أَيا قَبرُ هَذا الضَيفُ آمالُ أُمَّةٍ

أَيا قَبرُ هَذا الضَيفُ آمالُ أُمَّةٍ

فَكَبِّر وَهَلِّل وَاِلقَ ضَيفَكَ جاثِيا

فَكَبِّر وَهَلِّل وَاِلقَ ضَيفَكَ جاثِيا

O grave, this guest of yours is the hope of a nation.

O grave, this guest is a nation's hopes.

Proclaim God’s greatness and oneness, and, kneeling, clasp your guest’s hand.

So proclaim God's greatness and oneness, and kneel to greet your guest.

عَزيزٌ عَلَينا أَن نَرى فيكَ مُصطَفى

عَزيزٌ عَلَينا أَن نَرى فيكَ مُصطَفى

شَهيدَ العُلا في زَهرَةِ العُمرِ ذاوِيا

شَهيدَ العُلا في زَهرَةِ العُمرِ ذاوِيا

It pains us dearly to see Mustafa within you,

It is painful for us to see Mustafa within you,

a martyr to glory, withering in life’s first bloom.

A martyr for glory, withering in the bloom of life.

أَيا قَبرُ لَو أَنّا فَقَدناهُ وَحدَهُ

أَيا قَبرُ لَو أَنّا فَقَدناهُ وَحدَهُ

لَكانَ التَأَسّي مِن جَوى الحُزنِ شافِيا

لَكانَ التَأَسّي مِن جَوى الحُزنِ شافِيا

O grave, if he alone were all that we had lost,

O grave, had we lost only him,

consolation might have healed the heart’s searing grief.

Consolation would have healed the burning ache of grief.

وَلَكِن فَقَدنا كُلَّ شَيءٍ بِفَقدِهِ

وَلَكِن فَقَدنا كُلَّ شَيءٍ بِفَقدِهِ

وَهَيهاتَ أَن يَأتي بِهِ الدَهرُ ثانِيا

وَهَيهاتَ أَن يَأتي بِهِ الدَهرُ ثانِيا

But in losing him, we lost everything;

But in losing him, we have lost everything,

how far-fetched that Time should ever bring his like again.

And time can never bring him back again.

فَيا سائِلي أَينَ المُروءَةُ وَالوَفا

فَيا سائِلي أَينَ المُروءَةُ وَالوَفا

وَأَينَ الحِجا وَالرَأيُ وَيحَكَ هاهِيا

وَأَينَ الحِجا وَالرَأيُ وَيحَكَ هاهِيا

O you who ask me, “Where are valor and fidelity?

So, you who ask me where chivalry and fidelity are,

And where are intellect, sound counsel, and governing judgment?”—There they lie.

And where wisdom and judgment are—alas for you, here they are!

هَنيئاً لَهُم فَليَأمَنوا كُلَّ صائِحٍ

هَنيئاً لَهُم فَليَأمَنوا كُلَّ صائِحٍ

فَقَد أُسكِتَ الصَوتُ الَّذي كانَ عالِيا

فَقَد أُسكِتَ الصَوتُ الَّذي كانَ عالِيا

Good fortune to them; let them feel safe from every voice that cries aloud,

Congratulations to them! Let them fear no one who cries out,

for the voice that once rang high has now been silenced.

For the voice that once rose high has been silenced.

وَماتَ الَّذي أَحيا الشُعورَ وَساقَهُ

وَماتَ الَّذي أَحيا الشُعورَ وَساقَهُ

إِلى المَجدِ فَاِستَحيا النُفوسَ البَوالِيا

إِلى المَجدِ فَاِستَحيا النُفوسَ البَوالِيا

Dead is the man who awakened feeling and led it

And he who revived feeling and led it has died,

toward glory, reviving souls worn away by decay.

To glory, bringing worn-out souls back to life.

مَدَحتُكَ لَمّا كُنتَ حَيّاً فَلَم أَجِد

مَدَحتُكَ لَمّا كُنتَ حَيّاً فَلَم أَجِد

وَإِنّي أُجيدُ اليَومَ فيكَ المَراثِيا

وَإِنّي أُجيدُ اليَومَ فيكَ المَراثِيا

I praised you while you lived, never supposing

I praised you while you lived, but failed to excel;

that today I would excel in elegies for you.

Yet today I excel in elegies for you.

