زَمَن العَزيز إِلى السُعود يُشيرُ

زَمَن العَزيز إِلى السُعود يُشيرُ

وَسُروره للعالمين بَشيرُ

وَسُروره للعالمين بَشيرُ

The age of al-Aziz points toward good fortune,

The time of the beloved points to fortune

And his joy brings glad tidings to all the world.

And his joy is a harbinger for all people

وَسَماء مَصر تَزينت بِكَواكب

وَسَماء مَصر تَزينت بِكَواكب

لِلناظرين كَأَنهن بُدور

لِلناظرين كَأَنهن بُدور

And Egypt's sky was adorned with stars,

The sky of Egypt is adorned with stars

Which seemed to onlookers like full moons.

For onlookers as if they are full moons

وَالأَرض مِن نَظم الكَواكب أَصبَحت

وَالأَرض مِن نَظم الكَواكب أَصبَحت

مِنها إِلى الأَفلاك يَسعى نُور

مِنها إِلى الأَفلاك يَسعى نُور

And earth, with its stars strung in an array, became

And the earth from the stars' arrangement became

A source of light traveling to the celestial spheres.

From it to the cosmos the light strives

وَرِياضَها مِنها تَفوح رَوائح

وَرِياضَها مِنها تَفوح رَوائح

ندِّيَّةٌ سَمحت بِهنّ زُهور

ندِّيَّةٌ سَمحت بِهنّ زُهور

And its gardens give forth fragrances,

And its meadows from it fragrances spread

Fragrant, freely bestowed by flowers.

Refreshing allowed by them the flowers

وَنَسيم برّ الداوريّ سَرى بِما

وَنَسيم برّ الداوريّ سَرى بِما

فَوقَ الرضا مِنهُ فَطابَ مَسير

فَوقَ الرضا مِنهُ فَطابَ مَسير

And the breeze of the sovereign's bounty bore

And the breeze of the virtuous blew with what

More than contentment from him, making its passage sweet.

Above approval from it the travel improved

وَالبشر أَضحى في مَجال رَشاده

وَالبشر أَضحى في مَجال رَشاده

بِجَواده بَينَ الأَنام يَدور

بِجَواده بَينَ الأَنام يَدور

And joy has come, in the realm of his wise guidance,

And people became under his guidance

To circle among humankind upon his steed.

With his generosity between people circling

وَالسَعد أَقسم أَن يَكون مُقَيداً

وَالسَعد أَقسم أَن يَكون مُقَيداً

بِختان نجل للفلاح يَسير

بِختان نجل للفلاح يَسير

And good fortune swore to remain bound

And fortune swore it will remain tied

To the circumcision of a son advancing toward success:

To the loins of the farmer's boy easy

طوسن المَعالي شبل أَكرَم مالك

طوسن المَعالي شبل أَكرَم مالك

في مَصر عزّ بِهِ وَجلّ سَرير

في مَصر عزّ بِهِ وَجلّ سَرير

Tusun of lofty glory, lion cub of the most generous ruler,

The heights of grandeur a cub honorable owner

Through whom, in Egypt, the throne grew mighty and majestic.

In Egypt mighty by it and the throne glorious

وَبِهِ السَفائن وَالجِياد تَفاخَرَت

وَبِهِ السَفائن وَالجِياد تَفاخَرَت

وَلعمره هُوَ بِالفَخار جَدير

وَلعمره هُوَ بِالفَخار جَدير

And through him, ships and steeds vied in pride;

And by it the ships and steeds took pride

By his life, he is indeed worthy of glory.

By its life it is with pride worthy

هُوَ لا يُجارى في أَمور عدّة

هُوَ لا يُجارى في أَمور عدّة

ما حازَها يَوماً سِواه وَزير

ما حازَها يَوماً سِواه وَزير

He cannot be rivaled in many matters;

It cannot be matched in many matters

No other vizier has ever attained them.

What a day earned another minister

هُوَ في النَدى غَيث وَأَما باسه

هُوَ في النَدى غَيث وَأَما باسه

في برّها وَالبَحر فَهوَ شَهير

في برّها وَالبَحر فَهوَ شَهير

In generosity he is life-giving rain; as for his might,

It is in soft rain a downpour and as for its heroism

On Egypt's land and on the sea, it is renowned.

