أَشرِقshine forth فَدَتكَmay they ransom you مَشارِقُrising horizons of الإِصباحِdawn
أَشرِق فَدَتكَ مَشارِقُ الإِصباحِ
وَأَمِطand remove لِثامَكَyour veil عَنfrom نَهارٍa day ضاحيradiant
وَأَمِط لِثامَكَ عَن نَهارٍ ضاحي
Shine forth—may the horizons of dawn ransom you!
The rising suns dedicate their dawns to you,
And lift your veil from a radiant day.
So unveil your face to the shining day.
بورِكتَblessed are you ياO يَومَday of الخَلاصِdeliverance وَلاand may not وَنَتfalter
بورِكتَ يا يَومَ الخَلاصِ وَلا وَنَت
عَنكَfrom you السُعودُgood fortunes بِغُدوَةٍin the morning وَرَواحِand evening
عَنكَ السُعودُ بِغُدوَةٍ وَرَواحِ
Blessed are you, O day of deliverance; may good fortunes never fail
Blessed is this day of salvation, it shall not
You, at morning or evening.
Depart from you at morn or eve.
بِاللَهِby God كُنbe يُمناًgood fortune وَكُنand be بُشرىglad tidings لَناfor us
بِاللَهِ كُن يُمناً وَكُن بُشرى لَنا
فيin رَدِّreturning مُغتَرِبٍan exile وَفَكِّand securing سَراحِrelease
في رَدِّ مُغتَرِبٍ وَفَكِّ سَراحِ
By God, bring us good fortune and glad tidings
By God, be auspicious and good tidings for us
In bringing an exile home and securing release.
In the return of an exile and freeing of a prisoner.
أَقبَلتَyou came وَالأَيّامُwhile the days حَولَكَaround you مُثَّلٌstand arrayed
أَقبَلتَ وَالأَيّامُ حَولَكَ مُثَّلٌ
صَفَّينِin two ranks تَخطِرُyou stride خَطرَةَthe gait of المَيّاحِa swaggerer
صَفَّينِ تَخطِرُ خَطرَةَ المَيّاحِ
You came, with the days arrayed around you
You came while days around you are adorned
In two ranks, as you stride with a swaggerer's gait.
Like two ranks where the flash of blades shimmer.
وَخَرَجتَand you emerged مِنfrom حُجبِveils of الغُيوبِthe unseen مُحَجَّلاًwhite-marked
وَخَرَجتَ مِن حُجبِ الغُيوبِ مُحَجَّلاً
فيin كُلِّevery لَحظٍglance مِنكَfrom you أَلفُa thousand صَباحِdawns
في كُلِّ لَحظٍ مِنكَ أَلفُ صَباحِ
And you emerged from the veils of the unseen, white-marked;
You emerged from the unseen's veils wrapped
In every glance of yours, a thousand dawns.
In splendor, with a thousand dawns in your every glance.
لَوif صَحَّwere true فيin هَذاthis الوُجودِexistence تَناسُخٌtransmigration
لَو صَحَّ في هَذا الوُجودِ تَناسُخٌ
لَرَأَيتُI would surely see فيكَin you تَناسُخَtransmigration of الأَرواحِsouls
لَرَأَيتُ فيكَ تَناسُخَ الأَرواحِ
If transmigration truly existed in this world,
If transmigration of souls was true in existence
I would see in you the transmigration of souls;
I'd see in you the transmigration of spirits.
وَلَكُنتَand you would be يَومَthe day of اللابِرِنتَthe Labyrinth بِعَينِهِitself
وَلَكُنتَ يَومَ اللابِرِنتَ بِعَينِهِ
فيin عِزَّةٍmight وَجَلالَةٍand majesty وَسَماحِand generosity
في عِزَّةٍ وَجَلالَةٍ وَسَماحِ
And you would be the very day of the Labyrinth,
You would be, as you are, the labyrinth’s day
In might, majesty, and generosity.
In might, majesty, and clemency.
يَومٌa day يُريكَshows you جَلالُهُits majesty وَرُواؤُهُand its beauty
يَومٌ يُريكَ جَلالُهُ وَرُواؤُهُ
فيin الحُسنِbeauty قُدرَةَthe power of فالِقِthe Cleaver of الإِصباحِdawn
في الحُسنِ قُدرَةَ فالِقِ الإِصباحِ
A day whose majesty and beauty show you
A day whose glory and radiance show
In its loveliness, the power of the One who cleaves the dawn.
In beauty the power of the splitter of dawn.
خَلَعَتbestowed عَلَيهِupon it الشَمسُthe sun حُلَّةَa robe of عَسجَدٍgold
خَلَعَت عَلَيهِ الشَمسُ حُلَّةَ عَسجَدٍ
وَحَباهُand gifted it آذارٌMarch أَرَقَّthe most delicate وِشاحِsash
وَحَباهُ آذارٌ أَرَقَّ وِشاحِ
The sun bestowed upon it a robe of gold,
The sun cast on it a raiment of submission
And March gifted it the most delicate sash.
And March adorned it with the softest silk.
اللَهُGod أَثبَتَهُinscribed it لَناfor us فيin لَوحِهِHis Tablet
اللَهُ أَثبَتَهُ لَنا في لَوحِهِ
أَبَدَforever الأَبيدِeverlasting فَماso there is no لَهُfor it مِنany ماحيeraser
أَبَدَ الأَبيدِ فَما لَهُ مِن ماحي
God inscribed it for us upon His Tablet
God made it lasting for us in His tablet,
For all eternity, so none can erase it.
