لكم الفوزُ بعد حزمِ البدارِ

لكم الفوزُ بعد حزمِ البدارِ

فارفعوا مجدَ مصرَ في الأمصارِ

فارفعوا مجدَ مصرَ في الأمصارِ

Victory is yours, after firm resolve and prompt action;

Victory is yours after resolute, swift action.

so raise Egypt’s glory among all lands.

So raise Egypt's glory throughout the cities.

احتملتم أعباءَها ومضيتم

احتملتم أعباءَها ومضيتم

بمقاليدها وراءَ البحار

بمقاليدها وراءَ البحار

You shouldered her burdens and pressed onward,

You bore her burdens and went forth

holding her reins beyond the seas.

with her reins beyond the seas.

وفككتم ذاك الحصارَ وسرتم

وفككتم ذاك الحصارَ وسرتم

للفتوحات بعد فك الحصار

للفتوحات بعد فك الحصار

You broke that siege and set forth

And you lifted that siege and proceeded

toward new conquests after the blockade was broken.

toward conquests after lifting the siege.

سبقتكم أدلَّةُ الحقِ في الآ

سبقتكم أدلَّةُ الحقِ في الآ

فاقِ لا في سفينة وقِطار

فاقِ لا في سفينة وقِطار

The proofs of truth preceded you across the hori—

The proofs of right preceded you across the

—zons, neither by ship nor train.

horizons, not aboard a ship or train.

وتوالت في يمن موكبكم أخ

وتوالت في يمن موكبكم أخ

باركم بعد موعدِ الأخبار

باركم بعد موعدِ الأخبار

And auspiciously, in your procession, there followed tidings—

And, amid your procession's good fortune, came successive

—of you, after the news so long awaited.

reports of you, after the time appointed for news.

واعترافُ الزمان أوفى لكم من

واعترافُ الزمان أوفى لكم من

كتبٍ بينكم ومن أسفار

كتبٍ بينكم ومن أسفار

Time acknowledged itself more faithful to you than

And time's acknowledgment is truer to you than

letters exchanged among you or journeys made:

documents among you and volumes.

تلك حريةُ الحمى مكَّنَتْها

تلك حريةُ الحمى مكَّنَتْها

ورعتها حمية الأحرار

ورعتها حمية الأحرار

that freedom of the doves which you made possible

That is the homeland's freedom, secured

and which the ardor of free men guarded.

and guarded by the zeal of the free.

وامتيازات كل مملكةٍ في

وامتيازات كل مملكةٍ في

مصرَ أقوى من جحفل جرار

مصرَ أقوى من جحفل جرار

The privileges of every foreign realm in

And the privileges of every kingdom in

Egypt are stronger than a vast, advancing host.

Egypt are stronger than an overwhelming army.

وحروبُ الغزاةِ أكبرُ منها

وحروبُ الغزاةِ أكبرُ منها

غزواتُ الصُنَّاعِ والتجار

غزواتُ الصُنَّاعِ والتجار

The invaders’ wars are great; greater still are

And greater than the wars of invaders

the incursions of manufacturers and merchants.

are the raids of manufacturers and merchants.

قد عرفتم علاجها ووصلتم

قد عرفتم علاجها ووصلتم

لكمُ منكمُ إلى الأنصار

لكمُ منكمُ إلى الأنصار

You recognized their remedy and forged

You have learned their remedy and made your way

for yourselves, from among yourselves, a link to your supporters.

to supporters from among you, for your own sake.

وملكتم ضمانَ أمتكم قب

وملكتم ضمانَ أمتكم قب

ل ضمانِ الزمان والأقدارِ

ل ضمانِ الزمان والأقدارِ

You secured the conduct of your own cause be—

And you secured your nation's pledge

—fore time and fate could guarantee it.

before the pledge of time and fate.

ووثقتم من الغضابِ على الده

ووثقتم من الغضابِ على الده

رِ لكم بالرضى وبالإقرارِ

رِ لكم بالرضى وبالإقرارِ

And you won from those angered at the age

And you gained assurance from those angry at

their approval of you and their acknowledgment.

time, through their goodwill toward you and acknowledgment.

فتلقوا ضريبة الدخل مما

فتلقوا ضريبة الدخل مما

كان لاستغلالٍ ولاستثمار

كان لاستغلالٍ ولاستثمار

So collect an income tax from whatever

So collect income tax on whatever

was devoted to exploitation and investment.

has been put to productive use and investment.

ومن العدل أن يساويَ فيها

ومن العدل أن يساويَ فيها

نزلاء الديار أهل الديار

نزلاء الديار أهل الديار

Justice requires that equality prevail in it

And it is just that, in this,

between the land’s foreign residents and its own people.

the guests of the land equal the people of the land.

