يَاO فِطْنَةinsight سَاهِرَةًwakeful لِلْعُلَىfor the heights
يَا فِطْنَة سَاهِرَةً لِلْعُلَى
عَلَّمَتِtaught الشُّهبَthe shooting stars جَمِيلَthe beauty of السهَادْsleeplessness
عَلَّمَتِ الشُّهبَ جَمِيلَ السهَادْ
O insight, wakeful for the heights,
You taught the shooting stars the beauty of sleeplessness.
مَغَانِمُthe spoils of الْعَيْشِlife لاِيقَاظِهِfor its wakeful ones
مَغَانِمُ الْعَيْشِ لاِيقَاظِهِ
وَيَغْنَمُand reap الأَحْلاَمَdreams أَهْلُthe people of الرُّقَادْsleep
وَيَغْنَمُ الأَحْلاَمَ أَهْلُ الرُّقَادْ
Life's spoils belong to its wakeful ones,
And sleepers reap dreams.
أَرَيْتِنَاyou showed us كَيْفَhow تُنَالُare attained المُنَىwishes
أَرَيْتِنَا كَيْفَ تُنَالُ المُنَى
وَدُنَهُنَّand before them العَقَبَاتُthe obstacles الشِّدَادْdaunting
وَدُنَهُنَّ العَقَبَاتُ الشِّدَادْ
You showed us how wishes are attained,
With daunting obstacles standing before them.
نُرِيدُwe want مِصْراًEgypt حُرَّةًfree فَخْمَةًgrand
نُرِيدُ مِصْراً حُرَّةً فَخْمَةً
وَالشَّعْبُand the people إِنْif يَعْزِمْresolve يَكُنْwill come to be مَاwhat أَرَادْthey wished
وَالشَّعْبُ إِنْ يَعْزِمْ يَكُنْ مَا أَرَادْ
We want an Egypt free and grand,
And if the people resolve, what they wish shall come to be,
مَاso long as لَمْnot يُضعْsquander فِيin بَاطِلٍfalsehood حَقَّهُtheir right
مَا لَمْ يُضعْ فِي بَاطِلٍ حَقَّهُ
وَتَقْتُلِand kills الشَّهوَةُdesire فِيهِwithin them الرَّشَادْsound judgment
وَتَقْتُلِ الشَّهوَةُ فِيهِ الرَّشَادْ
So long as they do not squander their rights on falsehood,
And desire does not kill sound judgment within them.
فَهَلْso, have...? جَدَدْنَاwe strove earnestly فِيin أَمَانِيِّناour hopes
فَهَلْ جَدَدْنَا فِي أَمَانِيِّنا
وَنَحْنُand we مِنْfrom أَسْوَاقِنَاour markets فِيin كَسَادْstagnation
وَنَحْنُ مِنْ أَسْوَاقِنَا فِي كَسَادْ
Have we, then, pursued our hopes in earnest,
While our markets leave us in stagnation?
لاَnot تَتَأَتَّىcomes about ثَرْوَةٌwealth طَفْرَةًin a sudden leap
لاَ تَتَأَتَّى ثَرْوَةٌ طَفْرَةً
إِنnot هِيَit إِلاَّexcept حِكْمَةٌwisdom وَاقْتِصَادْand thrift
إِن هِيَ إِلاَّ حِكْمَةٌ وَاقْتِصَادْ
Wealth does not come in a sudden leap;
It is nothing but wisdom and thrift.
وَالمَالُand money مَاnot زَالَceased to be الْوَسِيطَthe intermediary الَّذِيthat
وَالمَالُ مَا زَالَ الْوَسِيطَ الَّذِي
يُقَرِّبُbrings near الْمُبْتَغِيَاتِthe desired aims الْبِعَادْfar-off
يُقَرِّبُ الْمُبْتَغِيَاتِ الْبِعَادْ
And money remains the intermediary that
Brings distant aims within reach.
يَعْبُدُهُworship it النَّاسُpeople قَدِيماًof old وَفِيand in
يَعْبُدُهُ النَّاسُ قَدِيماً وَفِي
ذَاكَthat مِنَof الدِّينِreligion تَسَاوَىwere equal العِبَادْmortals
ذَاكَ مِنَ الدِّينِ تَسَاوَى العِبَادْ
People have long worshipped it, and in
That form of religion, all mortals are equal.
