Sol 6.1

  1. حَوِّلوا النيلَ وَاِحجُبوا الضَوءَ عَنّا

    وَاِطمِسوا النَجمَ وَاِحرِمونا النَسيما

    Divert the Nile and hide the light from us,

    And blot out the star and deny us the breeze.

  2. وَاِملَئوا البَحرَ إِن أَرَدتُم سَفيناً

    وَاِملَئوا الجَوَّ إِن أَرَدتُم رُجوما

    And fill the sea, if you wish, with ships,

    And fill the sky, if you wish, with missiles.

  3. وَأَقيموا لِلعَسفِ في كُلِّ شِبرٍ

    كُنسُتَبلاً بِالسَوطِ يَفري الأَديما

    And station, for oppression, in every handspan,

    A constable who rends the skin with his whip.

  4. إِنَّنا لَن نَحولَ عَن عَهدِ مِصرٍ

    أَو تَرَونا في التُربِ عَظماً رَميما

    Indeed, we shall never forsake our pledge to Egypt,

    Until you see us in the dust as crumbling bones.

  5. عاصِفٌ صانَ مُلكَكُم وَحَماكُم

    وَكَفاكُم بِالأَمسِ خَطباً جَسيما

    A storm preserved your kingdom and protected you,

    And once spared you a grievous calamity.

  6. غالَ أَرمادَةَ العَدُوَّ فَفُزتُم

    وَبَلَغتُم في الشَرقِ شَأواً عَظيما

    It destroyed the enemy Armada, so you triumphed,

    And attained great stature in the East.

  7. فَعَدَلتُم هُنَيهَةً وَبَغَيتُم

    وَتَرَكتُم في النيلِ عَهداً ذَميما

    Then you acted justly for a little while, and grew oppressive,

    And left behind a shameful era on the Nile.

  8. فَشَهِدنا ظُلماً يُقالُ لَهُ العَد

    لُ وَوُدّاً يَسقي الحَميمَ الحَميما

    So we witnessed oppression that is called jus-

    tice, and friendship that makes a dear friend drink scalding water.

  9. فَاِتَّقوا غَضبَةَ العَواصِفِ إِنّي

    قَد رَأَيتُ المَصيرَ أَمسى وَخيما

    So beware the wrath of storms, for I

    Have already seen the outcome turn dire.