إِذَا أَكْرَمَتْ مِصْرُ الْعَزِيزَةُ ضَيْفَهَا

إِذَا أَكْرَمَتْ مِصْرُ الْعَزِيزَةُ ضَيْفَهَا

فَهَلْ عَجَبٌ أَنْ يُكْرَمَ الضَّيْفُ فِي مِصْرِ

فَهَلْ عَجَبٌ أَنْ يُكْرَمَ الضَّيْفُ فِي مِصْرِ

If beloved Egypt has honored her guest,

When honored Egypt welcomes her guest

Is it any wonder, then, that the guest is honored in Egypt?

Is it strange that the guest is honored in Egypt

عَلَى الرُّحْبِ يَا مَنْ نَحْتَفِي بِلِقَائِه

عَلَى الرُّحْبِ يَا مَنْ نَحْتَفِي بِلِقَائِه

وَنَعْجِزُ عَنْ إِيفَائهِ وَاجِبَ الشُّكرِ

وَنَعْجِزُ عَنْ إِيفَائهِ وَاجِبَ الشُّكرِ

Welcome, O you whom we rejoice to meet,

O you whom we are honored by your presence

And whom we cannot thank as fully as we ought.

And fail to fulfill our duty of gratitude

يُحَيِّيكَ أَعْلاَمُ الثَّقافَةِ وَالحِجَى

يُحَيِّيكَ أَعْلاَمُ الثَّقافَةِ وَالحِجَى

بِأَحْسَنِ شَيءٍ فِي تَحَايَا أُولي الذِّكْرِ

بِأَحْسَنِ شَيءٍ فِي تَحَايَا أُولي الذِّكْرِ

The luminaries of culture and intellect salute you

The pillars of culture and wisdom salute you

With the finest that people of renown offer in greeting.

With the best greetings from the people of remembrance

وَيُنْشِيءُ أَرْبَابُ الْبَيَانِ تَجِلَّةً

وَيُنْشِيءُ أَرْبَابُ الْبَيَانِ تَجِلَّةً

لِقَدْرِكَ آيَاتٍ مِنَ النَّظمِ وَالنَّثرِ

لِقَدْرِكَ آيَاتٍ مِنَ النَّظمِ وَالنَّثرِ

And masters of eloquence compose, in homage

And the masters of rhetoric cite verses

To your stature, masterpieces of verse and prose.

About your stature from poetry and prose

أَيَنْسَى كرِيمٌ مِنْ بَنِي الُعْربِ فَضلَ مَا

أَيَنْسَى كرِيمٌ مِنْ بَنِي الُعْربِ فَضلَ مَا

وَقَفْتَ عَلَى تَجْديدهِ مُعْظَمَ الْعُمْرِ

وَقَفْتَ عَلَى تَجْديدهِ مُعْظَمَ الْعُمْرِ

Can a noble Arab forget the merit of what

Would a generous one from the Arabs forget the merit of what

You devoted most of your life to renewing?

You have spent your life renewing

أَعَدْتَ لأَهْلِ الضَّادِ مِنْ ذُخْرِ مَجْدهِمْ

أَعَدْتَ لأَهْلِ الضَّادِ مِنْ ذُخْرِ مَجْدهِمْ

تُرَاثاً نَفِيساً لاَ يُقَاسُ إِلى ذُخْرِ

تُرَاثاً نَفِيساً لاَ يُقَاسُ إِلى ذُخْرِ

You restored to the people of ḍād, from their store of glory,

You have prepared for the people of DAD

A precious heritage that no treasure can match.

A precious heritage that has no equal

وَأَجْرَيْتَ بَحْرَ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ صَدْرِ حَبْرِهِ

وَأَجْرَيْتَ بَحْرَ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ صَدْرِ حَبْرِهِ

فبُورِكَ مِنْ بَحْرٍ وَبُورِكْتَ مِنْ حَبْرِ

فبُورِكَ مِنْ بَحْرٍ وَبُورِكْتَ مِنْ حَبْرِ

And you set the sea of knowledge flowing from its scholar’s breast;

And you have made the sea of knowledge flow from its spring

So blessed be that sea, and blessed be you as a scholar!

So you have been blessed by a sea and blessed by a spring

تَنقلْ رَعَاك اللهُ فِي كُل مَوْطِنٍ

تَنقلْ رَعَاك اللهُ فِي كُل مَوْطِنٍ

مِنَ الشَّرْقِ تَعْلَمْ مَا أَصَبْتَ مِنَ الْفَخْرِ

مِنَ الشَّرْقِ تَعْلَمْ مَا أَصَبْتَ مِنَ الْفَخْرِ

Travel—may God protect you—through every land

May God shepherd you in every abode

Of the East, and you will know the glory you have won.

From the East you know what glory you have attained