Translation:
My homeland, my homeland, my homeland,
You have my love and my heart.
My homeland, my homeland, my homeland,
You have my love and my heart.
Egypt! O mother of all lands,
You are my hope and my desire,
And above all mankind,
How many blessings your Nile has bestowed!

• The second the opening horns of "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" hit, the stadium goes absolutely mental, with fans locking arms and creating a deafening wall of sound. Beyond the matchday hype, the anthem is packed with history: the lyrics were adapted directly from a fiery 1907 patriotic speech by nationalist leader Mustafa Kamel, while the iconic melody was composed by Sayed Darwish, the legendary father of modern Egyptian popular music. Officially restored as the national anthem in 1979 to bring back a proud, deeply rooted Egyptian identity, its absolute peak volume explodes during the repeating chorus where tens of thousands of fans scream their lungs out to vow their love and heart to the homeland before kickoff.