النيل وَالملك النَبيل سَعيدُ

النيل وَالملك النَبيل سَعيدُ

كُل لَهُ جدّ بمصر سَعيدُ

كُل لَهُ جدّ بمصر سَعيدُ

The Nile and the noble King Saʿid—

The Nile and the noble king Sa'id,

each enjoys good fortune in Egypt.

Both are auspicious in Egypt.

وَكِلاهُما فيها لَهُ طُول المَدى

وَكِلاهُما فيها لَهُ طُول المَدى

فيض بِهِ نعم الأَنام تَزيد

فيض بِهِ نعم الأَنام تَزيد

And both of them, there, have for all time

Both have longevity therein,

an outpouring through which humankind’s blessings grow.

With bounty, the welfare of people increases.

فَالنيل في أَوقاته تُروى بِهِ

فَالنيل في أَوقاته تُروى بِهِ

مِنها بُحيرة قطرها وَصَعيد

مِنها بُحيرة قطرها وَصَعيد

For the Nile, in its seasons, gives water

The Nile in its seasons wherein,

to her land’s Buhayra and Upper Egypt.

It irrigates the land from its drops and plains,

وَيَطوف حَول غياضها بِعَلامة

وَيَطوف حَول غياضها بِعَلامة

حَمراء يَنشرها بِها وَيُعيد

حَمراء يَنشرها بِها وَيُعيد

And it circles her groves with a banner

And circles around its thickets with a

of red, unfurling it there and unfurling it anew.

Red sign that it spreads therein and repeats.

وَكَأَن هَذا النَهر ذو لّب وَقَد

وَكَأَن هَذا النَهر ذو لّب وَقَد

أُخذت عَلَيهِ مَواثقٌ وَعُهود

أُخذت عَلَيهِ مَواثقٌ وَعُهود

And it is as though this river had a mind and had

As if this river has a bond,

been bound by solemn compacts and pledges.

Covenants and pacts have been taken from it.

فَيزورها غبّاً وَعَنها ينثني

فَيزورها غبّاً وَعَنها ينثني

بِإِرادة الرَحمَن وَهوَ حَميد

بِإِرادة الرَحمَن وَهوَ حَميد

So it visits her at intervals, then turns away from her

It visits the land arduously and from it recoils,

by the Most Merciful’s will, praiseworthy as it is.

By the will of the Merciful, He is praiseworthy.

وَبِلَثم راحته تَفوز وَتَحتظي

وَبِلَثم راحته تَفوز وَتَحتظي

يَوم الوَداع بِما تَشا وَتُريد

يَوم الوَداع بِما تَشا وَتُريد

And by kissing its palm, she triumphs and is favored,

With its tranquility it succeeds and takes precaution,

on the day of farewell, with what she wishes and desires.

On the day of farewell with what it desired and wanted.

وَمَتى اِنجَلى عَنها بَدَت في حلة

وَمَتى اِنجَلى عَنها بَدَت في حلة

خَضراء مَنظرها البَديع فَريد

خَضراء مَنظرها البَديع فَريد

And whenever it withdraws from her, she appears in a robe

And when it recedes from the land, it appears in an

of green, whose wondrous appearance is unmatched.

Attire green, its view unique and singular.

وَزَهَت وَعَمَّ سُهولَها وَجِبالَها

وَزَهَت وَعَمَّ سُهولَها وَجِبالَها

خصبٌ كَثير ما عَلَيهِ مَزيد

خصبٌ كَثير ما عَلَيهِ مَزيد

And she flourishes; her plains and mountains are filled

The plains and mountains became adorned,

with abundant fertility that nothing can surpass.

With abundant fertility that has no increase.

وَالداوريُّ بِبأسه وَثَباته

وَالداوريُّ بِبأسه وَثَباته

عَنها جَميع الحادِثات يَذود

عَنها جَميع الحادِثات يَذود

And the sovereign, with his might and steadfastness,

The lasting by his might and firmness,

wards off every calamity from her.

Repels from it all misfortunes.

وَيَمينه تَرمي بِنار صَواعق

وَيَمينه تَرمي بِنار صَواعق

مِنها الرَواسي في الحُروب تَميد

مِنها الرَواسي في الحُروب تَميد

And his right hand hurls the fire of thunderbolts,

His right hand hurls the fires of lightning bolts,

from which the firmly rooted mountains reel in war.

With it in wars the fortresses weaken.

وَلبرها بِاليسر خَمسة أَبحُرٍ

وَلبرها بِاليسر خَمسة أَبحُرٍ

تَجري دَواماً ما لهنّ حُدود

تَجري دَواماً ما لهنّ حُدود

And for her welfare, in his left hand are five seas,

To its west are five seas,

flowing forever, without bounds.

Flowing endlessly with no limits.

وَبَعدله المَنشور في أَوطانه

وَبَعدله المَنشور في أَوطانه

لَم يَبقَ لِلجور الذَميم وُجود

لَم يَبقَ لِلجور الذَميم وُجود

And through his justice, spread throughout his lands,

With his justice promulgated in his nations,

vile oppression no longer exists.

There remains no existence for vile injustice.

أَنّى وَبَينَ يَديه في أَحكامه

أَنّى وَبَينَ يَديه في أَحكامه

أَبَداً قَريب يَستَوي وَبَعيد

أَبَداً قَريب يَستَوي وَبَعيد

How could it, when before him, in his judgments,

Where in his rulings, ever,

those near and far are always equal?

Are the near and far equal?

وَالدَولة الغَرّاء مِنهُ ساسَها

وَالدَولة الغَرّاء مِنهُ ساسَها

رَأي مُنيف في الأُمور سَديد

رَأي مُنيف في الأُمور سَديد

And the illustrious state is governed, through him,

The sublime state from it he laid its foundations,

by lofty judgment, sound in all affairs.

With enlightened opinion in matters most proper.

فَاللَه يَمنحه وَيَمنَح شبله

فَاللَه يَمنحه وَيَمنَح شبله

عُمراً لَهُ ظل بِمَصر مَديد

عُمراً لَهُ ظل بِمَصر مَديد

So may God grant him, and grant his lion-cub,

So may God grant him and his heir,

a life whose shade stretches long over Egypt,

A long life with shade in Egypt enduring.

ما دامَ هَذا النيل يَأتي زائِراً

ما دامَ هَذا النيل يَأتي زائِراً

في كُلِّ عام مَرّة وَيَعود

في كُلِّ عام مَرّة وَيَعود

so long as this Nile comes as a visitor

As long as the Nile comes visiting,

once each year, and returns.

Every year once and returns.

أَو قُلت يَوم الجبر في تاريخه

أَو قُلت يَوم الجبر في تاريخه

جَبَرَ الخَليجَ لَنا السَعيدُ سَعيدُ

جَبَرَ الخَليجَ لَنا السَعيدُ سَعيدُ

Or I said, on the day of the filling, in its chronogram:

Or I said the day of necessitation in its history,

“The fortunate Saʿid has filled the canal for us.”

Necessitated for us the happiness of Sa'id, auspicious.