1. When glory's abode is speech
Then say, with the sword disputes are severed

2. And when motives of pride call for the striking of swords
Arrows do not miss their mark

3. He who attained sublime heights with the edge of a sword
And in his Master has sought refuge

4. His sharp blade makes the land obey
And fear of his name overwhelms even the greatest of men

5. He whose banners of glory shone forth
Adorned with dignity and reverence

6. They flutter exclaiming in joy
O Beirut, peace wishes you well

7. You were blessed with the company of mighty Egypt’s beloved
Saeed, hearts passionate for his rule

8. My Khedive, precious like a cypress
Famed, just, nay a protector

9. If he enters the ocean of war someday
His enemies will drown in hunger

10. And if swords were to collide in his hands
Fasting would become incumbent upon their weapons

11. You’d see the country bowing before him
As do cities sleeping in peace

12. Some may envy others, yet all
Are infatuated with him beyond blame

13. Such is the world inclined to his comfort
He puts it right without transgression

14. He has an army, whoever faces it faces
Mountains immutable by collision

15. And signs of conquest beside him
Subservience, while ascendance is his vocation

16. He came while glory draped his mantle
Accompanied by dignity and respect

17. And honored Beirut’s land one morn
Met with joy and smiling faces

18. Lebanon bowed its head willfully
Peace descended upon its valley

19. He gestured peace, had his wings obeyed
He would have flown without limit

20. He greeted its cedars, which swayed feverishly
Freed from malady on a summit

21. Egypt deserves to proudly preen
And hover beyond the clouds’ procession

22. Dragging its train loftily, pridefully
Above all other nations without objection

23. But his kindness blanketed the land
So he visited us, ending our sorrows

24. Indeed, they specified wiles for Egypt
Behold, the Nile contains only a handful

25. While its water flows to irrigate
Its fields, the destitute reap but scraps

26. As for his overflowing sea of a palm
Jewels and gems are the least of its gifts

27. Egypt seemed to envy us, but
We state the truth, dispute is declined

28. Like pyramids standing tall, watching
Shzra’s eye never sleep turned to us

29. But O you whose heights many ages grasp
Have we not just one glorious year in time?

30. For we obtained happiness from Saeed
And the honor of our land - that protector

31. We still behold these remarkable traits
Lasting forever, like turtledoves’ song

32. And rhyming verses still created in his glory
Composed - and this is enough conclusion