بلادي ، بلادي ، الأمان الأمان

بلادي ، بلادي ، الأمان الأمان

أغني علاك ، بأي لسان ؟

أغني علاك ، بأي لسان ؟

My homeland, my homeland—grant me safety, safety!

My country, my country, safety, safety

My country, my country, safety, oh safety!

In what tongue can I sing your glory?

In what tongue shall I sing your praises?

With what tongue shall I sing your high glory?

جلالك تقصر عنه اللغة

جلالك تقصر عنه اللغة

و يعجزني فيك سحر البيان

و يعجزني فيك سحر البيان

Language falls short of your majesty.

Your glory is beyond language's reach

Language falls short of your majesty,

And the magic of eloquence leaves me helpless in speaking of you.

And your magic leaves me wordless

And the magic of eloquence fails me in describing you.

وهام بك الناس حتى الطغاة

وهام بك الناس حتى الطغاة

وما احترموا فيك حتى الزمانا

وما احترموا فيك حتى الزمانا

And people fell in love with you—even tyrants.

People pine for you, even tyrants

People became enamored with you, even the tyrants,

Yet they respected not even time in you.

They did not even respect time in you

Who showed no respect within you, not even for time.

وأغريت مستعمريك فراحوا

وأغريت مستعمريك فراحوا

يهيمون في الشرق بالصولجان

يهيمون في الشرق بالصولجان

And you enticed your colonizers, so they went

And you tempted your colonizers, so they went

You tempted your colonizers, so they proceeded

Wandering through the East with the scepter.

Wandering in the East with swords

To roam the East wielding the scepter of power.

ولم يبرحوا الأرض لما استقلت شعوبٌ

ولم يبرحوا الأرض لما استقلت شعوبٌ

ولم تستكن للهوان

ولم تستكن للهوان

And they did not leave the land when peoples gained independence,

They did not leave the land when nations became independent

They did not leave the land when nations won independence,

Nor did you yield to humiliation.

And refused degradation

Nor did they submit to humiliation.

وزلزلت الأرض زلزالها

وزلزلت الأرض زلزالها

وضج لغاصبها النيّران

وضج لغاصبها النيّران

And the earth was shaken with its own quake,

You shook the earth with tremors

Then the earth was shaken with its mighty quake,

And the sun and moon cried out against its usurper.

And your usurper was engulfed in flames

And the fires roared against the usurper.

فتبيض صفحة افريقيا

فتبيض صفحة افريقيا

وراهنه الشعب يوم التنادي

وراهنه الشعب يوم التنادي

So Africa's page turns white.

So Africa's page turns white

Thus the page of Africa turns white,

And the people wagered with him on the day of mutual calling.

And its people gambled on the day of calling

And the people staked their claim on the Day of the Call,

ورجّ به الشعب يوم الرهان

ورجّ به الشعب يوم الرهان

فتبيض صفحة افريقيا

فتبيض صفحة افريقيا

And the people shook him on the day of the wager.

And its people won on the day of the gamble

And the people shook the earth on the Day of the Wager.

So Africa's page turns white.

So Africa's page turns white

Thus the page of Africa turns white,

ويسود وجه المغير الجبان

ويسود وجه المغير الجبان

وإشراقة الروح منك تناهت

وإشراقة الروح منك تناهت

And the cowardly raider's face turns black.

And the cowardly aggressor's face turns black

And the face of the cowardly invader turns black.

And the spirit's radiance from you reached its height,

And the soul's radiance from you extended

The radiance of the spirit from you has reached its peak,

تشيع الجمال وتفشي الحنان

تشيع الجمال وتفشي الحنان

إليك صلاتي ،و أزكى سلامي

إليك صلاتي ،و أزكى سلامي

Spreading beauty and diffusing tenderness.

Spreading beauty and kindness

Spreading beauty and diffusing tenderness.

To you, my prayer and my purest salutation.

My prayers to you, and most fragrant greetings

To you is my prayer, and my purest peace,

بلادي ، بلادي ،الأمان الأمان

بلادي ، بلادي ،الأمان الأمان

شغلنا الورى ،و ملأنا الدنا

شغلنا الورى ،و ملأنا الدنا

My homeland, my homeland—grant me safety, safety!

My country, my country, safety, safety

My country, my country, safety, oh safety!

We have engrossed mankind and filled the worlds

We occupied the world, and filled the world

We have busied the world and filled the universe

بشعر نرتله كالصلاة

بشعر نرتله كالصلاة

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With poetry we chant like prayer.

With poetry we recite like prayers

With poetry we chant like a prayer.

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