حَيِّhail اتِّحَاداًa union لِلنِّسَاءِfor women
حَيِّ اتِّحَاداً لِلنِّسَاءِ
صُنُوَّa peer of شَتَّىvarious الأُمَمِthe nations
صُنُوَّ شَتَّى الأُمَمِ
Hail a union of women,
a peer of nations of every kind.
وَقَدْand indeed تَلاقَىhave met الشَّرْقُthe East والغَand the West (beginning)
وَقَدْ تَلاقَى الشَّرْقُ والغَ
رْبُWest (ending) بِهِwithin it عَنْon behalf of أُمَمِnations
رْبُ بِهِ عَنْ أُمَمِ
And East and West have met
within it, on behalf of nations.
وَظَلَّلَand shaded الرَّئِيسَيْنِthe two presidents فِيin
وَظَلَّلَ الرَّئِيسَيْنِ فِي
هِit أَنْقَىthe purest علَمِbanner
هِ أَنْقَى علَمِ
And the two presidents within it are shaded
by the purest banner.
فَهْوَfor it is مِثَالٌa model لِلمُفَاof self-sacrifice (beginning)
فَهْوَ مِثَالٌ لِلمُفَا
دَاةِself-sacrifice (ending) وَبَذْلِand the exertion of الهِمَمِenergies
دَاةِ وَبَذْلِ الهِمَمِ
For it is a model of self-sacrifice
and devoted endeavor.
لاnot بِالقِلَىthrough hatred وَلاnor الخصُوdisputes (beginning)
لا بِالقِلَى وَلا الخصُو
مَاتِdisputes (ending) وَلاnor سَفْكِshedding الدَّمِblood
مَاتِ وَلا سَفْكِ الدَّمِ
Not through hatred or disputes,
nor through the shedding of blood,
عَلَّمَنَاit taught us ذَرَائِعَmeans الإِقِbold action (beginning)
عَلَّمَنَا ذَرَائِعَ الإِقِ
دَامِbold action (ending) وَالتَّقَدُّمِand progress
دَامِ وَالتَّقَدُّمِ
it has taught us the means of bold action
and progress.
وَمَاand not ابْتَغَىit sought إِلاَّexcept المُؤَاخَfellowship (beginning)
وَمَا ابْتَغَى إِلاَّ المُؤَاخَ
اةَfellowship (ending) وَرَعْيand observance of الحِرَمِsacred rights
اةَ وَرَعْي الحِرَمِ
It has sought nothing but fellowship
and respect for sacred rights,
وَأَنْand to يَرُدrestore للحقُّto justice لِلمُسْتَضْto the powerless (beginning)
وَأَنْ يَرُد للحقُّ لِلمُسْتَضْ
عَفِpowerless (ending) المُهْتَضَمِthe wronged
عَفِ المُهْتَضَمِ
and to restore justice to the powerless,
the wronged,
وَأَنْand that يَسِيرَshould proceed الاجتِsociety (beginning)
وَأَنْ يَسِيرَ الاجتِ
مَاعُsociety (ending) فِيalong الطَّرِيقِthe path الأقوَمِthe straightest
مَاعُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الأقوَمِ
and that society should proceed
along the straightest path,
مُتَّجِهاًheading إِلَىtoward الكَperfection (beginning)
مُتَّجِهاً إِلَى الكَ
مَالِperfection (ending) وَالصَّلاحِand goodness العَمِمِall-embracing
مَالِ وَالصَّلاحِ العَمِمِ
heading toward perfection
and all-embracing goodness.
أَهْلاًwelcome نَزِيلَةُguest الحِمَىthe sanctuary
أَهْلاً نَزِيلَةُ الحِمَى
ذَاتِpossessing المَقَامِstanding السَّنَمِlofty
ذَاتِ المَقَامِ السَّنَمِ
Welcome, guest of this sanctuary,
lady of lofty standing.
يَمَّمْتِyou headed toward مِصْرَEgypt فَعَلَىso, upon الرَّحْwelcome (beginning)
يَمَّمْتِ مِصْرَ فَعَلَى الرَّحْ
بِwelcome (ending) وَخَيْرِand the best مَقْدَمِarrival
بِ وَخَيْرِ مَقْدَمِ
You have journeyed to Egypt—welcome,
and the happiest of arrivals!
