نَدَاكَyour bounty نَيْلٌa Nile بِحَاجَاتِfor the needs of البِلاَدِthe country وَفَىfulfilled
نَدَاكَ نَيْلٌ بِحَاجَاتِ البِلاَدِ وَفَى
وَقَلْبُكَand your heart السَّمحُthe generous يَأْبَىrefuses أَنْto يَقُولَsay كَفَىenough
وَقَلْبُكَ السَّمحُ يَأْبَى أَنْ يَقُولَ كَفَى
Your bounty is a Nile that has met the country's needs,
The Nile called to you with the needs of the country, and you fulfilled.
and your generous heart refuses to say, 'Enough.'
Your generous heart refuses to say "enough".
قَلْبٌa heart كَبِيرٌgreat تَحُوطُembraces الشَّعبَthe people رَأفَتُهُits compassion
قَلْبٌ كَبِيرٌ تَحُوطُ الشَّعبَ رَأفَتُهُ
هَلاَّwhy not بِصَاحِبِهِto its owner فِيin حِكْمِهِits wisdom رَأَفَاshowed mercy
هَلاَّ بِصَاحِبِهِ فِي حِكْمِهِ رَأَفَا
A great heart whose compassion embraces the people—
A great heart whose compassion encompasses the people.
why does it not, in its wisdom, show its owner mercy?
Would that its owner show it clemency in his rule,
إِنْif لَمْnot يَجِدْhe finds سَرَفاًexcess فِيin جَوْدِهِhis generosity أَفَمَاthen does he not?
إِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ سَرَفاً فِي جَوْدِهِ أَفَمَا
يَرَىhe sees التَّمادِيgoing too far فِيin مَجْهُودِهِhis exertion سَرَفَاexcess
يَرَى التَّمادِي فِي مَجْهُودِهِ سَرَفَا
If he finds no excess in his generosity, does he not
If he finds no excess in his generosity, does he not
see excess in carrying his exertions too far?
See excess in his efforts?
فَارُوقُFarouk يَاO صَائِنُguardian of المُلْكَthe kingdom العَظِيمَthe mighty وَيَاand O
فَارُوقُ يَا صَائِنُ المُلْكَ العَظِيمَ وَيَا
مُجَدِّداًrenewer of عَهْدَthe reign of فَارُوقَFarouk كَمَاas سَلَفَاit was of old
مُجَدِّداً عَهْدَ فَارُوقَ كَمَا سَلَفَا
Farouk, O guardian of the mighty kingdom, and O
O Farouk, protector of the mighty kingdom, renewer
renewer of Farouk's reign as it was of old!
Of the era of Farouq as it was before.
ذَاكَthat الصَّلاَحُrighteousness الَّذِيwhich عَزَتْgrew mighty خِلاَفَتُهُhis caliphate
ذَاكَ الصَّلاَحُ الَّذِي عَزَتْ خِلاَفَتُهُ
بِهِthrough it قَدِيماًlong ago أُعِيدَwas restored اليَوْمَtoday مُؤْتَنِفَاanew
بِهِ قَدِيماً أُعِيدَ اليَوْمَ مُؤْتَنِفَا
That righteousness, through which his caliphate grew mighty
That righteousness with which his caliphate was mighty
long ago, has today been restored anew.
Made anew today, undertaking again,
مَاذَاwhat عَلَيْكَupon you مِنَof الأَعْبَاءِthe burdens تَحْمِلُهَاyou bear them
مَاذَا عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الأَعْبَاءِ تَحْمِلُهَا
وَمَاand not تَكَادُyou nearly تَرَىyou perceive فِيin حَمْلِهَاbearing them كَلَفَاhardship
وَمَا تَكَادُ تَرَى فِي حَمْلِهَا كَلَفَا
What burdens you take upon yourself,
What burdens on you that you take on
and you scarcely perceive hardship in bearing them!
And hardly seem to find any difficulty in bearing?
نَفْدِيكَwe would ransom you مِنْas a سَاهِرٍone keeping vigil لِلشَّعبِfor the people يُوسِعُهُhe lavishes on them
نَفْدِيكَ مِنْ سَاهِرٍ لِلشَّعبِ يُوسِعُهُ
بِرّاًkindness وَيَدفَعُand he wards off عَنْهُfrom them البُؤْسَmisery وَالأَزَفَاand distress
بِرّاً وَيَدفَعُ عَنْهُ البُؤْسَ وَالأَزَفَا
We would give our lives for you, who keep vigil for the people, lavishing on them
We ransom you from one who works late for the people, easing
kindness and warding off misery and distress from them.
