أدَناhas it drawn near? المزارُthe destination وقرَّتand were gladdened العينانِthe two eyes؟
أدَنا المزارُ وقرَّت العينانِ؟
وفرغتماand have you both finished منwith لهفةٍyearning وحنانِand tenderness؟
وفرغتما من لهفةٍ وحنانِ؟
Has the destination drawn near, and have both eyes been gladdened?
Have we reached the shrine, and have the eyes found peace?
And have you both satisfied your yearning and tenderness?
Have we been relieved of yearning and lament?
وهززتماand you both shook بالشوقِwith longing كفَّthe hand of مُسَلِّمٍone offering greetings
وهززتما بالشوقِ كفَّ مُسَلِّمٍ
وهَفَتْand fluttered longingly إلىtoward تقبيلهkissing him الشَّفتانِthe two lips؟
وهَفَتْ إلى تقبيله الشَّفتانِ؟
And have you both shaken a greeter's hand with longing,
Did you shake hands like one resigned,
and have both lips yearned to kiss him?
And did your lips incline to kiss it?
وحلاand became sweet العناقُthe embrace علىat اللقاءِthe meeting، وأومأتْand beckoned
وحلا العناقُ على اللقاءِ، وأومأتْ
لكماto you both الديارُthe homes، فرفرفَso fluttered القلبانِthe two hearts؟
لكما الديارُ، فرفرفَ القلبانِ؟
And was the embrace sweet at reunion, and did
Did we embrace at the reunion, and did
the homes beckon to you both, so both hearts fluttered?
Our homelands beckon to us, making our hearts flutter?
وعلىand upon الثغورِthe lips الباسماتِthe smiling ones بشائرٌglad tidings
وعلى الثغورِ الباسماتِ بشائرٌ
وعلىand upon الوجوهِthe faces المشرقاتِthe radiant ones أمانيhopes؟
وعلى الوجوهِ المشرقاتِ أماني؟
And were there glad tidings on smiling lips,
On the smiling banks are tidings,
and hopes on radiant faces?
And on the radiant faces, wishes.
وعلىand over سماءِthe sky of النيلِthe Nile منfrom سِمَةِthe mark of الضُّحىthe forenoon
وعلى سماءِ النيلِ من سِمَةِ الضُّحى
وَضَحٌradiance، ومنand from ثغريكماyour two mouths وَضَحَانِtwo radiances؟
وَضَحٌ، ومن ثغريكما وَضَحَانِ؟
And over the Nile's sky, from the mark of morning,
On the Nile's sky, in the glow of dawn,
was there one radiance, and from your two lips, two radiances?
Is splendor, and from your lips, radiance.
وعلىand upon الضفَافِthe banks الضاحكاتِthe laughing ones مزاهرٌlutes
وعلى الضفَافِ الضاحكاتِ مزاهرٌ
وعلىand upon السفينthe ships الراقصاتِthe dancing ones أغانيsongs؟
وعلى السفين الراقصاتِ أغاني؟
And on the laughing banks, lutes,
On the laughing banks are flowers,
and on the dancing ships, songs?
And on the swaying ships, songs.
يومٌa day تَطَلَّعَتِlooked expectantly المُنىhopes لصباحِهtoward its morning
يومٌ تَطَلَّعَتِ المُنى لصباحِه
وتحدَّثَتْand spoke عنهُof it بكلِّwith every لسانِtongue!
وتحدَّثَتْ عنهُ بكلِّ لسانِ!
A day whose morning hopes had eagerly awaited,
A day for which hopes were aspired,
and of which they had spoken in every tongue!
And which was talked of by all tongues!
وسَرَىand coursed التخيُّلُimagination بالنفوسِthrough the souls فهزَّهاand so stirred them
وسَرَى التخيُّلُ بالنفوسِ فهزَّها
مَرَحُthe mirth of الطروبِthe joyous one، وغبطةُand the bliss of النشوانِthe ecstatic one
مَرَحُ الطروبِ، وغبطةُ النشوانِ
And imagination coursed through souls, and they were stirred by
Imagination roamed the souls, shaking them
the mirth of the joyous, the bliss of the ecstatic.
