هَلْis there? آيَةٌa marvel فيin السِّلْمِpeace وَالْحَرْبِand war
هَلْ آيَةٌ في السِّلْمِ وَالْحَرْبِ
تُعْدِلُequals نَشْرَspreading الْعِلْمِknowledge فيamong الشَّعْبِthe people
تُعْدِلُ نَشْرَ الْعِلْمِ في الشَّعْبِ
Is there any marvel in peace or war
Is there any sign in peace or war
To equal spreading knowledge among the people?
That equals spreading knowledge amongst the people?
فَإِنَّfor indeed مِنْamong مُعْجِزِهِits miracles كُلَّall مَاthat
فَإِنَّ مِنْ مُعْجِزِهِ كُلَّ مَا
نُكْبِرُهُwe admire it فيin الشَّرْقِthe East وَالغَرْبِand the West
نُكْبِرُهُ في الشَّرْقِ وَالغَرْبِ
For among its miracles is all that
For all we extol it in East and West
We admire in the East and the West.
Are but miracles from it, each and every one
يَاO نُصَرَاءَchampions الْعِلْمِknowledge شُكْرُthe gratitude النُّهَىintellects
يَا نُصَرَاءَ الْعِلْمِ شُكْرُ النُّهَى
لَكُمْto you كَشُكْرِlike the gratitude الرَّوْضِthe garden لِلسُّحُبِto the clouds
لَكُمْ كَشُكْرِ الرَّوْضِ لِلسُّحُبِ
O champions of knowledge, the gratitude of minds
O you who support knowledge, gratitude to guidance
Is yours, like the garden's gratitude to the clouds.
Is like the meadow’s gratitude for clouds
مِصْرُEgypt تُحَيِّيكُمْgreets you وَتُثْنِيand praises عَلَىupon
مِصْرُ تُحَيِّيكُمْ وَتُثْنِي عَلَى
كُلِّevery جَوَادٍgenerous person مَاجِدٍnoble نَدْبِgallant
كُلِّ جَوَادٍ مَاجِدٍ نَدْبِ
Egypt greets you and praises
Egypt salutes you and praises
Every generous, noble, gallant man.
Every generous, glorious volunteer
تُثْنِيpraises وَتَرْعَىand cherishes بِعُيُونِwith eyes الرِّضَاapproval
تُثْنِي وَتَرْعَى بِعُيُونِ الرِّضَا
جُهْدَthe effort الرِّجَالِthe men الصُّبُرِsteadfast الْغُلْبِmighty
جُهْدَ الرِّجَالِ الصُّبُرِ الْغُلْبِ
She praises and cherishes with approving eyes
It praises and nurtures with eyes of contentment
The labor of steadfast, mighty men.
The efforts of men, patience and triumph
مِصْرُEgypt الَّتِيwhich فِيهَاin it الْهُدَىguidance وَالنَّدَىand generosity
مِصْرُ الَّتِي فِيهَا الْهُدَى وَالنَّدَى
يَسْتَبِقَانِthe two race المَجْدَglory مِنْfrom قُرْبِnearness
يَسْتَبِقَانِ المَجْدَ مِنْ قُرْبِ
Egypt, where guidance and generosity
Egypt where guidance and freshness
Race neck and neck toward glory,
Vie to attain glory from nearby
تُعْطِيgives النُّهَىintellects بِالْعَذْبِwith the sweet water مِنْfrom نِيلِهَاher Nile
تُعْطِي النُّهَى بِالْعَذْبِ مِنْ نِيلِهَا
حَظَّthe share الثَّرَىthe soil مِنْfrom نِيلِهَاher Nile الْعَذْبِsweet
حَظَّ الثَّرَى مِنْ نِيلِهَا الْعَذْبِ
Gives minds, through the sweet waters of her Nile,
It gives advice with the sweetness of its Nile
The share the soil receives from her sweet Nile;
As the earth gains sweetness from its Nile
وتَحْفَظُand preserves الْحُسْنَىkindness لأَرْبَابِهَاfor those who bestow it
وتَحْفَظُ الْحُسْنَى لأَرْبَابِهَا
فيin حَاضِرِthe present الْوَقْتِtime وَفِيand in الْعَقْبِthe future
في حَاضِرِ الْوَقْتِ وَفِي الْعَقْبِ
And remembers kindness for those who bestow it,
And preserves goodness for its people
In the present time and in time to come.
