في ساحَةِ البَدَوِيِّ حَلَّت ساحَةٌ

في ساحَةِ البَدَوِيِّ حَلَّت ساحَةٌ

عِزُّ البِلادِ بِعِزِّها مَوصولُ

عِزُّ البِلادِ بِعِزِّها مَوصولُ

In al-Badawi's courtyard, a court has alighted;

In Badawi's square a splendid square descended

The country's glory is bound to its glory.

The glory of the country is linked to its glory

وَأَتى الحُسَينُ يَزورُ قُطبَ زَمانِهِ

وَأَتى الحُسَينُ يَزورُ قُطبَ زَمانِهِ

يَرعى وَيَحرُسُ رَكبَهُ جِبريلُ

يَرعى وَيَحرُسُ رَكبَهُ جِبريلُ

And Husayn came to visit the spiritual pole of his age;

And al-Husayn came to visit the pole of his time

Gabriel watches over and guards his cavalcade.

Gabriel grazes and guards his caravan

زادَت مَواسِمُنا بِطَنطا مَوسِماً

زادَت مَواسِمُنا بِطَنطا مَوسِماً

لِمَليكِهِ التَقديسُ وَالتَبجيلُ

لِمَليكِهِ التَقديسُ وَالتَبجيلُ

Our festivals in Tanta have gained another festival,

Our seasons have increased with Tanta a season

Whose sovereign receives reverence and veneration.

For its sanctified king, glorification and veneration

بِالساحَتَينِ لِكُلِّ راجٍ مَوئِلٌ

بِالساحَتَينِ لِكُلِّ راجٍ مَوئِلٌ

وَلِكُلِّ عافٍ مَربَعٌ وَمَقيلُ

وَلِكُلِّ عافٍ مَربَعٌ وَمَقيلُ

In the two courts is a refuge for everyone who hopes,

With both squares for every desirous one there is a refuge

And for every seeker of bounty, a springtime abode and a place of noon repose.

And for every gentle one there is a square and circle

قُل لِلفَقيرِ إِذا سَأَلتَ فَلا تَخَف

قُل لِلفَقيرِ إِذا سَأَلتَ فَلا تَخَف

رَدّاً فَما في الساحَتَينِ بَخيلُ

رَدّاً فَما في الساحَتَينِ بَخيلُ

Tell the poor man: 'When you ask, do not fear

Say to the poor when you ask, do not be afraid

Refusal, for there is no miser in either court.'

Of refusal, for in both squares there is no miser

بَرَكاتُ هَذي لا يَغيضُ مَعينُها

بَرَكاتُ هَذي لا يَغيضُ مَعينُها

نَفَحاتُ تِلكَ كَثيرُها مَأمولُ

نَفَحاتُ تِلكَ كَثيرُها مَأمولُ

The wellspring of this court's blessings never dwindles;

The blessings of this one, its spring never runs dry

Abundant wafts of grace are hoped for from that court.

The winds of that one, plentiful are its hopes

قَد أَخصَبَ الإِقليمُ حينَ حَلَلتَهُ

قَد أَخصَبَ الإِقليمُ حينَ حَلَلتَهُ

وَالغَيثُ لا يَبقى عَلَيهِ مُحولُ

وَالغَيثُ لا يَبقى عَلَيهِ مُحولُ

The province grew fertile when you alighted there,

The region has prospered since you have entered it

And no drought remains in the presence of rain.

And rain does not remain forbidden to it

وَبَدا يَموجُ بِساكِنيهِ وَعِطفُهُ

وَبَدا يَموجُ بِساكِنيهِ وَعِطفُهُ

قَد كادَ مِن طَرَبِ اللِقاءِ يَميلُ

قَد كادَ مِن طَرَبِ اللِقاءِ يَميلُ

And it was seen surging with its inhabitants, while its flank

And its affection began to surge with its inhabitants

Almost swayed with the rapture of the meeting.

