سِر يا صَليبَ الرِفقِ في ساحِ الوَغى

سِر يا صَليبَ الرِفقِ في ساحِ الوَغى

وَاِنشُر عَلَيها رَحمَةً وَحَنانا

وَاِنشُر عَلَيها رَحمَةً وَحَنانا

Go forth, O cross of compassion, into the field of battle,

O cross of gentleness, move slowly through the battlefield

And spread mercy and tenderness over it.

And spread mercy and tenderness over it

وَاِدخِل عَلى المَوتِ الصُفوفَ مُواسِياً

وَاِدخِل عَلى المَوتِ الصُفوفَ مُواسِياً

وَأَعِن عَلى آلامِهِ الإِنسانا

وَأَعِن عَلى آلامِهِ الإِنسانا

And enter the ranks in the face of death, offering solace,

And lead the ranks of death in consolation

And help humankind endure its pains.

And help ease the pains of mankind

وَاِلمُس جِراحاتِ البَرِيَّةِ شافِياً

وَاِلمُس جِراحاتِ البَرِيَّةِ شافِياً

ما كُنتَ إِلّا لِلمَسيحِ بَنانا

ما كُنتَ إِلّا لِلمَسيحِ بَنانا

And touch humanity's wounds as a healer;

And touch the wounds of humanity as a healer

You have been nothing but Christ's fingers.

For you were made only for the Messiah as a child

وَإِذا الوَطيسُ رَمى الشَبابَ بِنارِهِ

وَإِذا الوَطيسُ رَمى الشَبابَ بِنارِهِ

خُض كَالخَليلِ إِلَيهُمُ النيرانا

خُض كَالخَليلِ إِلَيهُمُ النيرانا

And when the furnace strikes the young with its fire,

And if the storm casts its fire upon the youth

Plunge through the fires to them, like God's Friend.

Plunge into it like Khalil, putting out the fires

وَاِجعَل وَسيلَتَكَ المَسيحَ وَأُمَّهُ

وَاِجعَل وَسيلَتَكَ المَسيحَ وَأُمَّهُ

وَاِضرَع وَسَل في خَلقِهِ الرَحمانا

وَاِضرَع وَسَل في خَلقِهِ الرَحمانا

And make Christ and his mother your intercessors,

And make the Messiah and His mother your means

And plead and beseech the All-Merciful for His creatures.

And plead and ask for mercy among His creation, the Merciful

اللَهُ جارُكَ في عَوانٍ لَم تَهَب

اللَهُ جارُكَ في عَوانٍ لَم تَهَب

لِلَّهِ لا بِيَعاً وَلا صُلبانا

لِلَّهِ لا بِيَعاً وَلا صُلبانا

God is your protector in a fierce war that has spared

God is your ally in help that has not gone away

Neither churches nor crosses out of reverence for God.

There is neither sale nor crucifixion for God

وَسَلِمتَ يا حَرَمَ المَعارِكِ مِن يَدٍ

وَسَلِمتَ يا حَرَمَ المَعارِكِ مِن يَدٍ

هَدَمَت لِسِلمِ العالَمينَ كَيانا

هَدَمَت لِسِلمِ العالَمينَ كَيانا

And may you be safe, O sanctuary of battles, from a hand

And you are safe, O sanctuary of battles, from a hand

That has demolished the edifice of the world's peace.

That destroyed the pillar of the two worlds out of firmness

يا أَهلَ مِصرَ رَمى القَضاءُ بِلُطفِهِ

يا أَهلَ مِصرَ رَمى القَضاءُ بِلُطفِهِ

وَأَرادَ أَمراً بِالبِلادِ فَكانا

وَأَرادَ أَمراً بِالبِلادِ فَكانا

O people of Egypt, fate has cast its favor upon you,

O people of Egypt, destiny has cast its kindness upon you

And willed a thing for the land, and it came to be.

And intended a matter in the country, so it was

إِنَّ الَّذي أَمرُ المَمالِكِ كُلِّها

إِنَّ الَّذي أَمرُ المَمالِكِ كُلِّها

بِيَدَيهِ أَحدَثَ في الكِنانَةِ شانا

بِيَدَيهِ أَحدَثَ في الكِنانَةِ شانا

Indeed, He who holds the affairs of all kingdoms

Indeed, He who commands all the kingdoms

In His hands has brought a new state of affairs to Egypt, the Quiver.

With His hands has brought about a glorious event in the palace

أَبقى عَلَيها عَرشَها في بُرهَةٍ

أَبقى عَلَيها عَرشَها في بُرهَةٍ

تَرمي العُروشَ وَتَنثُرُ التيجانا

تَرمي العُروشَ وَتَنثُرُ التيجانا

He has preserved its throne for it in a time

Keeping her throne safe for a while

That casts down thrones and scatters crowns.

