew الشِبلُthe cub وَشَبَّتand sprouted نابُهُits fang
كَبُرَ الشِبلُ وَشَبَّت نابُهُ
وَتَغَطّىand became covered مَنكِباهُits two shoulders بِاللُبَدwith a mane
وَتَغَطّى مَنكِباهُ بِاللُبَد
The cub has grown, and its fang has sprouted.
The cub grew up and his fangs sharpened
And its shoulders are cloaked in a mane.
And his shoulders were covered with fur
اِترُكوهُlet it يَمشِwalk فيin آجامِهِits thickets
اِترُكوهُ يَمشِ في آجامِهِ
وَدَعوهُand let it عَنin defense of حِمىthe sanctuary الغابِof the forest يَذُدdefend
وَدَعوهُ عَن حِمى الغابِ يَذُد
Let it walk within its thickets,
Leave him to roam in his dens
And let it defend the forest's sanctuary.
And stop him from protecting the forest
وَاِعرُضواand offer الدُنياthe world عَلىto أَظفارِهِits claws
وَاِعرُضوا الدُنيا عَلى أَظفارِهِ
وَاِبعَثوهُand send it فيinto صَحاراهاits deserts يَصِدhunt
وَاِبعَثوهُ في صَحاراها يَصِد
And offer the world to its claws,
Show him the world through his claws
And send it into the world's deserts to hunt.
And send him to wander in its plains
فِتيَةَyouths الواديof the valley عَرَفناwe recognized صَوتَكُمyour voice
فِتيَةَ الوادي عَرَفنا صَوتَكُم
مَرحَباًwelcome بِالطائِرِto the bird الشاديsinging الغَرِدmelodious
مَرحَباً بِالطائِرِ الشادي الغَرِد
Youths of the valley, we have recognized your voice.
Young men of the valley, we know your voice
Welcome to the singing, melodious bird.
Welcome O melody singing bird
هُوَit صَوتُthe voice الحَقِّof truth لَمdid not يَبغِtransgress وَلَمand did not
هُوَ صَوتُ الحَقِّ لَم يَبغِ وَلَم
يَحمِلِbear الحِقدَrancor وَلَمand did not يُخفِconceal الحَسَدenvy
يَحمِلِ الحِقدَ وَلَم يُخفِ الحَسَد
It is the voice of truth: it has not transgressed, nor
It is the voice of truth, it did not transgress or
Borne rancor, nor concealed envy.
Bore malice, nor hid envy
وَخَلاand was free مِنof شَهوَةٍdesire ماnever خالَطَتmingled with
وَخَلا مِن شَهوَةٍ ما خالَطَت
صالِحاًsomething good مِنof عَمَلٍwork إِلّاexcept that فَسَدit became corrupt
صالِحاً مِن عَمَلٍ إِلّا فَسَد
And it is free of desire, which never mingles with
And it is free from any desire that corrupts
A good deed without corrupting it.
A righteous deed except that it fails
حَرَّكَstirred البُلبُلُthe nightingale عِطفَيthe two flanks رَبوَةٍof a hill
حَرَّكَ البُلبُلُ عِطفَي رَبوَةٍ
كانَwas فيهاin it البومُthe owl بِالأَيكِin the grove اِنفَرَدdwelt alone
كانَ فيها البومُ بِالأَيكِ اِنفَرَد
The nightingale stirred the two flanks of a hill
The nightingale stirred the branches of a willow
Where the owl had dwelt alone in the grove.
Where an owl in solitude perched
زَنبَقُthe lilies المُدنِof the cities وَرَيحانُand the basil القُرىof the villages
زَنبَقُ المُدنِ وَرَيحانُ القُرى
قامَstood فيin كُلِّevery طَريقٍroad وَقَعَدand sat
قامَ في كُلِّ طَريقٍ وَقَعَد
The lilies of the cities and the basil of the villages
The lily of cities and the basil of villages
Stood and sat along every road,
Stood at every road and settled
باكِراًearly كَالنَحلِlike bees فيin أَسرابِهاtheir swarms
باكِراً كَالنَحلِ في أَسرابِها
كُلُّevery سِربٍswarm قَدhad تَلاقىcome together وَاِحتَشَدand assembled
كُلُّ سِربٍ قَد تَلاقى وَاِحتَشَد
Out early, like bees in their swarms;
Early like bees in their swarms
Each swarm had come together and assembled.
Each swarm gathered and came together
قَدhad جَنىgathered ماwhat قَلَّwas scarce مِنof زَهرِthe flowers الرُباof the hills
قَد جَنى ما قَلَّ مِن زَهرِ الرُبا
ثُمَّthen أَعطىgave بَدَلَin exchange for الزَهرِthe flowers الشُهُدhoney
ثُمَّ أَعطى بَدَلَ الزَهرِ الشُهُد
It gathered what few blossoms grew upon the hills,
It reaped little of the flowers’ nectar
Then gave honey in exchange for flowers.
