Eslami ya Misr

اسلمي يا مصر

English: Be safe, O Egypt
Eslami ya Misr
National anthem of Egypt
Lyrics	Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie
Music	Safar Ali
Adopted	1923
Relinquished	1936

Eslami ya Misr ("Be safe, O Egypt"; Arabic: اسلمي يا مصر‎‎) was the national anthem of Egypt from 1923 to 1936. Written by the Egyptian poet, Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie, and the music is composed by Safar Ali. It is adopted currently as the song of the Egyptian Police Academy.

Lyrics

Arabic Lyrics	Transliteration	Translation
اسلمى يا مصر إننى الفدا ذى يدى إن مدت الدنيا يدا أبدا لن تستكينى أبدا إننى أرجو مع اليوم غدا ومعى قلبى وعزمى للجهاد ولقلبى أنت بعد الدين دين لك يا مصر السلامة وسلاما يا بلادى إن رمى الدهر سهامه أتقيها بفؤادى واسلمى فى كل حين أنا مصرى بنانى من بنى   هرم الدهر الذى أعيا الفنا وقفة الأهرام فيما بيننا لصلوف الدهر وقفتى أنا فى دفاعى وجهادى للبلاد لا أميل لا أمل لا ألين لك يا مصر السلامة وسلاما يا بلادى إن رمى الدهر سهامه أتقيها بفؤادى واسلمى فى كل حين ويك يا من رام تقييد الفلك أى نجم فى السما يخضع لك وطن الحر سمًا لا تمتلك والفتى الحر بأفقه ملك لا عدا يا أرض مصر بكى عاد أننا دون حماكى أجمعين لك يا مصر السلامة وسلاما يا بلادى إن رمى الدهر سهامه أتقيها بفؤادى واسلمى فى كل حين للعلا أبناء مصر للعلا   وبمصر شرفوا المستقبلا وفدًا لمصرنا الدنيا فلا نضع الأوطان إلا أولا جانبى الأيسر قلبه الفؤاد وبلادى هى لى قلبى اليمين لك يا مصر السلامة وسلاما يا بلادى إن رمى الدهر سهامه أتقيها بفؤادى واسلمى فى كل حين	Eslami ya Misro ennani-l-fedaa Thee yadi en maddate-l-donia yada Abadan lan tastakeeni abada Ennani arjo ma'a-l-yawme ghada Wa ma'ee qalbi wa 'azmi lel-jehad Wa le-qalbi ante ba'da-ddeene deen Laki ya Misro-ssalaama Wa salaaman ya belaadi En rama-ddahro sehaamah Attaqeeha be-fo'aadi Wa-slami fee kolle heen Ana Misrey banani man bana Harama-ddahre allathee a'yaa-l-fanaa Waqfato-l-ahraame feema bainana Le-soloofe-ddahre waqfati ana Fee defaa'ee wa jehaadi lel-belaad La ameelo la amallo la aleen Laki ya Misro-ssalaama Wa salaaman ya belaadi En rama-ddahro sehaamah Attaqeeha be-fo'aadi Wa-slami fee kolle heen Waika ya man raama taqyeeda-l-falak Ayyo najmen fe-ssamaa yakhda'o lak Watano-l-horre saman la tomtalak Wal-fata-l-horro be-ofqehe malak La 'adaa ya arda Misren beki 'aad Ennana doona hemaaki ajma'aeen Laki ya Misro-ssalaama Wa salaaman ya belaadi En rama-ddahro sehaamah Attaqeeha be-fo'aadi Wa-slami fee kolle heen Lel-'olaa abnaa'a Misren lel-'olaa Wa be-Misren sharrefo-l-mostaqbala Wa-fedan le-Misrena-ddonia falaa Nada'o-l-awtaana ella awwala Jaanebi-l-aisaro qalboho-l-fo'aad Wa belaadi heya lee qalbi-l-yameen Laki ya Misro-ssalaama Wa salaaman ya belaadi En rama-ddahro sehaamah Attaqeeha be-fo'aadi Wa-slami fee kolle heen	Be safe, O Egypt; I will sacrifice There is my hand for you, if the world raised a hand [to hurt you] Never you shall yield, ever I am hoping for tomorrow [to be better] My heart and my determination are with me for strife And to my heart, O Egypt, you are a faith, in addition to my religion Safety for you, O Egypt And peace, O my homeland If the world threw arrows [at you] I would shield you by my heart And be safe in all times I am an Egyptian, built by the founders of the everlasting pyramid, who defeated doom The pyramids stand beside us Against the world's arrogance, is as my stand In my defense and struggle for my country I do not turn away, tire, or yield Safety for you, O Egypt And Peace, O my homeland If the world threw arrows [at you] I would shield you by my heart And be safe in all times Hey, you who are trying to chain our orbits There is no star in the sky under your control The homeland of freemen is a sky that cannot be possessed And the freemen own its horizons There is no enemy that can attack you, O land of Egypt We are all for your protection Safety for you, O Egypt And Peace, O my homeland If the world threw arrows [at you] I would shield you by my heart And be safe in all times To highness, O sons of Egypt, to highness And honor the future by Egypt The whole world is to save our Egypt, because we put our country's sake first My left side has my heart And my homeland is the heart of my right side Safety for you, O Egypt And Peace, O my homeland If the world threw arrows [at you] I would shield you by my heart And be safe in all times

See also

• Egyptian National Anthem
• Rasamna Ala Al-Qalb Wajh Al-Watan

References

• Former national anthem of Egypt at YouTube
• Current song of Egyptian Police Academy