يَاO مِصْرُEgypt أَنْتِyou الأَهْلُkin وَالسَّكَنُand the home
يَا مِصْرُ أَنْتِ الأَهْلُ وَالسَّكَنُ
وَحِمىًand a sanctuary عَلَىover الأَرْوَاحِthe souls مُؤْتَمَنُentrusted
وَحِمىً عَلَى الأَرْوَاحِ مُؤْتَمَنُ
O Egypt, you are kin and home,
O Egypt, you are home and dwelling,
And a sanctuary entrusted with souls.
A sanctuary protecting souls, entrusted.
حُبِّيmy love كَعَهْدِكِas you have known it فِيin نَزَاهَتِهِits purity
حُبِّي كَعَهْدِكِ فِي نَزَاهَتِهِ
وًالحُبُّand love حَيْثُwhere القَلْبُthe heart مُرْتَهَنُheld in pledge
وًالحُبُّ حَيْثُ القَلْبُ مُرْتَهَنُ
My love is as you have known it, in its purity,
My love for you is like your integrity,
And love lies where the heart is pledged.
Love resides where hearts are hostage.
مِلْءُfilling الجَوَانِحِthe ribs مَاno بِهِin it دَخَلcorruption
مِلْءُ الجَوَانِحِ مَا بِهِ دَخَل
يَوْمَon the day of الحِفَاظِdefending honor وَمَاand no بِهِin it دَخَنُtaint
يَوْمَ الحِفَاظِ وَمَا بِهِ دَخَنُ
It fills the breast, with no corruption in it,
My being is filled with what it gained,
On the day of defending honor, with no taint within.
The day it preserved and inhaled.
ذَاكَthat الهَوَىlove هُوَit is سِرُّthe secret of كُلِّevery فَتىًyoung man
ذَاكَ الهَوَى هُوَ سِرُّ كُلِّ فَتىً
مِنَّاamong us تَوَطَّنَsettled in مِصْرَEgypt وَالعَلَنُand the open avowal
مِنَّا تَوَطَّنَ مِصْرَ وَالعَلَنُ
That love is the secret of every young man
That passion is every youth’s secret,
Among us who has made Egypt home—and his open avowal.
Among us, settled in Egypt, known and hidden.
هُوَit is شُكْرُthanks for مَاwhat مَنَحَتْshe granted وَمَاand what مَنَعَتْshe prevented
هُوَ شُكْرُ مَا مَنَحَتْ وَمَا مَنَعَتْ
مِنْfrom أَنْthat تُنَغِّصَembitter فَضْلَهَاher bounty المِنَنُreminders of favors
مِنْ أَنْ تُنَغِّصَ فَضْلَهَا المِنَنُ
It is thanks for what she gave, and for keeping
It is gratitude for what you granted and denied,
Reminders of favors from souring her bounty.
Lest you embitter your favor and gifts.
هُوَit is شِيمَةٌa trait بِقُلُوبِنَاin our hearts طَهُرَتْbecame pure
هُوَ شِيمَةٌ بِقُلُوبِنَا طَهُرَتْ
عَنْfrom أَنْthat تَشُوبَsully نَقَاءهَاits purity الظِّنَنُsuspicions
عَنْ أَنْ تَشُوبَ نَقَاءهَا الظِّنَنُ
It is a trait in our hearts, kept pure
It is a trait that in our hearts has been purified,
From suspicions that would sully its purity.
Lest doubts taint its clarity.
أَيُّwhich الدِّيَارlands كَمِصْرَlike Egypt مَاnot بَرِحَتْceased
أَيُّ الدِّيَار كَمِصْرَ مَا بَرِحَتْ
رَوْضاًa garden بِهَاin her يَتَقَيَّدُare held fast الظُّعُنُdeparting caravans
رَوْضاً بِهَا يَتَقَيَّدُ الظُّعُنُ
What land, like Egypt, has remained
What land is like Egypt that never ceased,
A garden that holds departing caravans fast?
To be a meadow where hopes are tied?
