يَا عَائِدُونَ مِنَ الجِهَادِ سَلامُ

يَا عَائِدُونَ مِنَ الجِهَادِ سَلامُ

عَادَ الصَّفَاءُ وَطَابَتِ الأَيَّامُ

عَادَ الصَّفَاءُ وَطَابَتِ الأَيَّامُ

Peace, O you returning from the struggle!

O you who are returning from jihad, peace be upon you

Serenity has returned, and the days have grown fair.

Serenity has returned and the days have become good

بِالأَمْسِ ألامٌ جَرَعْتُمْ صَابَهَا

بِالأَمْسِ ألامٌ جَرَعْتُمْ صَابَهَا

وَالْيَوْمَ أَجْنَتْ شُهْدَهَا الآلامُ

وَالْيَوْمَ أَجْنَتْ شُهْدَهَا الآلامُ

Yesterday you swallowed suffering's bitter sap;

Yesterday you drank bitter sorrows

And today those pains have yielded their honey.

And today its pains produced honey

مَاذَا تَحَمَّلْتُمْ وَلَمْ تَتَزَعْزَعُوا

مَاذَا تَحَمَّلْتُمْ وَلَمْ تَتَزَعْزَعُوا

دُونَ الَّذِي تَبْغُونَ وَهْوَ جُسَامُ

دُونَ الَّذِي تَبْغُونَ وَهْوَ جُسَامُ

How much you endured, yet never wavered,

What did you endure without wavering

In pursuit of what you sought, though the trials were immense.

Other than what you desire, and it is glory

حَقَّقْتُمُ الأُمْنِيَّةَ الكُبْرَى وَلَمْ

حَقَّقْتُمُ الأُمْنِيَّةَ الكُبْرَى وَلَمْ

تُزْجَ الجُيُوشُ وَلَمْ يُسَلَّ حُسَامُ

تُزْجَ الجُيُوشُ وَلَمْ يُسَلَّ حُسَامُ

You fulfilled the greatest wish, without

You fulfilled the greatest wish, and neither

Armies being sent forth or a sword being drawn.

Were armies driven back, nor swords unsheathed

يَحْدُوكُمُ الإِيمَانُ وَالإِيمَانُ إِنْ

يَحْدُوكُمُ الإِيمَانُ وَالإِيمَانُ إِنْ

يَكُ صَادِقاً فَلَزِيمُهُ الإِقْدَامُ

يَكُ صَادِقاً فَلَزِيمُهُ الإِقْدَامُ

Faith urges you onward, and faith, if

Faith urges you, and true faith, if

It is sincere, has boldness as its constant companion.

It remains loyal, its companion is daring

حَقُّ البِلادِ طَلَبْتُمُوهُ كَامِلاً

حَقُّ البِلادِ طَلَبْتُمُوهُ كَامِلاً

لا خَوْفَ يَنْقُصُهُ وَلا اسْتِسْلامُ

لا خَوْفَ يَنْقُصُهُ وَلا اسْتِسْلامُ

You sought the country's right in full;

You sought the full right of the country

Neither fear nor surrender diminished it.

With no fear diminishing it, nor surrender

وَاللهُ وَفَّقَكُمْ فَكَانَتْ نُصْرَةً

وَاللهُ وَفَّقَكُمْ فَكَانَتْ نُصْرَةً

شَهِدَتْ لَكُمْ بِجَلالِهَا الأَقْوَامُ

شَهِدَتْ لَكُمْ بِجَلالِهَا الأَقْوَامُ

And God granted you success—a victory

And God granted you success, so it was a victory

To whose grandeur the peoples bore witness for you.

That nations witnessed to its majesty for you

يَا مُصْطَفَى مِصْرَ الرَّفِيعَ مَقامُهُ

يَا مُصْطَفَى مِصْرَ الرَّفِيعَ مَقامُهُ

هَيْهَاتَ يَبْدِلُ مَا بَلَغْتَ مَقَامُ

هَيْهَاتَ يَبْدِلُ مَا بَلَغْتَ مَقَامُ

O Mustafa of Egypt, exalted in station,

O Mustafa, Egypt’s lofty position

No station can ever replace what you have attained.

Alas! None can change what you have attained in status

أَيْقَنْتُ حِينَ رَأَيْتُ مَا أَبْلَيْتَهُ

أَيْقَنْتُ حِينَ رَأَيْتُ مَا أَبْلَيْتَهُ

فِي الذَّوْدِ عَنْهَا أَنَّكَ الضِّرْغَامُ

فِي الذَّوْدِ عَنْهَا أَنَّكَ الضِّرْغَامُ

I knew for certain, when I saw what you accomplished

I was certain, when I saw what you defended

In defending her, that you were the lion.

That you are the impregnable fortress

نَاضَلْتَ حَتَّى لَمْ تَدَعْ فِي جَعْبَةٍ

نَاضَلْتَ حَتَّى لَمْ تَدَعْ فِي جَعْبَةٍ

سَهْماً وَمِنْ حُجَجِ المُحِقِّ سِهَامُ

سَهْماً وَمِنْ حُجَجِ المُحِقِّ سِهَامُ

You strove until the quiver was left without

You fought until you left no arrow

An arrow—and among the arguments of one in the right are arrows.

