هَلْis there? بِعَالِيon the highest of الذُّرَىthe peaks مَكَانُa place of اعْتِصَامِrefuge
هَلْ بِعَالِي الذُّرَى مَكَانُ اعْتِصَامِ
بَعْدَafter مَهْوَاكَyour fall يَاO رَفِيعَlofty in المَقَامِstation
بَعْدَ مَهْوَاكَ يَا رَفِيعَ المَقَامِ
Is there a refuge on the loftiest peaks
after your fall, O you of lofty station?
مَاwhat انْتِفَاعُbenefit النَّسْرِthe eagle المُحَلِّقِsoaring فِيin الأَوْthe heights (beginning)
مَا انْتِفَاعُ النَّسْرِ المُحَلِّقِ فِي الأَوْ
جِheights (ending) وَيَرْمِيwhile casting down بِهِit مِنَfrom الأَوْجِthe heights رَامِan archer
جِ وَيَرْمِي بِهِ مِنَ الأَوْجِ رَامِ
What does the eagle gain by soaring on high,
when an archer casts it down from on high?
أَيُّwhat رُزْءٍcalamity أَلَمَّbefell بِالعَلَمِthe luminary الفَرْthe peerless (beginning)
أَيُّ رُزْءٍ أَلَمَّ بِالعَلَمِ الفَرْ
دِpeerless (ending) فَأَلْقَىand cast الخُشُوعَsolemn awe فِيinto الأَعْلامِthe luminaries
دِ فَأَلْقَى الخُشُوعَ فِي الأَعْلامِ
What calamity befell that peerless luminary,
and filled the other luminaries with solemn awe?
أَيُّwhat خَطْبٍdisaster أَصَابَstruck أَوْحَدَthe peerless one of قَوْمٍa people
أَيُّ خَطْبٍ أَصَابَ أَوْحَدَ قَوْمٍ
فأَشَاعَand spread الأَحْزَانِsorrows فِيamong أَقْوَامِpeoples
فأَشَاعَ الأَحْزَانِ فِي أَقْوَامِ
What disaster struck a people's peerless man,
and spread sorrow among many peoples?
مَاwhat جَنَاهُwrought it الرَّدَىdeath بَحَجْبِكَby hiding you عَنْهُمْfrom them
مَا جَنَاهُ الرَّدَى بَحَجْبِكَ عَنْهُمْ
سَبَقَتْهُpreceded it جِنَايَةُthe harm wrought by الأَسْقَامِillnesses
سَبَقَتْهُ جِنَايَةُ الأَسْقَامِ
What death wrought by hiding you from them
was preceded by the ravages of illness.
فَتَحَمَّلْتَso you endured فِيthrough لَيَالٍnights طِوَالٍlong
فَتَحَمَّلْتَ فِي لَيَالٍ طِوَالٍ
مَاwhat تَحَمَّلْتَهُyou bore it مِنَof الآلامِpain
مَا تَحَمَّلْتَهُ مِنَ الآلامِ
So through long nights you endured
all the suffering that you endured.
كَانَwas عُمْرٌa lifetime قَضَيْتَهُyou spent it فِيin اضْطِلاعٍundertaking
كَانَ عُمْرٌ قَضَيْتَهُ فِي اضْطِلاعٍ
بِالمَعَالِيlofty undertakings وَفِيand in مَسَاعٍendeavors جِسَامِmighty
بِالمَعَالِي وَفِي مَسَاعٍ جِسَامِ
Yours was a lifetime spent shouldering
lofty tasks and pursuing mighty endeavors.
فِيهِin it أَسْرَفْتَyou spent lavishly بِالعَزَائِمِwith firm resolve حَتَّىuntil
فِيهِ أَسْرَفْتَ بِالعَزَائِمِ حَتَّى
لَكَأَنَّas though indeed المَبْذُولَwhat was given بَعْضُsome الحُطَامِworthless debris
لَكَأَنَّ المَبْذُولَ بَعْضُ الحُطَامِ
In it you lavished your resolve, until
what you gave seemed merely worthless debris.