فِيهَاin her الصَّفَاءُclarity وَمَاand no بِهِin it كَدَرٌmurkiness
فِيهَا الصَّفَاءُ وَمَا بِهِ كَدَرٌ
فِيهَاin her السَّمَاءُthe sky وَمَاand no بِهَاin it غَصَنُa branch
فِيهَا السَّمَاءُ وَمَا بِهَا غَصَنُ
In her is clarity, with no murk in it;
In it is serenity without any bitterness,
In her is the sky, with no branch in it.
In it is the sky without any branches.
مِصْرُEgypt الَّتِيwhose لَيْسَتْare not مَنَابِتُهَاher growing grounds
مِصْرُ الَّتِي لَيْسَتْ مَنَابِتُهَا
خِلَساًmixed green and withered growth وَمَاand no فِيin مَائِهَاher water أَسَنُstaleness
خِلَساً وَمَا فِي مَائِهَا أَسَنُ
Egypt, whose pastures are not
Egypt whose growths are not deceitful,
Mixed green and withered grass, and whose water has no staleness.
Nor is there impurity in its waters.
مِصْرEgypt الَّتِيwhose أَبَداًforever حَدَائِقُهَاher gardens
مِصْر الَّتِي أَبَداً حَدَائِقُهَا
غَنَّاءُlush لاnot يَعْرَىbecomes bare بِهَاin her غُصُنُa branch
غَنَّاءُ لا يَعْرَى بِهَا غُصُنُ
Egypt, whose gardens are forever
Egypt whose gardens are ever melodious,
Lush, where no branch is stripped bare.
Where no branch strips bare.
مِصْرEgypt الَّتِيwhose أَخْلاقُvirtues أُمَّتِهَاher people
مِصْر الَّتِي أَخْلاقُ أُمَّتِهَا
زَهْرٌblossoms سَقَاهُwatered it العَارِضُthe rain cloud الهَتِنُpouring rain
زَهْرٌ سَقَاهُ العَارِضُ الهَتِنُ
Egypt, whose people's virtues are
Egypt whose people's morals are a flower,
Blossoms watered by a cloud pouring rain.
Watered by the passing cloud's drizzle.
مِصْرEgypt الَّتِيwhose أَخْلاقُهَاher virtues حُفُلٌbrimming
مِصْر الَّتِي أَخْلاقُهَا حُفُلٌ
وَيَدِرُّand flow freely الشُّهْدُhoney وَاللَّبَنُand milk
وَيَدِرُّ الشُّهْدُ وَاللَّبَنُ
Egypt, whose virtues are brimming full,
Egypt whose ethics are rich gatherings,
And honey and milk flow freely.
Where honey and milk pour forth.
كَذَبَlied الأُولىthose who قَالواsaid مَحَاسِنُهَاher charms
كَذَبَ الأُولى قَالوا مَحَاسِنُهَا
تُوهِيweaken القُوَىstrength وَجِنَانُهَاand her gardens دِمَنُdung-heaps
تُوهِي القُوَى وَجِنَانُهَا دِمَنُ
They lied who said, "Her charms
The vulgar claim her virtues weaken powers,
Sap strength, and her gardens are dung-heaps."
And her gardens are ruined.
فَهْيَfor she الَّتِيthe one whose عَرَفَتْhave known مُرُوءَتَهَاher nobility
فَهْيَ الَّتِي عَرَفَتْ مُرُوءَتَهَا
أُمَمٌnations وَيَعْرِفُand knows مَجْدَهَاher glory الزَّمنُTime
أُمَمٌ وَيَعْرِفُ مَجْدَهَا الزَّمنُ
For she is the one whose nobility is known
But it is she whose honor nations have known,
To nations, and Time knows her glory.
And time recognizes her glory.
وَهْيَand she النيthe one whose أَبْنَاؤُهَاher sons شُهُبٌshooting stars
وَهْيَ الني أَبْنَاؤُهَا شُهُبٌ
عَنْconcerning حَقِّthe right of مِصْرٍEgypt مَاno بِهَاin them وَسَنُdrowsiness
عَنْ حَقِّ مِصْرٍ مَا بِهَا وَسَنُ
And she is the one whose sons are shooting stars,
Her sons, elders who never forget,
Never drowsing over Egypt's rights.