Them with good and warding want and gloom from them.
وَمَاand not يَنِيhe slackens بِرُقِيِّfor the advancement of الشَّعبِthe people مُشْتَغلاًworking
وَمَا يَنِي بِرُقِيِّ الشَّعبِ مُشْتَغلاً
وَبِالنَّجاحِand to success عَلَىin أَلوَانِهِits forms كَلِفَاardently devoted
وَبِالنَّجاحِ عَلَى أَلوَانِهِ كَلِفَا
And he never ceases working for the people's advancement,
And you do not cease striving for the advancement of the people
ardently devoted to success in all its forms.
And success in its various forms.
يَرْعىhe tends العَلِيلَthe sick man الَّذِيwho عُزَّتْwas hard to attain سَلاَمَتُهُhis recovery
يَرْعى العَلِيلَ الَّذِي عُزَّتْ سَلاَمَتُهُ
وَالطِّفْلُand the child فِيin المهْدِthe cradle وَالشَّيْخُand the old man الَّذِيwho دَلَفَاshuffled along
وَالطِّفْلُ فِي المهْدِ وَالشَّيْخُ الَّذِي دَلَفَا
He tends the ailing man whose recovery is elusive,
You tend the weak whose safety has been made mighty
and the child in the cradle, and the old man who shuffles along.
And the babe in the cradle and the old man who has lost his vigor.
وَقَبْلَهُand before him كَانَthere was جُوعٌhunger لاَno اكْتِرَاثَconcern لَهُfor it
وَقَبْلَهُ كَانَ جُوعٌ لاَ اكْتِرَاثَ لَهُ
وَكَانَand there was عُرْيٌnakedness وَلَمْand not يُسْتَرْwas covered وكانَand there was حَفَاbarefootedness
وَكَانَ عُرْيٌ وَلَمْ يُسْتَرْ وكانَ حَفَا
Before him, there was hunger that went unheeded,
Before you there was hunger with no one to care
and nakedness went uncovered, and feet were bare.
And nakedness with none to clothe, and ruin.
عَمَّتspread everywhere أَيادِيَهُhis benefactions حَتَّىuntil لاَnot يُرَىis seen طَرَفٌa corner
عَمَّت أَيادِيَهُ حَتَّى لاَ يُرَى طَرَفٌ
فِيin مُلْكِهِhis kingdom لَمْnot يُصِبْhas received مِنْfrom فَيْضِهَاtheir overflow طَرَفَاa share
فِي مُلْكِهِ لَمْ يُصِبْ مِنْ فَيْضِهَا طَرَفَا
His benefactions spread everywhere, until no corner can be found
Your hands encompassed until no corner could be seen
in his kingdom that has not received a share of their outpouring.
In your kingdom that was not blessed by their overflow.
يَاhow طِيبَlovely يَوْمِthe day of افْتِتَاحٍinauguration تَمَّwas completed رَوْنَقُهُits splendor
يَا طِيبَ يَوْمِ افْتِتَاحٍ تَمَّ رَوْنَقُهُ
بِالحُسْنِwith beauty مُخْتَلِفاًvaried وَالحَمْدُand praise مُؤْتَلِفَاin harmony
بِالحُسْنِ مُخْتَلِفاً وَالحَمْدُ مُؤْتَلِفَا
How lovely the inauguration day, its splendor perfected
O excellent day of opening made complete in its charm
with beauty in varied forms and praise in harmony!
With beauty, varied, and thanks, brought together.
فِيin مَحْفِلٍan assembly وَذُؤْاباتُand the foremost figures of البِلاَدِthe land بِهِin it
فِي مَحْفِلٍ وَذُؤْاباتُ البِلاَدِ بِهِ
ضَمَّgathered المَعَالِيَeminence وَالأَحْسَابَand noble lineages وَالشُّرَفَاand the honorable
ضَمَّ المَعَالِيَ وَالأَحْسَابَ وَالشُّرَفَا
At an assembly, with the land's foremost figures present,
In an assembly whose notables of the land gathered in it
that gathered eminence, noble lineages, and men of honor.
The lofty, the honored, and the noble.
أَوْفَىcame المَلِيكُthe king عَلَيْهِto it فِيin تَعَهُّدِهِhis care for it
أَوْفَى المَلِيكُ عَلَيْهِ فِي تَعَهُّدِهِ
صَرْحاًan edifice مُشِيداًloftily built عَلَىupon الإِحْسَانِbenevolence قَدْhad وَقَفَاstood
صَرْحاً مُشِيداً عَلَى الإِحْسَانِ قَدْ وَقَفَا
The king came to it in his watchful care,
The King fulfilled it with his patronage
a lofty edifice that stood upon benevolence.
