" سجليrecord ياO أرضearth وارعيand heed ياO سماءsky (1)
" سجلي يا أرض وارعي يا سماء (1)
مصرعthe fall النسرينof the two eagles فيin جوفthe depths الفضاءof space (2)
مصرع النسرين في جوف الفضاء (2)
Record it, O earth, and heed it, O sky:
Record, O land, and take heed, O sky,
The fall of the two eagles in the depths of space.
The death of two eagles in the expanse of space,
سجليهrecord it بمدادwith the ink الفخرof pride لاno
سجليه بمداد الفخر لا
بلrather يفيضpours forth منfrom دماءthe blood الشهداءof the martyrs
بل يفيض من دماء الشهداء
Record it with the ink of pride—no,
Record it with the ink of pride, not
Rather, with what pours forth from the martyrs' blood.
With the blood overflowing from the martyrs.
مصرعthe fall الآسادof the lions فيin آجامهاtheir thickets
مصرع الآساد في آجامها
لاnot كماas تلقىmeet مناياهاtheir deaths الظباءthe gazelles!
لا كما تلقى مناياها الظباء!
The fall of lions in their thickets,
The death of lions in their lairs,
Not as gazelles meet their deaths!
Not as gazelles meet their demise!
سجليهاrecord it روعةas a wonder قدindeed مزجتwas blended
سجليها روعة قد مزجت
منfrom أسىthe anguish الحزنof grief،ومنand from فيضthe flood العزاءof solace
من أسى الحزن،ومن فيض العزاء
Record it as a wonder blended
Record it as a marvel that blended
From grief's anguish and a flood of solace.
Sorrow’s grief and the overflow of solace.
وضحاياand the victims المجدof glory فيin مذبحةa slaughter
وضحايا المجد في مذبحة
يلتقيmeet الياسdespair عليهاover it والرجاءand hope!
يلتقي الياس عليها والرجاء!
And glory's victims in a slaughter
And the sacrifices of glory at an altar
Where despair and hope meet!
Where despair and hope intersect.
وهيَand it is القربانthe sacrificial offering يفدىredeems أمةa nation
وهيَ القربان يفدى أمة
إيهAh! ماhow أكرمهnoble it is هذاthis الفداءsacrifice
إيه ما أكرمه هذا الفداء
And it is the offering that redeems a nation.
The sacrifice that redeems a nation—
Ah, how noble is this sacrifice!
How honourable is this redemption!
دوماthe two circled aloft والريحwhile the wind فيin معتركa fray
دوما والريح في معترك
صاخبclamorous الأنواءthe storms ، مشئومill-omened العواءthe howling
صاخب الأنواء ، مشئوم العواء
The two circled aloft, while the wind was in a fray
Forever the wind rages in the arena
Clamorous with storms, ill-omened in its howling,
Of clamorous gulfs, ominous howls,
وظلامand darkness فيwithin ظلامdarkness مبهمimpenetrable
وظلام في ظلام مبهم
يخشعbows الهولterror لديهbefore it والفناءand annihilation
يخشع الهول لديه والفناء
And darkness within impenetrable darkness,
Darkness within darkness vague,
Before which terror and annihilation bow,
Before which nullity and demise cower.
طامسobliterating الآثارthe traces مجهولunknown الخطىthe footsteps
طامس الآثار مجهول الخطى
لاno دليلguide ، لاno شعاعray ، لاno ضياءlight
لا دليل ، لا شعاع ، لا ضياء
Blotting out all traces, its paths unknown,
Erasing traces, ways unmapped,
No guide, no ray, no light.
No guide, no ray of light, no radiance.
وهماand the two فيwithin جوفهits depths تحدوهماurges them both onward
وهما في جوفه تحدوهما
همةresolve قعساءunyielding تأبىrefuses الانزواءwithdrawal
همة قعساء تأبى الانزواء
And the two within its depths are driven onward
And in its depths zeal fires them
By unyielding resolve that refuses retreat.
Lofty resolve that refuses to wane.
يلطمانthe two buffet الريحthe wind إماwhenever لطمتit buffeted
يلطمان الريح إما لطمت
ويروغانand the two dart aside كأطيافlike phantoms الهواءof the air
ويروغان كأطياف الهواء
They buffet the wind whenever it buffets them,
They batter the winds, however it batters,
And dart aside like phantoms of the air.
And they swerve like wisps of air.
أشربتwere imbued with نفساهماtheir two souls حبlove العلاof lofty glory
أشربت نفساهما حب العلا
وأراداهاand the two sought it حياةa life فيin السماءthe sky
وأراداها حياة في السماء
Their souls were steeped in love of lofty glory,
Their souls have drunk love of heights
And they sought it in a life in the sky.
And they craved a life in the sky.
قدindeed أراداthe two willed ، وأرادand willed اللهGod ماwhat
قد أرادا ، وأراد الله ما
كانcame to pass ؛ سبحانكglory be to You تمضيYou bring about ماwhat تشاءYou will
كان ؛ سبحانك تمضي ما تشاء
They had willed, and God willed what
They willed it so, and God has willed
Came to pass; glory be to You! You bring about what You will.
What was—Glory to You, You ordain what You will.
إيهAh! ياO مصرEgypt عزاءconsolation إنماindeed
إيه يا مصر عزاء إنما
أنتyou أولىmore deserving بالتحياتof the salutations الوضاءradiant
أنت أولى بالتحيات الوضاء
Ah, Egypt, take comfort; indeed,
O Egypt, your consolation
You are worthier of radiant salutations.
Is that you are most deserving of pure salutations.
قدindeed بذلتyou offered اليومtoday ماwhat تبذلهoffers it
قد بذلت اليوم ما تبذله
أمةa nation شاءتdesired حياةthe life النبلاءof the noble
أمة شاءت حياة النبلاء
You have given today what is given
Today you have given what
By a nation that has chosen the life of the noble,
A people who chose the noble life would give.
أمةa nation قدindeed أعلنتhas declared قسمتهاits share
أمة قد أعلنت قسمتها
منof صميمthe very essence المجدof glory بينamong القسماءthe sharers !
من صميم المجد بين القسماء !
A nation that has declared its share
A people whose covenant
Of glory's very essence among those who share it!
Was sworn in valour’s viscera!
ودمand blood يهراقis shed فيin تضحيةsacrifice
ودم يهراق في تضحية
سوفwill يسريflow نخوةas noble pride بينamong الدماءthe blood
سوف يسري نخوة بين الدماء
And blood shed in sacrifice
And blood shed in sacrifice
Will flow as noble pride through the blood of others.
Will flow in currents of gallantry.
Sol 6.1