تُجدّدُ من ذكراك للشَرقِ مأتما

تُجدّدُ من ذكراك للشَرقِ مأتما

ونقضي بها حقّاً لمصر مُحتَّما

ونقضي بها حقّاً لمصر مُحتَّما

Through your remembrance, you renew a mourning rite for the East,

You renew mourning for the East with your memory,

and through it we discharge a binding duty to Egypt.

And we fulfill it as an obligation for Egypt.

ذكرنا بك الأَيّامَ حُمراً من الوغى

ذكرنا بك الأَيّامَ حُمراً من الوغى

تشقُّ عُبابَ النّارِ أو تلبسُ الدَّما

تشقُّ عُبابَ النّارِ أو تلبسُ الدَّما

Through you we remembered days red with battle,

We recalled with you the red days of turmoil,

as you cleaved the billows of fire or wore blood.

That tear through the clouds of fire or don the blood.

على جانِبَيْها من جهادِكَ هَبوةٌ

على جانِبَيْها من جهادِكَ هَبوةٌ

تُريكَ الصّباح الطلق أغبرَ أقتما

تُريكَ الصّباح الطلق أغبرَ أقتما

On its two flanks rose a dust haze from your struggle,

On both its sides, from your jihad, lie splendor

showing you the radiant morning dusty and dark.

That shows you the open dawn grayer and darker.

تدَفَّقتَ في مكروهها الغمر لُجَّةً

تدَفَّقتَ في مكروهها الغمر لُجَّةً

تُواجه تيّار الرَّدى حيثُ يمّما

تُواجه تيّار الرَّدى حيثُ يمّما

You surged, a deep sea, into its overwhelming ordeal,

You rushed in its hated flood impetuously,

confronting the current of death wherever it turned.

Confronting the tide of vileness wherever directed.

إذا ما استباحَ الذُّعرُ مُهجةَ باسلٍ

إذا ما استباحَ الذُّعرُ مُهجةَ باسلٍ

دَلفتَ تردُّ الخيلَ عن جانبِ الحِمى

دَلفتَ تردُّ الخيلَ عن جانبِ الحِمى

Whenever terror overran a valiant man's heart,

If panic ransacked the abode of a hero,

you advanced, driving cavalry back from the protected land's flank.

You would enter, repelling horses from the place of zeal.

وما زِلتَ خفّاقَ اللّواءِ مُغامراً

وما زِلتَ خفّاقَ اللّواءِ مُغامراً

تَقودُ من الأبطالِ جيشاً عرمرما

تَقودُ من الأبطالِ جيشاً عرمرما

You never ceased to brave danger, your banner fluttering,

And you have not ceased to be the fluttering flag, venturesome,

leading a vast army of heroes.

Leading an army of champions noisy and boastful.

تُهيبُ بنا مُستبسلين أعزّةً

تُهيبُ بنا مُستبسلين أعزّةً

نرى الموتَ فيما يُورثُ المجدَ مغنما

نرى الموتَ فيما يُورثُ المجدَ مغنما

You summon us, fearless and proud;

It threatens us persisting arrogantly

we see death as a prize when it bequeaths glory.

When we see death where glory leaves profit.

علينا الحفاظُ المُرُّ نحمي بلادنا

علينا الحفاظُ المُرُّ نحمي بلادنا

وندفعُ عنها الغاصبَ المتهجِّما

وندفعُ عنها الغاصبَ المتهجِّما

Ours is the bitter duty of defense: we protect our country,

It is upon us, the bitter protection, to guard our country

and repel from it the assailing usurper.

And repel the attacking usurper from it.

نبيتُ قياماً نتَّقِي كلَّ طارقٍ

نبيتُ قياماً نتَّقِي كلَّ طارقٍ

إذا القومُ باتوا في المضاجعِ نُوّما

إذا القومُ باتوا في المضاجعِ نُوّما

We spend the night standing guard, warding off every night intruder,

We stay up vigilant, fearing every knocker,

when the people lie asleep in their beds.

When the people sleep in beds slumbering.

شهيدَ الهوى هل تعرفُ اليومَ ذا هوىً

شهيدَ الهوى هل تعرفُ اليومَ ذا هوىً

يُعاودُ منه الشّوقُ قلباً مُتيَّما

يُعاودُ منه الشّوقُ قلباً مُتيَّما

O martyr of love, do you know today a lover

Martyr of passion, do you know today one of passion

whose longing revisits a heart enthralled by love,

Whose longing renews a grieving heart?

