بَني القِبطِ إِخوانُ الدُهورِ رُوَيدَكُم

بَني القِبطِ إِخوانُ الدُهورِ رُوَيدَكُم

هَبوهُ يَسوعاً في البَرِيَّةِ ثانِيا

هَبوهُ يَسوعاً في البَرِيَّةِ ثانِيا

Sons of the Copts, brothers through the ages, be patient.

O Copts, brothers of the ages, calm yourselves,

Suppose him to be a second Jesus among humankind.

They gave Jesus to you in the wilderness again,

حَمَلتُم لِحِكمِ اللَهِ صَلبَ اِبنِ مَريَمٍ

حَمَلتُم لِحِكمِ اللَهِ صَلبَ اِبنِ مَريَمٍ

وَهَذا قَضاءُ اللَهِ قَد غالَ غالِيا

وَهَذا قَضاءُ اللَهِ قَد غالَ غالِيا

You endured, under God's decree, the crucifixion of Mary's son;

You bore the crucifixion of the Son of Mary for God's judgment,

And this is God's decree: it has claimed dear Ghali.

And this is God's decree which has been very painful,

سَديدُ المَرامي قَد رَماهُ مُسَدِّدٌ

سَديدُ المَرامي قَد رَماهُ مُسَدِّدٌ

وَداهِيَةُ السُوّاسِ لاقى الدَواهِيا

وَداهِيَةُ السُوّاسِ لاقى الدَواهِيا

He whose aims were true was shot by a sure marksman,

The accurate shooter has been shot by the accurate one,

And the shrewdest of statesmen met with calamities.

And the scheming of the devil met misfortune,

وَوَاللَهِ أَو لَم يُطلِقِ النارَ مُطلِقٌ

وَوَاللَهِ أَو لَم يُطلِقِ النارَ مُطلِقٌ

عَلَيهِ لَأَودى فَجأَةً أَو تَداوِيا

عَلَيهِ لَأَودى فَجأَةً أَو تَداوِيا

And, by God, whether or not a shooter had opened fire

By God, even if the shooter did not fire,

Upon him, he would surely have died suddenly or while under treatment.

He would have suddenly died or been cured,

قَضاءٌ وَمِقدارٌ وَآجالُ أَنفُسٍ

قَضاءٌ وَمِقدارٌ وَآجالُ أَنفُسٍ

إِذا هِيَ حانَت لَم تُؤَخَّر ثَوانِيا

إِذا هِيَ حانَت لَم تُؤَخَّر ثَوانِيا

Decree and destiny, and the appointed terms of souls—

A decree, destiny, and predetermined life spans,

When they come due, they are not postponed even for seconds.

When their time comes cannot be delayed a moment,

نَبيدُ كَما بادَت قَبائِلُ قَبلَنا

نَبيدُ كَما بادَت قَبائِلُ قَبلَنا

وَيَبقى الأَنامُ اِثنَينِ مَيتاً وَناعِيا

وَيَبقى الأَنامُ اِثنَينِ مَيتاً وَناعِيا

We perish, as tribes before us perished,

We will perish just as the tribes before us perished,

And humankind remains two kinds: the dead and those who announce their deaths.

And people will remain, two hundred dying and lamenting,

تَعالَوا عَسى نَطوي الجَفاءَ وَعَهدَهُ

تَعالَوا عَسى نَطوي الجَفاءَ وَعَهدَهُ

وَنَنبِذُ أَسبابَ الشِقاقِ نَواحِيا

وَنَنبِذُ أَسبابَ الشِقاقِ نَواحِيا

Come, perhaps we may fold away estrangement and its era,

Come, hopefully we will forget the estrangement and its era,

And cast the causes of discord aside.

And discard the causes of disputes on all sides,

أَلَم تَكُ مِصرٌ مَهدَنا ثُمَّ لَحدَنا

أَلَم تَكُ مِصرٌ مَهدَنا ثُمَّ لَحدَنا

وَبَينَهُما كانَت لِكُلٍّ مَغانِيا

وَبَينَهُما كانَت لِكُلٍّ مَغانِيا

Was Egypt not our cradle, then our grave,

Was not Egypt our cradle and then our grave?

And, between the two, homes for each of us?

And between them there were songs for each,

أَلَم نَكُ مِن قَبلِ المَسيحِ اِبنِ مَريَمٍ

أَلَم نَكُ مِن قَبلِ المَسيحِ اِبنِ مَريَمٍ

وَموسى وَطَهَ نَعبُدُ النيلَ جارِيا

وَموسى وَطَهَ نَعبُدُ النيلَ جارِيا

Were we not, before Christ, the son of Mary,

Were we not before Christ, Son of Mary,

And Moses and Taha, worshipping the flowing Nile?

And Moses and Taha worshiping the flowing Nile?

فَهَلّا تَساقَينا عَلى حُبِّهِ الهَوى

فَهَلّا تَساقَينا عَلى حُبِّهِ الهَوى

وَهَلّا فَدَيناهُ ضِفافاً وَوادِيا

وَهَلّا فَدَيناهُ ضِفافاً وَوادِيا

Then why not share draughts of affection in our love for it,

Why then did we not share the love between us,

And why not sacrifice ourselves for it—its banks and valley?

And ransom it with banks and a valley?

وَما زالَ مِنكُم أَهلُ وُدٍّ وَرَحمَةٍ

وَما زالَ مِنكُم أَهلُ وُدٍّ وَرَحمَةٍ

وَفي المُسلِمينَ الخَيرُ ما زالَ باقِيا

وَفي المُسلِمينَ الخَيرُ ما زالَ باقِيا

And among you there are still people of affection and compassion,

And there still remains among you people of affection and mercy,

And goodness still remains among the Muslims.

And goodness in the Muslims still remains,

فَلا يَثنِكُم عَن ذِمَّةٍ قَتلُ بُطرُسٍ

فَلا يَثنِكُم عَن ذِمَّةٍ قَتلُ بُطرُسٍ

فَقِدماً عَرَفنا القَتلَ في الناسِ فاشِيا

فَقِدماً عَرَفنا القَتلَ في الناسِ فاشِيا

So let the killing of Boutros not turn you from your covenant;

Do not let the killing of Peter prevent you,

For we have long known killing to be rife among people.

From the protection of people whose killing has spread among the people,