جُدْتَyou gave generously فِيin حُبِّكَyour love for البِلادَthe country بِأَغْلىthe most precious of
جُدْتَ فِي حُبِّكَ البِلادَ بِأَغْلى
مَاwhat بِهِwith it جَاءهَاcame to her شَهِيدُa martyr of غَرَامِpassionate love
مَا بِهِ جَاءهَا شَهِيدُ غَرَامِ
In your love for the country you gave the dearest
gift a martyr to love has ever brought her.
هِمَمٌhigh aspirations بَلَّغَتْكَbrought you to أَسْمَىthe loftiest الأَمَانِيwishes
هِمَمٌ بَلَّغَتْكَ أَسْمَى الأَمَانِي
مِنْof ثَرَاءٍwealth وَرُتْبَةٍand rank وَوِسَامِand a decoration
مِنْ ثَرَاءٍ وَرُتْبَةٍ وَوِسَامِ
High aspirations brought you to your loftiest hopes:
wealth, rank, and decoration.
وَأَعَزَّتْand exalted بِكَthrough you البِلادَthe country وَإِنْeven though لَمْdid not
وَأَعَزَّتْ بِكَ البِلادَ وَإِنْ لَمْ
تَقْضِfulfill أَقْصَىthe utmost of مَاwhat رُمْتَهُyou sought it مِنْof مَرَامِaims
تَقْضِ أَقْصَى مَا رُمْتَهُ مِنْ مَرَامِ
And through you they exalted the country, though you did not
fulfill the utmost of the aims you sought.
فَلِلأَمْرِfor a purpose عَاقَbarred الْمُهَيْمِنُthe All-Overseeing حَقّاًa right
فَلِلأَمْرِ عَاقَ الْمُهَيْمِنُ حَقّاً
عَنْfrom قَضَاءٍfulfillment وَمَطْلَباًand a quest عَنْfrom تَمَامِcompletion
عَنْ قَضَاءٍ وَمَطْلَباً عَنْ تَمَامِ
For a purpose, the All-Overseeing barred a right
from fulfillment, and a quest from completion.
مِصْرُEgypt تَبْكِيmourns مُحَمَّداًMuhammad بِفُؤَادٍwith a heart
مِصْرُ تَبْكِي مُحَمَّداً بِفُؤَادٍ
أَثْخَنَتْهُgrievously wounded it السِّهَامُarrows بَعْدَafter السِّهَامِarrows
أَثْخَنَتْهُ السِّهَامُ بَعْدَ السِّهَامِ
Egypt mourns Muhammad with a heart
grievously wounded by arrow after arrow.
كُلَّمَاwhenever لاحَshone كَوْكَبٌa star فِيupon ذُرَاهَاher heights
كُلَّمَا لاحَ كَوْكَبٌ فِي ذُرَاهَا
كَوَّرَتْهُdarkened it حَوَادِثٌthe calamities of الأَيَّامِthe days
كَوَّرَتْهُ حَوَادِثٌ الأَيَّامِ
Whenever a star shines upon her heights,
the calamities of time darken it.
يَنْقَضِيpasses away الدَّهْرُtime وَyet ابْنُthe son of مَحْمُودَMahmud بَاقٍenduring
يَنْقَضِي الدَّهْرُ وَ ابْنُ مَحْمُودَ بَاقٍ
خَالِدُimmortal in الذِّكْرِremembrance فِيamong بَنِيهَاher sons العِظَامِthe great
خَالِدُ الذِّكْرِ فِي بَنِيهَا العِظَامِ
Time passes away, yet the son of Mahmud endures,
his memory immortal among her great sons.
