أَي رِجالَ الدُنيا الجَديدَةِ مُدّوا

أَي رِجالَ الدُنيا الجَديدَةِ مُدّوا

لِرِجالِ الدُنيا القَديمَةِ باعا

لِرِجالِ الدُنيا القَديمَةِ باعا

O men of the New World, stretch out

O men of the new world, extend

your arms to the men of the Old World.

To men of the old world a helping hand,

وَأَفيضوا عَلَيهِمُ مِن أَيادي

وَأَفيضوا عَلَيهِمُ مِن أَيادي

كُم عُلوماً وَحِكمَةً وَاِختِراعا

كُم عُلوماً وَحِكمَةً وَاِختِراعا

And pour upon them from your hands

And shower upon them from your open palms

sciences, wisdom, and invention.

Knowledge, wisdom, and inventions.

كُلَّ يَومٍ لَكُم رَوائِعُ آثا

كُلَّ يَومٍ لَكُم رَوائِعُ آثا

رٍ تُوالونَ بَينَهُنَّ تِباعا

رٍ تُوالونَ بَينَهُنَّ تِباعا

Each day you have wondrous achievements,

Each day you unveil marvels,

which you bring forth one after another.

One after another continuously.

كَم خَلَبتُم عُقولَنا بِعَجيبٍ

كَم خَلَبتُم عُقولَنا بِعَجيبٍ

وَأَمَرتُم زَمانَكُم فَأَطاعا

وَأَمَرتُم زَمانَكُم فَأَطاعا

How often you have captivated our minds with marvels,

How you have confounded our minds with wonders,

and commanded your age, and it obeyed!

And commanded your era, and it obeyed!

وَبَذَرتُم في أَرضِنا وَزَرَعتُم

وَبَذَرتُم في أَرضِنا وَزَرَعتُم

فَرَأَينا ما يُعجِبُ الزُرّاعا

فَرَأَينا ما يُعجِبُ الزُرّاعا

And you sowed in our land and planted,

You have sown in our land and planted,

so we saw what delights the farmers.

So we saw what delights the farmer.

وَلَمَحنا مِن نورِكُم في نَواصي

وَلَمَحنا مِن نورِكُم في نَواصي

حَفلَةِ اليَومِ لَمعَةً وَشُعاعا

حَفلَةِ اليَومِ لَمعَةً وَشُعاعا

And we glimpsed some of your light upon the brow

And we glimpsed from your light in the horizons

of today's celebration—a gleam and a ray.

Of the throngs of today a radiance and ray.

وَشَهِدنا مِن فَضلِكُم أَثَراً في

وَشَهِدنا مِن فَضلِكُم أَثَراً في

ها يَروقُ العُيونَ وَالأَسماعا

ها يَروقُ العُيونَ وَالأَسماعا

And we witnessed a trace of your bounty in it,

And we witnessed the traces of your generosity

delighting the eyes and ears.

That pleases eyes and ears.

لَيتَنا نَقتَدي بِكُم أَو نُجاري

لَيتَنا نَقتَدي بِكُم أَو نُجاري

كُم عَسى نَستَرِدُّ ما كانَ ضاعا

كُم عَسى نَستَرِدُّ ما كانَ ضاعا

If only we could follow your example or keep pace

If only we follow your example or compete with you,

with you; perhaps we might regain what was lost.

Perhaps we may regain what was lost!

إِنَّ فينا لَولا التَخاذُلُ أَبطا

إِنَّ فينا لَولا التَخاذُلُ أَبطا

لاً إِذا ما هُمُ اِستَقَلّوا اليَراعا

لاً إِذا ما هُمُ اِستَقَلّوا اليَراعا

Indeed, but for our failure to stand together, there would be heroes among us

For in us, were it not for cowardice, are valorous men,

whenever they took up the pen.

When they are left to pasture freely.

وَعُقولاً لَولا الخُمولُ تَوَلّا

وَعُقولاً لَولا الخُمولُ تَوَلّا

ها لَفاضَت غَرابَةً وَاِبتِداعا

ها لَفاضَت غَرابَةً وَاِبتِداعا

And minds that, had torpor not overtaken

And minds that, were it not for ignorance,

them, would have overflowed with novelty and invention.

Would overflow with creativity and innovation.

وَدُعاةً لِلخَيرِ لَو أَنصَفوهُم

وَدُعاةً لِلخَيرِ لَو أَنصَفوهُم

مَلَأوا الشَرقَ عِزَّةً وَاِمتِناعا

مَلَأوا الشَرقَ عِزَّةً وَاِمتِناعا

And advocates of good who, if others did them justice,

And advocates for good—if they were given their due praise—

would fill the East with dignity and unassailable strength.

