يَا مَنْ رَعَيْتَ النِّيلَ رَعْيَ مُوفِرِ

لِلْخَيْرِ مُقْتَصٌّ مِنَ الطُّغْيَانِ

Oh grazing shepherd of the Nile, with abundance

A just provider, free from tyranny

عَادَلتَ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ حَتَّى اسْتَوَى

إِحْسَانُهُ فِي الشِّح وَالفَيَضَانِ

Your benevolence was fair during draught or plenty

No favoring one man over his fellow

وَمَنَعْتَ فِي المَقْسُومِ مِنْ آلائِهِ

إِيثَارَ إِنْسَان عَلَى إِنْسَانِ

You silenced those whom you did not please

When you made justice the scale's measure

أَفْحَمْتَ دُونَ مَنْ لَمْ تُرْضِهِمْ

لَمَّا جَعَلْتَ الحُكْمَ لِلْمِيزَانِ

A tribe greeted you at the frontier and you dwelt

Among them in the most glorious place

حَيَّاكَ قَوْمٌ بِالحَصَافَةِ سُسْتَهُمْ

وَحَلَلْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِي أَجَلِّ مَكَانِ

You were given charge of their affairs altogether

So to you from them is owed all gratitude

وُلِّيْتَ بِالمَعْرُوفِ أَجْمَعِ أَمْرَهُمْ

فَإِلَيْكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعَ الشُّكْرَانِ