رَاعَ العُيُونَ جَمَالُ هَذَا المَنْظَرِ
لِلّهِ دَرُّكَ مِنْ صَبَاحٍ مُسْفِرِ
The beauty of this view has delighted the eyes,
May your morning always shine bright!
يَفْرِي الظلامَ ضِيَاؤُهُ وَبِوَجْهِهِ
تُجْلى تبَاشِيرَ الغَدِ المتَنَظَّرِ
Its light dispels the darkness,
And with its glow the awaited tomorrow is revealed.
هَذِي الحَيَاةُ جَدِيدَةٌ وَجَدِيرَةٌ
بِفَخَارِ مُحْدِثِهَا وَإِن لَمْ يَفخَرِ
This life is new and deserves,
The pride of its founder, though he is not proud.
لَك يَا عَلِيُّ مَآثِرٌ وَطَنِيةٌ
كثُرَتْ وَلكِنْ مِنْكَ لَمْ تُستَكْثرِ
O Ali, your patriotic feats are many,
Though to you they seemed too few.
أَعْظِمْ بِمَا تَبْغِي وَكُلُّ عَظِيمَةٍ
إِنْ تَبْغِها بِالصِّدْقِ لَمْ تتَعَذَّرِ
Aspire to greatness as you wish,
Every great aspiration, if sought sincerely, is attainable.
لَمْ تَأْلُ حِينَ حَدَتْكَ آمَالُ العُلى
أَلاَّ تُجِيبَ دَعَاءَ طِيبِ العُنْصُرِ
Your lofty hopes did not fail you,
When calling one of pure lineage.
مَا أَحْسَنَ الأَصْلَ الزَّكِيَّ وَقَدْ نَمَا
مُتَجَدِّداً فِي فرْعِهِ المُخْضَوْضِرِ
How good is the virtuous origin,
Renewing itself in its flourishing branch.
بَيْنَ المَغَارِسِ وَالمَصَانِعِ لَمْ يَدَعْ
بُرْهَانُ سَبْقِكَ حُجَّةٌ لِمُقصِّرِ
Between the orchards and factories,
No sign remains of the shortcomings of the lazy.
وَيَزِيدُ فَضْلَكَ فِي التقَدُّمِ مَا بِهِ
مِنْ قُدْوَةٍ لِلقَادِرِ المُتَأَخِّرِ
Your precedence in progress enhances your merit,
As an example for the capable albeit latecomer.
لَمْ تسْتِعنْ إِلاَّ بِنَفْسِكَ وَهْيَ مَا
هِيَ فِي الكِفَايَةِ لِلمَرَامِ الأَكْبَرِ
You only relied on your soul,
Which sufficed for the greatest of goals.
نَفْسٌ لهَا أَنْصَارُهَا وَحُمَاتُهَا
مِنْهَا فَإِنْ تُقْدِمْ بِهَا لمْ تُقْهَرِ
A soul with helpers and protectors,
With it you lead, and you shall not be defeated.
هِيَ مِنْ نَدَاهَا فِي رِعايَةِ أُسْرَةٍ
وَمِنَ العَزَائِمِ فِي حِيَاطَةِ عَسْكرِ
It aids a family’s care,
And the resolve in an army’s defense.
إِنَّا رَأَيْنَا فِي رِحَابِكَ آيَتَيْ
حَزْمٍ وَفِيرِ جَنىً وَعَزْمٍ مُثْمِرِ
We saw in your company the signs,
Of prudence and abundant success and determined harvest.
ضَرْبٌ مِنَ الخلْقِ الحَرِيبِ بَعَثْتَه
بَعْثَ الخَصِيبِ مِنَ الثرَى إِنْ يُمْطَرِ
You revived a breed of valiant people,
Like fertile rain revives the dormant earth.
كَمْ عَاطِلٍ وَجَدَ السِبيلَ لِرِزْقِهِ
فَمشَى إِلَيْهِ وَلَيْسَ بِالمُتَعثِّرِ
How many jobless found means of living,
And walked to it steadily without stumbling.