With the bliss and joy of youth.
والأفقُand the horizon مُربدُّdusky الأديمِthe surface، وأنتماwhile you both
والأفقُ مُربدُّ الأديمِ، وأنتما
فوقabove الرياحthe winds الهوجِthe raging ones منطلقانِboth speeding onward
فوق الرياح الهوجِ منطلقانِ
The horizon was dark of face, while you both
The horizon has a cooled expanse, while you two
sped onward above the raging winds.
Soar, unhindered, above the winds.
تتخايلانِyou both move proudly علىabove السحابِthe clouds برفرفٍon a wing
تتخايلانِ على السحابِ برفرفٍ
بلواءِwith the flag of مصرَEgypt مُظَلَّلٍshaded مزدانِadorned
بلواءِ مصرَ مُظَلَّلٍ مزدانِ
You both glided proudly above the clouds on a wing,
You float upon the clouds, fluttering
shaded and adorned with Egypt's flag.
The banner of Egypt, adorned and decorated.
تتطلعانِyou both gaze إلىtoward السَّديمِthe nebula كأنماas though
تتطلعانِ إلى السَّديمِ كأنما
تتخيرانِyou both choose لهاfor her أعزَّthe noblest مكانِplace
تتخيرانِ لها أعزَّ مكانِ
You both gazed into the nebula, as though
You look upon the stars as if
choosing for her the noblest place.
Choosing for them the most precious place.
وتحدثانِand you both tell النجمَthe star عنabout أوصافِهاher qualities
وتحدثانِ النجمَ عن أوصافِها
والنجمُand the star مأخوذٌspellbound بماby what تصفانِyou both describe
والنجمُ مأخوذٌ بما تصفانِ
And you both told the star about her qualities,
You speak to the stars about their attributes
while the star was spellbound by what you described.
While the star is captivated by your descriptions.
علَّقتماyou both fixed بالناظرينin the two eyes خيالَهاher image
علَّقتما بالناظرين خيالَها
شوقًاin longing، وأجفانُwhile the eyelids of المنونِdeath روانيgazing fixedly
شوقًا، وأجفانُ المنونِ رواني
You both fixed her image in your eyes
You have captured the gazes with her image,
in longing, while the eyelids of death gazed on.
Yearning, and the eyelids of those in love, dewy.
هيit خطرةٌa passing thought، أوor نظرةٌa glance، ودرجتماand you both slipped
هي خطرةٌ، أو نظرةٌ، ودرجتما
فيinto جوفِthe heart of عاصفةٍa storm منof النيرانِthe fires
في جوفِ عاصفةٍ من النيرانِ
It was a passing thought, or a glance, and you both slipped
She is a glance, or a look, and you have entered
into the heart of a storm of fire.
Into a raging storm of flames.
طاشran wild الزمامُthe reins فلاso neither السحابُthe clouds مُقاربٌclose
طاش الزمامُ فلا السحابُ مُقاربٌ
لكماto you both ولاnor الجَبَلُthe mountain الأشمُّthe lofty one مُدانيnear
لكما ولا الجَبَلُ الأشمُّ مُداني
The reins ran wild: the clouds were not close
The reins are loose; neither the clouds are close
to you both, nor was the lofty mountain near.
To you, nor the towering mountains, submissive.
وهوىand plunged الجناحُthe wing فلاso neither الرياحُthe winds خوافقٌbeating
وهوى الجناحُ فلا الرياحُ خوافقٌ
فيهin it، ولاnor الأرواحُthe souls طوعobedient to عِنانِa rein
فيه، ولا الأرواحُ طوع عِنانِ
And the wing plunged: no winds beat
The wings have fallen; neither the winds are in sync
within it, nor were souls obedient to the rein.
With them, nor are the spirits tamed.
سَدَّتْbarred طريقكماthe path of you both الحُتوفُdeadly fates وأنتماwhile you both
سَدَّتْ طريقكما الحُتوفُ وأنتما
تتحرقانِyou both burn هوًىwith longing إلىfor الأوطانِthe homelands
تتحرقانِ هوًى إلى الأوطانِ
Deadly fates barred your path, while you both
The disasters have blocked your way while you two
burned with longing for your homelands.
