هكذا فلتقم لك الأعيادُ

هكذا فلتقم لك الأعيادُ

وتُخلِّدْ ولاءَك الآبادُ

وتُخلِّدْ ولاءَك الآبادُ

Thus let festivals be held in your honor,

Thus may your feasts stand for you,

and let the ages immortalize allegiance to you.

And immortalize your eternal loyalty,

وتُقَدِّسْ يومَ ارتقائك للحك

وتُقَدِّسْ يومَ ارتقائك للحك

م وتذكرْ له الجميلَ البلادُ

م وتذكرْ له الجميلَ البلادُ

And let the day of your accession to rule be hallowed,

And sanctify the day of your accession to power,

and let the land remember its kindness.

And the country remembers your kindness,

جاءها بالذي يعيد مناها

جاءها بالذي يعيد مناها

والشباب القشيب فيما يعاد

والشباب القشيب فيما يعاد

It brought her the one who restores her hopes,

It came with one who restores it,

and fresh youth among all that is restored.

And youth and old age in what is restored,

وتشاد المعاقل الشم فيها

وتشاد المعاقل الشم فيها

باسمه قوة وتعلو العماد

باسمه قوة وتعلو العماد

And lofty strongholds are built within her,

And the pillars of glory in it are strengthened,

in his name, for strength, and the pillars rise.

In his name, strength, and the pillars are high,

ويذود الخطوب عنها ويحمي

ويذود الخطوب عنها ويحمي

مجدها أن يناله الحساد

مجدها أن يناله الحساد

He wards calamities away from her and protects

And he wards off threats from it and protects,

her glory from the reach of the envious.

His glory lest the envious reach it,

ويسوس العباد بالرفق والعد

ويسوس العباد بالرفق والعد

ل كما يشتهي ويهوى العباد

ل كما يشتهي ويهوى العباد

He governs the people with gentleness and justice,

And he rules the servants with kindness and justice,

as the people wish and desire.

As he desires and loves the servants,

ويريهم مسالك البر والتق

ويريهم مسالك البر والتق

وى وكيف العلى وكيف الرشاد

وى وكيف العلى وكيف الرشاد

And he shows them the paths of righteousness and piety,

And shows them the ways of righteousness and piety,

and how to attain greatness and right guidance.

And how is the sublime and how is the guidance,

يا ابن خيرِ البطون من قوم عثما

يا ابن خيرِ البطون من قوم عثما

ن وأسمى من في البسيطة سادوا

ن وأسمى من في البسيطة سادوا

O son of the finest clans among Uthman's people,

O son of the best of wombs from the people of Othman,

and of the noblest who have ruled upon the earth:

And the highest of those in the plain who ruled,

إن ملكاً أحرزته لمنيف

إن ملكاً أحرزته لمنيف

مكَّنته الآباء والأجداد

مكَّنته الآباء والأجداد

The kingdom you have secured is indeed exalted,

You have gained a kingdom for Munif,

firmly established by fathers and forefathers.

Enabled by the fathers and ancestors,

لك فيه سنون تسع حسان

لك فيه سنون تسع حسان

للرعايا على العداة شداد

للرعايا على العداة شداد

You have reigned there for nine fair years,

For you in it are nine good years,

kind to the subjects, stern toward foes.

For the subjects over the enemies strict,

زدته رفعة ولا زلت تولي

زدته رفعة ولا زلت تولي

ساكنيه من نعمة ما استزادوا

ساكنيه من نعمة ما استزادوا

You have raised its stature; may you never cease granting

You increased its elevation and still take care,

its inhabitants whatever further blessings they seek.

Of its inhabitants with blessings they have not exceeded,

مؤذن بالبقاء لابن عليٍّ

مؤذن بالبقاء لابن عليٍّ

سؤددٌ طارفٌ وعزٌّ تلاد

سؤددٌ طارفٌ وعزٌّ تلاد

For the son of Ali, lasting rule is heralded

Announcing survival for the son of Ali,

by new-won eminence and ancestral might.

A sheltering ally, and honor and succession,

مرَّ بالنيل قبل عهدك دهر

مرَّ بالنيل قبل عهدك دهر

كان فيه لا يرتوي الورَّاد

كان فيه لا يرتوي الورَّاد

Before your reign, an age passed over the Nile

An era passed by the Nile before your time,

when those seeking water could not drink their fill.

In which the water-drawers were not saturated,

وبواديه وهو أجدبُ مَحْلٌ

وبواديه وهو أجدبُ مَحْلٌ

يشتكي عنده الطوى الروَّاد

يشتكي عنده الطوى الروَّاد

And in its valley, barren and drought-stricken,

And in its valleys while barren a place,

those seeking pasture complained of hunger there.

Where the fleeing complain to it of thirst,

أصبحوا الآن في نعيم وبشر

أصبحوا الآن في نعيم وبشر

واستطابوا حياتهم واستجادوا

واستطابوا حياتهم واستجادوا

Now they live in comfort and gladness,

They are now in bliss and good news,

and have found their lives delightful and good.

And their lives became pleasant and plentiful,

ودعاهم إليك داعي الهدى فائ

ودعاهم إليك داعي الهدى فائ

تلفت في ولائك الأضداد

تلفت في ولائك الأضداد

And the herald of guidance called them to you, so

And the caller to guidance called them to you,

opposing sides united in allegiance to you.

