لاnot يَعْبُدُworships المَرْءُa person رَبّاًa god لاno ولاnor وَطَناًa homeland
لا يَعْبُدُ المَرْءُ رَبّاً لا ولا وَطَناً
بِمِثْلِby the like of إِغْلائِهِhis making costly القُربَانَthe sacrifice تَقدِيمَاin offering
بِمِثْلِ إِغْلائِهِ القُربَانَ تَقدِيمَا
No one worships a god—no, nor a homeland—
Better than by offering a costly sacrifice.
قُلتُمْyou said وَصَدَّقَand confirmed مَاwhat قُلتُمْyou said تَحَمُّلُكُمْyour endurance
قُلتُمْ وَصَدَّقَ مَا قُلتُمْ تَحَمُّلُكُمْ
أَذَىharm يَرُدُّrenders فِرِنْدَthe steel of الصَّبْرِpatience مَثْلُومَاnotched
أَذَى يَرُدُّ فِرِنْدَ الصَّبْرِ مَثْلُومَا
You spoke, and your words were confirmed by your endurance
Of harm that leaves the steel of patience notched.
مَاwhat المَوْتُdeath إِنْif كَانَis إِنْقَاذُthe saving of البِلادِthe country بِهِthrough it
مَا المَوْتُ إِنْ كَانَ إِنْقَاذُ البِلادِ بِهِ
مِنْfrom غَاصِبٍa usurper وَانْتِصَافُand redress for الشَّعْبِthe people مَظْلُومَاoppressed
مِنْ غَاصِبٍ وَانْتِصَافُ الشَّعْبِ مَظْلُومَا
What is death, if through it the country is saved
From a usurper, and an oppressed people gains redress?
يُحَطِّمُshatters العَظْمُthe bone مِنْكُمof you دُونَshort of يُغْيَتِكُمْyour goal (probable reading)
يُحَطِّمُ العَظْمُ مِنْكُم دُونَ يُغْيَتِكُمْ
فَتَصبِرُونَso you endure وَيَأَبْىand refuses العَزْمُresolve تَحْطِيمَاbeing shattered
فَتَصبِرُونَ وَيَأَبْى العَزْمُ تَحْطِيمَا
Your bones shatter before you reach your goal,
Yet you endure, and resolve refuses to be broken,
بِرّاًout of devotion بِمِصْرَto Egypt وَخَوفاًand out of fear أَنْthat يُسَلِّمَهَاsurrender her
بِرّاً بِمِصْرَ وَخَوفاً أَنْ يُسَلِّمَهَا
إِلَىto العِدَىthe enemy وَاهِنُوthose weak in الإِيمَانِfaith تَسْلِيمَاa surrender
إِلَى العِدَى وَاهِنُو الإِيمَانِ تَسْلِيمَا
Out of devotion to Egypt, and fear lest she be surrendered
To the enemy by those whose faith is weak.
لَيْسَis not الشَّهَادَةُmartyrdom إِلاَّexcept مَنْone who يَمُوتُdies عَلَىfor
لَيْسَ الشَّهَادَةُ إِلاَّ مَنْ يَمُوتُ عَلَى
حَقٍّa just cause وَمَنْand one who لاnot يُبَالِيcares فِيهِfor its sake مَاwhatever سِيمَاhe was made to suffer
حَقٍّ وَمَنْ لا يُبَالِي فِيهِ مَا سِيمَا
Martyrdom is for none but those who die for
A just cause, and those who care not what they suffer for it.
إِمْضَواgo onward رِفَاقاًas companions كِرَاماًnoble حَسْبُكُمْsufficient for you عِوَضاًas recompense
إِمْضَوا رِفَاقاً كِرَاماً حَسْبُكُمْ عِوَضاً
مَجْدٌglory عَزِيزٌhard to attain عَلَىfor الخُطَّابِthe suitors إِنif رِيمَاit is sought
مَجْدٌ عَزِيزٌ عَلَى الخُطَّابِ إِن رِيمَا
Go forth, noble comrades; sufficient recompense for you is
Glory, hard for its suitors to win, should they seek it.
لِلمُشْتَرِيfor one who buys بِصِبَاهwith his youth عِزَّthe glory of أُمَّتِهِhis nation
لِلمُشْتَرِي بِصِبَاه عِزَّ أُمَّتِهِ
ذِكْرٌremembrance يُدِيمُperpetuates اسمَهُhis name بِالتِّبْرِin gold مَرْقُومَاinscribed
ذِكْرٌ يُدِيمُ اسمَهُ بِالتِّبْرِ مَرْقُومَا
For one who buys his nation’s glory with his youth,
There is remembrance that keeps his name inscribed in gold.
وَلِلَّتِيand for her who استَبدَلَتْexchanged بِالقَبْرِfor the grave مَرتَعَهَاher meadow
وَلِلَّتِي استَبدَلَتْ بِالقَبْرِ مَرتَعَهَا
قِسطٌa share مِنَof الفخْرِhonor فَوقَabove العُمْرِa lifetime تَقويماin value
قِسطٌ مِنَ الفخْرِ فَوقَ العُمْرِ تَقويما
And for her who exchanged her meadow for the grave,
There is a share of honor worth more than a lifetime.
لاnot تَحسَبُواthink مِصْرَEgypt تَنْسَاكُمْwill forget you فَكُلكُمُfor each of you
لا تَحسَبُوا مِصْرَ تَنْسَاكُمْ فَكُلكُمُ
يَبْقَىwill remain عَلَىthrough الدَّهْرِthe ages مَرؤُوماًcherished وَمَرْحُومَاًand shown mercy
يَبْقَى عَلَى الدَّهْرِ مَرؤُوماً وَمَرْحُومَاً
Do not think Egypt will forget you, for each of you
Will remain through the ages, cherished and blessed with mercy.
وَفِيand in المَرَابِعِthe meadows مِنْfrom أَوراحِكُمْyour souls (probable reading) نَسَمٌbreaths
وَفِي المَرَابِعِ مِنْ أَوراحِكُمْ نَسَمٌ
تَظَلٌّkeeps تَأْتِيcoming بِهَاwith them الأَرْوَاحُthe winds تَنْسِمَاwafting gently
تَظَلٌّ تَأْتِي بِهَا الأَرْوَاحُ تَنْسِمَا
And in the meadows are breaths from your souls,
Which the winds keep carrying as they gently blow.
Sol 6.1