قالواthey said: المعلمُthe teacher. قلتI said: لَستُI am not أُغاليexaggerating
قالوا: المعلمُ. قلت: لَستُ أُغالي
إنif قُلتُI said: هذاthis صانِعُthe maker of الأَجيالِgenerations
إن قُلتُ: هذا صانِعُ الأَجيالِ
They said, “The teacher.” I said: I do not exaggerate
They said: The teacher. I said: I do not exaggerate
If I say: this is the maker of generations.
If I say: He is the maker of generations
إنif قلتُI said: صوَّرهاhe gave them form، وأَبَدَعَand fashioned خَلْقَهَاtheir creation
إن قلتُ: صوَّرها، وأَبَدَعَ خَلْقَهَا
لمdid not يُغضِبanger الرَّحمنَthe Merciful صِدقُthe truthfulness of مقالِيmy words
لم يُغضِب الرَّحمنَ صِدقُ مقالِي
If I say: he gave them form and fashioned their creation,
If I say: He depicted them, and created their nature
The truth of my words has not angered the Merciful.
The truth of my words does not anger the Most Merciful
نُورُthe light of المعلّمِthe teacher نفحةٌa breath قدسِيَّةٌsacred
نُورُ المعلّمِ نفحةٌ قدسِيَّةٌ
منfrom نُورِthe light of وَجْهthe face of الخَالِقthe Creator المُتعاليthe exalted
من نُورِ وَجْه الخَالِق المُتعالي
The teacher's light is a sacred breath
The light of the teacher is a sacred breath
From the light of the exalted Creator's face.
From the light of the face of the Exalted Creator
وصَداهُand his echo منfrom صَوْتthe voice of الإلهGod، كأنَّهُas though it were
وصَداهُ من صَوْت الإله، كأنَّهُ
إنif رَاحَhe begins يُطلِقُهsending it forth أَذانُthe call to prayer of بِلالِBilal
إن رَاحَ يُطلِقُه أَذانُ بِلالِ
And his echo comes from God's voice, as though,
And its echo from the voice of God, as if
When he sends it forth, it were Bilal's call to prayer.
When Bilal called for prayer, he let it out
صَنَعmade الصواريخَthe rockets المُبِيدةَannihilating غيرُهُsomeone other than him
صَنَع الصواريخَ المُبِيدةَ غيرُهُ
وعلىand through يَدَيْهhis hands يتمis accomplished صُنعُthe making of رِجالِmen
وعلى يَدَيْه يتم صُنعُ رِجالِ
Others have made annihilating rockets;
Others made the deadly rockets
Through his hands, men are made.
While through his hands the making of men is done
أبدًاalways يُبشِّرhe heralds بالسَّلامpeace، وليسand is not مَنْone who
أبدًا يُبشِّر بالسَّلام، وليس مَنْ
بَيْنِيbetween me (apparently intended: builds) السَّلامpeace كقَاطِعlike one who cuts short الآجالِlifespans
بَيْنِي السَّلام كقَاطِع الآجالِ
He ever heralds peace, and no one who
He always brings good tidings of peace, and is not one
Builds peace is like one who cuts lives short.
Who hastens the appointed time of death
جُنْدِيُّكِyour soldier المَجهولُunknown ياO مِصْرُEgypt الذيwho
جُنْدِيُّكِ المَجهولُ يا مِصْرُ الذي
لاnot فِيin البُكورِthe early morning يَنِيhe flags، ولاnor الآصَالthe evenings
لا فِي البُكورِ يَنِي، ولا الآصَال
Your unknown soldier, O Egypt, is he
Your unknown soldier, O Egypt, who
Who never flags, either at dawn or in the evenings.
Neither in the early dawn complains, nor in the late evenings
فيin ساعةthe hour of الجُلَّيthe great crisis يَجِئُhe comes مَشَمِّرًاwith sleeves rolled up
في ساعة الجُلَّي يَجِئُ مَشَمِّرًا
وَيَغِيبُand disappears ساعَat the hour of قِسْمةِthe division of الأَنْفالِspoils
وَيَغِيبُ ساعَ قِسْمةِ الأَنْفالِ
In the hour of great crisis, he comes with sleeves rolled up,
In the hour of agony he comes determined
And disappears when the spoils are divided.
And disappears at the time of dividing the spoils
كمhow often أَغَفلُوهthey overlooked him، فماyet not تَراءَىdid he appear شاكِيًاcomplaining
كم أَغَفلُوه، فما تَراءَى شاكِيًا
أوor باكِيًاweeping منfrom عِلّةthe affliction of الإغفالِneglect
أو باكِيًا من عِلّة الإغفالِ
How often they overlooked him, yet he never appeared complaining
How often they neglected him, yet he did not appear complaining
Or weeping over the pain of neglect.
Or crying from the ailment of neglect
حَسْبُsufficient for المعلِّمthe teacher: راحةٌpeace نَفْسِيَّةٌof mind
حَسْبُ المعلِّم: راحةٌ نَفْسِيَّةٌ
تغنيهsuffices for him إذْwhen يَشْكُوhe complains منof الإِقلالِmeager means
تغنيه إذْ يَشْكُو من الإِقلالِ
Enough for the teacher is peace of mind
It is enough for the teacher - a psychological comfort
That sustains him when he complains of meager means.
That satisfies him when he complains of scarcity
ماno بَعْدَbeyond تَقويمِthe reforming of النُفوسِsouls سَعادةٌhappiness
ما بَعْدَ تَقويمِ النُفوسِ سَعادةٌ
أوor بعدbeyond مَحْوِthe erasing of جَهالةِthe ignorance of الجُهَّالِthe ignorant
أو بعد مَحْوِ جَهالةِ الجُهَّالِ
No happiness surpasses the reforming of souls,
There is no happiness after correcting souls
Or the erasing of the ignorance of the ignorant.
