هَنيئاً أَيُّها المَلِكُ الأَجَلُّ

هَنيئاً أَيُّها المَلِكُ الأَجَلُّ

لَكَ العَرشُ الجَديدُ وَما يَظِلُّ

لَكَ العَرشُ الجَديدُ وَما يَظِلُّ

Congratulations, O most august king,

Congratulations, O noble King!

on your new throne and all it shelters.

The new throne is yours, may it cast its shade.

تَسَنَّمَ عَرشَ إِسماعيلَ رَحباً

تَسَنَّمَ عَرشَ إِسماعيلَ رَحباً

فَأَنتَ لِصَولَجانِ المُلكِ أَهلُ

فَأَنتَ لِصَولَجانِ المُلكِ أَهلُ

Ascend Ismail's spacious throne,

You have assumed the vast throne of Ismail,

for you are worthy of kingship's scepter.

For you are fit to hold the scepter of kingship.

وَحَصِّنهُ بِإِحسانٍ وَعَدلٍ

وَحَصِّنهُ بِإِحسانٍ وَعَدلٍ

فَحِصنُ المُلكِ إِحسانٌ وَعَدلُ

فَحِصنُ المُلكِ إِحسانٌ وَعَدلُ

And fortify it with kindness and justice,

Fortify it with benevolence and justice,

for kindness and justice are kingship's fortress.

For the fortress of kingship is benevolence and justice.

وَجَدِّد سيرَةَ العُمَرَينِ فينا

وَجَدِّد سيرَةَ العُمَرَينِ فينا

فَإِنَّكَ بَينَنا لِلَّهِ ظِلُّ

فَإِنَّكَ بَينَنا لِلَّهِ ظِلُّ

Revive among us the way of the two Umars,

And renew for us the ways of the two righteous Caliphs,

for among us you are God's shadow.

For you are to us Allah’s protection.

لَقَد عَزَّ السَريرُ وَتاهَ لَمّا

لَقَد عَزَّ السَريرُ وَتاهَ لَمّا

تَبَوَّأَهُ المَليكُ المُستَقِلُّ

تَبَوَّأَهُ المَليكُ المُستَقِلُّ

The throne gained honor and swelled with pride when

The throne gained glory when

the independent monarch took his seat upon it.

The sovereign master assumed it.

وَهَشَّ التاجُ حينَ عَلا جَبيناً

وَهَشَّ التاجُ حينَ عَلا جَبيناً

عَلَيهِ مَهابَةٌ وَعَلَيهِ نُبلُ

عَلَيهِ مَهابَةٌ وَعَلَيهِ نُبلُ

And the crown rejoiced when it surmounted a brow

And the crown shone when it adorned

upon which rest majesty and nobility.

A brow majestic and noble.

تَمَنّى لَو يَقِرُّ عَلى أَبِيٍّ

تَمَنّى لَو يَقِرُّ عَلى أَبِيٍّ

تَذِلُّ لَهُ الخُطوبُ وَلا يَذِلُّ

تَذِلُّ لَهُ الخُطوبُ وَلا يَذِلُّ

It wished to rest upon one unbowed,

It wished that it might settle on an upright father,

before whom calamities bow, while he does not.

Before whom hardships bow down without humiliation.

وَقَد نالَ المَرامَ وَطابَ نَفساً

وَقَد نالَ المَرامَ وَطابَ نَفساً

فَها هُوَ ذا بِلابِسِهِ يُدِلُّ

فَها هُوَ ذا بِلابِسِهِ يُدِلُّ

Now it has gained its wish and is content,

And he attained his wish, rejoiced and exulted,

so here it is, taking pride in its wearer.

So here he is, manifest in his raiment.

وَما كُنتَ الغَريبَ عَنِ المَعالي

وَما كُنتَ الغَريبَ عَنِ المَعالي

وَلا التاجُ الَّذي بِكَ باتَ يَعلو

وَلا التاجُ الَّذي بِكَ باتَ يَعلو

You were never a stranger to lofty deeds,

You were never estranged from glory,

nor was the crown that has risen higher through you.

Nor was the crown that now crowns your head.

