قدومٌan arrival ولكنand yet لاnot أقولُI say سعيدُhappy
قدومٌ ولكن لا أقولُ سعيدُ
وملكٌand a reign وإنeven if طالَlasts long المدىthe span سيبيدُwill perish
وملكٌ وإن طالَ المدى سيبيدُ
An arrival—but I do not call it happy.
An arrival, but I do not say a happy one,
And a reign that, however long it lasts, will perish.
And a kingdom, though long-lasting, will perish.
بعدتَyou went away وثغرand the mouth الناسthe people بالبشرِwith joy باسِمٌsmiling
بعدتَ وثغر الناس بالبشرِ باسِمٌ
وعدتَand you returned وحُزنٌand sorrow فيin الفُؤادِthe heart شديدُintense
وعدتَ وحُزنٌ في الفُؤادِ شديدُ
You went away, and the people's mouths smiled with joy;
You went far away while people's faces smiled,
And you returned, with deep sorrow in the heart.
And you returned while deep sorrow filled my heart.
تمرyou pass بناby us لاno طرفَeye نحوكَtoward you ناظرٌlooking
تمر بنا لا طرفَ نحوكَ ناظرٌ
ولاnor قلبَa heart منamong تلكthose القلوبِthe hearts ودُودُaffectionate
ولا قلبَ من تلك القلوبِ ودُودُ
You pass us by: not an eye looks toward you,
You pass by us with no glance our way,
Nor is any heart among those hearts affectionate.
No loving heart among these loving hearts.
علامwhy? التهانيthe congratulations هلquestion marker هناكthere مآثِرٌnoble deeds
علام التهاني هل هناك مآثِرٌ
فنفرحَso we may rejoice أوor سعىٌan endeavor لديكَon your part حميدُpraiseworthy
فنفرحَ أو سعىٌ لديكَ حميدُ
Why the congratulations? Are there noble deeds
Why celebrations - are there glorious deeds
To gladden us, or any praiseworthy endeavor of yours?
That bring joy? Or a worthy endeavor of yours?
إذاif لمnot يكنthere is امرcommand ففيمَthen what for? مواكبٌprocessions
إذا لم يكن امر ففيمَ مواكبٌ
وإنand if لمnot يكنthere is نهىprohibition ففيمَthen what for? جُنودُsoldiers
وإن لم يكن نهى ففيمَ جُنودُ
If you have no power to command, why the processions?
If no command, then why processions?
And if you have no power to forbid, why the soldiers?
And if no prohibition, then why soldiers?
تذكرناreminds us روياكَthe sight of you أيامَdays أُنزِلَتwere sent down
تذكرنا روياكَ أيامَ أُنزِلَت
عليناupon us خطوبٌcalamities منfrom جُدودِكَyour forefathers سُودُdark
علينا خطوبٌ من جُدودِكَ سُودُ
The sight of you recalls to us days when there were sent down
Your arrival reminds us of days when
Upon us dark calamities from your forefathers.
Calamities from your ancestors came unto us.
رَمتناhurled at us بكمwith you مقدونياMacedonia فأصابناand struck us
رَمتنا بكم مقدونيا فأصابنا
مصوبُwell-aimed سهمٍan arrow بالبلاءِwith calamity سديدُunerring
مصوبُ سهمٍ بالبلاءِ سديدُ
Macedonia hurled you at us, and we were struck
Macedonia's arrows struck us, inflicting
By a well-aimed arrow, unerring in calamity.
Severe wounds that brought much affliction.
فلماthen when توليتمyou assumed power طغيتمyou acted tyrannically وهكذاand so it is
فلما توليتم طغيتم وهكذا
إذاwhen أصبحbecomes التركيthe Turk وهوwhile he is عميدُa chief
إذا أصبح التركي وهو عميدُ
Then, when you took power, you tyrannized—and so it is
But when you left, you became tyrants, and thus
When the Turk becomes a chief.
When Turks rule, calamity is spread.