يرى مصر أوْلىَ من بنيه بنفسِه

يرى مصر أوْلىَ من بنيه بنفسِه

ومن نفسهِ إن سِيمَ أمراً فصمَّما

ومن نفسهِ إن سِيمَ أمراً فصمَّما

who deems Egypt more entitled to his life than his sons,

He sees Egypt preferred over her sons with his soul

and than himself, if charged with a task and resolved to act?

And over his soul if he is determined and resolute.

تأمّلْ وُجوهَ القومِ كيف تنكَّرتْ

تأمّلْ وُجوهَ القومِ كيف تنكَّرتْ

فلستَ ترى فيها من الخيرِ ميسَما

فلستَ ترى فيها من الخيرِ ميسَما

Look closely at the people's faces—how they have changed!

Look at the faces of the people—how they have changed!

You see in them no mark of goodness.

You will not see in them a trace of good.

وَعَزِّ حُماةَ النّيلِ وَاسْتفتِ أهلَه

وَعَزِّ حُماةَ النّيلِ وَاسْتفتِ أهلَه

أحقَّاً أضاعوا الرأي واستشعروا العَمى

أحقَّاً أضاعوا الرأي واستشعروا العَمى

And console the Nile's defenders, and ask its people:

Honor the protectors of the Nile and consult its people.

Have they truly squandered judgment and donned blindness?

Is it right they lost reason and felt blindness?

مقالةُ زُورٍ من أُناسٍ أذلَّة

مقالةُ زُورٍ من أُناسٍ أذلَّة

يقومون في الجُلَّى المقامَ المُذَمَّما

يقومون في الجُلَّى المقامَ المُذَمَّما

A false assertion from abject men,

The speech of the feeble people is a lie

who take a disgraceful stand in the gravest crisis.

Who play the role of the disgraced instead of the respected.

أهاب بهم من جانبِ الغيلِ فتيةٌ

أهاب بهم من جانبِ الغيلِ فتيةٌ

أبَوْا أن يكونَ الأمرُ سِرَّاً مُكتَّما

أبَوْا أن يكونَ الأمرُ سِرَّاً مُكتَّما

From the thicket's edge, young men called out to them,

The youths were alarmed at them from the side of injustice,

refusing to let the matter remain a hidden secret.

Refusing for the matter to be secret and hidden.

قضاءُ بني السّكسون صادف شؤمُه

قضاءُ بني السّكسون صادف شؤمُه

قضاءً من الغُرِّ الميامينِ مُبرَما

قضاءً من الغُرِّ الميامينِ مُبرَما

The ill omen of the Saxons' decree encountered

The fate of the Saxons met its misfortune

an irrevocable resolve from the illustrious, blessed men.

A fate from the ungrateful Mayamen sealed.

هُمُ اتّخذوا حقَّ الكنانةِ معقلاً

هُمُ اتّخذوا حقَّ الكنانةِ معقلاً

فما يطمعُ الأعداءُ أن يتهدَّما

فما يطمعُ الأعداءُ أن يتهدَّما

They made the right of Egypt, the Quiver, a stronghold,

They took the right of the disloyal as a stronghold.

so enemies cannot hope to see it demolished.

So the enemies have no hope it will be demolished.

وهم أنكروا إلا الجلاءَ فلن ترى

وهم أنكروا إلا الجلاءَ فلن ترى

لغاراتِهم من دون ذلك مُرتمى

لغاراتِهم من دون ذلك مُرتمى

They rejected all but withdrawal; you will see

And they denied anything but expulsion. You will not see

no target for their raids short of that.

For their raids a goal other than that.

مَغاويرُ لا تُرجى لديهم هَوادةٌ

مَغاويرُ لا تُرجى لديهم هَوادةٌ

وفي مصرَ عادٍ يستبيحُ المحرَّما

وفي مصرَ عادٍ يستبيحُ المحرَّما

Daring warriors, from whom no leniency can be hoped for,

Raiders in whom hope of peace is not expected

while an aggressor in Egypt violates the inviolable.

