سرgo forth باسمin the name of ربكyour Lord هذاthis عامكyour year الثانيthe second
سر باسم ربك هذا عامك الثاني
وارفعand raise لواءthe banner of الهدىguidance فيin كلevery ميدانfield
وارفع لواء الهدى في كل ميدان
Go forth in your Lord's name: this is your second year.
Proclaim in the name of your Lord, this is your second year
And raise the banner of guidance in every field.
And raise the banner of guidance in every arena
والبسand don مسوحthe sackcloth robes of الصباyouth واخطرand stride proudly بساحتهthrough its court
والبس مسوح الصبا واخطر بساحته
واشربand drink كئوسthe goblets of الهوىlove منfrom نورthe light of تبيانيmy elucidation
واشرب كئوس الهوى من نور تبياني
And don youth's sackcloth robes and stride proudly through its court.
And wear the attributes of youth and roam in its field
And drink love's goblets from the light of my elucidation.
And drink the cups of passion from the light of my guidance
واحملand carry قياثرthe lyres of شعريmy poetry ياO خليلdear friend فماfor never
واحمل قياثر شعري يا خليل فما
وهبتهاI bestowed them مرةonce إلاexcept لفنانupon an artist
وهبتها مرة إلا لفنان
And carry the lyres of my poetry, O friend, for never
And carry my poetry scrolls O Khalil, for I
Have I bestowed them even once except upon an artist.
Have never gifted them except to an artist
واعزفand play علىupon الوترthe string الريانlush لحنthe melody of هوىlove
واعزف على الوتر الريان لحن هوى
قلبيmy heart ورتلand chant بديرin the monastery of الشعرpoetry ألحانيmy melodies
قلبي ورتل بدير الشعر ألحاني
And play upon the lush string the melody of love—
And play the euphonious string the tune of the passion
My heart's own—and chant my melodies in poetry's monastery.
Of my heart and chant in the monastery of poetry my melodies
فماfor ... is not الحياةlife سوىother than حلمa dream يطوفdrifts بناaround us
فما الحياة سوى حلم يطوف بنا
فاغنمso seize شبابكyour youth هذاthis عالمa world فانيperishing
فاغنم شبابك هذا عالم فاني
For life is nothing but a dream that drifts around us.
For life is but a dream that floats around us
So seize your youth: this is a perishing world.
So enjoy your youth, this is a fleeting world
ياO صاحبpatron of الأدبliterature العاليlofty ومعهدهand its institute
يا صاحب الأدب العالي ومعهده
أتيتI came to ناديكyour club فيamong أهلىmy kin وإخوانيand my brothers
أتيت ناديك في أهلى وإخواني
O patron of lofty literature and its institute,
O owner of sublime literature and its institute
I have come to your club among my kin and brothers,
I came to your club among my family and brethren
نشوانintoxicated منfrom فرحthe joy of اللقياmeeting يصاحبنيaccompanies me
نشوان من فرح اللقيا يصاحبني
عزمthe resolve of الشبابyouth وإلهاميand my inspiration ووجدانيand my feeling
عزم الشباب وإلهامي ووجداني
Intoxicated with the joy of meeting, accompanied by
Delighted with the joy of meeting, accompanying me
Youth's resolve, my inspiration, and my feeling.
My youthful vigor, inspiration and fervor
فاسمعso hear نشيديmy song وطرand fly فيinto الأفقthe horizon مفترعاdeflowering
فاسمع نشيدي وطر في الأفق مفترعا
بكارةthe virginity of المجدglory عنwith صدقsincerity وإيمانand faith
بكارة المجد عن صدق وإيمان
So hear my song and soar into the horizon, breaching
So listen to my anthem and soar high in the horizon
Glory's virginity with sincerity and faith.
With the virginity of glory, of honesty and faith
ارىI see الكنانةEgypt (the Quiver) تبكيweeping for عهدthe age of عزتهاher glory
ارى الكنانة تبكي عهد عزتها
والنيلand the Nile فيin شجوهhis grief كالعاشقlike the lover العانيcaptive
والنيل في شجوه كالعاشق العاني
I see al-Kinanah weeping for the age of her glory,
I see Kinana crying over the days of its glory
And the Nile, in his grief, like a captive lover.
And the Nile in its anguish like a woeful lover
وهذهand this اللغةlanguage الفصحىclassical تئنmoans فمنso who
وهذه اللغة الفصحى تئن فمن
يحنوwill show tenderness عليهاto her وياسوand heal جرحهاher wound القانيcrimson
يحنو عليها وياسو جرحها القاني
And this classical Arabic tongue moans; who, then,
And this eloquent language moaning, so who
Will show her tenderness and heal her crimson wound?
