ملكsovereignty كماas ترضىyou desire وعدلٌand justice قائمُstanding firm
ملك كما ترضى وعدلٌ قائمُ
منكfrom you الندىbounty ولكand to you الولاءloyalty الدائمُenduring
منك الندى ولك الولاء الدائمُ
A kingship as you would have it, and justice standing firm;
A reign as you desire, and justice standing firm;
from you comes generosity, and to you enduring loyalty.
from you comes bounty, and to you enduring loyalty.
ولأهلكand for your kin النجوىprivate converse وأنتwhile you are نزيلهمtheir guest
ولأهلك النجوى وأنت نزيلهم
ولمصرand for Egypt ماwhat حملbrought البشيرthe bearer of good news القادمarriving
ولمصر ما حمل البشير القادم
Your kin have your confidence, though you dwell among them as a guest;
And your kin share your private converse while you are their guest,
and Egypt has the tidings borne by the herald who comes.
and Egypt receives what the arriving bearer of good news has brought.
ياO تاليnext after السلطانthe Sultan إذwhen جمعتْكماbrought you both together
يا تالي السلطان إذ جمعتْكما
فيin devotion to اللّهGod أعيادٌfeast days لهfor Him ومواسمand sacred seasons
في اللّه أعيادٌ له ومواسم
O successor to the Sultan, since you both are joined
O you next after the Sultan, when you two were brought together
in God, with festivals and sacred seasons in His honor.
in devotion to God, by His feast days and sacred seasons.
إنindeed الذيthe one who يبغيtransgresses عليكagainst you وأنتwhile you are فيin
إن الذي يبغي عليك وأنت في
هذيthis المكانةstation لهوis indeed باغٍa transgressor غارمliable to pay
هذي المكانة لهو باغٍ غارم
Whoever seeks to wrong you, while you hold
Whoever wrongs you while you are in
this high station, is surely a guilty aggressor.
this station is indeed a transgressor bound to pay.
أولىmore fitting بمنfor one who عرضreviewed الجيوشthe armies مدرباًwith practiced skill
أولى بمن عرض الجيوش مدرباً
أنto يُفتدَىbe defended through sacrifice وهوwhile he is المصليone who prays الصائمone who fasts
أن يُفتدَى وهو المصلي الصائم
He who reviewed the armies, seasoned in command, is most worthy
Most fitting for one who reviewed the armies with practiced skill
to be redeemed—for he is one who prays and fasts.
is to be defended with others' lives, a man of prayer and fasting.
أحييتَyou revived فيin رمضانRamadan بينamong ربوعِهمtheir dwellings
أحييتَ في رمضان بين ربوعِهم
للّهfor God ماwhat أحيَتrevived بمكةin Mecca هاشمHashim
للّه ما أحيَت بمكة هاشم
In Ramadan, amid their dwellings, you revived—
In Ramadan, amid their dwellings, you revived
by God—Hashim’s legacy in Mecca.
for God what Hashim revived in Mecca.
وولائمand banquets لحماةfor the defenders of مصرEgypt كأنماas though
وولائم لحماة مصر كأنما
أنباؤهاtheir tidings لعفاةfor the needy petitioners of مصرEgypt ولائمbanquets
أنباؤها لعفاة مصر ولائم
And banquets for Egypt’s defenders, as though
And banquets for Egypt's defenders, as though
news of them were feasts for Egypt’s needy.
their very tidings were banquets for Egypt's needy.
ومظاهرand manifestations of الدينreligion الفضائلvirtues والهدىand guidance
ومظاهر الدين الفضائل والهدى
ومظاهرand manifestations of الدنياworldly life ندىbounty ومكارمand noble deeds
ومظاهر الدنيا ندى ومكارم
The manifestations of religion are virtue and guidance;
And religion shows itself in virtues and guidance,
the manifestations of this world are bounty and noble deeds.
and worldly life in bounty and noble deeds.
