مد سلطانه فعز عليهم

أن يروه منازعاً جبارا

His authority spread, so it was difficult for them

To see him as a rival tyrant

وأبى أن يزحزحوه عن المل

ك فقالوا على الحكومة ثارا

And he refused to be removed from the kingdom

So they declared rebellion against the government

فزعت منه دولةٌ تملأ الدن

يا جنوداً وتملك الأقطارا

A state filled with soldiers and ruling lands

Was alarmed by him

وهو من قومه وأعدائه مت

تهم الجاه أين سار ودارا

While he deemed his people and enemies

Ambitious - where did he go and settle?

كيف يقوى الشهيد من بعد ما كا

بد من كل جانب تيارا

How can the martyr gain strength after

Being surrounded by currents from all sides?

واشتفى في أخ تعثَّر في اللي

لِ رجال لا يأمنون النهارا

He conversed with a brother who stumbled in the

Night, men who don't feel safe in daylight

ما جنى غير أنه كاد للبا

غي عليهم وأدرك الأسرارا

He gained nothing but nearly destroyed

The tyrants and uncovered the secrets

وتحدى الغريم فيما نواه

فتقاضى الغريم منه الثارا

And challenged the enemy in his intentions

So the enemy avenged him

كلما هدَّ من بنى مصر فرداً

هدَّ مما بنته مصر جدارا

Whenever he destroyed a pillar of Egypt,

Egypt rebuilt a stronger wall

أيها الشامتون في فدية اليو

م أأنتم ملكتمُ الأقدارا

O you who gloat over today's ransom

Have you mastered fate?

لم أزل خائفاً عليكم وإن حا

سنتموه المخادع الغدارا

I remain fearful for you even as

You flatter the treacherous deceiver

وأرى يومكم قريباً لدى من

جعل السخط والرضا أدوارا

And I see your day coming soon with Him

Who alternates wrath and contentment

والذي من أذاه لاقى أخوكم

سترون الأشدَّ منه مرارا

He from whose harm your brother suffered

You will see worse bitterness from Him

والذي كان أمس يُخفي يديه

بينكم جاءكم عياناً جهارا

And He who yesterday hid His hands

Among you comes openly today

ما الذي يلزم المحكَّم وهو ال

مستجاب المطاع أن يتوارى

Why should the Arbitrator, whose decree

Is fulfilled, whose command obeyed, hide?

هنتمُ كلكم عليه فلا غُي

يابكم يتقي ولا الحُضَّارا

You all advised him, yet neither absence

Nor presence protects him from fear

فإذا شاء عدكم من موالي

ه وإن شاء عدكم أحرارا

When He wants He counts you loyal

And when He wants He counts you free

خطبكم في الطريد أهون عندي

من عذاب الجرحى وذل الأسارى

Your situation in exile is less to me

Than the agony of the wounded and shame of captives

أخرجوه من الديار إذا كا

ن بها مكثُه يضر الديارا

Expel him from the homelands if his

Stay there harms the homelands

وخذوه قربانكم عند قهّا

ركمُ إن بلغتم القهارا

And take him as your sacrifice

To your subduer, if you reach the Almighty

فعسى من ضحية اليوم أن لا

تدعوا بعدها له أعذارا

So perhaps after today's sacrifice

You won't need to make excuses for him

أي شيء سيرضيه عنكم

ويقيكم حديده والنارا

What will satisfy Him about you

And protect you from His iron and fire?

لا نجاة إلا بجمعكم الشم

لَ قوياً وبالنفوس كبارا

No salvation but in your strong unity

And with great souls