وَإِنَّكَ مُنذُ كُنتَ وَلا أُغالي

وَإِنَّكَ مُنذُ كُنتَ وَلا أُغالي

حُسامٌ لِلأَريكَةِ لا يُفَلُّ

حُسامٌ لِلأَريكَةِ لا يُفَلُّ

Indeed, ever since you came to be—and I do not exaggerate—

Indeed, ever since you were born, I do not exaggerate,

you have been a sword for the throne, never blunted.

You have been a sword for the throne that never fails.

فَكَم نَهنَهتَ مِن غَربِ العَوادي

فَكَم نَهنَهتَ مِن غَربِ العَوادي

وَكَم لَكَ في رُبوعِ النيلِ فَضلُ

وَكَم لَكَ في رُبوعِ النيلِ فَضلُ

For how often you have checked the fury of calamities,

How many from the land of the West have you scolded,

and how great your bounty throughout the Nile's lands!

And how much merit you have in the regions of the Nile!

وَما مِن مَجمَعٍ لِلخَيرِ إِلّا

وَما مِن مَجمَعٍ لِلخَيرِ إِلّا

وَمِن كَفَّيكَ سَحَّ عَلَيهِ وَبلُ

وَمِن كَفَّيكَ سَحَّ عَلَيهِ وَبلُ

And there is no gathering for charity but

There is no assembly for good but that

a downpour has streamed upon it from your hands.

Your hands have lavished generosity and favor upon it.

فَقَد عَرَفَ الفَقيرُ نَداكَ قِدماً

فَقَد عَرَفَ الفَقيرُ نَداكَ قِدماً

وَقَد عَرَفَ الكَبيرُ عُلاكَ قَبلُ

وَقَد عَرَفَ الكَبيرُ عُلاكَ قَبلُ

For the poor have long known your generosity,

The poor knew your munificence early on,

and the great already knew your high standing.

And the great knew your eminence before.

لَكَ العَرشانِ هَذا عَرشُ مِصرٍ

لَكَ العَرشانِ هَذا عَرشُ مِصرٍ

وَهَذا في القُلوبِ لَهُ مَحَلُّ

وَهَذا في القُلوبِ لَهُ مَحَلُّ

Two thrones are yours: this is Egypt's throne,

You have the two thrones—this, the throne of Egypt,

and this one has its place within hearts.

And that which occupies the hearts has its place.

فَأَلِّف ذاتَ بَينِهِما بِرَأيٍ

فَأَلِّف ذاتَ بَينِهِما بِرَأيٍ

وَعَزمٍ لا يَكِلُّ وَلا يَمَلُّ

وَعَزمٍ لا يَكِلُّ وَلا يَمَلُّ

So harmonize the bond between them through judgment

Then unite the two with wisdom

and resolve that neither falters nor tires.

And determination that never falters or tires.

فَعَرشٌ لا تَحُفُّ بِهِ قُلوبٌ

فَعَرشٌ لا تَحُفُّ بِهِ قُلوبٌ

تَحُفُّ بِهِ الخُطوبُ وَيَضمَحِلُّ

تَحُفُّ بِهِ الخُطوبُ وَيَضمَحِلُّ

For a throne not surrounded by hearts

For a throne that hearts enshrouded with love do not surround

is surrounded by calamities and fades away.

Will be surrounded by tribulations and decay.

أَبا الفَلّاحِ كَم لَكَ مِن أَيادٍ

أَبا الفَلّاحِ كَم لَكَ مِن أَيادٍ

عَلى ما فيكَ مِن كَرَمٍ تَدُلُّ

عَلى ما فيكَ مِن كَرَمٍ تَدُلُّ

O father of the peasant, how many favors you have bestowed

O Abu Al-Fallaah, your hands have so much

bear witness to the generosity within you!

Bounty and kindness they confer as gifts.

وَآلاءٍ وَإِن أَطنَبتُ فيها

وَآلاءٍ وَإِن أَطنَبتُ فيها

وَفي أَوصافِها فَأَنا المُقِلُّ

وَفي أَوصافِها فَأَنا المُقِلُّ

And blessings—however much I dwell on them

And if I were to prolong in their description

and their qualities, I still say too little.

And in describing their traits, my words would still fall short.

