أَمِنُواthey felt safe from بِمَوتِكَthrough your death صَولَةَthe onslaught الرِّئْبالِthe lion
أَمِنُوا بِمَوتِكَ صَولَةَ الرِّئْبالِ
مَاذَاwhat خَشَوْاthey feared مِنْfrom فِتْنَةِthe enchantment of التِّمْثَالِthe statue
مَاذَا خَشَوْا مِنْ فِتْنَةِ التِّمْثَالِ
With your death, they felt safe from the lion's onslaught.
What did they fear from the statue's enchantment?
حَبَسُوهُthey confined it عنْfrom مُقَلٍeyes إِلَيْهِfor it مَشوقَةٍyearning
حَبَسُوهُ عنْ مُقَلٍ إِلَيْهِ مَشوقَةٍ
فَاضَتoverflowed أَسىًwith grief وَدُمُوعُهُنَّand their tears غَوَالِprecious
فَاضَت أَسىً وَدُمُوعُهُنَّ غَوَالِ
They kept it from eyes that yearned for it,
overflowing with grief, their tears precious.
حَتَّىuntil أَرَادَتْshe willed مِصْرُEgypt غَيْرَother than مُرَادِهِمْtheir wish
حَتَّى أَرَادَتْ مِصْرُ غَيْرَ مُرَادِهِمْ
وَجَلاَهُand unveiled it مِنْamong أَوْفَىthe most faithful بَنِيهَاher sons جَالِan unveiler
وَجَلاَهُ مِنْ أَوْفَى بَنِيهَا جَالِ
Until Egypt willed something other than their will,
and one of her most faithful sons unveiled it.
أَتُهيِّيءُdo you prepare اسْتِقْلاَلthe independence of قَوْمِكَyour people جَاهِداًstriving
أَتُهيِّيءُ اسْتِقْلاَل قَوْمِكَ جَاهِداً
وَتُذَادُand you are driven away عنْهُمfrom them يَوْمَon the day of الاِستِقْلالِindependence
وَتُذَادُ عنْهُم يَوْمَ الاِستِقْلالِ
Do you labor to prepare your people's independence,
and are driven from them on Independence Day?
أُنْصِفْتyou were treated justly بعْضَto some الشَّيءِextent بلْrather هِيit is تَوْبةrepentance
أُنْصِفْت بعْضَ الشَّيءِ بلْ هِي تَوْبة
فِيat بدْئِهَاits beginning وَلِكُلِّand for every بَدْءٍbeginning تَالِa sequel
فِي بدْئِهَا وَلِكُلِّ بَدْءٍ تَالِ
You have received some justice—rather, this is repentance
at its beginning; every beginning has a sequel.
فلَقَدْfor indeed تَؤُوبُyou return وَجَدُّand the fortune of غَيْرِكَanother than you عَاثِرٌstumbling
فلَقَدْ تَؤُوبُ وَجَدُّ غَيْرِكَ عَاثِرٌ
فِيماin what ادَّعَىhe claimed صلَفاًarrogantly وَجَدُّكَand your fortune عَالِhigh
فِيما ادَّعَى صلَفاً وَجَدُّكَ عَالِ
For indeed you return, while another's fortune falters
in what he arrogantly claimed, while your fortune stands high.
يَاO حُسْنَthe beauty of عَوْدِكَyour return وَالكِنَانَةُand Kinana حُرَّةٌfree
يَا حُسْنَ عَوْدِكَ وَالكِنَانَةُ حُرَّةٌ
تَلْقَاكَshe welcomes you بِالإِكْرَامِwith honor وَالإِجْلاَلِand reverence
تَلْقَاكَ بِالإِكْرَامِ وَالإِجْلاَلِ
How fair your return, with Kinana free,
welcoming you with honor and reverence.
أَيَرُوعُكَdoes it awe you الحَشْدُthe throng الَّذِيthat بِكَyou يَحْتَفِيcelebrates
أَيَرُوعُكَ الحَشْدُ الَّذِي بِكَ يَحْتَفِي
مِنْof غُرِّillustrious فِتْيَانٍyouths وَصِيدِand lordly رِجالِmen
مِنْ غُرِّ فِتْيَانٍ وَصِيدِ رِجالِ
Does the throng celebrating you fill you with awe,
of illustrious youths and lordly men?
