صوتٌa voice منfrom الأُفقِِthe horizon العَليِّlofty يُنادِيcalls
صوتٌ من الأُفقِِ العَليِّ يُنادِي
ماnot الحرُّthe free man إلاexcept مَنone who يقولُsays بلاديmy country
ما الحرُّ إلا مَن يقولُ بلادي
A voice calls from the lofty horizon.
A voice calls from the highest horizon
None is free but one who says, "My country."
Only the free can say "my country"
وإذاand if جعلتَyou make أناI شِعارَكَyour watchword لمnot تَسُدْyou lead
وإذا جعلتَ أنا شِعارَكَ لم تَسُدْ
بينamong الرجالِmen ولمand not تَفُزْyou succeed بُمِرادِin attaining an aim
بين الرجالِ ولم تَفُزْ بُمِرادِ
And if you make "I" your watchword, you will not lead
If you make me your motto, you will not block
Among men, nor attain your aim.
The path between men, nor miss your goal
المرءُa man فيin حُكمthe decree الحياةِlife لقومهِfor his people
المرءُ في حُكم الحياةِ لقومهِ
وبلادِهand his country والعصرُand the age عَصرُan age جِهادِstruggle
وبلادِه والعصرُ عَصرُ جِهادِ
By life's decree, a man belongs to his people
A man, by the law of life, belongs to his nation
And his country; this age is an age of struggle.
His country, and this is an age of struggle
ياO معشرَassembly of النُّوابِthe deputies بُوركblessed be سَعْيُكمyour efforts
يا معشرَ النُّوابِ بُورك سَعْيُكم
منamong رائحٍone going at evening يقضيfulfills الذِّمامَthe obligations وغادِand one going at dawn
من رائحٍ يقضي الذِّمامَ وغادِ
O assembly of deputies, blessed be your efforts,
O representatives, blessed be your efforts
Whether going at evening to fulfill your obligations, or setting out at dawn.
With a breeze that conquers adversity and is gone
إنّindeed الأُلىthose who اختبرواthey tested الرّجالَthe men تخيّرواthey selected
إنّ الأُلى اختبروا الرّجالَ تخيّروا
أوفىthe most faithful السُّراةِthe leaders وأصدقَand the most truthful الأمجادِthe illustrious
أوفى السُّراةِ وأصدقَ الأمجادِ
Indeed, those who tested the men selected
Verily the enlightened have tested men, and chosen
The most faithful of the leaders and the truest of the illustrious.
The most loyal and truthful in renown
وَضعواthey placed الأمانةَthe trust مُحسِنينَacting wisely بموضعٍin a place
وَضعوا الأمانةَ مُحسِنينَ بموضعٍ
تَرتدُّrecoils عنهfrom it يدُthe hand المُغيرِthe raider العاديthe aggressor
تَرتدُّ عنه يدُ المُغيرِ العادي
They wisely placed the trust in a place
They have placed the trust, doing good, in a place
From which the raiding aggressor's hand recoils.
From which the hand of the common aggressor recoils
أنتمyou مصابيحُlamps البُحَيْرةِBeheira إنif دَجتْgrew dark
أنتم مصابيحُ البُحَيْرةِ إن دَجتْ
سُبلُthe paths الحياةِlife بهاin it وضَلَّand went astray الهاديthe guide
سُبلُ الحياةِ بها وضَلَّ الهادي
You are the lamps of Beheira, if darkness falls
You are the lanterns of the lake; if
On life's paths there, and the guide goes astray.
The paths of life grow dark, you are the guide
الرأيُthe judgment فيin جِدِّthe gravity of الحوادثِevents رأيُكمyour judgment
الرأيُ في جِدِّ الحوادثِ رأيُكم
والحقُّand truth وضّاحُvery clear المعالمِthe features بادِmanifest
والحقُّ وضّاحُ المعالمِ بادِ
The judgment in grave events is yours,
In the thick of events, your view is right
And truth is manifest, its features clear.
