عيدfestival الجهادof struggle رعاكmay He preserve you اللّهGod منwhat a عيدِfestival
عيد الجهاد رعاك اللّه من عيدِ
أنتyou الأحقthe most deserving بتقديسof reverence وتمجيدِand glorification
أنت الأحق بتقديس وتمجيدِ
Festival of Struggle, may God preserve you—what a festival!
Feast of Jihad, may Allah protect you from harm,
You are most deserving of reverence and glorification.
You are the most deserving of sanctification and glorification,
ملأتyou filled كلevery فؤادheart راحةًwith comfort ورضاًand contentment
ملأت كل فؤاد راحةً ورضاً
كماjust as ملأتyou filled أماناًwith safety موحشthe desolate reaches of البيدthe deserts
كما ملأت أماناً موحش البيد
You filled every heart with comfort and contentment,
You have filled every heart with comfort and pleasure,
As you filled the desolate deserts with safety.
Just as you have filled the desolate desert with safety.
فرضa duty علىupon البالغone who attains الغاياتthe goals عاليةlofty
فرض على البالغ الغايات عالية
تكريمhonoring ماwhat مرّhas passed منof بدءٍa beginning وتمهيدand groundwork
تكريم ما مرّ من بدءٍ وتمهيد
Whoever attains lofty goals is duty-bound
It imposed on the mature lofty goals,
To honor the beginnings and groundwork that came before.
Honoring what has passed of beginnings and preparations.
فأيfor what عهدage بطيبof fond الذكرremembrance أجدرmore deserving منthan
فأي عهد بطيب الذكر أجدر من
نعمىthe blessing of وئامconcord وتوفيقand success وتوحيدand unity
نعمى وئام وتوفيق وتوحيد
For what age better deserves fond remembrance than
So which era of good mention is more deserving than
One blessed with concord, success, and unity?
The blessings of harmony, cooperation and unification?
ياO آلpeople of مصرEgypt وماand not مصرEgypt بملقيةentrusting
يا آل مصر وما مصر بملقية
إلاexcept لكمto you بمناهاwith her hopes والمقاليدand the keys
إلا لكم بمناها والمقاليد
O people of Egypt—Egypt entrusts
O people of Egypt, and Egypt is not a place of refuge,
Her hopes and the keys to you alone.
Except for you with its shelters and strongholds.
وماand no سوىother than وفدكمyour delegation عونhelp لأنفسكمfor yourselves
وما سوى وفدكم عون لأنفسكم
إذاwhen خلاis empty الكونthe world منof عونhelp لمصفودfor one in chains
إذا خلا الكون من عون لمصفود
And none but your delegation can aid you,
And none other than your delegation is an aid to yourselves
When the world has no help for one in chains.
When the universe is devoid of aid to the shackled.
حملتموهyou burdened it with أماناتtrusts تنوءwould stagger بهاunder them
حملتموه أمانات تنوء بها
أهرامكمyour pyramids وهمُwhile they are فيin مسرحthe domain of السيدthe wolf
أهرامكم وهمُ في مسرح السيد
You burdened it with trusts beneath whose weight
You carried trusts that weighed down
Your pyramids would stagger, while its men are in the wolf's domain.
Your pyramids while they were in the field of the leader.
فيin بيتthe house of سعدSaad دعاكمcalled you أمسyesterday موطنكمyour homeland
في بيت سعد دعاكم أمس موطنكم
واليومand today يدعوكمit calls you فيin بيتthe house of محمودMahmoud
واليوم يدعوكم في بيت محمود
In Saad's house your homeland called you yesterday,
Yesterday your homeland called you in Saad's house
And today it calls you in Mahmoud's house,
And today it calls you in Mohamed's house,
مذكراًreminding بمواثيقٍof pledges تؤكدهاconfirm them
مذكراً بمواثيقٍ تؤكدها
خلفbeyond البحارthe seas مواثيقthe pledges of الصناديدthe champions
خلف البحار مواثيق الصناديد
Reminding you of pledges reaffirmed
Reminding you of covenants that
Beyond the seas by the pledges of the champions:
Confirm covenants beyond the seas of leaders.
الصابرينthose enduring patiently علىthrough ماwhat مرّhas passed منof عنتhardship
الصابرين على ما مرّ من عنت
السائرينthose marching إلىtoward نصرvictory وتأييدand support
السائرين إلى نصر وتأييد
Who endured the hardships of the past,
Those patient with what has passed of hardship,
Who march toward victory and support,
Walking towards victory and support,
الضاربينthose striking بسيفwith the sword of الحقtruth أفئدةhearts
الضاربين بسيف الحق أفئدة
غلفاًsealed shut وألسنةand tongues شتىvaried المكاييدschemes
غلفاً وألسنة شتى المكاييد
Who strike with the sword of truth at hearts
Striking with the sword of truth the hearts
Sealed shut, and tongues of manifold deceit;
Of the misguided and the tongues of various conspiracies,
المقبلينthose advancing وقدand already جاءتhave arrived بشائرهمtheir glad tidings
المقبلين وقد جاءت بشائرهم
علىtoward مصيرa destiny لواديfor the valley of النيلthe Nile منشودlonged-for
على مصير لوادي النيل منشود
Who advance, their glad tidings already here,
Coming while their good tidings have arrived
Toward a longed-for destiny for the Nile Valley.
About the hoped-for destiny of the Nile Valley,
إنif أخلفbreak القومthose people ميعاداًa promise فحسبكمُthen enough for you
إن أخلف القوم ميعاداً فحسبكمُ
أنthat الزمانtime وفيٌّfaithful بالمواعيدto promises
أن الزمان وفيٌّ بالمواعيد
If those people break a promise, it is enough for you
If the people break a tryst, it is enough for you
That time is faithful to its promises.
That time keeps its appointments.
حريةthe freedom of الشعبthe people واستقلالand the independence of موطنهits homeland
حرية الشعب واستقلال موطنه
يفديهماredeems them both كلeverything مطلوبsought وموجودand existing
يفديهما كل مطلوب وموجود
The people's freedom and their homeland's independence—
The freedom of the people and the independence of their homeland,
All that is sought and all that exists is sacrificed for them.
Are ransomed by every desired and found thing.
خذواadopt الوسائلthe means والأسبابand the methods طاهرةpure
خذوا الوسائل والأسباب طاهرة
وجاهدواand strive ببراهينwith the arguments of المذاويدthe staunch defenders
وجاهدوا ببراهين المذاويد
Adopt pure means and methods,
Take the means and causes pure,
And strive with the arguments of staunch defenders.
And strive with proofs and arguments.
سترفعونyou will raise غداًtomorrow أعلامthe banners of نصركمُyour victory
سترفعون غداً أعلام نصركمُ
وتهتفونand you will chant بمأثورwith the time-honored الأناشيدanthems
وتهتفون بمأثور الأناشيد
Tomorrow you will raise the banners of your victory,
Tomorrow you will raise the flags of your victory,
And chant the time-honored anthems.
And chant the celebrated anthems.