يا بَعثَةَ الأَمَلِ المُخضَرِّ جانِبُهُ

يا بَعثَةَ الأَمَلِ المُخضَرِّ جانِبُهُ

يَحيا بها الراجِيانِ الشَعبُ وَالوَطَنُ

يَحيا بها الراجِيانِ الشَعبُ وَالوَطَنُ

O mission of hope whose flank is verdant,

O mission of hopeful greenness whose side

Through it live the two hopeful ones: the people and the homeland.

The people and the nation live by

سيروا إِلى الأُفُقِ الغَربِيِّ عَن أُفُقٍ

سيروا إِلى الأُفُقِ الغَربِيِّ عَن أُفُقٍ

أَنتُم أَهِلَّتُهُ تُجلى بِها المِحَنُ

أَنتُم أَهِلَّتُهُ تُجلى بِها المِحَنُ

Journey to the western horizon from a horizon

Go to the western horizon beyond a horizon

Whose crescent moons you are; through them afflictions are dispelled.

You made it propitious, tribulations become clear through it

وَحَدِّثوا القَومَ أَنّا أُمَّةٌ عَرَفتَ

وَحَدِّثوا القَومَ أَنّا أُمَّةٌ عَرَفتَ

مَعنى الحَياةِ فَلا نَومٌ وَلا وَهَنُ

مَعنى الحَياةِ فَلا نَومٌ وَلا وَهَنُ

And tell the people that we are a nation that has known

And tell the people that we are a nation who knew

The meaning of life, so there is neither sleep nor weakness.

The meaning of life, no sleepiness nor weakness

وَأَنَّكُم رُسُلُ الآباءِ موفَدَةٌ

وَأَنَّكُم رُسُلُ الآباءِ موفَدَةٌ

كَيما يُرَدُّ تُراثٌ ثَمَّ مُرتَهَنُ

كَيما يُرَدُّ تُراثٌ ثَمَّ مُرتَهَنُ

And that you are the forefathers' envoys, sent forth

And that you are the messengers of the forefathers delegated

So that a heritage held in pledge there may be returned.

So that an impawned heritage may be restored

إِن يَفخَروا أَو يَقولوا أُمَّةٌ لَعِبَت

إِن يَفخَروا أَو يَقولوا أُمَّةٌ لَعِبَت

بِها الأَكُفُّ وَأَشقى جَدَّها الزَمَنُ

بِها الأَكُفُّ وَأَشقى جَدَّها الزَمَنُ

If they boast or say, “A nation toyed with

If they boast or say a nation that

By hands, and whose fortune time has made wretched,”

Destiny played with, its ancestors were made miserable by time

فَذَكِّروهُم بِآثارٍ مُبارَكَةٍ

فَذَكِّروهُم بِآثارٍ مُبارَكَةٍ

هاموا بِها في شَبابِ الدَهرِ وَاِفتُتِنوا

هاموا بِها في شَبابِ الدَهرِ وَاِفتُتِنوا

Then remind them of blessed monuments,

Then remind them of blessed vestiges

Which they adored in the youth of time and were captivated by.

They were passionate about in the youth of time and were tried

عودوا إِلى مِصرَ بِالحَظِّ الرَغيبِ غَداً

عودوا إِلى مِصرَ بِالحَظِّ الرَغيبِ غَداً

تَنهَض جُدودُ رِجالٍ طالَما غُبِنوا

تَنهَض جُدودُ رِجالٍ طالَما غُبِنوا

Return to Egypt tomorrow with abundant good fortune;

Return to Egypt with good fortune tomorrow

The fortunes of men long cheated will rise.

The ancestors of men who were long wronged will rise

رُدّوا عَلَيها حَياةَ المَجدِ غالِيَةً

رُدّوا عَلَيها حَياةَ المَجدِ غالِيَةً

فَقَد عَنَتها حَياةٌ ما لَها ثَمَنُ

فَقَد عَنَتها حَياةٌ ما لَها ثَمَنُ

Restore to her the precious life of glory,

Give it back the precious life of glory

For a life of no worth has afflicted her.

That a lifeless life that has no price missed