حَبِيبَـةَbeloved of الرُّوحِthe soul يَاO رُوحِيmy soul وَيَاand O ذَاتِيmy very self
حَبِيبَـةَ الرُّوحِ يَا رُوحِي وَيَا ذَاتِي
الشَّوْقُlonging يَعْصِفُrages بِيthrough me لَوْلاَwere it not for عُلاَلاَتِيmy consolations
الشَّوْقُ يَعْصِفُ بِي لَوْلاَ عُلاَلاَتِي
Beloved of my soul, O my soul and my very self,
Longing would sweep me away, were it not for my consolations.
هَذِيthese سُنُونٌyears تَوَالَتْfollowed one another إِثْـرَafter فُرْقَتِنَـاour parting
هَذِي سُنُونٌ تَوَالَتْ إِثْـرَ فُرْقَتِنَـا
وَلَسْتُand I do not أَمْلِـكُpossess إلاَّexcept حَـرَّthe heat of آهَاتِيmy sighs
وَلَسْتُ أَمْلِـكُ إلاَّ حَـرَّ آهَاتِي
These years have followed one another since our parting,
And I have nothing but the heat of my sighs.
يَاO مِصْـرُEgypt يَاO قِبْلَةًa focus of devotion لِلْفَـنِّfor art بَارَكَـهَاblessed her
يَا مِصْـرُ يَا قِبْلَةً لِلْفَـنِّ بَارَكَـهَا
رُوحُthe spirit of القَدِيـرِthe Almighty بِآيٍwith signs عَبْـرَthrough آيَـاتِsigns
رُوحُ القَدِيـرِ بِآيٍ عَبْـرَ آيَـاتِ
O Egypt, O focus of art's devotion, blessed
By the Almighty's spirit with sign upon sign.
لأَنْتِindeed you are سَاحِرَةُthe enchantress of التَّارِيخِhistory مُـذْsince وُجِدَتْcame into being
لأَنْتِ سَاحِرَةُ التَّارِيخِ مُـذْ وُجِدَتْ
أَسْرَارُthe secrets of حُسْنِكِyour beauty سَارَتْcoursed فِيin الشّلاَلاَتِthe waterfalls
أَسْرَارُ حُسْنِكِ سَارَتْ فِي الشّلاَلاَتِ
You are indeed history's enchantress; since first they came into being,
The secrets of your beauty have coursed through the waterfalls.
سُبْحَـانَglory to رَبِّيmy Lord كَمْhow many أَوْلاَكِHe bestowed on you مِنْof نِعَمٍblessings
سُبْحَـانَ رَبِّي كَمْ أَوْلاَكِ مِنْ نِعَمٍ
أَنْوَارُهَـاtheir lights تَتَـلاَلاَsparkle كَالْمَجَـرَّاتِlike the galaxies
أَنْوَارُهَـا تَتَـلاَلاَ كَالْمَجَـرَّاتِ
Glory to my Lord! How many blessings He has bestowed on you!
Their lights sparkle like galaxies.
إِنْif قِيلَis mentioned عِلْمٌlearning وَأَنْتِand you العِلْمُlearning بَارِعَـةٌbrilliant
إِنْ قِيلَ عِلْمٌ وَأَنْتِ العِلْمُ بَارِعَـةٌ
أَوْor قِيلَis mentioned فَنٌّart فَأَنْتِthen you are الأَمْسyesterday وَالآتِيand what is to come
أَوْ قِيلَ فَنٌّ فَأَنْتِ الأَمْس وَالآتِي
If learning is spoken of, you excel—you are learning itself;
Or if art is named, you are yesterday and what is to come.
كَمْhow many قَدْindeed رَوَيْتِyou have recounted عَنِabout الأَهْرَامِthe pyramids مُعْجِـزَةًa marvel
كَمْ قَدْ رَوَيْتِ عَنِ الأَهْرَامِ مُعْجِـزَةً
وَكَمْand how high سَمَـوْتِyou have risen بَآمُونٍwith Amun وَand (نَفْرَاتِNafrat)
وَكَمْ سَمَـوْتِ بَآمُونٍ وَ (نَفْرَاتِ)
How many wonders you have recounted of the pyramids,
And how high you have risen with Amun and Nafrat!
