حَيِّsalute الكِنَانَةَKinana (Egypt; the Quiver) غُدْوَةَon the morning of اسْتِقْلالِهَاher independence
حَيِّ الكِنَانَةَ غُدْوَةَ اسْتِقْلالِهَا
وَاحْمَدْand praise بَلاءَthe valor الصِّيْدِof the proud nobles مِنْamong أَبْطَالِهَاher heroes
وَاحْمَدْ بَلاءَ الصِّيْدِ مِنْ أَبْطَالِهَا
Salute Kinana on the morning of her independence,
And praise the valor of the proud among her heroes.
تِلْكَthat المُعَاهَدَةُthe treaty البَعِيدُdistant مَنَالُهَاits attainment
تِلْكَ المُعَاهَدَةُ البَعِيدُ مَنَالُهَا
أَدْنَتْbrought near مَسَاعِيهِمْtheir efforts بَعِيدَdistant مَنَالِهَاits attainment
أَدْنَتْ مَسَاعِيهِمْ بَعِيدَ مَنَالِهَا
That treaty whose attainment lay so far away—
Their efforts brought its distant attainment near.
خُطَّتْwas inscribed بِمَاwith what قَطَرَتْdripped قُلُوبُthe hearts شَبَابِهَاof her young men
خُطَّتْ بِمَا قَطَرَتْ قُلُوبُ شَبَابِهَا
وَبِمِثْلِهِand with the like of it قَطَرَتْdripped عُقولُthe minds رِجَالِهَاof her men
وَبِمِثْلِهِ قَطَرَتْ عُقولُ رِجَالِهَا
It was inscribed with drops shed by her young men's hearts,
And with like drops shed by the minds of her men.
قلْsay لِلَّذِينَto those who تَعَمَّدُواdeliberately undertook إِبْطالَهَاits annulment
قلْ لِلَّذِينَ تَعَمَّدُوا إِبْطالَهَا
لاdo not تسْرِفُواgo too far مَاwhat الغُنْمُgain فِيin إِبطالِهَاannulling it
لا تسْرِفُوا مَا الغُنْمُ فِي إِبطالِهَا
Tell those who deliberately sought to annul it:
Do not go too far; what gain lies in annulling it?
يبغُونَthey seek إِعْجَالَthe hastening of المَطَالِبِthe demands كُلِّهَاall of them
يبغُونَ إِعْجَالَ المَطَالِبِ كُلِّهَا
وَيَعِزُّand is hard to attain مَاwhat يَبْغُونَthey seek مِنْof إِعْجَالِهَاhastening them
وَيَعِزُّ مَا يَبْغُونَ مِنْ إِعْجَالِهَا
They seek to hasten all their demands,
Yet the haste they seek is hard to achieve.
فُزْwin بِالَّتِيwith that which وَاتَتْكَhas come your way مِنْof أُمْنِيَّةٍa wish
فُزْ بِالَّتِي وَاتَتْكَ مِنْ أُمْنِيَّةٍ
وَاعْتَدَّand prepare مَاwhatever تَعْتَدُّyou prepare لاسْتِكْمَالِهَاto complete it
وَاعْتَدَّ مَا تَعْتَدُّ لاسْتِكْمَالِهَا
Win the wish that has come within your reach,
And make whatever preparations you can to complete it.
وَإذَاand if بَرَرْتَyou do right بِأُمَّةٍby a nation مَغْلُولَةٍshackled
وَإذَا بَرَرْتَ بِأُمَّةٍ مَغْلُولَةٍ
فَالحَزْمُthen sound resolve is أَنْthat تُفْتَكَّshe be freed مِنْfrom أَغْلالِهَاher chains
فَالحَزْمُ أَنْ تُفْتَكَّ مِنْ أَغْلالِهَا
And if you would do right by a shackled nation,
Then sound resolve lies in freeing her from her chains.
أَمَوَاقِفُare the stances الحُلَفَاءِof the allies مِنْregarding إِعْزَازِهَاhonoring her
أَمَوَاقِفُ الحُلَفَاءِ مِنْ إِعْزَازِهَا
كَمَوَاقِفِlike the stances الأَعْدَاءِof the enemies مِنْregarding إِذْلالِهَاhumiliating her
كَمَوَاقِفِ الأَعْدَاءِ مِنْ إِذْلالِهَا
Are the allies' stances toward honoring her
Like the enemies' stances toward humiliating her?