وتركتand you left فيin شوارهمtheir deliberations الأثرthe imprint الذيwhich
وتركت في شوارهم الأثر الذي
أثنىpraised عليهit المستشيرthe seeker of counsel الحازمprudent
أثنى عليه المستشير الحازم
And in their counsels you left that mark
And in their deliberations you left an imprint
which the prudent adviser commended.
praised by the prudent seeker of counsel.
أولىmore fitting لكfor you الحصنthe fortress الذيwhich أمددتهyou reinforced
أولى لك الحصن الذي أمددته
وإنeven though اشتهتكlong for you مدائنcities وعواصمand capitals
وإن اشتهتك مدائن وعواصم
More fitting for you is the fortress you reinforced,
More fitting for you is the fortress you reinforced,
even though cities and capitals long for you.
though cities and capitals long for you.
لكfor you فيهin it جندsoldiers إنif تشأyou wish فضراغمthen lions
لك فيه جند إن تشأ فضراغم
ملءfilling البلادthe land وإنand if تشأyou wish فقشاعمthen great eagles
ملء البلاد وإن تشأ فقشاعم
Within it you have troops: if you will, they are lions
You have soldiers there: if you wish, they are lions
filling the land; and if you will, mighty vultures.
filling the land; and if you wish, great eagles.
قالواthey said عليلailing قلتI said مجهوداًworn out بماby what
قالوا عليل قلت مجهوداً بما
لاnot تستطيعcan accomplish أعاربArabs وأعاجمand non-Arabs
لا تستطيع أعارب وأعاجم
They said, “He is ill.” I said, “He is exhausted by what
They said, “Ailing.” I said, “Worn out by what
neither Arabs nor non-Arabs can accomplish.”
neither Arabs nor non-Arabs can accomplish.”
إنindeed الذيthe one who حاطguarded البلادthe land أحقmore deserving أنto
إن الذي حاط البلاد أحق أن
يبقىremain لهاfor it وهوwhile he is الصحيحhealthy السالمunharmed
يبقى لها وهو الصحيح السالم
The one who encompassed the land is most entitled
He who guarded the land most deserves
to remain for it, sound and unharmed.
to remain for it, sound and unharmed.
فاسلكso follow سبيلكyour path فيamong العيونthe eyes قريرةcontented
فاسلك سبيلك في العيون قريرة
واسكنand dwell in قلوباًhearts عُدْتَyou returned وهيwhile they were حوائمhovering
واسكن قلوباً عُدْتَ وهي حوائم
Go your way, bringing contentment to every eye,
So go your way among contented eyes,
and dwell in hearts that, when you returned, hovered around you.
and dwell in hearts still hovering in longing when you returned.
تبعتthey followed قطاركyour train وهوwhile it is قصرa palace سائرmoving
تبعت قطارك وهو قصر سائر
بعدafter السفينةthe ship وهيwhile it is طودa mountain عائمfloating
بعد السفينة وهي طود عائم
Your train followed you—a palace in motion—
They followed your train—a moving palace—
after the ship, itself a floating mountain.
after the ship—a floating mountain.
حسبenough for الورىmankind شرحاًas an explanation لماof what جربتyou experienced أنthat
حسب الورى شرحاً لما جربت أن
تلقىyou receive وفودَهُمُtheir delegations وثغركand your mouth باسمsmiling
تلقى وفودَهُمُ وثغرك باسم
It is explanation enough for humankind of what you experienced that
For mankind, enough explanation of what you experienced is that
you receive their delegations with a smile upon your lips.
you receive their delegations with a smile upon your lips.
وكلتyou entrusted بالأحكامwith governance أكرمa most noble man حولهaround him
وكلت بالأحكام أكرم حوله
متعاونونcooperating علىfor الصلاحthe good أكارمnoble men
متعاونون على الصلاح أكارم
You entrusted the judgments to the noblest men around you,
You entrusted governance to a most noble man, around whom
honorable men cooperating in righteousness:
noble men work together for the good:
وزراءthe ministers of مصرEgypt ومعلنوand proclaimers of برهانهاher proof
وزراء مصر ومعلنو برهانها
إنif زاغstrayed جبارٌa tyrant وكابرand stubbornly denied ناقمa resentful man
إن زاغ جبارٌ وكابر ناقم
Egypt’s ministers and proclaimers of her proof,
Egypt's ministers and proclaimers of her case,
should a tyrant stray and a resentful man persist in arrogance.
if a tyrant strays and a resentful man persists in denial.
