عادتreturned بعودكwith your return آماليmy hopes وأحلاميand my dreams
عادت بعودك آمالي وأحلامي
وهاجand stirred قربكyour nearness تذكاريmy remembrance وتهياميand my lovesick yearning
وهاج قربك تذكاري وتهيامي
With your return, my hopes and dreams returned;
With your return, my hopes and dreams returned.
your nearness stirred my memories and ardor.
Your nearness stirred my memories and passionate longing.
وقمتand I rose أستنجزasking fulfillment from الأيامthe days موعدهاtheir promise
وقمت أستنجز الأيام موعدها
مستشفياًseeking healing منfrom تباريحtorments وآلاميand my pains
مستشفياً من تباريح وآلامي
I rose to demand that the days fulfill their promise,
I rose to ask the days to fulfill their promise,
seeking a cure for my torments and pains.
seeking healing from my torments and pains.
فماand no sooner هممتI set about بماupon what أرجوهI hope for مجتهداًstriving earnestly
فما هممت بما أرجوه مجتهداً
حتىthan شعرتI felt بنارa fire تحتbeneath أقداميmy feet
حتى شعرت بنار تحت أقدامي
No sooner did I strive for what I hoped to gain
No sooner had I earnestly set about what I hoped for
than I felt a fire beneath my feet,
than I felt a fire beneath my feet,
وصائحand someone crying out بيَto me لاdo not ترجُhope for الخلاصَdeliverance فقدfor already
وصائح بيَ لا ترجُ الخلاصَ فقد
سُدَّwas barred السبيلthe way إليهto it منذfor أعوامyears
سُدَّ السبيل إليه منذ أعوام
and someone crying to me: “Hope not for deliverance—
and a voice crying to me: Do not hope for deliverance, for
the road to it has been barred for years.”
the way to it has been barred for years.
وماand not قضىdecreed اللّهGod إلاexcept بالذيthat which عجزتwas unable
وما قضى اللّه إلا بالذي عجزت
عنto حملهbear it مصرEgypt منof خوفfear وأوهامand delusions
عن حمله مصر من خوف وأوهام
God decreed only what Egypt, through fear
God decreed only that which proved too much
and delusions, proved unable to bear:
for Egypt to bear: fear and delusions,
إذwhen هدdemolished أركانهاher pillars تيارthe torrent غالبهاher conqueror
إذ هد أركانها تيار غالبها
وقدand may يهدshatter الرواسيthe firmly rooted mountains الزاخرthe swelling flood الطاميoverflowing
وقد يهد الرواسي الزاخر الطامي
an overwhelming torrent demolished her pillars—
when her conqueror's torrent demolished her pillars;
and a swelling, surging flood may topple mountains.
a swelling, overflowing flood can shatter mountains.
فماand nothing بهاin her غيرexcept أنفاسbreaths ترددهاshe repeats them
فما بها غير أنفاس ترددها
ومعشرand a people مستكينsubmissive غيرnot مقدامbold
ومعشر مستكين غير مقدام
Nothing remains in her but breaths she draws again,
Nothing remains in her but breaths she repeats,
and a submissive people, devoid of courage,
and a submissive people, lacking courage,
راضٍcontent بماwith what اعتادgrew accustomed to منof ذلhumiliation ومتربةand poverty
راضٍ بما اعتاد من ذل ومتربة
وهولand terror عاديةassault بلnay جورinjustice أحكامrulings
وهول عادية بل جور أحكام
content with the humiliation and misery they have grown used to,
content with accustomed humiliation and poverty,
the horror of calamity—indeed, the tyranny of decrees.
and the terror of assault—nay, the injustice of rulings.
فماand never تذكَّرَremembered يوماًone day أنthat موطنهhis homeland
فما تذكَّرَ يوماً أن موطنه
باتتcame to be تمزقهtearing it apart أنيابfangs ضرغامa lion
باتت تمزقه أنياب ضرغام
Never once did they remember that their homeland
Never once did they remember that their homeland
lay torn apart by a lion’s fangs.
was being torn apart by a lion's fangs.
