إذاwhen جئتyou come مصرEgypt واحياءهاand its quarters
إذا جئت مصر واحياءها
فحيthen greet الديارthe dwellings وحيand greet السكنthe inhabitants
فحي الديار وحي السكن
When you come to Egypt and its quarters,
When you come to Egypt, and its neighborhoods,
Then greet the dwellings and greet the inhabitants.
Greet the homes and greet the dwellings,
وقالand he said اطلقواset free أيهاO you الماجدونnoble ones
وقال اطلقوا أيها الماجدون
منfrom الأسرcaptivity مجدكمyour glory المرتهنheld in pledge
من الأسر مجدكم المرتهن
And he said: Set free, O noble ones,
And say, "Oh you honorable ones, be released
From captivity your glory held in pledge.
From captivity, your imprisoned glory."
إذاif المنclemency اصبحhas become شبهalmost المحالthe impossible
إذا المن اصبح شبه المحال
فانthen indeed النفوسlives فداءa ransom for الوطنthe homeland
فان النفوس فداء الوطن
If clemency has become all but impossible,
When hope becomes nearly impossible,
Then lives are a ransom for the homeland.
Then souls are ransom for the nation.
دعواlet السيفthe sword يصدعpronounce forcefully بالانكليزagainst the English
دعوا السيف يصدع بالانكليز
بالفصلwith decisive judgment فهوfor it is الفصيحeloquent اللسنfluent-tongued
بالفصل فهو الفصيح اللسن
Let the sword pronounce against the English
Let the sword shatter the English
A decisive verdict, for it is eloquent and fluent of tongue.
With separation, for it is most eloquent.
ايبقىwill it remain? حديثtalk of العلاglory بينكمamong you
ايبقى حديث العلا بينكم
سراراًin whispers وهذاand this is أوانthe time for العلنopen speech
سراراً وهذا أوان العلن
Will talk of glory among you remain
Let talk of rising remain between you
In whispers, when this is the time for open speech?
Secretly, for now is the time of openness.
وانand indeed حياةthe life الفتىof a young man مالهاit has no
وان حياة الفتى مالها
سوىexcept العزhonor أوor موتهاits death منany ثمنprice
سوى العز أو موتها من ثمن
And a young man's life has no price
For the life of a young man is worthless
Save honor—or its own death.
Except for honor, or death as its price.
ومنand whoever يشرbuys بالعزwith honor عيشthe life الذليلof the abased
ومن يشر بالعز عيش الذليل
فذاكthen that is الخسارloss وذاكand that is الغبنa losing bargain
فذاك الخسار وذاك الغبن
And whoever buys a life of abasement with honor,
And he who tolerates dishonor living as a coward
That is loss, and that is a losing bargain.
Is the loser and the cheated.