اشهَدي يا مِصرُ أَعمالَ البَنينْ

اشهَدي يا مِصرُ أَعمالَ البَنينْ

وَاِنظُري الآياتِ حيناً بَعدَ حينْ

وَاِنظُري الآياتِ حيناً بَعدَ حينْ

Witness, O Egypt, the deeds of your sons,

Witness, O Egypt, the deeds of the sons,

And behold the signs, time after time.

And behold the signs from time to time.

كَشَفَ الحِدثانُ عَن مَكنونِها

كَشَفَ الحِدثانُ عَن مَكنونِها

فَأَزالَ الشَكَّ عَن وَجهِ اليَقينْ

فَأَزالَ الشَكَّ عَن وَجهِ اليَقينْ

The turns of fate laid bare what lay hidden in them,

The events have uncovered what was hidden,

And so swept doubt from the face of certainty.

And removed doubt from the face of certainty.

ذَلِكَ الجِدُّ فَذوقي مُرَّهُ

ذَلِكَ الجِدُّ فَذوقي مُرَّهُ

وَخُذيهِ مِن أَكُفِّ اللاعِبينْ

وَخُذيهِ مِن أَكُفِّ اللاعِبينْ

That is earnestness; so taste its bitterness,

That is true grit, so taste its bitterness,

And take it from the hands of the players.

And take it from the hands of the frivolous.

اشرَبي الكَأسَ دِهاقاً وَاِسمَعي

اشرَبي الكَأسَ دِهاقاً وَاِسمَعي

عِظةَ المَخمورِ بَينَ الشارِبينْ

عِظةَ المَخمورِ بَينَ الشارِبينْ

Drink the brimming cup, and hear

Drink the cup violently and listen

The drunkard's admonition among the drinkers.

To the sermon of the drunk between the drinkers.

أَنتِ خُنتِ البِرَّ إِذ لَم تَعرِفي

أَنتِ خُنتِ البِرَّ إِذ لَم تَعرِفي

مَوضِعَ الخائِنِ وَالبَرِّ الأَمينْ

مَوضِعَ الخائِنِ وَالبَرِّ الأَمينْ

You betrayed righteousness when you failed to discern

You have betrayed righteousness when you did not recognize

The place of the traitor and the righteous, trustworthy man.

The place of the traitor and the righteous trustee.

تَجعَلينَ الأَمرَ فَوضى ما لَهُ

تَجعَلينَ الأَمرَ فَوضى ما لَهُ

مِن نِظامٍ واضِحٍ لِلمُستَبينْ

مِن نِظامٍ واضِحٍ لِلمُستَبينْ

You make affairs a chaos, with no

You make the matter chaotic, with no

Clear order for the discerning.

Clear system for the discerning.

وَتَرَينَ الناسَ ناساً كُلَّهُم

وَتَرَينَ الناسَ ناساً كُلَّهُم

مِن مَناجيدَ وَصَرعى خامِدينْ

مِن مَناجيدَ وَصَرعى خامِدينْ

And you see all people as alike,

And you see people all as one,

Whether valiant men or fallen, lifeless men.

Among the eminent and the fallen, dormant.

أَضلالاً مِنكِ تَجزينَ الأُلى

أَضلالاً مِنكِ تَجزينَ الأُلى

أَفسَدوا الأَمرَ جَزاءَ المُصلِحينْ

أَفسَدوا الأَمرَ جَزاءَ المُصلِحينْ

Is it through your delusion that you reward those

You wrongly reward the deviants

Who corrupted affairs with the reformers' reward?

Who corrupted the matter, the reward of reformers.

وَتُقيمينَ رِجالاً نَقَضوا

وَتُقيمينَ رِجالاً نَقَضوا

عَهدَكِ الأَوفى مَقامَ المُخلِصينْ

عَهدَكِ الأَوفى مَقامَ المُخلِصينْ

And place men who broke

And you appoint men who broke

Your firmest covenant in the station of the sincere?

Your most loyal covenant, in the place of the loyal.

إيهِ يا مِصرُ أَلَمّا تَعلَمي

إيهِ يا مِصرُ أَلَمّا تَعلَمي

حادِثاتِ الدَهرِ في ماضي السِنينْ

حادِثاتِ الدَهرِ في ماضي السِنينْ

Come now, Egypt, have you not yet learned

Oh Egypt, if only you knew

The events of time in years gone by?

