يَاO حَبِيباًbeloved مَاnot لِيfor me سِوَاهُbesides him حَبِيبُa beloved
يَا حَبِيباً مَا لِي سِوَاهُ حَبِيبُ
وَبِهِand for him كَانَwas مِنْsince صِبَايَmy childhood هِيَامِيmy passion
وَبِهِ كَانَ مِنْ صِبَايَ هِيَامِي
O beloved, besides whom I have no beloved,
O my beloved, I have none but you, my love
And whom I have adored since my childhood.
And with you has been my passion since my youth
أَنْتَyou لَوْif لَمْnot تَكُنْyou were أَلِيفَthe companion of شَبَابِيmy youth
أَنْتَ لَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ أَلِيفَ شَبَابِي
لَمْnot تُطِبْbe pleasing لِيto me نَضَارَةُthe freshness of الأَيَّامِthe days
لَمْ تُطِبْ لِي نَضَارَةُ الأَيَّامِ
Had you not been the companion of my youth,
If you were not the companion of my prime
The freshness of the days would not have pleased me.
The days would not be joyful for me
لَسْتُI am not أُخْفِيI conceal عَلَيْكَfrom you سِرّاًa secret أَلِيمَاpainful
لَسْتُ أُخْفِي عَلَيْكَ سِرّاً أَلِيمَا
هُوَit شَكْوَىa lament دَفِينَةٌburied فِيin عِظَامِيmy bones
هُوَ شَكْوَى دَفِينَةٌ فِي عِظَامِي
I do not hide from you a painful secret:
I do not hide from you a painful secret
It is a lament buried in my bones.
It is a suppressed lament in my bones
كُلُّevery شَيْءٍthing تَهْوَاهُyou love it أَهْوَاهُI love it إِلاَّexcept
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ تَهْوَاهُ أَهْوَاهُ إِلاَّ
أَنْthat أَرَىI see لِيfor me شَرِيكَةًa female partner فِيin غَرَامِيmy love
أَنْ أَرَى لِي شَرِيكَةً فِي غَرَامِي
Everything you love I love, except
Everything I love, I love for your sake
Seeing a rival share in my love.
Except to see for myself a partner in my passion
وَبِوَدِّيand I wish لَوْif كُنْتَyou were لِيmine لِيَmine وَحْدِيfor me alone
وَبِوَدِّي لَوْ كُنْتَ لِي لِيَ وَحْدِي
أَنِّيthat I أَقْصَرْتُI ceased عَنْكَfrom you مَلامِيmy reproaches
أَنِّي أَقْصَرْتُ عَنْكَ مَلامِي
And I wish you were mine, mine alone,
With my love, if only you were mine, mine alone
That I might cease reproaching you.
I have fallen short of you, for that I blame myself
مَاwhat الَّذِيthat which جَدَّhas changed يَاO حَبِيبَةَbeloved woman of قَلْبِيmy heart
مَا الَّذِي جَدَّ يَا حَبِيبَةَ قَلْبِي
وَذِمَامِيand my pledge كَمَاas عَهِدْتِyou have known ذِمَامِيmy pledge
وَذِمَامِي كَمَا عَهِدْتِ ذِمَامِي
What has changed, O beloved of my heart,
What has befallen, o beloved of my heart
When my pledge is still the pledge you have known?
And my prot�g�, as was your wont, my prot�g�
هَذِهِthis الرَّايَةُthe banner الَّتِيwhich مَلِكَتْhas possessed قَلْبَكَyour heart
هَذِهِ الرَّايَةُ الَّتِي مَلِكَتْ قَلْبَكَ
هَمِّيmy worry فِيin يَقْظَتِيmy wakefulness وَمَنَامِيand my sleep
هَمِّي فِي يَقْظَتِي وَمَنَامِي
This banner that has possessed your heart
This banner which has conquered your heart
Is my worry in my waking and my sleep.
Is my preoccupation awake and in my dreams
فَهْيَfor she كُلُّevery لَحْظَةٍmoment شُغْلُكَyour preoccupation الشَّاfirst part of 'all-consuming'
فَهْيَ كُلُّ لَحْظَةٍ شُغْلُكَ الشَّا
غِلُcompletion of 'all-consuming' رَأْدَthe beginning of الضُّحَىforenoon وَتَحْتَand beneath الظَّلامِthe darkness
غِلُ رَأْدَ الضُّحَى وَتَحْتَ الظَّلامِ
For at every moment she is your all-consuming concern,
So it is, every moment, your main concern
In the early morning and beneath the darkness.