يعرِّضhe exposes النفسthe self للباغيto the aggressor بلاwithout عُدَدٍequipment
يعرِّض النفس للباغي بلا عُدَدٍ
حتىuntil يصابhe is struck فيشكوthen he complains قسوةcruelty الراميthe shooter
حتى يصاب فيشكو قسوة الرامي
They expose themselves unarmed to the oppressor
They expose themselves to the aggressor without arms,
until struck, then complain of the marksman’s cruelty.
until struck, then complain of the shooter's cruelty.
ياO قادماًnewcomer وعيونand the eyes الخلقthe people ترمقهwatch him
يا قادماً وعيون الخلق ترمقه
أقمstay علىin الرحبspacious welcome ياO ذاpossessor of المطمحthe ambition الساميlofty
أقم على الرحب يا ذا المطمح السامي
O you who come while all eyes watch you,
O newcomer, watched by the eyes of all,
settle here in spacious welcome, man of lofty aspiration.
stay and be welcome, you of lofty ambition.
تأمَّلconsider اليومtoday ماwhat يبدوappears لعينكto your eye منof
تأمَّل اليوم ما يبدو لعينك من
وجوهfaces حزبينtwo parties أعوانٍsupporters ولوّامand reproachers
وجوه حزبين أعوانٍ ولوّام
Contemplate today what appears before your eyes:
Consider today what appears before your eyes:
the faces of two camps—supporters and reproachers.
the faces of two parties, supporters and reproachers.
فمنand whoever رأىsaw خطأthe error of مسعاكyour endeavor باتcame to be وفيand in
فمن رأى خطأ مسعاك بات وفي
فؤادهhis heart منكagainst you غيظrage محرقburning حامsearing
فؤاده منك غيظ محرق حام
Whoever deemed your endeavor wrong spent the night
Whoever judged your endeavor mistaken came to harbor
with a hot, consuming rage against you in his heart.
within his heart a burning, searing rage against you.
فماand not تلقّاكmet you إلاexcept غاضباًangry حنقاًfurious
فما تلقّاك إلا غاضباً حنقاً
كأنماas though أنتyou جانa perpetrator شرthe worst آثامsins
كأنما أنت جان شر آثام
He received you only in wrath and fury,
He met you only in anger and fury,
as though you were a culprit guilty of the worst sins.
as though you had committed the worst of sins.
ومنand whoever رآكsaw you مصيباًright قامrose محتفلاًcelebrating
ومن رآك مصيباً قام محتفلاً
مكبراًexalting لكyou يُبديshowing كلevery إكرامhonor
مكبراً لك يُبدي كل إكرام
But whoever deemed you right rose in celebration,
Whoever deemed you right arose in celebration,
magnifying you and showing you every honor.
exalting you and showing you every honor.
يظنhe thinks أنكthat you لاdo not تنفكcease to be ذاpossessed of أملhope
يظن أنك لا تنفك ذا أمل
فيin خوضplunging into معمعةa melee أوor نشرunfurling أعلامbanners
في خوض معمعة أو نشر أعلام
He thinks you remain ever hopeful
He thinks you still nurture hope
of entering the fray or unfurling banners,
of plunging into battle or unfurling banners,
وأنand that تعودyou return إلىto ماضيpast نفوذكyour influence فيin الthe
وأن تعود إلى ماضي نفوذك في ال
واديvalley وتصبحand become ذاpossessed of نقضannulling وإبرامand ratifying
وادي وتصبح ذا نقض وإبرام
and of returning to your former influence in the
and of returning to your former sway in the
Valley, once again empowered to decide and command.
valley, again wielding power to annul and ratify.
