صَوْتُthe voice of الكِنَانَةِal-Kinana (Egypt, 'the Quiver') فِيat يُوبِيلِكَyour jubilee الذَّهَبِيgolden
صَوْتُ الكِنَانَةِ فِي يُوبِيلِكَ الذَّهَبِي
صَوْتٌa voice لَهُfor it رَجْعَةٌan echo فِيin الْعَالَمِthe world الْعَرَبيArab
صَوْتٌ لَهُ رَجْعَةٌ فِي الْعَالَمِ الْعَرَبي
The voice of al-Kinana at your golden jubilee
is a voice whose echo resounds in the Arab world.
فَصَارَso became عِيدُكَyour celebration فِيamong الأَيَّامِthe days مَكْرُمَةًan honor
فَصَارَ عِيدُكَ فِي الأَيَّامِ مَكْرُمَةً
أَنْto يُطْلِعَbring forth الشَّمْسَthe sun فِيin حَفْلٍa gathering مِنَof الشُّهُبِshooting stars
أَنْ يُطْلِعَ الشَّمْسَ فِي حَفْلٍ مِنَ الشُّهُبِ
Thus your celebration became an honor among the days,
bringing forth the sun amid a gathering of shooting stars.
كَذَاكَthus تَسْطَعُshine أَنْوَارُthe lights of الْمَسِيحِChrist وَمَاand not
كَذَاكَ تَسْطَعُ أَنْوَارُ الْمَسِيحِ وَمَا
مِنْany حَاجِبٍone that veils فِيamong دَرَارِيهَاtheir radiant stars وَمُحْتَجَبِand one veiled
مِنْ حَاجِبٍ فِي دَرَارِيهَا وَمُحْتَجَبِ
Thus shine the lights of Christ, with none
among their radiant stars to veil or be veiled.
للهِto God أنْتَyou وَهَذَاand this الْعِقْدُnecklace مُنْتَظَماًarrayed
للهِ أنْتَ وَهَذَا الْعِقْدُ مُنْتَظَماً
حَوْلَaround الأَرِيكَةِthe throne مِنَof صَيَّابَةٍeminent men نَخُبِchosen ones
حَوْلَ الأَرِيكَةِ مِنَ صَيَّابَةٍ نَخُبِ
God bless you and this necklace arrayed
around the throne, of eminent, chosen men.
إِنَّاindeed we لَنَفْخَرَwe surely take pride وَالأَعْمَالُand deeds شَاهِدَةٌbear witness
إِنَّا لَنَفْخَرَ وَالأَعْمَالُ شَاهِدَةٌ
بِحِبْرِin the prelate of أَحْبَارِنَاour prelates الْعَلاَّمَةِthe great scholar الأَرِبِthe discerning
بِحِبْرِ أَحْبَارِنَا الْعَلاَّمَةِ الأَرِبِ
We indeed take pride—his deeds bear witness—
in the prelate of our prelates, learned and discerning,
الطَّاهِرِpure in الشَّيْمَةِcharacter الصِّدِّيقِthe saintly فيin زَمَنٍan age
الطَّاهِرِ الشَّيْمَةِ الصِّدِّيقِ في زَمَنٍ
وُجُودُthe existence of أَمْثَالِهِhis like فِيهِin it مِنَamong الْعَجَبِmarvels
وُجُودُ أَمْثَالِهِ فِيهِ مِنَ الْعَجَبِ
pure of character, saintly in an age
when the existence of his like is a marvel;
القَانِتِthe devout الْعَائِفِthe scorner of الدُّنْيَاworldly life لَطَالِبِهَاto its seeker
القَانِتِ الْعَائِفِ الدُّنْيَا لَطَالِبِهَا
العِفِّthe self-restrained عَنْfrom غَيْرِother than بَابِthe door of اللهِGod فِيin الطَّلَبِseeking
العِفِّ عَنْ غَيْرِ بَابِ اللهِ فِي الطَّلَبِ
devout, spurning worldly life and leaving it to its seekers,
abstaining, when he seeks, from every door but God's;
الصَّالِحِthe righteous الوَرِعِthe pious المُوفِيthe fulfiller of أَمَانَتَهُhis trust
الصَّالِحِ الوَرِعِ المُوفِي أَمَانَتَهُ
إِيفَاءَthe fulfillment of مَنْone who طَبْعُهُhis nature يَنْبُوrecoils عَنِfrom الرِّيَبِsuspicions
إِيفَاءَ مَنْ طَبْعُهُ يَنْبُو عَنِ الرِّيَبِ
righteous and pious, fulfilling his trust
as one whose nature recoils from suspicion.
