في مصر فابتهجت بنيل أماني — Salah Magdy

بسمت ثُغورُ مَسرةٍ وَأَمانِ

في مَصر فابتهجت بِنَيل أَماني

The lips of joy and safety smiled

in Egypt; so she rejoiced at wishes fulfilled.

وَعَزيزُها الصَدر السَعيد محمدٌ

بِالعَدل أَحياها مَع الإِحسان

And her mighty lord, the fortunate chief Muhammad,

revived her through justice and benevolence.

وَأَمدّها بعساكر موصوفة

بَثباتها في حومة الميدان

And he supplied her with troops distinguished

by their steadfastness in the heart of the battlefield.

مِنها السَواري بَينَها بيّادة

مَرصوصةٌ في الصَف كَالبُنيان

Among them are cavalry, with infantry in their midst,

packed tightly in the rank like a solid structure.

وَكَذَلك الزرخ الكماة حَليفها

طوبجيةٌ مِن أَشجَع الشُجعان

And likewise the armored cavalry, those champions, whose ally is

the artillerymen, among the bravest of the brave.

وَالأوجيان عَلى الثَرى وَثَباتُهم

وَثَباتُهم في الحَرب مَشهوران

And the light infantry—their leaps upon the earth

and their steadfastness in war are both renowned.

وَالزنج في وَسط الجُنود رجالُهم

لا يَعبئون بحملة الأَقران

And the Zanj amid the troops—their men

pay no heed to the charge of opponents.

وَتَرى المُهندس في المَساعي ناجِحاً

بميامِنِ الصَدر الجَليل الشان

And you see the engineer successful in his endeavors

through the blessings of the chief of exalted standing.

وَتَرى الكبورجيّ الشَهير معضَّداً

في برّها وَالبَحر للأخدان

And you see the renowned bridge-builder, strengthened,

on her land and sea for his comrades.

وَتَرى السَواحل لَم تَزَل مَحفوظةً

بحماتها مِن طارق الحدثان

And you see the coasts still guarded

by their defenders against the night-visitor of misfortune.

وَتَرى رِجال الحَرب كُلّاً منهمُ

لِلرَأي قَبل الإلتحام يعاني

And you see the men of war, each of them

laboring over strategy before the clash.

وَالكُل حَول الداوريّ كَأَنَّهُم

في مصر حصنٌ ثابت الأَركان

And all are around the ruler, as though they were

a fortress in Egypt with firmly set pillars.

وَلنا بقلعته السَعيدة في الهَنا

فرح بِمَولده مَدى الأَزمان

And at his blessed citadel, amid gladness, we have

joy at his birth throughout the ages.

فرح بمولده الَّذي سادَت بِهِ

مصر عَلى الأَمصار وَالبُلدان

Joy at his birth, through which rose supreme

Egypt above the cities and the lands.

لا سيما وَقد اِزدَهَت في عامنا

هَذا بِإحيا سنة الإِيمان

Especially as she has grown resplendent in our year—

this one—through reviving the tradition of faith,

بختان شبل الداوري طوسن البَها

مَن صارَ للعَليا كصدرٍ ثاني

through the circumcision of the ruler's lion cub, splendid Tusun,

who has become, in high distinction, like a second chief.

بختان حضرته الَّذي فيهِ اِغتَنى

بِالبَذل قاصٍ للأَنام وَداني

Through His Excellency's circumcision, at which grew rich

through largesse, people far and near.

وَبِآية نسخت رُسوم مَواسم

لمحمد بن الظاهر السُلطان

And through a marvel that superseded the rites of festivals

for Muhammad, son of Sultan al-Zahir.

وَنِظامه في الكَون ما سَمعت بِهِ

أُذُنٌ وَلَم تر مثله العَينان

And its arrangement in the world had never been heard of

by any ear, nor had the two eyes seen its like.

فيهِ المَواكب أَصبَحَت في سَيرِها

مَنظومة تَحكي عُقودَ جمان

At it, the processions, as they marched, became

arrayed, resembling necklaces of pearls.

وَالأَرض مِنها كَالسَماء تَزينت

بِكَواكب تَزهو مِن التيجان

And through them the earth, like the sky, was adorned

with stars shining proudly from the crowns.

وَكَأن بارودَ الفشنك مخاصم

للجوّ وَهوَ عَلَيهِ كَالغَضبان

And the fireworks' gunpowder seemed to be quarreling

with the air, as though enraged at it.

فيظل يَرمي وجهه بِصَواعق

متنوعات الشكل وَالألوان

So it keeps pelting its face with thunderbolts

of varied shapes and colors.

وَالبهلوان كَأَنَّهُ متوسط

في الصُلح بَينهُما بِغَير تَواني

And the acrobat seems to be mediating

peace between them both, without delay.

وَكَتائب الجُند السَعيد ترتبت

فرقاً قَد اِنتَشَرَت بِكُل مَكان

And the battalions of the fortunate army were arrayed

in detachments that had spread throughout every place.

وَخِيامها ضُربت بِأَوسَع ساحة

فيها البرية تَحتَ ظل أَمان

And their tents were pitched on the broadest open ground,

where the people were beneath the shade of safety.

وَسَحابة الصَدر المفدّى بَينَها

تَسمو بِبَهجتها عَلى الإِيوان

And among them, the cherished chief's cloud

rises in its splendor above the vaulted hall.

وَأَمامَها صَوت المُوَيَسِّيقي عَلا

وَتَناغَت الآلاتُ بِالأَلحان

And before it the musician's sound rose high,

and the instruments harmonized in melodies.

وَالعُودُ وَالقانونُ وَالرقُّ البَهي

كُلٌّ أَجاب بِأَبدَع الأَوزان

And the oud, the qanun, and the splendid riqq—

each responded with the most exquisite rhythms.

وَأَكابر الأُمَراء وَالعُلَما سَعوا

لِأَداءِ تَشريفٍ بِيَوم تَهاني

And the foremost emirs and scholars hastened

to pay homage on a day of congratulations.

فَعَلا بِذَلِك قَدرُهُم وَتَفاخَروا

بِمَناصب أَربَت عَلى كِيوان

Thus their standing rose, and they took pride

in ranks that rose above Saturn.

وَتضرّعوا لِلّه جَل جَلاله

بِبَقاء حضرة ناصر الأَوطان

And they implored God—exalted is His majesty—

for the continued life of His Excellency, defender of the homelands,

وَبقاء هَذا الشبل قرّة عَينه

وَسَميره في الفَضل وَالعرفان

and the continued life of this lion cub, the delight of his eye,

and his evening companion in virtue and knowledge,

ما باتَ ذو الإِخلاص يَقدح فكره

لَكَ يا مُؤيد في اِنتِقاء مَعاني

as long as the devoted one spends the night striking sparks from his thought

for you, O upheld one, in choosing meanings,

وَغَدا يُهنِّئ بِالختان مؤرِخاً

طوسن أَبوه أَعَزَّه بختان

and in the morning offers circumcision greetings, composing a chronogram:

Tusun—his father honored him through circumcision.