تَزينت الدُنيا لكَعبة عَصره

وَشَمس عَفاف لا يُماط نِقابُها

The world adorned itself for the Kaaba of its era

And the sun of serenity whose veil cannot be removed

فَزادَ الخديوي في التَهاني بَشاشةً

عَلى الناس يُتلى بِالسُرور كتابها

So the Khedive increased joyfulness in congratulations

Upon the people is recited the book of his happiness

وَمُذ جاءَت العليا تُبشر بِاللقا

وَتخبر أَن الشَمس آن إيابها

And since the Highness brought good news of the meeting

And told that the sun is coming back

وَأنَّ أَساطيل السَعادة أَقبَلَت

وَبِالوَطن المَألوف حلّ ركابها

And that the fleets of felicity approached

And with the beloved homeland landed their riders

ترنم مَجدي بِالقَوافي مُهنئاً

بِعودتها في مصر عز جَنابها

Magdi sings with rhymes congratulating

For its return to Egypt the glory of its threshold