فؤاديmy heart اسْترِحْrest بعدafter طولِthe length of العناءِsuffering
فؤادي اسْترِحْ بعد طولِ العناءِ
منfrom الخلفdiscord بينamong رجالِthe men of الزمنْthe age
من الخلف بين رجالِ الزمنْ
O my heart, rest after long suffering,
My heart, rest after long suffering
from the discord among the men of our age.
from discord among the men of the age.
فقدfor indeed آثرواthey preferred الصلحpeace بعدafter الجداthe dispute (first part)
فقد آثروا الصلح بعد الجدا
لcompletion of 'dispute' بينهمُamong them والنوىand estrangement والضغنْand rancor
ل بينهمُ والنوى والضغنْ
For they have chosen peace after conten—
For they have chosen peace after the dispute
—tion among them, estrangement, and rancor.
among them, estrangement, and rancor.
وعادواand they returned إلىto الشملِunity يرجونهthey hope for it
وعادوا إلى الشملِ يرجونه
علاجاًas a remedy لعلاتهمfor their ailments والمحنْand ordeals
علاجاً لعلاتهم والمحنْ
They have returned to unity, hoping it will be
And they returned to unity, hoping it would be
a cure for their afflictions and ordeals.
a remedy for their ailments and ordeals.
وكانand was الموفقُthe reconciler بينamong الجميعeveryone
وكان الموفقُ بين الجميع
دمَthe blood of الشهداءِthe martyrs شبابَO youth of الوطنْthe homeland
دمَ الشهداءِ شبابَ الوطنْ
And what reconciled them all was
And the reconciler among them all
the martyrs’ blood—the youth of the nation.
was the blood of the martyrs, O youth of the homeland.
قضىfulfilled حقَthe due of مصرَEgypt المعنَّىthe anguished one بهاover her
قضى حقَ مصرَ المعنَّى بها
وأدىand discharged أمانتهاher trust المؤتمنْthe entrusted one
وأدى أمانتها المؤتمنْ
He who suffered for her rendered Egypt her due,
He who is anguished over Egypt has fulfilled her due,
and, as her trustee, discharged her trust.
and the entrusted one has discharged her trust.
وأقبلand came forward كلevery وفيٍّloyal person لهاto her
وأقبل كل وفيٍّ لها
نقيِّpure السريرةِinward intentions سمحgracious العلنْoutward conduct
نقيِّ السريرةِ سمح العلنْ
Every man loyal to her came forward,
And everyone loyal to her has come forward,
pure of heart and generous in public conduct.
pure of heart, gracious in public.
إذاwhen خفَّeased عنيَfrom me عبءُthe burden of الضميرconscience
إذا خفَّ عنيَ عبءُ الضمير
فقدthen indeed خَفَّeased عنيَfrom me عبءُthe burden of البدنْthe body
فقد خَفَّ عنيَ عبءُ البدنْ
Once the burden on my conscience grows light,
When the burden of conscience eases for me,
the burden on my body, too, grows light.
then the body's burden eases for me.
كفىsuffices بالتجاريبthrough experiences ياO أهلهاher people
كفى بالتجاريب يا أهلها
ضماناًas a guarantee لكمfor you بعدafter تلكthose الفتنْupheavals
ضماناً لكم بعد تلك الفتنْ
Experience is surely enough, O people of Egypt,
Experience suffices, O her people,
as your guarantee after all those upheavals.
as a guarantee for you after those upheavals.
لقدindeed آنthe time has come أنto تدفعواyou repel عادياًan aggressor
لقد آن أن تدفعوا عادياً
أهانhe insulted كرامتكمyour dignity وامتهنْand debased
أهان كرامتكم وامتهنْ
The time has come for you to repel an aggressor
Indeed, the time has come for you to repel an aggressor
who humiliated your dignity and held you in contempt.
who insulted your dignity and debased it.
وأنand if عشتمُyou lived بينamid أسْلابِهhis spoils
وأن عشتمُ بين أسْلابِه
فليسthen there is not علىfor ميتa dead man منany حزنْsorrow
فليس على ميت من حزنْ
Though you have lived amid what he has plundered,
And if you live amid his spoils,
there is no grieving over one already dead.
then there is no sorrow for a dead man.
وإنand if سرتمُyou walked كلكمall of you واحداًas one
وإن سرتمُ كلكم واحداً
فكلُّthen every سبيلٍpath كريمٌnoble حسنْgood
فكلُّ سبيلٍ كريمٌ حسنْ
But if you all advance as one,
And if you all walk as one,
then every path is noble and fair.
then every path is noble and good.
وحريةand the freedom of الملكthe realm كلall الغنىwealth
وحرية الملك كل الغنى
لمنfor whoever يبتغيseeks مغنماًa gain أوor ثمنْa price
لمن يبتغي مغنماً أو ثمنْ
The freedom of the realm is riches entire
And all wealth lies in the realm's freedom
for whoever seeks gain or recompense.
for whoever seeks gain or recompense.