1. آن للشاعر إطلاق العنانْ

    ليوفِّي حق هذا المهرجانْ

    The time has come for the poet to loose the reins,

    to give this festival its due.

  2. وأغالي في امتداحي ملكاً

    ليَ في دولته خير مكان

    And I go to excess in praising a king

    in whose realm I hold the finest place.

  3. ألهمتني كل معنى باهر

    فيه أخلاقٌ وأوصافٌ حسان

    Every dazzling thought was inspired in me

    by the fine virtues and qualities within him.

  4. أنكر القوم اعتقادي أنه

    قادر في قبضتيه المشرقان

    The people rejected my belief that he is

    mighty, with the two Easts in his grasp.

  5. أنا لا أضمر سوءاً وكفى

    أن شعري لفؤادي ترجمان

    I harbor no ill intent; it is enough

    that my verse interprets my heart.

  6. هل أراه عاجزاً عن نيل ما

    لم ينله أبواه السابقان

    Could I deem him incapable of attaining what

    his two forebears before him never attained?

  7. وهو عون الدين والمولى الذي

    نصر السلطان في هذا الزمان

    He is the faith's support, and the lord who

    supported the Sultan in this age.

  8. وأطاعته البرايا وبدا

    حكمه العادل فيهم واستبان

    All people obeyed him, and there emerged

    his just rule among them, clear to see.

  9. قام بالأمر فما كان سوى

    ما ابتغته في الأعادي الدولتان

    He took charge, and nothing came to pass but

    what the two states sought against their enemies.

  10. وأجار الملك من غاصبه

    وكفى الأوطان شر الحدثان

    And he protected the realm from its usurper,

    and spared the lands the ravages of time.

  11. ثاقب الرأي حكيم حاذق

    يظهر الشدة حيناً والليان

    Keen in judgment, wise and skilled,

    he shows sternness at times, and gentleness.

  12. وله في كل يوم همة

    وندى تثنى عليه الأُمَّتان

    And each day he shows high resolve

    and generosity, for which the two nations praise him.

  13. يا شباب الملك يا بهجته

    دمت للملك رجاء وأمان

    O youthful vigor of kingship, O its splendor,

    may you remain the realm's hope and security.

  14. إن عرشاً تتجلى فوقه

    لَمقامٌ يشتهيه النيِّران

    Indeed, a throne above which you shine

    is a station coveted by the sun and moon;

  15. وحساماً تنتضيه غازياً

    لَنذيرٌ يتقيه الثقلان

    and a keen sword you unsheathe on campaign

    is a warning feared by both humans and jinn;

  16. ومناراً تبتنيه عالياً

    لِهُدى الناسِ لَباقٍ غير فان

    and a beacon you build aloft

    to guide the people will endure and never perish.

  17. إن مصراً لعروسٌ زفَّها

    وحلاها عيدك الأسنى وزان

    Egypt is indeed a bride, led in bridal procession,

    adorned and graced by your most radiant festival.

  18. فهي في حليتها باهرة

    تملأ الأنفس أنساً وافتتان

    So she is dazzling in her finery,

    filling souls with delight and enchantment.

  19. لك ماضيها وآتيها كما

    لك غالي تاجها والصولجان

    Yours are her past and future, just as

    yours are her precious crown and the scepter.

  20. ولك النيلان ينسابان بال

    خير في قطرين صارا كالجنان

    And yours are the two Niles, flowing with

    bounty through two lands that have become like gardens.

  21. وحصون وجيوش عودت

    مصر أن تنصر في الحرب العوان

    And fortresses and armies that have accustomed

    Egypt to victory in long-fought war.

  22. ولواء تنشر الأمن به

    وارف الظل شديد الخفقان

    And a banner through which you spread security,

    ample in shade and vigorous in its flutter.

  23. يا ابن توفيق أجب دعوة من

    لم يروا غيرك مولى مستعان

    O son of Tawfiq, answer the call of those

    who have seen no lord to call upon for help but you.

  24. ولما تنويه في الأرض انتهز

    هذه الفرصة إن الوقت حان

    And for what you intend on earth, seize

    this opportunity: the time has come.

  25. وانصر الشرق على أعدائه

    فلقد دان بنوه منذ دان

    And aid the East against its enemies,

    for its sons have submitted ever since it submitted.

  26. فهو لا يرضى مليكاً آمراً

    غير من يحمى حماه أن يهان

    So it accepts no commanding king

    except one who shields its domain from dishonor.

  27. واملأ الواديَ بشراً ورضاً

    لوفود الشكر من قاص ودان

    And fill the valley with cheer and contentment

    for delegations of thanks from far and near.

  28. وارع شعباً طائعاً مستسلماً

    حبه فيك تجلى للعيان

    And tend a people obedient and submissive,

    whose love for you has become plain to see.

  29. ومن الصدق مغالاتيَ في

    مدحك المعجز أبطال البيان

    And sincerity underlies my extravagance in

    praising you, which baffles the champions of eloquence.

  30. ومحال أن تراني غافلاً

    عنك يوماً أو يقول القوم خان

    And it is impossible that you should find me heedless

    of you for a day, or that people should say, 'He was disloyal.'

  31. فتحكم في زمان خاضع

    لك بالعيدين نادى بشريان

    So rule in an age that bows

    to you; two glad tidings have rung out at both festivals.