يَاO وَزِيراًminister إِلْمَامُهُhis visit الْيَوْمَtoday فَضلٌa favor
يَا وَزِيراً إِلْمَامُهُ الْيَوْمَ فَضلٌ
يَمْلأُfills النَّفسَthe soul غِبْطَةًjoy وَسُرُورَاand delight
يَمْلأُ النَّفسَ غِبْطَةً وَسُرُورَا
O minister, whose visit today is a favor
Filling the soul with joy and delight,
لاتِّحادِfor the union النِّساءِof women مِنْهُof it نَصَيبٌa share
لاتِّحادِ النِّساءِ مِنْهُ نَصَيبٌ
لاَnot يُوَفَّىis repaid تَجِلَّةًwith reverence وَشُكُورَاand gratitude
لاَ يُوَفَّى تَجِلَّةً وَشُكُورَا
The Women's Union has a share in that favor,
Which reverence and thanks cannot repay.
أَيُوَفَّىcan ... be repaid? بِالْحَمْدِwith praise حَقٌّwhat is owed لِمَنْto one who كَاwas (first part)
أَيُوَفَّى بِالْحَمْدِ حَقٌّ لِمَنْ كَا
نcompletion of 'was' وَمَاand not زَالَceased لِلْحُقُوقِfor rights نَصِيرَاa champion
ن وَمَا زَالَ لِلْحُقُوقِ نَصِيرَا
Can praise repay what is owed to one who was
And still remains a champion of rights?
سَنَحَتْarose فرْصَةٌan opportunity فَنَحْنُso we نُحَيِّيsalute
سَنَحَتْ فرْصَةٌ فَنَحْنُ نُحَيِّي
ذِلكَthat الْمُصْلِحَthe reformer الْحصِيفَthe discerning الكَبِيرَاthe great
ذِلكَ الْمُصْلِحَ الْحصِيفَ الكَبِيرَا
An opportunity has arisen, so we salute
That great, discerning reformer,
وَالكَفِيَّand the capable الْوَفِيَّthe faithful فِيin كُلِّevery حَالٍcircumstance
وَالكَفِيَّ الْوَفِيَّ فِي كُلِّ حَالٍ
مُسْتَقِلاًّindependent بِجَهْدِهِby his own effort أَوْor وَزِيرَاa minister
مُسْتَقِلاًّ بِجَهْدِهِ أَوْ وَزِيرَا
And the capable man, faithful in every circumstance,
Whether working on his own or as a minister;
وَالأَبَand the father البَرَّthe kindhearted لِلبَناتِto the daughters وَلِلأَبْناءِand to the sons
وَالأَبَ البَرَّ لِلبَناتِ وَلِلأَبْناءِ
فِيin مِصْرَEgypt وَالوَلِيَّand the guardian الْقَدِيرَاthe able
فِي مِصْرَ وَالوَلِيَّ الْقَدِيرَا
And the devoted father to daughters and sons
In Egypt, and the able guardian.
أَفَلمْdid he not, then? يَعْمُرِbuild up الْمَعَاهِدَthe institutes لِلْعِلْمِfor learning
أَفَلمْ يَعْمُرِ الْمَعَاهِدَ لِلْعِلْمِ
وَلمْand did not يَبْنِbuild لِلْصِّناعَةِfor industry دَورَاhouses
وَلمْ يَبْنِ لِلْصِّناعَةِ دَورَا
Has he not built up institutes of learning,
And built houses for industry,
وَيُنَشِّئand raise فِيamong الشَّعبِthe people جِيلاًa generation جَدِيداًnew
وَيُنَشِّئ فِي الشَّعبِ جِيلاً جَدِيداً
بِالْمَرَاقِيof higher stations فِيin كُلِّevery مَعْنىًsense جَدِيرَاworthy
بِالْمَرَاقِي فِي كُلِّ مَعْنىً جَدِيرَا
And raised a new generation among the people,
Worthy, in every sense, of higher stations,
وَيُعِدِّand prepare الأَخْلاَقmoral character لِلنَّهضَةِfor the revival الْكُبْرَىthe great
وَيُعِدِّ الأَخْلاَق لِلنَّهضَةِ الْكُبْرَى
وَيُنَمُّand nurture النُّهىminds وَيُذْكِand kindle الشعُورَاfeeling
وَيُنَمُّ النُّهى وَيُذْكِ الشعُورَا
And prepared moral character for the great revival,
And nurtured minds and kindled feeling?
لَمْdid not يُفَرِّقُdiscriminate بَيْنَamong النَّبَاتِthe plants وَهَلْand has ...? فَرَّقَتِdiscriminated
لَمْ يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ النَّبَاتِ وَهَلْ فَرَّقَتِ
الشَّمسُthe sun حِينَwhen تَبْعَثُit sends forth نُورَاlight
الشَّمسُ حِينَ تَبْعَثُ نُورَا
He made no distinction among plants; has
The sun ever discriminated when shedding light?
سَعِدَتْwas fortunate مِصْرُEgypt بِالْمَلِيكِin the king الَّذِيwho
سَعِدَتْ مِصْرُ بِالْمَلِيكِ الَّذِي
اختَارَchose لِتثْقِيفِهَاto educate her الْعَليمَthe learned الخَبِيرَاthe experienced
اختَارَ لِتثْقِيفِهَا الْعَليمَ الخَبِيرَا
Fortunate was Egypt in the king who
Chose the learned, experienced man to educate her.
فَبِهَذَاso through this الْعَطْفِthe care الْجَلِيلِthe noble سَتَغْدُوwill become
فَبِهَذَا الْعَطْفِ الْجَلِيلِ سَتَغْدُو
مِصْرُEgypt مِنْamong أَمجَدِthe most glorious الْبِلاَدِlands مَصيرَاin destiny
مِصْرُ مِنْ أَمجَدِ الْبِلاَدِ مَصيرَا
So through this noble care, there awaits
Egypt one of the most glorious destinies among nations.
Sol 6.1