سارواthey walked الهويناgently راشدينrightly guided فأدركواand attained
ساروا الهوينا راشدين فأدركوا
ماwhat ليسnot يدركهattains it الهلوعthe panic-stricken man الهائمthe aimless wanderer
ما ليس يدركه الهلوع الهائم
They proceeded deliberately and rightly guided, and attained
They walked gently, rightly guided, and attained
what the frantic, wandering man cannot attain.
what the panic-stricken, aimless man cannot attain.
فإذاand when هُمُthey رَضِيَis pleased الضعيفُthe weak one المشتكيthe complainant
فإذا هُمُ رَضِيَ الضعيفُ المشتكي
عنهمwith them فقدthen indeed غضبbecame angry القويthe strong one الهاجمthe aggressor
عنهم فقد غضب القوي الهاجم
And behold: the weak complainant is satisfied
And when the weak complainant is pleased
with them—so the powerful assailant has grown angry.
with them, the strong aggressor is angered.
ياO ابنson of الذينthose who بنواbuilt لمصرfor Egypt كيانهاher existence
يا ابن الذين بنوا لمصر كيانها
والشرقwhile the East فوضىchaos والعبادand the people سوائمgrazing herds
والشرق فوضى والعباد سوائم
O son of those who built Egypt’s polity
O son of those who built Egypt's very being,
when the East was chaos and its people wandering herds,
while the East was chaos and the people a grazing herd,
أفضواthey entrusted إليكto you بأمرthe affairs of مصرEgypt وإنهand indeed
أفضوا إليك بأمر مصر وإنه
بكthrough you مستعادrestored مجدهاher glory المتقادمancient
بك مستعاد مجدها المتقادم
they entrusted Egypt’s cause to you; and through you
they entrusted Egypt's affairs to you, and indeed
her ancient glory shall be restored.
through you her ancient glory is restored.
توصيكenjoins on you بالميعادthe promised time وهوand it is فريضةa duty
توصيك بالميعاد وهو فريضة
ذكرىa memory مخلدةmade immortal لهمof them ومعالمand monuments
ذكرى مخلدة لهم ومعالم
She charges you to honor the appointed date—it is an obligation,
You are charged to keep the promised time—a duty—
an immortal memorial to them, and enduring landmarks.
by their undying memory and their monuments.
والقومand those people أضيافguests وفواkept their word أوor أخلفواbroke their word
والقوم أضياف وفوا أو أخلفوا
وكرامةand honoring الأضيافguests حقٌّa right لازمbinding
وكرامة الأضياف حقٌّ لازم
The people are guests, whether they keep their word or break it;
And those people are guests, whether they keep their word or break it,
and honoring guests is an inescapable duty.
and honoring guests is a right that must be upheld.
إنif شئتyou wish فهيthen she is لهمfor them مجالa field واسعwide
إن شئت فهي لهم مجال واسع
أوor شئتyou wish فهيthen she is المأزقthe narrow trap المتلاحمtightly enclosed
أو شئت فهي المأزق المتلاحم
If you wish, Egypt is for them a spacious field;
If you wish, she is for them a wide-open field,
or, if you wish, the tight and crushing pass.
or, if you wish, she is a tightly hemmed-in trap.
فليُسلمواso let them hand over حكمrule of البلادthe country لأهلهاto its people
فليُسلموا حكم البلاد لأهلها
ولهمand for them مشاربsources of drink جمةplentiful ومطاعمand food
ولهم مشارب جمة ومطاعم
Let them surrender the country’s rule to its own people;
Let them hand the country's rule to its own people,
they shall still have abundant drink and food.
and let them have plentiful drink and food.
