دَعَوْتُمُونِيyou called me وَبِيand in me مَاwhat بِيin me مِنَof الْوَصَبِillness
دَعَوْتُمُونِي وَبِي مَا بِي مِنَ الْوَصَبِ
وَهلْand has ...? دَعَاcalled وَاجِبٌa duty قَبْلاًbefore وَلَمْand did not أَجِبِI answer
وَهلْ دَعَا وَاجِبٌ قَبْلاً وَلَمْ أَجِبِ
You called me, afflicted as I am with illness;
You called me, though there was nothing wrong with me
And has duty ever called before without my answering?
Does a duty ever call without me responding?
فَإِنْso if أَقْصُرْI fall short وَأَرْجُand I hope for الْيَوْمَtoday مَعْذَرَةًpardon
فَإِنْ أَقْصُرْ وَأَرْجُ الْيَوْمَ مَعْذَرَةً
فَالْوِدُّfor affection يَحْفُزُنِيspurs me on والجِهْدُand exhaustion يَقْعُدُholds back بِيme
فَالْوِدُّ يَحْفُزُنِي والجِهْدُ يَقْعُدُ بِي
So if I fall short, I hope for pardon today,
If I fall short today and make excuses
For affection spurs me on, but exhaustion holds me back.
Affection drives me, though fatigue holds me back
يَاO عُصْبَةَfellowship of الْخَيْرِgoodness مَاnot زِلْتُمْyou have ceased كَعَهْدِكُمُas your wont
يَا عُصْبَةَ الْخَيْرِ مَا زِلْتُمْ كَعَهْدِكُمُ
تَقْضُونَyou render حَقَّthe due of أَولىthe possessors of الإِحْسَانِbeneficence عَنْfrom كَثَبِclose by
تَقْضُونَ حَقَّ أَولى الإِحْسَانِ عَنْ كَثَبِ
O fellowship of goodness, you remain as you have always been,
O band of goodness - you remain as you were
Paying benefactors their due from close at hand.
Fulfilling the rights of the most benevolent
اليومَtoday يُكَرَّمُis honored حُرٌّa noble man شَدَّstrengthened إزْرَكُمُyour strength
اليومَ يُكَرَّمُ حُرٌّ شَدَّ إزْرَكُمُ
بِمَاin what ابْتَغَيْتُمْyou sought لِنِفْعِfor the benefit of الْنَّاسِthe people مِنْof أَرَبِa purpose
بِمَا ابْتَغَيْتُمْ لِنِفْعِ الْنَّاسِ مِنْ أَرَبِ
Today a noble man is honored, who bolstered your strength
Today an honorable and steadfast man is honored
In the aims you pursued for the people's good.
For what you have sought for people's benefit
إِنَّindeed الضِّعافَthe weak أَمَانَاتٌtrusts يُوَكِّلنَاentrusts us
إِنَّ الضِّعافَ أَمَانَاتٌ يُوَكِّلنَا
بِهَاwith them القَضَاءُfate ومَنْand whoever يَرْأَفُshows mercy بِهِمْto them يَثِبِis rewarded
بِهَا القَضَاءُ ومَنْ يَرْأَفُ بِهِمْ يَثِبِ
The weak are trusts committed to our care
The weak are trusts assigned to us
By fate; whoever shows them mercy is rewarded.
By fate, and he who cares for them will prosper
نَجِيْبُNajib أَدْرَكْتَyou reached أَوْجاًa summit لَيْسَnot يُدْرِكُهُcan reach it
نَجِيْبُ أَدْرَكْتَ أَوْجاً لَيْسَ يُدْرِكُهُ
غَيْرُother than الْفُحُولthe masters مِنَamong الصُيَّابَةِthe select النُجُبِthe noble
غَيْرُ الْفُحُول مِنَ الصُيَّابَةِ النُجُبِ
Najib, you have attained a summit none can reach
We answer - you have reached a peak none can reach
Save the masters among the noble elite.
