ياO قاصداًbound for مصرEgypt فيin زهوpride وفيand in جذلjoy
يا قاصداً مصر في زهو وفي جذل
هنّئتcongratulations to you ماnot مصرEgypt إلاexcept أمmother أوطانhomelands
هنّئت ما مصر إلا أم أوطان
O you bound for Egypt in pride and joy,
O you who travels to Egypt in glory and humility
Congratulations! Egypt is none other than the mother of homelands,
Congratulations, for Egypt is nothing but the mother of homelands
أمmother الحضارةcivilization ماnot كانتwas طفولتهاher infancy
أم الحضارة ما كانت طفولتها
إلاbut مفاخرglorious achievements فنانan artist وإنسانand a human being
إلا مفاخر فنان وإنسان
the mother of civilization, whose infancy was nothing
The mother of civilization, her childhood
but the proud achievements of artist and human being.
Was nothing but the pride of artists and humans
لكلfor every فردindividual بلادa homeland يستعزhe takes pride بهاin it
لكل فرد بلاد يستعز بها
ومصرand Egypt مهماhowever much استقلhe is independent الموطنthe homeland الثانيsecond
ومصر مهما استقل الموطن الثاني
Each person has a homeland in which he takes pride,
Every country has lands for its people to take pride in
and Egypt, however independent he may be, is his second homeland.
And Egypt, no matter how independent the second homeland
لهاshe has عهودcovenants علىupon الدنياthe world موثقةbinding
لها عهود على الدنيا موثقة
فطالماfor so often حبتshe bestowed gifts upon الدنياthe world بإحسانwith kindness
فطالما حبت الدنيا بإحسان
She has solemn covenants binding upon the world,
It has covenants over the world, authenticated
for she has so often bestowed kindness upon the world.
So it has always loved the world with benevolence
أنتyou ابنهاher son البرdutiful لاmust not تنسيكmake you forget منزلةa rank
أنت ابنها البر لا تنسيك منزلة
حقّاa duty عليكupon you ولاnor كرthe turning لأزمانof ages
حقّا عليك ولا كر لأزمان
You are her dutiful son; let no rank make you forget
You are its righteous son, it does not forget your status
your duty to her—nor the turning of the ages.
You have rights over it, no matter how much time passes
ومنand one who يعدis considered عماداa pillar فيin تخصّصهhis specialty
ومن يعد عمادا في تخصّصه
وخالقاand a creator لمزاياof the merits of جيلهاher generation البانيthat builds
وخالقا لمزايا جيلها الباني
And you, who are counted a pillar in your specialty,
And whoever is a pillar in his specialty
and a creator of the strengths of her generation of builders:
And a creator of the virtues of its constructive generation
علمteach وعلمand teach فلاfor there is no خيرgood لأمتناfor our nation
علم وعلم فلا خير لأمتنا
إلاexcept منfrom العلمknowledge إنindeed العلمknowledge نورانtwo lights
إلا من العلم إن العلم نوران
teach, and teach, for no good comes to our nation
Knowledge upon knowledge, for there is no good for our nation
except through knowledge; knowledge is two lights.
Except from knowledge, as knowledge is enlightening
والثمand kiss ثرىthe soil of مصرEgypt عنّيon my behalf راكعاbowing شغفاin ardent love
والثم ثرى مصر عنّي راكعا شغفا
وخذand take فؤاديmy heart عنيfrom me بعضpart of قربانيmy offering
وخذ فؤادي عني بعض قرباني
And kiss Egypt’s soil for me, bowing in ardent love,
Kiss the soil of Egypt for me bowing in passion
and take my heart from me as part of my offering.
And take my heart from me as an offering
علمknowledge كعلمكlike your knowledge غذانيnourished me وأحيانيand gave me life
علم كعلمك غذاني وأحياني
كذاكlikewise خلقكyour character يومon the day of اليأسdespair أحيانيrevived me
كذاك خلقك يوم اليأس أحياني
Knowledge like yours nourished me and gave me life;
Knowledge like your knowledge fed me and revived me
likewise, your character revived me on the day of despair.
Thus was your creation, in days of despair it revived me
وماand not أقولI say وداعاfarewell بلrather أقولI say وعلىand Ali (uncertain reading)
وما أقول وداعا بل أقول وعلى
فيin موطنthe homeland of الشمسthe sun ناجانيwhispered to me ونادانيand called me
في موطن الشمس ناجاني وناداني
I do not say farewell; rather I say: “And Ali
And I do not say farewell, but I say while hoping
in the homeland of the sun whispered to me and called me.”
