النيل وَالملك النَبيل سَعيدُ
كُل لَهُ جدّ بمصر سَعيدُ
The Nile and the noble king Sa'id,
Both are auspicious in Egypt.
وَكِلاهُما فيها لَهُ طُول المَدى
فيض بِهِ نعم الأَنام تَزيد
Both have longevity therein,
With bounty, the welfare of people increases.
فَالنيل في أَوقاته تُروى بِهِ
مِنها بُحيرة قطرها وَصَعيد
The Nile in its seasons wherein,
It irrigates the land from its drops and plains,
وَيَطوف حَول غياضها بِعَلامة
حَمراء يَنشرها بِها وَيُعيد
And circles around its thickets with a
Red sign that it spreads therein and repeats.
وَكَأَن هَذا النَهر ذو لّب وَقَد
أُخذت عَلَيهِ مَواثقٌ وَعُهود
As if this river has a bond,
Covenants and pacts have been taken from it.
فَيزورها غبّاً وَعَنها ينثني
بِإِرادة الرَحمَن وَهوَ حَميد
It visits the land arduously and from it recoils,
By the will of the Merciful, He is praiseworthy.
وَبِلَثم راحته تَفوز وَتَحتظي
يَوم الوَداع بِما تَشا وَتُريد
With its tranquility it succeeds and takes precaution,
On the day of farewell with what it desired and wanted.
وَمَتى اِنجَلى عَنها بَدَت في حلة
خَضراء مَنظرها البَديع فَريد
And when it recedes from the land, it appears in an
Attire green, its view unique and singular.
وَزَهَت وَعَمَّ سُهولَها وَجِبالَها
خصبٌ كَثير ما عَلَيهِ مَزيد
The plains and mountains became adorned,
With abundant fertility that has no increase.
وَالداوريُّ بِبأسه وَثَباته
عَنها جَميع الحادِثات يَذود
The lasting by his might and firmness,
Repels from it all misfortunes.
وَيَمينه تَرمي بِنار صَواعق
مِنها الرَواسي في الحُروب تَميد
His right hand hurls the fires of lightning bolts,
With it in wars the fortresses weaken.
وَلبرها بِاليسر خَمسة أَبحُرٍ
تَجري دَواماً ما لهنّ حُدود
To its west are five seas,
Flowing endlessly with no limits.
وَبَعدله المَنشور في أَوطانه
لَم يَبقَ لِلجور الذَميم وُجود
With his justice promulgated in his nations,
There remains no existence for vile injustice.
أَنّى وَبَينَ يَديه في أَحكامه
أَبَداً قَريب يَستَوي وَبَعيد
Where in his rulings, ever,
Are the near and far equal?
وَالدَولة الغَرّاء مِنهُ ساسَها
رَأي مُنيف في الأُمور سَديد
The sublime state from it he laid its foundations,
With enlightened opinion in matters most proper.
فَاللَه يَمنحه وَيَمنَح شبله
عُمراً لَهُ ظل بِمَصر مَديد
So may God grant him and his heir,
A long life with shade in Egypt enduring.
ما دامَ هَذا النيل يَأتي زائِراً
في كُلِّ عام مَرّة وَيَعود
As long as the Nile comes visiting,
Every year once and returns.
أَو قُلت يَوم الجبر في تاريخه
جَبَرَ الخَليجَ لَنا السَعيدُ سَعيدُ
Or I said the day of necessitation in its history,
Necessitated for us the happiness of Sa'id, auspicious.