Egypt’s right, though years accumulate.
يَذْكُوblazes هَوَاهَاlove of her فِيin جَوَانِحِهِمْtheir breasts
يَذْكُو هَوَاهَا فِي جَوَانِحِهِمْ
كَالجَمْرِlike burning coals مَشْبُوباًkindled وَإِنْand even if رَصُنُواthey remain composed
كَالجَمْرِ مَشْبُوباً وَإِنْ رَصُنُوا
Love of her blazes in their breasts,
Their passion for her in their hearts kindled,
Like kindled coals, even when they remain composed.
Like burning embers even if buried.
هُمْthey وَارِثُوheirs to آلامِهَاher suffering وَبِهِمْand through them
هُمْ وَارِثُو آلامِهَا وَبِهِمْ
سَتُرَدُّwill be repelled عَنْfrom أَكْنَافِهَاher borders المِحَنُafflictions
سَتُرَدُّ عَنْ أَكْنَافِهَا المِحَنُ
They are the heirs to her suffering, and through them
They inherit her sufferings and through them,
Afflictions will be driven from her borders.
Ordeals shall be dispelled from her sides.
صَحَّتْbecame sound عَقِيدَتُهُمْtheir conviction فَلَيْسَso it does not تَهِيfalter
صَحَّتْ عَقِيدَتُهُمْ فَلَيْسَ تَهِي
فِيin حَادِثٍan event جَلَلٍgrave وَلاand does not تَهِنُweaken
فِي حَادِثٍ جَلَلٍ وَلا تَهِنُ
Their conviction is sound, and does not falter
Their faith held fast so no incident,
In a grave crisis, nor grow weak.
However majestic, makes it bend.
للهِto God وَثَبْتَهُمْtheir leap إذَاwhen اسْتَبْقَتْraced ahead
للهِ وَثَبْتَهُمْ إذَا اسْتَبْقَتْ
فِيهَاwithin it النُّهَىintellects وَتَبَارَتِand vied المُنَنُpowers
فِيهَا النُّهَى وَتَبَارَتِ المُنَنُ
God be praised for their leap, when racing ahead
By God, may He steady them when,
Were minds within it, and powers vied.
In her, hardships and blessings vie and contend.
دَاعِيthe caller to المَبَرَّةِbenevolence وَالوَفَاءِand fidelity دَعَاcalled
دَاعِي المَبَرَّةِ وَالوَفَاءِ دَعَا
فَأَجَابَتِso answered العَزَمَاتُresolves وَالفِطَنُand keen understanding
فَأَجَابَتِ العَزَمَاتُ وَالفِطَنُ
The caller to benevolence and fidelity called,
The voice of integrity and loyalty called,
And resolve and keen understanding answered.
So resolves and minds responded.
صَوْتٌa voice مِنَfrom الوَادِيthe valley تَجَاوَبَanswered one another فِيin
صَوْتٌ مِنَ الوَادِي تَجَاوَبَ فِي
تَرْدِيدِهِrepeating it الأَسْنَادُhillsides وَالقُنَنُand peaks
تَرْدِيدِهِ الأَسْنَادُ وَالقُنَنُ
A voice from the valley: echoing back
A voice from the valley echoes back,
Its refrain were the hillsides and peaks.
Repeated by supporters and canyons.
رُوحُthe spirit of البِلادِthe land تَنَبَّهَتْawoke فَجَرَىand occurred
رُوحُ البِلادِ تَنَبَّهَتْ فَجَرَى
مَاwhat أَكْبَرَتْهُheld it in awe العَيْنُthe eye وَالأُذُنُand the ear
مَا أَكْبَرَتْهُ العَيْنُ وَالأُذُنُ
The spirit of the land awoke, and there unfolded
The soul of the country awoke, so there flowed,
What the eye and ear held in awe.
What the eye and ear magnified.
