بِكَ العُلا تَظاهَرُ

بِكَ العُلا تَظاهَرُ

فَأَنتَ فيها الزاهِرُ

فَأَنتَ فيها الزاهِرُ

Through you, glory manifests itself,

With you glory is adorned

for you are its radiant one.

For you are its blossom

وَأَنتَ مِنها سَمعُها

وَأَنتَ مِنها سَمعُها

وَأَنتَ فيها الباصِرُ

وَأَنتَ فيها الباصِرُ

And you are its sense of hearing,

You are its hearing and sight

and within it you are the one who sees.

And its finder you are

وَواجِدٌ أَنتَ بِها

وَواجِدٌ أَنتَ بِها

وَمَن يَثني ساخِرُ

وَمَن يَثني ساخِرُ

And you are enamored of it,

Whoever mocks is a fault-finder

and whoever would dissuade you is a scoffer.

But Egypt's nectar

فَقُطرُ مِصرَ يَنبَغي

فَقُطرُ مِصرَ يَنبَغي

بِكَ المَلا يُفاخِرُ

بِكَ المَلا يُفاخِرُ

So the land of Egypt ought

Should take pride in you

to boast of you before the multitude,

For you are the Chosen One, the Expert

إِذ أَنتَ فيهِ المُصطَفى

إِذ أَنتَ فيهِ المُصطَفى

وَأَنتَ فيهِ الماهِرُ

وَأَنتَ فيهِ الماهِرُ

since within it you are the chosen one,

Knowledge and deeds without

and within it you are the skilled one.

Any pretentiousness

عِلمٌ وَأَعمالٌ بِلا

عِلمٌ وَأَعمالٌ بِلا

شَقشَقَةٍ تُبادِرُ

شَقشَقَةٍ تُبادِرُ

Knowledge and deeds, without

Recklessness is absent in you

bluster—you are quick to act.

And prudence present

الطَيشُ عَنكَ غائِبٌ

الطَيشُ عَنكَ غائِبٌ

وَالحَزمُ فيكَ حاضِرُ

وَالحَزمُ فيكَ حاضِرُ

Recklessness is absent from you,

Knowledge is a garden whose branch

and firm resolve is present in you.

By God, you make flourish

وَالعِلمُ رَوضٌ غُصنُهُ

وَالعِلمُ رَوضٌ غُصنُهُ

وَاللَهِ أَنتَ الناضِرُ

وَاللَهِ أَنتَ الناضِرُ

And knowledge is a garden whose bough—

None will deny your merit

by God—is you, flourishing.

Except those who deny daylight

لا يَجحَدِ الفَضلُ سِوى

لا يَجحَدِ الفَضلُ سِوى

مَن لِلنَهارِ ناكِرُ

مَن لِلنَهارِ ناكِرُ

None denies merit except

How many problems you have solved

one who denies the daylight.

Before it was asked, evading

كَم مُشكَلٍ حَلَلتَهُ

كَم مُشكَلٍ حَلَلتَهُ

وَقَبلَ قيلَ واعِرُ

وَقَبلَ قيلَ واعِرُ

How many a difficult problem you have solved,

And you handled dilemmas

though earlier it was called daunting.

While the Sheikh fell short

وَمُعضِلٌ عالَجتَهُ

وَمُعضِلٌ عالَجتَهُ

وَالشَيخُ عَنهُ قاصِرُ

وَالشَيخُ عَنهُ قاصِرُ

And a knotty problem you have tackled,

With keen intelligence

while the elder was unequal to it,

Its flames leaping high

بِفِطنَةٍ ذَكِيَّةٍ

بِفِطنَةٍ ذَكِيَّةٍ

لَهيبُها يَطّايَرُ

لَهيبُها يَطّايَرُ

with keen intelligence,

Every envier burned

whose flame leaps forth.

By your unbelief

تَحَرَّقَ كُلَّ حاسِدٍ

تَحَرَّقَ كُلَّ حاسِدٍ

بِما أَتَيتَ كافِرُ

بِما أَتَيتَ كافِرُ

Every envious soul burned with anguish,

And a lofty ambition

denying what you have achieved.

From which praise is fragrant

وَهِمَّةٌ عَلِيَّةٌ

وَهِمَّةٌ عَلِيَّةٌ

عَنها الثَناءُ عاطِرُ

عَنها الثَناءُ عاطِرُ

And lofty aspiration,

And astounding wisdom

whose praise is fragrant,

Wherein the great are humbled

وَحِكمَةٌ مُدهِشَةٌ

وَحِكمَةٌ مُدهِشَةٌ

فيها الكَبيرُ صاغِرُ

فيها الكَبيرُ صاغِرُ

and astonishing wisdom,

Who do I have with gallantry in calamities

before which the great are humbled.

To be its commander?

مَن لي بِشَهمٍ في البِلا

مَن لي بِشَهمٍ في البِلا

دِ يَكونُ فيها الآمِرُ

دِ يَكونُ فيها الآمِرُ

Who can find me a noble man in the land

By God, you are worthy of it

who would be its ruler?

And capable, appropriate for it

وَاللَهِ إِنَّكَ أَهلَها

وَاللَهِ إِنَّكَ أَهلَها

وَبِها الجَديرُ القادِرُ

وَبِها الجَديرُ القادِرُ

By God, you are indeed worthy of it,

and fit for it, and capable.

So stick, my ransom, to a path

فَالزَم فَدَيتُ خُطَّةً

فَالزَم فَدَيتُ خُطَّةً

كُلَّ عَلَيها شاكِرُ

كُلَّ عَلَيها شاكِرُ

So hold to a course—I would ransom you—

Whereupon all are thankful

for which everyone is grateful.

And watch for a supreme position

وَاِرقُب مَقاماً عالِياً

وَاِرقُب مَقاماً عالِياً

إِلَيكَ حالاً صائِرُ

إِلَيكَ حالاً صائِرُ

And await a lofty station,

That will soon come your way

coming your way presently.

And remember the affection of a loyal friend

وَاِذكُر وِدادَ مُخلِصٍ

وَاِذكُر وِدادَ مُخلِصٍ

أَبَداً وَلاكَ ذاكِرُ

أَبَداً وَلاكَ ذاكِرُ

And remember the affection of one devoted,

Who will always remember you

ever mindful of your friendship.

And to you is the happiest celebration

وَإِلَيكَ عيدُ أَسعَدُ

وَإِلَيكَ عيدُ أَسعَدُ

فيهِ الهَناءُ وافِرُ

فيهِ الهَناءُ وافِرُ

And may yours be a happier festival,

Wherein delight is plenty

with abundant happiness in it.

The like of which will come upon you

يَأتي عَلَيكَ مِثلُهُ

يَأتي عَلَيكَ مِثلُهُ

بِقُوَّةٍ تُوازِرُ

بِقُوَّةٍ تُوازِرُ

May another like it come to you,

With strength to match it

with strength to sustain you,

Until in joy I soar

حَتّى أَطيرَ فَرحَةً

حَتّى أَطيرَ فَرحَةً

وَمَن أَوَدُّ ناظِرُ

وَمَن أَوَدُّ ناظِرُ

until I fly for joy,

And whom I love sees

while the one I love looks on.