وَفاءُdoing full justice to ثَناكَpraise of you لَيسَthere is not لَهُfor it سَبيلُa way
وَفاءُ ثَناكَ لَيسَ لَهُ سَبيلُ
وَفَخرُكَand your glory فيthroughout البِلادِthe lands لَهُfor it حَجولُanklets
وَفَخرُكَ في البِلادِ لَهُ حَجولُ
There is no way to praise you as you deserve.
And your glory wears anklets throughout the lands.
وَأَنتَand you بِذُروةat the summit of العلياeminence هِمامٌa noble hero لَهُto whom
وَأَنتَ بِذُروة العليا هِمامٌ لَهُ
قَرَّhave yielded الفطاحِلَةُthe great masters الفُحولُthe mighty
قَرَّ الفطاحِلَةُ الفُحولُ
And you are a noble hero at eminence's summit, to whom
The great and mighty masters have yielded.
سَطَوتَyou held sway عَلىover الزَمانtime فَصارَso it became عَبداًa slave
سَطَوتَ عَلى الزَمان فَصارَ عَبداً
تَصَرّفyou direct أَمرَهُits affairs وَهُوَwhile it is الذَليلُabased
تَصَرّف أَمرَهُ وَهُوَ الذَليلُ
You overpowered Time, and it became a slave;
You direct its affairs while it is abased.
لِذاتكَfor your person فيin العُلىeminence فَضلٌdistinction جَسيمٌimmense
لِذاتكَ في العُلى فَضلٌ جَسيمٌ
وَماand what is بَينَamong المَلاthe assembly لُطفٌgraciousness نَحيلُdelicate
وَما بَينَ المَلا لُطفٌ نَحيلُ
Yours is immense distinction in the heights,
And among the assembly, yours is a delicate grace.
تُحبُّyou love الكُلَّeveryone مالَكَyou do not have مِنany عَدوٍّenemy
تُحبُّ الكُلَّ مالَكَ مِن عَدوٍّ
يَسوءُcauses distress قَلىًout of hatred إِذاwhen اِبتَهَجَrejoices الخَليلُa close friend
يَسوءُ قَلىً إِذا اِبتَهَجَ الخَليلُ
You love everyone; you have no enemy
Who causes distress out of hatred when a friend rejoices.
رَأَيتُكَI saw you مالِكاًa possessor لِلمالِof wealth لَكنbut
رَأَيتُكَ مالِكاً لِلمالِ لَكن
يُبدِّدُscatters مالَكَyour wealth الكَرَمُgenerosity الجَليلُlofty
يُبدِّدُ مالَكَ الكَرَمُ الجَليلُ
I saw you master of wealth, yet
Lofty generosity scatters your wealth.
حَلَلتَyou settled بِهامِupon the crown of مَصرٍEgypt مُستَعزّاًin proud dignity
حَلَلتَ بِهامِ مَصرٍ مُستَعزّاً
وَشَخصكَand your person فيin القُلوبِhearts لَهُfor him حُلولُa dwelling
وَشَخصكَ في القُلوبِ لَهُ حُلولُ
You settled upon Egypt's crown in proud dignity,
And you yourself have a home in people's hearts.
ثِبتَّyou stood firm بِأُفقِهاon her horizon تَحييgiving life to البَراياall creatures
ثِبتَّ بِأُفقِها تَحيي البَرايا
وَفكركَand your thought فيthrough شَوارِعهاher streets يَجولُroams
وَفكركَ في شَوارِعها يَجولُ
You stood firm on her horizon, giving life to all creatures,
And your thought roams through her streets.
تَدَبرُyou administer تَحتَbeneath ظلِّthe shade of عَزيزِthe ruler of مَصرEgypt
تَدَبرُ تَحتَ ظلِّ عَزيزِ مَصر
أُموراًaffairs مِنكَfrom you يَشمَلَهاencompasses them الجَميلُgoodness
أُموراً مِنكَ يَشمَلَها الجَميلُ
You administer, beneath the shade of Egypt's ruler,
Affairs encompassed by your goodness.
رَأَكَsaw you المَجدُglory فيin الأَبراجِthe constellations بَدراًa full moon
رَأَكَ المَجدُ في الأَبراجِ بَدراً
بِمنزلهِat its station السُعودُthe auspicious stars لَهاfor them نَزولُa descent
بِمنزلهِ السُعودُ لَها نَزولُ
Glory saw you as a full moon among the constellations,
At whose station the auspicious stars alight.
فَنادىthen it proclaimed قامَhas risen فيin العَلياءthe heights ارّخِrecord the date
فَنادى قامَ في العَلياء ارّخِ
بِحَزمٍwith resolve حافظُthe guardian of المالِwealth النَبيلُthe noble
بِحَزمٍ حافظُ المالِ النَبيلُ
Then it cried: “There has risen on high—mark the date—
With resolve, the noble guardian of wealth.”
Sol 6.1