مَاذَاwhat بَثَثْتَyou spread مِنَof الحَيَاةِlife جدِيدَةًnew
مَاذَا بَثَثْتَ مِنَ الحَيَاةِ جدِيدَةً
فِيinto هَذِهِthese الآسَادِlions وَالأَشْبَالِand lion cubs
فِي هَذِهِ الآسَادِ وَالأَشْبَالِ
What fresh life have you breathed
into these lions and lion cubs?
بَعْثٌa revival لِموْطِنِكَfor your homeland العَزِيزِcherished رجَوْتَهَyou hoped for it
بَعْثٌ لِموْطِنِكَ العَزِيزِ رجَوْتَهَ
وَسِوَاكَand others than you يحْسبُهُdeem it رجَاءَa hope for مُحَالِthe impossible
وَسِوَاكَ يحْسبُهُ رجَاءَ مُحَالِ
A revival for your cherished homeland was your hope,
while others deemed it an impossible hope.
خَاطَرتَyou risked فِيهِfor it بِالشَّبابِyour youth وَبذْلهُand spending it
خَاطَرتَ فِيهِ بِالشَّبابِ وَبذْلهُ
سَرَفٌextravagance لمَطْلُوبٍfor a goal بَعِيدِdistant منَالِof attainment
سَرَفٌ لمَطْلُوبٍ بَعِيدِ منَالِ
You risked your youth for it, though spending it
was extravagance for a goal so hard to attain.
أَيْO مُصْطَفَىMustafa وَلَّتْpassed سِنُونَyears وَماand not اشْتَفَىwas assuaged
أَيْ مُصْطَفَى وَلَّتْ سِنُونَ وَما اشْتَفَى
شَوْقِيmy longing إِلَيْكَfor you فَهُنَّso they are جِدvery طِوَالِlong
شَوْقِي إِلَيْكَ فَهُنَّ جِد طِوَالِ
O Mustafa, years have passed, yet still unassuaged
is my longing for you; so very long they are.
عجبٌa wonder بَقَائِيmy survival بعْدَafter أَكْرمِthe noblest رُفْقَةٍcompanions
عجبٌ بَقَائِي بعْدَ أَكْرمِ رُفْقَةٍ
زَالُواthey passed away ولَمand did not يَشَإِwill القَضَاءُfate زَوَالِيmy passing
زَالُوا ولَم يَشَإِ القَضَاءُ زَوَالِي
My survival is a wonder, after the noblest companions
have passed away, though fate has not willed my passing.
هُمْthey صفْوَةُthe finest of الدُّنْيَاthe world وَكَانواand they were صفْوَهَاits finest
هُمْ صفْوَةُ الدُّنْيَا وَكَانوا صفْوَهَا
وأَحَقُّand most deserving حيٍamong the living بِالأَسىof grief أَمْثَالِيthose like me
وأَحَقُّ حيٍ بِالأَسى أَمْثَالِي
They are the world's finest, and were its finest;
and among the living, those like me most deserve to grieve.
حُزْنٌsorrow بَعِيدُdeep الغَوْرِin depth فِيin قَلْبِيmy heart فَإِنْand if
حُزْنٌ بَعِيدُ الغَوْرِ فِي قَلْبِي فَإِنْ
وَجَبَis due الرِّثَاءُlamentation فَإِنِّماthen only يُرْثَىis mourning offered لِيfor me
وَجَبَ الرِّثَاءُ فَإِنِّما يُرْثَى لِي
Deep-reaching sorrow is in my heart; and if
a lament is due, it is I who should be mourned.
مَاذَاwhat أَقُولُshall I say وهَذِهِand these are أَسْمَاؤُهُمْtheir names
مَاذَا أَقُولُ وهَذِهِ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ
وشُخوصُهُمْand their forms مِلْءُfilling الزَّمانِtime حِيَالِيbefore me
وشُخوصُهُمْ مِلْءُ الزَّمانِ حِيَالِي
What can I say, when here are their names
and their forms, filling time before me,
تَعْتَادُنِيthey revisit me فِيin مَسْمَعِيmy hearing أَوْor نَاظِرِيmy eye
تَعْتَادُنِي فِي مَسْمَعِي أَوْ نَاظِرِي
وَإِلىand to يَمِينِيmy right تَارَةًٍat times وَشِمَالِيand my left
وَإِلى يَمِينِي تَارَةًٍ وَشِمَالِي
revisiting me in my hearing or my sight,
now at my right, now at my left.