جَرَتِflowed المَسَالِكِthe roads بِالرِّجَالِwith men وَقَدْand already
جَرَتِ المَسَالِكِ بِالرِّجَالِ وَقَدْ
غَمَرَتْflooded بِهِمْwith them رَحَبَاتِهَاtheir broad squares المُدُنُthe cities
غَمَرَتْ بِهِمْ رَحَبَاتِهَا المُدُنُ
The roads streamed with men, and already
The paths poured with men, till
The cities had flooded their broad squares with them.
Her plains were flooded by cities.
جَرْيَthe flow of الأَتِيِّthe torrent يَفِيضُpours forth مُنْطَلِقاًunrestrained
جَرْيَ الأَتِيِّ يَفِيضُ مُنْطَلِقاً
مِنْfrom حَيْثُwhere يَطْغَىsurges وَهْوَwhile it is مُخْتَزَنُheld in store
مِنْ حَيْثُ يَطْغَى وَهْوَ مُخْتَزَنُ
Like a torrent's flow, pouring forth unbound,
A flow of volunteers overflowing forth,
From where it surges while held in store.
From where it abounds, stored and hidden.
مِنْfrom كُلِّevery مُدَّثِرٍone wrapped بِثَوْبِin a garment of هَوىًlove
مِنْ كُلِّ مُدَّثِرٍ بِثَوْبِ هَوىً
لِدِيَارِهِfor his homeland أَوْor ثَوْبُهُhis garment الكَفَنُthe shroud
لِدِيَارِهِ أَوْ ثَوْبُهُ الكَفَنُ
From every man wrapped in a garment of love
From each one wearing his homeland’s passion,
For his homeland—or else his garment is the shroud.
Or his shroud, hastening.
رَهَنَstaked الحَيَاةَlife بِعِزِّهَاon her honor فَإِذَاand if
رَهَنَ الحَيَاةَ بِعِزِّهَا فَإِذَا
هَانَتْbecame abased فَمَاthen no لِحَيَاتِهِfor his life ثَمَنُworth
هَانَتْ فَمَا لِحَيَاتِهِ ثَمَنُ
He has staked his life on her honor; if
He stakes his life on its dignity, so if
She is abased, his life has no worth.
It is disgraced, his life holds no value.
سَادَreigned الإِخَاءُbrotherhood عَلَىover الجُمُوعِthe crowds فَلاso no
سَادَ الإِخَاءُ عَلَى الجُمُوعِ فَلا
رُتَبٌranks تُمَيِّزُهَاdistinguish them وَلاand no مِهَنُoccupations
رُتَبٌ تُمَيِّزُهَا وَلا مِهَنُ
Brotherhood reigned over the crowds, so no
Brotherhood prevails over the masses, no
Ranks distinguished them, nor occupations.
Ranks to distinguish them, or vocations.
فِرَقٌgroups تَقَارَبَتْdrew close القُلُوبُhearts بِهَاin them
فِرَقٌ تَقَارَبَتْ القُلُوبُ بِهَا
وَتَنَاءَتْand were far apart البِيئَاتُenvironments وَاللسُنُand languages
وَتَنَاءَتْ البِيئَاتُ وَاللسُنُ
Groups whose hearts drew close together,
Factions grew close, hearts brought near,
Though their environments and languages were far apart.
Environments and tongues drew together.
لاno جِنْسَrace بَلْrather لاno دِينَreligion يَفْصِلهَاseparates them
لا جِنْسَ بَلْ لا دِينَ يَفْصِلهَا
وَالخُلْفُand disagreement مَمْدُودٌstretched out لَهُfor it شَطَنُa long rope
وَالخُلْفُ مَمْدُودٌ لَهُ شَطَنُ
No race—indeed, no religion—divides them,
Not race or even faith separates them,
And for disagreement a long rope is stretched.
And the future stretches before them spacious.
أَلإِلفُaffection وَالسَّلْمُand peace الوَطِيدُfirmly established يُرَىis seen
أَلإِلفُ وَالسَّلْمُ الوَطِيدُ يُرَى
حَيْثُwhere الحَفَائِظُresentments كُنَّwere وَالفِتَنُand strife
حَيْثُ الحَفَائِظُ كُنَّ وَالفِتَنُ
Affection and firmly established peace are seen
Harmony and strong peace appear,
Where resentments and strife once were.