كأنماas though هوhe ناسforgetful ماwhat دهاكbefell you بماthrough what
كأنما هو ناس ما دهاك بما
ردتكleft you أهوالهits horrors ذاpossessed of مخلبa claw دامbleeding
ردتك أهواله ذا مخلب دام
As though he had forgotten the disasters that befell you
As though he had forgotten the calamity that befell you,
and whose horrors left you with a bloodied claw—
whose horrors left you with a bleeding claw,
ممزقtorn apart الشملthe company مقهورsubdued الإرادةthe will مكstart of 'broken'
ممزق الشمل مقهور الإرادة مك
سورcompletion of 'broken' الجناحينboth wings فيin بؤسmisery وإعدامand destitution
سور الجناحين في بؤس وإعدام
your unity shattered, your will subdued, your two
your company scattered, your will subdued, broken-
wings broken, amid misery and destitution—
winged, in misery and destitution,
تعدوyou run أمامahead of سراياكyour detachments التيwhich امتلأتwere filled
تعدو أمام سراياك التي امتلأت
رعباًwith terror فلمso did not ترyou see منهاamong them غيرexcept إحجامholding back
رعباً فلم تر منها غير إحجام
fleeing before your troops, themselves so filled
running ahead of your detachments, which were filled
with terror that you saw from them only retreat.
with terror, so you saw nothing in them but holding back.
ياO ثائراًrebel رامsought إصلاحreform البلادthe country بماthrough what
يا ثائراً رام إصلاح البلاد بما
أقامhe stirred up منof فتنturmoil فيهاwithin it وإفسادِand corruption
أقام من فتن فيها وإفسادِ
O rebel who sought to reform the country by
O rebel who sought to reform the country through
the sedition and corruption he stirred within it,
the turmoil and corruption he stirred up within it,
وغرهand deceived him نفرa group أبدواthey displayed مآربهمtheir aims
وغره نفر أبدوا مآربهم
فيin دفعrepelling كلevery مغيرraider جائرtyrannical عادaggressive
في دفع كل مغير جائر عاد
deceived by a band who revealed their designs
and was deceived by men who declared their aims
to repel every invading, unjust aggressor.
of repelling every raiding, tyrannical aggressor.
فصاحthen he shouted فيamong الناسthe people يدعوهمcalling them ويجبرهمand compelling them
فصاح في الناس يدعوهم ويجبرهم
علىto الجهادarmed struggle إلىuntil أنthat أزعجhe disturbed الواديthe valley
على الجهاد إلى أن أزعج الوادي
He cried among the people, summoning and compelling them
He shouted among the people, calling them and compelling them
to wage war, until he threw the Valley into turmoil.
to fight, until he disturbed the valley.
وقامand undertook بالأمرthe task لمdid not يحكمmake sound وسائلهhis methods
وقام بالأمر لم يحكم وسائله
ولاnor استعانsought help بتدبيرthrough planning وإرشادand guidance
ولا استعان بتدبير وإرشاد
He undertook the affair without mastering its means
He undertook the task without making his methods sound,
or seeking the aid of sound planning and guidance.
nor sought the help of planning and guidance.
وسارand marched يحسبthinking أنthat الفوزvictory متصلcontinued
وسار يحسب أن الفوز متصل
لجندهfor his army باتصالthrough continuity of الماءwater والزادand provisions
لجنده باتصال الماء والزاد
He marched, supposing victory was assured
He marched, thinking victory would endure
for his army so long as water and provisions continued.
for his troops while water and provisions kept coming.
وماand did not درىknow أنthat أقوىthe strongest الطامحينthose aspiring إلىto
وما درى أن أقوى الطامحين إلى
غصبseizing البلادthe country لهfor him باتواhad come to be بمرصادlying in wait
غصب البلاد له باتوا بمرصاد
He did not know that the strongest of those aspiring
He did not know that the mightiest of those intent on
to seize the country were lying in wait for him.
seizing the country lay in wait for him.
