رَبَّةَmistress of الدَّوْلَةِsovereignty وَالجَاهِand prestige المَكِينْfirmly established
رَبَّةَ الدَّوْلَةِ وَالجَاهِ المَكِينْ
عُدْتِyou returned يَحْدُوurges onward with song رَكْبَكِyour caravan الرُّوحُthe Spirit الأَمِينْthe trustworthy
عُدْتِ يَحْدُو رَكْبَكِ الرُّوحُ الأَمِينْ
O lady of sovereignty and firmly established prestige,
you returned, the Trustworthy Spirit urging your caravan onward.
عُدْتِyou returned فِيin مُنْشَأَةٍa vessel مُعْتَزَّةٍproud
عُدْتِ فِي مُنْشَأَةٍ مُعْتَزَّةٍ
بِكِof you وَالبَحْرُand the sea ذَلُولٌdocile مُسْتَكِينْsubmissive
بِكِ وَالبَحْرُ ذَلُولٌ مُسْتَكِينْ
You returned aboard a vessel proud
of you, while the sea lay docile and submissive.
يَتَلَقَّاهَاreceives her بِرِفْقٍgently صَدْرُهُits breast
يَتَلَقَّاهَا بِرِفْقٍ صَدْرُهُ
وَيُحَيِّيand greets عَنْfrom شِمَالٍthe left وَيَمِينْand the right
وَيُحَيِّي عَنْ شِمَالٍ وَيَمِينْ
Its breast receives her gently
and greets her from the left and right.
قُلِّدَتْshe was adorned مَاwhatever قُلِّدَتْshe was adorned مِنْof شَرَفٍhonor
قُلِّدَتْ مَا قُلِّدَتْ مِنْ شَرَفٍ
وَلَهَاand hers is أَعْلَىthe highest لِوَاءٍbanner فِيamong السَّفِينْships
وَلَهَا أَعْلَى لِوَاءٍ فِي السَّفِينْ
She has been adorned with all her honors,
and hers is the highest banner among ships.
بَسَمَsmiled الأُفْقَيْنِboth horizons فِيat آنٍone moment بَدَتْappeared
بَسَمَ الأُفْقَيْنِ فِي آنٍ بَدَتْ
آيَتَاthe two signs of الإِحْسَانِbenevolence وَالحُسْنِand beauty المُبِينْmanifest
آيَتَا الإِحْسَانِ وَالحُسْنِ المُبِينْ
Both horizons smiled as, at once, there appeared
the twin signs of benevolence and manifest beauty.
بَزَغَتْrose شَمْسُthe sun of الضُّحَىthe forenoon مِنْfrom سِتْرِهَاher veil
بَزَغَتْ شَمْسُ الضُّحَى مِنْ سِتْرِهَا
وَهِلالُand the crescent of العِيدِEid مِنْfrom أَنْقَىthe purest جَبِينْbrow
وَهِلالُ العِيدِ مِنْ أَنْقَى جَبِينْ
The morning sun rose from behind her veil,
and the crescent of Eid from the purest brow.
مَرْحَباًwelcome بِالفَضْلِto excellence وَالنُّبْلِand nobility مَعاًtogether
مَرْحَباً بِالفَضْلِ وَالنُّبْلِ مَعاً
طَلَعَاthe two rose بِاليُمْنِwith good fortune لِلْمُرْتَقِبِينْfor those waiting
طَلَعَا بِاليُمْنِ لِلْمُرْتَقِبِينْ
Welcome to excellence and nobility together,
risen with good fortune for those awaiting them.
هَذِهِthese are جَنَّاتthe gardens of مِصْرٍEgypt أَبْرَزَتْhave displayed
هَذِهِ جَنَّات مِصْرٍ أَبْرَزَتْ
لَكِfor you مِنْof زِينَتِهَاtheir adornment مَاwhat تَشْهَدِينْyou behold
لَكِ مِنْ زِينَتِهَا مَا تَشْهَدِينْ
Here are Egypt's gardens; they have displayed
for you the adornments you behold.