ضربوا في البلاد يعلون حتى

ضربوا في البلاد يعلون حتى

زحزحوا طيرَها عن الأوكار

زحزحوا طيرَها عن الأوكار

They ranged throughout the country, ever rising, until

They ranged through the land, rising until

they drove its very birds from their nests.

they displaced its birds from their nests.

واستفادوا نعيمها واستزادوا

واستفادوا نعيمها واستزادوا

رغدهم في حفاظها والذمار

رغدهم في حفاظها والذمار

They enjoyed its abundance and gained still more

And they enjoyed its bounty and sought still more

ease beneath its protection and safeguard.

comfort within its protection and sanctuary.

ذمةٌ تلك صنتموها لهم أم

ذمةٌ تلك صنتموها لهم أم

هي غلٌّ لكم وقيدُ إسار

هي غلٌّ لكم وقيدُ إسار

Is the covenant of protection you preserved for them—or

Is that a covenant you have preserved for them, or

is it a collar for you, a fetter of captivity?

is it a shackle upon you, a bond of captivity?

فخذوا في جدالهم ما أردتم

فخذوا في جدالهم ما أردتم

فلكم في الأمور كل اختيار

فلكم في الأمور كل اختيار

So take whatever course you wish in disputing with them;

So pursue, in debate with them, whatever you wish;

in every matter, the choice is wholly yours.

for in these matters every choice is yours.

لا تخافوا سباعهم بعد ما عا

لا تخافوا سباعهم بعد ما عا

هدتم الضيغمَ العتيد الضاري

هدتم الضيغمَ العتيد الضاري

Fear none of their beasts, once you have made a cov—

Do not fear their beasts of prey, now that you have

—enant with the mighty, ever-ready, ravening lion.

made a pact with the ever-ready, ravening lion.

كلُّ خصم سهلٌ وكل غريم

كلُّ خصم سهلٌ وكل غريم

هينٌ بعد ذلك الجبار

هينٌ بعد ذلك الجبار

Every opponent is easy to face, every adversary

Every opponent is easy to face, and every adversary

slight after that mighty giant.

a light matter after that mighty one.

ليس للأجنبي عذر إذا لم

ليس للأجنبي عذر إذا لم

يعط من فيض أرضهِ والعقار

يعط من فيض أرضهِ والعقار

The foreigner has no excuse if he does not

The foreigner has no excuse if he does not

give from the abundance of his land and property

give from the abundance of his land and property.

حصةٌ من يساره تبتغي مص

حصةٌ من يساره تبتغي مص

ر ومن مصر ما له من يسار

ر ومن مصر ما له من يسار

a share of his wealth—what Egypt seeks;

A share of his wealth is what

for from Egypt comes all the wealth he has.

Egypt seeks; from Egypt comes whatever wealth he has.

كلفةٌ سهلةٌ عليه قضاها

كلفةٌ سهلةٌ عليه قضاها

ما مضى من ضيافة وجوار

ما مضى من ضيافة وجوار

It is a light charge upon him, imposed by

A light burden upon him, already repaid

past hospitality and protection:

by past hospitality and neighborliness.

وجزاءُ المقام لا هبة المح

وجزاءُ المقام لا هبة المح

سنِ هذا ولا سماحُ الشاري

سنِ هذا ولا سماحُ الشاري

payment for residence—not a benefactor’s gift,

And this is payment for residence, not a gift from a

nor is this the purchaser’s indulgence.

benefactor, nor a buyer's generosity.

والذي يدفع الخراج كثيراً

والذي يدفع الخراج كثيراً

من غناهُ أحق بالإكثار

من غناهُ أحق بالإكثار

The man who pays the land tax abundantly

And whoever pays much in tax

from his wealth is most entitled to greater abundance.

from his wealth has the greater right to abundance.

جودكم بالنفوس للملك حتم

جودكم بالنفوس للملك حتم

قبل جود النزيل بالدينار

قبل جود النزيل بالدينار

Your giving of lives for the realm is an inescapable duty

Your generosity with lives for the realm is a duty

before the foreign resident gives his dinar.

before the resident guest's generosity with a dinar.

والغريبُ الوفي بالعهد للدا

والغريبُ الوفي بالعهد للدا

ر له ما لأهلها الأبرار

ر له ما لأهلها الأبرار

The foreigner who keeps faith with the land’s cov—

And the stranger faithful to his pledge to the

—enant has the same rights as its righteous people.

land has what its upright people have.

تتولاه دولةُ العدل فيها

تتولاه دولةُ العدل فيها

وقضاءُ الأعزة الأطهار

وقضاءُ الأعزة الأطهار

A state of justice takes him under its care there,

The state of justice there protects him,

and the judgment of honorable, pure men.

as does the judiciary of the honorable and pure.

