ياO جَيشَarmy of مَصرَEgypt لَكَto you الهَناfelicity
يا جَيشَ مَصرَ لَكَ الهَنا
بِالداوريthrough al-Dawari كنزِtreasure of الغِنىwealth
بِالداوري كنزِ الغِنى
O army of Egypt, yours is felicity
Through al-Dawari, treasure of wealth.
بُشرىglad tidings لَناfor us نِلناwe have attained المُنىcherished wishes
بُشرى لَنا نِلنا المُنى
فيin عَصرهhis age خَيرِbest of العُصورْthe ages
في عَصره خَيرِ العُصورْ
Glad tidings for us: we have attained our wishes
In his age, the best of ages.
ياO مَصرEgypt عادَhas returned لكto you الشَبابْyouth
يا مَصر عادَ لك الشَبابْ
بالداوريthrough al-Dawari عاليexalted in الجَنابْstation
بالداوري عالي الجَنابْ
O Egypt, your youth has returned
Through al-Dawari, exalted in station,
بَحرan ocean of النَدىbounty الصَدرthe chief المهابْthe awe-inspiring
بَحر النَدى الصَدر المهابْ
مَولىlord of الوَرىhumankind البَطلthe hero الجسورْthe daring
مَولى الوَرى البَطل الجسورْ
An ocean of bounty, the awe-inspiring chief,
Lord of humankind, the daring hero.
ياO مصرEgypt إنَّindeed اللَهGod لَمْdid not
يا مصر إنَّ اللَه لَمْ
يَنشركraise you to life مِنfrom بَعدafter العَدمْnonexistence
يَنشرك مِن بَعد العَدمْ
O Egypt, indeed God did not
Raise you to life after nonexistence
إلاexcept لِهَذاfor this المُحترَمْhonored one
إلا لِهَذا المُحترَمْ
المالكthe sovereign اللَيثthe lion الهَصورْthe fierce
المالك اللَيث الهَصورْ
Except for this honored one,
The sovereign, the fierce lion.
هُوَhe is ذَلِكَthat الشَهمthe noble man السَعيدْthe fortunate
هُوَ ذَلِكَ الشَهم السَعيدْ
مُحييreviver of بِطارفِهِwith his new achievements التَليدْancestral glory
مُحيي بِطارفِهِ التَليدْ
He is that noble, fortunate man,
Reviving ancestral glory with his new achievements,
كَأبيهlike his father ذيpossessed of الرَأيjudgment السَديدْsound
كَأبيه ذي الرَأي السَديدْ
رَبmaster of الشَهامةchivalry فيin الأُمورْaffairs
رَب الشَهامة في الأُمورْ
Like his father, possessed of sound judgment,
Master of chivalry in all affairs.
أَكرمhow noble بِهِhe is وَبشبلهِand his lion cub
أَكرم بِهِ وَبشبلهِ
أَسدlion of الوَقائعbattles نجلهِhis son
أَسد الوَقائع نجلهِ
How noble he is, and his lion cub,
The lion of battles, his son!
فَهوَfor he is الَّذيthe one who مِنfrom فَضلهِhis bounty
فَهوَ الَّذي مِن فَضلهِ
فاضَتhave overflowed عَلىupon العافيthe supplicant بُحورْoceans
فاضَت عَلى العافي بُحورْ
For he is the one from whose bounty
Oceans have overflowed upon the supplicant.
وَبَعدلهand by his justice ضُربwas set المثلْthe example
وَبَعدله ضُرب المثلْ
بَينamong الرَعيةthe subjects وَالمللْand religious communities
بَين الرَعية وَالمللْ
And his justice has become proverbial
Among his subjects and religious communities.
وَبِهِand through him لَناfor us الدَهرthe times اِعتَدَلْhave grown fair
وَبِهِ لَنا الدَهر اِعتَدَلْ
وَعَلىand upon الوَرىhumankind طفحoverflowed السُرورْjoy
وَعَلى الوَرى طفح السُرورْ
And through him, the times have grown fair for us,
And joy has overflowed upon humankind.
