قَدْmay يُبْطِيءُbe slow الإِنْصَافُjustice لَكِنَّهُbut it
قَدْ يُبْطِيءُ الإِنْصَافُ لَكِنَّهُ
يَأْتِيcomes وَلاَand no بُدَّescape وَفِيهand in it العَوَضْrecompense
يَأْتِي وَلاَ بُدَّ وَفِيه العَوَضْ
Justice may be slow, but it
Comes without fail, bringing recompense.
وَالجَوْهَرُand the essence المَكْنُونُhidden لاَno بُدَّescape أَنْthat
وَالجَوْهَرُ المَكْنُونُ لاَ بُدَّ أَنْ
يُجْلَىbe revealed وَأَنْand that يَنْجَابَfall away عَنْهُfrom it العَرَضْoutward appearance
يُجْلَى وَأَنْ يَنْجَابَ عَنْهُ العَرَضْ
And the hidden essence must
Be revealed, and its outward appearance fall away.
يَاO آلَhouse of عَبْدِservant of الرَّازِقِthe Provider الغُرِّillustrious قَدْindeed
يَا آلَ عَبْدِ الرَّازِقِ الغُرِّ قَدْ
رَدَّreturned عَلَيْكُمْto you مَجْدُكُمْyour glory مَاwhat افْترَضْborrowed
رَدَّ عَلَيْكُمْ مَجْدُكُمْ مَا افْترَضْ
O illustrious house of Abd al-Raziq, indeed,
Your glory has repaid you what it borrowed.
آثَرْتُمُyou preferred المُثْلَىthe noblest course وَلَمْand did not تَبْذُلُواexpend
آثَرْتُمُ المُثْلَى وَلَمْ تَبْذُلُوا
مَاwhat عَزَّwas precious فِيin هَوْنٍabasement وَلاَnor فِيin حَرَضْdecay
مَا عَزَّ فِي هَوْنٍ وَلاَ فِي حَرَضْ
You chose the noblest course and did not squander
What was precious in abasement or decay.
فَدَيْتُمُyou ransomed مِصْرَEgypt بِأَرْواحِكُمْwith your lives
فَدَيْتُمُ مِصْرَ بِأَرْواحِكُمْ
فَاليَوْمَso today أَدَّتْshe rendered شُكْرَهَاher gratitude المُفْتَرَضْowed
فَاليَوْمَ أَدَّتْ شُكْرَهَا المُفْتَرَضْ
You ransomed Egypt with your lives;
So today she has offered the gratitude she owed.
مَاnot مُصْطفَىMustafa إِلاَّexcept الوَزِيرُthe minister الَّذيwho
مَا مُصْطفَى إِلاَّ الوَزِيرُ الَّذي
يَنْهَضُrises لِلْخَيْرِfor good إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle نَهَضْhe rose
يَنْهَضُ لِلْخَيْرِ إِذَا مَا نَهَضْ
Mustafa is none other than the minister who
Rises for good whenever he rises.
أَبْعَدَset farther مَرْمَاهُhis aim وَأَعْلَىand raised it فَلَمْso did not
أَبْعَدَ مَرْمَاهُ وَأَعْلَى فَلَمْ
يَشْغُلْهُoccupy him إِلاَّexcept مَاwhat سَمَاrose high مِنْof غَرَضْa purpose
يَشْغُلْهُ إِلاَّ مَا سَمَا مِنْ غَرَضْ
He set his aim farther and higher, so nothing
Occupied him but lofty purposes.
مَحَضْتُهُI gave him sincerely الوُدَّaffection وَلمْand did not أُبْدِهِshow it
مَحَضْتُهُ الوُدَّ وَلمْ أُبْدِهِ
أَكلُّdoes everyone مَنْwho أَبْدَىshowed وِدَاداًaffection مَحَضْgive sincerely
أَكلُّ مَنْ أَبْدَى وِدَاداً مَحَضْ
I gave him sincere affection, but did not show it;
Does everyone who shows affection give it sincerely?