هِيَit فُرْصَةٌan opportunity سَنَحَتْarose وَلَمْand not يَكُwas نَافِعاًuseful
هِيَ فُرْصَةٌ سَنَحَتْ وَلَمْ يَكُ نَافِعاً
نَدَمٌregret يَفُتُّcrushes القَلْبَthe heart بَعْدafter زَوالِهَاits passing
نَدَمٌ يَفُتُّ القَلْبَ بَعْد زَوالِهَا
An opportunity has arisen; of no avail would be
Regret that crushes the heart after its passing.
سَنَحَتْarose وِبِالأَيَّامِand in the days عَنْهَاof it غَفْلَةٌheedlessness
سَنَحَتْ وِبِالأَيَّامِ عَنْهَا غَفْلَةٌ
هَلْwhether كَانَwas حُسْنُsoundness الرَّأْيِof judgment فِيin إِغْفَالِهَاoverlooking it
هَلْ كَانَ حُسْنُ الرَّأْيِ فِي إِغْفَالِهَا
It arose while the days were heedless of it;
Was sound judgment to be found in overlooking it?
إِنَّindeed السِّيَاسَةَpolitics وَعْرَةٌrugged وَمِرَاسُهَاand its practice
إِنَّ السِّيَاسَةَ وَعْرَةٌ وَمِرَاسُهَا
صَعْبُdifficult وَوادِيand the valley التِّيهِof wandering فِيin أَذْيَالِهَاits skirts
صَعْبُ وَوادِي التِّيهِ فِي أَذْيَالِهَا
Politics is rugged, and its practice
Is difficult; the valley of wandering lies in its skirts.
لاnot تُؤْمنُcan be guarded against الزَّلاَّتُmissteps وَالحَكَمُand the judge الهَوىwhim
لا تُؤْمنُ الزَّلاَّتُ وَالحَكَمُ الهَوى
فِيin الفَرْقِdistinguishing بَيْنَbetween صوابِهَاits right course وَضَلالِهَاand its error
فِي الفَرْقِ بَيْنَ صوابِهَا وَضَلالِهَا
There is no safety from missteps when whim is the judge
In distinguishing its right course from its error.
لَكِنْbut هدىguided فِيهَاthrough it الكِنَانَةَKinana (Egypt) نُخْبَةٌan elite
لَكِنْ هدى فِيهَا الكِنَانَةَ نُخْبَةٌ
زَكَّتْهُمُattested their worth جَوْلاتُهُمْtheir forays بِمَجَالِهَاin its arena
زَكَّتْهُمُ جَوْلاتُهُمْ بِمَجَالِهَا
But an elite guided Kinana through it,
Their forays in its arena having proved their worth.
ماnot الجَبْهَةُthe front الزَّهْرَاءُradiant إِلاَّexcept صَفْوَةٌa chosen band
ما الجَبْهَةُ الزَّهْرَاءُ إِلاَّ صَفْوَةٌ
جَمَعتْgathered عَزَائِمَهَاits resolves لِيَوْمِfor the day of نِضَالِهَاits struggle
جَمَعتْ عَزَائِمَهَا لِيَوْمِ نِضَالِهَا
The radiant front is nothing but a chosen band
That gathered its resolve for the day of its struggle:
مِنْfrom كُلِّevery أَرْوَهعawe-inspiring (intended أروع) بَاسِلٍvaliant man وَمُحَنَّكٍand a seasoned veteran
مِنْ كُلِّ أَرْوَهع بَاسِلٍ وَمُحَنَّكٍ
دَرِبٍexperienced وَمُبْرِمِand a binder of عُقْدَةٍa knot حَلاَّلِهَاits untier
دَرِبٍ وَمُبْرِمِ عُقْدَةٍ حَلاَّلِهَا
Of every awe-inspiring, valiant man, every seasoned veteran,
Well-practiced, and every binder and unbinder of knots;
وَمُثَقَّفٍand a cultivated man ثَبْتٍsteadfast وَنَدْبٍand a champion حُوَّلٍresourceful
وَمُثَقَّفٍ ثَبْتٍ وَنَدْبٍ حُوَّلٍ
يَتَتَبَّعُtracks الشُّبُهَاتِuncertainties فِيin تَجْوَالِهَاtheir wanderings
يَتَتَبَّعُ الشُّبُهَاتِ فِي تَجْوَالِهَا
And every cultivated, steadfast man, every resourceful champion,
Who tracks uncertainties through their wanderings;