Eternal, without erasure or death.
حَيّيهِgreet it عَنّاon our behalf ياO أَزاهِرُblossoms وَاِملَئيand fill
حَيّيهِ عَنّا يا أَزاهِرُ وَاِملَئي
أَرجاءَهُits reaches بِأَريجِكِwith your fragrance الفَوّاحِfar-wafting
أَرجاءَهُ بِأَريجِكِ الفَوّاحِ
Greet it for us, O blossoms, and fill
Greet it for us, O flowers, and fill
Its reaches with your far-wafting fragrance.
Its environs with your fragrant breeze.
وَاِنفَحهُand gift it عَنّاon our behalf ياO رَبيعُspring بِكُلِّwith all ماthat
وَاِنفَحهُ عَنّا يا رَبيعُ بِكُلِّ ما
أَطلَعتَyou brought forth مِنof رَندٍlaurel وَنَورِand blossoms of أَقاحِchrysanthemums
أَطلَعتَ مِن رَندٍ وَنَورِ أَقاحِ
And gift it for us, O spring, with all
And waft it for us, O Spring, with all
The laurel and chrysanthemum blossoms you have brought forth.
The dew and light that you make bloom.
تِهtake pride ياO فُؤادُFuad فَحَولَfor around عَرشِكَyour throne أُمَّةٌa nation
تِه يا فُؤادُ فَحَولَ عَرشِكَ أُمَّةٌ
عَقَدَتhas bound خَناصِرَهاits little fingers عَلىupon الإِصلاحِreform
عَقَدَت خَناصِرَها عَلى الإِصلاحِ
Take pride, O Fuad, for around your throne stands a nation
Rejoice, my heart, a nation has assumed your throne
That has pledged itself, little fingers clasped, to reform.
United at the waist for reform.
أَبناؤُناour sons وَهُمُand they are أَحاديثُtales of النَدىgenerosity
أَبناؤُنا وَهُمُ أَحاديثُ النَدى
لَيسواthey are not عَلىtoward أَوطانِهِمtheir homelands بِشِحاحِat all miserly
لَيسوا عَلى أَوطانِهِم بِشِحاحِ
Our sons, who are legends of generosity,
Our children, the talk of the valleys,
Are not miserly toward their homelands.
Are not miserly towards their homelands.
صَبَرواthey endured عَلىthrough مُرِّthe bitterness of الخُطوبِcalamities فَأَدرَكواand so attained
صَبَروا عَلى مُرِّ الخُطوبِ فَأَدرَكوا
حُلوَthe sweetness of المُنىwishes مَعسولَةَhoneyed الأَقداحِthe cups
حُلوَ المُنى مَعسولَةَ الأَقداحِ
They endured the bitterness of calamities and attained
They endured bitter tribulations and attained
The sweetness of their wishes, honeyed in the cups.
The sweet fruits diluted in cups.
شاكيwell-armed with سِلاحِthe weapon of الصَبرِpatience لَيسَis not بِأَعزَلٍunarmed
شاكي سِلاحِ الصَبرِ لَيسَ بِأَعزَلٍ
يَغزوهُassails him رَبُّa wielder of عَوامِلٍspearheads وَصِفاحِand broad swords
يَغزوهُ رَبُّ عَوامِلٍ وَصِفاحِ
A man armed with patience is not defenseless,
Bearing the weapon of patience, they are not defenseless,
Though a wielder of spearheads and swords assails him.
Assailed by the Lord of elements and cleaving.
الصَبرُpatience إِنif فَكَّرتَyou reflect أَعظَمُthe greatest عُدَّةٍequipment
الصَبرُ إِن فَكَّرتَ أَعظَمُ عُدَّةٍ
وَالحَقُّand truth لَوif يَدرونَthey knew خَيرُthe best سِلاحِweapon
وَالحَقُّ لَو يَدرونَ خَيرُ سِلاحِ
Patience, if you reflect, is the greatest resource,
Patience, if you think, is the greatest weapon,
And truth, if only they knew, the finest weapon.
And truth, if they know, is the best armament.
قَدindeed أَنكَرواthey denied حَقَّthe right of الضَعيفِthe weak فَهَلso has أَتىappeared
قَد أَنكَروا حَقَّ الضَعيفِ فَهَل أَتى
إِنكارُdenial of ذاكَthat الحَقِّright فيin إِصحاحِa scriptural chapter
إِنكارُ ذاكَ الحَقِّ في إِصحاحِ
They have denied the weak man's right; but has
They denied the rights of the weak, so has
Denial of that right ever appeared in a chapter of Scripture?
Such denial come in any scripture?
كَمhow often خَدَّرَتnumbed أَعصابَthe nerves of مِصرَEgypt نَوافِحٌfragrant wafts
كَم خَدَّرَت أَعصابَ مِصرَ نَوافِحٌ
لِوُعودِهِمof their promises كَنَوافِحِlike the fragrances of التُفّاحِapples
لِوُعودِهِم كَنَوافِحِ التُفّاحِ
How often have Egypt's nerves been numbed by the fragrant wafts
How many times did their vain promises numb
Of their promises, like the fragrance of apples.
Egypt’s nerves, like the promises of the peach tree.
