مَنْwho بَذْلُهُhis giving بَذْلُthe giving الشْبَابِof youth
مَنْ بَذْلُهُ بَذْلُ الشْبَابِ
فِيin نَجْدَةِaiding الَوَطَنِthe homeland المُصَابِstricken
فِي نَجْدَةِ الَوَطَنِ المُصَابِ
Whose giving matches the giving of youth
Those who sacrifice their youth
in aiding the stricken homeland?
To aid their afflicted homeland
هُمْthey مِنْamong عَوَامِلِهِits spear-shafts إِذَاwhen
هُمْ مِنْ عَوَامِلِهِ إِذَا
شُرِعَتْare leveled بِأَمْكِنَةِin the places الحِرَابِof warfare
شُرِعَتْ بِأَمْكِنَةِ الحِرَابِ
They are among its spear-shafts when
Are its pillars when
leveled on the fields of battle.
The spears of war are wielded.
وَهُمُand they الأَسَاthe healers لِجِرَاحِهِfor its wounds
وَهُمُ الأَسَا لِجِرَاحِهِ
إِنْif عَضَّهbites it دَهْرٌtime بِنَابِwith a fang
إِنْ عَضَّه دَهْرٌ بِنَابِ
And they are the healers of its wounds
They are the balm for its wounds
if time bites it with a fang.
Should time wound it with its fangs.
وَهُمُand they المُقِيلُوthose who restore جَدِّهِits fortune
وَهُمُ المُقِيلُو جَدِّهِ
بِالعَزْمِwith resolve حِينَwhen الجَدُّfortune كَابِfaltering
بِالعَزْمِ حِينَ الجَدُّ كَابِ
And they restore its fortune
They are its bulwark
with resolve, when fortune falters.
With resolve when duty calls.
دُونَbeyond النَّضارَةِfreshness فيin المُحَيّthe face (beginning)
دُونَ النَّضارَةِ في المُحَيّ
اending of 'face' وَالغَضَاضَةِand softness فِيin الإِهَابِthe skin
ا وَالغَضَاضَةِ فِي الإِهَابِ
Beyond the freshness of the face
Without the bloom of youth
and the softness of the skin,
Or the down of puberty.
دُوْنَbeyond الْرَشَاقًةِgracefulness فيin المَعَاطِفِbodily contours
دُوْنَ الْرَشَاقًةِ في المَعَاطِفِ
وَالأَنَاقَةِand elegance فيin الثِّيابِclothes
وَالأَنَاقَةِ في الثِّيابِ
beyond gracefulness of form
Without the slenderness of their cloaks
and elegance of dress,
Or the elegance of their attire.
كَمْhow many مِنْof مَحَاسِنَvirtues فيin نُفُوsouls (beginning)
كَمْ مِنْ مَحَاسِنَ في نُفُو
سِهِمُtheir souls (ending) الأَبِيَّاتِproud and unbowed الصِّلاًّبِsteadfast
سِهِمُ الأَبِيَّاتِ الصِّلاًّبِ
how many virtues lie in their souls—
How many virtues are in their staunch souls
proud and steadfast!
Aspiring through them to the noblest goals.
تِلْكَthose النُّفوسُsouls الطَّامِحَاthe aspiring (beginning)
تِلْكَ النُّفوسُ الطَّامِحَا
تُending of 'aspiring' بِهِمْwith them إلىtoward أَسْنَىloftiest طِلاَبِquest
تُ بِهِمْ إلى أَسْنَى طِلاَبِ
Those aspiring souls
Shunning desires
that carry them toward the loftiest quest,
And its painful pursuits.
أَلصَّادِفَاتِthose turning away عَنِfrom الهَوَاhumiliation (beginning)
أَلصَّادِفَاتِ عَنِ الهَوَا
نِending of 'humiliation' وَعَنْand from مَوَارِدِهِits watering places العِذَابِsweet
نِ وَعَنْ مَوَارِدِهِ العِذَابِ
that turn away from humiliation
Looking to the heights,
and from its sweet watering places,
Enduring agony with patience.
أَلنَّاظِرَاتُthose looking إلىtoward علٍheights
أَلنَّاظِرَاتُ إلى علٍ
أَلصَّابِرَاتُthose enduring patiently عَلَىunder العَذَابِtorment
أَلصَّابِرَاتُ عَلَى العَذَابِ
that look toward the heights,
Going to battle
that patiently endure torment,
With no hesitation.
