لَهجَkept speaking الزَمانُtime بِشُكرِكَof praise for you المَتضوّعِfragrant
لَهجَ الزَمانُ بِشُكرِكَ المَتضوّعِ
فَأَمِلso incline سَماعَكَyour hearing لِلبَريةِtoward humankind وَاِسمَعِand listen
فَأَمِل سَماعَكَ لِلبَريةِ وَاِسمَعِ
Time has kept voicing fragrant praise of you;
Time sings in praise of your overflowing gratitude,
So lend your ear to humankind and listen.
So hope to hear its call through the wilderness and listen.
أَنتَyou اللَطيفthe gracious one لَبِستَyou donned أَلطَفthe most delicate حِلَّةٍrobe
أَنتَ اللَطيف لَبِستَ أَلطَف حِلَّةٍ
أَنتَyou الشَريفthe noble one حَلَلتَyou settled أَشرَفthe noblest مَوضِعِplace
أَنتَ الشَريف حَلَلتَ أَشرَف مَوضِعِ
You, the gracious one, have donned the most delicate robe;
You are the Subtle One, dressed in the subtlest garment,
You, the noble one, have taken the noblest place.
You are the Noble One, who came to the noblest place.
فيon جَبهةthe brow العَلياeminence طَلَعتَyou rose مُكَللاًcrowned
في جَبهة العَليا طَلَعتَ مُكَللاً
بِالمَجدwith glory تَدهشyou dazzle مقلةthe eye المُتَطَلِعِthe beholder
بِالمَجد تَدهش مقلة المُتَطَلِعِ
On the brow of eminence you have risen, crowned
On the highest horizon you rose crowned
With glory, dazzling the eye of the beholder.
With glory, astonishing the eyes of the beholder.
تَجريflow لِفكرِكَof your thought فيin البِلادِthe land مَنابِعٌwellsprings
تَجري لِفكرِكَ في البِلادِ مَنابِعٌ
طافَتspread abroad بِفَيضٍwith an outpouring لِلرَشادِof sound guidance مُنوَّعِvaried
طافَت بِفَيضٍ لِلرَشادِ مُنوَّعِ
Wellsprings of your thought flow throughout the land,
For your thoughts, springs flow through the lands,
Spreading a varied outpouring of sound guidance.
Bringing abundant guidance and diverse blessings.
لَكَyou have بِالسِياسَةِin statecraft خِبرةexpertise تَجلوyou dispel بِهاwith it
لَكَ بِالسِياسَةِ خِبرة تَجلو بِها
ظُلَمَthe darkness المَشاكِلِthe problems بِالصَوابِwith sound judgment المُقنِعِconvincing
ظُلَمَ المَشاكِلِ بِالصَوابِ المُقنِعِ
You have expertise in statecraft, with which you dispel
In politics, your wisdom dispels
The darkness of problems with sound, convincing judgment.
The darkness of problems with convincing truth.
شَمَلَتembraced عِنايَتكَyour care المَعارفlearning فَاِزدَهَتand so grew resplendent
شَمَلَت عِنايَتكَ المَعارف فَاِزدَهَت
فيin مَصرEgypt تَرقىrising لِلمَقامِto the rank الأَرفَعِloftiest
في مَصر تَرقى لِلمَقامِ الأَرفَعِ
Your care embraced learning, and it grew resplendent,
Your care has increased knowledge, so Egypt progresses
In Egypt, rising to the loftiest rank.
To the highest station and most eminent rank.
أَنعَشتَyou revived أمَّتهاher nation بِفَضلٍwith bounty باهِرٍdazzling
أَنعَشتَ أمَّتها بِفَضلٍ باهِرٍ
فَغَدَتand so it became إِلَيكَtoward you مُشيرةpointing بِالإِصبَعِwith the finger
فَغَدَت إِلَيكَ مُشيرة بِالإِصبَعِ
You revived her nation with dazzling bounty,
You revived its nation with magnificent merit,
And so it came to point toward you with its finger.
So it points to you as guide and authority.
فيin ظلِّthe shade مَولاناour lord العَزيزthe mighty أَنَرتَهاyou illumined her
في ظلِّ مَولانا العَزيز أَنَرتَها
عِلماًwith knowledge عَلَتrose أَعلامُهُits banners فيin الأَربَعِthe four quarters
عِلماً عَلَت أَعلامُهُ في الأَربَعِ
In the shade of our mighty lord, you illumined her
In the shade of our beloved master, you enlightened it
With knowledge whose banners rose in all four quarters.
With a science whose banners rose over the four corners.
قَدindeed سَرَنيdelighted me وَفديmy coming لِرُكنِكَto your side زائِراًas a visitor
قَد سَرَني وَفدي لِرُكنِكَ زائِراً
وَيَسوءنيand grieves me بَعدَafter اِبتِهاجيmy rejoicing مَرجَعيmy return
وَيَسوءني بَعدَ اِبتِهاجي مَرجَعي
My coming to your side as a visitor has indeed delighted me;
I was glad to visit your sanctuary as a pilgrim,
And after my rejoicing, my return grieves me.
Yet I am saddened when after my joy I must depart.
فَأَناso I لِلطفكfor your kindness شاكِرٌgrateful لَكِنَّنيbut I
فَأَنا لِلطفك شاكِرٌ لَكِنَّني
شاكٍlamenting رَحيليmy departure فيin لِسانِthe tongue مُوَدِّعِone bidding farewell
شاكٍ رَحيلي في لِسانِ مُوَدِّعِ
So I am grateful for your kindness, but I am
For your kindness I am thankful, but in leaving
Lamenting my departure in the voice of one bidding farewell.
My tongue remains that of a reluctant bidder of farewell.
Sol 6.1