أَلزَّعِيمُthe leader الخَلِيقُthe deserving مِنْهَاfrom her وَلاand no مَfavor (beginning)
أَلزَّعِيمُ الخَلِيقُ مِنْهَا وَلا مَ
نٌّfavor (ending) عَلَيْهِupon him بِالحُبِّthrough love وَالإِكْرَامِand honor
نٌّ عَلَيْهِ بِالحُبِّ وَالإِكْرَامِ
The deserving leader—she does him no favor
by giving him love and honor;
أَلرَّئِيسُthe chief النَّزِيهُthe upright فِيin كُلِّevery مَعْنًىsense
أَلرَّئِيسُ النَّزِيهُ فِي كُلِّ مَعْنًى
مِنْof مَعَانِيthe aspects of وِلايَةِthe administration of الأَحْكَامِgovernment
مِنْ مَعَانِي وِلايَةِ الأَحْكَامِ
The upright chief, in every aspect
of the exercise of governing authority;
أَلوَزِيرُthe minister النَّهَّاضُever ready to rise مَاwhenever حَزَبَgrew pressing الأَمْthe affair (beginning)
أَلوَزِيرُ النَّهَّاضُ مَا حَزَبَ الأَمْ
رُaffair (ending) بِأَعْبَائِهِwith its burdens الثِّقَالِheavy الضِّخَامِimmense
رُ بِأَعْبَائِهِ الثِّقَالِ الضِّخَامِ
The minister who rose whenever trouble pressed,
to shoulder its heavy, immense burdens;
أَلخَطِيبُthe orator الَّذِيwho لِمِنْبَرِهِfor his pulpit العَاthe lofty (beginning)
أَلخَطِيبُ الَّذِي لِمِنْبَرِهِ العَا
لِيlofty (ending) جَلالٌmajesty كَمَهْبِطِlike a place of descent for الإِلْهَامِinspiration
لِي جَلالٌ كَمَهْبِطِ الإِلْهَامِ
The orator whose lofty pulpit
has the majesty of a place where inspiration descends;
أَلأَدِيبُthe man of letters الَّذِيwho إذَاwhen جَالَتِraced الأَقْthe pens (beginning)
أَلأَدِيبُ الَّذِي إذَا جَالَتِ الأَقْ
لامُpens (ending) جَلَّىcame first فِيin حَلْبَةِthe racecourse of الأَقْلامِpens
لامُ جَلَّى فِي حَلْبَةِ الأَقْلامِ
The writer who, whenever pens raced,
came first in the racecourse of pens;
أَلرَّصِينُthe steadfast الرَّزِينُthe composed لِلمُتَجَنِّيtoward the false accuser
أَلرَّصِينُ الرَّزِينُ لِلمُتَجَنِّي
وَالنَّصِيرُand the champion الأَمِنُthe dependable لِلمُسْتَضَامِof the oppressed
وَالنَّصِيرُ الأَمِنُ لِلمُسْتَضَامِ
Firm and composed before the false accuser,
and a trusted champion of the oppressed;
أَلوَلِيُّthe friend الأَوْفَىthe most loyal لِكُلِّto every مُوَالٍally
أَلوَلِيُّ الأَوْفَى لِكُلِّ مُوَالٍ
وَالمُذِمand the guarantor of protection الأَكْفَىthe most capable لِرَاعِيfor one who honors الذِّمَامِpledged obligations
وَالمُذِم الأَكْفَى لِرَاعِي الذِّمَامِ
The truest friend to every loyal friend,
and the ablest protector of those who honor their bonds;
رَجُلٌa man كامِلُcomplete in الرُّجُولَةِmanhood لاnot يَرْaims (beginning)
رَجُلٌ كامِلُ الرُّجُولَةِ لا يَرْ
مِيaims (ending) بِعَزْمٍwith resolve إِلاَّexcept بَعِيدِfar-reaching in المَرَامِيaims
مِي بِعَزْمٍ إِلاَّ بَعِيدِ المَرَامِي
A man of perfect manhood, whose resolve
aimed at none but far-reaching goals;
لَيْسَnot يُعْنَىhe concerns himself بِالتُّرَّهَاتِwith trifles وَلاnor يَنْlooks (beginning)
لَيْسَ يُعْنَى بِالتُّرَّهَاتِ وَلا يَنْ
ظُرُlooks (ending) إِلاَّexcept مِنَfrom المَكَانِthe position السَّامِيlofty
ظُرُ إِلاَّ مِنَ المَكَانِ السَّامِي
He cared nothing for trifles, nor looked
except from a lofty vantage.
طَبَعَتْهُshaped him شَمْسُthe sun of الصَّعِيدِUpper Egypt وَلَكِنْbut
طَبَعَتْهُ شَمْسُ الصَّعِيدِ وَلَكِنْ
لَمْdid not يَطُلْbe long مِنْهُon him مَحْمِلُthe baldric of الصَّمْصَامِthe keen sword
لَمْ يَطُلْ مِنْهُ مَحْمِلُ الصَّمْصَامِ
The sun of Upper Egypt shaped him, yet
the baldric of his keen sword was not long.
