عام عَلى مصر السَعيد جَديدُ
بِاليسر جاء وإنه لسعيدُ
A new joyous year has dawned upon blessed Egypt
It came with ease, and how joyous it is!
وَالنيل فاض وَعَن قَريب يَرتَوي
مِنهُ بِحيرةُ قطرها وَصَعيد
The Nile has overflowed, and soon it will quench
The thirst of its valley and plateau from its droplets
وَالأَرض بَعد الرَي تَلبس حلةً
خَضراء وَالغُصن الرَطيب يَميد
After being irrigated, the land wears a
Green dress, and the soft branch sways gently
وَبيمن هَذا الداوريّ وَعَدله
مصرٌ إِلى عَهد الشَباب تَعود
With the justice and fairness of this regent
Egypt returns to the era of its youth
أَوَ لَيسَ أَن اللَه أَيَّدَها بِهِ
في عَصرِنا فَأَعَزَّها التَأييد
Has not God supported it through him
In our time, so His support has made it mighty?
يا أَيُّها النيل المُبارك أَنتَ في
زَمَن الوَفاء لَدى الأَنام حَميد
O blessed Nile! In the age of loyalty
You are praised among all people
لَكن أَبو العليا سَعيد دائِماً
لِلبَذل بَحر وافر وَمَديد
But Abu Al-Elya Saied is always
An abundant sea of continuous generosity
شتان بَينك يا عَزيز وَبَينه
في نَفعنا وَلَوَ اَنَّهُ مَحمود
What a difference between you, O dear one, and him
In benefiting us, even though he is praiseworthy
هُوَ لَم يَزُر في العام إِلّا مرّةً
بِتكدّرٍ مِنهُ الصَفاء يَزيد
He only visited once during the year
With some bitterness that increased purity
وَمياه برّك كُل يَوم بيننا
بَيضاء صافية لَها تَجديد
While every day, the waters of your blessings are among us
White, pure, renewing themselves
وَنَداك يا صَدر المَكارم لَم يَزَل
يَحيا بِهِ متقرّب وَبَعيد
And your call, O most generous one, has not ceased
Bringing life through it to those near and far
لا زلت في تَخت الصَدارة قائِماً
تَنهى وَتأمر وَالعدوّ طَريد
You still stand at the seat of authority
Commanding, ordering, and driving away the enemy
وَتصدّ عَنا بِالعَساكر طامِعاً
يَسعى وَباب رَجائه مَسدود
With armies you deter the greedy aggressor
Who strives whilst his hopes are barred
وَتَمد مَصراً بِالخُصوبة وَالغِنى
في خَير عَصر أَنتَ فيهِ فَريد
And you provide Egypt with fertility and wealth
In the best era where you are unmatched
وَتَعيش فيها لِلتَمدن ناشِراً
أَعلامه يُثني عَليك مُجيد
And you spread the banners of civilization in it
While the eulogizer praises you
يُثني عَليك ثَناء عَبد شاكر
بِفَرائدٍ هِيَ للجمان عُقود
The praise of grateful Abd al-Shakur praises you
With masterpieces that are strung into necklaces
بِفَرائد مِن بَحر مَجدك أُخرجت
وَبِها تَحلَّى لِلدفاتر جيد
Masterpieces extracted from the sea of your glory
With which the notebooks are adorned
ما سرت في وَسط المَواكب راكِباً
مَتنَ السُعود كَما تَشا وَتُريد
You have not ridden amidst processions
Atop the litter of good fortune however you wish
وَنَثَرتَ مَيمنةً وَمَيسرةً بِها
ذَهَباً كَثيراً ما لَهُ تَحديد
And scattered right and left with it
Plentiful gold that has no limit
وَقَد اِغتَنى يَومَ الهَنا بِنثاره
مِن آل مَصرك سادةٌ وَعَبيد
The day of celebration was enriched by its scattering
Among the elite and commoners of your Egypt
وَجبرت كَسر العالمين بَرأفةٍ
مِنها تَعجَّب أَشيب وَوَليد
With kindness you mended the fracture of both worlds
At which old and young marvel
وَعَفوت عَن جانٍ أَتى متضرعاً
لِلدَمع مِنهُ بخده أُخدود
You pardoned a soul who came pleading
With tears carving valleys in his cheeks
وَنصرت دين الحَق بِالجُند الَّذي
يَخشاه عِندَ هُجومه عِربيد
And you supported the religion of truth with armies
Before whose assault the mighty tremble
أَو ما بذكرِك مَع أَبيك تَرنموا
فَيُقال أَحسن طارف وَتَليد
Do you not sing, mentioning you and your father
So it is said: “What an excellent rhyme and rhythm!”
