لِتَعِشْmay she live وَصَفْوُand the serenity العَيْشِof life غيرُnot مَشُوبِtainted
لِتَعِشْ وَصَفْوُ العَيْشِ غيرُ مَشُوبِ
فريالُFerial بِكْرُthe firstborn daughter مَلِيكِنَاof our king المَحْبُوبِbeloved
فريالُ بِكْرُ مَلِيكِنَا المَحْبُوبِ
May she live, with life's serenity untainted—
Live long with untainted life's beauty
Ferial, the firstborn of our beloved king.
Our beloved little royal, so pure
الطِّفلَةُthe little girl الملكthe angel الَّتيwho مِنْfrom مَهْدِهَاher cradle
الطِّفلَةُ الملك الَّتي مِنْ مَهْدِهَا
نَظَرَتْshe looked إلىtoward المَحْرُومِthe deprived وَالمَحْرُوبِand the dispossessed
نَظَرَتْ إلى المَحْرُومِ وَالمَحْرُوبِ
The angel-child who, from her cradle,
The infant princess who since her cradle
Looked upon the deprived and the dispossessed.
Looked upon the deprived and hapless
عِيدُthe birthday celebration الأَميرةِof the princess ضُوعِفَتْwere doubled بَهَجَاتُهُits joys
عِيدُ الأَميرةِ ضُوعِفَتْ بَهَجَاتُهُ
وَالشَّعبُand the people منهاof them آخِذٌtaking بِنَصِيبِa share
وَالشَّعبُ منها آخِذٌ بِنَصِيبِ
The joys of the princess's birthday have been doubled,
Her birthday festivities were subdued
And the people take a share in them.
With people taking but a small share
عَهْدٌan era قَشِيبٌfresh and new يَوْمَon the day مَوْلِدِهَاof her birth بَدَاappeared
عَهْدٌ قَشِيبٌ يَوْمَ مَوْلِدِهَا بَدَا
فيin أَيِّwhat a ثَوْبٍgarment للحَيَاةِfor life قَشِيبِfresh and new
في أَيِّ ثَوْبٍ للحَيَاةِ قَشِيبِ
A fresh era dawned on the day of her birth,
An arid era it was when she was born
In what a fresh new garment for life!
In what garb has life donned its aridity
كَمْhow many مِنْof مَعَاهِدَinstitutions وهْيwhile they تَشْرُفُare honored باسْمِهَاby her name
كَمْ مِنْ مَعَاهِدَ وهْي تَشْرُفُ باسْمِهَا
ضُمِنَwas guaranteed اطِّرَادُthe continuance نَجَاحِهَاof their success المَطْلُوبِdesired
ضُمِنَ اطِّرَادُ نَجَاحِهَا المَطْلُوبِ
How many institutions, honored by her name,
Many pacts bear her name, ensuring
Have had their continued, hoped-for success assured!
The continuity of their wished success
تُوليthey grant الضِّعَافَthe weak مِنَof الْمَعُونَةِassistance مَاthat which بِهِthrough it
تُولي الضِّعَافَ مِنَ الْمَعُونَةِ مَا بِهِ
كُلُّall الرِّضَىsatisfaction للرَّبِّfor the Lord وَالمَرْبُوبِand the creature
كُلُّ الرِّضَى للرَّبِّ وَالمَرْبُوبِ
They grant the weak such aid as brings
She provides the weak all they need to live
Complete satisfaction to the Lord and His creatures.
Content, well-provided by their Lord
أَوْسَعْتَyou lavished يَاO فَاروقُFarouk شعبَكَyour people أَنْعُمَاًblessings
أَوْسَعْتَ يَا فَاروقُ شعبَكَ أَنْعُمَاً
فيin ظِلِّthe shade غَيْرِكَof anyone but you لَمْnot تُتَحْwere granted لِشُعُوبِto peoples
في ظِلِّ غَيْرِكَ لَمْ تُتَحْ لِشُعُوبِ
You have lavished blessings on your people, O Farouk,
O Farouk you blessed your people with bounty
Never granted to peoples beneath anyone else's shade.
None could offer this open-handedness
هَيْهَاتَfar from possible يَبْلُغُكَmatch you المُلُوكُthe kings تَطَوُّلاًin generosity
هَيْهَاتَ يَبْلُغُكَ المُلُوكُ تَطَوُّلاً
لوif قُورِنَwere compared الموْهُوبُthe gift بِالموْهُوبِwith the gift
لو قُورِنَ الموْهُوبُ بِالموْهُوبِ
No kings could ever match you in generosity,
You so tower above other kings, none can reach you
Were gift compared with gift.
