Sol 6.1

  1. هكذا فلتقم لك الأعيادُ

    وتُخلِّدْ ولاءَك الآبادُ

    Thus let festivals be held for you,

    and let the ages perpetuate devotion to you.

  2. وتُقَدِّسْ يومَ ارتقائك للحك

    م وتذكرْ له الجميلَ البلادُ

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

    and may the land remember the good it brought.

  3. جاءها بالذي يعيد مناها

    والشباب القشيب فيما يعاد

    It brought her what restores her hopes,

    and fresh youth among the things restored.

  4. وتشاد المعاقل الشم فيها

    باسمه قوة وتعلو العماد

    And lofty fortresses are raised within her,

    in its name, in strength, and the pillars rise.

  5. ويذود الخطوب عنها ويحمي

    مجدها أن يناله الحساد

    And it wards calamities away from her and protects

    her glory from the reach of enviers.

  6. ويسوس العباد بالرفق والعد

    ل كما يشتهي ويهوى العباد

    And it governs the people with gentleness and justice,

    as the people wish and desire.

  7. ويريهم مسالك البر والتق

    وى وكيف العلى وكيف الرشاد

    And it shows them the paths of goodness and piety,

    and the ways to eminence and right guidance.

  8. يا ابن خيرِ البطون من قوم عثما

    ن وأسمى من في البسيطة سادوا

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

    and of the noblest who ruled upon the earth!

  9. إن ملكاً أحرزته لمنيف

    مكَّنته الآباء والأجداد

    Indeed, the realm you have attained is lofty,

    secured by fathers and forefathers.

  10. لك فيه سنون تسع حسان

    للرعايا على العداة شداد

    You have had nine fair years within it,

    for the subjects, stern against the foes.

  11. زدته رفعة ولا زلت تولي

    ساكنيه من نعمة ما استزادوا

    You have raised its stature; may you ever bestow

    upon its inhabitants whatever further blessings they seek.

  12. مؤذن بالبقاء لابن عليٍّ

    سؤددٌ طارفٌ وعزٌّ تلاد

    Endurance for the son of Ali is heralded

    by newly won eminence and inherited glory.

  13. مرَّ بالنيل قبل عهدك دهر

    كان فيه لا يرتوي الورَّاد

    An age passed over the Nile before your reign

    when those who sought water could not quench their thirst.

  14. وبواديه وهو أجدبُ مَحْلٌ

    يشتكي عنده الطوى الروَّاد

    And in its valley, barren and drought-stricken,

    the scouts complained there of hunger.

  15. أصبحوا الآن في نعيم وبشر

    واستطابوا حياتهم واستجادوا

    They now live in comfort and joy,

    and have found their life sweet and deemed it good.

  16. ودعاهم إليك داعي الهدى فائ

    تلفت في ولائك الأضداد

    And the herald of guidance summoned them to you, so

    opposing sides united in allegiance to you.

  17. دم فلولاك لم تقرَّ لأقوا

    مك عين ولا استقر فؤاد

    Live on! Without you, for your people

    no eye would find comfort, nor would any heart find rest.

  18. فيك آمالنا الكبار وفينا

    لك حب وذمة وانقياد

    In you lie our great hopes, and within us

    are love, pledged loyalty, and obedience to you.

  19. ولديك النجاة من كل عاد

    وإليك السكون والإخلاد

    And with you is deliverance from every aggressor,

    and to you we turn for calm and repose.

  20. أتخاف العدى وأنت محيط

    بالذي دبر الدهاة وكادوا

    Do you fear the foes, though you are fully aware

    of what the schemers have planned and plotted?

  21. وجدوا ما نووه ما دمت في مص

    ر محالاً فاستسلموا أو كادوا

    They found their plans, so long as you remain in Egypt,

    impossible; so they surrendered, or nearly did.

  22. واكتسوا شيمة الصديق فما يظ

    هر منهم إلا الرضى والوداد

    And they donned a friend's demeanor, so nothing

    appears from them but satisfaction and affection.

  23. فهي في مهرجان عيدك تختا

    ل ويعلو بوصفها الإنشاد

    So, at the festival of your feast, she

    struts, and the chanting of her praises rises high.

  24. ويحييك عرشها ويناجي

    ك بنوها ونبتها والجماد

    And her throne salutes you, and to you whisper

    her sons, her plants, and lifeless things.

  25. فلأعلامها الجميلة تصفي

    قٌ وللجند ضجة واطِّراد

    So for her beautiful banners there is applause,

    and for the troops, clamor and a steady march.

  26. إيه عباس إن سعيك للإس

    لام سعيٌ مبارك وجهاد

    Onward, Abbas! Indeed, your striving for Islam

    is a blessed endeavor and a holy struggle.

  27. وتماديك في مواصلة السل

    طان أغلى ما المسلمون استفادوا

    And your persistence in maintaining ties with the Sultan

    is the most precious gain the Muslims have received.

  28. ولإحسانه إليك وترغي

    بك فيه تتابع وامتداد

    And his kindness toward you, and your fostering devotion to him,

    follow in succession and extend.

  29. كلما استحكم اتحادكما في ال

    دين أودت بخصمه الأحقاد

    Whenever your union grows firm in the

    faith, hatreds bring its foe to ruin.

  30. هذه سنة النبي ومأمو

    ل الرعايا بل النهى والسداد

    This is the Prophet's practice, and the hope

    of the subjects—indeed, reason and sound judgment.

  31. وسلاح يصد كل مغير

    ومنار للشرق واستعداد

    And a weapon that repels every raider,

    and a beacon for the East, and preparedness.

  32. دام عباس لي بملكك جاه

    ورجاء ونعمة واعتداد

    May my prestige endure, Abbas, through your reign,

    and my hope, blessing, and pride.

  33. فانصرافي إليك أفضل ما أك

    سبنيه اليقين والاعتقاد

    So my turning to you is the finest thing

    that certainty and belief have earned me.