حملناكِwe carried you ياO مصرُEgypt بينَbetween الحناياthe heart's inner folds
حملناكِ يا مصرُ بينَ الحنايا
وبينَand between الضلوعthe ribs وفوقَand above الجبينْthe brow
وبينَ الضلوع وفوقَ الجبينْ
We carried you, O Egypt, within the folds of our hearts,
We carried you, oh Egypt, between our arms
And between our ribs and upon our brows.
And between our ribs and above the forehead
عشقناكِwe loved you صدرًاa bosom رعاناnurtured us بدفءٍwith warmth
عشقناكِ صدرًا رعانا بدفءٍ
وإنand even if طالgrew long فيناwithin us زمانُthe time of الحنينْlonging
وإن طال فينا زمانُ الحنينْ
We loved you as a bosom that nurtured us with warmth,
We loved you, a youngster, with warmth
Though the time of longing stretched on within us.
Even if longing remains in us for long
فلاso do not تحزنيgrieve منover زمانan age of جحودٍingratitude
فلا تحزني من زمان جحودٍ
أذقناكِwe made you taste فيهin it همومَthe cares of السنينْthe years
أذقناكِ فيه همومَ السنينْ
So do not grieve over an age of ingratitude,
So do not grieve from the time of ingratitude
In which we made you taste the cares of the years.
We made you taste in it the sorrows of years
تركناwe left دمَاءكyour blood فوقَupon الطريقِthe road
تركنا دمَاءك فوقَ الطريقِ
وبينand between الجوانحِthe ribs همسٌa whisper حزينْsorrowful
وبين الجوانحِ همسٌ حزينْ
We left your blood upon the road,
We left your blood on the road
And between our ribs, a sorrowful whisper.
And between the breasts a sad whisper
عروبتناour Arabness هلdo ...? تُرىI wonder تنكرينyou disown؟
عروبتنا هل تُرى تنكرين؟
منحناكwe granted you كلَّall الذيthat which تطلبينْyou ask for
منحناك كلَّ الذي تطلبينْ
Our Arabness—do you, I wonder, disown us?
Is our Arabism, do you think you deny?
We granted you all that you ask for.
We gave you all that you ask for
سكبناwe poured الدماءthe blood علىupon راحتيكyour two palms
سكبنا الدماء على راحتيك
لنحميso that we may protect العرينَthe lion's den فلاso it does not يستكينْyield
لنحمي العرينَ فلا يستكينْ
We poured out blood upon your palms,
We shed blood on your hands
To protect the lion's den, so it would not yield.
To protect the nest so it does not disappear
وهبناكwe gave you كلَّall رحيقِthe nectar of الحياةِlife
وهبناك كلَّ رحيقِ الحياةِ
فلمso did not نبقwe keep شيئاanything فهلso do ...? تذكرينyou remember؟!
فلم نبق شيئا فهل تذكرين؟!
We gave you all the nectar of life,
And we gave you all the nectar of life
So we kept nothing—do you remember?
So we did not remain anything, do you remember?
فياso, O مصرEgypt صبرًاbe patient علىwith ماwhat رأيتِyou have seen
فيا مصر صبرًا على ما رأيتِ
جفاءَthe coldness of الرفاقِthe companions لشعبٍtoward a people أمينْfaithful
جفاءَ الرفاقِ لشعبٍ أمينْ
So, O Egypt, be patient with what you have seen:
Oh Egypt, patience on what you saw
The companions' coldness toward a faithful people.
Indifference of friends to a faithful people
سيبقىwill remain نشيدُكyour anthem رغمَdespite الجراحِthe wounds
سيبقى نشيدُك رغمَ الجراحِ
يضيءُilluminates الطريقَthe path علىfor الحائرينthe bewildered
يضيءُ الطريقَ على الحائرين
Your anthem will endure despite the wounds,
Your anthem will remain despite the wounds
Lighting the path for the bewildered.
Lighting the way for the lost
سيبقىwill remain عبيركyour fragrance بيتَthe home of الغريبِthe stranger
سيبقى عبيرك بيتَ الغريبِ
وسيفَand the sword of الضعيفِthe weak وحلمَand the dream of الحزينْthe sorrowful
وسيفَ الضعيفِ وحلمَ الحزينْ
Your fragrance will remain the stranger's home,
Your fragrance will remain the home of the stranger
And the sword of the weak, and the dream of the sorrowful.
And the sword of the weak and the dream of the sad
سيبقىwill remain شبابُكِyour young people رغمdespite اللياليthe nights
سيبقى شبابُكِ رغم الليالي
ضياءًa radiance يَشعُّshines علىupon العالمينthe worlds
ضياءً يَشعُّ على العالمين
Your youth, despite the nights, will remain
Your youth will remain despite the nights
A radiance shining upon the worlds.
A light that shines on the worlds
فهياso come now اخلعيcast off عنكِfrom yourself ثوبَthe robe of الهمومcares
فهيا اخلعي عنكِ ثوبَ الهموم
غدًاtomorrow سوفwill يأتيcome بماwith what تحلمينyou dream of
غدًا سوف يأتي بما تحلمين
So come, cast off the robe of cares;
So come on, take off your dress of worries Tomorrow will come with what you dream of
Tomorrow will bring what you dream of.
Partial English translation: 23 of 24 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1