مَدَدْتِyou spread طِرافَكِyour leather tent لِلاَّئِدِينْfor those seeking refuge
مَدَدْتِ طِرافَكِ لِلاَّئِدِينْ
وَعَوَّذْتِand you shielded مِنْfrom دَهْرِكِyour age العَائِذِينْthose seeking shelter
وَعَوَّذْتِ مِنْ دَهْرِكِ العَائِذِينْ
You spread your tent for those seeking refuge,
and shielded the refuge-seekers from your age's hardships.
وَأَوْلَيْتِand you bestowed بِرَّكِyour kindness مَنْwhoever يَرْتَجِيهِhopes for it
وَأَوْلَيْتِ بِرَّكِ مَنْ يَرْتَجِيهِ
أَبِالبِرِّis it kindness? أَوَّلُthe first مَاwhat تَشْعُرينyou sense
أَبِالبِرِّ أَوَّلُ مَا تَشْعُرين
And you bestowed your kindness on whoever hopes for it;
is kindness the first thing you sense?
شُعَاعُa ray الفَرِيدَةِof the peerless one (Farida) فِيamong المَالِكَاتِqueens
شُعَاعُ الفَرِيدَةِ فِي المَالِكَاتِ
وَبِنْتُand daughter المُرَحَّبِof the acclaimed one فِيamong المَالِكِينْkings
وَبِنْتُ المُرَحَّبِ فِي المَالِكِينْ
A ray of Farida, peerless among queens,
and daughter of the acclaimed one among kings,
حَمَىmay protect اللهُGod دَاراًa house إِلَيْكِto you اعْتَزَّتsought refuge
حَمَى اللهُ دَاراً إِلَيْكِ اعْتَزَّت
وَبِاسْمِكِand in your name أَضْحَتْbecame حِمَىa sanctuary المُحْتَمِينُfor those seeking shelter
وَبِاسْمِكِ أَضْحَتْ حِمَى المُحْتَمِينُ
may God guard a house that sought refuge in you,
and in your name became a sanctuary for those seeking shelter.
تُدَاوِيit treats العَلِيلَthe sick وَتَأْسُوand heals الجَريحَthe wounded
تُدَاوِي العَلِيلَ وَتَأْسُو الجَريحَ
وَتُشْكِيand relieves الحَريبَthe dispossessed مِنَamong المُشْتَكِينْthose who complain
وَتُشْكِي الحَريبَ مِنَ المُشْتَكِينْ
It treats the sick and heals the wounded,
and relieves the dispossessed among those in distress.
وَتُعْنَىand cares بِعَافِيَةِfor the health الأُمَّهَاتِof mothers
وَتُعْنَى بِعَافِيَةِ الأُمَّهَاتِ
وَتَرْعَىand tends البَنَاتِthe girls وَتَرْعَىand tends البَنِينْthe boys
وَتَرْعَى البَنَاتِ وَتَرْعَى البَنِينْ
And it cares for mothers' health,
and tends the girls and tends the boys.
وَمِنْand among أَرْشَدِthe soundest الرَّأْيِjudgment أَلاَّthat ... not تَفُوتَshould miss
وَمِنْ أَرْشَدِ الرَّأْيِ أَلاَّ تَفُوتَ
عِنَايَتَتُهَاits care فِئةَthe group الأًَوْسَطِينْof middle-income people
عِنَايَتَتُهَا فِئةَ الأًَوْسَطِينْ
And it is soundest policy not to let
its care overlook the middle classes.
بِمِصْرَin Cairo الجَدِيدَةِthe new قَدْalready أُنْشِئَتْwas established
بِمِصْرَ الجَدِيدَةِ قَدْ أُنْشِئَتْ
وَتَشْمَلُand embraces جِيرَانَهَاits neighbors المُعْوَزينْthe needy
وَتَشْمَلُ جِيرَانَهَا المُعْوَزينْ
It has been established in Heliopolis,
and embraces its needy neighbors.
وَإِنْand not هِيَit إِلاَّexcept نَوَاةٌa seed لِمَاof what
وَإِنْ هِيَ إِلاَّ نَوَاةٌ لِمَا
تُهَيِّئُهُprepares it نِيَّةُthe intention المُحْسِنِينْof the benefactors
تُهَيِّئُهُ نِيَّةُ المُحْسِنِينْ
And it is only a seed of what
the benefactors' resolve is preparing.
فَبَشِّرْso bring glad tidings to أَهَالِيthe people of هَذِيthese الضَّوَاحِيsuburbs
فَبَشِّرْ أَهَالِي هَذِي الضَّوَاحِي
بِيَقْظَةٍof an awakening أَعْيَانِهَاtheir notables المُصْلِحِينْthe reform-minded
بِيَقْظَةٍ أَعْيَانِهَا المُصْلِحِينْ
So give the people of these suburbs glad tidings
of the awakening of their reform-minded notables.
