وَضَحُ السَبيلُ فَما لَنا نَتَرَدَّدُ

وَضَحُ السَبيلُ فَما لَنا نَتَرَدَّدُ

أَلِمَوعِدٍ فَمَتى يَكونُ المَوعِدُ

أَلِمَوعِدٍ فَمَتى يَكونُ المَوعِدُ

The way is clear, so why do we hesitate?

The path is clear, so why do we hesitate

For an appointed time? Then when will that time come?

For a rendezvous, but when will the rendezvous be?

القَومُ يَمشونَ الضَراءَ حِيالَنا

القَومُ يَمشونَ الضَراءَ حِيالَنا

مَشيَ المُخاتِلِ غُدوَةً يَتَصَيَّدُ

مَشيَ المُخاتِلِ غُدوَةً يَتَصَيَّدُ

Those people creep under cover before us,

The people walk adversity in our presence

Like a crafty man hunting at dawn.

Like the gait of a fighter at dawn lying in wait

أَينَ الحُماةُ أَفي المَضاجِعِ نُوَّمٌ

أَينَ الحُماةُ أَفي المَضاجِعِ نُوَّمٌ

أَم هُم هُنالِكَ في المَقابِرِ هُمَّدُ

أَم هُم هُنالِكَ في المَقابِرِ هُمَّدُ

Where are the defenders? Are they asleep in their beds?

Where are the protectors? Are they asleep in beds

Or are they there in the graves, lifeless?

Or are they over there in the graves, laid?

يا قَومُ ماذا تورِدونَ بِلادَكُم

يا قَومُ ماذا تورِدونَ بِلادَكُم

بِئسَ الجَزاءُ لَها وَبِئسَ المَورِدُ

بِئسَ الجَزاءُ لَها وَبِئسَ المَورِدُ

O people, what are you leading your country into?

O people, what is it you bring upon your countries?

Wretched is her recompense, and wretched her destination!

Evil is the recompense for it and the bringer is evil

بِئسَ الدُعاةُ سَبيلُهُم مُتَجانِفٌ

بِئسَ الدُعاةُ سَبيلُهُم مُتَجانِفٌ

وَدَليلُهُم جَمُّ المَعاثِرِ أَنكَدُ

وَدَليلُهُم جَمُّ المَعاثِرِ أَنكَدُ

Wretched are the advocates; their path is crooked,

Evil are the preachers whose way is deviant

And their hapless guide stumbles time and again.

And their guide, the sum of mishaps, is most malign

لَهُمُ المَجاهِلُ يَركَبونَ بِها الهَوى

لَهُمُ المَجاهِلُ يَركَبونَ بِها الهَوى

وَلَنا المَحَجَّةُ وَالسَبيلُ الأَقصَدُ

وَلَنا المَحَجَّةُ وَالسَبيلُ الأَقصَدُ

The trackless wilds are theirs, where they ride desire;

To them belong the ignorant, whom they ride with desire

And ours are the clear road and the straightest path.

While for us is proof and the path most right

النيلُ يَعلَمُ وَالمَواقِفُ وُضَّحٌ

النيلُ يَعلَمُ وَالمَواقِفُ وُضَّحٌ

وَالدَهرُ يُخبِرُ وَالمَمالِكُ شُهَّدُ

وَالدَهرُ يُخبِرُ وَالمَمالِكُ شُهَّدُ

The Nile knows, and the stands taken are clear;

The Nile knows, and the landmarks are clear

And time speaks, and the kingdoms bear witness.

And time tells, and the kingdoms bear witness

هَل لامرِئٍ في الأَرضِ بَعدَ بِلادِهِ

هَل لامرِئٍ في الأَرضِ بَعدَ بِلادِهِ

مَجدٌ يَزينُ بِهِ الحَياةَ وَسُؤدُدُ

مَجدٌ يَزينُ بِهِ الحَياةَ وَسُؤدُدُ

Has any man on earth, apart from his country,

Does any man, after his country, have in the earth

Glory with which to adorn life, and eminence?

Glory with which to adorn life and bracelets?

أَعلى الحِمايَةِ يَحرِصونَ وَغَيرُها

أَعلى الحِمايَةِ يَحرِصونَ وَغَيرُها

أَسمى لِأَحرارِ الرِجالِ وَأَمجَدُ

أَسمى لِأَحرارِ الرِجالِ وَأَمجَدُ

Are they intent on the protectorate, though something else

The height of protection they covet, and nothing else

Is loftier and more glorious for free men?

