إنماnothing but البنتthe daughter وإنeven if ضاقواthey feel burdened بهاby her
إنما البنت وإن ضاقوا بها
سعةabundance يرزقهاgrants it اللهGod عبادهHis servants
سعة يرزقها الله عباده
The daughter herself—even if they feel burdened by her—
A daughter, though they feel burdened by her,
is nothing but abundance God grants His servants.
Is but abundance God bestows upon His servants.
أثرa trace الرحمةmercy منfrom والداهاher parents
أثر الرحمة من والداها
ودليلand a sign of البرgoodness عنوانan emblem of الودادهaffection
ودليل البر عنوان الوداده
She is a token of the mercy of her parents,
A trace of mercy from her parents,
proof of filial goodness, and the emblem of affection.
And a sign of goodness, an emblem of affection.
ياO سماءsky أطبقتhave spread overhead هالاتهاits halos
يا سماء أطبقت هالاتها
أمطريrain down أقمارmoons عزglory وسعادةand happiness
أمطري أقمار عز وسعادة
O sky, with halos closing full circle,
O sky whose halos have spread overhead,
shower down moons of glory and happiness.
Rain down moons of glory and happiness.
أمطرىshower مصرEgypt وشرقand the east of الأرضthe earth منfrom
أمطرى مصر وشرق الأرض من
ولدoffspring of الأمجادthe illustrious أملاكاkings وسادهand lords
ولد الأمجاد أملاكا وساده
Shower Egypt and the earth’s East with
Shower Egypt and the earth's east with
children of the glorious—kings and lords.
Kings and lords from the offspring of the illustrious.
ثمthen مدِّىextend منfrom بنيهمtheir sons سرحةa spreading tree
ثم مدِّى من بنيهم سرحة
تملأfills النيلthe Nile قراهits villages وبلادهand its lands
تملأ النيل قراه وبلاده
Then spread from among their sons a lofty tree
Then extend from their sons a spreading tree
to fill the Nile country—its villages and lands;
That fills the Nile, its villages and its lands.
يسكنfind repose الناسthe people إلىin أفيائهاits shade
يسكن الناس إلى أفيائها
ويوافيand attains تحتهاbeneath it الكلeveryone مَرادهtheir desire
ويوافي تحتها الكل مَراده
in whose shade the people may find rest,
People find repose in its shade,
and beneath it everyone attain their desire.
And beneath it everyone attains their desire.
ياO أميرprince of الحلمforbearance لاdo not تضجرfret فماfor never
يا أمير الحلم لا تضجر فما
خابfailed منwhoever أيدّstrengthened بالصبرwith patience مُرادهhis aim
خاب من أيدّ بالصبر مُراده
O prince of forbearance, do not chafe: never
O prince of forbearance, do not fret, for never
has one who buttressed his purpose with patience failed.
Has one failed who strengthened his aim with patience.
إنناindeed we نطمعhope منfrom هذاthis الصباyouth
إننا نطمع من هذا الصبا
بالذرارىّfor offspring الكثيرabundant المستزادهsought in greater numbers
بالذرارىّ الكثير المستزاده
Indeed, from this youth we hope
Indeed, from this youth we hope
for descendants—many, and ever increasing.
For abundant offspring, with still more hoped for.
فهوfor it is للملكfor kingship عمادa pillar وكفىand that suffices
فهو للملك عماد وكفى
إنif توانىis slow النسلoffspring لمnot يرفعbe raised عمادهits pillar
إن توانى النسل لم يرفع عماده
For he is the mainstay of kingship—and that suffices;
For it is a pillar of kingship—and that suffices.
if the line falters, its pillar cannot be raised.
If offspring is slow to come, its pillar will not be raised.
قدindeed رضيناwe have accepted قسمةallotment اللهGod لناfor us
قد رضينا قسمة الله لنا
وقرنّاand we coupled بالرضاwith contentment شكرgratitude for الإرادةthe will
وقرنّا بالرضا شكر الإرادة
We have accepted the share God allotted us,
We have accepted God's allotted share for us,
and joined to contentment our gratitude for His will.
And coupled contentment with gratitude for His will.