مُقَدَّمُهُمْtheir leader وَاسْمُهُand his name وَصْفُهُis his description
مُقَدَّمُهُمْ وَاسْمُهُ وَصْفُهُ
هُوَhe is الطَّاهِرُTahir (the pure) الأَرِيحِيًُّthe generous الرَّصِينْthe steadfast
هُوَ الطَّاهِرُ الأَرِيحِيًُّ الرَّصِينْ
Their leader—whose name describes him—
is Tahir: pure, generous, and steadfast.
وَفِيand in اسْمِthe name of شَقِيقShaqiq (brother) دَلِيلٌa clue عَلَيْهِabout him
وَفِي اسْمِ شَقِيق دَلِيلٌ عَلَيْهِ
وَمَنْand who مِثْلُهُlike him يَنْصُرُchampions البَائِسِينْthe wretched
وَمَنْ مِثْلُهُ يَنْصُرُ البَائِسِينْ
And Shaqiq's name is a clue to his nature;
and who champions the wretched as he does?
وَأَمَّاand as for رِياضٌRiyad فَفَيthen within نَفْسِهِhis soul
وَأَمَّا رِياضٌ فَفَي نَفْسِهِ
ريَاضٌgardens بِأَخْلاقِهِin his virtues يَزْدَهِينْthey glory
ريَاضٌ بِأَخْلاقِهِ يَزْدَهِينْ
And as for Riyad, within his soul
are gardens that glory in his virtues.
لَهُto him وَلأَعْوَانِهِand to his helpers أَيُّwhat فَضْلٍmerit
لَهُ وَلأَعْوَانِهِ أَيُّ فَضْلٍ
عَظِيمٍgreat فَكُلٌّso each بِحَمْدٍof praise قَمِينْworthy
عَظِيمٍ فَكُلٌّ بِحَمْدٍ قَمِينْ
What merit he and his helpers possess—
how great! Each is worthy of praise.
وَكُلُّand each مِنَof الصَّحْبِthe companions أَسْدَىextended يَداًa hand
وَكُلُّ مِنَ الصَّحْبِ أَسْدَى يَداً
فَوَفَّىand gave fully وَكُلٌّand each بِحَمْدٍof praise قَمِينْworthy
فَوَفَّى وَكُلٌّ بِحَمْدٍ قَمِينْ
And each of the companions has lent a hand,
and given in full; each is worthy of praise.
مُؤَسَّسَةٌan institution وَهَبَتْdonated دَارَهَاits building
مُؤَسَّسَةٌ وَهَبَتْ دَارَهَا
لَهَاto it بَارَكَmay bless اللهُGod فِيin الوَاهِبِينْthe donors
لَهَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِي الوَاهِبِينْ
An institution has donated its building
to it; may God bless the donors.
تَصَرَّفُare at work فِيهَاwithin it أَيَادِيthe hands الكِرَامِof the generous
تَصَرَّفُ فِيهَا أَيَادِي الكِرَامِ
بِقَلْبٍwith a heart عَطُوفٍcompassionate وَلفِكْرٍand for thought رَزِينْsober
بِقَلْبٍ عَطُوفٍ وَلفِكْرٍ رَزِينْ
The hands of the generous are at work within it,
with a compassionate heart and sober thought.
سَرَاةَO notables الحِمَىof the homeland مَاhow أَعَزَّmighty الحِمَىthe homeland
سَرَاةَ الحِمَى مَا أَعَزَّ الحِمَى
بِكُمْthrough you مِنْas دُعَاةٍadvocates وَمِنْand as شَاهِدِينْwitnesses
بِكُمْ مِنْ دُعَاةٍ وَمِنْ شَاهِدِينْ
O notables of the homeland, how strong the homeland is
through you, its advocates and witnesses!
يَسُرُّgladdens الكِنَانَةَthe Quiver (Egypt) إِجْمَاعُكُمْyour unity
يَسُرُّ الكِنَانَةَ إِجْمَاعُكُمْ
وَأَسْمَىand the highest المُنَىhopes أَنْthat تُرَواyou be seen مُجْمِعِينْunited
وَأَسْمَى المُنَى أَنْ تُرَوا مُجْمِعِينْ
Your unity gladdens Egypt, the Quiver,
and the highest hope is to see you united.
