لِمِصْرَfor Egypt الجَدِيدَةِnew عِيدٌa festival سَعِيدٌjoyous
لِمِصْرَ الجَدِيدَةِ عِيدٌ سَعِيدٌ
تَجَلَّىshone forth بِهَذَاon this النَّهَارِthe day الوَسِيمِlovely
تَجَلَّى بِهَذَا النَّهَارِ الوَسِيمِ
New Egypt has a joyous festival,
For Egypt the new, a joyous feast
Shining forth on this lovely day.
Dawns on this beautiful day
وَزَادَand increased مَحَاسِنَthe beauties of زِينَاتِهِits adornments
وَزَادَ مَحَاسِنَ زِينَاتِهِ
صَفَاءُclarity السَّمَاءِthe sky وَلُطْفُand gentleness النَّسِيمِthe breeze
صَفَاءُ السَّمَاءِ وَلُطْفُ النَّسِيمِ
And the beauty of its adornments is enhanced
The clear sky and gentle breeze
By the sky's clarity and the breeze's gentleness.
Add to her embellishments and display
أَلَسْتَare you not تَرَاهَاyou see her وَقَدْand already أَقْبَلَتْshe came forth
أَلَسْتَ تَرَاهَا وَقَدْ أَقْبَلَتْ
تُرَحِّبُshe offers welcome بِالبَطْرِيرْكِto the patriarch العَظِيمِgreat
تُرَحِّبُ بِالبَطْرِيرْكِ العَظِيمِ
Do you not see her as she comes forth
Do you not see her welcoming
To welcome the great patriarch,
The great Patriarch in grandeur
بِمَكْسِيمُسَto Maximus الرَّابِعِthe fourth المُجْتَبَىthe chosen one
بِمَكْسِيمُسَ الرَّابِعِ المُجْتَبَى
بِرَاعِيto the shepherd of الرُّعَاةِthe shepherds الرَّشِيدِprudent الحَكِيمِwise
بِرَاعِي الرُّعَاةِ الرَّشِيدِ الحَكِيمِ
Maximus IV, the chosen one,
Maximus the Fourth, the chosen
The shepherd of shepherds, prudent and wise?
The wise and steadfast shepherd
تَلَقَّتْreceived طَوَائِفُهَاher communities رَكْبَهُhis retinue
تَلَقَّتْ طَوَائِفُهَا رَكْبَهُ
وَقَدْand indeed زَارَهَاhe visited her بِالسُّرُورِwith joy العَمِيمِwidespread
وَقَدْ زَارَهَا بِالسُّرُورِ العَمِيمِ
Her communities received his retinue,
Her denominations receive him
As he visited her amid widespread joy.
As he visits in abundant cheer
فَفِيfor at الحَفْلِthe celebration صَفْوَةُthe finest of حُكَّامِهَاher rulers
فَفِي الحَفْلِ صَفْوَةُ حُكَّامِهَا
وَأَعْيَانِهَاand her dignitaries كَالجُمَانِlike pearls النَّظِيمِstrung together
وَأَعْيَانِهَا كَالجُمَانِ النَّظِيمِ
For at the celebration are the finest of her rulers
The elite of her governors are present
And her dignitaries, like pearls strung together,
Like well-aligned pearls so dear
وَخَيْرُand the best of وُفُودِdelegations التُّقَىpiety وَاليَقِينِand certainty
وَخَيْرُ وُفُودِ التُّقَى وَاليَقِينِ
وَنُخْبَةُand the elite of أَهْلِpeople of النُّهَىintellect وَالحُلُومِand sound judgment
وَنُخْبَةُ أَهْلِ النُّهَى وَالحُلُومِ
And the finest delegations of piety and sure faith,
The best of the devout and faithful
And the elite of those with intellect and sound judgment,
The choice of the virtuous and calm
وَنَشْءِand the youth of المَدارِسِthe schools وَالقَائِمُونَand those engaged
وَنَشْءِ المَدارِسِ وَالقَائِمُونَ
بِنَشْرِin spreading الفُنُونِthe arts بِهَاin them وَالعُلُومِand the sciences
بِنَشْرِ الفُنُونِ بِهَا وَالعُلُومِ
And the youth of the schools, and those engaged
The students of schools and those upholding
In spreading the arts and sciences there.
Education and knowledge with their palm
يُؤَدُّونَthey fulfill مُفْترضاًa duty لِلعُلَىto greatness
يُؤَدُّونَ مُفْترضاً لِلعُلَى
بِتَكْرِيمِby honoring ذَاكَthat العَمِيدِleader الكَرِيمِnoble
بِتَكْرِيمِ ذَاكَ العَمِيدِ الكَرِيمِ
They fulfill a duty owed to greatness
Performing the duty of honoring
By honoring that noble leader.
