بملكِ مصرٍ أُهنِّي مالكَ الأُمَمِ

بملكِ مصرٍ أُهنِّي مالكَ الأُمَمِ

فاسعدْ وأَبشرْ بنصرِ اللّهِ عن أَمَمِ

فاسعدْ وأَبشرْ بنصرِ اللّهِ عن أَمَمِ

On gaining Egypt’s kingdom, I congratulate the sovereign of nations.

I congratulate the ruler of nations on his rule of Egypt.

Prosper and rejoice: a victory from God is close at hand.

So rejoice and welcome God's victory, close at hand.

أَضحى بعدلكِ شملُ الملكِ مُلتئماً

أَضحى بعدلكِ شملُ الملكِ مُلتئماً

وهل بعدلكِ شيءٌ غير ملتئمِ

وهل بعدلكِ شيءٌ غير ملتئمِ

Through your justice, the realm’s scattered whole has become united;

Through your justice, the realm has become united.

and through your justice, is anything left unreconciled?

And through your justice, is anything left divided?

يا فاعلَ الخيرِ عن طبعٍ بلا كلفٍ

يا فاعلَ الخيرِ عن طبعٍ بلا كلفٍ

ومُولي العرفِ عن خلقٍ بلا سأَمِ

ومُولي العرفِ عن خلقٍ بلا سأَمِ

O doer of good from innate nature, without strain,

O doer of good by nature, without strain,

and bestower of kindness from inborn character, without weariness;

and bestower of kindness by disposition, without weariness,

ووامقاً ثلمَ ثغرِ الكفرِ تعجبُهُ

ووامقاً ثلمَ ثغرِ الكفرِ تعجبُهُ

لا لثمَ ثغرٍ شنيبٍ واضحٍ شَبِمِ

لا لثمَ ثغرٍ شنيبٍ واضحٍ شَبِمِ

one who loves a breach in unbelief’s frontier, which delights him—

and a lover whom breaching unbelief's frontier delights,

not the kissing of a radiant, cool, white-toothed mouth.

not kissing a mouth with fine teeth, gleaming and cool.

للّهِ درُّكَ نورَ الدِّينِ من ملكٍ

للّهِ درُّكَ نورَ الدِّينِ من ملكٍ

بالعزمِ مفتتحٍ بالنَّصرِ مُختتمِ

بالعزمِ مفتتحٍ بالنَّصرِ مُختتمِ

How excellent you are, Nur al-Din—what a king!

God bless you, Nur al-Din—what a king,

Begun with resolve, concluded with victory.

who begins with resolve and ends in victory.

آثارُ عزمِكَ في الإسلامِ واضحةٌ

آثارُ عزمِكَ في الإسلامِ واضحةٌ

وسرُّهُ لكَ بادٍ غيرُ مكتتمِ

وسرُّهُ لكَ بادٍ غيرُ مكتتمِ

The signs of your resolve in Islam stand clear,

The marks of your resolve in Islam are clear,

and its inward truth is manifest in you, unconcealed,

and its secret is plain to you, not concealed.

بما من العدلِ والإحسانِ تنشرُهُ

بما من العدلِ والإحسانِ تنشرُهُ

تخافُ ربَّكَ خوفَ المذنبِ الأَثم

تخافُ ربَّكَ خوفَ المذنبِ الأَثم

through the justice and beneficence you spread.

With all the justice and kindness you spread,

You fear your Lord with the fear of a guilt-laden sinner.

you fear your Lord with a guilty sinner's fear.

أَوردتَ مصرَ خيولَ النّصرِ عادمةً

أَوردتَ مصرَ خيولَ النّصرِ عادمةً

ثنيَ الأَعنّةِ إِقداماً على اللُّجمِ

ثنيَ الأَعنّةِ إِقداماً على اللُّجمِ

You brought victory’s steeds into Egypt, knowing no

You brought victory's horses into Egypt, never knowing

turning of reins, but boldly bearing down upon the bits.

a turn of the reins, boldly pressing against their bridles.

فأَقبلتْ في سحابٍ من ذوابلها

فأَقبلتْ في سحابٍ من ذوابلها

وقضبها بدماء الهام منسجمِ

وقضبها بدماء الهام منسجمِ

They came on amid a cloud raised by their slender spears,

They advanced in a cloud of their slender spears

their blades streaming with the blood of heads.

and their blades, raining the blood of heads.

