وقفةًa pause بالشواطئِbeside the shores المحزونَةْthe sorrowful
وقفةً بالشواطئِ المحزونَةْ
يذكرrecalls النيلُthe Nile دمعَهhis tears وشجونَهْand his sorrows
يذكر النيلُ دمعَه وشجونَهْ
A pause beside the sorrowing shores;
A pause on the grieving shores
the Nile recalls his tears and sorrows.
The Nile recalls its tear and lamentations
وَدَّhe wished لوْif حولواthey diverted إلىto السِّينthe Seine مجراcourse (continued)
وَدَّ لوْ حولوا إلى السِّين مجرا
هُhis وبَثُّواand they scattered علىalong الطريقِthe road عيونَهْhis springs; his eyes
هُ وبَثُّوا على الطريقِ عيونَهْ
He wished they would turn his course toward the Seine
If only its course was turned into the letter 'Sīn'
and scatter his springs along the way,
And its eyes were scattered on the road
ومشىand he walked بالشهيدِbearing the martyr للوطنِto the homeland الثاthe bereaved (first part)
ومشى بالشهيدِ للوطنِ الثا
كلِbereaved (final part) بحرًاas a sea منof الدُّموعthe tears الهتونَهْthe streaming
كلِ بحرًا من الدُّموع الهتونَهْ
and he would bear the martyr to the bereaved homeland,
And the martyr walked to the wounded homeland
a sea of streaming tears.
Each sea overflowing with calm tears
دَنَتِdrew near الدَّارُthe home، ياO سفينةship، إلَّاexcept
دَنَتِ الدَّارُ، يا سفينة، إلَّا
شاطئٌa shore حالتْstood in the way المنيَّةُdeath دونَهْbarring it
شاطئٌ حالتْ المنيَّةُ دونَهْ
Home draws near, O ship, save for
The house came near, O ship, except
a shore that death has barred.
Death obstructed it from reaching the shore
فاهدئيso be still فيalong ضفافbanks مصرَEgypt وقرِّيand rest
فاهدئي في ضفاف مصرَ وقرِّي
آنit is time لليثfor the lion أنto يَحِلَّenter عرينَهْhis lair
آن لليث أن يَحِلَّ عرينَهْ
So be still along Egypt's banks, and rest;
So be still on Egypt's banks and rest
it is time for the lion to enter his lair.
It's time for the lion to return to its den
قَرِّبِيbring near منnear أديمهاher earth هيكلَtemple الحقِّthe truth
قَرِّبِي من أديمها هيكلَ الحقِّ
تَضُمُّshe embraces الصدرَthe breast الذيwhich تحملينَهْyou carry it
تَضُمُّ الصدرَ الذي تحملينَهْ
Bring the temple of truth close to her earth,
Bring the temple of truth closer to its land
that she may clasp the breast you carry.
Embracing the chest that you carry
لحظةًa moment يشتكيlaments المتيمُthe love-stricken one فيهاin it
لحظةً يشتكي المتيمُ فيها
لوعةَanguish البينِparting أوor يبثُّpours out حنينَهْhis longing
لوعةَ البينِ أو يبثُّ حنينَهْ
A moment in which the love-stricken one laments
A moment when the afflicted complains
the anguish of parting, or pours out his longing.
The agony of separation or utters its longing
ولكand for you اللهُGod، ياO شواطئُshores، فيمنconcerning the one whom
ولك اللهُ، يا شواطئُ، فيمن
كنتِyou were فيin كلِّevery موكبٍprocession ترقبينَهْyou watched for him
كنتِ في كلِّ موكبٍ ترقبينَهْ
God be with you, O shores, for the one
God be with you, O shores, who
you watched for in every procession.
Waited for him in every procession
ذَهَبَتْvanished بسمةُsmile الثغورِthe lips وحالتْand changed
ذَهَبَتْ بسمةُ الثغورِ وحالتْ
لمحاتُglimpses الطوالعthe omens الميمونَهْthe auspicious
لمحاتُ الطوالع الميمونَهْ
The smile of lips has vanished, and changed are
The smile of the frontiers is gone and
the glimmers of auspicious omens.
