بِعِنَايَةِ اللّهِ الجَدِيدَةِ أَبْشِرِ
وَاهْنَأْ بِطَالِعِهَا السِعيدِ المُسْفِرِ
With God's fresh care rejoice, glad tidings bear,
It came after salvation, doubling the care,
جَاءَتْ عَلَى أَثرِ النَّجاةِ فَضاعَفَتْ
مَعْنى رِعَايَةِ رَبِّك المتَكَبِّرِ
Of your Lord, the All-Mighty, so praise the grace,
Of your Lord, my king, in all that shows and awaits.
فَاحْمَدْ لِرَبِّك يَا مَلِيكِي فَضْلَهُ
فِيما بَدا مِنْهُ وَفِي المُتنَظَّرِ
See, my lord, your Arab nation truthful in its passion for you,
A people made free whose misery you relieved,
أَرأَيْتَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ شَعْبَكَ مُعْرَبِاً
لك عَنْ هَوًىَ فِي صِدْقِهِ لَمْ تمْترِ
Honoring them, raising them in themselves,
When they devote themselves to your love, they are most deserving.
شَعْبٌ هُوَ الحرُّ اسْترقَّ لِبُؤْسِهِ
فأَعَدْتَهُ بِاليُسْرِ حقَّ محَرَّرِ
You reformed them and their wellbeing
with the gentle wisdom of the prudent.
أَكرَمْتَهُ فرَفَعْتَه فِي نفْسِهِ
فَإِذَا تَفانَى فِي هَوَاكَ فَأَجْدِرِ
Glory to Him who gave you a cloud's generosity,
And the radiance of a sun, and a lion's awe.
صَرَّفْتَ فِي إِصْلاَحِهِ وَصَلاَحِهِ
رِفْقَ الحَلِيمِ وَفِطْنَةَ المُتَبَصِّرِ
It suffices that through you the Levant
Became the center of Arabness, its nomads and settled folk.
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ آتَاك جُودَ سَحَابَةٍ
وَجَلاَءَ صَمْصَامٍ وَهَيْبَةَ قَسْوَرِ
Its kingdoms yearn for you, and they saw
In your hands the banner of greatest unity.
حَسْبُ الكِنانةِ أَنَها بِكَ أَصْبَحَتْ
قَطْبَ العُرُوبَةِ بَدْوِهَا وَالحُضَّرِ
Never forgotten are your kind deeds that spared
Lebanon the assault of the most heinous aggression.
تسْعَى مَمَالِكهَا إِليْكَ وَقدْ رَأَتْ
بِيَدَيْكَ رَايَةَ الاتَّحادِ الأَكْبرِ
How alike are the great Farooqs,
Earlier or later in time.
هَيْهَاتَ يُنسَى مِنْ جَمِيلِك مَا وَقى
لُبنانَ صَوْلَةَ الاِعْتِدَاءِ الأَنكرِ
The virtuous ruler, model and guide
For every praiser and glorifier.
مَا أَشبَهَ الفَاروقَ بِالفارُوقِ مِنْ
مُتَقَدِّمٍ عَهْداً وَمِنْ مُتأَخِّرِ
He diligently tended to religious affairs, coming
To uplift the status of Al-Azhar.
أَلعاهِلُ الوَرِعُ الَّذِي هُوَ قدْوَةً
وَهُدىً لِكلِّ مُهلِّلٍ وَمُكبِّرِ
Does Egypt need something to elevate it
In laboratory or any aspect unfulfilled?
أَوْلَى شُؤُونَ الدِّينِ جُهْداً جَاءَ فِي
عُنْوَانِهِ إِعْلاءُ شَأْنِ الأَزْهَرِ
The classes wonder which of them
Won the most bounty and favor.
هَلْ بِالكِنَانِة حَاجَةٌ لَمْ يَقْضِها
لِرُقِيِّها فِي مَخبَرٍ أَوْ مَظْهَرِ
In governance and judiciary, no official
but drew light from that illumination.
تتسَاءَلُ الطَّبقَاتُ أَيَّتهَا الَّتِي
فَازَتْ مِنَ النُّعمَى بِحظٍّ أَوْفَرِ
In every part of the state, he rules
and all parts issue from one source.
مَا فِي القَضَاءِ وَلاَ الإِدَارةِ عَامِلٌ
إِلاَّ واسْتَمَدَّ شُعَاعَ ذَاكَ النَّيرِ
He cultivated knowledge and arts, and which of them
did not flourish in his shade and through his merit?
فِي كلِّ أَجْزَاءِ الحكومَةِ أَمْرُهُ
كُلٌّ وَتصْدُرُ كُلُّهَا عَنْ مَصْدَرِ
He lent athletics in all its forms
meaning, enthusiasm, unwavering determination.
