قَدindeed راعَalarmed دارَthe house of العَدلِjustice طُغtyranny (first part)
قَد راعَ دارَ العَدلِ طُغ
يانٌtyranny (completion) وَراعَand alarmed الجامِعَهthe university
يانٌ وَراعَ الجامِعَه
Tyranny has alarmed the House of Justice,
and alarmed the university.
فَحَمَيتُماso you two protected حَرَمَيهِماtheir two sanctuaries
فَحَمَيتُما حَرَمَيهِما
رَغمَdespite الخُطوبِthe calamities الفاجِعَهdevastating
رَغمَ الخُطوبِ الفاجِعَه
So you two defended their two sanctuaries,
despite the devastating calamities.
وَقَهَرتُماand you two compelled الباغيthe oppressor عَلىto
وَقَهَرتُما الباغي عَلى
رَدِّrestoring الحُقوقِthe rights الناصِعَهunquestionable
رَدِّ الحُقوقِ الناصِعَه
And you two compelled the oppressor to
restore the unquestionable rights.
لِلَّهِto God دَرُّthe excellence of المُستَشاthe counselor (first part)
لِلَّهِ دَرُّ المُستَشا
رِcounselor (completion) وَدَرُّand the excellence of ذاكَthat الباقِعَهshrewd man
رِ وَدَرُّ ذاكَ الباقِعَه
God bless the counselor,
and bless that shrewd man!
فَهُماfor they both اللَّذانِthe two who تَكَفَّلاundertook
فَهُما اللَّذانِ تَكَفَّلا
عَنّاon our behalf بِصَدِّto ward off القارِعَهthe calamity
عَنّا بِصَدِّ القارِعَه
For it was those two who undertook
to ward off calamity on our behalf.
نَظَرَsaw الحِيادُneutrality بِعَينِهِwith its own eye
نَظَرَ الحِيادُ بِعَينِهِ
فيamong الناسِthe people هَولَthe horror of الواقِعَهthe catastrophe
في الناسِ هَولَ الواقِعَه
Neutrality saw with its own eye
the horror of the catastrophe among the people.
أَمُنىis it the wish of المُحايِدِthe neutral one أَنto يَرىsee
أَمُنى المُحايِدِ أَن يَرى
مِصرَEgypt العَزيزَةَthe proud ضارِعَهhumbled
مِصرَ العَزيزَةَ ضارِعَه
Is it the neutral one's wish to see
proud Egypt humbled?
كَذَبَlied الحِيادُneutrality فَلَنso never will تَكوbe (first part)
كَذَبَ الحِيادُ فَلَن تَكو
نَbe (completion) جُهودُthe efforts of مِصرٍEgypt ضائِعَهwasted
نَ جُهودُ مِصرٍ ضائِعَه
Neutrality has lied; never will
Egypt's efforts be wasted.
فَالحَقُّfor right لاnot تُلويbend بِهِwith it
فَالحَقُّ لا تُلوي بِهِ
تِلكَthose السُيوفُthe swords اللامِعَهgleaming
تِلكَ السُيوفُ اللامِعَه
For right cannot be bent by
those gleaming swords.
أَصبَحتُI have come to أَسأَلُI ask خاطِريmy mind
أَصبَحتُ أَسأَلُ خاطِري
وَالنَفسُwhile the soul مِنّيwithin me جازِعَهdistraught
وَالنَفسُ مِنّي جازِعَه
I have come to question my own mind,
while my soul within me is distraught:
أَنَعيشُdo we live تَحتَbeneath اللَيلِthe night أَمor
أَنَعيشُ تَحتَ اللَيلِ أَم
تَحتَbeneath الشُموسِthe suns الساطِعَهradiant
تَحتَ الشُموسِ الساطِعَه
Do we live beneath the night, or
beneath the radiant suns?
Sol 6.1