That noble and generous supreme
لَهُfor him اللهُGod مِنْwhat a مُصْلِحٍreformer صَالِحٍrighteous
لَهُ اللهُ مِنْ مُصْلِحٍ صَالِحٍ
وَمِنْand what a لَوْذَعِيٍّkeen-witted man عَزُومِresolute جَزُومِdecisive
وَمِنْ لَوْذَعِيٍّ عَزُومِ جَزُومِ
God be with him—what a righteous reformer,
May God grant him from each reformer
And what a keen-witted man, resolute and decisive,
And unwavering, resolute regime
وَمِنْand what a ذِيpossessor of مَضَاءٍresolve وَمِنْand what a ذِيpossessor of إِباءٍproud dignity
وَمِنْ ذِي مَضَاءٍ وَمِنْ ذِي إِباءٍ
وَمِنْand what a أَرِيْحِيٍّmagnanimous man جَوَادٍgenerous رَحِيمِmerciful
وَمِنْ أَرِيْحِيٍّ جَوَادٍ رَحِيمِ
And what a man of resolve, and what a man of proud dignity,
One of illumination and determination
And what a magnanimous man, generous and merciful,
A merciful, generous, and kind
وَمِنْand what a مُسْرِفٍlavish giver فِيin النَّدَىgenerosity وَالفِدَىand self-sacrifice
وَمِنْ مُسْرِفٍ فِي النَّدَى وَالفِدَى
لِكُلِّfor every لَهِيفٍdistressed person وَكُلِّand every مَضِيمِwronged person
لِكُلِّ لَهِيفٍ وَكُلِّ مَضِيمِ
And what a man lavish in generosity and self-sacrifice
One who is generous in bounty and ransom
For every distressed soul and everyone wronged,
For every destitute and confined
وَمِنْand what a مُتَقَاضٍone who presses his claims شَدِيدِfierce in المِرَاسِcontention
وَمِنْ مُتَقَاضٍ شَدِيدِ المِرَاسِ
وَمِنْand what a مُتَغَاضٍone who overlooks faults غَفُورٍforgiving رَحِيمِmerciful
وَمِنْ مُتَغَاضٍ غَفُورٍ رَحِيمِ
And what a man who presses his claims, formidable in contention,
One who is firm in his request
And what a forbearing man, forgiving and merciful!
Yet forgiving and lenient at the same time
أَمَوْلايَO my lord حَسْبُكَsufficient for you مَجْدٌglory بِهِthrough it
أَمَوْلايَ حَسْبُكَ مَجْدٌ بِهِ
تُجَدِّدُyou renew مَجْدَthe glory of الزَّمَانِthe times القَدِيمِancient
تُجَدِّدُ مَجْدَ الزَّمَانِ القَدِيمِ
O my lord, sufficient for you is the glory by which
My Lord, your glory is enough
You renew the glory of ancient times.
To renew past glory and prime
لِيَمْنَحْكَmay he grant you رَبُّكَyour Lord عُمْراًa life مَدِيداًlong
لِيَمْنَحْكَ رَبُّكَ عُمْراً مَدِيداً
وَيُبْلِغْكَand bring you to كُلَّevery نَجَاحٍsuccess مَرُومِdesired
وَيُبْلِغْكَ كُلَّ نَجَاحٍ مَرُومِ
May your Lord grant you a long life
May your Lord grant you a long life
And bring you every success you seek.
And every desired success made secure
وَيَاand O مَلِكاًking أَدْرَكَتْattained مِصرُهُhis Egypt
وَيَا مَلِكاً أَدْرَكَتْ مِصرُهُ
بِهِthrough him عِزَّةَthe eminence of الشَّمْسِthe sun بَيْنَamong النُّجُومِthe stars
بِهِ عِزَّةَ الشَّمْسِ بَيْنَ النُّجُومِ
And O king, whose Egypt has attained
O King, Egypt has attained through you
Through you the sun's eminence among the stars,
The glory of the sun amidst stars pure
لَقَدْindeed كُنْتَyou have been أَكْفَىthe most capable of حُمَاةِthe defenders of الذِّمَارِall one must defend
لَقَدْ كُنْتَ أَكْفَى حُمَاةِ الذِّمَارِ
وَأَوَّلَهُمْand foremost among them فِيon الطَّرِيقِthe path القَوِيمِupright
وَأَوَّلَهُمْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ القَوِيمِ
Indeed, you have been the ablest of honor's defenders,
Indeed, you were the best guardian of order
And foremost among them on the upright path.
And foremost on the straight path
سَيَنْصُرُكَwill grant you victory اللهGod نَصْراًa victory عَزِيزاًmighty
سَيَنْصُرُكَ الله نَصْراً عَزِيزاً
وَيَخذِلُand will forsake كُلَّevery عَدُوٍّenemy أَثِيمِsinful
وَيَخذِلُ كُلَّ عَدُوٍّ أَثِيمِ
God will grant you a mighty victory
God will give you a mighty victory
And forsake every sinful enemy.
And humiliate every wicked enemy's wrath
Sol 6.1