إِذا جاءَ نَصر اللَه وَانشرح الصَدرُ

وَأَشرَق مِن أُفق العُلوم لَنا البَدرُ

When Allah's victory comes and breasts expand,

And the full moon of knowledge dawns upon us,

وَطابَت لَنا الأَوقات في مَصر وَاِنجَلَت

غَياهب هَذا الجور وَاعتدل الدَهر

When times become pleasant for us in Egypt and

The darkness of this oppression disappears and fate rights itself,

وَأَضحى فَريد العلم في مَصر مُزهِراً

بِبَحر مُحيط مِنهُ يُلتَقَط الدر

And the unique scholar in Egypt becomes prosperous,

With a vast ocean from which pearls can be extracted,

فَبُشرى لَنا بِالهاشميّ رفاعة

أَبي العَزم مَن يَحيا بِهِ النَظم وَالنَثر

Good tidings to us with Rifa'a Al-Tahtawi,

The resolute father of prose and poetry,

وَيا فَوزَنا مِن حَيث حلَّ رِكابُه

بِساحتنا مِن بَعد ما مَسَّنا الضر

What a victory for us when his footsteps arrived

In our land after hardship had struck us,

وَيا سَعد أَبناء العُلوم بِسَيد

جَليل بِهِ في الكَون يَفتَخر الفَخر

And good fortune for the students with this great master,

With whom the universe takes pride and boasts,

لَقَد آب وَالإِقبال يَسعى أَمامه

فَأَدبر جَيش الوَهم وَابتسم الثَغر

He came and success walks ahead of him,

So the army of illusion retreated smiling,

وَسارع لِلخَيرات في كُل وجهة

فَسابقه في سَعيه السَعد وَالبشر

And he raced to do good in every direction,

With his happiness outpacing his endeavors,

وَأَرغم بِالبرهان أَنف مفند

جَهول عَنيد فيهِ قَد قُضِيَ الأَمر

And he silenced with proof the snout of an obstinate ignoramus,

About whom judgement has been passed,

وَما هُوَ إِلا مِن سُلالة مَعشر

هُم السادة الأَخيار وَالأَنجُم الزُهر

He is but of the progeny of a group,

They are the virtuous masters and shining stars,

هُوَ اِبن رَسول اللَه أَكرَم مُرسلٍ

وَأَعظَم مَخلوق لَهُ الفَتح وَالنَصر

He is the son of the Messenger of God, the most generous prophet,

And the greatest creature, for him are opening and victory,

هُوَ اللَوذَعيُّ الأَلمعيْ دَوحةُ العُلا

هُوَ السَيد المَوصوف وَالحبر وَالبَحر

He is the brilliant Luminary, the axis of supremacy,

He is the master described, the sea of knowledge,

هُوَ الكنز للعرفان وَالكَف للندى

هُوَ الحلم وَالمَعروف وَالخَير وَالبر

He is the treasure of wisdom and the palm of generosity,

He is forbearance, kindness, good, and righteousness,

هُوَ الجَوهر الفَرد الأَمير الَّذي لَهُ

أَياد عَلى الأَيام لَيسَ لَها حَصر

He is the unique gem, the prince for whom

Favors upon the days have no limit,

هُوَ الفاضل النحرير وَالكامل الَّذي

لَهُ بِالذكا وَالفَضل قَد شَهدت مَصر

He is the noble writer, the perfect one whom

Egypt has witnessed his wisdom and merit,

لَقَد طَهر السودان مِن جل رجسهم

وَفي بَندر الخَرطوم لاحَ لَهُ سر

He purified the Sudan of most of their filth,

And in the port of Khartoum his light shone,

وَأَظهَر آيات الهُدى بِبلادهم

فَحقَّ لَهُ فيها وَفي غَيرِها الشُكر

And he revealed the signs of guidance in their lands,

So he rightfully deserves thanks there and elsewhere,

وَما قَدر مَدحي في أَميرٍ جَنابُه

رَفيعٌ وَقَد أَثنى عَلى جدّه الذكر

My ability falls short in praising a prince whose lineage is lofty,

And the Quran has praised his grandfather,

فَلا زالَ للعرفان فينا يَسوسه

وَيَطوي بِساط الجَهل ما طلع الفَجر

He continues to lead us to knowledge,

And folds the carpet of ignorance since dawn rose.