نَظيرُكَ مَن تَلوذُ بِهِ العِبادُ

نَظيرُكَ مَن تَلوذُ بِهِ العِبادُ

وَأَنتَ لَكُلِ مَكرُمَةٍ عِمادُ

وَأَنتَ لَكُلِ مَكرُمَةٍ عِمادُ

One like you is he in whom people seek refuge,

Your equal is one to whom the servants take refuge,

And you are the pillar of every noble deed.

And you are the pillar of every glorious deed.

بَدَوتَ بِمَصر فَوقَ النيل نِيلاً

بَدَوتَ بِمَصر فَوقَ النيل نِيلاً

يَفيض عَلى المَلا مِنهُ السَدادُ

يَفيض عَلى المَلا مِنهُ السَدادُ

You appeared in Egypt, a Nile surpassing the Nile,

You appeared in Egypt above the Nile as another Nile,

From which sound judgment overflows upon the people.

Overflowing upon the people with goodness.

رَأَيتُكَ راغِباً بِالخَير تَسعى

رَأَيتُكَ راغِباً بِالخَير تَسعى

فَتَسعَدُ مِن مَساعيكَ البِلادُ

فَتَسعَدُ مِن مَساعيكَ البِلادُ

I saw you eager for good, striving,

I saw you seeking good, striving,

And so the land prospers through your endeavors.

So the countries become prosperous from your efforts.

بِلادٌ بِالعَزيز لَها حَيوةٌ

بِلادٌ بِالعَزيز لَها حَيوةٌ

وَأَنتَ بظلِهِ فيها فُؤادُ

وَأَنتَ بظلِهِ فيها فُؤادُ

A land whose life comes through al-Aziz,

A country with the Mighty has life,

And you, beneath his shade, are its heart.

And you are its heart in its shade.

أَقامَكَ في إِعانَتِهِ هماماً

أَقامَكَ في إِعانَتِهِ هماماً

لَهُ بِالفَضل سَبقٌ وَاِنفِرادُ

لَهُ بِالفَضل سَبقٌ وَاِنفِرادُ

He appointed you to aid him, a man of noble resolve,

He appointed you as his helper in his support,

Foremost and unrivaled in excellence.

With virtue he preceded and was singular.

فَكُنتَ بِكَفِهِ سَيفاً صَقيلاً

فَكُنتَ بِكَفِهِ سَيفاً صَقيلاً

بِماءِ فَرندهِ اِندَمجَ الرَشادُ

بِماءِ فَرندهِ اِندَمجَ الرَشادُ

So you became a polished sword in his hand,

So by his hand you were a polished sword,

Right guidance was fused into the sheen of its watered steel.

By the water of Firind, the right way was forged.

تَدَبر تَحتَ رايَتِهِ أُموراً

تَدَبر تَحتَ رايَتِهِ أُموراً

لَها بِيديك قَد تَرَكَ المَقادُ

لَها بِيديك قَد تَرَكَ المَقادُ

You manage affairs beneath his banner,

Under his banner you managed affairs,

Whose reins he has left in your hands.

Which by your hands the destinations have been left.

يَراعُ الحِكمَةِ الغَراءِ أَمسى

يَراعُ الحِكمَةِ الغَراءِ أَمسى

بِكَفِكَ لا يَروّعهُ اِنتِقادُ

بِكَفِكَ لا يَروّعهُ اِنتِقادُ

The reed pen of radiant wisdom is now

He regards wise counsel in the evening,

In your hand; no criticism daunts it.

By your palm no criticism troubles him.

جِيادك في مَيادين المَعالي

جِيادك في مَيادين المَعالي

سَوابق لا تُقارِبها جِيادُ

سَوابق لا تُقارِبها جِيادُ

Your steeds, in the arenas of lofty achievement,

Your steeds in the battlefields of glory,

Are front-runners no other steeds can approach.

Racers none can match them.

أَرى بِحِماكَ وَجهَ السَعدِ يَزهو

أَرى بِحِماكَ وَجهَ السَعدِ يَزهو

وَآمالي بِرُؤيَتِهِ تشادُ

وَآمالي بِرُؤيَتِهِ تشادُ

I see the face of good fortune glowing in your sanctuary,

I see by your protection the face of fortune shine,

And my hopes are raised at the sight of it.

And my hopes by seeing it are strengthened.

نعم شَرَفي بِباب عُلاك يَبدو

نعم شَرَفي بِباب عُلاك يَبدو

وَسَعدي تَحتَ ظِلَكَ يُستَفادُ

وَسَعدي تَحتَ ظِلَكَ يُستَفادُ

Indeed, my honor appears at the gate of your eminence,

Yes, my honor at your noble door appears,

And beneath your shade my good fortune is gained.

And my fortune in your shade is gained.