فَكُلُّfor every شِبْـرٍhandspan بِأَرْضٍin land مِنْـكِof yours مَأْثَـرَةٌa glorious legacy
فَكُلُّ شِبْـرٍ بِأَرْضٍ مِنْـكِ مَأْثَـرَةٌ
وَفِيand in مِياهِـكِyour waters أَنْفَـاسُthe breaths of النُّبُوَّاتِprophetic callings
وَفِي مِياهِـكِ أَنْفَـاسُ النُّبُوَّاتِ
For every handspan of your land is a glorious legacy,
And in your waters are the breaths of prophecy.
فَمَنْso whoever يَزُرْكِvisits you يَظَلّremains الدَّهْـرَforever مُنْبَهِـرَاًdazzled
فَمَنْ يَزُرْكِ يَظَلّ الدَّهْـرَ مُنْبَهِـرَاً
بِغَابِـرٍby a past مُعْجِـزٍmiraculous أَوْor حَاضِـرٍa present آتِyet to come
بِغَابِـرٍ مُعْجِـزٍ أَوْ حَاضِـرٍ آتِ
So whoever visits you remains forever dazzled
By a miraculous past or a present yet to come.
يَاO مِصْرُEgypt يَاO قِبْلَةَgoal of الْقُصَّادِseekers يَاO عَلَمَـاًa banner
يَا مِصْرُ يَا قِبْلَةَ الْقُصَّادِ يَا عَلَمَـاً
إِنْif رَفَّit flutters كَانَit is الْمُعَلَّىthe most exalted بَيْنَamong رَايَاتِbanners
إِنْ رَفَّ كَانَ الْمُعَلَّى بَيْنَ رَايَاتِ
O Egypt, O goal of seekers, O banner
That, when it flutters, is the loftiest among banners.
للهِto God أَنْـتِyou حَضَـارَاتٌcivilizations مُخَلَّـدَةٌimmortalized
للهِ أَنْـتِ حَضَـارَاتٌ مُخَلَّـدَةٌ
يَاO مَنْyou who أَدَلْتِyou have prevailed عَلَىover كُلِّall الْمُدِلاَّتِthe coquettes
يَا مَنْ أَدَلْتِ عَلَى كُلِّ الْمُدِلاَّتِ
God bless you—you are civilizations made immortal,
O you who have prevailed over all the coquettes,
بِالدّلِّin coquetry وَالشَّكْلِand form وَالْحُسْنِand beauty الذِيwhich انْفَرَدَتْshe stood alone
بِالدّلِّ وَالشَّكْلِ وَالْحُسْنِ الذِي انْفَرَدَتْ
بِسِحْرِهِin its enchantment بَيْنَamong أَهْلِthe people of الأَرْضِthe earth بِالذَّاتِin particular
بِسِحْرِهِ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ بِالذَّاتِ
In coquetry, form, and beauty, uniquely endowed
With its enchantment among all the people of the earth.
كَفِلْقَةِlike a fragment of البَدْرِthe full moon أَوْor كَالشَّمْسِlike the sun إنْif خَطَرَتْshe glides by
كَفِلْقَةِ البَدْرِ أَوْ كَالشَّمْسِ إنْ خَطَرَتْ
رَفَّflutters السَّنَاradiance بَيْنَamong أَهْدَابِthe fringes of الثَّنِيَّاتِthe folds
رَفَّ السَّنَا بَيْنَ أَهْدَابِ الثَّنِيَّاتِ
Like a fragment of the full moon, or like the sun, when she glides by,
Radiance flutters among the fringes of the folds.