كَمْ بَاهِلٍ مُتحَيِّرٍ فِي أَمْرِهِ
بِهُدَاك عَادَ وَليْسَ بِالمُتحَيِّرِ
How many confused were guided by you,
And returned without confusion.
كمْ جَاهِلٍ حَاكَ الرِّدَاءَ وَزَانَهُ
بِالوَشْي بَيْنَ مُرَقَّمٍ وَمُسَطَّرِ
How many ignorant tailored coats,
And sold them between the striped and the checkered.
لَمْ يَبْدُ مِنْ أَثَرٍ لِغِلطَةِ كفِّهِ
فِي صُنْعِهِ مِنْ سَاذَجٍ وَمُصَوِّرِ
No trace remains of his hands' mistakes,
Among the works of the naive and the artistic.
أَقْوَاتُ هَاتِيكَ المِئَاتِ كَفَلتَهَا
بِسَمَاحِ مِعْطَاءٍ وَقَصْدِ مُدبرِ
You guaranteed the livelihood,
Of hundreds with your generosity and wisdom.
وَسَقَيْتَهَا المَاءَ القَرَاحَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ
فِي العَيْشِ مَا نُسْقَاهُ غَيْرُ الأَكْدَرِ
You gave them pure water to drink,
Their lives knew no bitterness.
أَلنِّيلُ يَحْمِلُ لِلنَّباتِ غِذَاءَه
فَإِذَا صَفَا جَادَ الأَنامَ بِكَوْثَرِ
The Nile carries food to the plants,
And when clear, it generously provides for the people.
هَذَا هُوَ البِرُّ الصحِيحُ بِأُمةٍ
أَخْنَى بِهَا إِهمَالُهَا مِنْ أَدْهَرِ
This is true benevolence for a nation,
Long neglected and humiliated.
وَكَمَا بَنَيْتَ لَوِ السرَاةُ بَنَوْا لهَا
لَنجَتْ مِنَ المُبْتَزِّ وَالمُسْتَعْمِرِ
Had the leaders built as you built,
It would have been saved from the extortioner and colonizer.
أَمْجِدْ بِطَلَعت حَرْبِ فِي زُعَمائِهَا
وَفؤادِ سُلطَانِ فتَاهَا العَبْقَرِي
Immortalize the dawn of the war in its leaders,
And the heart of its brilliant youthful sultan.
أَلفرْقَدَيْنِ تَآلفاً وَتَحَالُفاً
وَهِدايَةً لِبَصِيرَةِ المُتَنورِ
Unite the two graves in alliance and cooperation,
To guide the enlightened conscience.
آثرْتَ فيمَا مَهَّدَاه وَأَحْكَمَا
سَنَناً جَدِيراً بِاخْتِبارِ المُؤْثِرِ
What they founded you carried on perfectly,
Ways worthy of the appreciative emulator.
وَحَذَوْتَ حَذْوَهُمَا عَلى قَدَرٍ وَمِنْ
لُبِّ الصِّوَابِ الجُودُ بِالمُتَيَسرِ
You followed their example proportionately, and with,
The essence of wisdom, generosity when possible.
فَإِلَيْكَ مِنِّي يَا عَلِيُّ قِلادَةً
لَوْ جُسمَتْ أَزْرَتْ قِلادَ الجَوْهَرِ
So to you I present a necklace from me, O Ali,
Were it embodied, it would weigh down necks of pearls.
صَوَّرْتُهَا وَالفَضْلُ فِي إِبْدَاعِهَا
لِجَمَالِ فِعْلِكَ لا لِحُسْنِ تَصَوُّرِي
I pictured it in honor of your deed, not the beauty,
Of my imagination.
وأَعِدَّني بِتحِيَّتي لَكَ مُفْصِحاً
عَمَّا يُخَامِرُ فِكْرُ كُلِّ مُفَكِّرِ
And greet me back articulating,
What preoccupies every thinker's mind.
