سِر يا صَليبَ الرِفقِ في ساحِ الوَغى

وَاِنشُر عَلَيها رَحمَةً وَحَنانا

O cross of gentleness, move slowly through the battlefield

And spread mercy and tenderness over it

وَاِدخِل عَلى المَوتِ الصُفوفَ مُواسِياً

وَأَعِن عَلى آلامِهِ الإِنسانا

And lead the ranks of death in consolation

And help ease the pains of mankind

وَاِلمُس جِراحاتِ البَرِيَّةِ شافِياً

ما كُنتَ إِلّا لِلمَسيحِ بَنانا

And touch the wounds of humanity as a healer

For you were made only for the Messiah as a child

وَإِذا الوَطيسُ رَمى الشَبابَ بِنارِهِ

خُض كَالخَليلِ إِلَيهُمُ النيرانا

And if the storm casts its fire upon the youth

Plunge into it like Khalil, putting out the fires

وَاِجعَل وَسيلَتَكَ المَسيحَ وَأُمَّهُ

وَاِضرَع وَسَل في خَلقِهِ الرَحمانا

And make the Messiah and His mother your means

And plead and ask for mercy among His creation, the Merciful

اللَهُ جارُكَ في عَوانٍ لَم تَهَب

لِلَّهِ لا بِيَعاً وَلا صُلبانا

God is your ally in help that has not gone away

There is neither sale nor crucifixion for God

وَسَلِمتَ يا حَرَمَ المَعارِكِ مِن يَدٍ

هَدَمَت لِسِلمِ العالَمينَ كَيانا

And you are safe, O sanctuary of battles, from a hand

That destroyed the pillar of the two worlds out of firmness

يا أَهلَ مِصرَ رَمى القَضاءُ بِلُطفِهِ

وَأَرادَ أَمراً بِالبِلادِ فَكانا

O people of Egypt, destiny has cast its kindness upon you

And intended a matter in the country, so it was

إِنَّ الَّذي أَمرُ المَمالِكِ كُلِّها

بِيَدَيهِ أَحدَثَ في الكِنانَةِ شانا

Indeed, He who commands all the kingdoms

With His hands has brought about a glorious event in the palace

أَبقى عَلَيها عَرشَها في بُرهَةٍ

تَرمي العُروشَ وَتَنثُرُ التيجانا

Keeping her throne safe for a while

As thrones are cast down and crowns scattered

وَكَسا البِلادَ سَكينَةً مِن أَهلِها

وَوَقى مِنَ الفِتَنِ العِبادَ وَصانا

And He clothed the country in tranquility from its people

And protected the servants from trials and kept them safe

أَوَما تَرَونَ الأَرضَ خُرِّبَ نِصفُها

وَدِيارُ مِصرٍ لا تَزالُ جِنانا

Or do you not see the land, half of it ruined,

While Egypt's abodes remain gardens

يَرعى كَرامَتَها وَيَمنَعُ حَوضَها

جَيشٌ يَعافُ البَغيَ وَالعُدوانا

An army guards its prestige and protects its basin

Shunning transgression and aggression

كَجُنودِ عَمروٍ أَينَما رَكَزوا القَنا

عَفّوا يَداً وَمُهَنَّداً وَسِنانا

Like Amr's soldiers, wherever they planted a spear

They pardoned with a hand and praiseworthy and sharp swords

إِنَّ الشُجاعَ هُوَ الجَبانُ عَنِ الأَذى

وَأَرى الجَريءَ عَلى الشُرورِ جَبانا

Indeed, the brave one is the cowardly from harm

And I see the bold upon evils as cowardly

أُمَمُ الحَضارَةِ أَنتُمُ آباؤُنا

مِنكُم أَخَذنا العِلمَ وَالعِرفانا

You are the nations of civilization, you are our fathers

From you we took knowledge and wisdom

رَقَّت لَكُم مِنّا القُلوبُ كَأَنَّما

جَرحاكُمُ يَومَ الوَغى جَرحانا

Our hearts softened for you as if

Your wound on the day of battle was our wound

وَمِنَ المُروءَةِ وَهيَ حائِطُ دينِنا

أَن نَذكُرَ الإِصلاحَ وَالإِحسانا

And it is of chivalry, which is the wall of our faith

That we mention reform and benevolence

وَلَئِن غَزاكُم مِن ذَوينا مَعشَرٌ

فَلَرُبَّ إِخوانٍ عَزَوا إِخوانا

And if some of our people attacked you

There is many a brother who has consoled a brother

حَتّى إِذا الشَحناءُ نامَت بَينَهُم

لَم يَعرِفوا الأَحقادَ وَالأَضغانا

Until when animosity slept between them

They knew not resentments or grudges