إذنthen مصرEgypt عادتreturned تقتفيpursuing مجدهاher glory الأسمىloftiest
إذن مصر عادت تقتفي مجدها الأسمى
فياso, O قبليmy kisses طيريfly لهاto her واشبعيand sate yourselves لثماwith kissing
فيا قبلي طيري لها واشبعي لثما
Then Egypt has returned to pursue her loftiest glory.
Now Egypt has regained her supreme glory,
So, my kisses, fly to her and kiss your fill.
So fly to her, my heart, and be sated with her kiss.
وياand O فرحتيmy joy لاdo not تكتفيcontent yourself بفريدةwith a single jewel
ويا فرحتي لا تكتفي بفريدة
منof الشعرpoetry بلrather كونيbe لهاfor her الأملhope الجماabundant
من الشعر بل كوني لها الأمل الجما
And, my joy, do not content yourself with a single jewel
And you, my joy, do not content yourself with only
of poetry; rather, be for her an abundance of hope.
A poem’s creation, but be for her a boundless hope,
ورفيand flutter حواليهاaround her رؤىvisions تستعيدهاshe recaptures them
ورفي حواليها رؤى تستعيدها
فنوناarts منof الإلهامinspiration تكسبهاgive her الحزماresolve
فنونا من الإلهام تكسبها الحزما
And flutter around her as visions she recaptures,
And hover around her with visions that restore her
arts of inspiration that give her resolve.
Arts of inspiration that endow her with resolve.
شأىoutstripped الشعرpoetry وحيthe inspiration of السيفthe sword فيin وثباتهits leaps
شأى الشعر وحي السيف في وثباته
كماjust as اسكنgave a dwelling to المجدglory المرفرفfluttering والنجماand the star
كما اسكن المجد المرفرف والنجما
Poetry outstripped the sword's inspiration in its leaps,
Poetry’s fervor, like the sword’s leap in its strokes,
and gave fluttering glory and the star a dwelling.
As the fluttering glory and stars find repose.
وبشّرand heralded بالأحلامdreams حتىuntil تفتقتburst into bloom
وبشّر بالأحلام حتى تفتقت
لنشوتهاfor her rapture الأحلامdreams أضعافهاmany times their number نغمىas melodies
لنشوتها الأحلام أضعافها نغمى
And heralded dreams until they burst into bloom,
Bring good tidings of dreams until, in rapture,
dreams multiplying for her rapture into melodies.
Dreams bring forth manifold their own melodies.
وأنجبand brought forth فيهاwithin her للحياةfor life معانياmeanings
وأنجب فيها للحياة معانيا
ضخاماvast تعالتrose high لاnot تحدbounded وقدand indeed تنمىgrow
ضخاما تعالت لا تحد وقد تنمى
And brought forth within her meanings for life,
And conceive in it, for life, meanings
vast, exalted, unbounded, and still growing.
Lofty, transcending limit, ever growing.
فياso, O معزفmusical instrument of الأربابthe gods جلجلresound مرحباin welcome
فيا معزف الأرباب جلجل مرحبا
بمصرto Egypt وباركand bless أنتyou yourself وثبتهاher leap العظمىgreatest
بمصر وبارك أنت وثبتها العظمى
So, instrument of the gods, resound in welcome
So ring out, lyre of the lords, a welcome
to Egypt, and yourself bless her greatest leap.
To Egypt, and you yourself bless her, make her supreme.
إذاwhen الحكمgovernment للجمهورfor the people اصبحbecame رائداa guide
إذا الحكم للجمهور اصبح رائدا
أبىrefused الحقjustice أنthat يلقىencounter بهthrough it العارdisgrace والظلماand oppression
أبى الحق أن يلقى به العار والظلما
When government becomes a guide for the people,
When the people rule, justice itself
justice refuses to let them encounter disgrace and oppression through it.
Refuses dishonor and injustice.
وماand not العدلjustice إلاexcept للمساواةfor equality وحدهاit alone
وما العدل إلا للمساواة وحدها
فإنso if هيit ضاعتis lost صارbecomes ماwhatever دونهاfalls short of it إثماa sin
فإن هي ضاعت صار ما دونها إثما
And justice serves equality alone;
Justice is but for equality alone,
if it is lost, whatever falls short of it becomes a sin.
Else all else becomes sin.
فياso, O أمةnation of النيلthe Nile المباركblessed حاذريbeware
فيا أمة النيل المبارك حاذري
وقدand already نلتyou attained ماwhat تهوينyou desire أنto تخلقيcreate الضيماinjustice
وقد نلت ما تهوين أن تخلقي الضيما
So, nation of the blessed Nile, beware,
O nation of the blessed Nile, beware
now that you have gained what you desire, of creating injustice.
Lest you gain what you wish and then do wrong.