إِنيindeed I لأَحْفَظُsurely keep عَهْدَهُمْtheir covenant وأَصُونُهُand safeguard it
إِني لأَحْفَظُ عَهْدَهُمْ وأَصُونُهُ
فِيin كُلِّevery حَادِثَةٍevent وَلَستُand I am not بِآلِat all remiss
فِي كُلِّ حَادِثَةٍ وَلَستُ بِآلِ
I indeed keep their covenant and safeguard it
through every event, and never slacken.
وَكَأَنَّand as though حِسِّيmy feeling حِسُّهمْtheir feeling فَرَحاًrejoicing بِمَاin what
وَكَأَنَّ حِسِّي حِسُّهمْ فَرَحاً بِمَا
يَقْضِيpays الحِمَىthe homeland مِنْof حَقِّهِمْtheir due ويُوَالِيand continues
يَقْضِي الحِمَى مِنْ حَقِّهِمْ ويُوَالِي
And it is as if my feeling were theirs, rejoicing in what
the homeland pays of their due, and continues to pay.
كَمْhow much فِيin مَغَارِسِهِمْtheir plantings جَنًىfruit أَلْفَيْتُهُI found it
كَمْ فِي مَغَارِسِهِمْ جَنًى أَلْفَيْتُهُ
مُتَجَدِّداًrenewed بِتَعَاقُبِwith the succession of الأَحْوالِcircumstances
مُتَجَدِّداً بِتَعَاقُبِ الأَحْوالِ
How much fruit I have found in their plantings,
renewed as circumstances succeed one another.
سَلوَىsolace أَتاحَتْهَاafforded it مآثِرُهُمْtheir noble deeds وقَدْand indeed
سَلوَى أَتاحَتْهَا مآثِرُهُمْ وقَدْ
يغْدُوmay become الفِرَاقُparting بِهَاthrough it شَبِيهَlike وِصَالِreunion
يغْدُو الفِرَاقُ بِهَا شَبِيهَ وِصَالِ
A solace their great deeds have afforded, and indeed
through it, parting may become like reunion.
وَكَذَاكَand likewise مَجْدُthe glory of العَبْقَرِيَّةِgenius والفِدَىand sacrifice
وَكَذَاكَ مَجْدُ العَبْقَرِيَّةِ والفِدَى
لاَnot ينْقَضِيends بِتَحَوُّلِwith the changing of الأَحْوَالِcircumstances
لاَ ينْقَضِي بِتَحَوُّلِ الأَحْوَالِ
Thus the glory of genius and sacrifice
does not end when circumstances change.
أَيْO مُصْطَفَىMustafa مَاnot كُنْتَyou were إِلاَّexcept كَامِلاًperfect
أَيْ مُصْطَفَى مَا كُنْتَ إِلاَّ كَامِلاً
لوْif كَانَcould يُتَصفُbe described امْرُوءٌa man بِكَمِالِas perfect
لوْ كَانَ يُتَصفُ امْرُوءٌ بِكَمِالِ
O Mustafa, you were nothing less than perfect,
if any man could be described as perfect.
ماذاwhat لَقِيتَyou encountered مِنَfrom الصِّباyouth وَنعِيمِهِand its pleasures
ماذا لَقِيتَ مِنَ الصِّبا وَنعِيمِهِ
غَيرَother than المكَارِهِhardships فِيهِwithin it والأَهْوَالِand terrors
غَيرَ المكَارِهِ فِيهِ والأَهْوَالِ
What did you find in youth and its pleasures
but hardships and terrors within it?
إِنيindeed I شَهِدْتُwitnessed شَهَادَةًthe testimony of العَيْنَيْنِboth eyes ماwhat
إِني شَهِدْتُ شَهَادَةً العَيْنَيْنِ ما
عَانَيْتَyou suffered فِيin الغدُوَاتِthe mornings وَالآصالِand the evenings
عَانَيْتَ فِي الغدُوَاتِ وَالآصالِ
Indeed, I witnessed with my own two eyes what
you suffered in the mornings and the evenings.
