أبكweep الدماءblood وقلand say لمصرto Egypt قدalready عفاhas fallen into ruin
أبك الدماء وقل لمصر قد عفا
ربعan abode تجندلfell lifeless فيهin it كاملKamil مصطفىMustafa
ربع تجندل فيه كامل مصطفى
Weep blood, and tell Egypt: now lies in ruin
With tears I weep, and say to Egypt be forgiving
The abode where Kamil Mustafa fell lifeless.
A quarter has passed with the loss of the perfect Mustafa
مزقrend فؤادكyour heart ياO غيورzealous one تأسفاin sorrow
مزق فؤادك يا غيور تأسفا
واندبand mourn خطيباan orator كانwas بدراa full moon واختفىand vanished
واندب خطيبا كان بدرا واختفى
Rend your heart, O zealous one, in sorrow,
Your zealous heart is torn with sorrow
And mourn an orator who was a full moon and vanished.
And you mourn an orator who was a full moon, now gone
أجرحwound برمحwith the spear of الحزنsorrow أكبادlivers وأقلand say
أجرح برمح الحزن أكباد وأقل
للدهرto Time قدalready عاكستناyou thwarted us هلاhas it not كفىsufficed
للدهر قد عاكستنا هلا كفى
Wound livers with sorrow’s spear, and say
With the spear of grief I wound livers, and say
To Time: you have thwarted us—has that not sufficed?
Oh Time, you have opposed us, is it not enough?
منwho ذاthis الذيwho ابقيتyou spared اذwhen غالبتناyou overpowered us
من ذا الذي ابقيت اذ غالبتنا
فيin the matter of كاملKamil لمwhy ياO ترىyou see هذاthis الجفاcruelty
في كامل لم يا ترى هذا الجفا
Whom have you spared, when you overpowered us
Who is it that remains when you defeat us?
In Kamil’s case? Why, I wonder, this cruelty?
Why, Time, this injustice to the perfect one?
أرضاءwas it satisfaction خصمa foe’s كنتyou were تطلبseeking أمor غداbecame
أرضاء خصم كنت تطلب أم غدا
أجلallotted lifespan الهمامthe gallant hero المستنيرthe enlightened علىon شفاa brink
أجل الهمام المستنير على شفا
Was it a foe’s satisfaction you sought, or had
Were you trying to please an enemy, or has
The enlightened hero’s allotted span reached its brink?
The luminous protector now faded away?
أطربتyou gladdened فرداone man ياO زمانTime مزعزعاshaking
أطربت فردا يا زمان مزعزعا
ركناa pillar بهthrough him حزبthe party of الشهامةchivalry قدalready صفاbecame serene
ركنا به حزب الشهامة قد صفا
You gladdened one man, O Time, by shaking
You made joyful one humbled, oh Time, shaken
A pillar through whom the party of chivalry had found harmony.
By him a party of glory stood arrayed
اللهGod اعظمgreater ياO زمانTime فمنso whomever يشأHe wills
الله اعظم يا زمان فمن يشأ
تأييدهto support him فوعودهthen His promises لنwill never تخلفاbe broken
تأييده فوعوده لن تخلفا
God is greater, O Time; for whomever He wills
My God is greatest! If Time wills one
To support, His promises shall never be broken.
Triumphant, its promises will not fail
ماnot أنتyou الاexcept للقضاءto divine decree مسخرsubservient
ما أنت الا للقضاء مسخر
لستyou are not الحياةlife ولاnor المماتdeath ولاnor الشفاhealing
لست الحياة ولا الممات ولا الشفا
You are merely subject to divine decree;
You are but slave to Fate, not giver of
You are neither life, nor death, nor healing.
Neither life, nor death, nor yet of healing balms
فارفقso be gentle بمصرwith Egypt العارفينthose aware بقدرهمof their worth
فارفق بمصر العارفين بقدرهم
وفخارهمand their glory وجدودهمand their forebears أهلpeople of الرفاconcord
وفخارهم وجدودهم أهل الرفا
So be gentle with Egypt’s people, who know their worth,
So be gentle with Egypt, who knew his worth
And their glory and their forebears, people of concord;
And pride and generosity, that noble clan
الناهضينthose rising لقمعto suppress طاعنone who assails دينهمtheir faith
الناهضين لقمع طاعن دينهم
النابذينthose rejecting لكلfor every خداعdeceiver هفاhas strayed
النابذين لكل خداع هفا
Who rise to suppress whoever assails their faith,
Rising to suppress all faith's assailants
Who reject every deceiver who has strayed,
Casting away all guile and deception
الذائدينthose defending عنon behalf of المواطنthe homelands غيرةout of protective zeal
الذائدين عن المواطن غيرة
الحاملينthose bearing لواءthe banner of كاملKamil مصطفىMustafa
الحاملين لواء كامل مصطفى
Who defend the homelands out of protective zeal,
Shielding the homelands with their zeal
Who bear the banner of Kamil Mustafa.
Bearing the banner of the perfect Mustafa
Sol 6.1