The events of fate in the past years!

إيهِ يا مِصرُ اِذكُريها وَاِنظُري

إيهِ يا مِصرُ اِذكُريها وَاِنظُري

أَيَّ شَعبٍ شَعبَكِ العاني الحَزينْ

أَيَّ شَعبٍ شَعبَكِ العاني الحَزينْ

Come now, Egypt, remember them, and see

Oh Egypt, remember them and look -

What a people yours is, afflicted and sorrowful.

What people is your suffering, melancholy people?

وَكِلي الأَمرَ إِلى اللَهِ فَما

وَكِلي الأَمرَ إِلى اللَهِ فَما

لَكِ في الدُنيا سِواهُ مِن مُعينْ

لَكِ في الدُنيا سِواهُ مِن مُعينْ

And entrust the matter to God, for there is

And entrust the matter to God, for you

No helper for you in this world but Him.

Have none but Him in the world as a helper.

عُدَّةُ الأَقطارِ في شِدَّتِها

عُدَّةُ الأَقطارِ في شِدَّتِها

وَغِياثُ الأُمَمِ المُستَضعَفينْ

وَغِياثُ الأُمَمِ المُستَضعَفينْ

The support of lands in their hardship,

The weapon of nations in their firmness

And the succor of oppressed nations.

And the salvation of the weak people.

يَدفَعُ الأَهوالَ عَن مَكروبِها

يَدفَعُ الأَهوالَ عَن مَكروبِها

حينَ لا يُرجى دِفاعُ الناصِرينْ

حينَ لا يُرجى دِفاعُ الناصِرينْ

He wards off terrors from their afflicted ones,

It dispels the horrors from its distressed,

When no defense can be hoped for from helpers.

When the defense of supporters is not hoped for.

وَيُعيدُ المَيتَ مِن آمالِها

وَيُعيدُ المَيتَ مِن آمالِها

مُشرِقَ الطَلعَةِ وَضّاحَ الجَبينْ

مُشرِقَ الطَلعَةِ وَضّاحَ الجَبينْ

And revives what has died of their hopes,

And it returns the dead from its hopes -

With radiant face and shining brow.

Rising in appearance and bright of forehead.

مالِكُ المُلكِ مَضَت أَحكامُهُ

مالِكُ المُلكِ مَضَت أَحكامُهُ

وَجَرَت أَقدارُهُ في العالَمينْ

وَجَرَت أَقدارُهُ في العالَمينْ

Sovereign of dominion, His judgments have taken effect,

The King of the Kingdom - His judgments have passed

And His decrees have run their course throughout the worlds.

And His destinies flowed in the worlds.

ما لِنفسٍ قُوَّةٌ في مُلكِهِ

ما لِنفسٍ قُوَّةٌ في مُلكِهِ

جَلَّ ذو القُوَّةِ وَالحَولِ المَتينْ

جَلَّ ذو القُوَّةِ وَالحَولِ المَتينْ

No soul has power in His dominion;

No soul has power in His kingdom -

Exalted is the Possessor of power and steadfast might.

Majestic is He of great power and firm prowess.

تَذهَبُ الهَزَّةُ مِن أُسطولِهِ

تَذهَبُ الهَزَّةُ مِن أُسطولِهِ

بِأَساطيلِ المُلوكِ القادِرينْ

بِأَساطيلِ المُلوكِ القادِرينْ

A tremor from His fleet sweeps away

Agitation leaves His fleet

The fleets of powerful kings.

With the fleets of mighty kings.

وَإِذا ما هَمَّ يَوماً جُندُهُ

وَإِذا ما هَمَّ يَوماً جُندُهُ

فَالمَنايا لِلجُنودِ الغالِبينْ

فَالمَنايا لِلجُنودِ الغالِبينْ

And if His army one day resolves to act,

And if His soldiers intend one day

Then death awaits the victorious armies.

Then woe to the conquering soldiers!

سائِلِ الغَبراءَ كَم مِن دُوَلٍ

سائِلِ الغَبراءَ كَم مِن دُوَلٍ

ذَهَبَت آثارُها في الغابِرينْ

ذَهَبَت آثارُها في الغابِرينْ

Ask the dusty earth how many states

Ask the dust - how many states

Have had their traces vanish among the long departed.

Whose traces disappeared into the past?

