طاب الزمان وجاء الدهر يعتذر
مما جنى والليالي كلها غرر
Time has grown sweet, and Fate has come apologizing
for what it wrought, while every night is bright-browed.
رالتخت اطلع بدرا من اسرته
لما جلست به يا ايها القمر
The throne has brought forth a full moon from its couch
when you sat upon it, O moon.
ونجم ملكك اضحى السعد طالعه
والعز يخدمه والنصر والظفر
The star of your sovereignty now rises under fortune’s sign,
while glory serves it, together with victory and triumph.
وخصك الله بالفتح المبين وقد
اطاعه الماضيان السيف والقدر
God has singled you out for manifest victory, and
the two keen powers—sword and Fate—have obeyed it.
وقد تركت العدا اسرى مسلسلة
تصلى الجحم وفي الاغلال تستعر
You have left the enemy as captives bound in chains,
cast into Hell, where they blaze within their fetters.
ومنهم في الورى اكبادهم شويت
لما تطاير من اسيافك الشرر
Among them, before all creation, their very hearts were seared
when sparks flew from your swords.
ونلت بالعز ما لا ناله ملك
وحزت بالمجد ما لا حازه بشر
Through honor you attained what no king ever attained,
and through glory gained what no mortal ever gained.
لله عزا ومجدا قد حويتهما
فكيف لا تشرق الدنيا وتفتخر
By God, what glory and grandeur you have gathered!
How, then, could the world not shine and take pride?
فانت للملك روح في تجسده
بما بقوم وانت السمع والبصر
To kingship you are the soul within its body;
through you it stands, and you are its hearing and sight.
بحمد سيرتك الامثال قد ضربت
اهذه سير في المجد ام سور
Your praiseworthy conduct has become the stuff of proverbs—
are these chronicles of glory, or exalted surahs?
يا من اذا حدثت عنه مكارمه
فاللفظمنتظم والدر منتثر
O you whose noble deeds, whenever they are told,
set words in ordered strands while pearls scatter abroad;
ومن اذا ما احاديث الندى طويت
يضوع نشر عطاياه وينتشر
and you whose tales of generosity, even when folded away,
leave the fragrance of your gifts breathing out and spreading.
لك الهنا ويهني فيك انفسنا
فالسعد بالنصر وافى وانقضى الوطر
Bliss is yours, and may our souls rejoice in you;
good fortune has arrived with victory, and desire is fulfilled.
ومصر بالبشر قد ابدى السرور لها
وجها جميلا عليه بالبها خفر
To Egypt, through glad tidings, joy has revealed
a lovely face where beauty itself wears modesty.
نعم وايامها بالعدل اعتدلت
لما كساها عبير نشرك العطر
Yes—her days have found their balance through justice
since the perfume of your renown clothed her in fragrance.
لا زلت مولاي في امن وفي دعة
وفي نعيم وصفو ما به كدر
May you remain, my lord, in safety and repose,
amid bliss and serenity untouched by care,
ما اينع الروض واخضرت جوانحه
وما سقى بالند روض الحمى المطر
as long as the meadow ripens and its slopes grow green,
and rain, laden with dew, waters the meadow of the protected land.