وإذاand if همُthey خافواfeared عليناfor us داهماًan assailant
وإذا همُ خافوا علينا داهماً
فبأيthen with what بنيانstructure يردis repelled الداهمthe assailant
فبأي بنيان يرد الداهم
And if they fear for us some approaching danger,
And if they fear some assailant threatening us,
with what edifice can that onslaught be repelled?
with what structure is the assailant to be repelled?
أبقادةٍwith leaders? هذاthis one لهذاto that one خاذلٌforsaking
أبقادةٍ هذا لهذا خاذلٌ
وبأخوةand with brothers هذاthis one لهذاto that one هازمdefeating
وبأخوة هذا لهذا هازم
With leaders, when each abandons the other?
With leaders, one forsaking another,
With brotherhood, when each defeats the other?
and with brothers, one defeating another?
ومطالبand demands تجتاحهنsweep them away مطالبdemands
ومطالب تجتاحهن مطالب
وعزائمand resolves تغتالهنslay them عزائمresolves
وعزائم تغتالهن عزائم
With demands that other demands sweep away,
And demands swept away by other demands,
and resolves assassinated by opposing resolves?
and resolves slain by other resolves?
فليصنعواso let them do المعروفgood يذكرهremembers it لهمto their credit
فليصنعوا المعروف يذكره لهم
بعدafter الجلاءthe withdrawal المعشرthe community المتشائمpessimistic
بعد الجلاء المعشر المتشائم
Let them do the good deed for which they will be remembered
Let them do good; it will be remembered to their credit
after the evacuation—even by the pessimistic company.
after the withdrawal by the pessimistic people.
وليتركوناand let them leave us نَبنِwe may build فيin القطرينthe two lands ماwhat
وليتركونا نَبنِ في القطرين ما
شئناwe wish وليسand there is no لماfor what بنيناwe built هادمdestroyer
شئنا وليس لما بنينا هادم
And let them leave us to build in the two countries whatever
And let them leave us to build in the two lands whatever
we wish; none shall demolish what we have built.
we wish, with none to tear down what we have built.
قدmay يفعلdo الحرُّthe free man الأبيproudly independent لنفسهfor himself
قد يفعل الحرُّ الأبي لنفسه
ماwhat ليسnot يفعلهdoes it الأجيرthe hireling الخادمthe servant
ما ليس يفعله الأجير الخادم
The free, proud man may do for himself
A proud free man may do for himself
what the hired servant cannot do.
what a hired servant does not do.
ومنand it is right الصوابwhile already وقدyou hold ملكتour deliverance in your power نجاتناour deliverance
ومن الصواب وقد ملكت نجاتنا
أنto ترقبنَّهمُwatch them closely وأنتwhile you are مسالمpeaceable
أن ترقبنَّهمُ وأنت مسالم
Since our deliverance has come into your hands, it is prudent
And it is right, since you hold our deliverance in your hands,
that you watch them closely while remaining peaceful.
to watch them closely while remaining peaceable.
إنindeed الأساليبthe methods التيwhich أحسنتهاyou perfected
إن الأساليب التي أحسنتها
لَمدارجٌsurely stairways ميمونةauspicious وسلالمand ladders
لَمدارجٌ ميمونة وسلالم
The methods you have mastered
Indeed, the methods you have perfected
are blessed pathways and stairways.
are surely auspicious stairways and ladders.
للّهto God رأيكyour judgment نائلاًattaining ومنوِّلاًand bestowing
للّه رأيك نائلاً ومنوِّلاً
ماwhat لاnot تحاولهattempt it قناspears وصوارمand keen swords
ما لا تحاوله قنا وصوارم
By God, your judgment attains and bestows
God bless your judgment, attaining and bestowing
what spears and swords do not even attempt.
what spears and keen swords cannot attempt.
ذاthis بعضpart of عدتكyour provision التيwhich أعددتهاyou prepared
ذا بعض عدتك التي أعددتها
للدهرfor time وهوwhile it is مروَّعterror-stricken متفاقمever worsening
للدهر وهو مروَّع متفاقم
This is but part of the strength you have prepared
This is part of the provision you have prepared
against an age grown terrifying and dire.
for time, terror-stricken and growing ever worse.