حَمَلَتها أَعصُراً ثُمَّ اِنطَوَت

حَمَلَتها أَعصُراً ثُمَّ اِنطَوَت

في عُصورِ الذاهِبينَ الأَوَّلينْ

في عُصورِ الذاهِبينَ الأَوَّلينْ

It bore them for ages; then they were folded away

It carried them for eras, then folded

Into the ages of the earliest departed.

In the ages of the earliest departed.

هَمَدَت في جانِبٍ مِن بَطنِها

هَمَدَت في جانِبٍ مِن بَطنِها

يَسَعُ الأَحياءَ مِنّا أَجمَعينْ

يَسَعُ الأَحياءَ مِنّا أَجمَعينْ

They lay still in a corner of its belly,

It subsided in a side from its belly

That has room for every living one of us.

That accommodates all of us alive.

سَل عَنِ التيجانِ وَاِنظُر هَل تَرى

سَل عَنِ التيجانِ وَاِنظُر هَل تَرى

فيهِ شَيئاً مِن عُروشِ المالِكينْ

فيهِ شَيئاً مِن عُروشِ المالِكينْ

Ask about the crowns, and look: do you see

Ask about the crowns - do you see

In it anything of the rulers' thrones?

In them anything of the thrones of kings?

وَتَأَمَّل هَل لَهُم في جَوفِهِ

وَتَأَمَّل هَل لَهُم في جَوفِهِ

مِن جُنودٍ أَو بُنودٍ أَو سَفينْ

مِن جُنودٍ أَو بُنودٍ أَو سَفينْ

And ponder whether they have within its depths

And consider - do they have in its interior

Any soldiers, banners, or ships.

Soldiers, fortresses, or ships?

قَلِّبِ التُربَ فَكَم في التُربِ مِن

قَلِّبِ التُربَ فَكَم في التُربِ مِن

دَولَةٍ صَرعى وَمِن مُلكٍ دَفينْ

دَولَةٍ صَرعى وَمِن مُلكٍ دَفينْ

Turn over the soil: how many lie within it—

Turn over the soil - how much in the soil

Fallen states and buried realms!

Of fallen state and buried kingdom!

مَعرضُ الأَجيالِ إِن طُفتَ بِهِ

مَعرضُ الأَجيالِ إِن طُفتَ بِهِ

فَتَمَهَّل وَاِتَّئِد في الطائِفينْ

فَتَمَهَّل وَاِتَّئِد في الطائِفينْ

An exhibition of generations: if you roam through it,

The passage of generations - if you circle it

Take your time, and move slowly among those who roam.

Then tarry and settle among the circlers.

وَاِجعَلِ المِصباحَ في ظُلمَتِهِ

وَاِجعَلِ المِصباحَ في ظُلمَتِهِ

عِبرَةَ المَوتِ لِقَومٍ مُبصِرينْ

عِبرَةَ المَوتِ لِقَومٍ مُبصِرينْ

And let the lamp within its darkness be

And make the lantern in its darkness

The lesson of death for a people who see.

A lesson of death for discerning people.

إِنَّما الدُنيا حَياةٌ تَنقَضي

إِنَّما الدُنيا حَياةٌ تَنقَضي

وَحَديثٌ نافِعٌ لِلذاكِرينْ

وَحَديثٌ نافِعٌ لِلذاكِرينْ

This world is only a life that passes,

The life of this world is fleeting

And a tale useful to those who remember.

And a beneficial tale for those who remember.

وَضَحَ الحَقُّ لِقَومٍ جاهِلينْ

وَضَحَ الحَقُّ لِقَومٍ جاهِلينْ

فَاِنظُري يا مِصرُ ماذا تَأمُرينْ

فَاِنظُري يا مِصرُ ماذا تَأمُرينْ

The truth has become clear to an ignorant people;

The truth has become clear to an ignorant people.

So consider, Egypt, what you command.

So look, O Egypt, what you would command!

أَنتِ لِلَهِ بِناءٌ قائِمٌ

أَنتِ لِلَهِ بِناءٌ قائِمٌ

تَلتَوي عَنهُ أُكُفُّ الهادِمينْ

تَلتَوي عَنهُ أُكُفُّ الهادِمينْ

You are God's standing edifice,

You are, for God, an erect building

From which the hands of destroyers turn aside.

That the hands of demolishers twist away from.

