هذهthis الموجةthe wave منfrom هذاthis الخضمthe vast sea
هذه الموجة من هذا الخضم
فيضانa flood زاخرsurging بينamong الأممthe nations
فيضان زاخر بين الأمم
This wave from this vast sea
This wave amidst the tumult
Is a surging flood among the nations.
An abundant outpouring among nations
ومنand from الموجةthe wave فاضتoverflowed لجةa deep surge
ومن الموجة فاضت لجة
تكسحsweeps away الذلhumiliation وتجتاحand engulfs الرممthe moldering remains
تكسح الذل وتجتاح الرمم
And from the wave a torrent poured forth,
And from the wave overflowed a surge
Sweeping away humiliation and engulfing the moldering remains,
That sweeps away humiliation and demolishes ruins
بينamid صيحاتcries تعالتrose مثلماjust as
بين صيحات تعالت مثلما
يقذفhurls البركانthe volcano أشلاءtorn fragments الحممlava
يقذف البركان أشلاء الحمم
Amid cries that rose just as
Among cries that rose as
The volcano hurls torn fragments of lava.
The volcano spews embers of flames
والتقىand converged التيارthe current وانساحand spread كماas
والتقى التيار وانساح كما
تحضنembraces العالمthe world أمواهwaters الخضمthe vast sea
تحضن العالم أمواه الخضم
And the current converged and spread, just as
The currents met and flowed as
The waters of the vast sea embrace the world.
The world embraces waters of the tumult
منfrom دجاdeep darkness العسفtyranny بداappeared مولدهاits birth
من دجا العسف بدا مولدها
كانبعاثlike the rising الفجرdawn منfrom كهفthe cavern الظلمdarkness
كانبعاث الفجر من كهف الظلم
From tyranny's darkness its birth emerged,
From the gloom of oppression its dawn emerged
Like dawn rising from the cavern of darkness.
Like the sunrise from the cave of darkness
شهدwitnessed التاريخhistory كمhow many منof فاتحa conqueror
شهد التاريخ كم من فاتح
لطخstained الأرضthe earth وعادىand showed enmity وانتقمand took revenge
لطخ الأرض وعادى وانتقم
History has witnessed many a conqueror
History witnessed many a conqueror
Who stained the earth, showed enmity, and took revenge,
Who stained the earth, transgressed, and avenged
منfrom جنونmadness العسفtyranny يمشيhe walks
من جنون العسف يمشي
ثملاًdrunk فاجرdepraved الإحساسfeeling تياهswaggering القدمthe foot
ثملاً فاجر الإحساس تياه القدم
Driven by tyranny's madness, he walks
In the madness of oppression he walks
Drunk, depraved in feeling, swaggering in his stride.
Drunk, numb in feeling, wandering in steps
يغرسplants الشرevil ويسقيand waters غرسهhis planting
يغرس الشر ويسقي غرسه
يظلمwrongs الحقjustice ويدنيand brings near منthose who ظلمoppressed
يظلم الحق ويدني من ظلم
He plants evil and waters his planting;
He sows evil and waters his planting
He wrongs justice and draws oppressors near.
He wrongs the right and draws near to injustice
ماwhat الذيwhich يجنيهhe reaps it منfrom بركةa pool دمblood
ما الذي يجنيه من بركة دم
غيرother than بغضhatred الشعبthe people ماso long as دامendures عزمresolve
غير بغض الشعب ما دام عزم
What does he reap from a pool of blood
What blessing does he reap from blood
But the people's hatred, so long as resolve endures?
Other than the people's hatred as long as he's determined
قدalready بداappeared منfrom ثغرهits lips فيضa flood السنىradiance
قد بدا من ثغره فيض السنى
وطغتand overflowed لجتهits deep surge ثمthen التطمcrashed
وطغت لجته ثم التطم
A flood of radiance had appeared from its lips,
From his lips the goodness flowed
And its surge overflowed, then crashed;
And his surge then overwhelmed
فمضىso he departed ثمthen مضتvanished آثارهhis traces
فمضى ثم مضت آثاره
وكماand just as ينهزمis defeated الليلthe night انهزمhe was defeated
وكما ينهزم الليل انهزم
So he departed, then his traces vanished;
So he passed, and then his deeds passed
And as night is defeated, he was defeated.
