قُلِّدْتِ بِالْحَقِّ وَشَاحَ الكَمَالْ

ذَاكَ هُوَ الرَّمْزُ وَأَنْتِ المِثَالْ

You were endowed with justice and the cloak of perfection

That is the symbol and you are the example

فِي صُورَةٍ لَمَّاحَةٍ شَرَّفَتْ

يَد الْعلَى فِيهَا الحِجَى وَالجَمَالْ

In an illustrious image honored

By the Most High where veneration and beauty lie

فَارْوقُنَا بُورِكَ فِي عُمْرِهِ

دَبَّرَ مُلْكاً وَالصِّبَا فِي إِقْتِبَالْ

So allow us to savor his blessed life

He managed a kingdom as youth was in ascent

وَأَحْكَمَ الرَّأْيَ فَمَا حِكْمُهُ

إِلاَّ فِعَالٌ أَعْقَبَتُهَا فِعَالْ

And had sound judgment so his rule

Was but deeds followed by more deeds

سُبْحَانَ مَنْ أَعْطَاهُ تِلْكَ النَّهَى

سُبْحَانَ مَنْ أَعْطَاهُ تِلْكَ الخِصَالْ

Glory to Him who granted him such calm ways

Glory to Him who granted him such traits

لاَ بِدْعَ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ فِي عَهْدِهِ

أُمَّتُهُ مَرْتَبَةً لاَ تُنَالْ

It's no wonder that during his reign

His nation reached a rank beyond all reach

لَمْ يَدَّخِرْ وَسعاً لإِنْهَاضِهَا

وَحَيثُما أَلقَى عِثاراً أَقَالْ

He spared no effort to advance it

And wherever he found weakness he strengthened it

أَلْعَدْلُ فِي تَصْريفِهِ شامَلٌ

وَالفَضْلُ مَبْذَولٌ بِغَيْرِ إِبْتِذَالْ

Justice in his rule was all encompassing

And favor abounded, given generously not stingily

يُهْنِئْكِ الإنْعَام مِنْ عَاهِلٍ

يُقَدِّرُ بِالإِنْعَامِ قَدْرَ الفِعَالْ

The bounty you enjoy from a ruler

Who values bounty according to deeds done

يَا كَوْكَبَ القُطْبَ وَنُورَ الهُدَى

لِقَوْمِهَا وَالعَصْرُ عَصْرُ إِنْتِقَال

O star of the pole and light of guidance

For her people, and an age of transition

أَدْرَكْتِ فِي المَجْدِ وَلَمْ تَقْصُرِي

حَقِيقَةً يَقْصِرُ عَنْهَا الخَيَالْ

You attained glory beyond all imagining

A reality beyond what dreams portray

أَلْعِلْمُ وَالفَنُّ وَمَا وَلَّدَا

قَوَّمْتِ مِنْهَا كُلَّ غَالٍ وَعَالْ

Knowledge and art and all they engendered

You set right all wrongs and problems

وَمَا يَفِيدُ النَّاسَ يَسَّرْتِهِ

لِرَفْعِ شَأْنٍ أَوْ لإِصْلاَحِ حَالْ

And what benefits people you facilitated

To raise standing or improve a condition

لَمْ أَرَ أَمْضَى مِنْكِ عَزْماً وَإِنْ

عَزَّ الَّذِي رُمْتِ وَشُقَّ المَجَالْ

I have not seen a resolve as firm as yours

Though hard your aim and long the course

كَوَاهِلٌ مَحْمُولُهُنْ الحِلَى

حَمَلْنَ أَعْبَاءَ الهُمُومِ الثِّقَالْ

Shoulders adorned with jewels

Bore burdens of heavy cares

وَأَنْمُلاَتٌ بِضَّةٌ تَبْتَنِي

لِمِصْرَ ذُخْراً وَالمَبَانِي جِبَالْ

Fingers like silver built up

For Egypt wealth and edifices like mountains

مِنْ لَيْسَ مِنْ حَوِّيائِهِ مُنْفَقاً

فَلَيْسَ كُلُّ الأمْرِ إِنْفَاقَ مَال

One who does not spend from his abundance

Does not truly spend his money

تَشْقَيْنَ لِلتَّرْفِيهِ عَمْنْ شَقَوا

مَا كَانَ أَحْرَاكِ بِعَيْشِ الدَّلالْ

You wrought two joys for entertaining those in misery

What dullness stirs with pampered living

شَتَّى مُبرَّاتُكِ تُقْضَى بِهَا

حَوَائِجُ الحَالِ وَيُرْعَى المَالْ

Your varied acts of charity fulfill

The needs of the day and sustain possessions

مِمْا بِهِ يُسْتَثْمَرٌ العَقْلُ أَوْ

تُهَيَأُ الأَيْدِي لِكَسْبٍ حَلاَلْ

Through prudent use of mind and preparation

Of hands for lawful earning

أَوْ تُصْلَحُ الأُسْرَةُ فِي وُلْدِهَا

لِيَنْشَأ النِّشْءُ قَوِيمَ الخِلاَلْ

Or correcting the family, raising children

Of sterling traits and strong standing

صَنَعْتِ لِلشَّعْبِ يلبي وَمَا

يَدْعُو وَيَقْضِي السُّؤَالَ قَبْلَ السُّؤَالْ

You did for the people whatever

They sought, fulfilling needs before requests

فَالشَّعْبُ بِالإِجْمَاعِ يُثْنِي وَإِنْ

لَمْ يَكْفِهِ فِي الشُّكْرِ قَوْلٌ يُقَالُ

So the people with one voice praise you

For no words of thanks suffice

يَا ذَاتَ قَدْرٍ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي الحِمَى

يَجُلهُ يَرْعَاكِ رَبَّ الحَلاَلْ

O woman of honor all in the protection

Revere you, Lord of Lawful Provision

دُومِي عَلَى رَأْسِ الرُّقِيَّ الَّذِي

أَوْتَيْتِيهِ وَهْوَ بَعِيدُ المُنَالْ

Ever rise to greater heights

You attained though once beyond conception

خَالِدَةٌ فِي مِصْرَ آثَارُهُ

نِسَاؤُهَا تَحْمِدُهُ وَالرِّجَالْ

Enduring in Egypt's legacy your traces

Its women thank you and its men