1. وَفاءُ ثَناكَ لَيسَ لَهُ سَبيلُ

    وَفَخرُكَ في البِلادِ لَهُ حَجولُ

    There is no way to praise you as you deserve.

    And your glory wears anklets throughout the lands.

  2. وَأَنتَ بِذُروة العليا هِمامٌ لَهُ

    قَرَّ الفطاحِلَةُ الفُحولُ

    And you are a noble hero at eminence's summit, to whom

    The great and mighty masters have yielded.

  3. سَطَوتَ عَلى الزَمان فَصارَ عَبداً

    تَصَرّف أَمرَهُ وَهُوَ الذَليلُ

    You overpowered Time, and it became a slave;

    You direct its affairs while it is abased.

  4. لِذاتكَ في العُلى فَضلٌ جَسيمٌ

    وَما بَينَ المَلا لُطفٌ نَحيلُ

    Yours is immense distinction in the heights,

    And among the assembly, yours is a delicate grace.

  5. تُحبُّ الكُلَّ مالَكَ مِن عَدوٍّ

    يَسوءُ قَلىً إِذا اِبتَهَجَ الخَليلُ

    You love everyone; you have no enemy

    Who causes distress out of hatred when a friend rejoices.

  6. رَأَيتُكَ مالِكاً لِلمالِ لَكن

    يُبدِّدُ مالَكَ الكَرَمُ الجَليلُ

    I saw you master of wealth, yet

    Lofty generosity scatters your wealth.

  7. حَلَلتَ بِهامِ مَصرٍ مُستَعزّاً

    وَشَخصكَ في القُلوبِ لَهُ حُلولُ

    You settled upon Egypt's crown in proud dignity,

    And you yourself have a home in people's hearts.

  8. ثِبتَّ بِأُفقِها تَحيي البَرايا

    وَفكركَ في شَوارِعها يَجولُ

    You stood firm on her horizon, giving life to all creatures,

    And your thought roams through her streets.

  9. تَدَبرُ تَحتَ ظلِّ عَزيزِ مَصر

    أُموراً مِنكَ يَشمَلَها الجَميلُ

    You administer, beneath the shade of Egypt's ruler,

    Affairs encompassed by your goodness.

  10. رَأَكَ المَجدُ في الأَبراجِ بَدراً

    بِمنزلهِ السُعودُ لَها نَزولُ

    Glory saw you as a full moon among the constellations,

    At whose station the auspicious stars alight.

  11. فَنادى قامَ في العَلياء ارّخِ

    بِحَزمٍ حافظُ المالِ النَبيلُ

    Then it cried: “There has risen on high—mark the date—

    With resolve, the noble guardian of wealth.”