لِلّه ما أَبهى وَأَبهَج قَنطرَهْ

سَمح السَعيدُ بِها فَزانَت كَوثرَهْ

How splendid and joyous is this bridge,

generously built by the blessed ruler, abundantly useful.

وَبصنعها سككَ الحَديد مَديدها

أَضحى لِوافر نَفعِها ما أَقصره

With iron tracks firmly laid down its length,

its great benefit made manifest.

وَكَأَنَّها وَالمَوج تَحتَ رَصيفها

ملك يَنظِّم بِالشَهامة عَسكره

As though it were a king marshaling his army

with pride, beneath the waves that lap its bank.

وَكَتائب العربات تَلثم أَرضَها

وَتَجوز وَهيَ بِأَمنِها مُستَبشِرَه

Caravans kiss its earth as they cross over

and proceed in security, gladdened.

وَتَرى مَواكب هَذِهِ إِن أَيمَنت

أَلقَت سِواها مُقبِلاً مِن مَيسرَه

To the right you see one procession,

to the left, others come into view.

وَمَتى اِستَقامَت بِالحِذاء تَدفقت

كَالماء مِنها في الطَريق بزمجره

When the trains glide straight along its tracks

water flows between them as from a sieve.

فَإِذا تَصدّرت الجِبال لصدّها

في رَكضها دَكَّت وَوَلَّت مدبره

Should mountains rise to bar the way,

it charges on, rending obstacles asunder.

وَمآثر الملك السَعيد محمد

تَقضي بِأَن نُثني عَلَيهِ وَنَشكره

The achievements of King Sa'id Muhammad

merit our praise and thanks.

وَتَجود مِنا بِالبَديع قَرائح

في مَدح دَولته السنية نيره

Inspire our pens to eulogize with eloquence

the virtues of his brilliant reign,

لا زالَ يُنشي ما بِهِ أَوطانه

في عَصره تمسي وَتُصبح مزهره

That continues to bring his lands

from dawn to dusk continuous joy.

ما قالَ في التَجديد مَجدي أَرخوا

شادَ العَزيز لمصر أَسنى قنطره

What Al-Majdi has inscribed will stand,

the noble one built Egypt its finest bridge.