بِجَيشwith an army للعداagainst the foes قامعْsubduing
بِجَيش للعدا قامعْ
وَسيفand a sword فيin الوَغىbattle ساطعْgleaming
وَسيف في الوَغى ساطعْ
With an army that subdues the foes,
With an army to subdue the enemy
And a sword that gleams in battle,
And a flashing sword in the fray
لِدَولةfor a realm مَجدهhis glory رافعْexalting
لِدَولة مَجده رافعْ
سَعيدSa‘id (fortunate) الإسمthe name وَالطالعْand fortune
سَعيد الإسم وَالطالعْ
His glory exalts a realm,
Raising the glory of the state
Sa‘id in name and auspicious in fortune.
Sa'eed is the name and the fortune
بِجَيشwith an army مِنfrom بنيthe sons of مصرِEgypt
بِجَيش مِن بني مصرِ
عَلَيهِupon it علامةُthe sign of النَصرِvictory
عَلَيهِ علامةُ النَصرِ
With an army of Egypt’s sons,
With an army from the people of Egypt
Upon it is the sign of victory,
Upon it is the sign of victory
تَلوحshines بِهمةthrough the resolve of الصَدرِthe leader
تَلوح بِهمة الصَدرِ
سَعيدSa‘id (fortunate) الإسمthe name وَالطالعْand fortune
سَعيد الإسم وَالطالعْ
Shining through the leader’s resolve,
Beaming with the zeal of the chest
Sa‘id in name and auspicious in fortune.
Sa'eed is the name and the fortune
بجيشwith an army عِندَupon إِقدامِهْits advance
بجيش عِندَ إِقدامِهْ
لَهُit has فَتكdeadly force بأخصامِهْagainst its adversaries
لَهُ فَتك بأخصامِهْ
With an army that, when it advances,
With the army at the time of its determination
Deals deadly blows to its adversaries,
It has lethal force against its opponents
وَسَعيٍand striving تَحتَbeneath أَعلامِهْits banners
وَسَعيٍ تَحتَ أَعلامِهْ
سَعيدSa‘id (fortunate) الإسمthe name وَالطالعْand fortune
سَعيد الإسم وَالطالعْ
And with striving beneath its banners,
And effort under its banners
Sa‘id in name and auspicious in fortune.
Sa'eed is the name and the fortune
أَلاhark ياO أَيُّهاyou (vocative) الكاملْthe perfect one
أَلا يا أَيُّها الكاملْ
وَياand O مَنyou who أَدحضrefuted الباطلْfalsehood
وَيا مَن أَدحض الباطلْ
Hark, O you who are perfect,
O you who are perfect!
And O you who have refuted falsehood,
And you who have vanquished falsehood
بِعَدلٍwith justice لِلوَرىfor humankind شاملْall-embracing
بِعَدلٍ لِلوَرى شاملْ
سَعيدSa‘id (fortunate) الإسمthe name وَالطالعْand fortune
سَعيد الإسم وَالطالعْ
With justice embracing all humankind,
With justice encompassing the land
Sa‘id in name and auspicious in fortune.
Sa'eed is the name and the fortune
تَفاخرtake pride ياO أَباfather of العلياeminence
تَفاخر يا أَبا العليا
بِمُلكٍin a dominion تَزدَهيtake pride الأَحياthe living
بِمُلكٍ تَزدَهي الأَحيا
Take pride, O father of eminence,
Boast, O Father of the Lofty!
In a dominion—the living take pride
Of a kingdom where life flourishes
بِهِin it فيin هذهِthis الدُنياworld
بِهِ في هذهِ الدُنيا
سَعيدSa‘id (fortunate) الإسمthe name وَالطالعْand fortune
سَعيد الإسم وَالطالعْ
In it, in this world,
Through it in this world
Sa‘id in name and auspicious in fortune.
Sa'eed is the name and the fortune