فَتَعَلَّلَso took comfort المِصرِيُّthe Egyptian مُغتَبِطاًrejoicing بِهاin them
فَتَعَلَّلَ المِصرِيُّ مُغتَبِطاً بِها
أَرَأَيتَhave you seen طِفلاًa child عَلَّلوهُthey soothed him بِداحِwith a treat (baby talk)
أَرَأَيتَ طِفلاً عَلَّلوهُ بِداحِ
The Egyptian took happy comfort in them:
So the Egyptian was falsely content, saying
Have you seen a child they placate with a treat?
“Have you seen a child pacified with a toy?”
وَتَأَنَّقواand they excelled فيin الخُلفِbreaking promises حَتّىuntil أَصبَحَتbecame
وَتَأَنَّقوا في الخُلفِ حَتّى أَصبَحَت
أَقوالُهُمtheir words تُذرىare scattered بِغَيرِwithout رِياحِwinds
أَقوالُهُم تُذرى بِغَيرِ رِياحِ
They perfected their promise-breaking until
And they were evasive until their words
Their words were scattered without winds.
Became like motes strewn without winds.
لَمّاwhen تَنَبَّهَawakened بِالكِنانَةَin Kinana (Egypt) نائِمٌa sleeper
لَمّا تَنَبَّهَ بِالكِنانَةَ نائِمٌ
وَأَصاتَand cried out بِالشَكوىwith complaint الأَليمَةِpainful صاحيone awake
وَأَصاتَ بِالشَكوى الأَليمَةِ صاحي
When a sleeper awakened in Kinana,
When the flatterer awoke and the painful cry was raised,
And one awake cried out in painful complaint,
Those obscurities dissipated and the suns of truth rose.
وَتَكَشَّفَتand were lifted تِلكَthose الغَياهِبُdark shrouds وَاِنطَوَتand rolled away
وَتَكَشَّفَت تِلكَ الغَياهِبُ وَاِنطَوَت
وَبَدَتand appeared شُموسُthe suns of الحَقِّtruth وَهيَwhile they were ضَواحيradiant
وَبَدَت شُموسُ الحَقِّ وَهيَ ضَواحي
And those dark shrouds were lifted and rolled away,
They knew, praise God, that our resolution
And the suns of truth appeared, shining bright,
In any shade but God’s will not hold.
عَلِمواthey learned بِحَمدِwith praise to اللَهِGod أَنَّthat قَرارَناour abiding
عَلِموا بِحَمدِ اللَهِ أَنَّ قَرارَنا
فيin ظِلِّthe shade of غَيرِother than اللَهِGod غَيرُnot مُتاحِpossible
في ظِلِّ غَيرِ اللَهِ غَيرُ مُتاحِ
They learned, praise be to God, that our abiding
So settle, O flatterer, the flatterer’s sanctum
Beneath any shade but God's is impossible.
Was never made permitted.
فَاليَومَso today قَرّيrest at ease ياO كِنانَةُKinana (Egypt) وَاِهدَئيand be still
فَاليَومَ قَرّي يا كِنانَةُ وَاِهدَئي
حَرَمُthe sanctuary of الكِنانَةِKinana (Egypt) لَمnot يَكُنbe بِمُباحِopen to violation
حَرَمُ الكِنانَةِ لَم يَكُن بِمُباحِ
So today, rest at ease, O Kinana, and be still;
Who dares attack the lions in their thickets
Kinana's sanctuary was never open to trespass.
Or swim with the crocodile’s raft?
مَنwho ذاis it that يُغيرُraids عَلىagainst الأُسودِthe lions بِغابِهاin their forest
مَن ذا يُغيرُ عَلى الأُسودِ بِغابِها
أَوor مَنwho يَعومُswims بِمَسبَحِin the swimming place of التِمساحِthe crocodile
أَو مَن يَعومُ بِمَسبَحِ التِمساحِ
Who would raid the lions in their forest,
The Nile has an eternal glory in time
Or swim where the crocodile swims?
From the days of Amon and Fattah.
لِلنيلِthe Nile has مَجدٌglory فيthrough الزَمانِtime مُؤَثَّلٌdeeply rooted
لِلنيلِ مَجدٌ في الزَمانِ مُؤَثَّلٌ
مِنsince عَهدِthe age of آمونٍAmun وَعَهدِand the age of فَتاحِPtah
مِن عَهدِ آمونٍ وَعَهدِ فَتاحِ
The Nile has glory firmly rooted through the ages,
So ask the ages about it and ask its relics
Since the age of Amun and the age of Ptah.
In Egypt - how many tourists they have seen.
فَسَلِso ask العُصورَthe ages بِهِabout it وَسَلand ask آثارَهُits monuments
فَسَلِ العُصورَ بِهِ وَسَل آثارَهُ
فيin مِصرَEgypt كَمhow many شَهِدَتhave witnessed مِنَof السُيّاحِtravelers
في مِصرَ كَم شَهِدَت مِنَ السُيّاحِ
Ask the ages about it, and ask its monuments
O holder of the Two Lands, you have no equal,
In Egypt how many travelers they have witnessed.
No roamer of the sublime as sublime as you.
ياO صاحِبَlord of القُطرَينِthe two lands غَيرَnot مُدافِعٍchallenged
يا صاحِبَ القُطرَينِ غَيرَ مُدافِعٍ
ماnot مِثلُlike ساحِكَyour court فيin العُلاloftiness مِنany ساحِcourt
ما مِثلُ ساحِكَ في العُلا مِن ساحِ
O undisputed lord of the two lands,
No light shines atop a light as resplendent
No court in loftiness compares with yours.
