1. يا صاحِ حبُّ الوطنْ

    حليةُ كل فَطِنْ

    O friend, love of the homeland

    Is the adornment of every discerning soul.

  2. محبةُ الأوطانِ

    من شُعب الإيمانِ

    Love of homelands

    Is among the branches of faith,

  3. في أفخر الأديان

    آية كل مؤمن

    In the most illustrious of religions,

    The sign of every believer.

  4. يا صاح حبُّ الوطن

    حلية كل فطن

    O friend, love of the homeland

    Is the adornment of every discerning soul.

  5. مساقطُ الرُءوسِ

    تَلَذُّ للنفوسِ

    The places of our birth

    Delight our souls,

  6. تُذهبُ كل بُوسِ

    عنّا وكلَّ حرنَ

    Dispelling every misery

    From us, and every sorrow.

  7. ومصرُ ابهى مولدِ

    لنا وأزهى محتدِ

    And Egypt is the fairest birthplace

    For us, and the most splendid ancestral home,

  8. ومربعٍ ومعهدِ

    للروح أو للبدنْ

    And springtime retreat and familiar abode,

    For the soul or for the body.

  9. شُدتْ لها العزائمُ

    نِيطتْ بها التمائمُ

    For her, resolves were strengthened;

    To her, amulets were fastened.

  10. لطبعنا تُلائمُ

    في السر أو في العَلنْ

    She accords with our nature,

    In secret or in public.

  11. مصرُ لها أيادِي

    عُليا على البلادِ

    Egypt has bestowed favors

    Of the highest order upon the lands;

  12. وفخرهُا يُنادي

    ما المجدُ إلا ديْدني

    And her pride proclaims:

    "Glory is nothing but my constant practice."

  13. الكونُ من مصرَ اقتبسْ

    نوراً وما عنه احتبسْ

    The universe borrowed from Egypt

    Light, which was not withheld from it;

  14. وما فخارها التبس

    إلا على وغدٍ دَنيِ

    And her glory was never obscure

    Except to a base scoundrel.

  15. فخرٌ قديم يُؤْثَرُ

    عن سادةٍ ويُنْشَر

    Ancient glory, handed down

    From noble leaders and spread abroad;

  16. زهورُ مجد تنثر

    منها العقول تَجْتنِي

    Flowers of glory are scattered,

    From which minds reap their harvest.

  17. دارُ نعيم زاهيَهْ

    ومعدان الرفاهيَهْ

    A radiant abode of bliss,

    And a mine of well-being,

  18. آمرةٌ وناهيهْ

    قِدماً لكل المدنْ

    Issuing commands and prohibitions

    To all cities in ages past.

  19. تحنو على القريبِ

    تحلو لدى الغريبِ

    She is tender toward those near,

    She is sweet to the stranger;

  20. ترنو إلى الرقيبِ

    شرراً بسهم الأعينْ

    She gazes upon the watcher

    With sparks from the arrow of her eyes.

  21. طُول المدا وَلودُ

    وللهُدى ودودُ

    Fruitful through all the ages,

    And devoted to guidance;

  22. ما أمَّها جَحودُ

    إلا انثنى بالوهنْ

    No ingrate has ever approached her

    Without turning back in weakness.

  23. قوةُ مصرَ القاهره

    على سِواها ظاهره

    Egypt's overpowering might

    Is manifest over all others;

  24. وبالعمارِ زاهِره

    خُصّتْ بذكرٍ حَسنْ

    And she shines with thriving settlements,

    Singled out for favorable mention.

  25. منازلٌ رَحيبه

    وبالمنى خَصِيبه

    Her dwellings are spacious;

    And she is fertile with hopes,

  26. وللهَنا مُجيبه

    وهي أعزُّ موطن

    And responsive to joy;

    She is the dearest homeland.

  27. علومها حقائقُ

    فهومها رقائقُ

    Her sciences are truths,

    Her insights are delicate refinements,

  28. رموزها دقائق

    تحلو لأهل الفِطن

    Her symbols are fine subtleties,

    Sweet to the discerning.

  29. أما ترى الأهالي

    ترقَى ذُرى المعالي

    Do you not see her people

    Ascending the summits of distinction?

  30. هم سادةٌ موالي

    جمال وجه الزمن

    They are lords and patrons,

    The beauty of time's face.

  31. أبناؤها رجالُ

    لم يثنهم مجالُ

    Her sons are men;

    No field of battle has deterred them,

  32. ولا بهم أوجال

    في ليل وقعٍ دَجُن

    Nor do they harbor fears

    In a pitch-dark night of battle.

  33. وذوقهم مطبوعُ

    وقدرهم مرفوعُ

    And their taste is innate,

    And their standing is exalted,

  34. وصيتهم مسموع

    بشرف التمدن

    And their renown is heard,

    Through the honor of civilization.

  35. وجندهم صنديدُ

    وقلبه حديدُ

    And their army is dauntless,

    And its heart is iron,

  36. وخصمه طريد

    بل مُدرجٌ في كفن

    And its foe is driven out—

    Nay, wrapped in a shroud.

  37. كل فتىً جليلْ

    يعشق وادي النيلْ

    Every noble youth

    Loves the Nile Valley.

  38. كم فيه من نزيلْ

    يقول مصر وطني

    How many a sojourner there

    Says, "Egypt is my homeland!"

  39. فإن تَرُمْ إسعادا

    يا سعدُ دعْ سعادا

    So if you seek happiness,

    O Sa'd, leave Su'ad,

  40. ولذْ بمنْ أعادا

    لمصرَ فخرها السَّني

    And seek refuge with the one who restored

    To Egypt her radiant glory:

  41. صادقُ وعدٍ محسنُ

    وذكرُهُ يُسحتسنُ

    True to his promise, a benefactor,

    And mention of him is welcomed;

  42. ولا تزال الألسنُ

    تشدو بذكرِ المحسن

    And tongues never cease

    Singing of the benefactor.

  43. ربُّ عُلاً وحسبِ

    عن جده وعن أبِ

    A lord of eminence and noble lineage,

    Through his grandfather and his father.

  44. فقلْ لمصر انتسبي

    إلى جريلِ المننْ

    So tell Egypt: "Trace your lineage

    To the one lavish in favors."

  45. أدامُه ربُّ العلا

    أميرَ عِزٍ وولا

    May the Lord of heights preserve him,

    As a prince of might and authority,

  46. بجاه طه مَن علا

    بالعدلِ جورَ الفتنْ

    By the honor of Taha, who overcame

    Through justice the tyranny of strife.