عَصْرٌan age جَلاَunveiled آيَاتِsigns نُورlight الهُدَىguidance
عَصْرٌ جَلاَ آيَاتِ نُور الهُدَى
مَاhow كَانَwas أَحْرَاهُworthy it was بِانْof being يُسْعَدَاmade happy
مَا كَانَ أَحْرَاهُ بِانْ يُسْعَدَا
An age that unveiled the signs of guidance's light—
An era that revealed the lights of guiding wisdom
How worthy it was to be gladdened!
He was not regretful that it brought him happiness
سَيِّدَةٌa lady مِنْfrom عُنْصُرٍstock نَابِهٍdistinguished
سَيِّدَةٌ مِنْ عُنْصُرٍ نَابِهٍ
كَانَwas أَبُوهاher father فِيin الْحِمَىthe protected realm سَيِّدَاa lord
كَانَ أَبُوها فِي الْحِمَى سَيِّدَا
A lady of distinguished stock,
A lady of noble descent
Her father was a lord within the realm.
Whose father was a respected chief
عَقِيلَةٌa noble lady أَنْزَلَهَاplaced her عَقْلُهَاher intellect
عَقِيلَةٌ أَنْزَلَهَا عَقْلُهَا
مِنَamong الْغَوَانِيbeautiful women مَنْزِلاًa station مُفْرَدَاunique
مِنَ الْغَوَانِي مَنْزِلاً مُفْرَدَا
A noble lady whose intellect placed her
A woman of sound judgement
In a unique station among beautiful women.
Who lowered herself from vain desires to live in isolation
أُمٌّa mother أَقَرَّgladdened اللهُGod عَيْنَthe eye الْعُلَىglory
أُمٌّ أَقَرَّ اللهُ عَيْنَ الْعُلَى
بِفَرْقَدٍwith a bright star مِنْهَاfrom her تَلاfollowed فَرْقدَاa bright star
بِفَرْقَدٍ مِنْهَا تَلا فَرْقدَا
A mother: God gladdened glory's eye
A mother whom God comforted with the joy
With a bright star from her following another.
Of a daughter who was her double
فَصَوَّرَتْso she portrayed فِيin ابْنَتِهَاher daughter نَفْسَهَاherself
فَصَوَّرَتْ فِي ابْنَتِهَا نَفْسَهَا
وَفِيand in ابْنِهَاher son مَنْجَبَةُa mother of noble offspring الاصْيَدَاthe proud lord
وَفِي ابْنِهَا مَنْجَبَةُ الاصْيَدَا
So she portrayed herself in her daughter,
She modeled herself in her daughter
And in her son, this noble mother portrayed the proud lord.
And her son was the brave hunter
زَعِيمَةa leader قَدْindeed أَحْدَثَتْbrought about نَهْضَةًa revival
زَعِيمَة قَدْ أَحْدَثَتْ نَهْضَةً
مَطْلَبُهَاher aim سَامٍlofty بَعِيدُdistant الْمَدَىscope
مَطْلَبُهَا سَامٍ بَعِيدُ الْمَدَى
A leader who has brought about a revival,
A leader who brought about a renaissance
Her aim lofty and far-reaching.
Her goal is lofty with far reaching horizons
تَجِدُّstrives diligently ذَوْداًin defense عَنْof حُقُوقٍrights عَفَتْfaded
تَجِدُّ ذَوْداً عَنْ حُقُوقٍ عَفَتْ
فِيin غَفْلَةِheedlessness الدَّهْرِtime وَضَاعَتand were lost سُدَىin vain
فِي غَفْلَةِ الدَّهْرِ وَضَاعَت سُدَى
She strives in defense of rights that faded
She makes an effort to defend violated rights
In time's neglect and were lost in vain.
That were lost in the heedlessness of time
كَانَتْwere نِسَاءُwomen الشَّرْقِthe East مِنْfrom قَبْلِهَاbefore her
كَانَتْ نِسَاءُ الشَّرْقِ مِنْ قَبْلِهَا
فِيin حَيْرَةٍbewilderment لاَnot تَجِدُfinding الْمُرْشِدَاthe guide
فِي حَيْرَةٍ لاَ تَجِدُ الْمُرْشِدَا
Before her, the women of the East were
The women of the East were before her
Bewildered, finding no guide.