As the crown atop your shining brow.
لَمnot يَبدُappeared نورٌa light فَوقَabove نورٍa light يُجتَلىbeheld
لَم يَبدُ نورٌ فَوقَ نورٍ يُجتَلى
كَالتاجِlike the crown فَوقَabove جَبينِكَyour brow الوَضّاحِradiant
كَالتاجِ فَوقَ جَبينِكَ الوَضّاحِ
Never has light above light appeared to the eye
Egypt recalled in your rule the days of al-Muizz
Like the crown above your radiant brow.
And the rule of Salah al-Din.
ذَكَرَتrecalled بِعَرشِكَthrough your throne مِصرُEgypt يَومَthe day وَليتَهُyou assumed it
ذَكَرَت بِعَرشِكَ مِصرُ يَومَ وَليتَهُ
عَرشَthe throne of المُعِزِّal-Mu'izz بِهاin her وَعَرشَand the throne of صَلاحِSalah
عَرشَ المُعِزِّ بِها وَعَرشَ صَلاحِ
Through your throne, when you assumed it, Egypt recalled
In every drop of your majesty is splendor,
The throne of al-Mu'izz in her, and the throne of Salah.
And every drop casts a shade of wing.
فيin كُلِّevery قُطرٍland مِنfrom جَلالِكَyour majesty رَوعَةٌawe
في كُلِّ قُطرٍ مِن جَلالِكَ رَوعَةٌ
وَلِكُلِّand for every قُطرٍland مِنكَfrom you ظِلُّthe shade of جَناحِa wing
وَلِكُلِّ قُطرٍ مِنكَ ظِلُّ جَناحِ
In every land, your majesty inspires awe,
Yours are Egypt and Sudan and the river that struts
And every land finds the shade of your wing.
Between ruby and sapphire shores.
لَكَyours are مِصرُEgypt وَالسودانُand Sudan وَالنَهرُand the river الَّذيwhich
لَكَ مِصرُ وَالسودانُ وَالنَهرُ الَّذي
يَختالُstruts بَينَbetween رُبىًhills وَبَينَand between بِطاحِbroad lowlands
يَختالُ بَينَ رُبىً وَبَينَ بِطاحِ
Yours are Egypt, Sudan, and the river that
And Sudan’s towering trees bear witness
Struts between hills and broad lowlands.
They were planted in your forefathers' days.
وَبَواسِقُand the towering trees of السودانِSudan تَشهَدُtestify أَنَّهاthat they
وَبَواسِقُ السودانِ تَشهَدُ أَنَّها
غُرِسَتwere planted بِعَهدِduring the reign of جُدودِكَyour forefathers الفُتّاحِthe conquerors
غُرِسَت بِعَهدِ جُدودِكَ الفُتّاحِ
And Sudan's towering trees bear witness that they
No wonder if a chanter sang your praises
Were planted in the reign of your conquering forefathers.
Or a eulogist in the eulogist’s arena.
لاno غَروَwonder إِنif غَنّىsang بِمَدحِكَin your praise صائِحٌa loud singer
لا غَروَ إِن غَنّى بِمَدحِكَ صائِحٌ
أَوor مُسجِحٌa gentle singer فيin حَلبَةِthe arena of المُدّاحِpanegyrists
أَو مُسجِحٌ في حَلبَةِ المُدّاحِ
No wonder if a loud singer sings your praises,
The beauty of song and cry is like its beauty
Or a gentle singer, in the arena of panegyrists.
To the expert alongside prostration.
حُسنُthe beauty of الغِناءِsinging مَعَwith الصِياحِloudness كَحُسنِهِlike its beauty
حُسنُ الغِناءِ مَعَ الصِياحِ كَحُسنِهِ
عِندَto الخَبيرِthe connoisseur بِهِof it مَعَwith الإِسجاحِgentleness
عِندَ الخَبيرِ بِهِ مَعَ الإِسجاحِ
The beauty of song sung loudly is as its beauty,
Or have you not ruled Egypt and her Nile
To a connoisseur, when sung gently.
That flows between her wide meadows -
أَوَand (interrogative) لَمnot يَكُنbe لَكَyours مُلكُthe kingdom of مِصرَEgypt وَنيلُهاand its Nile
أَوَ لَم يَكُن لَكَ مُلكُ مِصرَ وَنيلُها
يَنسابُflows بَينَbetween مُروجِهاits meadows الأَفياحِspacious
يَنسابُ بَينَ مُروجِها الأَفياحِ
Was not Egypt's kingdom yours, with its Nile
Gardened, nipa-palmed, open-spaced -
Flowing between its spacious meadows,
As Amr said in her burial grounds:
مَنضورَةَmade lush الجَنّاتِthe gardens حالِيَةَadorned الرُباthe hills
مَنضورَةَ الجَنّاتِ حالِيَةَ الرُبا
مَطلولَةَdew-drenched السَرَحاتِthe spreading trees وَالأَرواحِand breezes
مَطلولَةَ السَرَحاتِ وَالأَرواحِ
Its gardens lush, its hills adorned,
You see it as pearls, as if
Its spreading trees and breezes laden with dew?
Strewn with necklaces across its soil.
قَدindeed قالَsaid عَمرٌوAmr فيabout ثَراهاits soil آيَةًa wondrous saying
قَد قالَ عَمرٌو في ثَراها آيَةً
مَأثورَةًhanded down نُقِشَتwas engraved عَلىupon الأَلواحِtablets
مَأثورَةً نُقِشَت عَلى الأَلواحِ
Amr uttered about its soil a wondrous saying,
And to onlookers it is emerald,
Handed down and engraved upon tablets:
Its greenness heals all injuries.