عُنيتَ بِحالَةَ الفَلّاحِ حَتّى

عُنيتَ بِحالَةَ الفَلّاحِ حَتّى

تَهَيَّبَ أَن يَزورَ الأَرضَ مَحلُ

تَهَيَّبَ أَن يَزورَ الأَرضَ مَحلُ

You cared for the peasant's condition until

You have set your mind to the state of the farmer

drought grew fearful of visiting the land.

To the point that drought dared not visit the land.

وَكَيفَ يَزورُ أَرضاً سِرتَ فيها

وَكَيفَ يَزورُ أَرضاً سِرتَ فيها

وَأَنتَ الغَيثُ لَم يُمسِكهُ بُخلُ

وَأَنتَ الغَيثُ لَم يُمسِكهُ بُخلُ

And how could it visit a land you have traveled through,

How could drought visit a land you walked upon,

when you are rain that no miserliness has withheld?

When you are the rain withheld by no stinginess.

وَكَم أَحيَيتَ مِن أَرضٍ مَواتٍ

وَكَم أَحيَيتَ مِن أَرضٍ مَواتٍ

فَأَضحَت تُستَرادُ وَتُستَغَلُّ

فَأَضحَت تُستَرادُ وَتُستَغَلُّ

And how much dead land you have brought to life,

How many barren lands have you revived,

so that it came to be sought out and put to use.

To become purchased and cultivated.

وَأَخصَبَ أَهلُها مِن بَعدِ جَدبٍ

وَأَخصَبَ أَهلُها مِن بَعدِ جَدبٍ

وَفاضَ عَلَيهِمُ رَغَدٌ وَنَفلُ

وَفاضَ عَلَيهِمُ رَغَدٌ وَنَفلُ

And its people enjoyed abundance after dearth,

And after drought its inhabitants prospered

and comfort and extra bounty overflowed upon them.

And plenty and abundance poured upon them.

وَكَم أَسعَفتَ في مِصرٍ جَريحاً

وَكَم أَسعَفتَ في مِصرٍ جَريحاً

عَلَيهِ المَوتُ مِن كَثَبٍ يُطِلُّ

عَلَيهِ المَوتُ مِن كَثَبٍ يُطِلُّ

And how many a wounded man in Egypt you have aided,

How you have rescued in Egypt many a wounded soul

over whom death looms from close at hand!

Upon whom death crept with lingering assault.

وَكُنتَ لِكُلِّ مِسكينٍ وِقاءً

وَكُنتَ لِكُلِّ مِسكينٍ وِقاءً

وَأَهلاً حينَ لَم تَنفَعهُ أَهلُ

وَأَهلاً حينَ لَم تَنفَعهُ أَهلُ

You have been a shield for every destitute soul,

You have been the protector of every pauper

and family when his own family offered him no help.

When his own folk availed him nothing.

وَكُنتَ فَتىً بِعَهدِ أَبيكَ نَدباً

وَكُنتَ فَتىً بِعَهدِ أَبيكَ نَدباً

لَهُ رَأيٌ يُسَدِّدُهُ وَفِعلُ

لَهُ رَأيٌ يُسَدِّدُهُ وَفِعلُ

And in your father's reign you were a resourceful youth,

You were an astute youth in your father’s era,

with judgment to guide him, and action.

With judgment guided aright by his actions.

لِكُلِّ عَظيمَةٍ تُدعى فَتُبلي

لِكُلِّ عَظيمَةٍ تُدعى فَتُبلي

بَلاءَ مُجَرِّبٍ يَحدوهُ عَقلُ

بَلاءَ مُجَرِّبٍ يَحدوهُ عَقلُ

You are summoned to every great task, and acquit yourself

You have taken up every great affair put to the test,

as a seasoned man whom reason urges on.

A test that one with intelligence and reason confronts.

تَوَلَّيتَ الأُمورَ فَتىً وَكَهلاً

تَوَلَّيتَ الأُمورَ فَتىً وَكَهلاً

فَلَم يَبلُغ مَداكَ فَتىً وَكَهلُ

فَلَم يَبلُغ مَداكَ فَتىً وَكَهلُ

You took charge of affairs in youth and middle age,

You have assumed affairs as a youth and grown man,

yet neither youth nor mature man has matched your reach.