But the gallant ones, the fine young knights
أَلَمْdid ... not? تَكُنْyou be فِيamong ثِقَاتِthe trusted authorities of الطُّبmedicine مَفْخَرَةًa source of pride
أَلَمْ تَكُنْ فِي ثِقَاتِ الطُّب مَفْخَرَةً
لِمِصْرَfor Egypt بَيْنَamong ثِقَاتِthe trusted authorities of الْعَجْمِnon-Arabs وَالعَرَبِand Arabs
لِمِصْرَ بَيْنَ ثِقَاتِ الْعَجْمِ وَالعَرَبِ
Were you not, among medicine's trusted authorities, a source of pride
Were you not among Egypt’s finest doctors
For Egypt among non-Arab and Arab authorities?
Among the elites of non-Arabs and Arabs alike?
لاَnot بِدْعَa novelty أَنْthat تَرْفَعَshould raise الأَوْطَانُthe nations قَدْرَthe standing of فَتىًa man
لاَ بِدْعَ أَنْ تَرْفَعَ الأَوْطَانُ قَدْرَ فَتىً
أَفْعَالُهُhis deeds بِالنَّدَىto generosity مَوْصُولَةُlinked السَّببِthe bond
أَفْعَالُهُ بِالنَّدَى مَوْصُولَةُ السَّببِ
It is no wonder that nations raise the standing of a man
A homeland must extol a man whose deeds
Whose deeds are bound by ties to generosity.
Are linked to growth, though causes are obscure
يَزْهُوglories النَّبوغُgenius بِمَاin what حَقَّقْتَyou fulfilled مِنْof أَمَلٍhope
يَزْهُو النَّبوغُ بِمَا حَقَّقْتَ مِنْ أَمَلٍ
قَبْلَbefore الأَوَانِthe due time وَمَاand what آثِلْتَyou built up مِنْof حَسَبِhonor
قَبْلَ الأَوَانِ وَمَا آثِلْتَ مِنْ حَسَبِ
Genius glories in the hopes you have fulfilled
Genius shines through your fulfilled hopes
Before their time, and in the honor you have built,
And lineage - before the time and ripe
وَمَاand what تَبَوَّأْتَyou attained مِنْof عَلْيَاءَlofty مَنْزِلَةٍstation
وَمَا تَبَوَّأْتَ مِنْ عَلْيَاءَ مَنْزِلَةٍ
زَادَتْhas heightened سَنَىthe radiance of الشَّرَفِhonor الوَضَّاحِresplendent وَالنَّسبِand lineage
زَادَتْ سَنَى الشَّرَفِ الوَضَّاحِ وَالنَّسبِ
And in the lofty station you have attained,
You have attained lofty heights of status
Which has heightened the radiance of resplendent honor and lineage.
Increasing the renown of noble birth
هَذِيthese الْفَضَائِلُvirtues مَهْمَاhowever تَخْفِهَاyou hide them دِعَةًin quiet reserve
هَذِي الْفَضَائِلُ مَهْمَا تَخْفِهَا دِعَةً
يَشِفُّis translucent عَنْهَاrevealing them حِجَابُthe veil of اللُّطْفِgraciousness وَالأَدَبِand refinement
يَشِفُّ عَنْهَا حِجَابُ اللُّطْفِ وَالأَدَبِ
These virtues, however you hide them in quiet reserve,
However much refinement hides these virtues
Show through the veil of graciousness and refinement.
The veil of grace and propriety reveals them
تَكَامَلَتْhave become complete بِخَلاَلٍthrough qualities مِنْكَof your own طَارِفَةًnewly acquired
تَكَامَلَتْ بِخَلاَلٍ مِنْكَ طَارِفَةً
إِلَىadded to شَمَائِلَtraits عَنْfrom جَدٍّa grandfather سَمَاwho rose high وَأبِand a father
إِلَى شَمَائِلَ عَنْ جَدٍّ سَمَا وَأبِ
They have been perfected through newly acquired qualities of your own,
With refined traits you have complemented
Added to traits inherited from an exalted grandfather and father.
Lineage, from ancestors noble and pure
فَاهْنَأْso rejoice بِإِنْعَامِin the favor of فَارُوقَFarouk الْعَظِيمِthe great وَمَاand how
فَاهْنَأْ بِإِنْعَامِ فَارُوقَ الْعَظِيمِ وَمَا
أَحْرَاكَworthy you are بِالمَنْصِبِof the office العَالِيhigh وَبِاللَّقَبِand of the title
أَحْرَاكَ بِالمَنْصِبِ العَالِي وَبِاللَّقَبِ
So rejoice in the favor of the great Farouk—and how
Congratulations for the gift of the great Farouk
Worthy you are of high office and the title!