While in Egypt a transgressor makes the unlawful lawful.

ذكرتُ عليَّاً يرفع الصّوتَ داعياً

ذكرتُ عليَّاً يرفع الصّوتَ داعياً

إلى الحقِّ شعباً بات نَهْباً مُقَسَّما

إلى الحقِّ شعباً بات نَهْباً مُقَسَّما

I remembered Ali, raising his voice to call

I remembered Ali raising his voice calling

to justice a people reduced to plunder, divided up.

To the truth a people who have become divided spoils.

ترامت به الأهواءُ شتَّى فلم تَدَعْ

ترامت به الأهواءُ شتَّى فلم تَدَعْ

له وُجهةً إن رامَ أن يتقدّما

له وُجهةً إن رامَ أن يتقدّما

Divergent passions tossed it about, leaving

The passions jostled him diversely, not leaving

it no course if it sought to advance.

For him a direction if he wanted to advance.

يرى الموتَ في رأي المُنادينَ باسمه

يرى الموتَ في رأي المُنادينَ باسمه

يُخالطه كَرْهاً ويَغشاهُ مُرغَما

يُخالطه كَرْهاً ويَغشاهُ مُرغَما

It sees death in the judgment of those who speak in its name,

He sees death in the call of those speaking in his name.

mingling with it unwillingly and facing it under compulsion.

It mixes with him reluctantly and overwhelms him forcibly.

دعاه إلى الميثاق دَعْوةَ راغبٍ

دعاه إلى الميثاق دَعْوةَ راغبٍ

إلى اللهِ يعتدُّ التقلُّبَ مأثما

إلى اللهِ يعتدُّ التقلُّبَ مأثما

He called it to the covenant, with the appeal of one devoted

He called him to the covenant—the call of one desiring

to God, counting vacillation a sin.

God—deeming hesitation a sin.

مضى جارُه الأوفى وجاور ربَّه

مضى جارُه الأوفى وجاور ربَّه

معلِّمهُ الأعلى فكان المعلّما

معلِّمهُ الأعلى فكان المعلّما

His most faithful neighbor passed on, to dwell beside his Lord—

His most loyal neighbor passed away and lived near his Lord,

his foremost teacher; so he became the teacher in turn.

His highest teacher, so he was the teacher.

يَسُنُّ لِمصرَ الحُبَّ من وصفهِ الرَّدى

يَسُنُّ لِمصرَ الحُبَّ من وصفهِ الرَّدى

ويشرع للقومِ الجهادَ المنظَّما

ويشرع للقومِ الجهادَ المنظَّما

He ordains love for Egypt through his portrayal of death,

He institutes love for Egypt from those who have maligned her

and prescribes organized struggle for the people.

And enacts for the people organized jihad.

ويتلو عليهم في محاريبهِ العُلَى

ويتلو عليهم في محاريبهِ العُلَى

كتاباً من الإِقدامِ والبأسِ مُحكَما

كتاباً من الإِقدامِ والبأسِ مُحكَما

And he recites to them in his lofty sanctuaries

And he recites to them in his sublime prayer niches

a firmly wrought book of daring and valor.

A book of daring and might decisive.

رأى فتنةَ الأحزابِ تَعتصرُ القُوى

رأى فتنةَ الأحزابِ تَعتصرُ القُوى

فشَمَّر يسقيها الحِفاظَ المُسمَّما

فشَمَّر يسقيها الحِفاظَ المُسمَّما

He saw party strife wringing strength dry,

He saw the sedition of the factions weaken the strength

and girded himself to give it a poisoned draught of steadfastness.

So he rolled up his sleeves to give it loyal protection.

يَودُّ رجالٌ غرَّهم باطلُ المُنَى

يَودُّ رجالٌ غرَّهم باطلُ المُنَى

لو اتّبعوا الرأيَ الذي كان أحزما

لو اتّبعوا الرأيَ الذي كان أحزما

Men deceived by false hopes wish

Some men deluded by the vanity of purpose

they had followed the judgment that was more prudent.

Wish if they had followed the wiser opinion!

أهابَ بهم لا تأمنوا القومَ إنّهم

أهابَ بهم لا تأمنوا القومَ إنّهم

يُسِرّون يوماً للكنانةِ أشأما

يُسِرّون يوماً للكنانةِ أشأما

He called out to them: 'Do not trust those people; they

He warned them, “Do not feel safe from the people. They

secretly plan a more ill-omened day for Egypt, the Quiver.'