وكانand happened ماwhat كانhappened مماof what ليسis not يجهلهhe is unaware of it
وكان ما كان مما ليس يجهله
لاneither حاضرa townsman يقظalert in الذكرىmemory ولاnor بادa desert dweller
لا حاضر يقظ الذكرى ولا باد
Then what happened, happened—events unknown
What happened happened—things not unknown
to neither the vigilant present nor the absent.
to any townsman of alert memory or any desert dweller:
وقائعbattles شابgrew gray منهاfrom them الدهرTime وامتلأتand was filled
وقائع شاب منها الدهر وامتلأت
رعباًwith terror بهاthrough them الأرضthe earth منof غورlowlands وأنجادand uplands
رعباً بها الأرض من غور وأنجاد
Events that turned time itself gray and filled
battles that turned Time gray and filled
the whole land, lowlands and uplands, with terror.
the earth with terror, its lowlands and its heights.
لوif يعلمknew القومthe people عقباهاtheir aftermath وغايتهاand their outcome
لو يعلم القوم عقباها وغايتها
ماnot هُنِّئَتwas congratulated قبلهاbefore them أمa mother بأولادon children
ما هُنِّئَت قبلها أم بأولاد
Had the people known their outcome and final end,
Had the people known their aftermath and their outcome,
no mother before them would have been congratulated on her children.
no mother would have been congratulated on her children beforehand.
ماwhatever أنسI forget لاnot أنسI forget يومthe day ارتدَّfell back فيلقهمtheir legion
ما أنس لا أنس يوم ارتدَّ فيلقهم
عنfrom الحصونthe forts ارتدادthe retreat of الهائمthe wandering الصاديthirsty one
عن الحصون ارتداد الهائم الصادي
I shall never, never forget the day their army recoiled
Whatever I forget, I will not forget the day their legion fell back
from the fortifications like a thirst-crazed wanderer,
from the forts like a thirsty wanderer turning back,
مغادرينleaving جموعاًmultitudes عندwith غالبهمtheir conqueror
مغادرين جموعاً عند غالبهم
مستسلمينsurrendering بأرواحwith souls وأجسادand bodies
مستسلمين بأرواح وأجساد
leaving multitudes behind with their conqueror,
leaving multitudes in the hands of their conqueror,
surrendered in body and soul.
surrendering body and soul.
فماand not مضىpassed يومهمtheir day إلاexcept وقادتهمand their commanders
فما مضى يومهم إلا وقادتهم
مُثَقَّلونweighed down بأغلالwith fetters وأصفادand shackles
مُثَقَّلون بأغلال وأصفاد
Their day had not ended before their commanders
Their day had scarcely passed before their commanders
were weighed down with chains and fetters.
were weighed down with fetters and shackles.
وتمand became complete للإنكيزfor the English النصرvictory واتخدواand they took
وتم للإنكيز النصر واتخدوا
منهمfrom them لهمfor themselves خيرthe best أنصارsupporters وروّادand scouts
منهم لهم خير أنصار وروّاد
Victory fell to the English, who took
Victory was complete for the English, and they took
from among them their finest supporters and guides.
from their ranks the best supporters and scouts for themselves.
واعتادand became accustomed حزبُكyour party ضيمَthe oppression of المعتديthe aggressor فغداso became
واعتاد حزبُك ضيمَ المعتدي فغدا
لشرto the worst of ماwhat كنتyou were تخشىfearing شرَّthe worst معتادone accustomed
لشر ما كنت تخشى شرَّ معتاد
Your party grew accustomed to the aggressor’s oppression, becoming
Your party grew used to the aggressor's oppression and became
well accustomed to the very evil you had most feared.
most abjectly accustomed to the worst of what you feared.
وانقادand submitted مؤتمراًobeying بالأمرthe command منتهياًdesisting
وانقاد مؤتمراً بالأمر منتهياً
بالنهيِat the prohibition والخوفُand fear فيهwithin it رائحmoving at evening غادmoving at morning
بالنهيِ والخوفُ فيه رائح غاد
It submitted, obeying commands and heeding
It submitted, obeying commands and desisting
prohibitions, while fear came and went within it.
at prohibitions, fear moving within it evening and morning.