ويرى الأمن في حماها ويلقى

ويرى الأمن في حماها ويلقى

مجدَه في لوائها والشِعار

مجدَه في لوائها والشِعار

He finds security within its protection and finds

And he finds security within its sanctuary, and finds

his glory beneath its banner and emblem.

his glory in its banner and emblem.

إن ما نلتموه وهو عظيمٌ

إن ما نلتموه وهو عظيمٌ

لقوام الباقي من الأوطار

لقوام الباقي من الأوطار

What you have attained—great though it is—

Indeed, what you have attained—and it is great—

is the foundation of the aims that remain.

is the mainstay of the aims that remain.

ولقد يقرب البعيدُ من الأم

ولقد يقرب البعيدُ من الأم

ر فيطوى في ليلة ونهار

ر فيطوى في ليلة ونهار

Indeed, what is distant in the mat—

And what is distant in a matter may indeed draw near,

—ter may draw near and be accomplished in a night and a day.

and be folded away in a night and a day.

مثلُ العزم عندكم وهو خيرٌ

مثلُ العزم عندكم وهو خيرٌ

في المضيقين بعد وادي السار

في المضيقين بعد وادي السار

Such resolve as yours is best

A resolve like yours—and it is good—

in the two straits, after Wadi al-Sār.

is found in the two straits, after the Saar valley.

هرج والخصومُ حولكم أن

هرج والخصومُ حولكم أن

تستعينوا بالصاحب المتواري

تستعينوا بالصاحب المتواري

It is chaos, with adversaries all around you,

It is confusion, with adversaries around you, to

to seek aid from a companion in hiding!

seek help from the companion who keeps out of sight.

ومن الغبن والحوادثُ تترى

ومن الغبن والحوادثُ تترى

أن تعودوا بمهلة وانتظار

أن تعودوا بمهلة وانتظار

It would be a grievous loss, as events follow one another,

And it is a loss, while events come in succession,

for you to return to delay and waiting.

to return to delay and waiting.

لا تقولوا استقر أمرٌ فلا استق

لا تقولوا استقر أمرٌ فلا استق

رار في الأرض للقضاء الجاري

رار في الأرض للقضاء الجاري

Do not say, “A matter is settled”; there is no stabi—

Do not say, 'A matter is settled'; there is no

—lity on earth before fate’s onward-running decree.

stability on earth for the onward course of fate.

أيعود الإنسانُ عظماً ولحماً

أيعود الإنسانُ عظماً ولحماً

بعد ما صار من حديد ونار

بعد ما صار من حديد ونار

Can the human being return to bone and flesh

Will man return to bone and flesh

after becoming iron and fire?

after becoming iron and fire?

ضاقت الأرض عنه فاعتاض عنها

ضاقت الأرض عنه فاعتاض عنها

مسبحَ الحوت أو مطار النسار

مسبحَ الحوت أو مطار النسار

The earth grew too narrow for him, so he exchanged it for

The earth grew too narrow for him, so he took in its place

the whale’s arena or the eagles’ field of flight.

the whale's swimming grounds or the vultures' realm of flight.

ونذير الدمار والحرب منه

ونذير الدمار والحرب منه

قام في كل جانب فحذار

قام في كل جانب فحذار

The omen of ruin and war from him

And a warning of destruction and war from him

has arisen on every side—so beware.

arose on every side—so beware!

وأتت ترسل الرياح سموماً

وأتت ترسل الرياح سموماً

معجزات العقول والأفكار

معجزات العقول والأفكار

The winds have begun to send forth poisons—

And there came, sending poisonous winds,

marvels wrought by minds and thoughts.

the marvels of minds and thoughts.

وظلامُ الدنيا أحقُ بجاني

وظلامُ الدنيا أحقُ بجاني

ها إذا ما استعان بالأنوار

ها إذا ما استعان بالأنوار

The world’s darkness better befits the one who wrought—

And the world's darkness better befits the one who wrongs

—it when he seeks the aid of lights.

it, when he seeks aid from the lights.

ذاك تيارها وقد ذهب النا

ذاك تيارها وقد ذهب النا

س جميعاً في ذلك التيار

س جميعاً في ذلك التيار

That is its current, and all humani—

That is its current, and the

—ty has been swept into that current.

people have all gone with that current.

والقويُّ الأمينُ والمصلح النا

والقويُّ الأمينُ والمصلح النا

فع أبقى لسلمها والعمار

فع أبقى لسلمها والعمار

But the strong and trustworthy, the reformer who is use—

And the strong, trustworthy one and the reformer

—ful, best preserves its peace and prosperity.

who brings benefit do most to preserve its peace and prosperity.