عَلَيكَ وَإِلّا ما لِذا الحُزنِ شامِلاً

عَلَيكَ وَإِلّا ما لِذا الحُزنِ شامِلاً

وَفيكَ وَإِلّا ما لِذا الشَعبِ باكِيا

وَفيكَ وَإِلّا ما لِذا الشَعبِ باكِيا

It is for you—else why is grief all-embracing?

For you—why else would this grief be all-encompassing?

And over you—else why are these people weeping?

And for you—why else would these people be weeping?

يَموتُ المُداوي لِلنُفوسِ وَلا يَرى

يَموتُ المُداوي لِلنُفوسِ وَلا يَرى

لِما فيهِ مِن داءِ النُفوسِ مُداوِيا

لِما فيهِ مِن داءِ النُفوسِ مُداوِيا

The healer of souls dies, yet finds no

The healer of souls dies, and finds no one

healer for the sickness within those souls.

To heal the sickness of souls within him.

وَكُنّا نِياماً حينَما كُنتَ ساهِداً

وَكُنّا نِياماً حينَما كُنتَ ساهِداً

فَأَسهَدتَنا حُزناً وَأَمسَيتَ غافِيا

فَأَسهَدتَنا حُزناً وَأَمسَيتَ غافِيا

We slept while you remained wakeful;

And we were asleep while you kept vigil,

now grief keeps us awake while you have fallen asleep.

So you have made us sleepless with grief, and now lie asleep.

شَهيدَ العُلا لا زالَ صَوتُكَ بَينَنا

شَهيدَ العُلا لا زالَ صَوتُكَ بَينَنا

يَرِنُّ كَما قَد كانَ بِالأَمسِ داوِيا

يَرِنُّ كَما قَد كانَ بِالأَمسِ داوِيا

Martyr to glory, may your voice remain among us,

O martyr for glory, may your voice remain among us,

ringing as it did yesterday, deep and resonant.

Ringing as it resounded yesterday.

يُهيبُ بِنا هَذا بِناءٌ أَقَمتُهُ

يُهيبُ بِنا هَذا بِناءٌ أَقَمتُهُ

فَلا تَهدِموا بِاللَهِ ما كُنتُ بانِيا

فَلا تَهدِموا بِاللَهِ ما كُنتُ بانِيا

It calls to us: “This is an edifice I raised;

It calls to us: 'This is a building I raised;

by God, do not demolish what I built.”

So, for God's sake, do not tear down what I built.'

يَصيحُ بِنا لا تُشعِروا الناسَ أَنَّني

يَصيحُ بِنا لا تُشعِروا الناسَ أَنَّني

قَضَيتُ وَأَنَّ الحَيَّ قَد باتَ خالِيا

قَضَيتُ وَأَنَّ الحَيَّ قَد باتَ خالِيا

It cries to us: “Do not let the people feel that I

It cries to us: 'Do not let people feel that I

have died and left the living nation desolate.”

Have died and that the quarter now lies empty.'

يُناشِدُنا بِاللَهِ أَلّا تَفَرَّقوا

يُناشِدُنا بِاللَهِ أَلّا تَفَرَّقوا

وَكونوا رِجالاً لا تَسُرّوا الأَعادِيا

وَكونوا رِجالاً لا تَسُرّوا الأَعادِيا

It adjures us by God not to divide,

It implores us by God: 'Do not divide,

but to be men and give our enemies no joy.

And be men; do not gladden the enemies.

فَروحِيَ مِن هَذا المَقامِ مُطِلَّةٌ

فَروحِيَ مِن هَذا المَقامِ مُطِلَّةٌ

تُشارِفُكُم عَنّي وَإِن كُنتُ بالِيا

تُشارِفُكُم عَنّي وَإِن كُنتُ بالِيا

For my spirit looks down from this station,

For my spirit looks out from this resting place,

watching over you in my stead, though I am far away.

Watching over you for me, though I lie decaying.

فَلا تُحزِنوها بِالخِلافِ فَإِنَّني

فَلا تُحزِنوها بِالخِلافِ فَإِنَّني

أَخافُ عَلَيكُم في الخِلافِ الدَواهِيا

أَخافُ عَلَيكُم في الخِلافِ الدَواهِيا

So do not grieve that spirit through dissension, for I

So do not grieve it with discord, for I

fear for you the calamities that dissension breeds.”

Fear calamities for you in discord.'