Burn with longing for the homelands.
ومشىand went الرَّدىdeath بكماwith you both وتحتَand beneath جناحهits wing
ومشى الرَّدى بكما وتحتَ جناحه
جسمانِtwo bodies بلrather قلبانِtwo hearts محترقانِboth burning!!
جسمانِ بل قلبانِ محترقانِ!!
And death bore you both away; beneath its wing,
And misfortune walked with you, while beneath its wing
two bodies—rather, two burning hearts!
Were two bodies - or rather, two hearts aflame!
ياO ملهميَّmy two inspirers of الشعرَpoetry، هذاthis موقفٌa moment
يا ملهميَّ الشعرَ، هذا موقفٌ
الشعرُpoetry فيهin it فوقabove كلِّall بيانِexpression
الشعرُ فيه فوق كلِّ بيانِ
O you two who inspire my poetry, this is a moment
O, inspirer of poetry - this situation
in which poetry surpasses all expression.
Poetry in it transcends all expression.
لوددتُI dearly wish لوif أنِّيthat I عرضتُpresented بناتهِits daughters
لوددتُ لو أنِّي عرضتُ بناتهِ
فيat المهرجانِthe festival نواثرَscatterers of الريحانِsweet basil
في المهرجانِ نواثرَ الريحانِ
I wish I could have presented its daughters
I wish I presented its daughters
at the festival, scattering sweet basil,
At the festival, basil blooms.
وعقدتُand wove منfrom شعريmy poetry ومنand from ريحانِهاtheir sweet basil
وعقدتُ من شعري ومن ريحانِها
إكليلَa wreath of غارٍlaurel أوor نظيمَa string of جُمانِpearls
إكليلَ غارٍ أو نظيمَ جُمانِ
and woven from my poetry and their sweet basil
And that I wove from my poetry and its basil
a laurel wreath or a string of pearls.
A garland or a string of pearls.
أناI منthe one who يُغَنِّيsings بالمصارعof deaths فيin العُلاthe heights
أنا من يُغَنِّي بالمصارع في العُلا
ويَشيدُand sings praises بالآلامof sufferings والأحزانِand sorrows
ويَشيدُ بالآلام والأحزانِ
I am one who sings of deaths in the heights,
I am one who sings of great deeds up high
and extols suffering and sorrow.
And praises suffering and sorrows.
ماذاwhat وراءَbeyond الدمعtears منof أمنيةِa hope
ماذا وراءَ الدمع من أمنيةِ
أوْor ماwhat وراءَbeyond النَّوحِlamentation منof نشدانِa quest؟
أوْ ما وراءَ النَّوحِ من نشدانِ؟
What hope lies beyond tears,
What wish lies behind tears?
or what quest lies beyond lamentation?
Or what longing behind laments?
أصبحتُI have become ذاpossessing القلبِthe heart الحديدِiron، وإنeven if أكُنْI may be
أصبحتُ ذا القلبِ الحديدِ، وإن أكُنْ
فيamong الناسِpeople ذاكthat الشاعرَpoet الإنسانيhumane
في الناسِ ذاك الشاعرَ الإنساني
I have become a man of iron heart, though I may be
I have become iron-hearted, though among
among people that humane poet.
People I remain the poet of humanity.
ووهبتُand I bestowed قلبيmy heart للخطارِon risk-taking، فللهوىso for love
ووهبتُ قلبي للخطارِ، فللهوى
شَطرٌone half، وللعلياءِand for glory شطرٌa half ثانيanother
شَطرٌ، وللعلياءِ شطرٌ ثاني
And I have given my heart to daring: for love,
And I have devoted my heart to peril - half
one half, and for glory a second half.
To passion, the other half to loftiness.
وعشقتُand I loved موتَthe death of الخالدينthe immortals، وعِفتُand I spurned منfrom
وعشقتُ موتَ الخالدين، وعِفتُ من
عمريmy life حقارةَthe paltriness of كلِّevery يومٍday فانيfleeting
عمري حقارةَ كلِّ يومٍ فاني
I have loved the death of the immortals, and spurned, from
And I have loved the death of the immortal, and have been
my life, the paltriness of every fleeting day.
