قلsay للأُلىto those who جعلواmade الدُّستورَthe constitution مهزلةًa farce
قل للأُلى جعلوا الدُّستورَ مهزلةً
الدّهرُtime يضحكُlaughs منat دُستورِكمyour constitution عجباin astonishment
الدّهرُ يضحكُ من دُستورِكم عجبا
Tell those who made the constitution a farce:
Tell the oppressors, you have made the constitution a joke,
Time laughs at your constitution in astonishment.
Time laughs wonderfully at your constitution,
شرُّthe worst الذُّنوبِof sins لديكمin your eyes أنthat يُقالَit be said لكمto you
شرُّ الذُّنوبِ لديكم أن يُقالَ لكم
كُفُّواcease الأذىharm ودعواand abandon التَّضليلَdeception والكَذِباand lying
كُفُّوا الأذى ودعوا التَّضليلَ والكَذِبا
The worst of sins, in your eyes, is to be told:
The worst sin for you is to be told,
Cease doing harm, and abandon deception and lies.
Stop harming and leave misleading and lying,
وأضعفُand the weakest الناسِof people رأياًin judgment مَنwhoever يُهيبappeals بكمto you
وأضعفُ الناسِ رأياً مَن يُهيب بكم
لاdo not تتركواleave النّيلَthe Nile فيin أيديthe hands العِدَىof enemies سَلَباas plunder
لا تتركوا النّيلَ في أيدي العِدَى سَلَبا
And the poorest in judgment is whoever appeals to you:
The weakest opinion is of those who implore you,
Do not leave the Nile as plunder in enemy hands.
Do not let the Nile remain in the hands of enemies to plunder,
الرُّشدُwisdom إنif تَتمادَوْاyou persist فيin غَوايتكمyour waywardness
الرُّشدُ إن تَتمادَوْا في غَوايتكم
والحقُّand truth أنto تجعلواyou grant للباطلِto falsehood الغَلباthe upper hand
والحقُّ أن تجعلوا للباطلِ الغَلبا
It is wisdom if you persist in your waywardness,
Righteousness, if you persist in your misguidance,
And truth is to give falsehood the upper hand.
And the truth is that you make falsehood prevail,
أنحنُare we أعداءُenemies مصرٍof Egypt فالبقاءthen continued life لكمto you
أنحنُ أعداءُ مصرٍ فالبقاء لكم
إذاwhen مضىhas passed عهدُناour time فيin مِصرَEgypt أوor ذهباhas gone
إذا مضى عهدُنا في مِصرَ أو ذهبا
Are we Egypt's enemies? Then may you live on,
Are we Egypt's enemies? Then survival is for you,
When our time in Egypt has passed or gone.
If our era in Egypt passes or goes away,
لاdo not تطمعواhope أنthat يُعزَّwill exalt اللهُGod دَولتَكمyour state
لا تطمعوا أن يُعزَّ اللهُ دَولتَكم
وإنْeven if تجاوزَsurpasses أدنىthe lowest شأوِهاof its reach الشُّهُباthe shooting stars
وإنْ تجاوزَ أدنى شأوِها الشُّهُبا
Do not hope that God will exalt your state,
Do not hope that God will honor your state,
Even if its lowest reach surpasses the shooting stars.
And if its lowest glory passes away,
كنتمyou were صعاليكَpaupers شَعبٍof a people جاهلٍignorant رَفعتْraised
كنتم صعاليكَ شَعبٍ جاهلٍ رَفعتْ
أهواؤُهits whims منكمُof you الأقدارَstanding والرُّتَباand ranks
أهواؤُه منكمُ الأقدارَ والرُّتَبا
You were paupers of an ignorant people; raised
You were gangsters of an ignorant people,
By its whims were your standing and ranks.
Their whims raised you in status and office,
تأهَّبواprepare yourselves إنّindeed أمرَthe decree اللهِof God مُنتظَرٌis awaited
تأهَّبوا إنّ أمرَ اللهِ مُنتظَرٌ
وليسand not ينفعكمwill it help you أنto تأخذواyou take الأُهَباpreparations
وليس ينفعكم أن تأخذوا الأُهَبا
Prepare yourselves: God's decree is awaited,
Prepare, God's command is awaited,
Nor will it help you to make preparations.
And it will not benefit you to take precautions,