طِيبُواbe at peace قَرَاراًin repose أَيُّهَاO الأَعْلامُthe luminaries
طِيبُوا قَرَاراً أَيُّهَا الأَعْلامُ
وَعَلَىand upon ثَرَاكُمْyour soil رَحْمَةٌmercy وَسَلامُand peace
وَعَلَى ثَرَاكُمْ رَحْمَةٌ وَسَلامُ
Rest peacefully, O luminaries.
O leaders, rest in peace,
Upon your soil be mercy and peace.
And may mercy and peace be upon your soil.
لاno غَرْوَwonder أَنْthat شُقَّتْwere torn جُيُوبٌgarment-fronts بَعْدَكُمْafter you
لا غَرْوَ أَنْ شُقَّتْ جُيُوبٌ بَعْدَكُمْ
فِيin المَشْرِقَيْنِthe two Easts وَنُكِّسَتْand were lowered أَعْلامُbanners
فِي المَشْرِقَيْنِ وَنُكِّسَتْ أَعْلامُ
No wonder garments were rent after you
No wonder tears flowed after you
in the two Easts, and banners lowered.
In the two easts, and flags were lowered.
مِصْرُEgypt الَّتِيwhich مِتُّمْyou died فِدَاهَاas her ransom أَصْبَحَتْhas become
مِصْرُ الَّتِي مِتُّمْ فِدَاهَا أَصْبَحَتْ
وَكَأَنَّمَاand as though فِيهَاin her السرُورُjoy حَرَامُforbidden
وَكَأَنَّمَا فِيهَا السرُورُ حَرَامُ
Egypt, for whose sake you died, has become
Egypt, for which you died,
as though joy within her were forbidden.
Became as if joy in it is forbidden.
ذَهَبَdeparted الأعِزَّةُthe dear ones مُصْطَفَىMustafa وَرِفَاقُهُand his companions
ذَهَبَ الأعِزَّةُ مُصْطَفَى وَرِفَاقُهُ
مَاnot كَادَnearly يَخْلُوis free مِنْof شَهِيدٍa martyr عَامُa year
مَا كَادَ يَخْلُو مِنْ شَهِيدٍ عَامُ
The dear ones are gone—Mustafa and his companions.
Alas! Mostafa and his comrades are gone.
Scarcely does a year pass without a martyr.
Scarcely a year passed without a martyr.
شُهَدَاءُmartyrs لَيْسَis not أَخِيرُهُمْtheir last بِأَقَلِّهِمْthe least of them
شُهَدَاءُ لَيْسَ أَخِيرُهُمْ بِأَقَلِّهِمْ
وَلِكُلِّهِمْand for all of them فِيamong الْخَالِدِينَthe immortals مَقَامُa station
وَلِكُلِّهِمْ فِي الْخَالِدِينَ مَقَامُ
Martyrs, whose last is not the least among them,
The martyrs - the last was not less than the first,
and each has a station among the immortals.
And for all a position amongst the eternal.
اللهَfor God's sake فِيregarding مِصْرَEgypt الثَّكُولِthe bereaved وَقَلْبُهَاand her heart
اللهَ فِي مِصْرَ الثَّكُولِ وَقَلْبُهَا
تَتْلُوfollow سِهَامَthe arrows of البَيْنِseparation فِيهِwithin it سِهَامُarrows
تَتْلُو سِهَامَ البَيْنِ فِيهِ سِهَامُ
For God's sake, care for bereaved Egypt, whose heart—
O God! Egypt is distraught and its heart
within it, arrows follow the arrows of separation.
Recites the arrows of separation.
عَبْدَAbd (servant of) الْعَزِيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty) لَعَلَّperhaps مَوْتاًa death سُمْتَهُyou were subjected to it
عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ لَعَلَّ مَوْتاً سُمْتَهُ
قَدْindeed كَانَwas أَيْسَرَeasiest مَاwhat غَبَرْتَyou lived on تُسَامُyou were made to endure
قَدْ كَانَ أَيْسَرَ مَا غَبَرْتَ تُسَامُ
Abd al-Aziz, perhaps the death you were made to suffer
Perhaps for Abdel Aziz death
was the easiest thing you were ever made to bear.
Would have been easier than the difficulties you endured.
أَكْرَمْتَyou held too noble قَصْدَكَyour purpose عَنْabove مُبَالاةِconcern for الرَّدَىdeath
أَكْرَمْتَ قَصْدَكَ عَنْ مُبَالاةِ الرَّدَى
وَعَزَمْتَand you resolved لاno وَهَنٌweakness وَلاand no اسْتِسْلامُsurrender
وَعَزَمْتَ لا وَهَنٌ وَلا اسْتِسْلامُ
You held your purpose too noble to heed death,
You were resolute, not caring for perdition,
and resolved, with neither weakness nor surrender.
Determined, neither weak nor resigned.