بَيناwhile تَراهُyou see it لَآلِئاًas pearls وَكَأَنَّماand as though
بَينا تَراهُ لَآلِئاً وَكَأَنَّما
نُثِرَتwere scattered بِتُربَتِهِacross its soil عُقودُnecklaces مِلاحِbeautiful
نُثِرَت بِتُربَتِهِ عُقودُ مِلاحِ
At one moment you see it as pearls, as though
And it is musk, whose darkness is split
Lovely necklaces were scattered across its soil;
Like leather by the plowman’s blade.
وَإِذاand suddenly بِهِit is لِلناظِرينَto observers زُمُرُّدٌemerald
وَإِذا بِهِ لِلناظِرينَ زُمُرُّدٌ
يَشفيكَheals you أَخضَرُهُits greenness مِنَof الأَتراحِsorrows
يَشفيكَ أَخضَرُهُ مِنَ الأَتراحِ
Then behold, it is emerald to the beholder,
Parliament's causes are prepared,
Its greenness healing you of sorrows;
Nothing's left but the key.
وَإِذاand suddenly بِهِit is مِسكٌmusk تَشُقُّcleave سَوادَهُits blackness
وَإِذا بِهِ مِسكٌ تَشُقُّ سَوادَهُ
شَقَّlike the splitting of الأَديمِleather مَحارِثُthe ploughs of الفَلّاحِthe farmer
شَقَّ الأَديمِ مَحارِثُ الفَلّاحِ
Then behold, it is musk, whose blackness is cleft
It is in your hands, entrusted to a people
Like leather by the farmer's ploughs.
Who praise you with eloquent tongues.
البَرلَمانُParliament تَهَيَّأَتhave been prepared أَسبابُهُits prerequisites
البَرلَمانُ تَهَيَّأَت أَسبابُهُ
لَمnot يَبقَremains مِنany سَبَبٍprerequisite سِوىexcept المِفتاحِthe key
لَم يَبقَ مِن سَبَبٍ سِوى المِفتاحِ
Everything is ready for Parliament;
Return the entrustment, O heart, returning
Nothing remains to provide but the key.
Entrustments is the mark of the magnificent.
هُوَit فيin يَدَيكَyour two hands وَديعَةٌa trust لِرَعِيَّةٍfor subjects
هُوَ في يَدَيكَ وَديعَةٌ لِرَعِيَّةٍ
تُثنيpraises بِأَلسِنَةٍwith tongues عَلَيكَupon you فِصاحِeloquent
تُثني بِأَلسِنَةٍ عَلَيكَ فِصاحِ
It lies in your hands, a trust held for subjects
And carry your people, O heart, to glory,
Who praise you with eloquent tongues.
To an eminent place in existence.
رُدَّreturn الوَديعَةَthe trust ياO فُؤادُFuad فَإِنَّماfor indeed
رُدَّ الوَديعَةَ يا فُؤادُ فَإِنَّما
رَدُّreturning الوَديعَةِthe trust شيمَةُthe character of المِسماحِthe generous man
رَدُّ الوَديعَةِ شيمَةُ المِسماحِ
Return the trust, O Fuad, for
God and creation bear witness that we
Restoring a trust is the generous man's nature.
Are seekers of clear rights in life.
وَاِنهَضand rise بِشَعبِكَwith your people ياO فُؤادُFuad إِلىto العُلاthe heights
وَاِنهَض بِشَعبِكَ يا فُؤادُ إِلى العُلا
وَإِلىand to مَكانٍa place فيin الوُجودِexistence بَراحِspacious
وَإِلى مَكانٍ في الوُجودِ بَراحِ
And raise your people, O Fuad, to the heights,
To guide the path like the sailor's needle.
And to a spacious place in this world.
Look to it sincerely - you have nothing
فَاللَهُfor God يَشهَدُbears witness وَالخَلائِقُand all creation أَنَّناthat we
فَاللَهُ يَشهَدُ وَالخَلائِقُ أَنَّنا
طُلّابُseekers of حَقٍّa right فيin الحَياةِlife صِراحِforthright
طُلّابُ حَقٍّ في الحَياةِ صِراحِ
For God and all creation bear witness that we
Besides it of bliss and success.
Are forthright seekers of a right in life.
Decision-making is through counsel, this is what
هَذاthis مَنارُthe beacon of البَرلَمانِParliament أَمامَكُمbefore you all
هَذا مَنارُ البَرلَمانِ أَمامَكُم
لِهُدىto guide السَبيلِthe way كَإِبرَةِlike the needle of المَلّاحِthe sailor
لِهُدى السَبيلِ كَإِبرَةِ المَلّاحِ
Here stands Parliament's beacon before you,
Repels whims and turns back every tyrant.
To guide the way like a sailor's compass needle.
It does not stray from its path, as if
فَتَيَمَّموهُso head toward it مُخلِصينَsincerely فَماfor there is no لَكُمfor you all
فَتَيَمَّموهُ مُخلِصينَ فَما لَكُم
مِنfrom دونِهِother than it مِنany غِبطَةٍhappiness وَفَلاحِand success
مِن دونِهِ مِن غِبطَةٍ وَفَلاحِ
So head toward it sincerely, for you have
The path was made for it without detours.