لوif يصبرshow patience الأحرارfree men صبركyour patience مرةonce
لو يصبر الأحرار صبرك مرة
ماnot لامهمblamed them فيماfor what اشتهوهthey desired اللائمthe reproacher
ما لامهم فيما اشتهوه اللائم
If free men could show your patience even once,
If free men showed your patience just once,
no critic would blame them for what they desired.
no reproacher would blame them for what they desired.
ولربماand often اتهمis accused البريءthe innocent وأبعدتand drove away
ولربما اتهم البريء وأبعدت
عنهfrom him الصديقَthe friend دسائسintrigues ونمائمand malicious gossip
عنه الصديقَ دسائس ونمائم
An innocent man may perhaps be accused, while plots
And often the innocent is accused, and driven away
and slanders drive his friend away from him.
from him is his friend, by intrigues and slanders.
إنif يسكتfalls silent الشاكيthe complainant إليكto you فطاعةthen obedience
إن يسكت الشاكي إليك فطاعة
لكto you لاnot كماas سكتfell silent المغيظthe enraged one الواجمthe sullen one
لك لا كما سكت المغيظ الواجم
If the complainant falls silent before you, it is in obedience
If the one complaining to you falls silent, it is obedience
to you—not the silence of one resentful and grim.
to you—not the silence of the enraged and sullen.
لاdo not let يُغضبنَّكanger you صائحٌa crier متعجِّلٌimpatient
لا يُغضبنَّك صائحٌ متعجِّلٌ
ماwhat أنتyou مزمعهintend it وماand what هوhe زاعمsupposes
ما أنت مزمعه وما هو زاعم
Let no impatient outcry anger you over
Let no crier anger you, impatient for
what you intend to do and what its maker merely alleges.
what you intend and what he supposes.
ماذاwhat blame علىupon المشتاقthe yearning lover إذwhen يهتاجهstirs him
ماذا على المشتاق إذ يهتاجه
لأليفهfor his beloved البرقthe lightning الذيwhich هوhe شائمwatches
لأليفه البرق الذي هو شائم
What blame rests on the yearning lover when he is stirred
What blame lies on the longing lover, when he is stirred
toward his beloved by the lightning he watches?
to yearn for his beloved by the lightning he watches?
إنif يعلمknows الشعبthe people الوديعgentle بحقكof your right الthe
إن يعلم الشعب الوديع بحقك ال
أعلىhighest فأنتthen you بحقof the right of شعبكyour people عالمaware
أعلى فأنت بحق شعبك عالم
If the gentle people know your most—
If the gentle people know your right—the
exalted right, then you truly know your people’s right.
highest—you too know your people's right.
جاءhas come اليقينcertainty فلاso no سبيلroom لماfor what ادعىclaimed
جاء اليقين فلا سبيل لما ادعى
فيهabout it مريبa doubter أوor تخيلimagined واهمa deluded man
فيه مريب أو تخيل واهم
Certainty has come, leaving no room for what
Certainty has come; no room remains for what is claimed
a doubter alleged or a deluded man imagined.
about it by a doubter, or imagined by one deluded.
منwhoever يملكcommands القولspeech المبينclear فإنهthen indeed he
من يملك القول المبين فإنه
لاnot يحذرfears الأجنادthe armies وهيwhile they are خضارمvast as seas
لا يحذر الأجناد وهي خضارم
Whoever commands clear and eloquent speech
Whoever commands clear speech
does not fear armies, though they surge like seas.
does not fear armies, though they are vast as seas.
وأقرتand acknowledged الصيدthe proud lords الدهاةthe shrewd ones بحقهhis right
وأقرت الصيد الدهاة بحقه
سيانalike راضa willing man فيamong الدهاةthe shrewd وراغمand an unwilling man
سيان راض في الدهاة وراغم
The proud and astute acknowledged his right;
And proud, shrewd leaders have acknowledged his right,
among the astute, the willing and unwilling are alike.
the willing and the unwilling among the shrewd alike.
