أَنتَ الملاذ لآمر وَأَميرِ

أَنتَ الملاذ لآمر وَأَميرِ

يا خَير مَولى للإِمام نَصيرِ

يا خَير مَولى للإِمام نَصيرِ

You are the refuge of commanders and princes,

You are the refuge for the commanded and commander,

O best of patrons, a champion of the Imam.

O best master, supporter of the Imam.

أَنتَ الَّذي وَرد الكِتاب مُبَشِّراً

أَنتَ الَّذي وَرد الكِتاب مُبَشِّراً

لَكَ بالتهاني مِن وَراء بَشير

لَكَ بالتهاني مِن وَراء بَشير

You are the one to whom the writ came bearing glad tidings,

You are the one whom the book came announcing glad tidings,

with congratulations for you, in the wake of a herald.

Congratulations to you from behind the bearer of good news.

وَالكُل في صُحف السَعادة قَد تَلا

وَالكُل في صُحف السَعادة قَد تَلا

لَكَ مَصرك ابتهجت بِحُسن مَصير

لَكَ مَصرك ابتهجت بِحُسن مَصير

And everyone has read in the pages of happiness:

And all are in the pages of felicity, they have recited for you,

Your Egypt rejoiced for you in a happy destiny.

Your Egypt rejoiced with the beauty of its fate.

وَلَأَنتَ أَولى يا خديوِ بِمسند

وَلَأَنتَ أَولى يا خديوِ بِمسند

عالي الذرى صَعب الصُعود خَطير

عالي الذرى صَعب الصُعود خَطير

And you are most worthy, O Khedive, of a throne

And you are most deserving, oh Khedive, of the supreme position,

lofty of summit, hard to ascend, and of great consequence.

Lofty, difficult to ascend, perilous.

هُوَ مسند يَحتاج في تَمكينه

هُوَ مسند يَحتاج في تَمكينه

لِسَداد رَأي في الخُطوب شَهير

لِسَداد رَأي في الخُطوب شَهير

It is a throne that, to secure it, requires

It is a position that requires, to strengthen it,

sound judgment, renowned in grave affairs.

The soundness of opinion in perils, renowned.

وَلأَنتَ تَحفظه بِعَزم وَافر

وَلأَنتَ تَحفظه بِعَزم وَافر

وَصَرامة تودي بِكُل مبير

وَصَرامة تودي بِكُل مبير

And surely you safeguard it with abundant resolve

And you protect it with abundant resolve,

and sternness that brings every destroyer to ruin.

And firmness that leads to the downfall of every rebel.

وَتردّ يا مَأمون عَنهُ مَن اِعتَدى

وَتردّ يا مَأمون عَنهُ مَن اِعتَدى

بِحسام معتصم وَحَزم حَذير

بِحسام معتصم وَحَزم حَذير

And you, O Ma'mun, repel from it whoever transgresses,

And you fend off, oh Secured, from it whoever transgresses,

with Mu'tasim's sword and a wary man's resolve.

With the sword of Al-Mu'tasim and the caution of the vigilant.

وَتمدّ مصرك بِالخُصوبة مِن نَدىً

وَتمدّ مصرك بِالخُصوبة مِن نَدىً

يَجري كَبَحر مِن يَديك غَزير

يَجري كَبَحر مِن يَديك غَزير

And you nourish your Egypt with fertility from bounty

And you extend your Egypt with fertility from a cloud,

flowing abundantly like a sea from your hands.

Flowing like a copious sea from your hands.

وَتزيل عَن أَرجائِها بِعناية

وَتزيل عَن أَرجائِها بِعناية

ما قَد بَقي مِن مُنكر وَنَكير

ما قَد بَقي مِن مُنكر وَنَكير

And with care you remove from its regions

And you remove with care from its outskirts,

whatever remains of Munkar and Nakir.

Whatever remains of abhorrence and denial.

وَتبيد شانئَها بِصولة هاصر

وَتبيد شانئَها بِصولة هاصر

صَعب الشَكيمة بِالوَلاء جَدير

صَعب الشَكيمة بِالوَلاء جَدير

And you destroy its hater with a crushing warrior's onslaught,

And you destroy its detractor with overwhelming assault,

unyielding in temper, worthy of allegiance.

Difficult in nature, worthy of loyalty.

