عَزَماتُresolves نَحَّاسٍof Nahhas إِذَاwhen جَاوَرْتَهَاyou draw near them
عَزَماتُ نَحَّاسٍ إِذَا جَاوَرْتَهَا
تُحْيِيyou revive بِهَاthrough them العَزَمَاتresolves وَهْيَthough they are رِغَامُdust
تُحْيِي بِهَا العَزَمَات وَهْيَ رِغَامُ
Nahhas's resolves—when you draw near them,
through them you revive resolves, though they are dust.
عَلَمٌa peak أَنَافَtowered وَفِيand in جِوَارِthe vicinity of عَلائِهِhis loftiness
عَلَمٌ أَنَافَ وَفِي جِوَارِ عَلائِهِ
بِخِيَارَهَاincluding their finest تَتَطَامَنُbow low الأَعْلامُthe peaks
بِخِيَارَهَا تَتَطَامَنُ الأَعْلامُ
A towering peak; beside his lofty height,
the peaks bow low, even their finest.
خَيْرُthe finest الرِّفَاقِcomrades رِفَاقُهُhis comrades وَبِمِثْلِهِand through one like him
خَيْرُ الرِّفَاقِ رِفَاقُهُ وَبِمِثْلِهِ
وَبِمِثْلِهِمْand through ones like them تَتَحَرَّرُare liberated الأَقْوَامُnations
وَبِمِثْلِهِمْ تَتَحَرَّرُ الأَقْوَامُ
His comrades are the finest comrades; through men like him
and men like them, nations gain their freedom.
قُلْsay لِلأُولَىto those who زُفُّواwere escorted بِمَوْكِبِin a procession to سِيشِلSeychelles
قُلْ لِلأُولَى زُفُّوا بِمَوْكِبِ سِيشِل
فَخْرٌglory كَهَذَاlike this الفَخْرِglory لَيْسَis not يُرَامُattained
فَخْرٌ كَهَذَا الفَخْرِ لَيْسَ يُرَامُ
Tell those escorted in procession to Seychelles:
Glory such as this is beyond attainment.
فَدْحُthe crushing weight of الَّذِيwhat حُمِّلْتُمُyou were made to bear فَحَمَلْتُمُand so you bore
فَدْحُ الَّذِي حُمِّلْتُمُ فَحَمَلْتُمُ
إِنَّindeed العِظَامَthe great بِبَعْضِthrough a part of ذَاكَthat عِظَامُare great
إِنَّ العِظَامَ بِبَعْضِ ذَاكَ عِظَامُ
The crushing weight of what you were made to bear—and bore!
The great are great through only a fraction of that.
أَحُمَاةَO defenders of مِصْرَEgypt وَطَالِبِيand seekers of اسْتِقْلالَهَاits independence
أَحُمَاةَ مِصْرَ وَطَالِبِي اسْتِقْلالَهَا
أَيَّامَin the days when صَالَcharged المَوْتَdeath وَهْوَwhile it was زُؤامُswift and grim
أَيَّامَ صَالَ المَوْتَ وَهْوَ زُؤامُ
O defenders of Egypt and seekers of its independence,
in the days when death charged, swift and grim,
وَمُغَالِبِيand you who overcame حُبَّlove of الحَيَاةِlife لِتَدْرُكُواso that you might attain
وَمُغَالِبِي حُبَّ الحَيَاةِ لِتَدْرُكُوا
ذَاكَthat المُرَامِgoal وَهَلْand has سمَاهُsurpassed it مُرَامُany goal
ذَاكَ المُرَامِ وَهَلْ سمَاهُ مُرَامُ
and you who overcame love of life to attain
that goal—has any goal surpassed it?
كُوفِئْتُمُyou were rewarded خَيْراًwith good وَعَادَand returned بِصَبْرِكُمْthrough your endurance
كُوفِئْتُمُ خَيْراً وَعَادَ بِصَبْرِكُمْ
مُتَجَدِّداًrenewed مَاwhat قَوَّضَtore down الظلاَّمُthe oppressors
مُتَجَدِّداً مَا قَوَّضَ الظلاَّمُ
You have been well rewarded; through your endurance has returned,
renewed, what the oppressors tore down.
وَتَحَوَّلَتْand were transformed غُرَراًradiant splendors تَضِيءُthat shine وَأَنْعُمَاand blessings
وَتَحَوَّلَتْ غُرَراً تَضِيءُ وَأَنْعُمَا
تِلْكَthose اللَّيَالِيnights السُّودُblack وَالآلامُand sorrows
تِلْكَ اللَّيَالِي السُّودُ وَالآلامُ
And into shining splendors and blessings were transformed
those black nights and sorrows.
سَيُخَلِّدُwill immortalize التَّارِيخُhistory مَجْدَthe glory of كِفَاحِكُمْyour struggle
سَيُخَلِّدُ التَّارِيخُ مَجْدَ كِفَاحِكُمْ
وَلَهُand for it عَلَىthrough مُرِّthe passing of الدُّهُورِthe ages دَوَامُpermanence
وَلَهُ عَلَى مُرِّ الدُّهُورِ دَوَامُ
History will immortalize the glory of your struggle,
and it shall endure through the passing ages.
