الدَهرُ يَقظانُ وَالأَحداثُ لَم تَنَمِ

الدَهرُ يَقظانُ وَالأَحداثُ لَم تَنَمِ

فَما رُقادُكُمُ يا أَشرَفَ الأُمَمِ

فَما رُقادُكُمُ يا أَشرَفَ الأُمَمِ

Time is wakeful, and events have not slept.

Time is awake though events are asleep,

So why do you slumber, O noblest of nations?

Why then are you slumbering, O noblest of nations?

لَعَلَّكُم مِن مِراسِ الحَربِ في نَصَبٍ

لَعَلَّكُم مِن مِراسِ الحَربِ في نَصَبٍ

وَهَذِهِ ضَجعَةُ الآسادِ في الأَجَمِ

وَهَذِهِ ضَجعَةُ الآسادِ في الأَجَمِ

Perhaps you are weary from waging war,

Perhaps you are weary from the battles of life,

And this is the lions' repose in the thickets.

While the lions sleep in their dens.

لَقَد فَتَحتُم فَأَعرَضتُم عَلى شَبَعٍ

لَقَد فَتَحتُم فَأَعرَضتُم عَلى شَبَعٍ

وَالفَتحُ يَعتَرِضُ الدَولاتِ بِالتُخَمِ

وَالفَتحُ يَعتَرِضُ الدَولاتِ بِالتُخَمِ

You have indeed conquered, then turned away, sated;

You opened the door then turned away satisfied,

And conquest afflicts states with surfeit.

Yet victory intercepts empires with obstacles.

هَبّوا بِكُم وَبِنا لِلمَجدِ في زَمَنٍ

هَبّوا بِكُم وَبِنا لِلمَجدِ في زَمَنٍ

مَن لَم يَكُن فيهِ ذِئباً كانَ في الغَنَمِ

مَن لَم يَكُن فيهِ ذِئباً كانَ في الغَنَمِ

Rise, taking yourselves and us toward glory in an age

Rouse yourselves and us to glory in an age,

In which whoever is not a wolf is among the sheep.

Where he who was no wolf was among the sheep.

هَذا الزَمانُ تُناديكُم حَوادِثُهُ

هَذا الزَمانُ تُناديكُم حَوادِثُهُ

يا دَولَةَ السَيفِ كوني دَولَةَ القَلَمِ

يا دَولَةَ السَيفِ كوني دَولَةَ القَلَمِ

This age's events call out to you:

This age calls out to you through its events,

O state of the sword, become a state of the pen.

O nation of the sword, become a nation of the pen!

فَالسَيفُ يَهدِمُ فَجراً ما بَنى سَحَراً

فَالسَيفُ يَهدِمُ فَجراً ما بَنى سَحَراً

وَكُلُّ بُنيانِ عِلمٍ غَيرُ مُنهَدِمِ

وَكُلُّ بُنيانِ عِلمٍ غَيرُ مُنهَدِمِ

For the sword destroys at dawn what it built before daybreak,

For the sword demolishes in a moment what the dawn built slowly,

Yet every edifice of knowledge stands intact.

Yet the structure of knowledge is never demolished.

قَد ماتَ في السِلمِ مَن لا رَأيَ يَعصِمُهُ

قَد ماتَ في السِلمِ مَن لا رَأيَ يَعصِمُهُ

وَسَوَّتِ الحَربُ بَينَ البَهمِ وَالبُهَمِ

وَسَوَّتِ الحَربُ بَينَ البَهمِ وَالبُهَمِ

In peace, those with no judgment to protect them have perished;

He who had no protecting wisdom died in peace,

And war has made lambs and mighty warriors equal.

And war made equals of the fool and the wise.

وَأَصبَحَ العِلمُ رُكنَ الآخِذينَ بِهِ

وَأَصبَحَ العِلمُ رُكنَ الآخِذينَ بِهِ

مَن لا يُقِم رُكنَهُ العِرفانُ لَم يَقُمِ

مَن لا يُقِم رُكنَهُ العِرفانُ لَم يَقُمِ

And knowledge has become the pillar of those who embrace it;

Knowledge has become the pillar of those who possess it,

He whose pillar understanding does not raise cannot stand.

He whose pillar is not wisdom will never stand.

الناسُ تَسحَبُ فَضفاضَ الغَنِيِّ مَرَحاً

الناسُ تَسحَبُ فَضفاضَ الغَنِيِّ مَرَحاً

وَنَحنُ نَلبُسُ عَنهُ ضيقَةَ العُدُمِ

وَنَحنُ نَلبُسُ عَنهُ ضيقَةَ العُدُمِ

People trail the rich man's ample robe in delight,

People don the ample robes of the wealthy as amusement,

While we wear instead the tight garment of destitution.

While we wear the tight dress of poverty.

يا فِتيَةَ التُركِ حَيّا اللَهُ طَلعَتَكُم

يا فِتيَةَ التُركِ حَيّا اللَهُ طَلعَتَكُم

وَصانَكُم وَهَداكُم صادِقَ الخِدَمِ

وَصانَكُم وَهَداكُم صادِقَ الخِدَمِ

O Turkish youths, may God bless your countenances,

O Turkish youth, may God preserve your ambition,

And protect you and guide you to sincere service.