نِفْسٌa soul أَتَمُّthe most complete of سَجَايَاهَاits traits تَعَهُّدِهَاits cultivation
نِفْسٌ أَتَمُّ سَجَايَاهَا تَعَهُّدِهَا
بِالْعِلْمِwith knowledge وَالأَخْذِand taking لِلأَحْدَاثِfor events بِالأَهِبِdue preparations
بِالْعِلْمِ وَالأَخْذِ لِلأَحْدَاثِ بِالأَهِبِ
A soul whose finest trait is tending itself
with learning and making provision for coming events;
مِنَamong النُّفُوسِsouls اللَّوَاتِيthat لاَnot يَجُودُbestows بِهَاwith them
مِنَ النُّفُوسِ اللَّوَاتِي لاَ يَجُودُ بِهَا
لِطْفُthe kindness of الْعِنَايَةِProvidence إِلاَّexcept فِيin مَدَىthe span of حُقَبِages
لِطْفُ الْعِنَايَةِ إِلاَّ فِي مَدَى حُقَبِ
one of those souls that are not bestowed
by kindly Providence except at intervals of ages.
أَعَدَّهَاprepared it لِلْمُهِمَّاتِfor undertakings الْجَلاَئِلmomentous مَاwhat
أَعَدَّهَا لِلْمُهِمَّاتِ الْجَلاَئِل مَا
أَعَدَّهَاprepared it مِنْof يَقِينٍcertainty غَيْرِnot مُؤْتَشِبِconfounded
أَعَدَّهَا مِنْ يَقِينٍ غَيْرِ مُؤْتَشِبِ
What fitted it for mighty undertakings was
the unclouded certainty with which it was endowed,
وَمِنْand of فَضَائِلَvirtues لاَnot يُبْهَىare surpassed مَحَاسِنُهَاtheir beauties
وَمِنْ فَضَائِلَ لاَ يُبْهَى مَحَاسِنُهَا
فيin الأَمنْpeace إِلاَّexcept تَجْلِيهُنَّtheir shining forth فيin النُّوَبِadversities
في الأَمنْ إِلاَّ تَجْلِيهُنَّ في النُّوَبِ
and virtues whose beauties are surpassed
in peace only by their shining forth in adversity;
وَمَنْand of مَنَاقِبَnoble qualities أَزْكَاهَاtheir purest وَأشْرَفَهَاand their noblest
وَمَنْ مَنَاقِبَ أَزْكَاهَا وَأشْرَفَهَا
تَكَرُّمُthe nobility of الطَّبْعِnature عَنْabove حِقْدٍrancor وَعَنْand above غَضَبِanger
تَكَرُّمُ الطَّبْعِ عَنْ حِقْدٍ وَعَنْ غَضَبِ
and noble qualities, of which the purest and noblest
is a nature rising above rancor and anger;
وَمِنْand of عَزَائِمَresolves لَمْdid not تَفْتَأْcease مُصَرَّفَةًdirected
وَمِنْ عَزَائِمَ لَمْ تَفْتَأْ مُصَرَّفَةً
فِيin النَّفْعِbenefit لِلْنَّاسِfor people وَالتَّفْرِيجِand relief لِلْكَرَبِof distress
فِي النَّفْعِ لِلْنَّاسِ وَالتَّفْرِيجِ لِلْكَرَبِ
and resolves that never ceased to be directed
toward benefiting people and relieving distress.
شَمَائِلُthe qualities of النُّبْلِnobility فِيin كِيرلُّسَKyrillos اجْتَمَعَتْcame together
شَمَائِلُ النُّبْلِ فِي كِيرلُّسَ اجْتَمَعَتْ
أشْتَاتُهَاtheir scattered forms بَيْنَbetween مُوْهُوبٍbestowed وَمُكْتَسَبِand acquired
أشْتَاتُهَا بَيْنَ مُوْهُوبٍ وَمُكْتَسَبِ
The qualities of nobility came together in Kyrillos,
all their scattered forms, both bestowed and acquired.
