عَلَّمْتَنَاyou taught us بِالمِثَالِby example وَالقَلَمِand the pen
عَلَّمْتَنَا بِالمِثَالِ وَالقَلَمِ
وَبِالنِّضَالِand through struggle الشَّريفِnoble وَالكَرَمِand generosity
وَبِالنِّضَالِ الشَّريفِ وَالكَرَمِ
You taught us through example and the pen,
You taught us by example and pen
And through noble struggle and generosity,
And by noble, honorable struggle
مَاwhat أَثَرُthe influence of المَرْأَةِthe woman الجَدِيدَةِnew فِيin
مَا أَثَرُ المَرْأَةِ الجَدِيدَةِ فِي
شَتَّىvarious نَوَاحِيspheres of الرُّقْيِprogress لِلأُمَمِfor the nations
شَتَّى نَوَاحِي الرُّقْيِ لِلأُمَمِ
What influence the new woman has in
What effect the modern woman has
The many spheres of nations' progress.
In all aspects of progress for nations
رَأَمْتَyou nurtured شَعْباًa people شَعْباًa people يَشْقَىsuffering فَكنْتَso you became لَهُfor it
رَأَمْتَ شَعْباً شَعْباً يَشْقَى فَكنْتَ لَهُ
أُمّاًa mother وَقَتْهُwho shielded it مَكَارِهَthe hardships of اليَتَمِorphanhood
أُمّاً وَقَتْهُ مَكَارِهَ اليَتَمِ
You nurtured a people, a people in misery, and became for them
You saw a people suffering so you were
A mother who shielded them from the hardships of orphanhood.
A mother to it when it faced the woes of orphanhood
وَلَمْand did not يُجْنِّبْكَspare you مَاwhat خُصِصْتَyou were favored بِهِwith it
وَلَمْ يُجْنِّبْكَ مَا خُصِصْتَ بِهِ
مِنَof النَّعِيمِbliss الشَّعورَthe feeling بِالأَلَمِof pain
مِنَ النَّعِيمِ الشَّعورَ بِالأَلَمِ
Nor were you spared, by what you were granted
And the blessings you were distinguished with
Of bliss, the feeling of pain.
Did not prevent you from feeling pain
نَظَرْتyou looked فِيinto يَوْمِهِits present day وَفِيand into غَدِهِits tomorrow
نَظَرْت فِي يَوْمِهِ وَفِي غَدِهِ
نَظْرَةَwith the gaze of بَانٍa builder بِالحَقِّto truth مُعْتَصِمِholding fast
نَظْرَةَ بَانٍ بِالحَقِّ مُعْتَصِمِ
You looked into their today and their tomorrow
You looked to its present and future
With the gaze of a builder holding fast to truth.
With the gaze of one steadfast on truth
وَجُدْتَand you gave جَوداًgenerously نَجَاescaped السَّوَادُthe masses بِهِthrough it
وَجُدْتَ جَوداً نَجَا السَّوَادُ بِهِ
مِنْfrom غَدَرَاتِthe betrayals of الزَّمَانِtime وَالنَّقَمِand calamities
مِنْ غَدَرَاتِ الزَّمَانِ وَالنَّقَمِ
And you gave so generously that the masses escaped thereby
You were generous, delivering the commoners
From time's betrayals and calamities.
From the betrayals of time and vengeance
مَنَاقِبٌvirtues أَبْرَزَتْكَmade you stand out مِنْfrom شَرَفٍan eminence
مَنَاقِبٌ أَبْرَزَتْكَ مِنْ شَرَفٍ
عَالٍlofty وَأَذِكَتْand kindled نُوراًa light عَلَىupon عَلَمِa mountain
عَالٍ وَأَذِكَتْ نُوراً عَلَى عَلَمِ
Virtues that brought you into view from an eminence
Virtues made you nobly eminent
Lofty, and kindled a light upon a mountain.
