حيرُ ما يحُسن انطلاق لساني

حيرُ ما يحُسن انطلاق لساني

حمدُ ربي المهيمن المنَّان

حمدُ ربي المهيمن المنَّان

The best thing my tongue can fittingly utter is

My tongue falters, unsure what to say

praise of my Lord, the Guardian, the Bountiful Giver,

I praise my Lord, the Omnipotent, the Benevolent

وابتهالي له بحفظ فؤاد

وابتهالي له بحفظ فؤاد

وبتأييد عرشِه السلطاني

وبتأييد عرشِه السلطاني

and my prayer to Him to preserve Fuad,

And beseech Him to guard my heart

and to uphold his royal throne—

And support His sublime Throne

أحمد الاول الذي ما له في ال

أحمد الاول الذي ما له في ال

فضل والنبل والندى من ثان

فضل والنبل والندى من ثان

Ahmad the First, who has no equal in

I praise Ahmad the First, peerless

excellence, nobility, and generosity—

In merit, nobility, and bounty

والتغنِى بمصر إِذ إِن مصراً

والتغنِى بمصر إِذ إِن مصراً

لعروسُ الامصار والبلدانِ

لعروسُ الامصار والبلدانِ

and singing Egypt's praises, for Egypt

And sing of Egypt, for Egypt is

is indeed the bride of cities and lands.

The bride of cities and of lands