أَتىcame لِبابِكَto your gate هذاthis النَصرvictory مُذsince خَفقتfluttered
أَتى لِبابِكَ هذا النَصر مُذ خَفقت
راياتbanners وَفقكyour good fortune ياO توفيقTawfiq بِالفَلكin the firmament
رايات وَفقك يا توفيق بِالفَلك
This victory came to your gate when there fluttered
Victory has come to your doorstep since the day
The banners of your good fortune, O Tawfiq, in the firmament.
your banners fluttered, O Tewfik, in the sky.
وَعَمand encompassed ذاthis البَشرgladness منwhoever فيon الاِرضِthe earth منamong بشرmortals
وَعَم ذا البَشر من في الاِرضِ من بشر
حظاgood fortune وَفَوزاand triumph وَماand whatever بِالاِفقin the heavens منamong ملكangels
حظا وَفَوزا وَما بِالاِفق من ملك
And this gladness reached every mortal on earth,
Good fortune and success have come to all people on earth,
And every angel in the heavens, with fortune and triumph.
as well as all kingship on the horizon.
نعمhow excellent اِفتِتاحbeginning الهَناjoy ياO مِصرEgypt فَاِبتَسِميso smile
نعم اِفتِتاح الهَنا يا مِصر فَاِبتَسِمي
وَاِستَبشِريand rejoice فَرحاًgladly فَالسَعدُfor good fortune تمbecame complete لَكfor you
وَاِستَبشِري فَرحاً فَالسَعدُ تم لَك
What a fine beginning of joy, O Egypt—so smile,
Yes, a new era has dawned, O Egypt! So smile
And rejoice gladly, for your good fortune is complete.
and rejoice in your joy—happiness is now yours.
آبreturned الخديويthe Khedive وَنَصرand victory اللَهGod بقدمهwith his step
آب الخديوي وَنَصر اللَه بقدمه
وَعرفand the fragrance آثارهhis deeds بَينَamong الاِنامhumankind زَكىgrew sweet
وَعرف آثاره بَينَ الاِنام زَكى
The Khedive returned, with God's victory in his footsteps;
The Khedive’s father and God’s victory by his feet
And the fragrance of his deeds grew sweet among humankind.
have made his influence renowned among people.
رَفَعَتshe raised بدرthe full moon الاِمانيhopes فيamong الوَرىhumankind علماas a banner
رَفَعَت بدر الاِماني في الوَرى علما
أَضاءَilluminated بِالنورِwith light ماall that فيon الاِرضِthe earth منof حبكpaths
أَضاءَ بِالنورِ ما في الاِرضِ من حبك
She raised the full moon of hopes as a banner among humankind;
The full moon of hopes has raised a flag in the world
It illuminated every path on earth with light.
that illuminates with light everything on earth that you love.