Nor argument for the righteous in your quiver

وَغَصَبْتَ إِعْجَابَ الأُولَى فَاوَضْتَهُمْ

وَغَصَبْتَ إِعْجَابَ الأُولَى فَاوَضْتَهُمْ

فَاليَوْمَ تَكْرِيمٌ وَأَمْسِ خِصَامُ

فَاليَوْمَ تَكْرِيمٌ وَأَمْسِ خِصَامُ

And you wrested the admiration of those you negotiated with;

You seized the admiration of the foremost ones, so you brought them

So today, honor; and yesterday, strife.

Today there is respect, and yesterday there was contention

لا بِدْعَ أَنْ تَلْقَى بِمِصْرَ حَفَاوَةً

لا بِدْعَ أَنْ تَلْقَى بِمِصْرَ حَفَاوَةً

كَلَّتْ عَنِ اسْتِيفَائِهَا الأَقْلامُ

كَلَّتْ عَنِ اسْتِيفَائِهَا الأَقْلامُ

No wonder that in Egypt you receive a welcome

It is inevitable that you meet Egypt with warmth

Which pens fell short of describing in full.

The pens have been exhausted in describing it

فِي البَحْرِ أَوْ فِي البَرِّ زِينَاتٌ إِلَى

فِي البَحْرِ أَوْ فِي البَرِّ زِينَاتٌ إِلَى

أَقْصَى مَدًى وَتَأَلُّبٌ وَزِحَامُ

أَقْصَى مَدًى وَتَأَلُّبٌ وَزِحَامُ

At sea or on land, decorations stretch to

Ornaments on land or sea, to the furthest

The farthest extent, with gatherings and throngs.

Expanse, with processions and crowds

وَالجَوُّ تَطْوِيهِ الصُّقُورُ وَتَحْتَها

وَالجَوُّ تَطْوِيهِ الصُّقُورُ وَتَحْتَها

فِي كُلِّ جَوٍّ تَخْفُقُ الأَعْلامُ

فِي كُلِّ جَوٍّ تَخْفُقُ الأَعْلامُ

And the falcons fold up the sky, and beneath them

The sky, the falcons fly across it, and beneath them

In every stretch of air the banners flutter.

The flags flutter in every air

زُمَرٌ بِلا عَدَدٍ هُجُومُهَا

زُمَرٌ بِلا عَدَدٍ هُجُومُهَا

حَفَّتْ بِرَكْبِكَ وَالوَلاءُ نِظَامُ

حَفَّتْ بِرَكْبِكَ وَالوَلاءُ نِظَامُ

Countless groups, in their rush,

Countless groups, their attack

Clustered about your procession, with loyalty their order.

Surrounded your caravan, and loyalty is their system

فَتْحٌ عَظِيمٌ لِلبِلادِ فَتَحْتَهُ

فَتْحٌ عَظِيمٌ لِلبِلادِ فَتَحْتَهُ

إِكْفَاؤُهُ الإِكْبَارُ وَالإِعْظَامُ

إِكْفَاؤُهُ الإِكْبَارُ وَالإِعْظَامُ

You achieved a great victory for the country;

A great victory you opened up for the country

Its recompense is esteem and reverence.

To match it is to show reverence and glorification

بِثِقَاتِكَ الغُرِّ المَيَامِينِ الأُولَى

بِثِقَاتِكَ الغُرِّ المَيَامِينِ الأُولَى

صَحِبُوكَ لَمْ يَعْزُزْ عَلَيْكَ مَرَامُ

صَحِبُوكَ لَمْ يَعْزُزْ عَلَيْكَ مَرَامُ

With your trusted men, illustrious and blessed, who

With your brilliant, professional, experienced vanguard

Accompanied you, no goal proved too hard for you.

They accompanied you, no ambition made them weak

حَمَلُوا الأَمَانَةَ وَهْيَ عِبْءٌ مُرْهِقٌ

حَمَلُوا الأَمَانَةَ وَهْيَ عِبْءٌ مُرْهِقٌ

لا تَسْتَقِل بِهِ الجِبَالُ وَقَامُوا

لا تَسْتَقِل بِهِ الجِبَالُ وَقَامُوا

They bore the trust, itself an exhausting burden

They carried the burden of responsibility, and it is a crushing load

That mountains cannot carry; and they rose.

That mountains cannot easily bear, yet they stood

بِثَبَاتِهِمْ وَبِحِلْمِهِمْ وَبِعِلْمِهِمْ

بِثَبَاتِهِمْ وَبِحِلْمِهِمْ وَبِعِلْمِهِمْ

فَعَلُوا فِعَالَ الجَيْشِ وَهْوَ لُهَامُ

فَعَلُوا فِعَالَ الجَيْشِ وَهْوَ لُهَامُ

With their steadfastness, their forbearance, and their knowledge,

With their steadfastness, wisdom and knowledge

They did the deeds of an army, vast and mighty.

They acted as an army, and it is intrepid

هَلْ يُسْعِفُ الإِيجَازُ فِي تَصْوِيرِهِمْ

هَلْ يُسْعِفُ الإِيجَازُ فِي تَصْوِيرِهِمْ

يَا بُعْدَ مَا يَسْمُو لَهُ الرَّسَّامُ

يَا بُعْدَ مَا يَسْمُو لَهُ الرَّسَّامُ

Can brevity help in portraying them?

Can brevity suffice in describing them

Oh, how distant the height to which the painter aspires!

O how far from what the artists aspire to!