Or after erasing the ignorance of the ignorant
ماwhat ضَرَّهharms him عِرْضٌhonor سلِيمٌuntarnished فوقَهover it
ما ضَرَّه عِرْضٌ سلِيمٌ فوقَه
ثَوبٌa garment رخِيصٌcheap، أوor قَمِيصٌa shirt بَالِيworn-out
ثَوبٌ رخِيصٌ، أو قَمِيصٌ بَالِي
What harm can it do him, with untarnished honor beneath
What harm has a sound livelihood done to him atop which
A cheap garment or a threadbare shirt?
Is a cheap garment, or a worn-out shirt
كَمْhow many a مكثِرٍwealth-accumulator ماnot نَالَgained منfrom إكثارِهِhis amassing
كَمْ مكثِرٍ ما نَالَ من إكثارِهِ
إِلاexcept ازْديَادَan increase in الهَمِّworry والبَلْبالِand turmoil
إِلا ازْديَادَ الهَمِّ والبَلْبالِ
How many a man amassing wealth has gained from his hoarding
How much did the hoarder gain from his hoarding
Only an increase in worry and turmoil.
Except increasing worries and confusion
فِيمَwhat is the point of الشّراءُbuying الجَمُّabundant؟ ليسthere is no لمَيِّتٍfor a dead person
فِيمَ الشّراءُ الجَمُّ؟ ليس لمَيِّتٍ
كفنٌa shroud بهin it جَيْبٌa pocket لحِفْظِfor keeping المَالِmoney!
كفنٌ به جَيْبٌ لحِفْظِ المَالِ!
Why so much buying? No dead person has
What is the point of excessive buying? There is no shroud
A shroud with a pocket for keeping money!
With a pocket to keep money!
ولقدand indeed قَضيتُI spent العُمرَmy lifetime أطْبَعI mold فِتْيَتِيmy young pupils
ولقد قَضيتُ العُمرَ أطْبَع فِتْيَتِي
طَبْعًاa molding علىupon كَرَمٍgenerosity، وحُسْنِand excellence of خِلالِcharacter traits
طَبْعًا على كَرَمٍ، وحُسْنِ خِلالِ
I have spent my life molding my young pupils,
I have spent my life imprinting chivalry on my students
Imprinting on them generosity and fine character.
Imprinting generosity and good manners
كمhow often كُنتُI used to أحبُوهمbestow upon them بَعْطِفيwith my affection دائِمًاalways
كم كُنتُ أحبُوهم بَعْطِفي دائِمًا
لاno فرقَdistinction بَيْنَهُمُوbetween them وبَيْنand between عِيالِيmy children
لا فرقَ بَيْنَهُمُو وبَيْن عِيالِي
How often I have cherished them with constant affection,
How much I loved them with my constant kindness
Making no distinction between them and my children.
No difference between them and my own children
حَسْبِيenough for me فَخارًاas pride: أنto أقدِّمoffer للحِمَىto the homeland
حَسْبِي فَخارًا: أن أقدِّم للحِمَى
منfrom فِتْيَتِيmy young pupils بَطَلاًa hero منamong الأبطالِheroes
من فِتْيَتِي بَطَلاً من الأبطالِ
It is enough pride for me to offer the homeland
It is enough pride for me: to present to the nation
From among my young pupils, a hero among heroes.
From my students a hero of heroes
ياoh رُبَّhow many a أروعَsplendid ماجدٍnoble man صادَفْتُهI met him
يا رُبَّ أروعَ ماجدٍ صادَفْتُه
فسألتُthen I asked عنهabout him، فَكانَand he turned out to be منamong أنجالِيmy sons
فسألتُ عنه، فَكانَ من أنجالِي
How many a splendid, noble man I have met,
O Lord of the most wondrous glory I have encountered
Then asked about, and found him one of my sons.
When I asked about him, he turned out to be one of my sons
أمْسَىhe came to يُبادِلُنيreciprocate with me الوفاءَloyalty بِمِثْلِهِwith its like
أمْسَى يُبادِلُني الوفاءَ بِمِثْلِهِ
إنindeed الجَمِيلَkindness يُكالُis measured out بالمِكْيالِby the measure
إن الجَمِيلَ يُكالُ بالمِكْيالِ
He came to repay my loyalty with loyalty;
He reciprocates my loyalty in kind
Kindness is measured out in equal measure.
Good is repaid with its like
كانواthey were تَلامِذَتِيmy pupils، فَصَارُواthen they became إخْوَتيmy brothers
كانوا تَلامِذَتِي، فَصَارُوا إخْوَتي
وأعزَّand the dearest أصحابِيof my companions، وأَكرمَand the noblest آلِيof my kin
وأعزَّ أصحابِي، وأَكرمَ آلِي
They were my pupils, then became my brothers,
They were my students, and became my brothers
My dearest companions and my noblest kin.
And my dearest friends, and my most honored family
أنَّىwherever اتجهتُI turned، وجدتُهمI found them بِيَaround me أحْدَقُواthey gathered
أنَّى اتجهتُ، وجدتُهم بِيَ أحْدَقُوا
«مِنْfrom عَنْon يَمِينِيmy right تارةًat times وشِمالِيand my left»
«مِنْ عَنْ يَمِينِي تارةً وشِمالِي»
Wherever I turned, I found them gathered around me,
Wherever I turned, I found them staring at me
“At times on my right, and on my left.”
"From my right side and from my left"
ياO مُنْصِفيyou who do justice to العُمَّالworkers، هلاَّwill you not زِنْتُمُوadorn
يا مُنْصِفي العُمَّال، هلاَّ زِنْتُمُو
باسْمِwith the name of المُعَلّمthe teacher صَفحةthe page of العُمَّالِworkers؟
باسْمِ المُعَلّم صَفحة العُمَّالِ؟
O you who do workers justice, will you not adorn
O you who are fair to workers, why don't you
The workers' page with the teacher's name?