And ignited a light atop the flag
مَاhow أَجْدَرَdeserving الشَّرَقَthe East أَنْto يَرَىsee قَبَساًa flame
مَا أَجْدَرَ الشَّرَقَ أَنْ يَرَى قَبَساً
لاحَshone إِخْرَاجِهِbringing it out مِنَfrom الظُّلْمِoppression
لاحَ إِخْرَاجِهِ مِنَ الظُّلْمِ
How deserving the East is of seeing a flame
How apt it is for the East to see a ray
That shone to bring it out of oppression,
Emerging from its darkness
وَأَوْضَحَand clarified النَّهْجِthe path لِلتَّوَقُّلِfor climbing مِنْfrom
وَأَوْضَحَ النَّهْجِ لِلتَّوَقُّلِ مِنْ
سُفُوحِthe slopes of عَلْيَائِهِits heights إِلَىto القِمَمِthe summits
سُفُوحِ عَلْيَائِهِ إِلَى القِمَمِ
And made clear the path for climbing from
And the clearest path to rise
The slopes of its heights to the summits.
From the slopes of its arrogance to the peaks
جَلَوْنَthey polished لِلْمَرْأَةِfor the woman الحَدِيثَةِmodern مْرآmirror (first part)
جَلَوْنَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الحَدِيثَةِ مْرآ
ةًending of 'mirror' ترِيهَاshowing her الكَمَالَperfection مِنْfrom أُمَمِnear at hand (contextual reading)
ةً ترِيهَا الكَمَالَ مِنْ أُمَمِ
They polished for the modern woman a mirror
You polished a mirror for the modern woman
Showing her perfection close at hand.
To show her perfection from nations
وَكُلُّand every رَنانَةٍringing utterance مُجَلْجِلَةٍresounding
وَكُلُّ رَنانَةٍ مُجَلْجِلَةٍ
جَمَعْتَyou gathered فِيهَاin it رَوائِعَthe marvels of الحِكَمِwisdom
جَمَعْتَ فِيهَا رَوائِعَ الحِكَمِ
And every ringing, resounding utterance
And every eloquent, lucid verse
In which you gathered the marvels of wisdom,
You collected the masterpieces of wisdom in
بِكُلِّwith every مَأْثُورَةٍtraditional maxim مُحَبَّبَةٍcherished
بِكُلِّ مَأْثُورَةٍ مُحَبَّبَةٍ
إِلَىto النُّهَىdiscerning minds مِنْfrom جَوَامِعِcomprehensive expressions of الكَلِمِspeech
إِلَى النُّهَى مِنْ جَوَامِعِ الكَلِمِ
With every cherished maxim
With every beloved oral tradition
Dear to discerning minds, drawn from pithy, all-embracing speech,
Drawing to decency from the essence of speech
دَاعِيَةٍa call توقِظُawakens النِّيَامَthe sleepers فَقَدْfor indeed
دَاعِيَةٍ توقِظُ النِّيَامَ فَقَدْ
طَالَhas lasted long الكَرَىslumber وَالحلُومُand minds فِيin حُلُمِa dream
طَالَ الكَرَى وَالحلُومُ فِي حُلُمِ
A call that awakens the sleepers, for
A call awakening the slumberous
Slumber has lasted long, and minds remain in a dream.
For too long, imaginations in dreams
وَآنand the time has come أَنْthat تُطْلَقَbe released العَزَائِمُresolves مِنْfrom
وَآن أَنْ تُطْلَقَ العَزَائِمُ مِنْ
ذَاكَthat الجُمُودِstagnation المُوْرُوثِinherited مِنْfrom قِدَمِantiquity
ذَاكَ الجُمُودِ المُوْرُوثِ مِنْ قِدَمِ
And it is time for resolve to be released from
And it is time for resolves to be unleashed
That stagnation inherited from antiquity.
From that inherited, ancient stillness
حَاجَتُنَاour need أُسْرَةٌa family تَقُومُis founded عَلَىupon
حَاجَتُنَا أُسْرَةٌ تَقُومُ عَلَى
مَاwhat يَقْتَضِيrequires عَصْرُنَاour age مِنَof النظُمِstructures
مَا يَقْتَضِي عَصْرُنَا مِنَ النظُمِ
Our need is a family founded upon
Our need is for a family founded
The structures that our age requires,
On what our age requires of systems
صَالِحَةٌfit لِلْبَقَاءِto endure سَالِمَةٌsound
صَالِحَةٌ لِلْبَقَاءِ سَالِمَةٌ
جُسُومُهَاits bodies وَالعُقُولُand minds مِنْfrom سَقَمِillness
جُسُومُهَا وَالعُقُولُ مِنْ سَقَمِ
Fit to endure, and sound
Right for survival, safe,
In its bodies and minds, free from sickness.