مُتَطَوِّعاًvolunteering تَسْخُوyou give generously بِمَاwith what يُفنِيexhausts القُوىstrength
مُتَطَوِّعاً تَسْخُو بِمَا يُفنِي القُوى
مِنْof جُهْدِthe toil of أَيَّامٍdays وسُهدِand sleeplessness of لَيَالِnights
مِنْ جُهْدِ أَيَّامٍ وسُهدِ لَيَالِ
Volunteering, you freely gave what exhausts one's strength:
the toil of days and sleeplessness of nights.
إِذْwhen قُمْتyou undertook بِالأَمْرِthe task الجُسَامِmighty ولَمْand not يَكُنْthere was
إِذْ قُمْت بِالأَمْرِ الجُسَامِ ولَمْ يَكُنْ
زَمَناًfor a time فَماand there was no مِنْany مُسْعِدٍhelper ومُوَالِand ally
زَمَناً فَما مِنْ مُسْعِدٍ ومُوَالِ
When you undertook the mighty task, and there was none
for a time—there was no helper or ally.
حَالstood التَّوَرُّعُscrupulous caution دُونin the way of إِغْرَاءِthe enticement of المُنَىhopes
حَال التَّوَرُّعُ دُون إِغْرَاءِ المُنَى
زَمَناًfor a time فَماand there was no مِنْany مُسْعِدٍhelper ومُوَالِand ally
زَمَناً فَما مِنْ مُسْعِدٍ ومُوَالِ
Scruples stood in the way of hope's enticement
for a time—there was no helper or ally.
وَالقَوْمُand the people فِيin ظَمَإthirst وَوَعْدُكَand your promise مُطْمِعٌenticing
وَالقَوْمُ فِي ظَمَإ وَوَعْدُكَ مُطْمِعٌ
لَكِنْbut يَرَوْنَthey see لَهُin it رَفِيفthe shimmer of الآلِthe mirage
لَكِنْ يَرَوْنَ لَهُ رَفِيف الآلِ
The people were thirsty, and your promise enticing,
yet they saw in it the shimmer of a mirage.
تَسعىyou strive ويَعْتَرِضُand obstructs السَّبِيلَthe path قنُوطُهُمْtheir despair
تَسعى ويَعْتَرِضُ السَّبِيلَ قنُوطُهُمْ
فِيat كُلِّevery حَلhalt مِنْكَof yours أَوْor تَرْحَالِjourney
فِي كُلِّ حَل مِنْكَ أَوْ تَرْحَالِ
You strive, while their despair obstructs the path
at every halt of yours or journey.
فَتظَلُّso you continue تَضرِبُtraversing فِيthrough جوَانِبِهِits reaches وَمَاand do not
فَتظَلُّ تَضرِبُ فِي جوَانِبِهِ وَمَا
تُلْقِيyou give إِلىto نُذُرِthe warnings of الحُبُوطِfailure بِبَالِany thought
تُلْقِي إِلى نُذُرِ الحُبُوطِ بِبَالِ
So you keep traversing its reaches, and do not
give any thought to the warnings of failure.
لَكَyou have دُونَshort of attaining مَاwhat تَبْغِيyou seek مَضَاءُthe resolve of مُصمِّمa determined man
لَكَ دُونَ مَا تَبْغِي مَضَاءُ مُصمِّم
لاَnot يَنْثَنِيhe bends وبلاَءُand the valor of غَيرِone not مُبَالِconcerned أحأunclear token
لاَ يَنْثَنِي وبلاَءُ غَيرِ مُبَالِ أحأ
On the way to what you seek, you have a resolute man's drive,
who never bends, and the valor of one undaunted. [Unclear final word.]
