أهبsummon ببيانِكَupon your eloquence الصافيclear تدفقpour forth
أهب ببيانِكَ الصافي تدفق
وقفand stand بالقدسin Jerusalem واهتفand cry out فيon رباهُits hills
وقف بالقدس واهتف في رباهُ
Call on your clear eloquence to pour forth;
Send forth your eloquent outpouring
Stand in Jerusalem and cry out upon its hills.
And stand in Jerusalem proclaiming it
وقمand rise نقضيwe fulfill الحقوقَthe obligations إذاwhen دعيناwe are called
وقم نقضي الحقوقَ إذا دعينا
أليسَdoes not الشرقthe East يجمعناunite us حِمَاهُits protected domain
أليسَ الشرق يجمعنا حِمَاهُ
And rise; let us fulfill our obligations when called.
We shall secure rights if we are called
Does not the East's protected domain unite us?
Is not the East our protective shelter?
سلامpeace اللهGod منfrom أبناءِthe sons of مصرEgypt
سلام الله من أبناءِ مصر
إلىto أرضthe land of البسالةvalor والفتوَّةand chivalry
إلى أرض البسالة والفتوَّة
God's peace, from the sons of Egypt,
Greetings of God from Egypt's children
To the land of valor and chivalry;
To the land of bravery and chivalry
منfrom المهدِthe cradle الذيthat هزrocked البراياhumankind
من المهدِ الذي هز البرايا
إلىto مهدِthe cradle of القداسةholiness والنبوَّةand prophethood
إلى مهدِ القداسة والنبوَّة
From the cradle that rocked humankind,
From the cradle that shook the wilds
To the cradle of holiness and prophethood;
To the cradle of holiness and prophecy
منfrom الوطنِthe homeland الكريمِhonored علىthrough اللياليthe nights
من الوطنِ الكريمِ على الليالي
إلىto الوطنِthe homeland الكريمِhonored علىamong الجوارِthe neighbors
إلى الوطنِ الكريمِ على الجوارِ
From the homeland honored through the nights,
From the noble homeland throughout the nights
To the homeland honored among its neighbors;
To the noble homeland throughout the neighborhood
منfrom الواديthe valley الخصيبِfertile بلاwithout نظيرa peer
من الوادي الخصيبِ بلا نظير
إلىto الواديthe valley المكلّلِcrowned بالوقارِwith dignity
إلى الوادي المكلّلِ بالوقارِ
From the fertile valley without peer,
From the peerless fertile valley
To the valley crowned with dignity.
To the valley crowned with dignity
وقدand indeed رقَّتgrew tender حواشيهits fringes إلىto أنthe point that
وقد رقَّت حواشيه إلى أن
رأيتُI saw الطودَthe great mountain يخضرُّturn green اخضرارَاgreenness
رأيتُ الطودَ يخضرُّ اخضرارَا
And its fringes have grown so tender that
Its edges had softened until
I saw the great mountain turn a verdant green.
I saw the mountain turn green
لقدindeed فاضَoverflowed الجلالُmajesty عليهupon it حتىuntil
لقد فاضَ الجلالُ عليه حتى
كأنas though عليهupon it منof نورٍlight إزارَاa wrap
كأن عليه من نورٍ إزارَا
Indeed, majesty overflowed upon it, until
Grandeur overflowed upon it as though
It seemed to wear a wrap of light.
It wore a gown of light
تهبُّblow بهthrough it النسائمُthe breezes ساحراتٍenchanting
تهبُّ به النسائمُ ساحراتٍ
كأنَّas though أريجَهاtheir fragrance أنفاسُthe breaths of موسَىMoses
كأنَّ أريجَها أنفاسُ موسَى
Enchanting breezes blow through it,
The enchanting winds blow upon it
As though their fragrance were the breath of Moses.
As though their scent were Moses' breath
وتأتلقand gleams الحياةُlife علىupon الروابيthe hills
وتأتلق الحياةُ على الروابي
كأنَّas though علىupon الربىthe hills كفّthe hand of عيسىJesus
كأنَّ على الربى كفّ عيسى
And life gleams upon the hills,
And life shimmers on the hilltops
As though Jesus's hand were upon the hills.
