# Eslami ya Misr

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

## Lyrics

| Arabic lyrics | Transliteration | English 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 كورال: 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 لصروف الدهر وقفتى أنا فى دفاعى وجهادى للبلاد لا أميل لا أمل لا ألين كورال 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 فيكِ عاد أننا دون حماكى أجمعين كورال للعلا أبناء مصر للعلا وبمصر شرفوا المستقبلا وفدًا لمصرنا الدنيا فلا نضع الأوطان إلا أولا جانبى الأيسر قلبه الفؤاد وبلادى هى لى قلبى اليمين كورال | Eslami ya Misro ennani-l-fedaa Thee yadi en maddate-l-donia yada Abadan lan tastakeeni abada Ennani argo ma'a-l-yawme ghada Wa ma'ee qalbi wa 'azmi lel-gehad Wa le-qalbi ante ba'da-ddeene deen Kurâl: Laki ya Misro-ssalaama Wa salaaman ya belaadi En rama-ddahro sehaamah Altaqeeha be-fo'aadi Wa-slami fee kolle heen Ana Misreyion banani man bana Harama-ddahre allathee a'yaa-l-fanaa Waqfato-l-ahraame feema bainana Le-soroofe-ddahre waqfati ana Fee defaa'ee wa gehaadi lel-belaad La ameelo la amallo la aleen Kurâl 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 Kurâl 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 Gaanebi-l-aisaro qalboho-l-fo'aad Wa belaadi heya lee qalbi-l-yameen Kurâl | 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, never I am hoping for tomorrow [to be better] My heart and my determination are with me to fight and sacrifice with And to my heart, O Egypt, you are a religion, after my religion Chorus: Safety for you, O Egypt And peace, O my homeland If eternity threw its arrows [at you] I would shield thee with my heart And be safe in all times I am an Egyptian, built by the founders of the Everlasting pyramid, which defeated doom Like the pyramids stand, I will stand Against the difficulties and problems of eternity In my defense and fight for my country I do not lean, get bored, or yield Chorus Be careful, you who are trying to chain the orbits Which star in the sky is under your control The homeland of the free is a sky that cannot be possessed And the free youngsters are owners by their horizons There is no enemy on your ground anymore, O Egypt We are all for your protection Chorus To great heights, O sons and daughters of Egypt, to great heights And honor the future by Egypt The whole world to us is to sacrifice for our Egypt, because we put our nation only first My left side has my heart And my homeland is the heart of my right side Chorus |