وَمُسَلَّحٍand one armed بِالرَّأْيِwith judgment لَيْسَnot يَفُوتُهُeludes him
وَمُسَلَّحٍ بِالرَّأْيِ لَيْسَ يَفُوتُهُ
فِيin كُلِّevery مُعْضِلَةٍdifficult problem جَوابُthe answer to سُؤَالِهَاits question
فِي كُلِّ مُعْضِلَةٍ جَوابُ سُؤَالِهَا
And every man armed with judgment, never at a loss
For the answer to any difficult problem;
وَمُراقِبٍand one watchful فِيin نَفْسِهِhimself وَبِلادِهِand his country
وَمُراقِبٍ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَبِلادِهِ
ذِمَمَthe obligations العُلَىof high honor مُسْتمْسِكٌholding fast بِحِبَالِهَاto its cords
ذِمَمَ العُلَى مُسْتمْسِكٌ بِحِبَالِهَا
And every man who guards, in himself and his country,
The obligations of high honor, holding fast to its cords;
وَمُعَوَّدٍand one accustomed فِيin خُوْضِplunging into كُلِّevery كَرِيهَةٍordeal
وَمُعَوَّدٍ فِي خُوْضِ كُلِّ كَرِيهَةٍ
أَلاَّnot to يُبالِيهَاheed it عَلَىdespite أَهْوَالِهَاits terrors
أَلاَّ يُبالِيهَا عَلَى أَهْوَالِهَا
And every man accustomed, when plunging into any ordeal,
To heed it not, despite its terrors.
رَمَتِshot الكِنَانَةُKinana (Egypt) إِذْwhen رَمَتْshe aimed at أَهْدَافَهَاher targets
رَمَتِ الكِنَانَةُ إِذْ رَمَتْ أَهْدَافَهَا
بِهِمُwith them فَكَانُواso they became صائِبَاتِthe sure-hitting ones نِبَالِهَاof her arrows
بِهِمُ فَكَانُوا صائِبَاتِ نِبَالِهَا
Kinana shot, when she aimed at her targets,
With them; thus they became her unerring arrows.
وَلَوْand if أَنَّهَاshe جَنَحَتْinclined إِلَىtoward خِذْلانِهِمْforsaking them
وَلَوْ أَنَّهَا جَنَحَتْ إِلَى خِذْلانِهِمْ
لَغَدَاwould have become عُدُولُthe just الخَلْقِof humankind مِنْamong عُذَّالِهَاher reproachers
لَغَدَا عُدُولُ الخَلْقِ مِنْ عُذَّالِهَا
Had she inclined toward forsaking them,
The just among mankind would have joined her reproachers.
فَتْحٌa victory سَتَتْلُوهُwill follow it الفُتُوحُvictories وَهِمَّةٌand a resolve
فَتْحٌ سَتَتْلُوهُ الفُتُوحُ وَهِمَّةٌ
حَمَلَتْcarried بَوَادِرُهَاits first stirrings ضَمَانَa guarantee of مالِهَاits outcome (intended مآلها)
حَمَلَتْ بَوَادِرُهَا ضَمَانَ مالِهَا
A victory that victories will follow, and a resolve
Whose first stirrings carried a pledge of its outcome.
وَلَجَتْshe entered بِهِthrough it بَابَthe gate of الحَيَاةِlife وَهَيَّأَتْand prepared
وَلَجَتْ بِهِ بَابَ الحَيَاةِ وَهَيَّأَتْ
لِلْمَجْدِfor glory مَاwhat يَرْجُوهُhopes for it يَوْمَon the day of صِيَالِهَاher onslaught
لِلْمَجْدِ مَا يَرْجُوهُ يَوْمَ صِيَالِهَا
Through it she entered the gate of life and prepared
For glory what it hopes for on the day of her onslaught,
بِالخَالِدَاتِwith the everlasting الذِّكْرِin remembrance مِنْamong أَسْمَائِهَاher names
بِالخَالِدَاتِ الذِّكْرِ مِنْ أَسْمَائِهَا
وَالخَالِدَاتِand the everlasting الإِثْرِin effect مِنْamong أَفْعَالِهَاher deeds
وَالخَالِدَاتِ الإِثْرِ مِنْ أَفْعَالِهَا
With those of her names that live forever in memory,
And those of her deeds whose effects endure.