أَو ما سَما طوسن الوَزير كَأَصله
بِالفَضل وَالفرعُ الذَكيُّ يَسود
Or has not Tusun the vizier risen like his origin
To excellence, and the intelligent branch dominates?
أَو ما جَلست عَلى الخَليج بقبةٍ
فيها الوَقار حَليفُه التَمجيد
Or have you not sat by the Gulf in a dome
Wherein dignity is accompanied by glory?
وَأَمرت بِالإِفراج عَن ماء لَنا
أَعياه حَبسٌ بِالجُسور شَديد
And ordered the release of water for us
That was severely barred by dams
فَانساب ما بَين الرُبوع بسرعة
في زينة وَالحاضرون شُهود
So it flowed rapidly among the meadows
In beauty, as those present bear witness
وَبِيَوم مَوسمه وَلَيلة جَبره
بِالنار أُحرَق ماردٌ وَمَريد
And on the day of its festival and the night of its fullness
A rebel and heretic were burned by fire
وَمِن المدافع بِالأَوامر زَمجرت
في الجَوّ بَين الشاطئين رُعود
The cannons roared in the air between the two banks
With your orders, like thunder
وَإِلَيهِ قَد صعدت صَواريخٌ لَها
ضوء بَديع اللَون وَهوَ جَديد
Rockets ascended towards it, having
A beautiful novel light and color
وَتَعددت فيهِ البُدور وَبدرُه
مِن قبل هَذا مُفرد وَوَحيد
Its houses multiplied, while before it
Its full moon was singular and alone
وَجرت عَلى سَطح المِياه زَوارق
فيها المغنِّي لِلغناء يُجيد
Boats sailed upon the surface of the waters
Aboard which a singer aptly sings
وَالناي يأَلفها الكمنجُ وَرقها
يَحلو بِه قانونها وَالعُود
The flute is befitted by the trilling of its reeds
Sweetly suited to its melody and the lute
وَالناس يَنتجعون ساحتك الَّتي
ظِلُّ السَخاء بِرَوضها مَمدود
And the people enjoy your field
Shaded by the shadow of generosity spread wide
وَسُرورهم بِالمَهرجان يَزيدهم
شُكراً لملكٍ أَنتَ فيهِ عَميد
Their happiness with the festivities increases
Their gratitude to a king in whom you trust
وَجَميعهم يمسي وَيُصبح راتعاً
في رَوضة مِقياسها مَشهود
All of them spend the night and wake up
In a meadow whose extent is witnessed
وَيود أَن تَبقى لمصر تسوسها
طُول الزَمان وَحَبَّذا التَخليد
And they wish that you would remain ruling Egypt
For all time – and how excellent eternalness is!
وَتَدوم فيها راضياً عَن أُمّة
أُخِذت عَلَيها مِن علاك عُهود
Remaining pleased with a nation
That took covenants upon itself for your sake
وَتَظل تَسمَع في التَهاني مدحة
مِن خادم لَك صدقُه مَعهود
And remain hearing amidst the congratulations a eulogy
From a servant whose truthfulness is well-known to you
مِن خادم في الجَبر قال مؤرخاً
جَبَرَ الخَليج الداوريُّ سَعيد
From a servant who, in composing history, has said:
“The Nile Valley was repaired by Saied.”
