بُشراكِglad tidings to you ياO مِصرEgypt عَمhas spread الفَيضoverflowing bounty فَاِبتَهِجيso rejoice
بُشراكِ يا مِصر عَم الفَيض فَاِبتَهِجي
وَزالَand has vanished ماwhat بِكin you منof اِثمsin وَمنand of حرجhardship
وَزالَ ما بِك من اِثم وَمن حرج
Glad tidings to you, Egypt! Bounty has spread, so rejoice.
And the sin and hardship within you have vanished.
وَساعَدَتكand favored you الاِمانيwishes بَعدafter ماthat اِمتَنَعتheld back
وَساعَدَتك الاِماني بَعد ما اِمتَنَعت
حيناfor a time وَحققand was fulfilled أَمرan undertaking لِلصَّلاحfor reform رجىhoped for
حينا وَحقق أَمر لِلصَّلاح رجى
And wishes have favored you after holding back
For a time; a hoped-for undertaking of reform was fulfilled.
تيجانcrowns بِمَنthrough the favor of الصَفاserenity أَضحَتhave become تكللهاwreathes them
تيجان بِمَن الصَفا أَضحَت تكللها
يَدُthe hand of السُرورjoy بِفَوزِwith triumph دائِمlasting بَهجradiant
يَدُ السُرور بِفَوزِ دائِم بَهج
Crowns, through serenity's grace, are now wreathed
By the hand of joy with lasting, radiant triumph.
وَالسَعدand good fortune أَشرَقshone نوراlight وَالسَماand the sky غنيتhad no need
وَالسَعد أَشرَق نورا وَالسَما غنيت
عَنof نورِthe light of أَقمارِهاits moons وَالاِرضand the earth عَنof سَرجlamps
عَن نورِ أَقمارِها وَالاِرض عَن سَرج
And Fortune has shone with light; the sky has no need
Of its moons' light, nor has the earth of lamps.
تَقلدassumed النَسيرthe little eagle الدَرىradiant تَولِيَةan office
تَقلد النَسير الدَرى تَولِيَة
ضِياءُهاits radiance لِوىthe banner of الاصلاحreform لَمnot يَهجbe stirred
ضِياءُها لِوى الاصلاح لَم يَهج
The radiant little eagle has assumed an office,
Whose radiance is reform's banner, never shaken.
لَقَدindeed سَرىjourneyed البَدرthe full moon يَسعىhastening بِالبَشارَةwith glad tidings مُذsince
لَقَد سَرى البَدر يَسعى بِالبَشارَة مُذ
رَأىsaw السعودthe auspicious stars بِهِwith him فيin أَرفعthe highest الدَرجranks
رَأى السعود بِهِ في أَرفع الدَرج
Indeed, the full moon has journeyed, hastening with glad tidings, since
It saw the auspicious stars with him in the highest ranks.
فَاِنظُرso look تَجِدyou will find عَصرَناour age مِرآتهits mirror صقلَتhas been polished
فَاِنظُر تَجِد عَصرَنا مِرآته صقلَت
تَهديoffers أَهاليهِits people صُبحاa dawn منof البَلجradiance
تَهدي أَهاليهِ صُبحا من البَلج
So look: you will find our age's mirror polished,
Offering its people a dawn of radiance.
هذاthis is الخديويthe Khedive الَّذيwho قرتwas gladdened بموكِبِهby his procession
هذا الخديوي الَّذي قرت بموكِبِه
عينthe eye الزَمانِof time وَقالَتand said لِلهُدىto guidance اِبتَهِجrejoice
عين الزَمانِ وَقالَت لِلهُدى اِبتَهِج
This is the Khedive whose procession gladdened
Time's eye, which said to Guidance, 'Rejoice!'
يَسوسgoverns بِالعَدلِwith justice وَالاِصلاحand reform أَمتهhis people
يَسوس بِالعَدلِ وَالاِصلاح أَمته
وَيَبذُلand bestows الفَضلbounty وَالجَدوىand aid لكلon every رَجىhopeful one
وَيَبذُل الفَضل وَالجَدوى لكل رَجى
He governs his people with justice and reform,
And bestows bounty and aid on everyone who hopes.
فَالفِطرso Eid al-Fitr يَدنوdraws near اِلىto عَليائِهhis lofty station شَغفاwith longing
فَالفِطر يَدنو اِلى عَليائِه شَغفا
وَمصرand Egypt تَفديهِransoms him بِالاِرواحwith souls وَالمَهجand lifeblood
وَمصر تَفديهِ بِالاِرواح وَالمَهج
So Eid al-Fitr draws near his lofty station with longing,
And Egypt ransoms him with souls and lifeblood.
سِوىexcept سَعادةthe happiness of مِصرEgypt لَيسnot يَشغَلُهُoccupies him
سِوى سَعادة مِصر لَيس يَشغَلُهُ
وَغيرand other than أَبوابِthe gates of فِعلdoing الخَيرِgood لَمdid not يَلجenter
وَغير أَبوابِ فِعل الخَيرِ لَم يَلج
Nothing but Egypt's happiness occupies him,
And he has entered no gates but those of doing good.
لِلَّهِto God, expressing admiration مَوكِبِهِhis procession الزاهيresplendent وَنَضرَتُهُand its freshness
لِلَّهِ مَوكِبِهِ الزاهي وَنَضرَتُهُ
وَماand what تَضَمَّنcontained منof حُسنbeauty وَمنand of برجbrilliance
وَما تَضَمَّن من حُسن وَمن برج
How wondrous his resplendent procession and its freshness,
And all the beauty and brilliance it contained!
سرىproceeded ضحىat forenoon وَالرَعاياand the subjects نَيلattainment of مَأدَبِهاtheir feast
سرى ضحى وَالرَعايا نَيل مَأدَبِها
بِهِthrough him وَعطرتand were perfumed الاِرجاءthe surroundings بِالارِجwith fragrance
بِهِ وَعطرت الاِرجاء بِالارِج
He went forth at forenoon, and the subjects gained their feast
Through him, and the surroundings were perfumed with fragrance.
تَيمنtook as a good omen الناسُthe people مِنهُfrom him الخَيرَgood وَاِبتَهَجواand rejoiced
تَيمن الناسُ مِنهُ الخَيرَ وَاِبتَهَجوا
وَاِستَبشَرواand welcomed glad tidings بَعدafter طولِthe long duration of اليَأسِdespair بِالفَرجat relief
وَاِستَبشَروا بَعد طولِ اليَأسِ بِالفَرج
The people augured good from him and rejoiced,
And welcomed relief after long despair.
تَلاrecited عُطاردMercury مَنشوراa proclamation لِدَولَتِهِfor his reign
تَلا عُطارد مَنشورا لِدَولَتِهِ
وَقالَand said لِلسَعدِto good fortune فيat أَعتابِهhis thresholds اِندَرَجtake your place
وَقالَ لِلسَعدِ في أَعتابِه اِندَرَج
Mercury recited a proclamation for his reign,
And said to Fortune, 'Take your place at his thresholds.'
وَالدَهرُand Time رثمunclear; perhaps 'chanted' بِالبُشرىwith glad tidings يؤرخهrecords its date
وَالدَهرُ رثم بِالبُشرى يؤرخه
ياO مصرEgypt قدindeed زانَكhas adorned you التَوفيقsuccess بِالفَلجwith victory
يا مصر قد زانَك التَوفيق بِالفَلج
And Time [chants?] glad tidings, recording its date:
O Egypt, success has indeed adorned you with victory.
Sol 6.1