هَلْis there? فِيin عِلاقَةِthe relationship of مِصْرَEgypt بِالسُّودَانِwith Sudan
هَلْ فِي عِلاقَةِ مِصْرَ بِالسُّودَانِ
مَاanything لاnot يَوَدُّdesire دَوَامَهُits continuance القُطْرَانِthe two lands
مَا لا يَوَدُّ دَوَامَهُ القُطْرَانِ
Is there in Egypt's bond with Sudan
Is there in the relation of Egypt to Sudan
anything the two lands would not wish to last?
What tar does not wish for its continuance?
يَاO بَعْثَةَdelegation of الشَّرَفِhonor الَّتِيthat وَفَدَتْhas arrived وَفِيand in
يَا بَعْثَةَ الشَّرَفِ الَّتِي وَفَدَتْ وَفِي
كُلِّall القُلُوبِthe hearts لَهَاfor it أَعَزُّthe dearest مَكَانِplace
كُلِّ القُلُوبِ لَهَا أَعَزُّ مَكَانِ
O delegation of honor that has arrived, and in
O delegation of honor which has come
every heart holds the dearest place,
In all hearts you have the most precious place
لَقَيَتْكَwelcomed you مِصْرُEgypt وَمَاand did not تَغَالَتْgo to excess مُلْتَقَىًa meeting
لَقَيَتْكَ مِصْرُ وَمَا تَغَالَتْ مُلْتَقَىً
أُمٍّa mother لأَيْرَارِto the virtuous (probable reading) مِنَamong الوُمدَانِthe sons (probable reading)
أُمٍّ لأَيْرَارِ مِنَ الوُمدَانِ
Egypt welcomed you, without excess, as
Egypt has received you, not stinting
a mother welcomes virtuous sons [probable reading].
A mother's embrace of virtuous sons
مَزْهُوَّةًproud بِالزَّائِرِينَof the visitors أُولىpossessors of (contextual reading) التُّقَىpiety
مَزْهُوَّةً بِالزَّائِرِينَ أُولى التُّقَى
وَالعِلْمِand learning وَالإقْدَامِand courage وَالإِحْْسَانِand benevolence
وَالعِلْمِ وَالإقْدَامِ وَالإِحْْسَانِ
Proud of her visitors, endowed with piety,
Joyous with the eminent visitors
and learning, and courage, and benevolence.
Of piety, knowledge, courage and benevolence
مَاnot قَصَّرَتْfell short عَنْof وَاجِبٍa duty تَقْضِيdecrees بِهِconcerning it
مَا قَصَّرَتْ عَنْ وَاجِبٍ تَقْضِي بِهِ
لَكُمُfor you الكَرَامَةُhonor وَهْوَand it is فِيwithin الإِمْكَانِpossibility
لَكُمُ الكَرَامَةُ وَهْوَ فِي الإِمْكَانِ
She neglected no duty enjoined
It has not failed in any duty which would gain
for you by honor, when it lay within her power.
For you esteem, if it was within its means
وَمِنَand among الإِتَاحَاتِthe opportunities الجَمِيلَةِbeautiful عِنْدَهَاfor her
وَمِنَ الإِتَاحَاتِ الجَمِيلَةِ عِنْدَهَا
عَوْدُthe return of الرَّئِيسِthe leader وَعَوْدُكُمْand your return فِيat آنِone time
عَوْدُ الرَّئِيسِ وَعَوْدُكُمْ فِي آنِ
And among her happy strokes of fortune
And of its fine gestures, the return of the President
were the leader's return and yours at the same time.
And your return at the same time
عَادَreturned الرَّئِيسُthe leader مُحَقِّقاًfulfilling آمَالَهَاher hopes
عَادَ الرَّئِيسُ مُحَقِّقاً آمَالَهَا
فَالعِيدُso the festival فِيin أَرْجَائِهَاher regions عِيدَانِtwo festivals
فَالعِيدُ فِي أَرْجَائِهَا عِيدَانِ
The leader returned, fulfilling her hopes,
The President has returned, fulfilling its hopes
so throughout her lands there is a double celebration.
So, the feast in its bounds is two feasts
أَرْسَىestablished بِهَاin her الدُّسْتُورَthe constitution وَاسْتِقْلالُهَاand her independence
أَرْسَى بِهَا الدُّسْتُورَ وَاسْتِقْلالُهَا
بَلَغَreached التَّمَامَcompletion مَوَطَّدِfirmly secured البُنْيَانِthe structure
بَلَغَ التَّمَامَ مَوَطَّدِ البُنْيَانِ
He anchored the constitution in her, and her independence
He has established in it the constitution and its independence
reached completion, its structure firmly secured.
