أَيُّهَاO you النَّاصِرُونَthe supporters لِلعِلْمِof learning أَحْسَنْhave done good (verb fragment)
أَيُّهَا النَّاصِرُونَ لِلعِلْمِ أَحْسَنْ
تُمْyou (plural verb ending) لَعَمْرِيby my life نِهَايَةَthe utmost extent الإِحْسَانِof doing good
تُمْ لَعَمْرِي نِهَايَةَ الإِحْسَانِ
O champions of learning, you have done
O supporters of knowledge, you have done well,
By my life, the utmost good.
By my life, the epitome of kindness,
فَضْلُكُمْyour beneficence أَصْبَحَhas become المِثَالَthe model المُعَلَّىexalted
فَضْلُكُمْ أَصْبَحَ المِثَالَ المُعَلَّى
أَيُّwhat فَضْلٍvirtue كَنُصْرَةِlike supporting الْعِرْفَانِknowledge
أَيُّ فَضْلٍ كَنُصْرَةِ الْعِرْفَانِ
Your beneficence has become the exalted model;
Your merit has become the highest ideal.
What virtue compares with supporting knowledge?
What merit is there like supporting enlightenment?
وَطَنٌa homeland يَبْذُلُgive generously الأَمَاجِيدُthe illustrious men فِيهِin it
وَطَنٌ يَبْذُلُ الأَمَاجِيدُ فِيهِ
بَذْلَكُمْyour giving لاnot يَهُونُis held in low esteem فِيamong الأَوْطَانِthe homelands
بَذْلَكُمْ لا يَهُونُ فِي الأَوْطَانِ
A homeland where illustrious men give
A homeland where the generous give,
As you give is not held in low esteem among nations.
Your giving there is no less than other homelands,
مِصْرُEgypt تِيهِيtake pride بِنَابِهِينَin distinguished men كِرَاnoble (incomplete word)
مِصْرُ تِيهِي بِنَابِهِينَ كِرَا
هُمْthey فَخَارُthe pride الأَمْصَارِof cities فِيat كُلِّevery آنِmoment
هُمْ فَخَارُ الأَمْصَارِ فِي كُلِّ آنِ
Egypt, take pride in noble men of distinction;
Egypt boasts with its Nubar and Qasim Amin,
They are the pride of cities at every moment.
They are the pride of cities in every era,
فِيin المُنُوفِيَّةِMenoufia الضَّحُوكِsmiling وُجُوهٌnotables
فِي المُنُوفِيَّةِ الضَّحُوكِ وُجُوهٌ
أَصْبَحُواthey have become بِالنَّدَىthrough generosity وُجُوهَthe leading men الزَّمَانِof the age
أَصْبَحُوا بِالنَّدَى وُجُوهَ الزَّمَانِ
In smiling Menoufia are distinguished men,
In Monufia there are cheerful faces
Who through generosity have become the leading men of the age.
Who have become, with the dew, the faces of the age,
مَغْرِسٌa seedbed أَطْلَعَbrought forth النُّبُوغَgenius وَأَجْنَىand enabled to reap الـthe (split article)
مَغْرِسٌ أَطْلَعَ النُّبُوغَ وَأَجْنَى الـ
ـرُّوحَsoul وَالجِسْمَand the body طَيِّبَاتِthe choicest things المَجَانِيthe harvested fruits
ـرُّوحَ وَالجِسْمَ طَيِّبَاتِ المَجَانِي
A seedbed that brought forth genius and let the
A planted tree that yielded brilliance and harvested
Soul and body reap the choicest fruits.
Spirit and body, the good things of life,
هَكَذَاthus المَكْرُمَاتُnoble deeds إِنْif وُجِدَتْthey are found فِيin
هَكَذَا المَكْرُمَاتُ إِنْ وُجِدَتْ فِي
بَلَدٍa land فَهْوَthen it is أَعْمَرُthe most flourishing الْبُلْدَانِof lands
بَلَدٍ فَهْوَ أَعْمَرُ الْبُلْدَانِ
Such are noble deeds: if they are found in
Thus, when virtues are found in a country,
A land, it is the most flourishing of lands.
It is the most enduring of homelands,
بَارَكَmay bless اللهُGod فِيكُموin you all وَعَلَيْكُمُand upon you all
بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمو وَعَلَيْكُمُ
بِدُعَاءِwith a prayer الجَنَانِof the heart قَبْلَbefore اللِّسَانِthe tongue
بِدُعَاءِ الجَنَانِ قَبْلَ اللِّسَانِ
May God bless you and bestow blessings upon you,
May God bless you and bestow upon you,
With the heart's prayer before the tongue's.
With the prayer of heavens before that of tongues.
Sol 6.1