لك تاج مصر وعرشها ولواؤها

لك تاج مصر وعرشها ولواؤها

تعنو لأمرك أرضها وسماؤها

تعنو لأمرك أرضها وسماؤها

Yours are Egypt’s crown, her throne, and her banner;

Yours are Egypt's crown, her throne, and her banner.

Her earth and sky bow to your command.

Her land and sky bow to your command.

ينساب باسمك نيلها عذباً كما

ينساب باسمك نيلها عذباً كما

يمتد فيها خصبها ورخاؤها

يمتد فيها خصبها ورخاؤها

In your name her Nile flows sweetly, even as

Her Nile flows sweet in your name, just as

Her fertility and prosperity spread throughout her.

Her fertility and prosperity spread throughout her.

سلطان آباء ملكت فزدتَه

سلطان آباء ملكت فزدتَه

في أمة مضمونة أعباؤها

في أمة مضمونة أعباؤها

You inherited the sovereignty of forefathers, then enhanced it

You possessed ancestral sovereignty and increased it

Among a nation whose burdens are securely borne.

Among a nation whose burdens are taken in charge.

شرِّق وغرِّب فالبلاد أمينة

شرِّق وغرِّب فالبلاد أمينة

دهماؤها منقادة دأماؤها

دهماؤها منقادة دأماؤها

Go east or west—the country is secure;

Go east and west, for the land is secure:

Her common folk obey, as do her enduring multitudes.

Her masses are obedient, and so is her sea.

وإذا استوت نعماك في أجزائها

وإذا استوت نعماك في أجزائها

فقد استوت في طاعة أجزاؤها

فقد استوت في طاعة أجزاؤها

And when your blessings extend equally through all her regions,

And when your bounty is equal throughout her regions,

All her regions are equally united in obedience.

Then her regions are alike in obedience.

لولاك ما وفَّى الديار قطينها

لولاك ما وفَّى الديار قطينها

حباً ولا ملأ القلوب رجاؤها

حباً ولا ملأ القلوب رجاؤها

Were it not for you, the inhabitants would not have rendered the land

But for you, the land's dwellers would not have paid it its due

Their full love, nor would hope have filled their hearts.

In love, nor would hope for it have filled their hearts.

زرت السلوم وإنَّها لوديعة

زرت السلوم وإنَّها لوديعة

وأمانة حق عليك أداؤها

وأمانة حق عليك أداؤها

You visited Sallum, and it is indeed a trust placed in your care,

You visited Sallum, and indeed it is a trust,

A sacred charge whose fulfillment is your duty.

And a charge whose discharge is your duty.

ومن المكارم أن تكون هدية

ومن المكارم أن تكون هدية

أبوية في قبضتيك بقاؤها

أبوية في قبضتيك بقاؤها

It is among noble deeds that it should be a gift

And it is noble that a gift,

From a father, its continuance secured in your two hands.

A fatherly one, should remain in both your hands.

أفضى إليك بها الخليفة يتقي

أفضى إليك بها الخليفة يتقي

أخطارها ويخافها أعداؤها

أخطارها ويخافها أعداؤها

The Caliph entrusted it to you, thereby guarding against

The caliph entrusted it to you, guarding against

Its perils, while its enemies stand in fear of it.

Its dangers, while its enemies fear it.

مدت إليك جبالها أعناقها

مدت إليك جبالها أعناقها

متلمسات وانطوت بيداؤها

متلمسات وانطوت بيداؤها

Its mountains stretched their necks toward you,

Its mountains stretched their necks toward you,

Seeking your touch, while its desert folded itself away.

Reaching out, while its desert folded itself up.

وأتت إليك مرحبات تبتغي

وأتت إليك مرحبات تبتغي

شرف الرعاية أسدها وظباؤها

شرف الرعاية أسدها وظباؤها

Its lions and gazelles came welcoming you, seeking

And they came to you in welcome, seeking

The honor of your protection.

The honor of your care—its lions and its gazelles.