As though Jesus' palm were on the land
وتنظرand you behold روعةَthe splendor of الإِسلامIslam فيهin it
وتنظر روعةَ الإِسلام فيه
وقدand indeed غَمَرَhas flooded المدائنَthe cities واليبابَاand the wastelands
وقد غَمَرَ المدائنَ واليبابَا
And you behold the splendor of Islam there,
And you see the glory of Islam in it
And it has flooded the cities and the wastelands.
Having flooded the cities and expanses
فحيثso wherever تديرُyou turn فيin الأنحاءِthe surroundings عيناًan eye
فحيث تديرُ في الأنحاءِ عيناً
فنورُthen the light of محمدMuhammad ملأhas filled الرحابَاthe wide expanses
فنورُ محمد ملأ الرحابَا
Wherever you turn your eye throughout the land,
So wherever you turn your eyes around
There Muhammad's light has filled the wide expanses.
Muhammad's light filled the spaces
حللناwe alighted فيin ذراكمyour shelter يومَon a day of عيدٍcelebration
حللنا في ذراكم يومَ عيدٍ
بعدناwe were far فيهduring it عنfrom مصرEgypt مزارَاon a visit
بعدنا فيه عن مصر مزارَا
We alighted in your shelter on a feast day,
We celebrated in your homeland one feast day
That day we were far from Egypt on our visit.
After we had parted from Egypt on a visit
فألفيناso we found لديكمamong you ألفَa thousand عيدٍfeasts
فألفينا لديكم ألفَ عيدٍ
تُنَسّيناmake us forget الأحبةَthe loved ones والديارَاand the homes
تُنَسّينا الأحبةَ والديارَا
And found among you a thousand feasts,
We found with you a thousand feasts
Making us forget our loved ones and our homes.
That made us forget loved ones and homes
وكمand how many عبرتhave passed بلاwithout فرحٍjoy ليالٍnights
وكم عبرت بلا فرحٍ ليالٍ
وكمand how many باللهby God أعيادٌfeasts تمرُّpass
وكم بالله أعيادٌ تمرُّ
And how many nights have passed without joy,
How many cheerless nights have passed
And how many feasts, by God, pass by!
And how many festivals pass by unseen by God
وكيفَand how تطيبbe pleasant أعيادٌfeasts وتحلوand grow sweet
وكيفَ تطيب أعيادٌ وتحلو
لصادٍfor one athirst والفمُwhile the mouth المحرومdeprived مُرُّis bitter
لصادٍ والفمُ المحروم مُرُّ
And how can feasts be pleasant and sweet
How can feasts be sweet and pleasing
For one athirst, while the deprived mouth is bitter?
To one whose mouth is forbidden and bitter?
وكيفand how تطيبbe pleasant أعيادٌfeasts وتحلوand grow sweet
وكيف تطيب أعيادٌ وتحلو
إذاwhen عزَّis difficult التعاهدُkeeping in touch واللقاءُand meeting
إذا عزَّ التعاهدُ واللقاءُ
And how can feasts be pleasant and sweet
How can feasts be sweet and pleasing
When keeping in touch and meeting are so hard?
When visiting and gathering are difficult?
فإنfor indeed العيدَّthe feast عيدٌis a feast يومَthe day تدنوyou draw near
فإن العيدَّ عيدٌ يومَ تدنو
ويجمعناand unites us التفاهمُmutual understanding والإِخاءُand brotherhood
ويجمعنا التفاهمُ والإِخاءُ
For a feast is a feast the day you draw near,
For a feast is a feast the day
And understanding and brotherhood bring us together.
When understanding and brotherhood bring us close
بنيsons of القدسJerusalem التفتI looked around فسرand gladdened قلبيmy heart
بني القدس التفت فسر قلبي
جهودٌefforts بالشدائِدabout hardships لاnot تباليcare
جهودٌ بالشدائِد لا تبالي
Sons of Jerusalem, I looked around; my heart was gladdened
My Jerusalem folk, my heart appealed
By efforts that pay no heed to hardships.
With perseverance through adversities unconcerned
أرىI see روحَthe spirit of الحياةlife تفيضoverflowing فيكمwithin you
أرى روحَ الحياة تفيض فيكم
وعزمكموand your resolve يفيضoverflows علىthrough اللياليthe nights
وعزمكمو يفيض على الليالي
I see the spirit of life overflowing within you,
I see the spirit of life overflowing in you
And your resolve overflows through the nights.