كَأَنَّمَاas though النُّـورُlight بَعْـضٌa part مِنْof مَفَاتِنِهَـاher charms
كَأَنَّمَا النُّـورُ بَعْـضٌ مِنْ مَفَاتِنِهَـا
وَالْكُلُّand all مِنْهَاof them خَبِيءٌhidden فِيin الجُزَيْئَاتِthe particles
وَالْكُلُّ مِنْهَا خَبِيءٌ فِي الجُزَيْئَاتِ
As though light were only part of her charms,
And all of them lie hidden in the particles.
يَاO مِصْـرُEgypt أَعْيَيْتِنِـيyou have exhausted me وَصْفَاًin description، فَذَاso here is قَلَمِيmy pen
يَا مِصْـرُ أَعْيَيْتِنِـي وَصْفَاً، فَذَا قَلَمِي
مُكَسَّـرٌshattered كَمْhow often يُـوَرِّيspeaks obliquely بِِالْكِنَايَاتِthrough allusions
مُكَسَّـرٌ كَمْ يُـوَرِّي بِِالْكِنَايَاتِ
O Egypt, you have exhausted my powers of description; here is my pen,
Shattered—how often it speaks in veiled allusions!
فَهَلْso can تَطُولُreach far إِشَارَاتِيmy allusions وَقَدْthough already قَصُـرَتْthey have fallen short
فَهَلْ تَطُولُ إِشَارَاتِي وَقَدْ قَصُـرَتْ
عَنْof مُعْجِزِthe marvel of الْفَنِّart فِيin الْمَاضِيthe past وَفِيand in الآتِيthe future
عَنْ مُعْجِزِ الْفَنِّ فِي الْمَاضِي وَفِي الآتِي
So can my allusions reach far, though they have fallen short
Of the marvel of art in the past and in the future?
ذِيthis آيَةُthe sign of اللهِGod تُعْييdefies الْوَصْفَdescription ، لاَno عَجَبٌwonder
ذِي آيَةُ اللهِ تُعْيي الْوَصْفَ ، لاَ عَجَبٌ
إِنْif أَعْجَزَتْit has defeated أَحْرُفِيmy letters فِيin غُرِّthe brightest of أَبْيَاتِيmy verses
إِنْ أَعْجَزَتْ أَحْرُفِي فِي غُرِّ أَبْيَاتِي
This is God's sign, defying description; no wonder
If it has defeated my letters in my brightest verses.
تَقَبَّلِيaccept مِصْـرُEgypt قَلْبِيmy heart عَبْـرَthrough قَافِيَتِـيmy rhyme
تَقَبَّلِي مِصْـرُ قَلْبِي عَبْـرَ قَافِيَتِـي
فَإِنَّـهُfor indeed it is الْحُـبُّlove رَقْرَاقَـاًshimmering بِمِرْآتِيin my mirror
فَإِنَّـهُ الْحُـبُّ رَقْرَاقَـاً بِمِرْآتِي
Accept, Egypt, my heart through my rhyme,
For it is love, shimmering in my mirror.
وَإِنَّـهُand indeed it is الصِّدْقُsincerity فِيin رُوحِيmy soul وَفِيand in كَلِمِيmy words
وَإِنَّـهُ الصِّدْقُ فِي رُوحِي وَفِي كَلِمِي
بَلْnay فِيin ضَمِيمِthe innermost part of الْحَنَايَاthe folds مِنْof شُعِيْرَاتِيmy capillaries
بَلْ فِي ضَمِيمِ الْحَنَايَا مِنْ شُعِيْرَاتِي
And it is sincerity in my soul and in my words,
Nay, in the innermost folds of my capillaries.
وَلَسْتُand I do not أَنْظِمُـهُcompose it زِيفَـاًas falsehood وَلاَnor كَلِمَـاًwords
وَلَسْتُ أَنْظِمُـهُ زِيفَـاً وَلاَ كَلِمَـاً
فَهْوُfor it is الصَّفِيُّpure الْمُصَفَّىpurified ، إِنَّـهُindeed it is ذَاتِيmy very self
فَهْوُ الصَّفِيُّ الْمُصَفَّى ، إِنَّـهُ ذَاتِي
And I do not compose it as falsehood or mere words,
For it is pure, refined; indeed, it is my very self.
Sol 6.1