ولاand do not تقبليaccept التفريقdiscrimination فيin أيany مظهرguise
ولا تقبلي التفريق في أي مظهر
فمنfor whoever يقبلaccepts التفريقdiscrimination يستأهلdeserves الرجماstoning
فمن يقبل التفريق يستأهل الرجما
And accept no discrimination in any guise;
Accept no separation in any guise.
for whoever accepts discrimination deserves stoning.
Whoever accepts separation deserves to be stoned.
وماand not كانتwould be الآثارmonuments أبقىmore enduring علىagainst البلىdecay
وما كانت الآثار أبقى على البلى
منthan العدلjustice لوif آثرتهyou chose it مجدكyour glory الضخماmighty
من العدل لو آثرته مجدك الضخما
Monuments are no more enduring against decay
No relics outlast ruin
than justice, if you choose it as your mighty glory.
Better than justice, if you choose it as your towering glory.
أعيذكI seek protection for you منfrom وهمa delusion يصيرbecomes عقيدةa creed
أعيذك من وهم يصير عقيدة
فكمfor many a أمةnation هانتfell low بإعزازهاby its exalting الوهماdelusion
فكم أمة هانت بإعزازها الوهما
I would shield you from a delusion that becomes a creed;
I protect you from the fancy that becomes
for many a nation has fallen low by exalting delusion.
A creed - how many a people fell, honoring illusion!
أعيذI seek protection for جمالاGamal والزعيمand the leader محمداMuhammad
أعيذ جمالا والزعيم محمدا
بحذقهماthrough their skill منfrom حدlimiting مطلبكyour aspiration الأسمىloftiest
بحذقهما من حد مطلبك الأسمى
I would shield Gamal and the leader Muhammad,
I protect Gamal and the leader Muhammad
through their skill, from limiting your loftiest aspiration.
With their prudence from your loftiest demand.
قدalready انتزعاthey both wrested منfrom قبلbefore حظّكyour share عنوةby force
قد انتزعا من قبل حظّك عنوة
وماand not برحاthey both ceased والدهرand time كالطائشlike a reckless man الأعمىblind
وما برحا والدهر كالطائش الأعمى
They had earlier wrested your share by force,
They seized your share by force before
and did not cease, while time, like a reckless blind man,
While fortune raged blindly like a crazed camel.
تجبّرgrew tyrannical واشتعلىand grew haughty فرداهso they both repelled it صاغراabased
تجبّر واشتعلى فرداه صاغرا
وقدand indeed كانit had been كالمحمومlike a fevered man سكرانdrunk بالحمىwith fever
وقد كان كالمحموم سكران بالحمى
grew tyrannical and haughty; they drove it back, abased,
Arrogance flared up, but they returned it humbled
though it had been like a fevered man, drunk with fever.
When it was as if maddened, drunk with fever.
وهاand behold أنتyou بالعهدin the era الجديدnew طليقةfree
وها أنت بالعهد الجديد طليقة
ومنجبةand bearing أعلامluminaries نهضتكof your renaissance الشماlofty
ومنجبة أعلام نهضتك الشما
And behold, in the new era you are free,
And here you are, with the new covenant, unfettered
and bearing the lofty luminaries of your renaissance.
Raising the banners of your resurgence.
ففيfor in كلevery شبرhandspan منof ثراكyour soil خميلةa grove
ففي كل شبر من ثراك خميلة
وقدand indeed كانتused to الويلاتcalamities تغتالهdestroy it قضماby gnawing
وقد كانت الويلات تغتاله قضما
For every handspan of your soil holds a grove,
In every inch of your land a female companion,
though calamities had once gnawed it to death.
Though calamities once murdered it pitilessly.
وفيand in كلevery مرأىview منof سمائكyour sky كوكبa star
وفي كل مرأى من سمائك كوكب
يبلquenches بنورwith light منهfrom it لوعةthe anguish منof whoever يظماthirsts
يبل بنور منه لوعة من يظما
And in every view of your sky there is a star,
In every sight of your skies a star
whose light quenches the anguish of whoever thirsts.
That gives light which soothes one who rages.
وفيand in كلevery ركنcorner منof ربوعكyour lands ملجأa refuge
وفي كل ركن من ربوعك ملجأ
تلوذtake refuge بهin it خيرthe finest المواهبtalents أوor تحمىare protected
تلوذ به خير المواهب أو تحمى
And in every corner of your lands there is a refuge,
In every part of your countryside a refuge
where the finest talents take shelter or are protected.
Where the best talents take shelter or are protected.
وفيand in كلevery ذهنmind منamong بنيكyour sons بواعثimpulses
وفي كل ذهن من بنيك بواعث
لينجبto bring forth حينwhile الأمسyesterday قدalready ألفgrew accustomed to العقماbarrenness
لينجب حين الأمس قد ألف العقما
And in every mind among your sons are impulses
In every mind of your children motivations
to bear fruit, while yesterday had grown used to barrenness.