قدindeed كنتyou used to تخشىfear علىfor الأوطانthe homelands حينwhen ترىyou saw
قد كنت تخشى على الأوطان حين ترى
منamong الأجانبthe foreigners فيهاin them بعضَa few أفرادindividuals
من الأجانب فيها بعضَ أفراد
You once feared for the homelands when you saw
You used to fear for the homelands whenever you saw
even a few foreigners within them;
a few individual foreigners within them.
واليومand today ضاقتbecame cramped بحشدwith a throng كالرمالlike the sands فلاso not
واليوم ضاقت بحشد كالرمال فلا
يحصيهcan count it فيin ألفa thousand عامyears ألفُa thousand عدّادcounters
يحصيه في ألف عام ألفُ عدّاد
today they are cramped by a host as countless as sand—
Today they are cramped by a throng like the sands, which
a thousand counters could not number it in a thousand years.
a thousand counters could not count in a thousand years.
يموجit surges كالبحرlike the sea ضمتناenclosed us غواربُهُits towering waves
يموج كالبحر ضمتنا غواربُهُ
فأغرقتناso drowned us بإرغاءwith frothing وإزبادand foaming
فأغرقتنا بإرغاء وإزباد
It surges like the sea, whose billows engulfed us
It surges like a sea whose towering waves enclosed us
and drowned us amid roaring foam.
and drowned us amid frothing and foaming.
بتناwe became أسارىcaptives خطوبcalamities لاno مفرescape لناfor us
بتنا أسارى خطوب لا مفر لنا
منfrom أسرهاtheir captivity وعدمناand we lacked المنقذthe rescuer الفاديthe redeemer
من أسرها وعدمنا المنقذ الفادي
We have become captives of calamities, with no escape
We became captives of calamities, with no escape
from their bondage, and bereft of a rescuing redeemer.
from their captivity, and we lacked a rescuing redeemer.
إذاif بكيناwe wept ليشفىso may soothe الدمعُthe tears غلَّتَناour burning thirst
إذا بكينا ليشفى الدمعُ غلَّتَنا
هاجgrew agitated الأعاديthe enemies بإنذارwith warnings وإيعادand threats
هاج الأعادي بإنذار وإيعاد
If we weep so tears may soothe our burning anguish,
If we weep so tears may soothe our burning thirst,
the enemies rage with warnings and threats.
our enemies flare up with warnings and threats.
فنحبسso we hold back الدمعthe tears بلrather نبديwe show الخضوعsubmission لهمto them
فنحبس الدمع بل نبدي الخضوع لهم
وفيand within الجوانحthe breasts نخفيwe conceal نارthe fire of أحقادrancors
وفي الجوانح نخفي نار أحقاد
So we hold back our tears and even display submission to them,
So we hold back our tears, even show them submission,
while within our breasts we conceal the fire of grudges.
while hiding fires of rancor within our breasts.
هذيthis معيشةthe life of قومa people رمتَyou sought رفعتهمtheir elevation
هذي معيشة قوم رمتَ رفعتهم
يوماًone day فأسقطتَهمthen you cast them down منfrom طرفthe edge of منطادa balloon
يوماً فأسقطتَهم من طرف منطاد
Such is the life of a people whose elevation you once sought,
Such is the life of a people whose elevation you sought
only to cast them down from a balloon’s lofty edge.
one day, only to drop them from a balloon's edge.
فلاso do not يغركdeceive you منof مصرEgypt زخارفُهاher ornaments
فلا يغرك من مصر زخارفُها
وماand what بهاwithin her منof بساتينgardens وعمرانand development
وما بها من بساتين وعمران
Let not Egypt’s ornaments deceive you,
Let not Egypt's ornaments deceive you,
nor her gardens and fine buildings.
nor its gardens and flourishing settlements.
فإنماfor merely هوit is ثوبa garment ساترcovering بدناًa body
فإنما هو ثوب ساتر بدناً
أذابهwasted it away طولprolonged duration of أدواءdiseases وأحزانand sorrows
أذابه طول أدواء وأحزان
They are merely a garment covering a body
For it is only a garment covering a body
wasted away by long illness and sorrow.
wasted away by prolonged diseases and sorrows.