A palace built on beneficence that stopped and stood still.
فِيin أَعْمُرِthe most flourishing part of الأَرْضِthe earth مُسْتَشْفىًa hospital غَلاَgrew precious وَعَلاَand rose high
فِي أَعْمُرِ الأَرْضِ مُسْتَشْفىً غَلاَ وَعَلاَ
هَيْهَاتَfar from possible يبْلُغُreaches وَصَفَdescription ماwhat بِهِwith which اتَّصفَاit was endowed
هَيْهَاتَ يبْلُغُ وَصَفَ ما بِهِ اتَّصفَا
In the earth's most flourishing part, a hospital of high worth and stature—
In the most populous land, a hospital, lofty and high--
how far description falls short of the qualities it possesses!
Far from describing what qualities it encompassed!
بَيْتٌa house تُدَاوَىare treated بهِin it الأَبْدَانُbodies مِنْfor سُقُمٍillness
بَيْتٌ تُدَاوَى بهِ الأَبْدَانُ مِنْ سُقُمٍ
وَفِيand in بَشَاشَتِهِits cheerfulness لِلنَّاظِرِينَfor those who behold شَفَاhealing
وَفِي بَشَاشَتِهِ لِلنَّاظِرِينَ شَفَا
A house where bodies are treated for illness,
A place where bodies are healed of every sickness,
and its cheerfulness brings healing to those who behold it.
And in its cheerfulness is healing for those who look upon it.
مقْسَمٌpartitioned أُحْكِمَwas perfected التَّقسِيمَthe division مَنْwhoever يَرَهُsees it
مقْسَمٌ أُحْكِمَ التَّقسِيمَ مَنْ يَرَهُ
يَرَsees المَنَافِعَuseful features فِيهِin it أُلْبِسَتْwere clothed طَرَفَاmarvels
يَرَ المَنَافِعَ فِيهِ أُلْبِسَتْ طَرَفَا
Its sections are masterfully arranged; whoever sees it
Apportioned, its divisions perfected, whoever sees it
sees its useful features clothed in marvels.
Sees benefits clothed in every corner.
لِلْطُّبfor medicine فِيهِin it مُعِدَّاتٌequipment وَأَجْهِزَةٌand instruments
لِلْطُّب فِيهِ مُعِدَّاتٌ وَأَجْهِزَةٌ
صِيغَتْwere crafted وَصَيَّرَهَاand turned them into إِتْقَانُهَاtheir fine workmanship تحَفَاmasterpieces
صِيغَتْ وَصَيَّرَهَا إِتْقَانُهَا تحَفَا
Within it are medical equipment and instruments,
In it devices and tools for medicine,
crafted, their fine workmanship turning them into masterpieces.
Fashioned, its workmanship making it a treasure.
إِذَاwhen رَنَاgazes أَلَمٌpain مِنْهُfrom it رَأَىsees أَمَلاًhope
إِذَا رَنَا أَلَمٌ مِنْهُ رَأَى أَمَلاً
فِيin رَحْبَةِthe courtyard of الدَّارِthe house يَجْلُوunveils رَوْضَةًa garden أَنَفَاfresh and untouched
فِي رَحْبَةِ الدَّارِ يَجْلُو رَوْضَةً أَنَفَا
When pain gazes out from it, it sees hope
When one despairs of pain, he sees hope
in the house's courtyard, unveiling a fresh, untouched garden.
In the open space of the house, an enchanting garden.
يُضْفِيcasts الهِلاَلُthe crescent عَلَيْهِupon it نُورَthe light of رَحْمَتِهِits mercy
يُضْفِي الهِلاَلُ عَلَيْهِ نُورَ رَحْمَتِهِ
وَنُورُهَاand its light بَلْسَمُbalm for الأَرْوَاحِsouls حَيْثُwherever صفَاis clear
وَنُورُهَا بَلْسَمُ الأَرْوَاحِ حَيْثُ صفَا
The crescent casts upon it the light of its mercy,
The Crescent sheds the light of its mercy upon it,
and its light is balm to souls wherever it shines clear.
And its light is a balm for spirits, where it was pure.