أَلمَوْتُdeath وَالإِحْجَامُand holding back فِيمَاamong what تَتَّقِيyou fear
أَلمَوْتُ وَالإِحْجَامُ فِيمَا تَتَّقِي
شَرَعٌalike وَشَرُّهُمَاand the worse of them both هُوَis الإِحْجَامُholding back
شَرَعٌ وَشَرُّهُمَا هُوَ الإِحْجَامُ
Death and holding back, among the things you fear,
I hesitated while hesitation in what you feared
are alike; the worse of them is holding back.
Is lawful, and the evil of both is hesitation.
عُمْرٌa lifetime تَقَضَّىwas spent فِيin جِهَادٍstruggle لاnot تَنِيyou flag
عُمْرٌ تَقَضَّى فِي جِهَادٍ لا تَنِي
فِيهِin it وَلاand not يُلْهِيكَdistracts you عَنْهُfrom it حُطَامُworldly dross
فِيهِ وَلا يُلْهِيكَ عَنْهُ حُطَامُ
A lifetime spent in struggle: you never flagged
A life spent in unceasing jihad,
in it, nor did worldly dross distract you from it.
Which neither distracts you nor are you distracted from it by rubble.
هُوَit مُصْحَفٌa sacred volume آيَاتُهُits verses وَحْيُrevelation الْفِدَىsacrifice
هُوَ مُصْحَفٌ آيَاتُهُ وَحْيُ الْفِدَى
وَالْبِرُّand goodness فَاتِحَةٌan opening بِهِin it وَخِتَامُand a conclusion
وَالْبِرُّ فَاتِحَةٌ بِهِ وَخِتَامُ
It is a sacred book, its verses the revelation of sacrifice,
It is a scripture whose verses are the revelation of sacrifice,
and goodness is its opening and its close.
Righteousness being its opening and end.
مَنْسُوجَةٌwoven أَيَّامُهُits days مِنْfrom خَيْرِthe best of مَاwhat
مَنْسُوجَةٌ أَيَّامُهُ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا
يُبْدِيreveals النَّهَارَdaylight وَيَكْتُمُand conceals الإِظْلامُdarkness
يُبْدِي النَّهَارَ وَيَكْتُمُ الإِظْلامُ
Its days are woven from the best of what
Its days are woven with the best
daylight reveals and darkness conceals.
That daytime reveals and nighttime conceals.
فِيin حُبِّlove of مِصْرَEgypt وَفِيand in ابْتِغَاءِseeking رُقِيهَاher advancement
فِي حُبِّ مِصْرَ وَفِي ابْتِغَاءِ رُقِيهَا
يَقِظَانَboth awake ذَاكَthat الْقَلْبُheart وَالأَحْلامُand the faculties of reason
يَقِظَانَ ذَاكَ الْقَلْبُ وَالأَحْلامُ
In love for Egypt and in pursuit of her advancement,
Awake, that heart and that dream
that heart and intellect were both awake.
Out of love for Egypt and desire for its advancement.
مَاnot كِدْتَyou nearly تَمْكُثُremain وَادِعاًat ease فِيin مَأْمَنٍa safe place
مَا كِدْتَ تَمْكُثُ وَادِعاً فِي مَأْمَنٍ
إِلاَّexcept وَحَوْلَكَand around you لِلصُّرُوفِof vicissitudes زِحَامُa throng
إِلاَّ وَحَوْلَكَ لِلصُّرُوفِ زِحَامُ
Scarcely could you stay at ease in a place of safety
You barely stayed peacefully secluded
without a throng of life's vicissitudes around you.
Without tribulations crowding around you.
وَعَلَىand on جَوَانِبِكَyour sides المَحَامِدُvirtues إِنْif تُقِمْyou stay
وَعَلَى جَوَانِبِكَ المَحَامِدُ إِنْ تُقِمْ
فِيin بَلْدَةٍa town أَوْor لَمْnot يَسَعَكَcould contain you مُقَامُan abode
فِي بَلْدَةٍ أَوْ لَمْ يَسَعَكَ مُقَامُ
Virtues attended you, whether you stayed
And praise was on your side whether you stayed in a country or a dwelling was not spacious enough for you.
in a town or no abode could contain you.
That love for Egypt - none ever blamed you for it,
ذَاكَthat الْغَرَامُpassionate love بِمِصْرَfor Egypt لَمْnot يُلْمِمْcome near بِهِto it
ذَاكَ الْغَرَامُ بِمِصْرَ لَمْ يُلْمِمْ بِهِ
أَحَدٌanyone وَلَمْand not يَبْلُغْreached مَدَاهُits extent غَرَامُany love
أَحَدٌ وَلَمْ يَبْلُغْ مَدَاهُ غَرَامُ
That passionate love for Egypt was never approached
Nor did anyone reach the extent of your love.
by anyone, and no love reached its extent.
