1. حَيِّ اتِّحَاداً لِلنِّسَاءِ

    صُنُوَّ شَتَّى الأُمَمِ

    Hail a union of women,

    a peer of nations of every kind.

  2. وَقَدْ تَلاقَى الشَّرْقُ والغَ

    رْبُ بِهِ عَنْ أُمَمِ

    And East and West have met

    within it, on behalf of nations.

  3. وَظَلَّلَ الرَّئِيسَيْنِ فِي

    هِ أَنْقَى علَمِ

    And the two presidents within it are shaded

    by the purest banner.

  4. فَهْوَ مِثَالٌ لِلمُفَا

    دَاةِ وَبَذْلِ الهِمَمِ

    For it is a model of self-sacrifice

    and devoted endeavor.

  5. لا بِالقِلَى وَلا الخصُو

    مَاتِ وَلا سَفْكِ الدَّمِ

    Not through hatred or disputes,

    nor through the shedding of blood,

  6. عَلَّمَنَا ذَرَائِعَ الإِقِ

    دَامِ وَالتَّقَدُّمِ

    it has taught us the means of bold action

    and progress.

  7. وَمَا ابْتَغَى إِلاَّ المُؤَاخَ

    اةَ وَرَعْي الحِرَمِ

    It has sought nothing but fellowship

    and respect for sacred rights,

  8. وَأَنْ يَرُد للحقُّ لِلمُسْتَضْ

    عَفِ المُهْتَضَمِ

    and to restore justice to the powerless,

    the wronged,

  9. وَأَنْ يَسِيرَ الاجتِ

    مَاعُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الأقوَمِ

    and that society should proceed

    along the straightest path,

  10. مُتَّجِهاً إِلَى الكَ

    مَالِ وَالصَّلاحِ العَمِمِ

    heading toward perfection

    and all-embracing goodness.

  11. أَهْلاً نَزِيلَةُ الحِمَى

    ذَاتِ المَقَامِ السَّنَمِ

    Welcome, guest of this sanctuary,

    lady of lofty standing.

  12. يَمَّمْتِ مِصْرَ فَعَلَى الرَّحْ

    بِ وَخَيْرِ مَقْدَمِ

    You have journeyed to Egypt—welcome,

    and the happiest of arrivals!

  13. رُدِّي نَمِيرَ النِّيلِ وَاسْ

    تَذْرِي بِظِلِّ الهَرَمِ

    Come to the Nile's sweet, clear waters,

    and shelter in the pyramid's shade.

  14. وَاسْتَصْبِحِي بِالشَّمْسِ فِي

    أَشْقَى وَأَبْهَى مَوْسَمِ

    And take your morning light from the sun

    in the most wretched and most splendid season.

  15. وَشَاهِدِي مَا تَسْتَعِيدُ مِنْ

    زُهَاهَا الأَقْدَمِ

    And behold what she regains

    of her most ancient splendor.

  16. وَاسْتَقْبِلِي فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْ

    لَةِ زَهْرَ الأَنجُمِ

    And welcome, on this night,

    the blossoms of the stars:

  17. مِنَ العَوَانِي المُحْصِ

    نَاتِ بِالنُّهَى وَالشِّيَمِ

    from among the captive women, safeguarded

    by reason and noble character,

  18. العَرَبِيَّاتِ الحِلَى

    مِنْ خَفَرٍ وَشَمَمِ

    Arab in their adornments

    of modesty and proud dignity.

  19. يَجْمَعُهُنَّ الاتِّحَ

    ادُ فِي نِظَامٍ مُحْكَمِ

    The union gathers them

    in a tightly knit order.

  20. وَالمُلْتَقَى صَرْحُ هُدَى

    صَرْحُ النَّدَى وَالكَرَمِ

    And the meeting-place is Huda's palace,

    a palace of bounty and generosity.

  21. طِيبي بِمَا حَلَّلْتِهِ

    مِن المَحَلِّ الأَكْرَمِ

    Take delight in where you have alighted,

    in this most gracious abode.

  22. وَأَنْتَ يَا زَعِيمَةَ النَّهْضَ

    ةِ عِيشِي وَاسْلَمِي

    And you, O leader of the awakening,

    live on, and be safe!

  23. وَلْيَحْيَا هَذَا الاتِّحَ

    ادُ زَاهِراً وَلْيَدُمِ

    And may this union live,

    flourishing, and may it endure!