هُمْthey يَفْتَحُونَthey open السَّمَاءَthe sky
هُمْ يَفْتَحُونَ السَّمَاءَ
وَيَمْلكُونَand they master الهَوَاءَthe air
وَيَمْلكُونَ الهَوَاءَ
They open the sky,
and master the air,
وَيَقْطَعُونَand they traverse الصَّحَارَىthe deserts
وَيَقْطَعُونَ الصَّحَارَى
وَيَعْبُرُونَand they cross المَاءَthe water
وَيَعْبُرُونَ المَاءَ
and traverse the deserts,
and cross the water.
وَنَحْنُand we نَمْكُثُwe remain فِيin عُقْـheart (beginning)
وَنَحْنُ نَمْكُثُ فِي عُقْـ
ـرِ(completes 'heart') دَارِنَاour home غُرَبَاءَstrangers
ـرِ دَارِنَا غُرَبَاءَ
While we remain in the heart
of our own home, strangers,
كَأَنَّنَاas though we قَدْalready خُلِقْنَاwe were created
كَأَنَّنَا قَدْ خُلِقْنَا
نُلاَمِسُwe touch الغَبْرَاءَthe dusty earth
نُلاَمِسُ الغَبْرَاءَ
as though we had been created
to touch the dusty earth.
نَرْنُوwe gaze وَنَأْسَىand we grieve وَنُفْنِيand we exhaust
نَرْنُو وَنَأْسَى وَنُفْنِي
دَمْعَtears العُيُونِthe eyes بُكَاءَin weeping
دَمْعَ العُيُونِ بُكَاءَ
We gaze, and grieve, and exhaust
our eyes' tears in weeping.
وَلاَand not نَرَىwe see غَيْرَother than ذِكْرَىmemory
وَلاَ نَرَى غَيْرَ ذِكْرَى
أَجْدَادِنَاour forefathers تَأْسَاءَconsolation
أَجْدَادِنَا تَأْسَاءَ
And we see nothing but the memory
of our forefathers as consolation.
نَالَtook its toll التَّوَاكُلُidle dependence مِنَّاon us
نَالَ التَّوَاكُلُ مِنَّا
وَالضَّعْفُand weakness مَاwhat الجَهْلُignorance شَاءَwished
وَالضَّعْفُ مَا الجَهْلُ شَاءَ
Idle dependence has done to us—
and weakness too—what ignorance wished.
وَاللَّهْوُand idle amusement حَطَّsapped قُوَانَاour strength
وَاللَّهْوُ حَطَّ قُوَانَا
وَسَفَّلَand debased الأَهْوَاءَthe desires
وَسَفَّلَ الأَهْوَاءَ
Idle amusement has sapped our strength
and debased our desires.
وأَوْشَكَand came close اليَأْسُdespair أَنْto يُسْـmake weary (beginning)
وأَوْشَكَ اليَأْسُ أَنْ يُسْـ
ـئِمَ(completes 'make weary') الكِرَامَthe noble البَقَاءَremaining alive
ـئِمَ الكِرَامَ البَقَاءَ
And despair would almost have made
the noble weary of life,
لَوْif لَمْdid not يُقَيِّضْappoint لَنَاfor us اللَّـGod (beginning)
لَوْ لَمْ يُقَيِّضْ لَنَا اللَّـ
ـهُ(completes 'God') نُخْبَةًa chosen band نُبَلاَءَnoble men
ـهُ نُخْبَةً نُبَلاَءَ
had God not appointed for us
a chosen band of noble men.
تَنَافَسُواthey vied فِيin سَبِيلِthe cause of الْـthe (attached article)
تَنَافَسُوا فِي سَبِيلِ الْـ
ـحِمَىhomeland نَدىًgenerosity وَفِدَاءَand self-sacrifice
ـحِمَى نَدىً وَفِدَاءَ
They vied with one another for
the homeland, in generosity and self-sacrifice,
وَبِالمَآثِرِand through noble deeds رَدَّواthey restored
وَبِالمَآثِرِ رَدَّوا
إِلىَto النُّفُوسِthe souls الرَّجَاءَhope
إِلىَ النُّفُوسِ الرَّجَاءَ
and through noble deeds restored
hope to souls.
حَيتْhailed سَمَاءُthe heaven المَعَالِيhigh achievements
حَيتْ سَمَاءُ المَعَالِي
نَجْماًa star جَدِيداًnew أَضَاءَshone
نَجْماً جَدِيداً أَضَاءَ
The heaven of high achievement hailed
a new star that shone.