And your determination overflowing over the nights
أرىI see أملاًhope وقلباًand heart حيثwherever أمشيI walk
أرى أملاً وقلباً حيث أمشي
وأعثرand I stumble بالحياةupon life إذاwhenever التقيتُI meet
وأعثر بالحياة إذا التقيتُ
I see hope and heart wherever I walk,
I find hope and heart wherever I walk
And I stumble upon life in every encounter,
And I stumble upon life when I meet you
إلىuntil أنthat قالَsaid قائلكمyour speaker لديكمyou have
إلى أن قالَ قائلكم لديكم
بأقصىat the farthest edge of الأرضthe land بحرٌa sea وهوand it مَيتُis dead
بأقصى الأرض بحرٌ وهو مَيتُ
Until one of you said, 'You have
Until one of you told me you have
A sea at the land's farthest edge—and it is dead.'
At the edge of the earth a sea, and it is dead
خرجناwe set out أمسyesterday فيin ركبٍa traveling company جليلٍdistinguished
خرجنا أمس في ركبٍ جليلٍ
نؤديwe pay للمنيةto death ماwhat عليناwe owe
نؤدي للمنية ما علينا
We set out yesterday in a distinguished company,
We went out yesterday in a great caravan
To pay death what we owed it.
To fulfill what was required of us
فلماand when أنthat بلغناهwe reached it جميعاًall together
فلما أن بلغناه جميعاً
وقرand rejoiced الركبthe company عندbeside الشطِّthe shore عينَاin the eye
وقر الركب عند الشطِّ عينَا
And when we all reached it,
But when we had all reached it
The company rejoiced beside the shore.
And the caravan stopped at the seashore
عجبتُI marveled لمنat whoever يسميcalls ذاكthat مَيتاًdead
عجبتُ لمن يسمي ذاك مَيتاً
وقلتُand I said يمينan oath by ربيmy Lord ذاthis افتئاتُis slander
وقلتُ يمين ربي ذا افتئاتُ
I marveled at anyone who called that dead,
I wondered at one who calls this dead
And I said, 'By my Lord, this is slander!
And I said, by my Lord this is shameful
أميتُis dead? منone who يحييناgreets us ابتساماًwith smiles
أميتُ من يحيينا ابتساماً
وتشرقُand shines فيalong جوانبهits sides الحياةُlife
وتشرقُ في جوانبه الحياةُ
Is one who greets us with smiles dead,
Should I call dead one who revives us smiling
While life shines along its sides?'
And on its flanks life shines?
نزلناwe alighted فارحينjoyful علىupon ذراهُits shores
نزلنا فارحين على ذراهُ
فراشاتٍas butterflies تحومُfluttering فيهwithin it وَثبَاin leaps
فراشاتٍ تحومُ فيه وَثبَا
We alighted joyfully upon its shores,
We alighted happily on its banks
Like butterflies, fluttering there in leaps.
Butterflies hovering and hopping
يكادalmost المرءُone يشربهdrinks it سروراًout of joy
يكاد المرءُ يشربه سروراً
كأنas though الملحَthe salt فيهwithin it صارَbecame عَذبَاsweet
كأن الملحَ فيه صارَ عَذبَا
One almost drinks it out of sheer joy,
One could almost drink it in delight
As though the salt within it had turned sweet.
As though its salt had turned to sweet
أراغبO Raghib قمتُI rose أهديto offer عنon behalf of عليّAli
أراغب قمتُ أهدي عن عليّ
تحياتِgreetings of الكريمِthe noble man إلىto الكريمِthe noble man
تحياتِ الكريمِ إلى الكريمِ
O Raghib, I rose to offer on Ali's behalf
Longing, I rose to convey from me
Greetings from one noble man to another.
The generous one's greetings to the generous
وإنand if أشكرI thank يداًa hand لكof yours وَهيَwhile it تسديbestows favors
وإن أشكر يداً لك وَهيَ تسدي
فتلكَthen that يدُthe hand of العظيمِthe great man إلىto العظيمِthe great man
فتلكَ يدُ العظيمِ إلى العظيمِ
And if I thank a hand of yours as it gives,
And if I thank a hand of yours extended
Then that is one great man's hand extended to another.
It is the great one's to the great