Then gave instead honey
بَسَطَstretched out الكَفَّthe palm لِمَنto whoever صادَفَهencountered it
بَسَطَ الكَفَّ لِمَن صادَفَه
وَمَضىand went on يَقصُرُshortening خَطواًsteps وَيَمُدand lengthening
وَمَضى يَقصُرُ خَطواً وَيَمُد
It stretched out a palm to whoever met it,
It reached out to whoever it met
And went on, shortening and lengthening its stride,
Walking with short and long strides
يَجعَلُmakes الأَوطانَthe homelands أُغنِيَتَهits song
يَجعَلُ الأَوطانَ أُغنِيَتَه
وَيُناديand calls الناسَthe people مَنwhoever جادَgives generously وَجَدand gains
وَيُنادي الناسَ مَن جادَ وَجَد
Making the homelands its song,
Making countries into its songs
And calling to the people: 'Who gives generously gains.'
And calling people, those who give and find
كُلَّماwhenever مَرَّpassed بِبابٍby a door دَقَّهُknocked on it
كُلَّما مَرَّ بِبابٍ دَقَّهُ
أَوor رَأىsaw داراًa house عَلىon الدَربِthe road قَصَدmade for it
أَو رَأى داراً عَلى الدَربِ قَصَد
Whenever it passed a door, it knocked on it,
Knocking on every door it passes
Or saw a house along the road, it made for it.
Or heads towards any house on the road
غادِياًgoing out in the morning فيin المُدنِthe cities أَوor نَحوَtoward القِرىthe villages
غادِياً في المُدنِ أَو نَحوَ القِرى
رائِحاًgoing in the evening يَسأَلُasking for قِرشاًa piastre لِلبَلَدfor the country
رائِحاً يَسأَلُ قِرشاً لِلبَلَد
Going out in the morning through the cities or toward the villages,
Walking in cities or towards villages
Out at evening, asking a piastre for the country.
Going asking for coins for the country
أَيُّهاO الناسُpeople اِسمَعواlisten أَصغواlisten attentively لَهُto it
أَيُّها الناسُ اِسمَعوا أَصغوا لَهُ
أَخرِجواgive out المالَthe money إِلىto البِرِّcharity يَعُدit will return
أَخرِجوا المالَ إِلى البِرِّ يَعُد
O people, listen; attend to it.
O people, listen and pay attention to it
Give your money to charity, and it will return.
Bring out money for this goodness that counts
لاdo not تَرُدّواsend back يَدَهُمtheir hand فارِغَةًempty
لا تَرُدّوا يَدَهُم فارِغَةً
طالِبُone seeking العَونِaid لِمِصرٍfor Egypt لاnot يُرَدis turned away
طالِبُ العَونِ لِمِصرٍ لا يُرَد
Do not send their hand back empty;
Do not send back its hands empty
One seeking aid for Egypt must not be turned away.
The seeker of help for a country that matters
سَيَرىwill see الناسُthe people عَجيباًa wonder فيin غَدٍtomorrow
سَيَرى الناسُ عَجيباً في غَدٍ
يَغرِسُplants القِرشُthe piastre وَيَبنيand builds وَيَلِدand begets
يَغرِسُ القِرشُ وَيَبني وَيَلِد
The people will see a wonder tomorrow:
People will see wonders tomorrow
The piastre will plant, build, and beget.
The coin will plant, build, and give birth
يُنهِضُraises اللَهُGod الصِناعاتِindustries بِهِthrough it
يُنهِضُ اللَهُ الصِناعاتِ بِهِ
مِنfrom عِثارٍa fall لَبَثَتlingered فيهِin it الأَبَدan eternity
مِن عِثارٍ لَبَثَت فيهِ الأَبَد
Through it God will raise industries
God will make industries rise through it
From a fall in which they have lain an eternity.
From ruin that lingered forever
أَوor يَزيدَadds البِرَّcharity داراًa house قَعَدَتwas established
أَو يَزيدَ البِرَّ داراً قَعَدَت
لِكِفاحِto combat السُلِّtuberculosis أَوor حَربِfighting الرَمَدeye inflammation
لِكِفاحِ السُلِّ أَو حَربِ الرَمَد
Or add to charity a house established
Or increase goodness by a house that settled
To combat tuberculosis or fight eye inflammation.
Due to the struggle of poverty or the fight of distress
وَهوَand it فيin الأَيديthe hands وَفيand within قُدرَتِهاtheir power
وَهوَ في الأَيدي وَفي قُدرَتِها
لَمdid not يَضِقlack means عَنهُfor it وَلَمand did not يَعجِزprove unable أَحَدanyone
لَم يَضِق عَنهُ وَلَم يَعجِز أَحَد
And it is in their hands and within their power;
And it is within hands and in its ability
No one has lacked the means for it, nor been incapable.
