لِلَّهِ قاهِرَةُ المُعِزِّ فَإِنَّها

لِلَّهِ قاهِرَةُ المُعِزِّ فَإِنَّها

بَلَدٌ تَخَصَّصَ بِالمَسَرَّةِ وَالهَنا

بَلَدٌ تَخَصَّصَ بِالمَسَرَّةِ وَالهَنا

How splendid is al-Mu‘izz’s Cairo, for it is

To God belongs victorious Cairo, for it is

a city set apart for joy and bliss.

A land distinguished by joy and luxury.

أَوَما تَرى في كُلِّ قُطرٍ مُنيَةً

أَوَما تَرى في كُلِّ قُطرٍ مُنيَةً

مِن جانِبَيها وَهيَ مُجتَمَعُ المُنى

مِن جانِبَيها وَهيَ مُجتَمَعُ المُنى

And do you not see in every quarter a heart’s desire

Do you not see in every quarter a wish

on either side of it, while it is the meeting place of desires?

Fulfilled? It has all that the heart desires.