بَني القِبطِ إِخوانُ الدُهورِ رُوَيدَكُم

هَبوهُ يَسوعاً في البَرِيَّةِ ثانِيا

O Copts, brothers of the ages, calm yourselves,

They gave Jesus to you in the wilderness again,

حَمَلتُم لِحِكمِ اللَهِ صَلبَ اِبنِ مَريَمٍ

وَهَذا قَضاءُ اللَهِ قَد غالَ غالِيا

You bore the crucifixion of the Son of Mary for God's judgment,

And this is God's decree which has been very painful,

سَديدُ المَرامي قَد رَماهُ مُسَدِّدٌ

وَداهِيَةُ السُوّاسِ لاقى الدَواهِيا

The accurate shooter has been shot by the accurate one,

And the scheming of the devil met misfortune,

وَوَاللَهِ أَو لَم يُطلِقِ النارَ مُطلِقٌ

عَلَيهِ لَأَودى فَجأَةً أَو تَداوِيا

By God, even if the shooter did not fire,

He would have suddenly died or been cured,

قَضاءٌ وَمِقدارٌ وَآجالُ أَنفُسٍ

إِذا هِيَ حانَت لَم تُؤَخَّر ثَوانِيا

A decree, destiny, and predetermined life spans,

When their time comes cannot be delayed a moment,

نَبيدُ كَما بادَت قَبائِلُ قَبلَنا

وَيَبقى الأَنامُ اِثنَينِ مَيتاً وَناعِيا

We will perish just as the tribes before us perished,

And people will remain, two hundred dying and lamenting,

تَعالَوا عَسى نَطوي الجَفاءَ وَعَهدَهُ

وَنَنبِذُ أَسبابَ الشِقاقِ نَواحِيا

Come, hopefully we will forget the estrangement and its era,

And discard the causes of disputes on all sides,

أَلَم تَكُ مِصرٌ مَهدَنا ثُمَّ لَحدَنا

وَبَينَهُما كانَت لِكُلٍّ مَغانِيا

Was not Egypt our cradle and then our grave?

And between them there were songs for each,

أَلَم نَكُ مِن قَبلِ المَسيحِ اِبنِ مَريَمٍ

وَموسى وَطَهَ نَعبُدُ النيلَ جارِيا

Were we not before Christ, Son of Mary,

And Moses and Taha worshiping the flowing Nile?

فَهَلّا تَساقَينا عَلى حُبِّهِ الهَوى

وَهَلّا فَدَيناهُ ضِفافاً وَوادِيا

Why then did we not share the love between us,

And ransom it with banks and a valley?

وَما زالَ مِنكُم أَهلُ وُدٍّ وَرَحمَةٍ

وَفي المُسلِمينَ الخَيرُ ما زالَ باقِيا

And there still remains among you people of affection and mercy,

And goodness in the Muslims still remains,

فَلا يَثنِكُم عَن ذِمَّةٍ قَتلُ بُطرُسٍ

فَقِدماً عَرَفنا القَتلَ في الناسِ فاشِيا

Do not let the killing of Peter prevent you,

From the protection of people whose killing has spread among the people,