صابِري الأَحداثَ مَهما مَكَرَت

صابِري الأَحداثَ مَهما مَكَرَت

وَثِقي بِاللَهِ خَيرِ الماكِرينْ

وَثِقي بِاللَهِ خَيرِ الماكِرينْ

Endure events patiently, however they scheme,

Endure events, no matter how they scheme,

And trust in God, the best of planners.

And trust in God, the Best of schemers.

لا تُراعي إِنَّ مِن آياتِهِ

لا تُراعي إِنَّ مِن آياتِهِ

ما يُراعي فيكِ مِن دُنيا وَدينْ

ما يُراعي فيكِ مِن دُنيا وَدينْ

Fear not: among His signs are

Do not heed - indeed, of His signs

Those that safeguard your worldly life and faith.

Is what Heeds you, of world and religion.

اطلُبي ما شِئتِ مِنهُ وَارقُبي

اطلُبي ما شِئتِ مِنهُ وَارقُبي

حُكمَهُ في شَعبِكِ العاني الرَهينْ

حُكمَهُ في شَعبِكِ العاني الرَهينْ

Ask Him for whatever you wish, and await

Seek from Him what you wish and watch

His judgment on your afflicted, captive people.

His wisdom in your captive, wretched people.

أَهِيَ الأَحداثُ لا تُنصِفُنا

أَهِيَ الأَحداثُ لا تُنصِفُنا

فَتَعالى اللَهُ خَيرُ الحاكِمينْ

فَتَعالى اللَهُ خَيرُ الحاكِمينْ

Is it the turns of fortune that deny us justice?

Are not events doing us justice?

Then exalted is God, the best of judges.

So exalted is God, the Best of judges.

وَيحَ نَفسي وَيحَ مِصرٍ كُلَّما

وَيحَ نَفسي وَيحَ مِصرٍ كُلَّما

ذَكَرَت مِصرُ بَنيها الهالِكينْ

ذَكَرَت مِصرُ بَنيها الهالِكينْ

Alas for my soul, alas for Egypt, whenever

Woe to my soul and woe to Egypt whenever

Egypt remembers her sons who perished.

It recalls its perished sons!

يَومَ جاشَ الهَولُ في أَرجائِها

يَومَ جاشَ الهَولُ في أَرجائِها

فَاِتَّقَتهُ بِالشَبابِ الناهِضينْ

فَاِتَّقَتهُ بِالشَبابِ الناهِضينْ

On the day terror surged through her regions,

The day terror raged within it

And she warded it off with the youth who rose,

And it sought refuge in the roused youth -

بِنُفوسٍ أَقبَلَت دَهماؤُها

بِنُفوسٍ أَقبَلَت دَهماؤُها

تَتَرامى مِن أُلوفٍ وَمِئينْ

تَتَرامى مِن أُلوفٍ وَمِئينْ

With souls whose great multitude came forward,

With souls whose multitudes rushed,

Rushing forward by thousands and hundreds,

Sacrificing themselves in thousands and hundreds -

تَفتَدي مِصرَ وَتَقضي حَقَّها

تَفتَدي مِصرَ وَتَقضي حَقَّها

وَتُريها هِمَمَ المُستَبسِلينْ

وَتُريها هِمَمَ المُستَبسِلينْ

Giving themselves for Egypt and paying her due,

To redeem Egypt and fulfill its right

And showing her the resolve of the dauntless.

And show it the resolve of the resolute;

حَدِّثي يا مِصرُ عَنهُم وَاِذكُري

حَدِّثي يا مِصرُ عَنهُم وَاِذكُري

كَيفَ كانَت غَضبَةُ الشَعبِ الرَزينْ

كَيفَ كانَت غَضبَةُ الشَعبِ الرَزينْ

Speak of them, Egypt, and recall

They magnified whatever you wished

How the sober-minded people's wrath erupted.

Of its sanctity, and passed as the immortal.

أَكرميهِم وَاِحفَظي ما بَذَلوا

أَكرميهِم وَاِحفَظي ما بَذَلوا

مِن دَمٍ غالٍ وَمِن عُمرٍ ثَمينْ

مِن دَمٍ غالٍ وَمِن عُمرٍ ثَمينْ

Honor them, and preserve what they gave

How can we forget them and the long span?

Of dear blood and precious life.

How can we forget the honest trustees?

