1. Have you seen the King on his coronation day
Appearing resplendent whilst Gabriel extends

2. The shade of God's protection over him eternally
And you saw the hearts' circumambulation in the courtyard of the Most High Throne

3. And you heard the chanting of the throngs
Praising him, visiting in droves continuously

4. This is the son of Ismael, Lord of the Nile
Who enriched and gave generously

5. The Nile flows beneath him
So the face of the land smiles with blessing

6. Granting vitality as though it draws
Its overflowing bounty from his stream

7. As if he were a skilled alchemist
Who converted the soil to gold

8. Leave the earth as ashes, did the world
Ever witness the Nile's equal

9. On his coronation day the people
Welcome a life of prosperity

10. Whence came you, did you hear
Supplications for him and praise

11. Live long Abu Al-Farouq and don
Raiment woven with praise

12. The royal sword from the trees
Of paradise is gifted to you

13. None can limit the loftiness of your reign
I see no bounds to your ascendancy

14. O son of men, a comfort
To the enemy's misery and perdition

15. Strike with the whip of power the epochs
When they are overcome with arrogance

16. Which king is greater than you
In rank or has a stronger army

17. Who among them has hands that
On the day of generosity could match yours

18. Who among them lost sleep
While standing guard through the night

19. Who among them named you
Or equaled your majesty or opposed you

20. Who among them fulfilled pilgrimage
Rights, or was more loyal to their word

21. In the East, look, do you see
A people like Ismael's offspring

22. And Persia threatened with destruction
And Mecca belongs to you, do you see

23. Another claiming it or Najd
And Tunisia and Algeria

24. Once wore the garb of misery
No crown was raised higher than yours

25. In the East, no greater glory
You renewed the rightly guided Caliphs'

26. Pact of piety, benevolence and asceticism
We see in you the attributes

27. Of the Caliphs, justice and integrity
Your sublime qualities erase sorrows

28. And show many the path of hope
You gave generously with no thought of gain

29. Or secreting generosity for yourself
You captivated your subject's hearts

30. How then could any turn away
You possessed them as you possessed

31. The reins of Egypt, father and ancestor
So when you prohibit, there is obedience

32. When you command, none disobey
They gave you the obedience of the loyalists

33. And you showed them favor and affection
You showed the Egyptian the path

34. Of his reform so he labored diligently
You prepared and provided for him

35. And cared for him until he was empowered
And you called him to regain

36. Egypt's lost pride, so he regained it
And renewed precious life

37. And was saved though death was expected
And protected Egyptians' nationalism

38. After greed had dug its grave
You opened our eyes so we saw

39. The light though we had been blinded
And you established a university in Egypt

40. To strengthen the pillar of knowledge
How many masters were enslaved

41. By ignorance though they protested
And you erected at the coast of the Turks

42. A foundation for maritime assets
You established a school that would

43. Return to us sovereignty of the sea
So when will I see Egypt's navy

44. Stirring up thunder on the waves
And when will I see the army

45. Filling the horizon end to end
You regarded aviation with the eye

46. Of a reformer untiring in his efforts
You prepared it though you saw

47. No substitute for the homeland
Mightiest in the aerial armada

48. When it embarked, soaring, striking
Whoever saw it on maneuvers

49. Saw eagles take down a lion
And you see it gliding, diving

50. Through flocks of swooping birds
Rank after rank of laborers

51. You devoted to it, wave upon wave
Who can recount some of what

52. You reformed or provided, never resting
Quiet, O heart, find strength

53. In wealth and spirit both sacrificed
And prepare for us an era

54. Like the Fatimid, you are the guide