Its manners and minds from sickness
زَوْجٌa husband يَعِيis mindful لِلَّتِيtoward her who تُشَاطِرُهُshares with him
زَوْجٌ يَعِي لِلَّتِي تُشَاطِرُهُ
حَيَاتَهُhis life بِالعُهُودِof pledges وَالذِّمَمِand obligations
حَيَاتَهُ بِالعُهُودِ وَالذِّمَمِ
A husband mindful, toward her who shares
A spouse who understands she who shares
His life, of pledges and obligations;
His life with pacts and commitments
وَذَاتُand a woman with بَعْلٍa husband تَرْعَىsafeguards لَهَاfor herself وَلَهُand for him
وَذَاتُ بَعْلٍ تَرْعَى لَهَا وَلَهُ
بِالعَقْلِwith reason وَالعَدْلِand justice أَقْدَسَthe holiest of الحِرَمِsanctities
بِالعَقْلِ وَالعَدْلِ أَقْدَسَ الحِرَمِ
And a wife who safeguards, for herself and him,
And a wife who observes for her and him
With reason and justice, the holiest sanctities;
With reason and justice the most sacred sanctuaries
وَعَيْلَةٌand a family يُعْتَنَىcare is given بِنَشْأَتِهَاto its upbringing
وَعَيْلَةٌ يُعْتَنَى بِنَشْأَتِهَا
لاno فَرْقَdistinction بَيْنَamong الأَولادِthe children فِيin القِسَمِthe shares
لا فَرْقَ بَيْنَ الأَولادِ فِي القِسَمِ
And a family whose upbringing receives care,
And a household whose upbringing is tended
With no distinction among the children in their shares.
No distinction between children in allotment
إِنْif لَمْnot تُرَبّraises البَنينَthe sons عَاقِلَةٌa wise woman
إِنْ لَمْ تُرَبّ البَنينَ عَاقِلَةٌ
كَيفَhow صَلاحُthe soundness of الأَخْلاقِmorals وَالشِّيَمِand character
كَيفَ صَلاحُ الأَخْلاقِ وَالشِّيَمِ
If the sons are not raised by a wise woman,
If the boys are not raised by reasonable women
How can morals and character be sound?
How can morals and traits be reformed
أَوْor لَمْnot تَصُنْsafeguards بَلَهَاher husband (apparently intended) مُهَذَّبَةٌa cultured woman
أَوْ لَمْ تَصُنْ بَلَهَا مُهَذَّبَةٌ
لاذَhe sought refuge بِرُكْنٍin a corner فِيin البَيْتِthe house مُنْهَدِمِruined
لاذَ بِرُكْنٍ فِي البَيْتِ مُنْهَدِمِ
Or if a cultured woman does not safeguard her husband,
Or if the girls are not guarded by the well-mannered
He has sought refuge in a ruined corner of the house.
Where will they take refuge if home crumbles
الأُسْرَةُthe family الأُمَّةُthe nation الصَّغِيرَةُsmall إِنْif
الأُسْرَةُ الأُمَّةُ الصَّغِيرَةُ إِنْ
تَنْهَضْrises فَكِلْتَاهُمَاthen both of them عَلَىon قَدَمِa foot
تَنْهَضْ فَكِلْتَاهُمَا عَلَى قَدَمِ
The family is the little nation; if
The family, the small nation, if
It rises, then both stand on their feet.
It rises, both will stand on solid ground
مَاwhat قِيمَةthe worth of الحَيِّthe community نِصْفُهُhalf of it تَعِبٌweary
مَا قِيمَة الحَيِّ نِصْفُهُ تَعِبٌ
وَنِصْفُهُand half of it فِيin الوُجُودِexistence كَالعَدَمِlike nonexistence
وَنِصْفُهُ فِي الوُجُودِ كَالعَدَمِ
What is a community worth, half of it weary,
What value is the living whose half is fatigue
And half of it, though existing, as if nonexistent?
And half is in existence like the nonexistent
حَدِّثْspeak عَنِabout المَرْأَةِthe woman الجَدِيدَةِnew مَاas much as
حَدِّثْ عَنِ المَرْأَةِ الجَدِيدَةِ مَا
شِئْتَyou wish وَلاand do not تَحْفَلْنَpay any heed بِالتُّهَمِto accusations
شِئْتَ وَلا تَحْفَلْنَ بِالتُّهَمِ
Speak of the new woman as much as
Speak of the modern woman whatever
You wish, and pay no heed to accusations.