وَالنُّفُوسُand souls الكِبَارُgreat لَيْسَthere is not عَلَيْهَاupon them
وَالنُّفُوسُ الكِبَارُ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا
حَرَجٌdisgrace مِنْfrom تَضَاؤُلِthe smallness of الأَجْسَامِbodies
حَرَجٌ مِنْ تَضَاؤُلِ الأَجْسَامِ
And great souls suffer no
disgrace from smallness of body.
أَسْمَرُbrown in اللَّوْنِcomplexion يَعْتَرِيهِcomes over him شُحُوبٌpallor
أَسْمَرُ اللَّوْنِ يَعْتَرِيهِ شُحُوبٌ
قَدْperhaps تُرَىis seen فِيهِin him صُهْبَةُthe tawny hue of الضِّرْغَامِthe lion
قَدْ تُرَى فِيهِ صُهْبَةُ الضِّرْغَامِ
Brown of complexion, with pallor coming over him,
the lion's tawny hue might be seen in him.
يَتَلَقَّىhe meets الأَحْدَاثَevents عُسْراًin hardship وَيُسْراًand in ease
يَتَلَقَّى الأَحْدَاثَ عُسْراً وَيُسْراً
وَعَلَىand upon الثَّغْرِthe lips مِنْهُof him وَشْكُthe hint of ابْتِسَامِa smile
وَعَلَى الثَّغْرِ مِنْهُ وَشْكُ ابْتِسَامِ
He met events in hardship and in ease,
with the hint of a smile upon his lips.
لَيْسَhe is not بِالأَصْيَدِhaughty العَيُوفِaloof وَلاnor بِاللَّthe tactful man (beginning)
لَيْسَ بِالأَصْيَدِ العَيُوفِ وَلا بِاللَّ
بِقِtactful man (ending) المُجْتَدِيbegging for تَحَايَاthe greetings of الأَنَامِmankind
بِقِ المُجْتَدِي تَحَايَا الأَنَامِ
He was neither haughty and aloof, nor a charmer
begging for people's greetings.
شَيَّعَتْهُescorted his funeral البِلادُthe country وَالحُزْنُand grief غَلاَّoverpowering (beginning)
شَيَّعَتْهُ البِلادُ وَالحُزْنُ غَلاَّ
بٌoverpowering (ending) عَلَىover الصَّبْرِpatience فِيamid الدمُوعِtears السِّجَامِstreaming
بٌ عَلَى الصَّبْرِ فِي الدمُوعِ السِّجَامِ
The country followed his bier, with grief
overpowering patience amid streaming tears.
جَيْشُهَاher army نَاكِسُlowering السِّلاحِits weapons تُمَاشِيkeeps pace with
جَيْشُهَا نَاكِسُ السِّلاحِ تُمَاشِي
هِit وَئِيداًslowly شَجِيَّةُsorrowful in الأَنْغَامِmelodies
هِ وَئِيداً شَجِيَّةُ الأَنْغَامِ
Her army, weapons lowered, was accompanied
at a slow pace by sorrowful melodies.
وَعَلَىand on جَانِبَيْهِhis two sides مُشْتَرَفَاتٌlofty buildings
وَعَلَى جَانِبَيْهِ مُشْتَرَفَاتٌ
جَزِعَاتٌgrief-stricken مَخْفُوضَةُlowered in الأَعْلامِflags
جَزِعَاتٌ مَخْفُوضَةُ الأَعْلامِ
And on either side, lofty buildings
stood grief-stricken, their flags lowered.
وَوَرَاءِand behind السَّرِيرِthe bier تَطَّرِدُstream continuously الأَفْthe throngs (beginning)
وَوَرَاءِ السَّرِيرِ تَطَّرِدُ الأَفْ
وَاجُthrongs (ending) وَالهَامُand heads تَلْتَقِيmeet بِالهَامِwith heads
وَاجُ وَالهَامُ تَلْتَقِي بِالهَامِ
And behind the bier the throngs streamed on,
and heads met heads.
أُمَّةٌa nation أَزْجَتِescorted الجِنَازَthe bier فِيin أَسْthe most splendid (beginning)
أُمَّةٌ أَزْجَتِ الجِنَازَ فِي أَسْ
نَىmost splendid (ending) مَجَالِيdisplays of الإِكْبَارِhonor والإِعْظَامِand reverence
نَى مَجَالِي الإِكْبَارِ والإِعْظَامِ
A nation escorted the bier in the most splendid
displays of honor and reverence.
