مرحباwelcome بالفتىto the youth العظيمgreat الشانin standing
مرحبا بالفتى العظيم الشان
سيدlord الكلof all منamong بنىthe sons of الألمانthe Germans
سيد الكل من بنى الألمان
Welcome to the great youth—al-shān [uncertain text, perhaps “of high standing”],
Welcome to the youth of great standing,
master of all among the sons of Germany,
Lord of all Germany's sons.
وارثheir to النسرthe eagle للسلامfor peace جناحاtwo wings
وارث النسر للسلام جناحا
هits وللحربand for war ذانكthose two المِخلبانthe two talons
ه وللحرب ذانك المِخلبان
heir to the Eagle—for peace, its two wings,
Heir to the eagle: its two wings are for peace,
and for war, those two talons.
And those two talons are for war.
يخطفsnatches النصرvictory فيin وجوهthe faces of السراياthe troop detachments
يخطف النصر في وجوه السرايا
زاهداindifferent فيto غنائمthe spoils of العقبانthe eagles
زاهدا في غنائم العقبان
He snatches victory before the very faces of the squadrons,
He snatches victory in the face of the troops,
disdaining the spoils of eagles.
Indifferent to the spoils of eagles.
مصرEgypt منthrough نوركمyour light ونورand the light of اخيكمyour brother
مصر من نوركم ونور اخيكم
قدindeed مشىwalked فوقupon أرضهاher soil الفرقدانthe two Farqad stars
قد مشى فوق أرضها الفرقدان
Egypt—through your radiance and your brother’s—
Egypt, through your light and your brother's light,
has seen the two Farqad stars walk upon her soil.
Has seen the two Farqad stars walk upon her soil.
أنتyou فيin كلevery بلدةtown تتجلىshine forth
أنت في كل بلدة تتجلى
وأبوكand your father العظيمgreat ملءfilling الزمانthe age
وأبوك العظيم ملء الزمان
In every land you appear resplendent,
You shine forth in every town,
and your great father has filled the age—
And your great father fills the age.
مظهرembodiment of الشمسthe sun فيin الوجودexistence علواin loftiness
مظهر الشمس في الوجود علوا
ونشاطand the vigor of الأفلاكthe celestial spheres فيin الدورانrotation
ونشاط الأفلاك في الدوران
a manifestation of the sun in existence, exalted,
He embodies the sun's loftiness in the world,
and the vigor of the spheres in their turning.
And the vigor of the spheres in their turning.
عالمa scholar شاعرa poet حكيمa sage خطيبan orator
عالم شاعر حكيم خطيب
مالهhe has no فوقupon منبرthe pulpit of العصرthe age ثانيpeer
ماله فوق منبر العصر ثاني
A scholar, poet, sage, and orator,
A scholar, poet, sage, and orator,
he has no equal upon the age’s rostrum.
He has no peer upon the pulpit of the age.
ماnot نسيناwe have forgotten وقوفهhis standing بصلاحby Salah الal- (the)
ما نسينا وقوفه بصلاح ال
دينDin (faith) والعالمونand the world's people فيin نسيانforgetfulness
دين والعالمون في نسيان
We have not forgotten his standing at the tomb of Salah al-
We have not forgotten his standing by Salah al-
Din, while all the world lay in oblivion:
Din, while the world lay in forgetfulness.
كلماتwords قدindeed زادتincreased القبرthe grave طيباin fragrance
كلمات قد زادت القبر طيبا
فوقbeyond طيبthe fragrance of العظامthe bones والأكفانand the shrouds
فوق طيب العظام والأكفان
words that lent the grave a fragrance
Words that made the grave more fragrant,
surpassing the fragrance of bones and shrouds.
Beyond the fragrance of the bones and shrouds.
وإذاand when القلبthe heart كانis سمحاgracious كريماgenerous
وإذا القلب كان سمحا كريما
ظهرتappeared طيباتهits good qualities فيon اللسانthe tongue
ظهرت طيباته في اللسان
When the heart is open-handed and noble,
And when the heart is gracious and generous,
its goodness appears upon the tongue.
Its goodness appears upon the tongue.