Reaching completeness, firmly constructed
وَتَفَكَّكَتْand broke apart أَغْلالُهَاher shackles وَتَقَلَّصَتْand receded
وَتَفَكَّكَتْ أَغْلالُهَا وَتَقَلَّصَتْ
عَنْهَاfrom her ظِلالُthe shadows of البَغْيoppression وَالعُدْوَانِand aggression
عَنْهَا ظِلالُ البَغْي وَالعُدْوَانِ
And her shackles broke apart, and shrinking
Its shackles have disintegrated and withdrawn
away from her were the shadows of oppression and aggression.
From it the shadows of tyranny and aggression
ثَمَرَاتُthe fruits of مَاwhat غَرَسَتْplanted يَدَاthe two hands of سَعْدٍSaad وَمَاand what
ثَمَرَاتُ مَا غَرَسَتْ يَدَا سَعْدٍ وَمَا
أَرْوَتْwatered نُفُوسَthe souls of الشِّيبِthe gray-haired وَالشُّبَّانِand the young
أَرْوَتْ نُفُوسَ الشِّيبِ وَالشُّبَّانِ
The fruits of what Saad's two hands planted, and what
Fruits of what Saad's hand planted and what
the souls of the gray-haired and young watered—
Watered the souls of old and young
شهَدَاءُmartyrs لَمْdid not تَعْلُrise to الذُّرَىthe heights أَسْمَاؤُهُمْtheir names
شهَدَاءُ لَمْ تَعْلُ الذُّرَى أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ
وَدِمَاؤُهُمْand their blood فِيin القَّاعِthe low ground وَالأَرْكَانِand the corners
وَدِمَاؤُهُمْ فِي القَّاعِ وَالأَرْكَانِ
martyrs whose names never rose to the heights,
Martyrs whose names the dust does not know
while their blood lay in the low ground and the corners.
And their blood in the plains and monuments
سَقَتِmay water الغَوَادِيthe morning rain-clouds ظَامِئَاتٍthirsty خُلُوعِهِمْtheir ribs (probable reading)
سَقَتِ الغَوَادِي ظَامِئَاتٍ خُلُوعِهِمْ
سَيْباًan outpouring مِنَof الرَّحَمَاتِmercies وَالرُّضْوَانِand divine favor
سَيْباً مِنَ الرَّحَمَاتِ وَالرُّضْوَانِ
May the morning rain-clouds water their thirsty ribs [probable reading],
Their devotions have watered the thirsty valleys
with an outpouring of mercies and divine favor.
With mercy and satisfaction
أَحْبِبْhow dear! بِيَوْمِthe day of النَّصْرِvictory وَالإِخْوَانِand the brothers فِيin
أَحْبِبْ بِيَوْمِ النَّصْرِ وَالإِخْوَانِ فِي
أَفِيَاءِthe shades of سَيْفِthe sword of النَّصْرِvictory يَلْتَقِيَانِthe two meet
أَفِيَاءِ سَيْفِ النَّصْرِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ
How dear is victory's day, as the two brothers, in
Love the day of victory and the brethren in
the shade of victory's sword, meet!
The loyal swords of victory meeting
وَأَعَاظِمُand the great men of القُطْرَينِthe two lands مُجْتَمِعُونَgathered مِنْfrom among
وَأَعَاظِمُ القُطْرَينِ مُجْتَمِعُونَ مِنْ
زُعَمَاءِleaders أَوْor عُلَمَاءِscholars أَوْor أَعْيَانِnotables
زُعَمَاءِ أَوْ عُلَمَاءِ أَوْ أَعْيَانِ
And the great men of the two lands are gathered, from among
And the grandees of both countries gathered
leaders, or scholars, or notables.
Of leaders, scholars, and noblemen
تَجْلُوdisplays الخُلاصَةُthe elite مِنْamong رِجَالاتِthe distinguished men of الحِمَىthe homeland
تَجْلُو الخُلاصَةُ مِنْ رِجَالاتِ الحِمَى
أَلْطَافَهَاits courtesies لِخُلاصَةِto the elite of الضَّيْفَانِthe guests
أَلْطَافَهَا لِخُلاصَةِ الضَّيْفَانِ
The elite among the homeland's men display
The essence of the zealous men
their courtesies to the elite among the guests,
Its kindness to the essence of the two guests
فِيin رَوْضَةٍa garden أَنِفٍfresh and untouched مُنَسَّقَةِarranged الحِلَىthe ornaments
فِي رَوْضَةٍ أَنِفٍ مُنَسَّقَةِ الحِلَى
نَسَقاًin an arrangement تَقِرُّare delighted بِحُسْنِهِby its beauty العَيْنَانِthe two eyes
نَسَقاً تَقِرُّ بِحُسْنِهِ العَيْنَانِ
in a fresh garden, with its ornaments arranged
In a blooming garden, beautifully adorned
in an order whose beauty delights both eyes.
