وَزيرَ الأَمنِ ماتَ الناسُ خَوفاً

وَزيرَ الأَمنِ ماتَ الناسُ خَوفاً

وَضَجَّت مِصرُ حَولَكَ بِالشِكايَهْ

وَضَجَّت مِصرُ حَولَكَ بِالشِكايَهْ

O Minister of Security, the people have died of fear,

The Minister of Security has died, people have died of fear

And Egypt has clamored around you in complaint.

And Egypt roared around you with complaints

رَوى زيدٌ وَحَدَّثَ عَنهُ عَمرٌو

رَوى زيدٌ وَحَدَّثَ عَنهُ عَمرٌو

فَما صَدَقَ الحَديثُ وَلا الرِوايَهْ

فَما صَدَقَ الحَديثُ وَلا الرِوايَهْ

Zayd gave an account, and Amr passed it on from him,

Zayd narrated and Amr talked about him

So neither the report nor the account was true.

But neither the narration nor the story were true

بِرَبِّكَ ما الَّذي تُبدي وَتُخفي

بِرَبِّكَ ما الَّذي تُبدي وَتُخفي

وَهَل لِلأَمرِ عِندَكَ مِن نِهايَهْ

وَهَل لِلأَمرِ عِندَكَ مِن نِهايَهْ

By your Lord, what do you reveal and conceal?

By your Lord, what do you reveal and conceal

And, in your view, is there any end to this affair?

And does the matter have an end to you

بِأَيَّةَ خُطَّةٍ وَبأَيِّ حِزبٍ

بِأَيَّةَ خُطَّةٍ وَبأَيِّ حِزبٍ

تُريدُ بِنا الإِساءَةَ وَالنِكايَهْ

تُريدُ بِنا الإِساءَةَ وَالنِكايَهْ

By what plan, and with which party,

With what plan and with what party

Do you intend to wrong us and inflict injury?

Do you want to harm us and take revenge

جَرَيتَ إِلى الوَراءِ بِلا عِنانٍ

جَرَيتَ إِلى الوَراءِ بِلا عِنانٍ

فَماذا تَبتَغي وَلِأَيِّ غايَهْ

فَماذا تَبتَغي وَلِأَيِّ غايَهْ

You raced backward without a rein;

You raced backwards without restraint

So what do you seek, and to what end?

So what do you seek and for what purpose

وَزيرَ الأَمنِ إِنَّ لِمِصرَ حَقّاً

وَزيرَ الأَمنِ إِنَّ لِمِصرَ حَقّاً

وَإِنَّ الحُرَّ شيمَتُهُ الرِعايَهْ

وَإِنَّ الحُرَّ شيمَتُهُ الرِعايَهْ

O Minister of Security, Egypt indeed has a right,

Minister of Security, Egypt indeed has a right

And care is indeed the hallmark of a free man.

And the free, his quality is caring

أَتَكرَهُ أَن تَسودَ وَأَن تَراها

أَتَكرَهُ أَن تَسودَ وَأَن تَراها

بِمَنزِلَةِ الطَليقِ مِنَ الوِصايَهْ

بِمَنزِلَةِ الطَليقِ مِنَ الوِصايَهْ

Do you hate her becoming sovereign, and seeing her

Do you hate that it be prosperous and that you see it

In the position of one freed from guardianship?

In the position of the divorced from guardianship

أَتَخشى الذُلَّ وَيحَكَ في بَنيها

أَتَخشى الذُلَّ وَيحَكَ في بَنيها

إذا رُفِعَت بِها لِلعِزِّ رايَهْ

إذا رُفِعَت بِها لِلعِزِّ رايَهْ

Do you fear humiliation—woe to you!—among her sons,

Do you fear humiliation and it makes plans among its children

When a banner of glory is raised in her?

If the flag of honor was raised in it

دَعاكَ الناصِحونَ إِلى التَأَنّي

دَعاكَ الناصِحونَ إِلى التَأَنّي

وَعَلَّمَكَ الصَوابَ أُولو الدِرايَهْ

وَعَلَّمَكَ الصَوابَ أُولو الدِرايَهْ

Well-wishers urged you to act deliberately,

The advisors called you to deliberation

And those with knowledge taught you what is right.

