نجوتَ فأنجيت هذا الوطنْ

نجوتَ فأنجيت هذا الوطنْ

وطالت حياتك طول الزمنْ

وطالت حياتك طول الزمنْ

You survived, and so you saved this homeland.

You have survived, so you have saved this nation

And may your life endure as long as time.

And your life has lasted as long as time

ولم تتجاوز أداة الأثي

ولم تتجاوز أداة الأثي

مِ ما ضاق من سره والعلنْ

مِ ما ضاق من سره والعلنْ

And the evildoer's weapon did not go beyond

And you have not exceeded the tool of harm

the narrow compass of his hidden and outward self.

From the one whose secret and public became constrained

ولو علمت أنفذت ما نوى

ولو علمت أنفذت ما نوى

من الشر في نفسه والبدن

من الشر في نفسه والبدن

Had it known, it would have carried out his intended

And if you knew, you would have prevented

evil upon his own soul and body.

The evil he intended for himself and the body

تبرَّأ من دمه أهله

تبرَّأ من دمه أهله

وأنكره ثوبه والسكن

وأنكره ثوبه والسكن

His kin disclaimed responsibility for his blood,

His family has disowned his blood

and his garment and dwelling disowned him.

And his clothes and dwelling have denied him

وزادك بأساً ولاء البلاد

وزادك بأساً ولاء البلاد

على دفع أهوالها والمحن

على دفع أهوالها والمحن

And the country's loyalty gave you greater strength

And your loyalty to the country has increased your might

to repel its terrors and ordeals.

To ward off its afflictions and tribulations

وخاف العقوبة مغري الجنا

وخاف العقوبة مغري الجنا

ة لا مرضاً معدياً فاحتقن

ة لا مرضاً معدياً فاحتقن

And the inciter of criminals feared punishment,

And the seducer of sin feared punishment

not a contagious illness—so he took an injection.

Not a contagious disease, so he was restrained

تحدّاك غيران حتى وهى

تحدّاك غيران حتى وهى

وعاداك غضبان حتى وهن

وعاداك غضبان حتى وهن

He challenged you in jealousy until he faltered,

The jealous challenged you though defeated

and opposed you in anger until he weakened.

And the wrathful opposed you though weakened

وكان يتيه بدعوى الفخار

وكان يتيه بدعوى الفخار

فأقعده شجوُهُ والشجن

فأقعده شجوُهُ والشجن

And he used to strut with claims of glory,

And he who claimed excellence went astray

then his grief and sorrow laid him low.

His passion and sadness made him sit

وأخفق من شاء بيع البلا

وأخفق من شاء بيع البلا

د بالحكم بغياً وبئس الثمن

د بالحكم بغياً وبئس الثمن

And he failed who wished to sell the country

And whoever wished to sell the country in exchange for unjust rule failed miserably - evil is the price

for power, unjustly—and wretched was the price.

His comrades almost abandoned him in despair and avoided the idol

وكاد يفارقه رهطُهُ

وكاد يفارقه رهطُهُ

قنوطاً ويجتنبون الوثن

قنوطاً ويجتنبون الوثن

And his followers were close to abandoning him

He did politics so badly that people saw

in despair, and shunning the idol.

His politics as the worst of professions

أساء السياسة حتى رأى

أساء السياسة حتى رأى

سياسته الناس شر المهن

سياسته الناس شر المهن

He mismanaged politics until

Can one who steals money in the name of sacrifice

people saw his politics as the worst of trades.

One day be trusted with a state?

أمن يسرق المال باسم الجها

أمن يسرق المال باسم الجها

د يوماً على دولة يؤتمن

د يوماً على دولة يؤتمن

Can one who steals money in the name of jihad

You are the healer of all matters

ever be trusted with a state?

So can you heal rancor?

وأنت المعالج شتى الأمور

وأنت المعالج شتى الأمور

فهل تستطيع علاج الضغن

فهل تستطيع علاج الضغن

And you, who remedy all manner of affairs,

Manage the peace of the fever and await

can you then cure rancor?

Its consequences after averting strife

فدبر سلام الحمى وانتظر

فدبر سلام الحمى وانتظر

عواقبه بعد درء الفتن

عواقبه بعد درء الفتن

Then plan for the homeland's peace, and await

You whose right is to be honored

its consequences after warding off strife.

And whose duties and traditions have stood

وأنت الذي حق تكريمه

وأنت الذي حق تكريمه

وقامت فرائضه والسنن

وقامت فرائضه والسنن

And you are the one whom it is right to honor,

You and your fellow reformers

and the duties and traditions of that honor stand firm.

Are Egypt's guarantee of a good fate

وأنت وإخوانك المصلحون

وأنت وإخوانك المصلحون

لمصر ضمان المصير الحسن

لمصر ضمان المصير الحسن

And you and your brothers, the reformers,

are Egypt's guarantee of a good destiny.