أَجَل أَيُّها الداعي إِلى الخَيرِ إِنَّنا

أَجَل أَيُّها الداعي إِلى الخَيرِ إِنَّنا

عَلى العَهدِ ما دُمنا فَنَم أَنتَ هانِيا

عَلى العَهدِ ما دُمنا فَنَم أَنتَ هانِيا

Yes, caller to goodness, we

Yes, O you who call to goodness, we

remain faithful to the covenant while we live; sleep in peace.

Keep our pledge as long as we live; so sleep in peace.

بِناؤُكَ مَحفوظٌ وَطَيفُكَ ماثِلٌ

بِناؤُكَ مَحفوظٌ وَطَيفُكَ ماثِلٌ

وَصَوتُكَ مَسموعٌ وَإِن كُنتَ نائِيا

وَصَوتُكَ مَسموعٌ وَإِن كُنتَ نائِيا

Your edifice is guarded, and your image remains present;

Your building is preserved, and your apparition stands before us;

your voice is heard although you are far away.

And your voice is heard, though you are far away.

عَهِدناكَ لا تَبكي وَتُنكِرُ أَن يُرى

عَهِدناكَ لا تَبكي وَتُنكِرُ أَن يُرى

أَخو البَأسِ في بَعضِ المَواطِنِ باكِيا

أَخو البَأسِ في بَعضِ المَواطِنِ باكِيا

We knew you never to weep, and to reject the sight of

We knew you never wept, and disapproved of seeing

a man of valor weeping in some circumstances.

A man of valor weeping in certain circumstances.

فَرَخِّص لَنا اليَومَ البُكاءَ وَفي غَدٍ

فَرَخِّص لَنا اليَومَ البُكاءَ وَفي غَدٍ

تَرانا كَما تَهوى جِبالاً رَواسِيا

تَرانا كَما تَهوى جِبالاً رَواسِيا

So grant us leave to weep today; tomorrow

So permit us to weep today, and tomorrow

you will see us as you wish: mountains firmly rooted.

You will see us as you wish: mountains standing firm.

فَيا نيلُ إِن لَم تَجرِ بَعدَ وَفاتِهِ

فَيا نيلُ إِن لَم تَجرِ بَعدَ وَفاتِهِ

دَماً أَحمَراً لا كُنتَ يا نيلُ جارِيا

دَماً أَحمَراً لا كُنتَ يا نيلُ جارِيا

O Nile, if after him you do not flow

O Nile, if after his death you do not flow

blood-red, then cease to flow, O Nile.

With red blood, may you never flow, O Nile!

وَيا مِصرُ إِن لَم تَحفَظي ذِكرَ عَهدِهِ

وَيا مِصرُ إِن لَم تَحفَظي ذِكرَ عَهدِهِ

إِلى الحَشرِ لا زالَ اِنحِلالُكِ باقِيا

إِلى الحَشرِ لا زالَ اِنحِلالُكِ باقِيا

O Egypt, if you do not preserve the memory of his covenant

And O Egypt, if you do not preserve the memory of his time

until the Resurrection, may your dissolution never end.

Until the Final Gathering, may your dissolution endure forever!

وَيا أَهلَ مِصرٍ إِن جَهِلتُم مُصابَكُم

وَيا أَهلَ مِصرٍ إِن جَهِلتُم مُصابَكُم

ثِقوا أَنَّ نَجمَ السَعدِ قَد غارَ هاوِيا

ثِقوا أَنَّ نَجمَ السَعدِ قَد غارَ هاوِيا

O people of Egypt, if you do not comprehend your loss,

And O people of Egypt, if you fail to grasp your loss,

know that fortune’s star has sunk and fallen.

Be sure that the star of good fortune has fallen out of sight.

ثَلاثونَ عاماً بَل ثَلاثونَ دُرَّةً

ثَلاثونَ عاماً بَل ثَلاثونَ دُرَّةً

بِجيدِ اللَيالي ساطِعاتٍ زَواهِيا

بِجيدِ اللَيالي ساطِعاتٍ زَواهِيا

Thirty years—rather, thirty pearls

Thirty years—rather, thirty pearls,

upon the throat of the nights, radiant and gleaming.

On the neck of the nights, shining and radiant,

سَتَشهَدُ في التاريخِ أَنّكَ لَم تَكُن

سَتَشهَدُ في التاريخِ أَنّكَ لَم تَكُن

فَتىً مُفرَداً بَل كُنتَ جَيشاً مُغازِيا

فَتىً مُفرَداً بَل كُنتَ جَيشاً مُغازِيا

History will testify that you were not

Will testify in history that you were not

one man alone, but an army on campaign.

A lone young man; rather, you were an army on campaign.