بُشراكِglad tidings to you ياO مِصرُEgypt فَالاِقبالfor good fortune قَدindeed منحاwas granted
بُشراكِ يا مِصرُ فَالاِقبال قَد منحا
وَكللand wreathed البشرgladness تيجانcrowns السعودgood fortune ضحىat forenoon
وَكلل البشر تيجان السعود ضحى
Glad tidings to you, O Egypt, for good fortune has been granted.
And gladness wreathed fortune’s crowns at forenoon.
وَلازَمand stayed by الاِنسdelight وَردَwatering place اليَمَنgood fortune مُغتَبِقاًdrinking in the evening
وَلازَم الاِنس وَردَ اليَمَن مُغتَبِقاً
وَرنحand made sway الفَوزُtriumph عَطفَside الدَهرTime فَاِصطَبَحاso it drank in the morning
وَرنح الفَوزُ عَطفَ الدَهر فَاِصطَبَحا
And delight stayed by fortune’s watering place, taking its evening draught.
And triumph set Time’s side swaying, so it took its morning draught.
وَشَرفand honored القَطرthe land مَولاهits lord وَمالِكُهand its master
وَشَرف القَطر مَولاه وَمالِكُه
وَقدمand offered الدَهرُTime لِلاِقبالِto good fortune ماwhatever اِقتَرَحاit requested
وَقدم الدَهرُ لِلاِقبالِ ما اِقتَرَحا
And its lord and master honored the land.
And Time offered good fortune whatever it requested.
تَمنطقتgirded themselves بِالبَهاwith splendor لَيلاتnights مقدمهhis arrival
تَمنطقت بِالبَها لَيلات مقدمه
وَاليَومَand today أَصبَحَbecame بِالاِضواءِwith lights متشحاrobed
وَاليَومَ أَصبَحَ بِالاِضواءِ متشحا
The nights of his arrival girded themselves with splendor,
And today it has become robed in lights.
نِعمَhow fine التَهانيthe congratulations بِاِقبالat the advent of السرورjoy فَقَدfor indeed
نِعمَ التَهاني بِاِقبال السرور فَقَد
سَماسناthe radiance rose بارِقlightning الاِفراحِrejoicing وَاِتَّضَحاand shone clear
سَماسنا بارِق الاِفراحِ وَاِتَّضَحا
How fine the congratulations at joy’s advent, for indeed
The gleam of rejoicing’s lightning rose and shone clear.
سَماءsky صفوserenity المُنىhopes أَبدَتrevealed كَواكِبِهاits stars
سَماء صفو المُنى أَبدَت كَواكِبِها
وَغَيثand the rain غوثsuccor الهَناjoy حَياgreeted بِماwith what سَمَحاit bestowed
وَغَيث غوث الهَنا حَيا بِما سَمَحا
The sky of serene hopes revealed its stars,
And joy’s saving rain greeted us with its bounty.
فَياso, oh لَهُfor it مُقدِماan arrival قادَتled بَشائِرُهits glad tidings
فَيا لَهُ مُقدِما قادَت بَشائِرُه
مَغانِمَspoils الدَهرِTime لِلرّاجيto the hopeful one وَقَدand indeed رَبِحاhe prospered
مَغانِمَ الدَهرِ لِلرّاجي وَقَد رَبِحا
So what an arrival! Its glad tidings brought
Time’s spoils to the hopeful one, who has indeed prospered.
وَعَمand spread over اِشراقُهhis radiance كُلall الوَرىmankind فَغَداso became
وَعَم اِشراقُه كُل الوَرى فَغَدا
نوراًa light يسرgladdens وَبَرقاand lightning زَندهhis fire-stick قدحاstruck sparks
نوراً يسر وَبَرقا زَنده قدحا
And his radiance spread over all mankind, becoming
A gladdening light, and lightning sparked by his fire-stick.
عادَreturned العَزيزُthe cherished one الَّذيwho جادَتwere generous لِعَودَتِهِfor his return
عادَ العَزيزُ الَّذي جادَت لِعَودَتِهِ
أَيّامُناour days فَاِغتَنَماso he gained الاِنسdelight وَالمنحاand gifts
أَيّامُنا فَاِغتَنَما الاِنس وَالمنحا
The cherished one returned, whose return was met with generosity
From our days; so he gained delight and gifts.
لَوif قيلَwere told لِلشَرفto Honor اِختَرchoose قالَwould say خدمتهserving him
لَو قيلَ لِلشَرف اِختَر قالَ خدمته
أَوor قيلَwere told لِلدَّهرto Time سابِقrace against عَزمهhis resolve اِفتَضحاwould be shamed
أَو قيلَ لِلدَّهر سابِق عَزمه اِفتَضحا
Were Honor told, 'Choose,' it would say, 'To serve him.'
Or were Time told, 'Outrace his resolve,' it would be put to shame.
لاmay not زالَcease to be ذوthe bearer of العَهدِthe covenant مِصباحlamp العُلاglory أَبَداforever
لا زالَ ذو العَهدِ مِصباح العُلا أَبَدا
ماas long as اِخضرgrows green عودa bough وَشادىand the singer ايكهits grove صدحاwarbles
ما اِخضر عود وَشادى ايكه صدحا
May the covenant’s bearer remain the lamp of glory forever,
As long as a bough grows green and the singer in its grove warbles.
وَلاand may not خَلاعنbe bereft of ضَوافيample expanses ظلهhis shade زَمنany age
وَلا خَلاعن ضَوافي ظله زَمن
بِهِthrough him حَباهُendowed it الجَليلُthe Majestic One اليَمَنgood fortune فَاِنشَرَحاso it rejoiced
بِهِ حَباهُ الجَليلُ اليَمَن فَاِنشَرَحا
And may no age be bereft of his ample shade:
Through him the Majestic One granted it good fortune, and it rejoiced.
فَاِحرفso letters سَطرتwere inscribed تَزهوtake pride بِمِدحَتِهِin praising him
فَاِحرف سَطرت تَزهو بِمِدحَتِهِ
تَتوجتwere crowned بِلالwith pearls نورِهاtheir light وَضحاshone clear
تَتوجت بِلال نورِها وَضحا
So the letters inscribed take pride in praising him;
They were crowned with pearls whose light shone clear.
وَأَقبَلَتand came forth لِمَعاليهِfor his glories مُؤرخَةas a chronogram
وَأَقبَلَت لِمَعاليهِ مُؤرخَة
وافىarrived الخَديويthe Khedive فَأَولىand thus bestowed الجدgood fortune وَالفَرحاand joy
وافى الخَديوي فَأَولى الجد وَالفَرحا
And came forth as a chronogram for his glories:
The Khedive arrived and bestowed good fortune and joy.
Sol 6.1