لَقَد عادَ إسماعيل وَالعُود أَحمَدُ
إِلى مَصره الغَراء وَهُوَ مؤيدُ
Ismail has returned, and with him Ahmad the lute,
To their beloved Egypt, aided and blest.
وَأَقبل مِن دار الخِلافة فائِزاً
بِكُل اِمتِياز فيهِ للملك مسند
Victoriously he came from the caliph's abode
With every privilege for the king endorsed.
وَقامَ لَهُ السُلطان قَبل قُدومه
بِما فيهِ لِلأَوطان عزٌّ مجدّد
The sultan rose to greet him before his arrival,
Renewing the glory and might of our lands.
وَيُوسف عز الدين أَبدى تَعطُّفاً
بسعي لَه كُل البَرية تَحمد
Yusuf showed favor, as all tribes acclaimed
His efforts on our behalf, and were impressed.
وَشرّفه عَبد العَزيز بزورة
مكررها حلّاه مِنهُ التودّد
Abdul Aziz honored him with repeated visits,
To foster affection and friendship anew.
وَذَلِكَ فَضل اللَه يُؤتيهِ مَن يَشا
وَيوليهِ ما يَصفو لَهُ فيهِ مَورد
Such is the grace of Allah, granting whom He wills,
And guiding each to the destined reward.
وَمَن كَالخِديوي الشَهم أولى بِنعمة
عَلَيها مَدى الأَيام ذُو الفَضل يحسد
None deserves bounty like our valiant Khedive,
Though envied, his merit increases with days.
وَهَل ملكٌ نالَت بِهِ مَصرُ قَبله
مَزايا بِها فَوق الكَواكب تَصعد
What king before him ever raised Egypt so high,
To the stars her virtues and honors now soar?
أَبى اللَه إِلا أَن تَزيد جُنوده
وَيَملُك ما يَدنو وَما عَنهُ يبعد
God willed his troops be multiplied and his reign
O'er distant and near unfold more and more,
وَيَنشُر في الآفاق أَعلامه الَّتي
بِها النَصر في كُل المَواقف يُعقد
His banners be raised, heralding victory won
On each battlefield, triumph assured.
وَيَبلُغ بِالتَوفيق ما هُوَ عازم
عَلَيهِ وَيَشقى خَصمه وَهوَ يَسعد
Success in his aims the Almighty guaranteed,
His foe is dejected, he jubilant, cured.
وَها هُوَ قَد وافى بِتَدبير مَصره
بِحَزم بَديع المَدح فيهِ مُخلَّد
With wisdom unique he managed Egypt's affairs,
Earning undying acclaim, proudly secured.
وَمِن حَوله الإِقبالُ وَالسَعدُ وَالعُلا
لِدَولته في البَحر وَالبر أَعبُد
Fortune, prosperity, glory attend him,
His state on land and sea rendered assured.
فَزينت الدُنيا لِمقدمه الَّذي
يُهنِّي بِهِ الأَوطانَ مَولىً وَسَيد
The world was made splendid for his arrival,
Each nation rejoicing to hail their great lord.
وَأَثنَت عَلَيهِ في رِياض نَضيرة
بَلابلُ أُنسٍ بِالتَهاني تُغرّد
Fair groves sang his praises in joyful refrain,
Sweet nightingales trilling their welcome outpoured.
وَأَنشد مَجدي في الإِياب مُؤَرِّخاً
أَضاءَ بإسماعيل في العود سؤدد
Magdi wrote in verse, recording his victories,
"With Ismail's return Ahmad is restored."