لَبِسَتْdonned سُنْدُسَهَاher fine silk الأَرْضُthe land لِمَنْfor her who
لَبِسَتْ سُنْدُسَهَا الأَرْضُ لِمَنْ
أَلْبَسَتْهَاclothed her in الفَخْرُpride بَيْنَamong الأَرَضِينْthe lands
أَلْبَسَتْهَا الفَخْرُ بَيْنَ الأَرَضِينْ
The land has donned her fine silk for her
who clothed her in pride among the lands.
آتَتِyielded الأَشْجَارُthe trees مَاwhat اسْتَنْبَتَهَاmade them grow
آتَتِ الأَشْجَارُ مَا اسْتَنْبَتَهَا
بِرُّهَاher goodness مِنْof أُكُلٍfruit لِلآكِلينْfor those who eat
بِرُّهَا مِنْ أُكُلٍ لِلآكِلينْ
The trees have yielded what they were made to grow
by her goodness—fruit for those who eat.
شَدَتِsang الأَطْيَارُthe birds تَتْلُوreciting حَمْدَهَاher praise
شَدَتِ الأَطْيَارُ تَتْلُو حَمْدَهَا
بَعْدَafter حَمْدِpraise of اللهGod رَبِّLord of العَالَمِينْthe worlds
بَعْدَ حَمْدِ الله رَبِّ العَالَمِينْ
The birds sang, reciting her praise
after praising God, Lord of the worlds.
حَبَّذَاhow lovely تَغْرِيدُهَاtheir singing فِيin جَذَلٍjoy
حَبَّذَا تَغْرِيدُهَا فِي جَذَلٍ
بَعْدَafter شَجْوٍsorrow رَدَّدَتْهُthey echoed it وَأَنِينْand moaning
بَعْدَ شَجْوٍ رَدَّدَتْهُ وَأَنِينْ
How lovely their singing in gladness,
after the sorrow they echoed and their moaning.
إِنَّindeed آمَالَthe hopes of بِلادٍa country وَمُنَىand the wishes of
إِنَّ آمَالَ بِلادٍ وَمُنَى
أُمَّةٍa nation مُوحِيَةٌinspire مَاwhat تَسْمَعِينْyou hear
أُمَّةٍ مُوحِيَةٌ مَا تَسْمَعِينْ
Indeed, a country's hopes and the wishes
of a nation inspire what you hear.
لَيْسَthere is not فِيهِin it مِنْany مُدَاجَاةٍdissimulation وَهَلْand can
لَيْسَ فِيهِ مِنْ مُدَاجَاةٍ وَهَلْ
يَصْدُقُring true الإِنْشَادُsinging وَالقَلْبُwhile the heart يمينْlies
يَصْدُقُ الإِنْشَادُ وَالقَلْبُ يمينْ
There is no dissimulation in it; and can
song ring true while the heart lies?
فَاضَoverflowed مَجْرَىthe course of النِّيلِthe Nile مِنْfrom يَنْبُوعِهِits source
فَاضَ مَجْرَى النِّيلِ مِنْ يَنْبُوعِهِ
بَاسِطاًspreading أَذْرُعَهُits arms لِلْمُسْتَقِينْto those drawing water
بَاسِطاً أَذْرُعَهُ لِلْمُسْتَقِينْ
The Nile's stream overflowed from its source,
spreading its arms to those who draw water.
يَحْمِلُit carries الخِصْبَfertility وَمَاand not عُنْصُرُهُits substance
يَحْمِلُ الخِصْبَ وَمَا عُنْصُرُهُ
غَيْرُother than مَاwhat يُهْدِيit bestows مِنَof الكَنْزِthe treasure الثَّمِينْprecious
غَيْرُ مَا يُهْدِي مِنَ الكَنْزِ الثَّمِينْ
It bears fertility, and its substance is
nothing but the precious treasure it bestows.