ولاand do not يسركdelight you ماwhat we spoke of قلناهof منvictory ظفرvictory
ولا يسرك ما قلناه من ظفر
وماand what فتحناهwe conquered it منof نوبNubia وسودانand Sudan
وما فتحناه من نوب وسودان
Nor rejoice in the victories of which we have spoken,
Nor let our talk of victory delight you,
or in our conquests of Nubia and Sudan.
or the Nubia and Sudan we have conquered.
فلاso no نصيبshare لناfor us منهof it نعيشwe live بهon it
فلا نصيب لنا منه نعيش به
وإنماand only نحنwe فيin يأسdespair وحرمانand deprivation
وإنما نحن في يأس وحرمان
We have no share in them by which to live;
We have no share of it on which to live;
we dwell only in despair and deprivation.
we have only despair and deprivation.
باتتhas become بلادكyour country فيماin what لاnot تطيبis content بهwith it
باتت بلادك فيما لا تطيب به
نفسٌa soul لحرof a free person ولاnor تلتذtakes pleasure عينانa pair of eyes
نفسٌ لحر ولا تلتذ عينان
Your country lies in a state that can delight
Your country has fallen into a state that brings no joy
neither a free soul nor any pair of eyes.
to any free person's soul, nor pleasure to a pair of eyes.
لوif نستطيعwe could انطلاقاًescape منfrom مضائقهاits straits
لو نستطيع انطلاقاً من مضائقها
خلتwould be empty معالمهاits landmarks منof كلevery عثمانيOttoman
خلت معالمها من كل عثماني
Could we escape its straits,
If we could escape its straits,
its landmarks would be emptied of every Ottoman.
its landmarks would be emptied of every Ottoman.
ماذاwhy الحنينyearning إليهاfor it وهيwhile it غاضبةis angry
ماذا الحنين إليها وهي غاضبة
تأبىrefuses لقاءَكto meet you منout of هجرestrangement وسلوانand forgetfulness
تأبى لقاءَك من هجر وسلوان
Why yearn for her when, in anger,
Why yearn for it when it is angry,
she refuses to meet you, estranged and forgetful?
refusing to meet you, in estrangement and forgetfulness?
عساكperhaps you رمتintended بهذاby this أنto تشاركshare فيin
عساك رمت بهذا أن تشارك في
حملbearing النوائبcalamities قلبthe heart of المعشرthe people العانيcaptive
حمل النوائب قلب المعشر العاني
Perhaps by this you sought to share
Perhaps by this you meant to share
the burden of misfortunes borne by this suffering people’s heart.
the burden of calamities with the heart of a captive people.
لولاكbut for you ماnot سلبrobbed الأعداءthe enemies نعمتهits blessings
لولاك ما سلب الأعداء نعمته
ولاnor تحكِّمَruled imperiously فيهover it كلُّevery خوانtraitor
ولا تحكِّمَ فيه كلُّ خوان
Were it not for you, the enemies would not have robbed it of prosperity,
But for you, the enemies would not have stolen their blessings,
nor would every traitor have gained mastery over it.
nor would every traitor have wielded power over them.
وكانand was للقطرfor the country عنfrom هذاthis الشقاءmisery غنىfreedom from need
وكان للقطر عن هذا الشقاء غنى
لوif كنتyou had أخلصتَbeen sincere فيin سرsecret وإعلانand public
لو كنت أخلصتَ في سر وإعلان
The country would have been spared this misery
The country could have been spared this misery
had you been sincere in private and in public.
had you been sincere in secret and in public.
ماhow كانwere أهدأناtranquil we were بالاًin mind وأحسنناand good we were
ما كان أهدأنا بالاً وأحسننا
حالاًin condition وأبعدناand far we were عنfrom كلevery عدوانaggression
حالاً وأبعدنا عن كل عدوان
How tranquil in mind, how fortunate in condition,
How tranquil we were in mind, how good
and how far from every aggression we would have been,
our condition, and how far we were from all aggression!