بَنَاهُbuilt it يُوسُفُYusuf لاَnot يَأْلُوهُfail him إِخْوَتُهُhis brothers
بَنَاهُ يُوسُفُ لاَ يَأْلُوهُ إِخْوَتُهُ
عَوْناًaid وَكُلٌّand each لِذِكْرَىto the memory of مَنْthe one who نَمَاهُbegot him وَفىkept faith
عَوْناً وَكُلٌّ لِذِكْرَى مَنْ نَمَاهُ وَفى
Yusuf built it, his brothers sparing him no
Joseph built it, his brothers cannot ruin it,
aid; each kept faith with the memory of the one who begot him.
A help, and each is to the memory of those who enabled and fulfilled.
وَفِيand in زِيَادَتِهِمْtheir adding to آثَارُthe works of مُنْجِبِهِمْtheir father
وَفِي زِيَادَتِهِمْ آثَارُ مُنْجِبِهِمْ
مَعْنىًa meaning مِنَof الكَرَمِgenerosity المُورُوثِinherited قَدْhas لَطفَاgrown subtle
مَعْنىً مِنَ الكَرَمِ المُورُوثِ قَدْ لَطفَا
And in their extending their father's legacy
In their increase are traces of their creators
lies a subtle expression of inherited generosity.
A quality of inherited generosity that was gentle.
كَانَwas سَمْعَانُSam'an بَانِيهِits builder كَعَادَتِهِas was his custom
كَانَ سَمْعَانُ بَانِيهِ كَعَادَتِهِ
وَكَمْand how many لِسَمْعانَbelonging to Sam'an مَعْرُوفُa good deed بِهِfor it عُرِفاhe became known
وَكَمْ لِسَمْعانَ مَعْرُوفُ بِهِ عُرِفا
Sam'an was its builder, as was his custom,
Simeon built it, as was his custom,
and how many good deeds have made Sam'an known!
And how much good is known in it for Simeon!
فاروقُFarouk مِصْرَof Egypt المفدَّىthe one we would ransom هَلْdid ...? رَأَىhe saw سَبَباًa cause
فاروقُ مِصْرَ المفدَّى هَلْ رَأَى سَبَباً
لِلخَيْرِfor good إِلاَّexcept عَلَىtoward أَصْحَابِهِits proponents عَطَفَاhe showed kindness
لِلخَيْرِ إِلاَّ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ عَطَفَا
Egypt's Farouk, for whom we would give our lives—has he ever seen a cause
Farouk, deliverer of Egypt, did he ever see a reason
for good without showing kindness to those behind it?
For good but that he inclined with kindness toward its people?
كَمْhow many مَأْرَبٍan aim صَالِحٍworthy بِالعَزْمthrough resolve حَقَّقهُhe fulfilled it
كَمْ مَأْرَبٍ صَالِحٍ بِالعَزْم حَقَّقهُ
وَطَارِئٍand a sudden calamity فَادِحٍgrievous عَنْfrom قَوْمِهِhis people كَشَفَاhe lifted
وَطَارِئٍ فَادِحٍ عَنْ قَوْمِهِ كَشَفَا
How many a worthy aim he has fulfilled through resolve,
How many excellent enterprises did he accomplish by resolve
and how many a sudden, grievous calamity he has lifted from his people!
And how many grave perils did he ward from his people?
حَسْبُenough for الكِنانَةِthe Quiver (Egypt) صَوْنَاًprotection تَحْتَunder إِمْرَتِهِhis command
حَسْبُ الكِنانَةِ صَوْنَاً تَحْتَ إِمْرَتِهِ
أَنَّthat المُرَامِينَthe archers عَنْهَاin her defense وَحَّدُواmade one الهَدَفَاthe target
أَنَّ المُرَامِينَ عَنْهَا وَحَّدُوا الهَدَفَا
It is protection enough for Egypt, the Quiver, under his command
It suffices as protection, under his command,
that the archers defending her have made their target one.
That those who shoot arrows at it make it their one target.
يَحْيَاlong live المِليكُthe king دُعَاءًa prayer إِنْif هَتَفْتَyou cried out بِهِwith it
يَحْيَا المِليكُ دُعَاءً إِنْ هَتَفْتَ بِهِ
فَمَاthen not اللِّسَانُthe tongue بَلِbut rather الْقَلْبُthe heart الَّذِيthat هَتَفَاcried out
فَمَا اللِّسَانُ بَلِ الْقَلْبُ الَّذِي هَتَفَا
'Long live the king!'—if you cry out this prayer,
Long live the King! If you call out to him,
then it is not the tongue but the heart that cries out.
It is not just the tongue, but the heart that calls.
Sol 6.1