كبّرتُI proclaimed God's greatness للروحto the spirit الأمينthe trustworthy
كبّرتُ للروح الأمين
يهديguides سناهhis radiance الحائرينthe bewildered
يهدي سناه الحائرين
I hailed the Faithful Spirit with 'God is greatest';
his radiance guides the bewildered.
ويكادand almost رجعthe echo of ندائهhis call
ويكاد رجع ندائه
يحيىrevives رفاتthe remains of الغابرينthose long gone
يحيى رفات الغابرين
And the echo of his call almost
revives the remains of those long gone,
ليرواso that they may see مصارعthe downfalls of مجدهمtheir glory
ليروا مصارع مجدهم
وضياعهand its loss فيamong العالمينall peoples
وضياعه في العالمين
that they may see the downfall of their glory
and its loss among all peoples.
والذنبand the blame ذنبthe blame of الوارثينthe heirs
والذنب ذنب الوارثين
وليسand is not ذنبthe blame of الغاصبينthe usurpers
وليس ذنب الغاصبين
And the blame lies with the heirs,
and not with the usurpers.
ولقدand indeed سألتI asked الروحthe spirit ماwhat
ولقد سألت الروح ما
حالthe state of الكرامthe noble الوالدينthe forefathers
حال الكرام الوالدين
And I asked the spirit, 'What
is the state of the noble forefathers?'
فإذاهthen behold, it was حالthe state of الثائرينthose in revolt
فإذاه حال الثائرين
وليسand is not حالthe state of الشاكرينthe thankful
وليس حال الشاكرين
And lo, their mood was one of revolt,
and not one of gratitude.
ودواthey wished لوif only اقتحمواthey burst through الزماtime (first part)
ودوا لو اقتحموا الزما
ن(completes 'time') فأصبحواand so became فيamong الكائنينthe living
ن فأصبحوا في الكائنين
They wished they could burst through time
and find themselves among the living,
وتقدمواand they advanced يبنونbuilding ماwhat
وتقدموا يبنون ما
هدمتهdemolished it أيديthe hands of العابثينthe reckless
هدمته أيدي العابثين
and step forward to build what
the hands of the reckless had demolished.
همthey فيin الترابthe dust جوانحhearts
هم في التراب جوانح
تهفوyearn وألسنةٌand tongues تبينspeak plainly
تهفو وألسنةٌ تبين
In the dust, they are hearts
that yearn, and tongues that speak plainly.
عاشواthey lived لمصرfor Egypt ومجدِهاand her glory
عاشوا لمصر ومجدِها
وسلاحُهمand their weapon نورthe light of اليقينcertainty
وسلاحُهم نور اليقين
They lived for Egypt and her glory,
and their weapon was the light of certainty.
ومضواand they passed on فكانso was جزاؤهمtheir reward
ومضوا فكان جزاؤهم
أنthat أصبحواthey became فيamong الخالدينthe immortals
أن أصبحوا في الخالدين
And they passed on, and their reward was
to be among the immortals.
وأرىand I see بينهمamong them أعظُماًbones
وأرى بينهم أعظُماً
بليتhave decayed وأرواحاًand souls فنينhave perished
بليت وأرواحاً فنين
And among them I see bones
that have crumbled, and souls that have perished.
شغلتهمdistracted them الدنياworldly life عنfrom الthe (detached article)
شغلتهم الدنيا عن ال
أخرىnext life بماwith what جمعamassed اليمينthe right hand
أخرى بما جمع اليمين
Worldly life distracted them from the
Hereafter, with what the right hand amassed,
حتىuntil غدَواthey became حرباًat war عليagainst
حتى غدَوا حرباً علي
ناus لاnot علىagainst المستعمرينthe colonizers
نا لا على المستعمرين
until they were at war with
us, not with the colonizers.
والشعبand the people يرقبwatch والحواand events (first part)
والشعب يرقب والحوا
دث(completes 'events') كالحجارةlike stones لاnot تلينsoften
دث كالحجارة لا تلين
And the people watch, while events
are like stones, unyielding.
والحاكمونand the rulers بأمرهمby their own command
والحاكمون بأمرهم
ياoh ذلّهمtheir abasement فيamong الحاكمينthe rulers
يا ذلّهم في الحاكمين
And those who rule by their own command—
how abject they are among rulers!
شابَتhave turned gray نواصيهمtheir forelocks وماyet not
شابَت نواصيهم وما
سئمواthey tired of حياةthe life of اللاعبينthose who play
سئموا حياة اللاعبين
Their forelocks have turned gray, yet they have not
tired of a life of games.
يتفاوضونthey negotiate علىover الجلاwithdrawal (first part)
يتفاوضون على الجلا
ءِ(completes 'withdrawal') ووحدَةand the unity of الواديthe valley الأمينsecure
ءِ ووحدَة الوادي الأمين
They negotiate over withdrawal
and the unity of the secure valley.
فاعجبso marvel لمقتولٍat a murdered man يُفاnegotiates (first part)
فاعجب لمقتولٍ يُفا
وِضُ(completes 'negotiates') فيover المصيرfate القاتلينthe killers
وِضُ في المصير القاتلين
So marvel at a murdered man negotiating
his fate with his murderers.
فيماطلونso they stall ويخدَعوand they deceive (first part)
فيماطلون ويخدَعو
نَ(completes 'they deceive') ويكذبونand they lie ويمكُرونand they scheme
نَ ويكذبون ويمكُرون
So they stall and deceive,
and lie and scheme,
حتىuntil تلاشىfaded away صوتthe voice of مصEgypt (first part)
حتى تلاشى صوت مص
رَ(completes 'Egypt') وكانand it was لحنthe song of الثائرينthose in revolt
رَ وكان لحن الثائرين
till Egypt's voice has faded away—
and it had been the song of those in revolt—
ما(emphatic particle) بينbetween أحزابِthe parties of اليسارthe left وبيand between (first part)
ما بين أحزابِ اليسار وبي
ن(completes 'between') أحزابthe parties of اليمينthe right
ن أحزاب اليمين
between the parties of the Left and
the parties of the Right.
ياO قومmy people إنindeed الحقّtruth تصcries out (first part)
يا قوم إن الحقّ تص
رخ(completes 'cries out') روحهits spirit بالنائمينto the sleepers
رخ روحه بالنائمين
O my people, surely truth's spirit
cries out to the sleepers.
سودانُSudan مصرEgypt وتينهاher aorta
سودانُ مصر وتينها
لاmay not كانexist مَنwhoever يفرىsevers الوتينthe aorta
لا كان مَن يفرى الوتين
Egypt's Sudan is her vital artery;
may whoever severs that artery cease to be.
وأرىand I see الجلاءَwithdrawal قضيّةan issue
وأرى الجلاءَ قضيّة
طالتhas dragged on علىover مرّthe passage of السنينthe years
طالت على مرّ السنين
And I see withdrawal as an issue
that has dragged on through the passing years.
فاحيواso live كراماًwith dignity أوor فوَلّواthen turn
فاحيوا كراماً أو فوَلّوا
وجهَكُمyour face شطرَtoward المنونdeath
وجهَكُم شطرَ المنون
So live with honor, or else turn
your faces toward death.
فالموتfor death فيin ساحthe field of العلاglory
فالموت في ساح العلا
خيرbetter منthan العيشliving الغبينabject
خير من العيش الغبين
For death on the field of glory
is better than a life of humiliation.
Sol 6.1