أَقْبَلْتُمَاyou both came بِرِعَايَةِunder the care of الرَّحْمَنِthe Most Merciful
أَقْبَلْتُمَا بِرِعَايَةِ الرَّحْمَنِ
وَقُلُوبُنَاand our hearts لَكُمَاare yours, both of you بِغَيْرِwithout رِهَانِa wager
وَقُلُوبُنَا لَكُمَا بِغَيْرِ رِهَانِ
You both have come under the Most Merciful's care,
And our hearts are yours, without a wager.
أَنْقَذْتُمَاyou both saved مَجْدَthe glory of الْحِمَىthe homeland مِنْfrom رِيبَةٍdoubt
أَنْقَذْتُمَا مَجْدَ الْحِمَى مِنْ رِيبَةٍ
وَأَرَحْتُمَاand you both brought peace to الصَّرْعَىthe fallen مِنَamong الأَقْرَانِthe peers
وَأَرَحْتُمَا الصَّرْعَى مِنَ الأَقْرَانِ
You both saved the homeland's glory from doubt,
And brought peace to the fallen among your peers.
مَاتُواthey died كَمَاas تَرْضَىapproves الْعُلاglory وَمَرَرْتُمَاand you both passed
مَاتُوا كَمَا تَرْضَى الْعُلا وَمَرَرْتُمَا
بِالمَوْتِby Death يَنْظُرُhe looks نِظْرَةَa gaze الخَزْيَانِof one disgraced
بِالمَوْتِ يَنْظُرُ نِظْرَةَ الخَزْيَانِ
They died as glory would wish, and you both passed
By Death, who looked on with the gaze of one disgraced.
أَيْأَسْتُمَاهُyou both made him despair مِنْof حَبَائِلِthe snares of كَيْدِهِhis cunning
أَيْأَسْتُمَاهُ مِنْ حَبَائِلِ كَيْدِهِ
تَتَعَثَّرَانِyou both stumble بِهَاin them وَتَنْفَلِتَانِand you both slip free
تَتَعَثَّرَانِ بِهَا وَتَنْفَلِتَانِ
You both made him despair of his cunning snares;
You stumble in them, yet slip free.
للهِto God دَرُّكُمَاyour excellence, both of you وَكُلِّand every مُجَاهِدٍstriver
للهِ دَرُّكُمَا وَكُلِّ مُجَاهِدٍ
يَقْفُوكُمَاfollows you both فِيin خِدْمَةِservice to الأَوْطَانِthe homelands
يَقْفُوكُمَا فِي خِدْمَةِ الأَوْطَانِ
God bless you both, and every striver
Who follows you both in service to the homelands.
رُدَّاbring back, both of you إِلَىto قُرْبٍnearness مَسَافَاتٍdistances نَأَتْgrew distant
رُدَّا إِلَى قُرْبٍ مَسَافَاتٍ نَأَتْ
بَيْنَbetween الْهِلالِthe crescent وَصِنْوِهِand its twin النُّورَانِيradiant
بَيْنَ الْهِلالِ وَصِنْوِهِ النُّورَانِي
Close again the distances that have grown wide
Between the crescent and its radiant twin.
يَاO أَيُّهَاyou الضَّيْفَانِtwo guests جَاءاboth came مِنْfrom عَلٍon high
يَا أَيُّهَا الضَّيْفَانِ جَاءا مِنْ عَلٍ
حُيِّيتُمَاgreetings to you both يَاO أَيُّهَاyou الضَّيْفَانِtwo guests
حُيِّيتُمَا يَا أَيُّهَا الضَّيْفَانِ
O you two guests who came from on high,
Welcome to you both, O you two guests!
الرِّيفُthe countryside مُلْتَمِعُgleaming الأَسِرَّةِbrows بَهْجَةًwith joy
الرِّيفُ مُلْتَمِعُ الأَسِرَّةِ بَهْجَةً
وَالنِّيلُand the Nile مُبْتَسِمٌsmiling كَمَاas تَرَيَانِyou both see
وَالنِّيلُ مُبْتَسِمٌ كَمَا تَرَيَانِ
The countryside's brows shine with joy,
And the Nile is smiling, as you both see.
وَافَيْتُمَانَاyou both came to us مِنْfrom فَرُوقَFaruq بِنَفْحَةٍwith a fragrant breeze
وَافَيْتُمَانَا مِنْ فَرُوقَ بِنَفْحَةٍ
تَشْفِيheals النُّفُوسَsouls كَنَفْحَةِlike the fragrance of الرَّيْحَانِbasil
تَشْفِي النُّفُوسَ كَنَفْحَةِ الرَّيْحَانِ
You both came to us from Faruq with a fragrant breeze
That heals souls like the fragrance of basil.
إِنَّاindeed we لَنَهْوَاهَاwe surely love her وَنَرْعَىand we uphold عَهْدَهَاher covenant
إِنَّا لَنَهْوَاهَا وَنَرْعَى عَهْدَهَا
أَفَنَحْنُare we, then فِيin هَذَاthis الْهَوَىlove سِيَّانِequal
أَفَنَحْنُ فِي هَذَا الْهَوَى سِيَّانِ
Indeed, we love her and keep faith with her;
Are we, then, equal in this love?
قُولاsay, both of you لَهَاto her بِاللهِby God مَاwhat أَحْسَسْتُمَاyou both felt
قُولا لَهَا بِاللهِ مَا أَحْسَسْتُمَا
لِقُلُوبِنَاof our hearts فِيin الجَوِّthe air مِنْof خَفَقَانِthrobbing
لِقُلُوبِنَا فِي الجَوِّ مِنْ خَفَقَانِ
Tell her, by God, what you both felt
Of our hearts' throbbing in the air.
قُولاsay, both of you لَهَاto her بِاللهِby God مَاwhat لاقَيْتُمَاyou both encountered
قُولا لَهَا بِاللهِ مَا لاقَيْتُمَا
مِنْfrom مَعْشَرٍa people فِيin حُبِّهَاlove for her مُتَفَانِselflessly devoted
مِنْ مَعْشَرٍ فِي حُبِّهَا مُتَفَانِ
Tell her, by God, what you both encountered
Among a people selfless in their love for her.