هِيَshe أُمَّةٌa nation شُغِفَتْenamored بِحُرِّيَاتِهَاof her freedoms
هِيَ أُمَّةٌ شُغِفَتْ بِحُرِّيَاتِهَا
فَاظْنُنْso imagine بِطِيبِthe sweetness of البَثِّthe outpouring يَوْمَon the day of وِصَالِهَاher union
فَاظْنُنْ بِطِيبِ البَثِّ يَوْمَ وِصَالِهَا
She is a nation enamored of her freedoms;
So imagine the sweet outpouring on the day of her union.
بِالأَمْسِyesterday أَبْدَتْshe showed لِلزَّعِيمِto the leader شُعُورَهَاher feelings
بِالأَمْسِ أَبْدَتْ لِلزَّعِيمِ شُعُورَهَا
فِيin زِينَةٍadornment خَلاَّبَةٍcaptivating بِجَمَالِهَاin its beauty
فِي زِينَةٍ خَلاَّبَةٍ بِجَمَالِهَا
Yesterday she showed the leader her feelings
In adornment captivating in its beauty.
لَوْif شَبَّهَتْshe compared أَعْيَادَهَاher festivals الأُخْرَىother بِهَاto it
لَوْ شَبَّهَتْ أَعْيَادَهَا الأُخْرَى بِهَا
مَاnot كَانَتِwould have been الأَعْيَادُthe festivals مِنْamong أَمثَالِهَاits equals
مَا كَانَتِ الأَعْيَادُ مِنْ أَمثَالِهَا
Had she compared her other festivals with it,
Those festivals would not have been its equal.
وَاليَوْمَand today أَفْصَحَspoke plainly مَجْلِساًthe two councils (contextual مجلسا) نُوَّابِهَاof her representatives
وَاليَوْمَ أَفْصَحَ مَجْلِساً نُوَّابِهَا
عَنْof رَأْيِهَاher opinion وَهُمَاand they both لِسَانَاthe two tongues حَالِهَاof her condition
عَنْ رَأْيِهَا وَهُمَا لِسَانَا حَالِهَا
And today her representatives' two councils spoke plainly
Of her views; both are tongues that voice her condition.
فَبَدَتْso emerged مَشِيئتُهاher will وَحَصْحَصَand became clear مَاwhat تَرَىshe deems
فَبَدَتْ مَشِيئتُها وَحَصْحَصَ مَا تَرَى
حَقّاًa duty عَلَيْهَاupon her بَعْدَafter حَلِّthe untying of عِقَالِهَاher tether
حَقّاً عَلَيْهَا بَعْدَ حَلِّ عِقَالِهَا
So her will emerged, and plain became what she deems
A duty upon her, after her tether was untied.
أَتُوَافِقُdoes she accord with الأَيَّامُthe days فِيin إِدْبَارِهَاtheir retreat
أَتُوَافِقُ الأَيَّامُ فِي إِدْبَارِهَا
وَتخَالِفُand oppose الأَيَّامَthe days فِيin إِقْبَالِهَاtheir advance
وَتخَالِفُ الأَيَّامَ فِي إِقْبَالِهَا
Would she accord with the days in their retreat,
Yet oppose the days in their advance?
يَاO سَعْدُSaad جَلَّتْare exalted مَأْثُرَاتُكَyour glorious deeds عِنْدَهَاin her eyes
يَا سَعْدُ جَلَّتْ مَأْثُرَاتُكَ عِنْدَهَا
عَنْbeyond أَبْلَغِthe most eloquent الإِطْرَاءِpraise فِيin أَقْوَالِهَاher words
عَنْ أَبْلَغِ الإِطْرَاءِ فِي أَقْوَالِهَا
O Saad, your glorious deeds in her eyes rise beyond
The most eloquent praise her words can offer.