You wish and don't worry about accusations
وَلاand do not تَخْفَfear أَنْthat تَعُوقَobstruct عَثْرَةُthe stumble of مَنْone who
وَلا تَخْفَ أَنْ تَعُوقَ عَثْرَةُ مَنْ
يَعْثُرُstumbles تَيَّارَthe tide of حَادِثٍa new development عَمَمِsweeping
يَعْثُرُ تَيَّارَ حَادِثٍ عَمَمِ
And do not fear that the stumble of one who
And don't fear that the stumbling of those
Stumbles will obstruct the tide of a sweeping change.
Who stumble impedes the tide of sweeping change
أَمَاdid ... not? رَأَتْsee مِصْرُEgypt يَوْمَon the day of هَبَّتِهَاits uprising
أَمَا رَأَتْ مِصْرُ يَوْمَ هَبَّتِهَا
بَيْنَamid حِرَابِthe spears of العَدَاةِthe enemies وَالخُذُمِand keen swords
بَيْنَ حِرَابِ العَدَاةِ وَالخُذُمِ
Did Egypt not see, on the day of its uprising,
Did not Egypt see on her day of awakening
Amid the enemies' spears and keen swords,
Among the battle lines of foes and aggressors
مَاwhat كَانَthere was لِلْحُرَّةِfor the free woman الحَصينَةِchaste مِنْof
مَا كَانَ لِلْحُرَّةِ الحَصينَةِ مِنْ
صَبْرٍpatience وَمِنْand of جُرْأَةٍcourage وَمِنْand of هِمَمِresolves
صَبْرٍ وَمِنْ جُرْأَةٍ وَمِنْ هِمَمِ
What the free, chaste woman possessed of
What the strong, safeguarded woman had
Patience, courage, and resolve;
Of patience, audacity, and resolve
وَكَيْفَand how لَمْdid not تَرْهَبِfear الحِمَامَdeath وَلَمْand did not
وَكَيْفَ لَمْ تَرْهَبِ الحِمَامَ وَلَمْ
تَكُنْbe مِنَamong الخَائِسَاتِthe women who falter فِيin القَحَمِdangers
تَكُنْ مِنَ الخَائِسَاتِ فِي القَحَمِ
And how she did not fear death, nor
How did she not terrify the pigeons or
Was among those who faltered in peril;
Be one of the defeated among the ashes
وَكَيْفَand how أَبْلَتْshe acquitted herself وَالعِلمُwhile knowledge يُسْعِدُهَاaided her
وَكَيْفَ أَبْلَتْ وَالعِلمُ يُسْعِدُهَا
خَيْرَthe finest بَلاءٍservice فِيin نُصْرَةِdefense of العَلَمِthe flag
خَيْرَ بَلاءٍ فِي نُصْرَةِ العَلَمِ
And how, with knowledge aiding her, she rendered
And how she shone though knowledge brings her
The finest service in defense of the flag?
The best test in championing knowledge
تِلْكَthat woman الَّتِيwho تَبْتَغِيshe seeks لَهَاfor herself وَطَناًa homeland
تِلْكَ الَّتِي تَبْتَغِي لَهَا وَطَناً
حُرّاًfree أَتَرْضَىwould she be content? بِالضَّيْمِwith oppression إِنْif تُضَمِshe is wronged
حُرّاً أَتَرْضَى بِالضَّيْمِ إِنْ تُضَمِ
She who seeks for herself a homeland
She who seeks for herself a free homeland
Free—would she be content with oppression if wronged?
Will you accept injustice if she is wronged
فَأَنْصِفُوهَاso treat her justly يَاO قَوْمُpeople تَنْتَصِفُواyou will obtain justice
فَأَنْصِفُوهَا يَا قَوْمُ تَنْتَصِفُوا
وَأَخْلِصُواand purify رَأْيكُمْyour judgment مِنْfrom الوَهَمِillusion
وَأَخْلِصُوا رَأْيكُمْ مِنْ الوَهَمِ
So do her justice, O people, and you will obtain justice,
Then be fair, o people, and be just
And free your judgment from illusion.
And purify your minds of delusions
Sol 6.1