1. بَني مِصرَ اِرفَعوا الغار

    وَحَيّوا بَطَلَ الهِندِ

    Sons of Egypt, raise the laurel,

    and salute the hero of India.

  2. وَأَدّوا واجِباً وَاِقضوا

    حُقوقَ العَلَمِ الفَردِ

    And fulfill a duty, and render

    the dues of the peerless luminary.

  3. أَخوكُم في المقاساةِ

    وَعَركِ المَوقِفِ النَكدِ

    He is your brother in suffering,

    and in grappling with a bitter plight;

  4. وَفي التَضحِيَةِ الكُبرى

    وَفي المَطلَبِ وَالجُهدِ

    and in the great sacrifice,

    and in the goal and the effort;

  5. وَفي الجُرحِ وَفي الدَمعِ

    وَفي النَفيِ مِنَ المَهدِ

    and in wounds and in tears,

    and in exile from the cradle;

  6. وَفي الرِحلَةِ لِلحَقِّ

    وَفي مَرحَلَةِ الوَفدِ

    and in the journey for justice,

    and in the delegation's journey.

  7. قِفوا حَيّوهُ مِن قُربٍ

    عَلى الفُلكِ وَمِن بُعدِ

    Stand and salute him from nearby,

    aboard the ship, and from afar.

  8. وَغَطّوا البَرَّ بِالآسِ

    وَغَطّوا البَحرَ بِالوَردِ

    And cover the land with myrtle,

    and cover the sea with roses.

  9. عَلى إِفريزِ راجبوتا

    نَ تِمثالٌ مِنَ المَجدِ

    On the Rajputana's rail

    stands a statue of glory:

  10. نَبِيٌّ مِثلُ كونفُشيو

    سَ أَو مِن ذَلِكَ العَهدِ

    a prophet like Confucius,

    or one from that age;

  11. قَريبُ القَولِ وَالفِعلِ

    مِنَ المُنتَظَرِ المَهدي

    close in speech and deed

    to the awaited Mahdi;

  12. شَبيهُ الرُسلِ في الذَودِ

    عَنِ الحَقِّ وَفي الزُهدِ

    like the messengers in defense

    of truth, and in asceticism.

  13. لَقَد عَلَّمَ بِالحَقِّ

    وَبِالصَبرِ وَبِالقَصدِ

    Indeed, he taught through truth,

    and through patience and moderation;

  14. وَنادى المَشرِقَ الأَقصى

    فَلَبّاهُ مِنَ اللَحدِ

    and he called to the Far East,

    so it answered his call from the grave.

  15. وَجاءَ الأَنفُسَ المَرضى

    فَداواها مِنَ الحِقدِ

    And he came to ailing souls,

    so he healed them of rancor.

  16. دَعا الهِندوسَ وَالإِسلا

    مَ لِلأُلفَةِ وَالوُدِّ

    He called the Hindus and Islam

    to harmony and affection.

  17. بِسِحرٍ مِن قُوى الروحِ

    حَوى السَيفَينِ في غِمدِ

    With magic from the spirit's powers,

    he enclosed the two swords in one sheath,

  18. وَسُلطانٍ مِنَ النَفسِ

    يُقَوّي رائِضَ الأَسدِ

    and with authority from the soul

    that strengthens the lion-tamer,

  19. وَتَوفيقٍ مِنَ اللَهِ

    وَتَيسيرٍ مِنَ السَعدِ

    and with success from God,

    and ease from good fortune,

  20. وَحَظٍّ لَيسَ يُعطاهُ

    سِوى المَخلوقِ لِلخُلدِ

    and with fortune granted to none

    but one created for immortality.

  21. وَلا يُؤخَذُ بِالحَولِ

    وَلا الصَولِ وَلا الجُندِ

    Nor is it gained by might,

    nor by onslaught, nor by troops,

  22. وَلا بِالنَسلِ وَالمالِ

    وَلا بِالكَدحِ وَالكَدِّ

    nor by lineage and wealth,

    nor by toil and hard labor,

  23. وَلَكِن هِبَةُ المَولى

    تَعالى اللَهُ لِلعَبدِ

    but is a gift from the Lord—

    exalted be God—to the servant.

  24. سَلامُ النيلِ يا غَندي

    وَهَذا الزَهرُ مِن عِندي

    The Nile's greeting, O Gandhi,

    and these blossoms are from me;

  25. وَإِجلالٌ مِنَ الأَهرا

    مِ وَالكَرنَكِ وَالبَردي

    and reverence from the pyramids,

    and Karnak and the papyrus,

  26. وَمِن مَشيَخَةِ الوادي

    وَمِن أَشبالِهِ المُردِ

    and from the elders of the valley,

    and from its beardless lion-cubs.

  27. سَلامٌ حالِبَ الشاةِ

    سَلامٌ غازِلَ البُردِ

    Peace, milker of the sheep;

    peace, spinner of the cloak;

  28. وَمَن صَدَّ عَنِ المِلحِ

    وَلَم يُقبِل عَلى الشُهدِ

    and to you who turned away from salt

    and did not turn toward honey;

  29. وَمَن تركَبُ ساقَيهِ

    مِنَ الهِندِ إِلى السِندِ

    and to you who ride upon your legs

    from India to Sindh.

  30. سَلامٌ كُلَّما صَلَّيـ

    ـتَ عُرياناً وَفي اللِبدِ

    Peace whenever you pray,

    bare, and when clad in felt,

  31. وَفي زاوِيَةِ السِجنِ

    وَفي سِلسِلَةِ القَيدِ

    and in a corner of the prison,

    and in the fetter's chain.

  32. مِنَ المائِدَةِ الخَضرا

    ءَ خُذ حِذرَكَ يا غَندي

    Of the green table

    beware, O Gandhi.

  33. وَلاحِظ وَرَقَ السيرِ

    وَما في وَرَقِ اللوردِ

    And watch the Sir's cards,

    and what the Lord's cards hold.

  34. وَكُن أَبرَعَ مَن يَلـ

    ـعَبُ بِالشَطرَنجِ وَالنَردِ

    And be the most skillful of those who play

    at chess and backgammon;

  35. وَلاقي العَبقَرِيّينَ

    لِقاءَ النِدِّ لِلنِدِّ

    and meet the geniuses

    as equal meets equal.

  36. وَقُل هاتوا أَفاعِيَكُم

    أَتى الحاوي مِنَ الهِندِ

    And say: "Bring your vipers!

    The snake-charmer has come from India."

  37. وَعُد لَم تَحفِلِ الذامَ

    وَلَم تَغتَرَّ بِالحَمدِ

    And return, heedless of the detractor,

    and unbeguiled by praise;

  38. فَهَذا النَجمُ لا تَرقى

    إِلَيهِ هِمَّةُ النَقدِ

    for this star cannot be reached

    by criticism's ambition.

  39. وَرُدَّ الهِندَ لِلأُمـ

    ـةِ مِن حَدٍّ إِلى حَدِّ

    And restore India to the nation,

    from border to border.