Weary of the pettiness of each ephemeral day.
لولاwere it not for الضحاياthe sacrificial victims الباذلونَthose freely giving دماءَهُمْtheir blood
لولا الضحايا الباذلونَ دماءَهُمْ
طوتِwould have engulfed الوجودَexistence غيابةُthe dark abyss of النسيانِoblivion
طوتِ الوجودَ غيابةُ النسيانِ
Were it not for the sacrificial victims who give their blood,
If not for the sacrificing martyrs
the dark abyss of oblivion would have engulfed existence.
The void of oblivion would envelope existence.
هذاthis الدمُblood الغاليprecious الذيwhich أرخصتُمyou spent freely
هذا الدمُ الغالي الذي أرخصتُم
هوit فيin بناءbuilding المجدِglory أولُthe first بانيbuilder
هو في بناء المجدِ أولُ باني
This precious blood that you spent so freely
This precious blood which you have sacrificed
is the first builder of glory's edifice.
Is the first brick in the building of glory.
تبنونَyou build للوطنِfor the homeland الحياةَlife وهكذاand thus
تبنونَ للوطنِ الحياةَ وهكذا
تبنيbuild الحياةَlife مصارعthe deaths of الشجعانِthe brave!
تبني الحياةَ مصارع الشجعانِ!
You build life for the homeland, and thus
You build life for the nation, and so too
the deaths of the brave build life!
You build life, O valiant martyrs!
مثَّلتماyou both embodied فيin الموتِdeath وحدةَthe unity of أمةٍa nation
مثَّلتما في الموتِ وحدةَ أمةٍ
ذاقتtasted منfrom التفريقِdivision كلَّevery هوانِhumiliation
ذاقت من التفريقِ كلَّ هوانِ
In death you both embodied the unity of a nation
You embodied in death the unity of a nation
that tasted every humiliation through division.
That has tasted all kinds of disgrace and humiliation.
مسحَwiped away الهلالُthe crescent دمَthe blood of الصليبِthe cross وضمَّدَتْand bandaged
مسحَ الهلالُ دمَ الصليبِ وضمَّدَتْ
جُرْحَthe wound of الأهلَّةِthe crescents راحةُthe palm of الصلبانِthe crosses
جُرْحَ الأهلَّةِ راحةُ الصلبانِ
The crescent wiped away the cross's blood, and
The crescent cleansed the blood of the cross, and the
the palm of the crosses bandaged the crescents' wound.
Solace of the crucifixes healed the wounds of the crescents.
إنif كانthere was فيin ساحthe arena of الردىdeath لكليكُماfor you both
إن كان في ساح الردى لكليكُما
مثلٌone exemplar، ففيthen in ساحِthe arena of الفداsacrifice مَثَلانِtwo exemplars!
مثلٌ، ففي ساحِ الفدا مَثَلانِ!
If in death's arena there is, for you both,
If for each of you there is an example in the field of calamity,
one exemplar, in sacrifice's arena there are two!
In the field of sacrifice there are two!
عذرًاpardon «فرنساFrance» إنif جزعتِyou grieve فإنهfor it
عذرًا «فرنسا» إن جزعتِ فإنه
قَدَرٌfate، وماand not لكِfor you بالقضاءِover destiny يدانِtwo hands
قَدَرٌ، وما لكِ بالقضاءِ يدانِ
Pardon, France, if you grieve, for it is
Sorry, France, if you despair, for it
fate, and you have no power over destiny.
Is fate, and you have no power over destiny.
هزَّتكshook you بالرَّوعاتwith terrors قبلَbefore مصابِناour calamity
هزَّتك بالرَّوعات قبلَ مصابِنا
أممٌnations ملَكنَmastered أعنَّةَthe reins of الطيرانِflight
أممٌ ملَكنَ أعنَّةَ الطيرانِ
Before our calamity, you were shaken with terrors
Nations that possessed the heights of the skies shook you
by nations that mastered the reins of flight.
With terrors before our calamity.