On land and sea so it is famous

هُوَ في البَراعة وَالمَقال مجرّب

هُوَ في البَراعة وَالمَقال مجرّب

هو بِالعُلوم وَبِاللُغات خَبير

هو بِالعُلوم وَبِاللُغات خَبير

He is tried and proven in skill and speech;

It is in skill and speech seasoned

He is versed in the sciences and in languages.

It is with knowledge and languages experienced

فَاللَه يَحفظه وَيَحفَظ نَجله

فَاللَه يَحفظه وَيَحفَظ نَجله

ما لاحَ بَرق أَو أَضاء مُنير

ما لاحَ بَرق أَو أَضاء مُنير

So may God preserve him and preserve his son

So God protects it and protects its son

As long as lightning flashes or a luminary shines,

As long as lightening shone or illuminator illuminated

أَو ما تَلا أَفراحه في مَصره

أَو ما تَلا أَفراحه في مَصره

نَصر وَفَتح دائم وَسُرور

نَصر وَفَتح دائم وَسُرور

Or as long as his joys in his Egypt are followed

Or its joys in his Egypt continued

By victory, lasting conquest, and joy;

Victory and openings permanent and bliss

أَو ما تَعشَّق في نِظام جُيوشه

أَو ما تَعشَّق في نِظام جُيوشه

راءٍ لها في الصَف وَهيَ تَمور

راءٍ لها في الصَف وَهيَ تَمور

Or as long as his armies' ordered ranks enchant

Or it admired in the system of its armies

A beholder watching them in formation as they surge;

Pleasing to it in the row and they bustle

أَو ما إِلى التَشريف أَقبَل مُسرِعاً

أَو ما إِلى التَشريف أَقبَل مُسرِعاً

في كُل عام عالمٌ وَأَمير

في كُل عام عالمٌ وَأَمير

Or as long as there hasten to receive honors,

Or what to the pilgrimage came rushing

Each year, a scholar and an emir;

Every year a scholar or prince

أَو ما سَعيد العَصر في زَمَن الصَفا

أَو ما سَعيد العَصر في زَمَن الصَفا

وَالأُنس مِنهُ بَدا وَعَمّ سُرور

وَالأُنس مِنهُ بَدا وَعَمّ سُرور

Or as long as the age's Sa'id, in a time of serenity

Or happy time in the era of clarity

And fellowship, appears, and joy spreads from him;

And company from it appeared and covered bliss

أَو ما تَكلم في نَجابة شبله

أَو ما تَكلم في نَجابة شبله

مُتَكلم في المَهد وَهوَ صَغير

مُتَكلم في المَهد وَهوَ صَغير

Or as long as his lion cub's nobility is spoken of

Or it spoke of the intelligence of its cub

By a speaker in the cradle, still a little child;

While in the cradle it being junior

أَو ما تَباهى بِالفَضائل مِثلَه

أَو ما تَباهى بِالفَضائل مِثلَه

ملكٌ سَعيد لِلعَلاء سَمير

ملكٌ سَعيد لِلعَلاء سَمير

Or as long as one like him takes pride in virtues—

Or it boasted of virtues the like of it

King Sa'id, an evening companion to lofty glory;

A happy king for the sublime a confidant

أَو ما تَرنم في الوَرى بِمَديحه

أَو ما تَرنم في الوَرى بِمَديحه

عَبد عَلى طُول الزَمان شَكور

عَبد عَلى طُول الزَمان شَكور

Or as long as his praises are sung among humankind

Or it hummed in the world with praising it

By a grateful servant throughout all time;

A servant for the length of time grateful

أَو ما غَدا يَوم ا لخِتان مُؤرِّخاً

أَو ما غَدا يَوم ا لخِتان مُؤرِّخاً

طوسن بِهِ نجم السُرور مُشير

طوسن بِهِ نجم السُرور مُشير

Or as long as this dates the day of circumcision:

Or it became the day of circumcision chronicled

"Tusun—through him the star of joy gives a sign."

With it the star of bliss indicating