No happiness or success apart from it.
Tirelessly it turns back your enemy’s plots
الفَصلُthe decision لِلشورىbelongs to consultation وَتِلكَand that هِيَit is الَّتيwhich
الفَصلُ لِلشورى وَتِلكَ هِيَ الَّتي
تَزَعُrestrains الهَوىdesire وَتَرُدُّand curbs كُلَّevery جِماحِwild impulse
تَزَعُ الهَوى وَتَرُدُّ كُلَّ جِماحِ
The deciding voice belongs to consultation, which is what
And foils the misguided invader’s raiding.
Checks desire and curbs every wild impulse.
Embrace counsel in your independence,
هِيَit لاnot تَضِلُّloses سَبيلَهاits way فَكَأَنَّماso as though
هِيَ لا تَضِلُّ سَبيلَها فَكَأَنَّما
خُلِقَwas created السَبيلُthe road لَهاfor it بِغَيرِwithout نَواحيturnings
خُلِقَ السَبيلُ لَها بِغَيرِ نَواحي
It never loses its way, as though
Let no partisan inclination whisper.
The road were made for it without turnings.
God’s hand is with the collective, so strike
هِيَit لاno بَراحَcessation تَرُدُّrepels كَيدَthe plot of عَدُوِّكُمyour enemy
هِيَ لا بَراحَ تَرُدُّ كَيدَ عَدُوِّكُم
وَتَفُلُّand blunts غَربَthe edge of الغاصِبِthe usurper المُجتاحِinvading
وَتَفُلُّ غَربَ الغاصِبِ المُجتاحِ
It ceaselessly repels your enemy's plots
With the staff of the collective and be victorious.
And blunts the edge of the invading usurper.
Be men of action and prove false
فَتَكَنَّفواso rally around الشورىconsultation عَلىwhile maintaining اِستِقلالِكُمyour independence
فَتَكَنَّفوا الشورى عَلى اِستِقلالِكُم
فيin الرَأيِjudgment لاnot توحيهِinspires it نَزعَةُthe impulse of واحيa prompter
في الرَأيِ لا توحيهِ نَزعَةُ واحي
So rally around consultation, keeping your independence
The dawn’s harbinger bearing a lantern.
In judgment, guided by no prompter's impulse.
Leave negligence in matters, for the specter
وَيَدُand the hand of الإِلَهِGod مَعَwith الجَماعَةِthe community فَاِضرِبواso strike
وَيَدُ الإِلَهِ مَعَ الجَماعَةِ فَاِضرِبوا
بِعَصاwith the staff of الجَماعَةِthe community تَظفَرواyou will attain بِنَجاحِsuccess
بِعَصا الجَماعَةِ تَظفَروا بِنَجاحِ
God's hand is with the united community, so strike
Of negligence is the most dreadful specter.
With the community's staff, and win success.
By God, hardship has not reached the extent with us
كونواbe رِجالاًmen عامِلينَworking وَكَذِّبواand give the lie to
كونوا رِجالاً عامِلينَ وَكَذِّبوا
وَالصُبحُwhile the morning أَبلَجُis bright حامِلَthe bearer of المِصباحِthe lamp
وَالصُبحُ أَبلَجُ حامِلَ المِصباحِ
Be men of action, and give the lie
Save for discord and disagreement amongst ourselves.
To the lamp-bearer when the morning is bright.
Arise, O Egypt's son, you are free,
وَدَعواand abandon التَخاذُلَmutual abandonment فيin الأُمورِaffairs فَإِنَّماfor indeed
وَدَعوا التَخاذُلَ في الأُمورِ فَإِنَّما
شَبَحُthe specter of التَخاذُلِmutual abandonment أَنكَرُthe most dreadful of الأَشباحِspecters
شَبَحُ التَخاذُلِ أَنكَرُ الأَشباحِ
Renounce mutual abandonment in your affairs, for
Regain the glory of ancestors and desire no rest.
The specter of mutual abandonment is the most dreadful of specters.
Roll up your sleeves and struggle in life, for this
وَاللَهِby God ماnot بَلَغَreached الشَقاءُmisery بِناwith us المَدىthe utmost
وَاللَهِ ما بَلَغَ الشَقاءُ بِنا المَدى
بِسِوىby anything but خِلافٍdiscord بَينَناamong us وَتَلاحيand quarrelling
بِسِوى خِلافٍ بَينَنا وَتَلاحي
By God, misery reached its utmost with us
Is your world, abode of warring and endeavor.
Only through discord and quarrels among us.
And drink deeply the sweet water of life,
قُمrise ياO اِبنَson of مِصرَEgypt فَأَنتَfor you are حُرٌّfree وَاِستَعِدand reclaim
قُم يا اِبنَ مِصرَ فَأَنتَ حُرٌّ وَاِستَعِد
مَجدَthe glory of الجُدودِthe forefathers وَلاand do not تَعُدreturn لِمَراحِto merrymaking
مَجدَ الجُدودِ وَلا تَعُد لِمَراحِ
Rise, O son of Egypt—you are free—and reclaim
But if it becomes bitter, then make do with what's available.
Your forefathers' glory; do not return to merrymaking.
And if sorrows insist, do not despair
شَمِّرroll up your sleeves وَكافِحand strive فيin الحَياةِlife فَهَذِهِfor this
شَمِّر وَكافِح في الحَياةِ فَهَذِهِ
دُنياكَyour world دارُa realm of تَناحُرٍdeadly conflict وَكِفاحِand struggle
دُنياكَ دارُ تَناحُرٍ وَكِفاحِ
Roll up your sleeves and struggle in life, for this
And counter insistence with insistence.