To engender what yesterday was deemed barren.
وفيand in كلevery قلبheart نشوةrapture علويّةheavenly
وفي كل قلب نشوة علويّة
فصارso it became إذاwhen يأتمtakes its lead بالخيرfrom goodness مؤتماa guide to follow
فصار إذا يأتم بالخير مؤتما
And in every heart is a heavenly rapture,
In every heart a lofty rapture
so, when it follows goodness, it becomes a guide.
So it blissfully attends to good, though wretched before.
تبدّلتchanged الأيامthe days حتىuntil كأنّماas though
تبدّلت الأيام حتى كأنّما
بنعمتهاin their bliss لماnot yet تزلcease to be حولناaround us حلماa dream
بنعمتها لما تزل حولنا حلما
The days have changed so much it seems
The days have changed until it is as though
that, in their bliss, they are still a dream around us.
With their blessings, dreams never left us.
كأنas though بناناfingertips للمسيحof Christ لمسنهاtouched them
كأن بنانا للمسيح لمسنها
فبدّدنso they dispelled عنهاfrom them الذعرterror والحزنand sorrow والسقماand sickness
فبدّدن عنها الذعر والحزن والسقما
As though Christ's fingertips had touched them,
It is as if our structures were touched by the Messiah,
and dispelled from them terror, sorrow, and sickness.
Banishing from them terror, sorrow, and sickness.
فياso, O مصرEgypt عضيbite down بالنواجذwith the molars حرةfree
فيا مصر عضي بالنواجذ حرة
علىon ماwhat كسبتyou won اليومtoday واغتنميand seize اليوماthe day
على ما كسبت اليوم واغتنمي اليوما
So, Egypt, now free, bite down with your molars
O Egypt, striving and free,
on what you have won today, and seize the day.
Seize what you have gained today, treasure today!
وهياand come أعديprepare للغدfor tomorrow المرتجىhoped-for علىglories
وهيا أعدي للغد المرتجى على
تبزsurpass بإعجازthrough marvels لهاof theirs كلeverything ماthat تماwas accomplished
تبز بإعجاز لها كل ما تما
And come, prepare glories for the hoped-for tomorrow
And prepare for the hoped-for tomorrow
whose marvels surpass everything that has been achieved:
Marvels that eclipse all you have hitherto achieved -
إخاءbrotherhood وتنظيماand organization وعلماand knowledge وهمةand resolve
إخاء وتنظيما وعلما وهمة
وفناand art تهزrouse الغافلينthe heedless أوor الصماthe deaf
وفنا تهز الغافلين أو الصما
brotherhood, organization, knowledge, and resolve,
Brotherhood, organization, knowledge, resolve
and art, stirring the heedless or the deaf.
And art that shakes the heedless and the deaf.
ولاand do not تشتكيcomplain منof لاعجthe burning pang of اليتمorphanhood بعدماafter
ولا تشتكي من لاعج اليتم بعدما
أزلتyou removed بهذاthrough this النصرvictory منfrom دمكyour blood اليتماorphanhood
أزلت بهذا النصر من دمك اليتما
And do not lament the burning pang of orphanhood, now that
Do not complain of orphanhood's misery, now that
through this victory you have removed orphanhood from your blood.
With this victory you have dispelled your orphanhood.
ألاindeed فيin سبيلthe cause of المجدglory ماwhat قدalready غنمتهyou won it
ألا في سبيل المجد ما قد غنمته
وهاand behold هوit قدindeed أضحىhas become لكلfor all الورىhumanity غنماa gain
وها هو قد أضحى لكل الورى غنما
Indeed, all that you have won is in the cause of glory,
Behold, along the path of glory you have seized
and behold, it has become a gain for all humanity.
A prize that now belongs to all creation.
فإنكfor you للأقوامfor the peoples أمثولةa model الهدىof guidance
فإنك للأقوام أمثولة الهدى
وماand not خصwas confined to شعباa people يستفيقawakening ولاnor قوماa nation
وما خص شعبا يستفيق ولا قوما
For you are a model of guidance for the peoples,
You are for nations the exemplar of guidance,
and guidance is not confined to one awakening people or nation.
No people were distinguished or awoke save by you.
تباركblessed is ربيmy Lord حينwhen ينصفdoes justice to أمةa nation
تبارك ربي حين ينصف أمة
تعافdisdains ذليلservile العيشlife والياسand despair والنوماand sleep
تعاف ذليل العيش والياس والنوما
Blessed be my Lord when He gives justice to a nation
Blessed is my Lord when He vindicates
that disdains a servile life, despair, and sleep,
A people disdaining a life of misery, despair, and sleep.