وَتُؤيّد الملك العَظيم بحكمة

وَتُؤيّد الملك العَظيم بحكمة

وَضِياء وَجه بِالفَلاح مُنير

وَضِياء وَجه بِالفَلاح مُنير

And you uphold the mighty kingdom with wisdom

And you support the great kingdom with wisdom,

and the radiance of a face bright with success.

Brilliance and the light of prosperity.

وَتمهّد الدُنيا برفع قَواعد

وَتمهّد الدُنيا برفع قَواعد

عَنها بِمصر الطَرف غَير حَسير

عَنها بِمصر الطَرف غَير حَسير

And you put the world in order by raising foundations

And you pave the earth by raising foundations,

before which, in Egypt, the gaze does not grow weary.

From which the gaze turns not in sorrow.

فَاِنهَض إِلى أَخذ الزِمام بهمة

فَاِنهَض إِلى أَخذ الزِمام بهمة

تمحو بِها آثار كُل عَسير

تمحو بِها آثار كُل عَسير

So rise to take the reins with a resolve

So rise to take the reins with an ambition,

by which you erase the traces of every hardship.

That will erase the traces of every hardship.

فَبعدلِك المَنشور تُطوى فتنة

فَبعدلِك المَنشور تُطوى فتنة

لِلجور شبّت في فُؤاد مثير

لِلجور شبّت في فُؤاد مثير

For through your justice, spread abroad, strife is folded away,

With your justice disseminated, the sedition will fold,

kindled by oppression in an agitator's heart.

That kindled in the heart of the agitator.

فَلَطالَما الأَوطان مِنكَ ترقبت

فَلَطالَما الأَوطان مِنكَ ترقبت

إنقاذها مِن حرّ نار سَعير

إنقاذها مِن حرّ نار سَعير

For long have the homelands awaited from you

For long the homelands awaited from you,

their rescue from the heat of a blazing fire.

Their deliverance from the heat of blazing fire.

وَتضرعت لِلّه في إِخلاصِها

وَتضرعت لِلّه في إِخلاصِها

بِبُلوغ آمال لخَير مُشير

بِبُلوغ آمال لخَير مُشير

And in their sincerity they implored God

And they implored God in their sincerity,

for the fulfillment of hopes for the finest counselor,

For the attainment of hopes of the best advisor.

حَتّى اِستُجيب دُعاؤها وَبِكَ اِزدَهى

حَتّى اِستُجيب دُعاؤها وَبِكَ اِزدَهى

ملك عَلوت لَهُ أَجلّ سَرير

ملك عَلوت لَهُ أَجلّ سَرير

until their prayer was answered, and through you shone

Until their prayer was answered and through you the

a kingdom whose most august throne you ascended.

Kingdom of might attained its greatest throne.

وَالدَهر سالمها بقربك في الهَنا

وَالدَهر سالمها بقربك في الهَنا

مِنهُ بِلَحظ للصفاء مشير

مِنهُ بِلَحظ للصفاء مشير

And Time made peace with them in the joy of your nearness,

And time reconciled them in your proximity happily,

with a glance from him pointing toward serenity.

With a glance heralding serenity.

وَصفت لَها أَيامها فترنمت

وَصفت لَها أَيامها فترنمت

لَكَ بامتِداح فاق مَدح جَرير

لَكَ بامتِداح فاق مَدح جَرير

And their days grew serene, so they sang

And it described their days, so they sang praise to you,

your praises, surpassing the praise of Jarir.

With a eulogy surpassing the praise of Al-Jurayri.

وَإِلَيكَ مِن دار الخِلافة قَد سَرى

وَإِلَيكَ مِن دار الخِلافة قَد سَرى

فَرَمانُها يَسمو بِطيب عَبير

فَرَمانُها يَسمو بِطيب عَبير

And to you, from the seat of the Caliphate, has journeyed

And from the seat of the Caliphate delight has come to you,

its firman, soaring with sweet perfume.

Its standards rising with the sweetest fragrance.

وَأَتى يُبشّر بِالَّذي كنا له

وَأَتى يُبشّر بِالَّذي كنا له

نَرجو دَواماً مِن نَوال قَدير

نَرجو دَواماً مِن نَوال قَدير

And it came bearing glad tidings of that for which we

And it came bearing the good news of that which we,

had hoped for permanence from the bounty of a mighty one.