وَهِيَand they الَّتِيwhich وَطَأَتْsmoothed أكْنَافَthe approaches to مَنْصِبِهِhis office
وَهِيَ الَّتِي وَطَأَتْ أكْنَافَ مَنْصِبِهِ
لَهُfor him وَأَذْنَتْand opened access إِلَيْهِto him أَرْفَعَthe highest الرُّتَبِranks
لَهُ وَأَذْنَتْ إِلَيْهِ أَرْفَعَ الرُّتَبِ
It was they that smoothed the approaches to his office
for him, and opened to him the loftiest ranks.
فَجَشَّمَتْهُso they charged him أُمُوراًwith affairs لاَno اضِّطِلاعَundertaking بِهَاof them
فَجَشَّمَتْهُ أُمُوراً لاَ اضِّطِلاعَ بِهَا
إِلاَّexcept لِنَدْبِfor a capable man نَزِيهٍupright غَيْرِnot مُحْتَقَبِburdened with guilt
إِلاَّ لِنَدْبِ نَزِيهٍ غَيْرِ مُحْتَقَبِ
Thus they charged him with matters none could undertake
but a capable, upright man bearing no guilt.
فِيin كُلِّevery حالٍcircumstance عَلَىupon الْمَولَىthe Lord تَوَكُّلُهُhis reliance
فِي كُلِّ حالٍ عَلَى الْمَولَى تَوَكُّلُهُ
كَمْhow much فِيin التَّوَاكُّلِreliance مَنْجَاةٍdeliverance مِنَfrom الْعَطَبِruin
كَمْ فِي التَّوَاكُّلِ مَنْجَاةٍ مِنَ الْعَطَبِ
In every circumstance his trust rests in the Lord:
how often reliance brings deliverance from ruin!
إِنْif يُرْجَis hoped for لاَnot يُرْجَis hoped for إِلاَّexcept فَضْلُthe grace of بَارِئِهِhis Creator
إِنْ يُرْجَ لاَ يُرْجَ إِلاَّ فَضْلُ بَارِئِهِ
وَمَنْand who رَجَاhoped in غَيْرَهُanyone but Him يَوْماًever وَلَمْand did not يَخِبِbe disappointed
وَمَنْ رَجَا غَيْرَهُ يَوْماً وَلَمْ يَخِبِ
If anything is hoped for, it is only his Creator's grace;
and who ever hoped in another and was not disappointed?
يَعْنِيhe attends بِمَاto what يَتَوَخَّىhe seeks غَيْرَnot مُتَّئِدٍslow
يَعْنِي بِمَا يَتَوَخَّى غَيْرَ مُتَّئِدٍ
فَمَاso not يَخَالُhe supposes لَهُfor him إِلاَّهُexcept it مِنْany أَرَبِdesire
فَمَا يَخَالُ لَهُ إِلاَّهُ مِنْ أَرَبِ
He attends to his chosen aim without delay,
for he thinks he has no desire but that.
هَلْhas...? رَدَّدَتْrepeated نَدْوَةٌa gathering ذِكْرَىthe remembrance of مَآثِرَهُhis noble deeds
هَلْ رَدَّدَتْ نَدْوَةٌ ذِكْرَى مَآثِرَهُ
إِلاَّexcept وَقَدْand already أَخَذَتْهَاseized it هَزَّةُa thrill of الطَّرَبِdelight
إِلاَّ وَقَدْ أَخَذَتْهَا هَزَّةُ الطَّرَبِ
Has any gathering ever recalled his noble deeds
without being seized by a thrill of delight?
كَمْhow many بِيعَةٍa church قَدِمَتْgrew old عَهْداًover time فَجَدَّدَهَاso he renewed it
كَمْ بِيعَةٍ قَدِمَتْ عَهْداً فَجَدَّدَهَا
وَبِيعَةٍand a church شَادَهَاhe built it مَرْفُوعَةَraised high القِبَبِthe domes
وَبِيعَةٍ شَادَهَا مَرْفُوعَةَ القِبَبِ
How many a church, old in years, he renewed,
and how many he built with soaring domes!
كَمْhow many دَارِa house of عِلْمٍlearning بَنَاهضاhe built it أَوْor مُرَدَّمَةٍruined
كَمْ دَارِ عِلْمٍ بَنَاهضا أَوْ مُرَدَّمَةٍ
أَعَادَهَاhe restored it فِيin حِلَىًadornments فَخْمَةٍsplendid قَشِبِnew
أَعَادَهَا فِي حِلَىً فَخْمَةٍ قَشِبِ
How many a house of learning he built, or one in ruins
he restored with splendid, fresh adornments!
