مَضَوْا تِبَاعاً وَهَذَا يَوْمُ مَسْعُودِ

هَلْ فِي الكِنَانَة قَلْبٌ غَيْرُ مَكمُودِ

They passed in succession, and this is a blessed day

Is there in existence a heart other than applauded?

نَوَابِغٌ مَلأُوا بِالفَخْرِ عَصْرَهُمُ

وَجَدَّدُوا المَجْدَ فِيهِ كُلَّ تَجْديدِ

Geniuses who filled their era with pride

And renewed glory in it with every renewal

عَادَتْ بِه لِفُحُولِ الشِّعرِ دَوْلَتُهُمْ

وَدَوْلَةٌ لِلنَّحارِيرِ المَجَاوِيدِ

With it the state of eminent poets returned

And a state for the outstanding writers

أَلكَاتِبُ الفَذُّ قَدْ أَلْقَى بَرَاعَتَهُ

بَعْدَ اصْطِحَابٍ طَوِيلِ العَهْدِ مَحْمُودِ

The superb scribe has displayed his skill

After a long, commendable companionship

بَحْرٌ مِنَ الأَدَبِ الزَّخَّارِ مُصْطَفِقٌ

بِصَدْرِ أَرْوَعَ فِيه حِشْمَةُ الرُّودِ

A sea of abundant literature

With the most magnificent dignity in it

تَرَاهُ فِي وَجْهِ مسْتَحْيٍ وَتُخْبِرُهُ

فَلَسْتَ تَخْبُرُ غَيْرَ النُّبلِ وَالجُودِ

You see him with a shy face and he tells you

For you tell nothing but nobility and generosity

تُبْدي ظَوَاهِرُهُ مَا فِي سَرَائِرِهِ

وَقَدْ تَشِعُّ نُفُوسٌ فِي التَّجالِيدِ

His appearances show what is in his mysteries

And souls can shine in wrapping sheets

يَحْيَا وَدُوداً وَمَوْدُوداً كَأَحْسَنِ مَا

يَرْجُو وَهَلْ مِنْ وَدُودٍ غَيْرِ مَوْجُودِ

He lives affectionately and affectionately as the best that

He hopes, and is there an affectionate other than present?

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَ لِينِ الطَّبعِ وَاهِيَهُ

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بِمُدَاجٍ أَوْ بِرِعْديدِ

He was neither soft in nature nor feeble

Nor was he stubborn or thunderous

وَرُبَّما صَالَ ذَوْداً عَنْ حَقِيقَته

فَجَالَ فِي الشَّوْطِ جَوْلاَتِ الصَّنادِيدِ

And sometimes he defended his truth

So he walked in the field, strides of the giants

جَارَى صِحَافَةَ مِصْرٍ مُنْذُ نَشْأَتِهَا

وَعِبْئُهَا مُرْهِقٌ فِي نَضْرَةِ العُودِ

He emulated the press of Egypt since its inception

And its burden is exhausting in the freshness of the branch

بِالعَزْمِ وَالحَزْمِ يَسْتَوْفِي مَطَالِبَهَا

وَهَلْ بِغَيْرِهِمَا إِدْرَاكُ مَنْشُودِ

With determination and composure he attains its demands

And is its desired attained without them?