أَزْرَاهُscorned it عَجْزاًout of inability دُوْنَshort of إِدْرَاكِهِattaining it
أَزْرَاهُ عَجْزاً دُوْنَ إِدْرَاكِهِ
أَشْبَاهُsemblances of زُهَّادٍascetics أَضَلُّواled astray السَّوادْthe masses
أَشْبَاهُ زُهَّادٍ أَضَلُّوا السَّوادْ
It was scorned, out of inability to attain it,
By sham ascetics who led the masses astray.
قَدْmay تَصْلُحُprosper الدُّنْيَاthe world بِإِعْدَادِهِby preparing it
قَدْ تَصْلُحُ الدُّنْيَا بِإِعْدَادِهِ
لَهَاfor it وَإِلاَّand otherwise وَالىcontinued مِنْهَاfrom it الْفَسَادْcorruption
لَهَا وَإِلاَّ وَالى مِنْهَا الْفَسَادْ
The world may prosper by preparing money
For it; otherwise corruption keeps arising from it.
مَنْone who لَمْnot يَرَsees الدُّنْيَاthis world مَعَاشاًa livelihood فَهَلْthen, can...?
مَنْ لَمْ يَرَ الدُّنْيَا مَعَاشاً فَهَلْ
يَصْدُقُbe sincere أَخْذاًin taking up بِأُمُورِwith the affairs of الْمَعَادْthe hereafter
يَصْدُقُ أَخْذاً بِأُمُورِ الْمَعَادْ
Can one who does not see this world as a means of livelihood
Be sincere in taking up the affairs of the hereafter?
بُكَاؤُنَاour weeping الفَائِتُwhat is lost مِنْof عِزِّنَاour glory
بُكَاؤُنَا الفَائِتُ مِنْ عِزِّنَا
إِلَىto the point of انْتِزَافِexhaustion الدَّمْعِtears مَاذَاwhat أَفَادْdid it gain
إِلَى انْتِزَافِ الدَّمْعِ مَاذَا أَفَادْ
Our weeping for the glory we have lost,
Until our tears are drained—what has it gained?
وَهَلْand is...? تُرَاثُthe heritage of الْمَجْدِglory مُغْنٍsufficient إِذَاif
وَهَلْ تُرَاثُ الْمَجْدِ مُغْنٍ إِذَا
ظَلَّremained عَلَىon الْفَخْرِboasting بِهِof it الاعْتِمَادْreliance
ظَلَّ عَلَى الْفَخْرِ بِهِ الاعْتِمَادْ
And is the heritage of glory of any use, if
We continue to rely on boasting of it?
الْبُؤْسُpoverty لِلأَعْنَاقِfor necks غَلٌّa shackle فَإِنْso if
الْبُؤْسُ لِلأَعْنَاقِ غَلٌّ فَإِنْ
لَمْnot يُلْتَمَسْis sought مِنْهُfrom it فَكَاكٌrelease أَبَادْdestroys
لَمْ يُلْتَمَسْ مِنْهُ فَكَاكٌ أَبَادْ
Poverty is a shackle around necks; and if
No release from it is sought, it brings destruction.
وَحَيْثُand where لاَno مَالَmoney فَلاَthen no قُوَّةٌstrength
وَحَيْثُ لاَ مَالَ فَلاَ قُوَّةٌ
وَلاَnor سِلاَحٌweapons مَانِعٌprotective أَوْor عَتَادْequipment
وَلاَ سِلاَحٌ مَانِعٌ أَوْ عَتَادْ
And where there is no money, there is no strength,
Nor protective weapons or equipment,
وَلاَnor اخْتِرَاعٌinvention مُسْتَطَاعُfeasible وَلاَnor
وَلاَ اخْتِرَاعٌ مُسْتَطَاعُ وَلاَ
مَعْرِفَةٌknowledge تُجْدِيbenefits وَفَنٌّand art يُجَادْis done well
مَعْرِفَةٌ تُجْدِي وَفَنٌّ يُجَادْ
Nor any feasible invention, nor
Useful knowledge, or art well made,
وَلاَnor رِجَالُmen يَنْقُذونَsave الحِمَىthe homeland
وَلاَ رِجَالُ يَنْقُذونَ الحِمَى
بِحُسْنِwith soundness of رَأْيٍjudgment أَوor بِفَضْلِby virtue of اجْتِهَادْdiligence
بِحُسْنِ رَأْيٍ أَو بِفَضْلِ اجْتِهَادْ
Nor men who save the homeland
With sound judgment or by virtue of diligence.
Sol 6.1