تمكّنَ الرُّعبُ في قلبِ العدوِّ بها

تمكّنَ الرُّعبُ في قلبِ العدوِّ بها

تمكُّنَ النّارِ بالإحراقِ في الفحمِ

تمكُّنَ النّارِ بالإحراقِ في الفحمِ

Through them, terror took firm hold in the enemy’s heart,

Through them, terror gripped the enemy's heart,

as fire, through burning, takes hold in coal.

as fire grips charcoal, consuming it.

سَرتْ لتقطعَ ما للكفر من سببٍ

سَرتْ لتقطعَ ما للكفر من سببٍ

واهٍن وتوصلَ ما للدِّينِ من رحمِ

واهٍن وتوصلَ ما للدِّينِ من رحمِ

You marched to sever every bond unbelief possessed,

They marched to sever unbelief's every bond,

frail though it was, and to join every kinship the Faith possessed,

frail as it was, and join the faith's ties of kinship.

مستسهلات وعورَ الطُّرقِ في طلبِ ال

مستسهلات وعورَ الطُّرقِ في طلبِ ال

علياءِ مقتحمات أَصعبَ القحمِ

علياءِ مقتحمات أَصعبَ القحمِ

making the roughest roads easy in pursuit of

finding rough roads easy in pursuit of the

lofty glory, plunging into the direst perils,

heights of glory, plunging into the hardest perils,

وجاعلات من الإفرنجِ غلَّهم

وجاعلات من الإفرنجِ غلَّهم

والقيدَ في موضعِ الأَطواقِ والحزمِ

والقيدَ في موضعِ الأَطواقِ والحزمِ

and fastening their neck-shackles upon the Franks,

and setting the Franks' neck-shackles

with fetters in place of necklaces and girdles.

and fetters in place of necklaces and belts.

لقد شفتْ غلّةَ الإسلامِ وانتقمتْ

لقد شفتْ غلّةَ الإسلامِ وانتقمتْ

من العدوِّ بحدِّ الصّارمِ الحَذِمِ

من العدوِّ بحدِّ الصّارمِ الحَذِمِ

You have indeed quenched Islam’s burning thirst and taken vengeance

They quenched Islam's burning thirst and took vengeance

upon the enemy with the keen, cutting sword.

on the enemy with the edge of the keen-cutting sword.

أَعانها اللّهُ في إطفاءِ جمرِ أَذىً

أَعانها اللّهُ في إطفاءِ جمرِ أَذىً

من شرِّ شاورَ في الإسلامِ مضطرمِ

من شرِّ شاورَ في الإسلامِ مضطرمِ

God aided her in extinguishing embers of injury

God aided them in quenching the embers of harm,

blazing within Islam from Shawar’s evil.

blazing within Islam through Shawar's evil.

وأَصبحت بكَ مصر بعد خيفتها

وأَصبحت بكَ مصر بعد خيفتها

للأَمنِ والعزِّ والإقبالِ كالحرمِ

للأَمنِ والعزِّ والإقبالِ كالحرمِ

Through you, Egypt has become, after all her fear,

And through you, Egypt, after her fear, has become

like the Sacred Sanctuary in security, glory, and prosperity.

like the sacred sanctuary in safety, glory, and prosperity.

والسُّنةُ اتسقتْ والبدعةُ انمحقتْ

والسُّنةُ اتسقتْ والبدعةُ انمحقتْ

وعاودتْ دولةُ الإحسانِ والكرمِ

وعاودتْ دولةُ الإحسانِ والكرمِ

The Sunna was set aright, and heretical innovation effaced;

And the Sunna is set in order, and religious innovation effaced,

the reign of beneficence and generosity returned.

and the reign of kindness and generosity has returned.

ملوكها لكَ صاروا أَعبداًن وغدا

ملوكها لكَ صاروا أَعبداًن وغدا

بها عبيكَ أَملاكاً ذوي حُرمِ

بها عبيكَ أَملاكاً ذوي حُرمِ

Her kings have become your slaves; and tomorrow

Her kings have become slaves to you, and

your servants there shall be kings, men of inviolable honor.

your servants there have become kings of inviolable dignity.

أَنبتَ عنكَ بها قرماً ينوبُ بها

أَنبتَ عنكَ بها قرماً ينوبُ بها

في البأسِ عن عنترٍ في الجودِ عن هرمِ

في البأسِ عن عنترٍ في الجودِ عن هرمِ

You deputed there on your behalf a noble champion to act for her:

You appointed there, in your stead, a noble champion who stands in

in valor he stands for ʿAntarah, and in generosity for Harim.

for Antar in valor and for Harim in generosity.

