ذكرى الأباة ومطلع الشهداء

ذكرى الأباة ومطلع الشهداء

هذا دعاء المفلحين دعائي

هذا دعاء المفلحين دعائي

In Memory of the Unbowed, and the Dawn of the Martyrs

Remembrance of the Unbowed and the Dawn of the Martyrs

This prayer of the triumphant is my prayer.

This is the prayer of those who prosper—my prayer.

عبرت عن أحرار مصر بغربتي

عبرت عن أحرار مصر بغربتي

ولرب ناء كان غير النائي

ولرب ناء كان غير النائي

From exile I spoke for Egypt’s free people;

I spoke for Egypt's free people in my exile,

many a distant one is not truly far away.

and many a distant one was not truly distant.

وجعلت تبريكي مشاطرة لها

وجعلت تبريكي مشاطرة لها

بعواطفي ومدامعي ورجائي

بعواطفي ومدامعي ورجائي

I made my congratulations a sharing in her joy,

And I made my blessing a sharing with her,

with my feelings, my tears, and my hope.

with my feelings, my tears, and my hope.

في فرحة النيل هلّل مثلنا

في فرحة النيل هلّل مثلنا

لسنائها واختصّها بوفاء

لسنائها واختصّها بوفاء

At the Nile’s rejoicing, raise acclaim as we have,

In joy, the Nile cheered as we did,

for its radiance, and conclude it with fidelity—

at her splendor, and reserved for her a loyalty

أوفى وحوض النيل أصبح كله

أوفى وحوض النيل أصبح كله

حرا ففاض بحبه المعطاء

حرا ففاض بحبه المعطاء

a fuller fidelity, now that the Nile’s whole basin

fuller still; and the whole Nile basin became

is free and brims with its bountiful love.

free, and so overflowed with its bountiful love.

الحسن في نظراته كالحصب في

الحسن في نظراته كالحصب في

خطراته كالوحي للشعراء

خطراته كالوحي للشعراء

Beauty in its glances is like pebbles in

Beauty in its glances, like pebbles in

its passing thoughts—like revelation to poets.

its stirrings, is like revelation to poets.

مرت عهود الحاكمين بأمرهم

مرت عهود الحاكمين بأمرهم

واليوم بعث الحق والشهداء

واليوم بعث الحق والشهداء

Gone are the ages of rulers ruling by command;

The eras of rulers who ruled by their own command have passed;

today truth and the martyrs rise again.

and today is the resurrection of truth and the martyrs.

من لم يصدقني فذلك حوله

من لم يصدقني فذلك حوله

جمّمن الآيات والالاء

جمّمن الآيات والالاء

Whoever does not believe me has all around him

Whoever does not believe me—around him there is

a wealth of signs and blessings.

an abundance of signs and blessings.

الشعب مجدها وهذا جيشه

الشعب مجدها وهذا جيشه

قد حاطها بمناعة وعلاء

قد حاطها بمناعة وعلاء

The people are her glory, and here is her army,

The people are her glory, and here is their army,

encircling her with strength and grandeur.

which has guarded her with might and glory.

أنى نظرت ترى مواكب نسقت

أنى نظرت ترى مواكب نسقت

للحب بين ترنم وضياء

للحب بين ترنم وضياء

Wherever you look, you see processions arrayed

Wherever you look, you see processions arrayed

for love, amid singing and light.

for love, amid singing and light.

وترى النخيل على السماء زواهيا

وترى النخيل على السماء زواهيا

فالنيل فاق جمال كل سماء

فالنيل فاق جمال كل سماء

You see the palms resplendent against the sky;

And you see the palm trees resplendent against the sky;

the Nile surpasses the beauty of every heaven.

for the Nile has surpassed the beauty of every sky.

تتألق الآمال فوق نضاره

تتألق الآمال فوق نضاره

كتألق الأحلام في الصحراء

كتألق الأحلام في الصحراء

Hopes gleam above its verdure

Hopes glitter above its golden gleam,

as dreams gleam in the desert.

as dreams glitter in the desert.

وترى جموع الفالحين تعرفوا

وترى جموع الفالحين تعرفوا

أقدارهم فغدوا من الأمراء

أقدارهم فغدوا من الأمراء

And you see throngs of farmers who have learned

And you see throngs of farmers who have recognized

their own worth and become like princes.

their worth, and so become princes.

الفأس في يد كل فرد ماثل

الفأس في يد كل فرد ماثل

كالصولجان وشامخ للرائي

كالصولجان وشامخ للرائي

The axe in every standing person’s hand

The hoe in every person's hand stands forth

is like a scepter, towering before the eye.

like a scepter, majestic to the beholder.

يا ليتني في مصر ألثم تربها

يا ليتني في مصر ألثم تربها

كالنيل يلثم شطها بولاء

كالنيل يلثم شطها بولاء

If only I were in Egypt, kissing her soil

Oh, if only I were in Egypt, kissing her soil,

as the Nile faithfully kisses her banks,

as the Nile kisses her shore with devotion,

حتى أجدد من غنى إكسيره

حتى أجدد من غنى إكسيره

عمري وأرشف نعمتي وروائي

عمري وأرشف نعمتي وروائي

so that from the wealth of her elixir I might renew

so that from the richness of its elixir I might renew

my life, and sip my bliss and refreshment—

my life, and sip my bliss and my refreshment.