وشهدت في بطحاء برقة أمة

وشهدت في بطحاء برقة أمة

مطلولة حول الذمار دماؤها

مطلولة حول الذمار دماؤها

And on the open plain of Cyrenaica you beheld a people

And on Barqa's open plain you beheld a people,

Whose blood lay unavenged around the homeland they defended.

Their blood shed unavenged around all they hold dear.

أنست بركبك بعدما انقطعت بها

أنست بركبك بعدما انقطعت بها

أسبابها وتخلفت أنباؤها

أسبابها وتخلفت أنباؤها

They took heart at your caravan after their means of contact

They found solace in your cavalcade after being cut off from

Had been severed and news of them had ceased to come.

Their means of support, with news of them delayed.

لباك من أعرابها أبطالها

لباك من أعرابها أبطالها

ودعاك من أتراكها أمراؤها

ودعاك من أتراكها أمراؤها

The heroes among its Arabs answered your call,

Its heroes among its Bedouins answered your call,

And the princes among its Turks summoned you.

And its emirs among its Turks invited you.

وقضيت عيدك في جوارهمُ ومن

وقضيت عيدك في جوارهمُ ومن

تلك الصوارم والقنا خطباؤها

تلك الصوارم والقنا خطباؤها

You celebrated your feast among them—and what

And you spent your Eid beside them, and among

Eloquent orators those swords and lances proved!

Those keen swords and spears were their orators.

آثرت قفرَهُمُ على منضودة

آثرت قفرَهُمُ على منضودة

ثمراتها ممدودة أفياؤها

ثمراتها ممدودة أفياؤها

You preferred their barren waste to fruit laid out in rows,

You preferred their wilderness to a land with clustered

Its boughs laden and its shadows stretching wide.

Fruits and outstretched shade.

جيران مصر لهم وأخوة أهلها

جيران مصر لهم وأخوة أهلها

خلف التخوم وفاؤهم ووفاؤها

خلف التخوم وفاؤهم ووفاؤها

They are Egypt’s neighbors, and her people are their brethren;

For Egypt's neighbors—and her people's brothers—

Beyond the frontiers, their loyalty answers hers.

Beyond the frontiers are their loyalty and hers.

ويد لأم المؤمنين تحوطهم

ويد لأم المؤمنين تحوطهم

بيضاؤها وتظلُّهم خضراؤها

بيضاؤها وتظلُّهم خضراؤها

The Mother of the Believers extends a hand to shelter them—

And the Mother of the Faithful has a hand that protects them—

White with beneficence, while her green canopy shades them.

Her white hand; her green hand gives them shade.

هبطت إلى الملأ الأباة كريمة

هبطت إلى الملأ الأباة كريمة

بين الملائك سيرها ولقاؤها

بين الملائك سيرها ولقاؤها

Nobly she descended among the proud, unyielding chiefs;

She descended, noble, to the unbowed assembly;

Like one among angels were her progress and reception.

Among angels were her journey and her meeting.

لانت صخور القيروان لعيسها

لانت صخور القيروان لعيسها

وتأرجت لخيامها حصباؤها

وتأرجت لخيامها حصباؤها

The rocks of Kairouan softened beneath her pale camels,

The rocks of Kairouan softened for her pale camels,

And its pebbles became fragrant around her tents.

And its pebbles grew fragrant for her tents.

أغنتهمُ عن ذلك المدد الذي

أغنتهمُ عن ذلك المدد الذي

سد المسالك دونه رقباؤها

سد المسالك دونه رقباؤها

She spared them the need for that aid

She spared them the need for that aid which

Whose routes hostile sentries had blocked.

Her watchers had barred the routes to.

فتداركت نفحاتها جرحى الوغى

فتداركت نفحاتها جرحى الوغى

وتزوَّدت رحماتها شهداؤها

وتزوَّدت رحماتها شهداؤها

Thus her gracious breaths reached the wounded of battle,

So her gracious breezes came to the aid of the wounded of battle,

And her martyrs took her mercies as their provision.

