أَعَلىover ...? المآتمِthe funerals تَخفقُflutter الأعلامُthe flags
أَعَلى المآتمِ تَخفقُ الأعلامُ
أَمْor مَجدُglory مصرَEgypt علىupon الدّماءthe blood يُقامُis built
أَمْ مَجدُ مصرَ على الدّماء يُقامُ
Do flags flutter over funerals,
Over the highest sorrows the flags flutter
or is Egypt's glory built upon blood?
Or is Egypt's glory founded on blood?
قُلْsay لِلشّبابِto the youth الجازعينَthe anguished رُوَيْدَكمtake your time
قُلْ لِلشّبابِ الجازعينَ رُوَيْدَكم
مَضَتِhave passed الهُمومُthe cares وزَالتِand have vanished الآلامُthe pains
مَضَتِ الهُمومُ وزَالتِ الآلامُ
Tell the anguished youth: be patient.
Say to the grieving youths: Restrain yourselves
The cares have passed, and the pains have vanished.
Worries have passed and pains are gone
لمnot يَبْقَremain إلاexcept الحقُّright يَشهدُwitnesses عِيدَهُits festival
لم يَبْقَ إلا الحقُّ يَشهدُ عِيدَهُ
وَطنٌa homeland لكمfor you مُتَهلِّلٌradiant بَسّامُever-smiling
وَطنٌ لكم مُتَهلِّلٌ بَسّامُ
Nothing remains but right, whose festival is witnessed
Only truth remains witnessing its feast
by a homeland of yours, radiant and smiling.
A smiling homeland for you all
أَوْحَىinspired إلىto شُهدائِكمyour martyrs فَتقدَّمواso they advanced
أَوْحَى إلى شُهدائِكم فَتقدَّموا
إنّindeed الحياةَlife عِمادُهاits mainstay الإقدامُdaring
إنّ الحياةَ عِمادُها الإقدامُ
It inspired your martyrs, so they advanced:
It inspired your martyrs, so march forward
Indeed, life's mainstay is daring.
Life's pillar is daring
كَيفَhow القَرارُrest لِمنfor one who يُحبُّloves بِلادَهُhis country
كَيفَ القَرارُ لِمن يُحبُّ بِلادَهُ
والشّعبُand the people يُنْكَبُare stricken والبلادُand the country تُضامُis wronged
والشّعبُ يُنْكَبُ والبلادُ تُضامُ
How can one who loves his country find rest
How can one who loves his country settle
while the people are stricken and the country is wronged?
While the people stumble and the homeland constricts
إنّاindeed we لَنَعلمُwe surely know حِينَwhen يُهضَمُis denied حقُّناour right
إنّا لَنَعلمُ حِينَ يُهضَمُ حقُّنا
أنّthat الحياةَlife علىto النُّفوسِthe souls حَرامُforbidden
أنّ الحياةَ على النُّفوسِ حَرامُ
We surely know, when our right is denied,
We know when our rights are usurped
that life is forbidden to our souls.
That life becomes prohibited to the souls
منwhoever كانَwas يَسألُناasks us السَّلامَpeace فماthen no لَناfor us
من كانَ يَسألُنا السَّلامَ فما لَنا
منfrom دُونِapart from مِصرَEgypt وحقِّand the right of مِصرَEgypt سَلامُpeace
من دُونِ مِصرَ وحقِّ مِصرَ سَلامُ
Whoever asks us for peace—we have
Whoever asked us for peace, we have none
no peace without Egypt and Egypt's right.
Without Egypt and Egypt's right, no peace
نَحمِيwe defend حِمَىthe sanctuary of اسْتقلالِهاher independence وَنَصونُهاand we safeguard her
نَحمِي حِمَى اسْتقلالِها وَنَصونُها
حتّىuntil تَدينَsubmit لِعزِّهاto her might الأقوامُthe peoples
حتّى تَدينَ لِعزِّها الأقوامُ
We defend the sanctuary of her independence and safeguard her,
We protect the sanctuary of its independence and guard it
until the peoples submit to her might.
Until nations submit to its glory
ونَفِيand we keep faith بِذمَّتِهاwith her covenant وَإِنْand even if كَرِهَresent العِدىthe foes
ونَفِي بِذمَّتِها وَإِنْ كَرِهَ العِدى
ماno فيin الوفاءِkeeping faith علىupon الرّجالِmen مَلامُblame
ما في الوفاءِ على الرّجالِ مَلامُ
And we keep faith with her covenant, even if the foes resent it;
And we deny, though the enemies disapprove
no blame falls on men for keeping faith.