How many valleys did the pilgrim descend in them
كَمْhow many طِيَّةٍa journey فِيهَاon it بَرَىwore away مِنْكَof you الْحَشَاthe vitals
كَمْ طِيَّةٍ فِيهَا بَرَى مِنْكَ الْحَشَا
سُقْمٌillness وَبَرَّحَand tormented بِاللَّهَاةِthe uvula أُوَامُburning thirst
سُقْمٌ وَبَرَّحَ بِاللَّهَاةِ أُوَامُ
On how many a journey were your vitals worn away
Ill and was cured by Allah’s care for the hopeless.
by illness, and your throat tormented by burning thirst!
You are called and you become active as if
تُدْعَىyou are summoned فَتَنْشَطُso you rally ىunclear fragment (possibly 'not') تَكِلُّyou tire كَأَنَّمَاas though
تُدْعَى فَتَنْشَطُ ى تَكِلُّ كَأَنَّمَا
يُؤْتِيكَgives you قُوَّةَthe strength بَأْسِهِof its ferocity الإِيلامُpain
يُؤْتِيكَ قُوَّةَ بَأْسِهِ الإِيلامُ
When called, you rally, [apparently not] tiring, as though
The ailment gives you the power of endurance.
pain itself gives you its own fierce strength.
In the like of this while souls are great,
فِيin مِثْلِthe like of هَذَاthis وَالنُّفُوسُand souls كَبِيرَةٌare great
فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا وَالنُّفُوسُ كَبِيرَةٌ
تَتَخَالَفُdiverge الأُرْوَاحُthe spirits وَالأَجْسَامُand the bodies
تَتَخَالَفُ الأُرْوَاحُ وَالأَجْسَامُ
In such trials, when souls are great,
Spirits and bodies differ.
spirits and bodies take opposing paths.
Glory is pleased with you and the country that
أَلمَجْدُglory رَاضٍis pleased عَنْكَwith you وَالْبَلَدُand the country الَّذِيwhich
أَلمَجْدُ رَاضٍ عَنْكَ وَالْبَلَدُ الَّذِي
أَشْكَيْنَyou relieved (text uncertain) مِنْof سُقْمٍillness وَفِيكَand in you سَقَامُsickness
أَشْكَيْنَ مِنْ سُقْمٍ وَفِيكَ سَقَامُ
Glory is pleased with you, and so is the land that
Complained of illness while in you was its remedy.
you [relieved] of illness while you yourself were ill.
O emigrant of pens, almost
يَاO هَاجِرَforsaker of الأَقْلامِthe pens كَادَتْalmost مِنْfrom أَسىًgrief
يَا هَاجِرَ الأَقْلامِ كَادَتْ مِنْ أَسىً
تَجْرِيpour forth نُفُوساًsouls بَعْدَكَafter you الأَقْلامُthe pens
تَجْرِي نُفُوساً بَعْدَكَ الأَقْلامُ
O you who have forsaken the pens, from grief
The souls flowed after you with pens.
the pens almost poured forth their souls after you.
The crescent grieved for its glorious pillar
جَزِعَgrieved الْهِلالُthe Crescent عَلَىfor مُعِزِّthe exalter of لِوَائِهِits banner
جَزِعَ الْهِلالُ عَلَى مُعِزِّ لِوَائِهِ
وَبَكَىand mourned أَشَدَّthe strongest of حُمَاتِهِits defenders الإِسْلامُIslam
وَبَكَى أَشَدَّ حُمَاتِهِ الإِسْلامُ
The Crescent grieved for the one who exalted its banner,
And Islam bitterly cried for its protector.
and Islam wept for the strongest of its defenders.
Who will support the religion like his support,
مَنْwho يَنْصُرُchampions الدينَthe religion الْحَنِيفَupright كَنَصْرِهِas he championed it
مَنْ يَنْصُرُ الدينَ الْحَنِيفَ كَنَصْرِهِ
بِالرَّأْيِwith judgment يَنْفُذُpenetrates وَالْفِرنْدُand the steel blade كَهَامُis blunt
بِالرَّأْيِ يَنْفُذُ وَالْفِرنْدُ كَهَامُ
Who champions the upright faith as he did,
His opinion effective while axes are blunt.
with judgment that pierces through when the blade is blunt?
With a heart receiving inspiration from his Lord
مُسْتَرْشِداًseeking guidance إِنْif شُبِّهَتْwere made unclear سُبُلُthe paths of الْهُدَىright guidance
مُسْتَرْشِداً إِنْ شُبِّهَتْ سُبُلُ الْهُدَى
قَلْباًa heart لَهُfor it مِنْfrom رَبهِhis Lord إِلْهَامُinspiration
قَلْباً لَهُ مِنْ رَبهِ إِلْهَامُ
Seeking guidance, whenever the paths of right were confused,
When the paths of guidance seem ambiguous.
from a heart inspired by his Lord,
He hurls his thoughts to the farthest extent
يَرْمِيaims بِفِكْرَتِهِwith his thought إِلَىtoward أَقْصَىthe furthest مَدىًreach
يَرْمِي بِفِكْرَتِهِ إِلَى أَقْصَى مَدىً
وَيَسِيرُand proceeds لاnot تَعْتَافُهُdeter him الأوْهَامُillusions
وَيَسِيرُ لا تَعْتَافُهُ الأوْهَامُ
he aimed his thought toward the furthest reach,
And moves forward, not constrained by fantasies.
and went on, undeterred by illusions.