كَمْhow many مَعْهَدٍan institution فِيin سَبِيلِthe cause of اللهِGod أَنْشَأَهُhe founded it
كَمْ مَعْهَدٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَنْشَأَهُ
لِمُسْتَضَامِfor the oppressed وَمُحْرُوبٍand the dispossessed وَمُغْتَرِبِand one far from home
لِمُسْتَضَامِ وَمُحْرُوبٍ وَمُغْتَرِبِ
How many an institution he founded in God's cause
for the oppressed, the dispossessed, and those far from home!
فِيin كُلِّall ذَلِكَthat لاَnot يَأْلوstints مَبَانِيَهُhis buildings
فِي كُلِّ ذَلِكَ لاَ يَأْلو مَبَانِيَهُ
صَوْناًprotection وَرَعْياًand care وَلاَand not يَشْكُوhe complains مِنَof النَّصِبِtoil
صَوْناً وَرَعْياً وَلاَ يَشْكُو مِنَ النَّصِبِ
In all this, he spares no effort for his buildings,
protecting and tending them, never complaining of toil.
يَكَادُalmost يَسْأَلُasks مَنْone who يَدْرِيknows تَزَهُّدَهُhis asceticism
يَكَادُ يَسْأَلُ مَنْ يَدْرِي تَزَهُّدَهُ
مِنْfrom أَيْنَwhere جَاءَhe came بِذَاكَwith that الْمَالِwealth وَالنَّشبِand property
مِنْ أَيْنَ جَاءَ بِذَاكَ الْمَالِ وَالنَّشبِ
One who knows his asceticism almost asks:
'Where did he acquire that wealth and property?'
فَضْلٌbounty مِنَfrom اللهِGod لاَnot يَحْصِيهُcounts it حَاسِبُهُits reckoner
فَضْلٌ مِنَ اللهِ لاَ يَحْصِيهُ حَاسِبُهُ
يُؤْتَأهُis granted it كُلُّevery نَدَىِّgenerous الْكَفِّof hand مُحْتَسَبِseeking God's reward
يُؤْتَأهُ كُلُّ نَدَىِّ الْكَفِّ مُحْتَسَبِ
A bounty from God that no reckoner can count,
bestowed on every open-handed man seeking God's reward.
دَعْleave aside مِنْof عَوَارِفِهِhis kindnesses مَاwhat لَيْسَnot يَعْلَمُهُknows it
دَعْ مِنْ عَوَارِفِهِ مَا لَيْسَ يَعْلَمُهُ
إِلاَّexcept الَّذِيthe one who كَفْكَفْتَyou wiped away مِنْof دَمْعِهِhis tears السَّرِبِstreaming
إِلاَّ الَّذِي كَفْكَفْتَ مِنْ دَمْعِهِ السَّرِبِ
Leave aside those kindnesses of his that none knows
but the one whose streaming tears you wiped away,
أوِor الَّذِيthe one who كَشَفَتْthey lifted ضَيْماًan injustice أَلَمَّbefell بِهِhim
أوِ الَّذِي كَشَفَتْ ضَيْماً أَلَمَّ بِهِ
أَوِor الَّذِيthe one who مَسَحَتْthey wiped away مَاwhat فِيهِin him مِنْof وَصِبِsuffering
أَوِ الَّذِي مَسَحَتْ مَا فِيهِ مِنْ وَصِبِ
or the one from whom they lifted an injustice that befell him,
or the one whose suffering they wiped away.
نَطَّافُrain-pouring سُحْبِclouds وَلَكِنْbut لاَnot يُخَالِطُهَاmingles with them
نَطَّافُ سُحْبِ وَلَكِنْ لاَ يُخَالِطُهَا
عَوَارِضُthe manifestations of الْبَرْقِlightning وَالأَرَعَادِand thunderclaps فيin السُّحُبِclouds
عَوَارِضُ الْبَرْقِ وَالأَرَعَادِ في السُّحُبِ
Rain-pouring clouds, yet mingling with them are no
flashes of lightning or thunderclaps amid the clouds.
فَلاَso not الإِذَاعَةُpublicity تُدْمِيmakes bleed قَلْبَthe heart of مَنْone whom جَبِرَتْthey healed
فَلاَ الإِذَاعَةُ تُدْمِي قَلْبَ مَنْ جَبِرَتْ
وَلاَand not الإِشَادَةُpublic acclaim تَنْضَىstrips away سِتْرَthe covering of مَنْتَقَبِa veiled person
وَلاَ الإِشَادَةُ تَنْضَى سِتْرَ مَنْتَقَبِ
So publicity never makes the heart of one they healed bleed,
nor does acclaim strip the covering from one who is veiled.
