منىًwishes نلتهاyou attained them كانتwere لأنفسناfor our souls منىwishes
منىً نلتها كانت لأنفسنا منى
تلفتlook around تجدyou will find مصراEgypt بأجمعهاin its entirety هناhere
تلفت تجد مصرا بأجمعها هنا
The wishes you attained were our own souls' wishes.
The wish we attained was a wish for ourselves
Look around: you will find all of Egypt here.
You'll find all of Egypt gathered here
وماand not بعجيبa wonder موطنabode البدرthe full moon فيin العلىthe heights
وما بعجيب موطن البدر في العلى
وماand not بجديدnew أنthat يرىit regards الأفقthe horizon مسكناa home
وما بجديد أن يرى الأفق مسكنا
And the full moon's abode on high is no wonder,
It's no wonder the full moon resides on high
Nor is it new for it to regard the horizon as a home.
Nor is it odd that the horizon is seen as home
ولكنbut قلبheart الحرthe free man تعروهseizes it نشوةelation
ولكن قلب الحر تعروه نشوة
فيثنيso it praises علىupon الآلاءthe blessings وضاحةradiant السناradiance
فيثني على الآلاء وضاحة السنا
But the free man's heart is seized by elation,
But the free heart is filled with rapture
So it praises the blessings, radiant in splendor.
And so it praises the benevolence and beauty of the radiance
إذاwhen أخذtakes البدرthe full moon المنيرradiant مكانهits place
إذا أخذ البدر المنير مكانه
وملكand rules آفاقhorizons السماheaven وتمكناand stands firm
وملك آفاق السما وتمكنا
When the radiant full moon takes its place,
When the shining moon takes its place
And rules the horizons of heaven and stands firm,
And rules the horizons of the sky and settles in
إذاwhen الملكthe king المحبوبbeloved قدرhonors سيداًa distinguished man
إذا الملك المحبوب قدر سيداً
وعنand about رأيهhis opinion فيon الفضلmerit والنبلand nobility أعلناhe declares
وعن رأيه في الفضل والنبل أعلنا
When the beloved king honors a distinguished man,
When the beloved king is decreed a master
And declares his judgment on merit and nobility,
And of his wisdom in nobility and merit we proclaim
فعنthen from ثقةtrust ممنin one whom يحبhe loves ويحتبيand favors
فعن ثقة ممن يحب ويحتبي
وإيمانand the faith قلبof a heart باتhas become بالحقin the truth مؤمناbelieving
وإيمان قلب بات بالحق مؤمنا
It springs from trust in one he loves and favors,
It's from the trust of one who loves and shelters
And from the faith of a heart that has come to believe in truth.
And the faith of a heart that's a true believer
سلاماًhail مليكking النيلthe Nile أنتyou ربيعهits spring
سلاماً مليك النيل أنت ربيعه
وأنتand you مغنيهits enricher وفيand in ذاتكyour very being الغنىwealth
وأنت مغنيه وفي ذاتك الغنى
Hail, King of the Nile! You are its spring,
Greetings, Nile king, you are its spring
And you enrich it; in your very being lies abundance.
You are its song, and within you lies the melody
فذلكthat, then تكريمhonoring الربيعspring لروضةfor a garden
فذلك تكريم الربيع لروضة
جلاهاmade it shine الأباظيونthe Abazas وارفةlush الجنىthe fruit
جلاها الأباظيون وارفة الجنى
That, then, is spring's tribute to a garden,
So it is spring's honoring of the garden
Which the Abazas made resplendent, lush with fruit.
Made glorious by your forefathers, abundant in harvest
أجلyes روضةa garden صارتhas become لكلfor every عظيمةgreat endeavor
أجل روضة صارت لكل عظيمة
وللفضلand for excellence والآدابand letters والعلمand learning موطناa home
وللفضل والآداب والعلم موطنا
Yes, a garden that has become, for every great endeavor,
Yes, a garden made great for every noble soul
And for excellence, letters, and learning, a home,
And a home for merit, etiquette, and knowledge
وميدانand an arena سباقينeager racers للمجدfor glory والعلىand the heights
وميدان سباقين للمجد والعلى
إذاwhen اشتجرتbristled أخرىother الميادينthe arenas بالقناwith spears
إذا اشتجرت أخرى الميادين بالقنا
And an arena for those racing toward glory and the heights,
A field where two race for glory and honor
When other arenas bristle with spears.