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen وَضَحbecame clear اليَقِينُcertainty وصدَّقَتْand confirmed
حَتَّى إِذَا وَضَح اليَقِينُ وصدَّقَتْ
دعْوَاكَyour claim آيةُa sign from ربِّكyour Lord المُتَعالِيexalted
دعْوَاكَ آيةُ ربِّك المُتَعالِي
Until, when certainty became clear and there came confirmation
of your claim through a sign from your exalted Lord,
فَثَويْتَthen you lay in death أَظْهَرَmost triumphant مَاas تَكُونُyou could be عَلَىover عِدَىthe foes of
فَثَويْتَ أَظْهَرَ مَا تَكُونُ عَلَى عِدَى
مِصْرٍEgypt بِعُقْبَىthrough the outcome of دَائِكَyour illness المُغْتَالِdeath-dealing
مِصْرٍ بِعُقْبَى دَائِكَ المُغْتَالِ
you lay in death, at your most triumphant over the foes
of Egypt, through the outcome of your death-dealing illness.
هَزَّتْshook مَنِيَّتكَyour death البِلاَدَthe land وَلَمْand not تَكُنْwas
هَزَّتْ مَنِيَّتكَ البِلاَدَ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ
بِأَشَدَّany stronger مِنْهَاthan it هِزَّةُthe tremor of الزِّلْزَالِthe earthquake
بِأَشَدَّ مِنْهَا هِزَّةُ الزِّلْزَالِ
Your death shook the land, and no
earthquake's tremor was stronger than it.
فَالقَوْمُso the people مِنْfrom جَزَعٍanguish عَلَيْكَfor you كَأَنَّهمْas though they were
فَالقَوْمُ مِنْ جَزَعٍ عَلَيْكَ كَأَنَّهمْ
آلٌa family وَقَدْand indeed رُزِئُواthey were bereaved of عَزِيزَthe dearest of الآلِthe kin
آلٌ وَقَدْ رُزِئُوا عَزِيزَ الآلِ
In their anguish for you, the people seemed
a family that had lost its dearest kin.
كَشَفَlifted الأَسَىgrief لَهُمُfor them الحِجَابَthe veil فَأَيْقَنُواso they became certain
كَشَفَ الأَسَى لَهُمُ الحِجَابَ فَأَيْقَنُوا
أَنَّthat الحَيَاةَlife مَطَالِبٌaspirations وَمَعَالِيand noble pursuits
أَنَّ الحَيَاةَ مَطَالِبٌ وَمَعَالِي
Grief lifted the veil for them, and they knew with certainty
that life is aspirations and noble pursuits.
وَتَبَيَّنواand they realized أَنَّthat الخُنُوعَsubmission مَهَانَةٌhumiliation
وَتَبَيَّنوا أَنَّ الخُنُوعَ مَهَانَةٌ
لاَnot يُسْتَطَالُis prolonged بِهَاthrough it مَدَىthe span of الآجَالِlifetimes
لاَ يُسْتَطَالُ بِهَا مَدَى الآجَالِ
They realized that submission is humiliation,
through which no lifespan is prolonged.
لِلهِto God حُسْنُthe excellence of بِلائِهِمْtheir valor لَمَّاwhen أَبَوْاthey refused
لِلهِ حُسْنُ بِلائِهِمْ لَمَّا أَبَوْا
مُتَضَافِرِينَunited دَوَامَthe continuation of تِلْكَthat الحالِstate
مُتَضَافِرِينَ دَوَامَ تِلْكَ الحالِ
God be praised for their fine valor, when they refused,
united, to let that state endure.
وَتَوَثَّبواand they sprang forward بِعَزِيمَةٍwith resolve مَصْدُوقَةٍsteadfast
وَتَوَثَّبوا بِعَزِيمَةٍ مَصْدُوقَةٍ
بَرِئَتْwas free مِنَof الأحْقَادِrancors وَالأَوْجَالِand fears
بَرِئَتْ مِنَ الأحْقَادِ وَالأَوْجَالِ
And they sprang forward with a steadfast resolve
free of rancor and fear.
يَرِدُونَthey approach حَوْضاًa pool وَالمَنَايَاand deaths دُونَهُbefore it
يَرِدُونَ حَوْضاً وَالمَنَايَا دُونَهُ
مُسْتَبْسِلِينَfighting dauntlessly ضُرُوبforms of الاسْتِبْسَالِheroism
مُسْتَبْسِلِينَ ضُرُوب الاسْتِبْسَالِ
They seek a pool, with deaths between them and it,
displaying every kind of dauntless courage.
