هاتها يا نَديم مِن خَد أَهيفْ
سَيفُ لحظيه في المَضارب مُرهفْ
Bring it here, O cupbearer, from the cheek of a gazelle,
A sword whose glances in battle are cutting,
وَاسقنيها مَمزوجة برضاب
طابَ لي مِنهُ في الصَبابة مرشف
And mix it for me with pure wine,
Pleasant to me in youth with bubbles rising.
فَهيَ نعم الدَواء مِن كُل داء
لِمُحب عَن وَجده ما تَخلَّف
It is indeed the best remedy for every malady,
For a lover whose passion does not subside,
عاطِنيها وَلا تَخف كيدَ واشٍ
مانَ في قَوله وَخانَ وَأَسرَف
Give it to me, and fear not the guile of a slanderer,
False in word, treacherous, overweening,
عاطنيها فَالدَهر بَعدَ عِناد
سالمتنا صُروفه وَتلطَّف
Give it to me, for time after obstinacy,
Its vicissitudes have mellowed and softened.
حَيث في مَصر قامَ بِالأَمر صَدر
صادق الوَعد بِالمَكارم أَسعَف
Now in Egypt rules a noble leader,
True to his word, generous and gallant,
وَأَنام الأَنام في ظل أَمن
بَعد رَوع مِنهُ الكميّ تَخوّف
And people sleep in the shade of security,
After fear that overwhelmed the valiant,
وَأَعادَ الرُسوم بَعدَ اِندِراس
لِلعُلوم الَّتي بِها الجد أَتحف
He restored institutions after their decline,
With the sciences by which glory is graced,
وَاِنتَضى عَزمه لِحفظ بِلاد
كادَ جَيش العِدا بِها يَتطوّف
His determination rose to guard the land,
When the armies of enemies through it roamed,
وَعَلى ذَلِكَ اِستَعان بِشَهم
وافر الحَزم بِالرعية يَرأف
For that he secured the aid of a bold man,
Compassionate to the people, wise and apt,
راغب في رَفاهة للأَهالي
بِسَداد في أَمرهم يَتصَرف
Eager for the welfare of the citizens,
Rightly handling their affairs with tact,
لِلدَواوين وَالمَجالس هاد
مُرشد فيهما لكل مُوظف
A guide in councils and gatherings, gentle,
Instructing every official and representative,
وَالأَقاليم أَخصبت بَعدَ مَحل
مِنهُ كادَ المَحصول لَولاه يتلف
The provinces flourished after decline,
But for him, crops were about to spoil and rot,
وَاِستَقامَت بِهِ المَصالح لَما
زَحزَح المُفسدين عَنها وَعنَّف
Affairs were set right when he drove away
Corrupters from them, strong and selective,
وَبَدَت مِنهُ لِلقَوانين شَمس
في سَما مَصر نُورُها لَيسَ يكسف
Through him, the sun of laws appeared
In Egypt's sky, never to be eclipsed,
وَسَعى في اِنتِشارِها حَيث فيها
رَحمة لَم يَزَل بِها يَتعطَّف
He strove to propagate them whereverfound,
With mercy he never ceased to encompass,
إِذ بِتنفيذها تُرَدّ سَريعاً
لِذَويها الحُقوق مِمَّن توقف
As enforcing them brings rights back swiftly,
To those deprived, however encumbered,
وَعَليها مَدار زجر شَقيّ
نَقض العَهد وَاِفتَرى وَتعسف
On them depends curbing the wicked,
Contract-breaking, false pretense and aggression,
وَتعدّى حُدوده وَهوَ عَبد
بِاتِباع الأُصول حَتماً مكلَّف
Transgressing his limits though a servant,
By following procedures ever obligated,
يا لَهُ اللَه مِن أَمير خَطير
دُونَهُ طارق وَمَعن وَأَحنَف
O Allah, what an outstanding ruler!
Below him Tariq and Ma'an and Hanif,
وَلَديهِ في الرَأي قُسٌّ غُلام
وَعصام مُنَكَّر لا معرّف
With him in opinion a stern young man,
And Asaam denying, not acknowledging,
وَبَعليائه المَناصب تَسمو
وَسِواه بِحوزها يَتشَرَّف
By his excellence positions are exalted,
And but for him, none could aspire or hold them
وَلَقَد زادَ رفعة قَدر مَجدي
بِمَديح عَلى مَعاليه أَوقف
Indeed, he raised Mahmoud's fame and repute,
By praise that focused his lofty aspects,
وَبَدا نجم سَعده حينَ أَضحى
بِاِنتِماء إِلَيهِ في الكَون يُعرف
The star of his fortune rose when he became,
Known through affiliation in the universe,
وَتحلى دِيوانه بِمعان
فيهِ بِالحُسن وَالسلاسة توصف
His office is graced with fine meanings,
Described in eloquence and fluent address,
شرح اللَه صَدره في بِلاد
دَفع الجور عَن بَنيها وَأَنصف
May God ease his heart in the land,
To fend injustice from its people and judge fairly,
ما بحسن الثَنا عَلَيهِ تَباهى
كُل عقد مِن اللآلي تَألَّف
No jeweled necklace glories in praising him,
That is not strung with pure pearls polished to perfection,
وَاِزدَهى في البَديع حسن خِتام
بِكَريم الإِخلاص مِنهُ تَزخرف
The ode is crowned with a beautiful conclusion,
Embellished with the sincerest devotion,
أَو نَسيم القبول أَهدى إِلَيهِ
نَفح طَيب مِن خالص المسك أَعرف
Or a breeze of acceptance brought to him,
A sweet fragrance of pure musk I sense.