وَصَانَand protected كَالِيءُthe guardian of مِصْرٍEgypt
وَصَانَ كَالِيءُ مِصْرٍ
سَرَاتَهَاher foremost men العُظَمَاءَthe illustrious
سَرَاتَهَا العُظَمَاءَ
And Egypt's guardian protected
her foremost, illustrious men,
وَخَصَّand singled out فِيهَاin her بِخَيْرٍwith favor
وَخَصَّ فِيهَا بِخَيْرٍ
قَلِّينِيَQallini المِعْطَاءَthe bountiful
قَلِّينِيَ المِعْطَاءَ
and there singled out for favor
Qallini, the bountiful,
أَلأَرِيحِيَّthe openhanded سَلِيلَscion of الْـthe (attached article)
أَلأَرِيحِيَّ سَلِيلَ الْـ
ـبَيْتِhouse الرَّفِيعِlofty بِنَاءَin stature
ـبَيْتِ الرَّفِيعِ بِنَاءَ
the openhanded scion of
a house of lofty stature.
يَاO ابْنَson of الأَمَاجِدِillustrious men مِنْfrom
يَا ابْنَ الأَمَاجِدِ مِنْ
مَحْتِدٍlineage سَمَاrose above الجَوْزَاءَal-Jawza (a constellation)
مَحْتِدٍ سَمَا الجَوْزَاءَ
O son of illustrious men, from
a lineage that rose above al-Jawza!
لِلهِto God (in praise) مَكْرُمَةٌa noble deed جَاsurpassed (beginning)
لِلهِ مَكْرُمَةٌ جَا
زَتِ(completes 'surpassed') الظُّنُونَexpectations سَخَاءَin generosity
زَتِ الظُّنُونَ سَخَاءَ
God be praised for a noble deed that surpassed
all expectations in generosity!
هَلِ(question marker) المَقَالَةُthe utterance تُوفِيrenders fully
هَلِ المَقَالَةُ تُوفِي
مَاwhat تَسْتَحِقُّyou deserve ثَنَاءَin praise
مَا تَسْتَحِقُّ ثَنَاءَ
Can words render
the praise you deserve?
هَذِيthese البُيُوتُhouses تُرَبِّيrear
هَذِي البُيُوتُ تُرَبِّي
البَنَاتِthe daughters وَالأَبْنَاءَand the sons
البَنَاتِ وَالأَبْنَاءَ
These houses rear
the daughters and the sons.
هِيَthey المَنَابِتُthe seedbeds يَزْكُوflourishes
هِيَ المَنَابِتُ يَزْكُو
فِيهَاin them الغِرَاسُthe plantings نَمَاءَin growth
فِيهَا الغِرَاسُ نَمَاءَ
They are the seedbeds; there flourish
the plantings, ever growing.
هِيَthey العُيُونُthe springs الصَّوَافِيclear
هِيَ العُيُونُ الصَّوَافِي
تُرْوِيquench القُلُوبَthe hearts الظِّمَاءَthirsty
تُرْوِي القُلُوبَ الظِّمَاءَ
They are the clear springs
that quench the thirsty hearts.
بِالعِلْمِthrough knowledge تُدْرِكُattains مِصـEgypt (beginning)
بِالعِلْمِ تُدْرِكُ مِصـ
ـرُ(completes 'Egypt') الْحُرِيَّةَfreedom العَصْمَاءَunassailable
ـرُ الْحُرِيَّةَ العَصْمَاءَ
Through knowledge, Egypt attains
unassailable freedom,
وَتَسْتَعِيدُand regains الفَخَارَglory
وَتَسْتَعِيدُ الفَخَارَ
القَدِيمَof old وَالعَلْيَاءَand lofty rank
القَدِيمَ وَالعَلْيَاءَ
and regains her glory
of old, and her lofty rank,
وَتَسْتَرِدُّand reclaims مِنَfrom الدَّهْـtime (beginning)
وَتَسْتَرِدُّ مِنَ الدَّهْـ
ـرِ(completes 'time') عِزَّهَاher dignity وَالرَّخَاءَand prosperity
ـرِ عِزَّهَا وَالرَّخَاءَ
and reclaims from time
her dignity and prosperity.
شَبَابُهَاher youth صَفْوَةُthe finest of النَّـthe rising generation (beginning)
شَبَابُهَا صَفْوَةُ النَّـ
ـشْىءِ(completes 'rising generation') فِطْنَةًin discernment وَذَكَاءَand intelligence
ـشْىءِ فِطْنَةً وَذَكَاءَ
Her youth are the finest of the
rising generation in discernment and intelligence.
إِنْif ثُقِّفُواthey were educated بَهَرُواthey dazzled الْـthe (attached article)
إِنْ ثُقِّفُوا بَهَرُوا الْـ
ـخَلْقَhumanity هِمَّةًin zeal وَمَضَاءَand resolve
ـخَلْقَ هِمَّةً وَمَضَاءَ
If educated, they dazzle
humanity with zeal and resolve.