And the exalted office and title he granted you
وَأهْنَأْand rejoice بِتَكْرُمَةٍin an honor مِنْfrom رَأْسِthe head of دولتهِhis government
وَأهْنَأْ بِتَكْرُمَةٍ مِنْ رَأْسِ دولتهِ
وَمِنْand from صَحَابَتهِhis companions الأَشْهَادِthose present وَالغِيَبِand those absent
وَمِنْ صَحَابَتهِ الأَشْهَادِ وَالغِيَبِ
And rejoice in honor from the head of his government,
Congratulations for the honor from the head of state
And from his companions, present and absent;
And his advisors present and absent
وَمِنْand from شُيوخٍsenators وَنُوَّابٍand deputies نِظَامُهُمْtheir array
وَمِنْ شُيوخٍ وَنُوَّابٍ نِظَامُهُمْ
حَوْلَaround الْمَلِيكِthe king نِظَامُthe order of الشَّمْسِthe sun وَالشُّهُبِand the shooting stars
حَوْلَ الْمَلِيكِ نِظَامُ الشَّمْسِ وَالشُّهُبِ
And from senators and deputies, whose array
Congratulations from elders and ministers - their order
Around the king is the order of the sun and shooting stars.
Around the king is that of sun and stars
وَاهْنَأْand rejoice بِطِيبِin the warmth of تَحِيَّاتِthe greetings of الأُوْلىthose who وَفَدُواcame as a delegation
وَاهْنَأْ بِطِيبِ تَحِيَّاتِ الأُوْلى وَفَدُوا
إِلَيْكَto you مِنْfrom among سَرَوَاتِthe leaders of الأُمَّةthe nation النُّخبِthe select
إِلَيْكَ مِنْ سَرَوَاتِ الأُمَّة النُّخبِ
And rejoice in the gracious greetings of those who came
Congratulations for the finest greetings of notables
To you from among the nation's chosen leaders.
Who came to you, the elite of the ummah
تَمَثَّلتْwas embodied مِصْرُEgypt فِيهِمْin them وَهْيَand she مُوحِيَةٌinspiring
تَمَثَّلتْ مِصْرُ فِيهِمْ وَهْيَ مُوحِيَةٌ
مَاwhat يُطْرِبُdelights الْحَفْلَthe gathering مِنْof شِعْرٍpoetry وَمِنْand of خُطَبِspeeches
مَا يُطْرِبُ الْحَفْلَ مِنْ شِعْرٍ وَمِنْ خُطَبِ
Egypt was embodied in them, inspiring
Egypt embodied in them, evoking
Poetry and speeches that delight the gathering.
What delights a banquet - prose and verse
نِعْمَexcellent is الْجَزَاءُthe reward لِمَنْfor those who وَفَّواrendered fully بِلاَدَهُمُtheir country
نِعْمَ الْجَزَاءُ لِمَنْ وَفَّوا بِلاَدَهُمُ
حُقُوقَهَاher dues بِالحِجَىwith wisdom وَالصِّدْقِand sincerity وَالدَّأَبِand perseverance
حُقُوقَهَا بِالحِجَى وَالصِّدْقِ وَالدَّأَبِ
A fine reward for those who have rendered their country
How excellent the reward for those who did their homeland right
Her due with wisdom, sincerity, and perseverance!
With zeal, honesty, and diligence
دَامَتْmay ... endure مَرَاقِيكَyour ascents فِيin يُمْنٍgood fortune تُهَيِّئهُprepares it
دَامَتْ مَرَاقِيكَ فِي يُمْنٍ تُهَيِّئهُ
لَكَfor you السُّعودُthe lucky stars وَفِيand in أَمْنٍsafety مِنَfrom النُّوَبِcalamities
لَكَ السُّعودُ وَفِي أَمْنٍ مِنَ النُّوَبِ
May your ascent continue in good fortune prepared
Long may your heights remain blessed
For you by the lucky stars, and in safety from calamities.
Secured for you by prosperity, safe from harm
Sol 6.1