طلعتَyou rose كماjust as طلعrose الفرقدthe star Farqad
طلعتَ كما طلع الفرقد
ولكنbut أبهاكماthe more radiant of you two السيدthe lord
ولكن أبهاكما السيد
You rose as the star Farqad rose,
But you, my lord, are the more radiant of the two.
إلىtoward مصرEgypt باليمنwith good fortune تحدوyou urge onward الركابthe mounts
إلى مصر باليمن تحدو الركاب
ومنand among بعضsome of خدامكyour servants السؤددeminence
ومن بعض خدامك السؤدد
With good fortune, you urge the mounts toward Egypt,
And eminence is but one of your servants.
تغيبتyou were absent عنهاfrom her فماso not ترقدshe sleeps
تغيبت عنها فما ترقد
وعدتand you returned إليهاto her فماso not تسهدshe lies sleepless
وعدت إليها فما تسهد
You were absent from her, and she could not sleep;
And you returned to her; she was sleepless no more.
تنامshe sleeps بظلكin your shade فيin مأمنٍsafety
تنام بظلك في مأمنٍ
وعينكَand your eye فيin جوهاher sky ترصدkeeps watch
وعينكَ في جوها ترصد
She sleeps in your shade, secure,
And your eye keeps watch in her sky.
وقدand indeed سرهاit delighted her أنهاthat she أبصرتكsaw you
وقد سرها أنها أبصرتك
معافىًin good health فنحمدso we give thanks ماwhat تحمدshe gives thanks for
معافىً فنحمد ما تحمد
She was indeed delighted to see you
In good health; we give thanks as she does.
يمدextends لكto you النيلthe Nile كفthe palm of السلامgreeting
يمد لك النيل كف السلام
فتلقاهso it meets him بالبشرwith gladness منكfrom you اليدthe hand
فتلقاه بالبشر منك اليد
The Nile holds out a hand to you in greeting,
And your hand greets him with gladness.
مثالانtwo models فيin الجودgenerosity كلتاهماboth of them
مثالان في الجود كلتاهما
فلمso did not ندرِwe know أيهماwhich of the two أجودُmore generous
فلم ندرِ أيهما أجودُ
Both hands are models of generosity,
So we could not tell which was more generous.
فتلكfor that one البلادُthe land بهاthrough it ترتويdrinks its fill
فتلك البلادُ بها ترتوي
وهذيand this one النفوسُthe souls بهاthrough it تسعدfind joy
وهذي النفوسُ بها تسعد
From that hand the land drinks its fill,
And through this hand souls find joy.
فلاso may not حرمdeprive اللَهGod مصرEgypt اليدينthe two hands
فلا حرم اللَه مصر اليدين
ودامand may remain الأميرُthe prince كماas نعهدwe have known him
ودام الأميرُ كما نعهد
May God never deprive Egypt of these two hands,
And may the prince remain as we have known him.
Sol 6.1