حَتَّىuntil أُتِيحwas granted الفَتْحُvictory يَجْلُوreveals حُسْنَهُits beauty
حَتَّى أُتِيح الفَتْحُ يَجْلُو حُسْنَهُ
فِيon يَوْمِهِits day إِحْسَانُthe good deeds of يَوْمٍa day خَالِpast
فِي يَوْمِهِ إِحْسَانُ يَوْمٍ خَالِ
Until victory was granted, its beauty revealed
on its day by the good done on a day gone by.
فَتْحٌa victory بَدَاappeared اسْمُكَyour name وَهْوَwhile it is فِيin عُنْوَانِهِits heading
فَتْحٌ بَدَا اسْمُكَ وَهْوَ فِي عُنْوَانِهِ
مُتَخَضِّباًdyed بِدَمِwith the blood of الشَّبابِyouth الغَالِيprecious
مُتَخَضِّباً بِدَمِ الشَّبابِ الغَالِي
A victory with your name appearing in its heading,
dyed with youth's precious blood.
إِيهاًenough! شَهِيدَmartyr of الحُبِّlove لِلبَلَدِfor the land الَّذِيthat
إِيهاً شَهِيدَ الحُبِّ لِلبَلَدِ الَّذِي
لاnot أَنْتَyou سَالِيهِforgetting it وَلاَand not هُوَit سَالِforgetful
لا أَنْتَ سَالِيهِ وَلاَ هُوَ سَالِ
Enough, martyr of love for the land that
you do not forget, nor does it forget you.
أَبْهِجْhow delightful بِأَوْبَتِكَyour return السَّنيَّةsplendid طَالِعاًrising
أَبْهِجْ بِأَوْبَتِكَ السَّنيَّة طَالِعاً
فِيin أُفْقِهِits horizon كَالكَوْكَبِlike the star المُتَلاَلِيglittering
فِي أُفْقِهِ كَالكَوْكَبِ المُتَلاَلِي
How delightful your splendid return, as you rise
on its horizon like a glittering star.
لِلذِّكْرِfor remembrance آفَاقٌhorizons سَحِيقَاتُimmense المَدَىin reach
لِلذِّكْرِ آفَاقٌ سَحِيقَاتُ المَدَى
وَلِزُهْرهَاand for their stars المُتَأَلِّقَاتِradiant مَجَالِيvistas
وَلِزُهْرهَا المُتَأَلِّقَاتِ مَجَالِي
Remembrance has horizons of immeasurable reach,
and vistas for their radiant stars.
فَإِذَاso when دَنَتْthey draw near مِنَّاto us فَتِلْكَthen those are عَوَالِمٌworlds
فَإِذَا دَنَتْ مِنَّا فَتِلْكَ عَوَالِمٌ
وَإِذَاand when نَأَتْthey grow distant عَنَّاfrom us فَتِلْكَthen those are لآلِيpearls
وَإِذَا نَأَتْ عَنَّا فَتِلْكَ لآلِي
So when they draw near to us, they are worlds;
and when they draw away from us, they are pearls.
تَطْوِيthey enfold مِنَof الأدْهَارِages مَاwhat لاَnot يَنْقَضِيends
تَطْوِي مِنَ الأدْهَارِ مَا لاَ يَنْقَضِي
وَتَجُولُand they roam فِيin الأَفْكَارِthoughts كُلَّevery مَجَالِrealm
وَتَجُولُ فِي الأَفْكَارِ كُلَّ مَجَالِ
They enfold ages that never end,
and roam every realm of thought.
أَنْوَارُthe lights of وَجْهِكَyour face طَالَعْتنَاgreeted us اليَوْمَtoday مِنْfrom
أَنْوَارُ وَجْهِكَ طَالَعْتنَا اليَوْمَ مِنْ
بُرْجٍa tower حَلَلْتَyou settled بِهِin it لِغَيْرِwithout زِيَالِdeparture
بُرْجٍ حَلَلْتَ بِهِ لِغَيْرِ زِيَالِ
The lights of your face greeted us today from
a tower where you have settled, never to depart.
قَدْindeed أَثْبَتَتْهَاhas fixed them مِصْرُEgypt بَيْنَbefore عُيُونِهاher eyes
قَدْ أَثْبَتَتْهَا مِصْرُ بَيْنَ عُيُونِها
فَالحَالُso the present مُتَّصلٌjoined بِالاسِتقْبَالِto the future
فَالحَالُ مُتَّصلٌ بِالاسِتقْبَالِ
Egypt has fixed them before her eyes;
so the present is joined to the future.