Have been hoping for, of the grace of the Omnipotent.

فَاحكُم بِما تَرضاه فينا وَاحتكم

فَاحكُم بِما تَرضاه فينا وَاحتكم

حُكماً بِهِ نَزداد كيل بَعير

حُكماً بِهِ نَزداد كيل بَعير

So rule us as you please, and pronounce

So judge among us with what you approve, and arbitrate,

a judgment through which we gain a camel-load more.

A ruling by which we increase fold by fold.

وَيَفيض غَيثٌ مِن يَمينك يَرتَوي

وَيَفيض غَيثٌ مِن يَمينك يَرتَوي

بنَداه رَوضٌ كانَ غَير نَضير

بنَداه رَوضٌ كانَ غَير نَضير

And rain pours from your right hand, watering

And may a downpour from your right rain down,

with its dew a garden that was not verdant.

To quench a meadow that had no equal.

حَيث الزَعامة في يَمين مهذب

حَيث الزَعامة في يَمين مهذب

سَهل العريكة بِالأُمور بَصير

سَهل العريكة بِالأُمور بَصير

Where leadership lies in the right hand of a refined man,

Where the leadership is in the refined right hand,

gentle of temper, discerning in affairs.

Easy in nature, insightful in matters.

هُوَ أَنتَ يا تَوفيق أَفخَم دَولة

هُوَ أَنتَ يا تَوفيق أَفخَم دَولة

شَيّدت مِنها حُسنَها بِظَهير

شَيّدت مِنها حُسنَها بِظَهير

That is you, O Tawfiq, whose state is most august,

It is you, oh Tawfiq, most magnificent state,

whose beauty you have built up with a supporter.

That established its beauty with a buttress.

وَنَسخت آيات التَعسف وَالعَنا

وَنَسخت آيات التَعسف وَالعَنا

بِكِتاب لُطف لَم يُقس بِنَظير

بِكِتاب لُطف لَم يُقس بِنَظير

And you abrogated the verses of oppression and suffering

And erased the verses of tyranny and wrong,

with a book of kindness unmatched by any peer.

With a script of kindness unmatched by any peer.

وَغَرست في أَرض القُلوب مَودّة

وَغَرست في أَرض القُلوب مَودّة

أَغصانُها تَنمو بِجبر كَسير

أَغصانُها تَنمو بِجبر كَسير

And you planted affection in the soil of hearts,

And planted in the soil of hearts an affection,

its branches growing through mending the broken.

Whose branches grow by little effort.

تاللَه إِنَّك يا خَديوي مَصره

تاللَه إِنَّك يا خَديوي مَصره

أَولى بِملك دائم وَكَبير

أَولى بِملك دائم وَكَبير

By God, you, O Khedive of Egypt,

By God, you, oh Khedive of Egypt,

are most worthy of lasting, mighty sovereignty.

Are most deserving of an eternal, great kingdom.

فَافخر بردّ مَظالم فينا إِلى

فَافخر بردّ مَظالم فينا إِلى

أَربابها وَأَجب سُؤال فَقير

أَربابها وَأَجب سُؤال فَقير

So take pride in returning what was unjustly taken among us to

So take pride in answering the oppressions among us,

its owners, and answer a poor man's plea.

And respond to the plea of the indigent.

فَلَكَم شَملت برأفة علوية

فَلَكَم شَملت برأفة علوية

مِنا جُسوم كَبيرنا وَصَغير

مِنا جُسوم كَبيرنا وَصَغير

For how often have you embraced with Ali-like compassion

For how much you have covered us with merciful care,

among us the bodies of our old and young.

Our elders and youngsters alike!

وَلَكم قَمَعت بِسَطوة عمريَّة

وَلَكم قَمَعت بِسَطوة عمريَّة

عَنا غَوائل ماكر وَمَزير

عَنا غَوائل ماكر وَمَزير

And how often, with Umar-like might, have you driven away

And how much with Umarite might you have suppressed

from us the perils of a schemer and a fierce man.

Our woes, the scheming and the wicked!

وَلَكم كَشَفت الضَيم عَن متعنِّيٍ

وَلَكم كَشَفت الضَيم عَن متعنِّيٍ

بِظلال أَمن للمسيء نَذير

بِظلال أَمن للمسيء نَذير

And how often have you lifted oppression from a sufferer

And how much injustice you removed from the oppressed,

with shades of safety, a warning to the wrongdoer.

