مَعشَرَcommunity القِبطِthe Copts ياO بَنيsons of مِصرَEgypt فيin السَرprosperity (first part)
مَعشَرَ القِبطِ يا بَني مِصرَ في السَر
راءِcompletion of 'prosperity' قدindeed كُنتُمُyou have been وَفيand in الضَرّاءِadversity
راءِ قد كُنتُمُ وَفي الضَرّاءِ
O Coptic community, O sons of Egypt in prosperity,
O Copts, O sons of Egypt, in secret
as you have been in adversity too.
You were good in ease and adversity
قَدindeed فَقَدناwe have lost مِنّاfrom among us ومنكمand from among you كَبيراًa great man
قَد فَقَدنا مِنّا ومنكم كَبيراً
كانhe was بِالأَمسِyesterday زينةَthe ornament of الكُبراءِthe great
كان بِالأَمسِ زينةَ الكُبراءِ
We have lost a great man, one of us and of you,
We and you have lost a great man
who yesterday was the ornament of the great.
Who was yesterday the jewel of nobles
فَأَقَمناso we held عليهfor him فيin كلِّevery نادٍgathering place
فَأَقَمنا عليه في كلِّ نادٍ
مَأتَماًa mourning assembly داوِياًresounding بصَوتِwith the sound of البُكاءِweeping
مَأتَماً داوِياً بصَوتِ البُكاءِ
So we held for him in every gathering place
We mourned him in every club
a mourning assembly resounding with the sound of weeping.
With a mournful voice of weeping
وَمَزَجناand we mingled دُموعَناour tears بِدُموعٍwith tears
وَمَزَجنا دُموعَنا بِدُموعٍ
بَذَلَتهاshed them عُيونُكمyour eyes عنout of سَخاءِgenerosity
بَذَلَتها عُيونُكم عن سَخاءِ
And we mingled our tears with tears
We mixed our tears with tears
that your eyes shed so generously.
Shed by your eyes out of generosity
وَرَأَيناand we saw فَتكَthe ravaging of الرَزيئةِthe calamity بِالعَقupon reason (first part)
وَرَأَينا فَتكَ الرَزيئةِ بِالعَق
لِcompletion of 'reason' وَفِعلَand the effect of المصابِthe disaster بِالعُقلاءِupon the wise
لِ وَفِعلَ المصابِ بِالعُقلاءِ
And we saw how the calamity ravaged reason,
And we saw how reason took revenge on ignorance
and what the disaster did to the wise.
And how the wise reacted to misfortune
باركَmay bless اللَهُGod فيكُمin you أَنتُمُyou الناpeople (first part)
باركَ اللَهُ فيكُم أَنتُمُ النا
سُcompletion of 'people' وفاءًin loyalty إنif عُدَّare counted أهلُpeople of الوَفاءِloyalty
سُ وفاءً إن عُدَّ أهلُ الوَفاءِ
God bless you! You are foremost among people
May God bless you, you are the people of loyalty
in loyalty, if the loyal are counted.
If the people of loyalty are counted
أَدمُعٌtears جاوَزَتsurpassed مدىthe extent of كلevery حُزنٍsorrow
أَدمُعٌ جاوَزَت مدى كل حُزنٍ
وَتخطَّتand overstepped حُدودَthe bounds of كلِّevery عزاءِconsolation
وَتخطَّت حُدودَ كلِّ عزاءِ
Tears that surpassed the measure of every sorrow
Tears that exceeded any sorrow
and overstepped the bounds of every consolation;
And crossed the limits of any consolation
وعَديدٌand lamentation وَراءَbeyond كلِّevery خيالٍimagining
وعَديدٌ وَراءَ كلِّ خيالٍ
وَعويلٌand wailing فيin إِثرِthe wake of كلِّevery هناءِjoy
وَعويلٌ في إِثرِ كلِّ هناءِ
and lamentation beyond all imagining,
And many after any imagination
and wailing in the wake of every joy.
And wailing after any delight
لوif بَلَغتُمyou reached علىupon النجومِthe stars صُعوداًascending
لو بَلَغتُم على النجومِ صُعوداً
لاتَّهَمتُمyou would surely have accused كواكِبَthe stars of الجَوزاءِal-Jawza (a constellation)
لاتَّهَمتُم كواكِبَ الجَوزاءِ
Had you climbed up to the stars,
If you ascended to the stars
you would surely have accused the stars of al-Jawza.
You would have blamed the stars of Gemini
عُذرُكُمyour excuse أنَّthat بُطرُساًBoutros كانhe was فيin مِصEgypt (first part)
عُذرُكُم أنَّ بُطرُساً كان في مِص
رَcompletion of 'Egypt' كبيراgreat فيin الفَضلِmerit جمَّabundant in العلاءِeminence
رَ كبيرا في الفَضلِ جمَّ العلاءِ
Your excuse is that Boutros was, in Egypt,
Your excuse is that Peter was in Egypt
great in merit, rich in eminence.
Great in virtue, perfect in nobility
خَفِّفواlessen منof صياحِكُمyour cries ليسthere are no فيin مِصEgypt (first part)
خَفِّفوا من صياحِكُم ليس في مِص
رَcompletion of 'Egypt' لأَبناءِfor the sons of مِصرَEgypt منany أعداءِenemies
رَ لأَبناءِ مِصرَ من أعداءِ
Lessen your cries: in Egypt there are no
Lessen your screaming, in Egypt there are no enemies
enemies of Egypt's sons.