Truth makes clear the landmarks plainly
صُونواguard النُّفوسَthe souls عنfrom التشيُّعِpartisanship للهَوىfor caprice
صُونوا النُّفوسَ عن التشيُّعِ للهَوى
وزِنواand weigh الأُمورَaffairs بحكمةٍwith wisdom وسدادِand sound judgment
وزِنوا الأُمورَ بحكمةٍ وسدادِ
Guard souls from siding with caprice,
Guard souls from partisan passions
And weigh affairs with wisdom and sound judgment.
And weigh affairs with wisdom and justice
القَصدُmoderation منزلةُthe station الهُداةِthe guides وشيمةٌand a virtue
القَصدُ منزلةُ الهُداةِ وشيمةٌ
للمصلِحينَof reformers تُزِيلُremoves كلَّall فسادِcorruption
للمصلِحينَ تُزِيلُ كلَّ فسادِ
Moderation is the station of guides, and a virtue
Moderation is the station of guides and a trait
Of reformers that dispels all corruption.
Of reformers that removes all corruption
فَدعواso abandon سبيلَthe path المُسْتَبِدِّthe despot برأيهِin his own judgment
فَدعوا سبيلَ المُسْتَبِدِّ برأيهِ
ودعواand abandon سبيلَthe path العاجزِthe ineffectual man المُنقادِthe submissive one
ودعوا سبيلَ العاجزِ المُنقادِ
So shun the path of the despot who heeds his own opinion alone,
Leave the path of the tyrant in his opinion
And shun the path of the ineffectual man who lets himself be led.
Leave the path of the inept yes-man
حيَّيْتُI saluted مَجْلِسَكُمْyour council أُعظِّمُI honor حقَّهُits due
حيَّيْتُ مَجْلِسَكُمْ أُعظِّمُ حقَّهُ
فَخُذواso accept التّحيَّةthe greeting منfrom أديبِthe man of letters الواديthe Valley
فَخُذوا التّحيَّة من أديبِ الوادي
I have saluted your council, honoring its rights;
I salute your council, highly esteeming its due
So accept the greeting from the Valley's man of letters.
So take the greeting from the bard of the valley
نَسْلٌoffspring منfrom الدُّستورِthe constitution بُورِكَblessed be عَهدُهُits era
نَسْلٌ من الدُّستورِ بُورِكَ عَهدُهُ
عَهدُthe era الحياةِlife كريمةِnoble الميلادِbirth
عَهدُ الحياةِ كريمةِ الميلادِ
An offspring of the constitution—blessed be its era,
An offshoot of the constitution, blessed be its time
The era of life, nobly born.
The age of noble birth
وإذاand when رَفعتمyou raise للحياةِfor life عِمادَهاits pillar
وإذا رَفعتم للحياةِ عِمادَها
ألفيتمُyou will find الدُّستورَthe constitution خيرَthe best عمادِpillar
ألفيتمُ الدُّستورَ خيرَ عمادِ
And when you raise life's supporting pillar,
And if you raise for life its pillars
You will find the constitution the best pillar.
You will find the constitution the best pillar
دُنياthe world of الممالكِkingdoms لمnot تَقُمْstand أركانُهاits pillars
دُنيا الممالكِ لم تَقُمْ أركانُها
يوماًa day علىupon عَنَتٍoppression ولاnor اسْتبدادِdespotism
يوماً على عَنَتٍ ولا اسْتبدادِ
The pillars of the world of kingdoms have never stood
The pillars of kingdoms never stood
Even for a day upon oppression or despotism.
A day on oppression or tyranny
أَوَماand do you not تَرَوْنَyou see الشّرقَthe East كيفhow أضاعَهُruined it
أَوَما تَرَوْنَ الشّرقَ كيف أضاعَهُ
عَبَثُthe folly الهوَىcaprice وتحكُّمُand the arbitrary rule الأفرادِindividuals
عَبَثُ الهوَى وتحكُّمُ الأفرادِ
And do you not see the East, how it was ruined
Do you not see the East, how caprice destroyed it
By the folly of caprice and the arbitrary rule of individuals?
And the rule of individuals brought it to ruin
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.