أَقْبَلْتَ يَا عِيدَ الْقِرَانِ

وَجَلاَ سَنَاكَ النِّيرَانِ

The Feast of the Quran has arrived,

its lamps blazing bright.

فَالشَّعبُ يَهْتِفُ لِلْمَلِيكِ

وَلِلْمَلِيكَةِ بِالتَّهانِي

The people cry out to the King

and Queen with congratulations,

وَفُؤَادُ مِصْرٍ ضَارِعٌ

لَهُمَا بِتَحْقِيقِ الأَمَانِي

While Egypt’s heart pleads

for the realization of their hopes.

زَيْنُ الشَّبابِ صَبَاحَةً

وَسَمَاحَةً وَعُلُوَّ شَأْنِ

The flower of youth, gracious

and sublime in station—

أَهْدَتْ إِلَيْهِ عِنَايَةُ اللهِ

الْفَرِيدَةَ فِي الْغَوَانِي

God’s care gifted her, the unique pearl.

She appeared as if among humans

فَتَمَثَّلتْ وَ كَأَنَّها

فِي الإِنْسِ مِنْ حُورِ الْجِنَانِ

one of the maidens of Paradise,

Never a stranger, her place

لَمْ تَغْتَرِبْ وَمَكَانُهَا

فِي قُرْبِهِ أَسْمَى مَكَانِ

is closest in proximity.

In four years their dawn

فِي الأَرْبَعِ السَّنوَاتِ مِصْبَ

احَاهُمَا يَتَأَلَّقَانِ

has brilliantly shone,

And their life of contentment

وَيَزِيدُ عَيْشَهُمَا رِضًى

قَلْبَاهُمَا الْمُتَآلِفَانِ

increases—their hearts reconciled.

They perfected the ideal of family

جَلَوَا كَمَالَ الْبَيْتِ فِي

أَبْهَى مِثَالٍ لِلْعِيَانِ

in the finest example for all to see,

And lit up in that sky

وَأَضَاءَ فِي تلك السَّماءِ

عَلَى التَّعاقُبِ كَوْكَبَانِ

like two stars in succession.

Rejoice in this feast and its

أحْبِبْ بِهَذَا الْعِيدِ وَالزِّ

ينَاتِ فِيهِ وَالأَغَانِي

adornments and songs,

And friends sharing

وَتَنَاقُلِ الأَصْدِقَاءِ

رَنَّاتِ الْمَثَالِثِ وَالمَثَانِي

the triplets and octets,

The East from end to end

يَتَقَاسَمُ الأَفْرَاحَ فِيهِ

الشَّرْقُ مِنْ قَاصٍ وَدَانِ

sharing in the joys,

The Nile’s channel—how excellent!—

كَيْفَ الْكِنَانَةُ كَيْفَ وَا

دِي نِيلِهَا وَالضِّفتَانِ

and its two banks.

O you who joined two crowns

يَا مُدْمِجاً تَاجَيْ مِنَا

فِي تَاجِ فَارُوقِ الزَّمَانِ

into the crown of the era’s pioneer

And who honors the two symbols—

وَمُشَرِّفَ الرَّمْزَيْنِ سَيْفِ

مُحَمَّدِ وَالصَّوْلَجَانِ

the sword of Muhammad and the royal insignia—

Have you seen how your people

أَرَأَيْتَ شَعْبَكَ كَيْ

فَ يُبْدِي بِشْرَهُ فِي الْمِهْرَجَانِ

express their joy at the festival?

Have you grasped the meaning of reform

أَرَأَيْتَ مَا مَعْنَى الصَّ

لاحِ إذَا تَصَوَّرَتِ الْمَعَانِي

when you envision its implications?

Exalt with what you have attained for your Egypt

أَعْظِمْ بِمَا بَلَّغْتَ مِصْرَكَ

فِي الْيَسِيرِ مِنَ الأَوَانِ

in this brief time,

Revealing how justice

فَأَبَانَ كَيْفَ الْعَدْلُ ق

ادَ لَكَ الرِّقَابَ بِلا عِنَانِ

has led the servile by the reins,

And how clemency entices

وَأَبَانَ كَيْفَ الْحِلْمُ يَسْ

تَلُّ الْحُقُودَ مِنَ الْجَنَانِ

the resentful from their hatred,

And how with cultivation

وَأَبَانَ كَيْفَ مَعَ الثَّقَ

افَةِ يَنْتَقِي سَبَبُ الْهَوَانِ

the causes of humiliation are selected,

And how the awe of the bared, sharpened sword prevails.

وَأَبَانَ كَيْفَ مُهَابَةُ السَّ

يْفِ المُجَرَّدِ وَالسِّنانِ

And how your planting has produced

selfless benefactions,

وَأَبَانَ مَا آتَتْ غِرَاسُكَ

مِنْ أَفَانِينِ المَجَانِي

In every region the signs

of your righteousness and affection were seen.

فِي كُلِّ نَاحِيَةٍ بَدَتْ

آثَارُ بِرِّكَ وَالحَنَانِ

The dispossessed gained their share

of esteem and station,

أَخَذَ السَّوَادُ بِقِسْطِهِ

مِنْهَا فَآبَ عَزِيزَ شَانِ

And a portion of livelihood

and clothing and housing.

وَأَفَادَ حَظّاً فِي الْغِذَاءِ

وَفِي الْكِسَاءِ وَفِي الْمَبَانِي

An enemy of a people

assailed them with sharp tongues,

أَعْدَى الْعَدُوِّ لأُمَّةٍ

عَلَيْهِ مِنْ نَارِ الطَّعانِ

But victory is triumph

for dignity, safety, and security.

وَالنَّصرُ نَصْرٌ لِلْكَرَامَةِ

وَالسَّلامَةِ وَالأَمَانِ

Acts of splendor—

their verses humbled rhetoric’s verses.

آيَاتُ فِعْلٍ بَاهِرٍ

أَعْجَزْنَ آيَاتِ الْبَيَانِ