يَاO لِسَانَvoice الدِّفَاعِdefense عَنْon behalf of خَيْرِthe finest دَارٍhomeland
يَا لِسَانَ الدِّفَاعِ عَنْ خَيْرِ دَارٍ
تُفْتَدَىis ransomed بِالنُّفُوسِwith lives وَالأَمْوَالِand wealth
تُفْتَدَى بِالنُّفُوسِ وَالأَمْوَالِ
O voice defending the finest homeland,
O tongue defending the best of homes
Ransomed with lives and wealth.
Redeemed with souls and wealth
حبُذَاhow splendid رَوحُspirit مُصْطَفَىMustafa وَهْوَwhile he is مُوفٍpoised aloft
حبُذَا رَوحُ مُصْطَفَى وَهْوَ مُوفٍ
يَتَجَلَّىmanifests himself مِنَfrom المَكَانِthe place العَالِيlofty
يَتَجَلَّى مِنَ المَكَانِ العَالِي
How splendid is Mustafa's spirit, poised aloft,
Blessed is the spirit of Mustafa while he is faithful
Manifesting itself from the lofty place,
Manifesting from the Highest Place
مُوحِياًinspiring مَاwhat يُرَىis deemed لِعِزَّةِfor the glory of مِصْرَEgypt
مُوحِياً مَا يُرَى لِعِزَّةِ مِصْرَ
مِنْof صَلاَحٍbetterment فِيin حَالِهَاher present state وَالمَآلِand the outcome
مِنْ صَلاَحٍ فِي حَالِهَا وَالمَآلِ
Inspiring what is deemed to serve Egypt's glory:
Inspiring what is seen for the glory of Egypt
Betterment in her present state and her future.
Of righteousness in its state and outcome
فَكَانَّso it is as though العَهِيدَthe old companion صَارَbecame عَتِيداًpresent
فَكَانَّ العَهِيدَ صَارَ عَتِيداً
يَتَمَاشَىwalk together عَهْدَاهُمَاtheir two eras فِيin اتِّصَالِcontinuity
يَتَمَاشَى عَهْدَاهُمَا فِي اتِّصَالِ
As though the old companion had become present,
So the heir became ready
Their two eras walking together without a break.
As their two covenants align
لَيْسَis not بِدْعاًanything strange وَالحَقُّand truth مَاwhat أَنْتَyou تَرْجُوhope for
لَيْسَ بِدْعاً وَالحَقُّ مَا أَنْتَ تَرْجُو
أَنْthat يُرَىbe seen الصِّدْقُtruthfulness عَاصِماًa safeguard لِلْمَقَالِfor speech
أَنْ يُرَى الصِّدْقُ عَاصِماً لِلْمَقَالِ
It is no strange thing—and truth is what you hope for—
It is no innovation, and truth is what you hope
That truthfulness should be seen as a safeguard for speech.
To see sincerity a protector of speech
يَصْدُرُcome away القَارِئُونَthe readers عَنْfrom وَرْدِهِits watering place الصَّافِيclear
يَصْدُرُ القَارِئُونَ عَنْ وَرْدِهِ الصَّافِي
وَفِيهِمُand within them خَلاَئِقُqualities الأَبْطَالِthe heroes
وَفِيهِمُ خَلاَئِقُ الأَبْطَالِ
Readers come away from its clear watering place,
Readers issue forth from its pure stream
And within them are the qualities of heroes.
Among them the temperaments of heroes
وَتَرَاءَىand appeared فِيهِin it بِمِرْآةِin a mirror of صِدْقٍtruth
وَتَرَاءَى فِيهِ بِمِرْآةِ صِدْقٍ
مِصْرُEgypt ذَاتَpossessed of الإِكْرَامِhonor وَالإِجّلاَلِand reverence
مِصْرُ ذَاتَ الإِكْرَامِ وَالإِجّلاَلِ
And in it appeared, as in a mirror of truth,
And Egypt of veneration and esteem is mirrored in it
Egypt, endowed with honor and reverence.
Through the mirror of truth
وَتَجِيءُand come الألْفَاظُthe words وَفْقَin accordance with المَعَانِيthe meanings
وَتَجِيءُ الألْفَاظُ وَفْقَ المَعَانِي
فِيin نِظَامٍan arrangement يُزْرِيputs to shame نِظَامَthe stringing of اللآَّلِيpearls
فِي نِظَامٍ يُزْرِي نِظَامَ اللآَّلِي
And the words come in accord with the meanings,
And words come according to meanings
In an arrangement that puts a string of pearls to shame.
In an order more elegant than necklaces
وَيَرَىand see النِشْءُthe young فِيin مَنَاهِجِهِits paths البَيْضَاءَbright
وَيَرَى النِشْءُ فِي مَنَاهِجِهِ البَيْضَاءَ
سُبُلَpaths العُلَىgreatness وَالاسْتِقْلاَلِand independence
سُبُلَ العُلَى وَالاسْتِقْلاَلِ
And the young see, in its bright paths,
And the youth see in its white curricula
The ways to greatness and independence.
The paths of sublimity and independence
وَيَصِيبُand find الرِّجَالُthe men أَسْمَىthe loftiest مَجَالٍarena
وَيَصِيبُ الرِّجَالُ أَسْمَى مَجَالٍ
تَتَجَارَىrace one another فِيهِin it عُقُولُthe minds of الرِّجَالِthe men
تَتَجَارَى فِيهِ عُقُولُ الرِّجَالِ
And men find the loftiest arena,
And men attain the highest sphere
Where the minds of men race one another.
In which men’s minds compete
Sol 6.1