فرحان كالطفل الصغير تجمعت

فرحان كالطفل الصغير تجمعت

كل الكنوز لصفوه في الماء

كل الكنوز لصفوه في الماء

rejoicing like a little child for whose delight

Joyful as a little child: gathered together are

all treasures have gathered in the water’s purity.

all treasures in the water for his delight.

لم لا وللنيروز روعة ساحر

لم لا وللنيروز روعة ساحر

قد جال بين عواطف ومرائي

قد جال بين عواطف ومرائي

Why not, when Nayruz has a magician’s splendor

Why not, when Nayruz has the splendor of an enchanter

that has ranged through feelings and fellowship?

who has roamed among feelings and visions?

أبناء مصر المخلصين تسابقوا

أبناء مصر المخلصين تسابقوا

لأبيكمو المعتزّ بالأبناء

لأبيكمو المعتزّ بالأبناء

Egypt’s faithful sons have hastened

Faithful sons of Egypt, race one another

to your father, who takes pride in his sons.

to your father, who is proud of his sons.

وخذوا هدية عيده ما نلتمو

وخذوا هدية عيده ما نلتمو

من نصفة وتحرر وإخاء

من نصفة وتحرر وإخاء

Take as the gift of his feast what you have won:

And take as his festival's gift what you have gained

justice, liberation, and fellowship,

of equity, liberation, and brotherhood,

حتى يباركها مباركة الهدى

حتى يباركها مباركة الهدى

فتزيد بين سماحة ونقاء

فتزيد بين سماحة ونقاء

that he may bless it with the blessing of guidance,

so that he may bless it with the blessing of right guidance,

and it may grow in magnanimity and purity,

and it may grow amid tolerance and purity,

وتصير كالنيل العزيز أبيكمو

وتصير كالنيل العزيز أبيكمو

قدسا تنزّه عن هوى ورياء

قدسا تنزّه عن هوى ورياء

becoming, like the noble Nile, your father,

and become, like the beloved Nile, your father,

sacred, untouched by caprice and hypocrisy.

a sacred thing, free of caprice and ostentation.

العيد هذا عيد مصر بأسرها

العيد هذا عيد مصر بأسرها

لا عيد طائفة ولا أهواء

لا عيد طائفة ولا أهواء

This feast is the feast of Egypt in her entirety,

This festival is the festival of all Egypt,

not the feast of one faction or of private desires.

not the festival of a sect, nor of whims.

غنى به الفلاح مثل زروعه

غنى به الفلاح مثل زروعه

ودموعه في الحقل والأنداء

ودموعه في الحقل والأنداء

The farmer sang of it, as did his crops,

The farmer sang of it, as did his crops,

his tears in the field, and the dews.

and his tears in the field, and the dewdrops.

يا ليت لي في كل عام وقفة

يا ليت لي في كل عام وقفة

كالحج بينكمو وليت ثوائي

كالحج بينكمو وليت ثوائي

If only every year I might pause awhile

Oh, if only I could make a visit each year,

like a pilgrim among you—if only I might stay—

like a pilgrimage among you; if only I could stay,

حتى أنافس كل حر مولع

حتى أنافس كل حر مولع

بالنيل مبتدعا فنون غنائي

بالنيل مبتدعا فنون غنائي

so I could vie with every free soul enamored

so that I might rival every free soul enamored

of the Nile, devising new arts for my song,

of the Nile, devising new forms of my song,

وألقن الأحفاد ما لقنته

وألقن الأحفاد ما لقنته

من قبل من سر لفرط إبائي

من قبل من سر لفرط إبائي

and teach descendants what I myself was taught

and teach the grandchildren what I learned

before, by one who rejoiced in my utter refusal to bow.

before—a secret born of my fierce refusal to bow:

لا يعرف الأحرار إلا مسهم

لا يعرف الأحرار إلا مسهم

في التضحيات وقانع بعناء

في التضحيات وقانع بعناء

None knows the free except one like them,

None knows the free except one who shares

sacrificing as they do, content to bear hardship.

in sacrifices and is content with hardship.

فلتحي يا وطني الأصيل منعما

فلتحي يا وطني الأصيل منعما

بتتابع الأعياد كالأضواء

بتتابع الأعياد كالأضواء

Long live, my deep-rooted homeland, blessed

So live on, my noble homeland, blessed

by feasts succeeding one another like lights.

with festivals following one another like lights.

ولتحي جمهورية أحرزتها

ولتحي جمهورية أحرزتها

كالبعث بعد تبدد وفناء

كالبعث بعد تبدد وفناء

And long live the republic you have attained,

And long live the republic you have won,

like resurrection after dispersal and extinction.

like resurrection after disintegration and annihilation.

ترقى الشعوب على سواعد أهلها

ترقى الشعوب على سواعد أهلها

وتهون تحت سنابك الدخلاء

وتهون تحت سنابك الدخلاء

Peoples rise on the strength of their own people,

Nations rise on the strong arms of their people,

and are abased beneath the hooves of intruders.

and are humbled beneath the hooves of intruders.