للّهِ نورَ الدِّينِ من ملكٍ

للّهِ نورَ الدِّينِ من ملكٍ

عدلٍ لحفظِ أُمرِ الدِّينِ ملتزمِ

عدلٍ لحفظِ أُمرِ الدِّينِ ملتزمِ

How excellent a king Nur al-Din is—

God's own is Nur al-Din—what a king,

a just ruler committed to guarding the cause of the Faith.

just, committed to preserving the cause of the faith.

كانتْ ولايةُ مصر قبلَ عزَّتِها

كانتْ ولايةُ مصر قبلَ عزَّتِها

بكشفِ دولتها لحماً على وضمِ

بكشفِ دولتها لحماً على وضمِ

Egypt was his province before she attained her glory,

Egypt's dominion, before her rise to might,

when the stripping of her dynasty left her like flesh upon a butcher’s block.

with her regime laid bare, was meat upon a butcher's block.

فالنيلُ ملتطمٌ جارٍ على خَجَلٍ

فالنيلُ ملتطمٌ جارٍ على خَجَلٍ

جاراً لبحرِ نوالٍ منكَ مُلتطمِ

جاراً لبحرِ نوالٍ منكَ مُلتطمِ

The Nile surged on, flowing shamefacedly,

So the Nile surges, flowing in shame,

beside a surging sea of bounty flowing from you.

as neighbor to your surging sea of bounty.

أُغْزُ الفرنجَ فهذا وقتُ غزوهِمُ

أُغْزُ الفرنجَ فهذا وقتُ غزوهِمُ

واحطِمْ جموعهمُ بالذَّابلِ الحطِمِ

واحطِمْ جموعهمُ بالذَّابلِ الحطِمِ

Campaign against the Franks—for now is the time to attack them—

Attack the Franks, for this is the time to attack them,

and shatter their hosts with the shattering slender spear.

and crush their hosts with the slender, crushing spear.

وطهّرِ القدسَ من رِجْسِ الفرنجِ وثبْ

وطهّرِ القدسَ من رِجْسِ الفرنجِ وثبْ

على البغاثِ وثوبَ الأجدلِ القَطمِ

على البغاثِ وثوبَ الأجدلِ القَطمِ

Purify Jerusalem of the Franks’ defilement, and spring

And cleanse Jerusalem of the Franks' defilement, and spring

upon those weakling birds as the fierce goshawk springs.

upon the weak birds as the ravenous falcon springs.

فملكُ مصر وملكُ الشامِ قد نظما

فملكُ مصر وملكُ الشامِ قد نظما

في عِقْدِ عزٍ من الإسلامِ منتظمِ

في عِقْدِ عزٍ من الإسلامِ منتظمِ

For Egypt’s kingdom and Syria’s kingdom have now been strung together

So Egypt's realm and al-Sham's realm have been strung together

in a well-ordered necklace of Islamic might.

in a well-ordered necklace of glory from Islam.

محمودٌ الملك الغازي يسوسُهما

محمودٌ الملك الغازي يسوسُهما

بالفضلِ والعدلِ والإفضالِ والنعمِ

بالفضلِ والعدلِ والإفضالِ والنعمِ

Muhammad, the warrior-king, governs them both

Mahmud, the warrior king, governs them both

with virtue, justice, munificence, and blessings.

with virtue, justice, generosity, and favors.

بالشُّكرِ كلُّ لسانٍ ناطقٍ أبداً

بالشُّكرِ كلُّ لسانٍ ناطقٍ أبداً

محمودُّ الملْكُ محمودٌ بكلِّ فمِ

محمودُّ الملْكُ محمودٌ بكلِّ فمِ

Every tongue speaks forever in gratitude:

Every tongue speaks forever in gratitude:

Mahmud the king is praised in every mouth.

King Mahmud is praised by every mouth.

فأشك مصر وأظهر عزّ سنتها

فأشك مصر وأظهر عزّ سنتها

كم تقتضي وغلى كم تشتكي وكمِ

كم تقتضي وغلى كم تشتكي وكمِ

So redress Egypt’s grievance, and proclaim the might of her Sunna—

So redress Egypt's grievances and show her Sunna's might.

how much she claims as her due, against how many she complains—and how many...

How long must she demand her due, and how long complain—and how long?