واسيتِyou consoled مصرَEgypt فماso no هوىfell نجمٌa star لهاof hers
واسيتِ مصرَ فما هوى نجمٌ لها
إلَّاexcept ومنكand from you عليهover it صدرٌa breast حانيtender
إلَّا ومنك عليه صدرٌ حاني
You consoled Egypt: no star of hers fell
And you forgot Egypt - so no star has fallen for her
without a tender breast of yours bending over it.
Except that you have for it an affectionate breast.
حيِّيsalute سمَاءَthe sky of الفرقدينِthe two Farqad stars وقدِّسيand hallow
حيِّي سمَاءَ الفرقدينِ وقدِّسي
منfrom تربِكyour soil الغاليprecious أعزَّthe dearest مكانِplace
من تربِك الغالي أعزَّ مكانِ
Salute the sky of the two Farqad stars, and hallow
Greet the sky of the two lieutenants and sanctify
the dearest place in your precious soil.
From your soil the most precious place.
فهناfor here دمٌblood روَّىwatered ثراكِyour earth، وهاand behold هناhere
فهنا دمٌ روَّى ثراكِ، وها هنا
قلبانِtwo hearts تحتbeneath الصخرِthe rock يختلجانِboth pulsing
قلبانِ تحت الصخرِ يختلجانِ
For here is blood that watered your earth, and here
For here is blood that irrigated your land, and here
two hearts pulse beneath the rock.
Are two hearts beneath the rock, fluttering.
ياO أمةَnation of الشهداءِmartyrs أنتِyou بثُكلهمْof bereavement for them
يا أمةَ الشهداءِ أنتِ بثُكلهمْ
أدرىbest aware، وبالأحزانِand of sorrows والأشجانِand griefs
أدرى، وبالأحزانِ والأشجانِ
O nation of martyrs, you know the grief of losing them
O nation of martyrs, you know best their pain,
best—and sorrows and heartaches.
And the sorrows and agonies.
الغارُthe laurel أحقرُtoo lowly أنto يكلِّلَcrown هامَهمْtheir heads
الغارُ أحقرُ أن يكلِّلَ هامَهمْ
ورءوسُهمand their heads أغلىmore precious منthan التيجانِcrowns
ورءوسُهم أغلى من التيجانِ
Laurel is too lowly to crown their heads,
The cave is too unworthy to crown their zeal,
and their heads are more precious than crowns.
And their heads are more precious than crowns.
لِغَدٍfor tomorrow صبَرْنَاwe were patient للزمانِwith time، وفيand in غدٍtomorrow
لِغَدٍ صبَرْنَا للزمانِ، وفي غدٍ
نعفوwe pardon ونغفرُand forgive للزمانtime الجانيthe wrongdoer
نعفو ونغفرُ للزمان الجاني
For tomorrow we have endured time, and tomorrow
For tomorrow we are patient with time, and tomorrow
we shall pardon and forgive time, the wrongdoer.
We forgive and pardon time the unjust.
ونمدُّand extend للأيامto the days كفَّthe hand of مصافحٍone shaking hands
ونمدُّ للأيام كفَّ مصافحٍ
يجزيwho repays المسيءَthe wrongdoer إليهagainst him بالإحسانِwith kindness
يجزي المسيءَ إليه بالإحسانِ
And we shall extend to the days a hand in greeting,
And we extend to the days a handshake
repaying the one who wrongs us with kindness.
That rewards the wrongdoer with kindness.
وَنُدِلُّand we vaunt فوقَabove النيِّراتِthe luminaries بموكبٍin a procession
وَنُدِلُّ فوقَ النيِّراتِ بموكبٍ
فيهin which الحِجَىwisdom والبأسُand valor يلتقيانِboth meet
فيه الحِجَى والبأسُ يلتقيانِ
And above the luminaries we shall glory in a procession
And we parade over grievances in a procession
where wisdom and valor meet.
Wherein fear and might come together.
ونهزُّand shake أجنحةَthe wings of الحياةِlife ونعتليand ascend
ونهزُّ أجنحةَ الحياةِ ونعتلي
بخفافهنَّon their light ones مناكبَthe shoulders of العقبانِthe eagles
بخفافهنَّ مناكبَ العقبانِ
And we shall beat the wings of life and mount,
And we flap the wings of life and mount
on their light pinions, the shoulders of eagles.
