ما شِمتُ برقاً بَدا مِن ثَغرها وَسَنا

إِلا جفت مُقلتي في حبِّها وَسَنا

Whenever I saw a flash of lightning from her smile and teeth

My eyelids would shut in love for her and teeth

وَلا أَراد عذولي حبسَ راحلتي

إِلا لَها صَبوتي قَد أَطلقت رَسنا

And if my camel wanted to stop its pace

For her sake I'd release its reins to gallop faster

فَكَيفَ يُطمَعُ في السلوان مِن دنَفٍ

يَرى قَبيحَ الجَفا مِنها له حسنا

So how can one whose face is ugly hope for tenderness

When from her he only sees harshness as sweetness

وَقَد أَبَحت دَمي في دين عشقتِها

لطرفها الناعس المَكحول حين رَنا

She made me sacrifice my soul in love for her

For her sleepy, kohl-lined eyes when they were tender

وَإِنَّها مِنهُ في حلّ وَلَيسَ على

أَلحاظها قَوَدٌ فيمَن بِها اِفتَتَنا

And she was gentle with me, not harsh

Upon her glances there’s no fire for those who adore her

آليت لا أَنثني عَن وَصف قامتها

إِلا إِلى عادل أَولى بحسن ثَنا

I decided not to stop describing her stature

Unless to one fairer to beautifully describe her

هُوَ العَزيز خديوي مصر ناصرها

في طالع لِلعُلا بِالسَعد قَد قُرِنا

He is the mighty Khedive of Egypt, its victor

Whose rising star shines with good fortune

هُوَ المَليك الَّذي مِن راحَتيهِ جَرَت

في كُل واد مِن الدُنيا بحارُ غِنى

He is the king from whose comfort rivers

Of wealth flowed in every valley of the world

هُوَ الَّذي فازَ في تَدبير دَولته

مِن حسن تَوفيق مَولاه بِنيل مُنى

He is the one who succeeded in governing his nation

By the good favor of his Lord in attaining his wishes

هَذا الَّذي جاءَ يَسعى بِالنَجاح إِلى

عَلياه عام جَديد يُسعد الوَطَنا

This is he who comes seeking success

For its heights in a new year that brings joy to the nation

وَالمَجد وافاه بِالبُشرى يؤرخه

عامٌ بنصرة إِسماعيل قَد حسنا

And glory reached him with the good news dated

A year of Ismail's victory made beautiful