1. رَفَلتَ بِحِلَةِ الفَضلِ المُبينِ

    وَقُمتَ بِذُروة المَجد المَتينِ

    You strode proudly in the robe of manifest excellence,

    And stood at the summit of unshakable glory.

  2. قَبَضتَ عَلى نَواصي الفَخر لَما

    مَدَدَتَ إِلى العُلا اَبهى يَمينِ

    You seized the forelocks of pride when

    You stretched the fairest right hand toward the heights.

  3. وَفي الإِسكَندَرية قُمتَ تَهدي

    سَناكَ لِذَلِكَ البَلَدِ الأَمينِ

    And in Alexandria you rose to bestow

    Your radiance on that secure city.

  4. فَكُنتَ بِحُكمِها أَذكى حَكيمٍ

    وَقُمتَ بِضَبطِها أَوفى ضَمينِ

    Thus, in governing it, you were the most discerning sage,

    And maintained its order as the most faithful guarantor.

  5. بِحَزمكَ تَمنَحُ الأَنام حِلماً أَرقُّ

    مِن النَسيم عَلى الغُصونِ

    With your firmness, you grant humankind a forbearance gentler

    Than the breeze upon the boughs.

  6. إِذا ما سائِلوا العَلياءِ عَمَن

    تهمُ بِهِ تَشيرُ إِلى شرين

    When they ask Glory whom

    She cares for, she points to Shirin.

  7. سباق ذَوي الكَمال لَهُ مَدارٌ

    يَأُول إِلَيكَ بِالرَهنِ الثَمين

    The race of the accomplished has a course

    That brings the precious prize to you.

  8. أَتيتُ حِماكَ مُبتَهِجاً وَلَكن

    مَعادي عَنهُ يَحزَنُ بِالأَنينِ

    I came to your sanctuary rejoicing, and yet

    My return from it is filled with grief and groans.

  9. سَأَذكُر فَيضَ لُطفِكَ كُل يَومٍ

    وَإِن أَنساهُ تَنساني يَميني

    I shall remember the outpouring of your kindness every day;

    And if I forget it, may my right hand forget me.