And as the night retreats, he retreated
ومشىand walked المحكومthe governed person نشوانdrunk with joy الخطىthe steps
ومشى المحكوم نشوان الخطى
يملأfills الأرضthe earth حياةlife بالنغمthrough melody
يملأ الأرض حياة بالنغم
And the subject walked, his steps drunk with joy,
The ruled walked with a joyous gait
Filling the earth with life through melody.
Filling the earth with life and melodies
وتخطتand passed beyond أرضهhis land أفراحهhis joys
وتخطت أرضه أفراحه
لشعوبto peoples ظامئاتthirsty وأممand nations
لشعوب ظامئات وأمم
And his joys passed beyond his land
His land was traversed by his joys
To thirsty peoples and nations.
For thirsty peoples and nations
نسمةa breeze لوif مسtouched بيداًdeserts نفحهاits breath
نسمة لو مس بيداً نفحها
نضرmade verdant النبتthe plants ثراهاtheir soil وابتسمand smiled
نضر النبت ثراها وابتسم
A breeze—if its breath were to touch deserts,
A breeze, if its gentle breath touched
The plants would make their soil lush and smile.
Revived the plants, their freshness smiled
ستظلwill remain الأرضthe earth ماso long as دامتlasts لهاfor it
ستظل الأرض ما دامت لها
جنةa paradise الفكرthought ومرقاةand a stairway الهممaspirations
جنة الفكر ومرقاة الهمم
As long as this breeze stays with it, the earth will remain
The earth remains as long as for it
A paradise of thought and a stairway for aspirations.
There is the paradise of thought and loftiness of ideals
وإذاand when عانقembraced روحاa soul عطرهاits fragrance
وإذا عانق روحا عطرها
عاشlived للخيرfor goodness وتقديسand reverence القيمvalues
عاش للخير وتقديس القيم
And when its fragrance embraces a soul,
And if its soul's fragrance it embraced
It lives for goodness and reverence for values.
It lived for goodness and sanctity of values
أنتyou منيpart of me أنتyou إنسانhuman إذاwhen
أنت مني أنت إنسان إذا
غمرتناenveloped us وكلاناand both of us محترمrespected
غمرتنا وكلانا محترم
You are part of me; you are human, when
You are of me, you are human, if
It envelops us, and both of us are respected.
We immersed each other and respected one another
حسبenough for هذاthis العصرthe age روحa spirit زحمتfilled
حسب هذا العصر روح زحمت
رحبةthe broad expanse النفسthe soul وآفاقand the horizons القلمthe pen
رحبة النفس وآفاق القلم
Enough for this age is a spirit that has filled
According to this age, the spirit of its bustle
The soul's broad expanse and the horizons of the pen.
Is breadth of soul and horizons of the pen
كلماwhenever امتدتspread فحيتthen greeted أمةa nation
كلما امتدت فحيت أمة
هتفcried out الفتيانthe young men لبيكat your service نعمyes
هتف الفتيان لبيك نعم
Whenever it spreads and greets a nation,
Whenever the scope of a nation extended
The young men cry, 'At your service! Yes!'
The youth cried "Here I am, yes!"
إنهاindeed it is حريةfreedom دافقةgushing
إنها حرية دافقة
تنشرresurrects الأقطارthe lands منfrom لحدthe grave العدمnothingness
تنشر الأقطار من لحد العدم
It is freedom, pouring forth,
It is flowing freedom
Resurrecting lands from the grave of nothingness.
Spreading from countries to nothingness
صعدتrose تخشعbows in reverence فيin الدنياthe world لهاbefore it
صعدت تخشع في الدنيا لها
نفسa soul حرa free man قدستheld sacred هذاthis الحرمthe sanctuary
نفس حر قدست هذا الحرم
There rose, bowing before it in this world,
A free soul ascended, humbly bowing to it in the world
A free man's soul that held this sanctuary sacred.