World of yours is a realm of deadly conflict and struggle.
Plunge into life though its waves may surge -
وَاِنهَلand drink مَعَwith النُهّالِthe drinkers مِنfrom عَذبِthe sweet water of الحَياrain
وَاِنهَل مَعَ النُهّالِ مِن عَذبِ الحَيا
فَإِذاthen when رَقاit ceases فَاِمتَحthen draw water مَعَwith المُتّاحِthe water-drawers
فَإِذا رَقا فَاِمتَح مَعَ المُتّاحِ
Drink with the drinkers from the sweet rain,
The plunging of seas is the swimmer's regimen.
And when it ceases, draw water with the water-drawers.
Make your perception precede your step, guiding you -
وَإِذاand if أَلَحَّpersists عَلَيكَagainst you خَطبٌa calamity لاdo not تَهُنweaken
وَإِذا أَلَحَّ عَلَيكَ خَطبٌ لا تَهُن
وَاِضرِبand strike عَلىagainst الإِلحاحِpersistence بِالإِلحاحِwith persistence
وَاِضرِب عَلى الإِلحاحِ بِالإِلحاحِ
If a calamity persists against you, do not weaken;
Think not the water shallow like mirage.
And strike at persistence with persistence.
And if hardships gather and show hostility,
وَخُضِand plunge into الحَياةَlife وَإِنand even if تَلاطَمَclash مَوجُهاits waves
وَخُضِ الحَياةَ وَإِن تَلاطَمَ مَوجُها
خَوضُbraving البِحارِthe seas رِياضَةُthe training of السَبّاحِthe swimmer
خَوضُ البِحارِ رِياضَةُ السَبّاحِ
Plunge into life, though its waves clash;
Repel them and withdraw with the withdrawing.
Braving the seas is the swimmer's training.
On sea let not the fires of battleships bend you,
وَاِجعَلand make عِيانَكَyour own seeing قَبلَbefore خَطوِكَyour step رائِداًa scout
وَاِجعَل عِيانَكَ قَبلَ خَطوِكَ رائِداً
لاdo not تَحسَبَنَّever suppose الغَمرَdeep water كَالضَحضاحِlike shallow water
لا تَحسَبَنَّ الغَمرَ كَالضَحضاحِ
Make your own sight a scout before your steps;
On land let not the forest of spears twist you.
Never mistake deep water for the shallows.
See how the spirit of toil has raised the Westerners
وَإِذاand if اِجتَوَتكَfinds you unwelcome مَحَلَّةٌa settlement وَتَنَكَّرَتand turns hostile
وَإِذا اِجتَوَتكَ مَحَلَّةٌ وَتَنَكَّرَت
لَكَtoward you فَاِعدُهاso pass it by وَاِنزَحand depart مَعَwith النُزّاحِthose departing
لَكَ فَاِعدُها وَاِنزَح مَعَ النُزّاحِ
If a settlement rejects you and turns hostile
Among nations to the natural laborer's way.
Toward you, pass it by and depart with the departing.
They mounted the seas though frozen their water,
فيat البَحرِsea لاdo not تَثنيكَturn you back نارُthe fire of بَوارِجٍwarships
في البَحرِ لا تَثنيكَ نارُ بَوارِجٍ
فيon البَرِّland لاdo not يَلويكَdivert you غابُa forest of رِماحِspears
في البَرِّ لا يَلويكَ غابُ رِماحِ
At sea, let no warship's fire turn you back;
The land a melted gravel, blazing embers spewing.
On land, let no forest of spears divert you.
Their youth meets time with marvelous determination
وَاُنظُرand look إِلىat الغَربِيِّthe Westerner كَيفَhow سَمَتrose بِهِwith him
وَاُنظُر إِلى الغَربِيِّ كَيفَ سَمَت بِهِ
بَينَamong الشُعوبِthe peoples طَبيعَةَthe nature of الكَدّاحِthe tireless worker
بَينَ الشُعوبِ طَبيعَةَ الكَدّاحِ
Look at the Westerner: how he has been elevated
And audacity, facing tribulations boldly.
Among the peoples by the tireless worker's nature.
He breaches the barrens' expanses venturing forth
وَاللَهِby God ماnot بَلَغَتattained بَنوthe sons of الغَربِthe West المُنىwishes
وَاللَهِ ما بَلَغَت بَنو الغَربِ المُنى
إِلّاexcept بِنِيّاتٍthrough intentions هُناكَthere صِحاحِsound
إِلّا بِنِيّاتٍ هُناكَ صِحاحِ
By God, the sons of the West attained their wishes
While the road's nakedness to him is like paved stone.
Only through sound intentions in their midst.
Yet the flatterer's son in the flattery remains still,
رَكِبواthey rode البِحارَthe seas وَقَدwhen already تَجَمَّدَhad frozen ماؤُهاits water
رَكِبوا البِحارَ وَقَد تَجَمَّدَ ماؤُها
وَالجَوَّand the air بَينَamid تَناوُحِthe wailing of الأَرواحِthe winds
وَالجَوَّ بَينَ تَناوُحِ الأَرواحِ
They rode the seas even when their waters froze,
His eye unambitious, desiring nothing.