هُمُthey المَخَايِلُsigns of promise فِيon أَوْجُـfaces (beginning)
هُمُ المَخَايِلُ فِي أَوْجُـ
ـهِ(completes 'faces') العُلَىgreatness تَتَرَاءَىcome into view
ـهِ العُلَى تَتَرَاءَى
They are the signs of promise, on the faces
of greatness coming into view.
هُمُthey البَشَائِرُglad tidings تَجْلُوunveil
هُمُ البَشَائِرُ تَجْلُو
لِلرَّاقِبِينَto those watching ذُكَاءَthe sun
لِلرَّاقِبِينَ ذُكَاءَ
They are the glad tidings that unveil
the sun to those who watch,
فِيin فَجْرِdawn of عَصْرٍan age جَدِيدٍnew
فِي فَجْرِ عَصْرٍ جَدِيدٍ
يَزْهُوis resplendent سَنىًin radiance وَسَنَاءَand grandeur
يَزْهُو سَنىً وَسَنَاءَ
at the dawn of a new age
resplendent in radiance and grandeur.
بَنَاتُهَاher daughters لاَnot يُضَارَعْـare rivaled (verb stem)
بَنَاتُهَا لاَ يُضَارَعْـ
ـنَthey (feminine plural suffix) زِينَةًin beauty وَحَيَاءَand modesty
ـنَ زِينَةً وَحَيَاءَ
Her daughters cannot be rivaled
in beauty and modesty.
إِذَاwhen سَفَرْنَthey unveil themselves أَغَرْmake envious (verb stem)
إِذَا سَفَرْنَ أَغَرْ
نَthey (feminine plural suffix) الكَوَاكِبَthe stars الزَّهْرَاءَshining
نَ الكَوَاكِبَ الزَّهْرَاءَ
When they unveil themselves, they make
the shining stars envious.
حَرَائِرُfree women الطَّبْعِby nature غَبْنٌan injustice
حَرَائِرُ الطَّبْعِ غَبْنٌ
أَنْthat يَغْتَدِينَthey become إِمَاءَbondwomen
أَنْ يَغْتَدِينَ إِمَاءَ
Free women by nature—it is a wrong
that they should become bondwomen.
وَكَيْفَand how يُنْجِبْنَthey bear فِيin الرِّbondage (beginning)
وَكَيْفَ يُنْجِبْنَ فِي الرِّ
قِّ(completes 'bondage') سَادَةًmasters طُلَقَاءَfree
قِّ سَادَةً طُلَقَاءَ
And how can they bear, in bondage,
masters who are free?
أَرْقَىmost advanced الشُّعُوبِthe nations رِجَالاًin men
أَرْقَى الشُّعُوبِ رِجَالاً
أَرْقَىmost advanced الشُّعُوبِthe nations نِسَاءَin women
أَرْقَى الشُّعُوبِ نِسَاءَ
The nations most advanced in men
are those most advanced in women.
فَيَاso, O سَرِيًّاnoble man بِأْسْنَىthrough the finest الهِبَـgifts (beginning)
فَيَا سَرِيًّا بِأْسْنَى الهِبَـ
ـاتِ(completes 'gifts') زَكَّىpurified الثَّرَاءَwealth
ـاتِ زَكَّى الثَّرَاءَ
So, O noble man, through the finest gifts
you have purified wealth,
وَمُفْرَداًand peerless one فِيin زَمَانٍan age
وَمُفْرَداً فِي زَمَانٍ
أَبَىrefused لَهُfor him النُّظَرَاءَequals
أَبَى لَهُ النُّظَرَاءَ
and peerless one, in an age
that would grant you no equal—
أَلشَّرْقُthe East يَذْكُرُremembers بِالْحَمْدِwith praise
أَلشَّرْقُ يَذْكُرُ بِالْحَمْدِ
هَذِهِthese الآلاءِbenefactions
هَذِهِ الآلاءِ
the East remembers with praise
these benefactions,
وَمِصْرُand Egypt تَرْفَعُraises تِيهاًproudly
وَمِصْرُ تَرْفَعُ تِيهاً
جَبِينَهَاher brow الوَضَّاءَradiant
جَبِينَهَا الوَضَّاءَ
and Egypt proudly raises
her radiant brow.
فَاسْلَمْso remain safe لَهَاfor her وَخَلَقَّand receive (uncertain reading) التَّـimmortality (beginning)
فَاسْلَمْ لَهَا وَخَلَقَّ التَّـ
ـخْلِيدَ(completes 'immortality') فِيهَاwithin her جَزَاءَas a reward
ـخْلِيدَ فِيهَا جَزَاءَ
So remain safe for her, and [receive]
immortality within her as your reward.