Sanctifying this sanctuary
طربrejoiced الشرقthe East وغنىand sang عربArabs
طرب الشرق وغنى عرب
وشداand sang الجالسthe one seated فيin ظلthe shade الهرمthe pyramid
وشدا الجالس في ظل الهرم
The East rejoiced, and Arabs sang,
The East exulted, and Arabs sang
And the one seated in the pyramid's shade sang.
And those sitting in the pyramid's shade clapped
إنهindeed he is حرfree وحريتهand his freedom
إنه حر وحريته
نعمةa blessing منfrom فيضهاits outpouring كلall النعمblessings
نعمة من فيضها كل النعم
He is free, and his freedom
It is free, and its freedom
Is a blessing from whose outpouring come all blessings.
Is a blessing, and all blessings flow from it
وتغنىand sang in praise حرa free man أورباEurope بهاof it
وتغنى حر أوربا بها
وشعوبand peoples منfrom بعيدafar وأممand nations
وشعوب من بعيد وأمم
And Europe's free man sang of it,
And free Europe sang of it
And peoples from afar, and nations.
As well as faraway peoples and nations
ثمthen دوىresounded الطبلthe drum فيin إفريقياAfrica
ثم دوى الطبل في إفريقيا
فشجاso moved حراa free man بأمريكاin America النغمthe melody
فشجا حرا بأمريكا النغم
Then the drum resounded in Africa,
Then the drums roared in Africa
So the melody moved a free man in America.
So America ecstatically sang its tune
نغماتmelodies صعدتrose وامتزجتand mingled
نغمات صعدت وامتزجت
فهىso they are لحنa melody واحدone فيهwithin it ضرمblazing fire
فهى لحن واحد فيه ضرم
Melodies rose and mingled,
Melodies ascended and blended
So they are one melody, with fire within it.
Into one tune, intertwined
عزفplayed السودانSudan لحناa melody خالداimmortal
عزف السودان لحنا خالدا
منfrom صدىthe echo الفرحةjoy فيat رفعraising العلمthe flag
من صدى الفرحة في رفع العلم
Sudan played an immortal melody,
The Sudan played an immortal melody
From the echo of joy at the raising of the flag.
From the echo of joy in raising the flag
وأفقناand we awoke فيin سنىradiance الصبحthe morning علىto
وأفقنا في سنى الصبح على
طربrapture العيدthe festival وتجسيدand embodiment الحلمthe dream
طرب العيد وتجسيد الحلم
And in the morning's radiance we awoke to
And we awoke at the dawn of an era upon
The festival's rapture and the dream made real.
The rapture of celebration and realization of the dream
ومشىand walked الشعبthe people طليقاunfettered داخلاentering
ومشى الشعب طليقا داخلا
رحبةthe broad arena التاريخhistory فالقيدfor the shackle انحطمshattered
رحبة التاريخ فالقيد انحطم
And the people walked unfettered, entering
And the people walked free, entering
History's broad arena, for the shackle had shattered.
The expanse of history, for the shackles crumbled
بعثتwas awakened فيهwithin them حياةa life حرةfree
بعثت فيه حياة حرة
وسمتand rose فيهwithin them وقالتand said لاdo not تنمsleep
وسمت فيه وقالت لا تنم
A free life was awakened within them,
It breathed into it a free life
And rose within them, saying, 'Do not sleep.'
And marked it, saying "Do not sleep"
هذهthis النفحةthe breath مهماhowever حبستis confined فهىyet it
هذه النفحة مهما حبست فهى
تسريflows معwith أنفاسthe breaths النسمthe breezes
تسري مع أنفاس النسم
This breath, however confined, still
This breeze, no matter how confined, it
Flows with the breaths of the breezes.
Flows with the breaths of the breeze
Sol 6.1