In confusion, unable to find guidance
مَظْلُومَةُwronged لَيْسَthere was no لَهَاfor her مُنْصِفٌone who does justice
مَظْلُومَةُ لَيْسَ لَهَا مُنْصِفٌ
مَنْجُودَةٌdistressed أَخْطَاتِfailed to find الْمُنْجِدَاthe rescuer
مَنْجُودَةٌ أَخْطَاتِ الْمُنْجِدَا
Wronged, with no one to give them justice,
Oppressed, with no one to bring them justice
Distressed, having failed to find a rescuer.
Abused, with no one to help them
فَنَبَّهتْso she awakened فِيهَاin her الضَّميرَthe conscience الَّذيwhich
فَنَبَّهتْ فِيهَا الضَّميرَ الَّذي
يَخْدُرُgrows numb فِيin الحُرِّthe free person إِذَاwhen اسْتُعْبِدَاis enslaved
يَخْدُرُ فِي الحُرِّ إِذَا اسْتُعْبِدَا
So she awakened in them the conscience that
So she awakened in them the conscience that
Grows numb in a free person when enslaved.
Becomes dormant when people are enslaved
وَأَذْكَرَتْهَاand reminded her أَنَّthat مِنْof شَأْنِهَاher role
وَأَذْكَرَتْهَا أَنَّ مِنْ شَأْنِهَا
أَنْto تُصْلِحset right الْعَيْشَlife الذيwhich أُفسِدَاwas corrupted
أَنْ تُصْلِح الْعَيْشَ الذي أُفسِدَا
And reminded them that it was their role
And reminded them that it is their duty
To set right the life that had been corrupted.
To improve the corrupted life
وَأَنَّهاand that she أَنْif أَكْمَلَتْperfected بَعْلَهَاher husband
وَأَنَّها أَنْ أَكْمَلَتْ بَعْلَهَا
رَدَّتْrestored إِلَىto أُمِتهَاher nation السُّؤْدَدَاpreeminence
رَدَّتْ إِلَى أُمِتهَا السُّؤْدَدَا
And that, if she perfected her husband,
That when she perfects her husband
She would restore preeminence to her nation.
She returns happiness to her nation
وَأَنهَاand that she أَنْif أَحْكَمَتْtrained well وُلْدَهَاher children
وَأَنهَا أَنْ أَحْكَمَتْ وُلْدَهَا
تُصْبِحُbecomes أُمَّthe mother الْوَطَنِthe homeland الْمُفْتَدَىredeemed by sacrifice
تُصْبِحُ أُمَّ الْوَطَنِ الْمُفْتَدَى
And that, if she raised her children well,
And that when she raises her children well
She becomes the mother of the homeland redeemed by sacrifice.
She becomes the mother of the liberated nation
مَرَامُan aim خَيْرٍfor good لَمْnot يتَحْwas granted لِلأُلىto those
مَرَامُ خَيْرٍ لَمْ يتَحْ لِلأُلى
أَرَاسَfaltered (uncertain reading) رَامِيَهُمْtheir archer فَمَاand did not aim true: and did not aim true, which emphasizes a lack of purpose or accuracy, or 'and did not direct accurately', suggesting missed intention or execution. سَدْدَّاmissed
أَرَاسَ رَامِيَهُمْ فَمَا سَدْدَّا
An aim for good not granted to those
She has a noble goal that cannot be attained
Whose archer faltered [uncertain reading] and failed to aim true.
By archers who miss their mark
لِمِصْرَfor Egypt مَاwhat حَوَّلَtransformed مِنْof حَالَةٍa condition
لِمِصْرَ مَا حَوَّلَ مِنْ حَالَةٍ
لِمِصْرَfor Egypt مَاwhat أَبْلَىwore out وَمَاand what جَددَاrenewed
لِمِصْرَ مَا أَبْلَى وَمَا جَددَا
For Egypt, what a change of condition it wrought!
