يا أبا الشعب وابن مصر المفدّى

يا أبا الشعب وابن مصر المفدّى

أنت سعدٌ وذاك حسبُك مجدا

أنت سعدٌ وذاك حسبُك مجدا

O father of the people and Egypt's son, for whom lives would be given,

O father of the people and son of redeemed Egypt

You are Saad, and that is glory enough for you.

You are fortunate, and that is enough glory for you

معجزات على يديك نراها

معجزات على يديك نراها

كل يوم ولا نحاول عدّا

كل يوم ولا نحاول عدّا

We see miracles wrought by your hands

We see miracles from your hands

Every day, and we do not try to count them.

Every day without trying to count them

فنرى الفرد في مضائك شعبا

فنرى الفرد في مضائك شعبا

ونرى الشعب في ولائك فردا

ونرى الشعب في ولائك فردا

So, in your resolve, we see one man as a people,

So we see the individual as a nation through your triumphs

And in allegiance to you, we see the people as one man.

And we see the nation as an individual through your loyalty

كن كما أنت يأتك النصر طوعاً

كن كما أنت يأتك النصر طوعاً

وليمت دونه المراءون جهدا

وليمت دونه المراءون جهدا

Be as you are; victory will come to you willingly,

Stay as you are, and victory will come to you willingly

And let the hypocrites die of toil, short of it.

While the disapprovers struggle in vain

وإذا انفضّ من حواليك وفد

وإذا انفضّ من حواليك وفد

فارفع الصوت وامضِ وحدك وفدا

فارفع الصوت وامضِ وحدك وفدا

And when a delegation disperses from around you,

And if a delegation disperses around you

Then raise your voice and go on alone, a delegation yourself.

Then raise your voice and go on alone as a dedicated delegation

أنت أعلى الرؤس في مصر رأسا

أنت أعلى الرؤس في مصر رأسا

وأعز الدعاة في مصر جندا

وأعز الدعاة في مصر جندا

You are the loftiest head among Egypt's heads,

You are the highest of heads in Egypt as a head

And, among Egypt's advocates, the mightiest in troops.

And the most honorable advocate in Egypt as an army

وابن تاريخها الصميم توالي

وابن تاريخها الصميم توالي

فيك منها العهود عهدا فعهدا

فيك منها العهود عهدا فعهدا

And son of her history's very core: there follow

And the true son of its history, successive

In you her epochs, age after age.

In you, its eras continue, era after era

فخرها كل ما افتخرت به أن

فخرها كل ما افتخرت به أن

ت فتيّاً فيها وشيخاً أشدّا

ت فتيّاً فيها وشيخاً أشدّا

Her pride is all that you have taken pride in—

The pride of all it was proud of is that

As a youth within her, and an elder stronger still.

You were its youth and its most steadfast elder

ما أرى اليوم شانئاً لك إلا

ما أرى اليوم شانئاً لك إلا

بالذي يفتري يزيدك حمدا

بالذي يفتري يزيدك حمدا

Today I see no hater of yours who does not

I see no critic of you today

Increase your praise through what he fabricates.

Except that his slander increases your praise

أصبحوا ضحكة الصروف وظنوا

أصبحوا ضحكة الصروف وظنوا

أنهم يضحكون بالدهر عمدا

أنهم يضحكون بالدهر عمدا

They have become fate's laughingstock, yet thought

They have become the jest of fate, and thought

That they were deliberately laughing at Time.

That they could mock destiny intentionally

كلهم هائم بمصر وصبٌّ

كلهم هائم بمصر وصبٌّ

مفرط الحب للكنانة جدّا

مفرط الحب للكنانة جدّا

All are madly in love with Egypt, and lovesick,

All infatuated with Egypt, pouring

Excessive indeed in love for al-Kinana, the Quiver.

Excessive love for tenderness indeed

فترفق فما أرى القوم لاقوا

فترفق فما أرى القوم لاقوا

في هواها سواك يا سعد سدّا

في هواها سواك يا سعد سدّا

So be gentle, for I do not see that these people have met

So be gentle, for I do not see people who

Any barrier in their love for her but you, O Saad.

In its love found a barrier but you, O Saad

بعض هذا وحسبكم من هواها

بعض هذا وحسبكم من هواها

أن تضلوا يا أيها القوم رشدا

أن تضلوا يا أيها القوم رشدا

Less of this! It is enough for you, in your love for her,

Some of this is enough for you of its love

To lose sound judgment, O people.

That you may stray, O people, from righteousness

يا أبا الشعب ما لذا الشعب معدىً

يا أبا الشعب ما لذا الشعب معدىً

عنك فاعمل فإن للزور حدا

عنك فاعمل فإن للزور حدا

O father of the people, this people has no way to turn

O father of the people, none has transgressed

Away from you; so act, for falsehood has a limit.

Against you, so act, for falsehood has a limit

مصر لا تنضوي إلى غير سعد

مصر لا تنضوي إلى غير سعد

أو تُلبي إلا ابنها البر سعدا

أو تُلبي إلا ابنها البر سعدا

Egypt rallies to none but Saad,

Egypt does not turn to other than Saad

Nor answers any but her dutiful son, Saad:

Or respond except to its righteous son Saad

القويُّ الجسور في كل حق

القويُّ الجسور في كل حق

والأبيّ العادي على من تعدى

والأبيّ العادي على من تعدى

Strong and fearless in every rightful cause,

The strong and bold in every right

And unbowed, assailing whoever transgresses;

And the intentional transgressor against aggressors

والرسول الأمين سرا وجهرا

والرسول الأمين سرا وجهرا

والقؤول المبين أخذا وردا

والقؤول المبين أخذا وردا

And the trustworthy messenger, in secret and in public,

The trusted messenger in secret and openly

And the fluent speaker, lucid in give-and-take.

And the eloquent advocate, receiving and responding

كان يوم احتفائها بك يوما

كان يوم احتفائها بك يوما

أعتدته العصور فيمن أعدا

أعتدته العصور فيمن أعدا

The day she celebrated you was a day

The day it celebrated you was a day

The ages had prepared, among those who readied it.

The ages considered for those it prepared

عاقني الداء إن يحييك شعري

عاقني الداء إن يحييك شعري

فاقبل الشعر كله لك مُهدَى

فاقبل الشعر كله لك مُهدَى

Illness held me back; if my poetry salutes you,

May my poetry fail me if it does not immortalize you

Then accept the poetry, all of it offered to you.

So accept all poetry as dedicated to you