قومواrise لوحدةfor the unity of مصرEgypt قومةa rising واحدone person
قوموا لوحدة مصر قومة واحد
عرفrecognized الصوابwhat is right فجاءso he came فيin برهانهits proof
عرف الصواب فجاء في برهانه
Rise for Egypt’s unity—rise in earnest resolve.
Rise for Egypt's unity as one man,
He recognized what was right and came with proof of it.
Who recognized what was right and came with its proof.
كونواbe كبنيانlike a building يؤازرsupports بعضهone part of it
كونوا كبنيان يؤازر بعضه
بعضاanother part فلاso not ينقضis torn down أوجthe summit of كيانهits structure
بعضا فلا ينقض أوج كيانه
Be like a structure, one part of it supporting
Be like a building whose parts support
another, so the summit of its frame will not collapse.
One another, so the summit of its structure is not torn down.
باللهby God ياO مصرالثقافةEgypt of culture حاوليtry
بالله يا مصرالثقافة حاولي
ربطbinding الشعوبthe peoples بمنتهىwith the utmost reach of أشطانهits cords
ربط الشعوب بمنتهى أشطانه
By God, O Egypt of culture, endeavor
By God, O Egypt of culture, strive
to bind the peoples with the utmost reach of its cords.
To bind the peoples with the utmost reach of its cords.
وتقدّميand advance بحصولby attaining وحدتهاtheir unity فقدfor indeed
وتقدّمي بحصول وحدتها فقد
كانwas التعهدthe pledge منكfrom you فيat إبّانهits proper time
كان التعهد منك في إبّانه
And advance in bringing about their unity, for
And advance by achieving their unity, for indeed
your pledge was made in its proper time.
The pledge you gave was made at its proper time.
