أنت المرجَّى نائباً ووكيلا

أنت المرجَّى نائباً ووكيلا

وأبرُّ قومك نائلاً ومُنيلا

وأبرُّ قومك نائلاً ومُنيلا

You are the one in whom hope rests, as deputy and trustee,

You are the one looked to as deputy and representative,

The most beneficent of your people, in receiving and in giving.

And the most beneficent of your people, receiving and bestowing.

أتممت مرحلةً وأنت موفقٌ

أتممت مرحلةً وأنت موفقٌ

فاختر لأخرى عدَّة وسبيلا

فاختر لأخرى عدَّة وسبيلا

You have completed one stage, divinely favored;

You have completed a stage, favored with success;

Now choose provisions and a path for another.

So choose provisions and a path for the next.

ثقة ظفرت بها وعهد عشيرة

ثقة ظفرت بها وعهد عشيرة

وكلَت لك استقلالها المأمولا

وكلَت لك استقلالها المأمولا

A trust you won, and the covenant of a people

Trust you have won, and the pledge of a clan

Who entrusted you with their longed-for independence.

That entrusted its hoped-for independence to you.

حسبُ البلاد صنيعُ أمسك شاهداً

حسبُ البلاد صنيعُ أمسك شاهداً

بجميل صنعك في غدٍ ودليلا

بجميل صنعك في غدٍ ودليلا

Your deed of yesterday suffices the nation as witness

Your work of yesterday suffices the country as witness

And proof of the fine work you will do tomorrow.

And proof of the good you will do tomorrow.

المقبلون لحر رأيك أقبلوا

المقبلون لحر رأيك أقبلوا

يتناوبون الحمد والتبجيلا

يتناوبون الحمد والتبجيلا

Those drawn to your unfettered judgment came forward,

Those drawn to your noble judgment came forward,

Taking turns in offering praise and veneration.

Taking turns offering praise and veneration.

حملوا إليك ولاءهم في مَحفِلٍ

حملوا إليك ولاءهم في مَحفِلٍ

لاقيتَ فيه على الجميل جميلا

لاقيتَ فيه على الجميل جميلا

They bore their allegiance to you in an assembly

They brought their allegiance to you at a gathering,

Where you repaid kindness with kindness.

Where you met kindness in return for kindness.

وجدوا نجيباً فيك شرّف قدرَهم

وجدوا نجيباً فيك شرّف قدرَهم

ووجدتَ أهلاً فيهمُ وقبيلا

ووجدتَ أهلاً فيهمُ وقبيلا

They found in you a noble man who honored their worth,

They found in you a noble man who raised their standing,

And you found in them a worthy people and kin.

And you found among them family and a clan.

صدقوك في ميعادهم وصَدقتهم

صدقوك في ميعادهم وصَدقتهم

ومطلت ذاك الماطل الممطولا

ومطلت ذاك الماطل الممطولا

They kept faith with you at their appointed time, and you with them,

They kept their appointment with you, and you kept faith with them,

And made that long-stalling procrastinator wait in turn.

And you put off that procrastinator, himself put off.

قربى إليك بها يفون وطالما

قربى إليك بها يفون وطالما

وفّيتَ قرباهم رضىً وقبولا

وفّيتَ قرباهم رضىً وقبولا

A bond of kinship with you, which they faithfully honor—as often

They honor their kinship with you; and often

As you have honored your kinship with them, with favor and acceptance.

You have honored their kinship with pleasure and acceptance.

يا صاحب الكرسي تحمل فوقَه

يا صاحب الكرسي تحمل فوقَه

عبءَ البلاد وعهدَها المسؤولا

عبءَ البلاد وعهدَها المسؤولا

O occupant of the chair, upon it you bear

O holder of the chair, you bear upon it

The nation's burden and its solemn charge, for which you answer,

The country's burden and its pledge, for which you must answer.

في دار ندوتها ودارِ مصيرها

في دار ندوتها ودارِ مصيرها

أجملت قولاً واعتززت فعولا

أجملت قولاً واعتززت فعولا

In its house of assembly, the house where its destiny is decided.

In the house of its assembly and the house of its destiny,

You spoke with eloquent brevity and took pride in deeds.

You spoke graciously and took pride in deeds.

في كل حاضرة وكل مدينة

في كل حاضرة وكل مدينة

لك دعوة تدع العدو خليلا

لك دعوة تدع العدو خليلا

In every capital and every city,

In every town and every city,

You have a call that turns the enemy into a friend.

You have a call that turns the enemy into a close friend.

أعلنتها ميمونة وكأنها

أعلنتها ميمونة وكأنها

وحيٌ به جاء الخطيب رسولا

وحيٌ به جاء الخطيب رسولا

You proclaimed it auspicious; it was as though

You proclaimed that auspicious call, as though it were

A revelation borne by the orator as its messenger.

A revelation with which the orator came as a messenger.

فَزع الرجال إلى الموفّق بينهم

فَزع الرجال إلى الموفّق بينهم

وكأنهم فزعوا إلى جبريلا

وكأنهم فزعوا إلى جبريلا

The men hastened for refuge to the divinely guided one among them,

The men turned for help to the successful one among them,

As though they had hastened for refuge to Gabriel—

As though they had turned for help to Gabriel.

وأبرُّ ممن فك أسرى أمة

وأبرُّ ممن فك أسرى أمة

ترجو لمصرَ الجيش والأسطولا

ترجو لمصرَ الجيش والأسطولا

One more beneficent than he who freed the captives of a nation

And, more beneficent than one who freed a nation's captives,

That hopes Egypt may possess an army and a fleet.

You hope for an army and a fleet for Egypt.

إن الذي استرعاك أمر عباده

إن الذي استرعاك أمر عباده

ولاك للأجيال هذا الجيلا

ولاك للأجيال هذا الجيلا

He who charged you with the affairs of His servants

Indeed, He who entrusted you with His servants' affairs

Appointed you over this generation for generations to come.

Has put this generation in your charge for generations to come.

لا يطمئن إلى الزمان مجاهدٌ

لا يطمئن إلى الزمان مجاهدٌ

حتى يصون لأمر مصر النيلا

حتى يصون لأمر مصر النيلا

A warrior never rests secure in the course of time

No striver puts his trust in time

Until he safeguards the Nile for Egypt's cause.

Until he safeguards the Nile for Egypt's cause.

ورفاق ملك في الجنوب تعاهدوا

ورفاق ملك في الجنوب تعاهدوا

أن لا يطيعوا في الرفاق عذولا

أن لا يطيعوا في الرفاق عذولا

And companions of sovereignty in the South pledged together

And partners in sovereignty in the south have pledged

Never to heed a faultfinder where their comrades were concerned.

Not to heed a faultfinder concerning their companions.

إني بشير القوم باستقلالهم

إني بشير القوم باستقلالهم

وكفى بميثاق الخطيب كفيلا

وكفى بميثاق الخطيب كفيلا

I bring the people glad tidings of their independence;

Indeed, I bring the people glad tidings of their independence,

The orator's covenant is guarantor enough.

And the orator's covenant is guarantor enough.