كَرّر هَناءَكَ وَابدَئي وَأَعيدي
فَاليَومَ في التَحقيق يَومُ العيدِ
Repeat your joy and begin again and repeat
For today is truly a day of celebration
يَومَ بِهِ تَبدو ثُغُورٌ بَواسِمُ
وَبِهِ خُدودُ الغيد في تَوريد
A day in which smiles appear on faces
And in which the cheeks of happiness blush
وَالبِشرُ قَد مَلأ الفَضا وَالسَعدُ قَد
وافاكَ يَرفُلُ في جَديد بُرود
People have filled the air and happiness
Has come to you, fluttering in new clothes
والأنسُ عَمّ الناسَ حَتّى خلتَهُم
طُرا نَشاوى بابنَة العُنقود
Familiarity has spread amongst people until it made them
Like flocks of doves, daughters of the grape vine
جَمَعَ المُهَيمِنُ شَملَهُم بإِمامهم
بَعدَ الشِفاء كَمِثلِ نَظم عُقود
The Guardian has gathered them under their leader
After recovery, like the stringing of pearls
السَيِّدُ الباشا المُعَظَّمُ أَحمَدٌ
فَردُ الكَمال وَلاتَ حينَ مَزيد
The esteemed Pasha, the magnificent Ahmed
Unique in perfection, ever excelling
إِنسانُ مُقلَة تونِسٍ وَعِمادُها
غَيثُ الوَدود وَغَيظُ كُلّ حَسودٍ
A man of Tunisia, its pillar
A soothing rain, vexing every envier
مَن حازَ بالحَزم المُبين عِنانَها
في لُطف تَخمين وَيُمن جُدودِ
He who has wisely taken its reins
With insightful moderation and auspicious ancestry
وَسَعى إِلى إِعزازِها بِعَزيمَة
وَقَريحَةٍ غَراء ذاتِ وَقودِ
And sought to honor it with determination
And an intense, blazing talent
وَأَنامَ في حُلَل الأَمانِ مُقيمَها
وَأَقامَ مَعهَدَ فَخرِها المَعهودِ
And settled it in garments of security, restoring its
Longstanding pride
آثارُها تُنبيكَ عَن أَخبارِهِ
فانظُر لَها وَاِستَغنِ عَن تَقليد
Its effects inform you of its events
So observe them and dispense with imitation
مِن مَعشَرٍ فاقوا بِحُسنِ صَنيعهم
أَهلَ السَماحَةِ وَالنَدى وَالجودِ
Of a group who excelled in their good deeds
The people of generosity, softness, and munificence
حَدِّث عَنِ البَحر الخِضَمّ وَعَنهُمُ
وانثُر عَلى الأَسماعِ كُلَّ فَريدِ
Speak of the turbulent sea and of them
And scatter upon ears all that is unique
يا أَيُها الباشا المُشيرُ وَمَن بِهِ
أَسطو عَلى نوبِ اللَيالي السودِ
O advising Pasha, by whom
The dark nights are subjugated
هَذي نَتيجَةُ خاطِري وَجَّهتُها
يَومَ الهَنا مِثلَ الفَتاةِ الرود
These are the fruits of my thoughts which I have directed
On this day of joy like a bashful bride
تَرجوكَ تَلحَظُها بِعَينِ عَنايَة
يندى بِها كَفي وَيورِقُ عودي
Hoping you look upon them with care
So my palms become radiant and my firewood ignited
لا زِلتَ في أُفُقِ السَعادَةِ نَيِّراً
سامي الضَيا في طالِعٍ مَسعودِ
You remain on the horizon of fortune, shining
Lofty of stature in an auspicious rising
