Sol 6.1

  1. I congratulate myself, the country, and its people

    on your recovery and the new world that follows it.

  2. You rose as the full moon rises after its concealment,

    and came like a sword that has left its sheath.

  3. And you received, in proportion to your suffering, its due reward.

    And how cruel a suffering it was, and how severe!

  4. And you patiently endured its ordeal until it lifted,

    as the king stood firm against the invader and drove him back.

  5. I see you in the homeland, there for my people, as though I

    see the commander of manifest victory and his troops.

  6. And your generosity is that of one ever sought for aid,

    who saw the worthy seeker of aid and supported him.

  7. And he to whom lifelong health has returned

    has indeed driven the enemies away from Egypt single-handed.

  8. And he who favored the capable, chose them, and singled them out

    saw his equal in praiseworthy deeds each day.

  9. And it is enough for you that you prepared yourself as a model

    for one you are content to count as your equal.

  10. And you are the people's beloved, reviving their life,

    and you have what they hope for, and you hope for it in them.

Sol 6.1