مد سلطانه فعز عليهم

مد سلطانه فعز عليهم

أن يروه منازعاً جبارا

أن يروه منازعاً جبارا

He extended his power, so it was hard for them

His authority spread, so it was difficult for them

to see him a mighty rival.

To see him as a rival tyrant

وأبى أن يزحزحوه عن المل

وأبى أن يزحزحوه عن المل

ك فقالوا على الحكومة ثارا

ك فقالوا على الحكومة ثارا

He refused to let them dislodge him from power,

And he refused to be removed from the kingdom

so they said, “He rebelled against the government.”

So they declared rebellion against the government

فزعت منه دولةٌ تملأ الدن

فزعت منه دولةٌ تملأ الدن

يا جنوداً وتملك الأقطارا

يا جنوداً وتملك الأقطارا

A state took fright at him, though it fills the world

A state filled with soldiers and ruling lands

with soldiers and rules the lands.

Was alarmed by him

وهو من قومه وأعدائه مت

وهو من قومه وأعدائه مت

تهم الجاه أين سار ودارا

تهم الجاه أين سار ودارا

Yet both his people and his enemies suspect

While he deemed his people and enemies

his influence, wherever he goes and turns.

Ambitious - where did he go and settle?

كيف يقوى الشهيد من بعد ما كا

كيف يقوى الشهيد من بعد ما كا

بد من كل جانب تيارا

بد من كل جانب تيارا

How could the martyr hold firm after battling

How can the martyr gain strength after

a torrent from every side?

Being surrounded by currents from all sides?

واشتفى في أخ تعثَّر في اللي

واشتفى في أخ تعثَّر في اللي

لِ رجال لا يأمنون النهارا

لِ رجال لا يأمنون النهارا

And vengeance was taken on a brother who stumbled at night

He conversed with a brother who stumbled in the

by men who feel no safety by day.

Night, men who don't feel safe in daylight

ما جنى غير أنه كاد للبا

ما جنى غير أنه كاد للبا

غي عليهم وأدرك الأسرارا

غي عليهم وأدرك الأسرارا

His only crime was plotting against the tyrant

He gained nothing but nearly destroyed

who oppressed them, and uncovering the secrets.

The tyrants and uncovered the secrets

وتحدى الغريم فيما نواه

وتحدى الغريم فيما نواه

فتقاضى الغريم منه الثارا

فتقاضى الغريم منه الثارا

And he defied what his adversary intended,

And challenged the enemy in his intentions

so his adversary exacted revenge on him.

So the enemy avenged him

كلما هدَّ من بنى مصر فرداً

كلما هدَّ من بنى مصر فرداً

هدَّ مما بنته مصر جدارا

هدَّ مما بنته مصر جدارا

Whenever he struck down one of Egypt’s sons,

Whenever he destroyed a pillar of Egypt,

he tore down a wall of what Egypt had built.

Egypt rebuilt a stronger wall

أيها الشامتون في فدية اليو

أيها الشامتون في فدية اليو

م أأنتم ملكتمُ الأقدارا

م أأنتم ملكتمُ الأقدارا

O you who gloat over today’s sacrificial victim,

O you who gloat over today's ransom

have you gained mastery over fate?

Have you mastered fate?

لم أزل خائفاً عليكم وإن حا

لم أزل خائفاً عليكم وإن حا

سنتموه المخادع الغدارا

سنتموه المخادع الغدارا

I have always feared for you, even if you court

I remain fearful for you even as

that treacherous deceiver.

You flatter the treacherous deceiver

وأرى يومكم قريباً لدى من

وأرى يومكم قريباً لدى من

جعل السخط والرضا أدوارا

جعل السخط والرضا أدوارا

And I see your day drawing near at the hands of one

And I see your day coming soon with Him

who deals out wrath and favor by turns.

Who alternates wrath and contentment

والذي من أذاه لاقى أخوكم

والذي من أذاه لاقى أخوكم

سترون الأشدَّ منه مرارا

سترون الأشدَّ منه مرارا

And the harm your brother suffered from him—

He from whose harm your brother suffered

you will see worse than that, time and again.

You will see worse bitterness from Him

والذي كان أمس يُخفي يديه

والذي كان أمس يُخفي يديه

بينكم جاءكم عياناً جهارا

بينكم جاءكم عياناً جهارا

And he who yesterday kept his hands hidden

And He who yesterday hid His hands

among you has come to you in plain sight, openly.

Among you comes openly today

ما الذي يلزم المحكَّم وهو ال

ما الذي يلزم المحكَّم وهو ال

مستجاب المطاع أن يتوارى

مستجاب المطاع أن يتوارى

What compels the arbiter—

Why should the Arbitrator, whose decree

heeded and obeyed as he is—to hide himself?

Is fulfilled, whose command obeyed, hide?

هنتمُ كلكم عليه فلا غُي

هنتمُ كلكم عليه فلا غُي

يابكم يتقي ولا الحُضَّارا

يابكم يتقي ولا الحُضَّارا

You are all of little account to him; he fears neither

You all advised him, yet neither absence

those of you absent nor those present.

Nor presence protects him from fear

فإذا شاء عدكم من موالي

فإذا شاء عدكم من موالي

ه وإن شاء عدكم أحرارا

ه وإن شاء عدكم أحرارا

So if he wishes, he counts you among his dependents;

When He wants He counts you loyal

and if he wishes, he counts you free.

And when He wants He counts you free

خطبكم في الطريد أهون عندي

خطبكم في الطريد أهون عندي

من عذاب الجرحى وذل الأسارى

من عذاب الجرحى وذل الأسارى

Your plight concerning the banished man is less grave to me

Your situation in exile is less to me

than the torment of the wounded and the humiliation of captives.

Than the agony of the wounded and shame of captives

أخرجوه من الديار إذا كا

أخرجوه من الديار إذا كا

ن بها مكثُه يضر الديارا

ن بها مكثُه يضر الديارا

Expel him from the homeland if

Expel him from the homelands if his

his remaining there harms the homeland.

Stay there harms the homelands

وخذوه قربانكم عند قهّا

وخذوه قربانكم عند قهّا

ركمُ إن بلغتم القهارا

ركمُ إن بلغتم القهارا

And take him as your offering before your vanquisher,

And take him as your sacrifice

if you can reach the vanquisher.

To your subduer, if you reach the Almighty

فعسى من ضحية اليوم أن لا

فعسى من ضحية اليوم أن لا

تدعوا بعدها له أعذارا

تدعوا بعدها له أعذارا

So perhaps, through today’s sacrifice, you will leave

So perhaps after today's sacrifice

him no excuses afterward.

You won't need to make excuses for him

أي شيء سيرضيه عنكم

أي شيء سيرضيه عنكم

ويقيكم حديده والنارا

ويقيكم حديده والنارا

What will make him pleased with you

What will satisfy Him about you

and shield you from his iron and fire?

And protect you from His iron and fire?

لا نجاة إلا بجمعكم الشم

لا نجاة إلا بجمعكم الشم

لَ قوياً وبالنفوس كبارا

لَ قوياً وبالنفوس كبارا

There is no salvation but through uniting your ranks

No salvation but in your strong unity

in strength, with greatness of soul.

And with great souls