Place on the workers’ page the name of the teacher?
هوhe عاملٌa worker، بلrather راهِبٌa monk مُتَبَتُلٌdevout
هو عاملٌ، بل راهِبٌ مُتَبَتُلٌ
صُوَرُthe forms of العِبادةworship جَمَّةُnumerous الأَشكالِforms
صُوَرُ العِبادة جَمَّةُ الأَشكالِ
He is a worker, indeed a devoted monk;
He is a worker, rather a devoted worshipper
The forms of worship are manifold.
The images of worship are manifold
ياoh رُبَّhow many a دَرْسٍlesson واحدٍsingle أربَىsurpassed عَلَيover
يا رُبَّ دَرْسٍ واحدٍ أربَى عَلَي
تَسْبِيحglorifying God أَيَّامٍdays، وذِكْرand remembrance of God لَيالِيnights
تَسْبِيح أَيَّامٍ، وذِكْر لَيالِي
How many a single lesson has surpassed
O Lord of one lesson that cultivated in me
Days of glorification and nights of remembrance.
Glorifications of days, and mentions of nights
وَلَرُبَّمَاand often نَسِيَforgot المُعَلِّمthe teacher نَفْسَهُhimself
وَلَرُبَّمَا نَسِيَ المُعَلِّم نَفْسَهُ
وَجَنَيand inflicted harm عليهon him جهِادُهhis striving المُتَوالِيceaseless
وَجَنَي عليه جهِادُه المُتَوالِي
And often the teacher forgets himself,
Sometimes the teacher forgets himself
And his ceaseless striving takes its toll on him.
And his continual struggle does him injustice
ولقدand indeed يَنامُhe sleeps وكُتْبُهwhile his books منfrom حَوْلِهِaround him
ولقد يَنامُ وكُتْبُه من حَوْلِهِ
فكأَنهso he is as though مِنْهُنَّof them بينamong تِلالِhills
فكأَنه مِنْهُنَّ بين تِلالِ
He may sleep with his books all around him,
He sleeps while books are around him
As though he lay among hills made of them.
As if he is among hills
وَبَبِيتُand spends the night (apparent typo) يَهْدِيguides بالدَرُوسِthrough lessons، كأَنَّهas though he were
وَبَبِيتُ يَهْدِي بالدَرُوسِ، كأَنَّه
فيin الفَصْلthe classroom بينbetween إجابةٍan answer وسُؤالand a question
في الفَصْل بين إجابةٍ وسُؤال
And he spends the night offering guidance through lessons, as though
And I spend the night guiding with lessons, as if
In the classroom, amid answers and questions.
He is in class between a question and an answer
أوor نازِلٌstaying بجَزِيرةٍon an island، أوor سابحٌswimming
أو نازِلٌ بجَزِيرةٍ، أو سابحٌ
فيin البحرthe sea بينbetween الرَّأسِthe cape والشَّلاَلand the waterfall
في البحر بين الرَّأسِ والشَّلاَل
Or staying on an island, or swimming
Or residing on an island, or swimming
In the sea, between the cape and the waterfall.
In the sea between the headland and the waterfall
أوor غارِقٌimmersed معwith خالدٍKhalid أوor طارقٍTariq
أو غارِقٌ مع خالدٍ أو طارقٍ
فيin الحَرْبwar بينamong صَوارمٍsharp swords وعواليand tall spears
في الحَرْب بين صَوارمٍ وعوالي
Or immersed with Khalid or Tariq
Or sinking with Khaled or Tariq
In war, among sharp swords and tall spears.
In battle among swords and lofty peaks
أوor منْشِدٌreciting للنَّشْءِto the young شِعْرَpoetry of حماسةٍheroic valor
أو منْشِدٌ للنَّشْءِ شِعْرَ حماسةٍ
أَوor نادِبٌlamenting طَلَلاًa ruined dwelling منamong الأَطْلالِruins
أَو نادِبٌ طَلَلاً من الأَطْلالِ
Or reciting heroic verse to the young,
Or singing to the youth poetry of fervor
Or lamenting one of the ruined dwellings.
Or lamenting ruins from the ruins
أوor بَيْنamong أهرامٍpyramids، وبَيْنand among دَوائرٍcircles
أو بَيْن أهرامٍ، وبَيْن دَوائرٍ
مَجْهُولةِunknown in الأحْجامِvolume والأطْوالِand length
مَجْهُولةِ الأحْجامِ والأطْوالِ
Or among pyramids and circles
Or between pyramids, and between circles
Of unknown volumes and lengths.
Of unknown dimensions and lengths
أوor بينamong أفعالٍverbs صَحاحٍsound ماnot شَكَتhave suffered
أو بين أفعالٍ صَحاحٍ ما شَكَت
عِللاًailments، ومُعْتلٍّand a weak one منamong الأَفْعالِverbs
عِللاً، ومُعْتلٍّ من الأَفْعالِ
Or among sound verbs that have suffered no
Or between valid pure verbs that have not
Ailments, and a weak verb as well.
Complained of defects, and defective verbs
نادhail المعُلّمthe teacher قبلbefore آسادِthe lions of الشَّرَىal-Shara
ناد المعُلّم قبل آسادِ الشَّرَى
ياO ابنَson of العرينthe lair، وياand O أبَاfather of الأشْبالthe cubs
يا ابنَ العرين، ويا أبَا الأشْبال
Hail the teacher before the lions of al-Shara:
The teacher called before the lions of evil
O son of the lair, O father of the cubs!
