Sol 6.1

  1. مِصْرُ تُهْدِي إِلَى بَنِيهَا السَّلامَا

    وَهْيَ تَدْعُو إِلَى الْحِفَاظِ الكِرَامَا

    Egypt sends peace to her sons,

    As she calls the noble to keep faith.

  2. خَيْرُ أَوْلادِهَا لَدّيْهَا مَقَامَا

    مَنْ رَعَى عَهْدَهَا وَصَانَ الذِّمَامَا

    The best of her children in her esteem

    Is he who honors her covenant and safeguards the pledge,

  3. حِينَ أَلْقَتْ بَيْنَهَا الزِّمَامَا

    إِنَّ هَذَا لَيَوْمُ فَصْلٍ ورَأْيِ

    When she cast the reins among her people.

    This is indeed a day of decision and judgment;

  4. لَيْسَ فِيهِ مَجَالُ أَمْرٍ وَنَهْيِ

    كل مَنْ صَالَ فِيهِ صَوْلَةَ بَغْيِ

    There is no room in it for commands and prohibitions.

    Whoever on it charges with oppressive force,

  5. وَتَجَنَّى عَلَى الهُدَى بِالِغَي

    نَصَرَ الْوِزْرَ وَاسْتَحَلَّ الْحَرَامَا

    And assails right guidance with error,

    Champions sin and deems the forbidden lawful.

  6. بَايِعُوا العِلْمَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ فِيهِ

    أَيِّدُوا كُلَّ عَاقِلٍ وَنَزِيهِ

    On it, pledge allegiance to knowledge and virtue;

    Support every sensible and upright person;

  7. قَاطِعُوا كُلَّ جَاهِلٍ وَسَفِيهِ

    رَاقِبُوا اللهَ فِي الْحِمَى وَبَنِيهِ

    Shun every ignorant person and fool;

    Be mindful of God concerning the homeland and its sons.

  8. ضَلَّ مَنْ يَجْعَلُ الضُّلُولَ إِمَامَا

    حَاذِرُوا فِي اخْتِيَارِكُمْ أَنْ تُرَاءُوا

    Whoever makes error his leader goes astray.

    Beware, in your choice, of acting for show;

  9. حَاذِرُوا أَنْ يُسَوَّدَ الأَغْنِيَاءُ

    فَتَوَلَّى جُهَّالُهُ الأَحْكَامَا

    Beware lest the rich be made rulers,

    So its ignorant men assume rule.

  10. أَثْبِتُوا أَنَّ فِي الْبِلادِ رِجَالا

    حَققُوا بِالكِنَانَةِ الآمَالا

    Prove that there are men in the land;

    Make hopes come true in al-Kinanah;

  11. رَجِّحُوا الْعَقْلَ وَاسْتَخَِفُوا المَالا

    إِفْسَحُوا لِلأَكْفَاءِ مِنْكُمْ مَجَالا

    Give reason weight, and make light of wealth;

    Make room for the capable among you,

  12. وَأَهِيبُوا بِهِمْ أَمَاماً أَمَامَا

    إِنَّ مِصْراً تُرِيدُ عَهْداً جَدِيدا

    And urge them: 'Forward, forward!'

    Indeed, Egypt wants a new era;

  13. سَئِمَتْ مَا مَضَى وَكَانَ شَدِيدا

    فَاطْلُبُوا المَطْلَبَ الكَبِيرَ الْبَعِيدا

    She is weary of the past, which was harsh.

    So seek the great and distant goal,

  14. وَاقْتَدُوا بِالِهلالِ كَانَ وَلِيدا

    مُنْذُ حِينٍ فَصَارَ بَدْراً تَمَامَا

    And follow the crescent's example: it was newborn

    A while ago, then became a perfect full moon.

