وَضَحُ السَبيلُ فَما لَنا نَتَرَدَّدُ
أَلِمَوعِدٍ فَمَتى يَكونُ المَوعِدُ
The path is clear, so why do we hesitate
For a rendezvous, but when will the rendezvous be?
القَومُ يَمشونَ الضَراءَ حِيالَنا
مَشيَ المُخاتِلِ غُدوَةً يَتَصَيَّدُ
The people walk adversity in our presence
Like the gait of a fighter at dawn lying in wait
أَينَ الحُماةُ أَفي المَضاجِعِ نُوَّمٌ
أَم هُم هُنالِكَ في المَقابِرِ هُمَّدُ
Where are the protectors? Are they asleep in beds
Or are they over there in the graves, laid?
يا قَومُ ماذا تورِدونَ بِلادَكُم
بِئسَ الجَزاءُ لَها وَبِئسَ المَورِدُ
O people, what is it you bring upon your countries?
Evil is the recompense for it and the bringer is evil
بِئسَ الدُعاةُ سَبيلُهُم مُتَجانِفٌ
وَدَليلُهُم جَمُّ المَعاثِرِ أَنكَدُ
Evil are the preachers whose way is deviant
And their guide, the sum of mishaps, is most malign
لَهُمُ المَجاهِلُ يَركَبونَ بِها الهَوى
وَلَنا المَحَجَّةُ وَالسَبيلُ الأَقصَدُ
To them belong the ignorant, whom they ride with desire
While for us is proof and the path most right
النيلُ يَعلَمُ وَالمَواقِفُ وُضَّحٌ
وَالدَهرُ يُخبِرُ وَالمَمالِكُ شُهَّدُ
The Nile knows, and the landmarks are clear
And time tells, and the kingdoms bear witness
هَل لامرِئٍ في الأَرضِ بَعدَ بِلادِهِ
مَجدٌ يَزينُ بِهِ الحَياةَ وَسُؤدُدُ
Does any man, after his country, have in the earth
Glory with which to adorn life and bracelets?
أَعلى الحِمايَةِ يَحرِصونَ وَغَيرُها
أَسمى لِأَحرارِ الرِجالِ وَأَمجَدُ
The height of protection they covet, and nothing else
Is loftier for the free men and more glorious
خَدَعوا الصِغارَ بِها وَقالوا نِعمَةٌ
شَرُّ البَلِيَّةِ نِعمَةٌ لا تُحمَدُ
They tricked the little ones with it and said a blessing
The worst of afflictions, no blessing to be praised
يَتَعَجَّلونَ الأَمرَ شَرّاً كُلُّهُ
وَالشَعبُ يَصخَبُ وَالكِنانَةُ تَحردُ
They hasten the matter, evil all of it
And the people clamor and the palm trees shed their fruit
وَاللَهُ يَنظُرُ في عَظيمِ جَلالِهِ
أَيُطاعُ أَم يَطغى العُصاةُ فَيُجحَدُ
And God looks with His great, mighty majesty
Will He be obeyed or will the rebels transgress?
يَتَذَمَّرونَ إِذا تَجَرَّدَ شَعبُهُ
لِلحَقِّ يُطلَبُ وَالأَمانَةِ تُنشَدُ
They grumble when His people stand bare
For truth to be sought and honesty to be called
اللَهُ أَكبَرُ هَل لَهُ مِن غالِبٍ
في العالَمينَ وَهَل على يَدِهِ يَدُ
God is greatest! Is there any who can overcome Him
In the two worlds? And is there by His hand a hand?
ماذا عَسى يَبغي القَوِيُّ بِخَلقِهِ
وَيُريدُ في مَلَكوتِهِ المُتَمَرِّدُ
What can the strong desire with His creation
And intend in His kingdom, the mutinous?
وَيحَ البِلادِ أَما يَقومُ بِنَصرِها
حِزبٌ يُقامُ لَهُم وَوَفدٌ يوفَدُ
Awaken, O countries! Will not a party rise to help them
And a delegation be sent out?
يا مِصرُ لا تَلِدي رِجالاً بَعدَهُم
وَأَرى الرِجالَ لِغَيرِ ذَلِكَ تولَدُ
O Egypt! Do not give birth to men after them
For I see men born for other than that
