يعبر عَن إِخلاص بيض السَرائرِ

بِأَفصَح إِعراب لِسانُ الضَمائرِ

It expresses the sincerity of pure hearts

In the most eloquent expression of the tongue of consciences

وَينشر ما تطوى عَلَيهِ مِن الثَنا

حَشاشة مَملوكٍ لِمَولاه شاكر

And it spreads what it folds of praise

Like a devoted slave to his grateful master

حَشاشة مَشغوف بِمَدح مملَّك

بِأَوطانه لِلملك وَالدين ناصر

A devoted slave passionately praising

His homeland, the king, and religion as protector

أَما وَأَيادٍ ما لمعشار عشرها

لَدى العدّ حصر في بطون الدَفاتر

As for the good deeds not limited if counted

In the records confined in the notebooks

وَحسنِ مَساعٍ عادَ مِنها مَنافعٌ

عَلى مصر في عَصرٍ بَديع المَظاهر

And good hearing from which benefits returned

To Egypt in an age of wonderful sights

وَعدلٍ بِهِ للشاة في الأَمن مرتع

بِلا خيفة مِن هَول جور الهَواصر

And justice by which sheep safely graze

Without fear of the horror of oppressors

وَعلمٍ بِهِ لَم يَبق للجهل صَولةٌ

عَلى وافد مِن كُل باد وَحاضر

And knowledge by which ignorance has no power

Over a newcomer from every land and resident

وَحَزمٍ بِهِ زادَت مَهابة دَولة

سَمَت بِمَليكٍ ثاقب الفكر داوري

And wisdom by which the prestige of the state grew

Through a king of penetrating intellect and empowering traits

وَعزمٍ لَهُ اِنقادَت نُفوسٌ أَبية

وَذابَت صُخور جافيات المَكاسر

And resolve by which recalcitrant souls submitted

And hard rocks melted away

وَرَأيٍ سَديد دُونهُ في مَضائه

بِكُل ملمٍّ مرهفاتُ البَواتر

And sound opinion beyond which pathfinders

Cannot surpass in every matter

وَصيتٍ بِهِ الركبان في كُل فدفد

تَسير كَما تَبغي عَلى كُل ضامر

And reputation by which travelers in every expanse

Proceed as they wish on every route

وَعَفوٍ عَن الجاني إِذا لَم يَكُن أَتى

بِما يَقتَضي تَنفيذه بِالجَوابر

And pardon for the guilty if he has not committed

What requires execution by force

وَحلمٍ بِهِ سادَ الَّذين تَقدّموا

وَقَد رضيت عَنهُم كِرام العَشائر

And forbearance by which he surpassed

Those who came before and were honored ancestors

وَبَذلٍ بِهِ رَكن المُروءة قَد سَما

إِلى أَوج مَجدٍ ثابتِ الأَصل باهر

And generosity by which the pillar of chivalry rose

To the summit of lasting glory and prominent origin

وَيُمنٍ بِهِ يَنساب في غَير وَقته

مِن النيل ماءٌ كَاللجين لِناظر

And blessing by which outside its time

Water flows from the Nile like clay for viewers

وَيجري دَواماً في خَليج مَدينة

بِها تَختُ ملك بِالمعاند ظافر

And continuously runs through the gulf of the city

In which the king resides victorious over opponents

فَيُحيي نُفوس العالمين وَيَرتوي

بِهِ كُلُّ واد ذي رِياض نَواضر

Bringing life to souls and irrigating

Every valley with flourishing gardens

لَئن سُرَّ في عام بِعيدينِ مسلمٌ

سِوانا رَأى مَولاه بَينَ العَساكر

If a Muslim happily lived two noble years

Saw his master among the soldiers

فَنَحنُ لَنا في كُل يَوم مَسرّة

بِرُؤية إسماعيل جمّ المَآثر

Then we have in every day a joy

In seeing Ismail the gatherer of glories

هُوَ المَلك السامي بِكُل فَضيلة

تَحمّل مِنها جيده بِالجَواهر

He is the lofty king with every virtue

Adorning his neck with jewels

هُوَ الغَيث وَاللَيث الَّذي في يَمينه

يَسارٌ وَإِنذار لَغاد وَغادر

He is the rain and lion whose right hand

Has strength and warning for every aggressor and betrayer

هُوَ اِبن الَّذي قَد كانَ يَخشاه في الوَغى

كَميٌّ عَلى الأَعدا سَريع البَوادر

He is the son of one who was feared in battle

Like a blazing fire swiftly attacking enemies

هُوَ البرّ ذُو القَلب الرَحيم بِأَمّة

لَهُ قَد صفت مِنها جَميع الخَواطر

He is righteous with a merciful heart for the nation

Whose thoughts have all described him

هُوَ الآمر الناهي بِلُطف وَرَأفة

وَحُكم بِنَص الشَرع في الذكر صادر

He is the commander and prohibiter with gentleness and compassion

And rules by scriptural decree in the mention

فَلا زالَ في الأَعياد طُول زَمانه

بِلثم يَديه يَحتَظي كُل زائر

So he continues on holidays for the length of his time

To greet with a kiss of his hand every visitor

وَيَمنح بِالتَشريف أَبناء ملة

بمصر اِستَعارَت مِنهُ نُور البَصائر

And honors with prestige the sons of the religion

In Egypt which borrowed its light of insight from him

وَفي كُل وَقت بِالبَشاشة وَالرضا

يُقابل عِندَ العَرض مدحةَ شاعر

And at all times with joy and pleasure

He receives the praise poems of poets in the presentation

وَلا برح التَوفيق في كُل لَحظة

لِدَولته في الملك خَيرَ مُسامر

And success never ceases for a moment

To accompany his state through the excellent king

وَلا زالَ مَجدي في التَهاني مؤرّخاً

تَجلَّى بِإِسماعيل عيد البَشائر

And my glory remains recorded in the chronicles

Manifest in Ismail the holiday of glad tidings