سلاماًa greeting منfrom النفسthe soul الأبيةproud ألقيهِI offer it
سلاماً من النفس الأبية ألقيهِ
عليكto you وأغلىand the dearest زائرvisitor منwhom أحيِّيهِI greet him
عليك وأغلى زائر من أحيِّيهِ
A greeting from a proud soul I offer
To you, the dearest visitor I greet.
تفقدْinspect قرىvillages الإقليمof the province واشهدand witness ولاءهits loyalty
تفقدْ قرى الإقليم واشهد ولاءه
كماas أنتyou راجيهhoping for it وآملهand expecting it فيهin it
كما أنت راجيه وآمله فيه
Inspect the province’s villages and witness its loyalty,
As you hope for it and expect it there.
وإنand indeed مكاناًa place زرتهyou visited it لهوit surely is جنةa paradise
وإن مكاناً زرته لهو جنة
بماthrough what أنتyou قاضيهaccomplishing it وماand what أنتyou مجريهbringing it about
بما أنت قاضيه وما أنت مجريه
And any place you have visited is surely a paradise
Through what you accomplish and what you bring about.
وماand no ساعةhour أمضيتهاyou spent it فيamong عشيرتيmy kin
وما ساعة أمضيتها في عشيرتي
سوىexcept الدهرeternity تمليهyou fill it نعيماًbliss وتهديهand bestow it
سوى الدهر تمليه نعيماً وتهديه
And no hour you spent among my kin
Is anything but an eternity you fill with bliss and bestow.
فبلغso tell وزيرthe minister الملكof the king أنّاthat we دعاتهthose inviting him
فبلغ وزير الملك أنّا دعاته
إلىto كلall ماthat which يرضيpleases البلادthe country ويرضيهand pleases him
إلى كل ما يرضي البلاد ويرضيه
So tell the king’s minister that we invite him
To all that pleases the country and pleases him.
وأنّاand that we بماthrough what أبدىhe showed وأجدىand he bestowed أعزةhonored
وأنّا بما أبدى وأجدى أعزة
وأنّand that لهfor him العقبىthe final reward بماfor what باتhe spent the night ينويهhe intends it
وأنّ له العقبى بما بات ينويه
And that, through what he has shown and bestowed, we are honored,
And that the final reward is his for what he plans by night.
وأنّand that لهfor him الإيمانَfaith منfrom كلevery مخلصsincere person
وأنّ له الإيمانَ من كل مخلص
وعهداًand a pledge يراعيهhe honors it وحقاًand a due يوفيهhe pays it in full
وعهداً يراعيه وحقاً يوفيه
And that he has the faith of every sincere soul,
And a pledge each honors and a due each pays in full.
وأنّاand that we حماةguardians العرشof the throne والعرشand the throne خالدeternal
وأنّا حماة العرش والعرش خالد
نقدسهwe hold it sacred تقديسveneration of مصرEgypt ونفديهand sacrifice ourselves for it
نقدسه تقديس مصر ونفديه
And that we are guardians of the throne, and the throne is eternal;
We revere it as we revere Egypt, and sacrifice ourselves for it.