وَبِحَزمهand through his resolve وَلَهُand may he have البَقاlasting life
وَبِحَزمه وَلَهُ البَقا
عَنfrom مَصرEgypt قَدindeed زالَhas departed الشَقاmisery
عَن مَصر قَد زالَ الشَقا
And through his resolve—may he endure—
Misery has departed from Egypt,
وَالأَيكand the groves فيهاwithin it أَورَقاhave put forth leaves
وَالأَيك فيها أَورَقا
وَعَلَيهِand upon it غرّدتwarbled الطُيورْthe birds
وَعَلَيهِ غرّدت الطُيورْ
And its groves have put forth leaves,
And upon them the birds have warbled.
نَفديكwe would ransom you مِناfrom us بِالحَشاwith the inmost heart
نَفديك مِنا بِالحَشا
وَتَعيشand may you live فيناamong us ماas long as تَشاyou wish
وَتَعيش فينا ما تَشا
We would ransom you with our inmost hearts,
And may you live among us as long as you wish,
ماas long as قالَsay جُندُكyour troops جُوقْlong يَشاlive!
ما قالَ جُندُك جُوقْ يَشا
آفندمزْour master صَدرchief of الصُدورْthe chiefs
آفندمزْ صَدر الصُدورْ
As long as your troops cry, “Long live
Our master, chief of chiefs!”
وَالسَعدand good fortune ياO ساميexalted in الجَنابْstation
وَالسَعد يا سامي الجَنابْ
لَكَfor you لَمhas not يَزَلceased to be ساعيa runner at الرِكابْthe stirrups
لَكَ لَم يَزَل ساعي الرِكابْ
And good fortune, O you of exalted station,
Has never ceased to run beside your stirrups,
حَتّىuntil نَرىwe see يَومthe Day of الحِسابْReckoning
حَتّى نَرى يَوم الحِسابْ
وَالخَيرand goodness مِنfrom بَعدafter النُشورْthe Resurrection
وَالخَير مِن بَعد النُشورْ
Until we see the Day of Reckoning
And goodness after the Resurrection.
فَلأَنتfor you indeed are أَكرَمُthe noblest of مَنthose who ملكْhave ruled
فَلأَنت أَكرَمُ مَن ملكْ
وَأَجلّand the most august مَولىlord قَدindeed سَلَكْhas trodden
وَأَجلّ مَولى قَد سَلَكْ
For you are indeed the noblest of all who have ruled,
And the most august lord ever to have trodden
فيin حُكمهhis rule سَهلeasy السككْthe paths
في حُكمه سَهل السككْ
وَكَساand clothed البَسيطةthe earth بِالزهورْin flowers
وَكَسا البَسيطة بِالزهورْ
Easy paths in his rule,
And clothed the earth in flowers.
فَاشهرso proclaim لَناfor us بَينَamong المَلاthe people
فَاشهر لَنا بَينَ المَلا
يَومthe day of الوِلادةbirth وَالوَلاand accession
يَوم الوِلادة وَالوَلا
So proclaim for us among the people
The day of birth and accession,
بِمَواسمwith festivals تَسموthat rise عَلىabove
بِمَواسم تَسمو عَلى
كُلall المَواسمthe festivals فيin الظُهورْprominence
كُل المَواسم في الظُهورْ
With festivals that rise above
All festivals in prominence.
وَاجلسand sit بِمصرin Egypt عَلىupon السَريرْthe throne
وَاجلس بِمصر عَلى السَريرْ
فيin حفظthe protection of مَولاكyour Lord القَديرْthe Almighty
في حفظ مَولاك القَديرْ
And sit in Egypt upon the throne,
Under the protection of your almighty Lord,
ماas long as جاءَcomes بِالبُشرىwith glad tidings بَشيرْa herald
ما جاءَ بِالبُشرى بَشيرْ
لَكَto you بِالفُتوحof victories مِنfrom الثُغورْthe frontiers
لَكَ بِالفُتوح مِن الثُغورْ
As long as a herald comes with glad tidings
To you of victories from the frontiers.