والمروءاتand noble deeds عندamong أربابهاtheir possessors فوabove (initial fragment)
والمروءات عند أربابها فو
قabove (final fragment) اختلافdifferences of الآراءopinions والأديانand religions
ق اختلاف الآراء والأديان
True nobility, in those who possess it, stands
And noble deeds, among those who practice them, stand above
above differences of opinion and faith.
Differences of opinion and religion.
قفstand برمسيسby Ramses إنهindeed he كصلاحlike Salah الal- (the)
قف برمسيس إنه كصلاح ال
دينDin (faith) أهلworthy لذلكof that الإحسانkindness
دين أهل لذلك الإحسان
Stand before Ramesses: he, like Salah al-
Stand by Ramses: he, like Salah al-
Din, is worthy of such gracious tribute.
Din, is worthy of that kindness.
قلsay لهto him ياO أباfather of الملوكkings هلis ...? العيlife (initial fragment)
قل له يا أبا الملوك هل العي
شlife (final fragment) وإنand even if طالit lasts long غيرother than بضعa few ثوانseconds
ش وإن طال غير بضع ثوان
Say to him: “O father of kings, is life—
Say to him: O father of kings, is life—
however long it lasts—anything but a few seconds?
However long—anything but a few seconds?
قمrise فعظناthen admonish us فهذهfor this هامةthe head of أبنson of الthe
قم فعظنا فهذه هامة أبن ال
شمسsun اينwhere النحاسthe copper والتاجانand the two crowns
شمس اين النحاس والتاجان
Rise and admonish us: here is the head of the Son of the
Rise and admonish us: here is the head of the son of the
Sun—where now are the bronze and the crowns?
Sun; where are the copper and the two crowns?
ونعمand yes هذهthis يمينكyour right hand لكنbut
ونعم هذه يمينك لكن
حيلseparation was imposed بينbetween اليمينthe right hand والصولجانand the scepter
حيل بين اليمين والصولجان
Yes, this is your right hand; yet
And yes, this is your right hand, but
the hand and the scepter have been parted.
The right hand has been parted from the scepter.
وتأملand contemplate علىin الصعيدUpper Egypt بقاياthe remains of
وتأمل على الصعيد بقايا
دولةan empire فوقabove دولةthe empire of الرومانthe Romans
دولة فوق دولة الرومان
Contemplate, in Upper Egypt, the remnants
And contemplate, in Upper Egypt, the remains
of a realm greater than the realm of Rome,
Of an empire greater than the Roman Empire,
قهرتconquered أربعينforty شعباpeoples إلىuntil أنthat
قهرت أربعين شعبا إلى أن
قبرتهاburied it طوارقthe calamities of الحدثانtime
قبرتها طوارق الحدثان
which conquered forty peoples, until
That conquered forty peoples, until
the calamities of time entombed it.
The calamities of time buried it.
ياO ابنson of غليومWilhelm يومon the day ترجعyou return برBerlin (initial fragment)
يا ابن غليوم يوم ترجع بر
لينBerlin (final fragment) ويصغىand listen لقولكto your words الوالدانthe two parents
لين ويصغى لقولك الوالدان
O son of Wilhelm, when you return to Ber-
O son of Wilhelm, when you return to
lin and your parents give ear to your words,
Berlin, and your parents listen to your words,
قلsay لمولاكto your sovereign ياO أبيmy father ومليكيand my king
قل لمولاك يا أبي ومليكي
مصرEgypt أمthe mother of الشعوبpeoples ذاتpossessing الحنانtenderness
مصر أم الشعوب ذات الحنان
say to your sovereign: ‘O my father and my king,
Tell your sovereign: O my father and my king,
Egypt is the tender mother of nations,
Egypt is the tender mother of peoples,
منهلa watering-place for العالمينall peoples منof كلevery جنسrace
منهل العالمين من كل جنس
وخِوانand a table spread لكلfor every قاصٍdistant person دانىnearby person
وخِوان لكل قاصٍ دانى
a life-giving spring for all peoples, of every race,
A watering-place for all peoples of every race,
and a banquet table for everyone, far or near.’
And a table spread for everyone, far or near.