سِفْرٌ خَطَطْتَ فُصُولَهُ

بِبَرَاعَةِ اللَّبِقِ الْقَديرِ

You planned a journey,

Crafting its seasons with skilled elegance.

وَجَلَوْتَ آيَاتِ النَّجَاحِ

كَأَنهَا آيَاتُ نُورِ

You illuminated verses of success

As if they were verses of light.

مَاذَا جَمَعْتَ مِن البَدَا

ئِعِ وَالرَّوَائِعِ فِي سُطُورِ

What wonders and marvels did you gather

In lines describing our recent agricultural exhibit?

فِي وَصْفِ مَعْرِضِنا الزِّرا

عِي الصِّناعِيِّ الأَخِيرِ

You portrayed the economic renaissance of Egypt

With the depiction of an expert.

صَوَّرْتَ نَهْضَة الاِقْتِصا

دِ بِمِصْرَ تَصْوِيرَ الْخَبِيرِ

You built up what lofty goals were achieved

In such a brief period of time.

وَأَبَنْتَ مَا بَلَغَتْ مِنَ الْ

غَايَاتِ فِي زَمَنٍ قَصِيرِ

You mentioned the institute's names,

Its founder, builder, and supporter.

وَذَكَرْتَ أسْمَاءَ الْمُؤَسِ

سِ وَالمُشَيِّد وَالنَّصِيرِ

You were not excessive in praising the great,

Nor did you diminish the effort of the small.

لَمْ تَغْلُ فِي مَدْحِ الْعَظِيمِ

وَلَمْ تُضِعْ جَهْدَ الصَّغِيرِ

You elevated the status of a group

That is the source of abundant merit.

وَرَفَعْتَ شَأْنَ جَمَاعَةٍ

هِيَ مَرْجِعُ الْفَضْلِ الْكَبِيرِ

With the sublime leadership of its president,

Who cannot be compared to any leader.

بِسُمُوِّ الأَمِيرِ رَئِيسِهَا

عَنْ أَن يُقَاسَ إِلى أَمِيرِ

And its intrepid director, who

Epitomizes the quality of director.

وَمُديرِهَا الشَّهْمِ الَّذي

كَمُلَتْ بِه صِفَةُ المُديرِ

You were fair to each with praise

And were not miserly towards the deserving.

أَنْصَفْتَ كُلاًّ بِالثَّنَاءِ

وَمَا ضَنَنْتَ عَلى جَديرِ

Whoever called you steadfast, called you rightly,

Naming you with the name of the discerning.

مَنْ قَالَ ثَابِتَ ثَابِتٌ

سَمَّاكَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْبَصِيرِ

You are the ideal for every person

Of resolve and weighty determination.

أَنْتَ المِثَالُ لِكُلِّ ذِي

حَزْمٍ وَذِي عَزْمٍ خَطِيرِ

Merchants build for what passes,

While you build for the ages.

يَبْنِي التُّجَارُ لِمَا يَدُولُ

وَأَنْتَ تَبْنِي لِلدُّهُورِ