In the present time and in future
تَكَامَلِيattain completeness! يَاO دَارَhouse عِلْمٍlearning غَدَتْhas become
تَكَامَلِي يَا دَارَ عِلْمٍ غَدَتْ
لِكُلِّfor every فَضْلٍexcellence مَرْكَزَthe center الْقُطْبِthe pivot
لِكُلِّ فَضْلٍ مَرْكَزَ الْقُطْبِ
Reach perfection, O house of learning that has become
My completeness, O land of knowledge you have become
The central pivot for every excellence.
The center of every virtue
كُلِّيَّةٌa college فيin كُلِّevery جُزْءٍpart بِهَاin it
كُلِّيَّةٌ في كُلِّ جُزْءٍ بِهَا
كَنْزٌa treasure مِنَof العِرْفَانِknowledge لِلُّبِّfor the intellect
كَنْزٌ مِنَ العِرْفَانِ لِلُّبِّ
A college, in every part of which lies
A college in every part where
A treasure of knowledge for the intellect.
A treasure of wisdom for those who seek
تُعِدُّtrains فِتْيَانَاًyoung men يُبَاهَىpride is taken بِهِمْin them
تُعِدُّ فِتْيَانَاً يُبَاهَى بِهِمْ
فيin الحَقِّlaw وَالآدَابِand letters وَالطِّبِّand medicine
في الحَقِّ وَالآدَابِ وَالطِّبِّ
It trains young men in whom one takes pride
It prepares youths to boast of
In law, letters, and medicine.
In truth, morals, and medicine
مَدْرَسَةٌa school يُدْرِكُattain طُلاَّبُهَاits students
مَدْرَسَةٌ يُدْرِكُ طُلاَّبُهَا
غَايَةَthe utmost مَاwhat رَامُواthey sought مِنَof الطِّلْبِthe desired goal
غَايَةَ مَا رَامُوا مِنَ الطِّلْبِ
A school whose students attain
A school whose students attain
The utmost of what they aimed to obtain.
The height of what they sought in knowledge
مَنone who أَمرُهُhis circumstances عُسْرُhardship وَمَنْand one who أَمْرُهُhis circumstances
مَن أَمرُهُ عُسْرُ وَمَنْ أَمْرُهُ
يُسْرٌease نَزِيلاَهَاits two guests عَلَىwith الرُّحْبِample welcome
يُسْرٌ نَزِيلاَهَا عَلَى الرُّحْبِ
He whose lot is hardship, and he whose lot
He whose state is hardship and he whose state
Is ease—both are its guests, warmly welcomed.
Is ease find lodging in itsexpanse
تَخْدُمُserves كُلاًّeach مِنهُمَاof them both خَدْمَةًa service
تَخْدُمُ كُلاًّ مِنهُمَا خَدْمَةً
رَاضِيَةًpleasing لِلْعَبْدِto the servant وَالرَّبِّand the Lord
رَاضِيَةً لِلْعَبْدِ وَالرَّبِّ
It serves each of the two with service
It serves both with service
Pleasing to the servant and the Lord.
Pleasing to servant and Lord
تَبُثُّspreads فيin العَقلِthe mind نَشَاطَthe vigor المُنَىaspirations
تَبُثُّ في العَقلِ نَشَاطَ المُنَى
وَتَبْعَثُand awakens النَّجْدَةَcourage فِيin القَلْبِthe heart
وَتَبْعَثُ النَّجْدَةَ فِي القَلْبِ
It infuses the mind with the vigor of aspirations,
It implants vitality of purpose in the mind
And stirs courage in the heart.
And inspires excellence in the heart
لِلشَّعْبِfor the people نَفعٌbenefit جِدُّgenuine نَفْعٍbenefit بِهَاthrough it
لِلشَّعْبِ نَفعٌ جِدُّ نَفْعٍ بِهَا
كَفَاؤُهُits recompense لَيسَis not مِنَof اللِّعْبِplay
كَفَاؤُهُ لَيسَ مِنَ اللِّعْبِ
Through it the people gain benefit—genuine benefit;
Great benefit, truly beneficial it is
Repaying it is no trifling matter.
For the people, not trivial
وَالشَّعْبُand the people مَاnot زَالَceased بَنُوهُits sons لَنَاfor us
وَالشَّعْبُ مَا زَالَ بَنُوهُ لَنَا
طَلِعَةًclimbers فيon المَطْلِعِthe ascent الصَّعْبِdifficult
طَلِعَةً في المَطْلِعِ الصَّعْبِ
And the people's sons have always been our
And the people - their children remain
Climbers on the difficult ascent,
A promising generation in adversity
أَتْعَبَhardest-toiling قُوَّامٍupholders بِمَجدِof the glory الحِمَىthe homeland
أَتْعَبَ قُوَّامٍ بِمَجدِ الحِمَى
فيin سَعَةِthe abundance العَيْشِlivelihood وَفِيand in الكَرْبِdistress
في سَعَةِ العَيْشِ وَفِي الكَرْبِ
The hardest-toiling upholders of the homeland's glory,
It exhausted the efforts of patriots
In life's ease and in distress.