No youth or grown man has reached your extent.

وَجَرَّبتَ الحَوادِثَ مِن قَديمٍ

وَجَرَّبتَ الحَوادِثَ مِن قَديمٍ

وَمِثلُكَ مَن يُجَرِّبُها وَيَبلو

وَمِثلُكَ مَن يُجَرِّبُها وَيَبلو

And you have long put events to the test,

You have tried tribulations from early days,

and one like you is the man to try and test them.

And who but you can try them and endure?

وَكُنتَ لِمَجلِسِ الشورى حَياةً

وَكُنتَ لِمَجلِسِ الشورى حَياةً

وَنِبراساً إِذا ما القَومُ ضَلّوا

وَنِبراساً إِذا ما القَومُ ضَلّوا

You were the life of the Consultative Council,

You have been the life of the Consultative Council

and a beacon when the people lost their way.

And its guiding light when the people went astray.

فَلَم يُلمِم بِساحَتِهِ جَحودٌ

فَلَم يُلمِم بِساحَتِهِ جَحودٌ

وَلَم يَجلِس بِهِ عُضوٌ أَشَلُّ

وَلَم يَجلِس بِهِ عُضوٌ أَشَلُّ

Thus no ingrate visited its precincts,

No disavowal has dared sit in its precincts,

nor did a paralyzed member sit within it.

Nor has any paralyzed member taken seat.

وَما غادَرتَهُ حَتّى أَفاقوا

وَما غادَرتَهُ حَتّى أَفاقوا

وَمِن أَمراضِ عَيشِهِمُ أَبَلّوا

وَمِن أَمراضِ عَيشِهِمُ أَبَلّوا

You did not leave it until they came to their senses

You never left it until they came to,

and recovered from the ailments of their lives.

And recovered from the sickness of their living.

فَعِش لِلنيلِ سُلطاناً أَبِيّاً

فَعِش لِلنيلِ سُلطاناً أَبِيّاً

لَهُ في مُلكِهِ عَقدٌ وَحَلُّ

لَهُ في مُلكِهِ عَقدٌ وَحَلُّ

So live as the Nile's unbowed sultan,

So live as a magnificent, willful Sultan of the Nile

with power to bind and loose within his realm.

With a necklace and solution in his kingdom.

وَوالِ القَومُ إِنَّهُمُ كِرامٌ

وَوالِ القَومُ إِنَّهُمُ كِرامٌ

مَيامينُ النَقيبَةِ أَينَ حَلّوا

مَيامينُ النَقيبَةِ أَينَ حَلّوا

And ally yourself with those people; they are noble,

And lead a people who indeed are generous,

blessed in disposition wherever they settle.

The lances of chivalry—wherever they camped.

لَهُم مُلكٌ عَلى التاميزِ أَضحَت

لَهُم مُلكٌ عَلى التاميزِ أَضحَت

ذُراهُ عَلى المَعالي تَستَهِلُّ

ذُراهُ عَلى المَعالي تَستَهِلُّ

They have a realm upon the Thames, and now

They have a dominion over excellence that

its summits shine above lofty glories.

Its splendor rises to the heights.

وَلَيسَ كَقَومِهِم في الغَربِ قَومٌ

وَلَيسَ كَقَومِهِم في الغَربِ قَومٌ

مِنَ الأَخلاقِ قَد نَهِلوا وَعَلّوا

مِنَ الأَخلاقِ قَد نَهِلوا وَعَلّوا

And no people in the West are like their people:

Among the people of the West there is no people like them

they have drunk of virtue, then drunk again.

In morals—they have attained the utmost elevation.

فَإِن صادَقتَهُم صَدَقوكَ وُدّاً

فَإِن صادَقتَهُم صَدَقوكَ وُدّاً

وَلَيسَ لَهُم إِذا فَتَّشتَ مِثلُ

وَلَيسَ لَهُم إِذا فَتَّشتَ مِثلُ

So if you befriend them, they are true to you in affection,

If you befriend them sincerely they reciprocate sincerely,

and if you search, there is none like them.

When you investigate, you find none like them.