شُهَداءُ الحبِّ بَرّوا وَوَفوا

شُهَداءُ الحبِّ بَرّوا وَوَفوا

وَقَضَوا مِن حَقِّهِ ما تَعلَمينْ

وَقَضَوا مِن حَقِّهِ ما تَعلَمينْ

The martyrs of love were dutiful and true,

We have accepted treason as religion after them,

And paid what you know of its due.

So upon God is the recompense of traitors.

عَظَّموا ما شِئتِ مِن حُرمَتِهِ

عَظَّموا ما شِئتِ مِن حُرمَتِهِ

وَمَضَوا في العُظَماءِ الخالِدينْ

وَمَضَوا في العُظَماءِ الخالِدينْ

They exalted its sanctity as you wished,

The weepers stopped weeping for them

And passed on among the immortal great.

So their believing mothers wept for them.

كَيفَ نَنساهُم وَما طالَ المَدى

كَيفَ نَنساهُم وَما طالَ المَدى

كَيفَ نَنسى الأُمَناءَ الصادِقينْ

كَيفَ نَنسى الأُمَناءَ الصادِقينْ

How can we forget them when so little time has passed?

Oh my people - may it console the bereaved mothers

How can we forget the trustworthy and true?

When their sons passed with prolonged moaning.

أَرَضينا الغَدرَ ديناً بَعدَهُم

أَرَضينا الغَدرَ ديناً بَعدَهُم

فَعَلى اللَهِ جَزاءُ الغادِرينْ

فَعَلى اللَهِ جَزاءُ الغادِرينْ

Have we accepted treachery as our creed after them?

Oh my people - for the orphans after them,

Then with God rests the requital of the treacherous.

The widows, and the submissive elders.

كَفكَفَ الباكونَ مِن أَدمُعِهِم

كَفكَفَ الباكونَ مِن أَدمُعِهِم

فَبَكَتهُم أُمَّهاتُ المُؤمِنينْ

فَبَكَتهُم أُمَّهاتُ المُؤمِنينْ

The mourners wiped away their tears,

Mercy for the child made miserable by sorrow,

And the mothers of the faithful wept for them.

For the loving father and imprisoned uncle.

يا لِقَومي لِلثَكالى شَفَّها

يا لِقَومي لِلثَكالى شَفَّها

إِذ مَضى أَبناؤُها طولُ الرَنينْ

إِذ مَضى أَبناؤُها طولُ الرَنينْ

O my people, for the bereaved mothers, worn thin

It has dried until its mother does not see what

By long lamenting when their sons departed!

Dried upon it - the hands of benefactors.

يا لِقَومي لِليَتامى بَعدَهُم

يا لِقَومي لِليَتامى بَعدَهُم

وَالأَيامى وَالشُيوخِ الهامِدينْ

وَالأَيامى وَالشُيوخِ الهامِدينْ

O my people, for the orphans left behind them,

It seeks livelihood and she weeps, and for her

And the widows and the languishing old men!

Is an evil neighbor among profligate men.

رَحمَةً لِلطِفلِ يَبريهِ الأَسى

رَحمَةً لِلطِفلِ يَبريهِ الأَسى

لِلأَبِ المودي وَلِلعَمِّ السَجينْ

لِلأَبِ المودي وَلِلعَمِّ السَجينْ

Mercy for the child whom grief wears away

It bears hardship and its grandfather suffers,

For his dead father and his imprisoned uncle!

While he sighs in comfort among the delicate.

جَفَّ حَتّى ما تَراهُ أُمُّهُ

جَفَّ حَتّى ما تَراهُ أُمُّهُ

حينَ جَفَّت عَنهُ أَيدي المُحسِنينْ

حينَ جَفَّت عَنهُ أَيدي المُحسِنينْ

He has withered till his mother no longer sees him,

The most melodious tunes in its hearing

When the hands of benefactors dried up for him.

Are the ringing of complaints and moans' echoes.

يَطلُبُ القوتَ فَتَبكي وَلَها

يَطلُبُ القوتَ فَتَبكي وَلَها

جارُ سوءٍ مِن رِجالٍ مُترَفينْ

جارُ سوءٍ مِن رِجالٍ مُترَفينْ

He asks for food, and she weeps; and she has

Possessed by the world, yet no world for it

An evil neighbor among men of luxury.

Except what meager living it attained.

