أَقَصرَ الزَعفَرانِ لَأَنتَ قَصرٌ
خَليقٌ أَن يَتيهَ عَلى النُجومِ
You are the epitome of saffron, O palace
Fit to wander amongst the stars
كِلا عَهدَيكَ لِلأَجيالِ فَخرٌ
وَزَهوٌ لِلحَديثِ وَلِلقَديمِ
Both your eras are the pride of generations
Glory for the present and antiquity
ثَوى بِالأَمسِ فيكَ عُلاً وَمَجدٌ
وَأَنتَ اليَومَ مَثوىً لِلعُلومِ
Yesterday you harbored majesty and glory
Today you are the abode of science
فَمِن نُبلٍ إِلى مَجدٍ أَثيلٍ
إِلى عِلمٍ إِلى نَفعٍ عَميمِ
From nobility to everlasting glory
To knowledge, to widespread benefit
أَضَفتَ إِلى صُروحِ العِلمِ صَرحاً
بِزَورَةِ ذَلِكَ المَلِكِ الحَكيمِ
You have added to the edifices of knowledge, an edifice
With the chastity of that wise king
فَيالَكَ مَنزِلاً رَحباً سَرِيّاً
بَنَتهُ أَنامِلُ الذَوقِ السَليمِ
What an expansive, private, beautiful dwelling
Built by fingers of exquisite taste
وَحاطَتهُ بِبُستانٍ أَنيقٍ
يُريكَ جَمالُهُ وَجهَ النَعيمِ
Surrounded by an elegant garden
Whose beauty shows you the face of bliss
أَبا فاروقَ أَنتَ وَهَبتَ هَذا
لِمِصرَ وَهَكَذا مَنحُ الكَريمِ
Oh Abu Farouk you have bestowed this
Upon Egypt, such are the gifts of the generous
وَلا عَجَبٌ فَمِصرُ عَلى وَلاءٍ
وَمالِكُها عَلى خُلُقٍ عَظيمِ
No wonder, for Egypt is loyal
And her owner has great character
يُطالِعُها بِبَرٍّ كُلَّ يَومٍ
وَيَرعاها بِعَينِ أَبٍ رَحيمِ
He looks after her with kindness each day
With the eye of a merciful father
وَيُرهِفُ مِن عَزائِمِ آلِ مِصرٍ
إِذا خارَت لَدى الخَطبِ الجَسيمِ
And he is attentive to Egypt's resolutions
When faced with grave affairs
كَسَوتَ الأَزهَرَ المَعمورَ ثَوباً
مِنَ الإِجلالِ وَالعِزِّ المُقيمِ
You have clothed the bustling Azhar
With a garment of veneration and lasting glory
قَضَيتَ بِهِ الصَلاةَ فَكادَ يُزهى
بِزائِرِهِ عَلى رُكنِ الحَطيمِ
You have fulfilled the prayer duty in it, it almost boasts
With its visitors at the corner of the Sacred House
رَأى فيكَ المُعِزُّ زَمانَ أَعلى
قَواعِدَهُ عَلى ظَهرِ الأَديمِ
The revered one saw in you a loftier time
Its foundations upon the eternal scroll
فَهَشَّ وَهَزَّهُ طَرَبٌ وَشَوقٌ
كَما هَشَّ الحَميمُ إِلى الحَميمِ
So he shook and trembled with yearning and fervor
As the confidant trembles for the confidant
وَهَلَّلَ كُلُّ مَن فيهِ وَدَوَّت
بِهِ أَصواتُ شَعبِكَ كَالهَزيمِ
And all who were in it cheered
And your people's voices rumbled like thunder
كَذا فَليَحمِلِ التاجَينَ مَلكٌ
يُعِزُّ شَعائِرَ الدينِ القَويمِ
Thus should the crowns be borne by a king
Who venerates the sacraments of the upright religion
وَيَخشى رَبَّهُ وَيُطيعُ مَولىً
هَداهُ إِلى الصِراطِ المُستَقيمِ
And fears His Lord and obeys his Master
Who guided him to the Straight Path
أَيَأذَنُ لي المَليكُ البَرُّ أَنّي
أُهَنِّئُ مِصرَ بِالأَمرِ الكَريمِ
Does the benevolent king permit that I
Congratulate Egypt for the noble event?
فَيا مِصرُ اِسجُدي لِلَّهِ شُكراً
وَتيهي وَاِقعُدي طَرَباً وَقومي
So O Egypt, prostrate to Allah in gratitude
Be dazed and sit enthralled, and stand tall
فَقَد تَمَّ البِناءُ وَعَن قَريبٍ
تُزَفُّ لَكِ البَشائِرُ مِن نَسيمِ
For the building is complete, and soon
Good tidings will blow your way from the breeze
فَدارُ البَرلَمانِ أَعَزُّ دارٍ
تُشادُ لِطالِبِ المَجدِ العَميمِ
The honorable House of Parliament
Built for the seeker of widespread glory
بِها يَتَجَمَّلُ العَرشُ المُفَدّى
وَتَحيا مِصرُ في عَيشٍ رَخيمِ
The redeemed throne is adorned by it
And Egypt lives in comfortable prosperity
فَشَرِّفها بِرَبِّكَ وَاِختَتِمها
وَأَسعَدِها بِدُستورٍ تَميمِ
Grace it with your Lord and seal it
And make it prosperous with a perfect constitution
بِآيِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَبِآيِ عيسى
فَعَوِّذهُ وَآياتِ الكَليمِ
With the signs of Muhammad and Jesus
Protect it and the signs of the Sublime
أَبا فاروقَ خُذ بِيَدِ الأَماني
وَحَقِّقها عَلى رَغمِ الخَصيمِ
Oh Abu Farouk, take the hopes by the hand
And realize them despite the opponent
أَفَقنا بَعدَ نَومٍ فَوقَ نَومٍ
عَلى نَومٍ كَأَصحابِ الرَقيمِ
We awoke after a deep slumber
Upon a sleep like the Companions of the Cave
وَأَصبَحنا بِيُمنِكَ في نُهوضٍ
يُكافِئُ نَهضَةَ النَبتِ الجَميمِ
And by your auspices we awoke to a revival
That equals the sprouting of bountiful vegetation
فَحُطنا بِالرِعايَةِ كُلَّ يَومٍ
نَحُفُّكَ بِالوَلاءِ المُستَديمِ
We alight every day with care
We circle you with lasting loyalty