And protect you, and guide you to the righteous guide.

أَنتُم غَدُ المُلكِ وَالإِسلامِ لا بَرِحا

أَنتُم غَدُ المُلكِ وَالإِسلامِ لا بَرِحا

مِنكُم بِخَيرِ غَدٍ في المَجدِ مُبتَسِمِ

مِنكُم بِخَيرِ غَدٍ في المَجدِ مُبتَسِمِ

You are the morrow of the realm and Islam; may both ever enjoy

You are tomorrow's kingdom and Islam's continuity,

Through you the finest morrow, smiling in glory.

Never divorcing the glory of tomorrow or its smile.

تُحِلُّكُم مِصرُ مِنها في ضَمائِرِها

تُحِلُّكُم مِصرُ مِنها في ضَمائِرِها

وَتُعلِنُ الحُبَّ جَمّاً غَيرَ مُتَّهَمِ

وَتُعلِنُ الحُبَّ جَمّاً غَيرَ مُتَّهَمِ

Egypt gives you a place in her innermost heart,

Egypt embraces you in her innermost conscience,

And proclaims abundant love, free of suspicion.

Proclaiming her ardent love openly, without blame.

فَنَحنُ إِن بَعُدَت دارٌ وَإِن قَرُبَت

فَنَحنُ إِن بَعُدَت دارٌ وَإِن قَرُبَت

جارانِ في الضادِ أَو في البَيتِ وَالحَرَمِ

جارانِ في الضادِ أَو في البَيتِ وَالحَرَمِ

For we, whether a dwelling lies far away or near,

For we, however near or far our country,

Are neighbors in the tongue of ḍād, or in the House and the Sanctuary.

Are neighbors in the letter ‘d’ or home and sanctuary.

ناهيكَ بِالسَبَبِ الشَرقِيِّ مِن نَسَبٍ

ناهيكَ بِالسَبَبِ الشَرقِيِّ مِن نَسَبٍ

وَحَبَّذا سَبَبُ الإِسلامِ مِن رَحِمِ

وَحَبَّذا سَبَبُ الإِسلامِ مِن رَحِمِ

The bond of the East is kinship enough for you,

Let alone the Eastern tie of ancestry,

And how fine the bond of Islam is as a family tie!

More binding still the tie of Islam and womb.

شَملُ اللُغاتِ لَدى الأَقوامِ مُلتَئِمٌ

شَملُ اللُغاتِ لَدى الأَقوامِ مُلتَئِمٌ

وَالضادُ فينا بِشَملٍ غَيرِ مُلتَئِمِ

وَالضادُ فينا بِشَملٍ غَيرِ مُلتَئِمِ

Among the peoples, language communities stand united;

The languages of nations are reconciled among us,

Yet among us, the tongue of ḍād has a divided community.

Yet the ‘d’ sound in our midst remains unreconciled.

فَقَرِّبوا بَينَنا فيها وَبَينَكُمُ

فَقَرِّبوا بَينَنا فيها وَبَينَكُمُ

فَإِنَّها أَوثَقُ الأَسبابِ وَالذِمَمِ

فَإِنَّها أَوثَقُ الأَسبابِ وَالذِمَمِ

So draw us and yourselves closer together through it,

So bring us closer to it and to you,

For it is the firmest of bonds and covenants.

For it is the firmest of ties and pacts.

وَكُلُّنا إِن أَخَذنا بِالفَلاحِ يَدٌ

وَكُلُّنا إِن أَخَذنا بِالفَلاحِ يَدٌ

وَسَعَينا قَدَمٌ فيهِ إِلى قَدَمِ

وَسَعَينا قَدَمٌ فيهِ إِلى قَدَمِ

And if we pursue success, we are all one hand,

And all of us, if we take the path of prosperity,

And our striving toward it is foot beside foot.

Are hands that work and feet walking together.

فَلا تَكونُنَّ تُركِيّا الفَتاةُ وَلا

فَلا تَكونُنَّ تُركِيّا الفَتاةُ وَلا

تِلكَ العَجوزَ وَكونوا تُركِيا القِدَمِ

تِلكَ العَجوزَ وَكونوا تُركِيا القِدَمِ

So be neither Young Turkey nor

So let not Turkey be the lad nor that old crone,

That old woman; be the Turkey of old.

But let it be Turkey with the steps of old.

فَسَيفُها سَيفُها في كُلِّ مُعتَرَكٍ

فَسَيفُها سَيفُها في كُلِّ مُعتَرَكٍ

وَعَدلُها طَوَّقَ الإِسلامَ بِالنِعَمِ

وَعَدلُها طَوَّقَ الإِسلامَ بِالنِعَمِ

For her sword remains her sword in every fray,

For its sword is its sword in every battlefield,

And her justice has wreathed Islam in blessings.

And its justice has adorned Islam with blessings.