Sound opinion is supported by wisdom
وَيُؤَيدُand is supported الرَّأْيُjudgment الصَّحِيحُsound بِحِكْمِةٍby wisdom
وَيُؤَيدُ الرَّأْيُ الصَّحِيحُ بِحِكْمِةٍ
لاnot يَعْتَرِيهَاafflicts it اللَّبْسُconfusion وَالإِبْهَامُand obscurity
لا يَعْتَرِيهَا اللَّبْسُ وَالإِبْهَامُ
And sound judgment is supported by wisdom
That is not marred by confusion or ambiguity.
untouched by confusion or obscurity.
Seeking nothing but rectitude though some of it
إِنْnot يَبْتَغِيhe seeks إِلاَّexcept الصَّلاحَwhat is good وَبَعْضُهُand some of it
إِنْ يَبْتَغِي إِلاَّ الصَّلاحَ وَبَعْضُهُ
لاnot تَسْتَوِيare equal فِيin فَهْمِهِunderstanding it الأَحْلامُminds
لا تَسْتَوِي فِي فَهْمِهِ الأَحْلامُ
He seeks only what is good; and some of it
Is not equal in his understanding to dreams.
is not understood equally by all minds.
Religion does not refuse civilization if it calls him,
أَلدينُreligion لاnot يَأْبَىrejects الْحَضَارَةَcivilization إِنْif دَعَتْshe calls
أَلدينُ لا يَأْبَى الْحَضَارَةَ إِنْ دَعَتْ
فَأَجَابَهَاso answered her فِيamong الرَّاشِدِينَthe rightly guided إِمَامُan imam
فَأَجَابَهَا فِي الرَّاشِدِينَ إِمَامُ
Religion does not reject civilization when she calls:
And the rightly-guided leader responds.
an imam among the rightly guided answered her.
Time is spacious with its ease so for our time
يَسَعُembraces الزَّمَانُthe times بِيُسْرِهِthrough its ease فَلِعَصْرِنَاso for our age
يَسَعُ الزَّمَانُ بِيُسْرِهِ فَلِعَصْرِنَا
أَحْكَامُهُits rulings وَلِغَيْرِهِand for others besides it أَحْكَامُrulings
أَحْكَامُهُ وَلِغَيْرِهِ أَحْكَامُ
Its ease embraces the times; our age therefore has
Are its rulings and for others are its rulings.
its rulings, and other ages have other rulings.
After raising its status, who is the sincere, brilliant scholar
مَنْwho لِلْمَعَارِفِfor learning بَعْدَafter مُعْلِيthe raiser of شَأْنِهَاits standing
مَنْ لِلْمَعَارِفِ بَعْدَ مُعْلِي شَأْنِهَا
أَيْنَwhere النَّصِيحُthe sincere counselor الْجِهْبِذُthe expert العَلاَّمُthe deeply learned
أَيْنَ النَّصِيحُ الْجِهْبِذُ العَلاَّمُ
Who will care for learning after the one who raised its standing?
The educator from whom knowledge flows unchecked to those who yearn and not barred from the obstinate.
Where is the sincere counselor, the expert, the deeply learned?
For the spread of knowledge, its share is granted from him
مَنْwho لانْتِشَارِfor spreading الْعِلْمِknowledge تُمْنَحُare granted قِسْطَهَاtheir share
مَنْ لانْتِشَارِ الْعِلْمِ تُمْنَحُ قِسْطَهَا
مِنْهُof it السَّرَاةُthe nobles وَلاand not يُرَدare turned away طَغَامُcommon rabble
مِنْهُ السَّرَاةُ وَلا يُرَد طَغَامُ
Who will spread learning, so their share is granted
To the zealous and not prevented from the arrogant.
from it to the noble, and the common folk are not refused?
You spend all that you are endowed with
فِيin الْوَعْظِpreaching وَالتَّثْقِيفِand education تُنْفِقُyou expend كلَّall مَاthat
فِي الْوَعْظِ وَالتَّثْقِيفِ تُنْفِقُ كلَّ مَا
أُوتِيتَyou were given مِنْof هِمَمٍpowers of resolve وَهُنَّand they جِسَامُare great
أُوتِيتَ مِنْ هِمَمٍ وَهُنَّ جِسَامُ
In preaching and education you expend all
Of ambitions while your bodies are frail.
the powers of resolve bestowed upon you—and they are great.
And you see the strength of society in its morals,
وَتَرَىand you see قِوَامَthe foundation of الشَّعْبِthe people فِيin أَخْلاقِهِits morals
وَتَرَى قِوَامَ الشَّعْبِ فِي أَخْلاقِهِ
هَلْis there لِلشُّعُوبِfor peoples بِغَيْرِهِنَّwithout them قِوَامُa foundation
هَلْ لِلشُّعُوبِ بِغَيْرِهِنَّ قِوَامُ
You see a people's foundation in its morals:
Can societies stand without them?
have peoples any foundation without them?