O son of the lair, o father of cubs
رَسَنُthe reins of الشَّبيبَةyouth فيin يَدَيْكyour hands، وإنَّهاand indeed it is
رَسَنُ الشَّبيبَة في يَدَيْك، وإنَّها
حَبلُthe cord of الرَّجَاءِhope، ومَعْقِدُand the knot of الآمالِaspirations
حَبلُ الرَّجَاءِ، ومَعْقِدُ الآمالِ
Youth's reins are in your hands, and youth is
The foundations of youth are in your hands, and it
The cord of hope, the knot of aspirations.
Is the rope of hope, and the knot of aspirations
قَدِّرْmeasure carefully خُطاَكَyour steps؛ فأنتَfor you are وحدَكalone قُدْوةًa role model
قَدِّرْ خُطاَكَ؛ فأنتَ وحدَك قُدْوةً
للنَّشْءِfor the young فيin الأقوالِwords والأعمالِand deeds
للنَّشْءِ في الأقوالِ والأعمالِ
Measure your steps: you alone are a model
Be careful in your steps; for you alone are
For the young in words and deeds.
An example for the youth in words and deeds
لَيْسَis not المدرِّسُthe teacher ناجحًاsuccessful فيin دَرْسِهhis lesson
لَيْسَ المدرِّسُ ناجحًا في دَرْسِه
ماas long as لمnot يكُنhe is للنَّشْءِfor the young خَيرَthe best مِثالِexample
ما لم يكُن للنَّشْءِ خَيرَ مِثالِ
The teacher is not successful in his lesson
The teacher does not succeed in his lesson
Unless he is the finest example for the young.
Unless he is the best example for the youth
لوif قدَّرdecreed اللهُGod الكمالَperfection لغَيْرِهfor someone other than him
لو قدَّر اللهُ الكمالَ لغَيْرِه
قُلْنَاwe would say لهto him: استَمْسِكcling بكُلto every كَمالِexcellence
قُلْنَا له: استَمْسِك بكُل كَمالِ
Were God to decree perfection for another,
If God had granted perfection to others
We would tell him: cling to every excellence.
We would say to him: Hold on to all perfection
ماwhatever حلَّis lawful منof عبَثٍfrivolity لَغْيرِكfor others besides you، فَهْوthen it is فيin
ما حلَّ من عبَثٍ لَغْيرِك، فَهْو في
شَرْعthe law of الوَرَىْhumankind لكfor you أنتَyou yourself غَيْرُnot حَلالِlawful
شَرْع الوَرَىْ لك أنتَ غَيْرُ حَلالِ
Whatever frivolity is lawful for others is, under
What others do wrongfully is in no way
The law of humankind, unlawful for you yourself.
Lawful for you to do
النَّاسُpeople تَصفَحpardon عنfor سِواكَothers besides you؛ وإنَّماyet
النَّاسُ تَصفَح عن سِواكَ؛ وإنَّما
يَزِنُونthey weigh ذَنْبَكyour fault أنتَyours alone بالمِثْقالِby the mithqal weight
يَزِنُون ذَنْبَك أنتَ بالمِثْقالِ
People pardon others besides you; yet
People overlook your own faults; rather
They weigh your fault, yours, by the mithqal.
They weigh your own sins precisely
أقسمتُI swore، ماnot جَارُواwere they unjust عَلَيْكtoward you؛ وإنَّماrather
أقسمتُ، ما جَارُوا عَلَيْك؛ وإنَّما
وضَعُوكthey placed you منهمamong themselves مَوْضِعَin a position of الإِجْلالِreverence
وضَعُوك منهم مَوْضِعَ الإِجْلالِ
I swear, they have not wronged you; rather,
I swear they have not wronged you; rather
They have placed you among them in a position of reverence.
They have placed you in a position of utmost honor
لاdo not تَشْكُcomplain منof عَنَتِthe hardship of الحَياةِlife، فإِنَّماfor indeed
لا تَشْكُ من عَنَتِ الحَياةِ، فإِنَّما
شَكْوَىthe complaint of العَزِيزthe dignified بِدَايَةُthe beginning of الإذْلاَلِhumiliation
شَكْوَى العَزِيز بِدَايَةُ الإذْلاَلِ
Do not complain of life's hardship, for
Do not complain of the hardships of life, for
The complaint of the dignified begins their humiliation.
The complaint of the honorable is the beginning of disgrace
أوَand (interrogative) مَاnot نَظَرتُI looked إلىat المهندسِthe engineer كادِحًاtoiling
أوَ مَا نَظَرتُ إلى المهندسِ كادِحًا
فيin القَيْظِsummer's heat بينamong جَنادِلٍrocks ورِمالِand sands؟!
في القَيْظِ بين جَنادِلٍ ورِمالِ؟!
Have I not seen the engineer toiling
The free man is he who carries life on his shoulder
In summer's heat among rocks and sands?
Like a mountain, not complaining of burdens
وإلىand at الطَّبِيبِthe doctor يَعِيشhe lives طِيلَةَthroughout عُمْرِهhis lifetime
وإلى الطَّبِيبِ يَعِيش طِيلَةَ عُمْرِه
ماever بينbetween حَشْرَجَةٍa death-rattle؛ وبَيْنand between سُعالِa cough؟!
ما بين حَشْرَجَةٍ؛ وبَيْن سُعالِ؟!
And the doctor, living all his life
O finest soldiers, how they adorned
Between death-rattles and coughing?
The chest of struggle with a crescent and star
ولرُبّand many a قاضjudge تَنْقَضِيpass أيامُهhis days
ولرُبّ قاض تَنْقَضِي أيامُه
فيin صُحْبَةthe company of السَّفَّاكِthe murderer والنَّشَّالِand the pickpocket!
في صُحْبَة السَّفَّاكِ والنَّشَّالِ!
And many a judge's days pass
Why don’t you accept the advice of an experienced comrade
In the company of murderers and pickpockets!