In prosperity and in hardship
مَهْمَاhowever much يُعِنْهُمْhelp them مُوسِرُوthe wealthy قَوْمِهِمْtheir people
مَهْمَا يُعِنْهُمْ مُوسِرُو قَوْمِهِمْ
فَالفَضْلُso the merit فيon جَانِبِهِمْtheir side مُرْبِيgreater
فَالفَضْلُ في جَانِبِهِمْ مُرْبِي
However much the wealthy of their people help them,
However much the wealthy of a people assist them
The greater merit remains on their side.
The credit is on their side, nurturing
لَكِنَّنَاbut we فيin زَمَنِan age حَائِرٍbewildered
لَكِنَّنَا في زَمَنِ حَائِرٍ
أُخْطِيءَwas misjudged فيهِin it مَوْضِعُthe place العُجْبِpride
أُخْطِيءَ فيهِ مَوْضِعُ العُجْبِ
But we are in a bewildered age
But we are in a confused time
Where the grounds for pride have been misjudged.
Where misplaced is the object of pride
فَأَوْجَبَso made obligatory الشُّكْرَgratitude لأَدْنَىfor the slightest النَّدَىgenerosity
فَأَوْجَبَ الشُّكْرَ لأَدْنَى النَّدَى
مَاthat which جَعَلَmade الفَقْرَpoverty مِنَamong الذَّنْبِsins
مَا جَعَلَ الفَقْرَ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ
So thanks for the slightest generosity were demanded
It made gratitude due for the slightest freshness
By what made poverty a sin.
Which deemed poverty a sin
أَوْلَىmore fitting تَلاَقِيmeeting كُلِّevery صَدْعٍcrack بَدَاappeared
أَوْلَى تَلاَقِي كُلِّ صَدْعٍ بَدَا
مِنْfrom جَانِبِthe side الْجُمْهُورِthe public بِالرَّأْبِwith mending
مِنْ جَانِبِ الْجُمْهُورِ بِالرَّأْبِ
Better to meet every crack that appears
The mending of every crack that appeared
On the people's side by mending it.
From the public's side takes priority
فَإِنَّfor indeed مَنْwhoever صَانَprotected أَسَاساًa foundation وَهَيgrew weak
فَإِنَّ مَنْ صَانَ أَسَاساً وَهَي
صَانَprotected حِمىًa homeland مِنْfrom سَييِّءِevil الغِبِّthe outcome
صَانَ حِمىً مِنْ سَييِّءِ الغِبِّ
For whoever guards a foundation grown weak
For he who secures a foundation that is shaking
Guards a homeland against an evil outcome.
Secures a sanctuary from terrible stupidity
وَالشَّعبُand the people إِنْif طَالَgrew long مَدَىthe duration جَهْلِهِits ignorance
وَالشَّعبُ إِنْ طَالَ مَدَى جَهْلِهِ
بَدَتْappeared عَلَيْهِupon it نُقْطَةُthe mark الشَّغْبِunrest
بَدَتْ عَلَيْهِ نُقْطَةُ الشَّغْبِ
And if the people's ignorance long endures,
And if the people's ignorance stretches long
The mark of unrest appears upon them.
The point of discontent appears in them
أَبْهَجْhow delightful! بِهَاit is لَيْلَةَa night أُنْسٍfellowship زَهَتْwas resplendent
أَبْهَجْ بِهَا لَيْلَةَ أُنْسٍ زَهَتْ
مُضَاءَةًilluminated بِالسَّادَةِby the dignitaries الشُّهْبِradiant
مُضَاءَةً بِالسَّادَةِ الشُّهْبِ
How delightful this night of fellowship, resplendent,
With it light up a night of intimacy that shone
Illuminated by the radiant dignitaries!
Illuminated by venerable elders
بُورِكَmay blessings be bestowed فِيupon دَاعٍone who invites إِلَيْهَاto it وَفِيand upon
بُورِكَ فِي دَاعٍ إِلَيْهَا وَفِي
سَاعٍone who strives إلىtoward الإِحْسَانِbenevolence عَنْout of حُبِّlove
سَاعٍ إلى الإِحْسَانِ عَنْ حُبِّ
Blessed be whoever invites others to it, and whoever
Blessings upon one who calls to it and upon
Strives to do good out of love.
One who strives for benevolence out of love
Sol 6.1