لاحَت بِمِصر مَشارِق الاِنوار

لاحَت بِمِصر مَشارِق الاِنوار

وَاللَيل اَبدَل لَيله بِنَهار

وَاللَيل اَبدَل لَيله بِنَهار

The dawning lights have shone forth in Egypt,

The lights of dawn have risen over Egypt,

and night has traded its darkness for day.

And the night has changed its darkness into day.

فَاِنظُر تَرى لِلانس صُبحا مُشرِقا

فَاِنظُر تَرى لِلانس صُبحا مُشرِقا

يلقى الحسين مواصل الاِسفار

يلقى الحسين مواصل الاِسفار

So look: you will see a radiant dawn of joy,

Behold and see, for mankind a radiant morn,

greeting al-Husayn, ever continuing to shine.

As Hussein resumes his blessed way.

مِصر المُنى قالَت لِطيب قُدومِهِ

مِصر المُنى قالَت لِطيب قُدومِهِ

أَهلا بِكَوكَب زينَتي وَفخارى

أَهلا بِكَوكَب زينَتي وَفخارى

Egypt of hopes said at his delightful arrival:

Egypt, the cherished goal, exclaims with joy

“Welcome, star that adorns me and is my pride!

At his welcome and gracious stay:

أَهدى قُدومك بِالسعود مسرة

أَهدى قُدومك بِالسعود مسرة

تَوّجت مِنها ساطِع الاِنوار

تَوّجت مِنها ساطِع الاِنوار

Your arrival brought joy with good fortune,

"Welcome, O brightest star and dearest pride,

with which I crowned the one resplendent with light.”

Your coming brings us happiness today."

قرت عُيون أَولى النهى لما بدت

قرت عُيون أَولى النهى لما بدت

آيات ذات المَجد لِلاِبصار

آيات ذات المَجد لِلاِبصار

The eyes of the wise were gladdened when there appeared

The eyes of reverent men are gladdened now

glory-bearing signs before their eyes.

As signs of glory they display.

قَد طالَما رَفَعت أَكف ضراعَة

قَد طالَما رَفَعت أَكف ضراعَة

لِرَجاء هذا العود بِالاِسحار

لِرَجاء هذا العود بِالاِسحار

For so long indeed, hands had been raised in supplication,

Long have we raised our hands beseeching

in hope of this return in the hours before dawn.

For this return at break of day.

عادَت بِهِ لِلقُطر أَعظَم حِليَة

عادَت بِهِ لِلقُطر أَعظَم حِليَة

يُزهى بِها شَرفا عَلى الاِقطار

يُزهى بِها شَرفا عَلى الاِقطار

With him, the land regained its greatest adornment,

Our land is honored with its noblest gift,

in which it glories, honored above other lands.

Exalting it o’er lands that stray.

وَغَدا بِهِ بَدر التَهاني كامِلا

وَغَدا بِهِ بَدر التَهاني كامِلا

فَلتَفتَخر مِصر عَلى الاِمصار

فَلتَفتَخر مِصر عَلى الاِمصار

And through him, the moon of felicitations has become full;

And now with him the moon of gladness shines,

so let Egypt glory over other cities.

Let Egypt boast o’er all that stray!