تَحمِلُ الضُرَّ وَيَشقى جَدُّها

تَحمِلُ الضُرَّ وَيَشقى جَدُّها

وَهوَ يَندى نَضرَةً في الناعِمينْ

وَهوَ يَندى نَضرَةً في الناعِمينْ

She bears hardship, and her lot is wretched,

People see it only greedy,

While he glistens with freshness among the pampered.

Baring fangs like a wretched wolf.

أَطيَبُ الأَنغامِ في مَسمَعِهِ

أَطيَبُ الأَنغامِ في مَسمَعِهِ

رِنَّةُ الشَكوى وَتَردادُ الأَنينْ

رِنَّةُ الشَكوى وَتَردادُ الأَنينْ

The sweetest melodies to his ear

Good has fallen and its pattern is corrupted

Are the ring of complaint and repeated groaning.

By a time inclined towards evil's companion.

جُنَّ بِالدُنيا وَلا دُنيا لَهُ

جُنَّ بِالدُنيا وَلا دُنيا لَهُ

غَيرُ ما أدركَ مِن عَيشٍ مَهينْ

غَيرُ ما أدركَ مِن عَيشٍ مَهينْ

He is mad for the world, yet has no world

It taught people what they were taught

Beyond what he has gained of a despicable life.

Of despicable traits that disgusted the noble.

لا يَراهُ الناسُ إِلّا جَشِعاً

لا يَراهُ الناسُ إِلّا جَشِعاً

بارِزَ الأَنيابِ كَالذِئبِ اللَعينْ

بارِزَ الأَنيابِ كَالذِئبِ اللَعينْ

People see him only as greedy,

The people do not want of its morals

With fangs bared, like an accursed wolf.

Except the morals of the honorable commanders.

طاحَ بِالخَيرِ وَعَفّى رَسمَهُ

طاحَ بِالخَيرِ وَعَفّى رَسمَهُ

زَمَنٌ لِلشَرِّ مُنبَتُّ القَرينْ

زَمَنٌ لِلشَرِّ مُنبَتُّ القَرينْ

Goodness was swept away, its trace effaced,

Oh, Nile's guardians - enough for me;

By an age without a peer in evil.

Does the Nile remain for the colonizers?

عَلَّمَ الأَقوامَ ما عَلَّمَهُم

عَلَّمَ الأَقوامَ ما عَلَّمَهُم

مِن سَجايا بَرَّحَت بِالأَكرَمينْ

مِن سَجايا بَرَّحَت بِالأَكرَمينْ

It taught the peoples all it taught them

Oh, Nile's guardians - preserve its possession

Of traits that tormented the noblest.

And I see the Nile for other people.

ما يَوَدُّ الشَعبُ مِن أَخلاقِهِ

ما يَوَدُّ الشَعبُ مِن أَخلاقِهِ

غَيرَ أَخلاقِ النُهاةِ الآمِرينْ

غَيرَ أَخلاقِ النُهاةِ الآمِرينْ

The people desire nothing of its morals

Give glad tidings, O people, I see

But the morals of those who forbid and command.

In the Nile's destiny the sight of warners.

يا حُماةَ النيلِ حَسبي وَكَفى

يا حُماةَ النيلِ حَسبي وَكَفى

أَيظَلُّ النيلُ لِلمُستَعمِرينْ

أَيظَلُّ النيلُ لِلمُستَعمِرينْ

O guardians of the Nile, enough for me—enough!

No - and who cast his matter to us

Will the Nile remain the colonizers'?

We did not leave it in the hands of deserters.

يا حُماةَ النيلِ صونوا مُلكَهُ

يا حُماةَ النيلِ صونوا مُلكَهُ

وَأَرى النيلَ لِقَومٍ آخَرينْ

وَأَرى النيلَ لِقَومٍ آخَرينْ

O guardians of the Nile, safeguard its realm,

We are the party of God - we protected His right

Yet I see the Nile belonging to another people.

And preserved His covenant among violators.

بَشِّروا يا قَومُ إِنّي لَأَرى

بَشِّروا يا قَومُ إِنّي لَأَرى

في مَصيرِ النيلِ رَأيَ المُنذِرينْ

في مَصيرِ النيلِ رَأيَ المُنذِرينْ

Proclaim good news, my people: I indeed see

We pledged allegiance to Him since we were

In the Nile's fate the vision of those who warn.

Upon supporting the truth, and we were acting.

