حََاوَلْتُ أُدْرِكُ سِرَّ مِصْرَ , وَنِيْلَهَا

احْتَرْتُ فِيْ أَمْرِيْ , وَتَاهَ دَلِيْلِي

I tried to unravel Egypt's secret, and her Nile

I hesitated in my matter, and my guide got lost

إِنْ غِبْتُ عَنْهَا . لاَ تُفَارِق مُهْجَتِيْ

حَتَّىَ أَعُوْدَ إِلَىَ ضِفَافِ النِّيلِ

If I'm absent from it, don't leave my passion

Until I return to the banks of the Nile

فَإِذَا أَتَيْتُ , فَمَا أُقَاوِمُ سِحْرَهَا

وَتَخِرُّ أَرْبَعَتِيْ مِنَ التَّبْجِيْلِ

So when I come, I cannot resist its magic

And my knees shake from glorification

قَارَنْتُ مِصْرَ بِغَيْرِهَا , فَتَدَلَّلَتْ

وَعَجِزْتُ أَنْ أَحْظَىَ لَهَا بِمَثِيْلِ

I compared Egypt to others, so she coquetted

And I failed to find her equal

مَا السِّرُّ مِصْرُ ؟ فَمَنْ سِوَاكِ لِعَثْرَتِيْ

هَلْ مِنْ سَبِيْلٍ فِيْ شِفَاءِ غَلِيْلِيْ ؟

What is Egypt's secret? For who but you is my stumbling block

Is there a way to heal my illness?

لَكِ مِنْ إِبَاءِ الشَّامِخَاتِ إِلِىَ العُلاَ

فِيْ كُلِّ حَقْلٍ مُثْبَتٍ بِدَلِيْلِ

From the towering heights to the heights

In every established field marked with proof

هَذِيْ الْحَضَارَةُ مُعْجِزَاتٌ فيِ الوَرَىَ

عَقِمَ الزَّمَانُ بِمِثْلِهَا كَبَدِيْلِ

This civilization is miracles on earth

Time has been barren of its like as a substitute

رَفَعَ الإِلَهُ مَقَامَهَا , وَأَجَلَّهُ

فِيْ الذِّكْرِ , وَالتَّوْرَاةِ , وَالإِنْجِيْلِ

God raised her status, and glorified it

In the mention, Torah, and Gospel

جَاؤا بِيُوْسُفَ مِنْ غَيَاهِبِ ظُلْمَةٍ

َرْضَ العَزِيْزِ , فَكَانَ خَيْرَ نَزِيْلِ

They brought Joseph from the depths of darkness

To the land of the Aziz, so he was the best guest

مَنْ فِيْ الشِّدَادِ سِوَاكِ مِصْرُ تَكَفَّلَتْ

بَيْتَ النُّبُوَّةِ مِنْ عَطَاءِ نَبِيْلِ ؟

In adversity, who but you Egypt took care

Of the House of Prophethood with generous giving?

والنِّيْلُ يَتْبَعُ وَحْيَ مُنْشِئِ قَطْرِهِ

كَالطَّيْرِ حِيْنَ الوَحْيِ , عَامَ الفِيْلِ

And the Nile follows the revelation of its Maker

Like a bird at revelation, the year of the Elephant

يَحْنُوْ عَلَىَ طِفْلٍ فَنَامَ بِمَهْدِهِ

فَلَكَمْ لِنِيْلِكِ مِنْ يَدٍ بِجَمِيْلِ ؟

It leans over a child who fell asleep in his crib

So how many hands has your Nile with good?

فيِ طُوْرِ سَيْنَاءٍ تَجَلَّىَ رَبُّنَا

فوْقَ الكَلِيْمِ , بِأَوَّلِ التَّنْزِيْلِ

In Mount Sinai, our Lord was revealed

Above the Burning Bush, with the first revelation

وَكَذَا البَتُوْلُ , أَتَتْ لِمِصْرَ بِإِبْنِهَا

تَبْغِيْ الأَمَانَ , وَتَحْتَمِيْ بِمَقِيْلِ

And also the Virgin, she came to Egypt with her son

Seeking safety, and sheltering in a cradle

يَكْفِيْكِ يَا أَرْضَ الكِنَانةِ هَاجَرٌ

مِيْلِىْ بِتِيْهٍ , يَا كِنَانَةُ مِيْلِي !

It suffices you, O Land of Canaan, that Hagar

Inclined towards you, O Canaanite incline towards me!

يَا ( أُمَّ إِسْمَاعِيْلَ) : وَصْلُكِ وَاجِبٌ

مَنْ عَقَّ مِصْرَ فَقَدْ أَتَىَ بِجَلِيْلِ

O Mother of Ishmael, your connection is a duty

Whoever estranges Egypt has brought something momentous

ِبثرَاكِ يَرْقُدُ خَيْرُ عِتْرَةِ مُرْسَلٍ

طِيْبٌ يَفُوْحُ , وَبَلْسَمٌ لِعَلِيْلِ

In your soil lies the best of the progeny of the Messengers

A perfume that diffuses, and a balm for the sick

هَذِيْ عِنَايَةُ قَادِرٍ خُصَّتْ بِهَا

مِصْرٌ , لِتَبْقَىَ مَوْضِعَ التَّفْضِيْلِ

This is the care of the Capable One, with which

Egypt was singled out, to remain the place of preference

بُوْرِكْتِ مِصْرُ , فَلاَ أَرَانِيَ بَالِغاً

حَقَّ الْمَدِيْحِ , وَإِنْ جَهَدْتُ سَبِيْلِي !

Blessed is Egypt, I cannot fully convey

The right praise, even if I exhaust my path

قَدْ شِئْتُ إِطْنَاباً , وَعُذْرِيَ أَنَّنِيْ

أَطْفَأْتُ حِيْنَ بَدَا سَنَاكِ فَتِيْلِي !

I wanted prolixity, and my excuse is that

When your brilliance appeared, my wick went out

فَالنُّوْرُ أَنْتِ , وَلاَ ضِيَاءَ إذَا انْضَوَىَ

عَنَّا ضِيَاؤُكِ , يَا عَرُوْسَ النِّيْلِ

You are the light, and without your brilliance

There is no light for us, O bride of the Nile

يَا مِصْرُ : يَرْعَاكِ الإِلَهُ كَمَا رَعَىَ

تَنْزِيْلَهُ مِنْ عَابِثٍ وَدَخِيْلِ !!

O Egypt: May God protect you as He protected

His revelation from a wanton aggressor