حَتَّى إِذَا آبَ مِنْ أَقْطَابِ نَهْضَتِهَا

وَسَدَّدَ الرَّأْيَ فِيهِ كُلَّ تَسْدِيدِ

Until when he came from the poles of its renaissance

And directed opinion in it every guidance

أَجْرَى بِمَا يُخْصِبُ الأَلْبَابَ أَنْهُرَهَا

كَالنِّيلِ بِالخِصْبِ يَجْرِي فِي الأَخَاديدِ

He made flow with what enriches minds its rivers

Like the Nile, flowing in the valleys

وَعَلَّمَ الطَّيرَ فِي أَفْنَانِ رَوْضَتِهَا

شَتَّى الأَفَانِينِ مِنْ شَدْوٍ وَتَغْرِيدِ

And he taught the birds in the courts of its garden

Various melodies of song and chirping

إِنَّ الصِّحافَةَ مَوْسُوعَاتُ مَعْرِفَةٍ

يُزَوَّدُ العَقْلُ مِنْهَا خَيْرَ تَزْوِيدِ

Indeed, the press is encyclopedias of knowledge

From which the mind is provided the best provision

تَزِيدُ أَخْبَارُهَا بِالنَّاسِ خِبْرَتَهُ

حَتَّى تُقَوِّم مِنْهُ كُلَّ تَأْوِيدِ

Its news increases people’s knowledge

Until it corrects from it every belief

مَسْعُودُ مَهَّدَ فِي مِصْرَ السَّبيلَ لَهَا

فَحازَ فَضْلَيْنِ مِنْ سَبْقٍ وَتَمْهِيدِ

Mas’ud paved in Egypt the way for it

Thus he gained two merits of precedence and preparation

ثُمَّ انْتَحَى مُرْصِداً لِلعِلمِ همَّتهُ

مُتَابِعاً كُلَّ مَجْهْودٍ بِمَجْهُودِ

Then he took as a position for knowledge his determination

Following every effort with effort

يُوعِي مَعَارِفَ أَلْوَاناً وَيُخْرِجُهَا

لَفْظاً وَمَعْنىً بِإِتْقَانٍ وَتَجْوِيدِ

He comprehends knowledge of diverse forms and brings it out

In diction and meaning with perfection and excellent delivery

فَمِنْ تَآلِيفَ لاَ تُحْصَى فَوَائِدُهَا

مَحْدُودَةٍ وَمَدَاهَا غَيْرُ مَحْدُود

Of compositions whose benefits cannot be counted

Limited, and its horizons are unlimited

وَمِنْ رَسَائِلَ فِي فَنٍّ وفِي لُغَةٍ

سِيقَتْ لإِقْرَارِ رَأْيٍ أَوْ لِتَفْنِيدِ

And of messages in art and in language

Forwarded to establish an opinion or refute

وَمِنْ مَبَاحِثَ فِي التَّارِيخِ شَائِقَةٍ

وَفِي البِحَارِ وَفِي الأَمْصَارِ وَالبِيدِ

And of alluring discussions in history

And in seas, cities and deserts

وَفِي صِفَاتِ بَنِي الدُّنْيَا وَمَا اصْطَلَحُوا

عَلَيْهِ فِي عَهْدِهِمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَعْهُودِ

And in the qualities of the people of the world and what they agreed

Upon in their time of the unprecedented

وَفِي عَوَالِمِ أَفْلاَكٍ تُحِيطُ بِنَا

مَا بَيْنَ مُحْتَجِبٍ مِنْهَا وَمَرْصُودِ

And in the worlds of orbiting planets surrounding us

Between the veiled from them and the observable

هَدِيَّة وَهُدىً مِنْهُ لأُمَّتهِ

وَمَوْطِنٍ بَعْدَ وَجْهِ اللهِ مَعْبُود

A gift and guidance from him to his nation

And a direction after God’s face the worshipped

مَسْعُودُ يَبْكِيكَ أَبْنَاءٌ بَرَرْتَ بِهِمْ

فَنُشِّئوا نَشْأَةَ الغُرِّ الأَمَاجِيدِ

Mas’ud, your children weep for you, whom you reared

So they were brought up as noble heroes

يَبْكِيكَ قَوْمٌ مَشَوْا وَالحُزْنُ يَشْمَلُهُمْ

فِي مَشْهَدٍ لَكَ يَوْمَ البَيْنِ مَشْهُودِ

A group weeps for you while sadness envelops them

In a scene for you the day of separation witnessed

يَبْكِيكَ إِخْوَانُ صِدْقٍ هَا هُنَا احْتَشَدُوا

يُنَوِّهُونَ بِفَضْلٍ غَيْرِ مَجْحُودِ

Sincere brothers, here they gathered

To point out a favor never grudged

يَمْضِي الزَّمَانُ وَتَبْقَى فِي ضَمَائِرِهِمْ

خَلِيقَ ذِكْرَى بِتَكْرِيمٍ وَتَخْلِيدِ

Time passes and in their conscience remains

Worthy of commemoration and immortalization