أَي رِجالَ الدُنيا الجَديدَةِ مُدّوا

لِرِجالِ الدُنيا القَديمَةِ باعا

O men of the new world, extend

To men of the old world a helping hand,

وَأَفيضوا عَلَيهِمُ مِن أَيادي

كُم عُلوماً وَحِكمَةً وَاِختِراعا

And shower upon them from your open palms

Knowledge, wisdom, and inventions.

كُلَّ يَومٍ لَكُم رَوائِعُ آثا

رٍ تُوالونَ بَينَهُنَّ تِباعا

Each day you unveil marvels,

One after another continuously.

كَم خَلَبتُم عُقولَنا بِعَجيبٍ

وَأَمَرتُم زَمانَكُم فَأَطاعا

How you have confounded our minds with wonders,

And commanded your era, and it obeyed!

وَبَذَرتُم في أَرضِنا وَزَرَعتُم

فَرَأَينا ما يُعجِبُ الزُرّاعا

You have sown in our land and planted,

So we saw what delights the farmer.

وَلَمَحنا مِن نورِكُم في نَواصي

حَفلَةِ اليَومِ لَمعَةً وَشُعاعا

And we glimpsed from your light in the horizons

Of the throngs of today a radiance and ray.

وَشَهِدنا مِن فَضلِكُم أَثَراً في

ها يَروقُ العُيونَ وَالأَسماعا

And we witnessed the traces of your generosity

That pleases eyes and ears.

لَيتَنا نَقتَدي بِكُم أَو نُجاري

كُم عَسى نَستَرِدُّ ما كانَ ضاعا

If only we follow your example or compete with you,

Perhaps we may regain what was lost!

إِنَّ فينا لَولا التَخاذُلُ أَبطا

لاً إِذا ما هُمُ اِستَقَلّوا اليَراعا

For in us, were it not for cowardice, are valorous men,

When they are left to pasture freely.

وَعُقولاً لَولا الخُمولُ تَوَلّا

ها لَفاضَت غَرابَةً وَاِبتِداعا

And minds that, were it not for ignorance,

Would overflow with creativity and innovation.

وَدُعاةً لِلخَيرِ لَو أَنصَفوهُم

مَلَأوا الشَرقَ عِزَّةً وَاِمتِناعا

And advocates for good—if they were given their due praise—

Would fill the East with glory and steadfastness.

كاشِفَ الكَهرَباءِ لَيتَكَ تُعنى

بِاِختِراعٍ يَروضُ مِنّا الطِباعا

O discoverer of electricity, if only you would devise

An invention to tame unruly natures;

آلَةٍ تَسحَقُ التَواكُلَ في الشَر

قِ وَتُلقي عَنِ الرِياءِ القِناعا

A machine to crush procrastination in the East

And cast off the cloak of hypocrisy!

قَد مَلِلنا وُقوفَنا فيهِ نَبكي

حَسَباً زائِلاً وَمَجداً مُضاعا

We have wearied of standing there lamenting

Over transient glory and forfeited renown.

وَسَئِمنا مَقالَهُم كانَ زَيدٌ

عَبقَرِيّاً وَكانَ عَمرٌ شُجاعا

And we are sick of their saying that Zayd

Was a genius, and Amr was courageous.

لَيتَ شِعري مَتى تُنازِعُ مِصرٌ

غَيرَها المَجدَ في الحَياةِ نِزاعا

I wonder when will Egypt vie

With others for glory and fiercely compete,

وَنَراها تُفاخِرُ الناسَ بِالأَح

ياءِ فَخراً في الخافِقينَ مُذاعا

And we see her proudly boast to the people

Of achievements circulating far and wide?

أَرضُ كولُمبَ أَيُّ نَبتَيكِ أَغلى

قيمَةً في المَلا وَأَبقى مَتاعا

O land of Columbus, which of your plants is most precious,

In wealth and lasting possession?

أَرِجالٌ بِهِم مَلَكتِ المَعالي

أَم نُضارٌ بِهِ مَلَكتِ البِقاعا

Men who possess the heights of grandeur?

Or blossoms possessing plains?

لا عَداكِ السَماءُ وَالخِصبُ وَالأَم

نُ وَلا زِلتِ لِلسَلامِ رِباعا

None but you are graced by heaven, fertility, and security.

You remain a refuge for peace.

طالِعي الكَونَ وَاُنظُري ما دَهاهُ

إِنَّ رُكنَ السَلامِ فيهِ تَداعى

Survey the universe and behold what it offers you;

The pillar of peace in it has crumbled away.