وَيَكُونُand will be أَبْدَعَthe finest صُورَةٍimage رَمْزِيَّةٍsymbolic
وَيَكُونُ أَبْدَعَ صُورَةٍ رَمْزِيَّةٍ
لِجِهَادِكُمْof your struggle تَمْثَالُa statue of سَعْدِSaad يُقَامُis erected
لِجِهَادِكُمْ تَمْثَالُ سَعْدِ يُقَامُ
And as the finest symbolic image
of your struggle, a statue of Saad will be raised.
وَيَظَلُّand will remain مُبْتَعِثَan inspirer of العَظَائِمِmighty deeds مَدْفَنٌa tomb
وَيَظَلُّ مُبْتَعِثَ العَظَائِمِ مَدْفَنٌ
فِيهِwithin it الذَّخِيرَةُthe treasure هَامَةٌa skull وَعِظَامُand bones
فِيهِ الذَّخِيرَةُ هَامَةٌ وَعِظَامُ
And a tomb will keep inspiring mighty deeds,
its treasure a skull and bones.
اليَوْمُtoday عِيدٌa festival قَدْalready نَشَقْنَاwe have breathed طِيبَهُits fragrance
اليَوْمُ عِيدٌ قَدْ نَشَقْنَا طِيبَهُ
مِنْfrom حَيْثُwhere أَفْشَتْdisclosed سِرَّهُits secret الأَكْمَامُthe flower buds
مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفْشَتْ سِرَّهُ الأَكْمَامُ
Today is a festival; we have breathed its fragrance
from where the flower buds disclosed its secret.
وَلَوِand if إِنَّهُit indeed أَبْدَىrevealed مَحَاسِنَهُits beauties لَمَاthen no
وَلَوِ إِنَّهُ أَبْدَى مَحَاسِنَهُ لَمَا
ضَاهَىcould match وِسَامُthe medal of الحُسْنِbeauty فِيهِupon it وِسَامُany medal
ضَاهَى وِسَامُ الحُسْنِ فِيهِ وِسَامُ
And were it to reveal its beauties, no
medal could match the medal of beauty it wears.
فِيin قَلْبِthe heart of صَاحِبِهِits honoree هَوىًa love هُوَit is شُغْلُهُhis preoccupation
فِي قَلْبِ صَاحِبِهِ هَوىً هُوَ شُغْلُهُ
وَهْوَand it is الحَلالُlawful وَمَاand whatever عَدَاهُlies beyond it حَرامُforbidden
وَهْوَ الحَلالُ وَمَا عَدَاهُ حَرامُ
In its honoree's heart is a love that engrosses him;
and it is lawful; all beyond it is forbidden.
يَعْنِيهِconcerns him أَمْرُthe affairs of بِلادِهِhis country لاnot نَفْسُهُhimself
يَعْنِيهِ أَمْرُ بِلادِهِ لا نَفْسُهُ
وَبِهِand by it تُفَاضِلُdiffer in worth عِنْدَهُin his eyes الأَيَّامُthe days
وَبِهِ تُفَاضِلُ عِنْدَهُ الأَيَّامُ
His country's affairs concern him, not himself,
and by this, in his eyes, days differ in worth.
يَاO يَوْمَday of مَوْلِدِthe birth of مُصْطَفَىMustafa فِيكَon you اعْتَلَىrose
يَا يَوْمَ مَوْلِدِ مُصْطَفَى فِيكَ اعْتَلَى
أَفُقَthe horizon of الكِنَانَةِEgypt (the Quiver) طَالِعٌa rising star بَسَّامُsmiling
أَفُقَ الكِنَانَةِ طَالِعٌ بَسَّامُ
O day of Mustafa's birth, on you there rose
over Egypt's horizon a smiling star,
إِذْwhen كَانَwas سَعْدُSaad سُعُودِهَاits lucky stars فِيat أَوْجِهِhis zenith
إِذْ كَانَ سَعْدُ سُعُودِهَا فِي أَوْجِهِ
وَلِمُقْتَفِيهِand for his follower تَأَلُّقٌa radiance يُسْتَامُis sought after
وَلِمُقْتَفِيهِ تَأَلُّقٌ يُسْتَامُ
when Saad, its luckiest star, was at his zenith,
and his follower had a radiance to be coveted.
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen بَانَdeparted المُقَدَّمُthe leader لَمْdid not يَدُلْprevail
حَتَّى إِذَا بَانَ المُقَدَّمُ لَمْ يَدُلْ
مِنْover نُورِthe light of مِصْرَEgypt بَعْدَهُafter him الإِظْلامُdarkness
مِنْ نُورِ مِصْرَ بَعْدَهُ الإِظْلامُ
When at last the leader departed, darkness did not prevail
over Egypt's light after him.
Sol 6.1