ظَلِلْتَ لِمِصْرَ وَ سُودَانِهَا

ظَلِلْتَ لِمِصْرَ وَ سُودَانِهَا

عَلَى العَهْدِ فِي كُلِّ حَالٍ مُقِيمَا

عَلَى العَهْدِ فِي كُلِّ حَالٍ مُقِيمَا

You remained, for Egypt and her Sudan,

You sheltered Egypt and her Sudan

steadfast in your pledge in every circumstance.

Faithfully, in every state remaining steadfast

أَيَنْسَى بَنُو العُرْبِ فِي كُلِّ نَادٍ

أَيَنْسَى بَنُو العُرْبِ فِي كُلِّ نَادٍ

نَصِيرَهُمُ الأَرْيَحِيَّ الكَرِيمَا

نَصِيرَهُمُ الأَرْيَحِيَّ الكَرِيمَا

Can the sons of the Arabs, in every gathering, forget

Do the sons of Arabia in each assembly forget

their magnanimous, generous champion?

Their benefactor, the noble, generous Al-Aryahee

وَيَنْسَى الغَرَانِيقُ زَيْنُ الشَّبَابِ

وَيَنْسَى الغَرَانِيقُ زَيْنُ الشَّبَابِ

وَشَيْخَ الشَّبَابِ المُهِيبَ الرَّحِيمَا

وَشَيْخَ الشَّبَابِ المُهِيبَ الرَّحِيمَا

And can the handsome youths forget the adornment of youth

And do the finches forget the beauty of youth

and the elder of youth, awe-inspiring and merciful?

And the awe-inspiring, gentle sheikh of youth

حَيَاةٌ بَلَوْتَ تَصَارِيفَهَا

حَيَاةٌ بَلَوْتَ تَصَارِيفَهَا

وَأَكْثَرُ مَا كُنْتَ فِيهَا مَضِيمَا

وَأَكْثَرُ مَا كُنْتَ فِيهَا مَضِيمَا

A life whose vicissitudes you experienced,

A life whose twists you’ve endured

and in which you were most often wronged:

Most often in it aggrieved

بِلطْفِكَ وَالظَّرْفِ فَكَّهْتَهَا

بِلطْفِكَ وَالظَّرْفِ فَكَّهْتَهَا

وَطَيَّبْتَ مَوْرِدَهَا وَالنَّسِيمَا

وَطَيَّبْتَ مَوْرِدَهَا وَالنَّسِيمَا

with your gentleness and wit you made it merry,

With your kindness and grace you undid it

and sweetened its watering place and the breeze.

And its course you gentled, and its soft breezes

وَكَابَدَتْ أَرْزَاءهَا هَازِئاً

وَكَابَدَتْ أَرْزَاءهَا هَازِئاً

صَبُوراً لَقَدْ كُنْتَ حَقّاً حَكِيمَا

صَبُوراً لَقَدْ كُنْتَ حَقّاً حَكِيمَا

And you endured its calamities, scoffing,

Its afflictions you faced scoffing

patiently—indeed, you were truly wise.

Patiently, truly you were wise

فَذَرْهَا وَطِبْ بَيْنَ حُورِ الجِنَ

فَذَرْهَا وَطِبْ بَيْنَ حُورِ الجِنَ

انِ وَوِلْدَانِهَا وَتَمَلَّ النَّعِيمَا

انِ وَوِلْدَانِهَا وَتَمَلَّ النَّعِيمَا

So leave it, and be at peace among the houris of the heavenly gardens,

Leave it be and rejoice amongst the houri of heaven

and their young attendants, and savor bliss.

And their boys, and fully enjoy the bliss

أَلا أَيُّهَا السَّادَةُ الحَافِلُونَ

أَلا أَيُّهَا السَّادَةُ الحَافِلُونَ

لِذِكْرَى يَحِقُّ لَها أَنْ تَدُومَا

لِذِكْرَى يَحِقُّ لَها أَنْ تَدُومَا

O you gentlemen assembled

Oh you masters who are plentiful

for a remembrance that deserves to endure:

For a memory deserving for it to last

تَوَافُدُكُمْ عَنْ بَنِي الضَّادِسَرَّى

تَوَافُدُكُمْ عَنْ بَنِي الضَّادِسَرَّى

شُجُوناً وَلَطَّفَ جُرْحاً أَلِيمَا

شُجُوناً وَلَطَّفَ جُرْحاً أَلِيمَا

your coming in throngs has lifted from the sons of ḍād

Your gathering, from the sons of Dhad, has brought

sorrows, and soothed a painful wound.

Sorrow, and has soothed a painful wound

تَعِزُّ العُرُوبَةَ مَا تَلْبَثُونَ

تَعِزُّ العُرُوبَةَ مَا تَلْبَثُونَ

عَلَى الخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ عِقْداً نَظِيمَا

عَلَى الخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ عِقْداً نَظِيمَا

Arabhood stands strong as long as you remain

You bolster the glory of Arabness, for as long as you

through good and ill, a finely strung necklace,

Remain, for good and ill, a cohesive knot

وَما تُضْمِرُونَ الإِخَاءَ الصَّحِيحَ

وَما تُضْمِرُونَ الإِخَاءَ الصَّحِيحَ

وَمَا تُظْهِرُونَ الوَفَاءَ الصَّمِيمَا

وَمَا تُظْهِرُونَ الوَفَاءَ الصَّمِيمَا

and as long as you harbor genuine brotherhood,

What you harbor of true brotherhood

and as long as you show heartfelt loyalty.

And what you show of faithful affection

أَثَابَكُمُ اللهُ أَزْكَى الثَّوابِ

أَثَابَكُمُ اللهُ أَزْكَى الثَّوابِ

وَأَيَّدَ فَارُوقَ مِصْرَ العَظِيمَا

وَأَيَّدَ فَارُوقَ مِصْرَ العَظِيمَا

May God reward you with the purest of rewards,

May God reward you with the most virtuous reward

and uphold Egypt's great Farouk.

And support the eminent Farouk of great Egypt