And the people of knowledge taught you what is right

أَلا حَزمٌ مِنَ المَكروهِ واقٍ

أَلا حَزمٌ مِنَ المَكروهِ واقٍ

فَإِنَّ الحَزمَ داعِيَةُ الوِقايَهْ

فَإِنَّ الحَزمَ داعِيَةُ الوِقايَهْ

Is there no prudence to shield against harm?

Beware of hateful caution

For prudence is the source of protection.

For caution invites protection

وَما في الأَرضِ أَسعَدُ مِن وَفِيٍّ

وَما في الأَرضِ أَسعَدُ مِن وَفِيٍّ

أَمينِ العَهدِ مَأمونِ الجِنايَهْ

أَمينِ العَهدِ مَأمونِ الجِنايَهْ

And no one on earth is happier than a loyal man,

And there is nothing in the world more fortunate than a loyal one

True to his pledge, trusted to commit no wrong,

Trustworthy of the covenant, safe from crimes

يَرى الدُنيا بِعَينِ فَتىً كَريمٍ

يَرى الدُنيا بِعَينِ فَتىً كَريمٍ

كَبيرِ النَفسِ يوسِعُها زِرايَهْ

كَبيرِ النَفسِ يوسِعُها زِرايَهْ

Who sees the world through the eye of a noble youth,

Who sees the world through the eye of a noble young man

Lofty of soul, heaping scorn upon it,

Great of soul, expanded by leadership

وَيَعلَمُ أَنَّ وَعدَ اللَهِ حَقٌّ

وَيَعلَمُ أَنَّ وَعدَ اللَهِ حَقٌّ

وَأَنَّ لَهُ الحُكومَةَ وَالوِلايَهْ

وَأَنَّ لَهُ الحُكومَةَ وَالوِلايَهْ

And knows that God's promise is true,

And knows that the promise of God is true

And that rule and authority belong to Him.

And that He has the government and the rule

رَأَيتُ المَرءَ يَركَبُ كُلَّ صَعبٍ

رَأَيتُ المَرءَ يَركَبُ كُلَّ صَعبٍ

وَيَطمَعُ أَن تُظَلِّلَهُ العِنايَهْ

وَيَطمَعُ أَن تُظَلِّلَهُ العِنايَهْ

I have seen man ride into every hardship,

I saw a man ride every hardship

And hope that providence will shade him.

And hopes that providence will shade him

أَظُنُّ القَومَ لا يَرجونَ أُخرى

أَظُنُّ القَومَ لا يَرجونَ أُخرى

وَلا يَخشَونَ عاقِبَةَ الغِوايَهْ

وَلا يَخشَونَ عاقِبَةَ الغِوايَهْ

I think the people expect no hereafter,

I think the people have no other hope

Nor fear the outcome of going astray,

And do not fear the consequence of misguidance

وَلا يَرضونَ دينَ الحَقِّ ديناً

وَلا يَرضونَ دينَ الحَقِّ ديناً

وَلَو جاءَ الهُداةُ بِكُلِّ آيَهْ

وَلَو جاءَ الهُداةُ بِكُلِّ آيَهْ

Nor accept the religion of truth as their religion,

And do not accept the religion of truth as a religion

Even if the guides came with every sign.

Even if the guides came with every sign

سَتَنشَقُّ الغَيابَةُ بَعدَ حينٍ

سَتَنشَقُّ الغَيابَةُ بَعدَ حينٍ

عَنِ المُثلى وَتَنجابُ العَمايَهْ

عَنِ المُثلى وَتَنجابُ العَمايَهْ

The darkness will split open after a while,

The darkness will disperse after a while

Revealing the ideal, and blindness will lift.

From the exemplar and blindness will clear

إِذا تابَ العُصاةُ عَنِ الخَطايا

إِذا تابَ العُصاةُ عَنِ الخَطايا

فَحَسبُكَ أَن تَتوبَ عَنِ الحِمايَهْ

فَحَسبُكَ أَن تَتوبَ عَنِ الحِمايَهْ

When sinners repent of their sins,

When the disobedient repent of sins

Then it is enough for you to repent of the protectorate.

It is enough for you to repent of zeal