Upon their lightness the shoulders of eagles.
وننصُّand raise high رايةَthe flag of مصرَEgypt، أنَّىwherever تشتهيdesires
وننصُّ رايةَ مصرَ، أنَّى تشتهي
مصرٌEgypt، ويرضاهُand approve it لهاfor her الهرمانِthe two pyramids
مصرٌ، ويرضاهُ لها الهرمانِ
And we shall raise Egypt's banner wherever
And we raise the flag of Egypt, wherever Egypt
Egypt desires, and the two pyramids approve for her.
Desires, and the pyramids approve for her.
أقَبلcome سلاحَthe force of الجوِّthe air، إنَّindeed عيونناour eyes
أقَبل سلاحَ الجوِّ، إنَّ عيوننا
للِقاكَto meet you لمdid not يغمضْclose لهاfor them جفانِeyelids
للِقاكَ لم يغمضْ لها جفانِ
Come, Air Force: our eyes,
Welcome, O Air Force! Our eyes for seeing you
awaiting you, have not closed their lids.
Have not closed their lids.
أقْبِلcome سلاحَthe force of الجوِّthe air، إنindeed قلوبناour hearts
أقْبِل سلاحَ الجوِّ، إن قلوبنا
كادتْalmost تطيرُfly إليكَto you بالخفقانِwith fluttering
كادتْ تطيرُ إليكَ بالخفقانِ
Come, Air Force: our hearts
Welcome, O Air Force! Our hearts have nearly
have almost flown to you with their fluttering.
Flown to you in throbbing.
رفرفْflutter علىover البلدِthe land الأمينِthe secure وحيِّهِand salute it
رفرفْ على البلدِ الأمينِ وحيِّهِ
وانزلْand descend إلىto الواديthe valley، وطرْand fly بأمانِin safety
وانزلْ إلى الوادي، وطرْ بأمانِ
Flutter over the secure land and salute it,
Flutter over the safe country, greeting it,
descend to the valley, and fly in safety.
And descend into the valley, serenely and safely.
كنbe للسلامِfor peace وقاءَهits protection، ولواءَهand its banner
كن للسلامِ وقاءَه، ولواءَه
وشعاعَهand its ray الهاديguiding علىthrough الأزمانِthe ages
وشعاعَه الهادي على الأزمانِ
Be peace's shield and banner,
Be for peace its protection and banner
and its guiding ray through the ages.
And guiding light across the ages.
وإذاand when دعتكَsummon you الحادثاتُcalamities فلبِّهاthen answer them
وإذا دعتكَ الحادثاتُ فلبِّها
بحميَّةِwith the ardor of المستقتِلِone fighting to the death المتفانيthe utterly devoted
بحميَّةِ المستقتِلِ المتفاني
And when calamities summon you, answer them
And if events call you, then meet them
with the zeal of one who fights to the death, utterly devoted.
With the zeal of the dedicated fighter.
ليضنَّlet him be miserly بالأعمارِwith lives كلُّevery معاجزٍshirker
ليضنَّ بالأعمارِ كلُّ معاجزٍ
وليخْشَand let him fear حربَthe war of الدهرِtime كلُّevery جبانِcoward
وليخْشَ حربَ الدهرِ كلُّ جبانِ
Let every shirker be miserly with his life,
Let every transgressor despair of lifetimes,
and let every coward fear war with time.
And let every coward fear the war of time.
لِيَثُرlet him revolt علىagainst القضبانthe bars كلُّevery معذبٍtormented one
لِيَثُر على القضبان كلُّ معذبٍ
وليحطمِand let him shatter الأصفادَthe shackles كلُّevery معانيsufferer
وليحطمِ الأصفادَ كلُّ معاني
Let every tormented soul rise against the bars,
Let every tortured soul revolt against prison bars
and let every sufferer shatter the shackles.
And every free spirit break the shackles.