أَرْخَصَmade cheap العَسْجَدَgold حَتَّىuntil إِنَّهُthat it
أَرْخَصَ العَسْجَدَ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ
جَازَit became acceptable فِيin المَأْلُوفِcommon usage أَنْto يُسْمَىbe called بِطِينْas clay
جَازَ فِي المَأْلُوفِ أَنْ يُسْمَى بِطِينْ
It has made gold so cheap that it
may, in common usage, be called clay.
فَهْوَfor it is فَوْقَupon التُّرْبِthe soil تِبْرٌraw gold ذَائِبٌmolten
فَهْوَ فَوْقَ التُّرْبِ تِبْرٌ ذَائِبٌ
وَهْوَand it is للوُرَّادِfor water-seekers سَلْسَالٌsweet water مَعِينْflowing
وَهْوَ للوُرَّادِ سَلْسَالٌ مَعِينْ
For upon the soil it is molten gold,
and for those seeking water, a sweet, flowing stream.
عَوْدُكِyour return المَحْمُودُwelcome عِيدٌa festival لِلْحِمَىfor the homeland
عَوْدُكِ المَحْمُودُ عِيدٌ لِلْحِمَى
وَلأَهْلِيهِand for its people عَلَىthrough مَرِّthe passing of السِّنِينْthe years
وَلأَهْلِيهِ عَلَى مَرِّ السِّنِينْ
Your welcome return is a feast for the homeland
and its people through the passing years.
لَوْif تَسَنَّىit were possible فِيin مَكَانٍa place وَاحِدٍone
لَوْ تَسَنَّى فِي مَكَانٍ وَاحِدٍ
جَمْعُهُمْgathering them أَلْفَيْتِهِمْyou would find them مُجْتَمِعِينْassembled
جَمْعُهُمْ أَلْفَيْتِهِمْ مُجْتَمِعِينْ
Were it possible in a single place
to gather them, you would find them assembled.
ذَلِكَthat الوُدُّaffection قَديمٌis longstanding زَادَهُincreased it
ذَلِكَ الوُدُّ قَديمٌ زَادَهُ
كُلَّevery يَوْمٍday سَبَبٌa bond مِنْكِfrom you مَتِينْstrong
كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبَبٌ مِنْكِ مَتِينْ
That affection is longstanding; it has been deepened
each day by a strong bond from you.
مَكْرُمَاتٌgenerous deeds أَلَّفَتْbrought harmony بَيْنَهُمُamong them
مَكْرُمَاتٌ أَلَّفَتْ بَيْنَهُمُ
إِنْeven if يُرَواthey are seen فِيin غَيْرِهَاother matters than these مُخْتَلِفِينْdiffering
إِنْ يُرَوا فِي غَيْرِهَا مُخْتَلِفِينْ
Generous deeds have united them,
even if in other things they are seen divided.
كَيْفَhow لاnot يُصْفِيكِdevote to you وُدّاًaffection مَعْشَرٌa community
كَيْفَ لا يُصْفِيكِ وُدّاً مَعْشَرٌ
لَكِto you بِالشُّكْرِin gratitude عَلَىthroughout الدَّهْرِtime مَدِينْindebted
لَكِ بِالشُّكْرِ عَلَى الدَّهْرِ مَدِينْ
How could a community not give you sincere love,
forever indebted to you in gratitude?
زِدْتهِyou gave it more بِرّاًkindness بِأَنْby كُنْتِyou were لَهُfor it
زِدْتهِ بِرّاً بِأَنْ كُنْتِ لَهُ
نِعْمَةَa blessing القُدْوَةُthe example فِيin دُنْيَاworldly life وَدِينْand faith
نِعْمَةَ القُدْوَةُ فِي دُنْيَا وَدِينْ
You showed it still more kindness by being for it
a blessed example in worldly life and faith.