إذwhen الحكومةgovernment عدلٌjustice فيin يديthe hands of ملكٍa king
إذ الحكومة عدلٌ في يدي ملكٍ
صافيpure in السريرةinward character ذيpossessed of رفقgentleness وإيمانand faith
صافي السريرة ذي رفق وإيمان
when government was justice in the hands of a monarch
When government was justice in the hands of a king
pure of heart, gentle and faithful.
pure of heart, possessed of gentleness and faith.
نمسيwe pass the evening ونصبحand we pass the morning فيin حريةfreedom ولناand we have
نمسي ونصبح في حرية ولنا
علىover صروفthe vicissitudes of اللياليthe nights كلevery سلطانpower
على صروف الليالي كل سلطان
We passed evening and morning in freedom, possessing
We passed our evenings and mornings in freedom, and held
full mastery over the vicissitudes of the nights.
full power over the vicissitudes of the nights.
والنيلand the Nile مطَّرِدٌflows steadily عذبٌsweet نتيهwe glory بهin it
والنيل مطَّرِدٌ عذبٌ نتيه به
علىover الفراتthe Euphrates وسيحانand the Seyhan وجيحانand the Ceyhan
على الفرات وسيحان وجيحان
The Nile flowed steadily and sweetly, and we gloried in it
The Nile ran steadily, sweet; we gloried in it
above the Euphrates, the Sayhan, and the Jayhan.
above the Euphrates, Seyhan, and Ceyhan.
والشملand unity مجتمعwas gathered والبشرand gladness ملتمعwas shining
والشمل مجتمع والبشر ملتمع
والعيشand life ماwhat is بينbetween ميدانan open field وبستانand a garden
والعيش ما بين ميدان وبستان
Our people were united, joy shone bright,
We were united, and gladness shone brightly,
and life passed between the square and the garden.
and life passed between open grounds and gardens.
قدhas كدرmuddied الدهرTime بعدafter الصفوclarity موردهits spring
قد كدر الدهر بعد الصفو مورده
فالكلso everyone ماwhat is بينbetween ظمآنthirsty وغصّانand choking
فالكل ما بين ظمآن وغصّان
After its purity, time has muddied life’s spring;
Time has muddied its once-clear spring,
all now stand between thirst and choking grief.
so all are either thirsty or choking,
بفتنةthrough turmoil ماnot جنيناwe reaped منfrom عواقبهاits consequences
بفتنة ما جنينا من عواقبها
إلاexcept أشدthe harshest عقابٍpunishment يزجرdeters الجانيthe offender
إلا أشد عقابٍ يزجر الجاني
From that sedition we reaped no consequence
through a turmoil from whose consequences we reaped
but the harshest punishment to deter the offender.
only the harshest punishment that deters the offender.
فياso O بواقيremnants العرابيِّينthe Urabists ليسnot لكمfor you
فيا بواقي العرابيِّين ليس لكم
أنto ترجعواbring back ماwhat تقضَّىpassed away منذsince أزمانages
أن ترجعوا ما تقضَّى منذ أزمان
O remnants of the Urabists, you cannot
O remnants of the Urabists, you cannot
bring back what passed away long ages ago,
bring back what passed away ages ago,
ولاnor تردّواreverse قضاءًa decree نابbefell موطنكمyour homeland
ولا تردّوا قضاءً ناب موطنكم
بماbecause of what تقدمpreceded منof بغيinjustice وطغيانand tyranny
بما تقدم من بغي وطغيان
nor reverse the fate that befell your homeland
nor reverse a decree that struck your homeland
because of the former injustice and tyranny.
because of earlier injustice and tyranny.
إذwhen خيبthwarted اللّهGod ماwhat كانتwere نفوسكمyour souls
إذ خيب اللّه ما كانت نفوسكم
تخفيconcealing وتعلنand proclaiming منof ظنsupposition وحسبانand expectation
تخفي وتعلن من ظن وحسبان
God frustrated all the suppositions and calculations
For God thwarted what your souls
your souls concealed and openly proclaimed.
concealed and proclaimed of suppositions and expectations.