Who did not neglect his duty, and is not idle?
وتعيشُand you live أنتَyou معwith المَلائِكangels ناعمًاin comfort
وتعيشُ أنتَ مع المَلائِك ناعمًا
فيin الخُلْدparadise بَيْنamong أَرائكٍcouches وظِلالِand shade
في الخُلْد بَيْن أَرائكٍ وظِلالِ
While you live in ease among angels,
If the struggle made him tired, his spirit
In paradise, amid couches and shade.
And feeling are with you in every arena
خدَعَتْكhas deceived you نفسُكyour own self إنif ظَنَنْتَyou thought سِوَاكَanyone other than you مِنْfrom
خدَعَتْك نفسُك إن ظَنَنْتَ سِوَاكَ مِنْ
شَتَّىvarious الطَّوائِفِgroups مُستَريحَat ease in البَالِmind
شَتَّى الطَّوائِفِ مُستَريحَ البَالِ
Your own self has deceived you if you think others, from
Raise the youth on virtue; it is
The various walks of life, have peace of mind.
The adornment of one adorned, the state of a state
الكُلُّeveryone شَاكٍcomplaining of حَظَّهhis lot، مُتَبَرِّمٌdiscontented
الكُلُّ شَاكٍ حَظَّه، مُتَبَرِّمٌ
هَيْهَاتَhow far-fetched أنthat يَرضَىbe content الأنامُhumankind بحالِwith any condition!
هَيْهَاتَ أن يَرضَى الأنامُ بحالِ!
Everyone complains of his lot, discontented;
Religion is no adversary of civilization; rather they
Far-fetched indeed, that humankind should be content with any condition!
Are two close companions, nay two bodies in one garb
والحُرُّand the free man مَنْone who حَمَلbears الحَياةَlife بمَنْكِبٍon a shoulder
والحُرُّ مَنْ حَمَل الحَياةَ بمَنْكِبٍ
كالطّوْدِlike a mountain لاnot يَشْكُوcomplaining منof الأثْقالِburdens
كالطّوْدِ لا يَشْكُو من الأثْقالِ
The free man is he who bears life on a shoulder
Tell them: Prayer is exercise
Like a mountain, never complaining of its burdens.
And protection from tribulation and misguidance
يأيُهاO you الجُنْدُsoldiers الأُلَىwho ماnot زَيَّنُواadorned
يأيُها الجُنْدُ الأُلَى ما زَيَّنُوا
صَدْرَthe breast of الجِهادstruggle بأنْجُمِwith stars وهِلالِand a crescent
صَدْرَ الجِهاد بأنْجُمِ وهِلالِ
O soldiers who have not adorned
Tell them: The Hanafi school alone
The breast of struggle with stars and a crescent,
Was the treasure of early conquerors
هلاّwill you not قَبِلْتُمaccept نُصحَthe counsel of خِدْنٍa comrade سابقٍformer
هلاّ قَبِلْتُم نُصحَ خِدْنٍ سابقٍ
لمhas not يَسلُforgotten شِكَّتَهhis weaponry، ولَيْسَand is not بِسالِforgetful at all؟
لم يَسلُ شِكَّتَه، ولَيْسَ بِسالِ؟
Will you not accept the counsel of a former comrade
“God is the Greatest” is an atomic explosion
Who has not forgotten his arms, and is no forgetful man?
By which shepherds conquered the existence
إنif كانwas أعياهُexhausted him النِّضالُstruggle، فرُوحُهthen his spirit
إن كان أعياهُ النِّضالُ، فرُوحُه
وشُعورُهand his feelings مَعَكمwith you بكُلّin every مجالfield
وشُعورُه مَعَكم بكُلّ مجال
If struggle has exhausted him, still his spirit
No nation accomplished its goals unless
And his feelings are with you in every field.
Its doctrine was firmly rooted like mountains
رَبُّواraise الشَّبابَthe young علىupon الفَضيلةvirtue؛ إنَّهاindeed it is
رَبُّوا الشَّبابَ على الفَضيلة؛ إنَّها
هيit زَينُthe adornment of مُزْدَانٍone adorned، وحِلْيَةُand the ornament of حَالِone bedecked
هي زَينُ مُزْدَانٍ، وحِلْيَةُ حَالِ
Raise the young upon virtue, for it
And if the people are corrupted in their faith
Is the adornment of the adorned, the ornament of the bedecked.
Mourn them in wailing and crying
ماnot الدِّينُreligion خَصْمٌan enemy للحَضَارةto civilization؛ بلrather هُمَاthe two are
ما الدِّينُ خَصْمٌ للحَضَارة؛ بل هُمَا
صِنْوانٍtwin shoots، بلindeed جَسَدَانtwo bodies فيin سِرْبالِa garment
صِنْوانٍ، بل جَسَدَان في سِرْبالِ
Religion is no enemy of civilization; rather, they are
And if the ties of its morals dissolved
Twin shoots, indeed two bodies in one garment.
You will find in it no way to scheme
قُولُواtell لهمto them: إنindeed الصَّلاةَprayer رياضَةٌan exercise
قُولُوا لهم: إن الصَّلاةَ رياضَةٌ
ووقايةٌand protection منfrom فِتنَةٍtemptation وضَلالِand error
ووقايةٌ من فِتنَةٍ وضَلالِ
Tell them: prayer is an exercise,
The star of a nation has never been circled by decadence
And protection against temptation and error.
Except that it signaled its demise
قُولُواtell لَهُمto them: إنَّindeed الحَنِيفَةَthe upright faith وَحْدَهَاalone
قُولُوا لَهُم: إنَّ الحَنِيفَةَ وَحْدَهَا
كَانتwas ذَخيرةَthe ammunition of فَاتِحيِنconquerors أوَالِيearly
كَانت ذَخيرةَ فَاتِحيِن أوَالِي
Tell them: the upright faith alone
Solve for us all the problems of youth
Was the ammunition of the early conquerors.