While other arenas are filled with reed plants
منof الأدبliterature العاليlofty إذاwhen راحdeparts سيدa master
من الأدب العالي إذا راح سيد
غداsets forth آخرanother نحوtoward اللواءthe banner فماso not ونىfaltered
غدا آخر نحو اللواء فما ونى
When a master of lofty literature departs,
When a master of high manners departs
Another advances toward the banner, never faltering.
Another hastens to the banner, never wavering
عصيunruly القوافيrhymes سارwent نحوكtoward you مسرعاًhurrying
عصي القوافي سار نحوك مسرعاً
ولبَّاكand answered your call منfrom أقصىthe deepest reaches of الفؤادthe heart وأذعناand yielded
ولبَّاك من أقصى الفؤاد وأذعنا
Unruly verse hastened toward you,
Poetry's meters marched swiftly to you
And answered your call from the heart's depths, and yielded.
And obeyed you wholeheartedly and submitted
وأنتand you الذيthe one who فكunfastened القيودthe shackles جميعهاall of them
وأنت الذي فك القيود جميعها
عنfrom الشعرpoetry تأبىyou refuse أنthat يهانit be humiliated فيسجناand then imprisoned
عن الشعر تأبى أن يهان فيسجنا
And you are the one who unfastened all the shackles
You who unbound all the shackles
From poetry; you refuse to let it be humiliated and then imprisoned.
Refusing to let poetry be disgraced and imprisoned
إذاwhen المعدنthe metal الصافيpure دعاsummons الشعرpoetry مرةonce
إذا المعدن الصافي دعا الشعر مرة
بذلناwe freely offer لهto him منfrom أجودthe finest الشعرpoetry معدناmetal
بذلنا له من أجود الشعر معدنا
When pure metal summons poetry once,
When the pure ore called to poetry once
We freely offer him metal from the finest poetry.
We offered it the finest poetry as its ore
دسوقيDesouki إذاif أقللتI offer little فاقبلthen accept تحيتيmy greeting
دسوقي إذا أقللت فاقبل تحيتي
فماfor not أناI شاديهمtheir singer ولاnor خيرهمthe best of them أناI
فما أنا شاديهم ولا خيرهم أنا
Desouki, if I offer little, accept my greeting,
Dusuqi, though you belittled I accept your greeting
For I am not their singer, nor am I the best of them.
For I am neither their poet nor their best
ولكننيbut I am صوتthe voice المحبينthose who love كلهمall of them
ولكنني صوت المحبين كلهم
ومنand from روضكyour garden الغاليprecious وبستانهمand their orchard جنىfruit
ومن روضك الغالي وبستانهم جنى
But I am the voice of all who love you,
Rather, I'm the voice of all the lovers
And fruit from your treasured garden and their orchard.
And from your dear garden and their grove I picked
فراشٌa moth علىover مصباحthe lamp مجدكyour glory حائمhovering
فراشٌ على مصباح مجدك حائم
وأيand what فراشmoth منto جلالكyour splendor ماnot دناdrew near
وأي فراش من جلالك ما دنا
A moth hovering over the lamp of your glory,
A moth circling the lamp of your glory
And what moth has not drawn near your splendor?
And what moth ever drew near your grandeur?
وإنيand I am صدىthe echo الهمسthe whisper الذيthat فيin قلوبهمtheir hearts
وإني صدى الهمس الذي في قلوبهم
فدعنيso let me أقمrise عماabout what يكنّونthey harbor معلناproclaiming
فدعني أقم عما يكنّون معلنا
And I am the echo of the whisper in their hearts,
I'm but the echo of the whispers in their hearts
So let me rise to proclaim what they harbor.
So let me proclaim what they conceal inside
Sol 6.1