فؤادي اسْترِحْ بعد طولِ العناءِ

فؤادي اسْترِحْ بعد طولِ العناءِ

من الخلف بين رجالِ الزمنْ

من الخلف بين رجالِ الزمنْ

O my heart, rest after long suffering,

My heart, rest after long suffering

from the discord among the men of our age.

from discord among the men of the age.

فقد آثروا الصلح بعد الجدا

فقد آثروا الصلح بعد الجدا

ل بينهمُ والنوى والضغنْ

ل بينهمُ والنوى والضغنْ

For they have chosen peace after conten—

For they have chosen peace after the dispute

—tion among them, estrangement, and rancor.

among them, estrangement, and rancor.

وعادوا إلى الشملِ يرجونه

وعادوا إلى الشملِ يرجونه

علاجاً لعلاتهم والمحنْ

علاجاً لعلاتهم والمحنْ

They have returned to unity, hoping it will be

And they returned to unity, hoping it would be

a cure for their afflictions and ordeals.

a remedy for their ailments and ordeals.

وكان الموفقُ بين الجميع

وكان الموفقُ بين الجميع

دمَ الشهداءِ شبابَ الوطنْ

دمَ الشهداءِ شبابَ الوطنْ

And what reconciled them all was

And the reconciler among them all

the martyrs’ blood—the youth of the nation.

was the blood of the martyrs, O youth of the homeland.

قضى حقَ مصرَ المعنَّى بها

قضى حقَ مصرَ المعنَّى بها

وأدى أمانتها المؤتمنْ

وأدى أمانتها المؤتمنْ

He who suffered for her rendered Egypt her due,

He who is anguished over Egypt has fulfilled her due,

and, as her trustee, discharged her trust.

and the entrusted one has discharged her trust.

وأقبل كل وفيٍّ لها

وأقبل كل وفيٍّ لها

نقيِّ السريرةِ سمح العلنْ

نقيِّ السريرةِ سمح العلنْ

Every man loyal to her came forward,

And everyone loyal to her has come forward,

pure of heart and generous in public conduct.

pure of heart, gracious in public.

إذا خفَّ عنيَ عبءُ الضمير

إذا خفَّ عنيَ عبءُ الضمير

فقد خَفَّ عنيَ عبءُ البدنْ

فقد خَفَّ عنيَ عبءُ البدنْ

Once the burden on my conscience grows light,

When the burden of conscience eases for me,

the burden on my body, too, grows light.

then the body's burden eases for me.

كفى بالتجاريب يا أهلها

كفى بالتجاريب يا أهلها

ضماناً لكم بعد تلك الفتنْ

ضماناً لكم بعد تلك الفتنْ

Experience is surely enough, O people of Egypt,

Experience suffices, O her people,

as your guarantee after all those upheavals.

as a guarantee for you after those upheavals.

لقد آن أن تدفعوا عادياً

لقد آن أن تدفعوا عادياً

أهان كرامتكم وامتهنْ

أهان كرامتكم وامتهنْ

The time has come for you to repel an aggressor

Indeed, the time has come for you to repel an aggressor

who humiliated your dignity and held you in contempt.

who insulted your dignity and debased it.

وأن عشتمُ بين أسْلابِه

وأن عشتمُ بين أسْلابِه

فليس على ميت من حزنْ

فليس على ميت من حزنْ

Though you have lived amid what he has plundered,

And if you live amid his spoils,

there is no grieving over one already dead.

then there is no sorrow for a dead man.

وإن سرتمُ كلكم واحداً

وإن سرتمُ كلكم واحداً

فكلُّ سبيلٍ كريمٌ حسنْ

فكلُّ سبيلٍ كريمٌ حسنْ

But if you all advance as one,

And if you all walk as one,

then every path is noble and fair.

then every path is noble and good.

وحرية الملك كل الغنى

وحرية الملك كل الغنى

لمن يبتغي مغنماً أو ثمنْ

لمن يبتغي مغنماً أو ثمنْ

The freedom of the realm is riches entire

And all wealth lies in the realm's freedom

for whoever seeks gain or recompense.

for whoever seeks gain or recompense.