كفاكمُenough for you ماwhat لقيتمyou suffered بعدafter ثورتكمyour revolt
كفاكمُ ما لقيتم بعد ثورتكم
منof التشتُّتdispersal عنaway from أهلfamily وأوطانand homelands
من التشتُّت عن أهل وأوطان
Enough for you is what you suffered after your revolt:
What you suffered after your revolt is enough for you:
dispersion far from family and homeland.
dispersion away from family and homelands.
فاستغفرواso ask forgiveness ربكمof your Lord منهاfor it لعلكمُperhaps you
فاستغفروا ربكم منها لعلكمُ
تحظونwill obtain منهfrom Him بغفرانforgiveness ورضوانand favor
تحظون منه بغفران ورضوان
Ask your Lord’s forgiveness for it, that perhaps
So ask your Lord to forgive you for it, that you may
you may receive His pardon and favor.
win His forgiveness and favor.
وياand O بلاديَmy country ماليwhat is wrong with me كلماwhenever نظرتlooked
ويا بلاديَ مالي كلما نظرت
عينايmy two eyes ماwhat فيكwithin you منof جندtroops وأعوانand helpers
عيناي ما فيك من جند وأعوان
O my country, why is it that whenever my eyes behold
O my country, why is it that whenever
the soldiers and auxiliaries within you,
my eyes behold the troops and helpers within you
وسطوةٍand power للدخيلof the intruder المعتديthe aggressor اضطربتtrembled
وسطوةٍ للدخيل المعتدي اضطربت
روحيmy soul وقرَّحand ulcerated سكبُthe pouring of الدمعtears أجفانيmy eyelids
روحي وقرَّح سكبُ الدمع أجفاني
and the might of the aggressive intruder, my spirit trembles,
and the power of the invading aggressor, does
and my streaming tears ulcerate my eyelids?
my soul tremble, and pouring tears wound my eyelids?
واah حُرَّthe heat of شوقيmy yearning إلىfor يومa day أراكI see you بهin it
وا حُرَّ شوقي إلى يوم أراك به
فيin مأمنsafety منهfrom him بلnay واah طولَthe length of تحنانيmy longing
في مأمن منه بل وا طولَ تحناني
Oh, how ardently I long for a day when I see you
Ah, the burning of my yearning for a day when I see you
safe from him—oh, how prolonged my yearning!
safe from him! Nay, ah, how long my longing!
فلاso not نطيعwe obey سوىexcept عبدAbd (servant of) الحميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy) ولاnor
فلا نطيع سوى عبد الحميد ولا
نرضىwe accept أميراًa prince سوىexcept عباسكyour Abbas الثانيthe Second
نرضى أميراً سوى عباسك الثاني
Then we shall obey none but Abdülhamid,
Then we shall obey none but Abd al-Hamid, nor
and accept no prince but your Abbas the Second.
accept any prince but your Abbas the Second.
هناكthere أهتفI cry out بالأشعارin verse منتعشاًrevived
هناك أهتف بالأشعار منتعشاً
مهنِّئاًoffering congratulations أطربI delight الدنياthe world بألحانيwith my melodies
مهنِّئاً أطرب الدنيا بألحاني
There I shall joyfully declaim my poems,
There I shall cry out in verse, revived,
offering congratulations and enchanting the world with my melodies.
offering congratulations, delighting the world with my songs.
ياO مصرEgypt دامmay endure لكfor you النيلthe Nile الوفيُّfaithful ولاand not
يا مصر دام لك النيل الوفيُّ ولا
أقلَّنيbear me فيكwithin you غصنa branch غيرnot ريانwell-watered
أقلَّني فيك غصن غير ريان
O Egypt, may your faithful Nile endure for you, and may
O Egypt, may the faithful Nile endure for you, and may
no branch within you bear me unless it is lush and well-watered.
no bough within you bear me unless it is well-watered.