إذاwhen جئتyou come مصرEgypt واحياءهاand its neighborhoods
إذا جئت مصر واحياءها
فحيthen greet الديارthe dwellings وحيand greet السكنthe inhabitants
فحي الديار وحي السكن
When you come to Egypt and its neighborhoods,
When you come to Egypt and its neighborhoods,
salute the land and greet its people.
then greet the dwellings and greet the inhabitants.
وقالand he said اطلقواrelease أيهاO الماجدونnoble ones
وقال اطلقوا أيها الماجدون
منfrom الأسرcaptivity مجدكمyour glory المرتهنheld hostage
من الأسر مجدكم المرتهن
And he said: “Set free, you noble ones,
And he said: Release, O noble ones,
your glory, held hostage in captivity.
your glory, held hostage, from captivity.
إذاif المنgracious release اصبحhas become شبهakin to المحالthe impossible
إذا المن اصبح شبه المحال
فانthen indeed النفوسthe lives فداءa ransom for الوطنthe homeland
فان النفوس فداء الوطن
If freedom granted as a favor has become all but impossible,
If gracious release has become all but impossible,
then let our lives be the homeland’s ransom.
then indeed, lives are a ransom for the homeland.
دعواlet السيفthe sword يصدعspeak out بالانكليزagainst the English
دعوا السيف يصدع بالانكليز
بالفصلwith decisive judgment فهوfor it is الفصيحeloquent اللسنarticulate
بالفصل فهو الفصيح اللسن
Let the sword proclaim against the English
Let the sword speak out against the English
the decisive verdict—for eloquent is its tongue.
with decisive judgment, for it is eloquent and articulate.
ايبقىwill it remain? حديثtalk of العلاglory بينكمamong you
ايبقى حديث العلا بينكم
سراراًin secret وهذاand this is أوانthe time for العلنopenness
سراراً وهذا أوان العلن
Shall the call of glory remain among you
Will talk of glory remain among you
a secret, when this is the hour to declare it openly?
in secret, when this is the hour for speaking openly?
وانand indeed حياةthe life of الفتىthe young man مالهاit has no
وان حياة الفتى مالها
سوىexcept العزhonor أوor موتهاits death منany ثمنprice
سوى العز أو موتها من ثمن
Indeed, a young man’s life has
And indeed, a young man's life has no
no price but honor—or its death.
price but honor—or its own death.
ومنand whoever يشرbuys بالعزwith honor عيشthe life of الذليلthe abased man
ومن يشر بالعز عيش الذليل
فذاكthen that is الخسارloss وذاكand that is الغبنloss in a bargain
فذاك الخسار وذاك الغبن
Whoever buys a life of humiliation at the price of honor—
And whoever buys a servile life with honor,
that is loss, and that is the ruinous bargain.
then that is loss, and that is a losing bargain.