For they have long defied the capable
«اللهُGod أكبرُis greatest» طَلْقةٌa shot ذَرِّيَّةٌatomic
«اللهُ أكبرُ» طَلْقةٌ ذَرِّيَّةٌ
مَلَكَgained dominion over الوُجُودَexistence بهاthrough it رُعاةherders of جمالcamels
مَلَكَ الوُجُودَ بها رُعاة جمال
“God is greatest” is an atomic blast,
Dive into the depths of youth, and penetrate
With which camel herders mastered the world.
From every tightly locked door
ماnot حَقَّقachieved الأهدافَthe goals إلاّexcept أُمَّةٌa nation
ما حَقَّق الأهدافَ إلاّ أُمَّةٌ
رَسَخَتْbecame firmly rooted عَقِدَتُهاits creed رُسُوخَas firmly as جِبالِmountains
رَسَخَتْ عَقِدَتُها رُسُوخَ جِبالِ
None achieve their goals but a nation
And when you know where its sickness lies
Whose creed is rooted as firmly as mountains.
Eradicate it, no matter the eradication
وإذاand if أُصِيْبَis stricken الشَّعْبُthe people فيin إيمانِهits faith
وإذا أُصِيْبَ الشَّعْبُ في إيمانِه
فانْدُبْهthen lament it فيin نَوْحٍmourning، وفيand in إعوالِwailing
فانْدُبْه في نَوْحٍ، وفي إعوالِ
And if a people is stricken in its faith,
You, when the doctors have been puzzled by its chronic illnesses
Lament it with mourning and wailing.
From every stubborn disease of the souls
وإذاand if هوit انحَلَّتcome undone عُرىthe bonds of أَخْلاقِهits morals
وإذا هو انحَلَّت عُرى أَخْلاقِه
لمnot تُجْدِavail فيهfor it حِيلةُthe stratagem of المُحْتالِthe schemer
لم تُجْدِ فيه حِيلةُ المُحْتالِ
And if the bonds of its morals come undone,
Do not despair of curing the diseased, even if
No schemer's stratagem will avail it.
The treatment has been long for him, no matter how long
ماnever طافhaunted طائِفُthe specter of الانْحِلالِmoral decay بأُمَّةٍover a nation
ما طاف طائِفُ الانْحِلالِ بأُمَّةٍ
إلاexcept وآذَنَand heralded نَجْمُهاits star بِزَوالِa decline
إلا وآذَنَ نَجْمُها بِزَوالِ
No specter of decay ever haunts a nation
Reaching the sky was once the greatest myth
Without its star heralding its fall.
Yet today it is not impossible
حُلُّواuntie لناfor us عُقَدَthe knots of الشَّبابِyouth جمِيعَهاall of them
حُلُّوا لنا عُقَدَ الشَّبابِ جمِيعَها
فَلَطَالَمَاfor so long استعْصَتproved intractable علىto الحلاَّلِthe unraveler
فَلَطَالَمَا استعْصَت على الحلاَّلِ
Untie for us all the knots of youth,
And make the children feel intimate in your circles
For so long they have defied those who untie them.
With innocence like the innocence of children
غُوصُواdive بأغْوارinto the depths of الشبِيِبَةyouth، وانْفُذُواand penetrate
غُوصُوا بأغْوار الشبِيِبَة، وانْفُذُوا
منthrough كُلّevery بَابٍdoor مُحْكَمfirmly fastened الأقْفالِlocks
من كُلّ بَابٍ مُحْكَم الأقْفالِ
Dive into the depths of youth, and penetrate
With the tenderness of a mother, and the gentleness of a father
Through every door with firmly fastened locks.
And the love of uncles and aunts
فإذاthen if عرفْتُمْyou learn أينwhere يَكمُنlurks دَاؤهاits malady
فإذا عرفْتُمْ أين يَكمُن دَاؤها
فاستأصِلُوهthen root it out أيَّماutter استِئْصالِeradication
فاستأصِلُوه أيَّما استِئْصالِ
Then, if you learn where its malady lurks,
And the most deserving of guiding the little ones is the adept
Root it out utterly.
Whose skills were honed by lessons, no matter the honing
أنتُمyou إذاwhen عَجَزَfails الطَّبِيبُthe doctor أُساتُهاits healers
أنتُم إذا عَجَزَ الطَّبِيبُ أُساتُها
منof كلّevery داءٍmalady فيin النُّفوسsouls عُضالِintractable
من كلّ داءٍ في النُّفوس عُضالِ
You are its healers when the doctor fails,
O you who stand for peacemaking, lead the ranks
For every stubborn malady of the soul.
With Hannibal’s determination
لاdo not تَيْئَسُواdespair منof بُرْءِthe recovery of ذيone with سَقَمٍillness، وإنeven if
لا تَيْئَسُوا من بُرْءِ ذي سَقَمٍ، وإن
طالَlasts long العِلاجُthe treatment عليهfor him أيَّhowever great مَطالِa prolongation
طالَ العِلاجُ عليه أيَّ مَطالِ
Do not despair of curing the sick, even if
The nest is infested; so sheathe your pens
Their treatment drags on however long.
And gird yourselves with swords and blades
كانwas الصُّعودُascending إلىto السَّماءthe sky خُرافةًa fantasy
كان الصُّعودُ إلى السَّماء خُرافةً
كُبْرَىgreat، فَصارَbut became اليومtoday غَيرَnot مُحالِimpossible
كُبْرَى، فَصارَ اليوم غَيرَ مُحالِ
Ascending to the sky was a fantasy
The problem is: the atmosphere of peace does not
Of the grandest kind; today it is no longer impossible.