  15. وَكَأَنَّي بِالْغَرْبِ يَرْنُو إِلَيْكُمْ

    لِيَرَى قِمَةَ الْحَيَاةِ لَدَيْكُمْ

    And I seem to see the West gazing toward you,

    To see life's summit in your midst;

  16. فَلْيَكُنْ شَاهِداً لَكُمْ لا عَلَيْكُمْ

    ذَاكَ فِي وُسْعِكُمْ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيَكُمْ

    So let it be a witness for you, not against you.

    That is within your power and in your hands,

  17. إِنْ رَشَدْتُمْ حَمِيَّةً وَاعْتِزَامَا

    أَيُّهَا النَّاخِبُونَ أَمرُ البِلادِ

    If you act wisely, with zeal and resolve.

    O voters, the affairs of the land

  18. أَمْرُكُمْ أَحْكِمُوه وَاللهُ هَادِ

    لا تُطِيعُوا مَشُورَةَ الأَحْقَادِ

    Are yours: manage them wisely, and God is the guide.

    Do not heed the counsel of hatred;

  19. لا تَزِيغُوا لِنَزْعَةٍ مِنْ وِدَادِ

    لا تُرُومُوا سِوَى الْفَلاحِ مَرَامَا

    Do not be swayed by a tug of affection;

    Seek no goal but prosperity.

  20. ذَلِكُمْ شَأْنُ مِصْرَ شَرْقاً وَغَرْباً

    وَهْوَ مَا لا يَهُونُ إِنْ سَاءَ عُقْبَى

    That is Egypt's concern, east and west,

    And it is no small matter if its outcome is ill.

  21. مَنْ دَعَاهُ فِيهِ الصَّوابُ فَلَبَّى

    عَزَّ حِزْباً وَكَانَ للهِ حِزْبَا

    Whoever, in this, answers when what is right calls him,

    Grows mighty as a party and becomes a party of God;

  22. وَحَمَى الله حِزْبَهُ أَنْ يُضَامَا

    هُوَ يَومٌ إِنْ تَعْدِلُوا سَرَّ جِدّاً

    And God protects His party from being wronged.

    This day, if you act justly, will bring great joy;

  23. فَاجْعَلُوهُ لِغَابِر الظُّلْمِ حَدَّا

    وَاجْعَلُوهُ لِمَبْدَأِ العَدْلِ عَهْدَا

    So make it an end to the oppression of the past,

    And make it a pledge to the principle of justice.

  24. عَدْلُ يَوْمٍ يُبَدِّلُ النَّحْسَ سَعْدَا

    عَدْلُ يَوْمٍ يُعَدِّلُ الأَيَّامَا

    One day's justice turns ill fortune into good fortune;

    One day's justice sets the days aright.

  25. يَنْظُرُ الشَّرْقُ مِنْ قَصِيِّ النَّوَاحِي

    كَيْفَ تَسْتَقْبِلونَ عَصْرَ الفَلاحِ

    The East watches from the remotest regions

    How you welcome the age of prosperity.

  26. فَأَرُوهُ مِنْكُمْ مَكَانَ الصَّلاحِ

    وَأَرُوهُ بَوَارِقَ الإِصْلاحِ

    So show it where virtue lies among you,

    And show it the lightning flashes of reform,

  27. مَالِئَاتٍ آفَاقَ مِصْرَ ابْتِسَامَا

    مِصْرُ كَانَتْ فَرِيدَةَ الأَمْصَارِ

    Filling Egypt's horizons with smiles.

    Egypt was peerless among lands,

  28. وَهْيَ فِي يَوْمِنَا حِمَى آثَارِ

    أَيُّهَا النَّائِبُونَ عَنَّا بَدَارِ

    And today she is a sanctuary of relics;

    O you who represent us, make haste,

  29. لِتجِدُّوا لَهَا شَبَابَ فَخَارِ

    فَتُبَاهِي بِقَوْمِهَا لأَقْوَامَا

    To restore to her a youth of glory,

    So she may boast of her people before other peoples.