أَقِيلواhelp back up أَخَاكُمْyour brother إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle عَثَرْhe stumbles
أَقِيلوا أَخَاكُمْ إِذَا مَا عَثَرْ
فَإِنَّfor indeed الْجَمِيلَkindness جَمِيلُbeautiful الأَثَرْin effect
فَإِنَّ الْجَمِيلَ جَمِيلُ الأَثَرْ
Help your brother up when he stumbles,
Show mercy to your brother when he stumbles
for kindness leaves a beautiful mark.
For the virtuous have virtuous traces
وَأَوْلُوهُand grant him نَصْراًaid عَلَىagainst طارِئٍa sudden affliction
وَأَوْلُوهُ نَصْراً عَلَى طارِئٍ
يُبِيدُdestroys الشَّبَابَyouth إِذَاif مَاemphatic particle انْتَصَرْit prevails
يُبِيدُ الشَّبَابَ إِذَا مَا انْتَصَرْ
And lend him aid against a sudden affliction
And support him against misfortunes
that destroys youth if it prevails.
That destroy youth when they prevail
وَصُونُواand protect المُوَاطِنَthe fellow citizen مِنْfrom عِلَّةٍa malady
وَصُونُوا المُوَاطِنَ مِنْ عِلَّةٍ
إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle تفَشَّتit spreads أَتَتْit brings بِالْعِبَرْlessons
إِذَا مَا تفَشَّت أَتَتْ بِالْعِبَرْ
And shield your fellow citizen from a malady
And protect the citizens from an affliction
that, when it spreads, brings sobering lessons.
When it becomes prevalent, it brings lessons
أَيَهْلِكُmust perish? مَنْone who يُرْتَجَىis hoped for بُرْؤُهُhis recovery
أَيَهْلِكُ مَنْ يُرْتَجَى بُرْؤُهُ
وَفِيكُمْand in you شُعُورٌfeeling وَفِيكُمْand in you نَظَرْdiscernment
وَفِيكُمْ شُعُورٌ وَفِيكُمْ نَظَرْ
Must one whose recovery is hoped for perish,
Will he who is hoped for deliverance perish
when you have feeling and discernment?
While you have feelings and insight
بِأَدْنَىwith the least of المُضَيَّعwhat is squandered فِيin لَهْوِكُمْyour amusement
بِأَدْنَى المُضَيَّع فِي لَهْوِكُمْ
تَقُونَyou protect الْبِلاَدَthe country أَشَدَّthe gravest الْخَطَرْdanger
تَقُونَ الْبِلاَدَ أَشَدَّ الْخَطَرْ
With the least of what you squander in amusement,
With the slightest negligence during your frivolity
you shield the country from the gravest danger.
You jeopardize the country, gravely endangered
هَنِيئاًgood fortune لِمَنْto whoever يَدْرَأُwards off النَّازِلاَthe calamities (first part)
هَنِيئاً لِمَنْ يَدْرَأُ النَّازِلاَ
تِending of 'calamities' بِبَعْضِwith some الصِّلاَتِgifts إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle قَدِرْhe is able
تِ بِبَعْضِ الصِّلاَتِ إِذَا مَا قَدِرْ
Blessed is whoever wards off calamities
Congratulations to those who avert the calamities
with a few gifts, whenever he can.
With some prayers when they can
بِلاَدُكُمُyour land جَنَّةa garden لِلنَّعيمِof bliss
بِلاَدُكُمُ جَنَّة لِلنَّعيمِ
وَتُنْذِرُهاand threatens it لَفْحَةٌa scorching blast مِنْfrom سَقَرْSaqar (Hell)
وَتُنْذِرُها لَفْحَةٌ مِنْ سَقَرْ
Your land is a garden of bliss,
Your country is a paradise of bliss
yet a scorching blast from Saqar threatens it.
Threatened by a blast from Hell
إِذَاif الدَّاءُdisease كدَّرَclouds ذَاكَthat الصَّفاthe purity (first part)
إِذَا الدَّاءُ كدَّرَ ذَاكَ الصَّفا
ءَending of 'purity' فَقَدْthen indeed سَاءَbecame foul وَرْدٌcoming to water وَسَاءَand became foul الصَّدَرْdeparting from water
ءَ فَقَدْ سَاءَ وَرْدٌ وَسَاءَ الصَّدَرْ
If disease clouds that purity,
When illness disturbs that serenity
then both coming to drink and departing are marred.
The flowers and hearts are saddened
أَمَاwill ... not? تَشْتَرُونَyou purchase بِبَعْضِwith some الدَّرَاthe dirhams (first part)
أَمَا تَشْتَرُونَ بِبَعْضِ الدَّرَا
هِمِending of 'dirhams' كُلَّevery فَتىًyoung man طَالِعٍrising كَالْقَمَرْlike the moon
هِمِ كُلَّ فَتىً طَالِعٍ كَالْقَمَرْ
Will you not redeem, with a few dirhams,
Will you not buy with some cares
every young man rising like the moon,
Every rising youth like the moon
وَكُلَّand every فتَاةٍyoung woman ذَوَىwithered غُصْنُهاher branch
وَكُلَّ فتَاةٍ ذَوَى غُصْنُها
وَكانَand it was يُرَجَّىhoped for لأَحْلَىfor the sweetest الثَّمرْfruit
وَكانَ يُرَجَّى لأَحْلَى الثَّمرْ
and every young woman whose branch has withered,
And every maiden whose branch has withered
though once it was hoped to bear the sweetest fruit?
