نَهَضْتُمْyou rose to the task بهاwith it جمعيةًa society يُرْتَجَىis hoped for بهاthrough it
نَهَضْتُمْ بها جمعيةً يُرْتَجَى بها
هدىguidance كَتْلةٍa group فيماin what تُحاولُit attempts خابطَهُgroping blindly
هدى كَتْلةٍ فيما تُحاولُ خابطَهُ
You have established it as a society through which one hopes
You have embarked upon it as one body hoping for guidance
to guide a group groping blindly in its endeavors.
To lead a mass of people in what they are attempting blindly
عسىmay أنthat تُنيرواyou illuminate للشبابِfor the young طريقَهمْtheir path
عسى أن تُنيروا للشبابِ طريقَهمْ
وأنْand that تُنْعِشواyou revive روحاًa spirit منfrom اليأسdespair قانطهdespondent
وأنْ تُنْعِشوا روحاً من اليأس قانطه
May you light the way for the young
Perhaps you will illuminate the path for the youth
and revive a spirit made despondent by despair.
And revive a soul hopeless and despondent
إذاif فَشِلَتْfail كلُّall الروابطِthe bonds بينناbetween us
إذا فَشِلَتْ كلُّ الروابطِ بيننا
فرابطةُthen the bond الآدابِof literature أمتنُstrongest رابطهbond
فرابطةُ الآدابِ أمتنُ رابطه
If all the bonds between us fail,
If all the ties between us fail
then the bond of literature is the strongest bond.
The bond of literature is the strongest bond