الصَّمْتُsilence أَفْصَحُmore eloquent وَالأَفْعَالُand deeds نَاطِقَةٌspeaking
الصَّمْتُ أَفْصَحُ وَالأَفْعَالُ نَاطِقَةٌ
مِمَّاthan what تُنَمِّقَهُembellish it الأقْوَالُwords فيin الْخُطُبِspeeches
مِمَّا تُنَمِّقَهُ الأقْوَالُ في الْخُطُبِ
Silence is more eloquent, while deeds are speaking,
than what words embellish in speeches.
وَالسَّعْيُand effort أَبْلَغُmore effective فيin نُجْحٍsuccess وَمسْعَدَةٍand assistance
وَالسَّعْيُ أَبْلَغُ في نُجْحٍ وَمسْعَدَةٍ
لِلنَّاسِfor people مِنْthan شَقْشَقَاتِthe bombast of المدْرَةِthe spokesman الذَّرِبِthe glib
لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ شَقْشَقَاتِ المدْرَةِ الذَّرِبِ
And effort is more effective in achieving success and aid
for people than the bombast of a glib spokesman.
إِداwhen النُّفُوسُsouls إلىtoward غَايَاتِهَاtheir goals اتَّجَهَتْturned
إِدا النُّفُوسُ إلى غَايَاتِهَا اتَّجَهَتْ
وَلَمْand did not تُعَوِّلُrely عَلَىon الأَوْصَافِdescriptions وَالنَّسَبِand lineage
وَلَمْ تُعَوِّلُ عَلَى الأَوْصَافِ وَالنَّسَبِ
When souls turn toward their goals
and do not rely on labels and lineage,
فَالنَّقْصُso the deficiency فيin المُتَجَنِّيthe unfair accuser أَنْto تُنَقِّصُهَاbelittle them
فَالنَّقْصُ في المُتَجَنِّي أَنْ تُنَقِّصُهَا
وَالْعَيْبُand the fault فيin رَأْيهِhis opinion الْمَأْفُونَfoolish أَنْto يَعِبِfind fault
وَالْعَيْبُ في رَأْيهِ الْمَأْفُونَ أَنْ يَعِبِ
any belittling of them reveals the detractor's own deficiency,
and fault-finding exposes his foolish judgment's flaw.
وَكَيْفَand how يُحْسِنُdoes justice فيconcerning فَضْلٍmerit شَهَادَتُهُhis testimony
وَكَيْفَ يُحْسِنُ في فَضْلٍ شَهَادَتُهُ
مَنْone who لاَnot يُفَرِّقُdistinguishes بَيْنَbetween الْجَدِّseriousness وَاللَّعِبِand play
مَنْ لاَ يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ الْجَدِّ وَاللَّعِبِ
And how can a man testify rightly to merit
who cannot distinguish earnestness from play?
إنindeed الأُوْلَىthose whom بِالهُدَىwith guidance وَالرِّفْقِand gentleness سِسْتَهُمُyou governed them
إن الأُوْلَى بِالهُدَى وَالرِّفْقِ سِسْتَهُمُ
دَهْراًfor a long time سِيَاسَةَthe governance of رَاعِa shepherd صَالِحٍgood وَأَبِand a father
دَهْراً سِيَاسَةَ رَاعِ صَالِحٍ وَأَبِ
Indeed, those you ruled with guidance and gentleness
for an age, as a good shepherd and a father—
فَمَاso not ادْخَرْتَyou withheld نَفِيساًanything precious قَدْmight تَضُنُّbe stingy بِهِwith it
فَمَا ادْخَرْتَ نَفِيساً قَدْ تَضُنُّ بِهِ
عَلَىfrom الذَّرَاِريchildren نَفْسُthe soul of الْوَالِدِthe father الحَدِبِthe caring
عَلَى الذَّرَاِري نَفْسُ الْوَالِدِ الحَدِبِ
for you withheld no precious thing that might be begrudged
to children by a loving father's heart—
لَيَعْرِفُونَsurely they acknowledge لَكَfor you الْفَضْلَthe merit الْعَظِيمَgreat بِمَاfor what
لَيَعْرِفُونَ لَكَ الْفَضْلَ الْعَظِيمَ بِمَا
أَوْليتَyou bestowed مِنْof مِنَنٍfavors مَوْصُولَةِcontinuous السَّبَبِthe bond
أَوْليتَ مِنْ مِنَنٍ مَوْصُولَةِ السَّبَبِ
surely acknowledge your great merit for what
you bestowed: favors whose bond remains unbroken.