Adorned in its beauty by both eyes
تَتَنَاشَدُrecite to one another الزِّينَاتُthe decorations فِيin إِكْرَامِهِمْhonoring them
تَتَنَاشَدُ الزِّينَاتُ فِي إِكْرَامِهِمْ
مَاwhat لَيْسَdoes not يَنْشُدُrecite شَاعِرٌa poet بِلِسَانِwith a tongue
مَا لَيْسَ يَنْشُدُ شَاعِرٌ بِلِسَانِ
The decorations sing to one another in their honor
Vying in honoring them, the embellishments
what no poet sings with his tongue.
What no poet's verse has accomplished
هَلْis there? فِيin أَزَاهِرِهَاits blossoms وَفِيand in رَايَاتِهَاits banners
هَلْ فِي أَزَاهِرِهَا وَفِي رَايَاتِهَا
إِلاَّexcept بَدِيعٌwondrous beauty لِلنُّهَىfor the mind وَمَعَانِand meanings
إِلاَّ بَدِيعٌ لِلنُّهَى وَمَعَانِ
Is there in its blossoms and in its banners
Or the verse of flowers and basil surpassed
anything but wondrous beauty and meanings for the mind?
What the word of lips has not conveyed
بَيْنَamid ارْتِقَاصِthe dancing of الظِّلِّshade فِيهَاwithin it وَالسَّنَىand radiance
بَيْنَ ارْتِقَاصِ الظِّلِّ فِيهَا وَالسَّنَى
وَتَغَازُلَand the flirtation of الأَضْوَاءِthe lights وَالأَلْوَانِand the colors
وَتَغَازُلَ الأَضْوَاءِ وَالأَلْوَانِ
Amid the dancing of shade and radiance within it
The glance of eyes has, most eloquently
and the flirtation of lights and colors,
So may Egypt live, and its part Sudan
مَاwhat لَمْdid not يَجِدْperfect (contextual reading) نَظْمُthe arrangement of القَريضِverse أَجَادَهُperfected it
مَا لَمْ يَجِدْ نَظْمُ القَريضِ أَجَادَهُ
أَوْor زَادَsurpassed نَظْمُthe arrangement of الوَرْدِroses وَالرَّيْحَانِand sweet basil
أَوْ زَادَ نَظْمُ الوَرْدِ وَالرَّيْحَانِ
what the weaving of verse failed to perfect was perfected,
And may the unity of Egypt and Sudan live
or surpassed, by the weaving of roses and sweet basil.
And long live Farouk the rightly guided King
مَاwhat لَمْdid not يَفِدْconvey لَفْظُthe utterance of الشِّفَاهِthe lips أَفَادَهُconveyed it
مَا لَمْ يَفِدْ لَفْظُ الشِّفَاهِ أَفَادَهُ
لَحْظُthe glance of العُيُونِthe eyes بِأَفْصَحِwith the most eloquent البَيَّانِexpression
لَحْظُ العُيُونِ بِأَفْصَحِ البَيَّانِ
What the lips' speech failed to convey was conveyed
And be honored under his banner, both countries
by the eyes' glance, with the most eloquent expression.
فَلْتَحْيَاso long live مِصْرُEgypt وَشَطْرُهَاand her half سُودَانُهَاher Sudan
فَلْتَحْيَا مِصْرُ وَشَطْرُهَا سُودَانُهَا
وَلتَحْيَاand long live وِحْدَةُthe unity of مِصْرَEgypt وَالسُّودَانِand Sudan
وَلتَحْيَا وِحْدَةُ مِصْرَ وَالسُّودَانِ
So long live Egypt and her half, her Sudan!
And long live the unity of Egypt and Sudan!
وَليَحْيَاand long live فَارُوقُFarouk المَلِيكُthe king المُفْتَدَىfor whom lives would be sacrificed
وَليَحْيَا فَارُوقُ المَلِيكُ المُفْتَدَى
وَيَعِزُّand may be mighty تَحْتَbeneath لِوائِهِhis banner القُطْراَنِthe two lands
وَيَعِزُّ تَحْتَ لِوائِهِ القُطْراَنِ
And long live Farouk, the king for whom lives would be given,
and may the two lands be mighty beneath his banner!
Partial English translation: 41 of 46 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1