نِعْمَexcellent is الثَّوَابُthe reward لِذِيfor one possessing مَآثِرَnoble deeds فِيin النَّدَىgenerosity
نِعْمَ الثَّوَابُ لِذِي مَآثِرَ فِي النَّدَى
فَرَضَتْimposed مَحَبَّتهُlove for him عَلَىupon الأَجْيَالِgenerations
فَرَضَتْ مَحَبَّتهُ عَلَى الأَجْيَالِ
What a fine reward for one whose deeds of generosity
have made love for him a duty upon generations.
فِتْيَانَyouths of مِصْرَEgypt وَعَهْدُهَاand her era غَيْرُother than الَّذِيthat which
فِتْيَانَ مِصْرَ وَعَهْدُهَا غَيْرُ الَّذِي
عَانَتْهُshe endured it فِيin الأَصْفَادِfetters وَالأَعْلاَلِand afflictions
عَانَتْهُ فِي الأَصْفَادِ وَالأَعْلاَلِ
Youths of Egypt—her era is no longer that
she endured in fetters and afflictions—
حَيُّواsalute مُدِيلَthe giver of حَيَاتِهَاher life مِنْin place of يَأْسِهاher despair
حَيُّوا مُدِيلَ حَيَاتِهَا مِنْ يَأْسِها
وَمُذَلَّلَand the subduer of الآلاَمِsufferings لِلآمَالِfor hopes
وَمُذَلَّلَ الآلاَمِ لِلآمَالِ
salute him who replaced her despair with life,
and him who tamed sufferings for the sake of hopes.
حَيُّواsalute زَعِيمَthe leader of اليقْظَthe awakening الأُولَىfirst بِهَاin her
حَيُّوا زَعِيمَ اليقْظَ الأُولَى بِهَا
وَخَطِيبَand the orator of ثَوْرَتِهَاher revolution فِيat الاسْتِهَلاَلِthe beginning
وَخَطِيبَ ثَوْرَتِهَا فِي الاسْتِهَلاَلِ
Salute the leader of her first awakening
and the orator of her revolution at its dawn.
هَذِيthese are مَوَاكِبُهَاher processions وَتِلْكَand those are وُفُودَهَاher delegations
هَذِي مَوَاكِبُهَا وَتِلْكَ وُفُودَهَا
فِيat مُلْتَقَىa gathering ذِيpossessing رَوْعَةٍawe وَجَمَالِand beauty
فِي مُلْتَقَى ذِي رَوْعَةٍ وَجَمَالِ
Here are her processions, and there her delegations,
at a gathering of awe and beauty.
حَفَلَتْshe celebrated بِرَمْزِthe symbol of نُهُوضِهَاher rising وَمِثَالُهُand his likeness
حَفَلَتْ بِرَمْزِ نُهُوضِهَا وَمِثَالُهُ
مَاwhat لاَnot تُدَانِيcan match صَنْعَةُthe craft of المَثَّالِthe sculptor
مَا لاَ تُدَانِي صَنْعَةُ المَثَّالِ
She has celebrated the symbol of her rising; his likeness
is beyond the sculptor's craft to match.
لَكنَّهاbut it was مُهَجٌhearts بَنَتْهُthat built it وَلَمْand not تَكُنْwere
لَكنَّها مُهَجٌ بَنَتْهُ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ
إِلاَّexcept ذَرَائِعَهَاtheir means فُضُولُsurplus المَالِmoney
إِلاَّ ذَرَائِعَهَا فُضُولُ المَالِ
But it was hearts that built it, and nothing served
as their means but surplus funds.
وَكَفَاهُand it suffices him فَخْراًas honor أَنَّthat ذَاكَthat المَالَmoney لَمْnot
وَكَفَاهُ فَخْراً أَنَّ ذَاكَ المَالَ لَمْ
يَكُwas مَكْسَa levy of جَابٍa tax collector أَوْor تَطَوُّلَa condescending favor of والِa governor
يَكُ مَكْسَ جَابٍ أَوْ تَطَوُّلَ والِ
And it is honor enough for him that this money was not
a collector's levy or a governor's condescending favor.