If there is no knowledge, you will find
إِنْif لَمْnot يَكُنْthere is عِلْمٌknowledge فَإِنَّكَthen you وَاجِدٌfind
إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِلْمٌ فَإِنَّكَ وَاجِدٌ
أُمَماًnations تُسَاقُare driven كَأَنَّهَاas though they أَنْعَامُwere cattle
أُمَماً تُسَاقُ كَأَنَّهَا أَنْعَامُ
Without knowledge, you find
Nations being led like cattle.
nations driven along as though they were cattle.
What can be expected to become of them
مَاذَاwhat يُرَجَّىis hoped أَنْthat تَصِيرَthey become وَمَاand no لَهَاfor them
مَاذَا يُرَجَّى أَنْ تَصِيرَ وَمَا لَهَا
بِحَقِيقَةٍwith the truth مِنْof أَمْرِهَاtheir affairs إِلمَامُacquaintance
بِحَقِيقَةٍ مِنْ أَمْرِهَا إِلمَامُ
What can they be hoped to become, when they have
When they have no true comprehension of their affair?
no grasp of the truth of their own affairs?
Who can provide the equality
مَنْwho لِلمُوَاسَاةِfor charitable aid الَّتِيwhich عَتَمَwas delayed الْقِرَىhospitality
مَنْ لِلمُوَاسَاةِ الَّتِي عَتَمَ الْقِرَى
فِيهَاwithin it وَضَلَّand lost سَبِيلَهَاits path المُعْتَامُthe needy guest
فِيهَا وَضَلَّ سَبِيلَهَا المُعْتَامُ
Who will sustain charitable aid, now that hospitality is delayed
That has been obscured in the villages and the misguided lost its path?
within it, and the needy guest has lost its path?
Its freshness is gone from it and dwellings have strengthened
جَفَّdried up النَّدَىbounty فِيهَاwithin it وَأَقُوَىand lay deserted مَوْئِلٌa refuge
جَفَّ النَّدَى فِيهَا وَأَقُوَى مَوْئِلٌ
رُعِيَتْwere guarded بِهِthere حُرَمٌsacred rights وَصِينَand were protected كِرَامُhonorable people
رُعِيَتْ بِهِ حُرَمٌ وَصِينَ كِرَامُ
Its bounty has dried up, and a refuge stands deserted
In which sanctities were guarded and generous people esteemed.
where sacred rights were guarded and honorable people protected.
By your care, bereft women regained their strength
بِنَوَاكَat your departure جَدَّدَتِrenewed الثَّوَاكِلُbereaved mothers ثُكْلَهَاtheir bereavement
بِنَوَاكَ جَدَّدَتِ الثَّوَاكِلُ ثُكْلَهَا
وَتَوَغَّلَتْand sank deeper فِيinto يُتْمَهَاtheir orphanhood الأَيْتَامُthe orphans
وَتَوَغَّلَتْ فِي يُتْمَهَا الأَيْتَامُ
At your departure, bereaved mothers renewed their mourning,
And orphans penetrated in their destitution.
and orphans sank still deeper into orphanhood.
You joined estranged kinship ties, never
وَوَصَلْتَand you maintained أَرْحَاماًkinship ties فَمَاso not أَغْلَيْتَyou prized مِنْany
وَوَصَلْتَ أَرْحَاماً فَمَا أَغْلَيْتَ مِنْ
عَرْضٍworldly gain تَقَطَّعَwere severed دُونَهُfor its sake الأَرْحَامُkinship ties
عَرْضٍ تَقَطَّعَ دُونَهُ الأَرْحَامُ
You maintained kinship ties, never prizing
Disregarding a bond that kinsmen abandoned.
worldly gain for whose sake those ties are severed.
Take the gems and cast off their husks,
خُذْhold fast بِالْجَوَاهِرِto the essences وَانْتَبِذْand cast aside أَعْرَاضَهَاtheir outward attributes
خُذْ بِالْجَوَاهِرِ وَانْتَبِذْ أَعْرَاضَهَا
مَاnot ككُلlike all مَاthat فَوْقَabove الرَّغَامِthe dust رَغَامُdust
مَا ككُل مَا فَوْقَ الرَّغَامِ رَغَامُ
Hold to the essences, and discard their outward attributes:
Not everything above the cinders is cinders.
dust is not the same as all that lies above the dust.
Was there a more virtuous young man than you
هَلْwas there كَانَwas أَنْهَضَreadier مِنْكَthan you فِيin الْجُلَّىthe gravest crisis فَتىًa young man
هَلْ كَانَ أَنْهَضَ مِنْكَ فِي الْجُلَّى فَتىً
حُرٌّfree وَأَمْضَىand more decisive فِيin الأُمُورِaffairs هُمَامُa valiant man
حُرٌّ وَأَمْضَى فِي الأُمُورِ هُمَامُ
Was any young man readier than you in the gravest crisis,
A free man, determined, resolute?
any free man, or any hero more decisive in affairs?