أَلذَّاهِبَاتُthose going إلىto الكِفَاstruggle (beginning)
أَلذَّاهِبَاتُ إلى الكِفَا
حِending of 'struggle' وَلاَand no تَرَدُّدَhesitation فيin الذَهَابِgoing
حِ وَلاَ تَرَدُّدَ في الذَهَابِ
that go forth to struggle,
Aspiring to redemption
and never hesitate to go,
Between valor and play.
أَلرَّاقِيَاتِthose ascending إلىto الفِدَىself-sacrifice
أَلرَّاقِيَاتِ إلى الفِدَى
بَيْنَamid المَجَانَةِfrivolity وَاللَّعَابِand play
بَيْنَ المَجَانَةِ وَاللَّعَابِ
that rise to self-sacrifice
Egypt’s youth are today
amid frivolity and play.
In its days the decisive discourse.
فِتْيَانَyoung men مِصْرُof Egypt اليَوْمُtoday فِيamong
فِتْيَانَ مِصْرُ اليَوْمُ فِي
أَيَّامِهَاher days فَصْلُdecisive judgment الخِطَابِspeech
أَيَّامِهَا فَصْلُ الخِطَابِ
Young men of Egypt, today, among
her days, is the decisive moment.
We call upon you and hope
إِنَّاindeed we لَنَدْعُوكُمْsurely call upon you وَنَطْand we hope (beginning)
إِنَّا لَنَدْعُوكُمْ وَنَطْ
مَعُending of 'we hope' فيfor الْجَمِيلthe worthy مِنَof الجَوَابِthe answer
مَعُ في الْجَمِيل مِنَ الجَوَابِ
We do indeed call upon you, and hope
For the best response.
for a worthy response.
We wish the face of truth
وَنَوَدُّand we wish أَنْthat يُجْلَىbe made clear لَكُمْto you
وَنَوَدُّ أَنْ يُجْلَى لَكُمْ
مِنْin أَمْرِكُمْyour affairs وَجْهُthe aspect الصَّوَابِof what is right
مِنْ أَمْرِكُمْ وَجْهُ الصَّوَابِ
And we wish that you be shown
To be revealed to you in your matter.
the right course in your affairs.
The sincerity of advice is the best
صِدْقُsincerity النَّصيحَةِof counsel خَيْرُthe best مَاthat which
صِدْقُ النَّصيحَةِ خَيْرُ مَا
يُهْدِيoffers as a gift المَشِيبُgray-haired age إلىto الشَّبَابِyouth
يُهْدِي المَشِيبُ إلى الشَّبَابِ
Sincere counsel is the best thing
That old age guides youth.
gray-haired age can give to youth.
Not every victory for the country
مَاnot كُلُّevery نَصْرٍvictory لِلبِلاَfor the country (beginning)
مَا كُلُّ نَصْرٍ لِلبِلاَ
دِending of 'country' جَنَىthe fruit الطِّعَانِof spear-thrusting أَوِor الضِّرَابِsword-striking
دِ جَنَى الطِّعَانِ أَوِ الضِّرَابِ
Not every victory for the country
Is won by the spear or the sword.
is the fruit of spear-thrusts or sword-blows.
Opinion prevails
أَلرَّأْيُjudgment أَمْضَىkeener فيin سِدَاsealing (beginning)
أَلرَّأْيُ أَمْضَى في سِدَا
دِending of 'sealing' ثُغُورِهَاits frontier gaps وَالسَّيفُand the sword نَابِblunt
دِ ثُغُورِهَا وَالسَّيفُ نَابِ
Judgment is keener at sealing
In fortifying its breaches.
its breaches, while the sword is blunt.
In proportion to how its virtues thrive
وَبِقَدْرِand in proportion مَاas تَرْبُوgrow فَضَاvirtues (beginning)
وَبِقَدْرِ مَا تَرْبُو فَضَا
ئِلُending of 'virtues' نَشْئِهَاits rising generation فَالمَجْدُso glory رَابِgrows
ئِلُ نَشْئِهَا فَالمَجْدُ رَابِ
And in proportion as virtues grow
Glory flourishes.
in its rising generation, so does glory.
Cultivate souls
رُوضُواtrain النُّفُوسَthe souls عَلَىin الحِسَاreckoning (beginning)
رُوضُوا النُّفُوسَ عَلَى الحِسَا
بِending of 'reckoning' فَلاَfor no نَجَاحَsuccess بِلاَwithout حِسَابِreckoning
بِ فَلاَ نَجَاحَ بِلاَ حِسَابِ
Train your souls in reckoning,
Through discipline, for there is no success without it.
for there is no success without reckoning.