No blame to men for loyalty
لاdo not تُنكريdeny ياO مِصرُEgypt حُسْنَthe excellence of بَلائناour valor
لا تُنكري يا مِصرُ حُسْنَ بَلائنا
إنّاindeed we لَقومٌsurely a people صَادِقونَtruthful كِرامُnoble
إنّا لَقومٌ صَادِقونَ كِرامُ
Do not deny, O Egypt, our valiant efforts;
Don't deny, O Egypt, the merit of our affliction
we are surely a truthful, noble people.
We are truthful and honorable people
لَكِfor you ماwhatever أردتِyou wished مِنَof الفِداءِsacrifice وَهَذِهand these
لَكِ ما أردتِ مِنَ الفِداءِ وَهَذِه
أرواحُناour souls إنif لمnot تَفِsuffice الأجسامُthe bodies
أرواحُنا إن لم تَفِ الأجسامُ
Yours is whatever sacrifice you desire; and these
For you whatever sacrifice you wanted, here are
are our souls, if our bodies do not suffice.
Our souls if only the bodies suffice
هلwas ...? كانthere was يومَon the day دَعَوْتِyou called هَلis there ...? مِنany نَاصرٍa champion
هل كان يومَ دَعَوْتِ هَل مِن نَاصرٍ
إلاexcept دَمٌblood مُتَدفِّقٌgushing وَضِرامُand blazing fire
إلا دَمٌ مُتَدفِّقٌ وَضِرامُ
On the day you called, 'Is there any champion?'—was there
Was there a day you called: "Is there a supporter?"
anything but gushing blood and blazing fire?
Except gushing blood and piercing blades
نهضrose الشّبابُthe youth فماso not تَحيدُswerve صُفوفُهمtheir ranks
نهض الشّبابُ فما تَحيدُ صُفوفُهم
وَمَضَواand they went on فلاso no فَرَقٌfear ولاand no إحجامُshrinking back
وَمَضَوا فلا فَرَقٌ ولا إحجامُ
The youth rose, and their ranks did not swerve;
The youth arose organized in columns
and they pressed on, with neither fear nor hesitation.
Marching, no discord or hesitation
يَتقدَّمونَthey advance مُغامرينَtaking risks أَعِزَّةًproud and mighty
يَتقدَّمونَ مُغامرينَ أَعِزَّةً
والنّارُand the fire سَيْلٌa torrent والرَّصاصُand the bullets رُكامُa heap
والنّارُ سَيْلٌ والرَّصاصُ رُكامُ
They advanced, taking risks, proud and mighty,
They advance daring and proud
while fire was a torrent and bullets a heap.
While fire pours and bullets pour
ماno بالمشاهدِin the scenes يَومَon the day ذلكَthat رِيبةٌdoubt
ما بالمشاهدِ يَومَ ذلكَ رِيبةٌ
عِزريلُAzrael يَرْمِيshoots والمَنونُand death سِهامُarrows
عِزريلُ يَرْمِي والمَنونُ سِهامُ
The scenes that day left no doubt:
Why hesitation at the scene, that day
Azrael was shooting, and death was arrows.
Azrael throws and El-Manoun arrows
أَمَصارعَO places of death الشُّهداءِof the martyrs أينwhere دماؤُهمtheir blood
أَمَصارعَ الشُّهداءِ أين دماؤُهم
وَهَلِand has ...? اشْتَفَىfound relief مِنهاfrom it ومنكِand from you أَوامُburning thirst
وَهَلِ اشْتَفَى مِنها ومنكِ أَوامُ
O places where the martyrs fell, where is their blood?
O martyrs' places of death, where is their blood
And has burning thirst been quenched by it and by you?
Did it quench or satisfy anyone
هَلhas ...? أَطفأَquenched العدلُjustice الغليلَthe burning thirst وهلand has ...? سماrisen
هَل أَطفأَ العدلُ الغليلَ وهل سما
للحقِّfor right رُكنٌa pillar واسْتَتبَّand became firmly established نِظامُorder
للحقِّ رُكنٌ واسْتَتبَّ نِظامُ
Has justice quenched the thirst, and has there risen
Did justice put out the anguish, did right
a pillar of right, and has order been firmly established?
Take its place and order settle
ذِكراكِyour memory باقيةُenduring الرّنينِthe resonance وهلand is there ...? لهاfor it
ذِكراكِ باقيةُ الرّنينِ وهل لها
نَاسٍone who forgets ومنand among شُعرائكِyour poets الأيّامُthe days
نَاسٍ ومن شُعرائكِ الأيّامُ
Your memory rings on; is there
Your memory remains resonating, but is there
anyone who forgets it, when the days are among your poets?
Any people, and from your poets, days
Sol 6.1