If those traits and character are magnified
إِنْif أُعْظِمَتْwere revered تِلْكَthose الشَّمَائِلُvirtues وَالنُّهَىand intellect
إِنْ أُعْظِمَتْ تِلْكَ الشَّمَائِلُ وَالنُّهَى
فَلأَيthen for what شَيْءٍthing غَيْرِهَاother than them الإِعْظَامُreverence
فَلأَي شَيْءٍ غَيْرِهَا الإِعْظَامُ
If those virtues and that intellect are held in honor,
Then for what else is magnification?
what else could deserve such honor?
For God you and your comrades are the noble pioneers
للهِfor God! (admiration) أَنْتَyou وَرَهْطُكَand your company الْغُرُّthe radiant الأُولَىwho
للهِ أَنْتَ وَرَهْطُكَ الْغُرُّ الأُولَى
رَامُواthey sought الأَعَزَّthe highest honor فَأَدْرَكُواand so attained مَاwhat رَامُواthey sought
رَامُوا الأَعَزَّ فَأَدْرَكُوا مَا رَامُوا
How admirable you are, and your radiant company, who
Who sought the most glorious and attained what they sought.
sought the highest honor and attained what they sought,
Of everyone who pleased the truth and loftiness
مِنْof كلevery مَنْone who أَرْضَىpleased الْحَقِيقَةَtruth وَالعُلَىand lofty virtue
مِنْ كل مَنْ أَرْضَى الْحَقِيقَةَ وَالعُلَى
إِذْwhen بَاتَhe lay down وَهْوَwhile he was الصَّاخِبُthe roaring الضِّرْغَامُlion
إِذْ بَاتَ وَهْوَ الصَّاخِبُ الضِّرْغَامُ
each one pleasing truth and lofty virtue
When the darkness of night rested, the clamor subsided.
when he lay down, still a roaring lion.
Which of your circles of good that slept
أَيْO عُصْبَهَband of الْخَيْرِgoodness الَّتِيwho رَقَدَتْhas rested وَقَدْand already
أَيْ عُصْبَهَ الْخَيْرِ الَّتِي رَقَدَتْ وَقَدْ
نَفِذَتْwere fulfilled عَزَائِمُهَاits resolves وَحَقَّand was deserved جَمَامُrest
نَفِذَتْ عَزَائِمُهَا وَحَقَّ جَمَامُ
O band of goodness, who have rested, having
And its resolves were fulfilled and the outline completed?
fulfilled your resolves and earned your repose!
Today your hopes grow its plant
أَليَوْمَtoday تُنْمِيnurture غَرْسَهَاits planting آمَالُكمْyour hopes
أَليَوْمَ تُنْمِي غَرْسَهَا آمَالُكمْ
وَالْيَوْمَand today تُجْنِيbring to fruition خَيْرَهَاits goodness الآلامُsufferings
وَالْيَوْمَ تُجْنِي خَيْرَهَا الآلامُ
Today your hopes make their planting flourish,
And today the affliction reaps its good.
and today suffering brings its goodness to fruition.
After what hardship is one to give good tidings
هَلْis there مَنْanyone يُنَبيءُwho tells بَعْدَafter أيwhat مَشقةٍhardship
هَلْ مَنْ يُنَبيءُ بَعْدَ أي مَشقةٍ
قدْalready بَشرَتْhave heralded بِثِمَارِهَاtheir fruits الأَكمَامُthe flower-sheaths
قدْ بَشرَتْ بِثِمَارِهَا الأَكمَامُ
Can anyone tell after what hardship
That its fruits have been heralded by the buds?
the flower-sheaths have heralded their fruits?
Egypt will return to the days of its glory
سَتعُودُwill return مِصْرُEgypt إِلَىto سَنِيِّexalted مَقامِهَاher station
سَتعُودُ مِصْرُ إِلَى سَنِيِّ مَقامِهَا
وَتطِيبُand grow wholesome مِنْfrom خُبْثٍfoulness لَهَاfor her الأَعْوامُthe years
وَتطِيبُ مِنْ خُبْثٍ لَهَا الأَعْوامُ
Egypt will return to her exalted station,
And good years will replace its foulness.
and the years will grow sweet for her, freed of foulness.
You established opinion, fulfilled in success
وَالرَّأْيُand judgment قَدْindeed أَثْبَتُّمُوهُyou proved it بَالِغاًattaining
وَالرَّأْيُ قَدْ أَثْبَتُّمُوهُ بَالِغاً
فِيin النُّجْحِsuccess مَاwhat لاnot يَبْلُغُattains الصَّمْصَامُthe keen sword
فِي النُّجْحِ مَا لا يَبْلُغُ الصَّمْصَامُ
And you have proved that judgment can attain
What even sharp arrows cannot attain.
success beyond the reach of the keen sword.
