بطلhero الأبطالthe heroes منfrom أرضland الهرمthe pyramid
بطل الأبطال من أرض الهرم
لبسwore الغارthe laurel وجلّىand excelled وغنمand won
لبس الغار وجلّى وغنم
The hero of heroes from the land of the pyramid
The hero of heroes from the land of pyramids
Wore the laurel, excelled, and won.
Wore his armor, fought valiantly, and triumphed
كيفhow تذرونyou shed عليهover him دمعكمyour tears
كيف تذرون عليه دمعكم
وهوwhile he وضاحradiant المحياof face يبتسمsmiles
وهو وضاح المحيا يبتسم
How can you shed your tears over him
How can you shed tears for him
While, radiant of face, he smiles?
When Al-Wadih smiles with glowing cheeks
كيفhow يبكيweeps منكمamong you الباكيthe mourner علىover
كيف يبكي منكم الباكي على
عَلَمan eminent man لفwas wrapped شهيداًas a martyr فيin عَلَمa flag
عَلَم لف شهيداً في عَلَم
How can the mourner among you weep over
How can those who cry for the fallen
An eminent man, wrapped as a martyr in a flag?
Weep for a flag wrapped around a martyr in a flag
ياO شبابyouth النيلthe Nile فتيانyoung men الحمىthe homeland
يا شباب النيل فتيان الحمى
وحماةand guardians الدارthe home أشبالlion cubs الأجمthe thickets
وحماة الدار أشبال الأجم
O youth of the Nile, young men of the homeland,
Oh youth of the Nile, brave boys
And guardians of the home, lion cubs of the thickets!
And guardians of the home, cubs of valor
زعموكمthey claimed you were أمةa nation هازلةfrivolous
زعموكم أمة هازلة
كذبlied الزاعمthe claimant فيماin what قدindeed زعمhe claimed
كذب الزاعم فيما قد زعم
They claimed you were a frivolous nation;
They claimed you are a frivolous nation
The claimant lied in what he claimed.
The claimant lied in his claim
تتحداهمdefies them علىover طولthe whole length المدىthe span of time
تتحداهم على طول المدى
ثورةa revolution نكراءfearsome شبتblazed up تلتهمdevouring
ثورة نكراء شبت تلتهم
Defying them throughout all time are
You challenge them across the horizon
A fearsome revolution, ablaze and devouring,
A fierce revolution grown to devour them
ومقالand the words الدهرTime عناabout us فيin غدtomorrow
ومقال الدهر عنا في غد
وحديثand the tale المجدglory عنabout عبدAbd (servant) الحكمal-Hakam (the Judge)
وحديث المجد عن عبد الحكم
And Time's words about us tomorrow,
And the saying of fate about us tomorrow
And Glory's tale of Abd al-Hakam.
And the talk of glory about Abdel Hakim
كمhow many a أغرradiant man فيin بواكيرthe first bloom الصباyouth
كم أغر في بواكير الصبا
ناضرblooming يسحبtrails أذيالthe hems النعمblessings
ناضر يسحب أذيال النعم
How many a radiant one, in the first bloom of youth,
How naive in the first blooms of youth
Blooming, trailing the hems of blessings,
A blossoming flower dragging robes of blessings
طبعهhis nature الجودgenerosity فلماso when هتفتshe cried out
طبعه الجود فلما هتفت
مصرEgypt تدعوهcalling him تناهىwent to the utmost فيin الكرمgenerosity
مصر تدعوه تناهى في الكرم
Generosity was his nature; so when she cried out—
His nature is generosity, so when
Egypt, calling him—his generosity knew no bounds.
Egypt called him, he exceeded in nobility
قدمoffered الروحthe soul إليهاto her ومشىand strode
قدم الروح إليها ومشى
ثابتsteady الخطوةthe step جبارmighty القدمthe foot
ثابت الخطوة جبار القدم
He offered her his soul and strode,
He gave his soul to her and walked
Steady of step, mighty in his tread.
Steady in step, mighty in stride
كلفتهrequired of him اليقظةthe awakening الكبرىgreat بهاwithin her
كلفته اليقظة الكبرى بها
همةresolve ترعىkeeps watch وعيناًand an eye لمdid not تنمsleep
همة ترعى وعيناً لم تنم
The great awakening within her demanded of him
She tasked him with the great vigilance
A watchful resolve and an eye that never slept.