One day make the disloyal have misfortune.”

فلما رَأوْهُ بعد حينٍ تندَّموا

فلما رَأوْهُ بعد حينٍ تندَّموا

ولن ينفعَ المغبونَ أن يتندَّما

ولن ينفعَ المغبونَ أن يتندَّما

When they saw it after a while, they regretted it,

But when after a time they saw him, they regretted

and regret will never benefit the cheated man.

And the deceived will not benefit from regret.

لكَ اللهُ من دانٍ على النأي شاهدٍ

لكَ اللهُ من دانٍ على النأي شاهدٍ

على الغيبِ لا عيناً يفضُّ ولا فما

على الغيبِ لا عيناً يفضُّ ولا فما

God bless you, near despite the distance, present

For you, from the All-Knowing Witness of the unseen, not an eye or mouth,

despite your absence, opening neither eye nor mouth.

Allah wills judgment for one keeping away, watching.

يُطالعنا من كلّ صوبٍ مُناجياً

يُطالعنا من كلّ صوبٍ مُناجياً

وينتابُنا من كلّ أَوْبٍ مُسلِّما

وينتابُنا من كلّ أَوْبٍ مُسلِّما

He appears to us from every direction, conversing intimately,

He looks upon us from every direction addressing us

and visits us from every quarter, offering greetings.

And seizes us from every time submitting.

كذلك يستبقي العزيزُ حياتَه

كذلك يستبقي العزيزُ حياتَه

ويستهلكُ الدّهرُ الذَّليلَ المُلطَّما

ويستهلكُ الدّهرُ الذَّليلَ المُلطَّما

Thus the noble man preserves his life,

Thus the Almighty keeps his life

while time consumes the abject, buffeted man.

While time wears out the disgraced stained one.

مضى في الدُّروعِ السَّابغاتِ مُظفَّراً

مضى في الدُّروعِ السَّابغاتِ مُظفَّراً

وغُودِرَ في مثواه حُرّا مُكرَّما

وغُودِرَ في مثواه حُرّا مُكرَّما

He passed on triumphant, in full-length coats of mail,

He passed on in full coats of mail triumphant

and was left in his resting place, free and honored.

And was shrouded in his dwelling free honored.

فتى البِرِّ لم يُعقِبْ سوى الذكرِ ثروةً

فتى البِرِّ لم يُعقِبْ سوى الذكرِ ثروةً

ولم يكُ ممّن يجعلُ الشَّعبَ سُلَّما

ولم يكُ ممّن يجعلُ الشَّعبَ سُلَّما

A virtuous youth, he left no wealth but remembrance,

The young man of righteousness left no inheritance but fame.

nor was he one who made the people a ladder.

He was not one who made the people a ladder.

ونحن وَرِثنا بأسَه وسلاحه

ونحن وَرِثنا بأسَه وسلاحه

فيالكَ إرثاً من هُدى الله قيِّما

فيالكَ إرثاً من هُدى الله قيِّما

And we inherited his valor and his weapon;

And we inherited his might and his weapons.

what a precious inheritance you are, from God's guidance!

What an inheritance of God’s guidance proper!

هَلُمّوا إلينا إنّ فيهِ بقيّةً

هَلُمّوا إلينا إنّ فيهِ بقيّةً

لِمنْ كان من إرثِ النبيين مُعدِما

لِمنْ كان من إرثِ النبيين مُعدِما

Come to us: in it there is still a remnant

Come to us! In it is a remainder

for anyone deprived of the prophets' inheritance.

For whoever was made destitute of the inheritance of prophets.

جُنِنَّا بمصرٍ ما سَلَوْنا لحادثٍ

جُنِنَّا بمصرٍ ما سَلَوْنا لحادثٍ

هواها ولا خُنّا الشّهيدَ المُعظَّما

هواها ولا خُنّا الشّهيدَ المُعظَّما

We are mad with love for Egypt; no calamity has made us forget

We were crazed for an Egypt that did not submit to an event deflecting her love

our love for her, nor have we betrayed the revered martyr.

Nor betrayed the honored martyr.