ARABIC LYRICS

CHORUS:
Biladi Biladi Biladi
Laki Hubbi Wa Fuadi
Biladi Biladi Biladi
Laki Hubbi Wa Fuadi

Misr Ya Umm Al Bilad
Inti Ghayati Wal Murad
Wa 'Ala Kull Il 'Ibad
Kam Lineelik Min Ayadi.

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Misr Inti Aghla Durra
Fawq Gabeen Ad-dahr Ghurra
Ya Biladi 'Aishi Hurra
Wa As 'Adi Ragh-al-adi.

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Misr Awladik Kiram
Aufiya Yar'u-ziman
Saufa Takhti Bil-maram
Bittihadhim Wa-ittihadi.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

CHORUS:
My homeland, my homeland, my homeland,
My love and my heart are for thee.
My homeland, my homeland, my homeland,
My love and my heart are for thee.

Egypt! O mother of all lands,
My hope and my ambition,
How can one count
The blessings of the Nile for mankind?

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Egypt! Most precious jewel,
Shining on the brow of eternity!
O my homeland, be for ever free,
Safe from every foe!

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Egypt! Noble are thy children,
Loyal, and guardians of thy soil.
In war and peace
We give our lives for thy sake.

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Egypt
"Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" (My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland)

Words by:Younis-al Qadi
Music by:Sayed Darwish
Adopted:1979

After the 1979 signing of the peace accord with Israel, Egypt adopted a new,
more peace-oriented national anthem.The music was composed by Sayed Darwish, a
pioneer of Arabic music and a leader of the modern Egyptian renaissance at the
turn of the 20th century. He also maintained close ties with early leaders of
the national movement for independence in the Middle East, such as Mustapha
Kamel. In fact, the words of Egypt's national anthem were derived from one of
Kamel's most famous speeches.

Special thanks to:Michael Bristow for some of this information.

See also: Egypt_(1923-1960), Egypt_1960_-1979).

MUSIC