Would fill the East with glory and steadfastness.

كاشِفَ الكَهرَباءِ لَيتَكَ تُعنى

كاشِفَ الكَهرَباءِ لَيتَكَ تُعنى

بِاِختِراعٍ يَروضُ مِنّا الطِباعا

بِاِختِراعٍ يَروضُ مِنّا الطِباعا

O discoverer of electricity, if only you would concern yourself

O discoverer of electricity, if only you would devise

with an invention that tames our dispositions:

An invention to tame unruly natures;

آلَةٍ تَسحَقُ التَواكُلَ في الشَر

آلَةٍ تَسحَقُ التَواكُلَ في الشَر

قِ وَتُلقي عَنِ الرِياءِ القِناعا

قِ وَتُلقي عَنِ الرِياءِ القِناعا

a machine that crushes idle reliance on others in the East

A machine to crush procrastination in the East

and strips hypocrisy of its mask.

And cast off the cloak of hypocrisy!

قَد مَلِلنا وُقوفَنا فيهِ نَبكي

قَد مَلِلنا وُقوفَنا فيهِ نَبكي

حَسَباً زائِلاً وَمَجداً مُضاعا

حَسَباً زائِلاً وَمَجداً مُضاعا

We have grown weary of standing there, weeping

We have wearied of standing there lamenting

for vanished ancestral honor and squandered glory.

Over transient glory and forfeited renown.

وَسَئِمنا مَقالَهُم كانَ زَيدٌ

وَسَئِمنا مَقالَهُم كانَ زَيدٌ

عَبقَرِيّاً وَكانَ عَمرٌ شُجاعا

عَبقَرِيّاً وَكانَ عَمرٌ شُجاعا

And we have tired of their saying: "Zayd was

And we are sick of their saying that Zayd

a genius, and Amr was brave."

Was a genius, and Amr was courageous.

لَيتَ شِعري مَتى تُنازِعُ مِصرٌ

لَيتَ شِعري مَتى تُنازِعُ مِصرٌ

غَيرَها المَجدَ في الحَياةِ نِزاعا

غَيرَها المَجدَ في الحَياةِ نِزاعا

Would that I knew when Egypt would contend

I wonder when will Egypt vie

with others for glory in life, in earnest,

With others for glory and fiercely compete,

وَنَراها تُفاخِرُ الناسَ بِالأَح

وَنَراها تُفاخِرُ الناسَ بِالأَح

ياءِ فَخراً في الخافِقينَ مُذاعا

ياءِ فَخراً في الخافِقينَ مُذاعا

and we would see her boast before others of the living,

And we see her proudly boast to the people

with pride proclaimed throughout East and West.

Of achievements circulating far and wide?

أَرضُ كولُمبَ أَيُّ نَبتَيكِ أَغلى

أَرضُ كولُمبَ أَيُّ نَبتَيكِ أَغلى

قيمَةً في المَلا وَأَبقى مَتاعا

قيمَةً في المَلا وَأَبقى مَتاعا

O land of Columbus, which of your two crops is higher

O land of Columbus, which of your plants is most precious,

in value among humankind, and more lasting in benefit?

In wealth and lasting possession?

أَرِجالٌ بِهِم مَلَكتِ المَعالي

أَرِجالٌ بِهِم مَلَكتِ المَعالي

أَم نُضارٌ بِهِ مَلَكتِ البِقاعا

أَم نُضارٌ بِهِ مَلَكتِ البِقاعا

Is it men, through whom you gained the heights of glory,

Men who possess the heights of grandeur?

or gold, through which you gained possession of lands?

Or blossoms possessing plains?

لا عَداكِ السَماءُ وَالخِصبُ وَالأَم

لا عَداكِ السَماءُ وَالخِصبُ وَالأَم

نُ وَلا زِلتِ لِلسَلامِ رِباعا

نُ وَلا زِلتِ لِلسَلامِ رِباعا

May rain, fertility, and security never pass you by,

None but you are graced by heaven, fertility, and security.

and may you ever remain a dwelling place for peace.

You remain a refuge for peace.

طالِعي الكَونَ وَاُنظُري ما دَهاهُ

طالِعي الكَونَ وَاُنظُري ما دَهاهُ

إِنَّ رُكنَ السَلامِ فيهِ تَداعى

إِنَّ رُكنَ السَلامِ فيهِ تَداعى

Survey the world and see what has befallen it:

Survey the universe and behold what it offers you;

indeed, the pillar of peace within it has collapsed.

The pillar of peace in it has crumbled away.