When the gifted's weighed against the gifted
مَاnot يَنْقَعُونَthey quench صَدىًthirst بِرَشْحِwith the moisture أَكَفِّهِمْof their palms
مَا يَنْقَعُونَ صَدىً بِرَشْحِ أَكَفِّهِمْ
وَنَداكَand your bounty شُؤْبُوبٌa downpour إلىafter شُؤْبُوبِa downpour
وَنَداكَ شُؤْبُوبٌ إلى شُؤْبُوبِ
They cannot slake thirst with the moisture of their palms,
Their palms' applause has no resonance
And your bounty is downpour after downpour.
While yours is a stream flowing to stream
يَاO مَنْthose who بِفَارُوقَon Farouk ائْتَسَوْاmodeled themselves فَتَنَافَسُواand so competed
يَا مَنْ بِفَارُوقَ ائْتَسَوْا فَتَنَافَسُوا
فِيin البِرِّcharity بَيْنَamong نَجِيبَةٍa noble woman وَنَجِيبِand a noble man
فِي البِرِّ بَيْنَ نَجِيبَةٍ وَنَجِيبِ
O you who followed Farouk's example and vied
You who emulate Farouk, vying in virtue
In charity, noble women and noble men alike—
Between the noble daughter and noble son
مِنْfrom among كُلِّevery مِسْمَاحٍgenerous man أَصِيلٍsound رَأْيُهُhis judgment
مِنْ كُلِّ مِسْمَاحٍ أَصِيلٍ رَأْيُهُ
لَبِقٍadept بِتَصْرِيفِin dispensing الزَّكَاةِalms أَرِيبِdiscerning
لَبِقٍ بِتَصْرِيفِ الزَّكَاةِ أَرِيبِ
Every generous man of sound judgment,
Sound of judgment, properly dispensing charity
Adept in dispensing alms, discerning;
Chaste, dignified, faultless in her travels
وَمَصُونَةٍand a protected woman بِحَيائِهَاby her modesty وَإِبَائِهَاand her self-respect
وَمَصُونَةٍ بِحَيائِهَا وَإِبَائِهَا
سَفَرَتْshe unveiled her face بِلاَwithout لَوْمٍblame وَلاَand no تَثْرِيبِreproach
سَفَرَتْ بِلاَ لَوْمٍ وَلاَ تَثْرِيبِ
And each woman guarded by her modesty and self-respect,
She gives orphans her handiwork forgiving
Who unveiled her face without blame or reproach,
The spinning, the pleasures of being young
تُعْطِيshe gives اليَتَامَىthe orphans وَالأَيَامَىand the widowed غَزْلَهَاher spun yarn
تُعْطِي اليَتَامَى وَالأَيَامَى غَزْلَهَا
وَتَعِفُّand she chastely refrains عَنْfrom غَزَلٍflirtation وعنand from تَشْبِيبِamorous verse
وَتَعِفُّ عَنْ غَزَلٍ وعن تَشْبِيبِ
Giving her spun yarn to orphans and the widowed,
My lords, her scent is so sublime
And shunning flirtation and amorous verse.
Her fragrance so graceful and sweet
يَاO سَادَتِيmy lords إِنِّيindeed I لأَشْهَدُI truly behold لَمْحَةًa glimpse
يَا سَادَتِي إِنِّي لأَشْهَدُ لَمْحَةً
عُلْوِيَّةheavenly وَأَشَمُّand I smell نَفْحَةَa waft طِيبِof fragrance
عُلْوِيَّة وَأَشَمُّ نَفْحَةَ طِيبِ
O my lords, I truly catch a glimpse
Serve your failing people, so distraught
Of heaven, and breathe in a waft of fragrance.
Crying for help, their ruin profound
أَعْظِمْhow great بِخِدْمَتِكُمْis your service لِشَعْبٍto a people عَاثِرٍstumbling
أَعْظِمْ بِخِدْمَتِكُمْ لِشَعْبٍ عَاثِرٍ
مُسْتَصْرِخٍcrying for help لِسَوَادِهِfor its masses المَنْكُوبِstricken
مُسْتَصْرِخٍ لِسَوَادِهِ المَنْكُوبِ
How great is your service to a stumbling people,
Beware schisms fragment unity
Crying for help on behalf of its stricken masses!
When good lies in bridging close the gap
خَطَرُthe peril الجَمَاعَةِof the community أَنْthat يُبَاعَدَdivision is imposed بَيْنَهَاwithin it
خَطَرُ الجَمَاعَةِ أَنْ يُبَاعَدَ بَيْنَهَا
وَالْخَيْرُand good كُلُّall الْخَيْرِgood فيin التَّقْرِيبِbringing together
وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّ الْخَيْرِ في التَّقْرِيبِ
The community's peril lies in division within it,
Repel the harm of discord and you'll win
And good—all good—lies in bringing people together.