وَإِن شاوَرتَهُم وَالأَمرُ جِدُّ

وَإِن شاوَرتَهُم وَالأَمرُ جِدُّ

ظَفِرتَ لَهُم بِرَأيٍ لا يَزِلُّ

ظَفِرتَ لَهُم بِرَأيٍ لا يَزِلُّ

And if you consult them when the matter is serious,

And if you consult them while the matter is grave,

you gain from them a judgment that never errs.

You gain, through them, an opinion never deviating.

وَإِن نادَيتَهُم لَبّاكَ مِنهُم

وَإِن نادَيتَهُم لَبّاكَ مِنهُم

أَساطيلٌ وَأَسيافٌ تُسَلُّ

أَساطيلٌ وَأَسيافٌ تُسَلُّ

And if you call them, you are answered by their

And if you call on them, legions and swords

fleets and swords drawn forth.

From among them hurry to you in haste.

فَمادِدهُم حِبالَ الوُدِّ وَاِنهَض

فَمادِدهُم حِبالَ الوُدِّ وَاِنهَض

بِنا فَقِيادُنا لِلخَيرِ سَهلُ

بِنا فَقِيادُنا لِلخَيرِ سَهلُ

So stretch the cords of friendship to them, and lift

So draw them nigh with bonds of affection

us up, for leading us toward good is easy.

And rise, for our guidance to good is smooth.

وَخَفِّف مِن مُصابِ الشَرقِ فينا

وَخَفِّف مِن مُصابِ الشَرقِ فينا

فَنَحنُ عَلى رِجالِ الغَربِ ثِقلُ

فَنَحنُ عَلى رِجالِ الغَربِ ثِقلُ

And lessen in us the East's affliction,

And lighten for us the affliction of the East within us,

for we are a burden upon the men of the West.

For we are heavily burdened compared to the men of the West.

إِذا نَزَلَت هُناكَ بِهِم خُطوبٌ

إِذا نَزَلَت هُناكَ بِهِم خُطوبٌ

أَلَمَّ بِنا هُنا قَلَقٌ وَشُغلُ

أَلَمَّ بِنا هُنا قَلَقٌ وَشُغلُ

When calamities descend upon them there,

Whenever there calamities befall them,

anxiety and preoccupation beset us here.

Restlessness and worry befall us here.

حَيارى لا يَقِرُّ لَنا قَرارٌ

حَيارى لا يَقِرُّ لَنا قَرارٌ

تُنازِلُنا الخُطوبُ وَنَحنُ عُزلُ

تُنازِلُنا الخُطوبُ وَنَحنُ عُزلُ

Bewildered, we can find no rest;

Perplexed, we have no repose,

calamities assail us while we are unarmed.

Tribulations assault us while we are powerless.

فَأَهلاً بِالدَليلِ إِلى المَعالي

فَأَهلاً بِالدَليلِ إِلى المَعالي

أَلا سِر يا حُسَينُ وَنَحنُ نَتلو

أَلا سِر يا حُسَينُ وَنَحنُ نَتلو

So welcome to the guide toward greatness!

Welcome, O guide, to the heights!

Now go forth, O Hussein, and we shall follow.

Come, O Hussein, and we follow!

وَأَسعِدنا بِعَهدِكَ خَيرَ عَهدٍ

وَأَسعِدنا بِعَهدِكَ خَيرَ عَهدٍ

بِهِ أَيّامُنا تَصفو وَتَحلو

بِهِ أَيّامُنا تَصفو وَتَحلو

And make us happy under your reign, the best of reigns,

And delight us with your era—the best era

through which our days grow clear and sweet.

By which our days become pure and sweet.

فَأَمرُكَ طاعَةٌ وَرِضاكَ غُنمٌ

فَأَمرُكَ طاعَةٌ وَرِضاكَ غُنمٌ

وَسَيفُكَ قاطِعٌ وَنَداكَ جَزلُ

وَسَيفُكَ قاطِعٌ وَنَداكَ جَزلُ

For your command meets obedience, and your approval is a boon;

Your command is obedience, your approval a bounty,

and your sword is sharp, and your generosity abundant.

Your sword cutting, and your hand munificent.