Will care for it and heal its injurious wounds
فيin روضةthe garden of الخلدeternity سقياهاher watering ومنبتهاand her place of growth
في روضة الخلد سقياها ومنبتها
وفيand in سماءthe sky of المعاليeminence فرعهاher branch الدانيclose at hand
وفي سماء المعالي فرعها الداني
In eternity's garden she is watered and takes root,
In the garden of eternity, water and grow it
And in the sky of eminence is her branch, close at hand.
And in the sky of greatness, extend its reaching branches
ثمارهاher fruits منfrom معانيthe meanings of الفكرthought تقطفهاplucks them
ثمارها من معاني الفكر تقطفها
يدthe hand of الخيالimagination وتهديهاand offers them إلىto الجانيthe gatherer
يد الخيال وتهديها إلى الجاني
Her fruits, from the meanings of thought, are plucked
Its fruits of intellectual meanings to be plucked
By imagination's hand, which offers them to the gatherer.
By the hand of imagination and gifted to the gatherer
وزهرهاand her blossom عبقريّinspired النظمversification جنwent mad بهover it
وزهرها عبقريّ النظم جن به
شعرthe poetry of الزمانthe age فأمسىand so became جدّdeeply أسوانsorrowful
شعر الزمان فأمسى جدّ أسوان
And her blossom is inspired verse; crazed by it,
And its flowers, the genius of prosody, has picked them
The poetry of the age has grown profoundly sorrowful.
And composed the era's poetry and it became the pride of Aswan
كفاكsuffices you ياO لغةlanguage of الأحرارthe free مفخرةًas a source of pride
كفاك يا لغة الأحرار مفخرةً
وشاهداًand as a witness بيّناclear عنto رفعةthe loftiness of الشانstanding
وشاهداً بيّنا عن رفعة الشان
Sufficient as a source of pride, O language of the free,
Enough O language of the free, a pride
And as clear testimony to your exalted standing,
And clear proof of the loftiness of lineage
حديثthe sayings of طهTaha وقرآنand the Quran of الإلهGod وهلand is there
حديث طه وقرآن الإله وهل
فيat جنبthe side of هذينthese two منany فخرglory لإنسانfor a human being
في جنب هذين من فخر لإنسان
Are Taha's sayings and God's Quran; and is there
The discourse of Taha and Quran of God, is there
Any glory for humankind beside these two?
Beside these two any other pride for man?
هبّواrise شبابyouths of الحمىthe homeland منfrom نومكمyour sleep قدماonward
هبّوا شباب الحمى من نومكم قدما
فالمجدfor glory يطلبكمsummons you منfrom عندthe presence of قحطانQahtan
فالمجد يطلبكم من عند قحطان
Rise from your sleep, youths of the homeland—onward!
Rise, O youths of zeal, from your slumber onwards
For glory summons you from the presence of Qahtan.
For glory calls upon you from the tribe of Qahtan
واستنهضواand rouse العزمresolve وانقادواand submit لمقصدكمto your purpose
واستنهضوا العزم وانقادوا لمقصدكم
وقدمواand offer لبنthe bricks of العلياءgreatness للبانيto the builder
وقدموا لبن العلياء للباني
And rouse your resolve, and let your purpose lead you,
And mobilize your determination and pursue your purpose
And offer the bricks of greatness to the builder.
And present the milk of the knowledgeable to the builder
فماfor never سمتrose أمةa nation يوماever لغايتهاto its goal
فما سمت أمة يوما لغايتها
وفيwhile in الشبابyouth رؤىvisions of جبنcowardice وخذلانand failure
وفي الشباب رؤى جبن وخذلان
For no nation has ever risen to its goal
No nation has ever attained its goal
While its youth harbor visions of cowardice and failure.
While having among its youth cowardice and betrayal
شدّواmake firm أياديكمyour hands فاللهfor God ناصركمyour helper
شدّوا أياديكم فالله ناصركم
وجددواand renew العهدthe covenant منfrom آنone moment إلىto
وجددوا العهد من آن إلى
Make firm your hands, for God is your helper,
Hold your hands together, for God is your supporter
And renew the covenant from one moment to...
And renew the covenant from now to
وبايعوهand pledge allegiance to Him علىon condition أنthat ترخصواyou hold cheap دمكمyour blood
وبايعوه على أن ترخصوا دمكم
لتنقذواso that you may save الشرقthe East منfrom أنيابthe fangs of عدوانaggression
لتنقذوا الشرق من أنياب عدوان
And pledge allegiance to Him, vowing to hold your blood cheap,
And pledge to Him that you will offer your blood
To save the East from the fangs of aggression.
To save the East from the fangs of aggression