بُشرى لَنا سادَ الملا بِسَعيدِ

وَكَسا مَدارسَنا مَلابسَ عيدِ

Good tidings, our king Sa'eed has prevailed

And dressed our schools in festive clothes

وَتشرّفت بركابه في بَحثِها

فَسَمَت بِذكر في العَلاء حَميد

It sought his steps in its quest

So it rose with an honourable mention

وَأَثابَها مِن فَضله فَوقَ الَّذي

تَرجو فَبَثَّ ثَناه كُلُّ مجيد

And he rewarded it beyond what

It hoped, so every glorious one proclaimed his praise

لا زالَ مَسروراً بِمصر ممتعاً

في جَيشهِ بِالنَصر وَالتَأييد

He remains delighted with Egypt, enjoying

Victory and support in his army

يَحمي حُصون ثُغورها بِحَماسة

تَعلو بِرأي في الجِهاد سَديد

He protects its frontier fortresses valiantly

With wisdom in jihad most right

وَيعم أَبناء المَعارف فَيضُه

في كُل بَحث في العُلوم جَديد

And his abundance encompasses the sons of education

In every new research in the sciences

ما هامَت العليا بِذاك وَأَرّخَت

بَحث المَكاتب بِالعَزيز سَعيد

The sublime did not obsess about that, and dated

The writings of the bureaus with the dear Sa'eed