إنindeed للكهرباءfor electricity فضلاًa boon علىupon الناpeople (first fragment)
إن للكهرباء فضلاً على النا
سpeople (final fragment) كبيراًgreat ونعمةand a blessing غراءَradiant
س كبيراً ونعمة غراءَ
Electricity has indeed bestowed upon humankind
Electricity has done the people a great favor and bestowed a precious gift
a great boon and a radiant blessing.
It has harnessed the nature of the universe for modernity, what the ancients failed to grasp
سخرتit harnessed منfrom طبيعةthe nature of الكونthe universe للحاfor the present age (first fragment)
سخرت من طبيعة الكون للحا
ضرpresent age (final fragment) ماwhat كانhad أعجزbaffled القدماءَthe ancients
ضر ما كان أعجز القدماءَ
From nature's workings it has harnessed for the present age
It is a sign of Jesus in healing when it makes life prevail over death
what had baffled the ancients.
Medicine has spread its benefits by its light like the light spreads in space
ولهاand it has فيin العلاجhealing آيةthe miracle of عيسىJesus
ولها في العلاج آية عيسى
حينماwhen بدلhe transformed الفناءdeath بقاءcontinued life
حينما بدل الفناء بقاء
And in healing it has the miracle of Jesus,
So if a disease has frustrated the doctors by its complexity
when he turned death into life.
Let them seek the judgment of electricity
نشرspread الطبmedicine نفعهاits benefit مثلماjust as تنit spreads (first fragment)
نشر الطب نفعها مثلما تن
شرit spreads (final fragment) فيthroughout سائرall of الفضاءspace الضياءlight
شر في سائر الفضاء الضياء
Medicine has spread its benefits, just as it spreads
How many a sick person near death has it revived
light throughout all of space.
When nothing else offered hope of healing
فإذاso when أعجزbaffled الأطباءthe physicians داءan illness
فإذا أعجز الأطباء داء
معضلintractable فليحكِّمواthen let them appoint as arbiter الكهرباءelectricity
معضل فليحكِّموا الكهرباء
So when an illness baffles the physicians,
It has earned the doctors joyful celebrations, the affection of Egypt's youth and their praise
an intractable one, let them make electricity the arbiter.
It led the way in treatment, then we saw it as a beautiful role model
فكمfor how often استرجعتit restored حياةthe life of عليلa sick person
فكم استرجعت حياة عليل
بسواهاby anything other than it ماnot كانhe was يرجوhoping for شفاءrecovery
بسواها ما كان يرجو شفاء
How often it has restored a sick person's life,
when he had no hope of recovery by any other means.
أوجبتit secured للطبيبfor the physician عيدٍEid رضىthe approval of أبchildren (first fragment)
أوجبت للطبيب عيدٍ رضى أب
ناءchildren (final fragment) مصرEgypt وحبَّهمand their love والثناءand praise
ناء مصر وحبَّهم والثناء
It earned the physician Eid the approval of the children
of Egypt, their love and praise.
سبقhe surpassed الكلَّeveryone فيin العلاجtreatment بهاwith it ثُمthen (first fragment)
سبق الكلَّ في العلاج بها ثُم
مthen (final fragment) رأيناهwe saw him قدوةan example to follow حسناءfine
م رأيناه قدوة حسناء
He surpassed everyone in treating with it; then
we saw him as a fine example.
Partial English translation: 10 of 16 Arabic lines translated.