لا وَمَن أَلقى إِلَينا أَمرَهُ

لا وَمَن أَلقى إِلَينا أَمرَهُ

لا تَرَكناهُ بِأَيدي الخاذِلينْ

لا تَرَكناهُ بِأَيدي الخاذِلينْ

No! By Him who entrusted His charge to us,

Whether we get angry or become content, it is for Him;

No, we have not left it in the hands of those who desert it.

We do not care about the nonsense of alarmists.

نَحنُ حِزبُ اللَهِ صُنّا حَقَّهُ

نَحنُ حِزبُ اللَهِ صُنّا حَقَّهُ

وَحَفِظنا عَهدَهُ في الناكِثينْ

وَحَفِظنا عَهدَهُ في الناكِثينْ

We are God's party; we have guarded His right,

We carry the pens as armor, and ours

And kept His covenant among the oath-breakers.

Are the scriptures of the righteous among writers.

نَحنُ بايَعناهُ مُذ كُنّا عَلى

نَحنُ بايَعناهُ مُذ كُنّا عَلى

نُصرَةِ الحَقِّ وَكُنّا فاعِلينْ

نُصرَةِ الحَقِّ وَكُنّا فاعِلينْ

We have pledged Him allegiance since we stood for

Not the villains like the misguided chiefs,

The support of truth, and we acted.

Nor the free like the enslaved.

إِن غَضِبنا أَو رَضينا فَلَهُ

إِن غَضِبنا أَو رَضينا فَلَهُ

لا نُبالي تُرَّهاتِ المُرجِفينْ

لا نُبالي تُرَّهاتِ المُرجِفينْ

If we are angry or content, it is for Him;

We did not accept the plan of the misguided, nor

We heed none of the alarm-mongers' nonsense.

Did we fault the state of the submissive weak.

نَحمِلُ الأَقلامَ غُرّاً وَلَنا

نَحمِلُ الأَقلامَ غُرّاً وَلَنا

صُحُفُ الأَبرارِ بَينَ الكاتِبينْ

صُحُفُ الأَبرارِ بَينَ الكاتِبينْ

We wield our pens unsullied, and ours are

Oh my people - struggle, do not despair,

The pages of the righteous among the writers.

And Allah will come with clear victory.

ما الأَلِبّاءُ كَضُلّالِ النُهى

ما الأَلِبّاءُ كَضُلّالِ النُهى

لا وَلا الأَحرارُ كُالمُستَعبَدينْ

لا وَلا الأَحرارُ كُالمُستَعبَدينْ

The wise are not like those astray in reason;

Support Egypt if it becomes terrified

No, nor are the free like the enslaved.

And apprehensive of the brave youths.

ما رَضينا خُطَّةَ الغاوي وَلا

ما رَضينا خُطَّةَ الغاوي وَلا

عابَنا شَأنُ الذَليلِ المُستَكينْ

عابَنا شَأنُ الذَليلِ المُستَكينْ

We have not accepted the misguided man's course, nor

Protect it - for if Egypt falls,

Has the state of the abject, submissive man disgraced us.

The heritage of Muslims is lost in the world.

يا لِقَومي جاهِدوا لا تَهنوا

يا لِقَومي جاهِدوا لا تَهنوا

وَسَيَأتي اللَهُ بِالنَصرِ المُبينْ

وَسَيَأتي اللَهُ بِالنَصرِ المُبينْ

O my people, strive; do not falter,

Oh my people - struggle, do not weaken,

And God will bring manifest victory.

And Allah will come with clear victory.

أَنجدوا مِصرَ إِذا ما فَزِعَت

أَنجدوا مِصرَ إِذا ما فَزِعَت

وَأَهابَت بِالكُماةِ الباسِلينْ

وَأَهابَت بِالكُماةِ الباسِلينْ

Come to Egypt's aid whenever she is alarmed

Support Egypt if it becomes terrified

And calls upon the valiant warriors.

And apprehensive of the brave youths.

احفَظوها إِنَّ مِصراً إن تَضِع

احفَظوها إِنَّ مِصراً إن تَضِع

ضاعَ في الدُنيا تُراثُ المُسلِمينْ

ضاعَ في الدُنيا تُراثُ المُسلِمينْ

Guard her: surely, if Egypt is lost,

Protect it, for if Egypt falls,

The Muslims' heritage in this world is lost.

The heritage of the Muslims is lost in the world!