With the shade of security, a warning to the sinner!

فَاللَه يَشرَح مِنكَ صَدرك دائِماً

فَاللَه يَشرَح مِنكَ صَدرك دائِماً

بِزَوال بَغي في البِلاد كَثير

بِزَوال بَغي في البِلاد كَثير

So may God always expand that breast of yours

So may God always expand your chest,

by ending the widespread oppression in the land,

With the removal of rebellion in the many lands.

لِيَعود للأَوطان رَونَقُها الَّذي

لِيَعود للأَوطان رَونَقُها الَّذي

تَرجوه مِنكَ وَأَنتَ خَير مجير

تَرجوه مِنكَ وَأَنتَ خَير مجير

so that the homelands may regain their splendor, which

That the luster they hope from you returns to the homelands,

they hope for from you, and you are the best protector,

And you being the best helper, it endures.

ويَدوم ملك أَنت صاحبه بِها

ويَدوم ملك أَنت صاحبه بِها

ما دامَ رَضوى راسياً كَثبير

ما دامَ رَضوى راسياً كَثبير

and may the sovereignty you hold in them endure

And the kingdom whose owner you are with them remains

as long as Radwa stands firm like Thabir.

As long as you are pleased, firmly rooted.

يا معتق الأَرواح تلكَ عَزيزة

يا معتق الأَرواح تلكَ عَزيزة

مِن عَبد رق للمليك أَسير

مِن عَبد رق للمليك أَسير

O liberator of souls, that is a precious offering,

O liberator of those precious souls,

from a slave in bondage, captive to the sovereign;

Of a slave brought low, to the king a captive.

مِن ناظم لعقود مَدح درُّها

مِن ناظم لعقود مَدح درُّها

عَن وَصفه قَد كلَّ كلُّ خَبير

عَن وَصفه قَد كلَّ كلُّ خَبير

from a stringer of praise's necklaces, whose pearls

Of a composer of odes whose pearls,

every connoisseur has wearied of describing.

Every expert falls short of describing.

لا يَرتَجي في المَهر غَير قبولها

لا يَرتَجي في المَهر غَير قبولها

مِنهُ وَذَلِكَ مِنكَ غَير يَسير

مِنهُ وَذَلِكَ مِنكَ غَير يَسير

He hopes for no dowry but its acceptance

Who hopes for nothing in reward but their acceptance,

from him; and that, from you, is no small thing.

And that is from you no meager thing.

لا زلت في حلل الوِلاية رافِلاً

لا زلت في حلل الوِلاية رافِلاً

ما طابَ مَدح في جَناب وَزير

ما طابَ مَدح في جَناب وَزير

May you ever walk proudly in the robes of office,

I remain lavishing praise in robes of authority,

as long as praise is sweet in a vizier's presence,

As long as eulogy is pleasing to minister or vizier.

أَو ما تَفاخر ناثر بَينَ الوَرى

أَو ما تَفاخر ناثر بَينَ الوَرى

بِثناك في ديوان كُل سَمير

بِثناك في ديوان كُل سَمير

or as long as a prose writer boasts among mankind

Or as long as a disseminator boasts among all people,

of praising you in each evening companion's gathering,

Of your praise in the diwan of every entertainer.

أَو ما تَلا فرمانَ مصرَ بمحفلٍ

أَو ما تَلا فرمانَ مصرَ بمحفلٍ

لَكَ مُخلصٌ في ودّه بِضَمير

لَكَ مُخلصٌ في ودّه بِضَمير

or as long as Egypt's firman is read out in an assembly

Or as long as one recites in an assembly the decree of Egypt,

for you by one sincerely devoted in his heart,

A loyal one to you in his conscience.

أَو قالَ مَجدي في السُرور مؤرخاً

أَو قالَ مَجدي في السُرور مؤرخاً

مَرسوم تَوفيق سَما بِأَمير

مَرسوم تَوفيق سَما بِأَمير

or Majdi, rejoicing, pronounces this chronogram:

Or as long as Al-Majdi says in joy, recording

Tawfiq's decree raised a prince on high.

A rescript of Tawfiq ascending with the Prince.