And recognize the merit of cooperation
وَتَبَيَّنواand discern فَضْلَthe value التَّعاcooperation (beginning)
وَتَبَيَّنوا فَضْلَ التَّعا
وُنِending of 'cooperation' مِنْfrom مَرَافِقِهِits benefits الرِّغَابِabundant
وُنِ مِنْ مَرَافِقِهِ الرِّغَابِ
And discern the value of cooperation
Despite its difficulties.
from its abundant benefits.
One whose nature is inclined
لاَlet ... not يَعْتَلِلْmake excuses مَنْwhoever لَمْhas not يَسِرْproceeded
لاَ يَعْتَلِلْ مَنْ لَمْ يَسِرْ
قَصْداًon a straight course بِأَنَّon the grounds that الطبْعَone's nature آبِunwilling
قَصْداً بِأَنَّ الطبْعَ آبِ
Let no one who has not walked
To weakness cannot rise above it.
a straight path plead that his nature resists.
So the sensible one strengthens
فَمِنَfor among السَّجايَاcharacter traits مَنْthose that يُقَوِّhe corrects (beginning)
فَمِنَ السَّجايَا مَنْ يُقَوِّ
مُهُending of 'he corrects it' اللَّبِيبُthe discerning person بِالاِكْتِسَابِthrough learning
مُهُ اللَّبِيبُ بِالاِكْتِسَابِ
For there are character traits that can be corrected
Him through exertion.
by the wise through learning.
Is your land a home for you
هَلْis ...? أَرْضكُمْyour land وَطَنٌa homeland لَكُمْfor you
هَلْ أَرْضكُمْ وَطَنٌ لَكُمْ
وَالرِّزْقُand livelihood عَنْهَاaway from it فيin اغْتِرَابexile
وَالرِّزْقُ عَنْهَا في اغْتِرَاب
Is your land a homeland for you
While sustenance is hard to obtain from it?
while livelihood is exiled from it?
Never shall the state of a people improve
هَيْهَاتَfar from possible تَحْسُنُimproves حَالُthe condition قُوْa people (beginning)
هَيْهَاتَ تَحْسُنُ حَالُ قُوْ
مٍending of 'people' وَالصِّناعَةُand industry فيin يَبَابِruin
مٍ وَالصِّناعَةُ في يَبَابِ
Never can a people's condition improve
When industry is in ruin.
while industry lies in ruin.
Do not refrain from opening
لاَdo not تُحْجِمُواshrink back عَنْfrom فَتْحِopening بَاa door (beginning)
لاَ تُحْجِمُوا عَنْ فَتْحِ بَا
بٍending of 'door' لِلمَنَافِعِto benefits بَعْدَafter بَابِa door
بٍ لِلمَنَافِعِ بَعْدَ بَابِ
Do not shrink from opening door
A door to benefits after the door.
after door to benefits.
The homelands complain
تَشْكُوlaments الدِّيَارُthe land خَصَاصَةًpoverty
تَشْكُو الدِّيَارُ خَصَاصَةً
وَالتِّبرُand raw gold مِنْهَاfrom it فيin التُّرَابِthe soil
وَالتِّبرُ مِنْهَا في التُّرَابِ
The land laments its poverty,
Of scarcity though treasure lies in the soil.
while its raw gold lies in the soil.
And the intelligence of its inhabitants
وَذَكَاءُand ingenuity أَهْلِيَهَاof its people قَدِيمlong ago (beginning)
وَذَكَاءُ أَهْلِيَهَا قَدِيم
اًending of 'long ago' جَاءَbrought forth بِالعَجَبِwith wonders العُجَابِastonishing
اً جَاءَ بِالعَجَبِ العُجَابِ
And the ingenuity of its people, long ago,
Was of old a wonder and marvel.
wrought astonishing wonders.
Give your tithes
آتُواgive زَكَاتَكُمُyour alms فَفِيfor in
آتُوا زَكَاتَكُمُ فَفِي
هَاit البِرُّrighteousness مَزْدَوِجُtwofold الثَّوَابِin reward
هَا البِرُّ مَزْدَوِجُ الثَّوَابِ
Give your alms, for in
For in them goodness has double reward.
them righteousness earns a twofold reward.
We forbid you from ill-gotten gain
نَاهِيكُمُhow excellent for you بِالغُنْمِwith the gain مِنْas
نَاهِيكُمُ بِالغُنْمِ مِنْ
غُنْمِa gain وَبِالشَّرَفِand with honor اللُّبَابِpure and choice
غُنْمِ وَبِالشَّرَفِ اللُّبَابِ
How excellent for you is this gain—
And enjoin noble-mindedness.
a gain indeed—and honor pure to the core!
