مَا سَنَى شُعلَةٍ إِلى الشَّمْسِ تُهْدَى

مَا سَنَى شُعلَةٍ إِلى الشَّمْسِ تُهْدَى

هَلْ لِرَمْزٍ أَدَاءُ مَا لاَ يُؤَدَّى

هَلْ لِرَمْزٍ أَدَاءُ مَا لاَ يُؤَدَّى

What is the glow of a torch offered to the sun?

No flame has ever risen towards the sun to be guided,

Can a token repay what cannot be repaid?

Can a symbol fulfill what cannot be fulfilled?

جُهْدُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ رَأْياً وَسَعْياً

جُهْدُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ رَأْياً وَسَعْياً

كَيْفَ يَقْضِي حَقَّ المَلِيكِ المُفَدَّى

كَيْفَ يَقْضِي حَقَّ المَلِيكِ المُفَدَّى

The utmost of what you do, in thought and endeavor—

Your efforts and opinions cannot sufficiently repay

how can it fulfill the due of the cherished king?

The Rightful King who sacrificed Himself.

قَبَسٌ مِنْهُ مَا حَمَلْتُمْ إِليْهِ

قَبَسٌ مِنْهُ مَا حَمَلْتُمْ إِليْهِ

أَيُّ شُكْرٍ كِفَاءُ مَا هُوَ أَسْدَى

أَيُّ شُكْرٍ كِفَاءُ مَا هُوَ أَسْدَى

What you have brought to him is a spark from him.

Any gratitude is inadequate for His greater giving,

What thanks could match what he has bestowed?

The rays you bear are but drops from Him.

شَمَلَ الشَّرْقَ فَضْلُ فَارُوقَ لاَ يَنْ

شَمَلَ الشَّرْقَ فَضْلُ فَارُوقَ لاَ يَنْ

فَدُ أَوْ تَنْفَدُ الأَسَالِيبُ حَمْدَا

فَدُ أَوْ تَنْفَدُ الأَسَالِيبُ حَمْدَا

Farouk's bounty has embraced the East; it will not

The excellence of the Pioneering Farouq encompassed the East,

be exhausted before the ways of praising it are spent.

Praise is never exhausted, streams of words flow endlessly.

لَيْسَ لُبْنَانُ فِي الوَفَاءِ بِمَسْبُو

لَيْسَ لُبْنَانُ فِي الوَفَاءِ بِمَسْبُو

قٍ وَمَاذَا أَعَادَ فِيهِ وَأَبْدَى

قٍ وَمَاذَا أَعَادَ فِيهِ وَأَبْدَى

Lebanon is not outdone in loyalty;

Lebanon is peerless in its loyalty,

and what it has renewed and displayed in that loyalty!

What has it restored and initiated therein!

أَرْسَلَ الشُّعْلَةَ الَّتِي لَقِيَتْ شُعْ

أَرْسَلَ الشُّعْلَةَ الَّتِي لَقِيَتْ شُعْ

لَةَ مِصرٍ فَزَادَتَا الوُدَّ وُدَّا

لَةَ مِصرٍ فَزَادَتَا الوُدَّ وُدَّا

It sent the torch that met the torch

It sent the flame that met with Egypt’s flame,

of Egypt; together they added affection to affection.

Bringing their affection and amity ever greater.

كُلُّ نُور يَخْبُو وَنُورهُمَا فِي ال

كُلُّ نُور يَخْبُو وَنُورهُمَا فِي ال

ذِّكْرِ أَبْقَى مِنْ كُلِّ نُورٍ وَأَهْدَى

ذِّكْرِ أَبْقَى مِنْ كُلِّ نُورٍ وَأَهْدَى

Every light fades, yet the light of both, in

Every light fades, but theirs in remembrance

remembrance, is more enduring than any light and a surer guide.

Outlasts all lights, ever enduring and guided.

يَا بَنِي مِصْرَ يَا بَنِي الضَّادِ إِنَّ ال

يَا بَنِي مِصْرَ يَا بَنِي الضَّادِ إِنَّ ال

لهَ آتَاكُمُ مِنَ الأَمْرِ رُشْدَا

لهَ آتَاكُمُ مِنَ الأَمْرِ رُشْدَا

O sons of Egypt, O sons of ḍād, truly

O people of Egypt, O people of the emphatic D!

God has granted you sound guidance in your affairs.

God has granted you sound guidance in authority.

