لمصْرَ بَنَى مَا عَزَّ قَبْلاً بنَاؤُهُ
عَلَى مُقْدمٍ جَلدٍ فَأَعْلَى وَمَدَّدَا
For Egypt's sake he built as none before
On a firm base, lofty and far outspread
بَنَى بَنْكَهَا منْ مَالهَا برجَالهَا
وَهَيَّأ صَرْحاً بَعْدَ صَرْحٍ فَشَيَّدَا
With her own coin Egypt's fair town he raised
And stage by stage to high estate her led
مَعَالمُ قَامَتْ وَاحداً تِلوَ وَاحدٍ
فَكَانَتْ يَداً مَيْمُونَةً أَعْقَبَتْ يَدَا
Her landmarks one by one to view arose
As hand in hand did Youth and Workmanship wed
بهَا منْ جَنَى مصْرٍ وَمنْ نَسْج كَفِّهَا
كُسَاهَا وَلَمْ يَمْدُدْ غَريبٌ لَها يَدَا
The wealth of Egypt and her people's hands
Did clothe and feed her folk, nor stranger fed
وَسَيَّرَ فِي البَحْر المُحيط سَفينَهَا
فَمَا كَانَ أَحْلى عَوْدَهُنَّ وَأَحْمَدَا
O'er seas uncharted sent he forth her ships
That scented breezes to his nostril sped
وَأَطْلَقَ فِي الجَوِّ السَّحيق نسُورَهَا
تَجُوبُ فَضَاءَ الله مَثْنَى وَمَوْحَدَا
Through heaven's void her birds of prey he loosed
That paired and lonely God's dominion tread
وَأَنْشَأَ دُوراً للصِّناعَات جَمَّةً
بهَا خَيْرُ عَهْدٍ للصِّناعَات جُدِّدَا
Her meeds are Industry's fair palaces
Wherein abides the weal of Work renewed
وَكَمْ في سَبيل العلمِ عَبَّأ بَعْثَةً
وَكَمْ في سَبيل الفَنِّ أَنْشَأَ مَعْهَدَا
Full many a mission sent he forth to learn
Full many an institute did found and endow
يُيَسِّرُ أَرْزَاقاً وَيَرْعَى مَرَافقاً
زَكَتْ مَصْدَراً للعَاملينَ وَمَوْرِدَا
To succor lives and guard men's interests
That were as fount of plenty ever new
وَيُولي بُيُوتَ العلمِ منْ نَفَحَاتهِ
ذَرَائعَ إِصْلاَحٍ لمَا الفَقْرُ أَفْسَدَا
In halls of Science was his lifeblood drained
Against the ignorance that all things marred
وَيَذْكُرُ للآدَاب عَهْداً فَمَا يَني
مُعيناً لمَنْ يُعْنَى بهِنَّ وَمُنْجدَا
To letters dead his quick'ning wish returned
And merit raised he to its destined star
مَآثرُ مِا دَامَتْ سَتُثْني بمَا بهَا
عَلَى فَضْلهِ الأَوْفَى وَتُزْري المُفَنِّدَا
While glorious monuments of his reign
Shall time outlast and envious tongues confound