بِالأَمْسِyesterday تَعْهَدُهَاyou knew her وَذَلِكَand that جُهْدُهَاher utmost effort
بِالأَمْسِ تَعْهَدُهَا وَذَلِكَ جُهْدُهَا
فَخُذِso take الثَّنَاءَthe praise اليَوْمَtoday مِنْfrom أَعْمَالِهَاher deeds
فَخُذِ الثَّنَاءَ اليَوْمَ مِنْ أَعْمَالِهَا
You knew her yesterday, when that was her utmost effort;
So take your praise today from her deeds.
أُطْلُلْlook down عَلَيْهَاupon her بَاسِماًsmiling مُتَأَلِّقاًradiant
أُطْلُلْ عَلَيْهَا بَاسِماً مُتَأَلِّقاً
مِنْfrom حَيْثُwhere تَبْدُوappear الزُّهْرُthe bright stars فِيin إِطْلالِهَاtheir rising
مِنْ حَيْثُ تَبْدُو الزُّهْرُ فِي إِطْلالِهَا
Look down upon her, smiling and radiant,
From where the bright stars appear in their rising.
وَحِيَالَكَand before you الشُّهَدَاءُthe martyrs مِنْamong آسَادِهَاher lions
وَحِيَالَكَ الشُّهَدَاءُ مِنْ آسَادِهَا
وَحِيَالَكَand before you الشُّهَدَاءُthe martyrs مِنْamong أَشْبَالِهَاher lion cubs
وَحِيَالَكَ الشُّهَدَاءُ مِنْ أَشْبَالِهَا
And before you stand the martyrs among her lions,
And before you the martyrs among her lion cubs:
نُخَبٌchosen ones مِنَfrom النخَبِthe chosen الأَعِزَّةِnoble عُوجِلَتْwere taken early
نُخَبٌ مِنَ النخَبِ الأَعِزَّةِ عُوجِلَتْ
مِنْfor أَجْلِthe sake of هَذَاthis اليَوْمِday فِيin آجَالِهَاtheir allotted lifespans
مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا اليَوْمِ فِي آجَالِهَا
Chosen from the noble chosen, whose end was hastened
For the sake of this day, before their appointed time.
وَانْظُرْand look إِلَىupon مِصْرَEgypt الوَفِيَّةِfaithful رَاضِياًwell pleased
وَانْظُرْ إِلَى مِصْرَ الوَفِيَّةِ رَاضِياً
عَمَّاwith what تَرَاهُyou see it مِنْof جَدِيدِthe newness of خِلالِهَاher qualities
عَمَّا تَرَاهُ مِنْ جَدِيدِ خِلالِهَا
And look upon faithful Egypt, well pleased
With the fresh qualities you see in her.
أَيْقَظْتُهَاI awakened her وَظَلِلْتَand you remained بَعْدَafter نُهُوضِهَاher rising
أَيْقَظْتُهَا وَظَلِلْتَ بَعْدَ نُهُوضِهَا
عُنْوَانَthe emblem of عِزَّتِهَاher might وَرمْزَand the symbol of جَلالِهَاher majesty
عُنْوَانَ عِزَّتِهَا وَرمْزَ جَلالِهَا
I awakened her, and after her rising you remained
The emblem of her might and the symbol of her majesty.
فَإذَاso if هِيَshe اسْتَبْقَتْكَkept you بَيْنَbefore عُيُونِهَاher eyes
فَإذَا هِيَ اسْتَبْقَتْكَ بَيْنَ عُيُونِهَا
فَمِثَالُكَthen your likeness المَشْهُودُvisible عَينُthe very مِثَالِهَاher ideal
فَمِثَالُكَ المَشْهُودُ عَينُ مِثَالِهَا
So if she has kept you before her eyes,
Then your visible likeness is her very ideal.
وَإذَاand if بَنَتْshe built لَكَfor you مَضْجَعاًa resting place فِيin صَدْرِهَاher breast
وَإذَا بَنَتْ لَكَ مَضْجَعاً فِي صَدْرِهَا
فَذَخِيرَةًthen as a treasure تُهْدَىoffered إِلَىto أَجْيَالِهَاher generations
فَذَخِيرَةً تُهْدَى إِلَى أَجْيَالِهَا
And if she has built you a resting place within her breast,
Then it is a treasure offered to her generations.