يَاO سَادَةٌdignitaries يَزْدَهَىtakes pride هَذَاthis الْمُقَامُgathering بِهِمْin them
يَا سَادَةٌ يَزْدَهَى هَذَا الْمُقَامُ بِهِمْ
مِنَamong الأَسَاقِفَةِthe bishops الأَعْلاَمِthe eminent وَالنُّخَبِand the elite
مِنَ الأَسَاقِفَةِ الأَعْلاَمِ وَالنُّخَبِ
O dignitaries in whom this gathering takes pride,
among the illustrious bishops and the elite,
مَاhow أَبْهَجَjoyous الْعِيدَthe celebration وَالأَقْطَابُand the leaders تَجْمَعُهُمْbring them together
مَا أَبْهَجَ الْعِيدَ وَالأَقْطَابُ تَجْمَعُهُمْ
رَوَابِطُthe bonds of الْوَدِّaffection حَوْلَaround السَّيِّدِthe master الْقُطُبِthe pivot
رَوَابِطُ الْوَدِّ حَوْلَ السَّيِّدِ الْقُطُبِ
how joyous the feast, with its leading figures brought together
by bonds of affection around the master, their pivot!
هَذِيthis الْمُشَارَكَةُparticipation الْحُسْنَىgracious تُسَجِّلُهَاrecord it
هَذِي الْمُشَارَكَةُ الْحُسْنَى تُسَجِّلُهَا
لَكُمْfor you جَوَانِحُنَاour hearts فَضْلاًin addition عَنِto الْكُتُبِbooks
لَكُمْ جَوَانِحُنَا فَضْلاً عَنِ الْكُتُبِ
This gracious participation is inscribed
for you within our hearts, as well as in books.
وَيَاand O مَلِيكاًking ظَفِرْنَاwe gained مِنْfrom رِعَايَتِهِhis care
وَيَا مَلِيكاً ظَفِرْنَا مِنْ رِعَايَتِهِ
بحُظْوَةٍwith favor لَمْdid not تَدَعْleave فيin النَّفْسِthe soul مِنَany رَغِبِlonging
بحُظْوَةٍ لَمْ تَدَعْ في النَّفْسِ مِنَ رَغِبِ
And O king, through whose care we have gained
favor that left no longing in the soul,
قَلَّfalls short الثَّنَاءُpraise عَلَيْهَاfor it فيin الْوَفَاءِrepayment بِهَاfor it
قَلَّ الثَّنَاءُ عَلَيْهَا في الْوَفَاءِ بِهَا
لَوْeven if قُرْبَهُoffered it مِنَamong أَنْفُسِthe most precious الْقُرَبِofferings
لَوْ قُرْبَهُ مِنَ أَنْفُسِ الْقُرَبِ
praise falls short of doing justice to it,
even if offered among the most precious offerings.
حَمْدٌpraise أَجَابَanswered إِلَيْهِto it الْقَلْبَthe heart دَاعِيَهُits caller
حَمْدٌ أَجَابَ إِلَيْهِ الْقَلْبَ دَاعِيَهُ
وَلَّىwent forth بِهِwith it فَخْرُthe pride of مَنْدُوبٍan envoy وَمُنْتَدَبِand a delegate
وَلَّى بِهِ فَخْرُ مَنْدُوبٍ وَمُنْتَدَبِ
Praise whose summons the heart has answered,
borne proudly by envoy and delegate.
فَهَلْso will...? لَدَىat بَابِكَyour gate الْعَالِيِّlofty يَشْفَعُهُintercede for it
فَهَلْ لَدَى بَابِكَ الْعَالِيِّ يَشْفَعُهُ
صُدُورُهُits issuing عَنْfrom صُدُورٍhearts فِيهِin it لَمْdid not تَرِبِdoubt
صُدُورُهُ عَنْ صُدُورٍ فِيهِ لَمْ تَرِبِ
So, at your lofty gate, will it find an intercessor in
its issuing from hearts that never doubted it?
