بُشرى بِمَولد نجلٍ نجمُه راقي

بِالفَضل في دَولة الإِقبال سبّاق

Good tidings of the birth of a son whose star is rising

With excellence, in a state of prosperity, a forerunner

لَما بَدا قالَت البُشرى مؤرّخة

في مصر سرَّك إِسماعيلُك الراقي

When it appeared, good tidings said, dating it

In Egypt, your noble name is Ishmael