مُدّواstretch out السَواعِدَthe forearms وَاِرفَعواand raise الأَبصاراthe eyes
مُدّوا السَواعِدَ وَاِرفَعوا الأَبصارا
لِمَwhy لاnot نَعيشُwe live أَعِزَّةًhonored أَحراراfree
لِمَ لا نَعيشُ أَعِزَّةً أَحرارا
Stretch out your arms and raise your eyes.
Extend your arms and raise your sights
Why do we not live honored and free?
Why should we not live free and dignified?
مَنwho ذاthat one أَتاحَallowed لَناfor us الجُمودَstagnation وَمَنand who قَضىdecreed
مَن ذا أَتاحَ لَنا الجُمودَ وَمَن قَضى
أَنّاthat we نَضلُّwe go astray مُكَبَّلينَshackled أَسارىcaptives
أَنّا نَضلُّ مُكَبَّلينَ أَسارى
Who allowed us to stagnate, and who decreed
Who condemned us to stillness, and decreed
That we should go astray, shackled captives?
That we should remain shackled prisoners?
إِنَّindeed الَّذيthe one who خَلَقَcreated النُفوسَthe souls حَرائِراًfree
إِنَّ الَّذي خَلَقَ النُفوسَ حَرائِراً
فَكَّunshackled الشُعوبَthe peoples وَحَرَّرَand liberated الأَقطاراthe lands
فَكَّ الشُعوبَ وَحَرَّرَ الأَقطارا
Indeed, He who created souls free
He who created souls to be free
Unshackled the peoples and liberated the lands.
Liberated nations and freed lands
اليَومَtoday يَطلُبُseeks كُلُّevery شَعبٍpeople حَقَّهُits right
اليَومَ يَطلُبُ كُلُّ شَعبٍ حَقَّهُ
لاnot خائِفاًafraid وَجِلاًanxious وَلاand not خَوّاراfainthearted
لا خائِفاً وَجِلاً وَلا خَوّارا
Today every people seeks its right,
Today, every people seeks its right
Neither afraid nor anxious nor fainthearted.
Neither timid, nor obsequious, nor submissive
وَفدَO delegation الكِنانَةِof al-Kinanah (Egypt) وَالرَجاءُand hope مُعَلَّقٌpinned
وَفدَ الكِنانَةِ وَالرَجاءُ مُعَلَّقٌ
بِكَon you وَالنُفوسُand the souls كَماas عَلِمتَyou knew حَيارىbewildered
بِكَ وَالنُفوسُ كَما عَلِمتَ حَيارى
O delegation of al-Kinanah, hope is pinned
Hope and yearning are pinned on you
On you, while souls, as you know, are bewildered.
And souls, as you know, are perplexed
عاهَدتَyou pledged مِصرَEgypt عَلىto الوَفاءِfidelity فَكَبَّرَتso she cried 'God is great!'
عاهَدتَ مِصرَ عَلى الوَفاءِ فَكَبَّرَت
لَمّاwhen رَأَتshe saw أَبناءَهاher sons الأَبراراthe righteous
لَمّا رَأَت أَبناءَها الأَبرارا
You pledged fidelity to Egypt, so she cried, 'God is great!'
You pledged loyalty to Egypt
When she saw her righteous sons.
When she saw her noble children
وَحَمَلتَand you bore آمالَthe hopes of البِلادِthe country وَأَهلِهاand its people
وَحَمَلتَ آمالَ البِلادِ وَأَهلِها
فَحَمَلتَso you bore مَجداًglory عالِياًlofty وَفَخاراand pride
فَحَمَلتَ مَجداً عالِياً وَفَخارا
And you bore the hopes of the country and its people,
And you carried the hopes of the country and its people
So you bore lofty glory and pride.
So you carried great pride and glory
اطلُبseek لَناfor us عِزَّthe honor of الحَياةِlife فَإِنَّناfor indeed we
اطلُب لَنا عِزَّ الحَياةِ فَإِنَّنا
لاnot نَستَطيعُwe are able عَلىin الهَوانِhumiliation قَراراremaining
لا نَستَطيعُ عَلى الهَوانِ قَرارا
Seek for us a life of honor, for we
Seek for us the honor of life, for we
Cannot bear to remain in humiliation.
Cannot endure humiliation and submission
Sol 6.1