عطف المليك شفاء

عطف المليك شفاء

من السماء مسوق

من السماء مسوق

The sovereign’s kindness is a cure,

The king's kindness is healing

sent from heaven.

Sent down from the heavens

روحي بداه ويحيا

روحي بداه ويحيا

للأمة الفاروق

للأمة الفاروق

My soul be his ransom; and long live

My soul revived through him and lives

Farouk, for the nation!

For the enlightened nation

أخصلت للملك الولاء فلان لي

أخصلت للملك الولاء فلان لي

دهري ولم يخطئني التوفيق

دهري ولم يخطئني التوفيق

I pledged the king sincere allegiance, and gentle toward me grew

I have been loyal to the king and he does not fail me

my fate; good fortune did not pass me by.

My life and success come from him

إني أقصر عن مرام إن سما

إني أقصر عن مرام إن سما

وذريعتي لبلوغه فاروق

وذريعتي لبلوغه فاروق

Indeed, I fall short of an aim if it rises high;

If I fall short of my goal it's me

and my means of attaining it is Farouk.

My means of reaching it is Al-Farooq

أعطى فأعطى المجد في أقصى مدى

أعطى فأعطى المجد في أقصى مدى

فما لأمثالي إليه طريق

فما لأمثالي إليه طريق

He gave, and gave glory in its fullest measure;

He gives and gives glory without end

for those like me have no path to it.

The likes of me have no path to him

كان الأديب وليس يرعى حقه

كان الأديب وليس يرعى حقه

واليوم ترعى للأديب حقوق

واليوم ترعى للأديب حقوق

The man of letters once lived with his due neglected;

The writer had no rights before

and today, the man of letters’ rights are upheld.

But today rights are given to writers