And its martyrs took her mercies as their provisions.

يا حامي الإسلام وابن حماته

يا حامي الإسلام وابن حماته

في دولة لا تنتهي خصماؤها

في دولة لا تنتهي خصماؤها

O protector of Islam and son of its protectors,

O protector of Islam, and son of its protectors,

In an empire whose adversaries never cease—

In a state whose adversaries never desist,

ولكل قومٍ عندها ثأر وكم

ولكل قومٍ عندها ثأر وكم

شقيت بثارات لهم غرماؤها

شقيت بثارات لهم غرماؤها

Every nation has a score to settle with it, and how often

And every people has a blood-debt to claim from her; how often

Have their debtors suffered under acts of vengeance!

Her foes have suffered through vendettas of theirs!

أنت الأحق بأن تعين حماتها

أنت الأحق بأن تعين حماتها

وتجيرها إن خانها أمناؤها

وتجيرها إن خانها أمناؤها

You have the greatest right to support its defenders

You are the one most entitled to aid her defenders,

And grant it refuge if its trustees betray it.

And give her refuge if her trustees betray her.

سبقت مروءتك الكبيرة فاقتدى

سبقت مروءتك الكبيرة فاقتدى

قرباؤها بك واهتدى بعداؤها

قرباؤها بك واهتدى بعداؤها

Your great chivalry led the way, so those near at hand followed

Your great chivalry led the way, and then

Your example, and those far away found guidance.

Those close to it followed your example, and those far from it found guidance.

أثنى عليها المسلمون وإنما

أثنى عليها المسلمون وإنما

عند الإله قبولها وجزاؤها

عند الإله قبولها وجزاؤها

The Muslims praised it, yet its acceptance and reward

The Muslims praised it, but only

Rest with God alone.

With God lie its acceptance and its reward.

سقيا لأيام لجدك نضرة

سقيا لأيام لجدك نضرة

يثني عليه صباحها ومساؤها

يثني عليه صباحها ومساؤها

Blessings upon days radiant with glory for your grandfather,

May rain bless the radiant days of your grandfather,

Praised by their morning and their evening.

Whose morning and evening praise him.

وأمور مصر له يدبرها كما

وأمور مصر له يدبرها كما

يرجو لمصر ويشتهي أبناؤها

يرجو لمصر ويشتهي أبناؤها

He directs Egypt’s affairs in the very manner

And Egypt's affairs were his to govern, as

Egypt hopes for and her sons desire.

He hoped for Egypt and her sons desired.

تدعو إمارتها الخلافة حرة

تدعو إمارتها الخلافة حرة

فيجيبها من جندها نصراؤها

فيجيبها من جندها نصراؤها

Her emirate freely calls upon the Caliphate,

Her emirate, free, calls upon the caliphate,

And its supporters among her army answer the call.

And her champions among her troops answer her.

تسع الضيوف الوافدين فإن هم

تسع الضيوف الوافدين فإن هم

قربوا مرافقها فهم أجراؤها

قربوا مرافقها فهم أجراؤها

She accommodates arriving guests; and if they

She has room for arriving guests; and if they

Approach her public facilities, they become her hired servants.

Approach her facilities, they are her hired workers.

تغزو وتفتتح الممالك عنوة

تغزو وتفتتح الممالك عنوة

بالغالبين وراءهم رحماؤها

بالغالبين وراءهم رحماؤها

She campaigns and conquers kingdoms by force,

She wages war and conquers kingdoms by force,

With victors in the van and her merciful ones behind.

Through the victors, with her merciful ones behind them.

أنت المعيد لها مفاخرها التي

أنت المعيد لها مفاخرها التي

هز العباد بذكرها شعراؤها

هز العباد بذكرها شعراؤها

You are the one restoring to her those glories

You are the one who restores to her the glories

Whose celebration by her poets stirred all humankind.

Whose mention by her poets stirred the people.