أَنْمَى المَعَارِفَ وَالفُنُونَ وَأيُّهَا
فِي ظِلِّهِ وَبِفَضْلِهِ لَمْ يُزْهِرِ
He fulfilled the best economic treasures, agriculture
and industry with unflagging resolve.
مَنَحَ الريَاضَةَ فِي اخْتِلاَفِ ضُرُوبِهَا
حِسّاً وَمَعْنىً هِمَّة لَمْ تُنْكَرِ
He completed the army, its order now
the finest example of military discipline.
أَزْكَى ذَخَائِرَ الاقْتِصادِ زِرَاعَةً
وَصِنَاعَة بِعَزِيمَةٍ لَمْ تُذْخَرِ
With legions and more, capable of victory even if not victorious.
As for the commoners, their king ennobled them
أَوْفَى عَلَى جيْشٍ غَدا وَنِظَامُهُ
أَرْقَى مِثَالٍ فِي نِظَامِ العَسْكرِ
with feats none other performed.
The bounties seemed too many, but they were from you,
مسْتَكمِلٌ عُدَدَ الجِلادِ وَدونَهَا
بَأْسٌ كفِيلُ النَّصرِ إِنْ لَمْ تَنْصُرِ
my lord, deemed never excessive.
You provided them from your Nile water pure
أَمَّا السَّوَادُ فَقَدْ جَبَاهُ مَلِيكُهُ
بِمَآثرٍ عَنْ غَيْرهِ لَمْ تُؤْثَرِ
for those who come, and sweet as Kawthar.
You fed them, clothed them, sheltered them,
كَثُرَتْ بِما يعْدُو مُناُه وَإِنَّما
هِي مِنْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ لَمْ تُسْتَكْثَرِ
and relieved the illnesses of the destitute sick.
You roused the spirits of all hopeful youths,
أَوْرَدْتَهُ مِنْ نِيلِهِ مَاءً صَفَا
لِلوَارِدِينَ وَطَابَ طِيْبَ الكَوْثَرِ
and showered kindnesses on every elder.
The king's generosity, how song enhances it!
وَغَذوْتَهُ وَكسَوْتَهُ وَأَسَوْتَهُ
وَكَفَيْتهُ عِلَلَ المَرِيضِ المُعْسِرِ
And how his judiciousness has multiplied it!
He gave villages to city dwellers and villages,
وَبَعَثْتَ هِمَّة كُلَّ مُقتَبَلِ الصِّبَا
وَغَمَرْتَ بِالأَلْطَافِ كُلَّ مُعَمَّرِ
for with God the holy months are the best months.
The students delighted in the green pavilion of his feast,
جُودُ المَلِيكِ بِهِ الغَنَاءُ وَكَمْ يَد
قَدْ ضَاعَفَتْهَا فِطْنَةُ المُتَخَيِّرِ
where the eye beholds the most beautiful scene,
and the mouth tastes the most delicious food.
مَنَحَ القِرَى أَهْلَ الدَّساكِرِ وَالقُرَى
وَالشَّهرُ عِنْدَ اللّهِ خَيْرُ الأَشهُرِ
Spurred by welcome are the resolute,
and hopes stir the hesitant.
وَاسْتَمْتَعَ الطُّلاَّبُ حَولَ سِمَاطِهِ
بِالعِزِّ فِي ذَاكَ الجَنابِ الأَخْضَرِ
This is the bounty that none can surpass,
no merit beyond it, no pride.
إِذْ يَطْعَمُ الفَمُ فِيهِ أَشْهَى مَطْعمٍ
وَالعَيْنُ تَنْظُرُ فِيهِ أَبْهى مَنْظَرِ
Great Farooq, live long, attain the heights,
achieve whatever hopes you wish.
ويُثَابُ بِالإِقْبَالِ عَزْمُ مُبَرِّزٍ
وَيُحَثُّ بِالآمَالِ عَزْمُ مُقَصِّرِ
Let the world delight in your progeny
and may succession continue in your noble line.
هَذا هُوَ الفَضْلُ الَّذِي مابَعْدَهُ
فَضلٌ وَليْسَ وَرَاءَهُ مِنْ مَفْخَرِ
فَارُوقُ عِشْ وَابْلُغْ نِهَايَاتِ العُلَى
وبِمَا تَشَاءُ مِنَ الأَمَانِيِّ اظْفَرِ
وَلْتهْنَإِ الدُّنْيَا بِنَسْلِكَ وَلَيَدُمْ
يُمْنُ التَّسلْسُلِ فِي شَرِيفِ العُنْصُرِ