هذاthis الزمانُage الحرُّfree ماnot لشعوبهfor its peoples
هذا الزمانُ الحرُّ ما لشعوبه
صبرٌpatience علىfor الأصفادِthe shackles والقضبانِand the bars
صبرٌ على الأصفادِ والقضبانِ
This free age—its peoples have no
For the peoples of this free time, there is no
patience for shackles and bars.
Patience for shackles and prison bars.
لكمُyours الغدُtomorrow المرجوُّhoped-for فتيانَyoung men of الحمىthe homeland
لكمُ الغدُ المرجوُّ فتيانَ الحمى
واليومَand today يومكُمُyour day العظيمُgreat الشانِin importance
واليومَ يومكُمُ العظيمُ الشانِ
The hoped-for tomorrow is yours, young men of the homeland,
You, the youth of zeal, have the future hoped for,
and today is your day of mighty importance.
And today is your mighty and glorious day.
لاdo not تثنينَّكُمُever turn you back المناياdeaths، إنهاindeed they
لا تثنينَّكُمُ المنايا، إنها
سرُّthe secret of البقاءِsurvival وسُنَّةُand the law of العمرانِcivilization
سرُّ البقاءِ وسُنَّةُ العمرانِ
Let deaths never turn you back, for they are
Do not be discouraged by death, for it
the secret of survival and the law of civilization.
Is the secret of survival and the way of civilization.
كونواbe منamong الفادينَthose sacrificing themselves إنif عزَّgrew scarce الفداsacrifice
كونوا من الفادينَ إن عزَّ الفدا
كمhow many فيin الفداءِsacrifice منof الخلودِimmortality معانيmeanings
كم في الفداءِ من الخلودِ معاني
Be among those who give themselves when sacrifice is scarce;
Be among the sacrificing, for the honor of sacrifice -
how many meanings of immortality lie in sacrifice!
How many eternal meanings lie in sacrifice!
ولئنand even if حُرمتمْyou are deprived منof متاعِthe pleasures of شبابكمyour youth
ولئن حُرمتمْ من متاعِ شبابكم
إنَّindeed النعيمَbliss يُنالis attained بالحرمانthrough deprivation
إنَّ النعيمَ يُنال بالحرمان
And though you are deprived of the pleasures of your youth,
And if you are deprived of the pleasures of your youth,
bliss is attained through deprivation.
Indeed, bliss is attained through deprivation.
لِيَكُنْlet there be لكمْfor you فيin كلِّevery أفقٍhorizon طائرٌa bird
لِيَكُنْ لكمْ في كلِّ أفقٍ طائرٌ
ليَكُنْlet there be لكمْfor you فيin كلِّevery أرضland بانيa builder
ليَكُنْ لكمْ في كلِّ أرض باني
Let there be for you a bird in every horizon;
May you have, across every horizon, a bird,
let there be for you a builder in every land.
And in every land, a builder.
وليستخفَّand let it defy البحرَthe sea منfrom أسطولِكمyour fleet
وليستخفَّ البحرَ من أسطولِكم
عَلَمٌa flag كنجمlike the star of المدلجِthe night traveler الحيرانِthe bewildered one
عَلَمٌ كنجم المدلجِ الحيرانِ
And let the sea be defied, from your fleet, by
And may a flag from your armada
a flag like the star of a bewildered night traveler.
Sail the sea like a confused star.
سيرواadvance بهدْيِby the guidance of الأحمرينِthe two red ones ومهِّدواand pave
سيروا بهدْيِ الأحمرينِ ومهِّدوا
بهماwith them both سبيلَthe path of المجدِglory والسلطانِand dominion
بهما سبيلَ المجدِ والسلطانِ
Advance by the guidance of the two reds, and pave
Walk in the guidance of the two Reds, and pave
with them the path to glory and dominion.
Through them the path of glory and rule.
لمnever تبصِرbehold الأممُthe nations الحياةَlife علىin سنًىradiance
لم تبصِر الأممُ الحياةَ على سنًى
كالنارlike fire فيin شَفَقِthe twilight of الدماءِblood القانيcrimson!
كالنار في شَفَقِ الدماءِ القاني!
Nations have never beheld life in such radiance
The nations have not seen life blossom
as fire in the crimson twilight of blood!
As fire in the crimson sunset of blood!
Sol 6.1