Wherever guards and seditions are absent.
فَإذَاso if بَدَاappeared فِيin مَوْقِفٍa situation ضَغَنٌrancor
فَإذَا بَدَا فِي مَوْقِفٍ ضَغَنٌ
لَمْdid not يَعْدُgo beyond رَأْياًan opinion ذَلِكَthat الضَّغَنُrancor
لَمْ يَعْدُ رَأْياً ذَلِكَ الضَّغَنُ
So if rancor appears in a situation,
So if resentment surfaces in a stance,
That rancor goes no further than an opinion.
That resentment no longer holds an opinion.
أَلشَّعْبُthe people إٍِنْif يَصْدُقْproves genuine تَكَافُلُهُits mutual solidarity
أَلشَّعْبُ إٍِنْ يَصْدُقْ تَكَافُلُهُ
بِلُوغِattainment of غَايَاتِthe utmost reaches of العُلَىgreatness قَمِنُworthy
بِلُوغِ غَايَاتِ العُلَى قَمِنُ
A people, if their mutual solidarity is genuine,
The people, if their solidarity proves true,
Are worthy of attaining the utmost heights.
In achieving the heights of glory lies success.
كُلٌّeach one يَقُولُsays وَمَاand no بِمِقْوَلِهِin his utterance
كُلٌّ يَقُولُ وَمَا بِمِقْوَلِهِ
كِذْبٌfalsehood وَمَاand no فِيin قَلْبِهِhis heart جُبُنُcowardice
كِذْبٌ وَمَا فِي قَلْبِهِ جُبُنُ
Everyone says, with no trace in his words
Each says, though his words contain no
Of falsehood, and no cowardice in his heart:
Falsehood, nor is there cowardice in his heart.
يَاO أَيُّهَاyou الوَطَنُhomeland العَزِيزُbeloved فِدىًa ransom
يَا أَيُّهَا الوَطَنُ العَزِيزُ فِدىً
لَكَfor you مالُنَاour wealth والرُّوحُand the soul وَالبَدَنُand the body
لَكَ مالُنَا والرُّوحُ وَالبَدَنُ
O beloved homeland, offered as ransom
O precious homeland, for you we ransom,
For you are our wealth, soul, and body.
Our wealth, soul, and body.
مِنْكَfrom you الكَرَامَةُdignity وَالوُجُودُand existence مَعاًtogether
مِنْكَ الكَرَامَةُ وَالوُجُودُ مَعاً
فَإذَاso if اسْتَعَدْتَهُمَاyou reclaim them both فَلاthen no حَزَنُsorrow
فَإذَا اسْتَعَدْتَهُمَا فَلا حَزَنُ
From you come dignity and existence together;
From you, dignity and existence together,
So if you reclaim them both, there is no sorrow.
So if you lose them, there is no sorrow.
حُيِّيْتِmay you be greeted يَاO صِلَةًa bond مُبَارَكَةًblessed
حُيِّيْتِ يَا صِلَةً مُبَارَكَةً
شُدَّتْdrawn tight وَلَنْand never will يُلْفَىbe found بِهَاin it وَهَنُweakness
شُدَّتْ وَلَنْ يُلْفَى بِهَا وَهَنُ
Hail to you, O blessed bond,
Greetings O blessed bond,
Bound fast, in which no weakness shall be found.
That has tightened and whose weakness will not be found.
أَهْلاًwelcome بِرَهْطِto the company of الفَضْلِvirtue مِنْof نُجُبٍnoble men
أَهْلاً بِرَهْطِ الفَضْلِ مِنْ نُجُبٍ
بِهِمْin them التُّقَىpiety وَالعِلْمُand knowledge وَاللَّسَنُand eloquence
بِهِمْ التُّقَى وَالعِلْمُ وَاللَّسَنُ
Welcome to virtue's company of noble men,
Welcome people of merit and nobility,
In whom are piety, knowledge, and eloquence;
In them piety, knowledge, and eloquence.