فَفِيfor in مِثْلِthe like of هَذَاthis إذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle بَذَلتُمْyou give
فَفِي مِثْلِ هَذَا إذَا مَا بَذَلتُمْ
فَلَسْتُمْthen you are not غُلاةًimmoderate وَلاnor مُسْرِفِينْwasteful
فَلَسْتُمْ غُلاةً وَلا مُسْرِفِينْ
For when you give to a cause like this,
you are neither immoderate nor wasteful.
وَخَلُّواand leave الأُولَىthose who بِخَلُواwere stingy باليَسِيرِwith a little
وَخَلُّوا الأُولَى بِخَلُوا باليَسِيرِ
فَهَلْfor has ...? بارَكَblessed اللهُGod لِلبَاخِلِينْfor the miserly
فَهَلْ بارَكَ اللهُ لِلبَاخِلِينْ
And leave those who begrudged even a little;
for has God ever blessed the miserly?
وَآتُواand give زَكَاتَكُمْyour zakat عَنْwith رِضاًwillingness
وَآتُوا زَكَاتَكُمْ عَنْ رِضاً
تَقِيَّةَto avoid إِيتَائِهَاgiving it مُكْرَهِينْunder compulsion
تَقِيَّةَ إِيتَائِهَا مُكْرَهِينْ
And pay your zakat willingly,
to avoid paying it under compulsion,
تَقِيَّةَto avoid إِنْفَاقِspending أَضْعَافِهَاmany times its amount
تَقِيَّةَ إِنْفَاقِ أَضْعَافِهَا
وَلاand no أَجْرَreward إِذْat ذَاكَthat time لِلْمُنْفِقِينْfor those who spend
وَلا أَجْرَ إِذْ ذَاكَ لِلْمُنْفِقِينْ
to avoid spending many times its amount,
with no reward then for those who spend.
إذَاif اسْتَأْثَرَreserves for himself المَرْءُa person بِالخَيْرِthe good دُونَto the exclusion of
إذَا اسْتَأْثَرَ المَرْءُ بِالخَيْرِ دُونَ
أَخِيهِhis brother فَذَلِكَthen that رَأْيُthe judgment الأَفِينْof the fool
أَخِيهِ فَذَلِكَ رَأْيُ الأَفِينْ
If a man claims all the good for himself, excluding
his brother, that is a fool's judgment.
وَإِنْand if شَقِيَsuffer النَّاسُpeople مِنْfrom حَوْلِنَاaround us
وَإِنْ شَقِيَ النَّاسُ مِنْ حَوْلِنَا
أَفِيis it in الحَقِّwhat is right أَنَّاthat we مِنَamong النَّاعِمِينْthose at ease
أَفِي الحَقِّ أَنَّا مِنَ النَّاعِمِينْ
And if people suffer all around us,
is it right that we should live in ease?
أَيَصْلُحُcan ... be sound? مُجْتَمَعٌa society لَيْسَthere is not فِيهِwithin it
أَيَصْلُحُ مُجْتَمَعٌ لَيْسَ فِيهِ
لِمَنْfor whoever يَسْتَعِينُseeks help بِهِfrom it مِنَany مُعِينْhelper
لِمَنْ يَسْتَعِينُ بِهِ مِنَ مُعِينْ
Can a society be sound when it has
no helper for whoever seeks its aid?
أَمَاhave not ...? عَلَّمَتْنَاtaught us الرَّزَايَاthe calamities الَّتِيwhich
أَمَا عَلَّمَتْنَا الرَّزَايَا الَّتِي
تَصُبُّpour المَنَايَاdeaths عَلَىupon الوَادِعِينْthe untroubled
تَصُبُّ المَنَايَا عَلَى الوَادِعِينْ
Have not the calamities taught us—those that
pour death upon the untroubled—
بِأَنَّاthat we إذَاif مَاemphatic particle أَبَيْنَاrefuse الزَّكَاةَzakat
بِأَنَّا إذَا مَا أَبَيْنَا الزَّكَاةَ
لَمْnot نَكُwe shall be فِيin سِرْبِنَاour fold آمِنينْsafe
لَمْ نَكُ فِي سِرْبِنَا آمِنينْ
that if we refuse to pay zakat,
we shall not be safe within our fold,
وَأَنَّاand that we بِرَحْمَتِنَاthrough our mercy لِلضِّعَافِtoward the weak
وَأَنَّا بِرَحْمَتِنَا لِلضِّعَافِ
نَكُونُwe are لأَنْفُسِنَاto ourselves رَاحِمِينْmerciful
نَكُونُ لأَنْفُسِنَا رَاحِمِينْ
and that, through our mercy toward the weak,
we show mercy to ourselves?
