لإيابfor the return of والدةthe mother of الخديويthe Khedive أَبيAbu (father of) الفِداal-Fida (self-sacrifice)
لإياب والدة الخديوي أَبي الفِدا
فيin مَصرEgypt بِالإِقبالwith good fortune نُورٌa light ساطعُradiant
في مَصر بِالإِقبال نُورٌ ساطعُ
For the return of the mother of the Khedive Abu al-Fida.
With the return of the Khedive's mother
In Egypt, amid good fortune, a radiant light shines.
There shines in Egypt a blazing light
وَبأفقand on the horizon of يُمناهاher right hand تَلوحappear كَواكبٌstars
وَبأفق يُمناها تَلوح كَواكبٌ
درّيةpearl-bright هِيَthey كَالبُدورlike full moons طَوالعrising
درّية هِيَ كَالبُدور طَوالع
And on the horizon of her right hand, stars appear,
And on its auspicious horizon appear
Pearl-bright, they rise like full moons.
Brilliant stars like the rising full moons
وَالداوريand the sovereign مِنهُfrom him تَعودaccrue عَلىto الوَرىhumankind
وَالداوري مِنهُ تَعود عَلى الوَرى
مِنfrom غَيرabsence of سؤلٍa request للنوالfor bounty مَنافعbenefits
مِن غَير سؤلٍ للنوال مَنافع
And from the sovereign there come to humankind
And the Nile brings goodness back to the land
Benefits, without any request for bounty.
Without asking for reward or gain
دامَتmay endure لَهُfor him العَلياeminence وَدامand may endure سرورُهhis joy
دامَت لَهُ العَليا وَدام سرورُه
فيin الملكkingship ماas long as أَثنىpraised عَلَيهِupon him ساجعa chanter
في الملك ما أَثنى عَلَيهِ ساجع
May eminence remain his, and may his joy endure
May its supremacy last, and so his joy
In kingship, as long as a chanter praises him,
In the kingdom, as praised by the poet
أَوor قالsaid مَجديMajdi فيin الهَناjoy مترنماًsinging
أَو قال مَجدي في الهَنا مترنماً
لَكَto you ياO أَباfather of الأَشبالlion cubs دهركyour time طائعobedient
لَكَ يا أَبا الأَشبال دهرك طائع
Or Majdi says, singing in joy:
Or as Majdi said happily praising you
“Your time obeys you, O father of lion cubs.”
O father of cubs, may your time be obedient
Sol 6.1