بِالنَّاصِحِينَto the counselors وَنُصْحًهًمْand their counsel بَلَجٌradiance
بِالنَّاصِحِينَ وَنُصْحًهًمْ بَلَجٌ
بِالنَّاهِجِينَto those who follow the path وَنَهْجُهُمْand their course سَنَنُa straight path
بِالنَّاهِجِينَ وَنَهْجُهُمْ سَنَنُ
To the counselors, whose counsel is radiant,
Those who advise and their advice is effective,
To those who walk the path, whose course is straight;
Those who call and their call is tradition.
خَيْرُthe best of الدُّعَاةِthe advocates إِلَىto الوفاقِconcord عَلَىaccording to
خَيْرُ الدُّعَاةِ إِلَى الوفاقِ عَلَى
مَاwhat يَقْتَضِيهِrequires it الشَّرْعُreligious law وَالسُّنَنُand traditions
مَا يَقْتَضِيهِ الشَّرْعُ وَالسُّنَنُ
The finest advocates of concord, according to
The best inviters to accord are those
What religious law and traditions require.
Who act as law and tradition necessitate.
جَادُواgave generously بِسَعْيٍof effort لاnot يُوَازِنُهُmatches it
جَادُوا بِسَعْيٍ لا يُوَازِنُهُ
بِالقَدْرِin worth حَمْدٌُpraise جَلَّis mighty مَاwhat يَزنُit weighs
بِالقَدْرِ حَمْدٌُ جَلَّ مَا يَزنُ
They gave freely of effort that cannot be matched
They strove with effort that cannot be matched,
In worth by praise: mighty is what it weighs.
In value, praise highly transcending weight.
بِجَمِيلِthrough the beauty of مَاwhat صَنَعُواthey did وَمَاand what رَفَعُواthey raised
بِجَمِيلِ مَا صَنَعُوا وَمَا رَفَعُوا
فَازَtriumphed الوِئَامُharmony وَخَابَتِand failed الإِحَنُgrudges
فَازَ الوِئَامُ وَخَابَتِ الإِحَنُ
Through the beauty of what they did and raised up,
With the good of what they did and raised,
Harmony triumphed and grudges failed.
Harmony won and animosities lost.
حُكَمَاءُwise men إِنْif عَرَضَتْarose لأُمَّتِهِمْfor their people
حُكَمَاءُ إِنْ عَرَضَتْ لأُمَّتِهِمْ
حَاجٌneeds فَهُمْthen they لأَدَقِّهَاto the subtlest of them فُطُنُdiscerning
حَاجٌ فَهُمْ لأَدَقِّهَا فُطُنُ
Wise men: should there arise for their people
Wise ones, if their nation faces a need,
Needs, they discern the subtlest of them.
For its most delicate matters they are adept.
أَلأَزْهَرُAl-Azhar الأَزْهَىthe most radiant لَهُit has مِنَنٌfavors
أَلأَزْهَرُ الأَزْهَى لَهُ مِنَنٌ
عَظُمَتْwere great وَهَذِيand this one دُونَهَاbelow it المِنَنُthe favors
عَظُمَتْ وَهَذِي دُونَهَا المِنَنُ
Al-Azhar, the most radiant, has bestowed favors
Al-Azhar, the most splendid, it has favors,
Of great worth; other favors fall below this one.
That are great, while gifts below it are favors.
فَلْتَحْيَاso may live مِصْرُEgypt وَتَحْيَاand may live أُمَّتُهَاher people
فَلْتَحْيَا مِصْرُ وَتَحْيَا أُمَّتُهَا
وَلتَرْقَand may you rise أَوْجَthe summit of السَّعْدِgood fortune يَاO وَطَنُhomeland
وَلتَرْقَ أَوْجَ السَّعْدِ يَا وَطَنُ
So long live Egypt, and long live her people,
So may Egypt live, and its nation thrive,
And may you rise to the summit of good fortune, O homeland!
And may it rise to the height of bliss, O homeland!
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.