يَاO وَقْفَةَeve الْعِيدِof the feast مَاذَاwhat
يَا وَقْفَةَ الْعِيدِ مَاذَا
أَرَيْتِنَاyou have shown us فِيin وَقْفَهْa pause
أَرَيْتِنَا فِي وَقْفَهْ
O eve of the feast, what
O moment of Eid, what did you see
Have you shown us in a moment,
In this standing of ours
مِنْof كُلِّall مَاthat which أَبْدَعَتْhas fashioned مِصْEgypt (first part)
مِنْ كُلِّ مَا أَبْدَعَتْ مِصْ
رُEgypt (completion) نَوعَهُits kind أَوْor صِنْفَهْits variety
رُ نَوعَهُ أَوْ صِنْفَهْ
Of all that Egypt has fashioned,
Of all that Egypt ever created
In kind or variety?
In its type or genre?
فَرَاعَso it dazzled وَشْياًembroidery وَصَوْغاًand metalwork
فَرَاعَ وَشْياً وَصَوْغاً
وَأَحْكَمَand perfected الذَّوْقُtaste رَصْفَهْits arrangement
وَأَحْكَمَ الذَّوْقُ رَصْفَهْ
It dazzled in embroidery and metalwork,
It excelled in ornaments and crafts
And taste perfected its arrangement.
And taste perfected its arrangement
فِيin الْعَيْنِthe eye دَمْعٌtears تُبِيحُpermits المَthe joy (first part)
فِي الْعَيْنِ دَمْعٌ تُبِيحُ المَ
سَرَّةُjoy (completion) الْيَوْمَtoday ذَرْفَهْtheir shedding
سَرَّةُ الْيَوْمَ ذَرْفَهْ
In the eye are tears that joy allows
In the eye, a tear that joy permits today to shed
To be shed today.
For shadow has shrunk
فَقَدْfor indeed تَقَلَّصَhas receded ظِلٌّa shadow
فَقَدْ تَقَلَّصَ ظِلٌّ
أَلْقَىcast عَلَىover الْقُطْرِthe land سَجْفَهْits veil
أَلْقَى عَلَى الْقُطْرِ سَجْفَهْ
For a shadow has receded
Cast on the rain its drizzle
That cast its veil over the land.
And the star of bliss rises
وَلاحَand appeared طَالِعُa rising star سَعْدٍgood fortune
وَلاحَ طَالِعُ سَعْدٍ
يُمِيطُremoves تِلْكَthat السدْفَهْthe darkness
يُمِيطُ تِلْكَ السدْفَهْ
And a rising star of good fortune has appeared,
To unveil that screen
Sweeping that darkness away.
A speech supported until
خَطْبٌa calamity تَأَيَّدَgrew strong حَتَّىuntil
خَطْبٌ تَأَيَّدَ حَتَّى
أَرَدْتَyou willed يَاO مِصْرُEgypt صَرفَهْto avert it
أَرَدْتَ يَا مِصْرُ صَرفَهْ
A calamity grew strong, until
You wished, O Egypt, to spend it
You, O Egypt, willed to avert it.
To God your people march
للهِto God (expressing admiration) شَعْبُكِyour people يَغْزُوfights
للهِ شَعْبُكِ يَغْزُو
حَقّاًfor justice وَيُحْكِمُand perfects زَحْفَهْits advance
حَقّاً وَيُحْكِمُ زَحْفَهْ
God bless your people, fighting
Truly and steady their advance
For justice and perfecting its advance!
Only does the people do justice
وَإِنَّمَاand only يُنْصِفُacts justly الشَّعْthe people (first part)
وَإِنَّمَا يُنْصِفُ الشَّعْ
بُpeople (completion) حِينَwhen يُوجِبُmakes binding نَصْفَهْits fair treatment
بُ حِينَ يُوجِبُ نَصْفَهْ
And the people acts justly only
When they validate its half
When it makes its own fair treatment binding.
A precious opening congratulated
فَتْحٌa victory عَزِيزٌprecious يُحَيَّىis hailed
فَتْحٌ عَزِيزٌ يُحَيَّى
فِيin فَتْحِthe opening of هَذِيthis الْغُرْفَهْchamber
فِي فَتْحِ هَذِي الْغُرْفَهْ
A precious victory is hailed
In the opening of this chamber
In the opening of this chamber.
Partial English translation: 19 of 20 Arabic lines translated.