ياO أغلبيَّةmajority قوْميmy people فيin سياستهمtheir politics
يا أغلبيَّة قوْمي في سياستهم
للعبءfor the burden كلall منwhom اختاروهthey chose him وانتخبواand they elected
للعبء كل من اختاروه وانتخبوا
O majority of my people in their politics,
O my people's majority in their politics
All whom they chose and elected to bear the burden:
Each one they chose and elected to bear the burden
وَقَرَّand became established فيin مصرَEgypt رأيُthe view العاملينthose working لهاfor her
وَقَرَّ في مصرَ رأيُ العاملين لها
منfrom بعدafter ماthat اقتتلواthey fought one another للرأيfor the view واحتربواand waged war
من بعد ما اقتتلوا للرأي واحتربوا
In Egypt the view of those who work for her has become established,
And the opinion of the workers in Egypt settled
After they fought one another and waged war over their views.
After they fought over opinions and waged war
تحمَّلواshoulder اليومtoday ماwhat ألقتْهlaid it down وانتظرتand expected
تحمَّلوا اليوم ما ألقتْه وانتظرت
علىupon نفوسكمyour souls الأقدارُthe fates والصَحبand companions
على نفوسكم الأقدارُ والصَحب
Bear today the burdens imposed and the expectations placed
Bear today what the fates have placed
Upon your souls by the fates and your companions.
Upon your souls and companions
ماnot كانَwas أولَthe first ميدانٍbattlefield لخيلكمُfor your steeds
ما كانَ أولَ ميدانٍ لخيلكمُ
هذاthis وآخرand the last فرسانhorsemen لكمof yours وثبواthey sprang forth
هذا وآخر فرسان لكم وثبوا
This was not the first battlefield for your steeds,
This was not the first battlefield for your horses
Nor were those who charged forth your last horsemen.
This one and the last of your horsemen leapt
أمامكمbefore you منfrom جديدnew الحادثاتevents إلىto
أمامكم من جديد الحادثات إلى
خيرthe best المآلoutcome السبيلthe path الوعرrugged والسببand the means
خير المآل السبيل الوعر والسبب
Before you, from fresh events to
Before you from anew events to
The best outcome, lie the rugged path and the means.
The rugged path of good outcome and reason
لاdo not تطمئنواfeel secure إلىin حالa condition وإنeven if حَسنتْit is good
لا تطمئنوا إلى حال وإن حَسنتْ
فالجوfor the air يسكنgrows still حيناًfor a while ثمthen يضطربbecomes turbulent
فالجو يسكن حيناً ثم يضطرب
Do not feel secure in any condition, even if it is good,
Do not be reassured of any condition even if it improves
For the air grows still awhile, then turns turbulent.
For the weather calms for a while then is turbulent
لكمyou have معاذيركمyour excuses عنديin my view وحجتكمand your argument
لكم معاذيركم عندي وحجتكم
وبينكمand among you رَصَدُwatchers الأعداءِof the enemies يرتقبkeep watch
وبينكم رَصَدُ الأعداءِ يرتقب
In my eyes, you have your excuses and your argument,
You have your excuses with me and your argument
And among you the enemy's watchers lie in wait.
And between you the enemies lie in wait and watch
وهلand can ...? تنالstrike منat الأغوالِthe ghouls ألسنكمyour tongues
وهل تنال من الأغوالِ ألسنكم
وحولكمwhile around you منهُمُfrom them الفولاذsteel واللهبand flame
وحولكم منهُمُ الفولاذ واللهب
And can your tongues strike at the ghouls,
And can your tongues reach the strongholds
While their steel and flame surround you?
While around you are their steel and flames?
حسبenough الحمىthe homeland حفظكمyour safeguarding منهمfrom them بَقيتَهits remnant
حسب الحمى حفظكم منهم بَقيتَه
حتىuntil يهونbecomes easy عليكمfor you ردُّreclaiming ماwhat سلبواthey stole
حتى يهون عليكم ردُّ ما سلبوا
Enough for the homeland that you keep its remnant safe from them,
It is enough that the fortress protects you from them in its remains
Until reclaiming what they stole becomes easy for you.
Until reversing what they seized becomes easy for you
وإنand if يَجِئْcomes بقليلٍwith a little نافعٍbeneficial زمنٌan age
وإن يَجِئْ بقليلٍ نافعٍ زمنٌ
فقدthen perhaps يجيءُcomes سواهanother besides it بالذيwith what يجبis needed
فقد يجيءُ سواه بالذي يجب
And if one age brings a little benefit,
And if time brings a little that is beneficial
Then another may bring what is needed.
Then another may bring what is inevitable
والغُنْمand gain أصدقُtruer بعدَafter الغُرمloss يومئذthen
والغُنْم أصدقُ بعدَ الغُرم يومئذ
للصابرينfor the steadfast وقبلand before الراحةِrest التعبtoil
للصابرين وقبل الراحةِ التعب
And gain, after loss, is truer then
Truthful after loss that day are the spoils
For the steadfast; and before rest comes toil.
For the patient, and before comfort is hardship