The auspicious rising lights have disappeared
ماnot عَرَفْتِyou knew السفينَthe ships منsince عهدthe time of «نافاNavarino (first part)
ما عَرَفْتِ السفينَ من عهد «نافا
رينَNavarino (final part)» غيرَexcept المجللاتِthe shrouded ones الحزينَهْthe sorrowful
رينَ» غيرَ المجللاتِ الحزينَهْ
Since Navarino, you have known no ships
You have not known the ship since the days of "Navarino"
save shrouded, sorrowful ones.
Except the sad decorated ones
خرجتْdeparted منكِfrom you، لَيلَةَthe night of البحرthe sea، غرَّاradiant (first part)
خرجتْ منكِ، لَيلَةَ البحر، غرَّا
ءَradiant (final part) عليهاupon them منof المنىhopes ألفُa thousand زينَهْadornments
ءَ عليها من المنى ألفُ زينَهْ
They sailed from you, on the sea's night, radiant,
On the night of the sea, they went out from you
wearing a thousand adornments of hope.
Adorned with wishes, while the wounded moans within
ثمthen آبتْreturned إليكِto you منكوسةَlowered الصوthe masts (first part)
ثم آبتْ إليكِ منكوسةَ الصو
رِmasts (final part) يئنُّgroans الجريحُthe wounded one فيهاwithin it أنينَهْhis groaning
رِ يئنُّ الجريحُ فيها أنينَهْ
Then they returned to you with masts lowered,
Then they returned to you with lowered images
the wounded within them uttering their groans.
As the injured whimpers with his groan
فسليso ask البحرَthe sea هلwhether غداcame in the morning لكِto you أوor راcame at evening (first part)
فسلي البحرَ هل غدا لكِ أو را
حَcame at evening (final part) بطيفٍwith a vision منof الفتوحِthe victories المبينَهْthe clear
حَ بطيفٍ من الفتوحِ المبينَهْ
So ask the sea: has it come to you at morn, or
So ask the sea, has it sailed to you
at evening, with a vision of clear victories?
With any ghosts of the evident conquests?
ماnot شَهِدتِyou witnessed الأيامَthe days غيرَother than سوادٍdarkness
ما شَهِدتِ الأيامَ غيرَ سوادٍ
يشفقُfears النجمُthe star أنْto يشقَّpierce دجونَهْits gloom
يشفقُ النجمُ أنْ يشقَّ دجونَهْ
You have witnessed days of nothing but darkness,
You have not witnessed days except gloom
whose gloom the stars fear to pierce.
As the star has pity to pierce its darkness
كلَّevery يومٍday تستقبلينَyou receive شهيدًاa martyr
كلَّ يومٍ تستقبلينَ شهيدًا
ذاقَtasted فيin وحشةٍloneliness الغريبِthe exile منونَهْhis death
ذاقَ في وحشةٍ الغريبِ منونَهْ
Every day you receive a martyr
Every day you receive a martyr
who tasted death in the loneliness of exile,
Who tasted loneliness's death in exile
أوor طريدًاa fugitive وراءَbeyond بحرٍa sea تحامَىshunned
أو طريدًا وراءَ بحرٍ تحامَى
أنto يرىsee مصرَEgypt فيin الحديدِiron سجينَهْimprisoned
أن يرى مصرَ في الحديدِ سجينَهْ
or a fugitive beyond a sea, who shunned
Or an outcast behind an arrogant sea
the sight of Egypt imprisoned in iron.
So as not to see Egypt chained
فاذكريso remember الآنnow، ياO شواطئُshores، عينًاan eye
فاذكري الآن، يا شواطئُ، عينًا
شَيَّعَتْbade farewell to بالبكاءِwith weeping كلَّevery سفينَهْship
شَيَّعَتْ بالبكاءِ كلَّ سفينَهْ
So remember now, O shores, an eye
Remember now, O shores, an eye
that bade every ship farewell with tears.
