باخومPachomius للرهبانfor the monks منfrom قدمancient times بنيhe built
باخوم للرهبان من قدم بني
ديراa monastery فكانand so he became بماthrough what بناهhe built it الأولاthe first
ديرا فكان بما بناه الأولا
Pachomius long ago built for the monks
My ancestor Bakhoum built for the monks
a monastery, and through what he built became the first.
A monastery, so it was the first with what he built
وتنافسand vied الأبرارthe righteous فيماin the time بعدهafter him
وتنافس الأبرار فيما بعده
يبنونthey build فيin الدنياthis world المعارجthe stairways للعلىto the heights
يبنون في الدنيا المعارج للعلى
And the righteous vied with one another after him,
And the virtuous vied thereafter
building in this world stairways to the heights.
To build ascents to the Divine in this world
فلمصرso Egypt has مفخرةa source of pride علىover الأقوامthe peoples فيin
فلمصر مفخرة على الأقوام في
تقديمهاits offering ذاكthat المثالthe model الأمثلاthe ideal
تقديمها ذاك المثال الأمثلا
Thus Egypt has cause for pride over other peoples in
So Egypt prides itself over nations in
offering that ideal model.
Presenting that finest example
ياO منyou who أعادrevived اليومtoday ذكرىthe memory فضلهhis merit
يا من أعاد اليوم ذكرى فضله
ونضاand removed عنfrom الحقthe truth الحجابthe veil المسبلاhanging down
ونضا عن الحق الحجاب المسبلا
O you who today revived the memory of his merit,
O you who revived today the memory of its grace
and drew aside the veil draped over the truth:
And lifted from the truth the trailing veil
للدينfor religion والوطنand the homeland اغتباطjoy بالذيin what
للدين والوطن اغتباط بالذي
جدتyou bestowed generously منof مجدglory تحيفهhad worn it away البلىdecay
جدت من مجد تحيفه البلى
Religion and the homeland rejoice in what
For religion and nation there is joy in what
you have bestowed of glory that decay had worn away.
Its glory, worn by time, has found of new glory
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