The rewards of the noble peacemaker
إِنْif تَدْفَعُواyou ward off شَرَّthe evil الخَصَاصَةِof destitution فُزْتُمُyou will win
إِنْ تَدْفَعُوا شَرَّ الخَصَاصَةِ فُزْتُمُ
فيin عَاجِلٍthe near term بِثَوَابِwith the reward of خَيْرِthe best مُثِيبِrewarder
في عَاجِلٍ بِثَوَابِ خَيْرِ مُثِيبِ
If you ward off the evil of destitution, you will win
Saving this honest land and its people
Soon, the reward of the best of rewarders,
From the blows of a threatening fate
وَوَقَيْتُمُand you will have protected البَلَدَthe land الأَمِينَsecure وَأَهْلَهُand its people
وَوَقَيْتُمُ البَلَدَ الأَمِينَ وَأَهْلَهُ
غَدَرَاتِthe treacheries دَهْرٍof an age مُنْذِرٍforewarning بِخُطُوبِof calamities
غَدَرَاتِ دَهْرٍ مُنْذِرٍ بِخُطُوبِ
And will have shielded the secure land and its people
Aid the poor and make right their affairs
From the treacheries of an age that threatens calamities.
Tomorrow, grim, will be taxing indeed
وَاسُواaid الفَقِيرَthe poor وَأَصْلِحُواand improve مِنْof شَأْنِهِhis condition
وَاسُوا الفَقِيرَ وَأَصْلِحُوا مِنْ شَأْنِهِ
أَوْلاَor else فَإِنَّfor indeed غَداًtomorrow لَجِدُّindeed very مُرِيبِtroubling
أَوْلاَ فَإِنَّ غَداً لَجِدُّ مُرِيبِ
Aid the poor and improve their lot,
Redeem the children, in body and manners
Otherwise, tomorrow is indeed deeply troubling.
With learning, with teaching what's meet
وَتَدَارَكُواand come to the aid of الأَطُفَالَthe children بِالسَّبَبَيْنِby the two means منof
وَتَدَارَكُوا الأَطُفَالَ بِالسَّبَبَيْنِ من
تَصْحِيحِmaking healthy أبْدَانٍbodies وَمِنْand of تَهْذِيبِmoral cultivation
تَصْحِيحِ أبْدَانٍ وَمِنْ تَهْذِيبِ
And come to the children's aid through the two means of
Thus Egypt will thrive, living secure
Making bodies sound and cultivating character.
From hardship, in peace and tranquility
فَبِذَاكَand through that تَبْلُغُwill attain مِصْرُEgypt مَاwhat يُبْغَىis sought لَهَاfor her
فَبِذَاكَ تَبْلُغُ مِصْرُ مَا يُبْغَى لَهَا
فِيin العَيْشِlife مِنْof سَعَةٍabundance وَأَمْنِand safety from كُرُوبِdistresses
فِي العَيْشِ مِنْ سَعَةٍ وَأَمْنِ كُرُوبِ
Thus Egypt will attain what is sought for her
General welfare outpaces all steps
In life: abundance and safety from distress.
On lush grounds for workers made green
وَرَفَاهَةُand the well-being الطَّبقَاتof the classes تَسْتَبِقُhastens الخُطَىthe steps
وَرَفَاهَةُ الطَّبقَات تَسْتَبِقُ الخُطَى
فِيin مَرْتَعٍa pasture لِلْعَامِلِينَfor those who work خَصيَبِfertile
فِي مَرْتَعٍ لِلْعَامِلِينَ خَصيَبِ
And the well-being of the classes hastens its steps
O Lord, protect Farouk, and answer his prayers
In a fertile pasture for those who work.
Egypt calls You, for You answer hopes best
يَاO رَبِّmy Lord صُنْprotect فاروقَFarouk وَاكلأْand watch over بَيْنَهُhis bonds
يَا رَبِّ صُنْ فاروقَ وَاكلأْ بَيْنَهُ
تَدْعُوكَcalls upon You مِصْرُEgypt وأَنتَand You خَيْرُthe best مُجِيبِresponder
تَدْعُوكَ مِصْرُ وأَنتَ خَيْرُ مُجِيبِ
O Lord, preserve Farouk and watch over his bonds;
Egypt calls upon You, and You are the best of responders.
Partial English translation: 44 of 46 Arabic lines translated.