It almost tilted from the ecstasy of the meeting

ذَكَروا بِمَقدَمِكَ المُبارَكِ مَوقِفاً

ذَكَروا بِمَقدَمِكَ المُبارَكِ مَوقِفاً

قَد قامَ فيهِ أَبوكَ إِسماعيلُ

قَد قامَ فيهِ أَبوكَ إِسماعيلُ

At your blessed arrival, they recalled a scene

They recalled with your blessed arrival an occasion

In which your father Ismail once stood.

In which your father Abraham took a stand

في مِثلِ هَذا اليَومِ خَلَّدَ ذِكرَهُ

في مِثلِ هَذا اليَومِ خَلَّدَ ذِكرَهُ

أَثَرٌ لَهُ بَينَ العِبادِ جَليلُ

أَثَرٌ لَهُ بَينَ العِبادِ جَليلُ

On a day like this, his memory was immortalized

On a day like this, his memory immortalized

By a noble deed of his among the people.

For him among the servants is an exalted trace

نَثَرَ السُعودَ عَلى الوُفودِ وَحَولَهُ

نَثَرَ السُعودَ عَلى الوُفودِ وَحَولَهُ

يَتَجاوَبُ التَكبيرُ وَالتَهليلُ

يَتَجاوَبُ التَكبيرُ وَالتَهليلُ

He showered the delegations with good fortune, while around him

Al Saud scattered generosity upon the delegations around him

Cries of 'God is greatest' and 'There is no god but God' answered one another.

Exchanging declarations of God's greatness and praise

دامَت مَآثِرُهُ وَمَن يَكُ صُنعُهُ

دامَت مَآثِرُهُ وَمَن يَكُ صُنعُهُ

كَأَبيكَ إِسماعيلَ كَيفَ يَزولُ

كَأَبيكَ إِسماعيلَ كَيفَ يَزولُ

May his noble deeds endure; and one whose work

May his achievements last, and whoever's making is

Is like your father Ismail's—how can he fade away?

Like your father Abraham, how could it disappear?

فَاِهنَأ بِمُلكِكَ يا حُسَينُ فَعَهدُهُ

فَاِهنَأ بِمُلكِكَ يا حُسَينُ فَعَهدُهُ

عَهدٌ بِتَحقيقِ الرَجاءِ كَفيلُ

عَهدٌ بِتَحقيقِ الرَجاءِ كَفيلُ

So rejoice in your kingship, O Husayn, for this reign

Congratulations on your kingdom, O Hussein, for its era

Is a reign that guarantees the fulfillment of hope.

Is one in which hopes are guaranteed to be fulfilled

وَاِنهَض بِشَعبِكَ في الشُعوبِ فَإِنَّما

وَاِنهَض بِشَعبِكَ في الشُعوبِ فَإِنَّما

لَكَ بَعدَ رَبِّكَ أَمرُهُ مَوكولُ

لَكَ بَعدَ رَبِّكَ أَمرُهُ مَوكولُ

And raise your people among the nations, for only

And arise with your people among the nations, for verily

To you, after your Lord, are their affairs entrusted.

After your Lord, their command rests with you

وَليَهنَئِ البَدَوِيَّ أَنَّ صَديقَهُ

وَليَهنَئِ البَدَوِيَّ أَنَّ صَديقَهُ

عَن وُدِّهِ المَعهودِ لَيسَ يَحولُ

عَن وُدِّهِ المَعهودِ لَيسَ يَحولُ

And may al-Badawi be gladdened that his friend

And let Badawi congratulate that his friend

Does not turn away from his long-standing affection.

Is not turning away from his accustomed affection

قَد جاءَهُ يَسعى إِلَيهِ وَحَولَهُ

قَد جاءَهُ يَسعى إِلَيهِ وَحَولَهُ

أَعلى وَأَكرَمُ مَن سَقاهُ النيلُ

أَعلى وَأَكرَمُ مَن سَقاهُ النيلُ

He has come to him, hastening toward him, and around him

He came to him eager, and around him

Are the loftiest and noblest of those the Nile has watered.

The highest and most generous of those the Nile quenched their thirst