The intensity you faced defending the sanctuary
شَدَّwas severe الَّذِيwhat لاقَيْتُمُyou faced دُونَin defense of الْحِمَىthe homeland
شَدَّ الَّذِي لاقَيْتُمُ دُونَ الْحِمَى
كَمْhow many شِدَّةٍa hardship لانَتْyielded بِهَاthrough it الأَيَّامُthe days
كَمْ شِدَّةٍ لانَتْ بِهَا الأَيَّامُ
Severe was what you faced defending the homeland;
How many intensities have the days befallen?
how many hardships made the days relent!
When you find deficiency in one's determination
وَإِذَاand if وَجَدْتَyou find المَرْءَa man فِيin إِقْدَامِهِhis courage
وَإِذَا وَجَدْتَ المَرْءَ فِي إِقْدَامِهِ
نَقْصٌa deficiency فَلاthen not يُرْجَىis hoped for هُنَاكَthere تَمَامُperfection
نَقْصٌ فَلا يُرْجَى هُنَاكَ تَمَامُ
And if you find a man whose courage
Then perfection cannot be hoped for there.
is wanting, no perfection can be hoped for there.
Why one who takes life as a means
كَيْفَwhat of الَّذِيone who تَخِذَmade الْحَيَاةَlife وَسِيلَةًa means
كَيْفَ الَّذِي تَخِذَ الْحَيَاةَ وَسِيلَةً
وَسَمَاand rose لَهُfor him فَوْقَabove الْحَيَاةِlife مَرَامُan aspiration
وَسَمَا لَهُ فَوْقَ الْحَيَاةِ مَرَامُ
What of the man who made life a means,
And above life are his aspirations?
and whose goal soared above life itself?
Eras pass and Egypt never forgets you
تَمْضِيpass الدهُورُthe ages وَمِصْرُand Egypt لاnot تَنْسَاكُمُforgets you
تَمْضِي الدهُورُ وَمِصْرُ لا تَنْسَاكُمُ
وَوَلاؤُهَاand her loyalty عَهْدٌa covenant لَكُمْto you وَذِمَامُand a sacred pledge
وَوَلاؤُهَا عَهْدٌ لَكُمْ وَذِمَامُ
The ages pass, but Egypt does not forget you,
And its loyalty is a pact and guarantee.
and her loyalty is a covenant with you, a sacred pledge.
Alas! It consoles the memory of its Abdel Aziz
هَيْهَاتَfar be it تَسْلُوshe forgets ذِكْرَthe memory of عَبْدِAbd (servant of) عَزِيزِهَاher Aziz
هَيْهَاتَ تَسْلُو ذِكْرَ عَبْدِ عَزِيزِهَا
وَالرَّهْطِand the company أَوْunless تَتَحَوَّلَmove الأَهْرَامُthe pyramids
وَالرَّهْطِ أَوْ تَتَحَوَّلَ الأَهْرَامُ
Far be it from her to forget the memory of her Abd al-Aziz
Or the pyramids change.
and his company—unless the pyramids themselves shift.
Egypt which they thought quiet like a sanctuary
مِصْرُEgypt الَّتِيwhose ظَنواthey thought الْحِمَامَdeath سُكُونَهَاher stillness
مِصْرُ الَّتِي ظَنوا الْحِمَامَ سُكُونَهَا
وَهَلِand is السكُونstillness مَعَamid الشَّكَاةِsuffering حِمَامُdeath
وَهَلِ السكُون مَعَ الشَّكَاةِ حِمَامُ
Egypt, whose stillness they mistook for death:
But is there stillness with the glowing embers?
is stillness amid suffering really death?
Not every late riser is awake nor
مَاnot كُلُّevery مَنْone who قَامَstood through الدُّجَىthe darkness يَقِظٌis awake وَمَاand not
مَا كُلُّ مَنْ قَامَ الدُّجَى يَقِظٌ وَمَا
كُلall الأُولَىthose who غَضواlowered الْجُفُونَthe eyelids نِيَامُare asleep
كُل الأُولَى غَضوا الْجُفُونَ نِيَامُ
Not all who stand through the darkness are awake, nor
Are the early sleepers slumbering.
are all who close their eyelids asleep.
Concerns can preoccupy a people
قَدْmay تَأْخُذُovertake الشَّعْبَthe people الثِّقَالَheavy هُمُومُهُits cares
قَدْ تَأْخُذُ الشَّعْبَ الثِّقَالَ هُمُومُهُ
سِنَةdrowsiness الْكَرَىof sleep وَضَمِيرُهُand its conscience قَوَّامُkeeps vigil
سِنَة الْكَرَى وَضَمِيرُهُ قَوَّامُ
A people whose cares are heavy may be overtaken
For a year, while its conscience is ever awake.
by the drowsiness of sleep, while its conscience keeps vigil.