إِنْif غَابَتِsets الشَّمْسُthe sun اسْتَضَاءَdraws light بِشُعْلَةٍfrom a flame
إِنْ غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ اسْتَضَاءَ بِشُعْلَةٍ
عِنْدَwith الخُلُودِimmortality السِّرُّthe secret فِيin إِشْعَالِهَاkindling it
عِنْدَ الخُلُودِ السِّرُّ فِي إِشْعَالِهَا
If the sun sets, one draws light from a flame
Whose secret of kindling lies with immortality.
مِنْfrom نَفْسِهَاitself وَبِنَفْسِهَاand by itself تَذْكُوit blazes فَمَاso not
مِنْ نَفْسِهَا وَبِنَفْسِهَا تَذْكُو فَمَا
تَفْنَىperishes وَمَاand not يَفْنَىburns away خَفِيthe hidden part of ذُبالِهَاits wick
تَفْنَى وَمَا يَفْنَى خَفِي ذُبالِهَا
From itself and by itself it blazes, so it does not
Perish, nor does its hidden wick burn away.
هَيْهَاتَfar be it أَنْthat تَنْسَاكَshe forget you مِصْرُEgypt وَلَمْand not تَكُنْyou were
هَيْهَاتَ أَنْ تَنْسَاكَ مِصْرُ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ
يَاO سَعْدَهَاher Saad إِلاَّexcept مُصَدِّقَthe fulfiller of فَأْلِهَاher good omen
يَا سَعْدَهَا إِلاَّ مُصَدِّقَ فَأْلِهَا
Far be it that Egypt should forget you; you were,
O her Saad, none but the fulfiller of her good omen.
خَلَّفْتَyou left behind فِيهَاin her مُصْطَفَاكَyour Mustafa فَكُلَّمَاso whenever
خَلَّفْتَ فِيهَا مُصْطَفَاكَ فَكُلَّمَا
شَهِدَتْshe witnessed مَواقِفُهُhis stands خَطَرْتَyou came بِبَالِهَاto her mind
شَهِدَتْ مَواقِفُهُ خَطَرْتَ بِبَالِهَا
You left your Mustafa in her midst, and whenever
She witnessed his stands, you came to her mind.
أَدَّىhe discharged الأَمَانَةَthe trust قيin (intended في) تَقَاضِيclaiming حَقِّهَاher right
أَدَّى الأَمَانَةَ قي تَقَاضِي حَقِّهَا
وَاسْتَنْجَزَand demanded fulfillment from الأَيَّامَthe days بَعْدَafter مِطَالِهَاtheir delays
وَاسْتَنْجَزَ الأَيَّامَ بَعْدَ مِطَالِهَا
He discharged the trust in claiming her right,
And demanded fulfillment from the days after their delays.
هَلْwhether أَنْتُمَاyou two إِلاَّexcept زَعِيماthe two leaders of شَعْبِهَاher people
هَلْ أَنْتُمَا إِلاَّ زَعِيما شَعْبِهَا
وَمُسَيِّرَاهَاand her two guides فِيupon سَبِيلِthe path of كَمَالِهَاher perfection
وَمُسَيِّرَاهَا فِي سَبِيلِ كَمَالِهَا
Are you two anything but the leaders of her people,
And her guides upon the path to her perfection?
عَلَمَانِtwo beacons إِنْif قَدَرَتْshe valued خِصَالَكُمَاthe qualities of you both فَقَدْthen indeed
عَلَمَانِ إِنْ قَدَرَتْ خِصَالَكُمَا فَقَدْ
قَدَرَتْshe valued وَلَمْand did not تخْطِيءْerr about أَجَلَّthe noblest خِصَالِهَاof her qualities
قَدَرَتْ وَلَمْ تخْطِيءْ أَجَلَّ خِصَالِهَا
Two beacons: if she has valued your qualities, she has
Valued, without error, her own noblest qualities.
