فَخَارٌan honor لِلْكِنَانَةِfor al-Kinānah (Egypt) أَنْthat تَكُونِيyou should be
فَخَارٌ لِلْكِنَانَةِ أَنْ تَكُونِي
رَئِيسَةَpresident of الاتِّحَادِthe union اليَعْرُبِيArab
رَئِيسَةَ الاتِّحَادِ اليَعْرُبِي
It is an honor for Egypt that you should be
president of the Arab Union,
وَإِنْand if تَتَبَوَّئِيyou take up مَكَانٍa place
وَإِنْ تَتَبَوَّئِي مَكَانٍ
بِنَدْوَةِin the assembly of الاتِّحَادِthe union العَالَمِيworldwide
بِنَدْوَةِ الاتِّحَادِ العَالَمِي
and an honor if you take a place
in the World Union's assembly.
بِفَضْلِكِthanks to you فِيin بِلادِthe lands of الضَّادِḍād (the Arabic letter) هَبَّتْrose up
بِفَضْلِكِ فِي بِلادِ الضَّادِ هَبَّتْ
عَقَائِلُهَاtheir noble women تُجَاهِدُstriving بِسَعْدِwith the good fortune of لأْيِtoil
عَقَائِلُهَا تُجَاهِدُ بِسَعْدِ لأْيِ
Thanks to you, in the lands of ḍād arose
their noble women, striving with toil's good fortune.
وَنُورُand the light of هُدَاكِyour guidance نَهْضَتَهُنَّtheir awakening تَمَّتْwas fulfilled
وَنُورُ هُدَاكِ نَهْضَتَهُنَّ تَمَّتْ
عَلَىin accordance with قَدَرٍdue measure وَلَمْand was not تُوصَمْtainted بِغِيِّby error
عَلَى قَدَرٍ وَلَمْ تُوصَمْ بِغِيِّ
And by the light of your guidance their awakening was fulfilled
in due measure, untainted by error.
وَكَانَتْand it became فِيin الحَيَاةِlife سبِيلa path of صِدقٍtruth
وَكَانَتْ فِي الحَيَاةِ سبِيل صِدقٍ
لَينْتَصِفُto gain redress الضَّعِيفَthe weak مِنَfrom القَويّthe strong
لَينْتَصِفُ الضَّعِيفَ مِنَ القَويّ
And it became, in life, a path of truth,
that the weak might gain redress from the strong.
نِسَاءُthe women of الشَّرْقِthe East سِرْنَwent forth مُبَارِيَاتٍvying with
نِسَاءُ الشَّرْقِ سِرْنَ مُبَارِيَاتٍ
نِسَاءُthe women of الغَرْبِthe West فِيalong السِّنَنِthe path السويِّupright
نِسَاءُ الغَرْبِ فِي السِّنَنِ السويِّ
The women of the East went forth, vying with
the women of the West along the upright path.
وَفِيand in هَذَاthis التَّنَافُسِrivalry كلُّevery خَيرٍgood thing
وَفِي هَذَا التَّنَافُسِ كلُّ خَيرٍ
يُرَجَّىis hoped for لِلْحَضارَةِfor civilization وَالرُّقِيِّand progress
يُرَجَّى لِلْحَضارَةِ وَالرُّقِيِّ
And in this rivalry lies every good
that one could wish for civilization and progress.
بِمُؤْتَمَرِat the congress of النِّسَاءِwomen جلَوْتِyou unveiled وَجْهاًa face
بِمُؤْتَمَرِ النِّسَاءِ جلَوْتِ وَجْهاً
يَقِرُّis gladdened بِنَظْرَةٍby a glance مِنْهُfrom it المُحيِّيthe greeter
يَقِرُّ بِنَظْرَةٍ مِنْهُ المُحيِّي
At the women's congress you unveiled a face
a glance from which gladdens its greeter.
وَأَبْدَيْتِand you displayed الَّذِيwhat أُوتِيتَyou were granted خُلْقاًin character
وَأَبْدَيْتِ الَّذِي أُوتِيتَ خُلْقاً
وَخَلْقاًand in form مِنْof كَمَالٍperfection عَبقَريِّextraordinary
وَخَلْقاً مِنْ كَمَالٍ عَبقَريِّ
And you displayed what you were granted in character
and form: an extraordinary perfection.
فِلَسْطِينُPalestine المُصَابَةُthe afflicted ذُدْتِyou fought back عَنْهَاin her defense
فِلَسْطِينُ المُصَابَةُ ذُدْتِ عَنْهَا
مِنَfrom الإِبْهَامِobfuscation وَالكَيْدِand intrigue الخَفِيِّhidden
مِنَ الإِبْهَامِ وَالكَيْدِ الخَفِيِّ
Afflicted Palestine—you shielded her
from obfuscation and hidden intrigue.
ولِلأُمَمِand for the nations المُباحَةِlaid open to plunder كُنْتِyou were أَقْوَىthe strongest
ولِلأُمَمِ المُباحَةِ كُنْتِ أَقْوَى
مُؤَازَرَةٍsupport عَلَىagainst الدَّهْرِtime العَتِيِّruthless
مُؤَازَرَةٍ عَلَى الدَّهْرِ العَتِيِّ
And for nations laid open to plunder you were the strongest
support against ruthless time.
إِذَاif قِيلis spoken السَّلامُpeace وَذَاكَand that لَفْظٌa word
إِذَا قِيل السَّلامُ وَذَاكَ لَفْظٌ
لَهُit has معنَاهُits meaning فَهْوَthen it is أَجَلُّthe noblest شيِّthing
لَهُ معنَاهُ فَهْوَ أَجَلُّ شيِّ
If 'peace' is spoken—and that word
bears its meaning—then it is the noblest thing.
وَإِلاَّand otherwise فهوthen it is تَضْلِيلٌdeception يلهيdistracts
وَإِلاَّ فهو تَضْلِيلٌ يلهي
بِهِwith it البَاكونَthose who weep فِيin كَوْنٍa world شَقِيِّwretched
بِهِ البَاكونَ فِي كَوْنٍ شَقِيِّ
Otherwise, it is deception that distracts
those who weep in a wretched world.
لَقَدْindeed بَيَّنْتِyou made clear مَاwhat نَهَجَhas charted التَّصَافِيmutual amity
لَقَدْ بَيَّنْتِ مَا نَهَجَ التَّصَافِي
بِأَبْلَغِwith the most eloquent حِجَّةٍargument وَأَسَدِّand the soundest رأْيِjudgment
بِأَبْلَغِ حِجَّةٍ وَأَسَدِّ رأْيِ
You have indeed made clear what mutual amity has charted,
with the most eloquent argument and soundest judgment.
وقَالَتْand said فِيهِabout it صاحِبَتَاكِyour two companions قَوْلاًwords
وقَالَتْ فِيهِ صاحِبَتَاكِ قَوْلاً
أَصابَstruck مكَامِنَthe lurking places of الدَّاءِthe disease الدَّوِيِّgrievous
أَصابَ مكَامِنَ الدَّاءِ الدَّوِيِّ
And your two companions spoke about it words
that struck the lurking places of the grievous disease.
فَأَهْلاًso welcome بِالَّتِيto her who آبَتْhas returned بِفَوزٍwith victory
فَأَهْلاً بِالَّتِي آبَتْ بِفَوزٍ
يُكَلِّلُهَاcrowns her بِإِكْلِيلٍwith a wreath سَنِيِّradiant
يُكَلِّلُهَا بِإِكْلِيلٍ سَنِيِّ
So welcome to her who has returned with victory,
which crowns her with a radiant wreath.
Sol 6.1