يا قومُ ما ذنبُ الرّئي

يا قومُ ما ذنبُ الرّئي

سِ إذا تمسّكَ بالدّليلْ

سِ إذا تمسّكَ بالدّليلْ

O people, what is the president's fault

O people, what is the fault of the president

if he holds fast to the evidence?

If he adheres to evidence?

ما كان من رُسلِ الخيا

ما كان من رُسلِ الخيا

لِ ولا دُعاةِ المستحيلْ

لِ ولا دُعاةِ المستحيلْ

He was not among the messengers of fantasy,

He is not of the messengers of fantasy

nor the advocates of the impossible.

Nor advocates of the impossible

إنجيلُه نَشْرُ السّلا

إنجيلُه نَشْرُ السّلا

مِ ودينُه أَخْذُ القليلْ

مِ ودينُه أَخْذُ القليلْ

His gospel is the spreading of peace,

His gospel is spreading peace

and his creed is taking little.

And his religion is taking little

سعدٌ رسولُ الخيرِ وال

سعدٌ رسولُ الخيرِ وال

إصلاحِ بُورك من رسولْ

إصلاحِ بُورك من رسولْ

Saad is the messenger of goodness and

Saad is the messenger of goodness and

reform—blessed be such a messenger!

Reform, blessed be the messenger

ما النّيلُ ما السُّودانُ ما

ما النّيلُ ما السُّودانُ ما

طولُ التوجُّعِ والغليلْ

طولُ التوجُّعِ والغليلْ

What is the Nile? What is Sudan? What is

What of the Nile? What of Sudan? What of

the prolonged lamenting and burning anguish?

The length of agony and anguish?

ما الملحقاتُ وما الجلا

ما الملحقاتُ وما الجلا

ءُ وما التّمادِي في العَويلْ

ءُ وما التّمادِي في العَويلْ

What are the dependencies? What is evacuation,

What of the annexations? What of the exile?

and what is persisting in wailing?

What of persisting in lament?

يا قومُ لُوذوا في الجِدا

يا قومُ لُوذوا في الجِدا

لِ بحكمةِ الرأيِ الأصيلْ

لِ بحكمةِ الرأيِ الأصيلْ

O people, in debate take refuge

O people, take refuge in wisdom

in the wisdom of sound judgment.

Of sound opinion

صَدقَ الرّئيسُ فَقدِّسو

صَدقَ الرّئيسُ فَقدِّسو

هْ ونزِّهوه عنِ المثيلْ

هْ ونزِّهوه عنِ المثيلْ

The president spoke truly, so sanctify

The president spoke truthfully

him, and exalt him above any equal.

Sanctify him and absolve him of the like

أَيصيحُ صائحكم بما

أَيصيحُ صائحكم بما

يؤذيهِ من قالٍ وقيلْ

يؤذيهِ من قالٍ وقيلْ

Does your crier shout things

Does your crier cry out with what

that harm him—gossip and hearsay—

Hurts him of speech and saying?

ويَرى عليه لنفسه

ويَرى عليه لنفسه

حقَّ الزّميلِ على الزّميلْ

حقَّ الزّميلِ على الزّميلْ

and claim for himself against him

And sees for himself upon him

a colleague's right over a colleague?

The right of the peer upon the peer

الله أكبر ما لكم

الله أكبر ما لكم

لا تبتغون ذوي العقولْ

لا تبتغون ذوي العقولْ

God is greatest! What ails you

God is Greatest! What is with you?

that you do not seek people of reason?

Do you not seek those of intellect?

يا معشرَ الشُّعراءِ لَسْ

يا معشرَ الشُّعراءِ لَسْ

تُم بالثِّقاتِ ولا العُدولْ

تُم بالثِّقاتِ ولا العُدولْ

O company of poets, you are not

O group of poets! You are not

trustworthy, nor are you just.

Trusted nor just

لا تطمعوا في شعبِ مص

لا تطمعوا في شعبِ مص

رَ فليس بالشّعبِ الجَهولْ

رَ فليس بالشّعبِ الجَهولْ

Do not set your hopes on Egypt's people,

Do not covet the people of Egypt

for they are not an ignorant people.

For they are not an ignorant people

هو ما يقولُ زعيمُه

هو ما يقولُ زعيمُه

ويريد من أَرَبٍ وَسُولْ

ويريد من أَرَبٍ وَسُولْ

They are whatever their leader says

It is what its leader says

and desires, in aims and wishes.

And wants of confusion and deceit

هو لا يضنُّ بألفِ مص

هو لا يضنُّ بألفِ مص

رٍ في الفداءِ وألفِ نيلْ

رٍ في الفداءِ وألفِ نيلْ

They do not begrudge a thousand Egypts

It does not stint on a thousand Egypts

in sacrifice, and a thousand Niles.

In sacrifice and a thousand Niles

فدعوا العَناءَ وآمنوا

فدعوا العَناءَ وآمنوا

بزعامةِ الشّيخِ الجليلْ

بزعامةِ الشّيخِ الجليلْ

So leave off the toil, and have faith

So leave hostility and believe

in the leadership of the venerable sheikh.

In the leadership of the revered Sheikh

نِعمَ الزّعيمُ شِعارُهُ

نِعمَ الزّعيمُ شِعارُهُ

دُلّوا الزَّعيمَ على السّبيلْ

دُلّوا الزَّعيمَ على السّبيلْ

What a fine leader! His motto is:

What a fine leader! His motto:

"Show the leader the way!"

Guide the leader to the path