يَاO ذَاholder of الرِّيَاسَاتِthe presidencies الَّتِيthat أَضْفَتْhave spread عَلَىover
يَا ذَا الرِّيَاسَاتِ الَّتِي أَضْفَتْ عَلَى
وَادِيthe valley of الكِنَانَةِKinana (Egypt) وَارِفَاتِluxuriant ظلالِهَاtheir shade
وَادِي الكِنَانَةِ وَارِفَاتِ ظلالِهَا
O holder of the presidencies that have cast over
Kinana's valley their luxuriant shade,
عَافَاكَmay He preserve you رَبُّكَyour Lord كيْفَhow تَضْطَلِعُcan shoulder القوَىone's powers
عَافَاكَ رَبُّكَ كيْفَ تَضْطَلِعُ القوَى
بِأَقَلِّthe least of مَاwhat حُمِّلْتَyou were made to bear مِنof أَحْمَالِهَاtheir burdens
بِأَقَلِّ مَا حُمِّلْتَ مِن أَحْمَالِهَا
May your Lord preserve you! How can one's powers shoulder
The least of the burdens you have been made to bear?
قَلْبُthe heart of الفَتَىa young man يُوهِيهِweakens it شُغْلٌa task وَاحِدٌsingle
قَلْبُ الفَتَى يُوهِيهِ شُغْلٌ وَاحِدٌ
أَتُطِيقُcan you endure مَاwhat تَبْلُوهُyou undergo it فِيin أَشْغَالِهَاher labors
أَتُطِيقُ مَا تَبْلُوهُ فِي أَشْغَالِهَا
A single task weakens a young man's heart;
Can you endure what you encounter in her labors?
لَكِنَّbut نَفْساًa soul فِيin جِهَادِكَyour struggle رُضْتَهَاyou trained it
لَكِنَّ نَفْساً فِي جِهَادِكَ رُضْتَهَا
بِالحَادِثَاتِthrough events خِفَافِهَاtheir light ones وَثِقَالِهَاand their heavy ones
بِالحَادِثَاتِ خِفَافِهَا وَثِقَالِهَا
But a soul you trained in your struggle,
Through events, both light and heavy,
مَحَّصْتَهاyou refined it تَمْحِيصَthe refining of أَغْلَىthe most precious جَوهَرٍjewel
مَحَّصْتَها تَمْحِيصَ أَغْلَى جَوهَرٍ
فِيin ضَيْمِthe oppression of كُلِّevery مُلِمَّةٍcalamity وَنَكَالِهَاand its scourging
فِي ضَيْمِ كُلِّ مُلِمَّةٍ وَنَكَالِهَا
You refined as the most precious jewel is refined,
Amid the oppression and scourging of every calamity.
وَبِذَاكَand thereby أَشْهَدْتَyou showed البِلادَthe country مَدَاكyour reach فِيin
وَبِذَاكَ أَشْهَدْتَ البِلادَ مَدَاك فِي
إِنْجَاحِfulfilling مَاwhat بَسَطَتْهُshe unfolded it مِنْof آمالِهَاher hopes
إِنْجَاحِ مَا بَسَطَتْهُ مِنْ آمالِهَا
And thus you showed the country your reach in
Fulfilling the hopes she had unfolded.
أَليَوْمُtoday بَيْنَbetween يَدَيْكَyour two hands أَجْمَعَthe whole of أَمْرِهَاher affairs
أَليَوْمُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ أَجْمَعَ أَمْرِهَا
وَالحَالُand the situation حَالُis one of الفَصْلِdecision فِيconcerning اسْتِقْبَالِهَاher future
وَالحَالُ حَالُ الفَصْلِ فِي اسْتِقْبَالِهَا
Today all her affairs lie in your hands,
And this is the moment of decision for her future.
فَلْتَشْهَدِso let witness الأَيَّامُthe days بَعْثَةَthe rebirth of شَمْسِهَاher sun
فَلْتَشْهَدِ الأَيَّامُ بَعْثَةَ شَمْسِهَا
وَليَغْمُرِand let flood الأفَاقُthe horizons ظِلُّthe shade of هِلالِهَاher crescent
وَليَغْمُرِ الأفَاقُ ظِلُّ هِلالِهَا
Let the days witness the rebirth of her sun,
And let the shade of her crescent flood the horizons.
Sol 6.1