أَيَا مَلِكَاً هَمَتْ كَفَّاهُ جُودَاً

أَيَا مَلِكَاً هَمَتْ كَفَّاهُ جُودَاً

عَلَى الثَّقَلَيْنِ مِنْ بَادِ وَقَارِي

عَلَى الثَّقَلَيْنِ مِنْ بَادِ وَقَارِي

O king, whose two hands rain down generosity

O king, whose two hands have poured forth bounty

Upon both races—humankind and jinn—wandering and settled alike,

Upon humankind and jinn, desert dwellers and townsfolk alike.

عَرَاكَ النِّيلُ مِنْ بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ

عَرَاكَ النِّيلُ مِنْ بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ

فَأَلْبِسْهُ الْكَرَامَةَ فَهْوَ عَارِي

فَأَلْبِسْهُ الْكَرَامَةَ فَهْوَ عَارِي

The Nile has come to you from a distant land;

The Nile has come to you from a distant land;

So clothe him in honor, for he stands bare.

So clothe it in honor, for it is naked.