That bid farewell to each ship with tears
واحمليand carry الوافدَthe arrival الكريمَthe noble حنانًاwith tenderness
واحملي الوافدَ الكريمَ حنانًا
والثُميand kiss ثغرهُhis lips، وحيِّيand greet جبينَهْhis brow
والثُمي ثغرهُ، وحيِّي جبينَهْ
And bear the noble arrival tenderly,
And carry the noble newcomer with affection
kiss his lips, and salute his brow.
Kiss his thirsty lips, and greet his forehead
وإذاand if ضقتِyou were overwhelmed بالأسىby sorrow فاستمديthen draw الـthe
وإذا ضقتِ بالأسى فاستمدي الـ
ـنوحَlamentation منfrom كلevery قريةٍvillage ومدينَهْand city
ـنوحَ من كل قريةٍ ومدينَهْ
And if sorrow overwhelms you, draw
And if you are overwhelmed with sorrow
lamentation from every village and city.
Draw sobbing from each village and city
سائِلِيask الريحَthe wind أنto تضجَّroar عويلًاin wailing
سائِلِي الريحَ أن تضجَّ عويلًا
وسليand ask البحرَthe sea أنto يُجَنَّgo mad جنونَهْits madness
وسلي البحرَ أن يُجَنَّ جنونَهْ
Ask the wind to roar in wailing,
Ask the wind to scream with wailing
and ask the sea to rage in madness.
And ask the sea to craze with its madness
ذاكthat واديvalley of البكاweeping، وماand not بعجيبٍa wonder
ذاك وادي البكا، وما بعجيبٍ
أنthat يَرَىsee الناسُthe people فيin البكاءِweeping فنونَهْits forms!
أن يَرَى الناسُ في البكاءِ فنونَهْ!
That is the valley of tears; it is no wonder
That is the valley of crying, and it is no wonder
that people see weeping in all its forms!
That people see art in crying!
ياO شهيدَmartyr of «الأحرارthe free» لاmay not كانcome to be يومٌa day
يا شهيدَ «الأحرار» لا كان يومٌ
كمhow often تمنَّىhe wished فيin الغيبthe unseen ألَّاthat not يكونَهْit would come to be
كم تمنَّى في الغيب ألَّا يكونَهْ
O martyr of the free, would that the day had never been—
O martyr of "Al-Ahrar", there was no day
the day he so often wished, while still unseen, would never come.
That he did not wish in absentia that it would not exist
فزعrushed in alarm النيلُthe Nile بالظنونwith conjectures إليهtoward it
فزع النيلُ بالظنون إليه
فتحدَّىand it defied رجاءَهُhis hope وظنونَهْand his conjectures
فتحدَّى رجاءَهُ وظنونَهْ
The Nile rushed toward it in anxious conjecture,
The Nile was startled with suspicions about him
and it defied his hope and his conjectures.
So it challenged its hope and suspicions
كلَّevery جرحٍwound أسالَmade flow رُزْؤُكَthe calamity of losing you حتَّىuntil
كلَّ جرحٍ أسالَ رُزْؤُكَ حتَّى
رَسَفَتْdragged her fetters مصرُEgypt فيin الجراحthe wounds الثخينَةْthe grievous
رَسَفَتْ مصرُ في الجراح الثخينَةْ
Your loss set every wound bleeding, until
Every wound shed your satisfaction until
Egypt trudged, fettered by grievous wounds.
Egypt drowned in deep wounds
لوif تَلَفَّتَّyou looked back خلفَbehind نعشِكyour bier ياO «عدAdli (first part)
لو تَلَفَّتَّ خلفَ نعشِك يا «عد
ليAdli (final part)» لراعتْكَwould surely have appalled you أمةٌa nation مسكينَهْhapless
لي» لراعتْكَ أمةٌ مسكينَهْ
Had you looked back behind your bier, O Adli,
If you had looked behind your coffin, O "Adly"
a hapless nation would have appalled you.
