لمصْرَfor Egypt بَنَىhe built مَاwhat عَزَّproved difficult قَبْلاًformerly بنَاؤُهُits construction
لمصْرَ بَنَى مَا عَزَّ قَبْلاً بنَاؤُهُ
عَلَىfor مُقْدمٍa bold man جَلدٍsteadfast فَأَعْلَىso he raised وَمَدَّدَاand he extended
عَلَى مُقْدمٍ جَلدٍ فَأَعْلَى وَمَدَّدَا
For Egypt he built what had once been hard to build
For Egypt's sake he built as none before
For a bold, steadfast man; he raised it high and extended it.
On a firm base, lofty and far outspread
بَنَىhe built بَنْكَهَاher bank منْfrom مَالهَاher money برجَالهَاwith her men
بَنَى بَنْكَهَا منْ مَالهَا برجَالهَا
وَهَيَّأand he prepared صَرْحاًan edifice بَعْدَafter صَرْحٍan edifice فَشَيَّدَاthen he erected
وَهَيَّأ صَرْحاً بَعْدَ صَرْحٍ فَشَيَّدَا
He built her bank with her money and her men,
With her own coin Egypt's fair town he raised
And prepared edifice after edifice, then erected them.
And stage by stage to high estate her led
مَعَالمُlandmarks قَامَتْrose وَاحداًone تِلوَafter وَاحدٍone
مَعَالمُ قَامَتْ وَاحداً تِلوَ وَاحدٍ
فَكَانَتْso they were يَداًa hand مَيْمُونَةًblessed أَعْقَبَتْsucceeded يَدَاa hand
فَكَانَتْ يَداً مَيْمُونَةً أَعْقَبَتْ يَدَا
Landmarks rose one after another,
Her landmarks one by one to view arose
So each was a blessed hand succeeding another hand.
As hand in hand did Youth and Workmanship wed
بهَاin them منْfrom جَنَىharvest مصْرٍEgypt وَمنْand from نَسْجweaving كَفِّهَاher hand
بهَا منْ جَنَى مصْرٍ وَمنْ نَسْج كَفِّهَا
كُسَاهَاher garments وَلَمْand did not يَمْدُدْextend غَريبٌa foreigner لَهاto her يَدَاa hand
كُسَاهَا وَلَمْ يَمْدُدْ غَريبٌ لَها يَدَا
In them, from Egypt's harvest and the weaving of her own hand,
The wealth of Egypt and her people's hands
Were her garments; no foreigner stretched out a hand to her.
Did clothe and feed her folk, nor stranger fed
وَسَيَّرَand he sent فِيin البَحْرthe sea المُحيطencircling سَفينَهَاher ships
وَسَيَّرَ فِي البَحْر المُحيط سَفينَهَا
فَمَاand how كَانَwas أَحْلىsweet عَوْدَهُنَّtheir return وَأَحْمَدَاand praiseworthy
فَمَا كَانَ أَحْلى عَوْدَهُنَّ وَأَحْمَدَا
And he sent her ships sailing on the ocean,
O'er seas uncharted sent he forth her ships
And how sweet and praiseworthy their return was!
That scented breezes to his nostril sped
وَأَطْلَقَand he released فِيin الجَوِّthe sky السَّحيقfar-off نسُورَهَاher eagles
وَأَطْلَقَ فِي الجَوِّ السَّحيق نسُورَهَا
تَجُوبُthey traverse فَضَاءَthe expanse اللهGod مَثْنَىin pairs وَمَوْحَدَاand singly
تَجُوبُ فَضَاءَ الله مَثْنَى وَمَوْحَدَا
And he loosed her eagles into the far-off sky,
Through heaven's void her birds of prey he loosed
They traverse God's expanse, in pairs and singly.
That paired and lonely God's dominion tread
وَأَنْشَأَand he founded دُوراًhouses للصِّناعَاتfor industries جَمَّةًmany
وَأَنْشَأَ دُوراً للصِّناعَات جَمَّةً
بهَاin them خَيْرُthe best عَهْدٍera للصِّناعَاتfor industries جُدِّدَاwas renewed
بهَا خَيْرُ عَهْدٍ للصِّناعَات جُدِّدَا
And he founded many houses of industry,
Her meeds are Industry's fair palaces
In them, the finest age of industry was renewed.
Wherein abides the weal of Work renewed
وَكَمْand how many فيin سَبيلthe cause of العلمِlearning عَبَّأhe organized بَعْثَةًa mission
وَكَمْ في سَبيل العلمِ عَبَّأ بَعْثَةً
وَكَمْand how many فيin سَبيلthe cause of الفَنِّart أَنْشَأَhe founded مَعْهَدَاan institute
وَكَمْ في سَبيل الفَنِّ أَنْشَأَ مَعْهَدَا
And how many a mission he organized in the cause of learning,
Full many a mission sent he forth to learn
And how many an institute he founded in the cause of art!
Full many an institute did found and endow
يُيَسِّرُhe facilitates أَرْزَاقاًlivelihoods وَيَرْعَىand he tends مَرَافقاًfacilities
يُيَسِّرُ أَرْزَاقاً وَيَرْعَى مَرَافقاً
زَكَتْflourished مَصْدَراًas a source للعَاملينَfor workers وَمَوْرِدَاand a resource
زَكَتْ مَصْدَراً للعَاملينَ وَمَوْرِدَا
He makes earning a living easier and cares for facilities
To succor lives and guard men's interests
That have flourished as a source and a resource for workers.
That were as fount of plenty ever new
وَيُوليand he grants بُيُوتَhouses العلمِlearning منْfrom نَفَحَاتهِhis gifts
وَيُولي بُيُوتَ العلمِ منْ نَفَحَاتهِ
ذَرَائعَmeans إِصْلاَحٍrestoration لمَاfor what الفَقْرُpoverty أَفْسَدَاhas ruined
ذَرَائعَ إِصْلاَحٍ لمَا الفَقْرُ أَفْسَدَا
And from his bounty he gives the houses of learning
In halls of Science was his lifeblood drained
Means to restore what poverty has ruined.
Against the ignorance that all things marred
وَيَذْكُرُand he remembers للآدَابto letters عَهْداًa pledge فَمَاand never يَنيhe slackens
وَيَذْكُرُ للآدَاب عَهْداً فَمَا يَني
مُعيناًa helper لمَنْto whoever يُعْنَىis concerned بهِنَّwith them وَمُنْجدَاand a rescuer
مُعيناً لمَنْ يُعْنَى بهِنَّ وَمُنْجدَا
And he remembers a pledge to letters, never ceasing
To letters dead his quick'ning wish returned
To aid and succor those who care for them.
And merit raised he to its destined star
مَآثرُnoble deeds مِاas long as دَامَتْthey endure سَتُثْنيthey will praise بمَاthrough what بهَاis in them
مَآثرُ مِا دَامَتْ سَتُثْني بمَا بهَا
عَلَىfor فَضْلهِhis merit الأَوْفَىmost complete وَتُزْريand they shame المُفَنِّدَاthe detractor
عَلَى فَضْلهِ الأَوْفَى وَتُزْري المُفَنِّدَا
Noble deeds that, as long as they endure, will, through their worth, praise
While glorious monuments of his reign
His consummate merit and put the detractor to shame.
Shall time outlast and envious tongues confound
Sol 6.1