عيدfestival الجهادof struggle رعاكmay He watch over you اللّهGod منwhat a عيدِfestival
عيد الجهاد رعاك اللّه من عيدِ
أنتyou الأحقthe most deserving بتقديسof veneration وتمجيدِand glorification
أنت الأحق بتقديس وتمجيدِ
O Day of Struggle—may God preserve you—what a festival!
Festival of Struggle, may God watch over you—what a festival!
You are most worthy of reverence and glorification.
You are most worthy of veneration and glorification.
ملأتyou have filled كلevery فؤادheart راحةًcomfort ورضاًand contentment
ملأت كل فؤاد راحةً ورضاً
كماas ملأتyou have filled أماناًwith safety موحشthe desolate expanse of البيدthe deserts
كما ملأت أماناً موحش البيد
You filled every heart with ease and contentment,
You have filled every heart with comfort and contentment,
just as you filled the desolate wilderness with safety.
As you have filled the desolate desert wastes with safety.
فرضa duty علىupon البالغthe one attaining الغاياتthe goals عاليةlofty
فرض على البالغ الغايات عالية
تكريمhonoring ماwhat مرّhas passed منof بدءٍa beginning وتمهيدand groundwork
تكريم ما مرّ من بدءٍ وتمهيد
It is the duty of whoever attains lofty ends
It is a duty for whoever attains lofty goals
to honor all that came before—the beginning and preparation.
To honor the beginnings and groundwork that came before.
فأيthen which عهدera بطيبof the sweetness of الذكرremembrance أجدرmore worthy منthan
فأي عهد بطيب الذكر أجدر من
نعمىthe blessing of وئامconcord وتوفيقand success وتوحيدand unity
نعمى وئام وتوفيق وتوحيد
For what era is worthier of fragrant remembrance than
What era, then, is worthier of fond remembrance than
the blessing of concord, success, and unity?
One blessed with concord, success, and unity?
ياO آلpeople of مصرEgypt وماand not مصرEgypt بملقيةentrusting at all
يا آل مصر وما مصر بملقية
إلاexcept لكمto you بمناهاwith her hopes والمقاليدand the reins of power
إلا لكم بمناها والمقاليد
O people of Egypt, Egypt entrusts to none
O people of Egypt, Egypt entrusts to none
but you her aspirations and the keys of command.
But you her hopes and the reins of power.
وماand no سوىother than وفدكمyour delegation عونaid لأنفسكمfor yourselves
وما سوى وفدكم عون لأنفسكم
إذاwhen خلاis empty الكونthe world منof عونhelp لمصفودfor one in chains
إذا خلا الكون من عون لمصفود
None but your delegation can aid you yourselves
And none but your delegation can aid you,
when the world offers no aid to one in chains.
When the world holds no help for one in chains.
حملتموهyou have laden it أماناتtrusts تنوءstagger بهاunder them
حملتموه أمانات تنوء بها
أهرامكمyour pyramids وهمُwhile they فيin مسرحthe stage of السيدthe master
أهرامكم وهمُ في مسرح السيد
You charged it with trusts beneath whose weight
You have laden it with trusts that weigh heavily on
your pyramids would buckle, while they—the delegates—are in the master’s arena.
Your pyramids, while they are on the master's stage.
فيin بيتthe house of سعدSaad دعاكمcalled you أمسyesterday موطنكمyour homeland
في بيت سعد دعاكم أمس موطنكم
واليومand today يدعوكمit calls you فيin بيتthe house of محمودMahmoud
واليوم يدعوكم في بيت محمود
In Saad’s house, your homeland summoned you yesterday;
In Saad's house, your homeland called you yesterday;
today it summons you in Mahmoud’s house,
And today it calls you in Mahmoud's house,
مذكراًreminding بمواثيقٍof covenants تؤكدهاreaffirm them
مذكراً بمواثيقٍ تؤكدها
خلفbeyond البحارthe seas مواثيقthe covenants of الصناديدthe stalwarts
خلف البحار مواثيق الصناديد
reminding you of covenants confirmed
Reminding you of covenants reaffirmed
beyond the seas by the covenants of stalwart men:
Beyond the seas by the covenants of the stalwarts:
الصابرينthose patiently enduring علىin the face of ماwhat مرّhas passed منof عنتhardship
الصابرين على ما مرّ من عنت
السائرينthose advancing إلىtoward نصرvictory وتأييدand support
السائرين إلى نصر وتأييد
those who patiently endured the hardships that passed,
Those who patiently endured the hardships of the past,
those marching toward victory and support,
Who advance toward victory and support,
الضاربينthose striking بسيفwith the sword of الحقtruth أفئدةhearts
الضاربين بسيف الحق أفئدة
غلفاًveiled وألسنةand tongues شتىmanifold المكاييدschemes
غلفاً وألسنة شتى المكاييد
those striking, with the sword of truth, hearts
Who strike with the sword of truth at hearts
sealed shut, and tongues of manifold plots,
Veiled, and at tongues of manifold guile;
المقبلينthose advancing وقدand already جاءتhave come بشائرهمtheir glad tidings
المقبلين وقد جاءت بشائرهم
علىtoward مصيرa destiny لواديfor the valley of النيلthe Nile منشودsought
على مصير لوادي النيل منشود
those advancing—whose glad tidings have already come—
Who press forward, their glad tidings having come,
toward a destiny longed for by the Nile Valley.
Toward a destiny sought for the Nile Valley.
إنif أخلفbreak القومthose people ميعاداًa promise فحسبكمُthen it suffices you
إن أخلف القوم ميعاداً فحسبكمُ
أنthat الزمانtime وفيٌّfaithful بالمواعيدto the promises
أن الزمان وفيٌّ بالمواعيد
If those people break an appointed promise, it is enough for you
If those people break a promise, let it suffice you
that Time remains faithful to its promises.
That time is faithful to its promises.
حريةfreedom of الشعبthe people واستقلالand independence of موطنهits homeland
حرية الشعب واستقلال موطنه
يفديهماredeems them both كلeverything مطلوبsought وموجودand existing
يفديهما كل مطلوب وموجود
The people’s freedom and their homeland’s independence—
The people's freedom and their homeland's independence—
all that is desired or possessed is sacrificed for them.
All that is sought and all that exists is sacrificed to redeem them.
خذواtake up الوسائلthe means والأسبابand the methods طاهرةpure
خذوا الوسائل والأسباب طاهرة
وجاهدواand strive ببراهينwith the arguments of المذاويدthe defending tongues
وجاهدوا ببراهين المذاويد
Take up the means and measures with purity,
Take up pure means and methods,
and struggle with the proofs of champions.
And strive with the arguments of defending tongues.
سترفعونyou will raise غداًtomorrow أعلامthe banners of نصركمُyour victory
سترفعون غداً أعلام نصركمُ
وتهتفونand you will chant بمأثورwith the time-honored الأناشيدanthems
وتهتفون بمأثور الأناشيد
Tomorrow you will raise the banners of your victory
Tomorrow you will raise the banners of your victory,
and acclaim it with time-honored anthems.
And raise your voices in time-honored anthems.
Sol 6.1