مصرٌ وسودانها والوفد والنيل

مصرٌ وسودانها والوفد والنيل

فدىً لسعدٍ لو ان البعث مكفول

فدىً لسعدٍ لو ان البعث مكفول

Egypt and her Sudan, the Wafd and the Nile—

Egypt, her Sudan, the Wafd, and the Nile

all would be offered for Saad, were resurrection assured.

Would be a ransom for Saad, were resurrection assured.

فدى له وهو روح الشرق ان فديت

فدى له وهو روح الشرق ان فديت

بمصر فالجزء دون الكل مبذول

بمصر فالجزء دون الكل مبذول

A ransom for him, the East’s own soul—were he redeemed

A ransom for him, the soul of the East—if that soul were ransomed

with Egypt, only the part, not the whole, would be offered.

With Egypt, the part would be offered up for the whole.

لا تنعه أيها الناعي إلى بلدٍ

لا تنعه أيها الناعي إلى بلدٍ

الشرق قد مات لما مات زغلول

الشرق قد مات لما مات زغلول

Do not announce his death, O bearer of death-news, to any land:

Do not announce his death, O herald, to a single land:

the East died when Zaghloul died.

The East died when Zaghloul died.

مهندٌ عربيٌ فله قدرٌ

مهندٌ عربيٌ فله قدرٌ

فالمشرق العربي اليوم مفلول

فالمشرق العربي اليوم مفلول

An Arab blade of Indian steel, possessed of noble worth;

An Arab sword of Indian steel, blunted by fate—

today the Arab East lies blunted.

So the Arab East today is blunted.

واي سيفٍ كسعدٍ انت واجده

واي سيفٍ كسعدٍ انت واجده

كأنه من سيوف اللَه مسلول

كأنه من سيوف اللَه مسلول

What sword like Saad will you ever find—

And what sword like Saad could you find?

as though he were drawn from among the swords of God?

As though he were drawn from among the swords of God.

نضته مصرٌ على الجلى تصول به

نضته مصرٌ على الجلى تصول به

أيام كل دمٍ في الشرق مطلول

أيام كل دمٍ في الشرق مطلول

Egypt unsheathed him against the great ordeal and charged with him,

Egypt unsheathed him, charging with him against calamity,

in days when every drop of blood in the East lay unavenged;

In days when all blood in the East went unavenged;

أيام للغرب فيها مطمعٌ زحفت

أيام للغرب فيها مطمعٌ زحفت

به الجيوش عليها والاساطيل

به الجيوش عليها والاساطيل

days when the West coveted her, and for that prize

In days when the West coveted her, and there advanced

armies and fleets advanced against her.

Against her, driven by that desire, armies and fleets.

فلم ينل مستبيح من محارمها

فلم ينل مستبيح من محارمها

ولا سقى طامعاً في نيلها النيل

ولا سقى طامعاً في نيلها النيل

Yet no profaning invader attained any of her sanctities,

So no invader violated her sanctities,

nor did the Nile give drink to one thirsting to possess her.

Nor did the Nile give drink to anyone bent on possessing her.