يَاO مُحِبِّيlovers of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad وَهُمُand they are صَفْthe flower (beginning)
يَا مُحِبِّي مُحَمَّدٍ وَهُمُ صَفْ
وَةُflower (ending) مِصْرَEgypt التَقَتْgathered بِهَذَاat this المَقَامِplace
وَةُ مِصْرَ التَقَتْ بِهَذَا المَقَامِ
O lovers of Muhammad—you who are the flower
of Egypt, gathered at this place:
عَظَّمَmay magnify اللهGod أَجْرَكُمْyour reward إِنَّindeed وَعْدَthe promise of اللَّGod (beginning)
عَظَّمَ الله أَجْرَكُمْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّ
هِGod (ending) حَقٌّtrue لِلصَّابِرِينَfor the patient الكِرَامِthe noble
هِ حَقٌّ لِلصَّابِرِينَ الكِرَامِ
May God magnify your reward; indeed, God's promise
is true for the noble who endure.
يَاO شَقِيقَيْهِhis two brothers إِنَّindeed بَيْتَthe house of سُلَيْمَاSulayman (beginning)
يَا شَقِيقَيْهِ إِنَّ بَيْتَ سُلَيْمَا
نَSulayman (ending) بِأَنْbecause تَبْقَيَاyou both remain مَتِينُfirm in الدِّعَامِits pillars
نَ بِأَنْ تَبْقَيَا مَتِينُ الدِّعَامِ
O his two brothers, the house of Sulayman
has firm pillars in the two of you who remain.
قَاسَمَتْكُمْshared with you مِصْرُEgypt الرَّزِيئَةِthe bereavement فِيهِover him
قَاسَمَتْكُمْ مِصْرُ الرَّزِيئَةِ فِيهِ
وَعَلَىand according to قَدْرِهَاher stature مَدَىthe extent of الاِقْتِسَامِthe sharing
وَعَلَى قَدْرِهَا مَدَى الاِقْتِسَامِ
Egypt has shared with you the grief of losing him,
and her share accords with her stature.
فَاخْلُفُوهُso succeed him بِالحَقِّin righteousness وَاتَّخِذواand take مِنْfrom
فَاخْلُفُوهُ بِالحَقِّ وَاتَّخِذوا مِنْ
هُhim لَكُمْfor yourselves خَيرَthe best مُرْشِدٍguide وَإِمَامِand leader
هُ لَكُمْ خَيرَ مُرْشِدٍ وَإِمَامِ
So succeed him in righteousness, and make of
him your best guide and leader.
إِنَّindeed تِلْكَthat الحَيَاةَlife إِنْif تَصِلوهَاyou continue it
إِنَّ تِلْكَ الحَيَاةَ إِنْ تَصِلوهَا
لَحَيَاةٌis surely a life جَدِيرَةٌworthy بِالدَّوَامِof enduring
لَحَيَاةٌ جَدِيرَةٌ بِالدَّوَامِ
Indeed, that life, if you carry it forward,
is surely a life worthy to endure.
يَاO مَلِيكَking of الكِنَانَةِEgypt, the Quiver اسْلَمْlive secure وَصَرِّفْand direct
يَا مَلِيكَ الكِنَانَةِ اسْلَمْ وَصَرِّفْ
كُلَّevery مَاضِيone keen in رَأْيٍjudgment وَنَاضِيand one who draws حُسَامِa sharp sword
كُلَّ مَاضِي رَأْيٍ وَنَاضِي حُسَامِ
O king of Egypt—the Quiver—live secure, and command
every keen counselor and every man who draws a sword.
مِصْرُEgypt قَهَّارَةُthe conqueror of الزَّمَانِtime وَلَمْand has not تَعْـlacked (beginning)
مِصْرُ قَهَّارَةُ الزَّمَانِ وَلَمْ تَعْـ
ـدَمْlacked (ending) هُمَاماًa hero يَجِيءُwho comes بَعْدَafter هُمَامِa hero
ـدَمْ هُمَاماً يَجِيءُ بَعْدَ هُمَامِ
Egypt is time's conqueror, and has never lacked
a hero to follow a hero.
Translation model: Sol 6.1