And who was hoped to bear the sweetest fruit
مَنالُattainment السَّلاَمَةِof health دَانٍwithin reach لِمَنْfor those whom
مَنالُ السَّلاَمَةِ دَانٍ لِمَنْ
تُعِينُونَyou help فِيin حَضَرٍsettled residence أَوْor سَفَرْtravel
تُعِينُونَ فِي حَضَرٍ أَوْ سَفَرْ
Health is within reach for those
The price of security is helping those
you help, at home or on a journey.
You assist, at home or on a journey
وَفِيand in مِصْرَEgypt مُنْتَجَعَاتٌhealth resorts بِهَاin them
وَفِي مِصْرَ مُنْتَجَعَاتٌ بِهَا
شَفَاءُhealing الصُّدُورِof chests وَدَرْءُand warding off الْغِيَرْafflictions
شَفَاءُ الصُّدُورِ وَدَرْءُ الْغِيَرْ
And in Egypt are health resorts where
And in Egypt there are retreats
chests are healed and afflictions warded off.
That heal hearts and ward off strangers
يُجَدِّدُrenews فِيهَاin them قُوَاهُhis strength الضَّعِيفُthe weak person
يُجَدِّدُ فِيهَا قُوَاهُ الضَّعِيفُ
فَيُجْليand so brightens بِشَتَّىwith various حَلاَهُhis charms الْبَصَرْthe sight
فَيُجْلي بِشَتَّى حَلاَهُ الْبَصَرْ
There the weak man renews his strength,
The weak regain their strength in them
and brightens the eye with his varied charms.
And see varieties of beauty through their eyes
وَيَرْجِعُand returns مِنْهَاfrom them الْعَلِيلُthe sick person الْكلِيلُthe weary
وَيَرْجِعُ مِنْهَا الْعَلِيلُ الْكلِيلُ
بِجِسْمٍwith a body يَصِحُّbecomes healthy وَعَيْنٍand an eye تَقَرْis gladdened
بِجِسْمٍ يَصِحُّ وَعَيْنٍ تَقَرْ
And the weary sufferer returns from them
And the frail ill return from them
with a body restored to health and an eye gladdened.
With healthy bodies and rested eyes
فَيَاso, O نُخْبَةَselect company السَّيِّدَاتِof ladies اللَّوَاwho (first part)
فَيَا نُخْبَةَ السَّيِّدَاتِ اللَّوَا
تِيending of 'who' نَمَتْnurtured مَجْدَهُنَّtheir glory أَعَزُّthe noblest الأُسَرْfamilies
تِي نَمَتْ مَجْدَهُنَّ أَعَزُّ الأُسَرْ
So, O distinguished ladies, whose
So, elite ladies of proud lineage
glory the noblest families have nurtured,
Whose glory has been the noblest families
جَزَىmay ... reward اللهُGod بِالْخَيْرِwith goodness مَسْعَاتَكُنَّyour endeavor
جَزَى اللهُ بِالْخَيْرِ مَسْعَاتَكُنَّ
كَذَاكَthus تَكُونُare حِسَانُbeautiful السِّيرْways of life
كَذَاكَ تَكُونُ حِسَانُ السِّيرْ
may God reward your endeavor with goodness;
May God reward your efforts with good
such are lives of noble conduct.
Thus, the ways of beneficence continue
وَبُورِكand may ... be blessed فِيin كُلِّevery سَمْحٍgracious كَرِيمٍgenerous person
وَبُورِك فِي كُلِّ سَمْحٍ كَرِيمٍ
أَجَابَanswered نِدَاءَthe call النَّدَىof generosity وَابْتَدَرْand hastened forward
أَجَابَ نِدَاءَ النَّدَى وَابْتَدَرْ
And blessed be every gracious, generous soul
And bless every generous, noble hospitality
who answered the call of generosity and hastened forward.
That answered the call of generosity and took initiative
أَيَاO رَبَّةlady الْبَيْتِof the house بَعْضُsome النُّفُوthe souls (first part)
أَيَا رَبَّة الْبَيْتِ بَعْضُ النُّفُو
سِending of 'souls' يَدُلُّpoints عَلَيْهَاto them جَمَالُthe beauty الصُّوَرْof outward forms
سِ يَدُلُّ عَلَيْهَا جَمَالُ الصُّوَرْ
O lady of the house, some souls
Oh mistress of the house, some souls
are revealed by beauty of form.
Are evident through the beauty of forms
أَحَبthe dearest الْخِصَالِqualities خِصَالُthe qualities اللَّوَاwho (first part)
أَحَب الْخِصَالِ خِصَالُ اللَّوَا
تِيending of 'who' بَذَلْنَthey gave النَّوَالَbounty وَصُنَّand they guarded الْخَفَرْmodesty
تِي بَذَلْنَ النَّوَالَ وَصُنَّ الْخَفَرْ
The dearest virtues are those of women who
The best traits are those of ladies
gave generously and guarded their modesty.
Who gave generously and guarded their virtue
وَأَزْكَىand the purest الْعَوَارِفِkindnesses بِيضُwhite الأَيَاthe hands (first part)
وَأَزْكَى الْعَوَارِفِ بِيضُ الأَيَا
دِيending of 'hands' تَجُودُgive generously بِهِنَّwith them ذَوَاتُwomen possessing الْخَفَرْmodesty
دِي تَجُودُ بِهِنَّ ذَوَاتُ الْخَفَرْ
And the purest kindnesses are white hands
And the purest cognizance is that of fair hands
that modest women extend in generosity.
That give freely, belonging to the virtuous
Sol 6.1