In the radiance of dawn and beneath the shadows
إِحْذَرِيbeware يَاO حَبِيبَةَbeloved woman of القَلْبِthe heart هُمَاa worry (likely intended; literally 'they both')
إِحْذَرِي يَا حَبِيبَةَ القَلْبِ هُمَا
لَيْسَis not إِلاَّexcept وَهْماًan illusion مِنَamong الأَوْهَامِillusions
لَيْسَ إِلاَّ وَهْماً مِنَ الأَوْهَامِ
Beware, O beloved of the heart, a worry
Beware, o beloved of the heart, of cares
That is nothing but an illusion among illusions.
That are naught but delusions of the mind
يَاO حَبِيبِيmy beloved أَنَرْتَyou illuminated ذِهْنِيmy mind وَأَشْبَعْتَand you filled
يَا حَبِيبِي أَنَرْتَ ذِهْنِي وَأَشْبَعْتَ
فُؤَادِيmy heart زَهْواًwith pride بِهَذَاwith this الكَلامِspeech
فُؤَادِي زَهْواً بِهَذَا الكَلامِ
O my beloved, you have lit up my mind and filled
O my darling, you have enlightened my thoughts and saturated
My heart with pride through these words.
My heart with delight with these words
لَيْسَthere is none فِيمَاamong what يُصَانُis safeguarded أَجْدَرُmore worthy مِنْthan رَايَfirst part of 'banner'
لَيْسَ فِيمَا يُصَانُ أَجْدَرُ مِنْ رَايَ
ةِcompletion of 'banner' مِصْرَEgypt بِالصَّوْنِof protection وَالإِكْرَامِand honor
ةِ مِصْرَ بِالصَّوْنِ وَالإِكْرَامِ
Among all things guarded, none is worthier than the banner
There is nothing more deserving of protection
Of Egypt to receive protection and honor.
Than Egypt's banner, with safeguarding and honour
أَنَاI أَفْدِيكَI ransom you يَاO حَبِيبِيmy beloved وَتَفْدِيهَاand you ransom her
أَنَا أَفْدِيكَ يَا حَبِيبِي وَتَفْدِيهَا
وَيَفْدِيكُمَاand ransoms you both جَمِيعُall الأَنَامِhumankind
وَيَفْدِيكُمَا جَمِيعُ الأَنَامِ
I would give my life for you, my beloved, and you for her,
I ransom you, my darling, and it ransoms you
And all humankind would give their lives for you both.
And all people ransom you both
بَلْrather تَعَالَيْcome نَنْشُدُlet us sing كِلانَاboth of us وَكُونِيand be
بَلْ تَعَالَيْ نَنْشُدُ كِلانَا وَكُونِي
خيْرَthe best عَوْنٍsupport لَصَبَّكِfor your enamored lover المُسْتَهَامِlove-distraught
خيْرَ عَوْنٍ لَصَبَّكِ المُسْتَهَامِ
Rather, come, let us both sing, and be
Rather, come, let us both recite, and be
The best support for your love-distraught lover.
The best support for your confused lover
رَايَةَbanner of اليُسْرِprosperity فِيin صَفَاءِthe serenity of اللَّيَالِيthe nights
رَايَةَ اليُسْرِ فِي صَفَاءِ اللَّيَالِي
رَايَةَbanner of النَّصْرِvictory فِيin اعْتِكَارِthe turmoil of الصِّدَامِbattle
رَايَةَ النَّصْرِ فِي اعْتِكَارِ الصِّدَامِ
Banner of prosperity in the serenity of nights,
The banner of ease in the serenity of the nights
Banner of victory in the turmoil of battle,
The banner of victory in the fury of clashes
طَاوِليsurpass in height كُلَّevery رَايَةٍbanner وَأَعِزِّيand exalt
طَاوِلي كُلَّ رَايَةٍ وَأَعِزِّي
قَوْمَنَاour people سَرْمَداًforever عَلَىabove الأَقْوَامِthe peoples
قَوْمَنَا سَرْمَداً عَلَى الأَقْوَامِ
Tower above every banner, and exalt
Outdo every banner and bring honour
Our people forever above all peoples.
To our people forever above all peoples
Sol 6.1