هدٌunclear; likely 'a pledge' (عهدٌ) علىthrough الأيامthe ages ألاّthat ... not تُهزمواyou be defeated
هدٌ على الأيام ألاّ تُهزموا
فالنصرfor victory ينبتsprouts حيثwhere يهراقis shed الدمblood
فالنصر ينبت حيث يهراق الدم
[A pledge] through the ages: you shall not be defeated.
Guide the days, do not let them defeat you,
For victory sprouts where blood is shed.
For victory sprouts where blood is shed.
فيin حيثwhere تعتبطis shed wantonly الدماءblood فأيقنواso be certain
في حيث تعتبط الدماء فأيقنوا
أنthat سوفwill تحيواyou live بالدماءthrough blood وتعظمواand you grow great
أن سوف تحيوا بالدماء وتعظموا
Where blood is shed wantonly, be certain
Where blood flows, be assured,
That you shall live through blood and grow great.
You will live by blood and become great.
تبغونyou seek الاستقلالindependence ؟ تلكthat طريقهُits path !
تبغون الاستقلال ؟ تلك طريقهُ !
ولقدand indeed أخذتمyou have taken بالطريقto the path فيممواso set your course
ولقد أخذتم بالطريق فيمموا
You seek independence? That is its path!
You want independence? That's its path!
And indeed you have taken the path; so press onward.
You have taken the path, so move on.
وهوand it is الجهادstruggle حميةfervor جشّامةbraving hardships
وهو الجهاد حمية جشّامة
ماnot انemphatic particle تخافfears منof الردىdeath أوor تحجمُholds back
ما ان تخاف من الردى أو تحجمُ
And it is struggle, a fervor that braves hardship,
It is jihad, passionate and valiant.
That neither fears death nor holds back.
Do not fear vileness or hesitate.
إنindeed الخلودimmortality لمنfor whoever يطيقcan endure ميسّرٌmade attainable
إن الخلود لمن يطيق ميسّرٌ
فليمضِso let ... proceed طلابseekers الخلودimmortality ويقدمواand let them advance
فليمضِ طلاب الخلود ويقدموا
Indeed, immortality is within reach of those who can endure.
Immortality is for those who can endure,
So let seekers of immortality go forth and advance.
So let the seekers of immortality advance and proceed.
وطنa homeland يقسّمis parceled out للدخيلfor the intruder هديةas a gift
وطن يقسّم للدخيل هدية
فعلامso why يُحجمholds back بعدafter هذاthis محجمُone who holds back ؟
فعلام يُحجم بعد هذا محجمُ ؟
A homeland is parceled out as a gift to the intruder.
A homeland that gives gifts to foreigners -
Then why, after this, should anyone hold back?
Why would anyone hesitate after this?
الشرقthe East ياoh! للشرقfor the East تلكthat دماؤهits blood
الشرق يا للشرق تلك دماؤه
والغربand the West ياoh! للغربfor the West يضريهmakes it fiercer الدمُblood
والغرب يا للغرب يضريه الدمُ
The East—oh, the East! That is its blood.
O Orient! That is its blood!
And the West—oh, the West! Blood makes it fiercer.
And the West - how blood excites it!
الشرقthe East ويحalas for الشرقthe East كيفhow تقحّمواthey violated
الشرق ويح الشرق كيف تقحّموا
حرماتهits sanctities الكبرىgreat وكيفand how تهجمواthey attacked ؟
حرماته الكبرى وكيف تهجموا ؟
The East—alas for the East! How they have violated
O Orient! How they thrust
Its great sanctities, and how they have attacked!
Its greatest sanctities and attacked!
غرّتهموdeceived them سنةdrowsiness الكرىof sleep فتوهمواso they deluded themselves !
غرّتهمو سنة الكرى فتوهموا !
ياoh! للذكاءat such cleverness فكيفso how قدindeed غرتهموit deceived them ؟
يا للذكاء فكيف قد غرتهمو ؟
The drowsiness of sleep deceived them, and they deluded themselves!
Deluded by the law of power, they imagined!
Oh, what cleverness! How, then, did it deceive them?
What intelligence! How it deluded them!
سنةa drowse ومرتand it passed والنيامand the sleepers تيقظواawoke
سنة ومرت والنيام تيقظوا
فليعلمواso let them know منwho نحنُwe أوor لاnot يعلمواthey know !
فليعلموا من نحنُ أو لا يعلموا !
A drowse—and it passed, and the sleepers awoke.
An era has passed, and the sleepers awoke,
So let them know who we are—or remain unaware!
So let them know who we are, or not know!
اليومtoday فليلغواso let them lap up الدماءblood وفيand in غدtomorrow
اليوم فليلغوا الدماء وفي غد
فليندمواso let them regret عنهاover it ولاتand there is no time for المندمregret
فليندموا عنها ولات المندم
Today, let them lap up blood; and tomorrow,
Today, let them forget the blood, and tomorrow,
Let them regret it—when it is too late for regret.
Let them regret it, at the time of regret.
أبطالheroes الاستقلالindependence تلكthat تحيةa greeting
أبطال الاستقلال تلك تحية
منfrom مصرEgypt يبعثهاsends it فؤادa heart مفعمُbrimming
من مصر يبعثها فؤاد مفعمُ
Heroes of independence, this is a greeting
Heroes of independence, that is a greeting
From Egypt, sent by a brimming heart.
From Egypt, sent by an ardent heart.
إخوانناour brothers فيin الحالthe present والعقبىand what follows معاًtogether
إخواننا في الحال والعقبى معاً
إخوانناour brothers فيماin what يلذdelights ويؤلمand causes pain
إخواننا فيما يلذ ويؤلم
Our brothers, in the present and in what follows alike,
Our brothers, in good and bad times together,
Our brothers in what delights and what causes pain.
Our brothers, in what gives joy and pain.
مصرEgypt الفتاةthe maiden وماand does not تزالcease to be فتيةyoung
مصر الفتاة وما تزال فتية
يهفوyearns إليكمtoward you بالقلوبwith hearts وتعظمand grows great
يهفو إليكم بالقلوب وتعظم
Egypt the maiden—and she remains young—
Egypt the maiden is still youthful,
Yearns toward you with her hearts and grows great.
Her heart rushes to you and grows great.
فيin كلevery مطّلعascent وكلand every ثنيةmountain pass
في كل مطّلع وكل ثنية
نارa fire منfrom الشرقthe East الفتيyouthful ستُضرمwill be kindled
نار من الشرق الفتي ستُضرم
At every ascent and every mountain pass,
In every dawn and every slope,
A fire from the youthful East shall be kindled.
A fire from the youth of the Orient will be kindled.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.