تفَدّيكَransom you ياO مَكسُMax الجِيادُthe steeds الصَلادِمُthe mighty ones
تفَدّيكَ يا مَكسُ الجِيادُ الصَلادِمُ
وَتَفديand ransom الأساةُthe physicians النُطسُthe experts مَنthe one whom أَنتَyou خادِمُa servant
وَتَفدي الأساةُ النُطسُ مَن أَنتَ خادِمُ
May the mighty steeds ransom you, O Max,
and may the expert physicians ransom the one you serve.
كَأَنَّكَas though you إِنif حارَبتَyou fight فَوقَكَabove you عَنتَرٌAntar
كَأَنَّكَ إِن حارَبتَ فَوقَكَ عَنتَرٌ
وَتَحتَand beneath اِبنِson of سيناSina أَنتَyou حينَwhen تُسالِمُyou are at peace
وَتَحتَ اِبنِ سينا أَنتَ حينَ تُسالِمُ
It is as though, when you fight, Antar were astride you,
and you were beneath Ibn Sina when you are at peace.
سَتُجزىyou will be rewarded التَماثيلَthe statues الَّتيthat لَيسَthere is no مِثلُهاtheir equal
سَتُجزى التَماثيلَ الَّتي لَيسَ مِثلُها
إِذاwhen جاءَcomes يَومٌa day فيهِin it تُجزىare rewarded البَهائِمُthe beasts
إِذا جاءَ يَومٌ فيهِ تُجزى البَهائِمُ
You will be rewarded with statues beyond compare,
when a day comes on which beasts are rewarded.
فَإِنَّكَfor you are شَمسٌa sun وَالجِيادُand the steeds كَواكِبٌstars
فَإِنَّكَ شَمسٌ وَالجِيادُ كَواكِبٌ
وَإِنَّكَand you are دينارٌa dinar وَهُنَّand they الدَراهِمُthe dirhams
وَإِنَّكَ دينارٌ وَهُنَّ الدَراهِمُ
For you are a sun, and the steeds are stars,
and you are a dinar, while they are dirhams.
مِثالٌa statue بِساحِin the square of البَرلَمانِParliament مُنَصَّبٌerected
مِثالٌ بِساحِ البَرلَمانِ مُنَصَّبٌ
وَآخَرُand another فيin بارِthe bar of اللِواAl-Liwa لَكَfor you قائِمُstanding
وَآخَرُ في بارِ اللِوا لَكَ قائِمُ
A statue is erected in Parliament's square,
and another stands for you in Al-Liwa's bar.
وَلاand not تَظفَرُsecures الأَهرامُAl-Ahram إِلّاexcept بِثالِثٍwith a third
وَلا تَظفَرُ الأَهرامُ إِلّا بِثالِثٍ
مَزاميرُpsalms داوُدٍDavid عَلَيهِover it نَواغِمُsinging sweetly
مَزاميرُ داوُدٍ عَلَيهِ نَواغِمُ
And Al-Ahram will secure only a third statue,
over which David's psalms sound sweetly.
وَكَمand how often تَدَّعيyou claim السودانَSudan ياO مَكسُMax هازِلاًin jest
وَكَم تَدَّعي السودانَ يا مَكسُ هازِلاً
وَماand not أَنتَyou مُسَوَّدٌblackened وَلاnor أَنتَyou قاتِمُdark-hued
وَما أَنتَ مُسَوَّدٌ وَلا أَنتَ قاتِمُ
And how often you claim Sudan, O Max, in jest,
though you are neither blackened nor dark-hued.
وَماand not بِكَin you مِمّاof what تُبصِرُsees العَينُthe eye شُبهَةٌa suspicion
وَما بِكَ مِمّا تُبصِرُ العَينُ شُبهَةٌ
وَلَكِنbut rather مَشيبٌgraying عَجَّلَتهُhastened it العَظائِمُgreat ordeals
وَلَكِن مَشيبٌ عَجَّلَتهُ العَظائِمُ
And what the eye sees in you is nothing suspect,
but graying hastened by great ordeals.
كَأَنَّكَas though you خَيلُthe horses of التُركِthe Turks شابَتhave grayed مُتونُهاtheir backs
كَأَنَّكَ خَيلُ التُركِ شابَت مُتونُها
وَشابَتand have grayed نَواصيهاtheir forelocks وَشابَand have grayed القَوائِمُthe legs
وَشابَت نَواصيها وَشابَ القَوائِمُ
As though you were the Turks' horses, whose backs have grayed,
and whose forelocks have grayed, and whose legs have grayed.
فَياso, ah رُبَّmany a أَيّامٍdays شَهِدتَyou witnessed عَصيبَةٍharrowing
فَيا رُبَّ أَيّامٍ شَهِدتَ عَصيبَةٍ
وَقائِعُهاtheir battles مَشهورَةٌrenowned وَالمَلاحِمُand the epic battles
وَقائِعُها مَشهورَةٌ وَالمَلاحِمُ
Ah, how many harrowing days you have witnessed,
whose battles and epic struggles are renowned!
Translation model: Sol 6.1