No one was too narrow or incapable for it
تِلكَthat مِصرُEgypt الغَدِof tomorrow تَبنيbuilds مُلكَهاher dominion
تِلكَ مِصرُ الغَدِ تَبني مُلكَها
نادَتِcalled البانيthe builder وَجاءَتand came بِالعُدَدwith the tools
نادَتِ الباني وَجاءَت بِالعُدَد
That is the Egypt of tomorrow, building her dominion.
That is tomorrow's Egypt building its reign
She called the builder and brought the tools,
It called the builder and came with supplies
وَعَلىand upon المالِwealth بَنَتbuilt سُلطانَهاher power
وَعَلى المالِ بَنَت سُلطانَها
ثابِتَfirm الآساسِthe foundations مَرفوعَraised العَمَدthe pillars
ثابِتَ الآساسِ مَرفوعَ العَمَد
And upon wealth she built her power,
And it built its rule on money
With firm foundations and pillars raised high.
With strong foundations and raised pillars
وَأَصارَتand made بَنكَBank مِصرٍMisr (Egypt) كَهفَهاher refuge
وَأَصارَت بَنكَ مِصرٍ كَهفَها
حَبَّذاhow excellent الرُكنُthe pillar وَأَعظِمand how great بِالسَنَدthe support
حَبَّذا الرُكنُ وَأَعظِم بِالسَنَد
And made Bank Misr her refuge.
And it made the bank of Egypt its cave
How fine the pillar, and how great the support!
The cornerstone blessed and supremely supported it
مَثَلٌan example مِنof هِمَّةٍresolve قَدhas بَعُدَتgone far
مَثَلٌ مِن هِمَّةٍ قَد بَعُدَت
وَمَداهاand its reach فيin المَعاليnoble achievements قَدhas بَعُدextended far
وَمَداها في المَعالي قَد بَعُد
An example of resolve that has gone far,
An example of ambition that reached far
And whose reach in noble achievements has stretched far.
With its horizons far in the heights
رَدَّهاrestored it العَصرُthe age إِلىto أُسلوبِهِits manner
رَدَّها العَصرُ إِلى أُسلوبِهِ
كُلُّevery عَصرٍage بِأَساليبَwith ways جُدُدnew
كُلُّ عَصرٍ بِأَساليبَ جُدُد
The age has restored it in its own fashion;
The age returned it to its ways
Every age has new ways.
Every age has its renewed methods
البَنونَthe sons اِستَنهَضواroused آبائَهُمtheir fathers
البَنونَ اِستَنهَضوا آبائَهُم
وَدَعاand called الشِبلُthe cub مِنَfrom الواديthe valley الأَسَدthe lion
وَدَعا الشِبلُ مِنَ الوادي الأَسَد
The sons have roused their fathers,
The young roused their fathers
And from the valley the cub has called the lion.
And the cub called the lion from the valley
أَصبَحَتhas become مِصرُEgypt وَأَضحىand has become مَجدُهاher glory
أَصبَحَت مِصرُ وَأَضحى مَجدُها
هِمَّةَthe aspiration الوالِدِof the father أَوor شُغلَthe work الوَلَدof the son
هِمَّةَ الوالِدِ أَو شُغلَ الوَلَد
Egypt and her glory have now become
Egypt became and its glory dawned
The father's aspiration or the son's work.
The ambition of the father or the occupation of the son
هَذِهِthis الهِمَّةُresolve بِالأَمسِyesterday جَرَتran
هَذِهِ الهِمَّةُ بِالأَمسِ جَرَت
فَحَوَتso attained فيin طَلَبِpursuit الحَقِّof right الأَمَدthe goal
فَحَوَت في طَلَبِ الحَقِّ الأَمَد
Yesterday this resolve ran its race,
This ambition yesterday flowed
And reached the goal in pursuit of right.
Seeking truth with great determination
أَيُّهاO الجيلُgeneration الَّذيthat نَرجوwe pin hopes on لِغَدٍfor tomorrow
أَيُّها الجيلُ الَّذي نَرجو لِغَدٍ
غَدُكَyour tomorrow العِزُّglory وَدُنياكَand your life الرَغَدprosperity
غَدُكَ العِزُّ وَدُنياكَ الرَغَد
O generation in which we place our hopes for tomorrow,
O generation we hope for tomorrow
Your tomorrow is glory, and your life prosperity.
