عَصْرٌ جَلاَ آيَاتِ نُور الهُدَى

مَا كَانَ أَحْرَاهُ بِانْ يُسْعَدَا

An era that revealed the lights of guiding wisdom

He was not regretful that it brought him happiness

سَيِّدَةٌ مِنْ عُنْصُرٍ نَابِهٍ

كَانَ أَبُوها فِي الْحِمَى سَيِّدَا

A lady of noble descent

Whose father was a respected chief

عَقِيلَةٌ أَنْزَلَهَا عَقْلُهَا

مِنَ الْغَوَانِي مَنْزِلاً مُفْرَدَا

A woman of sound judgement

Who lowered herself from vain desires to live in isolation

أُمٌّ أَقَرَّ اللهُ عَيْنَ الْعُلَى

بِفَرْقَدٍ مِنْهَا تَلا فَرْقدَا

A mother whom God comforted with the joy

Of a daughter who was her double

فَصَوَّرَتْ فِي ابْنَتِهَا نَفْسَهَا

وَفِي ابْنِهَا مَنْجَبَةُ الاصْيَدَا

She modeled herself in her daughter

And her son was the brave hunter

زَعِيمَة قَدْ أَحْدَثَتْ نَهْضَةً

مَطْلَبُهَا سَامٍ بَعِيدُ الْمَدَى

A leader who brought about a renaissance

Her goal is lofty with far reaching horizons

تَجِدُّ ذَوْداً عَنْ حُقُوقٍ عَفَتْ

فِي غَفْلَةِ الدَّهْرِ وَضَاعَت سُدَى

She makes an effort to defend violated rights

That were lost in the heedlessness of time

كَانَتْ نِسَاءُ الشَّرْقِ مِنْ قَبْلِهَا

فِي حَيْرَةٍ لاَ تَجِدُ الْمُرْشِدَا

The women of the East were before her

In confusion, unable to find guidance

مَظْلُومَةُ لَيْسَ لَهَا مُنْصِفٌ

مَنْجُودَةٌ أَخْطَاتِ الْمُنْجِدَا

Oppressed, with no one to bring them justice

Abused, with no one to help them

فَنَبَّهتْ فِيهَا الضَّميرَ الَّذي

يَخْدُرُ فِي الحُرِّ إِذَا اسْتُعْبِدَا

So she awakened in them the conscience that

Becomes dormant when people are enslaved

وَأَذْكَرَتْهَا أَنَّ مِنْ شَأْنِهَا

أَنْ تُصْلِح الْعَيْشَ الذي أُفسِدَا

And reminded them that it is their duty

To improve the corrupted life

وَأَنَّها أَنْ أَكْمَلَتْ بَعْلَهَا

رَدَّتْ إِلَى أُمِتهَا السُّؤْدَدَا

That when she perfects her husband

She returns happiness to her nation

وَأَنهَا أَنْ أَحْكَمَتْ وُلْدَهَا

تُصْبِحُ أُمَّ الْوَطَنِ الْمُفْتَدَى

And that when she raises her children well

She becomes the mother of the liberated nation

مَرَامُ خَيْرٍ لَمْ يتَحْ لِلأُلى

أَرَاسَ رَامِيَهُمْ فَمَا سَدْدَّا

She has a noble goal that cannot be attained

By archers who miss their mark

لِمِصْرَ مَا حَوَّلَ مِنْ حَالَةٍ

لِمِصْرَ مَا أَبْلَى وَمَا جَددَا

She changed the state of Egypt

Renewing what time had worn away

بُورِكَ فِي ذَاتِ الْكَمَالِ التي

تُهَيِّيءُ الْمُسْتَقْبَلَ الأمْجَدَا

Blessed is she in her perfect essence

Who prepares the most glorious future

أَبْدَعُ مضا فِي نَفْسِهَا مِنْ حِلىً

لَهُ شُعَاعٌ فِي الْمُحَيّا بَدَا

She manifests in herself the most beautiful virtues

Whose brilliance shines in her face

إِنْ كَتَبْتْ أَوْ خَطَبَتْ نَافَسَتْ

أَقْوَالُهَا اللُّؤلُؤَ وَالْعَسْجَدا

Whether she writes or gives a speech

Her words rival pearls and agate

فِي كُلِّ مَا تَسْتَنُّ مِنْ وَاجَبٍ

تَحْسَبُهُ وَاجِبَهَا الاوْحَدَا

In all the duties she takes upon herself

She considers them her one and only duty

لاَ يَبْعُدُ الْقُطْبُ عَلَى عَزْمِهَا

إِذَا توَخَّت عِنْدَه مَقْصِدَا

The Pole Star is not too far for her determination

When she aims to reach a goal

فِي الشَّرْقِ وَالغَرْبِ يذَاعُ اسْمُهَا

مقْتَرِناً بِالشُّكرِ مَا رَدَّدَا

In East and West her name echoes

Accompanied by thanks and praise

وَصَوْتُهَا المَسْموعُ فِي مِصْرَ قَدْ

دَوَّى لَه فِي كُلِّ مِصْرٍ صَدَى

And her famed voice in Egypt

Reverberates and finds an echo in every part of Egypt

يُنْبوعُ إِحْسَانٍ وَبِرٍّ جَرَى

أَصْفَى وَأَنْقَى مِنْ قِطَارِ النَّدَى

She is a flowing spring of kindness and righteousness

Purer and more precious than streams of dew

تَرْعَى الايَامَى وَالْيَتَامَى إِذَا

عَزَّهُمُ الْعَوْنُ وَعَزَّ النَّدَى

She cares for orphans when they are

Deprived of help and scarce are comforts

فِي كُلِّ مَا يَرْقَى بِه قَوْمُهَا

تَبْذُلُ مَجْهوداً وَتُسْدي يَدَا

In all advances of her people

She expends effort and extends a hand

لِطَالِبَاتِ الرِّزْقِ مِنْ صَنْعَةٍ

وَطَالِبَاتِ الْعِلْمِ مَدَّتْ يَدَا

To women seeking livelihood through crafts

And girls seeking knowledge she lent a hand

فَلِفَرِيقٍ أَنْشَأَتْ مَصْنَعاً

وَلِفَرِيقٍ أَنْشَأَتْ مَعْهَدَا

So for some she established workshops

And for others founded schools

وَنَوَّعَتْ فِي الصُّحفِ أَضْوَاءَهَا

فَهْيَ مَنَارٌ رُفِعَتْ لِلهدَى

And she diversified her lights in the press

It is a beacon raised up for guidance

إِحْسَانُهَا فِي الْعَصْرِ لَنْ يُمْتَرَى

وَفَضْلُهَا فِي مِصْرَ لَنْ يُجْحَدَا

Her benevolence in this era cannot be denied

And her merit in Egypt cannot go unacknowledged

تَعْفُو الْفُتُوحَاتُ وَأَرْبَابُهَا

وَذِكْرُهَا فِي النَّاسِ قَدْ خُلِّدَا

Her achievements will be remembered

And her name among the people immortalized