فكمso how much سُفِكتwas shed مناof ours دماءٌblood بريئةٌinnocent
فكم سُفِكت منا دماءٌ بريئةٌ
وكمand how many ضمنتenclosed تلكthat الدماءَthe blood لحودُgraves
وكم ضمنت تلك الدماءَ لحودُ
How much innocent blood of ours was shed!
How much innocent blood was shed,
And how many graves enclosed that blood!
And how much that blood the graves secured!
وكمand how often ضمّenfolded بطنُthe belly البحرthe sea أشلاءَtorn limbs جمةًnumerous
وكم ضمّ بطنُ البحر أشلاءَ جمةً
تمزِّقُtear apart أحشاءًentrails لهاfor them وكُبُودُand livers
تمزِّقُ أحشاءً لها وكُبُودُ
And how often the sea's belly enfolded countless torn limbs,
How many corpses the sea belly held -
For which entrails and livers are torn apart!
Bodies torn, their guts ripped and injured!
وكمand how often صارَbecame شملٌunity للبلادِof the country مشتتاscattered
وكم صارَ شملٌ للبلادِ مشتتا
وخربَand fell into ruin قصرٌa palace فيin البلادِthe country مشيدُlofty
وخربَ قصرٌ في البلادِ مشيدُ
And how often the country's unity was shattered,
How unity of nations was shattered
And a lofty palace in the land fell to ruin!
And a towering palace in the land destroyed!
وسيقَand was led away عظيمُa great man القومِthe people مِنَّاfrom among us مكبلاًshackled
وسيقَ عظيمُ القومِ مِنَّا مكبلاً
لهhe has تحتَbeneath أثقالِthe weights القُيودِthe chains وئيدُa heavy tread
له تحتَ أثقالِ القُيودِ وئيدُ
And a great man from among our people was led away, shackled,
How the great men among us were led in chains,
His tread heavy beneath the weight of chains.
Collapsing under the weight of shackles and bonds!
فماso no قامstood منكمamong you بالعدالةِfor justice طارفٌa newcomer
فما قام منكم بالعدالةِ طارفٌ
ولاnor سارwalked منكمamong you بالسدادِwith rectitude تليدُa forebear
ولا سار منكم بالسدادِ تليدُ
So no newcomer among you upheld justice,
None of you walked the path of justice,
Nor did any forebear among you walk in rectitude.
None tread the course of integrity.
كأنيas though I بقصرِwith the palace الملكِroyal rule أصبحَhas become بائداًruined
كأني بقصرِ الملكِ أصبحَ بائداً
منfrom الظلمِoppression والظلمُand oppression المبينُblatant مُبيدُdestructive
من الظلمِ والظلمُ المبينُ مُبيدُ
It is as though I see the royal palace fallen to ruin
It is as if the king's palace lies in ruins
Through oppression—and blatant oppression destroys.
From injustice - and clear injustice destroys.
ويندبُand laments فيamong أطلالهits ruins البومُthe owl ناعباًhooting
ويندبُ في أطلاله البومُ ناعباً
لهit has عندَwhen ترديدِrepeating الرثاءِthe elegy نشيدُa chant
له عندَ ترديدِ الرثاءِ نشيدُ
And the owl laments among its ruins, hooting;
The owl mourns its ruins, lamenting
It has a chant when it repeats its elegy.
With a grieving melody at its collapse.
أعباسO Abbas ترجوyou hope أنto تكونَbecome خليفةًa caliph
أعباس ترجو أن تكونَ خليفةً
كماas ودَّwished آباءٌfathers ورامَand sought جُدودُforefathers
كما ودَّ آباءٌ ورامَ جُدودُ
O Abbas, do you hope to become a caliph,
Al-Abbas, you hope to become the caliph,
As fathers wished and forefathers sought?
As your fathers wanted and your ancestors sought.
فياso, oh ليتَwould that دنياناour world تزولُvanish وليتناand would that we
فيا ليتَ دنيانا تزولُ وليتنا
نكونmight be ببطنِin the belly الأرضthe earth حينwhen تسودُyou reign
نكون ببطنِ الأرض حين تسودُ
Oh, would that our world would vanish, and that we
Oh, if only our world would disappear, and we
Might be in the earth's belly when you reign!