رُدِّيcome to the waters نَمِيرَsweet, clear water of النِّيلِthe Nile وَاسْand seek shelter (beginning)
رُدِّي نَمِيرَ النِّيلِ وَاسْ
تَذْرِيseek shelter (ending) بِظِلِّin the shade of الهَرَمِthe pyramid
تَذْرِي بِظِلِّ الهَرَمِ
Come to the Nile's sweet, clear waters,
and shelter in the pyramid's shade.
وَاسْتَصْبِحِيand take your morning light بِالشَّمْسِfrom the sun فِيin
وَاسْتَصْبِحِي بِالشَّمْسِ فِي
أَشْقَىmost wretched وَأَبْهَىand most splendid مَوْسَمِseason
أَشْقَى وَأَبْهَى مَوْسَمِ
And take your morning light from the sun
in the most wretched and most splendid season.
وَشَاهِدِيand behold مَاwhat تَسْتَعِيدُshe regains مِنْof
وَشَاهِدِي مَا تَسْتَعِيدُ مِنْ
زُهَاهَاher splendor الأَقْدَمِmost ancient
زُهَاهَا الأَقْدَمِ
And behold what she regains
of her most ancient splendor.
وَاسْتَقْبِلِيand welcome فِيon هَذِهِthis اللَّيْnight (beginning)
وَاسْتَقْبِلِي فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْ
لَةِnight (ending) زَهْرَthe blossoms of الأَنجُمِthe stars
لَةِ زَهْرَ الأَنجُمِ
And welcome, on this night,
the blossoms of the stars:
مِنَfrom among العَوَانِيthe captive women المُحْصِsafeguarded (beginning)
مِنَ العَوَانِي المُحْصِ
نَاتِsafeguarded (ending) بِالنُّهَىby reason وَالشِّيَمِand noble character
نَاتِ بِالنُّهَى وَالشِّيَمِ
from among the captive women, safeguarded
by reason and noble character,
العَرَبِيَّاتِArab الحِلَىadornments
العَرَبِيَّاتِ الحِلَى
مِنْof خَفَرٍmodesty وَشَمَمِand proud dignity
مِنْ خَفَرٍ وَشَمَمِ
Arab in their adornments
of modesty and proud dignity.
يَجْمَعُهُنَّgathers them الاتِّحَthe union (beginning)
يَجْمَعُهُنَّ الاتِّحَ
ادُunion (ending) فِيin نِظَامٍan order مُحْكَمِtightly knit
ادُ فِي نِظَامٍ مُحْكَمِ
The union gathers them
in a tightly knit order.
وَالمُلْتَقَىand the meeting-place صَرْحُthe palace of هُدَىHuda
وَالمُلْتَقَى صَرْحُ هُدَى
صَرْحُa palace of النَّدَىbounty وَالكَرَمِand generosity
صَرْحُ النَّدَى وَالكَرَمِ
And the meeting-place is Huda's palace,
a palace of bounty and generosity.
طِيبيtake delight بِمَاin what حَلَّلْتِهِyou have dwelt in it
طِيبي بِمَا حَلَّلْتِهِ
مِنof المَحَلِّthe abode الأَكْرَمِmost gracious
مِن المَحَلِّ الأَكْرَمِ
Take delight in where you have alighted,
in this most gracious abode.
وَأَنْتَand you يَاO زَعِيمَةَfemale leader of النَّهْضَthe awakening (beginning)
وَأَنْتَ يَا زَعِيمَةَ النَّهْضَ
ةِawakening (ending) عِيشِيlive وَاسْلَمِيand be safe
ةِ عِيشِي وَاسْلَمِي
And you, O leader of the awakening,
live on, and be safe!
وَلْيَحْيَاand may it live هَذَاthis الاتِّحَthe union (beginning)
وَلْيَحْيَا هَذَا الاتِّحَ
ادُunion (ending) زَاهِراًflourishing وَلْيَدُمِand may it endure
ادُ زَاهِراً وَلْيَدُمِ
And may this union live,
flourishing, and may it endure!