A determination that guards and an eye that never sleeps
جشمتهmade him undertake خطةa course of action داميةbloody
جشمته خطة دامية
وعرةrugged المسلكthe path حفتwas surrounded بالألمby pain
وعرة المسلك حفت بالألم
It made him undertake a bloody course,
His nostrils sniffed a bloody plot
Rugged to tread, surrounded by pain.
And the rugged path was fraught with pain
يجدhe finds الموتdeath بهاin it لذتهhis delight
يجد الموت بها لذته
ويرىand he sees العارdisgrace إذاif المرءa man سلمescapes unharmed
ويرى العار إذا المرء سلم
He finds his delight there in death,
Death finds its pleasure in it
And sees disgrace if a man escapes unharmed.
And shame when a man surrenders
ياO لهذيfor this الجنةparadise الفيحاءspacious كمhow many
يا لهذي الجنة الفيحاء كم
فتحتit opened قبراًa grave لباغٍfor an aggressor قدindeed ظلمdid wrong
فتحت قبراً لباغٍ قد ظلم
Oh, this spacious paradise—how many
Oh this lush garden, how many
Graves it has opened for an aggressor who did wrong!
Graves has it opened for an unjust aggressor
يصبحdawns الصبحthe morning علىover هذيthese الربىthe hills
يصبح الصبح على هذي الربى
فإذاand behold الوردthe roses ضحوكlaughing فيon الأكمthe knolls
فإذا الورد ضحوك في الأكم
Morning dawns upon these hills,
Dawn breaks over this land
And behold, the roses laugh upon the knolls;
And roses smile coyly among the thorns
فإذاand when أمسىfell المساءthe evening انقلبتit turned into
فإذا أمسى المساء انقلبت
فوهةa crater شعواءraging ترميhurls بالحممwith lava
فوهة شعواء ترمي بالحمم
And when evening falls, it turns into
When evening comes it turns
A raging crater hurling lava.
Into a flaming mouth spewing embers
لستyou do not تدريknow إذwhen تراهاyou see it ظمئتhas grown thirsty
لست تدري إذ تراها ظمئت
فروىso watered الأحرارthe free men واديهاits valley بدمwith blood
فروى الأحرار واديها بدم
You cannot tell, when you see it grown thirsty,
You do not know that when you see it thirsty
And free men have watered its valley with blood:
The free have watered its valley with blood
ذاكthat لونthe hue الوردthe roses أمor لونthe hue الردىdeath الthe (continued next line)
ذاك لون الورد أم لون الردى ال
جاثمlurking أوor لونthe hue الحميمboiling water المضطرمblazing
جاثم أو لون الحميم المضطرم
Is that the hue of roses, or the hue of death
Is that the color of roses or the color of decay
Lurking, or the hue of fiery, boiling water?
Crouching, or the color of burning flames?
ياO شبابyouth النيلthe Nile فتيانyoung men الحمىthe homeland
يا شباب النيل فتيان الحمى
وحماةand guardians الدارthe home أشبالlion cubs الأجمthe thickets
وحماة الدار أشبال الأجم
O youth of the Nile, young men of the homeland,
Oh youth of the Nile, brave boys
And guardians of the home, lion cubs of the thickets!
And guardians of the home, cubs of valor
حطمواshatter القيدthe shackle الذيthat حطمكمshattered you
حطموا القيد الذي حطمكم
واجعلواand set أمتكمyour nation فوقabove الأممthe nations
واجعلوا أمتكم فوق الأمم
Shatter the shackle that shattered you,
Break the shackles that broke you
And set your nation above the nations.
And make your nation above all nations
وإذاand if استشهدwas martyred منكمamong you بطلa hero
وإذا استشهد منكم بطل
جادهwatered him generously الغيثthe rain وحيتهand saluted him الديمthe steady rains
جاده الغيث وحيته الديم
And if a hero among you is martyred,
And when a hero among you is martyred
May rain water him generously, and steady showers salute him.
The rain will mourn him and the blood will hail
ولقدand indeed أدىpaid لمصرto Egypt دينهhis debt
ولقد أدى لمصر دينه
ذلكthat الفاديthe redeemer ووفىand kept faith بالقسمwith the oath
ذلك الفادي ووفى بالقسم
And indeed he has paid his debt to Egypt,
He fulfilled his debt to Egypt
That redeemer, and kept his oath.
That redeemer who kept his oath
Sol 6.1