أمصرO Egypt طربتyou rejoiced لكنbut ليسis not هذاthis
أمصر طربت لكن ليس هذا
بكافيناenough for us لدىat العيدthe feast الجديدnew
بكافينا لدى العيد الجديد
O Egypt, you rejoiced, but this is not
Egypt rejoiced but that is not enough for us at the new holiday
enough for us at the new feast.
I see in your demise, O people, as if you did not know what Abdel Hamid had worshipped
أشاهدI see فيin فناكyour precincts رحابcourtyards of قومa people
أشاهد في فناك رحاب قوم
كأنas though لمdid not تدرthey know ماwhat عبدAbd (servant of) الحميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy)
كأن لم تدر ما عبد الحميد
I see within your precincts the courtyards of a people,
Yesterday I saw a day exalted for the Gulf over the happy day
as though they did not know who Abd al-Hamid is.
Alas! I did not think Egypt was anything but a soul that dwelt in a single body
يأمسyesterday (probable reading) للخليجfor the canal رأيتI saw يوماa day
يأمس للخليج رأيت يوما
علاrose قدراًin honor علىabove اليومthe day السعيدhappy
علا قدراً على اليوم السعيد
Yesterday I saw a day for the canal
Come O men of the country, let us try together towards the circle of mail
that surpassed this happy day in honor.
And express our friendship and show our master the insignia of holiday
ألاindeed ماnot كنتI was أحسبI reckon مصرEgypt الاexcept
ألا ما كنت أحسب مصر الا
كروحlike a spirit حلdwelt فيin جسمa body وحيدsingle
كروح حل في جسم وحيد
Indeed, I had thought of Egypt only
For this is a day of revealing secrets and distinguishing friend from foe
as a spirit dwelling in a single body.
However, I affirm with certainty that the country altogether is praising
هلمواcome, all of you ياO رجالmen القطرthe land نعسىlet us go (probable reading)
هلموا يا رجال القطر نعسى
جميعاall together نحوtoward دائرةoffice البريدthe post
جميعا نحو دائرة البريد
Come, men of the land, let us make our way
Jew or Copt comforting the brother of glorious ancestry
all together toward the post office,
No matter what is said to the contrary, the saying is colder than ice
ونعربand let us express عنabout صداقتناour friendship ونبديand let us offer
ونعرب عن صداقتنا ونبدي
لمولاناto our lord المعظمexalted رسمa ceremonial token عيدa feast
لمولانا المعظم رسم عيد
and express our friendship, and offer
Is there in the two horizons an Egypt other than our governor, Abdel Hamid?
to our exalted lord a festive token.
فهذاfor this يومa day اظهارrevealing الخباياhidden things
فهذا يوم اظهار الخبايا
وتمييزand distinguishing الصديقthe friend منfrom النديدthe rival
وتمييز الصديق من النديد
For this is a day for revealing hidden things
and distinguishing friend from rival.
علىnotwithstanding انيthat I أقررI affirm عنwith يقينcertainty
على اني أقرر عن يقين
بأنthat القطرthe land هكيلهits frame (probable reading) حميديloyal to Abd al-Hamid
بأن القطر هكيله حميدي
Yet I affirm with certainty
that the land's very frame is Hamidian:
يهوديa Jew كقبطيlike a Copt يواسيstands by
يهودي كقبطي يواسي
أخاa brother of الاسلامIslam ذاpossessing النسبthe lineage المجيدglorious
أخا الاسلام ذا النسب المجيد
a Jew, like a Copt, stands by
the Muslim brother of glorious lineage.
وحدثand speak ماwhatever تشأyou wish فيabout العكسthe reverse واضحضand refute (probable reading)
وحدث ما تشأ في العكس واضحض
مقالاa claim قيلwas uttered أبردcolder منthan جليدice
مقالا قيل أبرد من جليد
And say what you will about the reverse, and refute
a claim that was uttered—colder than ice.
وهلand is there? فيin الخافقينthe two horizons, east and west أمصرO Egypt كلاno, indeed
وهل في الخافقين أمصر كلا
محافظناour guardian سواother than عبدAbd (servant of) الحميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy)
محافظنا سوا عبد الحميد
And is there in the two horizons, O Egypt—no!—
a guardian of ours besides Abd al-Hamid?
Partial English translation: 11 of 22 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1