Biladi, Biladi, Biladi

بلادي بلادي بلادي
transcription	Bilādī Bilādī Bilādī
Title in German	My homeland, my homeland, my homeland
country	Egypt
Usage period	since 1979
text	Younis-al Qadi
melody	Sayed Darwish
Sheet of music	nationalanthems.info
Audio files	Vowel (MP3; 2.9 MB), instrumental (MP3; 1.4 MB)

Biladi, Biladi, Biladi ( Arabic بلادي بلادي بلادي Bilādī Bilādī Bilādī  'My homeland, my homeland, my homeland') has beenthe national anthem of Egypt since 1979 .

history

The text comes from Younis-al Qadi , who was inspired by a speech by the journalist and politician Mustafa Kamil . The melody is by Sayed Darwish (1892–1932), one of the most important modern Egyptian musicians.
The national anthem was adopted in 1979 on the occasion of the peace treaty with Israel , when the previous national anthem Walla Zaman Ya Selahy (German for: Oh my weapon ) was to be replaced by a more peaceful sounding.

text

The original song has four stanzas. Today, on official occasions, usually only the first verse, framed by the refrain , is sung.

Original Arabic text	Transliteration	English translation	German translation
بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي و فؤادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي و فؤادي مصر يا أم البلاد انت غايتي والمراد وعلى كل العباد كم لنيلك من اياد بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي و فؤادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي و فؤادي مصر يا أرض النعيم فزت بالمجد القديم مقصدى دفع الغريم وعلى الله اعتمادى بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي و فؤادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي و فؤادي مصر انت أغلى درة فوق جبين الدهر غرة يا بلادي عيشي حرة واسلمي رغم الأعادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي و فؤادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لك حبي و فؤادي مصر اولادك كرام أوفياء يرعوا الزمام سوف تحظى بالمرام باتحادهم و اتحادي بلادي بلادي بلادي لكِ حبي و فؤادي	Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī Miṣr yā umma l-bilād Anti ghāyatī wa-l-murād Wa-'alā kulli l-'Nibād Kam min ayādi Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī Miṣr yā arḍa n-na'īm Fuzti bi-l-maǧdi l-qadīm Ma'u ladī-da Wa-'alā 'llāhi' 'timādī. Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī Misr anti alālā durra Fawq ǧabīni d-dahr ġurra Yā bilādīlam, bilādī Bilādī Bilādī urraī , bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī Misr Awlādik Kirām Awfiyā 'Yar'ũ z-zimām Sawfa taḥẓā bi-l-marām Bi-'tti-wa-fū'ādī' Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī Bilādī, bilādī, bilādī Laki ḥubbī wa-fū'ādī	My country, my country, my country. You have my love and my heart. My country, my country, my country, You have my love and my heart. Egypt! O mother of all lands, My hope and my ambition, And on all people Your Nile has countless graces 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, land of bounties You gained the ancient glory My purpose is to repel the enemy And on God I rely My country, my country, my country, My love and my heart are for thee. My country, my country, my country, My love and my heart are for thee. Egypt! Most precious jewel, Shining on the brow of eternity! O my homeland, be for ever free, Safe from every foe! 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! Noble are your children, loyal, and guardians of the reins. It will attain high aspirations with their unity and with mine. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, My love and my heart are for thee.	My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my heart beats lovingly for you. (literally: You are my love and you are my heart.) My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my heart beats lovingly for you. Egypt, mother of all countries, You are my hope and my yearning, How should the blessings of the Nile for humanity be measured? (literally: and about the servants [of God], how many hands does the Nile have?) My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, My heart beats lovingly for you. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my heart beats lovingly for you. Egypt, O earth of bliss, you have acquired the old glory, my goal is to ward off opponents, and in God I trust. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my heart beats lovingly for you. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my heart beats lovingly for you. Egypt, you are the most expensive pearl, distinguished in history (literally: a blaze on the forehead of the times), O my fatherland live free! And remain unharmed, in spite of the enemy! My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my heart beats lovingly for you. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my heart beats lovingly for you. Egypt, your children are noble, they keep the lands faithfully. With her and my unity you will achieve the highest goals. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my heart beats lovingly for you. My homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my heart beats lovingly for you.

The order of stanzas 2-4 seems to be variable; There are different variants on YouTube. Often - even if several stanzas are sung - the second stanza is left out.

There is a variant of the fourth stanza. It is:

Original Arabic text	Transliteration	English translation	German translation
مصر اولادك كرام أوفياء يرعوا الزمام نحن نرب وسلام وفداك يا بلادي	Misr Awlādik Kirām Awfiyā 'Yar'ũ z-zimām Naḥnu ḥarbun wa-salām Wa-fidāki yā bilādī	Egypt! Noble are your children, loyal, and guardians of the reins. In war and peace we will dedicate ourselves to you (literally: we are your ransom)	Egypt, your children are noble, they keep the lands faithfully. In war and peace we sacrifice ourselves for you (literally: we are your ransom).

Most of the recordings that can be found on the Internet have this variant. On the website www.nationalanthems.info the Arabic text can be found in the variant with war and peace, but the English translation in the variant with the honors to be achieved.

Web links

• Nationalanthems.info
• Egypt's hymn ( Memento from December 21, 2004 in the Internet Archive )