والحقand truth إنif لجَّpersisted الدعاةthe advocates بهin it استوىbecame equal
والحق إن لجَّ الدعاة به استوى
فيin نفعهbenefiting it متشيِّعٌa partisan ومقاومand an opponent
في نفعه متشيِّعٌ ومقاوم
When truth is insistently championed by its advocates,
And if advocates persist in the cause of truth, equal are
supporter and opponent benefit from it alike.
its partisan and opponent in the benefit they bring it.
وإذاand when علتrose نفسthe soul of الأبيthe proud man غلتgrew precious فلاso none
وإذا علت نفس الأبي غلت فلا
مستأجرa hirer لإبائهof his proud independence ومساومand a bargainer
مستأجر لإبائه ومساوم
When the proud man’s soul rises, its worth grows dear: there is no
And when the proud man's soul rises, it grows precious; none
hired bidder or bargainer for his pride.
can hire his proud independence or bargain for it.
والشعبand the people مختارchoosing السلامpeace إلىtoward العلىthe heights
والشعب مختار السلام إلى العلى
سبباًas a means وأسبابand the means of الشعوبpeoples جرائمcrimes
سبباً وأسباب الشعوب جرائم
The people have chosen peace as a path to the heights,
And the people choose peace in seeking the heights,
while the causes that drive nations to conflict are crimes.
as a means, while other peoples' means are crimes.
لانتgrew gentle سجاياهits character traits كسلسلlike the sweet water of نيلهits Nile
لانت سجاياه كسلسل نيله
وتحملand endured الأيامthe days وهيwhile they were مغارمburdens and losses
وتحمل الأيام وهي مغارم
Their nature grew gentle, like the smooth flow of their Nile,
Their character grew gentle, like their Nile's sweet waters,
and they endure the days, though the days impose heavy costs.
and they endured the days, though they brought losses.
لاnever نالgained باغa transgressor بالأذىthrough harm حريةfreedom
لا نال باغ بالأذى حرية
فيacross الخافقينthe two horizons ولاnor استقلwon independence الآثمthe wrongdoer
في الخافقين ولا استقل الآثم
No aggressor ever gained freedom through harm
No aggressor has won liberty through harm
anywhere beneath the two horizons, nor did a sinner win independence.
across the two horizons, nor has a wrongdoer won independence.
إنيindeed I أرىsee متنازعينdisputants تسوقهمdrive them
إني أرى متنازعين تسوقهم
عمياًblind إلىtoward الأمدthe end السحيقfar-distant سخائمrancors
عمياً إلى الأمد السحيق سخائم
I see contending powers driven
Indeed, I see disputants being driven,
blindly toward a distant end by rancors:
blind, toward a far-off end by rancors:
دولاًstates إذاif احتربتfought each other فإنكthen indeed you are آمنsafe
دولاً إذا احتربت فإنك آمن
وإذاand if هيthey اصطحبتjoined together فإنكthen indeed you are غانمa gainer
وإذا هي اصطحبت فإنك غانم
states which, if they wage war, leave you secure,
states—if they wage war, you are safe,
and, if they join together, leave you the winner.
and if they join together, you profit.
والدهرand time يكتمconceals حادثاًan event وأخافand I fear أنthat
والدهر يكتم حادثاً وأخاف أن
يتناولovertakes الدولاتthe states ماwhat هوit كاتمconceals
يتناول الدولات ما هو كاتم
Time conceals some event, and I fear that
And time conceals an event, and I fear that
what it conceals will overtake the states.
what it conceals may overtake the states.
وخوارجand rebels عاشواlived علىin حنقrancor كماas
وخوارج عاشوا على حنق كما
تسعىscurry عقاربscorpions أوor تدبcreep أراقمspeckled serpents
تسعى عقارب أو تدب أراقم
And rebels have lived upon resentment, as
And rebels lived in rancor, as
scorpions scurry and deadly snakes creep.
scorpions scurry or speckled serpents creep.
