لاحَ بِآفاقِ السعود بروق
وَبِها لاِقمار السُرور شُروق
The horizons of prosperity shone with flashes,
And the moons of joy rose in it.
وَبَدا اِلى الاِحداقِ بَعد تَغيب
نجم لَهُ في الخافِقينَ بَريق
After disappearing, a star appeared to the eyes,
It had a glimmer in the hearts.
قرت عُيونُ أَولى النَهى بِظُهورِهِ
في الاِفقِ لما أَسعَفَ التَوفيق
The eyes of the people of wisdom were delighted with its appearance,
In the horizon when success was granted.
اللَهُ أَكبَرُ يَومَ آب عَزيزِنا
عيد كَبير زائَهُ التَشريق
God is the Greatest on the glorious day of August,
A great feast adorned with decoration.
وَالدَهرُ هَنأَنا بِعَود مملك
هُوَ بِالمَفاخِرِ واثِق وَحَقيق
And time congratulated us on the return of the kingdom,
It is confident and true with pride.
وَأَتى وَكل بِالسَعادَة جازِم
وَبَدا وَكل بِالفَلاحِ وَثيق
And he came determined with happiness,
And appeared confident of success.
وانى الخديوي النَخيم المُرتَضى
رب الفخار عَزيزنا تَوفيق
The benevolent Khedive, the chosen one,
The lord of pride, our mighty Tawfiq.
رفعت لَهُ الاِعلامَ يَومَ قُدومِهِ
وَبَدا لَها في الخافِقينَ خَفوق
The flags were raised for him on the day of his arrival,
And they fluttered for him in the hearts.
وَسرت بِاِرجاء البِلادِ مسرة
من عُطرِها روحُ النَسيمِ عَبيق
Joy spread throughout the country,
The soul of the soft breeze was fragrant.
عزقت لَهُ الاِفراحُ أَلحانَ الهَنا
وَبدا يُشيرُ لِحُسنِها التَصفيق
Happiness sang for him melodies of celebration,
And clapping appeared to applaud its beauty.
وَعطارد الاِفلاك أَصبَحَ كاتِباً
أَقبَل فَاِنَّكَ لِلقُبول رَفيق
The orbit of planets became a scribe,
Who came and you are a kind friend.
وَاللَه قلدك المهابة وَالبَها
مننا وَأَنتَ بِما حبت خَليق
God gave you awe and brilliance,
You were granted it and you are worthy.
طابَت عَناصِرُك الكِرامِ فَأَنتَ لا
رَيبَ أَصيل في العُلا وَعَريق
Your honorable traits are wholesome, you are without a doubt,
Noble and prestigious.
وَلَكَ المَزايا لَيسَ يَحصُرُها اِمرؤ
اِن اللَبيبَ بِحَصرِها لَيَضيق
You have merits that no man can enumerate,
The wise man is too narrow to assess them.
وَلَكَ السِيادَة لَيسَ يَكفر أَمرها
الا عَديم العَقلِ أَو زَنديق
You have sovereignty that only an ignorant or atheist would deny,
The fire of anger burned the livers of enemies.
قَدَحت بِأَكبادِ العِدا نار الغضا
وَاِشتَدَّ ما بَينَ الضُلوع حَريق
And what was between the ribs became severe flames.
They disbelieved the blessings you were destined,
كَفَروا بِأَنعُم قَيض جَدواكَ الَّتي
تَربو عَلى قُطر النَدا وَتَفوق
Which flows over a drop of dew and exceeds it.
And it crossed the sea though it was drowning in your bounty before.
وَعَلَوت لج البَحر اِذ بَطر الَّذي
هُوَ قَبل ذلِكَ في نَداكَ غَريق
And the bitter water became sweet through your good fortune,
As if it is the purest wine for the drinkers.
وَغَدا الا جاج بيمن سَعدِكَ حالِيا
فَكَأَنَّهُ لِلشارِبينَ رَحيق
They wronged themselves with the deceit of their plots,
And scheming harms its people and perishes.
ظَلَموا نُفوسُهُم بِخُدعَة مكرهم
وَالمَكر يَصمى أَهلَهُ وَيَحيق
You divided their groups so their place,
Is in separation and in terrible torment.
فَرقت شَمل جُموعِهِم فمكانَهُم
في الاِبتِعادِ وَفي الوِبال سَحيق
Victory is your helper and time has risen,
Serenity is a slave and perfection a friend.
فَالنَصرُ عونك وَالزَمان مَطلوع
وَالسَعد عَبد وَالكَمال صَديق
Your justice marched through the whole land,
So it marches to you, praising and guided.
وَزففت عدلك في البَرية كلها
فَغَدَت تَزف لك الثَنا وَتسوق
They praised with attributes you are beyond enumeration,
Though they are sweet to us and pleasing.
أَثنوا بِاِوصافِ أَنتَ عَن حَصرِها
لكِنَّها تَحلو لَنا وَتَروق
Like the praise of an ideal, it is the shortest shortcoming,
Alas! It does not befit you my master and is not appropriate.
كَثَناءِ مِثلى فَهُوَ أَقصَر قاصِر
هَيهات يَصلح سيدي وَيَليق
But the deeds of a man match his caliber,
They appear and who has this composition?
لكن عَلى قَدر الفَتى أَعماله
تَبدو وَمن ذا كانَ ذا التَنسيق