للهِto God دَرَّكَyour excellence فِيمَنْamong those who سَادَruled مُحْتَكِماًexercising judgment
للهِ دَرَّكَ فِيمَنْ سَادَ مُحْتَكِماً
مِنْas عَاهِلٍa sovereign عَادِلٍjust للهِof God مُرْتَقِبِwatchful
مِنْ عَاهِلٍ عَادِلٍ للهِ مُرْتَقِبِ
How excellent you are among those who reign in judgment,
a just sovereign mindful of God!
مُقَلَّدٌadorned مِنَfrom سَجَايَاهُhis virtues نِظَامُa string of حُلَىًjewels
مُقَلَّدٌ مِنَ سَجَايَاهُ نِظَامُ حُلَىً
يَبُزُّoutshines كُلَّevery نِظَامٍnecklace مُوْنَقٍbeautiful عَجِبِwondrous
يَبُزُّ كُلَّ نِظَامٍ مُوْنَقٍ عَجِبِ
He wears a necklace of jewels fashioned from his virtues,
outshining every lovely, wondrous necklace.
يَرْعَىhe tends الْطَّوَائِفَthe communities شَتَّىdiverse فِيin مَذَاهِبَهَاtheir creeds
يَرْعَى الْطَّوَائِفَ شَتَّى فِي مَذَاهِبَهَا
وفيand in هَوَىlove of مِصْرَEgypt شَعْباًa people غَيْرَnot مَنْشَعِبِdivided
وفي هَوَى مِصْرَ شَعْباً غَيْرَ مَنْشَعِبِ
He tends the communities, diverse in their creeds,
yet one undivided people in their love of Egypt.
تَحِيطُthey encircle حُبّاًwith love وَإِجْلاَلاًand reverence بِسُدَّتِهِhis throne
تَحِيطُ حُبّاً وَإِجْلاَلاً بِسُدَّتِهِ
كَمَاas يُحَاطُis encircled سَوَادُthe dark part of الْعَيْنِthe eye بِالْهُدُبِby eyelashes
كَمَا يُحَاطُ سَوَادُ الْعَيْنِ بِالْهُدُبِ
They encircle his throne with love and reverence,
as the eye's dark pupil is encircled by lashes.
بَنَىhe built الْمَفَاخِرَglories َأنْوَاعاًkinds مُنَوَّعَةًvaried
بَنَى الْمَفَاخِرَ َأنْوَاعاً مُنَوَّعَةً
لِلْدِّينِfor religion وَالْعِلْمِand learning أوْor لِلْفَنِّfor art وَالأَدَبِand literature
لِلْدِّينِ وَالْعِلْمِ أوْ لِلْفَنِّ وَالأَدَبِ
He built glories of many varied kinds,
for religion and learning, or for art and letters.
وَقَادَand he led فيalong سُبُلِthe paths of الْعَلْيَاءِeminence أُمَّتَهُhis nation
وَقَادَ في سُبُلِ الْعَلْيَاءِ أُمَّتَهُ
وَرَاضَهَاand trained it فيin مَرَاسِthe struggle with الْدَّهْرِtime بِالْغَلَبِthrough victory
وَرَاضَهَا في مَرَاسِ الْدَّهْرِ بِالْغَلَبِ
And he led his nation along the paths of eminence,
and trained it to prevail in wrestling with time.
يَبْغِيhe seeks بِكُلِّwith every مَرَامِيaim of عَبْقَرِيَتِهِhis genius
يَبْغِي بِكُلِّ مَرَامِي عَبْقَرِيَتِهِ
تَكَافُؤَthe equality of الْحَسَبِearned honor المَصْرِيِّEgyptian وَالْنَّسَبِand lineage
تَكَافُؤَ الْحَسَبِ المَصْرِيِّ وَالْنَّسَبِ
He seeks, with every aim of his genius,
equality between Egyptian merit and lineage.
فَدُمْso remain لِمِصْرِكَfor your Egypt يَاO مَوْلاَيّmy lord مَفْخَرَةًa glory
فَدُمْ لِمِصْرِكَ يَا مَوْلاَيّ مَفْخَرَةً
فَوْقَabove الْمَفَاخِرِthe glories بَلْnay لِلْشَّرْقِfor the East وَالْعَرَبِand the Arabs
فَوْقَ الْمَفَاخِرِ بَلْ لِلْشَّرْقِ وَالْعَرَبِ
So remain, my lord, a glory to your Egypt
above all glories—nay, to the East and the Arabs!
Sol 6.1