نَخْرُجُ أو نَدْخُلُ في مصْرنا

نَخْرُجُ أو نَدْخُلُ في مصْرنا

في ذِمَّةٍ للْبَدْوِ لاَ تُخْفَرُ

في ذِمَّةٍ للْبَدْوِ لاَ تُخْفَرُ

We leave or enter our city,

We go out or we enter into our Egypt

Under the Bedouins’ pledge of protection, which is not violated.

Under the protection of the Bedouins, not to be violated

حَتّى كأنَّا لَهُمْ نسْوَةٌ

حَتّى كأنَّا لَهُمْ نسْوَةٌ

لا تَعْرِفُ الأمْرَ ولا تُنْكرُ

لا تَعْرِفُ الأمْرَ ولا تُنْكرُ

So much so that we seem to be their women,

As if we are their women

Who neither understand the matter nor object.

Who know not of matters and recognize them not

والْمَلِكُ الأَكْبرُ في مصْرِنا

والْمَلِكُ الأَكْبرُ في مصْرِنا

والْخَيْلُ الرَّجْلُ لنا تنْصْرُ

والْخَيْلُ الرَّجْلُ لنا تنْصْرُ

And the supreme king is in our city,

And the Greatest King is in our Egypt

And the cavalry and infantry come to our aid.

And the cavalry on foot are our allies

أَيْنَ بَنو جبر طوالُ اللّحَى

أَيْنَ بَنو جبر طوالُ اللّحَى

لوْ كانَ عِنْدي مِنْهُمُ معْشرُ

لوْ كانَ عِنْدي مِنْهُمُ معْشرُ

Where are the sons of Jabr, with their long beards?

Where are the sons of Jabir, the long-bearded

If only I had a band of them with me!

If only I had a group of them with me