وطنٌa homeland دعاcalled وفتىand a young man أجابanswered
وطنٌ دعا وفتى أجاب
بوركتmay you be blessed ياO عزمresolve الشبابthe youth
بوركت يا عزم الشباب
A homeland called, and a young man answered.
A homeland called and a youth answered
Blessed be you, resolve of youth!
Blessed is the resolve of the youth
ياO فتيةyoung men النيلthe Nile المساthe peaceful (opening fragment)
يا فتية النيل المسا
لمpeaceful (closing fragment) والكريمand the generous بلاwithout حسابreckoning
لم والكريم بلا حساب
O youths of the Nile, peaceful
O young men of the Nile's splendor
and generous beyond measure,
For whom generosity flows boundlessly
جناتهits gardens مرآتكمyour mirror
جناته مرآتكم
ولكمand for you خلائقهاtheir qualities العِذابthe sweet
ولكم خلائقها العِذاب
its gardens are your mirror,
Its gardens are your mirrors
and yours are their sweet qualities.
And its most delightful creatures belong to you
ولكمand for you جمالbeauty الزهرِthe flowers رفfluttered (opening fragment)
ولكم جمال الزهرِ رف
فَfluttered (closing fragment) علىover الأماليدthe tender boughs الرطابthe moist
فَ على الأماليد الرطاب
And yours is the beauty of flowers that fluttered
And the flower's beauty is yours
over the tender, moist boughs.
So smell the wet branches
ولكمand for you فؤادthe heart النهرthe river رقgrew tender
ولكم فؤاد النهر رق
علىtoward المحانيthe bends والشعابand the ravines
على المحاني والشعاب
And yours is the river's heart, grown tender
And the river's heart is yours
toward the bends and ravines.
Laughing over the meadows and hills
يمضيflows on فيضحكand smiles للسهوto the plains (opening fragment)
يمضي فيضحك للسهو
لِplains (closing fragment) ولاand does not يضنwithhold علىfrom الهضابthe uplands
لِ ولا يضن على الهضاب
It flows on and smiles upon the plains,
Neither stingy on plateaus
withholding nothing from the uplands.
Until homeland called you all
حتىuntil إذاwhen نادتكمcalled you الthe (prefix)
حتى إذا نادتكم ال
أوطانhomelands والواديand the valley أهابsummoned
أوطان والوادي أهاب
Until, when you were called by the
And the valley roared
homelands, and the valley summoned you,
Until the infidels raged
حتىuntil إذاwhen طغتran rampant الكواthe calamities (opening fragment)
حتى إذا طغت الكوا
رثcalamities (closing fragment) واستفزكمand roused you العذابthe torment
رث واستفزكم العذاب
until, when calamities ran rampant
And torment provoked you all
and torment roused you,
You became like a flood defending lions with a thousand fangs
أصبحتمyou became كالغيلlike the thicket تحprotect (opening fragment)
أصبحتم كالغيل تح
ميهprotect it (closing fragment) الليوثthe lions بألفwith a thousand نابfang
ميه الليوث بألف ناب
you became like a thicket, protected
Tell the youth today is your most fragrant day
by lions with a thousand fangs.
Today Egypt's love appears with no veil or barriers
قلsay للشبابto the youth اليومtoday يوday (opening fragment)
قل للشباب اليوم يو
مكمyour day (closing fragment) الأغرthe radiant المستطابthe delightful
مكم الأغر المستطاب
Tell the youth: today is your day,
If it's a sin, o youth, no going back or regret
radiant and delightful.
God is watching and the nights have your reckoning
اليومtoday يبدوappears حبّlove مِصEgypt (opening fragment)
اليوم يبدو حبّ مِص
رEgypt (closing fragment) فلاso no خفاءَconcealment ولاand no حِجابveil
ر فلا خفاءَ ولا حِجاب
Today love for Egypt is revealed,
And the covenant is in the steadfast hearts
so there is no concealment and no veil.
And the honesty is in the necks
إنif كانis إثماًa sin ياO شباyouths (opening fragment)
إن كان إثماً يا شبا
بُyouths (closing fragment) فلاthen no رجوعturning back ولاand no متابrepentance
بُ فلا رجوع ولا متاب
If it is a sin, O young
Give the precious sacrifice for Egypt and strew it like dust
men, then no retreat and no repentance.
Money and souls, every sacrifice has its reward
اللهGod ينظرwatches واللياand the nights (opening fragment)
الله ينظر والليا
ليnights (closing fragment) عندهاwith them لكمfor you الحسابthe reckoning
لي عندها لكم الحساب
God watches, and the nights
hold the reckoning for you.
والعهدand the pledge فيin القلبthe heart المصاthe steadfast (opening fragment)
والعهد في القلب المصا
برsteadfast (closing fragment) والأمانةand the trust فيupon الرقابthe necks
بر والأمانة في الرقاب
And the pledge rests in the steadfast heart,
and the trust rests upon your necks.
هاتواbring الفداthe sacrifice الغاليthe precious لمصfor Egypt (opening fragment)
هاتوا الفدا الغالي لمص
رEgypt (closing fragment) وأرخوهand lower it كالترابlike dust
ر وأرخوه كالتراب
Bring the precious sacrifice for Egypt,
and count it as cheap as dust.
المالwealth والأرواحand lives كلevery (opening fragment)
المال والأرواح كل
لevery (closing fragment) ضحيةٍsacrifice ولهاand for it ثوابa reward
ل ضحيةٍ ولها ثواب
Wealth and lives—every
sacrifice has its reward.
Partial English translation: 24 of 32 Arabic lines translated.