رسْمٌan image يَلُوحُappears وَفِيهِand within it مَعْنَىthe essence of أَصْلِهِits original
رسْمٌ يَلُوحُ وَفِيهِ مَعْنَى أَصْلِهِ
فَيَرُوعُso it inspires awe بَيْنَbetween حَقِيقَةٍreality وَخَيَالِand fantasy
فَيَرُوعُ بَيْنَ حَقِيقَةٍ وَخَيَالِ
An image appears, bearing the essence of its original,
and inspires awe between reality and fantasy.
لانَsoftened الحَدِيدُiron لَهُfor him فَصَاغَand fashioned لِعَينِهِfor his very person
لانَ الحَدِيدُ لَهُ فَصَاغَ لِعَينِهِ
أَثَراًa monument عَلَىthrough الأَيَّامِthe days لَيْسَnot بِبَالِworn away
أَثَراً عَلَى الأَيَّامِ لَيْسَ بِبَالِ
Iron softened for him and fashioned for his very person
a monument the passing days will never wear away.
كَمْhow many فِيin بَلِيغِthe eloquence of سُكُونِهِhis stillness مِنْof عِبْرَةٍa lesson
كَمْ فِي بَلِيغِ سُكُونِهِ مِنْ عِبْرَةٍ
أَوْفَىfuller وَأَكْفَىand more sufficient مِنْthan فَصِيحِeloquent مَقَالِspeech
أَوْفَى وَأَكْفَى مِنْ فَصِيحِ مَقَالِ
How many lessons lie in his eloquent stillness,
fuller and more sufficient than eloquent speech.
هُوَhe خَالِدٌimmortal وَيَظَلُّand remains مِدْرَهَthe spokesman of قَوْمِهِhis people
هُوَ خَالِدٌ وَيَظَلُّ مِدْرَهَ قَوْمِهِ
فِيin كُلِّevery نَازِلَةٍcalamity وَكُلِّand every نِضَالِstruggle
فِي كُلِّ نَازِلَةٍ وَكُلِّ نِضَالِ
He is immortal, and remains his people's spokesman
in every calamity and every struggle.
عَطْفُthe kindness of المَلِيكِthe king وَقَدْand indeed أَمَاطَhe removed حِجَابَهُits veil
عَطْفُ المَلِيكِ وَقَدْ أَمَاطَ حِجَابَهُ
رَفَعَraised المَقَامَthe occasion إِلَىto مَقَامِa rank of جَلاَلِmajesty
رَفَعَ المَقَامَ إِلَى مَقَامِ جَلاَلِ
The king's kindness, when he removed its veil,
raised the occasion to a rank of majesty.
أَعْلَىthe highest المُلُوكِkings مَكَانَةًin rank أَرْعَاهُمُthe most mindful among them
أَعْلَى المُلُوكِ مَكَانَةً أَرْعَاهُمُ
لِمَكَانَةِof the standing of العُلَمَاءِscholars وَالأَبْطَالِand heroes
لِمَكَانَةِ العُلَمَاءِ وَالأَبْطَالِ
The highest kings in rank are those most mindful
of the standing of scholars and heroes.
فَارُوقُنَاour Farouk المَحْبُوبُbeloved يَقْرنُjoins عَزْمَهhis resolve
فَارُوقُنَا المَحْبُوبُ يَقْرنُ عَزْمَه
بِالحَزْمِwith prudence وَالإِنْصَافِand fairness بِالإِجْمَالِwith graciousness
بِالحَزْمِ وَالإِنْصَافِ بِالإِجْمَالِ
Our beloved Farouk joins his resolve
with prudence, and fairness with graciousness.
لِيَعِشْmay he live سَعِيداًhappily بَالِغاًattaining مِنْin دَهْرِهِhis lifetime
لِيَعِشْ سَعِيداً بَالِغاً مِنْ دَهْرِهِ
مَاwhatever شَاءَhe desires مِنْof عِزّglory وَمِنْand of إِقْبَالِprosperity
مَا شَاءَ مِنْ عِزّ وَمِنْ إِقْبَالِ
May he live happily, attaining in his lifetime
all the glory and prosperity he desires.
Sol 6.1