فَائْتَلَفْتُمْ مُوَفَّقِينَ وَجَلَّى

فَائْتَلَفْتُمْ مُوَفَّقِينَ وَجَلَّى

لَكُمُ النَّهْجَ طَالِعٌ لاَحَ سَعْدَا

لَكُمُ النَّهْجَ طَالِعٌ لاَحَ سَعْدَا

So you united, granted success, and the way was made clear

You have united in success, and for you

to you by a rising star that shone auspiciously.

Dawn’s light has shone, heralding good fortune.

عَهْدُ فَارُوقَ كَانَ لِليُمْنِ عَهْداً

عَهْدُ فَارُوقَ كَانَ لِليُمْنِ عَهْداً

مِن قَدِيمٍ وَعَادَ لِليُمْنِ عَهْدَا

مِن قَدِيمٍ وَعَادَ لِليُمْنِ عَهْدَا

Farouk's reign was an era of good fortune

Farouq’s era was an age of prosperity,

of old, and has returned as an era of good fortune.

And it has returned as an age of prosperity.

حَفِظَ اللهُ لِلْحِمَى مَنْ رَعَاهُ

حَفِظَ اللهُ لِلْحِمَى مَنْ رَعَاهُ

وَحَمَى حَوْضَهُ وَلَمْ يَأْلُ جُهّدَا

وَحَمَى حَوْضَهُ وَلَمْ يَأْلُ جُهّدَا

May God preserve for the homeland the one who tended it,

God protect the guardian who tended it,

guarded its pool, and spared no effort.

Who protected its basin and never wearied.

عَاهِلٌ مُفْرَدٌ صَلاَحاً وَإِصْ

عَاهِلٌ مُفْرَدٌ صَلاَحاً وَإِصْ

لاَحاً وَعَدْلاً وَصِدقَ عَزْمٍ وَرِفْدَا

لاَحاً وَعَدْلاً وَصِدقَ عَزْمٍ وَرِفْدَا

A sovereign unrivaled in virtue and reform,

A unique ruler in reform, reforming,

in justice, sincerity of resolve, and bounty.

Justice, true resolve and constant support.

هُوَ هَادِي الهُدَاةِ وَالقَائِدُ الأَعْ

هُوَ هَادِي الهُدَاةِ وَالقَائِدُ الأَعْ

لَى لأَبْنَاءِ مِصْرَ شَعْباً وَجُنْدَا

لَى لأَبْنَاءِ مِصْرَ شَعْباً وَجُنْدَا

He is the guide of guides and the supreme commander

He guides the rightly guided, the highest leader

of Egypt's sons, people and army alike.

Of Egypt’s people and army.

يَا مَلِيكاً مِيلاَدُهُ كَانَ لِلإِقْبَ

يَا مَلِيكاً مِيلاَدُهُ كَانَ لِلإِقْبَ

بَالِ بُشْرَى وَلِلتَّقَدُّمِ وَعْدَا

بَالِ بُشْرَى وَلِلتَّقَدُّمِ وَعْدَا

O king, whose birth was, for prosperity,

O king whose birth brought good tidings

glad tidings, and for progress a promise.

To the future, and promise of progress,

يَوْمَ ذِكْرَاهُ مَا تَجَدَّدَ إِلاَّ

يَوْمَ ذِكْرَاهُ مَا تَجَدَّدَ إِلاَّ

قَلَّدَتْهُ مَفَاخِرُ العَامِ عِقْدَا

قَلَّدَتْهُ مَفَاخِرُ العَامِ عِقْدَا

The day commemorating his birth never returns without

On his anniversary, honors were renewed

the year's glories adorning it with a necklace.

As the year crowned him with its jewels.

هَلْ رَأَى الشَّرْقُ مُنْذُ كَانَتْ بِهِ الأَ

هَلْ رَأَى الشَّرْقُ مُنْذُ كَانَتْ بِهِ الأَ

عْيادُ عِيداً أَزْهَى ضِياءً وَأَنْدَى

عْيادُ عِيداً أَزْهَى ضِياءً وَأَنْدَى

Has the East, since festivals first existed there,

Has the East, since first graced with feasts,

seen a festival more splendid in radiance and richer in bounty?

Seen a festival more radiant and glorious?

عِشْ عَزْيزاً وَاهْنَأْ بِعُمْرٍ مَدِيد

عِشْ عَزْيزاً وَاهْنَأْ بِعُمْرٍ مَدِيد

وَابْلُغِ الغَايَتَيْنِ جَاهاً وَمَجْدَا

وَابْلُغِ الغَايَتَيْنِ جَاهاً وَمَجْدَا

Live in honor, and rejoice in a long life,

Live sublime, enjoy lengthened life,

and attain both goals: eminence and glory.

And attain the twin goals of prestige and glory!