1. يا رجالَ البلادِ هذا أوانُ ال

    فصلِ فاستقبلوهُ صحواً وصفوا

    O men of the land, this is the time for

    decision; greet it clear-headed and serene.

  2. في حمى العيدِ والزمانِ الموالي

    جلَّ يومُ اللقاء شأناً وشأوا

    In the shelter of the feast and favorable times,

    the day of meeting is great in stature and reach.

  3. بعد هذا المكان لم يبقَ للخص

    مِ مكان لأي عذرٍ ودعوى

    Beyond this place, there remains for the adversary

    no room for any excuse or claim.

  4. وسع البدء والمعاد ولولا

    هيبةُ الوافدينَ لاهتزّ زهوا

    It encompassed beginning and return; and were it not for

    the awe inspired by the visitors, it would have swayed with pride.

  5. فادخلوه موفقين كما ته

    وون للطيبات فيه ويهوى

    So enter it, favored with success, as you long

    for good things within it, and as it too longs.

  6. واستعيدوا الحديث جداً وما كا

    ن حديثُ الأقدارِ لهواً ولغوا

    And resume the discussion in earnest; never was

    talk of destinies amusement or idle chatter.

  7. جاء بالقادة الغريم يعدُّو

    ن له في القضيةِ الجند فتوى

    The adversary came with commanders who count

    the troops as a ruling in his favor in the case.

  8. وأتى بالحساب وهو طويلٌ

    لِيُصَفَّى حسابه ويُسَوَّى

    And he brought the account, a lengthy one,

    so that his account may be cleared and settled.

  9. أسمعوه دويَّ حجَّتكم بع

    د عتاب لم يستمعه وشكوى

    Make him hear your argument's thunder, after

    reproach and complaint that he did not heed.

  10. واجهروا باليقين فيما شهدتم

    ليس حقُّ المصيرِ سراً ونجوى

    And speak out with certainty about what you have witnessed;

    the right to determine one's destiny is no secret or private whisper.

  11. وإذا طالت الطريق فأنتم

    في أمانٍ من أن تضيق وتلوى

    And if the road grows long, you are

    safe from its growing narrow or crooked.

  12. مِصرُ بالألفة التي جمعتكم

    تطلب اليومَ مجدَها والعلوا

    Egypt, through the concord that united you,

    today seeks her glory and eminence.

  13. ولكم فاضَ كلُّ قلبٍ حناناً

    ولكم مال كل عطف حنوَّا

    And for you every heart has overflowed with tenderness,

    and for you every shoulder has bent in affection.

  14. شرفٌ ما لقيتمُ في سبيل ال

    شعبِ والعرشِ من عناءٍ وبلوى

    An honor is what you have borne in the cause of

    the people and the throne—hardship and affliction.

  15. ليس يرضيكمُ القليل ولو حم

    ملكم حرصُكم رواسيَ رضوى

    You are not content with little, even if

    your zeal makes you bear Radwa's immovable mountains.

  16. لا تشيروا إلى وقائعِ أمس

    إن في الحاضرِ الغنى والسُلُوَّا

    Do not refer to yesterday's events;

    for in the present lie sufficiency and solace.

  17. والذي جاء بعد تجربةٍ أف

    ضل مما أتى اتفاقاً وعفوا

    And what comes after experience is better

    than what comes by chance and without design.

  18. حاملُ النارِ والحديدِ قويٌّ

    والذي يحمل الأمانة أقوى

    The bearer of fire and iron is strong;

    and he who bears the trust is stronger.

  19. ألخوْفِ المقيم من غارةِ الجا

    رِ عليكم يريد فيكم عتُوَّا

    Is it because the resident fears the neighbor's raid

    upon you that he seeks to tyrannize over you?

  20. كيف يحتل أنفسَ القومِ من يح

    تَلُّ بَرَّاً لهم وبحراً وجوَّا

    How can a people's souls be occupied by one

    who occupies their land, sea, and sky?

  21. إن من يفتحِ الممالكَ للكي

    دِ كمن يفتح الممالك غزوا

    Indeed, he who opens kingdoms to intrigue

    is like one who conquers kingdoms by invasion.

  22. والذي ينفعُ البلادَ نزيلاً

    لا تريد البلادُ منه خلُوَّا

    And he who benefits the country as a guest—

    the country does not wish to be without him.

  23. والمواثيق في المنافع بين ال

    ناسِ لا ما حوت صحائفُ تطوى

    And covenants lie in the benefits shared among

    people, not in the contents of pages folded away.

  24. أيضيقُ الإنسانُ يوماً بإنسا

    ن وعند السباع مرعى ومأوى

    Can man ever be intolerant of another man,

    when beasts of prey have pasture and shelter?

  25. آن بعد الدموع والدم أن تس

    قى من السحب كل أرضٍ وتروى

    It is time, after tears and blood, for

    every land to be watered from the clouds and drink its fill,

  26. وتعود الحياةُ أمناً ورغداً

    بعد ما مر أمس همّاً وشجوا

    and for life to return in safety and abundance,

    after yesterday passed in worry and grief.

  27. ومعاني مرارة الحرب أولى

    بعدها في السلامِ بالعيش حلوا

    And he who has suffered war's bitterness is more deserving

    of a sweet life afterward, in peace.

  28. أنا مستبشرٌ بعاقبةِ الأم

    ر وما اعتدت في رجائي الغُلوَّا

    I am hopeful of the matter's outcome,

    and I am not given to excess in my hopes.

  29. والذي يطلب العزيزَ عليه

    قبل ميعاده أضل وأغوى

    And he who seeks what is dear to him

    before its appointed time is further astray and more misguided.

  30. وإذا ما تعهد الملْكَ أهلو

    ه بهم زاد قوةً ونموَّا

    And when its people tend the realm,

    through them it gains strength and grows.