In the homeland of the sun, it consoled me and called me
ياO منone whose تواضعهhis humility عنوانthe hallmark of حكمتهhis wisdom
يا من تواضعه عنوان حكمته
وقدرهand his worth فوقbeyond تقديرappraisal وعنوانand a title
وقدره فوق تقدير وعنوان
O you whose humility is the hallmark of your wisdom,
O you whose humility is the title of his wisdom
and whose worth surpasses any appraisal or title,
And his destiny above appraisal and title
ومنand one whose شغلتI was kept occupied طويلاfor a long time عنaway from مجالسهhis gatherings
ومن شغلت طويلا عن مجالسه
لأنتyou indeed أدنىnearer إلىto قلبيmy heart منthan الدانيthe one nearby
لأنت أدنى إلى قلبي من الداني
and you, from whose company I have long been kept:
And who busied me away from his gatherings
you are surely nearer my heart than anyone close at hand.
For you are closest to my heart than the intimate
عهدa pledge عليكupon you شبابthe youth of النيلthe Nile ترشدهمyou guide them
عهد عليك شباب النيل ترشدهم
للحقto the truth إنif خانهمbetrays them تدجيلfraud شيطانa devil
للحق إن خانهم تدجيل شيطان
A pledge binds you to guide the youth of the Nile
I entrust upon you the Nile’s youth, guide them
to truth, if a devil’s fraud betrays them.
To the truth, if the seduction of Satan betrays them
إنindeed الشجاعةcourage اسمىthe loftiest ماthat which اتصفتyou are endowed بهwith it
إن الشجاعة اسمى ما اتصفت به
فاصدعso shatter بهاwith it الباطلfalsehood المستأسدacting like a lion الجانيcriminal
فاصدع بها الباطل المستأسد الجاني
Indeed, courage is the noblest of your qualities;
Courage is the highest of what you were characterized with
so shatter falsehood with it, lion-fierce and criminal.
So proclaim it, falsity, the attacking, injurious
لاno خيرgood فيin العلمknowledge صارbecame الجبنcowardice سيدهits master
لا خير في العلم صار الجبن سيده
فالعلمfor knowledge بالعلمthrough knowledge يرقىrises دونwithout سلطانpower
فالعلم بالعلم يرقى دون سلطان
There is no good in knowledge when cowardice becomes its master,
There is no good in knowledge if cowardice becomes its master
for knowledge rises through knowledge, without power.
For knowledge, through knowledge, rises without a sultan
هذيthis تحيةa greeting مهجورone forsaken ومغتربand one far from home
هذي تحية مهجور ومغترب
وباقةand a bouquet منof أحاسيسيmy feelings وألحانيand my melodies
وباقة من أحاسيسي وألحاني
This is a greeting from one forsaken and far from home,
These are the greetings of an outcast exile
and a bouquet of my feelings and my melodies.
And a bouquet of my feelings and melodies
لمdid not ألقI find غيركanyone but you موهوباgifted ليرفعهاto raise it
لم ألق غيرك موهوبا ليرفعها
لمصرto Egypt حينwhen وفاءthe fidelity of النيلthe Nile ناجانيwhispered to me
لمصر حين وفاء النيل ناجاني
I have found no one but you gifted enough to bear it
I have not found anyone gifted to carry them
to Egypt, when the Nile’s fidelity whispered to me.
To Egypt when the Nile’s loyalty consoled me
ولمand did not أجدI find نابغاa genius أولىmore worthy بتكرمتيof my tribute
ولم أجد نابغا أولى بتكرمتي
ولاnor مثاليةidealism أولىmore worthy بإيمانيof my faith
ولا مثالية أولى بإيماني
Nor have I found a genius more worthy of my tribute,
And I have not found a genius more deserving of my generosity
nor any idealism more worthy of my faith.
Nor ideals more deserving of my faith
فعشso live لقومكfor your people بلrather للناسfor humankind أجمعهمall of them
فعش لقومك بل للناس أجمعهم
وعدand return لقومكto your people ذخراa treasure ليسis not بالفانيperishable
وعد لقومك ذخرا ليس بالفاني
So live for your people—nay, for all humankind,
So live for your people, rather for all people
and return to your people a treasure that will not perish.
And promise your people a provision that is not fleeting
Sol 6.1