ألاhear now أَيُّهَاO السَّادَةُgentlemen الحَافِلُونَgathered in celebration
ألا أَيُّهَا السَّادَةُ الحَافِلُونَ
بِمُفْتَتَحٍat an opening هُوَit is فَتْحٌa victory مُبِينْmanifest
بِمُفْتَتَحٍ هُوَ فَتْحٌ مُبِينْ
Hear now, gentlemen gathered in celebration
at an opening that is a manifest victory:
فَهِمْتُمُyou have understood زَمَانَكُمْyour age فَاهْنَأُواso rejoice
فَهِمْتُمُ زَمَانَكُمْ فَاهْنَأُوا
بِإِقْرَاضِكُمْin your lending رَبَّكُمْto your Lord عَنْwith يَقِينْcertainty
بِإِقْرَاضِكُمْ رَبَّكُمْ عَنْ يَقِينْ
you have understood your age; so rejoice
in lending to your Lord with conviction.
مَفَاخِرُthe glories فَارُوقَof Farouk فِيin عَصْرِهِhis age
مَفَاخِرُ فَارُوقَ فِي عَصْرِهِ
تُجَاوِزُsurpass مَقْدَرَةَthe ability المَادِحِينْof those who praise
تُجَاوِزُ مَقْدَرَةَ المَادِحِينْ
Farouk's glories in his age
surpass the powers of those who praise him,
سَوَاءٌwhether بِقُدْوَتِهِthrough his example أَمْor بِمَاthrough what
سَوَاءٌ بِقُدْوَتِهِ أَمْ بِمَا
يُوَجِّهُhe directs مِنْof هِمَمaspirations المُفْتَدِينْof the self-sacrificing
يُوَجِّهُ مِنْ هِمَم المُفْتَدِينْ
whether through his example or through the way
he guides the zeal of those who sacrifice themselves.
أَبَرُّthe most benevolent المُلُوكِof kings الأُولىwho حَبَّبُواmade beloved
أَبَرُّ المُلُوكِ الأُولى حَبَّبُوا
سَجَايَاthe virtues المُلُوكِof kings إِلَىto العَالَمِينْall humanity
سَجَايَا المُلُوكِ إِلَى العَالَمِينْ
He is the most benevolent of kings who have endeared
the virtues of kings to all humanity.
وَمَاand not هَمُّهُhis concern غَيْرُother than إِسْعَادِmaking happy مَنْthose whom
وَمَا هَمُّهُ غَيْرُ إِسْعَادِ مَنْ
يَسُوسُhe rules وَإِصْلاحِand setting right دُنْيَاworldly life وَدِينْand religion
يَسُوسُ وَإِصْلاحِ دُنْيَا وَدِينْ
And his sole concern is to bring happiness to those
he rules, and to set right worldly life and faith.
فَمَنْthen who مِنْهُthan he أَخْلَقُworthier فِيamong السَّائِدِينَrulers
فَمَنْ مِنْهُ أَخْلَقُ فِي السَّائِدِينَ
بِوَصْفِof the title الرَّشِيدِthe rightly guided وَنَعْتِand the epithet الأَمِينْthe trustworthy
بِوَصْفِ الرَّشِيدِ وَنَعْتِ الأَمِينْ
Who among rulers, then, is worthier than he
of the title 'Rightly Guided' and the epithet 'Trustworthy'?
لِيَكْلأُهُmay He guard him رَبُّthe Lord العُلَىof the heights وَلَيَصُنْand may He preserve
لِيَكْلأُهُ رَبُّ العُلَى وَلَيَصُنْ
مِنَfrom الدَّهْرِtime حِصْنَthe fortress البِلادِof the country الحَصِينْthe impregnable
مِنَ الدَّهْرِ حِصْنَ البِلادِ الحَصِينْ
May the Lord of the heights guard him and preserve
from time's ravages the country's impregnable fortress,
وَيُنْمِand may He nurture الأَمِيرَةَthe princess فريالَFerial فِيin
وَيُنْمِ الأَمِيرَةَ فريالَ فِي
ذَرَاthe shelter of أَهْلِهَاher family أَشْرَفِthe noblest المُنْجِبِينْthose bearing noble children
ذَرَا أَهْلِهَا أَشْرَفِ المُنْجِبِينْ
and nurture Princess Ferial in
the shelter of her family, the noblest of parents,
فَتَشْهَدَso she may witness فِيin الغَدِtomorrow مَاwhat قَدَّمَتْshe has offered
فَتَشْهَدَ فِي الغَدِ مَا قَدَّمَتْ
مِنَof الخَيْرِgood فِيin أُولَياتthe earliest السِّنِينْyears
مِنَ الخَيْرِ فِي أُولَيات السِّنِينْ
so that tomorrow she may witness what she has offered
of good in her earliest years.
Sol 6.1