لاَmay not كَبَاstumble جَدُّكِyour fortune مِنْas سَيِّدَةٍa lady
لاَ كَبَا جَدُّكِ مِنْ سَيِّدَةٍ
فَضْلُهَاher bounty يَشْمَلُهُembraces it فِيat كُلِّevery حِينْmoment
فَضْلُهَا يَشْمَلُهُ فِي كُلِّ حِينْ
May your fortune never falter, O lady,
whose bounty embraces it at every moment.
لَوْif عَدَدْنَاwe counted فِيهِwithin it مَنْthose whom أَسْعَدْتِهِyou made him happy
لَوْ عَدَدْنَا فِيهِ مَنْ أَسْعَدْتِهِ
لَعَدَدْنَاهُمْwe would count them أُلُوفاًthousands وَمِئِينْand hundreds
لَعَدَدْنَاهُمْ أُلُوفاً وَمِئِينْ
If we counted within it those you have made happy,
we would count them in thousands and hundreds.
تُخْطِيءُelude الحَصْرَenumeration أَيَادٍbenefactions لَمْhave not تَدَعْleft
تُخْطِيءُ الحَصْرَ أَيَادٍ لَمْ تَدَعْ
مَوْضِعاًroom لِلْحُزْنِfor sorrow فِيin قَلْبٍa heart حَزِينْsorrowful
مَوْضِعاً لِلْحُزْنِ فِي قَلْبٍ حَزِينْ
Benefactions defy counting; they have not left
room for sorrow in a grieving heart.
زَارَتِshe visited الدَّهْمَاءَthe common people فِيin أَخْصَاضِهاtheir huts
زَارَتِ الدَّهْمَاءَ فِي أَخْصَاضِها
وَاسْتَزَارَتْهَاand invited her to visit قُصُورُthe palaces of المَالِكِينْthe lords
وَاسْتَزَارَتْهَا قُصُورُ المَالِكِينْ
She visited the common people in their huts,
and the palaces of lords invited her to visit.
كَمْhow many بَنَتْshe built مَأْوىًa shelter وَشَادَتْand raised مَلْجَأًa refuge
كَمْ بَنَتْ مَأْوىً وَشَادَتْ مَلْجَأً
لِلأَيَامَىfor widows وَاليَتَامَىand orphans البَائِسِينْthe destitute
لِلأَيَامَى وَاليَتَامَى البَائِسِينْ
How many shelters she built and refuges raised
for widows and destitute orphans!
وَأَقَامَتْand founded دَارَa house of عِلْمٍlearning نَشَّأَتْraised
وَأَقَامَتْ دَارَ عِلْمٍ نَشَّأَتْ
خَيْرَthe best جِيلٍgeneration مِنْof بَنَاتٍgirls وَبَنِينْand boys
خَيْرَ جِيلٍ مِنْ بَنَاتٍ وَبَنِينْ
And she founded a house of learning that raised
the finest generation of girls and boys.
يَاoh لَهَاhers مِنْof مَأْثَرَاتٍnoble deeds كُلُّهَاall of them
يَا لَهَا مِنْ مَأْثَرَاتٍ كُلُّهَا
خَالِدٌimmortal فِيin ذِكْرَيَاتِthe memories of الذَّاكِرِينْthose who remember
خَالِدٌ فِي ذِكْرَيَاتِ الذَّاكِرِينْ
What noble deeds are hers—each one
immortal in the memories of those who remember!
دُمْتِmay you endure لِلإِحْسَانِfor benevolence مَاas long as طَالَlasts المَدَىtime
دُمْتِ لِلإِحْسَانِ مَا طَالَ المَدَى
وَأَعَزَّand may exalt اللهُGod أُمَّthe mother of المُحْسِنِينْthe benefactors
وَأَعَزَّ اللهُ أُمَّ المُحْسِنِينْ
May you live for benevolence as long as time endures,
and may God exalt the Mother of Benefactors.
Sol 6.1