مَع النَصر وافى مَن عليه المعوّلُ

وَمَن هُوَ في أَيامه الغرّ أَوّلُ

With victory comes he who is relied upon

And he who in his days is most noble

وَمَن هُوَ لِلأَوطان وَالملك وَالملا

ملاذ وَحصن لا يرام وَموئل

And he who for homelands and kingship and empire

Is refuge and fortress none vie or excel

وَمَن تَملأ الدُنيا مهابتُه الَّتي

بِها الأُسدُ في آجامها تتجدّل

And he whose might the world reveres

Before which even lions in their lairs cower

وَمَن فاضَ مِن يُمناه ماءُ سَماحةٍ

فَأَحيا بِلاداً أَهلُها قَد تموّلوا

And he whose right hand pours the water of generosity

Reviving a land whose people have endured

وَمَن شاد أَركان المَعالي بهمة

يقصر عَن إِدراكِها متطوّل

And he who built the pillars of glory with ambition

Too lofty for any high-reaching to grasp

وَمَن جدَّ في تَأسيس أَسنى مَدارس

بَنوها بِهِ في كُلِّ فنٍّ توغلوا

And he who strove to establish the finest schools

Wherein his sons in every art delve

فَمنهم أَخو فقهٍ عَلى منبر القضا

لفصل خُصومات الوَرى يتمثل

Among them a jurist’s brother on the pulpits of law

To resolve disputes among all humankind

وَمنهم رِياضيٌّ نتائجُ فكرِه

بِنَفع البَرايا دائِماً تَتكفّل

And among them a mathematician whose thoughts

Are ever engaged benefiting all people

وَمنهم مُجيدٌ لِلمَساحة حاسبٌ

لِكُل زمام في الكتاب يسجل

And among them a surveyor, an accountant

Logging the tally of every roll and scroll

وَمِنهم خَبيرٌ بِالصَنائع ماهر

لِأَبناء دُنياه مِن الخَير يَعمل

And among them an expert in industry and arts

Who works all good for the sons of his world

وَمِنهم عَليمٌ بِاللغات وَشاعر

لِآيات مَدح في العَزيز يُرتل

And among them a linguist and poet

Intoning verses in praise of the glorious

وَمِنهم طَبيبٌ حاذق في عِلاجه

إِذا ما رَآه الداء في الحال يرحل

And among them a skilled doctor in his practice

Who sees disease vanish without trace

وَمِنهم لِتَبليغ الأَوامر ناجبٌ

مَع الجَيش في كُل المَواقف يَحمل

And among them a cavalryman, who when he draws his sword

And charges the foe, none are left to tell

وَمنهم للاستكشافِ كُلُّ مهندسٍ

عَلَيهِ بِدار الحَرب لَم يَخف منهل

And their riflemen who fire the guns’ flames

Hitting targets miles remote to fell

وَمِنهُم سواريّ إِذا سلّ سَيفَه

وَجالَ عَلى الأَعداء لَم يَنج أَبهل

And cannon that batter the walls of enemies

With his artillery the night is sleepless

وَقَرّابهم يَرمي بِنار بَنادق

عَلى بُعد أَميال تَصيب وَتقتل

And the people count it enough that in his time

To the best state of affairs for all they came

وَتهدم أَسوار الأَعادي مَدافعٌ

لِطوبجيِّهم وَاللَيلُ بِالنَقع أَليل

And how the formation of councils restored them

To the rule of a judge in disputes impartial

وَحسب الأَهالي أَنهم في زَمانه

إِلى خَير أَحوال العِباد تحوّلوا

And the good tiding of this came, so Egypt was adorned

For his arrival, and the hopeful triumphed

وَكَيفَ وَتَشكيل المَجالس ردّهم

إِلى حُكم قاض في الخُصومة يَعدل

And it congratulated the seat of the caliphate when

It saw him ascending there, others cast down

وَقَد جاءَت البُشرى بِذاكَ فَزُيِّنت

لِمقدمه مصر وَفازَ المؤمّل

And it rejoiced in God’s empowering him unceasing

To successful works from him ongoing and welcome

وَأَثنَت عَلى دار الخِلافة عِندَما

رَأته بِها يَعلو وَشانيه يَسفل

So live as long as you wish in a state you’re its lord

And your glory in it has long been sculpted

وَسرّت بِتَوفيق بِهِ اللَه لَم يَزَل

لِصالح أَعمال بَدَت مِنهُ يَقبل

And meet with what you wish of the praises of a loyal one

Whose congratulations are concise and effusive

فَعش ما تَشا في دَولة أَنتَ رَبُّها

وَمَجدك فيها مِن قَديم مؤثّل

You remained, for the king supporting, vigilant

With excellence of opinion however hosts sweep

وَقابل بِما تَرضى مَدائحَ مُخلصٍ

لَهُ في التَهاني موجز وَمطوّل

And what I said on the day of arrival chronicling

To Egypt Ismail with good tidings coming

بَقيت مَع الأَنجال لِلملك ناصِراً

بِحُسن سَداد الرَأي ما سارَ جحفل

وَما قُلت في يَوم القُدوم مؤرِّخاً

إِلى مصر إسماعيل بِالبشر مُقبل