1. And His mercy upon a people who parted from blessings
Without sin of theirs, and met with wrath

2. Rulers of their livelihood turned away, so they did not come back
And left them naked, hungry, wronged

3. Their elders, young women, and children
All tasted the weaning of oppression and orphanhood

4. If an onlooker were to watch over them, he would see
Pieces of sorrow shredded with every fever

5. Were it not for the cheer of faith that gives them steadfastness
They would have chosen annihilation over that life

6. What is the state of a mother who has a baby beside her
With no food but tears during her days?

7. And suckling babes who found the teats scathing
Like embers, so they weaned and deemed the dream impossible

8. And singers whom hardships made permissible, so if
The soul were not protected, destitution would have a protected refuge

9. And the helpless when needs burdened them
The shackles of nights incapacitated their resolves

10. Like those near dead but for visions that terrify them
And terrifying dreams cannot restore vigor

11. Those are the people of one who was generous with himself
And left them in their homelands, liable

12. They complained to Egypt of their suffering, so she listened
And whoever complains to Egypt invokes benevolence

13. She gave with what embarrassed the gushing currents
And pouring clouds and accompanying rain

14. God’s gift are her noble children, for when
They set out to give, they outdid all nations

15. Abbas is their role model, and they his followers
Like the head and body, excellent companions they are

16. God protected the king whose sole ambition
Is to elevate truth and reveal the clouds

17. When glories grow great, its attainer
You see above the highest points of virtue made great

18. And praise rewarded the mother of benefactors with what
She initiated, so it overwhelmed the Arabs and non-Arabs

19. She conferred upon eternity a fragrance from her noble deeds
That aromates existence, souls, and zephyr

20. It is gallantry to give and loyalty to fulfill
And her crest is veiled bliss and a smile

21. She lived and settled with her two feet and her nation
Freely given andfortunately gained bliss

22. So may Egypt live! For she remains as she was known
A refuge for her seekers, succor for the anguished

23. She tended to every distraught soul with her mercy
And God shows mercy to those who showed mercy in both abodes.