ألفواgrew accustomed to الشعابthe ravines العوجwinding شائكةthorny كماas
ألفوا الشعاب العوج شائكة كما
ألفواgrew accustomed to الرياحthe winds الهوجraging وهيwhile they were سمائمscorching blasts
ألفوا الرياح الهوج وهي سمائم
They grew accustomed to crooked, thorny ravines, just as
They grew used to winding, thorny ravines, as
they grew accustomed to raging, poison-laden winds.
they grew used to raging winds, those scorching blasts.
بئستhow vile are حدائقgardens منfrom دماءٍblood ريُّهاtheir watering
بئست حدائق من دماءٍ ريُّها
ومنازلٌand dwellings أحجارهنtheir stones جماجمskulls
ومنازلٌ أحجارهن جماجم
Vile are gardens irrigated with blood,
How vile the gardens watered with blood,
and dwellings whose stones are skulls.
and dwellings whose stones are skulls!
ياO ليتwould that جدكyour grandfather لمdid not يدعleave متنمراًa fierce bully
يا ليت جدك لم يدع متنمراً
منهمamong them ولمand did not يرعtend الجزيرةthe peninsula راحمa merciful man
منهم ولم يرع الجزيرة راحم
Would that your grandfather had left none of their snarling rebels,
O would that your grandfather had left no fierce bully
and that no merciful man had spared the Peninsula.
among them, and no merciful man had tended the peninsula!
أحزابthe parties of مصرEgypt إذاif رضيتyou approve قلادةa necklace
أحزاب مصر إذا رضيت قلادة
شتىdiverse فرائدهاits precious beads وأنتand you الناظمthe stringer
شتى فرائدها وأنت الناظم
Egypt’s parties, if you consent, are a necklace
Egypt's parties, if you approve, are a necklace,
of diverse jewels, and you are the one who strings them.
its precious beads diverse, and you their stringer.
والنيلand the Nile بينbetween يديكyour hands يجريflows سلسلاًsmoothly
والنيل بين يديك يجري سلسلاً
والعيشand life رغدabundant فيin زمانكyour time ناعمpleasant
والعيش رغد في زمانك ناعم
The Nile flows smoothly before your hands,
And the Nile flows smoothly before you,
and life in your age is prosperous and pleasant.
and life is abundant and pleasant in your time.
أتهزcan ... shake? يوماًone day عرشكyour throne العاليlofty يدa hand
أتهز يوماً عرشك العالي يد
ولهand it has قلوبthe hearts of المخلصينthe loyal دعائمpillars
وله قلوب المخلصين دعائم
Could any hand one day shake your lofty throne
Could a hand ever shake your lofty throne,
when the hearts of the loyal are its pillars?
when the hearts of the loyal are its pillars?
لاnot مصرEgypt واجفةtrembling ولاnor أنصارهاher supporters
لا مصر واجفة ولا أنصارها
مستضعفونpowerless ولاnor الخليفةthe Caliph نائمasleep
مستضعفون ولا الخليفة نائم
Egypt does not tremble, nor are her supporters
Egypt does not tremble, nor are her supporters
oppressed, nor is the Caliph asleep.
powerless, nor is the Caliph asleep.
هذيthis البلادland المطمئنةsecure كلماwhenever
هذي البلاد المطمئنة كلما
دهتassailed البلادthe lands زلازلearthquakes ورواجمand pelting blows
دهت البلاد زلازل ورواجم
This is the secure land, whenever
This land rests secure whenever
earthquakes and calamities strike other lands.
earthquakes and pelting blows assail other lands.
لكfor you أنto تكونbe كماas تشاءyou wish وحسبهاand enough for her
لك أن تكون كما تشاء وحسبها
أنthat لاnot يسوسgoverns الملكthe realm غيركother than you حاكمa ruler
أن لا يسوس الملك غيرك حاكم
You may be as you please; it is enough for her
You may be as you wish; it is enough for her
that no ruler but you govern the realm.
that no ruler but you should govern the realm.