بَنَيْتَyou built لِمِصْرَfor Egypt أَوَّلَthe first بَيْتhouse مَالٍof wealth
بَنَيْتَ لِمِصْرَ أَوَّلَ بَيْت مَالٍ
بِهِthrough it يُسْتَدُّis made sound عُمْرَانُthe prosperity الدِّيَارِof the land
بِهِ يُسْتَدُّ عُمْرَانُ الدِّيَارِ
You built for Egypt its first treasury,
You built Egypt's first treasury
through which the land's prosperity is secured.
With it the country's prosperity was assured
هَلْis there? لِمَمَالِكِfor the kingdoms الدُّنْيَاof the world قَوَامٌstability
هَلْ لِمَمَالِكِ الدُّنْيَا قَوَامٌ
بِلاَwithout وَفْرٍample wealth يُعُدُّis counted وَلاَnor ادِّخَارِsavings
بِلاَ وَفْرٍ يُعُدُّ وَلاَ ادِّخَارِ
Can the kingdoms of the world stand
Can kingdoms in this world endure
without wealth to count or savings?
Without accumulating and storing wealth?
وَهَلْand can? تَنْمُواgrow الْمَرَافِقُpublic amenities فِيin بِلاَدٍa land
وَهَلْ تَنْمُوا الْمَرَافِقُ فِي بِلاَدٍ
وَأَصْلُand the root الْمَالِof wealth مُمْتَنَعُunable to yield الثِّمَارِfruit
وَأَصْلُ الْمَالِ مُمْتَنَعُ الثِّمَارِ
And can public amenities grow in a land
And can facilities grow in lands
while the root of wealth bears no fruit?
Where capital's yield is banned?
وَهَلْand does? يَدْعُوurge إِلىtoward الإِقْدَامِbold action شيءٌanything
وَهَلْ يَدْعُو إِلى الإِقْدَامِ شيءٌ
كَمَاjust as يَدْعُوurges الشُّعُورُthe feeling بِالاقْتِدَارِof being capable
كَمَا يَدْعُو الشُّعُورُ بِالاقْتِدَارِ
And does anything urge bold action
Can anything urge endeavor
as does the sense of being capable?
Like feeling capable and clever?
عَظِيمٌgreat مَاwhat فَعَلْتَyou have done لِخَيْرِfor the good of مِصْرَEgypt
عَظِيمٌ مَا فَعَلْتَ لِخَيْرِ مِصْرَ
فَمَنْso who فِيamong الْقَوْمِthe people أَوْلَىmore deserving بِالْفَخَارِof glory
فَمَنْ فِي الْقَوْمِ أَوْلَى بِالْفَخَارِ
Great is what you have done for Egypt's good;
Great is what you have done for Egypt's good
so who among the people is more deserving of glory?
So who most deserves pride in the nation?
أَطَلْعَتُO Talaat أَنَّindeed نَجْمُكَyour star فِيin صُعُودٍascent
أَطَلْعَتُ أَنَّ نَجْمُكَ فِي صُعُودٍ
إِذَاwhen عَادَreturn النُّجُومُthe stars إِلىto السَّرَارِdarkness
إِذَا عَادَ النُّجُومُ إِلى السَّرَارِ
O Talaat, indeed your star is rising
I saw your star was rising
when the stars return to darkness.
As stars withdrew to their hiding
فَعِشْso live لِصَنِيِعكَfor your deed الْمَيْمُونِblessed وَاشْهَدْand witness
فَعِشْ لِصَنِيِعكَ الْمَيْمُونِ وَاشْهَدْ
تَعَاقُبَthe succession الازْدِهَارِof prosperity بِالازْدِهَارِwith prosperity
تَعَاقُبَ الازْدِهَارِ بِالازْدِهَارِ
So live on for your blessed work, and witness
So live long to see your blessed work
prosperity succeeding prosperity.
And successive blooms, not just a first spurt!
سَمَحْتَyou were generous بِدَعْوَةٍwith an invitation فَأَجَابَso answered قَلْبِيmy heart
سَمَحْتَ بِدَعْوَةٍ فَأَجَابَ قَلْبِي
وَعِيقَتْand was kept back عَنْكَfrom you عَيْنِيmy eye بِاضْطِرَارِby necessity
وَعِيقَتْ عَنْكَ عَيْنِي بِاضْطِرَارِ
You graciously extended an invitation, and my heart answered,
You allowed a wish, so my heart rejoiced
but my eye was kept from you by necessity.
Yet from you my eyes demurred
فَعَنْso on behalf of قَلْبِيmy heart أَزفُّI convey إِليْكَto you شُكْرِيmy thanks
فَعَنْ قَلْبِي أَزفُّ إِليْكَ شُكْرِي
وَعَنْand on behalf of عَيْنِيmy eye أَخفُّI hasten لِلاعْتِذَارِto apologize
وَعَنْ عَيْنِي أَخفُّ لِلاعْتِذَارِ
So on my heart's behalf I convey my thanks to you,
So my heart sends you thanks
and on my eye's behalf I hasten to apologize.
While my eyes apology murmur
Sol 6.1