Clear except through battles and fighting
واستَأنِسواand put at ease الأطفالthe children فيin حَلقَاتِكُمyour circles
واستَأنِسوا الأطفال في حَلقَاتِكُم
بِبَراءةٍwith innocence كبَراءةِlike the innocence of الأطْفالِchildren
بِبَراءةٍ كبَراءةِ الأطْفالِ
Put the children at ease in your circles,
Knowledge is the banner of peace, but they
With innocence like the innocence of children.
Corrupted it through its misuse
بِحَنانِwith the tenderness of وَالدِةٍa mother، ورِقَةِand the gentleness of وَالدٍa father
بِحَنانِ وَالدِةٍ، ورِقَةِ وَالدٍ
ومَحَبَّةِand the love of الأعْمامpaternal uncles والأخْوالِand maternal uncles
ومَحَبَّةِ الأعْمام والأخْوالِ
With a mother's tenderness, a father's gentleness,
You, by my life, ignite revolutions in the heart of the nation
And the love of paternal and maternal uncles.
And build independence
وأحقُّand the worthiest مَنْone who ساسَguides الصِّغارَthe young مُحَنكٌa seasoned person
وأحقُّ مَنْ ساسَ الصِّغارَ مُحَنكٌ
صَقَلَتَهُpolished him دُورُthe halls of العِلْمlearning أيَّthe utmost صِقالِpolishing
صَقَلَتَهُ دُورُ العِلْم أيَّ صِقالِ
The worthiest to guide the young is a seasoned person,
And the dearest of what the nation possessed of revolutions
Polished to the utmost by the halls of learning.
And the fighters against anarchy and exploitation
ياO وَاقِفينyou who dedicate علىto السَّلامpeace جُهُودَهُمtheir efforts
يا وَاقِفين على السَّلام جُهُودَهُم
قُودُواlead الصُّفوفَthe ranks بِعَزْمwith the resolve of هانيِبَالHannibal
قُودُوا الصُّفوفَ بِعَزْم هانيِبَال
O you who devote your efforts to peace,
And the breakers of shackles from the nation’s feet
Lead the ranks with Hannibal's resolve.
After they had swollen from shackles
دِيسَwas trampled العَرينُthe lair؛ فأغمدُواso sheath أقلامكمyour pens
دِيسَ العَرينُ؛ فأغمدُوا أقلامكم
وتَقَلَّدُواand gird yourselves بأسِنَّةwith spearheads ونِصالِand blades
وتَقَلَّدُوا بأسِنَّة ونِصالِ
The lair has been trampled: sheath your pens
And the unifiers of Arab unity, which from
And gird yourselves with spearheads and blades.
Prolonged disunity has torn limbs
ومنَand among البليَّةَmisfortunes: أنّthat جَوَّthe air of السّلْمpeace لاnot
ومنَ البليَّةَ: أنّ جَوَّ السّلْم لا
يَصْفُوbecomes clear بِغَيْرwithout مَعارِكٍbattles وقِتالِand fighting
يَصْفُو بِغَيْر مَعارِكٍ وقِتالِ
It is a calamity that the air of peace cannot
And the descending into the fields of turmoil
Clear without battles and fighting.
Like lions when Egypt says, “Fight!”
العِلمscience عُنوانُthe emblem of السَّلامِpeace، وإنَّماbut only
العِلم عُنوانُ السَّلامِ، وإنَّما
هُمْthey أفسَدُوهcorrupted it بسُوءِthrough bad الاسْتِعْمالِuse
هُمْ أفسَدُوه بسُوءِ الاسْتِعْمالِ
Science is the emblem of peace; yet
And those who cheapen their souls in its love
They alone have corrupted it through misuse.
And for Egypt everything precious is cheap
أنتُمyou لعَمْرِيby my life مُشْعِلُوkindlers of الثَّوراتِrevolutions فيin
أنتُم لعَمْرِي مُشْعِلُو الثَّوراتِ في
قَلْبِthe heart of الحِمَىthe homeland، وبُناةُand builders of الاسْتِقْلاَلِindependence
قَلْبِ الحِمَى، وبُناةُ الاسْتِقْلاَلِ
By my life, you are the kindlers of revolutions in
And those who write for it the pages of its glory
The homeland's heart, and the builders of independence,
On the day of the epic with pouring blood
وأعزُّand the most precious ماwhat مَلَكَpossessed الحِمَىthe homeland منof ثَوْرَةٍrevolution
وأعزُّ ما مَلَكَ الحِمَى من ثَوْرَةٍ
ومُحَارِبُوand fighters against الفَوْضَىchaos والاسْتِغَلالِand exploitation
ومُحَارِبُو الفَوْضَى والاسْتِغَلالِ
And the dearest revolution the homeland possesses,
And by your hands Egypt will be victorious
And the fighters against chaos and exploitation,
And its vanished glories will return
ومُحَطِّمُوand breakers of الأغلالِshackles عنfrom سَاقِthe leg of الحِمَىthe homeland
ومُحَطِّمُو الأغلالِ عن سَاقِ الحِمَى
منfrom بعدafter ماthat وَرِمَتَit swelled منfrom الأَغْلالِshackles
من بعد ما وَرِمَتَ من الأَغْلالِ
And the breakers of shackles from the homeland's leg,
And it will taste what the vicious Tatars tasted
After it has swollen from those shackles,
They in viciousness are the epitome
ومُوَحِّدوand unifiers of شَمْلِthe unity of العُرُوبةthe Arab world، وَهْوَwhile it is مِنْfrom
ومُوَحِّدو شَمْلِ العُرُوبة، وَهْوَ مِنْ
طُولِthe length of الشِّقاقdiscord مُمزَّقُtorn الأوْصالِlimbs
طُولِ الشِّقاق مُمزَّقُ الأوْصالِ
And the gatherers of the Arab world's ranks, which are,
And God will fulfill hope; so we will not see
Through long discord, torn limb from limb,
In Jerusalem for Zion a specter
والنازِلُونَand those descending إلىinto مَيادينthe fields of الوَغَىbattle
والنازِلُونَ إلى مَيادين الوَغَى
كالأُسْدِlike lions حينwhen تَقُولُsays مِصْرُEgypt: «نَزالِto battle!»