A miserable nation would have shuddered for you
كنتyou were أهلًاworthy لبرِّهاof her devotion وهواهاand her love
كنت أهلًا لبرِّها وهواها
وهيand she كانتْwas بمنwith those whom تُحِبُّshe loves ضنينَهْloath to part!
وهي كانتْ بمن تُحِبُّ ضنينَهْ!
You were worthy of her devotion and her love,
You were worthy of its righteousness and passion
and she was loath to part with those she loved!
And it was passionate about whom it loves!
كيفhow لاnot تستقلُّdeem insufficient فيregarding حقكyour due الدمـthe tears (first part)
كيف لا تستقلُّ في حقك الدمـ
ـعَtears (final part) ولاand not تُرخصdeem cheap الدموعَthe tears الثمينَهْthe precious؟
ـعَ ولا تُرخص الدموعَ الثمينَهْ؟
How could she fail to deem tears too little for your worth,
How can it not shed valuable tears for your right
or to hold her precious tears cheap?
And not make crying common for your sake?
ماwhat بكاءٌweeping علىfor الذيthe one who اتَّخذَmade الأوthe homelands (first part)
ما بكاءٌ على الذي اتَّخذَ الأو
طانَhomelands (final part) دنياهُhis world فيin الحياةِlife ودينَهْand his faith؟
طانَ دنياهُ في الحياةِ ودينَهْ؟
What are tears for one who made his homeland
No crying over one who took the homeland
his world in life and his faith?
As his worldly life and religion!
ماwhat بكاءٌweeping علىfor الذيthe one who حبسconfined القلـthe heart (first part)
ما بكاءٌ على الذي حبس القلـ
ـبَheart (final part) عليهاto her، وجيبَهits beating، وسكونَهْand its stillness؟
ـبَ عليها، وجيبَه، وسكونَهْ؟
What are tears for one who bound his heart
No crying over one who confined the heart to it
to her, in its beating and its stillness?
And his pocket and tranquility!
ماwhat بكاءٌweeping عليهfor him لوif كانwas يُفدَىransomed
ما بكاءٌ عليه لو كان يُفدَى
كنتِyou would be ياO مصرُEgypt برةًdevoted تفتدينَهْyou would ransom him!!
كنتِ يا مصرُ برةً تفتدينَهْ!!
What are tears for him? If he could be ransomed,
No crying over him even if he could be ransomed
you, O Egypt, would devotedly have ransomed him!
You, O Egypt, would have been dutiful to ransom him!!
ياO رسولَmessenger of السلامpeace فيat كلevery حينtime
يا رسولَ السلام في كل حين
فقدتْlost مصرُEgypt وحيَهits revelation وأمينَهْand its trusted guardian
فقدتْ مصرُ وحيَه وأمينَهْ
O messenger of peace at every hour,
O messenger of peace at all times
Egypt has lost its revelation and its trusted guardian.
Egypt has lost its revelation and trustee
ذكرrecalled الناسُthe people فيكَin you أيامَdays of «سعدٍSaad»
ذكر الناسُ فيكَ أيامَ «سعدٍ»
فبكواso they wept رحمةًin compassion لماfor what يذكرونَهْthey recall it
فبكوا رحمةً لما يذكرونَهْ
In you, people recalled the days of Saad,
People recall in you the days of "Saad"
and wept with compassion for what they remembered.
So they cried in mercy for what they remember
وتناجواand they whispered together بذكرin recalling «ثروتَTharwat» حتىuntil
وتناجوا بذكر «ثروتَ» حتى
رجعواthey brought back الأمسَyesterday واستعادواand they recalled
رجعوا الأمسَ واستعادوا
And they whispered together of Tharwat, until
And they whispered the memory of "Tharwat" until
they brought yesterday back and recalled...