Is loftier for the free men and more glorious

خَدَعوا الصِغارَ بِها وَقالوا نِعمَةٌ

خَدَعوا الصِغارَ بِها وَقالوا نِعمَةٌ

شَرُّ البَلِيَّةِ نِعمَةٌ لا تُحمَدُ

شَرُّ البَلِيَّةِ نِعمَةٌ لا تُحمَدُ

They deceived the young with it and said, 'A blessing!'

They tricked the little ones with it and said a blessing

The worst affliction is a blessing unworthy of praise.

The worst of afflictions, no blessing to be praised

يَتَعَجَّلونَ الأَمرَ شَرّاً كُلُّهُ

يَتَعَجَّلونَ الأَمرَ شَرّاً كُلُّهُ

وَالشَعبُ يَصخَبُ وَالكِنانَةُ تَحردُ

وَالشَعبُ يَصخَبُ وَالكِنانَةُ تَحردُ

They rush the affair, evil through and through,

They hasten the matter, evil all of it

While the people clamor and Kinana, the Quiver, rages.

And the people clamor and the palm trees shed their fruit

وَاللَهُ يَنظُرُ في عَظيمِ جَلالِهِ

وَاللَهُ يَنظُرُ في عَظيمِ جَلالِهِ

أَيُطاعُ أَم يَطغى العُصاةُ فَيُجحَدُ

أَيُطاعُ أَم يَطغى العُصاةُ فَيُجحَدُ

And God watches in His mighty majesty:

And God looks with His great, mighty majesty

Is He obeyed, or do the rebels transgress, so He is denied?

Will He be obeyed or will the rebels transgress?

يَتَذَمَّرونَ إِذا تَجَرَّدَ شَعبُهُ

يَتَذَمَّرونَ إِذا تَجَرَّدَ شَعبُهُ

لِلحَقِّ يُطلَبُ وَالأَمانَةِ تُنشَدُ

لِلحَقِّ يُطلَبُ وَالأَمانَةِ تُنشَدُ

They grumble when His people devote themselves

They grumble when His people stand bare

To the pursuit of justice and the demand for integrity.

For truth to be sought and honesty to be called

اللَهُ أَكبَرُ هَل لَهُ مِن غالِبٍ

اللَهُ أَكبَرُ هَل لَهُ مِن غالِبٍ

في العالَمينَ وَهَل على يَدِهِ يَدُ

في العالَمينَ وَهَل على يَدِهِ يَدُ

God is greatest! Is there anyone who can overcome Him

God is greatest! Is there any who can overcome Him

In all the worlds, and is any hand above His hand?

In the two worlds? And is there by His hand a hand?

ماذا عَسى يَبغي القَوِيُّ بِخَلقِهِ

ماذا عَسى يَبغي القَوِيُّ بِخَلقِهِ

وَيُريدُ في مَلَكوتِهِ المُتَمَرِّدُ

وَيُريدُ في مَلَكوتِهِ المُتَمَرِّدُ

What might the powerful seek to do with His creation,

What can the strong desire with His creation

And the rebel desire within His dominion?

And intend in His kingdom, the mutinous?

وَيحَ البِلادِ أَما يَقومُ بِنَصرِها

وَيحَ البِلادِ أَما يَقومُ بِنَصرِها

حِزبٌ يُقامُ لَهُم وَوَفدٌ يوفَدُ

حِزبٌ يُقامُ لَهُم وَوَفدٌ يوفَدُ

Alas for the country! Will there not rise to her aid

Awaken, O countries! Will not a party rise to help them

A party established for them, and a delegation sent forth?

And a delegation be sent out?

يا مِصرُ لا تَلِدي رِجالاً بَعدَهُم

يا مِصرُ لا تَلِدي رِجالاً بَعدَهُم

وَأَرى الرِجالَ لِغَيرِ ذَلِكَ تولَدُ

وَأَرى الرِجالَ لِغَيرِ ذَلِكَ تولَدُ

O Egypt, bear no men after them;

O Egypt! Do not give birth to men after them

And I see that men are born for something other than that.

For I see men born for other than that