For the sons of Egypt
دينُthe faith of عيسىJesus فيكُمamong you ودينُand the faith of أخيهِhis brother
دينُ عيسى فيكُم ودينُ أخيهِ
أحمدٍAhmad يَأمُرانِناboth command us بِالإِخاءِto brotherhood
أحمدٍ يَأمُرانِنا بِالإِخاءِ
The faith of Jesus among you, and that of his brother
The religion of Jesus is in you and the religion of his brother
Ahmad, both enjoin brotherhood upon us.
Ahmad command us with brotherhood
وَيحَكُمwoe to you ماnot كذاlike this تكونare النَصارىChristians
وَيحَكُم ما كذا تكون النَصارى
راقِبواbe mindful of اللَهَGod بارىءَthe Creator of العذراءِthe Virgin
راقِبوا اللَهَ بارىءَ العذراءِ
Woe to you! Christians do not behave this way.
And how can Christians be like this
Be mindful of God, the Creator of the Virgin.
Be pious and innocent of the Virgin
مِصرُEgypt أنتُمyou ونحنand we إلّاexcept إذاif قاarise (first part)
مِصرُ أنتُم ونحن إلّا إذا قا
متcompletion of 'arise' بِتَفريقِناto divide us دَواعيcauses of الشَقاءِmisery
مت بِتَفريقِنا دَواعي الشَقاءِ
Egypt is you and us—unless
Egypt is you and us unless discord
the causes of misery arise to divide us.
Causes of misery separate us
مِصرُEgypt ملكٌa possession لناfor us إذاif ماemphatic particle تَماسَكhold together (verb stem)
مِصرُ ملكٌ لنا إذا ما تَماسَك
ناwe (verb ending) وَإلّاand otherwise فَمصرُthen Egypt لِلغُرَباءِfor strangers
نا وَإلّا فَمصرُ لِلغُرَباءِ
Egypt is ours if we hold
Egypt is ours if we stick together
together; otherwise Egypt belongs to strangers.
Otherwise, Egypt will be for strangers
لاdo not تُطيعواobey منّاfrom among us ومِنكمand from among you أناساًpeople
لا تُطيعوا منّا ومِنكم أناساً
بَذَرواthey sowed بَينَناbetween us بُذورَseeds of الجَفاءِestrangement
بَذَروا بَينَنا بُذورَ الجَفاءِ
Do not obey people from among us and you
Do not obey those among us and you
who sowed between us the seeds of estrangement.
Who sowed between us seeds of estrangement
لاdo not تُوَلّواturn وُجوهَكُمyour faces شَطرَtoward مَنwhoever عَكَّsullied (first part)
لا تُوَلّوا وُجوهَكُم شَطرَ مَن عَكَّ
رَcompletion of 'sullied' ماwhat فيin قُلوبِناour hearts منof صَفاءِpurity
رَ ما في قُلوبِنا من صَفاءِ
Do not turn your faces toward anyone who sullied
Do not turn your faces from those
the purity within our hearts.
Who doubted what is in our hearts of purity
إنَّindeed دينَthe faith of المَسيحِChrist يَأمُرُenjoins بِالعُرto good conduct (first part)
إنَّ دينَ المَسيحِ يَأمُرُ بِالعُر
فِcompletion of 'good conduct' وَيَنهىand forbids عنfrom خُطَّةِthe course of الجُهلاءِthe ignorant
فِ وَيَنهى عن خُطَّةِ الجُهلاءِ
Indeed, the faith of Christ enjoins good conduct
The religion of Christ commands noble character
and forbids the course of the ignorant.
And prohibits the trait of ignorant fools
لاlet not يَكُنbe بَعضُناsome of us لِبَعضٍto others عدُوّاًan enemy
لا يَكُن بَعضُنا لِبَعضٍ عدُوّاً
لعنَmay curse اللَهُGod مُستَبيحيthose who sanction العِداءِenmity
لعنَ اللَهُ مُستَبيحي العِداءِ
Let none of us be an enemy to another;
Let none of us be an enemy to another
may God curse those who sanction enmity.
God curse those who make lawful violence
أَيُّهاO القاتلُmurderer اِشرَبِdrink الموتَdeath كأساًa cup
أَيُّها القاتلُ اِشرَبِ الموتَ كأساً
فيin نَضيرthe bloom of الصِباyouth وَغضِّand the freshness of الفتاءِyoung manhood
في نَضير الصِبا وَغضِّ الفتاءِ
O murderer, drink a cup of death
O killer, drink death as a cup
in the bloom of youth and the freshness of young manhood.
In the prime of youth and fading bloom
لوif مَلَكناwe possessed شَيئاanything أَشَدُّharsher منthan القَتkilling (first part)
لو مَلَكنا شَيئا أَشَدُّ من القَت
لِcompletion of 'killing' جَزاءًas punishment لَنِلتَهyou would have received it منof جَزاءِrecompense
لِ جَزاءً لَنِلتَه من جَزاءِ
Had we anything harsher than killing
If we could inflict something harsher than murder
as punishment, you would have received it as your due.
You would get it as punishment
Sol 6.1