Yesterday you would not dare
بِالأَمْسِyesterday كُنْتُمْyou were لاَnot تُبَاyou heed (beginning)
بِالأَمْسِ كُنْتُمْ لاَ تُبَا
لُونَending of 'you heed' الشِّدَادَthe severest مِنَof الصِّعابِhardships
لُونَ الشِّدَادَ مِنَ الصِّعابِ
Yesterday you took no heed
The firm trials.
of the severest hardships.
Today pathways stretched before you
وَاليَوْمَand today نُصْبَbefore عُيُونِكُمْyour eyes
وَاليَوْمَ نُصْبَ عُيُونِكُمْ
سُبُلٌpaths مُمَهَّدَةُsmoothed العِقَابِthe steep passes
سُبُلٌ مُمَهَّدَةُ العِقَابِ
And today, before your eyes,
And the destination is clear.
lie paths with their steep passes smoothed.
There is no doubt
وَضَحَhas become clear المَصِيرُthe outcome وَلَيْسَand there is no فِيconcerning
وَضَحَ المَصِيرُ وَلَيْسَ فِي
حُسْنِthe goodness المَصِيرِof the outcome مِنَany ارتِيَابِdoubt
حُسْنِ المَصِيرِ مِنَ ارتِيَابِ
The outcome is clear, and there is
About the good end.
no doubt that the outcome is good.
Youth of Egypt, onwards
قِتْيَانَyoung men مِصْرَof Egypt إلىtoward الأَمَاthe front (beginning)
قِتْيَانَ مِصْرَ إلى الأَمَا
مِending of 'the front' فَفِيfor in التَّخلُّفِlagging behind أَيُّwhat a عَابِdisgrace
مِ فَفِي التَّخلُّفِ أَيُّ عَابِ
Young men of Egypt, forward!
For there is no glory in lagging behind.
For what disgrace there is in lagging behind!
Egypt’s hopes in you are great
آمَالُhopes مَصْرَof Egypt بِكُمْin you كِبَاgreat (beginning)
آمَالُ مَصْرَ بِكُمْ كِبَا
رٌending of 'great' وَالْمَفَاخِرُand glorious achievements فيin ارْتِقَابِexpectation
رٌ وَالْمَفَاخِرُ في ارْتِقَابِ
Egypt's hopes in you are great,
And the glories anticipated.
and glorious achievements await.
Respond to the call and beware
لَبُّواanswer النِّدَاءَthe call وَحَاذِرُواand beware
لَبُّوا النِّدَاءَ وَحَاذِرُوا
عُقْبَىthe aftermath التَّنَابُذِmutual rejection وَالتَّنَابِيand estrangement
عُقْبَى التَّنَابُذِ وَالتَّنَابِي
Answer the call, and beware
Of division and discord.
the aftermath of mutual rejection and estrangement.
For if you do, the One
فَإِذَاthen if فَعَلْتُمْyou do so فالَّذِيthen what
فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ فالَّذِي
فيin الغَيْبِthe unseen شَفَّافُtransparent الحِجَابِthe veil
في الغَيْبِ شَفَّافُ الحِجَابِ
Then, if you do so, what
Behind the veil sees all.
lies unseen will have a transparent veil.
That will be the great victory
ذَاكُمْthat (addressing you all) هُوَit الفَتْحُthe triumph العَزِيthe mighty (beginning)
ذَاكُمْ هُوَ الفَتْحُ العَزِي
زُending of 'mighty' بِيُمْنِthrough the blessing فَاتِحِةِthe Opening الكِتَابِof the Book
زُ بِيُمْنِ فَاتِحِةِ الكِتَابِ
That is the mighty triumph,
With the opening verses of His Book.
through the blessing of the Opening of the Book.
We shall face blessings through it
نَسْتَقْبِلُwe welcome النُّعمَىprosperity بِهِthrough it
نَسْتَقْبِلُ النُّعمَى بِهِ
وَالعَيْشُand life مُخْضَرُّverdant الجَنَابِthe surroundings
وَالعَيْشُ مُخْضَرُّ الجَنَابِ
We welcome prosperity through it,
And life will bloom.
with life verdant on every side,
Knowledge will be exalted
وَالعِلمُand knowledge مَرْفُوعُraised high الذُّرَىthe summits
وَالعِلمُ مَرْفُوعُ الذُّرَى
وَالفَنُّand art مَعْمُورُflourishing الرِّحَابِthe spacious courts
وَالفَنُّ مَعْمُورُ الرِّحَابِ
and knowledge's pinnacles raised high,
And art populated in its expanse.
and art's spacious courts flourishing.
Partial English translation: 78 of 80 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1