مصرEgypt أُمُّmother of الدنياthe world كماas لقبوهاthey dubbed her
مصر أُمُّ الدنيا كما لقبوها
ليسthere is no فيin الخصبfertility مثلهاlike her مكانplace
ليس في الخصب مثلها مكان
Egypt is the mother of the world, as they called her;
Egypt, as they have titled it, is the mother of the world
No place equals her in fertility.
There is no place like it in fertility
حسبهاenough for her نيلهاher Nile المباركthe blessed يحكيmirrors
حسبها نيلها المبارك يحكي
جريهits flow النيرينthe two luminaries: sun and moon فيin الحسبانِprecise reckoning
جريه النيرين في الحسبانِ
Her blessed Nile suffices her, mirroring
It is enough for it, its blessed Nile narrates
In its flow the two luminaries' measured courses.
Its two streams flow in the account
ذلنunclear; likely 'that' النيلُthe Nile وهوand it is والدُfather of مصرٍEgypt
ذلن النيلُ وهو والدُ مصرٍ
حافظٌmaintaining برَّdutifulness toward أمهِhis mother السودانSudan
حافظٌ برَّ أمهِ السودان
That Nile, though Egypt's father,
That Nile, and it is the parent of Egypt
Remains dutiful to his mother, Sudan.
A devoted son to his black mother Sudan
كانwas معبودَan object of worship الاقدمينthe ancients ولاand does not ينفcease (first fragment)
كان معبودَ الاقدمين ولا ينف
فكُّcease (intended continuation) معشوقbeloved by اهلthe people of هذاthis الاوانِthe age
فكُّ معشوق اهل هذا الاوانِ
It was worshipped by the ancients, and still
It was the idol of the ancients, and does not refuse
Is beloved by the people of this age.
To unveil its beloved to the people of this era
أيwhat شيءٍthing فيin النيلthe Nile غيرُnot شهيٍّdelightful
أي شيءٍ في النيل غيرُ شهيٍّ
ليسdoes not يدعوinvite للعشقto passionate love والافتتانِand fascination
ليس يدعو للعشق والافتتانِ
What in the Nile is not delightful,
What is in the Nile other than marvelous?
Not beckoning to love and fascination?
It does not call for love and infatuation
كلُّall ماthat which فيهin it يعشقloves passionately العقلُthe mind معناmeaning (word fragment)
كلُّ ما فيه يعشق العقلُ معنا
هُits (attached ending) وتهوىand adores جمالهits beauty العينانthe two eyes
هُ وتهوى جماله العينان
All that is in it—the mind loves its meaning,
All that is in it, the mind loves meaningfully
And both eyes adore its beauty.
And its beauty is adored by the eyes
فاذاso when شحّruns low فهوthen it is ذَوبُmolten substance لُجينٍsilver
فاذا شحّ فهو ذَوبُ لُجينٍ
واذاand when فاضoverflows فهوthen it is منof عقيانpure gold
واذا فاض فهو من عقيان
When it runs low, it is molten silver;
So when it lessens, it melts ice
And when it overflows, it is pure gold.
And when it overflows, it is from springs
وهوand it is فيin الحالتينboth states حاجاتناour needs كاsufficient (first part)
وهو في الحالتين حاجاتنا كا
فٍsufficient (completion) وشافٍand a cure لغلةfor the burning thirst الظمآنِof the thirsty one
فٍ وشافٍ لغلة الظمآنِ
And in both states it suffices for our needs,
And in both states, it meets our needs
And cures the thirsty one's burning thirst.
Quenching the thirst of the thirsty
وكفاهand suffices it وفاؤهits faithfulness فهوfor it is فيهin this
وكفاه وفاؤه فهو فيه
مثَلٌa proverbial example دائرٌcirculating بكلon every لسانِtongue
مثَلٌ دائرٌ بكل لسانِ
And its faithfulness suffices it; in this
And its loyalty suffices, for it is in it
It is a byword on every tongue.
An example circulated in every tongue
كلَّevery عامٍyear يُهديgives as a gift الىto مصرَEgypt اغلىthe most precious
كلَّ عامٍ يُهدي الى مصرَ اغلى
ماwhat لديهِit possesses بصورةِin the form of الفيضانِthe flood
ما لديهِ بصورةِ الفيضانِ
Every year it gives Egypt the most precious
Every year it sends to Egypt the most precious
Of what it has, in the form of the flood.
That it has in the image of the flood
ذاكthat وعدٌa promise عدانهُits appointed time الصيفَsummer والنيand the Nile (first part)
ذاك وعدٌ عدانهُ الصيفَ والني
لNile (completion) ضمينُguarantor of الوفاءِfulfillment فيat العدانِthe appointed time
ل ضمينُ الوفاءِ في العدانِ
That is a promise due in summer; and the Nile
That is the promise it made to summer and the Nile
Guarantees fulfillment at the appointed time.
The guarantor of loyalty in the covenant
كلماwhenever اضرمkindled الهجيرthe midday heat لظاهits blaze
كلما اضرم الهجير لظاه
لافحاًscorching للنباتupon vegetation والحيوانِand animal life
لافحاً للنبات والحيوانِ
Whenever the midday heat kindles its blaze,
Whenever the hot wind blazed
Scorching plant and animal life,
Scorching plants and animals
اخمدextinguished النيلthe Nile نارهَits fire بمفيضٍwith a flood
اخمد النيل نارهَ بمفيضٍ
غامرٍengulfing للبقاعover the lands والغيطانand the fields
غامرٍ للبقاع والغيطان
The Nile quenches its fire with a flood
The Nile extinguished its fire with an abundant outpour
That engulfs the lands and fields.
Flooding the plains and hills
وحباهاand bestowed on them بعدafter الاوامparching thirst ارتواءًquenching of thirst
وحباها بعد الاوام ارتواءً
وجلاهاand revealed them فيin حَّلةthe robe of العمرانِcultivation and settlement
وجلاها في حَّلة العمرانِ
And grants them, after thirst, their fill of water,
And after the afflictions, it gave it satiation
And reveals them in the robe of prosperity.
And adorned it in the dress of urbanization
وسقاناand gave us drink ماthat which دونهinferior to it كوثرُKawthar (river of abundance) الكرal-Karkh (first part)
وسقانا ما دونه كوثرُ الكر
خal-Karkh (completion) وصهباand wine معرَّةMa'arrat النعمانَal-Nu'man
خ وصهبا معرَّة النعمانَ
And gives us drink surpassing the Kawthar of al-Karkh
And irrigated for us what is apart from it, a river of generosity
And the wine of Ma'arrat al-Nu'man.
And crowned it, known for blessings
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