راقَ المَديح وَرق نَظم الناظمِ

في دَولة الملك الخَطير القائمِ

The delicacy of praise softened the harshness of the poet's composition

In the state of the courageous established king

تَوفيق مَصر وَروحها وَنصيرها

أَبدا عَلى مَن لَم يَكُن بِمسالم

The success of Egypt, her spirit and her supporter

Forever against whoever was not peaceful

دامَت مَعاليه وَدامَ نُفوذه

في مُلكِها بِدَوام هَذا العالم

May his glory last, and his influence endure

In her kingdom, for the duration of this world

فَلَقَد كَساها حلة الأَمن الَّذي

ثَبتت لَهُ فيها أُصول دَعائم

For he has clothed her in the garment of security in which

He established for her pillars and foundations

حَيث اِجتَبى مِن أَهلِها بِسَداده

لِلحكم فيها كُلَّ شَهم حازم

Where he chose from her people in his righteousness

Every wise and resolute person to rule her

وَاِختار فَخري وَهوَ مِن أَبنائِها

لِنظارة العَدل المبيد لظالم

And he appointed the best of her sons

To oversee impartial justice that destroys the unjust

وَحَباه بِالرتب الَّتي في نَفسها

تَزداد فَخراً بِالوَزير العالم

And endowed him with ranks that in themselves

Become more prideful with the learned minister

يا اِبن الَّذي ساس الجُنود وَقادَها

بِشَهامة أَودَت بِكُل مزاحم

O son of he who led the armies and guided them

With valor that subdued all opponents

يا مَن صَبا في مَهد أَسعَد مَولد

لِعُلوم تَدبير وَرَدع مخاصم

O you who was born in the happiest of births

For the sciences of management and deterring adversaries

وَأَتى بِما لَم تستطعه أَوائل

في حسن تَرتيب وَنَظم محاكم

And came with what the predecessors could not achieve

In excellence of organization and justice of courts

وَبِهِ اِستَقام عَلى صِراط أَمانة

مَن كانَ لا يَقضي بردّ مظالم

And by him integrity was established on the path of honesty

For whoever did not rule with rejection of injustice

بشراك بِالرتب الَّتي نيشانها

يَبدو بِصدر سِياسة وَمَراحم

I give you glad tidings of the ranks whose insignia

Appears on the chest of politics and compassion

لا زلت في حلل السَعادة رافِلاً

ما لاحَ بَدر في سَماء مَكارم

I have not ceased to be clothed in robes of happiness

As long as the full moon shone in the sky of virtues

أَو طابَ مَدح في علاك بِدَولة

تَوفيقها يُحيي رُسوم معالم

Or praise was pleasing in your exalted state

With its success that revives the features of glories

أَو قال مَجدي في الهَناء مؤرِّخاً

فَخري علا في عَدل مجد دائِمي

Or Majdi said in delight chronicling

Your superiority in lasting justice and perpetual glory