أَحمَدُI praise اللَهَGod إِذsince سَلِمتَyou survived لِمِصرٍfor Egypt
أَحمَدُ اللَهَ إِذ سَلِمتَ لِمِصرٍ
قَدindeed رَماهاhe shot her فيin قَلبِهاher heart مَنhe who رَماكاshot you
قَد رَماها في قَلبِها مَن رَماكا
I praise God that you have survived for Egypt.
He who shot you has shot her in the heart.
أَحمَدُI praise اللَهَGod إِذsince سَلِمتَyou survived لِمِصرٍfor Egypt
أَحمَدُ اللَهَ إِذ سَلِمتَ لِمِصرٍ
لَيسَthere is not فيهاin her لِيَومِfor a day of جِدٍّseriousness سِواكاanyone but you
لَيسَ فيها لِيَومِ جِدٍّ سِواكا
I praise God that you have survived for Egypt.
She has none but you for a day of grave need.
أَحمَدُI praise اللَهَGod إِذsince سَلِمتَyou survived لِمِصرٍfor Egypt
أَحمَدُ اللَهَ إِذ سَلِمتَ لِمِصرٍ
وَوَقاهاand He protected her بِلُطفِهِby His gentle care مَنHe who وَقاكاprotected you
وَوَقاها بِلُطفِهِ مَن وَقاكا
I praise God that you have survived for Egypt.
And He who protected you protected her by His gentle care.
قَدindeed شُغِلناwe have been distracted ياO سَعدُSaad عَنfrom كُلِّevery شَيءٍthing
قَد شُغِلنا يا سَعدُ عَن كُلِّ شَيءٍ
وَشُغِلناand we have been preoccupied بِأَنwith (the fact) that يَتُمَّbe completed شِفاكاyour recovery
وَشُغِلنا بِأَن يَتُمَّ شِفاكا
We have been distracted, O Saad, from everything,
And preoccupied with your full recovery.
فيin سَبيلِthe cause of الجِهادِthe struggle وَالوَطَنِand the homeland المَحthe beloved (first part)
في سَبيلِ الجِهادِ وَالوَطَنِ المَح
بوبِbeloved (completion) ماthat which سالَflowed أَحمَراًcrimson مِنof دِماكاyour blood
بوبِ ما سالَ أَحمَراً مِن دِماكا
For the struggle and the beloved homeland
Your blood flowed crimson.
قُلsay لِذاكَto that الأَثيمِsinful man وَالفاتِكِand the murderous man المَفthe deluded (first part)
قُل لِذاكَ الأَثيمِ وَالفاتِكِ المَف
تونِdeluded (completion) لاmay not (a curse) كُنتَyou exist (in the curse) كَيفَhow تَرميyou shoot at السِماكاSimak (a star)
تونِ لا كُنتَ كَيفَ تَرمي السِماكا
Tell that sinful, murderous, deluded man:
May you be no more! How could you shoot at Simak?
اِنَّماonly; indeed قَدindeed رَمَيتَyou have shot فيin شَخصِthe person of سَعدٍSaad
اِنَّما قَد رَمَيتَ في شَخصِ سَعدٍ
أُمَّةًa nation حُرَّةًfree فَشُلَّتso may they be paralyzed يَداكاboth your hands
أُمَّةً حُرَّةً فَشُلَّت يَداكا
What you have shot, in the person of Saad, is
A free nation—so may both your hands be paralyzed!
Sol 6.1