كالأُسْدِ حين تَقُولُ مِصْرُ: «نَزالِ»
And those who descend into the fields of battle,
And God does not forget those who are humble before Him! And how
Like lions, when Egypt cries: “To battle!”
Much God delays but does not neglect!
والمُرخِصًونand those who hold cheap نفُوسَهمtheir lives فيin حُبِّهاlove of her
والمُرخِصًون نفُوسَهم في حُبِّها
ولِمْصرَand for Egypt يَرخُصbecomes cheap كُلُّevery شَيْءٍthing غالِprecious
ولِمْصرَ يَرخُص كُلُّ شَيْءٍ غالِ
And those who hold their lives cheap for love of her;
Anwar carried the trust, and Anwar has
For Egypt, every precious thing becomes cheap.
Two shoulders bearing the burdens
والكاتِبُونand those writing لهاfor her صَحَائِفَthe pages of مَجْدِهاher glory
والكاتِبُون لها صَحَائِفَ مَجْدِها
يَوْمَon the day of الكَرِيهَةbattle بالدَّمِin blood السَّيَّالflowing
يَوْمَ الكَرِيهَة بالدَّمِ السَّيَّال
And those who write the pages of her glory
Egypt, nay all of Arabdom, knew him
On battle's day in flowing blood.
As one who plunges into terrors, and a fighter
وعلىand through يَدَيْكمyour hands سوفَwill يَنْتَصِرbe victorious الحِمَىthe homeland
وعلى يَدَيْكم سوفَ يَنْتَصِر الحِمَى
وتَعُودُand return أمجادٌglories لمِصْرَto Egypt خَوالِيbygone
وتَعُودُ أمجادٌ لمِصْرَ خَوالِي
Through your hands, the homeland shall triumph,
Good fortune and success are with his allies
And Egypt's bygone glories shall return.
The alliance of good fortune and success still stands!
وتَذُوقَand shall taste ماwhat ذَاقَtasted التَّتَارُthe Tatars عِصَابَةٌa band
وتَذُوقَ ما ذَاقَ التَّتَارُ عِصَابَةٌ
هيit فيin الشَّراسَةِferocity مَضْربُthe subject of الأمثالِproverbs
هي في الشَّراسَةِ مَضْربُ الأمثالِ
And a band shall taste what the Tatars tasted,
If one beauty departs from Egypt
A band proverbial for its savagery.
In Egypt at times of calamity are a thousand beauties
ويُحَقِّقُand shall fulfill اللهُGod الرجاءَhope؛ فلاso not نَرَىwe see
ويُحَقِّقُ اللهُ الرجاءَ؛ فلا نَرَى
فيin القُدْسJerusalem للصِّهْيَوْنِof Zion طَيْفَa phantom خَيالِan apparition
في القُدْس للصِّهْيَوْنِ طَيْفَ خَيالِ
And God shall fulfill our hope, so we shall not see
In Jerusalem even a phantom trace of Zion.
واللهُand God لاnot يَنْسَىforgets كِنَانَتَهُHis quiver! وكَمْand how often
واللهُ لا يَنْسَى كِنَانَتَهُ! وكَمْ
للهِGod has إمْهالٌrespite بِلاَwithout أهمالِneglect!
للهِ إمْهالٌ بِلاَ أهمالِ!
God does not forget His quiver! How often
God grants respite without neglect!
حَمَلbore الأمانَةthe trust أنورٌAnwar، ولأنْوَرand Anwar has
حَمَل الأمانَة أنورٌ، ولأنْوَر
كَتِفَانtwo shoulders تَضْطَلِعَانthat undertake بالأحْمالِthe burdens
كَتِفَان تَضْطَلِعَان بالأحْمالِ
Anwar has borne the trust, and Anwar has
Two shoulders that bear the burdens.
عرفَتْهُknew him مِصْرُEgypt بَلindeed العُروبَةُthe Arab world كُلُّهاall of it
عرفَتْهُ مِصْرُ بَل العُروبَةُ كُلُّها
خَوَّاضَone who plunges into أهوالٍterrors، وحِلْسَand a constant companion of نِضالِstruggle
خَوَّاضَ أهوالٍ، وحِلْسَ نِضالِ
Egypt knew him, indeed the whole Arab world,
As one who plunges into terrors, a constant companion of struggle.
اليُمْنُgood fortune والإقبالُand prosperity منamong حُلَفَائِهhis allies
اليُمْنُ والإقبالُ من حُلَفَائِه
لاmay not زَالَcease to be حِلْفَan ally of اليُمْنِgood fortune والإقبالِand prosperity!
لا زَالَ حِلْفَ اليُمْنِ والإقبالِ!
Good fortune and prosperity are his allies;
May he ever be allied with good fortune and prosperity!
إنif غابhas departed عنfrom مِصْرٍEgypt جَمالٌGamal واحدٌone
إن غاب عن مِصْرٍ جَمالٌ واحدٌ
فبِمِصْرَthen in Egypt يَوْمَon the day of الرَّوْعdread ألفُa thousand جَمالِGamals
فبِمِصْرَ يَوْمَ الرَّوْع ألفُ جَمالِ
If one Gamal has departed from Egypt,
In Egypt, on the day of dread, are a thousand Gamals.
Partial English translation: 164 of 176 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1