In earth's belly were when you ruled!
أعباسُO Abbas لاdo not تحزنgrieve علىover الملكthe reign إنهindeed it
أعباسُ لا تحزن على الملك إنه
تقضىhas ended فهذاso this الحزنgrief ليسdoes not يفيدُhelp
تقضى فهذا الحزن ليس يفيدُ
O Abbas, do not grieve over the reign: it
Al-Abbas, do not grieve for the kingdom, for
Has ended, and this grief does no good.
This sadness brings no benefit or reprieve.
أعباسُO Abbas صارhas become الملكُsovereignty فيin يدthe hand عادلٍa just ruler
أعباسُ صار الملكُ في يد عادلٍ
يذبُّwards off الردىdeath عنfrom حوضهِhis pool ويذودُand drives back
يذبُّ الردى عن حوضهِ ويذودُ
O Abbas, sovereignty has passed into the hand of a just ruler,
Al-Abbas, the rule is now in just hands
Who wards off death from his pool and drives it back.
That ward off evil and strongly defend.
وقدand indeed كانhad been جفنُthe eyelid الدهرof Time وسنانَdrowsy هاجداًsleeping
وقد كان جفنُ الدهر وسنانَ هاجداً
وهاand behold هوit هبhas awakened اليومَtoday منهfrom it هجودslumber
وها هو هب اليومَ منه هجود
And Time's eyelid had been drowsy, asleep;
Though fate's eyelid and sharp teeth once raged,
And behold, today it has awakened from slumber.
Today it gently flows, appeased.
بريطانياBritain لاmay not زالَcease أمركِyour command نافذاًin force
بريطانيا لا زالَ أمركِ نافذاً
وظلكِand your shadow فيin أرجاءِthe regions مصرَEgypt مديدُfar-reaching
وظلكِ في أرجاءِ مصرَ مديدُ
Britain, may your command ever hold sway,
Britain, your command still prevails
And your shadow stretch far throughout Egypt,
And your shadow stretches across Egypt's plains.
ليصبحso that it may become شملُthe whole الأمرِof affairs وهوwhile it is منظمٌordered
ليصبح شملُ الأمرِ وهو منظمٌ
ويصبحَand may become عنهaway from it الظلمُoppression وهوwhile it is طريدُbanished
ويصبحَ عنه الظلمُ وهو طريدُ
So that affairs as a whole may be put in order,
May unity prevail, organized and just,
And oppression be driven from them, an outcast.
And injustice flee, exiled and distraught!
أيجرؤُdoes it dare? ذِئبٌa wolf أنto يدوسtrample برجلِهِwith its foot
أيجرؤُ ذِئبٌ أن يدوس برجلِهِ
عريناًa den وفيand in ذاكَthat العرينِthe den أسودُlions
عريناً وفي ذاكَ العرينِ أسودُ
Would a wolf dare trample with its foot
Would a wolf dare tread with its paw
A den, while lions are in that den?
A den where fierce lions abound?
فأنتِfor you احتللتِoccupied القُطرَthe land والقُطرُand the land دارِسٌin ruins
فأنتِ احتللتِ القُطرَ والقُطرُ دارِسٌ
فأضحىthen it became بفضلِby the grace of العدلِjustice وهوَwhile it is جديدُnew
فأضحى بفضلِ العدلِ وهوَ جديدُ
For you occupied the land when the land lay in ruins;
You have occupied this land, and it flourishes
Then, by the grace of justice, it became new.
With justice renewed - a fresh, welcomed dress.
متىwhen ماever أرىI see الأعلامَthe flags يخفقflutters ظلُّهاtheir shadow
متى ما أرى الأعلامَ يخفق ظلُّها
علىon أرضِthe soil مصرٍEgypt إننيindeed I لسعيدُtruly happy
على أرضِ مصرٍ إنني لسعيدُ
Whenever I see the flags, their shadow fluttering
Whenever I see your flags fluttering
On the soil of Egypt, I am indeed happy.
On Egyptian soil, I rejoice, gladness abounds!
Sol 6.1