So they turned in your loyalty, adversaries,

دم فلولاك لم تقرَّ لأقوا

دم فلولاك لم تقرَّ لأقوا

مك عين ولا استقر فؤاد

مك عين ولا استقر فؤاد

Long may you endure! Without you, among your peoples

Blood! Without you, no eye of nations would settle,

no eye would find comfort, nor any heart repose.

Nor would any heart settle,

فيك آمالنا الكبار وفينا

فيك آمالنا الكبار وفينا

لك حب وذمة وانقياد

لك حب وذمة وانقياد

In you are our great hopes, and in us

In you are our great hopes, and in us for you,

are love for you, pledged loyalty, and obedience.

Love, covenant, and obedience,

ولديك النجاة من كل عاد

ولديك النجاة من كل عاد

وإليك السكون والإخلاد

وإليك السكون والإخلاد

With you is deliverance from every aggressor,

And with you salvation from every enmity,

and in you we rest and place our trust.

And to you tranquility and immortality,

أتخاف العدى وأنت محيط

أتخاف العدى وأنت محيط

بالذي دبر الدهاة وكادوا

بالذي دبر الدهاة وكادوا

Do you fear the foes, when you know fully

Do you fear the enemy while you encompass,

what the crafty have devised and plotted?

Those who plotted against the wicked and almost,

وجدوا ما نووه ما دمت في مص

وجدوا ما نووه ما دمت في مص

ر محالاً فاستسلموا أو كادوا

ر محالاً فاستسلموا أو كادوا

They found their designs—so long as you remain in Egypt—

They found what they intended impossible while you are in Egypt,

impossible; so they surrendered, or nearly did.

So they surrendered or almost,

واكتسوا شيمة الصديق فما يظ

واكتسوا شيمة الصديق فما يظ

هر منهم إلا الرضى والوداد

هر منهم إلا الرضى والوداد

They donned a friend's disposition, so nothing

And donned the quality of a friend, so nothing appears from them but consent and affection,

shows from them but contentment and affection.

For it is at the celebration of your feast fluttering,

فهي في مهرجان عيدك تختا

فهي في مهرجان عيدك تختا

ل ويعلو بوصفها الإنشاد

ل ويعلو بوصفها الإنشاد

So she struts in the pageant of your feast,

And its description rises with prose and poetry,

and chanting rises high in her praise.

And its pulpit praises you and its children and crops and inanimate converse with you,

ويحييك عرشها ويناجي

ويحييك عرشها ويناجي

ك بنوها ونبتها والجماد

ك بنوها ونبتها والجماد

Her throne salutes you; whispering to you are

So its beautiful flags are waving, and for the soldiers a clamor and march,

her sons, her plants, and lifeless things.

O Abbas your effort for Islam is a blessed effort and jihad,

فلأعلامها الجميلة تصفي

فلأعلامها الجميلة تصفي

قٌ وللجند ضجة واطِّراد

قٌ وللجند ضجة واطِّراد

For her beautiful banners there is applause,

And your persistence in continuing the authority is the most precious thing the Muslims have gained,

and for the troops, clamor and steady marching.

And for his kindness to you and your desire for it succession and continuity,

إيه عباس إن سعيك للإس

إيه عباس إن سعيك للإس

لام سعيٌ مبارك وجهاد

لام سعيٌ مبارك وجهاد

Onward, Abbas! Your striving for Islam

Whenever your unity in religion grows stronger, it destroys the hatred of its opponent,

is a blessed endeavor and a struggle for the faith.

This is the way of the Prophet and the purpose of the subjects, rather prohibition and integrity,

وتماديك في مواصلة السل

وتماديك في مواصلة السل

طان أغلى ما المسلمون استفادوا

طان أغلى ما المسلمون استفادوا

And your persistence in maintaining ties with the Sultan

And a weapon that wards off every agitator,

is the most precious gain the Muslims have won.

And a beacon for the East and preparation,

ولإحسانه إليك وترغي

ولإحسانه إليك وترغي

بك فيه تتابع وامتداد

بك فيه تتابع وامتداد

And his kindness to you, and your winning others

Long live Abbas, through your kingdom I have glory,

to him, are unceasing and enduring.

Hope, blessing, and regard,

كلما استحكم اتحادكما في ال

كلما استحكم اتحادكما في ال

دين أودت بخصمه الأحقاد

دين أودت بخصمه الأحقاد

Whenever your union grows firm in the

So my devotion to you is the best thing certainty and belief have given me.

faith, rancor brings its enemy to ruin.

هذه سنة النبي ومأمو

هذه سنة النبي ومأمو

ل الرعايا بل النهى والسداد

ل الرعايا بل النهى والسداد

This is the Prophet's way and the hope

of the subjects—indeed, reason and sound judgment,

وسلاح يصد كل مغير

وسلاح يصد كل مغير

ومنار للشرق واستعداد

ومنار للشرق واستعداد

and a weapon that repels every raider,

and a beacon for the East, and readiness.

دام عباس لي بملكك جاه

دام عباس لي بملكك جاه

ورجاء ونعمة واعتداد

ورجاء ونعمة واعتداد

May I ever have standing under your rule, Abbas,

and hope, blessing, and pride.

فانصرافي إليك أفضل ما أك

فانصرافي إليك أفضل ما أك

سبنيه اليقين والاعتقاد

سبنيه اليقين والاعتقاد

For my turning to you is the best thing

that certainty and conviction have won for me.