She changed the state of Egypt
For Egypt, what it wore out and what it renewed!
Renewing what time had worn away
بُورِكَblessed be فِيupon ذَاتِthe woman of الْكَمَالِperfection التيwho
بُورِكَ فِي ذَاتِ الْكَمَالِ التي
تُهَيِّيءُprepares الْمُسْتَقْبَلَthe future الأمْجَدَاmost glorious
تُهَيِّيءُ الْمُسْتَقْبَلَ الأمْجَدَا
Blessed be the woman of perfection who
Blessed is she in her perfect essence
Prepares the most glorious future.
Who prepares the most glorious future
أَبْدَعُmost wondrous مضاwhat (apparent typo) فِيin نَفْسِهَاher soul مِنْof حِلىًadornments
أَبْدَعُ مضا فِي نَفْسِهَا مِنْ حِلىً
لَهُfor it شُعَاعٌa ray فِيon الْمُحَيّاthe face بَدَاappeared
لَهُ شُعَاعٌ فِي الْمُحَيّا بَدَا
The most wondrous of the adornments in her soul
She manifests in herself the most beautiful virtues
Has a ray of light revealed upon her face.
Whose brilliance shines in her face
إِنْif كَتَبْتْshe wrote أَوْor خَطَبَتْgave a speech نَافَسَتْrivaled
إِنْ كَتَبْتْ أَوْ خَطَبَتْ نَافَسَتْ
أَقْوَالُهَاher words اللُّؤلُؤَpearls وَالْعَسْجَداand gold
أَقْوَالُهَا اللُّؤلُؤَ وَالْعَسْجَدا
When she writes or speaks, they rival—
Whether she writes or gives a speech
Her words—pearls and gold.
Her words rival pearls and agate
فِيin كُلِّevery مَاwhat تَسْتَنُّadopts as a rule مِنْof وَاجَبٍduty
فِي كُلِّ مَا تَسْتَنُّ مِنْ وَاجَبٍ
تَحْسَبُهُshe considers it وَاجِبَهَاher duty الاوْحَدَاthe only one
تَحْسَبُهُ وَاجِبَهَا الاوْحَدَا
In every duty she takes upon herself,
In all the duties she takes upon herself
She regards it as her sole duty.
She considers them her one and only duty
لاَnot يَبْعُدُis distant الْقُطْبُthe pole عَلَىfor عَزْمِهَاher resolve
لاَ يَبْعُدُ الْقُطْبُ عَلَى عَزْمِهَا
إِذَاif توَخَّتshe sought عِنْدَهat it مَقْصِدَاa goal
إِذَا توَخَّت عِنْدَه مَقْصِدَا
The pole is not too distant for her resolve
The Pole Star is not too far for her determination
If she seeks a goal there.
When she aims to reach a goal
فِيin الشَّرْقِthe East وَالغَرْبِand the West يذَاعُis proclaimed اسْمُهَاher name
فِي الشَّرْقِ وَالغَرْبِ يذَاعُ اسْمُهَا
مقْتَرِناًcoupled بِالشُّكرِwith thanks مَاwhenever رَدَّدَاis repeated
مقْتَرِناً بِالشُّكرِ مَا رَدَّدَا
In East and West her name is proclaimed,
In East and West her name echoes
Coupled with thanks whenever repeated.
Accompanied by thanks and praise
وَصَوْتُهَاand her voice المَسْموعُheard فِيin مِصْرَEgypt قَدْindeed
وَصَوْتُهَا المَسْموعُ فِي مِصْرَ قَدْ
دَوَّىresounded لَهfor it فِيin كُلِّevery مِصْرٍcity صَدَىan echo
دَوَّى لَه فِي كُلِّ مِصْرٍ صَدَى
And her voice, heard in Egypt—indeed,
And her famed voice in Egypt
Its echo has resounded in every city.
Reverberates and finds an echo in every part of Egypt
يُنْبوعُa fountain إِحْسَانٍkindness وَبِرٍّand goodness جَرَىflowed
يُنْبوعُ إِحْسَانٍ وَبِرٍّ جَرَى
أَصْفَىclearer وَأَنْقَىand purer مِنْthan قِطَارِdrops النَّدَىdew
أَصْفَى وَأَنْقَى مِنْ قِطَارِ النَّدَى
A fountain of kindness and goodness has flowed,
She is a flowing spring of kindness and righteousness
Clearer and purer than droplets of dew.
