عَلَمانِ مِن أَعلامِ مِصـ

عَلَمانِ مِن أَعلامِ مِصـ

ـرَ عَدا الرَدى فَطَواهُما

ـرَ عَدا الرَدى فَطَواهُما

Two banners among the banners of Egypt—

Two leaders from Egypt's greatest men

death assailed them and furled them both.

Time could not wear their glory down

حَسَنٌ وَزُهدي لَم يُمَتـ

حَسَنٌ وَزُهدي لَم يُمَتـ

ـتَع بِالشَبابِ كِلاهُما

ـتَع بِالشَبابِ كِلاهُما

Hasan and Zuhdi—neither was granted

Virtuous and ascetic, they spurned

the enjoyment of youth.

The passion of youth through their lives

سَلَكا سَبيلَ الحَقِّ ما

سَلَكا سَبيلَ الحَقِّ ما

عاشا وَما أَولاهُما

عاشا وَما أَولاهُما

They followed the path of truth as long as

They walked the path of truth while

they lived—and how worthy they both were of it!

They lived, never swerving from it

داسَ الأَثيمُ حِماهُما

داسَ الأَثيمُ حِماهُما

تَحتَ الدُجى وَدَهاهُما

تَحتَ الدُجى وَدَهاهُما

The evildoer trampled their sanctuary

Though the wicked trampled their shield

under cover of darkness and brought calamity upon them both.

Beneath darkness, and shot them down

فَرَمى النُهى وَالفَضلَ مُجـ

فَرَمى النُهى وَالفَضلَ مُجـ

ـتَمِعينَ حينَ رَماهُما

ـتَمِعينَ حينَ رَماهُما

Thus he shot reason and virtue, joined

Champions of restraint and nobility

together, when he shot them both.

Together when arrows pierced them

إِن تَذكُروا هِمَمَ الرِجا

إِن تَذكُروا هِمَمَ الرِجا

لِ فَقَدِّموا ذِكراهُما

لِ فَقَدِّموا ذِكراهُما

If you speak of men’s high aspirations,

If you recall the courage of heroes

then give their memory pride of place.

Let their memory come first

أَو تَسأَلوني عَن شَهيـ

أَو تَسأَلوني عَن شَهيـ

ـدَي مَبدَإٍ فَهُما هُما

ـدَي مَبدَإٍ فَهُما هُما

Or if you ask me of two martyrs

If you ask who were martyrs

to a principle: they are the very ones.

At the dawn, then they were they