Egypt’s youth, its strength and support are its youth,
فِتْيَانَyoung men of مِصْرَEgypt وَعِوّهَاand heed her (text uncertain) فِتْيَانُهَاher young men
فِتْيَانَ مِصْرَ وَعِوّهَا فِتْيَانُهَا
وَهُمُand they الْحِجَىwisdom وَالبَأْسُand might وَالإِقْدَامُand courage
وَهُمُ الْحِجَى وَالبَأْسُ وَالإِقْدَامُ
Young men of Egypt, [heed her]: her young men
They are the shield, might, and determination.
are her wisdom, her might, her courage.
Live! And may Egypt thrive through you,
عِيشُواlive وَتَحْيَاand may live مَصْرُEgypt بَالِغَةًattaining بِكُمْthrough you
عِيشُوا وَتَحْيَا مَصْرُ بَالِغَةً بِكُمْ
فِيin المَجْدِglory مَاwhat لَمْnot تَبْلغِattained الأَقْوَامُthe peoples
فِي المَجْدِ مَا لَمْ تَبْلغِ الأَقْوَامُ
Live, and let Egypt live, attaining through you
Achieving in glory what peoples have not achieved.
a glory no other peoples have attained!
And a ransom for it is the hero who for its sake
وَفِدىًand a sacrifice لَهَاfor her البَطَلُthe hero الَّذِيwhom مِنْfor أَجْلِهَاher sake
وَفِدىً لَهَا البَطَلُ الَّذِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا
أَكْرَمْتُمُوهُyou honored him وَحَقُّهُand his due الإِكْرَامُhonor
أَكْرَمْتُمُوهُ وَحَقُّهُ الإِكْرَامُ
And a sacrifice for her is the hero whom, for her sake,
You honored - and his right is to be honored.
you honored—and honor is his due.
And to you O Abdel Aziz a farewell
وَإِلَيْكَand to you يَاO عَبْدَAbd (servant of) العَزِيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty) تَحِيَّةًa salutation
وَإِلَيْكَ يَا عَبْدَ العَزِيزِ تَحِيَّةً
مِمَّنْfrom one who يُوَدِّعُbids farewell وَالدُّمُوعُand the tears سِجَامُare streaming
مِمَّنْ يُوَدِّعُ وَالدُّمُوعُ سِجَامُ
And to you, Abd al-Aziz, a salutation
From one bidding farewell while tears are stifling.
from one bidding farewell while tears stream down.
The days I will not forget, and situations where you
مَاwhatever أَنْسَI forget لَنْnever will أَنْسَىI forget وَمَوَاقِفَand occasions كُنْتَyou were فِيin
مَا أَنْسَ لَنْ أَنْسَى وَمَوَاقِفَ كُنْتَ فِي
أَيَّامِهَاtheir days شَمْساًa sun وَنَحْنُand we نِظَامُan ordered system
أَيَّامِهَا شَمْساً وَنَحْنُ نِظَامُ
Whatever I forget, I shall never forget those occasions:
Were in those days a sun and we planets revolving.
in their days you were a sun, and we its ordered system.
You stripped yourself for virtues and loftiness
جَرَّدْتَyou devoted نَفْسَكَyourself لِلفَضَائِلِto virtues وَالعُلَىand lofty deeds
جَرَّدْتَ نَفْسَكَ لِلفَضَائِلِ وَالعُلَى
حَتَّىuntil لَقِيتَyou met المَوْتَdeath وَهْوَwhile it was زُؤَامُswift and deadly
حَتَّى لَقِيتَ المَوْتَ وَهْوَ زُؤَامُ
You devoted yourself wholly to virtues and lofty deeds,
Until you met death while it was inevitable.
until you met death, swift and deadly.
You refused blame in life or in death
وَأَبَيْتَand you refused ذَمّاًdisgrace فِيin الْحَيَاةِlife وَفِيand in الرَّدَىdeath
وَأَبَيْتَ ذَمّاً فِي الْحَيَاةِ وَفِي الرَّدَى
وَعَدَاكَand passed you by حَتَّىeven مِنْfrom عِدَاكَyour enemies الذَّامُthe censurer
وَعَدَاكَ حَتَّى مِنْ عِدَاكَ الذَّامُ
You refused disgrace in life and in death,
Even from those who blamed you.
and even among your enemies, the censurer passed you by.
You remained in the shadows of eternity - may
بِتْrest فِيin ظِلالِthe shades of الخُلْدِimmortality وَلْيَطْلَعْand let rise لَنَاfor us
بِتْ فِي ظِلالِ الخُلْدِ وَلْيَطْلَعْ لَنَا
بَيْنَamong الثَّوَابِتِthe fixed stars وَجْهُكَyour face البَسَّامُever-smiling
بَيْنَ الثَّوَابِتِ وَجْهُكَ البَسَّامُ
Rest in the shades of immortality, and let there rise for us
Your smiling face rise for us amongst the constants.
among the fixed stars your smiling face.
Partial English translation: 129 of 130 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1