1. The honor of positions lies latent in you,
And you are the guarantor of decorated glory.

2. And when the army came under attack,
We said to it, "Rejoice, for you are safe."

3. O noble one, redeemed for supremacy,
In whom are signs and evidence of wisdom.

4. So when you charge the foes, there shall befall them
From your honed wrath what is sure to happen.

5. The lion shows that he fears you,
From his own terror, though rage boils within.

6. And by your good counsel in war and otherwise,
The cities of many lands were opened to Egypt.

7. And Kureid took pride in your most noble birth,
A pure and noble one, a kin to the Sa’uds.

8. And Egypt has abundant fortune in serving you,
By which you lit up the darkness of the gloomy.

9. And for its troops, O Prince, at times of distress,
Through you a clear opening, rarely matched.

10. And for those you knew, protection
From every evil pursued by the betrayer.

11. And for those you saved from disasters, protection
Whether a shadow tilted or stillness moved.

12. And for those who stripped for battle, a death
That comes while Mashrafiyya lies silent.

13. And how often have steeds strained in generosity,
When the sword-arms of plain and mountain narrowed!

14. And praise of you from the wilderness is one,
While in all the lands it is varied.

15. And how often a fiery meteor has been cast
At a renouncing apostate from his faith!

16. And how often a stalwart, effective champion
Turned his back, and death the sly overtook him!

17. And how many a prisoner from humiliating fetters
You freed, later followed by others.

18. And you forgave, after victory, the enemies,
Forgetting what they had done - and those are virtues.

19. So accept the orphan of a thought that has come to you
From the conscience, of praise, treasures.

20. And reward your eulogist for his eulogy,
For that is enough, and the present reward.

21. And after the rank of Field Marshal,
Another for which congratulations will be timely.