And the skies amid the winds' wailing,
As you know, he does not utilize his brilliance,
وَالبَرُّand land مَصهورَmolten الحَصىthe pebbles مُتَأَجِّجاًblazing
وَالبَرُّ مَصهورَ الحَصى مُتَأَجِّجاً
يَرميhurls بِنَزّاعِa stripper of الشَوىskin and limbs لَوّاحِscorching
يَرمي بِنَزّاعِ الشَوى لَوّاحِ
And land, its pebbles molten, blazing,
And his brilliance is like the sudden grip of lightning.
Hurling a scorching heat that strips the skin.
He has ended like the Nile's water whose outpouring
يَلقىmeets فَتِيُّهُمُtheir young man الزَمانَthe times بِهِمَّةٍwith resolve
يَلقى فَتِيُّهُمُ الزَمانَ بِهِمَّةٍ
عَجَبٍwondrous وَوَجهٍand a face فيin الخُطوبِcalamities وَقاحِbold
عَجَبٍ وَوَجهٍ في الخُطوبِ وَقاحِ
Their young man meets the times with a resolve
Is lost in the sea amid turbulent erosion.
Astonishing, and a face unflinching in calamity.
So arise and leave complaining of time, do not wail
وَيَشُقُّand cuts through أَجوازَthe heartlands of القِفارِthe deserts مُغامِراًventuring boldly
وَيَشُقُّ أَجوازَ القِفارِ مُغامِراً
وَعرُthe ruggedness of الطَريقِthe road لَدَيهِto him كَالصَحصاحِlike a level plain
وَعرُ الطَريقِ لَدَيهِ كَالصَحصاحِ
Venturing boldly, he cuts through the heart of the deserts;
In deep misery with lamenting.
The rugged road is to him as a level plain.
And profit Egypt with your capital, dignity,
وَاِبنُand the son of الكِنانَةِKinana (Egypt) فيin الكِنانَةِKinana (Egypt) راكِدٌstagnant
وَاِبنُ الكِنانَةِ في الكِنانَةِ راكِدٌ
يَرنوgazes بِعَينٍwith an eye غَيرِnot ذاتِpossessing طِماحِambition
يَرنو بِعَينٍ غَيرِ ذاتِ طِماحِ
Yet Kinana's son lies stagnant in Kinana,
For ingenuity is the profit's guarantor.
Gazing with an eye devoid of ambition.
And if you are granted leadership, then weave it
لاnot يَستَغِلُّemploys كَماas عَلِمتَyou know ذَكاءَهُhis intelligence
لا يَستَغِلُّ كَما عَلِمتَ ذَكاءَهُ
وَذَكاؤُهُand his intelligence كَالخاطِفِlike a swift flash اللَمّاحِflashing
وَذَكاؤُهُ كَالخاطِفِ اللَمّاحِ
He does not employ his intelligence, as you know,
Two coats of resolve and determination.
Though his intelligence is like a darting flash.
And drink from the cool water with enjoyment
أَمسىhas become كَماءِlike the water of النَهرِthe river ضاعَwas lost فُراتُهُits sweetness
أَمسى كَماءِ النَهرِ ضاعَ فُراتُهُ
فيin البَحرِthe sea بَينَamid أُجاجِهِits brine المُنداحِspreading
في البَحرِ بَينَ أُجاجِهِ المُنداحِ
He has become like river water, its sweetness lost
For how often you have found the water undrinkable.
In the sea amid its spreading brine.
Rejoice, my heart, for a nation has assumed your throne
فَاِنهَضso rise وَدَعand abandon شَكوىcomplaint about الزَمانِthe times وَلاand do not تَنُحwail
فَاِنهَض وَدَع شَكوى الزَمانِ وَلا تَنُح
فيin فادِحِcrushing البُؤسىmisery مَعَwith الأَنواحِthe mourners
في فادِحِ البُؤسى مَعَ الأَنواحِ
So rise, cease complaining of the times, and do not wail
United at the waist for reform.
In crushing misery with the mourners.
وَاِربَحand earn لِمِصرَfor Egypt بِرَأسِwith the principal of مالِكَyour wealth عِزَّةًhonor
وَاِربَح لِمِصرَ بِرَأسِ مالِكَ عِزَّةً
إِنَّindeed الذَكاءَintelligence حُبالَةُthe snare for الأَرباحِprofits
إِنَّ الذَكاءَ حُبالَةُ الأَرباحِ
And earn honor for Egypt through your capital;
Intelligence is the snare for profits.
وَإِذاand if رُزِقتَyou are granted رِآسَةًleadership فَاِنسُجthen weave لَهاfor it
وَإِذا رُزِقتَ رِآسَةً فَاِنسُج لَها
بُردَينِtwo cloaks مِنof حَزمٍfirmness وَمِنand of إِسجاحِgentleness
بُردَينِ مِن حَزمٍ وَمِن إِسجاحِ
If you are granted leadership, weave for it
Two cloaks, of firmness and of gentleness.
وَاِشرَبand drink مِنَfrom الماءِwater القَراحِpure مُنَعَّماًin comfort
وَاِشرَب مِنَ الماءِ القَراحِ مُنَعَّماً
فَلَكَمfor how often وَرَدتَyou came to الماءَthe water غَيرَnot قَراحِpure
فَلَكَم وَرَدتَ الماءَ غَيرَ قَراحِ
And drink pure water in comfort;
For how often you have come to water that was not pure!
Partial English translation: 149 of 156 Arabic lines translated.