As thrones are cast down and crowns scattered

وَكَسا البِلادَ سَكينَةً مِن أَهلِها

وَكَسا البِلادَ سَكينَةً مِن أَهلِها

وَوَقى مِنَ الفِتَنِ العِبادَ وَصانا

وَوَقى مِنَ الفِتَنِ العِبادَ وَصانا

And clothed the land in the calm of its people,

And He clothed the country in tranquility from its people

And protected His servants from strife and safeguarded them.

And protected the servants from trials and kept them safe

أَوَما تَرَونَ الأَرضَ خُرِّبَ نِصفُها

أَوَما تَرَونَ الأَرضَ خُرِّبَ نِصفُها

وَدِيارُ مِصرٍ لا تَزالُ جِنانا

وَدِيارُ مِصرٍ لا تَزالُ جِنانا

Do you not see that half the earth has been laid waste,

Or do you not see the land, half of it ruined,

While the lands of Egypt are still gardens?

While Egypt's abodes remain gardens

يَرعى كَرامَتَها وَيَمنَعُ حَوضَها

يَرعى كَرامَتَها وَيَمنَعُ حَوضَها

جَيشٌ يَعافُ البَغيَ وَالعُدوانا

جَيشٌ يَعافُ البَغيَ وَالعُدوانا

Its honor is guarded and its watering place defended

An army guards its prestige and protects its basin

By an army that shuns oppression and aggression.

Shunning transgression and aggression

كَجُنودِ عَمروٍ أَينَما رَكَزوا القَنا

كَجُنودِ عَمروٍ أَينَما رَكَزوا القَنا

عَفّوا يَداً وَمُهَنَّداً وَسِنانا

عَفّوا يَداً وَمُهَنَّداً وَسِنانا

Like the soldiers of Amr, wherever they planted their spears,

Like Amr's soldiers, wherever they planted a spear

They restrained hand, Indian-steel sword, and spearpoint.

They pardoned with a hand and praiseworthy and sharp swords

إِنَّ الشُجاعَ هُوَ الجَبانُ عَنِ الأَذى

إِنَّ الشُجاعَ هُوَ الجَبانُ عَنِ الأَذى

وَأَرى الجَريءَ عَلى الشُرورِ جَبانا

وَأَرى الجَريءَ عَلى الشُرورِ جَبانا

Indeed, the brave man is a coward when it comes to doing harm,

Indeed, the brave one is the cowardly from harm

And I deem the man bold in evil a coward.

And I see the bold upon evils as cowardly

أُمَمُ الحَضارَةِ أَنتُمُ آباؤُنا

أُمَمُ الحَضارَةِ أَنتُمُ آباؤُنا

مِنكُم أَخَذنا العِلمَ وَالعِرفانا

مِنكُم أَخَذنا العِلمَ وَالعِرفانا

Nations of civilization, you are our fathers;

You are the nations of civilization, you are our fathers

From you we took knowledge and understanding.

From you we took knowledge and wisdom

رَقَّت لَكُم مِنّا القُلوبُ كَأَنَّما

رَقَّت لَكُم مِنّا القُلوبُ كَأَنَّما

جَرحاكُمُ يَومَ الوَغى جَرحانا

جَرحاكُمُ يَومَ الوَغى جَرحانا

Our hearts have grown tender toward you, as though

Our hearts softened for you as if

Your wounded on the day of battle were our wounded.

Your wound on the day of battle was our wound

وَمِنَ المُروءَةِ وَهيَ حائِطُ دينِنا

وَمِنَ المُروءَةِ وَهيَ حائِطُ دينِنا

أَن نَذكُرَ الإِصلاحَ وَالإِحسانا

أَن نَذكُرَ الإِصلاحَ وَالإِحسانا

And it is part of chivalry—the rampart of our faith—

And it is of chivalry, which is the wall of our faith

To remember reform and benevolence.

That we mention reform and benevolence

وَلَئِن غَزاكُم مِن ذَوينا مَعشَرٌ

وَلَئِن غَزاكُم مِن ذَوينا مَعشَرٌ

فَلَرُبَّ إِخوانٍ عَزَوا إِخوانا

فَلَرُبَّ إِخوانٍ عَزَوا إِخوانا

And even if a band of our own people has attacked you,

And if some of our people attacked you

For many brothers have [attacked] brothers.

There is many a brother who has consoled a brother

حَتّى إِذا الشَحناءُ نامَت بَينَهُم

حَتّى إِذا الشَحناءُ نامَت بَينَهُم

لَم يَعرِفوا الأَحقادَ وَالأَضغانا

لَم يَعرِفوا الأَحقادَ وَالأَضغانا

Until, when enmity fell asleep between them,

Until when animosity slept between them

They knew neither hatred nor rancor.

They knew not resentments or grudges