Purer and more precious than streams of dew
تَرْعَىcares for الايَامَىthe widowed وَالْيَتَامَىand the orphans إِذَاwhen
تَرْعَى الايَامَى وَالْيَتَامَى إِذَا
عَزَّهُمُwas scarce for them الْعَوْنُhelp وَعَزَّand was scarce النَّدَىgenerosity
عَزَّهُمُ الْعَوْنُ وَعَزَّ النَّدَى
She cares for the widowed and orphans when
She cares for orphans when they are
Help eludes them and bounty is scarce.
Deprived of help and scarce are comforts
فِيin كُلِّall مَاthat يَرْقَىrise بِهthrough it قَوْمُهَاher people
فِي كُلِّ مَا يَرْقَى بِه قَوْمُهَا
تَبْذُلُexpends مَجْهوداًeffort وَتُسْديand bestows يَدَاa hand
تَبْذُلُ مَجْهوداً وَتُسْدي يَدَا
In all that helps her people rise,
In all advances of her people
She expends her effort and lends a hand.
She expends effort and extends a hand
لِطَالِبَاتِfor women seeking الرِّزْقِlivelihood مِنْthrough صَنْعَةٍa craft
لِطَالِبَاتِ الرِّزْقِ مِنْ صَنْعَةٍ
وَطَالِبَاتِand women seeking الْعِلْمِknowledge مَدَّتْextended يَدَاa hand
وَطَالِبَاتِ الْعِلْمِ مَدَّتْ يَدَا
To women seeking a livelihood through a craft
To women seeking livelihood through crafts
And women seeking knowledge, she extended a hand.
And girls seeking knowledge she lent a hand
فَلِفَرِيقٍso for a group أَنْشَأَتْestablished مَصْنَعاًa factory
فَلِفَرِيقٍ أَنْشَأَتْ مَصْنَعاً
وَلِفَرِيقٍand for a group أَنْشَأَتْestablished مَعْهَدَاan institute
وَلِفَرِيقٍ أَنْشَأَتْ مَعْهَدَا
So for one group she founded a factory,
So for some she established workshops
And for another she founded an institute.
And for others founded schools
وَنَوَّعَتْand diversified فِيin الصُّحفِthe newspapers أَضْوَاءَهَاher lights
وَنَوَّعَتْ فِي الصُّحفِ أَضْوَاءَهَا
فَهْيَso she is مَنَارٌa beacon رُفِعَتْraised لِلهدَىfor guidance
فَهْيَ مَنَارٌ رُفِعَتْ لِلهدَى
And she made her lights manifold in the press,
And she diversified her lights in the press
So she is a beacon raised for guidance.
It is a beacon raised up for guidance
إِحْسَانُهَاher kindness فِيin الْعَصْرِthe age لَنْwill not يُمْتَرَىbe doubted
إِحْسَانُهَا فِي الْعَصْرِ لَنْ يُمْتَرَى
وَفَضْلُهَاand her merit فِيin مِصْرَEgypt لَنْwill not يُجْحَدَاbe denied
وَفَضْلُهَا فِي مِصْرَ لَنْ يُجْحَدَا
Her kindness in this age will not be doubted,
Her benevolence in this era cannot be denied
And her merit in Egypt will not be denied.
And her merit in Egypt cannot go unacknowledged
تَعْفُوfade away الْفُتُوحَاتُconquests وَأَرْبَابُهَاand their masters
تَعْفُو الْفُتُوحَاتُ وَأَرْبَابُهَا
وَذِكْرُهَاand her memory فِيamong النَّاسِpeople قَدْindeed خُلِّدَاhas been immortalized
وَذِكْرُهَا فِي النَّاسِ قَدْ خُلِّدَا
Conquests and their masters fade away,
Her achievements will be remembered
And her memory among people has been immortalized.
And her name among the people immortalized
Sol 6.1