يا خَليلي ما لوم ذي الوَجد يُجدي
في هَوى أَغيد رشَيق القَدّ
O my beloved, do not blame me for my passion,
For one enamored by a graceful gazelle.
لا تَلمني فَالقَلب أَضحى مَعنَّىً
بِهَواه وَلَو تَصدّى لِصدّي
Do not reprimand me, for my heart has become,
Captivated by his love, even if opposed.
كَيفَ أَسلو وَكلما طالَ هَجري
وَصُدودي وَلَوعَتي زادَ وَجدي
How can I forget, when lengthened is my estrangement,
My obstacles, and my grief and passion increased?
وَعَجيب أَكلِّف النَفس طَبعاً
طابَ لي دُونه المَقام بلحدي
How strange that I task myself with a disposition,
Where staying without him became pleasant for me.
مَع أَني عَبرت بَحر غَرام
ماتَ صَدّاً ببَرِّه المتصدي
Though I crossed the sea of love,
None opposed its expanse survived.
وَلعمري ما قُلت إِن طالَ هَجرٌ
يا ملاحاً أذهبتمو صدق ودّي
And by my life, I have not said, if estrangement lengthened,
"O sailors, you have ended my sincerity and affection!"
فَاعتزلني فَإِنَّني أَنا راض
مِنهُ بِالجور وَالجَفا وَالتَعدي
So leave me be, for I am content,
With his injustice, aloofness, and transgression.
علّه بِالوصال يَسمَح يَوماً
لِعَزيز أَذلَّه طُول بُعد
Maybe through union he will one day pardon,
A loved one, whom remoteness long humbled.
وَسَقاة الهَنا تَدور بِكاس
مِن رَحيق شَبيهة بِالخَد
The bearers of bliss circle with a cup,
Of sweet wine like a cheek.
قرقفٍ يَنهبُ العُقولَ وَيُمسي
مِنهُ رَبُّ الحجا عَديمَ الرُشد
A tight ankle that steals minds, and leaves,
The Lord of pilgrimage devoid of sanity.
مثل سَيف الخديو مولي الوَرى في
نَهب أَعمار كُلِّ خَصمٍ أَلدّ
Like the Khedive’s sword, guardian of the land, in
Vanquishing the lives of every stubborn foe.
يا لَهُ مالكاً أَنام الرَعايا
في أَمان مِن عَدله المُمتد
O you own your subjects in safety,
From your extended justice.
فَتَرى أَضعَف الشِياه بِمَصر
لَيسَ يَخشى في دَهره بَطش أُسد
So you see even the weakest in Egypt,
In your time fears no lion’s might.
وَحَذا حَذوه النَجيب أَبو النَص
ر سَميّ الخَليل في قَمع ضد
And the noble Abul Nasr followed his lead,
In suppressing dissent with no toil or trouble.
فَأَذاق الدروز كَأس حتوفٍ
وَمَحا عضبُه البغاةَ بِنَجد
He made the Druze taste a cup of death,
And with Najd his anger erased the rebels.
وَعَسيرٌ عَلَيهِ كانَ يَسيراً
فَتحُها عُنوةً بسعد وَجَد
And ‘Asir which was hard for him,
He opened by force with good fortune.
وَمَزاياه ما لَها قَط حصرٌ
جَل قَدراً عَن حَصرِها وَالعد
And his virtues have no limit,
Sublime in esteem beyond counting.
وَلعباس الحَفيد اِنتِقاد
لِلقَضايا بِغَير جُهد وَكَد
And Abbas the grandson has discernment
In matters with no effort or hardship.
وَسَعيد غَدا فَريداً بِبَرٍّ
وَببحرٍ فَلا يُقاس بند
And Sa'eed became uniquely virtuous,
With no peer in sea or land.
وَحسين مِن المَعارف يَجني
مَع عَبد الحَليم أَبهَج وَرد
And Hussein reaps from knowledge,
With Abdel Halim, a radiant rose.
وَلِهَذا الأَخير أَوفر حَظ
بِذَكاء بَدا وَأَعظَم نَقد
And this latter has the greatest fortune,
With intelligence prominent and greatest discernment.
وَأَخوهم محمد خَير نجل
لِأَبيهم عَليّ فهم وَسَعد
And their brother Muhammad best son,
To their father Ali, understanding and joy.
أَيد اللَه مَصره بِعلاهم
حَيث فيها غَدوا خَرائد عقد
May God support Egypt through them,
As they became the necklace's gems within it.