They returned yesterday and regained
عرضواthey set forth الذكرياتthe memories فاهتجنَand these stirred فيهمwithin them
عرضوا الذكريات فاهتجنَ فيهم
شئونَهْits affairs...........................
شئونَهْ...........................
They set forth the memories, which stirred within them
They presented the memories so they were provoked in them
its affairs...
its affairs................
دِنْتَyou won over بالنُّبْلِthrough nobility والوداعةِand gentleness قلبًاa heart
دِنْتَ بالنُّبْلِ والوداعةِ قلبًا
كامنَhidden الحزنsorrow والهمومَand the cares الدفينَهْthe buried
كامنَ الحزن والهمومَ الدفينَهْ
Through nobility and gentleness you won a heart
You were noble and kind at heart
with hidden sorrow and buried cares.
Hidden inside is sorrow and sorrows
عقدتْbound كفُّهhis hand بكفكَwith your hand عهدًاa pledge
عقدتْ كفُّه بكفكَ عهدًا
عجزwas powerless البطشviolence والأذىand harm أنto يُلينهweaken it
عجز البطش والأذى أن يُلينه
His hand joined yours in a pledge
His palm made a covenant with yours
that violence and harm could not weaken.
That aggression and harm cannot soften
وتعانقتماand you two embraced وماand not كنتَyou were إلَّاexcept
وتعانقتما وما كنتَ إلَّا
يتمنَّىwishes العدوُّthe enemy ألَّاthat not تصونَهْyou safeguard it
يتمنَّى العدوُّ ألَّا تصونَهْ
And you embraced each other; you were none other than—
And you embraced while you were only
the enemy wishes you would not preserve it—
Wishing the enemy does not protect him
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عونَhelper of سعدٍSaad وإلفَهُand his companion وخدينَهْand his intimate friend!
عونَ سعدٍ وإلفَهُ وخدينَهْ!
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Saad's helper, his companion, and his close friend!
Saad's help, his company and his affection!
ياO نصيرَchampion of الحقوقِrights آثرتyou preferred حقًّاa right
يا نصيرَ الحقوقِ آثرت حقًّا
كلُّevery نفسٍsoul بماby what قضاهُdecreed it رهينَهْheld in pledge
كلُّ نفسٍ بما قضاهُ رهينَهْ
O champion of rights, you preferred a right
O guardian of rights, you preferred what is right
to whose decree every soul is bound.
While each soul is hostage to what it has earned
فنمِso sleep الآنَnow فيin ثرىsoil of مصرَEgypt وانزلْand dwell
فنمِ الآنَ في ثرى مصرَ وانزلْ
منزلَabode of الحبِّlove والهدىand guidance والسكينَهْand tranquility
منزلَ الحبِّ والهدى والسكينَهْ
So sleep now in Egypt's soil, and dwell
So sleep now in Egypt's soil and descend
in the abode of love, guidance, and tranquility.
To the abode of love, guidance and tranquility
لمnot يَمُتْhas died مَنْthe one whose حديثُهُhis words يملأfills الواthe valley (first part)
لم يَمُتْ مَنْ حديثُهُ يملأ الوا
ديvalley (final part) ويطويand traverses سهولَهits plains وحزونَهْand its rugged lands
دي ويطوي سهولَه وحزونَهْ
He has not died whose words fill the valley
One whose talk fills the valley
and traverse its plains and rugged lands.
And folds its sorrows, has not died
تأخذُseizes الظالمينَthe oppressors صيحتُهhis cry الكبـthe mighty (first part)
تأخذُ الظالمينَ صيحتُه الكبـ
ـرىmighty (final part)، وتستعذبُand finds sweet السماءُheaven رنينَهْhis ringing!
ـرى، وتستعذبُ السماءُ رنينَهْ!
His mighty cry seizes the oppressors,
His great call takes the oppressors
and heaven delights in his ringing voice!
And the sky savors his melody!
Sol 6.1