وتدركand realizes أنthat الفهمunderstanding منis part of رأسthe principal of مالهاits wealth
وتدرك أن الفهم من رأس مالها
وهلand whether يقدرis capable الإنسانa person إنif طلقdivorces الفهماunderstanding
وهل يقدر الإنسان إن طلق الفهما
and knows that understanding is part of its capital.
And realizes that understanding is the capital of her wealth -
And can a person achieve anything if he divorces understanding?
Can man accomplish anything when devoid of understanding?
ولاand does not تستطيبrelish الموتdeath طوعاin submission لماردto a demon
ولا تستطيب الموت طوعا لمارد
وتصفعهand slaps him إنif ثارrises up واستمراand savors اللؤماbaseness
وتصفعه إن ثار واستمرا اللؤما
And does not relish death in submission to a demon,
And finds sweet the death of the rebel
and slaps him if he rises up and savors baseness;
Slapping him down if he stirs and persists in villainy.
ولاand does not ترتضيaccept يوماever مساومةbargaining لهwith him
ولا ترتضي يوما مساومة له
فمنfor whoever ساومbargains with الطغيانtyranny مقترفa perpetrator of جرماa crime
فمن ساوم الطغيان مقترف جرما
nor ever agrees to bargain with him,
Never bargaining with him for a single day
for whoever bargains with tyranny commits a crime
Whoever haggles with tyranny is a criminal.
وخانand betrays تراثاa heritage للجدودof the forefathers مقدساsacred
وخان تراثا للجدود مقدسا
كماjust as خانbetrayed عهداa covenant لاnot يكيّفdefined أوor يسمىnamed
كما خان عهدا لا يكيّف أو يسمى
and betrays a sacred heritage of the forefathers,
Betraying a sacred heritage of forebears
just as he betrays a covenant that cannot be defined or named.
As though betraying a covenant that cannot be defined or named.
عزيزhard علىfor مثليone like me البعادdistance وقدand indeed زهتhave flourished
عزيز على مثلي البعاد وقد زهت
منائركyour minarets الزهراءradiant تستقيلseek pardon السلماpeace
منائرك الزهراء تستقيل السلما
It is hard for one like me to be far away, now that
Painful as it is for me to be far away
your radiant minarets have flourished, seeking peace's pardon.
When your bright minarets put away the ladder.
عزيزhard وفيand in قلبيmy heart حنانyearning مؤرقsleep-robbing
عزيز وفي قلبي حنان مؤرق
وحسبيand enough for me علىagainst رغميmy will مفارقتيmy parting from الأماthe mother
وحسبي على رغمي مفارقتي الأما
It is hard, with a yearning in my heart that robs me of sleep,
Painful, while in my heart is restlessness
and my unwilling parting from my mother is burden enough.
Though my separation suffices despite my will.
إذاif جئتI come هذاthis اليومday أزجيoffer تهانئيmy congratulations
إذا جئت هذا اليوم أزجي تهانئي
فمنthen from قلبa heart محرومdeprived تهلّلrejoiced إذas يدمىit bleeds
فمن قلب محروم تهلّل إذ يدمى
If I come today to offer my congratulations,
If I come today to offer congratulations,
they come from a deprived heart that rejoices even as it bleeds.
It is from a deprived heart that exults as it bleeds.
ولكنbut نفسthe soul of الحرthe free person نفسٌa soul عجيبةٌwondrous
ولكن نفس الحر نفسٌ عجيبةٌ
تعيشlives علىon الأضدادopposites مهماhowever تكنthey may be غرماa burden
تعيش على الأضداد مهما تكن غرما
But the free person's soul is a wondrous soul,
But the soul of the free is a wondrous soul
living on opposites, however costly they may be.
That lives on contradictions, however much in love.
وقدand may ترفضreject الشهدhoney السلافchoicest لوهمةfor a misgiving
وقد ترفض الشهد السلاف لوهمة
وتعشقand loves موتthe death of النبلnobility إذas تكرعgulps down السماpoison
وتعشق موت النبل إذ تكرع السما
And it may reject the choicest honey for a misgiving,
It might spurn the limpid honey for fancy,
and love a noble death as it gulps down poison.
And love the death of nobility when it disdains the ladder.
فإنso if لمnot أزلI cease to be رهنa captive of التزمتrigid intolerance ثائراrebellious
فإن لم أزل رهن التزمت ثائرا
فطوعكthen at your command قلبيmy heart المستعزtaking pride بماin what ضماit holds
فطوعك قلبي المستعز بما ضما
So, if I remain a captive of rigid intolerance, still rebellious,
If I still rebel, true to my pledge,
my heart, proud of what it holds, is yours to command.
Then willingly does my proud heart bow to your control.
Sol 6.1