Your glory tomorrow and prosperity today
أَنتَyou فيin مَدرَجَةِthe path السَيلِof the torrent وَقَدand indeed
أَنتَ في مَدرَجَةِ السَيلِ وَقَد
ضَلَّhas gone astray مَنwhoever فيin مَدرَجِthe path السَيلِof the torrent رَقَدslept
ضَلَّ مَن في مَدرَجِ السَيلِ رَقَد
You are in the torrent's path, and indeed
You are on the staircase of a flood, and indeed
Whoever sleeps in the torrent's path has gone astray.
Lost is one who sleeps on the staircase of a flood
قُدتَyou led فيin الحَقِّright فَقُدso lead فيin مِثلِهِits like
قُدتَ في الحَقِّ فَقُد في مِثلِهِ
مِنamong نَواحيthe fields القَصدِof thrift أَوor سُبلِthe paths الرَشَدof sound judgment
مِن نَواحي القَصدِ أَو سُبلِ الرَشَد
You led in the cause of right; lead now in its like,
Lead in truth, so lead in its like
In fields of thrift or paths of sound judgment.
From the ways of moderation or paths of righteousness
رُبَّmany a عامٍyear أَنتَyou فيهِin it واجِدٌprosperous
رُبَّ عامٍ أَنتَ فيهِ واجِدٌ
وَاِدَّخِرand save فيهِin it لِعامٍfor a year لاnot تَجِدyou have means
وَاِدَّخِر فيهِ لِعامٍ لا تَجِد
Many a year finds you prosperous;
Many a year you will find
And save in it for a year of want.
And store in it for a year you will not find
عَلِّمِteach الآباءَthe fathers وَاِهتِفand cry out قائِلاًsaying
عَلِّمِ الآباءَ وَاِهتِف قائِلاً
أَيُّهاO الشَعبُpeople تَعاوَنcooperate وَاِقتَصِدand be thrifty
أَيُّها الشَعبُ تَعاوَن وَاِقتَصِد
Teach the fathers, and cry out, saying:
Teach the fathers and proclaim saying
O people, work together and be thrifty.
O people, cooperate and be economical
اِجمَعِjoin القِرشَthe piastre إِلىto القِرشِthe piastre يَكُنthere will be
اِجمَعِ القِرشَ إِلى القِرشِ يَكُن
لَكَfor you مِنfrom جَمعِهِماcombining them both مالٌwealth لُبَدheaped up
لَكَ مِن جَمعِهِما مالٌ لُبَد
Join piastre to piastre, and there will be
Gather coin to coin, it will become
For you, from their joining, wealth heaped high.
For you from their gathering a plentiful money
اُطلِبِseek القُطنَcotton وَزاوِلand work at غَيرَهُother than it
اُطلِبِ القُطنَ وَزاوِل غَيرَهُ
وَاِتَّخِذand secure سوقاًa market إِذاwhen سوقٌa market كَسَدstagnates
وَاِتَّخِذ سوقاً إِذا سوقٌ كَسَد
Pursue cotton, and work at other things too;
Seek cotton and do other
And find another market when one stagnates.
And make a market if a market is impeded
نَحنُwe قَبلَbefore القُطنِcotton كُنّاwere أُمَّةًa nation
نَحنُ قَبلَ القُطنِ كُنّا أُمَّةً
تَهبِطُdescends into الواديthe valley وَتَرعىand pastures flocks وَتَرِدand comes to water
تَهبِطُ الوادي وَتَرعى وَتَرِد
Before cotton, we were a nation
We before cotton were a nation
That descended to the valley, pastured flocks, and came to water.
Descending valleys, grazing and returning
قَدalready أَخَذناwe reached فيin الصِناعاتِthe crafts المَدىthe farthest extent
قَد أَخَذنا في الصِناعاتِ المَدى
وَبَنَيناand we built فيin الأَواليancient times ماwhat خَلَدendures forever
وَبَنَينا في الأَوالي ما خَلَد
We have reached the farthest bounds in the crafts,
We took the lead in industries
And in ancient times we built what lives forever.
And built in ancient times what lasted
وَغَزَلناand we spun قَبلَbefore إِدريسَIdris الكُساgarments
وَغَزَلنا قَبلَ إِدريسَ الكُسا
وَنَسَجناand we wove قَبلَbefore داوُدَDawud الزَرَدchain mail
وَنَسَجنا قَبلَ داوُدَ الزَرَد
And we spun garments before Idris,
And we spun before Idris the linen
And wove chain mail before Dawud.
And wove before David the armor
إِنif تَكُyou are اليَومَtoday لِواءًa banner قائِداًleading
إِن تَكُ اليَومَ لِواءً قائِداً
كَمhow many لِواءٍa banner لَكَfor you بِالأَمسِyesterday اِنعَقَدwas raised
كَم لِواءٍ لَكَ بِالأَمسِ اِنعَقَد
If today you are a leading banner,
If you are today a leading banner
How many banners were raised for you yesterday!
How many banners for you in the past rallied
Sol 6.1